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Fifty years ago this week, Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke prophetically to a nation locked in war, a land scarred by racial hatred, and a people plagued by the 'apathy of conformist thought.' Mesmerized by uncertainty, he felt a darkness closing in around him. And yet he proclaimed the hope of 1 John:
If we love one another God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. 1 John 4:12b (KJV)
This powerful speech shines still. You should take time to read or listen to it.
As we trudge though Lent, let us acknowledge that our hearts, our lives, & our world are deeply in need of a new way beyond the darkness. And with our eye on the bright coming of Easter, let us pray that Christ will conquer again the darkness and show us how to dwell with one another in God's love.
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 Confirmation Class
Work on that memory work and bring your DRAFT Statement of Faith. We'll see you at Mark & Janine's in Kingston on Saturday, April 1, 5-10PM, for a great evening of discussion, fellowship, & food.
Misplaced the Memory Work? You can find the PDFs on the
Youth Ministry page of the NPC website.
Dates for your calendar:
- Thursday, May 18, 7:00-8:30PM - meet with Session
- Sunday, May 21 - Confirmation Sunday
- 9:15 - meet for breakfast and pictures
- 11 - Confirmation in Worship
- 12 - Confirmation Brunch
RSVP for Brunch (how many people?) on SignUp Genius HERE.
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Meet the Team - Cece Baumann
(Youth Ministry Committee)
I am from Plainsboro, NJ. In my spare time I do a lot of art like painting and drawing.
I like to be on Youth Ministry Committee because I am a senior in high school so I am very close to all the youth and can be an advocate for them.
My favorite color is periwinkle.
I am very inspired by my friends and family.
I have also recently committed to Savannah College of Art and Design and will be studying Interior Design there next year.
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Calendar Updates
Next Month or So:
- April 9 (Palm Sunday):
- Joint Choir Rehearsal at 5PM
- Joint Fellowship invades Pizza PI at 6PM
- Dismissal/Parent Pick Up at 7:30PM (at the church)
- NO Fellowship on: 4/16 (Easter Sunday), 4/30 (Communiversity)
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4/23: Last Regular Choir Rehearsals, Last Regular Fellowship/Dinner Schedule
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4/30:
Communiversity (1-6PM) - come help raise money for ASP
We will build a Gaga Pit. Enter mayhem!
For Future Planning:
- 5/7: Off-Site Hike, 4-7pm
In lieu of regular fellowship, we will meet at the Sourland Mountain Preserve Parking Lot, 421 E Mountain Rd, Hillsborough (click link for Google Map), at 4pm, hike to the best boulders in New Jersey and picnic in a magical elven kingdom. Get picked up at 7PM.
Please:
- RSVP HERE if you want free Hoagie Haven.
- Bring a water bottle, good shoes & clothes, and a way to get home.
- 5/14: Senior Send Off @6PM
Cantorei will rehearse briefly at 5:30PM, no other choir or fellowship events scheduled
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Senior Send Off - Sunday, May 14
Senior Parents - RSVP to Lauren Yeh by
Friday, April 7th so we can begin to create the 2017 ultimate slide show!
- Number of family and friends attending.
- For the slideshow: 10-15 photos of your child (birth to graduation)
- digital format preferred
- attached, not embedded, if sending by email
Lauren (x106, lauren.yeh@nassauchurch.org)
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All-Church
Memorial Day Retreat
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Summer Trips 2017
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ASP - Registration is closed. If you missed it, talk to Mark. Forms & payment due April 23.
Sunday, May 7th, 12:15PM - Lunch & Mandatory ASP Trip Planning Meeting
NorthBay - Registration is closed. If you missed it, talk to Mark. Forms & payment due April 23.
Camino - Registration is closed, airplane tickets are purchased, and hostels are being reserved. Get your shoes and wear them.
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Final Payment & Forms due on Sunday, April 23
We will host a forms and payment day between services (10:15-11AM) in the 2nd Floor Office Suite - above the kitchen. Linda Gilmore will be available to notarize forms (ASP & Camino). Please do NOT sign forms that need to be notarized until you are sitting in front of her. Also, please bring government issued photo i.d.
Additional copies of the required forms can be found on the website by clicking the "Where will you go?" button, above.
If you (or your child/college student) cannot make this date/time, please contact Lauren Yeh (
lauren.yeh@nassauchurch.org, x106) to make other arrangements for forms and payment.
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Parent Help Needed!
Thank you to all the parents for so diligently serving and being present each week. We love having you there! Sign Up now for our last dinner of the year: Senior Send Off on May 14 - we could use one or two more pairs of hands that night.
AND one person to help plan and pick up the CAKE!
(contact Lauren Yeh directly if you can take this on.)
Click on the Sign Up Genius image below to add your name to the list.
If you have questions about how this works or what is expected of a parent helper, please contact:
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