NORTHSIDE NOTES: August 20, 2014
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Pastoral Reflections  By Rev. James Lamkin
"Lagniappe"
As a Louisianan, I grew-up knowing about lagniappe. The word means, "a little something extra." A lot of life comes to us as lagniappe: love we can't earn, grace we can't achieve, and providence one can't choreograph. All lagniappe. Last week's sojourn to Louisiana was just that for me. The reason for my going was to tie-the-knot at Tanner Steins' wedding to Megan in Baton Rouge. 'Twas a wonderful celebration! Under a chuppah, I co-officiated with Megan's rabbi as the couple swapped vows, exchanged rings, pledged pledges, and stomped-the-heck out of a glass. Then, we danced. Mercy, did we dance! On the way to the reception, we rode a trolley car. While in the trolley car, we enjoyed live jazz music with the band on board! The jazz musicians led us from the wedding, through the lobby, onto the sidewalk, and into the trolley. All the while, our fleur de lis umbrellas twirled over our heads while the sounds of When the Saints Go Marching In danced in the humid night air. The greatest joy for me was to watch Mona and Chuck celebrate their sons, Zachary and Tanner, with effusive love, joy, and pride. Lagniappe. While in my home state, I traveled about for a few days. Went to the Jesuit Spirituality Center in Grand Coteau, where I received spiritual direction from Sister Ruth Cowie. Went to Rapides Medical Center in Alexandria where I served as the hospital chaplain for eight years; and I talked with a few old-timers who remembered when all of us would grab a mop and head for the hallway by the levee when the rains came. Went to Pineville to visit friends who mid-wifed me through a divorce; and a local eatery where I would take Emily and Stuart for thin-sliced-sweep-the-kitchen pizza. Then to Ruston where my long-time psychologist friend, Dr. Tony Young, and I tossed a rope over a high tree limb and made a super cool swing for his three year old grandson, Mason. Between the throwing and pulling, we talked-over our lives and how we were beneficiaries of lagniappe love... along with Family Systems Theory and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Finally, I drove by my old home place in Arcadia. The newly upholstered porch swing and the heavy hanging baskets said that a new home lives in the old house. All good. Whenever the Apostle Paul wrote his church friends, more often than not, his first words were lagniappe, "Grace and peace...," he would say. Grace and peace. Gratefully, I say them, too. |
 2014 Interfaith Partnership
Habitat for Humanity Build Northside Drive Baptist Church Work Days Day 1 - August 23 (5 Volunteers)
Day 2 - September 6 - Not a work day for NDBC.
Day 3 - September 13 (5 Volunteers)
Day 4 - September 20 - Not a work day for NDBC.
Day 5 - September 27 (5 Volunteers)
Day 6 - October 4 - NDBC Lead Day (8 Volunteers)
Day 7 - October 11 - Dedication Day (5 Volunteers)
A copy of the complete work day schedule can be found in the Chapel entrance hallway or online at http://www.northsidedrive.org. |
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Summer Church School 2014
"What are these things we believe and why?"
June 1-August 24 @ 9:30 AM
In the Fellowship Hall
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August 24 - Dr. Graham Walker
Final Questions: The Virgin Birth and Other Questions
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2014 Summer Sermon Series
"Flawed Families...and the Faith They Inspire"
(Some of the Bible's first parents, kids, and couples...
and how God redeemed their mess-ups.)
June 15-August 31, 2014, @ 11 AM
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August 24: Exodus (Moses and the Basket)
"Pharaohs that Know Not Joseph"
Issues: the anxiety of productivity
August 31: Exodus (Moses and the Bush)
"Shoeless Mo...."
Issues: Intervention, Vocation
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Summer Offertories
Through the months of July and August we will enjoy musical gifts from members of the NDBC family, as they present special music during the Offertory each Sunday morning. Those who will be sharing their talents with us are:
August 24 - Parker Holloway, pianist August 31 - Joel Stouffer, pianist |
Youth Ministry News  By Alyssa Aldape The Big Story At the beginning of August, I attended Selah Vie. It's a retreat put on by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship targeted toward college and graduate level students- or more generally, young Baptists. This is my fifth year at Selah Vie and every year I return spiritually and mentally renewed. One reason is to see fellow young Baptists grow in their faith and in their sense of call. I enjoy hearing stories from their summer experiences and hearing them unconsciously name talents and passions they didn't realize before the summer. The second aspect I love about Selah Vie is getting a glimpse of the bigger picture of God's kingdom. Being an ENFP, it can be difficult at times to see the bigger picture of God's work. I think this is how youth ministry can be at times. A youth minster can worry about attendance, about programming that will catch a youth's eye, and planning events that youth will hashtag "#epic." We get so caught up in the details we miss the bigger picture of authentic youth ministry. Among planning the most epic lock in of all time, it is important as a youth minister to instill in youth a sense of purpose in the bigger tapestry of the church. So as we gear up for another school year, I am excited to see what the fall semester brings for the NDBC youth group. As the youths return from summer camps, family beach trips, and birthday celebrations, I get more excited to hear about their experiences. This semester we will learn to "Echo the Story." From creation to the formation of the church, we will learn about the bigger story and how our own stories fit in with God's story. If you happen to see one our youths in the church halls, be sure to ask them about their summer- I'm sure they have some good stories to share. |
Pastor's Wednesday Morning
Bible Study
We meet weekly from 10:30-11:30 AM, in the church's Conference Room. We study the texts selected in the Revised Common Lectionary for the next Sunday. Large print editions are available each week and for the upcoming Sunday. Discussion is deep and wide and lively. All are invited. |
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Coffee with the Clergy &
NO Church School
We will not have Church School on August 31 (Labor Day weekend). However, the clergy will have coffee and conversation waiting for you in the Parlor (Room 207) at 9:30 AM. |
Back to School Donations
With the beginning of a new school year, churches and community organizations throughout the state have worked to ensure that children begin with materials needed for their classes. Northside Drive has been part of this effort. We helped provide items like paper, pens, composition books and even some book bags for the children involved in day camp and after school programs in Taliaferro County, Park Avenue Baptist Church (Grant Park area) and The Agape Center (Bolton Road area). The NDBC Missions Team collects supplies all year long so if you see seventeen cent notebooks, penny pencils, twenty-five cent composition books or closeouts on book bags, please consider making a purchase for Back to School 2015. |
Thank You Alan Johns &
Welcome Mike Bryant...
