It's our first Friday newsletter! We hope this shift allows you to get a complete picture of NPC happenings each week. Each newsletter will include Sunday's worship information as well as all that is happening in our life together for the coming week. This email will take the place of Friday announcements. You will no longer receive an email from NPC on Mondays. We will continue to email the Sunday morning worship reminder. If you have information to include in the newsletter, please submit it to Lynn Ward no later than Wednesday at 12 PM.
I'm excited to announce the start of a new monthly feature in our newsletter called "Clerk's Corner." After each monthly Session meeting (on the fourth Tuesday of the month), there will be a brief note from our wonderful Clerk of Session, Marisu Fenton, updating you on any pertinent items discussed or voted on by Session. You can see her first report below.
And, a couple of stray announcements:
We have two more weeks of Worship Under the Stars before the Thanksgiving holiday. We will gather again at 7:30 and 8:30 PM on November 11 and 18, weather permitting. You must register to attend. If you haven't yet attended, I encourage you to sign-up for one of these days. It's a reflective service of music and scripture. On November 18, we'll celebrate communion together.
This Sunday marks the beginning of our Stewardship season. Though stewardship can't be limited to a season, this is the time where we ask that you think intentionally about how you are being a steward of the resources entrusted to your care. Stewardship is not simply a season to talk about budgeting so we can "get it over with." Stewardship is a spiritual discipline that enables us to live into the promise of God's abundance. So, I invite you to think about your journey of generosity this week. Where are you in your journey toward generosity? How do you practice generosity (financially and otherwise)? Where are your growing edges in your journey toward generosity?
If you haven't already, you should receive mailed materials soon, including a pledge card. You'll also be receiving a statement of your giving history through September 2020 so you know where you stand for this year's giving (this was mailed separately from the pledge materials). If you have questions about your current pledge or the statement received, please reach out to Carol Eichler.
Gratefully,
Betsy
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CLERK'S CORNER
MARISU FENTON, CLERK OF SESSION
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Highlights from the October Session Meeting:
- Session met Tuesday, October 27 and unanimously approved the HR Committee’s motion to add a part-time Communications Coordinator to our staff for an initial 6-month period. The hiring committee, consisting of Rob Taylor, Sarah Nicholson, Ray Chavez, Emily Cox, and Betsy Swetenburg, is currently at work interviewing candidates for this important addition.
- Session also approved two assistant treasurers, Vince George and Tim Jernigan.
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UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES TO GATHER IN-PERSON |
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MORNING DEVOTIONAL
**Each Thursday morning at
9 AM in the Courtyard
Join Bryan Page and others for a brief
service of music and prayer.
Social distancing and masks required!
[**Note the change in day]
GATHER WITH YOUR SMALL GROUP
On your schedule!
gathering space for your small group,
your committee meeting,
or to catch-up with friends.
Social distancing and masks required! BYOC (Bring Your Own Chair)
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WORSHIP UNDER THE STARS
Wednesday
Services at
7:30 & 8:30 PM
*Registration required
Bring a blanket or chair to the lower parking lot for a service of music and reflection.
Social distancing and masks required!
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In lieu of preaching the final sermon of the What's Your Why? series, this week I'm going to return to a text we've recently explored, Mark 5:1-20. The sermon is titled The Other Side.
And, did you know that the devotionals correlate with Sunday worship? If you haven't yet, take 10 minutes and watch this week's devotional as a way to prepare yourself for Sunday worship.
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A Note from Bryan Page, Director of Music Ministries,
about the hymn we'll sing on Sunday titled
O Christ, You Meet Us Where We Are.
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VIRTUAL COFFEE HOUR
Sunday, November 8, at 11:00 AM
Come join the conversation! We want to visit with you! So grab a cup of coffee if you’d like, and join the Fellowship Committee for a chat with your church friends via the miracle of Zoom this coming Sunday, November 1, at 11:00 a.m., right after the morning worship service! Just drop in to our virtual coffee hour for a moment to say hello or linger awhile for a longer conversation. We’d love to see you!
Meeting ID: 822 7006 4648
Passcode: 762613
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THE DEACONS WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU!
Access to Home Communion during COVID-19
Are you not able to participate in Northridge communion due to one of the following reasons?
a) You live at home or in a home where you cannot view our online worship services
b) You can view our services but do not have access to communion elements
c) Any other temporary or long-term circumstance which prevents you from taking part in Northridge communion at your location.
The Northridge Deacons are exploring ways to safely provide communion to our home-bound members during COVID-19. If one of the questions above applies to you, please contact Kathy Watson by phone at (214) 235-3471 or email to kathytwatson@yahoo.com, to share details of your situation. We want to hear from you!
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The Wired Word: Wednesdays at 7 PM
Current Events & Christianity
Meeting ID: 837 1620 1906
Passcode: 681172
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Bible Study: Tuesdays at 7:30 AM
Engage in dialogue on the Book of Acts
Meeting ID: 954 9571 6184
Passcode: 027540
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Presbyterian Women In Northridge
Into the Light: Finding Hope Through Prayers of Lament
Day Circle: Second Tuesday of the month at 10am;
Night Owl Women: First Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
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YOUTH GROUP
SUNDAYS 5:30-7:00 PM
Outdoors and socially distanced.
Masks required!
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YOUTH WILL BE WORKING ON A CANNED FOOD DRIVE THROUGH NOVEMBER 15th - Speak with Emily or one of our youth if you want to donate canned goods.
The Youth are collecting canned food items for the Human Rights Initiative of North Texas. If you are interested in donating, please contact Emily Cox at emilyc@northridgepc.org to arrange a drop off time. All donations are needed by November 15."
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4-5-6'ers Meet NOVEMBER 15th
The 4, 5, 6ers will meet in the lower parking lot for games, lunch, and a mission project on November 15th from 11:30am-1:00pm. You must wear your mask (except when eating) and we will socially distance for safety during this event.
RSVP to Emily at emilyc@northridgepc.org no later than November 13th. Parents -- we have to have a head count for lunch as well as mission supplies so PLEASE R.S.V.P.
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Presbyterian Women in Northridge |
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Presbyterian Women will join the Zoom coffee hour on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 11 AM, right after worship, to honor the new Life Members of PWIN. And we'll gather in-person at Northridge on Sunday, Nov. 15 from 2 to 4 PM (come and go event) at the new west entryway - wearing masks and maintaining socially safe distances, to enable members to catch up on PWIN business and bring in-kind offerings.
Bring your mask and your own chair.
Click the button below for YOUR INVITATION and all the details
for the PWIN SHOWER OF GIFTS!
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SUPPORT THE MINISTRY AND MISSION OF NPC |
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Thanks to your generosity, Northridge has been able to maintain our commitments to mission partners both locally and globally, adapt to virtual worship, and find innovative ways to be the church in these unprecedented times.
Our ministries only continue because of your financial contributions.
To make a contribution to our ministries, you may click the button to the right or mail a check to the church.
6920 Bob-O-Link Drive
Dallas, TX 75214
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PLEDGE STATEMENTS were mailed on Friday, Oct. 30th with pledge offerings and gifts given through Sept. 30, 2020. Please contact Carol Eichler, our accounting person, if you have questions about your pledge -- accounting@northridgepc.org. You may also direct questions to our Treasurer, Bryan Jones. |
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SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NORTHRIDGE INSTAGRAM |
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FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM!
If you are on Instagram, please follow the church's account @northridgepresbyterian for updates, information, pictures, and more!
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