Current Newsletter - New Garden Friends Meeting

The New Garden Friend
Newsletter of New Garden Friends Meeting
February 11, 2015
Seekers Group Continues:
Next Listening Session
It isn’t too late to join the Seekers Group! This Sunday,
February 15, we will focus on the ways Quakers live out our
testimonies, including peace, equality, and integrity. Bring
your questions and an open spirit. 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. in the
Parlor. Please call the office if you need child care.
February 15 9:45 a.m. Sessions in the Adult Forum
5:30 p.m. Gathering in the parlor
Our conversations will center around several queries:
- - What does past experience suggest is essential to the character of New Garden Friends Meeting? What have been
watershed events, high and low, in the life of the meeting?
- - How might we characterize New Garden's theology,
denominational commitments and involvement among
Friends in the wider community?
- - What is the role of the pastoral minister in leadership?
- - Where is the Spirit at work among us, and how can we
encourage this? Where would the Holy Spirit want to make
adjustments or corrections in the life of the meeting?
- - What will be our leadership needs for the future? What
skills and traits do we seek in a new pastoral minister?
- - Where is the Divine Spirit leading New Garden as we
move into the future?
- - We hope you Friends will reflect on these queries and
plan to attend at least one of these sessionso give us your
feedback and to listen to others as we discern a way forward
in this important part of our journey together.
.. A note from the TransitionTeam--
“We welcome written feedback. You may place any
communication related to our Pastoral Minister search
in the TRANSITION TEAM box (located on the info table)
in the Worship Room foyer.“
The Team: Bill Eagles, Karen Garraputa, Donna Allred,
Max Carter, Scott Gibson, Charlie White, Mary Louise Smith,
Bill Hamilton, Lizzie Biddle and Judy Haughee-Bartlett
Sunday February 22 9:45 a.m. Forum
NGFM Parlor: RJP led by Barbara Leland
Restorative Justice Practices, "peace building" instead of
"peacemaking": Safer Schools/Safer Communities
Restorative Justice Practices (RJP) is a philosophy/a
program implemented in many cultures and school systems
across the world. RJP gives a voice to both the responsible
person and the affected person...RJP focuses on "repairing
the harm, restoring individuals, restoring relationships".
PROACTIVE Restorative Justice teaches students that
their needs and voices are valued, teaches students to
address and "repair the harm" at a beginning stage to avoid
escalation to violence, and assists parents, faculty, and staff
to better interpret signals from our children.
Restorative Justice Mediation uses the terms responsible
person" and "affected person" and focuses on "Who has
been hurt? What are their needs? Who has the obligation
to address the needs, to put right the harms, to restore
relationships?" (Howard Zehr)
Local supporters of Restorative Justice Practices include
the NC Center for Safer Schools Team, Guilford County
Sheriff BJ Barnes, Assistant District Attorneys Howard
Neumann and Chris Parrish, Defense Attorneys Bill Davis,
Marcus Shields, Julie Wall, ...
Barbara Leland, Career Educator, serves on two steering
committees (Mental Health of our Children: age 3+; Classroom
Climate) with the NC Center for Safer Schools Team.
(saferschools@yahoo.com)
Next YoungFriends F fundraiser - Cafe Ami
Saturday February 21 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Cost is $10.00
Save the date and be sure to join us for our second annual
Cafe Ami (Friend Cafe) event. It will be a night of arts,
entertainment, and dessert that will showcase the many
talents of our HSYF! We are also seeking donations to the
silent auction and the dessert table! For more information
contact Alyzza (newgardenyouth@gmail.com)
Saturday, March 21 and 28: The Flea Market
It's that time of the year again, and the spring sale is upon
us! We're now seeking donations that are in good quality to
be sorted and sold by the High School Young Friends to fundraise for their spring trip. We've begun setting up Norvell
Hall, with some slight changes to the layout as a result of the
recent leak that was in the carpeted area. We can't wait for
the sale, so help us make it happen! For more information
contact Alyzza at (newgardenyouth@gmail.com).
