The Peace Offering November 2018 Page 1 Worship Services Nov. 4 10:00 am - Communion Service of Worship 11:30 am Council Meeng 5:00 pm Youth Meeng Nov. 11 - Candidate Sunday 10:00 am Worship Service Pastor Heidi Champagne Preaching No Sunday school 11:30 am Special Congregaonal Meeng Nov. 18 - Heritage Sunday 10:00 am Worship Service Speaker: Bob Jackman All-Church Brunch 5:00 pm Youth Meeng Nov. 25 10:00 am Worship Service All are welcome! November 2018 THE PEACE OFFERING North Community Church 72 Old Main Street / PO Box 2 Marshfield Hills, MA 02051 Tel: 781-837-3784 Web: northcommunitychurch.org Email: [email protected]Office Email: offi[email protected]A Word From Our Pastor Rev. Fred Hayes - Interim Pastor This past Sunday the Search Team announced the name of the candidate they are pung forward for the congregaon to call to the be the next pastor of North Community Church. This is excing, but it is not the final step of the process. The final step is a congregaonal vote at a meeng to take place on Sunday, November 11 th . You will have a chance to meet the candidate and hear her preach. This is the last step of discernment in the call process. I encourage you learn about the candidate. You invested the Search Team with a profound responsibility. I believe that have taken their mandate seriously and have put forth their best recommendaon. Be open to the process, engage, learn, pray and decide. -Rev. Fred
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The Peace Offering November 2018 Page 1
Worship Services
Nov. 4
10:00 am - Communion Service of Worship
11:30 am Council Meeting
5:00 pm Youth Meeting Nov. 11 - Candidate Sunday
10:00 am Worship Service Pastor Heidi Champagne Preaching
No Sunday school
11:30 am Special Congregational Meeting Nov. 18 - Heritage Sunday
10:00 am Worship Service Speaker: Bob Jackman All-Church Brunch
5:00 pm Youth Meeting Nov. 25
10:00 am Worship Service
All are welcome!
November 2018
THE PEACE OFFERING
North Community Church
72 Old Main Street / PO Box 2 Marshfield Hills, MA 02051 Tel: 781-837-3784 Web: northcommunitychurch.org
This past Sunday the Search Team announced the name of
the candidate they are putting forward for the congregation to call to the be the next pastor of North Community Church. This is exciting, but it is not the final step of the process. The final step is a congregational vote at a meeting to take place on Sunday, November 11th. You will have a chance to meet the candidate and hear her preach. This is the last step of discernment in the call process.
I encourage you learn about the candidate. You invested the
Search Team with a profound responsibility. I believe that have
taken their mandate seriously and have put forth their best
recommendation. Be open to the process, engage, learn, pray
and decide.
-Rev. Fred
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Dear Members and Friends,
Excitement at NCC is crackling in the air these days! With the formal approval of Council, the Search Team has recommended a candidate for us to meet, learn about, and worship with, on Candidate Weekend, Nov. 9, 10, and 11. Pastor Heidi Champagne. There will be two “Meet and Greets”: Friday evening 7 - 8:30, and Saturday lunchtime 12:30 - 2:30. On Sunday, Pastor Heidi will be preaching at the service. Watch for more from the Search Team about Pastor Heidi! Immediately after the service, Heidi will leave the Sanctuary, and members of NCC will vote on whether to call Pastor Heidi to be our settled minister. Both the Church Council and the Search Team look forward to your participation in these important events in the life of our church! What else is happening in November? Plenty! On November 4, we’ll be saying God Be With You, the origin of Goodbye, to Susan Driscoll who is moving to Florida with her husband, Dan. Come to Coffee Hour so you can chat with Susan and help give her a big send-off! On Sunday, November 18, we’re celebrating our church’s 280th year. Read the announcement in this newsletter for details about this Heritage Sunday, including an all-church brunch… Yum! As I look back on our whole Interim period, I feel grateful to Rev. Fred who has been with us 16 months, supporting our congregation as we worried, prayed, reflected, talked, and listened. And look what happened— we voted to become Open & Affirming, revitalized our Christian Education space, embarked on new Christian Education programs, and grew into a more cohesive congregation. Thank you, Fred! Sheila Lipson-Norton Moderator
Letter From the Moderator
Sheila Lipson-Norton
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Special Announcement From the Moderators Sent to the Congregation on October 28, 2018
After praying, talking, and listening, the Search Team has chosen a candidate for the position
of Settled Pastor at North Community Church! This morning, the Church Council officially
approved the Search Team's recommendation of Pastor Heidi Champagne to be the candidate
to become our settled pastor.
There will be a CANDIDATE WEEKEND, November 9,10,11, with opportunities for you to meet
and worship with Pastor Heidi, and a SPECIAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING, Sunday, November
11, immediately following the service, in the Sanctuary, where members will vote whether to
call Pastor Heidi Champagne as the Settled Pastor of North Community Church.
