Weekend Snapshot - October 12

October 12th, 2024

Hey Northgate,

October is my favorite month of the year! I love the cooler weather, our anniversary, hoodies, football, apple cider, and the start of fireplace season.

Both Pastor DL and Miss Becca have some awesome, fun, and free fall events coming up for your kids. They are listed below in the "Week Ahead" and "Coming Up" sections, but I wanted to highlight them to make sure you get those dates on your calendar.

This Wednesday, October 16, Base will be meeting outside at our Northgate Campus (8160 Bank Street Road) instead of at the Northgate Youth and Community Center (350 Bank Street) for Autumn Adventure Night! There will be pizza, cider, donuts, pumpkin painting, and a night full of exciting games to celebrate the season. This is a great event for your child to invite a friend or two!

Next Saturday, October 19, our Northgate Kids Ministry team will be hosting a Fall Fun Night in our Kids Wing. This event is for kids in K-4th grade and their potty-trained younger siblings. Feel free to drop your kids off and enjoy the Saturday evening worship service, or take advantage of two kid-free hours to enjoy dinner. These events are not only an investment in your kids and the fun they’ll have, but also in your marriage by giving you an opportunity for a date night without having to pay for a babysitter. The kids will enjoy crafts, games, pizza, snacks, and more!

If you have any questions about either event, please email dl@northgatefmc.com or becca@northgatefmc.com.

We’re looking forward to a couple of great events and an awesome fall season here at Northgate!

See you this Weekend!

Pastor John
Lead Pastor

Need To Knows

This Weekend:

Worship Services — Saturday, 6:00pm, Sunday, 9:30am & 11:00am — Join us as we kick off our “American Idol” series and look at reordering faith and politics. The first week of a new series is always a great time to invite a friend to join you at church! \
Sunday Morning Prayer Group — Sunday, 9:30am — Meeting Room 4 — Join this faithful group that prays together for our weekend services and much more!
Midway Young Adult Group — Sunday at 11:00am — Meeting Room 4 — we’ll be kicking off a Young adult group called Midway. We’ll be meeting every other Sunday during 11:00am service or community, snacks, and short bible study.
Middle School & High School Base — Sunday, 11:00am — Northgate Meeting Room 2/3 — There is time for hanging out, teaching, and prayer led by our Next Generation Pastor, DL.

Group Life

Make sure to check out all of the group life offerings at Northgate. If you have any questions you can always contact our Group Life Director, Angelique (angelique@northgatefmc.com)

Group Life

The Week Ahead:

Pickleball — Did you know that we have several groups playing all levels of pickleball at our South Campus during the week? The best way to get connected is to download the TeamReach app and then used the Group Code: B5225K for the Batavia Pickleball Club.
Midweek Base — Wednesday, 6:00pm-8:00pm, at Northgate. This Wednesday Base will be meeting outside at our Northgate Campus for Autumn Adventure Night! They’ll have pizza, cider, donuts, pumpkin painting, and a night full of exciting games to celebrate the season. Encourage your student to invite a friend and join in the fun! If you have any questions, contact our Next Generation Pastor, DL Walter, at dl@northgatefmc.com

Coming Up:

Monday Night Bible Study — Monday, October 21, 6:30pm — Meeting Room 2/3 — Pastor Vern leads an in-depth Bible study focusing on the book of Galatians.
Service Project — Saturday, October 26, 8:00am — We have an upcoming service project that we want to tackle at Northgate. There are some leftover pine logs in the parking lot near the playground. We want to cut these up, split them, and then move them to the back woods to use for next year's Man Camp. In particular we want to have this area cleaned up before our annual Vintage Christmas Event. We're looking for about 6 additional people to help with this project for about 2-3 hours of work, and also are in need of a wood splitter. Please let Rick Kent (rkent12@gmail.com) know if you would like to help with this!
Carol McLeod Women’s Conference — November 1-2 — Join us for Northgate's Women Conference with Guest Speaker Carol McLeod and the theme Devoted. We will determine from the pages of scripture what it means to live a life of all or nothing! Register Here.
Northgate 101 — Sunday, November 3, 9:30am-12:00pm — Are you interested in learning more about Northgate and possibly becoming a member? This class will do those things! Email office@northgatefmc.com to reserve your spot.
Base Retreat — Our middle schoolers and high schoolers will be going on a Fall Retreat from November 22-24 at the LeTourneau Christian Center! This retreat is open to students in grades 5-12. This year’s theme is "Thirst," inspired by Psalm 63:1. Experience worship, inspiring messages, fun activities, and new friendships. This is a great event to invite a friend. The cost is $100 per student. You can register online until October 23.
Centered — Wednesday, November 6, 6:00pm - Centered is a slow paced and relaxed service of worship and prayer.
Vintage Christmas — Thursday, December 5 & Friday, December 6 from 6:00-8:00pm in the pavilion and Northgate’s big back yard. Save one of the two dates and plan to join us for Northgate’s annual outdoor Christmas celebration!