Northside Presbyterian Church Weekly eUpdate |
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The Week Ahead
This Sunday is the Second Sunday in Lent. Linda will have a sermon series on The Great Ends of The Church. Her Lenten message is “For the Sake of the World: The Great Ends of the Church” with The shelter, nurture, and spiritual fellowship of the children of God as the theme on Sunday. The choir will perform “I to the Hills Lift Up Mine Eyes.” The chiming choir will also play as part of the service of the Tenebrae, the extinguishing of a candle each week until Maundy Thursday. We will also celebrate communion.
Linda's sermon topics for the rest of Lent are part of the Great Ends:
The maintenance of divine worship (3/8) The preservation of the truth (3/15) The promotion of social righteousness (3/22) The exhibition of the Kingdom of Heaven to the world (3/29)
The first ecumenical lenten supper is tonight at the Unitarian Church, starting at 5:45 pm.
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Lenten Lunches The next Lenten Lunch is on Monday, March 2, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. We will watch the video series "People of Promise" by N. T. Wright while we enjoy a lunch of homemade soup and bread. We are meeting every Monday, ending on March 23. |
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Volunteers Needed for March 11
Northside’s turn to host the service and provide the meal is on Wednesday, March 11. We will be offering a Potato Bar, as we did last year and expect to serve 75-80 people, based on attendance each week last year. The potatoes will be baked at the church in the afternoon while we prepare all the toppings.
Here is what is needed from volunteers:
• About 14 dozen cookies, cupcakes, brownies, or any small dessert that can be easily picked up
• Preparing the toppings for serving for 4 lines
• Setting up the sanctuary for the meal, then a quick reset for the worship service
• Cleanup afterwards.
• Other needs and duties as needed
Contact Sue Bently by email (sueinpilot@gmail.com) or see her at church to let her know what tasks you are willing to do. We are a small congregation and we need everyone’s help!
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Dick Bauman Passing
We extend our condolences to the family of past member Dick Bauman, who passed away last week. He and his late wife Peg were active members during their time with Northside. Dick served on Session from 1997-99 and 2004–05. A memorial service will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation on Saturday, March 7, at 2:00 pm. You can find the obituary at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/roanoke/name/richard-bauman-obituary?id=60855314
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Monday Night Supper
This week's meal was Kroger fried chicken, veggies, fruit, and cookies. We served 54 meals, including several that went home with our volunteers.
Thanks to our volunteers this week: Alex and Marshall, George and Marge, Steve and Rosemary, Linda, and Susan.
Volunteers to help prepare and pack meals are always welcome and needed. |
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Volunteers -- March 1 Usher: Lucian
Nursery: Sandi
Greeter:
Fellowship: Lisa Green
Scripture: Traci Communion: Sue, Emily, Heidi
There are several openings in March for the nursery, fellowship, and worship leader. Please check your schedule and sign up on the volunteer page.
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Officer on Call
Feb. 22-28 Sue Bentley, 540-320-3170
March 1-7 Heidi Harper, 540-392-0057
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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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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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Betty Manus
1005 Kentwood Dr.
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 Marilyn Kreis |
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Lea & Ricky Teasdale
Robyn Gregg – Heidi’s sister
Lindsay Salany – Heidi & Bruce’s niece
Asa Peeples
Bob Dawson – Jane's friend Our Monday Night Congregation
Jeff Kallas (Bronwyn’s husband)
Michael Schreiber
Kristin Adams Wes Dickerson Christy Knox |
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Please let the church office know if names should be added to or removed from the list. |
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Coming Events • Feb. 25 5:45 pm Lenten Supper, Unitarian Church
• Feb. 25 7:30 pm Choir Practice
• Mar. 1 10:00 am Worship and Communion
• Mar. 1 11:15 am Sunday School
• Mar. 2 Noon Lenten Lunch
• Mar. 2 5:00 pm Monday Night Supper
• Mar. 5 2:00 pm Women's Bible Study
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Lectionary
March 1 Second Sunday in Lent Genesis 12:1–4a Psalm 121 Romans 4:1–5, 13–17 John 3:1–17 or Matthew 17:1–9 |
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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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