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Come Celebrate October Birthdays & Share the Joy!
Join us for Coffee Hour after church on Sunday, October 25th! We’ll be celebrating our community’s October birthdays with fellowship and a special treat. While we celebrate, we will also be building “Birthday Party in a Pan” kits to support local food pantries and organizations. We’ll be assembling ingredients, decorating the pans, and making handmade birthday cards to include in the kits to spread birthday joy.

Stop by to celebrate, create, and share some joy!

If you would like to join the choir in singing for Reverend Christine Hriber's Installation Service on Sunday, November 1, at 2pm, please contact Maria vanKalken at vankalken@gmail.com. 

All singers are welcome!

Come out and enjoy a brisk fall walk at the Lynn Woods Reservation, November 7^th, 10 am(weather depending). Climb an old tower, experience a beautiful view of Boston and wander through the woods.  Please contact Marcia Bennet (marcia.bennet@verizon.net) if interested. 

Holiday Marketplace - Dates and Requested Donations

Preview Party: Fri. Nov 13 6:30 - 8:30pm

Holiday Marketplace: Sat. Nov 14 9:30 – 2:00pm

After Church Sales: Sun. Nov 15


Thank you for donating to our 2026 fun fundraiser!

Vintage Christmas Table: Now accepting your gently used Christmas decorations again this year due to high demand! We love quality tree or room decorations, as-new themed linens, china, candles etc. Either leave on the Parish Hall stage or Lynda Hare will pick up from you.      
Lynda Hare: hares8carrots@hotmail.com

Silent Auction: Artwork, Handicrafts & Collectibles: Will feature unique artwork, handcrafted items and collectibles of value. Imagine, could your great-aunt’s Tiffany lamp attract a bidding frenzy!? Please Include a photo of the item and the dollar value in an email to Ginny von Rueden at rvonrueden@comcast.net

Jewelry Table - Baubles, Bangles and Beads: Please donate necklaces, bracelets, watches, earrings, rings, small purses and wallets in very good condition. Also accepting small draw-string bags and small boxes to use as gift wrapping. Please drop off donations at the Welcome Table in the Narthex on Sunday mornings through November 8. Or for pick-up contact Chris Arren at 617-823-2471.

Baked Goods Table: YUM! Please bake and donate the items that are your specialty! Nothing says love like a homemade, freshly baked cookie, bar, cake, cupcakes, candy or pie donated for the church fair. Also appreciated are your best jams, jellies, and breads. Or, get creative and surprise us! Contact Bonnie MacDonald at bonnietim@comcast.net to donate.

Menu of Events and Services: Share your skills. Offer an experience Have another idea? Wonderful. Bring back a favorite offering from a past fair, refresh it for 2026, or suggest something completely new. Whatever you can bring to the community will be enthusiastically welcomed! To volunteer, donate or learn more, contact Caroline Clark at clark.caroline.a@gmail.com or 413-575-4585.

Calling YOUNG SINGERS!

Our amazing soprano soloist, Anne Burgett, will be working with a group of young singers from the Old North community, to prepare a very special musical offering which will be presented at the 5pm service on Christmas Eve! Rehearsals will begin in late October. If you have a conflict on Christmas Eve but are still interested in singing, there will likely be an opportunity to sing at one of the 10am Sunday services in December. As we prepare for this exciting initiative, we’d be so pleased to hear from you – specifically, children in grades 2 through 8. Rehearsal times and age-appropriate repertoire will be determined based on responses. If you are interested, please contact Anne Burgett at: annieburgett88@gmail.com. Parents can meet Anne on Sunday, October 18 at COFFEE HOUR to sign up and inquire more about the program.

If you would like to join the choir in singing for Reverend Christine Hribar's Installation Service on Sunday, November 1, at 2pm, please contact Maria vanKalken at vankalken@gmail.com. All singers are welcome!

FROM THE FESTIVAL CHORUS COMMITTEE:
Rehearsals for the 46^th annual Festival Chorus Concerts are well underway! If you – or a business colleague of yours – are interested in Festival Chorus program book advertising, or supporting the Festival Chorus with a financial contribution, simply download the December 2026 Advertising Contract & Contribution Form HERE, or visit the Old North Festival Chorus website at: www.oldnorthfestivalchorus.org 

Invitation link HERE!

It’s not too late to join the Festival Chorus; rehearsals take place on Wednesday nights from 7:30pm to 9pm, in the sanctuary at Old North. All singers are welcome, including high school students – grades 9-12. Musical selections for the December 2026 Holiday Concerts – taking place on Saturday, December 5 at 8pm, and Sunday, December 6 at 7:30pm, include: a stunningly beautiful Christmas Mass (Missa per il Sanctissimo Natale di Nostro Signore) composed by Giovanni Alberto Ristori; excerpts from J.S. Bach’s magnificent Christmas Oratorio, and in honor of the ongoing celebration of the 250^th anniversary of America, music by American composers and arrangers, including spirituals, and jazz arrangements, as well as other seasonal favorites. Section leaders/soloists for the season, include: Holly Cameron, soprano; Anne Burgett, soprano; and Kevin Hayden, tenor. 

Our Whole Lives (OWL) Program for 8th and 9th Graders starting in First Church UU Salem, Starting November 9th on Sundays from 4pm-6pm.

Our Whole Lives (OWL) is a lifespan sexuality education curriculum co-published by the Unitarian Universalist Association and the United Church of Christ. This curriculum was created around the shared belief that honest, accurate information about sexuality changes lives. The goal of OWL is to provide comprehensive, inclusive sexuality education that is developmentally appropriate for all different ages and life stages, from Kindergarten to older adulthood. OWL dismantles stereotypes and assumptions, build self-acceptance and self-esteem, fosters healthy relationships, and improves decision making. Register here!

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.

The October display in the Narthex features the fish symbol as an important icon in world cultures. Highlighted is the Golden Cod, for both its Marblehead history and our own gilded weathervane which dates from 1695.

It is being restored and will soon fly again on top of our newly renovated steeple. How wonderful it is to have this enduring treasure remind us of our church’s and our town’s legacy.

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.