North Street Currents: May 27, 2009

Easter is wrapping up and we're headed this week for Pentecost Sunday. On this day that marks the infilling of Christ's Church with the Holy Spirit, the seasonal color is red, signifying the color of the Church. Many like to wear red on this day to demonstrate the unity of Christ's Body. Perhaps you'll wear red this Sunday.

Today's reading from the community scripture way is the powerful image from Ezekiel 37, a passage that resonates with Pentecost as the giving of God's living spirit to his people. If you haven't read it yet, go ahead and click the link above to do so.

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Tonight's regularly scheduled Wednesday evening gatherings are slightly modified. We'll still eat together at 6:00 for community dinner, but tonight we'll gather in the home of Dana & Elise Parker at 12 Sewall Street in Quincy (click here for a map). Bring food enough for yourself. Elise will provide water to drink and dinnerware. An then just before 7:00, in lieu of regular Bible study, everyone's invited to walk on over to the Wollaston Church of the Nazarene for the opening worship service for the New England District NMI Convention.
Here's the District Convention & Assembly worship schedule for the rest of the week. You're all invited! (All services are at the Wollaston Church of the Nazarene):
Wednesday, May 27 - NMI Service (7:00 PM)
Thursday, May 28 - Assembly Opening Service (7:00 PM)
Friday, May 29 - Assembly Baptism Service (7:00 PM)
Saturday, May 20 - Memorial Service (9:30 AM) & Ordination Service (10:00 AM)

Of particular note to us is the Memorial Service on Saturday as we'll be able to stand and recognize Pastor Scott's life and service to Christ and his Church.

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We have no softball game this week. Our next game is Friday, June 5th.

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This is the last Saturday of the month, so the men are eating together for Men's Breakfast Fellowship. We're shifting time and place a bit this month due to District Assembly. We'll meet at 7:30 at the Panera Bread in North Quincy (click here for a map).

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Community Notes:
- Bobbi Colletti is in the hospital (Beth Israel) to help deal with her pain.
- Saturday is Elise Parker's birthday and Sunday is Jeremy & Meghan Scott's anniversary.

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North Street Currents, May 15, 2009

Good morning/day/evening, depending on your timing.  Surely you're soaking up the beauty of these spring days: the warming sun, the fresh rain, and the continued blossoming of plants around us.  The psalmist resonated with these kinds of days in our psalm for the week: "Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!".

This Sunday, May 17, we'll continue together in I John, looking at 5:1-6: How incredible is God's love for us, and we know this because the Spirit resonates truth within our lives.  Let's look forward to being together on Sunday morning.

And as it's the third week of the month, we will celebrate in fellowship together with our monthy potluck.  Plan on staying after worship to eat together.

Our next co-ed softball game is next Tuesday, May 19th.  You can find all of the games and all other North Street events and gatherings on our online calendar.  

Community Notes:

Ed & Charlie DiSante are spending the weekend with Ed's brother, Rolly, who continues to battle through kidney cancer.  Bobby Colletti continues to be in great pain and unable to move much, let alone get out.  EJ & Keri Lewis celebrate their one year wedding anniversary on Saturday (5/16).  

North Street Currents, May 8, 2009

This will be a quick one, just to get some things out:

We'll continue in I John on Sunday morning: "How incredible is God's love for us...and we know this because God resides within."

Tonight, Friday, May 8th, we have our first co-ed softball game of the year.  Come out to warm up around 5:30 and we're to begin at 6:00 PM this year.  We're also each contributing $15 this year for t-shirts, a new bat, and league fees.  We play at Humphrey Field in Weymouth (click here for a map).

A few weeks ago, you elected a new church board.  The board begins the new church year tomorrow, Saturday, May 9th, with a planning & discussion day.  In the afternoon around 1:00, we want to invite anyone from our church community who would like to participate in vision and planning for the next year.

As always, use our online calendar to know what's going on.

See you Sunday!