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9am Contemporary Worship Service
11am Traditional Worship
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We invite you to worship with us at one of our in-person worship services or through livestreaming at both our 9:00am contemporary service and our 11:00am traditional service at northwoodpc.org.
If you are new to Northwood, WELCOME! If you are interested in learning more about Northwood or wish to become a member, please visit our website or click on the "I'm New" link below to learn more about us and fill out the form and one of the pastors or staff members will get in touch with you.
If you are unable to participate in worship through livestreamimg or in person, remember the services can be found and enjoyed anytime in the "archives" under "watch livestream" on the church website. We say this especially because with the large number of churches now exclusively livestreamimg services, providers are struggling to handle the volume on Sunday's.
If you have technical difficulties viewing the online services please view in the church livestreaming archives the next day as that is working well. You can call the church office and ask for help you if you are having trouble viewing. We encourage you to ask for help!
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Just 4 more days until the 2025 Music Ministry Garage Sale starts! Have you brought in all your donations? Can you advertise on social media for us or hang up an announcement? The sale is from Thursday, January 16th through Saturday, January 18th from 8:00am-2:00pm. Coffee, Donuts, assorted baked goods and hot dogs will be available. Can you help with clean-up (boxing & bagging leftover items, moving tables and chairs, vacuuming and re-setting classrooms)? Please call Susan Curry 727-709-8237 with questions. Thank you for supporting the music ministry. | |
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Annual Report
Annual Report deadline to the Session, Committees, Pastors & Staff was Monday, January 6th by noon. If you haven't already, please submit your electronic copy to communications@northwoodpc.org. There are copies of last year’s annual report in the church office if needed. Thanks!
Annual Congregational Meeting—Jan. 26
The Annual Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday, January 26th. The meeting will begin in the sanctuary as soon as the 11am worship service concludes, which may be before noon. We will elect new officers, as the Officer Nominating Committee brings its nominations and the congregation will vote on any changes to the pastors’ terms of call. Annual report booklets will be provided for you to take home and read of the ministry and mission of NPC for 2024.
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Northwood Photo Group– January 14
Would you like to start taking better pictures, and use photography as a way of exploring God’s beauty? Please join us for the regular monthly meeting of the Northwood Photo Group on Tuesday. January 14th at 7:00pm in rooms 5-7. All are invited whether you're a beginner or an expert. If you have any questions, contact curtis.krueger@gmail.com or david@primeimagesinc.com.
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Beginning Wednesday, January 8th and continuing through Wednesday, February 12th, Pastor Paul will lead a six-week educational seminar and support group for persons who are experiencing grief due to the death of a loved one or for those who are facing grief from other types of significant loss in their life. The time of the seminar is from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.. This is not a group therapy program, so while active participation is encouraged, it is not required. For more information, please contact Pastor Paul at 727-796-8090 or paul@northwoodpc.org. | |
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Sing with Composer Craig Courtney–
Rehearsals Begin February 5th
On Sunday, March 30, church music composer Craig Courtney will be presenting a concert with our choir in the afternoon at 4:00pm and will be present in worship service that morning. Mr. Courtney's published works include more than two hundred choral octavos, nine vocal collections, a piano solo collection and six extended works for choir and orchestra. Compositionally, Mr. Courtney combines his training and background as a pianist, a cellist, a vocal coach, an accompanist and a choral director to create words that bear his unique style. We have 40 of his compositions and arrangements on our own shelves and greatly look forward to meeting him in person and delving into the stories behind his songs. Beginning Wednesday evening, February 5, the choir will start rehearsing his music in the first part of choir rehearsal, 7-7:40. We would love you to be a part of that and have a large choir for Craig Courtney to prepare. Please consider joining us and let me know – I will save you a spot!
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NPC Fellowship Groups Dinner- Feb 1
All NPC Fellowship Groups will join together for a finale Covered Dish Dinner on Saturday, February 1st at 5:00 pm at the church in rooms 5 and 7. Bring a dish to share. If you have any questions, please contact Claudia Alwood at cjalwood@msn.com
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Jane Sutton Book Club—January 27
The Jane Sutton Book Club will be January 27th. The group meets the 4th Monday of the month at 10:00am in room 13 of the Christian Education building. If you are interested in joining or for more information, please contact Eleanor Cicerchi by email at ecicerchi@gmail.com or by phone 607-382-1781.
