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Pledge Sunday, November 3, 2019
Generosity: The Life Cycle of Giving
"To Hold On, Let Go"
Rev. Dr. Mark Brewer
Matthew 25:14-30 & Luke 19:11-27
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Greetings, NAPC Family!
We have come to the end of the fall Generosity series, The Life Cycle of Giving. The Generosity Team would like to thank each of you for your generous gifts and commitment to sow into the good ground that is North Avenue Presbyterian Church!
The themes of Sowing, Tending, Harvesting, and Sharing illustrate how your giving positively impacts the ministries at North Avenue, locally and around the world through our mission partnering.
If you have already made your pledge, we sincerely thank you. If not, we encourage you to join the chorus of givers who are collectively making a difference in the lives of people at this church and beyond. You may pledge online at www.napc.org/pledge or drop off your pledge card at the church.
We are so excited about the work the Lord is doing and we hope you are, too!
In Christ’s Love,
The Generosity Team
Marc, April, Erin & Keziah
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Join us this Sunday:
8:15 a.m. Prayer (Library)
9:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship
10:00 a.m. Discipleship
11:15 a.m. Traditional Worship
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Pledge Sunday - This Sunday, November 3, is Pledge Sunday, when everyone in our congregation will be asked to commit to their anticipated level of giving to ministry and missions in 2020. Our pledges are essential as church leaders plan next year’s budget and priorities. Collective generosity has powered God’s work on our corner and beyond for many years, and we are excited to see what 2020 has in store for NAPC! You may make your pledge in worship or at www.napc.org/pledge.
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WE CAN’T DO ANY OF THIS WITHOUT YOU.
Help us plan for 2020 by submitting your estimate of giving. You can do so at any time online, or join us for our Pledge Sunday on November 3 at any of our worship services.
By supporting the ministry of North Avenue Presbyterian Church, you make everything we do possible from literally turning on the lights every day, to helping us embrace our core value of passionate worship every Sunday, to teaching the youngest babies that God loves them, to providing life-changing experience at youth camp to teenagers, to helping people of all ages grow more and more like Jesus through Bibles studies, small groups, retreats, and fellowship with others in our beautiful, diverse community.
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When you give through North Avenue to the Missions ministry, you help support more than 35 partners, some right next door and some located across the globe. Together we are engaging the city, befriending internationals, and partnering with the global church as we seek to become a people embodying the presence of Christ among the materially poor, refugees, international students, and the church in difficult areas of the world.
Fill out your 2020 Pledge Card available throughout NAPC or Pledge online here today.
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Guest Choir in Worship - North Avenue is delighted to host the Aeolians choir Sunday, November 24 at 11:15 a.m. in worship. Established in 1946, the Aeolians of Oakwood University present choral music repertoire from the Baroque era to the 21st century. In the summer of 2018 they won three gold medals at the 10th World Choir Games and overall championship for both the University Choirs and the Spirituals categories. In 2019, they became the first Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) choir to be selected from blind auditions to perform at the National American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Conference. The Aeolians are thankful for ministry opportunities, and have been blessed to be called to minister all over the world.
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Tiffany Talk & Tour - Buy your tickets now! Join us from 9 AM until 3 PM on February 1, 2020, for a tour of All Saints’ Episcopal Church, North Avenue Presbyterian Church, and First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta. Learn details of their history and significance in a lecture by Tiffany historian Josh Probert PhD, currently of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Advance ticket sales only: $25 (includes lunch). Registration: www.napc.org/online-registrations.
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All Saints’ Episcopal Church:
9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Check in
9:30 - 11 a.m. Talk at All Saints’
North Avenue Presbyterian Church
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Talk at North Avenue
12:30 - 1:15 p.m. Lunch
First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta
2 - 3 p.m. Talk at First Pres
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Watch Worship Live – If you are out of town or unable to attend church, we invite you to watch the worship service live this Sunday at 11:15 a.m. at www.napc.org/live
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Mental Health Workshop - Next Sunday, November 10, Cindy Circle is hosting a mental health workshop led by Skip McDonald, RN, certified Mental Health First Aid leader. The workshop will be from 12:30-2:00 p.m. in the Overlook Hall and includes an optional $5.00 lunch. The Cindy Circle aims to strengthen those ties between North Avenue people who find themselves in need of a support network. That need may have grown out of being single, retired, or an empty-nester which are just some of the elements that can lead to isolation. The Circle’s goal is to create stronger ties through a variety of events like this workshop. If you would like to come, please register by emailing kim@napc.org or by writing “Cindy Circle” on your connection card.
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2020 Women’s Retreat: Forgiveness
March 20-22, 2020
Forrest Hills Mountain Resort | Dahlonega, GA
www.forresthillsresort.com
For an army, to retreat is to “withdraw from enemy forces as a result of their superior power, or after a defeat.” As a noun it is defined as, “an act of moving back or withdrawing.” Originated in the Latin, “retrahere” retreat is both movement and place, a seeking of safety and a finding of safe place.
