NORTHSIDE NOTES - November 14, 2012 |
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Thanksgiving Holidays
The Church & Preschool offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday, Thursday & Friday, November 22 & 23, 2012. |
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By James Lamkin
Everyone Walks Their Own Camino...
Just because you've been down the same path, doesn't mean it is the same path. Right?
A country dirt road on an early autumn afternoon without a cloud in the sky accompanied by a slight breeze tossing leaves---well it doesn't get any better than that!
However, take the same country dirt road in the winter during a rainstorm at night---and it is a very different place. Same geography; but not the same.
On a beautiful Camino day this past spring, I enjoyed the morning's pilgrimage up a hill, over a ridge, and into a valley, escorted by the warm sun and a gentle wind. However, I paused to ponder a footprint on the path. Two days before, a fellow pilgrim, wearing a boot like mine, passed this same way. But, it wasn't the same. The path I walked was dry and hard and stable. However, when my predecessor walked it, it obviously was wet and muddy and his boots sunk and stuck with each step in the muck. He had walked the same path; but on the day he walked it, his experience was different.
Thanksgiving Day comes next week. We've all made it anothe year. Yet, for each of us, it has been a different year. From grief to relief, loss and gain, endings and beginnings, fear and hope. We have all waked the same calendar year; however, each of us has lived a different year during that time.
So when we offer care and say intercessory prayers we are conscious of the individuality of our brother's and sister's journey. We treat one another with compassion. Though we all walk down the same roads, they are not the same. Everyone walks their own Camino. |
Thank You Note from James and Liz Lamkin
My father, JM Lamkin, often said, "Thank you for being kind to us." Liz and I need to say the same. The folk of NDBC have been so kind to us as you grieved alongside us. The death of my best friend, Rev. Chris Graham, followed by the death of my mother, Mildred Lamkin, just a few days later, were a one-two-punch that laid me low. You have sent memorial gifts, you've sent flowers, the Care Team and others have brought food, and many, many cards with wonderful words have graced us.
You made it possible for Barbara Atchley to come to the funeral...bearing the love of NDBC with her. Liz and I felt buoyed by your care.
Plus, there was the simple and beautiful Memorial Service for my mother in our chapel when I returned from Louisiana. I think Susan Dew birthed the idea and Rev. Mike Gregg choreographed it. Turns out, I needed it more than I knew; and you were not surprised.
Again, "thank you for being kind to us." You are a good gift of God. To you and to God, we give thanks.
James and Liz |
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2013 Pledge Season: The Art of Generosity
Submit YOUR pledge for the 2013 CHURCH BUDGET
through any of these ways:
> You can return your pledge card by "snail mail".
> You can pick up a pledge card at the door of the church office, fill it out on the spot, and leave it in the envelope on the Business Manager's (Rose Hidlay) door.
> You can pick up a pledge card in the Narthex, fill it out and drop it in the offering plate (or hand it to an usher).
> You can call the church office (404-237-8621), ask for Rose, and tell her your pledge (or even leave her a voice mail).
> You can e-mail your pledge to Rose at rose@northsidedrive.org.
> You can pledge via our website (www.northsidedrive.org) by clicking on the "Giving" link on our home page. |
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Family Lunches after Church
Join with other NDBC families for after-church lunches. Everyone is invited for a time of fun and fellowship together! We hope to see you there.
November 18 - Shane's Rib Shack (3155 Cobb Parkway)
For more information contact Marie Cook at mariedcook@yahoo.com. |
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Community Thanksgiving Service
The congregations and clergy of Ahavath Achim Synagogue, St. Anne's Episcopal, New Hope A.M.E., Northside Drive Baptist, Northside Drive United Methodist, and Trinity Presbyterian churches will join together to celebrate Thanksgiving.
The annual Interfaith Community Thanksgiving Service will be held at 6:30 PM on Sunday, November 18, at St. Anne's Episcopal Church. Dr. Gil Watson, Senior Pastor of Northside United Methodist Church, will be preaching.
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Church Council*
The next Church Council meeting will be Monday, November 19, at 7 PM in the Fellowship Hall.
*The Church Council consists of the Moderator, Senior Pastor, Treasurer, and Church Clerk, the chairs of the Diaconate, the Finance, Personnel, and Nominating Committees, the Adult Education, Children's, Communications/Technology, Facilities Management, Grounds, Landscaping, Hospitality, Marketing, Membership Development, Memorial Gifts, Missions, Preschool Liaison, Worship/Music, and Youth Ministry Teams, and the Auxiliary Triple E. |
NDBC Book Club
A book review of The Language of Flowers: A Novel by Vanessa Diffenbaugh will be Tuesday, November 20, at 1 PM in the Fellowship Hall. Nancy Hall-Shelton will be the facilitator and Jane Fitzgerald the hostess. Bring your lunch; dessert and beverages will be furnished. |
Christmas Poinsettias* 
Sales begin Sunday, November 25
Our Annual Poinsettia Altar will be in place Sunday, December 16, and remain through Tuesday, Christmas Day. While altar flowers are always given to the Glory of God, it's our tradition at Northside Drive to give poinsettias each Christmas also in honor/memory/thankfulness for our friends and family. Each poinsettia plant is only $20, and order envelopes are available in the Narthex for your use (simply fill it out & drop it in the offering plate). Or call Rose Hidlay at 404-237-8621 with the number of poinsettias you wish to give, the memorial details, and mail your check to the church office. The deadline for orders is December 9.
