Make an online offering.

Bring a book/puzzle – Take a book/puzzle.

Adult or children books or puzzles. Exchange will take place this Sunday during coffee hour.

Drop off in the Parish Hall on your way into church. Choose a book/puzzle during coffee to take home.

Sponsored by Community Life

Darien Mygrant at the National Military Monument in Washington DC

Old North's own Erik Mygrant has been in Washington DC managing a Veteran's Monument that he helped build for USAA. If any congregants have veterans whose name they’d like to have summoned and a photo taken on the Monument, he'd be happy to help. Here is the direct link to search. Please email Erik the name of the veteran and their unique code where it says “View This Name at the Monument."  He'll be back and forth between Marblehead and DC through Veteran's Day.

SAVE THE DATE!  Please join us for a special "Tribute to Dolly Parton" presented by Holly Cameron, Charisse Nocera, and Leah Waldo, A.K.A. "Elisa Smith." The concert will take place at 7:30pm in the Old North Sanctuary. A free - will offering will benefit the artists; the suggested donation is $20. 

FROM THE MUSIC COMMITTEE:
Please consider joining the Old North Senior Choir this season! Singers of all ages (from high school aged to late adulthood!) and all levels of experience are enthusiastically welcomed and encouraged to enroll! Singing is not only gratifying and incredibly enjoyable, but, in fact, good for your health and well-being! Regular rehearsals for the Senior Choir take place on Wednesday evenings from 7:30pm to 9pm, and at 9am on Sunday mornings. The first rehearsal for the upcoming season is Wednesday, September 16, at 7:30pm; this rehearsal will be followed by social time with fellow singers and Maria van Kalken, Minister of Music.

FROM THE FESTIVAL CHORUS COMMITTEE:
Rehearsals for the 46^th annual Old North Festival Chorus concerts will begin on Wednesday, September 30, in the Sanctuary at Old North Church. Please arrive early to register; registration begins at 7pm and a rehearsal will follow promptly thereafter at 7:30pm. All singers are welcome! While participation in the Festival Chorus requires no audtion, prvious choral experience is expected. Singers are required to purchase their own musical scores (provided at registration); beyond the purchase of musical scores, a nominal registration fee will be collected as well. Rehearsals will take place from 7:30pm to 9pm every Wednesday; as the performance dates approach (Saturday, December 5 at 8pm and Sunday, December 6, at 7:30pm), rehearsals will extend to 9:30pm.

The centerpiece of the upcoming December 2026 Festival Chorus Concerts is a stunningly beautiful Christmas Mass (Missa per il Sanctissimo Natale di Nostro Signore) composed by Giovanni Alberto Ristori, a contemporary of Vivaldi. Our concert program will begin with the opening chorus of J.S. Bach’s magnificent Christmas Oratorio. The “pops portion” of the concert will honor the ongoing celebration of the 250th anniversary of America, with a focus on music by American composers and arrangers, including spirituals, jazz arrangements, and culminating with the beloved A Musicological Journey Through the Twelve Days of Christmas by Craig Courtney. As always, our program will also include traditional music of the season and carols with audience participation, and all accompanied by the outstanding Old North Festival Orchestra.


High school-aged students – grades 9-12 – are encouraged to join the adult singers of Festival Chorus! Each of the four sections – soprano, alto, tenor, and bass-baritone – is led by our wonderful professional soloists/section leaders from the Old North Senior Choir.

This season’s ensemble of superb Old North section leaders/soloists includes: Anne Burgett, soprano; Holly Cameron, soprano; and Kevin Hayden, tenor – all veterans of Old North’s Senior Choir and Music Program and returning after numerous previous seasons. Auditions for a bass-baritone section leader/soloist have been announced and are being scheduled at this time.

Please visit the Festival Chorus Website at: www.oldnorthfestivalchorus.org or contact Maria vanKalken (vankalken@gmail.com) with questions about any aspect of the Music Program at Old North, the Senior Choir, or the Old North Festival Chorus.

Time to Register Children and Youth for Church Activities!


Nursery care, Church School, Youth Group: please register your child(ren) using the LINK to participate in church activities this academic year!  

The classrooms will be open at 9:50AM this Sunday before 10AM worship.

ONC has been a significant contributor to HAWC and we have a limited number of seats available in support of the Working to Heal Breakfast for HAWC at Danversport Yacht Club on October 1, 7:00 -9:00 AM. 
Please reach out to Ana in the church office at office@onchurch.org if you would like to attend and join us at our sponsored table. 
Please click this LINK for more information.

We have many volunteer openings throughout September and October. Come join us! We need help with three roles:

• Tending the Food Pantry table
• Delivering produce from Village School to the Food Pantry
• Working in the garden



For details and to sign up, please visit the SPUR website:

https://www.spurnorthshore.org/

Welcome the Stranger have been busy helping supply household goods to several families moving out of shelter into their own homes but our supplies are dwindling. If you have any of the following, please contact Lynda Hare (hares8carrots@hotmail.com).

Sheets (for queen, full and twin beds), New standard size pillows, Comforters, Towels, Glasses, Knives, Mugs, air fryers, mixers, etc etc.  



All items should be new or very gently used.

The Old North Green Team is kicking off an initiative to allow our collective voices to be heard when changes to local and state policies are under consideration that can have a significant environmental impact. By opting-in, you will receive an alert from the

Green Team when state or local officials are debating such changes. The message will include a link to a pre-written but editable email to the relevant officials that you can add your name to. By making them aware of our concern for the environment, we can help influence their decisions. If you want to be one of our advocates, please let us know at greenteam@onchurch.org.

The Green Team is back meeting on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 9:30am in the Great Room. 

However, in October we'll be meeting on the 3rd Wednesday, October 21.

Scrabble Lovers:

Join us Wednesdays at Stacey Street for scrabble. 
2-4 pm each week.

September 9

October 14

November 11

December 9

January 13

February 10

March 10

April 14

May 12

June 9

Prayer Shawl Ministry resumes on the second Wednesday of the month beginning September 9 in the Great Room, Stacey Street, 10:30-12. Please join us to help wrap the congregation in love and support, all knitters are welcome. Needles, pattern and yarn are supplied for the ONC Adult and Baptism shawls, join us to grab supplies, sit and knit, or stop by to see what we are doing. Your knitting project goes home with you to continue knitting at your own pace. For more information or questions contact Alexandra at alexandradane@me.com.

This fall, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is presenting the exhibit “The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt,” which should be of interest to the Old North Church members.

We hope to schedule two events connected to the exhibition. Reverend Christine Hribar will have a class on the book of Esther on Thursday November 19 from 9-10AM. On December 3, we hope to plan a private tour at the Gardner Museum with the possibility of lunch there as well.

Let us know of your interest, so we can plan accordingly. Please send an email reply to Judy Eissner at jpe@juditheissner.com.  

CHURCH FAIR

Important dates:

Preview Party: Fri. Nov 13

Holiday Marketplace: Sat. Nov 14

After church sale: Sun. Nov 15