The Newcomers Gathering scheduled for Sunday will be rescheduled. Look for notice of a new date.

The Spring 2024 Conference Youth Event – You Belong is this weekend (April 19-21) at Camp Onomia, Onamia, MN. For more information and to register: 2024 Retreats-Camps-Youth-Events.

This Sunday, following worship (during the usual Adult Ed. time) the Eco Justice Team will present Trees and the Gifts They Give: An Intergenerational Experience! The team will lead participants on a walkabout around the church property focused on the land and the trees. Information and discussion will concern the trees themselves and what their very presence gives to us.  Participants will learn about who lived on the land UCCNB now uses. The team will gift participants with trees to take home, including a demonstration on how to plant them.

The Community Night Variety Show is this Wed. April 24 6:00.  Come for dinner and a show!  Also, please sign up for an act, a skit, a trick, a talent.  Come play an instrument, sing a song, balance something on your nose!  It will be a fun night to look forward to.  Sign-up sheet in the narthex, across from the name tags.

Feed My Starving Children Friday, April 26 7-8:30.  Come assemble meals for children all over the world! We’re booked at the Coon Rapids site.  St. Anthony Park UCC is joining forces with us.  Folks ages 5 and up are invited to sign up: http://www.fmsc.org/join-group?joincode=6BG6KM  

Spring clean-up day is Saturday, April 27.  There’s a lot of work to be done outside and inside, so please join us on Saturday, April 27, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Even one hour makes a difference. More hands make light work!

The Hymn Festival is Sunday, April 28th at 2:00 p.m.  Our congregation will again host a festival of songs and hymns led by lyricist Mary Nelson Keithahn and composer John D. Horman, assisted by our music staff and choir and children from Redeemer Reformed Church in Golden Valley.  A freewill offering for the Community Support Center will be taken.  

The UCCNB Bridge Group will be meeting on the 4th Wednesday of the month beginning April 24th. We meet in the Fireside Room at church from 1 to about 3:30. Please consider joining us!  Contact Fran Oberreit, to let her know if you would like to join us!  You can also contact Pat Dion.  Hope to see you!  

Our Special Offering for April is Holy Hammers

Holy Hammers is an ecumenical coalition of 15 congregations that builds or rehabs homes for Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity.  UCCNB has pledged $2,200 this year to build more homes, and your generous support of this special gifting opportunity is critical for us to meet our financial pledge.  Write checks to UCCNB with “Holy Hammers” in the memo line. 

Our first Drum Circle will be held on Tuesday, April 30^th at 6:30 in the Music Room. Historically, drum circles have been used for celebration, for worship, for communication, for healing and much more.  Drum circle participation provides a number of opportunities: building community and making connections, reducing stress and elevating your mood, building mindfulness, and

having fun.

We use Djembes hand drums, a style originally from West Africa.  To begin, our drum circle will include instruction so everyone can participate.  Whether you are new to drumming or have attended drum circles in the past, you are welcome to join in.  Drums will be available for those who need one, and you’re also welcome to bring your own.  Look for the sign-up sheet in the narthex.  If you have any questions, feel free to contact Gigi.  

There will be a MN Conference listening circle on May 1, 6:00 at UCCNB.  Conference leaders would like to facilitate a conversation with us about our participation in Ed. Faith Formation activities and Outdoor Ministries. They would like parents with children and youth, Faith Formation leaders, and past participants of Conference Youth Events, Camps, and other Conference wide Faith Formation activities.