The Lazarus Fund Offering, one of the six Presbytery special offerings we collect at Northmont each year, is received throughout the month of February. The fund, a Pittsburgh Presbytery initiative, started during the economic struggles of 1984, but the need continues today. It makes grants of direct aid available to families in crisis, who are struggling to pay for basic survival needs. 70% of the undesignated funds provide emergency assistance to session sponsored families and the remaining 30% provide economic and employment development assistance. Designated funding supports the Caring Program for Children.



The fund has no overhead and is administered through a special committee of the Presbytery. Please consider helping families in need by contributing to the Lazarus Fund. Checks can be made out to Northmont UP church, marked for the Lazarus Fund. Thank you.

THANK YOU to the entire Northmont Community for the numerous cards and calls during my convalescence.  It truly pulled me through.

~ Daryl Scott

Spirituality Discussion Group

Five Weeks of Sharing During Lent

Rev. Alick Kennedy will be conducting another class aimed at helping people to deepen their faith and strengthen their devotional life.



The classes will be held on Wednesdays,

beginning Feb. 25, through March 25,

2:00 - 3:30pm in the Berean Rm.

The schedule of studies will be as follows:

Wed. Feb. 25

Session One: The Practice of Self-Emptying, Rediscovering the Fast (Ch. 5 in Soul Feast)

Wed. March 4

Session Two: Self-Examination, Confession and Awareness

Wed. March 11

Session Three: The Gift of Spiritual Direction

Wed. March 28

Session Four: The Spirit of Hospitality

Wed. March 25

Session Five: Developing a Rule of Life

Participants are asked to obtain a copy of the book Soul Feast, by Marjorie J. Thompson (newly revised edition). This is the same book that was used last year, so those who participated then should already have the book. If you’re planning to join the class and don’t have a book, please reach out to Alick immediately and he’ll help you get one.

All are welcome to join the class. If you have any questions, you may speak to Alick at church on Sundays, telephone 412-780-5723, or email kennedyalick@aol.com

Clef Notes

Music Director, Stephen Schall

stephen@northmontchurch.org

Lent is upon us, a season of spiritual renewal as we prepare for Easter through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. In our worship, the liturgy becomes more reflective: the “Alleluia” falls silent, and confession comes to the forefront in the singing of the Kyrie—“Lord, have mercy.”

Throughout the season, the choir will sing the Kyrie from the Mass for Four Voices by the English Renaissance composer William Byrd. This Sunday, the choir offers Charles Villiers Stanford’s setting of the hymn “O for a Closer Walk with God.” Stanford draws on the familiar tune from the Scottish Psalter, recasting it in triple meter. With wistful organ interludes, the melody is gently transformed to express the longing and devotion at the heart of the hymn text.

WE WELCOME NEW STAFF SINGER

KATE AMBROSE!

Kate Ambrose is a mezzo-soprano who has performed with the Pittsburgh Opera for 30 years and is a member of the American Guild of Musical Artists. She has also performed with other local arts organizations, including Pittsburgh Festival Opera and Resonance Works.

As a Project Management Professional, she is a Senior Program Manager at Carnegie Mellon University. Kate lives in Aspinwall with her husband John Sereno, daughter Evangeline (both fellow singers), and two dogs, Ashby and The Colonel. She and John also have a son, Crispian, and a daughter-in-law, Lauren.

"The Pittsburgh Concert Chorale presents Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil.

Experience one of the most beautiful works ever written for choir, sung entirely without instruments and filled with warmth, depth, and quiet power. Despite the name, All-Night Vigil runs just over an hour. March 7–8. Visit www.PCCsing.org for locations and ticket information."

Shrove Tuesday was a blast! Thank you to all who volunteered their time and energy to the event and to all who came to eat and fellowship together.

YOUTH SPRING RETREAT

The retreat will be the weekend of Feb 27-Mar 1 and is FREE to all participants.

Please sign up below:

BIBLE STUDY COURSE:

THE PERSON OF JUDAS

Join Pastor Ben as we explore together who Judas was, and how we might understand him better.

This class will be held in the Berean Room at 11am on four Thursdays in April: 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th.

Specialized Ministry

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