Our Latest News and Activities
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Children's Faith Formation
Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend
Karen Kilty, Director of Children's Ministries
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We will not have Sunday School this Sunday. I hope that you will enjoy a fun weekend with family and friends and whether you are away skiing or or close to home, I hope that we all can pause and in the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. be aware of each others dreams, holding each other in love and care as we journey the road to peace with one another. Blessings, Karen
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ONC House of Blues - Saturday Jan. 25 at 8 pm
Purchase Your Tickets Online Here!
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Tickets for the ONC “House of Blues,” featuring the Chris Fitz Bigger Soul Band featuring soprano Holly Cameron, will be available at coffee hour,online by clicking
here
, and at the door. Space is limited so get your tickets in advance! This special event, sponsored by the Music Committee, will take place on Saturday, January 25th in the Parish Hall at 8pm. Tickets are $20, including beer, wine, finger food and fabulous entertainment! All proceeds will benefit Old North.
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As you are aware, we are trying to close out our Stewardship campaign for the 2020 fiscal year. A mailing went out this week to those who haven’t made a pledge yet for 2020. Please return your card in the mail or offertory plate as soon as possible. Pledge cards are available in the pew racks and in the narthex.
As of January 17, we have received 208 pledges totaling $381,030.
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Adult Faith Formation:
Manna and Mercy
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Lindsay is leading a group studying the book
Manna and Mercy,
which presents the history and storyline of the Bible. Books are available for purchase.
Join us in Parish Hall at 9am or at 11:15am in the upstairs parlor
. Drop in anytime, even if you haven’t come before! If you have any questions, please contact Lindsay
lindsaypopper@gmail.com
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***This week we’ll be discussing
Chapter 10 -
God's Surprise
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Call to the Congregational Meeting
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The Annual Budget Meeting will be held in the church sanctuary on
Sunday, February 2
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at the conclusion of the 10 o’clock service. There will be childcare during the meeting and the church school age children will stay with Karen Kilty until the meeting is over- Janet Doyle, Clerk
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Budget Information Meeting
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On January 26th, we will have an informal meeting to discuss the budget that will be proposed the following week. We will meet after the
10 am service in the sanctuary.
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Become a Member of Old North Church
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Thinking about becoming a member of Old North Church? We'll be receiving new members soon, and we'd love for you to join. Contact Dennis or Lindsay, your pastors, if you're interested.
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Holiday Bake Sale Thank You
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Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Community Life Ministry Board's Holiday Bake Sale last month (bakers and buyers). We raised close to $500! We packaged up the leftover cookies with fruit and delivered them to ONC friends who aren't able to attend church easily. We appreciate everyone's efforts!
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ONC Reading Group
Wed. February 12th- 8:30 am
Old North Reading and Discussion Group on Preserving our Democracy and Ecology - Wednesday,
February 12
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at 8:30am in the Great Room of the 8 Stacey Street office building. This is the latest of a series of meetings on preservation of our democracy and environment that have been hosted by the ONC Men’s Group. The discussions are supported by background reading assignments. You are invited to participate regardless of the amount of reading you have done. At this meeting we will
continue discussion of
The Righteous Mind, Why Good People Are Divided
by Politics and Religion
, by Jonathan Haidt. The Rev. Dr. Dennis Calhoun will be the moderator.
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All Singers Welcome for Palm Sunday Lenten Concert
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All Singers Welcome! Registration and first rehearsal for the annual Palm Sunday Lenten Concert is
Wednesday, February 26, 7:30pm-9:00pm
; subsequent rehearsals will take place every Wednesday until the performance, which will take place on Sunday, April 5 at 7:30pm. There is mandatory Dress Rehearsal on Saturday April 4
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from 10am-1pm. This year’s concert will feature,
Requiem For the Living
, by Dan Forrest, as well as other contemplative music of the season. The concert is approximately one hour, free admission, and is considered a musical mediation at the beginning of Holy Week. For more information, please contact Maria vanKalken at
vankalken@gmail.com
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Festival Chorus CD's are available
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Professionally recorded, high quality CDS of the 2019 Festival Chorus Christmas Concerts are available. If you’d like to purchase one (or more!), please contact Jane Kraybill by phone: 781 631 4832, or email:
kraybill@email.com
. Please help us reach our goal of “break even” on the cost of making these extraordinary recordings!
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For the fifth year in a row, we are organizing our annual winter trip to NH. Last year, over 60 ONCers headed north for skiing, hiking, ice skating, community meals, bon fires, smores, board games, and a Sunday service in the woods. As is the case across all ONC activities, inclusivity is a central theme. The trip is open to all ages, all interests from skiing to reading a book by the fire, and does not require any association with the church. This year, we are making the trek on the weekend of
2/7 to 2/9.
We have rooms blocked at Whitney's Inn in Jackson, NH. If you call to book, mention that you are with Old North Church in Marblehead. Also, please let Mark Roberge know if you plan to attend for planning purposes or if you have any questions. (markroberge@alum.mit.edu)
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There was a wonderful article about Maria VanKalken's Music Ministry and 31 years directing the Old North Festival Chorus in the Marblehead Reporter. Please click
here
to read it in case you missed it!
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Clothing Drive for South Africa
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Our church group going to South Africa next August will be taking gifts of clothing for the Pholela Congregation to share among their 25 villages. We are looking for donations of
good used items that include:
- shirts ( T’s and button down) for boys/ men, pants for boys /men ONLY
- sweaters, sweatshirts, skirts, blouses and dresses for girls and women (NO pants for women)
- warm baby clothing
- anything fleece like vests and jackets
- warm hats, gloves, lightweight jackets /coats,
- shoes for children only
- NO heavy items please
Bags of donated clothing may be left at the church,
upstairs in the small unused classroom at the end of the corridor.
Contact Ginny von Rueden,
rvonrueden@comcast.net
or 781-631-7898 for more information. Siyabonga!! (thank you in Zulu)
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Community Life Ministry
Name Tag Update
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The Community Life Ministry Board continues to try to ensure everyone has a new magnetic* name tag, but sometimes we miss one, or we may
not get your name the way you'd like it. If you need a name tag, or a new name tag for any reason, please let us know. Thank you. *People with pacemakers should not wear the magnetic nametags. Heart patients might want to check with their doctors.
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Community Life Ministry Board
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Are you or a church friend you know experiencing a hardship or extreme stress of some kind? A death in the family? Recent surgery? Something else? The Community Life Ministry Board would like help ease your hardship with a meal, assistance with an errand, a visit, a phone call. Please feel free to reach out to us.
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Contact Us: 781-631-1244
Church Address: 35 Washington St., Marblehead, MA 01945
Mailing Address: 8 Stacey St. Marblehead, MA 01945
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