Northside Presbyterian Church Weekly eUpdate |
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The Week Ahead
This Sunday is the celebration of the Baptism of the Lord. Linda's message is “What Are You Looking For?” The choir will perform “Siyahamba.”
We will recognize outgoing church officers Kay Hunnings, Traci McCoy, Sandi Webster, Betsy Stinson, and Nedra Underwood. We will install Joe Hunnings and Heidi Harper as Elders, install Mary Lough as a Deacon, and ordain and install Lisa Green as a Deacon. Lisa Garcia, Frieda Bostian, and Lucian Robinson will continue as Deacons and Sue Bentley will continue as an Elder. Steve Cole will be a new member on the Memorials Board.
The Officer Retreat is on Saturday, January 17.
The church office will be closed on Monday, January 19 for Martin Luther King Day.
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Garden Committee Meeting The Garden Committee will meet Thursday, January 15, at 11 am. Among the items to be discussed are how to display names, creating and updating the Garden of Remembrance notebook, and spring and summer cleanup and maintenance. Anyone interested in helping is invited to attend the meeting in the Old Kitchen.
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Monday Night Supper
The meal on Monday was Mexican tater-tot casserole, cornbread, fruit and cookies. We served 48 meals. Thank you Steve and Rosemary, Barbara, George and Marge, Alex, Susan, and Heidi and Bruce for volunteering.
Volunteers to help prepare and pack meals are always welcome and needed. |
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Thank You
Santa visited the kitchen over the holidays and left a new, bigger, more-powerful microwave oven. Many thanks to the Chaney family for this generous gift. |
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Volunteers -- January 18 Nursery: Joe
Usher: Betsy
Greeter: Frieda
Fellowship: Karen Worship Leader: Marya Flowers: Karen
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Officer on CallJan. 11-17 Sue Bentley 540-320-3170
Jan. 18-24 open
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There are a number of open slots for volunteer service. See https://www.northsidebburg.org/volsign/ to sign up. |
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Feed the Flock It is Northside's turn to provide the meal for the students at Ukirk, on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Contact Jane Jones (540-250-1963, mooshulover@yahoo.com) or Mary Lough (540-250-5810, mrmlough@gmail.com) for details and to volunteer.
Future dates are February 24, March 31, and April 28. |
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January Birthdays • Jan 1 Alex Chaney
• Jan 2 Steve Conner
• Jan 3 Matt McCoy
• Jan 4 Janis Brown
• Jan 14 Steve Cole
• Jan 21 Mary Rhodes
• Jan 24 Paul Angermeier
• Jan 28 Sandra Gaylord
• Jan 31 Avery Jones |
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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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Janis Brown Heritage Hall, Room 307
3610 S. Main St.
Blacksburg VA 24060
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Nedra Underwood English Meadows #112 3400 South Point Drive Blacksburg, VA 24060
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Harvey Sowers 140 Maple Dr. Christiansburg, VA 24073
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Sue and Joe Herbein 6964 Pinehurst Place Radford, VA 24141
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Jan and Leon Geyer
English Meadows #242
3400 South Point Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24060
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Mary Rhodes English Meadows #H116 3400 South Point Drive Blacksburg, VA 24060
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Betty Simpkins
1910 Meadowbrook Dr. N.W.
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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Jan and Leon Geyer
Brenda Payne
Betty Manus
Andrew Harper
Matthew Harper
Keith Wright
Elnathan Rathjen
Margaret Bender
Mary Rhodes
June Rieley
Deanie Heath
Christy Knox
Wes Dickerson
Lavetta Cumbee
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Mary Jones - Jane's aunt
Daniel, Erika, and Ted Harper
Lea & Ricky Teasdale
Robyn Gregg – Heidi’s sister
Lindsay Salany – Heidi & Bruce’s niece
Asa Peeples
Bob Dawson – Jane's friend
Rylan Lester
Our Monday Night Congregation
Jeff Kallas (Bronwyn’s husband)
Kathleen Bonelli - Jane's sister-in-law
Michael Schreiber
Kristin Adams |
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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 • Jan. 14 7:30 pm Choir Practice • Jan. 15 11 am Garden Committee • Jan. 17 8:30 am Officers' Retreat
• Jan. 18 10:00 am Worship, Installation
• Jan. 18 11:00 am Sunday School
• Jan. 19 5:00 pm Monday Night Supper • Jan. 20 5:30 pm Feed the Flock at Ukirk |
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Lectionary for Sunday Isaiah 49:1–7
Psalm 40:1–11
1 Corinthians 1:1–9
John 1:29–42
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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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The rainbow flag was created by paul2520 based on the original Daniel Quasar version, which was released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License ([1]).Colors: “5 half sized stripes representing trans and non-binary individuals (light blue, light pink, white), marginalized POC communities (brown, black), as well as those living with AIDS and the stigma and prejudice surrounding them, and those who have been lost to the disease (black)”. [2], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=92282672
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