Thursday, March 27, 2025

The material we're using for Lent includes some lovely poetry. The following was written by

Rev. Sarah A. Speed.

The Good Shepherd

Jesus said, “Who among you wouldn’t leave the 99?

Who among you wouldn’t look for the one?”

Someone in the crowd probably rolled their eyes.

Someone squirmed and looked at their palms.

Someone sighed and thought to themselves,

“This man doesn’t understand the business.

What fool would leave 99 to look for one?”

But maybe God was not talking about us.

Maybe God was talking about her own reckless love.

Maybe God was talking about her own willingness

to turn the world upside down for me.

Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 10:45 am

Rev. Jillian Hankamer preaching

Luke 15:1-7

This Sunday's Service

Order of Worship

Last Sunday's Service

Our Worship in Song

Opening Hymn: Come Forth, O Love Divine Bianco da Siena lived in Venice, where he was a member of a religious order following the rule of St. Augustine. Ralph Vaughan Williams' tune composed for this hymn was named for his birthplace in England.

The Middle Hymn: Softly and Tenderly Justin Havard's favorite hymn.

The Anthem: My Shepherd Will Supply My Need arranged by Virgil Thompson from a metered text of Psalm 23 by Isaac Watts.

The Communion Anthem: His Voice, As the Sound of the Dulcimer, Sweet arranged by Charles Elkins. A Southern Folk Hymn.

The Closing Hymn: O Jesus Christ, May Grateful Hymns This text, written for a Convocation of Urban Life in America, was chosen by The Hymn Society for publication in Five New Hymns on the City. Bradford Webster, a Methodist minister, served churches in his native New York state for forty years.

Our Concerns and Celebrations

Rodney Thomas

Dibble Pate

Tom Atteberry

Peggy Caskey

Anita Breen

Iglesia Bautista Enmanuel, our partner church in Ciego de Avila, Cuba.

Family of Frances Thrasher, Northminster Charter Member

Family of Lillie Windham, Mother of Mark Windham

Ann Knutson, Doug Martin, family of Jean Hartzog

Martha Wainwright, aunt of Jeff Sebastian

Marie Easterling, friend of Mara Loeb

Pattie Bewick, sister of Carol Ann Tubbs

Sarah Maloney, friend of Carol Ann Tubbs

We Celebrate Birthdays with...

PAT HAYES (27TH)

THOMAS ABADIE (28TH)

AMY SUMNER (30TH)

APRIL

BOBBYE LEGAN (1ST)

PAUL BRANNON (2ND)

INGRID GRAY (3RD)

TIM JAQUESS (3RD)

VINCENT CARTER (4TH)

Children and Youth

URGENT NEEDS!

We are in need of candy, stickers, or other small items to fill Easter Eggs for our annual egg hunt on April 13. Please bring items to the church and drop off in the box outside Renee's office. Thank You!

NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT, APRIL 4 AT 7PM !!

SUNDAY YOUTH MEALS

(OR FUNDS) NEEDED!

The Northminster Youth Group meets each Sunday at 5pm and averages approximately 10 youth. Youth leaders try to stretch the budget to provide Sunday evening meals for them. There is a sign-up sheet in the hall for those willing to help provide actual meals such as sandwiches, pizza, tacos, burgers/hotdogs, chips, drinks, etc. Speak with JK Kimble or Beth Mayfield about what would be needed should you wish to provide an actual meal one Sunday evening.

Another great way to help with this, if you're not the "cooking kind", you may give financially. If giving cash, place in an envelope and mark it "Youth Meals" and if writing a check make payable to Northminster Church and memo line "Youth Meals". You may also use our Paypal account, Northminster Baptist Church and comment "Youth Meals".

Church Life

ARTS COMMISSION STARTS NEW GROUP!

The Education/Arts Commission invites you to join a new group called "Craft & Chat". This group will meet on Wednesday nights at 5:30pm to participate in assorted crafts. A new craft will be chosen for each month. The month of March we'll focus on crochet. Supplies will be provided, or you may bring you own. If you don't want to craft, we still invite you for fellowship!

