Announcements

Events at Northminster Feb. 5-20

Sunday, Feb. 5, - 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time

9:00 a.m. Breakfast - a delicious breakfast is prepared and served by youth group. Donations benefit KIVA -Loans that change lives.

9:15 Adult Ed./Adult Ed. series - "Invitation to Christ - Sacramental Practices - Font and Table" is the current class. Booklets are available in the narthex.

9:15 M.S. and H.S. Sunday School

10:30 a.m. Worship 

1st lesson - Isaiah 40:21-31

Psalm 147

2nd lesson - 1 Corinthians 9:16-23

Gospel: Mark 1:29-39

"They Shall Mount Up with Wings like Eagles" - The Rev. Dennis Hughes

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Sunday, February 12th - 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time

9:00 a.m. Breakfast - a delicious breakfast is prepared and served by youth group. Donations benefit KIVA -Loans that change lives.

9:15 Adult Ed./Adult Ed. series - "Invitation to Christ - Sacramental Practices - Font and Table" is the current class. Booklets are available in the narthex.

9:15 M.S. and H.S. Sunday School

10:30 a.m. Worship

1st lesson: 2nd Kings 5:1-14

Psalm 30

2nd lesson: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Gospel: Mark 1:40-45

Sermon "I Do Choose"  Dennis Hughes

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February 19th Transfiguration of the Lord

(Holy Communion)

There will be NO BREAKFAST, ADULT ED. OR SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES TODAY.

1st Lesson: 2 Kings 2:1-12

Psalm 50:1-6

2nd lesson: 2 Corinthians 4:3-6

Gospel: Mark 9:2-9
 
Sermon: "The Light of Christ, the Glory of God"  Dennis Hughes
 
(Morning Prayer will be led at Fort Flagler at the same time as worship at Northminster this day)
 

Monday, February 20th - The office is closed all day.

 Regularly Scheduled Events

  • Ballard Ecumenical Ministry Shelter and overnight at Crown Hill United Methodist on Tuesday and Wednesdays and Northminster on Thursday and Friday evenings.  Volunteers are needed to staff the shelter for homeless mentally ill people for four nights a week. You can volunteer by hosting the guests in the evening from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m., be there to sleep in the shelter and get the guests on their way in the morning from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., cook a meal to feed the guest and evening hosts or do laundry once a week. If you are interested in being a new volunteer, please call the church office at 783-3402.  
  • Lively Laughter Yoga class on Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m. and is taught by certified laughter Yoga teacher, Sandy Coyer. This class is free and open to everyone!
  • Session meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. 
  • Wednesday Community night Supper at 6:00 followed by Bible study (most weeks)
  • Wednesday night Youth group share a meal at 6:00, learn about God, play games and have fun!
  • Horizons Bible study "Confessing the Beatitudes" led by Dennis Hughes with brown bag lunch to follow on the second Wednesday of the month at 11:00 a.m.
  • Choir practice on Thursdays at 7:15 p.m.
  • Second Friday (of the month) Readers Book Group 10:30 a.m. 
  • Newsletter deadline is the 20th of the month for calendar events and articles for the following month!
UPCOMING EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS


Baby Shower!

Please join us on Sunday, February 5th, at 2:00 p.m. in the
Reception Room to celebrate the birth of Camille Marian Van Noord Peterson to
Rachel Van Noord and Ben Peterson. Everyone is welcome.  Please contact
Beth Schmidt, Stacy Kern or Liz Tennant if you would like to contribute to a
group gift.

Fort Flagler President's Day Weekend

February 17-20

Want to get away to the Olympic Peninsula? Fort Flagler barracks await you with many options for fun and games and walks in the woods or on the beach. See Stacy Kern, Joy Schoning or Kim Owens for details.

 

Our Ash Wednesday
Service to mark the beginning of Lent is on Wednesday, February 22nd at 7:00
p.m. Community night dinner will begin at 6:00, we will enjoy supper and
fellowship together and go upstairs for a brief service with the imposition of
ashes.


Ballard Ecumenical Ministry Training Event and pizza party!

All current volunteers and anyone who is interested in learning more about this ministry to homeless, mentally-ill guests are invited to a training event on Monday, February 27th at 6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Community Psychiatric Services staff members will be on hand to answer questions and educate us on the types of services our guests receive at their day facility. We will have a chance to have some pizza together and have fellowship time with other volunteers. Please bring any interested friends that would like to learn more about this ministry or would like to become a volunteer!