Coming soon .... March 13-15 PFF Spring Retreat
Piedmnt Friends Fellowship’s Spring Retreat and Annual
Meeting will be held at New Garden, Friday March 13 Sunday March 15.
Mary Kay Glazer will present adult programming
entitled "Who are You, Who am I: Telling Our Spiritual
Stories". Meals, Fellowship, programming for youth and
childcare provided; registration fee is $40.00 for adults,
youth under 18 are free. See the PFF website for details,
(piedmontfriendsfellowship.org), or contact Karen Garraputa,
(kgarraputa1985@gmail.com), 706-1715.
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FCP Annual Joint Worship Scheduled
Friends to Friends
There is a new location for our Annual Joint Worship Service
by the Friendship Community Partnership –
• Collins Grove Methodist
• New Garden Friends
• Persimmon Grove African Methodist Episcopal
• Raleigh’s Cross Roads Methodist
• Saint Barnabas Episcopal
This year’s service during Black History Month will be at:
RALEIGH’S CROSS ROADS UMC
715 GUILFORD COLLEGE ROAD 27410
Sunday, February 22 at 3:00 p.m.
Each of the five churches will take a part in the service.
Bring finger food to share after worship.
We want to thank our good friends at New Garden for the
outpouring of supportive cards, emails, and calls after the
recent loss of my father Meriadath Humphrey.
Also greatly appreciated were the afghan and offer of
assistance. Your friendship and support has meant a great
deal to us over the years - there is something very special
about our community.
Fred Humphrey & Susan Ikenberry
We want to thank you at Nw Garden for the outpouring
of calls and supportive cards after the recent loss of my
mother, Kathleen L. Morgan. Also for the offer of assistance
during this time.
Mary Kate and Sam Talbert
Additional note: On February 22, Persminnon Grove AME
Church, will feature a Black History presentation at the
11:00 a.m. worship service. All are welcome.
Contact Cathie Holcombe if you would like to help.
288-7555, (holcombecatherine@yahoo.com).
Recycling in Greensboro,
the Future of Styrofoam and the Planet
Needed for Kicks for Kids (children) & for Downtown
Friends (individuals without housing): clean, gently used
gym or walking shoes; hats, scarves, gloves/mittens; socks
for shoe sizes 9 & up; backpacks; LED flashlights. Please
leave items in "Kicks for Kids" bin in NGFM Connector. Thank you, Barbara Leland (schoolssafe@yahoo.com)
New Gardeners recycle a lot, including plenty of Styrofoam.
Where is all this stuff going? What more could we do?
Environmental Stewardship Greensboro (ESG) is hosting a
discussion with Alex Arnett, the City’s recycling coordinator
and representative from Dart and Recycling Management
Resources, two companies in our region that handle
polystyrene (Styrofoam). Come learn what is happening to
all that we recycle, what impact it has on the environment
and what you can do to help save Planet Earth.
Birthdays
11 Rosemary Stadler
12Owen Honeycutt
12Chris Johnston
14 Jerry Anthony
14 Ruby Edwards
15 Jasper Vincent Perry
16 Cynthia Blue
16 Tamela Tickle
WHERE?
WHEN?
Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch Library
1420 Price Park Drive, Greensboro, NC 27410
February 15, 2015, 2:15 p.m.
For more information contact:
Bill McNeil, ESG convener, at mcneilplanning@gmail.com.
Weekly scheduled meeting calendar
Wednesday February 11
6:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal / Choir Room
6:00 p.m. HSYF “Whine & Cheese” / Qave
6:30 p.m. Mindfulness Meditation / Worship Room
The New Garden Friend is published each Wednesday.
Items for consideration for the newsletter should be
submitted no later than noon on the preceding Tuesday.
Send submissions via e-mail to Sharon Burton, office@ngfm.
org. Submissions on paper may be delivered to the Meeting
office. Questions? Call Sharon at the office.
New Garden Friends Meeting 336-292-5487
801 New Garden Road
(E): office@ngfm.org
Greensboro, N.C. 27410
(W): www.ngfm.org
Monday February 16
12:15 p.m. Poetry Group / Parlor
7:30 p.m. Meditation / Parlor
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