Household Items Needed for Afghan Refugee Families

Updated 3.30. 2022 | Blacknall directly supports several Afghan refugee families, including a family of family of 11 (nine children ages 4-20 yrs.) for whom we are currently collecting donations. Please consider donating an item on this list.

Blacknall also recently got connected with another family who needs basic household items. Please consider donating an item on this list for this family. The items do not need to be new if they are in good condition.

Director of Middle School Ministry Tanya Kronstad Accepts New Position

We are sad to announce that, starting in April 3, Tanya Kronstad will no longer lead our Middle School Ministry. Following much prayer and discernment, Tanya has decided to take a remote position with Student Financial Aid at the University of Washington.

We support Tanya's decision and we are thankful for the 10+ years she has faithfully served our church and its young people. Though we will miss Tanya's presence on our staff, we are grateful that she and her family will continue to be a part of the Blacknall community. If you see Tanya, please thank her for her service!

Pray for Blacknall Missionary Traveling to Ukraine

Blacknall missionary Rich Leary, based in Virginia, has recently returned to Budapest, Hungary to join Cru staff in support of displaced Ukrainian Cru staff and to assist Ukrainian refugees. Rich and his wife, Barb, served in Kyiv, Ukraine for nearly three decades, as well as worked for a number of years in Budapest.

Cru staff are participating in a humanitarian mission to shuttle supplies from western Ukraine to Kyiv and other cities along the frontlines. On their return trip, they will transport refugees, mostly women and children, who are fleeing cities under Russian attack.

Please pray that Rich has smooth travels and productive meetings with the Cru staff in Hungary. If you would like to know more about this program, please visit Charity and Aid Ministry Ukraine.

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Calling All Sopranos!

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The Blacknall Choir is currently looking for a few good sopranos to assist us with our songs on Palm Sunday, Easter Sunday, and one Sunday during Pentecost. We have wonderful sopranos and we need a few more for the joyous songs we are preparing! If interested, please contact Donna Mutter or just come to rehearsal on Wednesday evening at 7:45 p.m. in the Choir Room following Lenten Service! Of course, even if you are not a soprano, but just want to sing, please join us!

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It takes 22 volunteers…

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Did you know that it takes 22 volunteers every Sunday to run Blacknall's Nursery and Children's Ministry? The Nursery at Blacknall is facing an extreme shortage of volunteers on Sunday morning. Last Sunday, the Nursery did not have a single volunteer for the 11 a.m. service. The Nursery is asking the congregation to consider volunteering on a trial basis. Come and see what it is like to serve some of our most adorable Blacknallites. If you decide it's not for you, there's no pressure to continue (we promise!). The Nursery is an important ministry to the children and parents at Blacknall, but it also affects our ability to extend hospitality to our visitors. If you are interested, please contact Leslie Petree.