Sunday, October 2, 2022 - Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

"We Believe in Grace," Isaiah 40:21-31

Rev. Laurie Moeller is preaching.

Join us at 11:05 a.m. in person or online for combined worship on the website or in person in the Sanctuary. Separate modern and traditional services return October 9.

Northbrook's new phone system is in place and working beautifully! Thank you for your patience while we up graded. Callers can now reach any staff member by calling the main number, (770) 998-2000.

Pumpkin Patch Unloading is October 2 at 12:30 p.m. We need you! Please show up and help us out this Sunday.

Be sure to sign up for a date to staff the pumpkin patch this October. Register to help in October.

You're invited to the Roswell High School Fall 2022 Choral Concert, Tuesday, October 4 in the Northbrook UMC Sanctuary. Doors open at 6:15p.m. and the chorus begins at 7 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public.

Lunch and Learn, Monday, October 9, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Join us and Rev. Emily Kelly, a deacon serving the Georgia juvenile justice system. She will share the experiences of incarcerated youth, and showing us how we can better serve these young people. RSVP here to reserve lunch.

Pets in the Patch, October 16, 4-6 p.m. You and your animal friends are invited to our Blessing of the Animals in the pumpkin patch. We will have snacks, yard games, and a pet costume contest.

Pre-sale: 2022 Crafters Jams and Marmalades. In advance of the 2022 Holiday Craft Market, pre-order jams and marmalades between September 28-October 4. Email Marianne Raker for what's available and to place your order.

If you had your photos taken September 11 by Rainflower Photography for Northbrook's pictorial directory, your photos are ready! Download them here.

Christian Sympathy. Mrs. Jackie Bozeman, surviving spouse of Rev. Jack Bozeman and mother of Rev. Kirk Bozeman (retired serving Big Springs and Mt. Gilead), passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022. A visitation will be Friday, September 30 from 5-7 p.m., and the memorial service will be Saturday, October 1 at 11 a.m., both at Elberton First UMC.

Third Grade Bibles, Sunday, October 16

Do you know a third grade student? We're excited to present Bibles to our third graders and any fourth or fifth grade students who haven’t yet received a Bible. Register here.

Weekly Prayer. Join us on Mondays at 10 a.m. on Facebook Live. Each week a different member of our worship staff / clergy will lead in prayer.

Northbrook Preschool 40th Anniversary, Sunday, October 2, 11 a.m.

We're celebrating four decades of love and service to children in the name of Christ. We will have a combined worship service and enjoy a BBQ lunch together with all our preschool families. All are welcome! RSVP here.

Previous and prospective preschool families are invited to tour Northbrook Preschool Friday, September 30 from 5-6 p.m., and then join us on the playground for a pizza party hosted by Northbrook Association of Preschool Parents (NAPP). Learn more.

In case of rain, the Friday celebration will be moved to the Portico and Simmons Hall.

Northbrook UMC has a new web page for viewing all our volunteer opportunities in one place. Current opportunities include serving in The Brook, serving as usher or greeter on Sunday mornings, providing meals to youth on Sunday nights, and helping with The Drake House and UMCOR, and much more. Sign up to help.

Northbrook is partnering with Alpharetta First United Methodist Church to support Family Promise September 29-October 9. Sign up to help.

Pat Alderman, Kent Alexander, Beulah Boozer, Jan Boyea, Cecile Easterling, Joe Fielden, Carol Hill, Carolyn Hutchinson, Bill Livesay, Fran Michaud, Claude Mitchell, Stuart Olson, Stephanie Pool, Raymond Roy, Jean Schwartz, Adrian Shapiro, Glenna Sircy, Lincoln Stone, Theresa Volk, Bob Vonderhorst, Heath Waller, and Beth West.

Memorials

In Memory of Georgia Heckler

Sally and Gerald Scott

We have a new mailing address. If you send your donations through your financial institution, please notify them of the change. Address all correspondence to:

Northbrook UMC

885 Woodstock Rd.

Suite 430-380

Roswell, GA 30075

Attendance

Sunday, September 25:

• Traditional worship, 164
• Online traditional worship, 38

Giving

• Week 37, September 18: Donations totaled $27,415.10
• Altar Rail donations for August for Aldersgate Homes totaled $1,137.86

Thank you for your generosity!

September's Altar Rail Gift is Wellroot Family Services, a ministry that restores children and families from trauma through Jesus Christ.

Here's how to give a gift without an altar rail: Give online and select "Communion Offering" from the drop down Fund menu. Or, mail a check to the church office and indicate "Altar Rail" on the memo line.