Northmont will host the Ash Wednesday dinner on February 14 with Hiland and Wexford Churches. Hiland will provide the soup, Wexford will provide the bread, and Northmont will provide dessert. 

Please consider bringing your favorite dessert to share. Dinner is at 6:00. The worship service for Ash Wednesday service at 7:00 .

Clef Notes

By: Stephen Schall, Music Director

This Sunday we mark the end of this post-Epiphany season of light as we celebrate Christ’s Transfiguration. Tradition has it that this event occurred about 40 days before the Crucifixion. It is a fitting way to bring one season to a close while casting our thoughts ahead to the Passion. This idea is nicely illustrated in two of the three hymns we sing this weekend. I draw particular attention to our closing hymn, “You, Lord, Are Both Lamb and Shepherd.” The title of the wonderful poem by Sylvia Dunstan (1955-1993) is “Christus Paradox,” because the text deals with the many of the ways Christ is paradoxical. The second stanza has particular application to this day and, as I mentioned, contrasts the glory of the Transfiguration with the crucifixion:

Clothed in light upon the mountain,

stripped of might upon the cross,

shining in eternal glory,

beggar'd by a soldier's toss,

You, the everlasting instant;

You, who are both gift and cost.

As this is the last Sunday before Lent, we say goodbye to Alleluia for 40 days. Our opening hymn, “Christ upon the mountain peak,” ends each stanza with an Alleluia.

The choir sings the introit, “O nata lux de lumine” by Thomas Tallis and the anthem, “Christ, whose glory fills the skies,” by C. Frederick H. Candlyn. The “O nata” text is from the liturgy of the Transfiguration. The words connects Transfiguration to to the nativity. 

See in church again on Wednesday as we begin the holy season of Lent at 7 o’clock. 

A New Thing I’m Up To:

From January to March, I will be taking an online course with the goal of receiving an Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising. This program, offered through an organization called the Lake Institute, will give me tools and resources to better equip myself and the church to do some outreach-focused fundraising. 

Update:

So I am now through 3 of the 8 weeks, and I must say I am very impressed. The teachers and staff are excellent and I feel like I am learning a lot, not only from them but from the others in the class. I’m beginning work on my “class project”- so stay tuned for some more info on that soon 😁

AMOS nights are our way of creating an atmosphere of fellowship and hospitality for families and all members of our church. We will be sharing a meal together and then breaking off for a time of learning. AMOS nights will take place once a month at 6pm.



Mark your calendars for the upcoming AMOS nights:

February 28

April 24

May 22

Mark your calendars for the following events.

Ligonier Retreat: 2/9-11

Confirmation Gathers: 2/25, 3/24, 4/21, 5/19

Any questions? Contact Ben

Opportunities to serve at the WEST VIEW HUB

The HUB recently completed the addition of a new space beside the existing center. This new space opens up plenty of opportunities for Northmont to serve the needs of our neighboring community of West View. Volunteers are needed for the existing programs, such as the twice weekly food pantry, and about eight other programs serving youth up through the elderly. The programs are listed on their excellent website. On Facebook just look up: West View Hub.

The new space is an open room for creative efforts in the arts and indoor recreation for all ages. It also features a sound room which we are invited to use for recording music.

The months of January and February are an excellent time for volunteering your talents to start a new program in an area that you are willing want to explore. If you let them know what you want to do, they will promote it, provide the space, time, and volunteers.

Questions? Contact Ken Yoest 412-855-1459 missionstuff@comcast.net