{"id":447,"date":"2017-09-25T09:18:44","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T13:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ngfm.org\/?page_id=447"},"modified":"2024-03-21T13:04:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T17:04:57","slug":"connect","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ngfm.org\/connect\/","title":{"rendered":"Find Your Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Participants write cards of support and condolences to those in the New Garden community who are facing illness or loss. It’s a time for coming together as Friends to hold others in the Light.<\/p>\n

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