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NORTHSIDE NOTES - November 2, 2011
Wednesday Opportunities 
  NOVEMBER 2, 2011  

Pastor's Bible Study on Jeremiah / James Lamkin (FH), 10:30 AM

Music Together for Children (109), 6 PM

Northside Yoga / Amanda Gregg (202), 6 PM

Where Do 'I' Fit In Community / Mike G. & Zach B. (Parlor), 6 PM

Pastor's Bible Study on Jeremiah / James Lamkin (FH), 7 PM

Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room), 7:30 PM

 

Visit our website, under the "What's Happening" section,

for more details, www.northsidedrive.org or see our list of events.

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Where Do 'I' Fit In Community Workshop

with Zachary Bay & Michael Gregg

Nov 2, 9, & 16, at 6 PM, in the Parlor

 

Zach Bay and Mike Gregg will lead a five week workshop utilizing spiritual and psychological inventories to help you, the participant, better understand yourself and how you can use your gifts, skills, and joys in your various communities. This workshop will be a fun and eye-opening look at "why you are the way you are." You will receive a free book about the Enneagram, an ancient religious tool to understand your worldview. Please contact Mike or Zach at info@northsidedrive.org to register or for more information. 

 
Pastor's Wednesday Bible Study Jeremiah
 

September 28-November 16

@ 10:30 AM in the Fellowship Hall

 

The Book of Jeremiah:

Weeping and Wondering about God

(This study also will be offered

on most fall Wednesday evenings.)

 

 Schedule

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Wedding Invitation

Come celebrate with Zachary Leland Bay and Kristy Lyn Eggert on Saturday, November 5, 2011, at 4 PM, in the Northside Drive Sanctuary! The future couple invite you to stay, post wedding, for a reception on the Chapel lawn. Please visit their website at www.kristyandzach.com. 

Praying the Psalms*

 By Rev. James Lamkin

  

Psalm 6: "Tears"

 

*(The congregation is invited to read A-Psalm-A-Day during 2011. Here is today's reflection and prayer by the pastor based on a psalm from the past week.)

 

            I am surprised how often tears are mentioned in the Bible; but I shouldn't be. A pastor's beat leads through the alleyways and dead end streets of life where tears make their homes. To be invited to walk through the pain places where tears come from is a humbling and holy vocation.

            I often say that tears are prayers that have not yet found words. Every drop concentrates "the hopes and fears of all the years," then lands in the lap of God. What a weeping prayer prays is more than what is known, and certainly more than what can be said.

            The writer of Psalm 6 says, "I am weary with my moaning; every night I flood my bed with tears; I drench my couch with weeping. My eyes waste away because of grief...."

            Nighttime, especially, is vulnerable to tearful places within the human heart. The workday distractions have stopped. The commute is over. The façade is off. The cell phone, silent. Then all the haunting worries of the day descend like an opportunistic infection. "Every night I flood my bed with tears," said the Psalmist.

            Even the last book of the Bible, The Revelation, does not close without addressing our weeping. The penultimate chapter gives a glimpse of the intimate grace of God's own hand...like a mother wiping aside the tears of her child. God will wipe away our tears.

            Prayer: All loving God, 'tis a good thing that you weary not of our weeping. There are more tears to be cried. Hear both our dreads and our delights in their drops. Listen to their longings which are deeper than our thoughts, but never deeper than your love. Amen.

 

 A-Psalm-A-Day Upcoming Schedule:

November 2-Psalm 6

November 3-Psalm 7

November 4-Psalm 8

November 5-Psalm 9

November 6-Psalm 10

November 7-Psalm 11

November 8-Psalm 12

November 9-Psalm 13

  
All Saints Sunday, November 6, 2011 
 

The following will be remembered during the worship service on Sunday, November 6.

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Northside Drive Church Members

Charlie Lathem

Jane Jones

Jack Morton

Bill Goddard

Dan Dalke

 

If you know of a church member, or staff member, that has died since All Saints Day 2010, please notify the church office by calling 404-237-8621 or emailing renee@northsidedrive.org by Wednesday, November 2.

