This Week at Old North Church

Our Latest News and Activities

Sunday, June 19, 2022

Second Sunday After Pentecost

Please join us for worship at 8am at Chandler Hovey Park

Note: there is 1 worship service this summer - at 8 am Chandler Hovey Park

Readings:

1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a

and

'Instructions on Not Giving Up" by Ada Limon

The Rev. Lindsay Popperson's Sermon:

"Strength to Go On"

Summer Worship at Chandler Hovey Park

Begins This Sunday, June 19 at 8am

We are now gathering for worship at the Marblehead Light at Chandler Hovey Park – as long as it’s not raining – at 8 am every Sunday morning. If it is raining, our service will be held in the Sanctuary.

June Deacons' Meeting

The Ministry Board of Deacons had the pleasure of meeting and spending some time with our new Interim Minister, the Rev. Donald Remick at their June meeting.

Crosby’s Abundance Helps Lifebridge Feed the Homeless and Needy

Beginning when Carl Pearson asked a Crosby Market stocking person “what happens to the food that you are taking off the shelf and putting in a cart”and then first organized by Peggy Munro, the Crosby Lifebridge Food run is entering into its 9^th year. Monday through Friday, an ONC member or a fellow traveler transfers one day old produce from Crosby’s Market Place in Marblehead to Lifebridge in Salem. Each year, thousands and thousands pounds of fresh fruit, vegetables and baked goods that would have been thrown into the garbage bin are used to feed the homeless and the hungry. This donated product is magically turned into wholesome meals through the skilled hands of Lifebridge’s Kitchen Manager Karen Andrew and volunteers. Like a Swiss Watch, the food run has been able to continue in its daily service to Lifebridge throughout the Corvid 19 pandemic. A big thank you to Crosby Market Place and especially to Katarina the Marblehead store manager to allow this transfer to occur and to organize internal store logistics to make it happen.

The intrepid band of drivers includes Jill Dearborn, Janet Doyle, Bill Duvel, Don Gardner, George Gearhart, Mimi Hollister, Holly Jannell, Paul and Lynda Hare, Patty MacLeod, Richard Thibedeau, Tom and Donna Scott and Ginny Von Rueden.

If you have any questions please call Holly Jannell at 781.631.2550.

SHELTER MY SOUL – A Concert

The Marblehead Ministerial Association, of which Old North is a member, is sponsoring a fund raiser concert, “Shelter My Soul”, on Saturday, June 25, 7 to 10 pm at the Veterans Middle School auditorium, to help the Lynn Shelter complete its fine renovations for healthier and friendlier housing for people who find themselves homeless. Our assist is to help them over the finish line. We, in the Marblehead houses of worship are more than grateful that Lynn and Salem and Beverly, our surrounding communities, take care of, for us, the population that is without a place to live. We invite you to share in this gratitude by being a sponsor or buying tickets to the concert on June 25^thor making a donation. Tickets can be purchased from Mimi Hollister (781-910-2376) on Sunday after worship ; at Arnould’s Gallery on Washington St.; at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church; and the Marblehead Counseling Center. Call Mimi for the many levels of sponsorship details. Checks should be made out to Lynn Shelter Association with” Shelter My Soul” on the memo line. You can also mail a check to Lynn Shelter Association, 100 Willow St., Lynn, MA 01901.

Please click here to view the concert flyer.

Please click here to view sponsership opportunities.

Give to Old North While Shopping

Use smile.amazon.com when shopping at Amazon and 0.5% of your spending amount will be donated to our church (subscription and digital purchases are excluded). Instead of going directly to www.amazon.com, go to smile.amazon.com and login with your normal User Name and Password. Make sure that you confirm First Church of Christ in Marblehead as your selected charity. If not, enter “First Church of Christ in Marblehead” in the text box and click “search” then confirm your selection. You will only have to do this once – your selection will be saved with your account. Easy!

To use Amazon Smile on your iOS or Android Amazon app, open the app and then open the Main Menu. Scroll down to Settings and tap on Amazon Smile. Follow the onscreen instructions to turn on donations from orders placed on your phone.

Old North Church Officers, Ministry Boards and Meeting Schedules

Please click here to view the list of Church Officers, Ministry Boards, Board Chairs and monthly meeting schedules. All meetings are open to members of the church. Please contact the board chair for the zoom link to the meeting. Board meetings are also posted on our online calendar, accessible on our website, www.onchurch.org.

Church Building Access and Summer Office Hours

The church office is transitioning to summer hours. The office will be staffed Tuesday-Thursday from 9am-noon.

Church Address: 35 Washington St., Marblehead, MA 01945

Mailing Address: 8 Stacey St. Marblehead, MA 01945