A Family-Centered Meeting

New Garden celebrates all families

New Garden Friends Meeting celebrates and welcomes families of all shapes and sizes.

Semi-programmed worship, at 11 a.m. each First Day (Sunday), is designed for Friends of all ages to be present.

We understand that some of our smaller Friends better experience Meeting for Worship with a little more movement. For these younger Friends, there’s a blanket at the front of the meeting room. Children may gather here with New Garden’s adult caregivers for “Meeting for Wiggles.” After about 30 minutes, as the Meeting room settles into worshipful silence, the children and caregivers exit.

Children, of course, also are welcome to sit in the benches with their families.

If either scenario does not work for your family, childcare is available. Please choose the option that best suits your needs.

Intergenerational First Day School

We understand that life is busy! Families may not be able to make it to Meeting every Sunday. But that doesn’t mean you cannot be deeply committed and bonded to a community. We hope that community can be New Garden Friends Meeting.

Keeping this in mind, New Garden offers a less traditional format for its First Day School classes.

Intergenerational First Day School is an opportunity for Friends of all ages and abilities to explore Quaker history and values and Bible stories together. Our mission is to build relationships across ages and perspectives through discussion, play, arts and crafts, stories, and service projects.

We believe that a diverse offering of First Day School programs helps us warmly welcome all people into our Meeting community. We strive to make things as easy as we can for families.

So please come as you are. And don’t worry about breakfast. Intergenerational First Day School includes breakfast, and it’s just part of the fun!

New Garden celebrates all families

New Garden Friends Meeting celebrates and welcomes families of all shapes and sizes.

Semi-programmed worship, at 11 a.m. each First Day (Sunday), is designed for Friends of all ages to be present.

We understand that some of our smaller Friends better experience Meeting for Worship with a little more movement. For these younger Friends, there’s a blanket at the front of the meeting room. Children may gather here with New Garden’s adult caregivers for “Meeting for Wiggles.” After about 30 minutes, as the Meeting room settles into worshipful silence, the children and caregivers exit.

Children, of course, also are welcome to sit in the benches with their families.

If either scenario does not work for your family, childcare is available. Please choose the option that best suits your needs.

Intergenerational First Day School

We understand that life is busy! Families may not be able to make it to Meeting every Sunday. But that doesn’t mean you cannot be deeply committed and bonded to a community. We hope that community can be New Garden Friends Meeting.

Keeping this in mind, New Garden offers a less traditional format for its First Day School classes.

Intergenerational First Day School is an opportunity for Friends of all ages and abilities to explore Quaker history and values and Bible stories together. Our mission is to build relationships across ages and perspectives through discussion, play, arts and crafts, stories, and service projects.

We believe that a diverse offering of First Day School programs helps us warmly welcome all people into our Meeting community. We strive to make things as easy as we can for families.

So please come as you are. And don’t worry about breakfast. Intergenerational First Day School includes breakfast, and it’s just part of the fun!