Things you need to know

Religious Education / March 21, 2023

Dear Friends, Happy Spring! Spring is my favorite season, followed very closely by Fall. For me, these transitional seasons are full of beauty, hope, and…

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April 2, 2023 / New Garden Forum

The April 2nd Forum will engage in discernment of an appropriate statement on Reproductive Health Care. This discussion will focus our response to the following…

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CPI Alarm Update / March 21, 2023

If you are unable to disarm our CPI alarm when entering the Meetinghouse, immediately call the House Clerk (Roger 336-681-6499) The GPD will respond if…

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New Afghan Family / March 8, 2023

Waseem Shahzad and Hena Aimaq and their four children are the most recent (and ninth!) family under New Garden’s care. In Afghanistan, Waseem and Hena…

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Challenging Racism / March 1, 2023

There was a book in our Little Free Antiracist Library entitled, “Black Rednecks and White Liberals” by Thomas Sowell. I’d never heard of Thomas Sowell…

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Pledge Cards / March 2023

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to either mail in, or drop off your pledge cards! If you haven’t sent yours in…

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Parents Night Out / March 10, 2023

Every 2nd Friday New Garden Friends Meeting hosts Parents Night Out from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Call Susan Dorn by noon, Thursday (336-312-2225) or email…

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Open House February 12, 2023

This Sunday, February 12th at the rise of meeting please join friends for an open-house walk-thru of our Parsonage Refugee Welcome House. There will be…

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Religious Education / February 8, 2023

Dear Friends, Doesn’t winter start to get a bit tiresome come February? It’s still cold. It’s still dark. But there aren’t any gatherings, celebrations, or…

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Pledge Cards for 2023

Please look for pledge cards arriving soon in the mail, and also available on the table in the connector.

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New Doorbell / January 2023

We now have a doorbell at the connector door! When coming to the meeting during business hours, kindly use our new doorbell underneath the keypad…

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Parents Night Out / January 2023

Every 2nd Friday New Garden Friends Meeting hosts Parents Night Out from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Call the office to reserve childcare for your night…

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Care Fair Held on November 20, 2022

New Gardeners enjoyed fellowship at the Care Fair at the rise of meeting. Tables were staffed by volunteers explaining opportunities to care for each other…

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Care Fair / November 20, 2022

Would you like to find a way to deepen your connection to the New Garden Friends Meeting community? Would you like to be part of…

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Equity Calendar / November 2022

November 2022 Native American Heritage Month 08 Election Day 11 Veterans Day 16 International Day for Tolerance 20 World Children’s Day 24 Native American Heritage…

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Guilford County COVID-19 Data Hub

Click here to view Guilford County Covid Status. Scroll midway down the page to check the community spread level; RED = Mask Required YELLOW =…

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October 2022 Equity Calendar

Oct. 10 ––Indigenous People’s Day Oct. 17 ––International Day for Eradication of Poverty Oct. 24 ––United Nations Day – from the NG Antiracism Working Group

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Bivalent Covid Vaccine / October 2022

Friends are advised that Bivalent Covid vaccines are now available to improve immunity to Covid including variants which have been recently more predominant. These vaccines…

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Housekeeping / October 2022

This is a friendly reminder. Please remember to turn off the lights and make sure all doors are locked when leaving the meeting after hours.…

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Equity Calendar / September 2022

11 Grandparents Day 15 Hispanic Heritage Month (thru Oct. 15) 15 International Day of Democracy 21 International Day of Peace 23 World Sign Language Day

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COVID Advisory / Aug. 25, 2022

CDC Community Level is High in Guilford County Wear a mask indoors in public Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines Get tested if you…

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New Zealand Lord’s Prayer

Eternal Spirit, Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver, Source of all that is and that shall be, Father and Mother of us all, Loving God, in whom is…

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Covid Update / August 15, 2022

Last week the CDC relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines. Our COVID medical advisors will meet on Tuesday, August 16, at 1:00 pm to discuss changes in…

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Stew Makers Needed / July 2022

New Garden provides a monthly meal for the homeless housed at Urban Ministry’s Weaver House. We need additional volunteers to prepare stew and will provide…

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Covid Medical Advisory / July 20, 2022

Weekly metrics by the CDC are still updated every Thursday by 8 pm ET at CDC.gov or (800-CDC-INFO).  In Guilford County, community level risk of Covid transmission continues to  be Low with cases…

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Social Problems / July 13, 2022

Reading from Meeting for Worship on July 3, 2022 / Britain Faith and Practice / Carl Heath, 1922 Social problems, like religions, when we do…

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Challenging Racism / July 13, 2022

From an AMERICAN ABOLITIONISTS Knowledge Card by the New York Historical Society: “Harriet Jacobs (1813-1897) ‘He told me that I was made for his use,…

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Religious Education / July 13, 2022

