Thursday, February 6, 2025

YouTube Video

Ciego de Avila, Cuba 2025

DH has prepared a 30-minute video log of his and Craig's recent trip representing Northminster, to be with our partner congregation, Iglesia Bautista Enmanuel in Ciego de Avila, Cuba. It is uploaded to Northminster's YouTube Channel and is quite a moving video and makes you feel like you are there in Cuba with our beloved partners.

Here is the link

https://youtu.be/PUL0vSHACc8

or you may try this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUL0vSHACc8

Opening Hymn: Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise Walter C. Smith, minister of the Free Church of Scotland and later moderator of the Assembly, wrote poetry as a retreat from work and to say what could not be fully expressed in the pulpit.

Middle Hymn: Come, O Fount of Every Blessing Converted to Methodism at age twenty, Robert Robinson soon became a Calvinistic Methodist preacher and later gained great popularity. The melody, associated with this text since 1813, is an American folk tune.

The Anthem: Give Me Jesus, a spiritual arranged by Brian Fairbanks.

The Communion Anthem: Sanctus by German composer Franz Schubert.

Closing Hymn: Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love This African folk melody was presented to the Church at Chereponi, Northern Ghana, by Ghanaian musicologist, A. A. Mensah, when United Church of Christ missionaries were serving there.

We Celebrate Birthdays with...

PAT COHN (8TH)

JENNIFER VINCE (9TH)

KWABENA ADDY (13TH)

MARISSA JAQUESS (14TH)

YOUTH GROUP SUNDAY

Please contact Jennifer Kimble-Keen (318-307-6716, jkimble8366@gmail.com) if you are willing to provide a light meal for the Youth. They meet every Sunday evening at 5pm to approximately 7:30pm. Thank you!

CHILDREN'S BOOK CLUB!

A new activity for our kids!

Our new children's book club will meet Sunday, March 2, immediately following the worship service. Lunch will be provided. We will discuss the book My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett and do fun activities related to the book. Copies of the book are available on the table outside of Jillian's office. Children don't have to be independent readers to participate. Someone can read to them or they can listen to the audiobook!

NAMETAGS!

Don't forget to pick up your nametag in the Narthex and wear it each Sunday!

PUB THEOLOGY

Pub Theology is the third Thursday of each month at The Fat Pelican at 7pm. Next meeting is February 20

GREETERS COMMITTEE: Greeters perform a crucial ministry to the church as they are the "first face and impression" of Northminster Church that visitors meet. If you enjoy meeting new people and helping them learn about our church this could be your ministry. This ministry also involves handing out orders of worship, taking attendance, and collecting attendance sheets for the church secretary. Please call the church office for more information.

AUDIO/VIDEO MINISTRY:  Currently we video every Sunday morning worship service and other special services and make them available on our YOUTUBE channel. Recently another one of our member videographers moved away leaving only 2 members working in this ministry. We try to have at least 4 people on a month's schedule, one for each Sunday, so that they don't have to miss in-person worship services frequently. If you are just a little tech savvy with smart phones and computers you can easily learn to work in this ministry.  If interested, please call the church office for more information, we really need more help!

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

Wednesdays

6:30 pm: Choir Practice

Upcoming Events

Saturday, February 16 at 1pm: Birthday party for Eirinn Hankamer at the church.

Thursday, February 20 at 7pm: Pub Theolog

Sunday, March 2 following worship: Children's Book Club

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

Sunday, May 4: Churchwide Fish Fry

NORTHMINSTER...THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RESPONDING TO THE CALL TO HELP THE OUACHITA PARISH ANIMAL SHELTER AND ALL THE CATS AND DOGS WHOSE LIVES HANG IN THE BALANCE THERE. THE SUPPLIES FILLED UP AN F250 TRUCK BED! THE STAFF AT THE SHELTER WAS MOST APPRECIATIVE! A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE KING FAMILY FOR DELIVERING THESE ITEMS TO THE SHELTER IN WEST MONROE.

We're just over a month away from the 9th Annual Empty Bowls event and there are a limited number of tickets left! We hope you will join us on Saturday, March 8th, 2025 from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, at the Monroe Civic Center Conference Hall.

Enjoy a tasting of delicious food & beverages from local restaurants, live music, kid’s activities, photo booth and more! All proceeds will benefit the Food Bank’s hunger relief efforts in Northeast Louisiana. 

This event has sold out of bowl tickets in advance the past 5 years so get yours today!

GET TICKETS

WHEN: Saturday, March 8, from 11 AM to 1 PM.

WHERE: Monroe Civic Center Conference Hall - 401 Lea Joyner Memorial Expy, Monroe.

WHAT TO EXPECT: Attendees will check in with the scannable QR code on their digital tickets. A separate line will be available for those who don’t have access to their digital tickets. With your $45 all-inclusive ticket, you can choose a beautiful bowl donated by a local artist. Additional ticket types are also available with no bowl for children.