Category: Spiritual Practices

Sacred Arts

4/29/2022

Please join us after worship on May 22 for a very special event!
Linda McKinney will share her love of floral design as a sacred art and spiritual practice. She will also teach all who sign up how to create their own flower arrangement. Participants should bring their own medium size vase a small paring knife and Linda will bring the flowers!
The cost for flowers is $10 per person. Make checks payable to NRPC and write “flower event” on the memo line. Please register by contacting Ann Antoun at annantoun@aol.com by May 9. This will give Linda time to order the flowers.

Lent

3/10/2022

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

Lenten Candle Activity

3/4/2022

SACRED ARTS/SPIRITUAL PRACTICES:
You are invited to make a spiral candle holder to guide you in prayer through the 40 days of Lent. The materials and directions will be in the narthex to pick up and take home.

Lent

3/4/2022

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

NRPC Outdoor Worship Article

11/24/2021

NRPC Christmas Pageant & Men's Advent Dinner

11/18/2021

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 Activities

11/18/2021

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.

MAX @ NRPC

10/1/2021

NRPC 3rd annual WALK FOR HUNGER

10/1/2021

NRPC 3rd annual WALK FOR HUNGER: Sunday, October 31 at Blue Jay Point Sate Park. A lovely walk through the woods will provide the opportunity for some fun and safe fellowship and support a very important ministry AND you can wear your Halloween costume!!
Walk will start at 1:30—we will begin gathering at 1:00pm so we can all start together!!
Snacks and prizes will be provided at the finish of the walk!!
Sign Ups begin this Sunday at the table in the narthex, or by the sign in table at outside worship, or outside the FMB at other events. Everyone is encouraged to participate—even pets are welcome.
If you are not able to get to church to sign up please contact Janet Livengood.
Can’t participate?? You can sponsor another walker. Information on how to sponsor a walker is available at the signup table. The money raised will go to CHURCH WORLD SERVICE for their STOP HUNGER programs which support hunger relief programs locally and internationally.

Sacred Arts/Spiritual Practices

10/1/2021

Sacred Arts/Spiritual Practices
On the four Thursdays in October the sanctuary will be open from 11:00 - 12:00 in the morning and again from 5:00 - 6:00 in the afternoon for prayer and meditation. Materials to use during this time will be available.

Most of the prayer shawls and lap blankets made by our members have been distributed by our deacons. You are invited to sew, knit, crochet (or any creative technique) a shawl for those in the church undergoing surgery or illness. We have fleece fabric available for an easy, lovely shawl! Contact annantoun@aol.com for fabric.