This Sunday in Worship from
Pastor Darren:
Join us this Sunday morning at 8:30 and 11 for holy communion. Come and reconnect with God and one another at the table of grace.
Sunday's Sermon: "Lightly Salted"
Scripture Readings:
- Matthew 5:13-20
- Isaiah 58:1-9a
Upcoming Services:
- 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday, Sanctuary (11 a.m. service livestreamed).
- 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Contemplative prayer, Chapel.
The video of last Sunday's 11 a.m. service is below:
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Last Sunday's bulletin is here. The bulletin for this Sunday's 11 a.m. service will be posted on NorthChurchIndy.com as soon as possible.
Here are this Sunday's children's worship bulletins for children 3 and up and 7 and up.
Please continue to give by making contributions through the "online giving" tab on our website; by mailing them to the church at 3808 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46208; by texting "Give" to 1-(317) 676-2061, or by using one of our offering boxes or collection plates when attending in person.
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Pastor Darren Joins MFCDC Board
Pastor Darren was elected to the board of directors for Mapleton Fall Creek Development Corporation (MFCDC). He replaces Cecelia Whitfield, who served as North’s representative for several years.
MFCDC started in 1985 by five churches (including North) to address the growing affordable housing and quality-of-life issues for low- to moderate-income households in the near/mid-north area of the city.
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Birthday Party For Jack Leonard to Be Held Sunday
Jacqueline Blackwell Leonard invites you to an 80th birthday celebration for her husband, Jack Leonard, from 9:30-10:45 a.m. this Sunday, Feb. 5, in the Gathering Place. There will be birthday cake, and at 10 a.m. Pastor Darren will offer a blessing. Jack and Jacqueline are very grateful to God for his many blessings and for your friendship and love.
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Mardi Gras to Be Held Feb. 21
Save the date of Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 5:30-7 p.m. for our Mardi Gras celebration in Fellowship Hall.
“Mardi Gras” literally means “Fat Tuesday,” so named because it’s considered a last feast before the 40-day Lenten season of fasting and prayer. At North we celebrate Mardi Gras with a pancake dinner prepared and served by our church staff, complete with festive music by the North’s Winds brass ensemble.
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North's Night at Indy Fuel Match
We will head to Indiana Farmers Coliseum on Sunday, April 2 at 5 p.m. to watch the Indy Fuel take on the Kalamazoo Wings. Tickets are $17 per person and include admission and ice skating after the game. Kids 13 and younger eat free during this game. Please order tickets here by Sunday, March 12. Email Amy with any questions.
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Prayers
Send us your prayer requests through this email address:
com. Unless the request is marked "clergy only," it will be printed in our daily prayer bulletin, which is issued each Monday. If you would like to download the daily prayer bulletin for this week, please click here.
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Attendance
A total of 57 people attended the 8:30 a.m. service last Sunday, Jan. 29, and 98 people attended the 11 a.m. service. The livestream of the 11 a.m. service has been viewed 158 times to date according to YouTube.
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Praying for
Our Parish:
Prayer List:
Throughout the year each church member is prayed for on a monthly rotating list. The list for January is here and the list for February is here. The members for this week follow:
- Anna Montgomery
- Jason Montgomery
- John & Sheri Sullivan
- Barbara Wright
- John Berry III & Susie Eliot
- David, Kelly, Aiden & Alexa Blackwell
- James Breading & Nikki Meyers & Charlotte & Lily Breading
- Laura, Crosby, Scout & Sawyer Brim
- Beth & Scott Coffey
- Loree Everette & Jerry & Dutch Greene
- Matthew Fellure
- Sharon Grube
- Janice Holley
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Mask Policy
It is recommended that people who are not fully vaccinated or have health concerns wear a mask.
— North UMC
Board of Directors
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Mission and Outreach
There Is Still Time to Participate in Offering of Letters
Thank you to those who took the time to write letters to their legislators during our "offering of letters" at North Church last Sunday. You can still participate by going online and emailing your representative and senators about the Farm Bill. Here is the link.
You can also write letters and bring them to church this Sunday and hand them to Pastor Sunil, who will mail them for you. This sample letter and Farm Bill PDF have more information to help you customize your letters.
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'The Healing Zone' to Start Feb. 26
“The Healing Zone” workshop will be held at North Church on Sundays from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 26 and March 12, 19 and 26 in the club room.