Childcare on Sunday Morning Are you planning to attend in-person, semi- programmed Meeting for Worship with a child/children this week? Childcare is available for children…

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Challenging Racism / July 6, 2022

From the Black Quaker Project – INDEPENDENCE DAY, RETROSPECTIVE JUSTICE, & QUAKERS: REMEMBERING THE WORDS OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS Dear F/friends, For this Independence Day, the…

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Religious Education / June 28, 2022

Childcare on Sunday Morning Are you planning to attend in-person, semi- programmed Meeting for Worship with a child/children this week? Childcare is available for children…

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Challenging Racism / June 20, 2022

From the Black Quaker Project, on June 17, 2022: “The Black Quaker Project is happy to celebrate Juneteenth. . . commemorating the end of slavery…

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Religious Education / June 15, 2022

Summer Program Summer Program is scheduled for June 27 to July 01, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.  This week long, cooperative program takes on a different theme each…

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Religious Education / June 06, 2022

Summer Program Summer Program is scheduled for June 27 – July 1, 2022 / 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.  This week long, cooperative program takes on a different…

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Equity Calendar / June 2022

(Caribbean American Heritage Month) (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender & Questioning History Month)19 Juneteenth (1865) – Months after the Emancipation Proclamation was passed to abolish slavery,…

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Religious Education / June 2, 2022

Summer Program Summer Program is scheduled for June 13-17, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.  *Please submit registration forms by Wednesday, June 8th This week long, cooperative program…

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Covid Medical Advisory / June 1, 2022

Weekly metrics by the CDC are still updated every Thursday by 8 pm ET at CDC.gov or (800-CDC-INFO), though the Holiday weekend has delayed updating of the metrics…

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Challenging Racism / May 25, 2022

Just 10 days ago there was another horrendous mass shooting in Buffalo, New York. I found a very interesting online article in Politico magazine: How…

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Anti-Racism Updates / May, 2022

New Garden Friends Meeting Anti-racism group agreed that our work falls into two categories: Examine and learn more about our racism as a faith community,…

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Religious Education / May 25, 2022

Summer Program is June 13-17, 9 a.m. -12:30 p.m. This week long, cooperative program takes on a different theme each year. Participants engage in a number of…

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Religious Education / May 18, 2022

Summer Program is June 13-17, 9 a.m. -12:30 p.m. This week long, cooperative program takes on a different theme each year. Participants engage in a number of…

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Equity Calendar / May 2022

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, and Jewish American Heritage Month May 1 – May Day May 2 – World Ukulele Day May 3 –…

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Challenging Racism / May 10, 2022

When Bryan Stevenson, Director of the Equal Justice Initiative, speaks he notes how important “proximity” is, if we really want to understand racism and to…

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Religious Education / May 10, 2022

Recognition Sunday is Sunday, May 22 during 11 a.m. semi-programmed Meeting for Worship. Do you know a rising 2nd grader, 4th grader, or graduating Senior…

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Medical Covid Advisory / Update May 3, 2022

The CDC continues to publish weekly metrics, updated every Thursday by 8 pm ET at CDC.gov or (800-CDC-INFO).   In Guilford County, community level risk of COVID transmission continues to be LOW, and hospitalizations…

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How to Help Ukraine / May 4, 2022

Drop donations at Trinity Church: 5200 W Friendly Ave, Greensboro, Monday- Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. First aid and first aid kits Nonperishable…

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Stew Makers Needed / May 4, 2022

One of our wonderful Cowboy Stew preparers for our monthly meal for Urban Ministries is moving away and will no longer be able to provide…

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Business Office Note / May 4, 2022

Sharon Burton has submitted her resignation from her position at New Garden effective June 30, 2022. Sharon has offered to help train her successor. In…

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Challenging Racism / May 4, 2022

An article in the News & Record on Sunday, May 1, 2022 speaks to the challenges of the Black residents of Princeville and their resilience.…

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Religious Education / May 4, 2022

Recognition Sunday will take place on Sunday, May 22 during 11 a.m. semi-programmed Meeting for Worship. Do you know a rising 2nd grader, 4th grader,…

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Challenging Racism / April 26, 2022

Before the NCFF Antiracism Working Group monthly Zoom meeting on Thursday, April 28, here is one more quote from Robin DiAngelo, author of Nice Racism:…

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Medical Advisory Covid Update / April 26, 2022

The CDC continues weekly metrics, updated every Thursday by 8 pm ET at CDC.gov or (800-CDC-INFO).  In Guilford County, community level risk of COVID transmission is currently LOW. There are  spots…

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Religious Education / April 26, 2022

Childcare on Sunday Morning Are you planning to attend in-person, Semi-programmed Meeting for Worship with a child/children this week? Childcare is available for children ages…

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Refugee Support Update / April 26, 2022

New Garden continues to co-sponsor a number of Afghan households – join us! Activities include transportation to the grocery store, medical appointments, family outings to…

