“Plain Living; A Quaker Path to Simplicity” / First Day Forums in May
Fellowship Hall / 9:45 a.m. / Each Sunday in May, forums will focus on a study of “Plain Living: A Quaker Path to Simplicity” by…
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Ukestra
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Adult Choir Rehearsal
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High School Young Friends
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Things you need to know
Baby/Child Dedication Dates / May 12 & June 16
You can schedule your child’s dedication on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12 or Father’s Day, June 16. (You choose which day works best for your…
Quaker Lake Fundraiser / Golf Tournament / May 18
Centre Friends Meeting Quaker Men are sponsoring a golf tournament on May 18 to support Quaker Lake. They need not only golf players but also,…
“Green Drinks Greensboro” Forum / April 25
Scuppernong Books / 7:00 p.m. / A forum “Green Drinks Greensboro” will be held on April 25, at 7 p.m. at Scuppernong Books in downtown…
Legacy Gifts Presentation / April 25
6:30 p.m. in the living room at Friends Homes West / Come and learn about planned giving! If you are interested in how you can…
Results from Food Drive
1,472 lbs. of food was collected on Friday, April 5 by soggy, but determined New Gardeners! Thanks go to Pat Adelberger, Nancy Walker, Danny Finnegan,…
Spring Fun Night / April 27
Norvell Hall, 5 – 7:30 p.m. Mark your calendars for Spring Fun Night. Friends are encouraged to bring a game and join us for food,…
Help Us Welcome a Refugee Family From Syria
A new family of 4 is coming to our community. They are related to several of the families we previously resettled, so it will be…
Contributions Needed for Local “Community of Friends” Historic Panel
New Garden Friends Meeting is sponsoring one of the outside panels, or rounding boards, on a carousel that Greensboro Rotary is installing at the Country…
AmeriCorps is Recruiting Full & Part-Time Members
Americorps is recruiting 4 full-time and 23 part-time AmeriCorps members for agencies in the community which serve individuals currently experiencing homelessness or who are at-risk…
Adult Forum with George Lakey / March 17th
Parlor / 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. / “How we can use the Quaker legacy of direct action campaigning to meet today’s turbulent America.”…
Peace & Love Ukestra Performing at Friends Homes / March 28
2:00 p.m. at Friends Homes Independent Living & 3:30 p.m. at Friends Homes Memory Care. Contact C. Holcombe for information on how to join the band…
Revisions to Friends Committee on National Legislation Policy
Friends have the opportunity to participate in a revision of “The World We Seek: Statement of Legislative Policy.” This lengthy policy statement under-girds the lobbying…
Social Concerns Seeking Proposals for Grants / March 9
Social Concerns Committee provides small grants to organizations for projects that address priority issues through the Meeting’s Broader Concerns budget. Priorities for 2019 include: • Peace…
Friendly Folk Dancers Potluck Dinner and Dance / March 5th
Fellowship Hall / Covered Dish Dinner 5:30 p.m. / Dance Program from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m . The Friendly Folk Dancers is an international folk dance performance…
Update on the Pictorial Directory
Thanks to all of you who have come to have your picture made for the new directory. Thanks, also, to those of you who have…
Upcoming Performances of the Peace & Love Ukestra
2:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 5th at Glenn McNairy Library / 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 28th at Friends Homes Independent Living / 3:30 p.m., Thursday, March 28th…
Friendship Community Partnership Meeting / Feb. 18
Fellowship Hall / 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. / We will have all five pastors from the FCP churches present, to help us discuss the…
Wildlife Ecology Lecture at Hege Library / February 19
7:00 p.m. / Carnegie Room, Hege Library, Guilford College, 5800 West Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27410. J. Drew Lanham, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Ecology…
Winter Fun Night / February 23
Norvell Hall, 5 – 7:30 p.m. Norvell Hall / 5-7:30 p.m. / Bring your favorite game or puzzle and a covered dish to share. We’ll…
So What Exactly is Ministry and Counsel?
