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Worship

Sunday, September 25, 2022 - Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost


"Good Neighbors," Luke 10:25-37

Rev. Brian Tillman is preaching.


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

Announcements



During worship on September 25 we will welcome Rev. Brian Tillman as the guest pastor. He is the Director of Inclusion and Advocacy for the North Georgia Conference of the UMC.


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 be lifting up the experiences of incarcerated youth, and showing us how we can better serve these young people. RSVP here.



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

Encounter

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.

Early Fall 2022 Bible Study. Three Simple Rules for Christian Living runs through Oct. 18. Sign up here. Questions? Contact Rev. Elizabeth Pollard.

Love



Bikes, Trikes, and Things that Go! Today, September 21, 5:30–6 p.m.


Bring your "Thing that Goes" as we open our parking lot for our kids to have fun on wheels! Chick-fil-A dinner provided. RSVP here.

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). 

Serve

Northbrook UMC has a new web page for viewing all our current volunteer opportunities in one place. Current opportunities include serving in The Brook, coaching a team in the upcoming Upward season, providing meals to youth on Sunday nights, and helping with The Drake House and UMCOR. 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.


Pumpkin Patch Unloading, October 2nd at 12:30 p.m.


Pumpkins are on the way! Mark your calendars for pumpkin unloading and be sure to sign up for a date to staff the pumpkin patch this October. Register to help.

Prayer Concerns

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

Attendance and Giving

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 18:

  • Traditional worship, 105
  • The Brook, 82
  • Online traditional worship, 35


Giving

  • Week 36, September 11: Donations totaled $14,757.86
  • 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.

Support
Pastoral Care - If you have prayer requests or concerns to share, please visit www.northbrookumc.com/prayer.
Contact a Pastor: To reach a pastor on call and receive pastoral care for yourself or a loved one, call (470) 604-5763.

Support Referral List: Click here to download.

Stephen Ministry
Someone to care, listen, can help you make it through grief, loneliness, or other stressful times. To connect, email [email protected] or call Mike Johnson at 404-550-2860 or Elaine Riddle at 470-273-1320Learn more here.
Until we meet again, know that you are loved!