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Medical Advisory Covid Update / April 20, 2022

The CDC continues weekly metrics, updated every Thursday by 8 pm ET at CDC.gov or (800-CDC-INFO).  In Guilford County, community level risk of COVID transmission is currently LOW.  The NC Health…

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Covid Medical Advisory / April 13, 2022

The CDC continues weekly metrics, updated every Thursday by 8 pm ET at CDC.gov or (800-CDC-INFO).  In Guilford County, community level risk of COVID transmission is currently LOW. There are key spots…

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Challenging Racism / April 13, 2022

From Robin DiAngelo in Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm; “Because white people are not socialized to see ourselves in racial terms,…

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Flowers for Easter / April 17, 2022

Bring flowers to Meeting Easter Sunday for the (in-person and online!) service as we celebrate life and resurrection, hope and new possibilities. This year we…

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Challenging Racism / April 6, 2022

Often I find inspiration from those who lived in the past – some who only recently have received appropriate recognition. One such person is Vina…

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Medical Advisory Covid Update / April 6, 2022

The CDC has shifted to weekly metrics, updated every Thursday by 8 pm ET at CDC.gov or (800-CDC-INFO).  In Guilford County, community level risk of COVID transmission is currently LOW, though there…

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Refugee Support Update / March 31, 2022

New Garden continues to co-sponsor a number of Afghan households – join us! Activities include transportation to the grocery store, medical appointments, family outings to…

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Challenging Racism / March 31, 2022

A quote from Robin DiAngelo in Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm – “Ibram X. Kendi notes that because the ideology of…

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Refugee Support Update / March 23, 2022

New Garden continues to co-sponsor a number of Afghan households – join us! Activities includes transportation to the grocery store, medical appointments, family outings to…

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Challenging Racism / March 23, 2022

From Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm by Robin Diangelo – The author explains why it is important for white people to…

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Lobby Opportunity / March 31, 2022

Help End the Devastating War on Yemen: Lobby Opportunity March 26, 2022 marks seven years since the bombing and war started on Yemen. Unfortunately, this…

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Breakfast 4 Our Friends

Help serve “Breakfast 4 Our Friends” to people experiencing homelessness every Saturday morning 7:45 – 8:30 a.m. at the Davie Street Parking Deck in Downtown…

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New Garden Friends Cemetery

Cemetery Tour / March 16, 2022

Cemetery Tour on the Day after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse Anniversary There will be a Cemetery Tour on the Day after the Battle of…

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Challenging Racism / March 9, 2022

Today’s column highlights another little known Black innovator, with a nod to Women’s History Month. It comes from Black Enterprise magazine’s March 3, 2022 article…

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Plans for Sunday, March 13, 2022

This Sunday, Meeting for Worship will continue to be projected in the Meeting Room and hosted on Zoom. Friends are reminded that this is a…

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Refugee Support Update / March 8, 2022

We are getting low on our financial contributions. New Garden has been financially supporting some additional families without co-sponsors to cover basic expenses including rent,…

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Equity Calendar / March 2022

March is Women’s History Month; March 2 – 1889 Sioux Act reduced Reservation to present size March 2 – Read Across America Day March 8…

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Adult Forum / March 6, 2022

The New Garden Friends Meeting Anti-Racism Committee sent Meeting members and attenders the Pendle Hill pamphlet, “Race, Systemic Violence, and Retrospective Justice: An African American…

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Challenging Racism / February 15, 2022

Friends, the link in last week’s newsletter was incorrect, so I hope you will try again to look at the Underground Railroad website: https://library.guilford.edu/undergroundrr and…

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Refugee Support Update / February 10, 2022

Needs: Microwaves, blenders/juicers, pressure cookers (simple “old school” not instant pots.), framed mirrors, area rugs, vacuum cleaners, Irons/ironing boards, mattresses & box springs (no kings),…

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Coping with COVID / February 1, 2022

Case positively (the number of positive tests of all the test results reported not including in-home tests) is currently 26.9 %,  still an alarming percentage,…

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Coping With Covid / January 25, 2022

Case positively (the number of positive tests of all the test results reported not including in-home tests) is still 37.8%, an alarming percentage, and the…

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Seekers Classes / February 2022

Seekers classes will happen on Zoom on Sundays, February 6, 13, 20, and 27 from 4-6 p.m. These classes are a wonderful opportunity for newcomers…

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Mondays for Marcus Vigil

The vigil continues for the tragic killing of a homeless unarmed mentally ill man named Marcus Smith at the hands of Greensboro police September 8th,…

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Challenging Racism / January 20, 2022

On Sunday, Pastor Margaret read an excerpt from Martin Luther King’s “Letter From Birmingham Jail,” and I felt convicted as a “white moderate,” in whom…

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Coping with COVID / January 20, 2022

North Carolina has seen a dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks and, increasingly, in the more highly contagious omicron variant. Hospitals and the…

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