Upcoming Events
Want to learn more about upcoming events? Click The Anchor links
in the articles below to read in-depth articles.
May at a Glance:
Noank Rowing Club Supper & Basket Raffle
Join us for a FUNdraising Pasta Supper
May 4 from 5:30-7:00pm, when we offer a variety of sauces, salad bar, delightful desserts & raffle baskets
at the Noank Baptist Church. Supper tickets will be $7 at the door.
You see rowers on Beebe Cove? Those are youth and adult members of
Noank Rowing Club! For more info -
visit their website!
Noank Community Market Grand Opening
Noank Community Market will
celebrate its Grand Opening on Saturday, May 5 from 10:30 am – 8 pm. The
market will be focused on locally-produced, quality groceries & goods,
prepared & catered foods and special events. The market welcomes
suggestions, so stop by and let them know what you would like to see in the
market. For additional information, visit their website.
Faith in Action Breakfast
NBC is proud to host this year’s annual Faith in Action breakfast
May 9 at 7:30am for Habitat for Humanity.
Representatives from area congregations will attend as we celebrate the accomplishments of Habitat over the past year and recognize covenanting congregations.
Noank has been a part of HFH SECT since its founding in 1987.
Camp WIghtman Spring Work Day
& Open House
Join the Co-Op Youth Group and others who love Camp
on May 12 from 9:00am-3:00pm at the Spring Work Day to help get the property ready for the
summer season. Please bring a rake, paintbrush, chainsaw, hammers and nails
and prepare to rake, paint, repair, build and clean. May 20 from 1-4 pm,
Camp Wightman is having an Open House. Come and let them show you the camp!
Peacemaking and Inter-religious Dialogue
Abdullah Khan of Pakistan and Haidar Mohammad of Iraq, who are students in the
Hartford Seminary’s International Peacemakers Program, will speak May
16 5:30-7:00pm on how they have used communication and education to increase
inter-religious awareness and understanding, exploring issues of human
rights, non-violence, and religious minorities. To register for the event,
contact the Connecticut Council for Inter-religious Understanding by reading
more in The
Anchor, page 5.
Caring Team May Be Looking for You?
If you are a person interested in getting to know church
members and friends, “We Need You”! For more information, read page 9 in
The Anchor.
Worshiping in the Ancient World
First United Methodist Church in Mystic will host a presentation on Thursday, May 17 from 7:00-8:30 pm by Felicity Harley McGowen, lecturer in Medieval Art History, University of Melbourne, Australia and Andrew McGowan, President of Trinity College, University of Melbourne, Australia and Anglican priest. The theme of their presentation is
Worshiping in the Ancient World. Worship and religion were woven through the fabric of daily life in the ancient world. Food, drink, adornment, space and art express a community’s faith and identity. Noank Baptist is a co-sponsoring this program. The program is free and open to the public.
Noank Village House Garden Tour
- Don't Miss It!!!
Interested in discovering the real spirit of living by the sea? On
June 16, 2012 the public will have the opportunity to discover the simple charm of Noank’s village life and
enjoy the architectural and decorative heritage of earlier centuries. The Noank Village House and Garden Tour 2012, sponsored by Our Shoreline Community Association “OSCA”, will feature eight homes and three gardens. The self-guided tour will run from
11:00 am to 4:30 pm that day. The event will be held rain or shine.
Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 on the day of the tour.
Tickets may be purchased in advance with a check or cash at the following local sites: Bank Square Books in Mystic, Mystical Toys of Mystic, or the Pawcatuck
Neighborhood Center in Pawcatuck. Tickets may be purchased by mail through June 9 by sending a check and a self-addressed stamped envelope to OSCA,
PO Box 287, West Mystic, CT 06388-0287. Tickets may be purchased at our
website. For additional information please page 12 in
The Anchor. Or visit the tour website
http://noankvillagetour.com
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NBC Day Nursery School News!
Time to sign up for 2012-2013 school year! If you have not returned your registration packet for the 2012-2013 school year, please get it back to us as soon as possible. Also, if you know of anyone
looking for a Nursery School Program, please have them contact the church office.
Teachers and children alike want to say a heartfelt “THANK YOU” to the Church’s Evening Circle Group. The thoughtful and generous members of the Evening Circle donated the funds to purchase our new sandbox. Once again, Noank Baptist church has shown its support and love for the Nursery School Program.
SAVE THIS DATE: June 1st, last day of school picnic at Sutton Park in Groton.
Read more in The
Anchor, page 5!
Annual Church Tag Sale - Save the Date!
NBC will be having their tag/bake/book sale on
Saturday, July 21. We need your help, not only with donations for the
sale, but volunteers to help at the tables. If you have any items to donate,
please contact the church office after June 1.
Sky's the Limit! - Save the Date!
