New Garden Meetinghouse, 1791
NEW GARDEN FRIENDS MEETING
ESTABLISHED 1754
MARY LOUISE SMITH
Clerk
BILL HAMILTON
Interim Pastoral Minister
KARIN HONEYCUTT
Religious Education Coordinator
SHARON BURTON
Office Manager
STUART WELLONS GRANT
Little Friends Teacher
ALYZZA MAY
Young Friends Coordinator
DAVID BILLS
Pastoral Minister Emeritus
DIANE SEMMLER
Treasurer
MICHAEL GREENE
Organist
MARC ALLEY
Music Director
First Day Schedule
9:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
9:45 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship
First Day School - Children and Youth / Cribroom Care Available
First Day School - Adults
Childcare - Children: Age 3 through 1st Grade
Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship
What do Quakers say?
There is something sacred in all people.
All people are equal before God.
Religion is about the whole of life.
We meet in stillness to discover a deeper sense of God’s presence.
True religion leads to respect for the earth and all life upon it.
Each person is unique, precious, a child of God.
801 New Garden Road
Greensboro, NC 27410
Telephone: 336-292-5487
Website:
www.ngfm.org
E-mail addresses
Office [email protected]
RE Coordinator [email protected]
YF Leadership [email protected]
NEW GARDEN FRIENDS MEETING
Established 1754
260 Years of Continuous Quaker Ministry and Presence
in the New Garden / Greensboro Community
28th day, 12th month
PLEASE ENTER THE MEETING IN WORSHIPFUL SILENCE
Each item in the order of worship arises out of the silence, which encompasses
the whole hour. As a Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), we value these quiet
moments in the presence of the Divine Spirit and our gathered congregation.
WORSHIPFUL MUSIC
Allemande from Partita in B Minor, S. 1002, J. S. Bach (1685 – 1750)
Max Spiewak, Violin
WELCOME
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SPECIAL MUSIC
Melodie from Orfeo ed Euridice
C. W. von Gluck (1714 – 1787) / F. Kreisler (1875 – 1962)
Max Spiewak, Violin, Patricia Gutzwiller, Piano
HYMN No. 154
READING
Be Thou Our Vision
Isaiah 43: 18-21
Revelation 21 (selected verses)
WE GIVE GENEROUSLY TO SUPPORT THE BUDGET OF OUR MEETING
Double from Partita in B Minor, S. 1002, J. S. Bach
Max Spiewak, Violin
MESSAGE
New Garden In The New Year
Bill Hamilton
COMMUNION AFTER THE MANNER OF FRIENDS
After the planned message we enter into a period of worship that is based upon
silent, expectant waiting. It is a distinctly Quaker form of worship. It is slightly
different from meditation. This kind of worship (about 30 minutes) may be
completely silent, or there may be those who are led to stand and speak. When
we hear a speaker, regardless of whether we agree with what is said, or whether
we understand what is being said, we hold that speaker in the LIGHT (pray for
them) and consider that we may learn valuable lessons or be moved spiritually
by what is being said. After the speaker finishes, we return to the silence and
continue to worship expectantly. Early in the silence we may use our minds
to think about words and music we have just heard, but hopefully we will get
beyond the process of thinking to a place where the Divine Spirit leads and guides
us into a deeper level of worship.
GREETING AFTER THE MANNER OF FRIENDS
Friends extend the hand of fellowship (or hugs) in recognition that we are
all children of God.
FIRST DAY AT NEW GARDEN FRIENDS
9:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
9:45 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
5:00 p.m.
Worship Room
Room 112
Room 010
Room 120
Room 111
Room 110
Room 109
Room 004
Friendship Hall
Worship Room
Friendship Hall
Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship
Cribcare (infants - Age 3)
Pre-school - 2nd Grade
3rd - Middle School
Brotherhood Class
First Day Forum
Spiritual Disciplines
Childcare (Age 3 - 1st Grade)
Fellowship Time – Coffee, Juice and Snacks
Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship
Young Friends Sunday Night Supper
Meetings this week
Monday - December 29
7:30 p.m.
Parlor Wednesday - December 31
7:00 p.m. Worship Room
Meditation
Mindfulness Meditation
Thanks to these Volunteers for This Month
Ushers
Greeter
Sound Team Tommy, Patrick and Carter Lawe, Allie Corcoran, Abby Hines
Brooks Haworth
Peer Plaut, David Gilbert
Birthdays
December
28
Merryn Kepchar
28
Charlie White
29
Sarah Cothern
30
Gertrude Beal
30
Carol Fountain
31
Ben Espinola
31
Tim Lindeman
January
03 Cynthia Anthony
Please hold in the Light
Jane Ballus
Alan Dietrick Jean Gordon
The 2015 sign-up calendar for flowers for the Worship Room is posted
in the hallway - if you’d like to bring flowers for any Sunday next year please sign up soon. The name tag system is to help folks get to know one another.
If you would like to get one please sign up at the table in the foyer.
New Garden Quarter Quarterly Meeting will meet Sunday, January 11
at 3:00 p.m. at New Garden Friends Meeting.
Allie Corcoran will do a presentation on her Quaker Pilgrimage to Bolivia
and Peru last summer.
A light meal will be served about 4:30 p.m. Please come and support both
Allie and the Quarter.
Socks for Children in the Guilford County Detention Center
New and clean, gently used socks are needed to help children (14-17 years
old) know they are remembered during the holidays.
Group consists of 17 males; 4 females: 2 males wear size 14 shoes; other
juveniles wear standard adult size socks sizes 9 - 12.
Please leave socks in the Kicks for Kids bin in the NGFM foyer.
Thank you, Barbara Leland