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Page updated 07 Mar 2010

Service Bulletin Announcements
March 7, 2010

During worship this morning we are celebrating the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. All who proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior are members of Christ’s household and are invited to commune. Elders and Deacons serving Communion are David Clinesmith, Denise Lindley (8:30) and Misty Baptiste, Walter & Sandi Haltom, Robert Hopper and David Miller (10:45). Communion will be served later today to our home bound members by Ruth Doocy and Mike Reeves.
The draft copy of the new Nor’kirk Directory is on the table in the Narthex. Please review your family’s information and make any additions and/or corrections. Please initial by your name so we will know who has looked at it. Don’t forget to give us your email addresses!
The Adult Bible Study class is discussing chapters 23 through 25 of the book of Genesis and Isaac’s meeting with Rebekah. All are welcome to join us in Price Hall after the 8:30 worship service as we continue our journey through the Old Testament.
“Being Christian” ~ Please plan on joining us each Sunday at 9:30 am in the last room on the right of the CE Wing for our newest adult Sunday School class. “Being Christian” takes the fundamentals of our faith and provides the opportunity to discuss the Bible, our faith and our history. Please contact Tim McNutt at 214-215-4065 or tim.mcnutt@brightco.com if you have questions or need any additional information.
We will not have Children’s Church today as it is a communion Sunday.
Lenten Pot-Luck Dinners: Come join us this evening as we continue our Sunday evening Pot-Luck Dinners and Lenten Study. We meet at 6:00 p.m. for our meal. Note that we don’t instruct people in what to bring, but truly eat what is brought. After our meal we adjourn to the Sanctuary for a Lenten reading and discussion. We are finished around 7:30 p.m. Our theme for these Lenten studies is “Returning Home.” Through dramatic first-person readings we are looking at the Prodigal Son story in depth. We hope you will join us.
We were witnesses to God’s provision on Monday night. You may recall it was cold, wet and rainy. It was also our night to serve the evening meal at the Austin Street Centre. We served 440 people their evening meal! Thanks to everyone who made hard boiled eggs, purchased bananas, and made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and those who served the evening meal—David and Susie Clinesmith, Eric and Diane Haist, Walter Haltom, and Peg Kinkade—no one went hungry on a cold night. Our next evening of service is Monday, April 5^th.
Hey you peeps – have you heard the buzz? No, no, no that was last year’s Lenten drive, when we raised $1001 to buy chickens and bees for Heifer International! This year, it’s “Holy Cow,” we did so well before that we are going to try to raise enough to buy two cows for families in impoverished places somewhere in the world. So, save your milk money, your coffee money, and your fun money during Lent and bring that money to church. A cow is $500, so “Holy Cow, we need $1000 to make this work!” If you have questions, contact Nancy Pratt or Paul Barnett.

