October 2020
A TIME OF TRANSITION: As we transition into Autumn, it’s a time of transition for North Church’s organizational structure! At our Zoom program meeting on September 13, new board members were elected to our reorganized board structure. Since then, they’ve begun meeting to determine what activities we’ll be doing – and how those activities will take place given the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. Some new, creative thinking will allow us to reach out to our membership and beyond, as meetings are all taking place online, and our fall and winter events, including Heritage and Advent activities, will have a new character. So this is part one of our October Newsletter; part 2 will come mid-month once we have activities and meetings firmly scheduled.
Meanwhile, we are still in ministry! We’ll be going to Crossroads to make soup and
sandwiches, and taking cookies baked by all of YOU and delivered to the church ahead of our serving day, October 25th. See the article by Sara Lange in this newsletter; the need is great since Crossroads is the only soup kitchen in Detroit currently open on Sundays. Follow the sign-up instructions to help out on-site that day, and watch for word on when to drop off cookies (homemade, 2 to a baggie) and hygiene products at the church so we can take them down.
Online worship continues on Facebook Live every Sunday at 10:30 a.m., and a Wednesday Inspiration, with a more informal reflection on scriptural themes, happens Wednesdays at
3:00 p.m. also on Facebook Live. If you can’t make the Live broadcasts, you’ll find these in the “videos” section of the North Congregational Church Facebook page as soon as the event is completed, and they will also be on the North Church website shortly afterwards. We’re working on a new “look” for our online presence, so stay tuned for news about a redesigned website and a much more active Instagram account!
Meanwhile, remember that we are moved to worship and serve by a hope that does not disappoint us: the assurance of God’s love and grace made known to us in Christ. Share this good news in all you do this month!
Faithfully,
Rev. Mary E. Biedron
A TIME OF TRANSITION: As we transition into Autumn, it’s a time of transition for North Church’s organizational structure! At our Zoom program meeting on September 13, new board members were elected to our reorganized board structure. Since then, they’ve begun meeting to determine what activities we’ll be doing – and how those activities will take place given the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. Some new, creative thinking will allow us to reach out to our membership and beyond, as meetings are all taking place online, and our fall and winter events, including Heritage and Advent activities, will have a new character. So this is part one of our October Newsletter; part 2 will come mid-month once we have activities and meetings firmly scheduled.
Meanwhile, we are still in ministry! We’ll be going to Crossroads to make soup and
sandwiches, and taking cookies baked by all of YOU and delivered to the church ahead of our serving day, October 25th. See the article by Sara Lange in this newsletter; the need is great since Crossroads is the only soup kitchen in Detroit currently open on Sundays. Follow the sign-up instructions to help out on-site that day, and watch for word on when to drop off cookies (homemade, 2 to a baggie) and hygiene products at the church so we can take them down.
Online worship continues on Facebook Live every Sunday at 10:30 a.m., and a Wednesday Inspiration, with a more informal reflection on scriptural themes, happens Wednesdays at
3:00 p.m. also on Facebook Live. If you can’t make the Live broadcasts, you’ll find these in the “videos” section of the North Congregational Church Facebook page as soon as the event is completed, and they will also be on the North Church website shortly afterwards. We’re working on a new “look” for our online presence, so stay tuned for news about a redesigned website and a much more active Instagram account!
Meanwhile, remember that we are moved to worship and serve by a hope that does not disappoint us: the assurance of God’s love and grace made known to us in Christ. Share this good news in all you do this month!
Faithfully,
Rev. Mary E. Biedron