This year, the women of the church (and their friends, sisters, neighbors) are invited to retreat to the mountains for a time of relationship-building and tender care while we explore a difficult topic in an encouraging fellowship of fellow followers of Jesus. We will be exploring forgiveness, considering it from the perspective of forgiving others, seeking forgiveness from others and forgiving ourselves.
For this topic, retreat seems like the perfect word. In order to have the space and time and energy to attend to the multiple layers and meanings of forgiveness, we need to withdraw from the forces around us that seem to overpower us, in order to be empowered by God’s Word to us. Forgiveness begins and ends with finding our identity within the heart of God. Come be renewed and refreshed in that identity.
New this year...payment plans available! Registration is NOW OPEN here.
For questions please email: womensretreat@napc.org
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The GROW Team invites you to join facilitator and host, Rev. Scott Westerveldt, for a weekly men’s group. Scott is a Presbyterian pastor and chaplain with degrees in marriage and family therapy from Fuller Theological Seminary. He has been married for 25 years to his childhood sweetheart, Jo, and both became members of NAPC in February 2019. This gathering will be a safe place where men, in their own time, can talk about what is going on in their lives under the surface.
Saturdays from 9 - 10:30 a.m.
Home of Rev. Scott Westerveldt
63 Peachtree Circle, NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
For questions or more information, please contact Rev. Megan Johnson or visit online: www.napc.org/men.
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Come and join a parenting conversation from 12:30-2 p.m. on Sunday, November 17, centered around the power of three! At a time when parents are often experiencing an information overload and uneven ground, it is a comforting reminder that the simple three-legged stool does not wobble. Come explore not only why these three words are so essential to human development and what it might mean for parenting. The conversation will be led by Christy Gituku, Ed.S has been a Licensed Professional Counselor for almost 20 years and is the director of The Cathedral Counseling Center in Buckhead. Register at www.napc.org/children-family for a cost of $10 which includes lunch.
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(Children in the Junior Choir will have their practice for the Advent Festival Musical during this time. Lunch opportunity available for them when you register. Childcare is also available for children Kindergarten and younger.)
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Reconciliation Book Discussions: Continuing the journey of Awareness, Relationships and Commitment toward Reconciliation. Join members of the Reconciliation Task Force to reflect on how these authors speak to you in raising awareness and building relationships. Even if you haven't finished reading the book, show up, share and connect. No reservations needed. Feel free to bring your own lunch or snacks. Water will be provided. Sunday discussions are in The Crossing-A. Wednesday discussions are in classroom Overlook-A. Each book will have two discussion opportunities. For additional information or questions, please contact Rev. Irene Wong or Jane Hubbard.
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The Color of Compromise:
The Truth about the American Church's Complicity in Racism
by Jemar Tisby
Sunday, November 10
4 - 5:30 p.m.
The Crossing - A
Wednesday, November 20
12 Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Overlook - A
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2019 Mission Guide - NAPC partners with over 30 missionaries and mission organizations that help us lean into our call of engaging the city, befriending Internationals, and partnering with the Global Church. Pick up your copy of the 2019 Mission Guide available throughout the church and online! Download a copy online here.
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Discovery Study - Thanks for everyone who participated in the TCI Survey (Have Your Say) and Focus Groups in June and July. We have received the initial results from Leighton Ford Ministries. The findings are very encouraging and interesting. We were rated very well overall and scored very high in several categories. The Transition Team has generated a report to summarize the findings. This report is available online ( www.napc.org/discoverysummary) , and printed copies are available in the Hospitality Hall. Please send questions to transition@napc.org.
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Prayer Over Our Transition - The Prayer Team invites you to join us in prayer on Sundays from 8:15-8:50 a.m. in the Library, on Wednesdays set a reminder at 2 p.m. for a “Pause for Prayer” wherever you are. Information: www.napc.org/transition.
- Prayer on Sundays. There will be silent prayer and directed prayer in the Library.
- “Pause for Prayer” on Wednesdays at 2 p.m. Please stop where you are to pray for North Avenue through this time of transition.
Questions/Information: Claire Hertzler, clairehertzler@gmail.com
"Now I am doing a new thing; do you not perceive it?” Isaiah 43:19
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Support NAPC Ministry & Mission
Your generous gifts make all these ministries possible. Thank you for being a part of what makes North Avenue so special as we seek to know Jesus and make him known! You can give to North Avenue here.
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November Newsletter - Be sure you stay in the know on all that has, is, and will happen at North Avenue by reading our November Newsletter now available throughout the church and online here.
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WORSHIP ATTENDANCE:
Sunday, October 27, 2019
9 a.m. – 245
11:15 a.m. – 193
TOTAL: 438
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Employment - Want to join the NAPC team? We are committed (1) to knowing Jesus and to making Him known, displaying values of "radical hospitality, passionate worship, transformational faith development, risk-taking mission and service, and extravagant generosity" and (2) to helping the congregation "love and honor God in WORSHIP, GROW in the fullness of Christ, and GO into the world with the Holy Spirit." Click here for current job openings. Please submit all applications to Kenny Kyle, Executive Director of Finance & Operations.
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