Northstar Church: July, 2011

July 31 Community picnic details and update

Hi everyone!

Just a quick reminder that our community picnic is THIS SUNDAY at Hand and Hand Park in Blacksburg. We will head over after service with the goal of getting there at noon.
Please bring hotdogs, buns and a simple side enough for your family and enough to share with another!

We will have a cooler at the church on Sunday morning for you to put cold items in if needed.

Also, if you have lawn chairs or picnic blankets bring those.

We are excited to get to know each other better and to welcome in new friends from the community at this event!

Thank you,
Hannah Sewell

*Also, we still need a couple folks to help with grilling and setting up at the park. If you can help please email me at hannah@northstarfamily.org.

Thank you!
Hannah

More furniture needed.. August 13 coming soon!

Greetings!

The International Furniture Giveaway is only 15 days away (August 13), and the showroom still has lots of empty space! Spread the word – We need more furniture.

This weekend (July 29-30) is a big weekend for free furniture as many leases end and furniture is discarded. It’s surprising what people will set out at dumpsters. Also, the “free stuff” on craigslist should be more plentiful this week. If you have the time and means, perhaps you can find some free stuff and bring it to the BCM. The BCM will open during the week and on Saturday.

Of course, not all free stuff is desirable. We need particular types of items that are decent. See the following announcement for the types of furniture we need.

EXTRA FURNITURE? We could use it! We are teaming with Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCM) to collect and give away furniture to new international students. Your donations will help us minister to international students and scholars coming in the fall. We accept almost any type of furniture, but we cannot accept mattresses or sofa beds. Desks, tables, sofas, bookshelves and chairs are especially popular. If you would like to donate furniture, please contact the BCM at 552-5473 to arrange drop-off, or pick-up if needed. There are many other ways to help at the actual giveaway event on August 13!

Thanks!
Jay Lester
International Furniture Giveaway

Dinner and Discipleship

Jeff teaches from Luke 14 about Jesus’ interaction with the Pharisees at a banquet that is more of a trap. Jesus reveals their twisted hearts and in doing so challenges us about our attitudes toward people and discipleship.

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Discipleship Culture 5

This is part 5 of our summer discipleship series of 2011. In it, we look at how to encourage growth in Christians who are in the stages of a child and young adult.

We’re grateful for Real Life Discipleship materials which we used to help communicate the process of discipleship. Link to their site here: http://resources.reallifeministries.com.

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Building a Discipleship Culture, 4

his video is the third in our summer series of 2011 to equip and train our church to be disciple makers. The discussion guide for the video is also posted. We’re grateful for Real Life Ministries and their pastor, Jim Putman’s materials on Real Life Discipleship for the concepts and some of the content of this session.

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Discovering Northstar scheduled for July 31

Discovering Northstar is a relaxed, informative evening (usually about 90 minutes) for those who are wanting to learn more information about our church. It’s a required step for membership, but participation doesn’t obligate you to join.

You’ll learn about our vision, values and hope of “being the church” so that our community and world will discover the love of Jesus Christ. You’ll get a sense of our family environment which encourages spiritual growth and welcomes people at any level and from any background.

We hope that you’ll consider participating! Click here to register for the next session.

Mission Share Service

Our mission share service. Listen in as Northstar teams report in from a summer of ministry and mission in South Carolina, Tennessee, Alaska and Spain!

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Steppin Out

Northstar will be at Steppin’ Out August 5th & 6th.  We will be handing out some Icee Pops to help cool down the shoppers and other vendors and also inviting them to come join us on Sunday mornings.

Steppin’ Out features over 185 artists and crafts people from around the United States selling unique handcrafted items – jewelry, pottery, textiles, metal work, basketry, stained & fused glass, yard art, fine art, furniture, toys, artisan foods and so much more!

Downtown Blacksburg merchants also hold their much-awaited final clearance sidewalk sales during Steppin’ Out. And those festival foods you love are provided by downtown restaurants.

Admission is free! Town of Blacksburg metered parking is all free and Blacksburg Transit provides free shuttles to get you there without the hassles. Bring your friends! Bring your family!

To give a lot of Icee Pops out we will need your help! Click here to volunteer for a time slot to man the booth.  It isn’t a hard job.  We just need you to be friendly, cut the top of the Icee Pop and hand them out!

For more information on Steppin’ Out visit www.blacksburgsteppinout.com

Annual International Furniture Drive

If you want to volunteer to help with the International Students Furniture Drive please contact Eric Stewart at eric.c.stewart@gmail.com. 

The Narrow Way

Jeff preaches from Luke 13:22-35 and shares that Jesus’ narrow way is much narrower, yet much broader than we normally think. The bigger question is “are we on it?”

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