Heritage Sunday is November 18, 2018. We are celebrating 280 years of worship, first in the
“Chapel of Ease”, then in this building we now call North Community Church. Please mark this special date on your November calendar - the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Robert Jackman will be our special speaker. Bob Jackman earned chemistry degrees from Colby College and Wesleyan University, and taught chemistry at Scituate High School for over 20 years. He then transitioned to a national journalist covering the art and antiques market for over a decade before being diagnosed with cancer. After recovering he began teaching programs at the Marshfield senior center, and now, 15 years later, teaches at senior facilities across the upper South Shore. He is a familiar face to many of us who have been privileged to take a class from him. Following worship, a brunch organized by Megan Shipman, will be served at the Parish House. Chris DeOrsay will show pictures and talk about the 2010 restoration of the sanctuary. There also may be a few surprises! Hope to see YOU there!
Heritage Sunday Phyllis Burns
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Children’s News
Jennifer Tarsa - Director of Christian Education
During the month of November Sunday School students will continue to learn about Moses and
the escape from Egypt.
NOVEMBER EVENTS
Sunday, November 11 NO Children & Youth Programs (Veterans’ Day) Sunday School, Nursery, and Pre-school classrooms will all be closed on Columbus Day weekend. We look forward to seeing everyone back on November 18th!
Saturday, November 17 Kids’ Night Out – Movie Night, 6:00-8:00 All children are welcome to join us in the Children & Youth wing for movie night. Dinner and popcorn will be served. Pajamas and stuffies are welcome.
UPCOMING EVENTS
12/8 – Kids’ Night Out
12/23 – Annual Christmas Pageant/No Sunday School
THANK YOU
Thank you to all who participated in our activities this month - Family Game Night, Trunk-or-Treat, and the annual Halloween Party. In addition to learning together in Sunday School, we are all enjoy-ing fun-filled activities and opportunities to play and gather in community with our church friends. Thank you, also, to our October Sunday School volunteer – Michelle Camp.
DATE LESSON SCRIPTURE
November 4 The Ten Commandments Exodus 19:1 – 20:21
November 18 Moving Toward Canaan Numbers 13-14
November 25 Promised Land Dreams Deuteronomy 30,34
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Youth News
Steve Shipman -Youth Group Leader
The 2018-2019 Youth Group Session is off to an amazing start with an engaged, enthusiastic
and energetic group of young people. During the month of October, the youth participated in a Bullying Prevention workshop where they discussed the impact of bullying and learned strategies for defusing conflict. Special emphasis was given to cyber-bullying and the identification of techniques to minimize its impact and to seek adult guidance and support. Additionally, the group participated in a brain-storming activity to create the “Skittle Riddle” scavenger hunt in support of their participation in Trunk-or-Treat. In November, as part of the Be Fearless Be Kind program, the Youth Group will learn about “The World’s Largest Lesson”; an initiative started in 2015, when world leaders identified and agreed to 17 goals for a better world by 2030. These goals have the power to end poverty, fight inequality, and stop climate change. In support of the “zero hunger” goal, the Youth Group will help support November’s NCC Community Dinner.
As a reminder, all Youth Group meetings and activities are kept up to date on the NCC Calendar of Events at www.northcommunitychurch.org/calendar-of-events.html.
NOVEMBER EVENTS
Wednesday, November 7 Middle & Sr. High Youth Service Activity: 3:30pm to 6:30pm, in the
Parish Hall. The Youth Group will support the NCC Community
Dinner by setting, serving, and cleaning.
Sunday, November 18 Middle & Sr. High Youth meeting: 5pm to 7pm, in the Parish Hall.
Continue to discuss sustainability and identify areas of focus for
volunteerism in our community.
UPCOMING EVENTS
In December, as part of the Be Fearless Be Kind program, the Youth Group will learn about
“Design Thinking” as a way to generate goals and plans for acting on and engaging in communi-
ty involvement. Additionally, the Youth Group will go out into the community to compete in
“The Kindness Challenge”; an interactive way to engage with our community near the Holidays
in order to spread kindness and promote others to pay it forward.
We are part-way through our first Theater Arts session and having a blast! The
program participants have been playing theater games, learning acting skills, practicing vocal warm ups, and doing lots of movement and scene work. We wel-come you to join us on an upcoming Tuesday class to see what we are up to. Thank you to the participants and volunteers that have helped this program to be such a positive experience for all involved. Please plan to join us on Tuesday, November 13th from 7-8pm in the Parish Hall for our first showcase. If you can’t make the performance, you will still be able to catch a glimpse of what we are doing on November 4th during worship, where the session one Theater Arts groups will share a movement presentation with the congregation. NOVEMBER EVENTS
Tuesday, November 6 Theater Arts Program, 6-8pm Tuesday, November 13 Theater Arts Program, 6-7pm Theater Arts Session One Showcase, 7-8pm
All are welcome to join us in the Parish Hall as we present a showcase of what was learned in the first session of Theater Arts.
