Some Details on the Weekend

Just a few notes to help out with the weekend, noting the visitation and funeral activities for Pastor Scott:

• Men's Fellowship Breakfast will still be at 8:30 this morning (Saturday, March 28).
• The "Belonging & Membership Discussion" that was to happen on Saturday is post-poned until next week.
• The Remembrance worship gathering that was to happen on Sunday evening is also post-poned until next week.
• VERY IMPORTANT: In order to alleviate parking congestion, it will be very helpful for regular North Street attenders to park in the ball field parking lot just up the street from the parsonage on the same side of Thaxter Street. A parking team will be helping direct guests to parking in the Hersey House lot and those who need it to the handicapped spaces behind the church building for both the visitation hours and the funeral service.  It would also help if those who could would park at the ball field for regular gatherings on Sunday morning.
• Light refreshments and finger foods will be served after the funeral service.  If you would like to help out by bringing something, please e-mail Heidi Parker.

Thank you!

Visitation & Funeral Services for Rev. J. Scott Newell

North Street Community:

The services of memorial for Pastor Scott and his family are as follows:
Visitation - Saturday, March 28, 3:00-6:00 PM
Funeral - Sunday, March 29, 3:00 PM (with light finger foods to follow)

All events will be at our church building, 235 North Street, Hingham, MA 02043

A few more details about how we can help throughout the weekend will come soon (including directions on helping with parking and food), but we wanted you to know of these days and times for now.

Thank you for your prayerful concern and words of encouragement,
For the Newell Family,
Pastor Jeremy

Rev. John Scott Newell: June 24, 1926 - March 25, 2009

North Street Community:

Our beloved founding pastor, mentor, and friend Rev. John Scott Newell passed away peacefully this evening. Dorothy was by his side.

Times of service will be given soon.

"I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die." John 11:25-26

North Street Currents

So today is the 24th day of Lent and we're exactly four weeks in.

Here's what's going on:

Tonight, Wednesday, March 25

6:00 PM - Community Meal

7:00 PM - Bible Study - We'll look at John 2 tonight, Jesus' first sign in Cana and actions in the Temple.

8:00 PM - Personal Finance Seminar & Discussion - Tonight we'll consider together what it means to save for retirement, how to invest, and other forward-thinking considerations.  

Saturday, March 28

8:30 AM - Men's Fellowship Breakfast

9:30 AM - Belonging & Membership Discussion - This week we will consider what it means to be idenfied as a "church of the Nazarene."  

Sunday, March 29 

9:45 AM - Sunday School & Discipleship

11:00 AM - Morning Gathering of Worship - As we continue to consider the "story of God," we'll look at the humanity of Christ together, and note how when Christ headed to the cross, he showed us a new understanding of what it means for us to be human before God and the world.

6:14 PM - The Remembrance - We continue to gather for worship around the Communion Table each Sunday evening during Lent.  While we begin at 6:14, come at 6:00 to sit in the sanctuary and prepare yourself for worship.

...after the Remembrance - Stick around for pizza (bring a few bucks to chip in).  Bring some games, maybe we'll set up the ping-pong table.  Let's hang out together for a bit.

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Finally, a quote from Frederick Buechner on the season of Lent:

"In many cultures there is an ancient custom of giving a tenth of each year's income to some holy use. For Christians, to observe the forty days of Lent is to do the same thing with roughly a tenth of each year's days. After being baptized by John in the River Jordan, Jesus went off alone into the wilderness where he spent forty days asking himself the question of what it meant to be Jesus. During Lent, Christians are supposed to ask one way or another what it means to be themselves...to answer questions like this is to begin to hear something not only of who you are but of both what you are becoming and what you are failing to become. It can be pretty depressing business all in all, but if sackcloth and ashes are at the start of it, something like Easter may be at the end."

North Street Currents

So today is the seventh day of Lent.  How are you observing the season?  The whole church community has been invited to a number of gatherings and practices.  Click here for all the information.

But to highlight a couple of things...

Tonight, Wednesday, March 4

Community Meal - We will eat a community dinner together at 6:00 PM as we do every Wednesday.  What a great time to come for the first time!

Bible Study - We're beginning a new book!  The gospel of John is a beautiful and intricate account of the life and themes of Jesus Christ.  As we consider what it means to find the intersection between God's story and the story of our own lives, the gospel of John gives a wonderful picture of not only how Jesus Christ "fits" into the story of God, but that his life and ministry were the greatest fulfillment of the story.  If you haven't been a part of Wednesday evening Bible study, this would be a great time to begin (7:00 PM).

Personal Finance Seminar & Discussion - Coming out of the last week of our series on wholistic stewardship, Dr. Dick Fish will be leading us in a personal finance seminar and discussion.  We will be talking about how we are to respond to these difficult economic times and all matters of personal finance from a biblical perspective: "How do followers of Christ handle personal finance?"

Sunday, March 8 

Morning Gathering of Worship (11:00 AM) - During Sunday morning's gathering of worship, we'll be considering the story of Abraham.  When the story of his life met the story of God, it was the very beginning of a covenantal relationship that changed the world.

The Remembrance (6:14 PM) - We had a great first gathering of remembrance this past Sunday evening.  We'll continue every week throughout Lent.  While we begin at 6:14, come at 6:00 to sit in the sanctuary and prepare yourself for worship.

Book Club Discussion (7:30 PM) - The book club has been reading The Count of Monte Cristo.  All those who've read the book (and those who haven't) should come for the discussion on Sunday evening.