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Newcomer Eat & Greet
 
"Roots and Wings: NDBC's History and Hope"

November 6, 2011, at 3 PM

A conversation led by James E. Lamkin, Pastor. At the home of Hartwell & Susan Dew. For more information or directions call the church office at 404-237-8621 or email Mike@northsidedrive.org.
Thanksgiving Luncheon

Our annual Thanksgiving Luncheon will be Sunday, November 13, following worship. On the menu: ham, sweet potatoes, macaroni and cheese, green beans, Brussels sprouts, salad, and pumpkin dessert. Please make your reservation by Wednesday, November 9, by either calling the church office (404-237-8621); emailing the church (info@northsidedrive.org); or filling out an online form (http://www.northsidedrive.org/form_liveform.asp?FormID=17). Cost will be $7 per person with a $25 a family cap.

CBF GA

 

NDBC's very own Rev. Michael Gregg will be co-hosting a breakout session with Chris Aho called Telling Your Story on the Internet: Social Media. For more information, please visit

http://cbfga.org/14/CBF-GA-Fall-General-Assembly

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Cathedral of Commerce

November 8, from 11 AM-1 PM

in the Fellowship Hall

 

In early 20th century America, engineering advances, booming urban economics, and titanic egos led to the development of the skyscraper. In an effort to validate their enterprises, many developers borrowed design elements from ecclesiastical architecture. Jordan Clark will talk about the Woolworth Building in NYC, which debuted 100 years ago as the tallest building in the world.

NDBC Book Clubbook club
 A book review of The Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother and Daughter Journey to the Sacred Places of Greece, Turkey, and France by Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor will be Wednesday, November 9, at 1 PM in the Fellowship Hall. Susan Harlan will be the facilitator and Mary Ann Hickman the hostess. Bring your lunch; dessert and beverages will be furnished.

Deacon Spotlight 

Wade Davis has been a member of Northside Drive Baptist Church since 1980.

 

Wade's Deacon Families are:

  Helen Adams w/ Katie, William, & Hunter

Jim & Suzanne Barksdale w/ Lisa & William

Laura Butts

Greg & Betty Colson

Elizabeth Granger

Kathy Harris

Tom & Jeanne Hicks

Gerry Humphries

Randy Korando

Charlton & Blanche Roberts

Robbye Taylor

Ruth Trager

Don Wamberg

Kristi Wamberg

Pam Wamberg

Lindy Welch

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Sabeel Conference:

From Birmingham to Bethlehem 

The Power of Non-Violence in the U.S. and Palestine-Israel

November 10-12, 2011

 

Trinity Presbyterian Church

3003 Howell Mill Road NW

Atlanta, GA 30327

 

Sponsored by Friends of Sabeel North America

 

Sabeel, Arabic for 'the Way', was founded by theologian and Canon Naim Ateek, and works with and on behalf of Palestinian Christians for justice through nonviolence in the holy Land.

 

For more information or to register go to www.fosna.org.

 
Paul's Music Notes Paul
You are cordially invited to attend a concert by the William Baker Festival Singers which will be presented in our Sanctuary on Friday evening, November 11, at 7:30 PM. Featured on the program will be great choral works of the past and present. This is a benefit concert, and will be offered at no charge. A free-will offering will be taken, and 100% of all monies collected will be given to a local charity. For much of the last 25 years, the Festival Singers have presented a benefit concert during the fall season to support the work of a humanitarian organization. Past beneficiaries have included Hosea Williams Feed the Hungry, AIDAtlanta, Genesis Shelter, March of Dimes of Georgia, and many others. So please come on November 11, to hear some beautiful music to and support a worthy cause! 
Fatal Embrace
You are invited to join the Roger Williams Class on November 13, at 9:45 AM to hear Mark Braverman discuss his book 'Fatal Embrace'. The book charts Braverman's journey as an American Jew struggling with the difficult realities of Israel's policies toward non-Jews since its founding in 1948. Judaism embraced Zionism's call for separation from Gentiles into a Jewish-only state, while Christianity embraced post-Holocaust theology's call to rid itself of anti-Semitism. The two have combined to suppress the conversations needed to bring about peace in the Holy Land.
 
