The Pinnacle for November 12, 2021

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The Pinnacle

November 12, 2021

November 14 Livestream * Order of Worship * Scriptures

Plaque Commemorates Pavilion Contributors

NDBC's new pavilion has been a joyful addition to congregational life since its opening this past June, and it has already become a vital part of our facility. It came to us through the hard work of a planning committee that saw it through from vision to completion, and it was funded by the generosity of a number of donors.

This past week, sign consultant Mark Connell and his staff installed a bronze plaque that pays homage to those who made contributions as well as those in whose memory contributions were made. These include Ruby and Glenn Allen, Mary Chance, Linda Clark, Wade Davis, Martha and Wilton Looney, Dene and John Maltbie, and Lois Peacock.

Stay tuned for an official dedication of the pavilion in the coming months.

Update on 2022 Budget

To date we have received pledges to the 2022 NDBC budget totaling some $275,000 or 38 percent of our goal. On Wednesday we mailed pledge cards to all member households. If you have not already made your pledge, please do so by filling out the card and returning it to the church via mail, dropping it in the Sunday offering plate, or bringing it by the church. You can also let your pledge be known by contacting Rose Hidlay, our business manager, at 404-237-8621 or rose@northsidedrive.org or by pledging online at northsidedrive.org/giving.

Thank you for showing your love for NDBC through your pledges. They are vital to the life and mission of our church.

Dave Wooten, Chair

NDBC Finance Committee

Congregational Care and Concern

Several of our members have suffered recent deaths in their family. We extend the prayers and condolences of our congregation to:

Heather and Ray Bongers on the death of Heather's stepfather, James M. Unwin Jr., in St. Augustine, Florida, on October 30.

Jo and Hall Meeks on the death of their nephew, Andy Alterman, in Austell, Georgia, on November 3.

Carolyn and Jim Mahaffey on the death of Jim's brother, Alan Mahaffey, in Braselton, Georgia, on November 4.

Advent Poinsettias

In keeping with a long-time Northside Drive tradition, we will display poinsettias in our sanctuary from Gaudete Sunday, December 12, through Christmas Eve, December 24. We invite everyone to donate a poinsettia in honor or memory of friends or loved ones or in thankfulness for a meaningful event or person in your life.

The cost per poinsettia is $20, and you can participate by putting a check in a special order envelope found in the sanctuary and dropping it in an offering plate or by calling Will Mathews in the church office at 404-237-8621.

After either service on December 24, you are welcome to take your poinsettia home. The deadline to order is Monday, December 8.

*Please note that U.S. tax regulations do not allow NDBC to offer contribution credit for this purchase, because the plants are returned to the giver.

Sing Me Home presented by the Atlanta Choral Guild

After taking a necessary break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Choral Guild of Atlanta is proud and excited to present “Sing Me Home,” music curated to bring comfort to our singers and audience members. During this challenging time, we have spent much more time in our homes. So much so, that home has taken on new significance and meaning. For those of us whose lives have always included rehearsals and concerts, the absence of choirs and group music making was difficult. Art has always been a meaningful response to adversity!

Join us as we return as Atlanta’s longest running chorus and welcome our new music director, Emily Floyd, who will conduct the beautiful music of Brahms, Rutter, and others.

Monday, November 15, 7:30pm, in the Sanctuary

Tickets $15 ($10 for NDBC members). More information: cgatl.org

Update on Buckhead Christian Ministry

THRIFTique, the retail thrift shop operated by Buckhead Christian Ministry (BCM), will close permanently this Saturday, November 13. In announcing the closing, BCM president and CEO Keeya Kase said that this will allow the organization to focus entirely on its core mission, which is to prevent homelessness and give economic empowerment to its clients.

Kase added, "BCM’s case managers and volunteers work daily to provide services such as emergency rental, mortgage, and utility assistance, debt relief, savings matching, credit score help, career coaching, and other supportive services.”

Since mid-2020, BCM has:

processed more than $3.5 million in emergency rental assistance claims, preventing thousands of family evictions
served nearly 4,000 people across three assistance programs
broadened its service area to 130+ zip codes across the Atlanta metro region

If you have donations you were planning on giving to THRIFTique, BCM suggests you take them instead to any of the following:

The Giving Tree

5449 Peachtree Road

Chamblee, GA 30341

Lost-n-Found

2585 Chantilly Dr. NE

Atlanta, GA 30324

Cathedral Thrift House

1893 Piedmont Rd. NE

Atlanta, GA 30324

This Sunday in Art & Soul

This Sunday at 9 a.m. Art & Soul will continue its study of the Amy-Jill Levine book Short Stories by Jesus. The class will discuss Chapter 9, which expounds on "the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus," as found in Luke 16:19-31. Mary Lester will facilitate the discussion, and you are invited to join by Zoom.