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Six-Week Course on Quaker Classics
Six-Week Course on Quaker Classics
There is no "Quaker canon" (It would be tough for a pacifist group to have one!), but there are cherished texts that have inspired, informed, and guided Friends through the centuries and help define the core of Quaker belief, practice, and spirituality. Margaret Webb and Max Carter will lead this discussion-oriented course, encouraging participants to explore the literature that has not only stood the test of time among Friends but in many instances has been…
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Memorial Service Honoring Ed Roach
Memorial Service Honoring Ed Roach
Shady Hill Baptist Church, 1500 Old Durham Road, Roxboro. There will be a memorial service honoring the only documented victim of lynching in Roxboro. The service is expected to last about one hour. Ed Roach from Reidsville, NC, was employed at the construction company of Nello Teer, a prominent Durham businessman, who wrote a letter stating that Mr. Roach was working on his construction site near Roxboro at the time of the alleged assault on a…
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Six-Week Course on Quaker Classics
Six-Week Course on Quaker Classics
There is no "Quaker canon" (It would be tough for a pacifist group to have one!), but there are cherished texts that have inspired, informed, and guided Friends through the centuries and help define the core of Quaker belief, practice, and spirituality. Margaret Webb and Max Carter will lead this discussion-oriented course, encouraging participants to explore the literature that has not only stood the test of time among Friends but in many instances has been…
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“Alternatives to Violence” Workshop
“Alternatives to Violence” Workshop
Guilford College - King Hall, 026 (ground floor). Participants should be sure they can commit to both days. The facilitators are Deborah Bromiley and John Shuford. Contact: Zulfiya Tursunova, PhD. Peace and Conflict Studies, or call 336 316 2416 for more information.
Underground Railroad Lecture
Underground Railroad Lecture
New Garden Friends Meeting / 2019 is the 200th anniversary of the first known activity in North Carolina on what came to be known as the Underground Railroad. Two Guilford College historians, Adrienne Israel and James Shields, will share about that history. Following their presentation on the significance of the UGRR for both the African-American and Quaker communities, there will be guided tours of the UGRR woods on the Guilford College campus and the Friends…
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“Alternatives to Violence” Workshop
“Alternatives to Violence” Workshop
Guilford College - King Hall, 026 (ground floor). Participants should be sure they can commit to both days. The facilitators are Deborah Bromiley and John Shuford. Contact: Zulfiya Tursunova, PhD. Peace and Conflict Studies, or call 336 316 2416 for more information.
Friendship Community Partnership Annual Collaborative Service
Friendship Community Partnership Annual Collaborative Service
Raleigh's Crossroads United Methodist Church, 715 Guilford College Road, Greensboro, NC 27419. You are invited to the Annual Collaborative Service of the Friendship Community Partnership of churches. A simple meal of soup and bread will be served with desserts and drinks after the worship. For more info, contact C. H. Holcombe, Cheryl Buehler, Rick Tunkel or New Garden Friends Meeting office.
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Triad Regional Circle of the Poor People’s Campaign
Triad Regional Circle of the Poor People’s Campaign
The newly-formed Triad Regional Circle of the Poor People's Campaign will meet at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Greensboro for its first assembly. Please come and invite friends from other faith traditions and no faith tradition from Forsyth, Guilford, Alamance, and surrounding counties for singing, networking, planning, and snacks. Forward Together!
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Lunch & Learn / Minimalism: A Documentary about the Important Things
Lunch & Learn / Minimalism: A Documentary about the Important Things
We will be watching the film “Minimalism: A Documentary about the Important Things”. The film explores how your life might be better with less. It examines the many flavors of minimalism by taking the audience inside the lives of minimalists from all walks of life, all of whom are striving to live a meaningful life with less. The film will be followed by a discussion. Bring your lunch or a snack.
Seeker’s Class
Seeker’s Class
This year’s Seekers Classes are set to start February 17th and will run for four Sundays from February 17 – March 10 from 3 to 5 p.m. These sessions are wonderful for newcomers and also long-time members where we will cover the basics of Quaker history, the testimonies, and Quaker faith, Quaker community practices and business practices and variations among different branches of Quakers.
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Friendship Community Partnership Meeting
Friendship Community Partnership Meeting
Fellowship Hall / We will have all five pastors from the Friendship Community Partnership churches present, to help us discuss the relevance and the future of FCP. Shall we continue the partnership? What is working and what is not? What might be our future focus? Bring a finger food, if you are able. Contacts: CH Holcombe, Rick Tunkel or Cheryl Buehler.
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Wildllife Ecology Lecture at Hege Library
Wildllife Ecology Lecture at Hege Library
J. Drew Lanham, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Ecology at Clemson University, will give a talk in the Carnegie Room of Hege Library on the Guilford College campus. Drew's talk is entitled “Loving the Land -- The Heart's Way Forward to Nurturing Nature in the Anthropocene." An avid birder, Drew teaches wildlife biology and ecology at Clemson, but he's also a fabulous creative nonfiction writer, most recently of a great article in Orion about the…
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Winter Fun Night
Winter Fun Night
Norvell Hall Norvell Hall / Bring your favorite game or puzzle and a covered dish to share. We'll get a fire going, make some s'mores, and enjoy a cozy evening of food, fun, and fellowship.
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Adult Forum with Vicki McCready
Adult Forum with Vicki McCready
Parlor / Vicki McCready will take our previous study of the Southern Poverty Law Center's booklet on how to speak up when faced with bigoted comments, to the next level. A member of First Friends Meeting, Vicki has designed small group sessions to think together and apply ideas to 15 actual scenarios from our normal daily lives. Come experience speaking up and learn from each other what our choices are.
Financial Condition Discussion
Financial Condition Discussion
How is it that we are wealthy, but struggle to meet our budget, much less to fund new initiatives? Perhaps it is just a matter of how you look at it. Please join John Farmer for a discussion of our financial condition at the rise of worship. Bring your own lunch/snack.