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CURRENT April, 2017 Pastor s Paragraph 2 North Creek News 3 Youth Ministry 4 Youth Ministry 5 Church Work Party/Prayer 6 Confirmation 7 Youth Retreat 8 They are like trees planted by streams of

org Water Purification Trusting the Glory to God NCPC Staff Numbers 20:1-13; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 April 9 Snake Bite Survival Looking to the Cross for Life Numbers 21:4-9; John 3:14-17 April 16

1 CURRENT April, 2017 Pastor s Paragraph 2 North Creek News 3 Youth Ministry 4 Youth Ministry 5 Church Work Party/Prayer 6 Confirmation 7 Youth Retreat 8 They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all that they do, they prosper. Psalm 1:3 April Sermon Series April 2 Contact Us church@northcreekpres.org Water Purification Trusting the Glory to God NCPC Staff Numbers 20:1-13; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 April 9 Snake Bite Survival Looking to the Cross for Life Numbers 21:4-9; John 3:14-17 April 16 EASTER Genesis 3:8-9; John 20: April 23 At the End of Days Resisting Hopelessness Daniel 12; Revelation 12:7-12a April 30 A Veggie Tale Selective Resistance Daniel 1; 1 John David Casson, Lead Pastor Kurt Helmcke, Associate Pastor Lolly Brasseur, Dir. of Music Ministry Molly Pankow, Childcare Coordinator Nathan Wagner, Children s Ministry Sean Lian, Youth Ministry Trinity Moffat, Office Supervisor Terry Summe, Finance Manager Hal Hunt, Choir Director Bryan Venn, Sound Technician Art Clark, Facilities

Pastor s Paragraph 32 Very truly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies.

So what a privilege it is to welcome neighbors, family members and friends as special guests for Holy Week worship. Here s a sneak peek.

Maundy Thursday (7:30pm April 13) remembers the night Jesus gave the disciples the first Lord s Supper. In a contemplative Taize service in the Fireside Room, we ll dig deep into that story.

Good Friday (7:30pm April 14) With gravity befitting the day Jesus died, we ll explore what Jesus meant by unless a grain of wheat dies.

2 Pastor s Paragraph 32 Very truly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies... John 12:24 Holy Week 2016 Annual As Christians we believe the Biblical events we relive during Holy Week arereport the pivitol events in human history... and the defining events in any of our lives. So what a privilege it is to welcome neighbors, family members and friends as special guests for Holy Week worship. Here s a sneak peek... Palm Sunday (April 9) - With our 2017 Confirmation Class as worship leaders, we ll wrap up our Wilderness Survival series with one more (rather strange) episode from Israel s 40-year trek. Maundy Thursday (7:30pm April 13) remembers the night Jesus gave the disciples the first Lord s Supper. In a contemplative Taize service in the Fireside Room, we ll dig deep into that story. We ll get help from Henri Nouwen s book Life of the Beloved, which observes that like the communion elements, and like Jesus himself we too are taken, blessed, broken and given. Good Friday (7:30pm April 14) With gravity befitting the day Jesus died, we ll explore what Jesus meant by unless a grain of wheat dies. The choir will sing, and representatives from both our Wednesday Lent Listening series and our Thursday It is Finished small groups will share reflections on their Lenten journey. Easter Morning (8:30, 10:00 and 11:30am April 16) Join us for the most glorious Sunday of the year! Featuring choir, orchestra, and even a talking egg, our theme this year is Hunting for More? (but we don t want visitors hunting for parking spots, so please park off campus if you re able). Lent Wednesday Evening Series Listening Together for Jesus Call to Two NCPC Missional Communities Each Wednesday evening during Lent an intergenerational group has met over soup including borscht!) to listen for Jesus voice calling us to new mission in south Snohomish County. We had our ears open for a call to organize and send a new model of mission team, called a missional community, to engage two specific nearby needs: poverty in south Everett (around Greater Trinity School) and sponsoring a refugee family through World Relief. If either of these adventures sounds intriguing, consider attending a 6pm information dessert: on Sunday evening April 23 for the refugee resettlement missional community, and Sunday evening May 7 for the South Everett missional community Spring Worship Series on the Book of Daniel The writing on the wall... the lion s den... feet of clay. The Book of Daniel gave the English language these familiar idioms. But it also gave God s people a survival guide to life in a hostile empire. Like Daniel (and his buddies Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego), we often find ourselves balancing loyalties between our faith and the culture. Sunday mornings after Easter we ll be looking at eight episodes from this Old Testament book, and asking how each might help us survive (and even thrive) in our own modern empire. Looking forward to celebrating Christ s resurrection with you soon! Grace & peace, Pastor David

NCPC News 3 Easter Potted Plants If you ve been here for Easter services before, you will remember that it s our tradition to decorate the sanctuary with spring flowers celebrating and remembering

To order a plant, fill out the yellow form in the Sunday bulletin and place the form and payment in the offering plate by April 9.

We will be hosting five services to mark these days including three services for Easter Sunday all of which will be at North Creek.

