Northside Presbyterian Church Weekly eUpdate |
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Coming Sunday and Beyond
Linda will preach on “Repenting.” The choir will sing “Amazing Grace! Amazing Love!" to enhance the worship service. We will collect the 2 Cents a Meal offering. Bring your coins to drop in the container to help fight hunger. The Monday Night Supper mission receives grant funding from this program every year.
Sunday School starts after Fellowship time. Linda will continue with her series on the history of western Christianity and the kids will be having a short learning time with Susan downstairs during church time after they have their time in the sanctuary.
Next Sunday, Sept. 21, we will have a brief congregational meeting right after worship to elect church officers to the class of 2028. The officers include elders, deacons, and a member of the Memorials Board.
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Sign up for the book study here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/kTpRusNCQlethIvNXPsM3Q
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New sign-up System There are a variety of ways to serve the congregation by volunteering to help in the nursery, usher, host fellowship time, or read the scripture during worship. Typically someone emails a list of "regulars" to collect dates of availability, creates a schedule, then goes back and forth to fill open dates. The other method is to track people down during fellowship time to ask them to fill a date and position.
This process won't go away, but it will be easier with a bit of on-line help. There is now a form on the website where you can pick the positions you wish to fill and the dates you will serve. Go to https://www.nsidepresbburg.org/volsign/ to start.
Select a position you are interested in helping with and click the "Submit" button. You will see a form that lists open dates for that position. Select the dates you are available to help, enter your name, phone number, and email, then submit the form. You will receive a confirmation email showing the position and dates you signed up for.
As always, you will receive a reminder email the Thursday before you are scheduled to help.
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Feed the Hungry A large part of Northside's mission is feeding hungry people through the Monday Night Supper mission, work at the Blacksburg Interfaith Food Pantry, and by providing a meal each month to students at Ukirk, the Presbyterian Campus Ministry in which we are a partner church.
Volunteers work at the food pantry on the fourth Tuesday of every month, helping shoppers, stocking shelves, and sorting donations. The hours are from 3:45 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. There is a group of regulars but additional help (even as a substitute) is always welcome. Contact Joe Hunnings or the church office to sign up.
The next date to "feed the flock" at Ukirk is Tuesday, October 14. Jane Jones has details and instructions about what needs to be done and provided.
We also welcome helpers every Monday to fix salad, fill to-go boxes, pack meals, and deliver them to the parking lot. Sign up with Heidi Harper. |
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Monday Night Supper |
Monday's meal was two grilled hot dogs, baked beans, potato salad, fruit and cookies. There were 75 meals served. Helpers were George and Marge, Miia Long (a neighbor of the Nortons), Barbara, Karen and Forest, Linda, and Bruce and Heidi.
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Officer on Call |
The officer on call for the week of Sept. 7-13 is Marshall Chaney. He can be reached at 540-320-8083. The officer on call for the week of Sept. 14-20 is Forest Arnold. He can be reached at 443-757-2223.
Volunteers -- September 14 On Call: Forest
Nursery: Sandi
Usher: Bruce
Greeter: Lisa Garcia
Fellowship: Karen
Scripture: Sue Bentley
Flowers: Heidi
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Homebound Members For those wishing to keep in touch with our homebound members, here are some addresses: |
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Lou Brown
English Meadow #103
3400 South Point Drive
Blacksburg VA 24060
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Janis Brown Heritage Hall, Room 307
3610 S. Main St.
Blacksburg VA 24060
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Nedra Underwood English Meadow #112 3400 South Point Drive Blacksburg, VA 24060
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Jan and Leon Geyer
English Meadow, #242
3400 South Point Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24060
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Dottie Hylton 305 Seminole Drive Blacksburg, VA 24060
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Mary Rhodes English Meadow #H116 3400 South Point Drive Blacksburg, VA 24060 |
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Pastoral Care "Offer prayers and petitions in the Spirit all the time." – Eph. 6.18 Please be in prayer for: |
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Eli Taylor and family and friends of Martha Taylor Jan and Leon Geyer Matthew Harper Ron Pearson Betty Manus Margaret Bender Kristin Adams Elnathan Rathjen Robyn Gregg Brenda Payne Keith Wright Dottie Hylton
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Jeff Kallas (Bronwyn’s husband) Lindsay Salany Mary Rhodes Asa Peeples Lea & Ricky Teasdale Christy Knox Lavetta Cumbee Daniel, Erika, and Ted Harper June Rieley Guiying and Suguo (Henry's mom & dad) Bob Dawson – Jane's friend
Please let the church office know if names should be added to or removed from the list. They will remain on the list for a month unless we are told otherwise. |
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Coming Events • Sept. 10 7:30 pm Choir Practice
• Sept. 14 10:00 am Worship, 2 Cents a Meal
• Sept. 14 12:00 pm Committees Meet
• Sept. 14 12:00 pm Deacons Meeting
• Sept. 15 5:00 pm Monday Night Supper
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Lectionary for Sunday Jeremiah 4:11–12, 22–28
Psalm 14
1 Timothy 1:12–17
Luke 15:1–10
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“Welcome home!
Come walk with us!” |
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Northside Presbyterian Church, reflecting the love of God, celebrates inclusion and diversity. Whoever you are, whatever your ancestry, ability, or identity, you are made in God’s image. Wherever you are in your faith journey, come as you are. We welcome you and invite you to walk with us. (adopted by the Session, April 21, 2024) |
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DO YOU KNOW? You have an online way to support Northside! Your REGULAR OFFERING, PLEDGE, OR 2 CENTS A MEAL. Go to the page on our church website (northsidebburg.org), and click the button. OR just scan the QR code below to take you there: |
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