The NRPC Outreach committee would like to put together 48 of these kits. This sign up genius link lists the items to be included. There will be bins in the narthex for you to place your donations by May 16. The Outreach committee invites you to help put these kits together following worship on May 22. A portion of the kits we put together will be stored here in North Carolina during hurricane season. Thank you for participating in this special opportunity.
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Lenten Intergenerational Bible Study for youth and adults will meet Sunday evenings from 5-6pm in the FMB. We will study various spiritual disciplines from a new PCUSA curriculum called Follow Me.
Topic: Lenten Bible Study Time: Mar 3, 2022 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Mar 3, 2022 06:00 PM Mar 10, 2022 07:00 PM Mar 14, 2022 07:00 PM Mar 24, 2022 07:00 PM Mar 31, 2022 07:00 PM Apr 7, 2022 07:00 PM Adult Lenten Bible Study Six Great Ends of the Church will be held Thursday, March 3-April 7. Please contact Brandon if you plan to attend so materials can be ordered. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84710528542?pwd=T0NtdFRpOGx6dlA1UUQzR3IvVmsxUT09 Meeting ID: 847 1052 8542 Passcode: 753561 Morning Prayer is an important spiritual discipline for the life of faith. The Presbyterian Book of Common Worship has four services of prayer throughout the day: morning, afternoon, evening, and night. Following this pattern teaches us that the life of faith is to be a life of prayer. Topic: Lenten Morning Prayer Time: Mar 7, 2022 07:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Every week on Mon, until Apr 11, 2022, 6 occurrence(s) Mar 7, 2022 07:00 AM Mar 14, 2022 07:00 AM Mar 21, 2022 07:00 AM Mar 28, 2022 07:00 AM Apr 4, 2022 07:00 AM Apr 11, 2022 07:00 AM Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87551073763?pwd=b2JybnFwcGpKOFZ1UnBtUS8rU05UUT09 Meeting ID: 875 5107 3763 Passcode: 801254 Adult Lenten Bible Study Six Great Ends of the Church will be held Thursday, March 3-April 7. Please contact Brandon if you plan to attend so materials can be ordered.
Topic: Lenten Bible Study Time: Mar 3, 2022 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Mar 3, 2022 06:00 PM Mar 10, 2022 07:00 PM Mar 14, 2022 07:00 PM Mar 24, 2022 07:00 PM Mar 31, 2022 07:00 PM Apr 7, 2022 07:00 PM Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84710528542?pwd=T0NtdFRpOGx6dlA1UUQzR3IvVmsxUT09 Meeting ID: 847 1052 8542 Passcode: 75356 Lenten Intergenerational Bible Study for youth and adults will take place starting Sunday, March 6. We will meet from 5-6pm in the FMB. We will study various spiritual disciplines from a new PCUSA curriculum called Follow Me. Morning Prayer is an important spiritual discipline for the life of faith. The Presbyterian Book of Common Worship has four services of prayer throughout the day: morning, afternoon, evening, and night. Following this pattern teaches us that the life of faith is to be a life of prayer. On Monday mornings during Lent, anyone who wants is invited to join a Zoom gathering at 7am to participate in morning prayer. Our first gathering will be Monday, March 7 at 7am. All gatherings will be on Zoom. They will last about 30 minutes, and we hope will be a great way to start your week and build upon your spiritual disciplines during Lent. Topic: Lenten Morning Prayer Time: Mar 7, 2022 07:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Every week on Mon, until Apr 11, 2022, 6 occurrence(s) Mar 7, 2022 07:00 AM Mar 14, 2022 07:00 AM Mar 21, 2022 07:00 AM Mar 28, 2022 07:00 AM Apr 4, 2022 07:00 AM Apr 11, 2022 07:00 AM Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87551073763?pwd=b2JybnFwcGpKOFZ1UnBtUS8rU05UUT09 Meeting ID: 875 5107 3763 Passcode: 801254 The January Outreach Collection is The Women’s Center of Raleigh
The Women’s Center has been assisting homeless women for over 40 years. They provide a safe, low barrier, client-centered and trauma sensitive environment for women, where they can begin the stabilization and healing process. They are agents of community support here to assist women in crisis. The Women’s Center is a multi-service safety and stabilization day center for women. The center works to break the cycle of domestic violence, trauma, sexual assault, human trafficking, and homelessness. They provide basic needs that include meals, use of washers and dryers, showers, hygiene items, clothing, computers, mail service and more. Extended critical services are also accessible to every client such as medical and behavioral healthcare, case management, and job and housing support. Please go to wcwc.org for more information. Please consider donating the following items for the Womens Center
The Worship Team is sponsoring Christmas dedications for loved ones during Advent. You may purchase a poinsettia in honor or memory of a family member or a friend for the cost of $10 per plant. Please complete this order form .