Update: We have collected $343 and several milk bottles of change toward our cow purchase! Please continue to add your contributions to our funds, either via a milk bottle or one of the red envelopes located in the pews and stamped with a cow for identification!
Preschool registration continues for our Fall 2010-Spring 2011 school year. Our Nor’kirk members and currently enrolled families have priority to register. We are excited to continue to offer our quality early childhood program for 1-5 year olds. Call or email Diane Haist at the preschool: 972-305-3707 or dianeh@thenorkirk.org.
Our High School Youth Group, “Shindig”, will meet on Wednesday, March 10^th from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. at The Nor’kirk. Bill Parr and David Miller are the adult sponsors here every Wednesday. Hope to see you here! Bring your friends!
The next BYOB (Bring Your Own Beef) Party for the Men of The Nor’kirk will be held on Saturday, March 13^th at 7:00 p.m. at the home of Jim Davis (2301 Queen Morgan, Lewisville). Bring your favorite cut of meat and beverage and enjoy some wonderful fellowship. RSVP to John Bara at 214-724-3089.
In 2009, the Ministry with Children team nominated Andrew Maust, currently a member of our Confirmation Class, as a “Kohl’s Kid Who Cares” for his work with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Andrew won awards both at the local store level and the regional level. We’d love to nominate another Nor’kirk child (ages 6-12) for this award – if you know of a child who has contributed through his or her own initiative to a charitable cause, please contact Anne Thomas or Nancy Pratt. We’ll take it from there and try to submit a nomination. The deadline is March 15^th, so we’ll need your information by next Sunday, March 14^th.
The All Church Workday is scheduled for Saturday, March 27 and the theme is Spring Cleaning. Projects will focus on window washing and landscaping. Window washers are encouraged to bring any equipment they may possess -- squeegees, sponge mops and buckets. Landscapers will help prepare the island bed and the east side of Price Hall. Needed tools include wheelbarrows, garden forks, rakes and shovels.
The area schools are closed on Good Friday, April 2^nd, so The Nor’kirk is once again offering “Camp Good Friday,” a one-day VBS-type program with an emphasis on the Easter Story. Children ages 4 through 5^th grade are invited to attend this fun, free morning, and we need youth and adults as volunteers. So make plans now to be a part of Camp Good Friday. Registration forms will be available beginning Sunday, March 14^th. If you would like to volunteer to help with the camp, contact Anne Thomas or Nancy Pratt. The program will last from 9am until noon on April 2^nd, and will include singing, Bible stories, games, snack, and more. We hope everyone will plan to be here.
Save the date! The Nor’kirk’s next blood drive is scheduled for Sunday, April 18^th from 8am to 12pm.
The Nor’kirk’s Local Missions Committee invites you to Be Good Steward of our Earth! On Saturday, April 24th (from 9am-3pm), the City of Carrollton is teaming up with the Dallas Area Household Hazardous Waste Network in order to host this day which will enable you to safely dispose of all unwanted hazardous waste and electronics in your homes and garages. The disposal site can be found at 1441 W. Trinity Mills (south side of the Bush Tollway at I35E – by the bus terminal). The following items will be accepted: pool & yard chemicals, batteries of all kinds, fluorescent light tubes, automotive fluids, oil, gasoline, paint, home repair products, household cleaners & polishes, all types of electronics (small fee for TVs and monitors only).
The World Missions Ministry is in need of several more volunteers to join their committee. Please contact Paul Barnett at 469-766-1371 for more information.
Calling all children and youth ages 6-16 – it’s time to start thinking about Summer Camp. Grace Presbytery will offer 12 different camping experiences this summer, including Wilderness Camping and Counselor Training! Last year we had five Nor’kirk college youth serving as camp counselors – and some of them will return this year. Start thinking about camp! More information will be provided later.
High School Youth! Have you heard stories about the “Mo Ranch experience” and wondered what it’s all about? We’d love to send a group of youth to Mo Ranch’s High School Youth Celebration this summer, June 27-July 2. Go ahead and mark your calendars now and think about going. If we have a group that is interested, we’ll find an adult sponsor for the week. The cost will probably be about $400 each – we’ll know more once we receive the packet from Mo Ranch. What we need now is to find out if you are available and interested. Please let David Miller know!
Become a fan of The Nor’kirk -- join us on our Facebook page. (The Nor'kirk Presbyterian) Updates for all events are posted weekly, as well as pictures from the events. Invite your friends to be Nor'kirk friends as well. Visitors to The Nor’kirk Facebook will see all the fun and exciting things our little church can do!
Did you know that The Nor’kirk has a small team of people who provide meals for members of the church who are in need? We are looking to expand this team and this is your opportunity to help! For more information or to lend a helping hand, please contact Tiffany Wylie at 972-418-0277 or Tiffany.Wylie@tylertech.com.
Great news! If you have wanted to become more involved in church activities but have not been able to because of lack of childcare, The Nor’kirk is offering a solution. If you wish to attend ANY Nor’kirk activity but need babysitting, please let Kim Ready know at least 3 days prior to the event and she will contact one of our well-qualified babysitters to watch your children at the church. Additionally, if you would like to add your name to the babysitter totem pole, please contact Kim at 972-395-3742 or maestrokim@verizon.net.