We are planning to have different people volunteer to lead classes in different artistic mediums. If you have any creative gifts that you wish to share with the church, please sign up below by clicking the box or scanning the QR code with your phone. We want to focus on one medium for several weeks or a month, but you don't need to sign up to lead the entire month (just as much as you would like to lead).

Click here to Lead

DOCUMENTARY PART TWO

Northminster's Racial Justice Task Group will present a newly-released documentary by Robert P. Jones, author of White Too Long. The film is titled: Religion, Racism, and Reconciliation-A Documentary on Americas Original Sin. It will be presented in two hour-long segments. The second segment will be this Sunday, the 30th at 5pm.

This ground-breaking work explores ways in which our deeply rooted racism is intertwined with the history of American Religion and how our faith can and should be a meaningful force in our nation’s healing and reconciliation. Following the documentary there will be some time for discussion. If anyone wants to read on this subject, Robert P Jones’ book White Too Long is an excellent resource.

PUB THEOLOGY

Northminster's Pub Theology is held every month on the 3rd Thursday at 7pm at the Fat Pelican.

"Different Brews, Different Views. All are welcome!"

AFTER CHURCH FELLOWSHIPS

Our after church fellowships have been well attended and have enabled us to get to know one another better. If you don't know, the refreshments are brought each week by volunteers via a sign-up sheet (we here at Northminster love our sign-up sheets!). This coming week, March 23 has been graciously covered by Vickie Krutzer but next Sunday (5th Sunday) and the first Sunday in April have yet to be spoken for. If this is an activity you have enjoyed and wish to see it continue, please think about signing up to provide refreshments. There will be no "After Church Fellowship" on Palm Sunday, April 13 or Easter Sunday, April 20 but we will pick right up where we left off on Sunday, April 27. Please see the sign-up sheet in the hall!

Coming Up

This Sunday

9:00 am - Choir Rehearsal

10:00 am - Sunday School

10:45 am - Preludes

11:00 am - Worship Service

Noon - After Church Fellowship

5:00 pm - Documentary Religion, Racism, and Reconciliation – A Documentary on Americas Original Sin (Part II)

Wednesdays

6:30 pm: Choir Practice

Upcoming Events

Friday, April 4 at 6:30 Murder Mystery Dinner hosted by the Youth

Palm Sunday, April 13 following worship: Children and Families Easter Egg Hunt and Picnic.

Sunday, April 20: Easter

Sunday, May 4: Churchwide Fish Fry

Saturday, May 31 10am-noon: Stagg Lecture

Mission Emphasis

Of Interest in the Community

Little Shop of Horrors

March 27 - 30, 2025 at ULM's Brown Auditorium

March 27, 7:30am - March 30, 2:00pm

Brown Auditorium (Theatre)

General Admission is $20

For tickets, click HERE

BAYOU MASTERWORKS CONCERT

On Sunday, April 13 at 4pm the Bayou Masterworks Choral will be in concert in the Northminster sanctuary. Dr. Deborah Chandler conducting.

LOUISIANA DELTA BALLET

Jeanine Patton the Executive Director of Louisiana Delta Ballet announces ane an upcoming performance entitled "Power and Grace, The Easter Celebration" which is a production with music, scripture readings and ballet which tells the Easter story.

Please join us for this truly uplifting and inspiring performance on Sunday, April 6 at 3:00 p.m. at the Monroe Civic Center Theater.

Questions? Call Jeanine at 318-323-8878.

PLEASE HELP ME! I NEED AN ATTENTIVE HOME WITH A FENCED IN YARD!

Giving to Northminster

If you have found a space of community, or healing, or hope at Northminster and believe in the work we are doing, please consider supporting us financially so that we will be able to continue creating spaces like this in all the days to come. Just click here, or scan the QR code with the camera on your phone.

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