Worship Service
Sunday, March 14, 2010
9:00 and 11:00 a.m.

"You're Grounded!"

Greg West leading

Our guest preacher, Greg West, served as a Roman Catholic priest in South Carolina from 1991 to 2007 where he held a number of statewide leadership positions. While pastor of his most recent parish, he oversaw the 12-year growth of the congregation from 90 to over 5,000 members. Presently he works as a Development Officer for National Public Radio in Washington, DC. He holds master's degrees in theology, history and law. His sermon will look to the famous story of the Prodigal Son on go on from there as we reflect together.

Music: Terrie Reid on harp.

Children and Youth: Children and Youth:

Upcoming events

The By-Law Review Committee will hold an open meeting on Sunday, March 14 at 10 AM in the parlor.  The purpose of the meeting will be to gather input from church members as to what changes to our by-laws may be needed to carry us forward in terms of our governance and mission.
 
The By-laws are available on-line at northparish.org where there is a link on the Home Page.  If you are unable to attend or have later input, you may contact members of the committee by e-mail.  They are:
 
Deb Hall          dhhjd@comcast.net
Don Bancroft    donandmartha@hotmail.com
Adam Hamel    adamhamel@yahoo.com
 

The Board of Trustees would like to remind you of the opportunity to express your input about Sunday services including how many services we should have on Sunday mornings.

If you have not already completed the survey, please log on to  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/85Y78MW    Or pick up a copy in the back of the sanctuary.  Thank you.

Schedule change for the  Low Carbon Diet Class- the second session is on Wednesday March 10, 7-9 You don't need to have attended the first session to join us. The third meeting is scheduled for Tuesday  March 23.  Please contact Carolyn Cronin: ccronin5@gmail.com or 978-688-2490 for more information and to sign up for these sessions.

North Parish Book and Movie Club meets March 11 at 7:30pm in the Parlor, all welcome.  Upcoming schedule:  March 11th-(book discussion) Our book in March will be Calculating God by Robert Sawyer. It is science fiction, but with a twist. The aliens that come to earth are theists and are looking for evidence of intelligent design on Earth. They are convinced that what they have seen in other galaxies is proof of a greater being with a plan. Join us on March 11th for a stimulating discussion that might get you thinking about how you would react if you were shown evidence from beyond your ex¬perience. An easy read with some interesting things to talk about. this is a science fiction selection.
April 8th-(movie discussion) Mindwalk is a fictionalized depiction of the ecological and holistic teachings of the philosopher Fritjof Capra filmed by his brother Bernt.  Mindwalk consists almost entirely of the verbal interplay between its three archetypal characters, physicist Sonia (Liv Ullmann), conservative politician Jack (Sam Waterston), and poet Thomas (John Heard). The trio meet for the first time at Mont Saint Michel, a medieval French abbey. Each is suffering misgivings about pivotal life choices; Sonia questions the role of ethics in her work, Jack harbors fears over the government's attitude toward the environment, and Thomas' wariness over an increasingly conservative society has prompted a permanent move to France. The question haunting all three: What now?