MOTH 2
 

November 13, 2011 at 3 PM

Haydn - Quartet No. 2 in D-Major

Borodin - Borodin Quartet No. 2 in D Major

 

Helen Kim, violin; Sheela Iyenger, violin;

Joli Wu, viola; & Charae Krueger, cello

 

November 20, 2011 at 3 PM

Beethoven - String Trio in G-Major5

Mozart - Divertimento in E flat major, K. 563

 

Christopher Pulgram, violin; Yang-Yoon Kim, viola;

& Jennifer Humphreys, cello

 

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Preschool Auction 

Auctions Speak Louder Than Words!

NDBC Preschool's 3rd Annual Silent Auction

November 14-18, in the Fellowship Hall

 

Northside Drive Baptist Church Preschool is having our 3rd Annual Auction, November 14-18, and we need your help! We are looking for donations. If you are willing to help or have items for us to pick-up, please contact Caroline Houck at 404-502-6420 or e-mail her at carolinehouck@mac.com. Winners will be announced on November 18, after the Thanksgiving Feast.

Church School 

Adult Church School classes provide different learning opportunities for all ages of adults to strengthen their Christian pilgrimage. We offer a variety of classes, some age-oriented, some topic-oriented, with emphasis on Bible study, seminars and lively discussion. We encourage everyone to visit several different classes to find the right "fit" and to participate in any class offered that is of interest. Special seminars and classes are offered several times a year as well. There is a place for everyone to learn and grow in their relationship to God in Christ. Come join us!

 

Church School begins each Sunday at 9:30 AM.

 

Click here for the Church School Brochure 2011-2012.

CBF IIMark Your Calendars!
New Baptist Covenant II

 

A gathering of more than 30 racially, geographically, and theologically diverse Baptist organizations from throughout North America

 

Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church

November 17-19, 2011

 

Thursday 7 PM-Worship and Music Service

Friday 9 AM-10 PM-Breakout sessions & worship services

Saturday-Opportunities for Hands-On Missions

 

Speakers/session leaders include Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter; Tony Campolo, professor emeritus of sociology at Eastern University; Marian Wright Edleman, Founder and President of the Children's Defense Fund; Stephen Thurston, President of the National Baptist Convention of America; and Bob Abernethy, executive editor and host of Religion & Ethics Newsweekly on PBS.

Church Week

SUNDAY, November 6, 2011

  9:30 AM - Church School

10:25 AM - Children's Choir

11:00 AM - Morning Worship

12:15 PM - Diaconate Meeting

  3:00 PM - Newcomer Eat & Greet

  5:00 PM - Northside Drive Ringers

  6:00 PM- CBF/GA Fall General Assembly

  6:30 PM - Beginning Handbells

MONDAY, November 7, 2011

  7:30 AM - CBF/GA Fall Gen. Assembly

TUESDAY, November 8, 2011

11:00 AM - Triple E

WEDNESDAY, November 9, 2011

10:00 AM - Preschool Chapel

10:00 AM - Bishop N. T. Wright @ McAfee

10:30 AM - Pastor's Bible Study

  1:00 PM - NDBC Book Club

  6:00 PM - Northside Yoga

  6:00 PM - Music Together

  6:00 PM - Where Do 'I' Fit in Community

  7:00 PM - Pastor's Bible Study

  7:30 PM - Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal

THURSDAY, November 10, 2011

  7:00 PM - TNT

FRIDAY, November 11, 2011

  7:30 PM - William Baker Festival Singers

SATURDAY, November 12, 2011

  7:00 PM - Sabeel Conference @ Trinity Presbyterian

10:30 AM - Community Group #10

 

Volume 3 - Issue 43

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

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HIGHLIGHTS
Wedding Shower
Praying the Psalms
All Saints Sunday
Newcomer Eat & Greet
Thanksgiving Luncheon
CBF/GA Assembly
Engage. Enrich. Enjoy
NDBC Book Club
Deacon Spotlight
McAfee
Sabeel Conference
Paul's Music Notes
Fatal Embrace
MOTH
Preschool Auction
Church School
New Baptist Covenant II
Church Week
Birthdays
  CHURCH FAMILY CONCERNS
Mary Dutton
Don DaLee

PASTOR'S

CHURCH GROWTH

TIP OF THE WEEK  

Bring a friend to Church School next week.