As Caring Friends Coordinator, I regularly attend Ministry and Counsel Meetings. I must confess that I only had a vague idea of this Committee’s responsibilities…
Piedmont Friends Fellowship and Yearly Meeting Spring Retreat / April 19-21
Piedmont Friends Fellowship and Yearly Meeting Spring Retreat will be held at the Carolina Friends School, Durham, N.C. The theme will be “Work on Peace and…
Six-Week Course on Quaker Classics / January 6 – February 10
Sundays from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. There is no “Quaker canon” (It would be tough for a pacifist group to have one!), but there…
Update from Grounds Committee / February 4th – 6th
It’s finally dry enough for tree work on our grounds, February 4-6. There will be Hickory and Oak available cut in firewood lengths. Stamey’s BBQ…
Pictorial Directory Update
Members and attenders should expect to receive a telephone call from CP Photo and Video. They will be reminding you of your date and time…
Racial Diversity Task Force Starting Early February
Following approval by Monthly Meeting, a task force is being created to study racial diversity at New Garden Friends Meeting and eventually make recommendations on…
Underground Railroad Lecture / Saturday, February 9th
1:30 p.m. / New Garden Friends Meeting. 2019 is the 200th anniversary of the first known activity in North Carolina on what came to be…
“Alternatives to Violence” Workshop – February 9 and 10
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. / Guilford College – King Hall, 026 (ground floor). The “Alternatives to Violence” Workshop will be held on Saturday and…
Friendship Community Partnership Annual Collaborative Service / February 10th
3:00 pm / Raleigh’s Crossroads United Methodist Church, 715 Guilford College Road, Greensboro, NC 27419. You are invited to the Annual Collaborative Service of the…
Seeker’s Classes Starting February 17th
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. / New Garden Friends Meeting. This year’s Seekers Classes are set to start February 17th and will run for four Sundays…
Social Concerns Report on the December “Wailing Wall Query on Peace”
Responses to December Wailing Wall Query on Peace, “How do you work actively to prevent war and other conflicts?” 1. Befriend someone with a different…
Memorial Service Honoring Ed Roach / Saturday, February 2nd
4:00 p.m. / Shady Hill Baptist Church, 1500 Old Durham Road, Roxboro. There will be a memorial service honoring the only documented victim of lynching in Roxboro.…
Friendship Community Partnership Annual Collaborative Service / February 10th
3:00 pm / Raleigh’s Crossroads United Methodist Church, 715 Guilford College Road, Greensboro, NC 27419. You are invited to the Annual Collaborative Service of the…
Piedmont Friends Fellowship Representative Body Meeting / January 27
Sunday, January 27 is the next Piedmont Friends Fellowship Representative Body. The event consists of worship, lunch with the host meeting Salem Creek Friends Meeting,…
News From Friends Committee on National Legislation
Some good things happened in the 115th Congress (which adjourned in December). Several pieces of legislation that Friends Committee on National Legislation staff and Friends/…
Underground Railroad Lecture / Saturday, February 9th
1:30 p.m. / New Garden Friends Meeting. 2019 is the 200th anniversary of the first known activity in North Carolina on what came to be…
Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. / Monday, January 21st
New Gardeners are encouraged to go downtown together to view or march in the Martin Luther King Parade at 11 a.m. on Monday, January 21.…
Lunch & Learn / January 20
12:15 – 2:00 p.m. / Brotherhood Room / Families and all are invited to bring your lunch to Brotherhood room to watch four short animated…
New Pictorial Directory Photo Sessions / Feb. 6th thru 9th
Oh no!!! I haven’t signed up for the New Garden Pictorial Directory!!! What do I do??? The first two days (February 6 and 9) are…
Report from Alternative and Simple Christmas Events
The recent holidays were such wonderful days for getting into the spirit of giving, generosity,and joy. Throughout the sale of the Honor Cards, New Garden…
Report from Wal-mart Layaway Project
I am filled with gratitude for the generosity of New Garden Friends Meeting. For the 4th year, I have gone to Walmart to anonymously pay…
New Pictorial Directory Photo Sessions / February 6th and 9th