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The Project Group– January 28
We have new members and new projects that we are working on during our meetings and at home. If you sew, knit, crochet or craft with a mission purpose (e.g. make greeting cards), you are invited! The project group meets the 4th Tuesday of the month (January 28) at 10:00am in room 13. We make little dresses for Haiti, lap robes, walker bags, and stuffed teddy bears. New members are always welcome. Contact Marti Huff 727-503-3783 or Evelyn Towns 727-785-3743 with any questions.
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Nursery
The Nursery is available for childcare during both the 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Worship Services. Our staff are screened and trained to provide safe, caring and entertaining supervision to your little ones while you attend Worship.
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Every Sunday morning, the youth, which includes middle school, high school and college age students, will meet for Sunday School at 10:00am in the youth room. Wednesday evenings we will have Youth Group meet at 6pm in the youth room. Game night will meet on Fridays from 7pm-10pm in the youth room/FLC. If you have any questions, please contact Dylan Cantin at youthdirector@northwoodpc.org or 727-796-8090 x2008. | |
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Staff Extension Numbers
Staff members are available to answer any questions you might have regarding church related programs through our office phone system. Provided below are the phone extension numbers for most of our staff who are full-time. If you don’t see a phone extension we provide an email contact for you. If you call the church office when the lines are busy or the office is closed, you will be prompted to use the Dial By Name Directory OR the staff member’s extension number to leave a message. The church number is still 796-8090.
Chris Curvin, Pastor/Head of Staff x2007
Paul Means, Associate Pastor x2006
Stephanie Carson, Director of Traditional Music x2009
Taryn Lumia, Director of Contemporary Music, taryn@northwoodpc.org
David Furr, Organist, dmfurr35679@gmail.com
Emily Cantin, Director of Communications x2001
Mark Fettke, Bookkeeper x2005
Roxane Fineo, Director of Schools x2010
Dylan Cantin, Assistant Director of Youth & Families x2008
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Fresh Brewed
Fresh Brewed meets on the first Friday of the month at 10:30am in rooms 5&7. Our next meeting will take place February 7th. The book we are reading is Seamless, by Angie Smith. If you need a book or have any questions, please contact Louise Mylin at LVNM1@hotmail.com or 727-787-9868.
Biblical TakeAways, led by Claudia Alwood
The adult Sunday School/Bible Study meets every Sunday morning at 10:00am in room 5. All are welcome! Bring your Bible. The class is studying 1 Corinthians. Please join us!
Presbyterian Women, led by Patty Martin and Sue Miskiewicz
The Presbyterian Women's Sisters in Christ Circle will meet on Tuesday, January 14th at 10:00am in room 5 of the Education Building. Our study books, "Let Justice Roll Down" are available for purchase for $5.00. For more information about how you can be involved, contact Patty Martin or Sue Miskiewicz.
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Giving
For in-person worship, the plate will not be passed, however, offering boxes are located in the narthex. For those worshiping online, your giving matters too. Your continued faithfulness to the mission and ministry of Northwood through your giving is critical as the church’s expenses do not stop. Please commit to maintain your regular schedule of giving throughout this time by mailing your gift or using one of the online platforms below for giving electronically:
*Text NPCHURCH to 73256 and follow the prompts
*Click “Give” under the ChurchLife app menu options
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Memorial Gifts
If you wish to make a gift to the church in honor or in memory of someone, please be sure to attach the blue Memorial Gifts form to your contribution. Completing the form ensures that we have all the information necessary to properly direct the gift and acknowledge it to both you and the recipient. Forms are located near the memorial book in the Narthex or in the Church Office. Thank you for your assistance.
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You may be aware that some of our members, and even our church staff, have received scam emails, that appear to be from Pastor Chris and others by email. The emails scams of financial help often come in the request for you to purchase gift cards. Our pastors do NOT send these emails. This email scam is also happening to pastors in other churches across the nation at this point. Please know that your pastors and the church staff will never solicit any funds in this manner. Simply forward the message of such a request to the church office so that we can collect them for the police. It saddens us when anyone seeks to do harm but especially when they prey on the kindness and Christ-like hearts of our members. Be aware of scams by email and phone calls! | | | | |