NDBC Organists
We are grateful to Northside Drive member Alan Johns, who donated our new organ in the Chapel and who has served as our organist on a volunteer basis this summer. We recognize Alan for his wonderful donation of the Chapel organ and his talents during our Sunday morning worship services.
On September 1, 2014, we will be welcoming an old friend who will be returning to Northside Drive Baptist Church. Mike Bryant served as our Interim Organist for six months in 2008. Mike has agreed to return as organist to Northside Drive; and his first Sunday will be September 7. Mike and Northside Drive have made a six-month commitment to each other, with the possibility of extending it. Since 1991, Mike has been the Orchestra Director and Choral Accompanist at Holy Innocents' Episcopal School. Mike also has served as the organist at Saint Mark United Methodist Church and Clairmont Presbyterian Church in Atlanta. He has a long and distinguished career as a musician, and we are grateful that he has agreed to come and serve among us.
~ The NDBC Personnel Committee
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New Children's Rooms  By Rachel Sherron
I am pleased to announce that the NDBC Children's Ministry will open three rooms this fall! These rooms include a Mother's Room (Room 109), Celestial Choir Room (Room 116), and Crib Room (next to the Nursery). The Children's Ministry Team believes these rooms will help meet the needs of our growing ministry to children and families. We plan to have the rooms available by September 7.
We're excited about this expansion opportunity. We look forward to the ways God will continue to work in our congregation in educational experiences, fellowship activities, and spiritual development. Parents, thank you for sharing your families with our faith community. Teachers and Worship Care Volunteers, thank you for the love and care you pour into our Children's Ministry! Without all of you, this growth opportunity wouldn't be possible. |
Music @ NDBC  By Paul Fletcher
Calling All Musicians! Our adult musical groups at NDBC will soon be convening to kick off the fall season of music-making! If you would like to experience the joy of music in ministry, then we invite you to join us!
The Sanctuary Choir will resume its weekly Wednesday evening rehearsal schedule on September 3, at 7:15 PM, in the Choir Room, and the choir will sing regularly once again in morning worship beginning on Sunday, September 7. All singers are invited to join us!
The Northside Drive Ringers will resume its weekly Sunday afternoon rehearsal schedule on September 7, at 5 PM, in the Bell Room. We are always looking for new Handbell ringers, regardless of experience. If you have never rung a Handbell, but would like to learn more about this discipline, we'd be happy to welcome you into our Beginning Adult Handbell Ensemble, which is currently in the process of forming. For more information, or to register your interest in joining any of our choirs, please contact Music Director, Paul Fletcher at paul@northsidedrive.org.
We look forward to having you with us!
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Church School Kick-Off Breakfast
Sunday, September 7, 2014 in the Fellowship Hall at 9:30 AM Let's kick-off the new Church School year! You will learn about all the 2014-2015 Church School classes, explore provocative new curriculum, and congratulate all of the children on their promotions to their next grades. Come and reconnect with classmates, friends, and families. Bring your favorite breakfast food to share. Milk, juice and coffee will be provided.
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Triple E  ENGAGE. ENRICH. ENJOY. TRIPLE E meets on the second Tuesday of each month, September through May, from 11 AM-1 PM in the Fellowship Hall for lunch and to hear dynamic speakers on topics of general interest. It is designed to ENGAGE and inform participants in areas of history, art and architecture, travel and missions, to ENRICH the understanding and awareness of folks who come to learn together, and to encourage men and women of all ages to develop and ENJOY friendships across generations, both new and old. TRIPLE E is a great opportunity to invite friends from the community as well as within the congregation. We have a wonderful meeting place for diverse ideas, broad interests, and friendly, warm hospitality. We would love to share it with you! Bring a friend and $5 for a light lunch.