A New Pictorial Directory is Coming Soon! Who can forget the time a few years back when a young man was making an announcement and…
Guest Speaker, Joyce Ajlouny of American Friends Service Committee / January 12
Please join American Friends Service Committee General Secretary, Joyce Ajlouny on Saturday, January 12 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. / New Garden Friends Meeting. Learn about the…
Winter Solstice Celebration / December 21
5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. / In the Woods Behind New Garden Friends Meeting
The Spirit of Giving / Christmas Eve Candlelight Service / December 24
Music at 6:30 p.m. / Worship Service at 7:00 p.m. Please join us in the spirit of giving; fill a box with non-perishable food items…
A New Pictorial Directory in the Works
It’s been a long time – the last directory was 2011, so we really need a new one. Gertrude Beal and Carol Cothern have graciously…
Cookie Bake & Share / Rescheduled for December 12
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. / Friendship Hall / Due to the snow and ice, New Garden Friends Meeting annual cookie bake and exchange has…
Snow and Winter Weather Cancellations / December 9
Due to snow and winter weather advisories, 9:00 a.m. Unprogrammed Worship has been cancelled. 11:00 a.m. Meeting for Worship will be unprogrammed, All other activities…
Simple Christmas / December 8
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. / Fellowship Hall. Share in the longstanding New Garden Friends Meeting tradition of crafting hand-made holiday gifts. As always, both…
Ukulele News / December 8
The main focus of the Peace & Love Ukestra, led by C.H. Holcombe, is to visit nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and memory care units…
Christmas Honor Cards for Sale Thru December 16
The sale of the Christmas Honor Cards in support of local non-profits will take place each First Day, through Sunday December 16 (the day of…
Alternative Christmas Rescheduled / December 16
9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. / Friendship Hall. We invite refugees and non-profits to display their valuable work and offer us ways to give to…
Caroling at Friends Home / December 23
4:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. / Meet at Fellowship Hall at 4:45 p.m. / Walk to Friends Home to share holiday melodies with Friends. After caroling,…
Save the Date; Quaker House Project / September 21
Quaker House wants you to save this date: Saturday, September 21, 2019. We are working on exciting projects that will capture and share our unique…
FCNL Annual Public Policy Institute and Annual Meeting / Nov 28 – Dec 2
Friends Committee on National Legislation will be holding its Annual Public Policy Institute and Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., November 28 to December 2. It…
Group Tickets for A&T Performance of “Dot” / December 1
The Friendship Community Partnership is organizing a group to attend the comedy Dot which is about a family whose mother has Alzheimer’s. The play will be…
Update from the NGFM Grounds Committee
We have currently received one bid on extensive tree work but we are hopeful that the past (preferred) tree person we used will soon place…
Harvest Festival / November 10
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. / Join members of five churches in the Friendship Community Partnership at New Garden for a great time! We’ll have lunch,…
Explore Effects of Gentrification / November 14
9:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. / Embassy Suites, 460N. Cherry Street, Winston-Salem, NC / Explore the effects of gentrification across the Triad through a fair…
North Carolina Fellowship of Friends / November 10
The next North Carolina Fellowship of Friends meeting will be held at Springfield Friends Meeting, 555 East Springfield Road, High Point, NC 27263. Schedule:10:00 a.m. –…
Halloween Graveyard Tour / October 31
8:00 p.m. / New Garden Friends Meeting Graveyard. New Garden Friends Meeting’s annual Hallowe’en lantern tour of its historic graveyard is led by retired professor…
Need Firewood?
A good amount of firewood will soon be available from trees that have fallen or are being taken down on the Meeting property. Contact: Linda…
NC A&T Theatre Arts Program Presents “Ruined”
The NC A&T State Theatre Arts Program 2018-2019 Season begins with “Ruined” October 18-21 and 25-28, 2018 Thursday – Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. / Sundays…
Actors needed for October 31 / Opportunities to serve!