*U.S. tax regulations do not allow us to offer contribution credit for Easter & Christmas plants because the plants are returned to the giver. |
Artist in the Narthex
As a continued celebration of our 60th Anniversary over the next twelve months, we will be privileged to see the work of twelve visual artists from our congregation. We will have works by a wood turner, a painter, a quilter, a photographer, a weaver---all on a Sunday morning, before and after worship, in the Narthex. Look for the notices in the Pinnacle and the eNotes, and celebrate the visual arts at Northside Drive Baptist Church.
October 14 Susan Harlan - fiber arts
November 11 Garrett Ray - painting and drawing
December 9 Myrtie Cope - photography
January 13 Paul Fletcher - wood turning
February 10 Marshall Dewell - quilting
March 17 Kendall Konenkamp - painting and drawing |
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Praying the Psalms
The congregation is invited to read A-Psalm-A-Day during 2012.
A-Psalm-A-Day Upcoming Schedule:
November 14 - Psalm 84
November 15 - Psalm 85
November 16 - Psalm 86
November 17 - Psalm 87
November 18 - Psalm 88
November 19 - Psalm 89
November 20 - Psalm 90
November 21 - Psalm 91 |
Church Week
SUNDAY, November 18, 2012
9:30 AM - Church School
9:45 AM - Children's Choir Practice
11:00 AM - Morning Worship
12:30 PM - Family Lunches after Church
12:30 PM - Youth Lunches after Church
5:00 PM - Northside Drive Ringers
6:30 PM - Beginning Handbell Ensemble
6:30 PM - Interfaith Community Thanksgiving Service
@ St. Anne's Episcopal Church
MONDAY, November 19, 2012
7:00 PM - Church Council
TUESDAY, November 20, 2012
10:00 AM - Staff Meeting
11:30 AM - ROMEOS
1:00 PM - NDBC Book Club
THU-FRI, November 22-23, 2012
Church/Preschool Office Closed |
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PICTORIAL DIRECTORY PHOTOS
Anyone who would like a print of their directory photo can contact Myrtie Cope at myrtiecopephoto@att.net. Prints are $5 for a 5 X 7 and $10 for an 8 X 10. |
| TENDER LOVING PRAYERS
Mary Dutton
Don DaLee |
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NOVEMBER
BIRTHDAYS
Claire Blackwell - 1
Grace Collins - 1
Laurie Nickless - 2
Doris Martin - 2
Rob Schwartz - 7
Sylvia Dick - 7
Elizabeth Cassata - 7
Nancy de Jonge Davis - 8
Gordon Davis - 9
Larry McSwain - 10
Sheila Nicol - 13
Herb Avery - 14
Paul Fletcher - 17
Tom Vander Ven - 18
Benjamin Schleicher - 19
Louisa Schleicher - 19
Beverly Allen - 20
Conda Abbott - 21
Ted Clyatt - 22
Edith Varner - 22
Greg Hawkins - 23
Mary Margaret High - 23
Tiffany Gibson Cox - 23
Kristin Youngquist - 24
Ian Fletcher - 25
Kasey Fletcher - 25
George Smathers - 26
Reidar Bjornard - 29
Annaleigh Gregg - 30 |
| ROMEOS
(Retired Older Men
Eating Out)
Every third 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
Every 3rd Tuesday |
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"TNT"
Thursday Nights Together
People of all ages from NDBC meet
at 7 PM every
Thursday night for dinner.
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Come join us on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7 PM, in Room #204 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. |
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YOUTH LUNCH AFTER CHURCH
The NDBC Youth meet every 2nd Sunday after church to have lunch together. For more information contact Zach Bay at zach@northsidedrive.org.
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YOUTH
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. |
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YOUNG ADULT: SMALL GROUP SUNDAYS
The young adult small group reads a book each month on various faith-related issues. We meet on the third Sunday of the month at 6:30 PM for discussion and then go off campus for dinner together. The small group meets in the Undercroft.
to sign up.
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YOUNG ADULT
UNPLUGGED EVENTS
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
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The youth café, UNDERGROUNDS, will be open for a light breakfast at 9:30 AM each Sunday. Youth Church School will meet in the newly renovated youth space and will begin at 9:45 AM. |
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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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THE PAPERLESS PINNACLE
The Pinnacle is emailed as a link 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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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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