North St. News: January 2012

January 26, 2012

This Sunday

2012 Community Retreat
Work Day
The Nook
March Madness!

Sunday - We continue Sunday in the Words to Build a Life On series. As we prepare for our worship gathering on Sunday, January 29, listen to this song which will be introduced: Where the Spirit of the Lord is (by Chris Tomlin).

North Street Community Retreat - Our fourth annual North Street Community Retreat at Windsor Hills Campground (February 17-20, President’s Day Weekend) is yet even closer! Click here for all the info. Everyone is invited to come. We will have a special time of worship together on Sunday morning and invite all to come for worship and stay for lunch, even if you're unable to stay overnight at all (there will no worship gathering in Hingham that day). If you are thinking of not going simply based on finances, please speak with Pastor Jeremy! We want to try and work it out.

Work Day - January 28, 9 AM - Meet at the church at 9am to help clean the downstairs storage space and to paint a variety of walls and windows. Your help is greatly appreciated as we continue to love on our old building and also try to create some more space for children's Sunday School!

The Nook - Please continue to bring art work to add to our nook! If you have questions or want to add something, contact Sarah.

March Madness! - We are going to switch things up a bit on Sunday mornings beginning with the first Sunday in March and throughout the season of Lent. Simply put: Our gathering or worship will be at 9:30 AM and Sunday School will follow at 10:30. There will be more info to come about what this will look like. Stay tuned!

Sandy G. is looking for a baby-sitter for her 7 year old son on Monday evenings from 4:30-10:30 for $8/hour in the Wollaston area for the next couple of months. If you are interested, please email Pastor Jeremy for her phone number.

Other Reminders

The Coming Week:

Sunday, January 29th

9:30 AM - Sunday School

10:30 AM - Worship Gathering

Wednesday, February 1st
6:00 PM - Community Dinner

7:00 PM - Bible Study Discussion: Sunday Asylum

Use our online calendar for these and other dates & events as well as our other online sites below! (If you would like to add the church calendar to your Google Calendar, just search for "communication@northst.org" where it says "Add a friend's calendar".)

January 19, 2012

Coffeehouse with St. Paul's Church of the Nazarene

This Sunday

2012 Community Retreat
Work Day
The Nook
March Madness!

Coffeehouse with St. Paul's Church of the Nazarene - Coffeehouse (Open Mic Night) is coming to North Street this Friday, January 20 at 7pm! We join the St. Paul's Church of the Nazarene (Duxbury) hosting an open mic night in our own chapel. Come at 7pm for an hour or so of music, poetry reading, and more, and then stay afterward for a time of fellowship and refreshment in the Newell Gathering Room. Please bring a snack or drink to share. All are invited to perform: the young, the old, the inexperienced and the savant! Let Sarah know if you'd like to perform.

Sunday - We continue Sunday in the Words to Build a Life On series, focusing this week on Matthew 7:7-12. And after the worship gathering, we'll gather to fellowship around the table for our monthly potluck. There is no theme this month, so just bring something delicious to share!

Update on 7-year-old Jackson Oberndorfer: Jackson has been discharged from Boston Children's Hospital (less than a week after brain surgery!). He is doing well in recovery, but the family has to stay in Boston for several more days as Jackson can't travel yet. Keep them in prayer. - Pastor Jeremy
Ryan Ardrey - who left us last December to go to Kansas City to attend Nazarene Theological Seminary - is now Student Body President there. Way to lead, Ryan! (Ryan would surely love notes of hello, encouragement, etc.!)

Other Reminders

The Coming Week:

Sunday, January 22nd

9:30 AM - Sunday School

10:30 AM - Worship Gathering
12:00 PM - Potluck
Wednesday, January 25th
6:00 PM - Community Dinner

7:00 PM - Bible Study Discussion: Sunday Asylum

January 12, 2012

This Sunday

North Street Community Retreat
Coffeehouse with St. Paul's Church of the Nazarene
Upcoming Community Related Events

Other Reminders

1. Sunday - We continue Sunday in the Words to Build a Life On series, focusing on what is often seen as one of Jesus' oddest sayings: Matthew 7:6 - "Do not give what is holy to dogs; and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under foot and turn and maul you." What could he be saying? Come and wrestle together with this verse, both in Sunday School at 9:30 and worship 10:30.

Also, after the worship gathering, we will continue our conversation about our Global Partnership. We are in prayer this week about four opportunities that have been presented to us. Even if you can't come to the meeting right after worship (lunch as well), please pray for us as we seek the Lord's will.