If Starbucks is offering pumpkin spice flavorings, it’s time to start thinking about the (day called) Hallowe’en graveyard tour! Last year more than a dozen…
Exploring the Healthcare Crisis with the League of Women Voters / Oct. 21
Parlor / 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. The League of Women Voters of the Piedmont Triad will give a presentation outlining our current state of healthcare, followed by…
Meeting’s Wooden Bridge Needs a New Home
Years ago, a bridge was installed across the drainage ditch that cuts across the yard between the Meeting House and the intersection of College Road…
What Puts the “E” in “SPICES?” / October 21
Brotherhood Room / 12:15 – 2:30 p.m. The Lunch-and-Learn program will feature Life in the Sacrifice Zone, a documentary on health problems related to Duke…
Quaker Lake Family Camp / October 5 – 7
Family Camp is this weekend! We are scheduled to arrive at 5 p.m. on Friday and enjoy a “pitch-in” meal together. The rest of the…
Seeker’s Supper / October 18
6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Learn more about Quakerism and get to know other New Gardeners! Come and enjoy dinner with Friends, learn some basics about…
Social Concerns Committee Seeks Proposals / Apply before October 7th
New Garden Friends Meeting Social Concerns Committee provides small grants to organizations for projects addressing priority issues through our Broader Concerns budget. Priorities for 2018,…
Volunteers Needed for the Greensboro Urban Ministry Food Drive / Oct. 6
Want to Do Something about Hunger in Greensboro? Volunteers are needed for a food drive on October 6. You can help end hunger in a…
Racial Equity Workshop / September 24-25 and October 8-9
There are several upcoming opportunities to attend a two-day Racial Equity Workshop in Greensboro on September 24-25, 2018, and October 8-9, 2018. Workshops are designed to build…
Family Camp / October 5 – 7
The Religious Education Committee is thrilled to invite you to join us for Family Camp 2018! Family Camp is such a fun and special NGFM…
Hurricane Florence Updates
The New Garden Office will be closed on Friday, September 14, 2018. Saturday, September 15 – Joyce Ajlouny, General Secretary for American Friends Service Committee…
What Puts the “E” in “Spices?” / Sept. 16
Brotherhood Room / 12:15 – 2:30 p.m. This coming Sunday, the Lunch&Learn series will continue with a film directed by James Redford, “Happening-a Clean Energy…
Now Accepting Flea Market Donations
The Flea Market needs your help! It’s time to clean out your closets & attics and bring clean, gently used items to Norvell Hall. Volunteers…
Book Discussion; Waking Up White / Sept. 17
7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church / “When it comes to race, I’m colorblind. I try to be kind to everyone. Isn’t that enough?” Debby Irving.…
Piedmont Friends Fellowship Annual Retreat / September 7 – 9
Piedmont Friends Fellowship will hold their annual Fall Retreat the weekend of September 7-9 at Seven Springs Lodge and Retreat, 118 Alder Ln, Mocksville, NC…
FCNL and Annual Meeting & Quaker Public Policy Institute / Nov. 28 – Dec. 2
Join Friends Committee on National Legislation and Annual Meeting & Quaker Public Policy Institute in Washington, DC this November 28 – December 2. Learn. Lobby.…
Meeting For Worship Guest Speakers / August 19th
We are so excited to welcome Juana Tobar Ortega, who is in sanctuary at St. Barnabas Church, and Lori Fernald Khamala from American Friends Service…
What Puts the “E” in “SPICES?” / August 19
Brotherhood Room / 12:15 – 2:30 p.m. Lunch & Learn will feature ‘Santuario’, a documentary film telling the story of Juana Tobar Ortega, an asylum…
Volunteer Your Potluck Super Powers for the Guilford College Student Progressive Dinner / August 24
6:00 p.m. / Friendship Hall It’s that time of year again, when New Gardeners show their potluck super powers to feed the young adult Friends…
Piedmont Friends Fellowship & Piedmont Friends Yearly Meeting / August 25
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. / Piedmont Friends Fellowship (PFF) and Piedmont Friends Yearly Meeting (PFYM) will have a joint meeting at New Garden Friends…
North Carolina Fellowship of Friends / August 18
North Carolina Fellowship of Friends (https://ncfriends.org/) will be holding its Annual Gathering at Quaker Lake Camp on August 18. All members and attenders at New…
Summer Picnic & Fun Night / August 11
5:00 – 8:00 p.m. / Friends are invited to bring a covered dish, your favorite outdoor game, a blanket or lawn chairs, and join us on…
Ukestra Performance at Smith Senior Center / July 31
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Hopefully, Ukestra will be joined by some new students over 55 from Smith Center, who will have just completed Catherine Holcombe’s…
Annual Cookout & Talent Show / July 29
Friendship Community Partnership invites you to the annual cookout and talent show at Collins Grove United Methodist Church, Sunday, July 29 at 2 p.m.
Peacemakers at the Fun Fourth Festival / July 4th
New Garden Friends Meeting volunteers spread the testimony of peace at the Fun Fourth Festival, downtown Greensboro.
