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Meet Your New Officers (Class of 2026)

Meet the new Class of 2026 elected to serve as Elders and Deacons. All Deacon candidates were elected: Taylor Brennan, Olivia Fain, Brian Farley, Catherine Honeycutt, Andrew McGannon, Candy Richardson, and Graham Turner. The following Elders were also elected: Mark Atkinson, Pete Gerend, Susan Kinghorn, Kathy Mitchell, and Stephanie Wheatley. (Click “read more” to see all their bios.) Please offer your thanks and gratitude to all the candidates and elected officers.

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Mission Minutes | Senior Pastor Search Next Steps

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In this Mission Minutes update, Justin Rasmussen, a member of the Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC), announces the next steps in Blacknall's Senior Pastor search, and importantly, how you can help! 

Congregational Meeting to Elect Officers

At the end of each service on March 5, 2023, the members of Blacknall will have an opportunity to vote on officers (Class of 2026) nominated to serve as Elders and Deacons. ( Click “read more” to see all the candidates and read their bios.)

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Blacknall Summer Camps: Register Now!

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Registration is now open for all elementary-age children’s summer programming: Art Camp I and II and Boys and Girls Discovery Weeks. All registrations are open to Blacknall students until March 15. After that, any open spots will be available for friends of Blacknall. 

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Blacknall Men: Opportunities to Serve and Fellowship

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The Men’s Ministry is offering several opportunities for the men of Blacknall to serve or fellowship during the season of Lent. Opportunities include invitations to serve at the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Breakfast, to join Lenten fellowship, and to volunteer for a work day at the Bell farm.

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Update From the PNC (2.15.2023)

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The Pastor Nominating Committee continues to work toward finalizing the Ministry Information Form (MIF) which is a document used to describe to candidates who we are as a church and what we are looking for in a senior pastor. We expect the MIF to be finalized this month and we will be back in touch when it is.

Apply Now To Go to Congo (DRC)

Last call to apply!

One of Blacknall’s Deep Common Journey partners is Congo Initiative, based in Eastern Congo (DRC). It has been several years since we last visited our friends and partners there. This summer, we have an opportunity to return to Beni, DRC and we invite you to apply to join the Blacknall team that is going. The deadline to apply is February 15.

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Mission Minutes | PNC Update (1.25.2023)

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In this Mission Minutes update Nisrine Pineo, a member of the Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC), gives a report on the work and progress of the PNC.

Sign up Now for Spring Small Groups

*** The signup has closed for the spring session. However, if you are interested in joining a group, please email Goodie. The signup for summer small groups (June-August) will open in May. ***

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The Blacknall Mission Study Report

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The Blacknall Mission Study Report is now available on our website at blacknall.org/mission-study-report. This area is password protected and the password can be found on the front page of CCB (login required). The password is also in this week’s (1/11) Life Together e-newsletter.