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS 

Jennifer Fletcher - 2

Eleanor Chandler - 2

Dick Underwood - 3

Jim Hermance - 3

Larry Prince - 4

Camden Janney - 4

Alan Smith - 5

Andrew Wamberg - 5

Mona Stines - 6

Addie Cook - 7

Geneva Hall-Shelton - 9

Lindsey Bryson - 10

Bedford Davis - 11

Rhonda Davis - 11

Louise Davis - 13

Flora Carswell - 13

Mike Fletcher - 14

Barbara Atchley - 14

Joe Schneider - 15

Billie Davis - 15

Stuart Meeks - 15

Helen White - 15

Susan Harlan - 16

Marie Nelson - 16

Dianne DaLee - 17

Bruce Dick - 19

Janna Chandler - 20

Nelle Holbrook - 21

Miriam Wright - 21

Elizabeth Granger - 23

Triston King - 24

Cassandra McAllister - 25

Jeremy Lewis - 26

Jill Heacock - 27

Mike Egan - 28

Hartwell Dew - 28

Bernice Jones - 28

ROMEOS
(Retired Older Men
Eating Out) 
Every 3rd Tuesday of the month from 11:30 AM-1 PM. A time to visit with friends, tell stories and eat good food (bring your lunch money)!

Piccadilly Cafeteria
1715 Howell Mill Rd
NORTHSIDE YOGA Yoga logo

Wednesdays at 6 PM on the 2nd floor (Room #202) with registered Yoga Teacher, Amanda Gregg. Bring a mat, water, and the $10 fee.

 

To make a reservation for a Wednesday's class, email Amanda at mandayoga@gmail.com or for more information, visit www.northsidedrive.org.

"TNT"

TNT 

Thursday Nights Together

People of all ages from NDBC meet at 7 PM every Thursday night for dinner.

Contact
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for details.

YOUNG ADULT

UNPLUGGED EVENTS

NDBC 2030
Young adult Unplugged evenings. These are casual dinners at our homes where Mike will bring the main course and everyone else brings a side item. They are on Friday nights once a month at 7 PM.

 

If you are interested in attending an Unplugged event contact Zach Bay for more details.
  
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Wednesday Nights!

 Music Together
The cost:  $40 PER CHILD for the whole 10 weeks. Usual cost is $157.

The place:  Music Together is on the first floor down from the Preschool hallway near the handicap accessible door (Rm 109).

The days:  Wednesday night's, September 14-November 16, at 6 PM.

Please register ONLINE to confirm your space as soon as possible.

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Come join us on the 3rd Wednesday of each month beginning October 19, at 7 PM, in the church Parlor to knit or crochet a prayer shawl. If you are not sure how, no problem, there will be plenty of people to help you get started. This group is open to anyone who would like to join! For more information call Susan Harlan at 770-377-3869.

YOUTH
Encore

Encore! is a once a month youth event on either Sunday afternoon or Sunday evening. We focus this time on fellowship, discussion, and/or mission service.

 

Contact Zach Bay

 with questions.

YOUNG ADULTS: SMALL GROUP SUNDAYS

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NOOMA is our young adult small group that meets to discuss theology and faith through a multimedia curriculum. We meet once a month at 6 PM for dinner off campus, then in the Undercroft of the church after dinner on Sunday nights. 

 
 Email Zach Bay 
to sign up.

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The youth café, UNDERGROUNDS, will be open for a light breakfast at 9:30AM each Sunday.  Youth Church School will meet in the newly renovated youth space and will begin at 9:45AM.

THE PAPERLESS PINNACLE

The Pinnacle is emailed as an attachment to the congregation and is available on the church website at www.northsidedrive.org.


If you would prefer not to receive the Pinnacle by U.S. mail, please call 404-237-8621 or email us at info@northsidedrive.org to let us know.

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THE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS BOOK

A copy of the book is in the Narthex for previewing and the cost is only $30. To get your copy, call us at 404-237-8621 or email the church.

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Wi-Fi is now available in the educational building as well as the Fellowship Hall and youth area. 
  
The network is:
ndbcwireless
The password is:
northsidedrive.

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