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Old North Church is an Open and Affirming congregation of the
United Church of Christ.
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Worship Service Times
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8am
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in the Sanctuary
The Infant/Toddler Room is Open!
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| Contact Us 781-631-1244
Rev. Dr. Dennis Calhoun
Rev. Karla Miller
Lisa Nahatis or Meg Arbo
Maria vanKalken
Karen Kilty
Sandy Barrett
Betsey Halbert
Office Hours:
Tuesday-Friday
9:30 - 1:30
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Marblehead's Little Harbor
from the Old North Church Tower
Sunday, November 19, 2017
Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost
New Member Sunday
Scripture Reading:
Deuteronomy 8:7-18
The Rev. Dr. Dennis Calhoun'sSermon:
"For What We Are About to Receive"
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Our Vision Statement
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| Old North Church is an inclusive Christian Community called to bring to life God's love and grace by sharing the gospel for this time and place; extending the hospitality Christ showed; embodying God's love and compassion to those in need; and growing together in our understanding and experience of the Holy Spirit at work in our midst. |
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Church Fair Preview Party
Friday, November 17, 7-9pm $25pp
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 Save the date for a warm and delicious evening of food and friendship at the Old North Church Fair Preview Party. The Parish Hall will be transformed into a Winter Wonderland of specialty appetizers, main course selections and desserts prepared and donated by members of our church community. If you love what you taste, there will be opportunities to bid on your favorite dishes, as well as a few other specialty food items. While you nibble, sip and mingle, you are encouraged to take an 'early bird' peek at what will be offered for sale at Saturday and Sunday's Winter Wonderland Fair. Bring your friends. We guarantee you won't go home hungry! (Please note: this is an adult event due to beer and wine being served.) If you can provide a food item to be sampled and silent auctioned at the Preview Party or would like to donate an appetizer, main dish or dessert, please contact Sally or Katharine.
Reservations may be made at coffee hour in the Parish Hall after the 10:00 Sunday services; or by contacting:
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Please Come!!
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Children's Church News
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Please plan to Join us for a
Pancake Breakfast
and
Advent Workshop
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Sunday December 3rd 11:30 -1:00
We will be creating a Gingerbread Nativity Set for your family
We will provide the baked pieces and frosting and
we are asking families to bring small candy, sprinkles
and other decorating sweets to share.
Please RSVP by November 28th,
to ensure that there will be a creche for your family.
We need volunteers for set up, pancake flipping, and clean up!
Please contact Karen Kilty at [email protected]
Remaining classes for the fall months are: Nov 19 & 26; Dec 3, 10 & 17. Here is the updated Sign up Genius for Children's Church class leaders. I am asking for 3 adult volunteers each week: pre-k to 1st grade, 2nd and 3rd grade, 4th - 6th grade. All materials and plan will be prepared in advance. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Karen ([email protected])
Here is a link to our registration form for both Children's Church and the Infant/Toddler Room.
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Career Transition Meets on Sundays
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The group now meets on Sundays at 11:30 in the Beals Room at the Stacey Street office building. Anyone in job transition (whether re-entering the workforce, seeking employment after a layoff or just looking for a different job) is welcome to attend. Participants will share job search strategies, network, work on resumes, enjoy spiritual support and more. There is no cost to participate. We look forward to serving those who need support while looking for work. For more information email Michael Perez, [email protected].
The topics for upcoming sessions are:
11/19 - Job Search Techniques - Is Your Network Working?
11/26 - no meeting
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Lectio Divina |
| Lectio Divina will not meet next week (Tuesday, November 21). We will resume weekly meetings on Tuesday, November 28 at 9am in the Beals Room. |
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Outreach Ministry Board |
| The Outreach Ministry Board will meet on Tuesday, November 21st at 5pm in the Great Room. The board would like to extend a THANK YOU to all those wonderful folk who have already given to our November shift at the Marblehead Food Bank. Our tally of bags delivered so far is 51! Let's see if we can double the pleasure and make it 100. |
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Stewardship Update |
Results to date: 114 Pledges, $271,151 Thank you!
Please send in your pledge card as soon as possible so we can plan our 2018 budget. We are hoping to receive all pledge cards by Christmas! A reminder mailing will be going out soon. If you prefer to make your pledge online, please go to www.onchurch.org/donate.
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November is Old North's Month to Stock the Food Pantry! |
The Outreach Ministry is collecting donations during the Month of November for the Marblehead Food Pantry. The theme of this collection will be "Thanksgiving". Old North wants to do its part in making sure that needy families enjoy Thanksgiving with seasonable food. A list of suggested items is below. Bags may be brought to the Church or the Church Office and the Committee will take donations to the Pantry.
