Northside Presbyterian Church Weekly eUpdate |
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The Week Ahead
This Sunday is the fifth Sunday after Epiphany. Linda's message is "Mending Walls.” The choir will perform “This Little Light of Mine.” We will welcome Bill Rumley as a member of Northside as he joins by transfer from First Presbyterian Church, Norfolk. We will also collect the 2 Cents a Meal Offering, which supports hunger programs, including our Monday Night Supper.
Lucian will be teaching the adult Sunday School class. This Sunday, he will lead the class on "Alcoholism" and on next week he will lead the class on "Healthy Investing."
Ron Pearson’s memorial service was postponed from Saturday, January 31, due to the inclement weather. A make-up date will be announced as plans are made. |
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Women's Bible Study The Women's Bible Study group will meet at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, at English Meadows, 3400 South Point Dr. in Blacksburg.
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Souper Bowl This Sunday is the Super Bowl football game and the Souper Bowl food collection. The weather has put us behind schedule, so we will collect donations for the next two Sundays to fight hunger. Suggested items are hearty/chunky soups, canned fruit, instant oatmeal, chili, toothpaste, and soap. Cash and Kroger gift cards are also acceptable. There will be collection pots in the narthex. The donations will go to the Interfaith Food Pantry. |
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Lenten Lunches Lenten Lunches are returning to Northside starting on Monday, Feb. 16, 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 will meet every Monday for six weeks, ending on March 23. Heidi is fixing the soup for the 16th, with volunteers signing up for the additional lunches. |
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Lenten Suppers and Worship Services The Blacksburg Ministerial Association is once again sponsoring the Lenten suppers and worship services. The program will be each Wednesday starting on February 25 and ending on March 25. Northside will host the meal on March 11. The schedule of locations, preachers, and messages is below:
February 25th - Brad Dulaney, "Fasting" at Unitarian Universalist Congregation
March 4th - Linda Dickerson, "Ashes Lament" at Blacksburg Presbyterian Church
March 11th - Sarah Wiles, "Sabbath" at Northside March 18th - TBD at Blacksburg United Methodist Church
March 25th - TBD at St. Mary’s Catholic Church
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The Big Event The VT Big Event is on Saturday, April 11, and Northside will be requesting students for a church work day. Our request needs to be in by February 20. Please let Steve Cole, Finance and Facilities, know of projects to work on that day, especially ones that can use the help of the students. The students can work a maximum of four hours and are not allowed to use power tools.
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Housing Crisis Film Study
Join in on a church-wide film study on this excellent documentary, “Evicting the American Dream,” about homelessness, the U.S. housing crisis, and its impacts on children. We will gather weekly online after having watched each week’s segment of the film. We will hear from featured speakers and discuss issues of redlining, housing commodification, eviction, the impact of housing insecurity on children, and ways to take action in our own communities. The sessions will be on Monday, Feb. 9, 16, and 23 from 7:30-8:45 pm.
Advanced registration is required to receive the Zoom meeting links and instructions to view the film segments each week. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with these instructions.
To see a clip from the film, visit https://pcusa.org/evicting-american-dream.
This film study is offered by collaborative ministries within the Unified Agency (UA) including Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, Self-Development of People, Presbyterian Hunger Program and Global Ecumenical Partnerships; the Presbyterian Investment and Loan Program (PILP); and PC(USA) mid-council and congregational leaders on systemic poverty.
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Monday Night Supper
There was no meal this week due to school being closed for the inclement weather.
Volunteers to help prepare and pack meals are always welcome and needed. |
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Volunteers -- February 8 Nursery: Karen
Usher: Corey
Greeter: Frieda
Fellowship: open Worship Leader: Traci Flowers: Karen
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Officer on CallFeb. 1-7 Alex Aning, 540-988-1048
Feb. 8-7 Sue Bentley, 540-320-3170
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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
Christy Knox
Wes Dickerson
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Mary Jones - Jane's aunt
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)
Kathleen Bonelli - Jane's sister-in-law
Michael Schreiber
Kristin Adams Lavetta Cumbee |
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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 • Feb. 4 7:30 pm ChoirPractice
• Feb. 5 2:00 pm Women's Bible Study
• Feb. 6 8:00 am LifeLine Screening
• Feb. 8 10:00 am Worship, 2 Cents a Meal
• Feb. 8 11:15 am Sunday School
• Feb. 8 12:00 pm Committees Meet
• Feb. 9 5:00 pm Monday Night Supper
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Lectionary for Sunday Isaiah 58:1–9a [9b–12] Psalm 112:1–9 [10] 1 Corinthians 2:1–12 [13–16] Matthew 5:13–20
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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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