You may mail your check to NRPC, 11905 Strickland Rd Raleigh, NC 27613 or you may also drop payment off in the blue mailbox. Orders need to be received by Sunday, December 12. Please note Poinsettia in the memo field of the check. Plants may be taken home following the Christmas Eve service or arrange pickup with the office. The Session has approved NRPC working toward becoming a COMMUNITY SPONSOR for an Afghan refugee family through Church World Service!
This means that members of our congregation will work with CWS to support an Afghan family, relocating to our area, as they strive toward self-sufficiency and sustainability. The team’s time commitment will be 5-15 hours collectively for 4-6 months. Some of the ways we will support the family are: *Securing and furnishing housing *Providing basic needs assistance and financial support *Supporting self-sufficiency goals like practicing English and getting a job Thanks to the generosity of congregation the funds for our sponsorship are already available, and Church World Service will provide guidance and additional help for us all along the process. To be a part of this team, individuals will go through a background check with Church World Service, participate in a 2 hour training, and show proof of a COVID vaccination. What an amazing opportunity this will be for our family of faith! Everyone in the congregation will have the chance to provide help for our family to some way—if you are interested in being a part of the team which directly works with our family, please contact Becky Pyrch at beckypyrch@gmail.com. The NRPC Men's Advent Dinner will be offered as a pick up and take out again this year. An adult and a child box will be offered. Each box includes a serving of ham, turkey, scalloped potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry apple casserole, and roll. Each adult box will include a mini pie. Custom orders are not being offered. Please complete this form by Wednesday, December 8th. All reserved plates will be available for pick up from 5:00 - 6:00 PM Sunday 12/12. There is no charge for the meal but donations are accepted. Contact the office with any questions. Reserve Meals Here
Advent Wreath Making Workshop Sunday, November 28 please join us after Worship to make a wreath. If you can’t attend the workshop, there will be kits to take home. There will also be a church-wide reverse-Advent calendar outreach project introduced at the gathering. Youth students will make wreaths at youth group.
Advent Intergenerational Bible Study will be held Sunday, November 28 and Sunday, December 5 at 5:00pm. Please join us for a bible study in the Faith Ministries Building. All ages are welcome. Reverse Advent Calendar A new Advent Tradition begins….. A Reverse Advent Calendar Typically, advent calendars are filled with candy. Starting December 1 and ending on Christmas Eve you receive a treat a day. A reverse advent calendar allows you to donate or give something each day—thus giving instead of getting At the Advent Workshop on November 28, you will be able to decorate a box and receive a list of non-perishable food items to place daily in the decorated box. At the end of the month, you can take your box of goodies to the North Raleigh Ministries Food Pantry or NC Food Bank. If you cannot be at the workshop, there will be decorated boxes and instructions available outside the FMB November 29-December 3. Can’t get to the food bank at the end of December, don’t worry! Outreach Team will help with that. Be a part of this new tradition. This will be an amazing way to bless those in need in your community and also keep your family focused on the true meaning in this season. |
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