On Tuesday, September 9, we will kick off our 5th year of Triple E with our own Nathan Hermance who grew up at NDBC and has become involved with Habitat for Humanity International. He will share faces and stories of families and their new homes from his trip to Southeast Asia last May. |
Fall Wednesday Night Bible Study
Suffering and Glory: A Study of 1 Peter Led by Cyndi Vander Ven September 10-November 19 @ 6:30 PM, Room #202 The Apostle Peter wrote this epistle to a church facing serious trials. Understandably, they focused on the suffering that had beset them. At times, we also have difficulty with spiritual myopia: the inability to see beyond the immediate to the glory God promises. Are suffering and glory only the provenance of persecuted churches? Just what does Peter describe as suffering? What glory does he reveal, and is it meant for us? What is to be our focus? And just where does the "name it and claim it" gospel fit into Peter's story? Follow the thread of these two themes throughout 1 Peter and see how the grace of God is revealed in both. |
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SUNDAY, August 24
9:30 AM - Summer Church School
11:00 AM - Morning Worship in the Chapel
12:15 PM - Diaconate Meeting
7:00 PM - Young Adult Sunday Studies
TUESDAY, August 26
10:00 AM - Staff Meeting
WEDNESDAY, August 27
10:30 AM - Pastor's Bible Study
5:30 PM - Northside Yoga
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LABOR DAY
The Church & Preschool offices will be closed
Monday, September 1, in observance of Labor Day.
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THIS SUNDAY'S
LECTIONARY TEXT
August 24, 2014
Exodus 1:8-2:1 Romans 12:1-8 Matthew 16:13-20
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This Week's
TENDER LOVING
PRAYER
(TLP List)
The TLP is a Diaconate ministry. Each week's list contains the rotating names of three or four NDBC senior adults.
Wilma Underwood
Helen White
Miriam Wright
Nelle Holbrook
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In addition, this week we pray for...
Jon & Janet Bell
Jeff & Faye Brewer
Gordon & Billie Davis Jack & Joey Guynn
If you would like your name placed on our rotating TLP list, please give the church office a call.
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AUGUST
BIRTHDAYS
Lindy Welch - 1
Jack Isakson - 2
Sabrina Thomas - 2
Jim Lester - 3
Virginia Schwatel - 4
Nancy F. Davis - 5
Andrew Schwartz - 6
Sofia Tunon - 7
Alan Johns - 7
Sue McSwain - 9
David Bell - 9
Joyce Raley - 10
Carolyn Mahaffey - 11
Ella McIntyre - 11
Fay Brewer - 12
Terrell Kilgore - 15
Eliza Molina - 15
Michael Fletcher - 18
Gary McAllister - 18
Beatrice Gregg - 19
Mark Bryson - 20
Sydney Johnson - 22
Isaiah Lewis - 23
Jo Hunter - 24
Susan Isakson - 24
Suzanne Barksdale - 25
Jack Fletcher - 26
Curt Tucker - 27
John Davis - 27
Michael McIntyre - 30
Elizabeth Sheeley - 31
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CHAPEL FLOWERS
Would you like to participate in beautifying our Chapel this summer? Now is the time to sign up. The price is $100 or you can share the cost with someone. If you are interested please call Nancy F. Davis at 404-252-9154. |
GAS TURNED OFF FOR THE SUMMER
May 5-September 2, 2014
As a cost savings to the church of about $9,000, the gas is turned off in the Summer and turned back on in the Fall. This is part of the summer of savings program with Infinite Energy. We will have an electric water heater for use in the kitchen during those months.
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YOUTH ENCORE!
LUNCH AFTER CHURCH
The NDBC Youth meet every 2nd Sunday after church to have lunch together. For more information contact the church office at info@northsidedrive.org.
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YOUNG ADULT 20.30
NDBC 20.30 is a group for singles and couples in their 20's and 30's to come together for special events, social gatherings, Bible studies, and mission work. We are an informal and casual group. Even if you are not a member of Northside Drive Baptist, you are invited and accepted. We are a group that explores life together in hopes of learning more about ourselves, our place in the world, and our connection with God. NDBC 20.30 is place to be honest and a place to belong.
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DINNER AND DISCUSSION
Young Adult Small Group Every Third Sunday at 7PM @ Central City Tavern The young adults of Northside Drive Baptist Church are invited to listen to the Homebrewed Christianity podcast and share their thoughts over dinner at Central City Tavern on Howell Mill. For more information, contact Mike Gregg at mike@northsidedrive.org. Check the Young Adults event calendar for a full list of dates. |
NORTHSIDE YOGA
YOGA meets on Wednesdays @ 5:30 PM,
in the Fellowship Hall with Amanda Gregg. Bring a mat, water, small towel, and wear comfortable clothing. To make a reservation for a class session email Amanda at mandayoga@gmail.com or visit www.northsidedrive.org. |
| ROMEOS
(Retired Older Men
Eating Out)
Every 3rd Tuesday of the month from 12 PM-1 PM. A time to visit with friends, tell stories and eat good food (bring your lunch money)!
Piccadilly Cafeteria
1715 Howell Mill Rd
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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 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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