This Sunday: Sheila brings the message at 11am. To read the bulletin, click here: February 19_2012 web
Pre-Youth Group Youth Group meets Sunday at the rise of meeting. Bring a sack lunch- we will eat together and head to Friends Home Guilford to visit folks! See Lisa M. with questions.
Want to help the Gibboney family out by providing a meal during the next couple of weeks? Click here to sign up
Parents Night Off- this Saturday, 4-9pm! Drop your kids at the meetinghouse and relax for a couple of hours (you deserve it). You can also sponsor a parent for the evening. Donations benefit the youth group. Direct questions and RSVP’s to Lisa Moran: lisam@firstfriendsmeeting.org.
First Friends was fortunate to be able to help a large number of causes in recent months. Letters of thanks from the following organizations are available for viewing on the bulletin board outside the office, near Room 103:
NCYM- Friends Disaster Service, Quaker Lake, & Aged Ministers Fund
Greensboro Urban Ministry (food & monetary gifts)
Triad Adult & Pediatric Medicine- HealthServe
Piedmont Interfaith Council
Senior Resources of Guilford- Mobile Meals
Friends Homes, Inc- West Resident Assistance fund
Right Sharing of World Resources- supporting projects in India, Sierra Leone, & Kenya
Mary’s House- supporting homeless mothers recovering from drug addiction & their children
Friends World Committee for Consultation
Guilford College
Friends Emergency Material Assistance Program- providing sweaters, hats, socks, & infant items for children in Kabul
Earlham School of Religion
Bolivian Quaker Education Fund
This Sunday, Jack Kirk joins Sheila & Deborah on the facing bench; Deborah brings the message: "In Gratitude for Soul Rest"; and our favorite puppet pals, Horace & Ethel, help Bill & Dawn Davis bring the Children's Message.
Don't forget to stay for 5th Sunday Carry-In at the rise of meeting! To read a copy of the bulletin,
This Sunday, January 29 @11am Meeting for Worship:
Deborah brings a message titled "Sabbath Rest/Sabbatical: What's It All About?"
And everyone's favorite Quaker puppets, Ethel & Horace, will be here for Children's Message!
Don't forget to stay for 5th Sunday Carry-In Lunch at the rise of meeting. Bring a dish large enough for your own family plus 2 other people. Drinks and dining ware provided. Members of the Hospitality Committee will be in the kitchen by 9:30am to receive dishes.
This Sunday: Deborah brings a message titled "The Q Continuum"; Clerk retreat with Trisha Taylor, Feb. 4- please sign up with Renee; Fifth Sunday Carry-In next Sunday at the rise of meeting. To read a copy of the bulletin,
This Sunday: Deborah Suess brings a message titled "Experiencing Epiphany- Dreaming Dreams"; Committee Clerks and others are invited to a retreat with Trisha Taylor- sign-up now! To read the bulletin CLICK HERE
This Sunday: Deborah Suess brings a message titled "Tell Me a Story"; New Garden Quarterly Meeting at 3pm, Forsyth Friends. To read the bulletin
Beloved Clark English passed away unexpectedly Saturday night. Services will be held at First Friends Meeting on Tuesday, January 3 at 3pm. Visitation will follow in the Fellowship Hall.
First Friends is at 2100 W. Friendly Ave, Greensboro, NC 27403, approximately 2 blocks East of Friendly Shopping Center on the same side of the street. http://www.mapquest.com/
Memorials may be made to First Friends Meeting (2100 W. Friendly Ave, Greensboro, NC 27403), or to Friends Homes Guilford (925 New Garden Rd., Greensboro, NC 27410).
This Sunday: Bob Plain brings the message at the Closing Meeting for Worship for 24-Hours of Prayers for Peace. To read the bulletin CLICK HERE
