Congo Initiative Radio Station

By David Dunderdale

As part of Blacknall’s ongoing Deep Common Journey with Congo Initiative (in Beni, DRC) Blacknall gave $10,000 to help refurbish the community radio station that CI operates.  The equipment in the radio station had broken down and through this gift from Blacknall our friends in Beni were able to buy a new transmitter, repair the broadcast antenna and restart broadcasting.

 This radio ministry is an important part of the work of CI in Beni.  It provides needed health and community education as well as proclaiming the message of the Gospel to the entire Beni community.  If you are interested in hearing more about this Deep Common Journey or would like to get involved in working within our congregation to deepen this partnership, please contact Kim Dunderdale.

Women's Retreat

OCT. 16-17, DURHAM, NC

In-person & virtual options REGISTER HERE

We’re looking forward to this year’s Women’s Retreat right here in Durham, NC!  Our speaker for the retreat is Jennifer Hagin and our focus will be Resilience. 

Find details on the Women’s Retreat page here.

Weekday Morning Scripture Reading

Mondays-Fridays, 8-8:20 a.m.

A group of Young Adults will gather for a short welcome, reading aloud for 15 minutes, and a short prayer as we head off into our days. We would love to have Blacknall friends of all ages join us. For zoom details, contact Justin Rasmussen.

The Betty

The Betty | Keeping Christ in the Story

REgister Here

Thursday, Oct. 1, 7-8:30 p.m. 
Outdoors, on the lawn of Cory Pikaart

The Betty is an effort to create a space for women to bear witness to the amazing/head-scratching/wonderful/impossible/painful/glorious/joyful work of God in our lives. This fall’s Betty will be an open-mike event that’s socially distanced and safe in number. We invite 7-8 women to share a reading, recite a poem, do a comedy sketch, or tell a short story about their conversation with God during the pandemic in 5 minutes or less. Humorous content encouraged!

If you're interested in being at the mike, please contact Lauren Holahan.

This event is limited to 25 guests. Please RSVP so we know you are coming and can send you some confirmation details.

Invitations to Pray

Do you want to make a difference in our world? Then pray. Do you want to make a profound difference in our world? Then pray with others. 

You are invited to join others over zoom for prayer -

Sunday, September 13

4 p.m. - Pray for all of our missionaries and for the spread of God’s Kingdom around the world. 

6:30 p.m. - Pray for our friends with Congo Initiative (one of Blacknall’s Deep Common Journeys)

Zoom Links on CCB homepage.

Every month our mission partners in Congo and around the world tell us that the fact that Blacknall gathers together to pray for them is the best gift we give to them. Please join in giving this gift.

Women's Bible Study Fall 2020

Registration | Please register by Sept. 6 for small groups

Please join us in "Discovering Hope In The Psalms" together. Online audio teaching begins the week of September 21. Schedule restrictions have prevented many of you from attending our Thursday morning studies but this semester will be flexible with audio teaching and various times for small in-person or Zoom groups.

Contact Tana O’Keefe, Women’s Bible Study Committee Chair, with any questions.

Gather Virtually

SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP | 8:45, 10, 11:15 A.M.

Join a gathering over Zoom to go through the Blacknall liturgy together. Contact hosts for more information. 

• Sundays at 8:45 a.m. | Contact Steve Hinkle

• Sundays at 10 a.m.  | Contact Stefanie Tokiyama

• Sundays at 11:15 a.m. with Young Adults & Friends | Contact Julie Leyva

SUNDAY SCHOOL | 10 A.M.

Participate in a Sunday school class through a regular telephone call or Zoom computer link! The following classes are meeting and would welcome your participation. To receive a zoom link, reach out to the group contact person.

• Growing in Grace
  Class Leader: Paul Immanuel
  Topic: In depth study of the Gospel of John
  Teaching style: discussion
  Contact: Paul Immanuel, 919-489-0321 

• Reading Scripture Together
  Class Leaders: John Hamilton and Michael Whisenhunt
  Topic: A study of Romans
  Teaching style: reading of assigned scripture passage before class and discussion of this text together.
  Contact: John Hamilton, 919-599-3519

• 30s, 40s, & Friends
  Class Leaders: Matt Bridges, Maggie Holland, Tanya Moore, Alicia Ramos, Roxanne & James Van Farowe, et al
  Topic: Stories from class members about encounters with God and scripture
  Teaching style: 5-10 minute story followed by discussion in small groups
  Contact: Roxanne Van Farowe

WEEKDAY MORNING SCRIPTURE READING

Mondays-Fridays, 8-8:20 a.m.
A group of Blacknall members gathers for a short welcome, reading aloud for 15 minutes, and a short prayer as we head off into our days. We would love to have Blacknall friends join us. For zoom details, contact Justin Rasmussen.

LC’s (Senior Adults)

Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
A time of connecting, studying scripture, and prayer. For zoom details, contact Dave Dunderdale.

Friday Fasts

Last Friday of the month, 5 p.m.
You are invited to continue fasting and praying on Fridays during lunch over the next few months. In this time of fasting we are continuing to ask God to reveal what he is doing in each one individually, what he is doing in the Church, in our nation, and in the world. It is a time of prayer for individual and corporate repentance, particularly around the issue of racism. 5 p.m. Zoom Debrief the last Friday of every month.

Mimi Every | Condolences

Share a memory & condolence

Mary Ann (Mimi) Every peacefully passed away on July 27, 2020. A celebration of Mimi's life will take place at a later time when all of the community who loves her are able to safely gather.

The family requests, that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to Blacknall Church, Your Choice Pregnancy Center Clinic, or Durham Rescue Mission. Read Mimi’s obituary here.

Book Study | The Color of Compromise

The Color of Compromise: the Truth About the American Church’s Complicity in Racism, by Jemar Tisby

Thursdays, July 16-Aug. 20,
7:30-8:30 p.m. via Zoom

Bethany Bonnemere and David Dunderdale will lead this book study. The purpose of this book study will be:

• To better understand our Church history, particularly around an issue that we tend to not hear a lot about;

• To better understand the various forms of systemic racism, particularly in how the church has responded;

• To listen to Jemar Tisby’s thoughts on how the Church might respond and to think together about how we as individuals and as a congregation might respond to the issue of racism.

The 1st meeting will be a time of introduction and looking at the 1st chapter (you can read this 1st chapter here).  Find the book at The Regulator, Amazon, or the Blacknall library. If you have Amazon Prime, you can watch a video series with Tisby talking about the content of the book. Questions? Contact David Dunderdale or Bethany Bonnemere.