NEW GARDEN FRIENDS MEETING

 

FOUNDED 1754 - 255 YEARS OF
CONTINUOUS QUAKER MINISTRY IN THE
NEW GARDEN/GREENSBORO COMMUNITY
 
5th Day, 7th Month, 2009

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10:30 – 11:00 a.m. - Silent worship in the MEETING ROOM

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11:00 a.m. - SEMI-PROGRAMMED MEETING FOR WORSHIP

 

   “Peace begins within ourselves. It is to be implemented within the family, in our (Quaker) meetings, in our work and leisure, in our own localities, and internationally. The task will never be done. Peace is a process to engage in, not a goal to be reached.”                               Sydney Bailey, 1993

 

Each item in the order of worship arises out of the silence that encompasses the whole hour of meeting for worship. As Quakers, we value these quiet moments in the presence of God and our gathered congregation.

 

WORSHIPFUL MUSIC                                

          Meditation  by Jules Massenet
          Chloe Lindeman, violin
          Kelsey Lindeman, piano

 

WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS           

 

HYMN NO. 304                   “A Song of Peace”

 

READINGS                          Britain Faith and Practice, 24.55

 

WE GIVE GENEROUSLY TO THE MEETING BUDGET WHICH CALLS FOR OUR CONTINUED AND INCREASED SUPPORT EVEN DURING THESE HARD ECONOMIC TIMES.

        Clair de lune by Claude Debussy
        Chloe Lindeman, piano

MESSAGE        PATRIOTISM, NATIONALISM, GOD, FREEDOM, ETC.       David W. Bills

 

COMMUNION AFTER THE MANNER OF FRIENDS

   “True worship may be experienced at any time; in any place - alone on the hills or in the busy daily life-we may find God, in whom we live and move and have our being. But this individual experience is not sufficient, and in a meeting held in the Spirit there is a giving and receiving between its members, one helping another with or without words. So there may come a wider vision and a deeper experience.”                      Britain Faith and Practice, 2.11

 

GREETING AFTER THE MANNER OF FRIENDS

Friends extend the hand of fellowship in recognition that we are all the Children of God.

 

LOOKING AHEAD AT NEW GARDEN

FIRST DAY

        9:00    Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship

        9:45    First Day School Classes for Adults

      10:40    Fellowship Time Coffee/Juice/Snacks

      10:30 - 11:00  SILENT WORSHIP IN THE MEETING ROOM

      11:00 - 12:00  Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship

SECOND DAY

      12:15    Poetry Group

        7:45    Meditation Group: Meditations on the Tao Te Ching. All are invited.

THIRD DAY

        6:15    Weaver Center Meal

FOURTH DAY

      11:00    Healing Prayer Group meets at Friends Homes Guilford, 7th floor, Woolman Hall. All are welcome.

        7:00    Meeting on Ministry and Counsel

 

THE BROTHERHOOD CLASS (9:45 AM, Brotherhood Room)

July 5: Accepting Rules for Living

July 12: Remembering and Celebrating

July 19: Commissioning for Service

 

FIRST DAY FORUM (9:45 AM, Parlor)

July 5: Open Discussion

July 12: Open Discussion

 

MULTI-GENERATIONAL (9:30 AM, Fellowship Hall)

July 19: “What Happened at Summer Program?”

 

MONTHLY MEETING FOR BUSINESS AND THE CARRY-IN MEAL beforehand will take place on July 12. The Meal will be at the rise of meeting and Monthly Meeting for Business will start at 1:00 PM. This is a change from our usual first Sunday schedule due to the Fourth of July holiday.

 

TAKING ACTION TO IMPROVE RACE RELATIONS – Copies of Vanessa Julye’s and Donna McDaniel’s book Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship will be available each Sunday through the summer in the lobby outside the meeting room. Price: $25. Three copies will also be available on loan from the New Garden Meeting Library.

   This fall, there will be a book study discussion of the book over six weeks, beginning Thursday evening, Sept 3 at 7:30 PM and continuing each Thursday through October 8. Each session will be led by individuals from New Garden Meeting and from the Quaker Center at Guilford College. All are welcome. In addition, the Social Concerns Committee will sponsor occasional adult forum sessions related to the topic as well as other events over the rest of the year and into next year.

 

FLOWERS in the meeting room today are given by the Louetta Knight Gilbert Circle.

 

THE SIGN-UP SHEET for flowers for the Meeting Room on First Day mornings is in the foyer today. Please take this opportunity to sign up for a Sunday on which you would like to honor someone, or recognize an event, or just provide some beauty for the room. Thank you.

 

THANKS TO TODAY’S CHILDCARE VOLUNTEERS:

Crib – Lisa Underwood

3-year olds & up –

 

THANKS TO THESE VOLUNTEERS FOR JULY

Ushers:  Ramona Flint, Barbara Walker, Ken Marion, Hayes Ratledge, Hugh Jernigan, John White

Greeter: Rachel Hollowell

Sound System: Tom Lassiter, Steve Callahan

 

THIS WEEK WE REMEMBER:

William Coble, who died July 6, 2004.

  If you would like a loved one remembered in this way, contact the Meeting office, 292-5487 or newgardoff@aol.com.

 

WE ALSO REMEMBER Abigail Loren Blythe, who was born on July 7, 1982, and died January 17, 1989.

 

OUR HEARTFELT SYMPATHY is with Mike Holden on the death of his mother, Clarice Holden, on Thursday, July 2, 2009.

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

July  5  John Farmer

        6  George Bruns, Sam Coble, Betsy Farlow

        9  Tom Edgerton, Carter Lawe, Paul Zopf

      10  Robin Callahan, Jeff Pudlo, Evelyn Zopf

      11  Sandy LaGrega, Betsy Shoffner

 

HAVE SOME EXTRA summer time on your hands? Please consider working with Summer Program this year! This is a wonderful way to get to know the children in our Meeting! Contact Ellen, ngmek@aol.com.

 

TEACHERS FOR THIS FALL'S FIRST DAY PROGRAM are needed at the 1st  - 3rd grade level for fall and spring, and at the 4th & 5th  grade level for spring. Let Ellen know if you would like to take a turn. Lessons and material will be supplied. First Day assistants are needed at all age levels through 5th grade. Thanks!!

 

SPECIAL NOTICE TO VISITORS   We extend a sincere welcome to all visitors. Come to some of the meals or small groups and get acquainted. You will discover a warm, friendly and supportive community. WELCOME TO ALL!