Canned fruits and vegetables
Canned/bottled/packaged fruit juices
Coffee, coffee filters, tea bags
Canned/bottled nuts
Pasta, rice, pasta mixes
Soups, gravy
Canned tuna, canned chicken
Salad dressings
Crackers
Boxed cookies
Soaps, laundry and personal
Diapers
Shaving equipment
Toothpaste, tooth brushes
Deodorant
Cranberry sauce, stuffing mix
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Festival Chorus Tickets and Ads |
Tickets for the 37th annual Festival Chorus Concerts are now available. They can be purchased at Crosby's Marketplace, Arnould's Gallery and Spirit of '76 Bookstore, as well as online: www.oldnorthfestivalchorus.org. Tickets will also be available following the Sunday 10am worship services starting on November 19th, at the Old North Holiday Fair, and at all Festival Chorus rehearsals.
If you would like to be listed as a sponsor in the Festival Chorus program book, please contact Kathy Fay at [email protected]. Donations are welcome and appreciated at any time but cannot be guaranteed to be acknowledged in the program if received past the deadline- November 21 -however- we will try!
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Jr. Youth Coat Drive |
ONC Junior Youth Group is collecting gently used or new coats to benefit local people in need. Please bring your coats to 8 Stacey Street by December 10th or email [email protected] to arrange a pickup.
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Women's Gathering Thursday, November 30 |
| Our topic for discussion this month will be the #MeToo movement, and the rise in reporting of sexual violence in our society. I think it is important for church communities to hold a safe space for women, and to also have conversations around sexual violence that are supportive and empowering. Please join us. -Karla |
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Messiah Sing Wednesday, Dec 13 at 7:30pm |
Old North Church will host a MESSIAH SING on Wednesday, December 13th at 7:30pm, to benefit the victims of Hurricane Maria which devastated Puerto Rico. We will be singing the Christmas Portion only with the addition of the Hallelujah Chorus. There will be a small chamber orchestra, with harpsichord and all solos will be sung by our extraordinary Old North soloists. Any professional fees (all greatly reduced or donated) associated with the project will be sponsored by the Music Patrons Fund so that 100% of the proceeds can go to the victims. There will be no rehearsal - just a sing through! Please bring your own score; a limited number will be available to borrow at 7pm prior to the performance. If you'd like to help with a simple reception following the event, please contact Nan Haskell at [email protected]. Please help spread the word - ALL singers and listeners are welcome!
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Old North Connection Newsletter |
 The Old North Connection is a periodic newsletter that we send out to those who do not receive the e-newsletter or who may not come to church regularly. Thank you to Becky Burckmyer for spearheading this project. Click here to read the latest edition. |
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Coffee with Karla
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Please come and join me for a chat, to share a concern, or just enjoy good conversation.
This is the schedule:
Week of Thanksgiving (11/22 and 11/24) -NO COFFEE HOURS
Wednesday, November 29th-Starbucks, 3-5 @Starbucks
Friday, December 1, 9:30-11:00am @ Haleys
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Volunteer Skills Survey |
As part of our visioning and leadership restructuring, we are working on developing a database on how you might like to use your gifts, skills, interests and passions to serve our church.
We have developed a Volunteer Skills Survey for you to fill out to let us know what are your interests and skills. Please, take a moment to download the form here, fill it out, and email it back to [email protected], drop it off in the basket in the narthex, or mail it to the church office at 8 Stacey Street. Please note that the form is two pages.
We would love to hear from as many people as possible as soon as possible!
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OWL Program for 7th-9th Graders Beginning January 7th at the UU Church |
This year we are partnering with the UU Church in offering Our Whole Lives (OWL) for 7-9 graders. We are encouraging especially families of our 9th graders to consider going through the program, which consists of 14 sessions through May, on Sundays from 4-6. The Our Whole Lives Sexuality Education helps youth gain the knowledge, life principles and skills they need to express their sexuality in life-enhancing ways. It puts sexuality into the context of values and personal responsibility, helping them manage social pressure and advocate for equality. It provides an opportunity to bring values and integrity to the real-life issues our young people face daily. The facilitators are from Old North and UUM. There is a mandatory orientation meeting for parents and guardians of those who will participate on December 9th at 4pm at the UUM church to go over in detail the material. If you cannot make that, one of the facilitators will meet with you individually. For more comprehensive information, please visit:
Click here for a registration form.
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Mindfulness Meditation Class |
MINDFULNESS MEDITATION: "We Only Have Moments to Live" returns to ONC on Thursday and Saturday mornings beginning 11/30/17 and 12/2/17. This introductory class is a powerful and practical way of releasing old conditioned patterns of thinking and behaving that limit relationships, problem solving and growth. "Accessing Inner Wisdom for Growth & Healing" for experienced students develops the capacity for inner dialogue for problem solving, interconnection and to manifest our unique spiritual purpose. Registration material is available by clicking here. Contact Dr. Stephanie Green (781-710-9744 or [email protected]) to register or for information.
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We Need Contact Info Updates! |
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We will be working on updating the ONC Membership Directory this Summer to have available in the Fall. If you have had any recent changes in e-mail or home addresses, phone numbers, or family information, please notify the church office ([email protected]) as soon as possible to assure that we have accurate information to distribute. |
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