Upcoming Events
Want to learn more about upcoming events? Click The Anchor links
in the articles below to read in-depth articles.
January at a Glance:
Yummy FUNdraising Soup Suppers
Two FUN-draisers with DELISH adult
made soups & YOUTHFUL salad choices! The Co-Op Youth Group invites all to join us
5:00-6:30pm Wed Feb 15 @
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NBC &
Wed Feb 22 @ PBBC Funds go toward our trip to Washington DC for the 2012
National Gathering of American Baptist Youth! CALLING ALL SOUP MAKERS - If you find joy in making soup for 8-10 person, please contact Kristen!
Ash Wednesday Service
The season of Lent begins with an Ash Wednesday Service,
Feb 22 at 7pm in the sanctuary. This is a meaningful time for reflection to begin the season of Lent.
All are welcome.
Spiritual Journey Conversations
Join us for supper Fri Feb 24 at 6pm
to hear an Introduction to Spiritual Journey Conversations with Dr. Diane
Millis. Saturday is a very exciting with A Day in Conversation and
Spiritual Enrichment with Dr. Diane Millis Feb 25 @ 9am-4 pm All are invited to sign up in the Narthex or contact the Church office.
Dan Buttry's Comin' to Town
Dan Buttry will be coming to Noank
Baptist Church! Dan will be meeting with the youth group in the afternoon of
March 14 from 3-5:30 pm and then a potluck dinner at 6pm in the
Vestry, followed by his presentation and conversation. Who is
Dan? Or read more page 10
The Anchor!
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity needs of a
variety of items. For a complete list, read page 7 in
The Anchor.
Habitat for Humanity of SE CT will be accepting homeowner applications for homes located in the New London area.
For more info read page 6 in
The Anchor. Habitat for Humanity
is traveling to its tithe partner Guatemala for the Global Village
service trip. Volunteers are invite to join to spend March 3-11 helping
build concrete block Habitat homes in the Chiquimula region of the
country. For more info read page 6 in
The Anchor.
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 second Tues. in
March 13 at 7:00pm in the Mystic
River Homes Congregate Dining Room. All are welcome!! Please come and join us!
Glimpses of God Stories
- Ongoing
We will hear anecdotal accounts from various church
members as they note a sense a presence of God in their lives
(strategic planning objective) “Story-cards” are available on the table in
the narthex for you to fill out and return to the designated box, also in the
narthex. One or two will be read per week during worship, with all of cards
posted on a specially designated bulletin board in the narthex. Please share
your stories (and read stories of others) so that we all may be informed and inspired by the glimpses of God we experience as people of faith throughout each week.
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 is now
stocked with winter clothes
of all shapes and sizes. Come to see what we have for
you! We accept donations, 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 & Sat 10-noon and Fri 1-4pm.
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!
NBC Day Nursery School News!
National Soup Month was celebrated during the month of January. Our focus was healthy eating and good tasting, nutritious foods. The biggest project was “Stone Soup and Birdseed Bread”. There was a vegetable sign up chart on the bulletin board and the children selected which item he/she would like to bring to contribute to the recipe. The soup was wonderful and healthy!!! On January 27, we served our families and friends this fabulous meal of soup and birdseed bread.
Miss Vera, Miss Tina and Miss Tiffany would like to thank church members, parents and caregivers, family and friends who continually encourage us in the Nursery School program.
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 read page 10 in
The Anchor or 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
