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Sunday, June 6, 2021
Second Sunday After Pentecost
This Week at the Lighthouse
Scripture Lesson: Luke 7:11-17
Poetry Reading: “The Hands of God”
By D.H. Lawrence, 1885 – 1930
The Rev. Dr. Dennis Calhoun's Sermon:
"Rise Up! "
The use of this poem in our worship service is permissible under US copyright law (17 U.S.C. § 110(3))
This week's worship video will be posted by 8am this Sunday.
Please click here on Sunday morning to view the service.
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Worship This Summer
It’s been fourteen months since we’ve been able to gather in-person in our beloved sanctuary. But things are changing: we are now gathering for worship at the Marblehead Lighthouse – as long as it’s not raining – at 8 am every Sunday morning. We certainly hope to see you there as Spring gives way to Summer. But if you can’t join us at Chandler Hovey Park, you can continue to join us in cyberspace. Our on-line summer services will have a different look and feel than what we’ve gotten used to for the past year: we’ll be filming our Lighthouse service each week, then posting it to our YouTube channel (Old North Church Marblehead) and Facebook page (Friends of Old North Church Marblehead.) Full disclosure: we had intended to post last week’s Lighthouse service in this space this week, but between the gale-force wind out there and some technical glitches, that didn’t work out! So instead, this week we’re reposting a Communion service filmed last summer. We hope you’ll join us for worship this week and every week, whether in-person at the Lighthouse or on-line!
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Stewardship Season Update
As you know, the challenge of financing our mission and ministry is ongoing, especially during the disruptions of the Covid pandemic. We are deeply grateful for those of you who have been able to sustain your financial support. If you are able and have not yet done so, we hope you will continue your support of Old North Church. We encourage you to return your pledge card to the church office, or pledge online at your earliest convenience. A letter went out to those who have pledged in the past, but have not as yet for the current year. We hoped to complete our pledge drive by the end of May. As of June 3, we have received 245 pledges for the current year, totaling $429,052. Thanks to all who have pledged your support to Old North Church!
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Volunteers are Needed for ONC Boards
Recall, our church is organized and governed by a number of officers, a Leadership Board, and four Ministry Boards: Christian Formation, Community Life, Outreach, and Prudential. So far this year, thirty-six of our fellow church members have volunteered to continue their service as an officer or board member in the coming 2021-2022 church year. Only one new volunteer has stepped up. We need three new members for our Leadership Board, and two or three new members for Prudential. Prudential especially needs a person with fund raising experience or ideas, and a woman for more gender balance. Please contact Dave Hostetter on the informal “Nominating Committee” to learn how you might be able to serve our church as a needed new board member. Dave can be reached at daveh.racer@gmail.com or by text to 781-631-3216.
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2021 Springling is Canceled
Unfortunately, due to a lack of interest, the Goldthwait Springling on June 19th is cancelled. Have a safe and happy summer everyone.
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Old North Book Discussion Group
Wednesday, June 9th 8:30-10:00 am
The next meeting of the Old North Reading and Discussion Group on Preserving our Democracy and Environment will be on Wednesday,
June 9th from 8:30 to 10:00 AM via Zoom. This is the latest of a series of meetings on preservation of our democracy and environment that have been hosted for all 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 or whether you have attended a previous meeting. At this meeting we will focus on the first four chapters of the recent book by Benjamin Friedman, Religion and the Rise of Capitalism, Jan 2021.
To join the Zoom Meeting with computer audio and video, click on the URL
To join only by telephone, dial 1 929 205 6099 (New York) and provide the Meeting ID: 879 8962 0654 and Passcode: 618743.
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Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the Church will be held on Wednesday, June 23rd at 7pm via Zoom. The link to participate in the meeting will be sent closer to the meeting date.
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It's Time for an Update!
The Community Life Ministry Board invites you to help us with an update to the Church Directory. The last one was issued in 2018 and we all know that much has changed since then. Several members of CLMB will be calling or emailing the 500+ friends and members of ONC between now and the end of April to verify and/or update telephone, address and email information. We plan to gather all of the updated information by May 1, print over the summer and distribute when we, hopefully, return in person in the fall. This project is a big undertaking especially because we want to complete this update in-house in order to save on printing expenses. Therefore, we're asking everyone to be as helpful as possible by taking our calls, returning voicemail requests, and responding to email requests when asked. If you have any questions or would like to give us your information before you're contacted, please call or email either:
Thanks in advance for all your cooperation.
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Anti-Racism Accountability Group
A group of Old North Church folks are committing to get together regularly to hold ourselves accountable to doing anti-racism work in our own lives. This will be a time for sharing and accountability about how we are participating in the work Jesus calls us to do in unraveling white supremacy--whether that's confronting racist language in our families and friends, supporting Black organizers in the local area, immersing ourselves in learning from people of color, or many other things. We're still figuring this out, and we'd love for you to be on the journey with us.
Join us via this Zoom Link:
Meeting ID: 886 2749 7066
We meet the first and third Monday of each month at 7pm. Our upcoming meetings are June 7 and June 21.
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Ways to Connect With Us During the Week
So that we might stay connected, we've set up several times throughout the week to gather on Zoom. You can join from a computer, iphone, or ipad using the links below, or you can call +1 929 205 6099 and enter the meeting ID (listed with each event).
Lectio Divina (Tuesdays 9am)
A time of contemplative prayer, with scripture and poetry, led by Dennis.
Breakfast Group (Fridays 8am)
A time to gather with one another, with your breakfast and coffee.
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Church Building Access and Office Hours
We are limiting access to the church and office buildings to critical business needs only. Our office is closed for normal business but some of our staff are in periodically to ensure that critical operations are maintained. Please reach out to us via email at office@onchurch.org if you have any questions. Thank you for staying home and staying safe!
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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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