NEW GARDEN FRIENDS MEETING

Founded 1754

254 Years of continuous Quaker presence and ministry in the New Garden/Guilford College/Greensboro Community
Twenty-seventh Day, 7th Month, 2008
11 AM Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship

“Organization is a good servant but a bad master; the living fellowship within the Church must remain free to mould organization into the fresh forms demanded by its own growth and the changing needs of the times.”

W.C.Braithwaite, New England Faith & Practice, p.121

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 Michael Greene, organist

WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS

HYMN NO. 194 “Turn Back, O Mortal”

READING Selections from Ecclesiasticus, or the Wisdom of Jesus, Son of Sirach, Chapter one

HYMN NO. 223 “Though I May Speak With Bravest Fire”

OFFERING

“I got plenty and then some----what do I do?

I go out and help somebody get plenty and then some, too

Cause I got it to give

And when you got enough to give away

…it’s the only way to live.”

The Gospel Truth, Help Somebody, by Susan Werner

SONGS BY ALAN TEICHMAN -------COMMENTARY BY DAVID W. BILLS

I’d Rather Live by the Side of the Road

Chorus (see bulletin for words)

I Am a Pilgrim (traditional)

Chorus (see bulletin for words)

COMMUNION AFTER THE MANNER OF FRIENDS

“The absence from Friends’ worship of the outward observance of the Lord’s Supper, water baptism, and other sacraments emphasizes the reality of inward experience. Friends are aware of the power of a true, inward baptism of the Holy Spirit; in meeting for worship at its best they know direct communion with God and fellowship with one another. These experiences make the outward rites seem unnecessary and, to some Friends, a hindrance to full attainment of the spiritual experiences which are symbolized.”

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Faith and Practice, page 32.

GREETING AFTER THE MANNER OF FRIENDS Friends conclude worship with a friendly handshake which signifies that we are one in the Spirit.

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

Friends are reminded that this period is for silent worship.

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

SECOND DAY

12:15 Poetry Group

8:00 Meditation Group: Meditation, Silence, and Spirituality Series. All are invited.

FOURTH DAY

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

7:00 Meeting on Ministry and Counsel

FIRST DAY FORUMS (9:45 AM in the parlor)

July 27 & Aug 3: Open Discussion from Queries

THE BROTHERHOOD CLASS (9:45 AM)

July 27: Christ as Messiah

Aug 3: Doers of the Word

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

July 27 Donna Allred

28 Cheney Gantz, Ruth Anne Hood, Peggy McKee, Alice Miller

Aug 1 Tim Cox, Andy Haile, Francie Portnoy, Lyla White

2 Emmbolya Harper, Zack MacKenzie, Caroline McAlister, Betty Smith, Matt Williard

THANKS TO TODAY’S CHILDCARE VOLUNTEERS:

Crib – Carol Cothern, Chloe Lindeman, Emery Kiefer

3-year olds & up – Robb Jolly, Janet Inmon

Childcare information – Emily Wright

OUR HEARTFELT SYMPATHY is with:

Charles Cameron and Elizabeth Riggs on the death of Charles’ father on Thursday, July 24, 2008;

John Farmer and Bonnie Lawrence on the death of John’s father, Ernest R. Farmer, on Wednesday, July 23, 2008;

Miles and Jane Foy on the death of Jane’s mother, Rachel Meschan, on Monday, July 21, 2008.

FLOWERS in the worship room today are given by Donna Moran and Garnett Hughes.

YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO NEW GARDEN MEETING are needed to support our programs, our ministry to one another, and our efforts to help make a better world. Please give generously.

REGISTRATION FORMS for the North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends 2008 Annual Sessions are available in the meeting office. They are also available on-line at www.ncym-fum.org. The 2008 Annual Sessions will be held at Blue Ridge Assembly, Black Mountain, NC, August 29 – September 1.

PLEASE BRING IN YOUR clean, new or used, items for the Fall Flea Market. Please leave them in the appropriate area in Norvell Hall. Look for the signs designating the various areas. Come to the meeting office if you would like a receipt. Your donations to this important fundraiser are greatly appreciated.

You may purchase items in the Flea Market now, if they have been priced.

IN 2001, OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUNG FRIENDS participated in THE QUAKER STORIES PROJECT, an opportunity for Young Friends to meet with and interview seasoned Quakers at Friends Homes and area meetings about their experiences of the spirit.

Out of that experience came a booklet of interviews with Elmer Brown, Margaret Beal, Jean Bills, Charlie Hendricks, Pat Newlin and other weighty Friends. I have 22 copies of the booklet still remaining. If you would like to have one, they are available in the foyer for $7.50 each. The following is a quote from Elmer Brown:

“As a boy he [my father] had a set of slides, pictures that he used in a peace sermon, and in one of the pictures was Hannibal, and Napoleon, the Caesars and so forth, riding over the bodies with their banners and their flags. They were riding over the bodies of the soldiers who had been killed in the war. He had another picture that affected me very much when I was young. That was the picture of a young man going to World War I, dressed in his uniform, and beside him was a little boy. The little boy said, “Daddy, are you going out to kill some other little boy’s father?” I still think of that as one of the basic issues in this matter of war and peace.”

TODAY, we will hold our monthly vigil for peace on the corner at the rise of Meeting for Worship. We will gather the last First Day of every month. Please join us as you can as we stand for our Quaker belief in peace as the way.

CHORUS FOR I'd Rather Live by the Side of the Road

I'd rather live by the side of the road,

And try to point souls to the blessed abode,

Than to be a King or a millionaire,

And live in mansions in bright array.

I'd rather do a neighborly deed

for some traveler, or a friend in need.

I'd rather live by the side of the road,

And help some pilgrim along life's way.

CHORUS FOR I Am a Pilgrim

I am a pilgrim and a stranger
Traveling through this wearisome land
I've got a home in that yonder city, good Lord
And it's not, not made by hand

MONTHLY MEETING FOR BUSINESS will be held on Sunday, August 3, 1:00 PM, following a CARRY-IN MEAL in Friendship Hall after meeting for worship.

FIRST DAY SCHOOLTEACHERS AND ASSISTANTS NEEDED!!

Please consider helping out with our First Day School program this fall. I anticipate the following class line-up: 2s &

3s, 5-Ks, 2^nd-3^rd, 4^th-MS. We will focus on a combination of Quaker History and Bible/Spirituality at most age levels. Further Details available very soon.

Weekly lessons will be spelled out for you.

You are, of course, invited to use your own ideas as you teach the curriculum provided. Ellen and the RE committee are available to help you.

No teacher will be asked to teach for more than ½ of the First Day School year and every effort will be made to keep you off of the childcare schedule for the period in which you are teaching.

Assistants are needed for 2-3s, 5-Ks, and 2^nd-3^rd.

Teachers are need for 2-3s, and 5-Ks.

Yes I would like to teach/assist (circle one) First Day School for the coming year. ___________________________________________________

(name)

My interest is in teaching/assisting the ______________ class.

I would like to teach/assist for ½ of the year (a 4 1/2-month block). _______

I would prefer Sept-mid Jan ___ mid Jan-May___

I would prefer to teach/assist on a rotating basis with another teacher (i.e. every other week, every other month, etc.)________