Childen & Families Bagels & Juice July 2 9:00-10:30am Noank Playground                               Two Summer Worship Service 8:00am (informal) 10:00am (more formal) thru Aug 24!                                Donate - Attend - Tell Your Friends! The Summer Auction & Tag Sale July 25 & 26                               Co-Op Youth Group is off to Colorado July 4- 14! Keep them in your prayers!                                Children & Families Stories & Ice Cream July 22 6:30-7:30pm at NBC                                 NORCs - Want to participate, or answer a questionnaire? Read More Below...                               Registration to begin soon-Rain Forrest Adventure to be held August 11-15                               Children & Families Kite Flying at Harkness State Park beginning at 11am August 27                               

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Two Summer Services Begin!

Our informal 8:00am and more formal 10:00am summer services have begun! We will  continue with our two service format through August 24. During the summer 8:00 service, enjoy lay led discussions with a cup of coffee in your hand, dressed as you are, in summer shirts and shorts! Our regular 10:00am service remains with our familiar ways including a great sermon by Pastor Paul!

Special Activities for Children and Families this Summer!

There are Special Activities for Children and Families of Noank Baptist Church such as Bagels and Juice July 2 from 9:00 am to 10:30 at the Noank Playground, Stories and Ice Cream July 22 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm at church, Vacation Bible School for ages 4-11 August 11 to 15 from 9:00-noon at church (more info below), and Kite Flying at Harkness State Park beginning at 11 am August 27. For more information, simply click the link!

Summer Auction and Tag Sale Extravaganza!

Begin cleaning out your attics, garages and corner cupboards, as we have already begin accepting donations. Need help with larger items? Call the church office. It is never too early to begin planning for our SUMMER AUCTION & TAG SALE Extravaganza! Mark you calendars for July 25 & 26, 2008. We are trying something new this year. We will hold the Summer Auction and Tag Sale on the same weekend! The Auction needs finer donations such as furniture, art, and china. The auction will be held in the Church Chapel and Parlor. The extensive Book Sale that accepts books of all kinds (except school books) will continue to be held in the Nursery school rooms. Our extensive Tag Sale offers every other kind of donation one could imagine! It will reside in the rest of our downstairs areas! How can any one participate? Donate! Attend! Tell Your Friends!

HEY- YOUTH  let's watch "The Bee" Movie & Bike Bluff Point!

Tues. July 1 The Bee Movie is the Movie On The Beach at Esker Point Beach that begins at sundown (8:30-ish). Bring a blanket, sippie bit & snack to share! KNOB will pick up & drive youth home.

10:00-4:00 on Wed. July 30 the Co-Op Youth Group and friends will bike to Bike Bluff Point by the back roads! Backpack a sandwich, water, nibble to share, sunscreen, sneakers, wear your biking helmet & bathing suit under your biking clothes!!! Then request $5 for your pocket as we’ll zip to Dairy Queen on our way home!!! Let’s meet at NBC parking lot at 10am ready to go!

To read more about either, click the link & flip to page 3 of Co-Op Youth News!

Set in the canopy of a vibrant rainforest environment, this lively Vacation Bible School will be located at Noank Baptist Church. Our program will engage your kids as they discover that everyone can do his or her part to care for God’s creation. This fun-filled week is open to children from the ages of 4 to 11. The adventure begins Monday, August 11 and continues through Friday the 15th. Our sessions begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. and close at noon each day. We will have a family celebration on Friday evening to share our week with you.

This conference is sponsored by International Ministries, with the theme “Be Surprised By God’s People”. Meet missionaries, international guests, conference speakers, and interesting new friends. Mark your calendars to be at the Second Baptist Church of Suffield, CT on September 19-21, 2008. For more information, click the title link.

Across the nation, communities are forming organizations called “Naturally Occurring Retirements Communities” (“NORCs”). These organizations help keep seniors in their homes as long as possible. Through volunteers and staff, NORCs provide transportation, recommendations for handymen and home aides, personal contact, and social activities to people who otherwise might be isolated. To learn more, click on this title link, and go to page 7  of The Anchor. If you or someone in your family might be interested in becoming a part of such an organization, please stop my the church, fill out a questionnaire, and mail it to “Shoreline Communities Retirement Association,” c/o Noank Baptist Church, 18 Cathedral Heights, Noank, CT 06340.
 

Mark your calendars now for the fourth international Baptist Peace Conference held in Rome Italy, 9-14 February, 2009. This global event will inaugurate the 400th anniversary year of the Baptist heritage being recognized in various locations around the world. The conference will consist of six days including intensive training in conflict transformation, nonviolent prophetic action, and other relevant topics, inspiring speakers, workshops, and worship. There also will be optional opportunities to tour Rome and the surrounding area on Friday culminating in a magnificent time of worship in the Waldensian church. Click the title link to go to the official website.