Imagine kids trusting God forever – the sky’s the limit! Our NBC Vacation Bible School program this year will be an adventure in the SKY. We will be using Group Publisher’s program called, SKY “Everything is possible with God”. During this 5-day program,
participating children will be flying high with fun while learning to trust God. No matter who you are, no matter how you feel, no matter what people do, no matter what happens, and no matter where you are—trust God! We are blessed with amazing volunteers in our church who will make sure these messages are not only heard, but experienced. We hope your children, grandchildren, and their friends can share this week with us making a wonderful summer memory! SKY is for children ages 4 to 11. The program will run from 9:00 am to noon from Monday to Friday
beginning August 6 and ending on August 10. A family celebration will be held Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. Save the date! Mark your calendars now!
Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America Summer Conference
Join the several church members who plan to attend this joyous conference
"One Heart, One Soul - Building Communities that Work" on July 30 - August 4, 2012
held at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota. For more information, go to
Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America website
Restore is Open to the Public
located in the Salem Country
Garden Plaza, Restore is open to the public Thurs - Sun 10-5pm and Sun
10-4pm. During the winter, is weather is inclement, please call 860-892-9552
to confirm Restore is open.
Homeward Bound Treasures
Located at 35 Golden Street in New London's Homeward Bound Treasures offers
support for the homeless and serves as a Hospitality Center. Accepting donations
of household goods, electronics, lighting, furniture and rugs, they offer free
pick up services for larger donations. For more information, call 860-444-8800.
Evening Circle
We will be meeting the third Tues. in the
month at 7:00pm in the Mystic
River Homes Congregate Dining Room. Our May 15 meeting will be a dinner meeting to thank all who have helped with the Corner Closet.
Dinner will be served at 6:00 pm in the dining room at the Mystic River Congregate. All are welcome!! Please come and join us!
NBC Circle of Prayer
Come join the prayer circle
9-9:30am Wed. mornings in the NBC Parlor. We are a small group who pray for those on the prayer chain and provide any updates from contacts we may have made. We also spend a few minutes
sharing something to stimulate our own spiritual growth and, when desired, we pray for one another.
Prayer is very powerful and it also fills our lives with hope as we encounter the difficulties of each day. All are welcome. No one needs to pray out loud or share a concern unless they are so led at the time.
Cal is Honored
Our own Cal Robertson was honored by the Voluntown
Peace Trust for his longstanding witness for peace. The Trust named a
“Peace Garden” for Cal
as highlighted in the Mystic River Press article.
The Voluntown Peace Trust is a nonprofit education center dedicated
to social change and sustainable living. They offer programs,
workshops, and retreats, as well as hospitality and resources, to people
constructing alternatives to the violence of our age. For more
information and for directions to the Trust, go to their website:
www.voluntownpeacetrust.org
Convenient and Convivial Corner Closet
The Corner Closet has now been restocked with Spring clothes. Come in and see what we have to complete your Spring wardrobe. We accept donations,
then sell those donations to help others in our community.
Our greatly appreciated workers are volunteers. The Corner
Closet is a mission of NBC that is located on the corner of Main and Pearl Streets in Noank.
Our hours are Wed (10am-2pm) Fri (1-4pm) and Sat (10-2pm).
Bible Study at Mystic River Homes - Congregate
Wednesday morning
Bible study is held at l0-11am in the Richards Room at Mystic River Homes Congregate. It is an opportunity for the residents and church members to meet together in a supportive environment. Discussion and sharing concerns and experiences are encouraged but not required.
Our bible study leader is Mary Brodhead. All are welcome!
Second Mon Each Month @ 6pm PFLAG Potluck Suppers
PFLAG meets on the
second Monday of the month at Noank Baptist
Church. Join us for a potluck supper at 6:00pm. The meeting at 7:00pm. All are welcome.
Hospice of SE CT Offers Grief Support
Looking for a group to help you thru? There are a variety of grief
support groups sponsored by Hospice. You are invited to join at any time! For more info. read page
6 in
The Anchor
OSCA
For Your Health!
Are you a senior 55+ or the relative of a senior looking for some answers and support on aging as we enter this New Year? Join OSCA! Over 60 of your neighbors and friends have joined OSCA, enjoying
all the organization has to offer.
Our Shoreline Community Assoc. is a 501-C-3 non-profit, membership association whose members and volunteers help each other take care of many of the needs that go along with living independently.
Wanna know more visit OSCA on their
website http://www.ourshorelinecommunity.org or email us at
Chiapas Update & Mission Slideshow
Pastor Hayes will be leading a small delegation to Chiapas,
Mexico from October 31-November 9. They will be visiting Doris and Ricardo Mayol and exploring various aspects of their missionary work throughout Chiapas.
For an update from Chiapas
Click this link to see a slideshow of the previous mission group's experiences from Noank Baptist (Chris, Wendy, Beth, Paul, & Steve)
who traveled to Chiapas, Mexico to learn of the work of the indigenous Mayan churches.
Who Are We?
Click here to view Noank Baptist Church Mission Statement and Core Values
