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.
Food Distribution Volunteers Needed
Blacknall Men: Opportunities to Serve and Fellowship
Update From the PNC (2.15.2023)
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.
Refugee Apartment Setup This Weekend
Blacknall is setting up an apartment for a new refugee family this weekend. On Sunday, February 12, we need individuals willing to pick up groceries and other needed items. Cards with these items will be available on the table in the Lower Atrium on Sunday. The groceries and other items will need to be returned by 1:00 pm on Sunday (a quick turnaround).
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.
Mission Minutes | PNC Update (1.25.2023)
Refugee Apartment Setup This Weekend
Looking for Supper Club Hosts
ISI is looking for additional Supper Club hosts to sign up for the spring 2023 semester. The registration deadline is January 29.
Supper Clubs connect international students with committed hosts in the Triangle area by sharing meals together in hosts’ homes during one semester. Two - four students are assigned to each host. The hosts and students will meet at the Kick-Off event at Blacknall and then at the host’s home for three meals throughout the semester.
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. ***
The Blacknall Mission Study Report
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.
BSF Offering a Men's Bible Study at Blacknall
Bible Study Fellowship (BSF), a Blacknall partner, invites all men to an ongoing Bible study that meets on Monday nights at 7 p.m. at Blacknall. The study, “People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided,“ unpacks a fascinating period in Israel’s history across 15 books, from its split into two nations, through dozens of kings and prophets, and ultimately to the heartbreaking exile into Babylon.
Mission Minutes | Welcoming the New Year
Eleven O'Clock Christmas Eve Service Moved Indoors
Church Office Holiday Hours & Deadlines for Year-End Gifts
A Thank You to Jeremy Kamiya
The Blacknall Guild would like to express its appreciation to Jeremy Kamiya for donating the beautiful bench he crafted for the church’s Iredell Street entryway. You can read more about Jeremy’s unique approach to furniture making on his website: www.kamiyafurniture.com.
Art Camps Are Back!
Mark your calendar! Art Camps at Blacknall are back for summer 2023:
June 19 – 22: morning camp for four- and five-year-olds (currently PreK and K);
June 26 – 29: morning camp for first and second graders (current school year.
More information coming in the new year! Please contact Beth Solie with questions.
Mission Minutes | Monthly Update From the Session (Dec. 2022)
In this Mission Minutes video, Blacknall Elder Mark Paulson provides the monthly update from the Session. Mark discusses where we are and where we are headed in the pastoral transition process — including an Information Session on January 8 about the recently completed Mission Study Report. (Note: There is no adult Sunday School on January 8; however, Nursery and Children's Sunday School will resume that Sunday.)
It's Official! We Have a PNC!
The results are in from Sunday’s Congregational Meeting and all candidates nominated to serve on the Pastoral Nominating Committee (PNC) have been elected! We thank the Officer Nominating Committee for their work to select the candidates, whom the congregation has now approved.
Please keep them in your prayers as they meet as a committee for the first time on Dec. 7 (7:30-9 p.m.). They will meet with our Presbytery Vacancy Advocate, Lori Pistor.
Meet the PNC Nominees
The Officer Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the nominees for the Pastoral Nominating Committee (PNC), the committee responsible for searching for Blacknall’s next Senior Pastor. Read their bios to learn more about these candidates. The congregation will vote on the PNC this Sunday, December 4.