{"id":178,"date":"2017-08-16T09:29:51","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T13:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ngfm.org\/?page_id=178"},"modified":"2023-03-21T14:48:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T18:48:09","slug":"families","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ngfm.org\/families\/","title":{"rendered":"A Family-Centered Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_section][vc_row gap=”25″ equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top”][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1510839363334{background-image: url(https:\/\/ngfm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ngfm-children-1.jpg?id=378) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1518126397592{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-right: 35px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;background-color: #225478 !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Your family is welcome at New Garden” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:40px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:48px” use_theme_fonts=”yes” link=”|||”][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” border_width=”3″ el_width=”20″ css=”.vc_custom_1502895273843{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}” accent_color=”#d99152″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

New Garden Friends Meeting celebrates and welcomes families of all descriptions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Childcare is provided for infants and toddlers during religious education programming beginning at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday. Childcare continues for the 11 a.m. semi-programmed Meeting for Worship.<\/span><\/p>\n

Preschoolers and older children are welcome to sit with their parents. They may also join other young children on the quilt at the front of the meeting room.<\/span><\/p>\n

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New Garden offers a special place for children to gather at the 11 a.m. Meeting for Worship each Sunday. A quilt is spread at the front of the worship room, where caregivers supervise the children as they pursue quiet interests until silent worship begins.<\/span><\/p>\n

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New Garden celebrates all families<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]New Garden Friends Meeting celebrates and welcomes families of all shapes and sizes.<\/p>\n

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

We understand that some of our smaller Friends better experience Meeting for Worship with a little more movement. For these younger Friends, there\u2019s a blanket at the front of the meeting room. Children may gather here with New Garden\u2019s adult caregivers for \u201cMeeting for Wiggles.\u201d After about 30 minutes, as the Meeting room settles into worshipful silence, the children and caregivers exit.<\/p>\n

Children, of course, also are welcome to sit in the benches with their families.<\/p>\n

If either scenario does not work for your family, childcare is available. Please choose the option that best suits your needs.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Intergenerational First Day School<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]We understand that life is busy! Families may not be able to make it to Meeting every Sunday. But that doesn\u2019t mean you cannot be deeply committed and bonded to our community.<\/p>\n

Keeping this in mind, New Garden offers a less traditional format for its First Day School classes. On the fourth Sunday of every month, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m., Friends gather together in Fellowship Hall.<\/p>\n

This is an opportunity for Friends of all ages and abilities to explore Quaker values and Bible stories together. Our mission is to build relationships across ages and perspectives through intergenerational discussion, play, arts and crafts, stories, and occasional service projects.<\/p>\n

Please come as you are. Don\u2019t worry about dinner. Bring your own reusable carry-out containers and take home a delicious, vegetarian friendly dinner for the family.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″]

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