UPCOMING EVENTS
In December the Theater Arts program will focus on preparing and presenting the
Annual Christmas Pageant, to be shared with the congregation during worship on
December 23rd.
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W.O.W.
Andy Hoey - Widening Our Welcome
As you know, NCC voted in February to become an Open and Affirming church, and
our Welcoming Statement reads: “North Community is an Open and Affirming church. With God's grace, we welcome people of any gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, race, eth-nicity, faith background, physical and mental ability, marital, political, and socio-economic status. We invite all to join us in worship, friendship, and leadership. Who-ever you are and wherever you are on life's spiritual journey, you are welcome here.”
So now what? How do we ensure that this statement doesn’t just remain words on a page?
This is where the new Widening Our Welcome (WOW) Team comes in. The purpose of the WOW Team is to find ways to fully bring to life that Welcoming Statement. This may include organizing programs, arranging guest speakers, and reaching out to the community so that everyone knows we are indeed a church of “extravagant welcome.” In addition, the WOW team will assist the minister in facilitating the annual Widening Our Welcome Sunday service. The first WOW Sunday was a great success, with an interesting and engaging conversation between Rev. Fred and Ryan Chasey, a trans man from Brockton Interfaith Community.
The WOW Team will next meet after church on Sunday, December 9th in the Friendship Room. For more information, or to become involved, contact Andy Hoey at: [email protected] or call: 781-834-7847
13 6 - 7 pm Theater Arts Session 1 - Parish House 7 - 8 pm Theater Arts Showcase - Parish House
14 12:30 Community League Luncheon - Parish House
7pm Choir Rehearsal - Sanctuary
15 16 17 6:00 pm Kids Night Out, Dinner & a Movie - Parish House
18 HERITAGE SUNDAY 10:00 am Service of Worship All-Church Brunch
5:00 pm Youth Meeting
19 7:00 am Men’s Bible Study
3:00 pm Namaste - Gilmore Hall
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21 No Choir Rehearsal
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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25 10:00 am Service of Worship
26 7:00 am Men’s Bible Study
3:00 pm Namaste - Gilmore Hall
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28 7pm Choir Rehearsal - Sanctuary
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Office Closed
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NORTH COMMUNITY CHURCH
November 2018 Announcements
COMMUNITY DINNER Nov. 7
NCC hosts Community Dinners on the first Wednes-day of the month from September to June, at 5 pm in the Parish House. (across the street from the church building). All are welcome to join us for a free, home-cooked meal and good company. For more information or to help out, contact: Carolyn Wind or Mary Price: [email protected][email protected]
COMMUNITY LEAGUE LUNCH Nov. 14
The Community League of Marshfield will host a luncheon on Wednesday, November 14th at 12:30 pm in the Parish Hall of the North Community Church, at 83 Old Main Street in Marshfield Hills. After the luncheon, we will en-joy a photo tour of the North River and hear about the NATURAL BEAUTY, RICH HISTORY and FRAGILE ECOLOGY of the North and South Rivers. The cost of the luncheon is $5.00 for members and $7.00 for non-members. All are welcome.
It's that time of year again. The NCC Christmas Fair will be held on Saturday, December 1st from 9AM - 2PM. Volunteers are needed to: bake cookies and baked goods, prepare entrees and appetizers for the Prepared Foods table, make Chicken Salad for the Bistro, set up the day before, decorate, and help at the fair. We welcome your time and talents. Contact Jane Maier at 617 967-6930 ([email protected]) or Dawn Vercollone at 339 793-0344 ([email protected]) to sign up. Dawn and Jane may be away a lot of Sundays before the fair, so please feel free to call or email them. Hope to see you at the fair; it's a great event.
COUNCIL MEETING Nov. 4
Council will be held on Sunday, November 4th, at 11:30 in Gilmore Hall.
THEATER ARTS SHOWCASE Nov. 13
All are welcome to join us in the Parish Hall as we present a showcase of what was learned in the first session of Theater Arts. Show starts at 7:00 pm.
KIDS NIGHT OUT Nov. 17
All children are welcome to join us in the Children & Youth wing for movie night. Dinner and popcorn will be served. Pajamas and stuffies are welcome.
CANDIDATE WEEKEND Nov. 9, 10, 11
There will be two “Meet and Greets” with Pastor Heidi Champagne: Friday 7: 00 pm - 8:30 pm at the Parish House. Saturday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm. At the Parish House. Sunday, Pastor Heidi will be preaching.
Serving You on Sunday Mornings, Volunteer Opportunities
Sunday Servers...
Deacons
Deacons are needed! Please contact Michael Sullivan (chair) at: [email protected], or Rev. Fred at at: 781-837-3784. ext. 101 any time.
Ushers Wanted!
Have you ever attended Sunday service and wondered, “Wow! Those people handing out bulletins and participating in the service seem really great; I wish I could do that!” Well, here’s your opportunity. If you’re interested in serving as an usher, contact Ken Grillo at 781-837-7804 or email: [email protected]
Coffee Servers Needed! Sign up at the Parish House or contact Linda
