Photos of Blacknall families’ Easter resurrection gardens, created during our time apart with supplies delivered by Leslie Petree and Beth Solie.
As part of "Know Your Neighbor" month, we encourage you to get to know your Blacknall neighbors. To help with this, we've created "Neighborhood Groups" for those who live locally, using the address we have on file.
This year for “Know Your Neighbor” month, we encourage you to read the book The Art of Neighboring by Jay Pathak and Dave Runyon. Their web site has a COVID-19 Neighboring Toolkit with specific ways to connect safely, and the book includes a six-session study guide.
Sign up here to join Pastor David Dunderdale for the six week study over Zoom. Thursdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m. May 14, 21, 28, and June 4, 11, & 18.
We hope you’ll join us in this neighboring journey by doing the following:
Order the book (Support our Blacknall neighbor The Regulator by ordering locally. Enter the code “DISCOUNT CLUB” for 10% off.)
Get to know your Blacknall neighbors (More information about Neighborhood Groups here).
Pray for your neighbors, and for opportunities to interact with them (using social distancing).
Fill out your Block Map (instructions on pp. 37-39) and spend some time outdoors in your front yard or on walks. Greet neighbors and try to engage them in conversation. Ask them how they’re doing in the midst of this pandemic.
Try out some of the best practices from the COVID-19 Neighboring Toolkit, perhaps together with some Blacknall neighbors.
Encourage and pray for one another!
Please contact David Dunderdale or Ali Shoenfelt with questions or feedback.
These are strange times, and there is much uncertainty about the months and weeks ahead. Yet, our call remains the same: We worship the crucified and risen Lord. What does endurance and patience look like during this difficult season? How do we bear faithful witness to Christ during the Coronavirus?
This week is the second in a series of conversations to explore these and other questions. Blacknall staff will interview members and missions partners about life right now. We hope you enjoy Margaret Frothingham’s conversation with Blacknall elder Ashley Weinard.
A Note from Goodie Bell
Dear Friends,
These are strange times, and there is much uncertainty about the months and weeks ahead. Yet, our call remains the same: We worship the crucified and risen Lord. What does endurance and patience look like during this difficult season? How do we bear faithful witness to Christ during the Coronavirus?
This week, we begin a series of conversations to explore these and other questions. Blacknall staff will interview members and missions partners about life right now. Hope you enjoy my conversation with Jeff Baker, elder and chair of Blacknall's Infectious Disease Response Team.
In Christ,
Goodie