2. North Street Community Retreat - Our fourth annual North Street Community Retreat at Windsor Hills Campground (February 17-20, President’s Day Weekend) is getting closer. Everyone is invited to come! The ‘programming’ will be minimal to maximize our time of fellowship with each other as an opportunity to get to know one another better. We will have a special time of worship together on Sunday morning (no worship gathering in Hingham that day). Windsor Hills Campground is just outside of Hillsboro, NH. We’ll be staying in “the Inn”. Cost includes 8 meals and 3 nights in simple hotel-quality rooms with an individual bathroom. A deposit of $30 per person would be helpful as soon as possible. All payments can be submitted in the offering boxes in the sanctuary (but mark it clearly!). The total amount due is due the Sunday prior to our leaving (2/12). The shared costs figure out as follows:

$140/person, assuming double occupancy
$190/person, single occupancy
$70/child (4-12)
$90 for one night if anyone can only go for one night. (Further nights can be added later for the full amount, but not the other way around. i.e. If one pays the full amount, it cannot be reduced during the actual weekend of the retreat.)

The church board has agreed that we want everyone who wants to go to be able to. So we’re asking people to pay as much as they can of the above rates and even more if possible to help out with those who can’t pay the whole amount. If you are thinking of not going simply based on finances… please speak with Pastor Jeremy! We want to try and work it out.

Coffeehouse with St. Paul's Church of the Nazarene - Coffeehouse (Open Mic Night) is coming to North Street on Friday, January 20 at 7pm! We join the St. Paul's Church of the Nazarene (Duxbury) hosting an open mic night in our own chapel. Come at 7pm for an hour or so of music, poetry reading, and more, and then stay afterward for a time of fellowship and refreshment in the Newell Gathering Room. Please bring a snack or drink to share! Let Sarah know if you'd like to perform.

Our friend Muriel Ross is in recovery in the hospital, keep her in prayer.
Joe Ann Wachtel had an accident last week and is still recovering physically. Pray for her.
Pastor Jeremy offers this prayer request: I'm praying for and ministering to a Nazarene pastor family from Kansas City who is in Boston for a couple of weeks for various procedures and surgery for their 7-year-old son, Jackson who has a very rare disease (Moyamoya) that can be operated on here in Boston. His parents are Justin & Sarah Oberndorfer. Please pray for them as you can. Jackson's surgery is today and as of this writing, he has come through great so far! They will have to stay in Boston for several days after the surgery. - Pastor Jeremy
This is - as always - the "season of sickness"! Prayer for all those who are affected.

Other Reminders

The Coming Week:
Sunday, January 15th

9:30 AM - Sunday School

10:30 AM - Worship Gathering
Monday, January 16th
6:30 PM- Board Meeting
Tuesday, January 17th
7:00 PM- Ladies' Night
Wednesday, January 18th
6:00 PM - Community Dinner

7:00 PM - Bible Study Discussion

Upcoming Events:

January 22nd - Potluck

Use our online calendar for these and other dates & events as well as our other online sites below!

January 5, 2012

1. North St. News
2. North Street Community Retreat

3. Other Reminders

1. North St. News- From January 5th through January 21st please send all North St. News articles, prayer requests and praises to Jeremy Scott as Christina will be away.

2. North Street Community Retreat- Our fourth annual North Street Community Retreat at Windsor Hills Campground (February 17-20, President’s Day Weekend) is getting closer. Everyone is invited to come! The ‘programming’ will be minimal to maximize our time of fellowship with each other as an opportunity to get to know one another better. We will have a special time of worship together on Sunday morning (no worship gathering in Hingham that day). Windsor Hills Campground is just outside of Hillsboro, NH. We’ll be staying in “the Inn”. Cost includes 8 meals and 3 nights in simple hotel-quality rooms with an individual bathroom. A deposit of $30 per person would be helpful as soon as possible. All payments can be submitted in the offering boxes in the sanctuary (but mark it clearly!). The total amount due is due the Sunday prior to our leaving (2/12). The shared costs figure out as follows:

$140/person, assuming double occupancy
$190/person, single occupancy
$70/child (4-12)
$90 for one night if anyone can only go for one night. (Further nights can be added later for the full amount, but not the other way around. i.e. If one pays the full amount, it cannot be reduced during the actual weekend of the retreat.)

3. Other Reminders

The Coming Week:
Sunday, January 8th

9:30 AM - Sunday School

10:30 AM - Worship Gathering
Wednesday, January 11th
6:00 PM - Community Dinner

7:00 PM - Bible Study Discussion

Upcoming Events:
January 6th- 6:30pm: Board Meeting
January 22nd- Potluck
February 17-20 Community Retreat

Use our online calendar for these and other dates & events!