Deacons Treat to the Preschool
Our generous fun-loving Deacons dressed up for Halloween and provided goodies for the Preschool children to Trick or Treat!
Welcoming new children & their parents at the Preschool!!
If you wish to participate or know someone who may be interested please contact the office or speak with Pastor Jay. Class on: Sunday July 17, 11:30 – 1:30 pm and Wednesday July 27, 6- 8pm. Please let Pastor Jay know if these dates/times won’t work for you and he will schedule a date/time that will be convenient for you.
The Community Garden celebrated its tenth anniversary last weekend. We had a nice turnout to celebrate such a milestone and a very pleasant time visiting the different beds and sharing some good food.
It also gave me some time to reflect what the garden has brought along with it while producing some great tomatoes and kale and strawberries. Ten years ago, what was a largely an ignored bit of church property was transformed from a tawdry little lawn into a thriving hub, a gathering place for church neighbors to congregate and share not just gardening but friendship and camaraderie. With the expansion a few years later, this circle doubled. Although we can’t come up with a wholly accurate number, we believe that over two hundred people have shared time as gardeners. A completely uncertain number of visitors have also come through via the Clairemont Garden Tour (three times), and folks just walking by on the sidewalk stopping in to have a look. A repeating theme of visitor’s comments revolve around what a pleasant oasis the garden is, and how serene it can be, even though it is on one of the busiest streets in the city.
While we may sometimes lament upon our ability to change or improve the world, we have managed to change and improve one small part of it with the Northminster Community Garden.
Phase 2 of T mobile upgrade on top on NPC and workmen checking out the ponies.
For the next three months you will have the opportunity to purchase memorial bricks to honor and commemorate your loved ones. The bricks will be added to the existing memorial wall in the main corridor leading to Congdon Hall. The cost is $50 per brick. This fundraiser will help support all the wonderful things our education committee has planned for our children this year. Please pick up a form from the table in the Narthex. You can return forms to the office or place them in the collection plate.
OR, you can order directly on-line HERE.
If you have any questions, please contact Johana Smith.
Thank you for supporting our kids!
Our concerns for those caught in the horrendous grip of aggression in Ukraine have elicited many prayers from folks of Northminster PC. Some have said they wanted to send monetary assistance to make real their good wishes. If you would like to donate funds to help Ukrainians caught in this situation, please consider sending contributions through Presbyterian Disaster Assistance by making your check payable to (NPC) Northminster Presbyterian Church (with a memo note on the check designating the funds as "PDA Ukraine"). Drop your check in the Sunday offering--or send it to the church--and your gift can be forwarded immediately to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, which, along with Church World Service and other agencies, is already involved in helping in whatever ways possible in this Ukraine disaster situation.
We are meeting weekly on Tuesday evenings from 6 - 7 pm with Southeast Community Church to discuss, “Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America” by Miles McPherson. Please contact the office for the Meeting Zoom ID number if you would like to join us.
Join us for each morning at 8 on Zoom for a daily online bible study. Please contact the church office for the Zoom login credentials.
Tuesdays at 6 p.m. - Reading: Across The Bridge, by John Lewis. Please contact the office for the Meeting Zoom ID number.
Monday - Friday at 8:00am please contact the office for the group Zoom ID number.
If you wish to join on Monday and Thursdays 7:30am, please contact the office for the Prayer Zoom ID number.
Items for both Christmas Baskets for families and Christmas Bags for homeless individuals are being received through the second Sunday of December. Lists of appropriate items can be found in CCSA brochures on the narthex table. Completed Baskets are to be delivered to St. Mark's UM Church on DECEMBER 14. Items for the Bags will be received through December 12. At Northminster PC, the CCSA receptacles are located near the entry area of the narthex. Thank you for your gracious gifts for these programs.