FCNL Guest Speaker at New Garden / July 13
7 p.m. at New Garden Friends Meeting. Diane Randall, Executive Secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, will speak on “Gracious Calling, Ordered Lives:…
Peacemakers Unite / July 4
New Garden Friends Meeting has secured a booth at the Fun Fourth Festival, downtown Greensboro, on July 4. We would like to have you join…
Summer Program / June 18 – 22
Margaret Fell, a 17th-century follower of George Fox who eventually became his spouse, made a guest appearance Monday evening at New Garden. Coincidentally, Summer Program’s…
Summer Program / June 18 – 22
Summer Program is underway with a joyful sound. Marc Alley, a.k.a. “The Music Man,” leads young Friends in song during the religious education Summer Program at…
Summer Program / June 18 – 22
5 p.m. – 8 p.m. / Friendship Hall Join us for fun in the sun this summer at New Garden Friends Meeting! We’ll enjoy delicious…
Child / Baby Dedication / June 17
Children and babies may be dedicated during worship on any Sunday of the year, but many families choose to dedicate children on the days observed…
Lunch & Learn: What Puts The ‘E’ in ‘Spices’? / June 17
Brotherhood Room / 12:15 – 2:30 p.m. The Social Concerns committee invites adults to bring a bag lunch and join us monthly – every third…
Pot Luck Dinner & Poor People’s Campaign Forum / May 25
6:00 p.m. Friendship Friends Meeting, 1103 New Garden Road, Greensboro, NC 27410. A pot luck dinner will be followed by a presentation and discussion with…
Tour the Cemetery with Max / May 28
Max Carter will lead a tour of New Garden Cemetery at 10 a.m. on May 28 (Memorial Day). Max knows the life stories of many…
Creating A Conversation About the 2nd Amendment / May 27
Parlor Forum / 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Is it possible to move from the Second Amendment being used as a “trump card” that shuts…
Registration for Friends General Conference / July 1-7
The Friends General Conference (FGC) gathering will be in Toledo, Ohio, July 1-7, 2018. Registration opened April 2. Register online at www.FGCgathering.org. Questions? Go…
Friendship Community Partnership Meeting / May 21
6 p.m. / Collins Grove United Methodist Church, 210 Collins Grove Church Rd, Greensboro, NC 27410. We’ll be planning our annual summer cookout, Harvest Festival, and…
Blood Drive / May 22
We are hosting a blood drive with the Community Blood Center of the Carolinas at New Garden Friends Meeting on May 22 from 3:30-6:30 pm. …
Child / Baby Dedication / May 13
Children and babies may be dedicated during worship on any Sunday of the year, but many families choose to dedicate children on the days observed…
Anna Sykes solo with Orchestra / May 13
NGFM’s very own, Anna Sykes, will be soloing with the Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra on Sunday, May 13 at 4 p.m. in Dana Auditorium on…
“Backpack Full of Cash” Free Public Screening / May 17
6 p.m. in the Huggins Performance Center of the Odell Building, UNCG College campus. You and your friends are invited to a free screening and discussion…
Doing Our Work 3: White People in Solidarity Against Racism / May 9
7 – 8:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 2105 West Market Street, Greensboro, NC. You are invited to a monthly series of workshops using…
Ukelele News / April 26
The Peace and Love Ukestra will be playing in the memory care unit of Brighton Gardens of Greensboro on Thursday, April 26 at 3 p.m.
Now Hiring / Young Friends Coordinator & Leaders
The Young Friends Committee is in the process of hiring a Young Friends Coordinator and Young Friends Leaders for the fall of 2018. Those interested…
Spring Fun Night / May 12
Norvell Hall, 5 – 8 p.m. Mark your calendars for Spring Fun Night. Friends are encouraged to bring a game and join us for food,…
Doing Our Work 3: The Future of Race in America / April 17
7 – 8:30 p.m. at New Garden Friends Meeting. Addressing Racial Inequity Head-On Towards Organizing for Justice; You are invited to a monthly series of…
Make Your Voice Heard / Before April 19
Quaker House wants you to make your voice heard before April 19, 2018. The United States government wants the opinion of the American people about…
Friendship Community Partnership Joint Workshop / April 18
The Friendship Community Partnership includes 5 churches; Collins Grove UMC, New Garden Friends, Persimmon Grove AME, Raleigh’s Cross Roads UMC and St. Barnabas Episcopal. We…
Urban Ministry Food Drive / April 13
Volunteers from New Garden Friends will collect food for the Greensboro Urban Ministry food pantry on Friday, April 13. The location is Harris Teeter on…
Easter Egg Hunt
After 11 a.m. worship on Easter Sunday, preschool and elementary age children are invited to join in for a joyful Easter egg hunt behind the…
Flowers for Easter
On Easter Sunday (April 1) we will gather as a community to celebrate life and resurrection, hope and new possibilities. Many vases will be set…