3 NCPC News 3 Easter Potted Plants If you ve been here for Easter services before, you will remember that it s our tradition to decorate the sanctuary with spring flowers celebrating and remembering those important to our members. Plants are $10 including tax and can be picked up after the last Easter service. To order a plant, fill out the yellow form in the Sunday bulletin and place the form and payment in the offering plate by April 9. Holy Week Observances We are approaching the end of the Lenten season, which means Holy Week and the observance of some of the most important days of the Christian year. We will be hosting five services to mark these days including three services for Easter Sunday all of which will be at North Creek. Mark your calendars for the following services: Maundy Thursday 4/13, 7:30 p.m. Good Friday 4/14, 7:30p.m. Easter Sunday 4/16, 8:30, 10 & 11:30 a.m. New Member Class Returns Anyone interested in becoming a member of North Creek has a chance to do so starting this month! The spring new member class cycle will be on five consecutive Tuesday nights beginning April 25 and ending May 23. Classes are from 7 8:30 p.m. and will take prospective new members further into the life of our church as they learn more about what we believe and what their role in the church might be. To RSVP for classes or for more information contact New Member Coordinator Margy Witten at One Great Hour of Sharing If you ve been watching our church s Facebook page, you will be aware that we are taking our annual One Great Hour of Sharing offering April 9 during our Palm Sunday service. One Great Hour is a denomination-wide effort to fund missional outreach for the Presbyterian Church as a whole. Funds from the fish banks our children took home last month and a special offering during both services will go equally to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, Presbyterian Hunger Program and Self- Development of People. These programs aid communities in recovering from natural disasters, fighting food insecurity globally and building up economically poor communities in the United States. Special envelopes are provided in the bulletin for the offering.

4 Youth Ministry Middle School Spring Retreat This spring the middle school students attended Island Lake s FUSION retreat, where youth groups from across the state gather for an incredible weekend focused on growing in Christ. Some highlights include worship time with the Konzelman Brothers, speaker Nick Stienloski s RED letters talk, gold rush skit, life size clue game, motor x, paintball, high ropes course, amazing meals, and great times building deep friendships. 4

Youth Ministry 5 On March 20, North Creek s youth groups led an evening program for Casino Road Kids Ministry, a local program that provides mentoring, homework help, hot meals and opportunities to

Here s what they thought of their service experience: Share about your favorite part of the night. ZONK! Lots of fun to be the host and be able to interact with everyone in an open way. - Robby H.

Grade 8 How did you see God at work or what did God teach you?

5 Youth Ministry 5 On March 20, North Creek s youth groups led an evening program for Casino Road Kids Ministry, a local program that provides mentoring, homework help, hot meals and opportunities to know Christ for disadvantaged kids in south Everett. The night included a meal, games and a Bible lesson. Here s what they thought of their service experience: Share about your favorite part of the night. ZONK! Lots of fun to be the host and be able to interact with everyone in an open way. - Robby H. Grade 10 Watching the kids having fun. They were being funny and they didn t even know it! The whole experience was fun! - Tessa Grade 6 Wilbur eating a lot of chicken nuggets - Nathan G. Grade 8 How did you see God at work or what did God teach you? By showing love to them and the way that they accepted us/ - Kynan Grade 7 It was really that all of them would be so nice and outgoing to complete strangers like us. - Matt Grade 9 At first, I was a little nervous but after being with them a little bit, I saw that they were just normal kids. They may have some struggles at home, but they seemed happy and comfortable there. - Nathan Grade 8 How could someone pray for Casino Road Kids Ministry? They could pray that more and more kids would join and that Tyrone would continue to have strength and passion. - Kasana Grade 11 The funding keeps coming and they can keep doing fun activities and continue to feed the kids good food. - Will Grade 6 Someone could pray for the Ministry because sometimes it is hard and they were having a great time being there and that it could continue to be like that. Also that they can be safe walking home each night. - Cliodhna Grade 7

Church Work Party 6 Prayer Ministry April this year contains the most important Christian observant / holiday far more important than Christmas.

We are very different because we observe the death of Jesus AND THE GLORIOUS RESURECTION OF JESUS OUR SAVIOR ON EASTER!

As Christians it is important that we recall the deeper meaning of this season and honor it in our homes. What is the significance of Easter to your household?

6 Church Work Party 6 Prayer Ministry April this year contains the most important Christian observant / holiday far more important than Christmas. Like many religions we celebrate the birthday of Jesus, the founder of Christianity, with celebrations, food and gifts. However our religion is unique. We are very different because we observe the death of Jesus AND THE GLORIOUS RESURECTION OF JESUS OUR SAVIOR ON EASTER! Yet we have allowed society to minimize observance of this glorious event to the level of colored eggs, candy bunnies and new spring clothing. As Christians it is important that we recall the deeper meaning of this season and honor it in our homes. What is the significance of Easter to your household? How will you answer to Jesus for this situation? Is there something you need to change? When? As we approach Holy Week, prayerfully consider these questions and bring them to the Lord. Should you feel the need for prayers in this area of your life, contact the prayer ministry via Ron and Mary Wilmot at maryroan@aol.com or Leona Burgess at leoburg1@gmail.com. - Chuck Popik

7 Confirmation 6 Welcome to Active Membership in the Church! On Thursday, March 30th, the session welcomed the students of this year's Confirmation Class into membership in the church upon hearing each one's statement of faith in Jesus Christ. On Sunday, April 9, our confirmation students will serve as our worship leaders for both services. (back row, left to right): Nathan Giboney, Spencer Little, Kasana Anderson, Jacey Sistrunk (middle row, left to right): Nathan Odell, Wyatt Carter, Elizabeth Hirman (front row, left to right): Kynan Anderson, Chase Weber

8 Lessons from the book of Ruth print registration forms Grades 9-12 Register by April 23 Register by March 1 and enter to win a Camp Casey hoodie! Inconceivable!!!

CURRENT May May Sermon Series. Resurrected Lives. Four Lenses: One Jesus. Luke 24: John 20:1-18. Psalm 98, (Single 10am service)

CURRENT May May Sermon Series. Resurrected Lives. Four Lenses: One Jesus. Luke 24: John 20:1-18. Psalm 98, (Single 10am service) CURRENT May 2018 Pastors Pen 2 Children 3 Other News 4-5 RMNW 6 They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all that they