Alan Archibald, LCSW, will lead us in discovering the experience of healing for ourselves and others. We will learn the difference in our brains between fight-flight versus faint-freeze, and why coping is good for stress, but calming is needed for distress. We will learn strategies to deal with trauma, like addressing emotional hijacking of our brains and bodies; editing memories to stop nightmares, and anchoring past successes to lower our agitation and respond out of our innate wisdom.
Participants may share personal stories, but healing can happen even if one isn’t ready to share. This experience is a team effort – it’s for ourselves and others in our community to overcome barriers and create the kind of connection that happens when we reach “The Healing Zone.”
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Discipleship and Formation
Bible Study Group for Women Is Forming
A Bible study group for women will be offered during the Sunday school hour, 9:45-10:45 a.m. on Sunday mornings, beginning Feb. 26. It will be for women of any age who would like to be part of a group of sisters in Christ. The study will be organized by Beth Coffey, but the opportunity for selecting studies and leading the group will be shared. There will be an opportunity to sign up in the west entry through the middle of February. For more information feel free to contact Beth.
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Book Study Continues on Tuesday
It's not too late to join us for our book study of Tom Berlin's “6 Ways We Encounter God."
We meet on Tuesday evenings from 6-7:30 p.m. through Feb. 28, with the exception of no class on Feb. 21 due to Mardi Gras. You can participate via Zoom or in person in North's Game Room East.
You can purchase the book via this link or at any other retailer you prefer.
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Children and Families Ministries
Today Is Last Day to RSVP for Cookies and Canvas
Bring all your little Picassos to the church this Sunday, Feb. 5, for Cookies and Canvas. They will create a unique mixed-media painting to take home while having a blast with an afternoon of colors, textures, and cookies! All supplies are included…cookies too! No experience is needed. Please RSVP by today, Feb. 1, by emailing Amy Sell. The cost is $5 per child or $15 per family. Parents are welcome to attend and paint as well. This is a family event.
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Sunday Recap
On Sunday the children spent time in the sanctuary listening for God. Their Sunday school lesson was on the Lord’s Prayer, and it used a science lesson where they learned about eardrums. This coming Sunday, Feb. 5, the children’s choir will sing. Denise Caraher, who directs the children’s choir, invites all children, K-6, to join at a rehearsal following the 11 a.m. service when the children will begin working on the Mother’s Day musical. If you have any questions please email Denise.
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Youth
Confirmation Class Begins Church Visits
Our youth who have been participating in confirmation since September will be confirmed in May. Part of their curriculum is to visit four different churches. Last Sunday our confirmation class attended Barnes UMC; next up is Abundant Vida Nueva. Thank you to all the parents who helped with transportation.
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United Women in Faith
Livestream of Service Is Available 24/7
For those who were unable to attend last Sunday's service, you can learn more about United Women in Faith (UWF) by watching the livestream of the Jan. 29 service.
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Zoom Presentation on Maternal Health Set for Tomorrow
The Indiana Conference of United Women in Faith and Indiana Church Women United are co-sponsoring a Zoom presentation on maternal health tomorrow, Feb. 2 (Legislative Day) from 10 a.m. until noon.
Dr. Mary Pell Abernathy, associate professor for the Indiana University Department of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, will be one of two keynote speakers. The other will be Dr. Jack Turman Jr., professor for the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences for the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health. They will speak on Indiana mortality review and a grassroots maternal and child health initiative for Indiana.
See this flyer for instructions on how to join the Zoom presentation. For more information email Carol Tiller.
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From UWF's 'response' Magazine
As a girl, Citalli Crespo loved taking things apart. These days she enjoys using that same curiosity in her robotics class at Colegio Sara Alarcon, where funding from United Women of Faith (UWF) has helped the bilingual school purchase five humanoid robots that Crespo and her classmates are learning to program.
For more than 100 years the Sara Alarcon school, which is located in the Granada neighborhood of Mexico City, has adapted to the needs of its students and their communities. Born from the educational missionary work of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States, the school got its start in 1874 and was officially funded by the UWF in 1910. UWF continues to support the school's operations and programming today.
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Mid-North Shepherd's Center
Members to Share Valentine's Day Memories on Feb. 8
The Mid-North Shepherd's Center members will meet on Wednesday morning, Feb. 8 at North. At 11 a.m. Helena Riley will lead other members in a discussion of their special Valentine's Day experiences.
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