Northside Presbyterian Church

Weekly eUpdate

June 4, 2025

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Pentecost Sunday -- Wear Red


We will celebrate Pentecost, which commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles of Jesus while they were in Jerusalem.


Linda will preach on “Holy Who?”  The hand chime choir will provide special music. It is also 2 Cents a Meal Sunday, so please bring your coins to pour in the bucket.


We will collect the Pentecost offering, which supports congregational initiatives with young people with 40% of the offering remaining with Northside. The Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) experience receives 25% of the offering, another 25% goes to support ministries with youth, ages 12–18, and those called to accompany them, and the remaining 10% supports the “Educate a Child, Transform the World” national initiative, which was affirmed  at the 221st General Assembly (2014).


We will have Lemonade on the Lawn, weather permitting, otherwise it will be Lemonade in the Narthex.

 Simple Gifts will be performing 12-12:45 p.m. at this event.

Creative Reuse

Northside collects items for reuse in the container in the hallway at church. These go to the Creative Reuse Center in the children's Museum in Christiansburg.  They are gifted to teachers and community members.  Please refer to the attached document that lists items that areQ accepted and not accepted.  This is a great service to our community.


Congratulations

Cathy Turrentine



Congratulations to former member Cathy Turrentine as she retires as pastor of Center Harbor Congregational Church (UCC) in Center Harbor, New Hampshire. We wish her all the best in retirement! (and her huband Dave Ostroth, and their Goldendoodle Susie, too!)


Lemonade on the Lawn

With June comes a shift from coffee and donuts in the sanctuary to lemonade outside on the lawn. This requires setting out a table, putting out the lemonade and cups, and cleaning up. There is a sign-up sheet in the narthex for those who want to help with this fellowship event.


There are open dates in July and August. Thanks to those who already signed up.

​Monday Night Supper

Monday's meal was chicken nuggets, macaroni and cheese, green beans, fruit cup, and cookies. There were 60 meals served. Helpers were George and Marge, Lucian, Alex and Georgia, Linda, Susan, and Bruce and Heidi.


​Officer on Call

The officer on call for the week of June 1 - 7 is Sue Bentley. She can be reached at 540-320-3170. The officer on call for the week of June 8 - 14 is Clark Gaylord. He can be reached at 540-641-1568.  


Homebound Members

For those wishing to keep in touch with our homebound members, here are some addresses:

Lou Brown
English Meadow #103
3400 South Point Drive
Blacksburg VA 24060


Janis Brown

Kroontje Center, Room 126
1000 Litton Lane
Blacksburg VA 24060


Nedra Underwood

English Meadow #112

3400 South Point Drive

Blacksburg, VA 24060


Jan and Leon Geyer
English Meadow, #242
3400 South Point Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24060


Dottie Hylton

305 Seminole Drive

​Blacksburg, VA 24060


Mary Rhodes

English Meadow #H116

3400 South Point Drive

Blacksburg, VA 24060

Pastoral Care

"Offer prayers and petitions in the Spirit all the time." – Eph. 6.18

Please be in prayer for:

Chip Carroll

Jan and Leon Geyer

Matthew Harper

Ron Pearson

Betty Manus  

Margaret Bender

Kristin Adams

Elnathan Rathjen

Robyn Gregg

Brenda Payne

Becca Lischke (Jamie Stoops daughter)

Keith Wright

Dottie Hylton


Charles Allen

Jeff Kallas (Bronwyn’s husband)

Wendy Ballard

Lindsay Salany

Mary Rhodes

Asa Peeples

Martha Taylor

Lea & Ricky Teasdale

Christy Knox

Lavetta Cumbee

Daniel, Erika, and Ted Harper

June Rieley


Please let the church office know if names should be added to or removed from the list.

Coming Events

    • Jun 8 Pentecost
    • Jun 8 10:00 am Worship, 2 Cents a Meal
    • Jun 8 10:45 am Lemonade on the Lawn
    • Jun 8 11:00 am Committees Meet
    • Jun 9 Monday Night Supper

“Welcome home!
Come walk with us!”

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)

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:

You can find our worship service at 10 AM Sundays on our Facebook page at Northside Presbyterian Church in Blacksburg, VA. It is also available on Youtube.com. It is also available after the service on our website, northsidebburg.org

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CONTACT INFORMATION

 Pastor:  Dickerson.northside@gmail.com

Administrative Assistant:  Secretary.northside@gmail.com

1017 Progress St. NW, Blacksburg, VA  24060 | 540-552-4327


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