What's Happening

For Week of 4 May  

• Friend of the church, Professor Amy-Jill Levine, will be offering a webinar to the New England Conference on the topic of “Misunderstanding the New Testament Context: A Webinar on Christian Bias” on Tuesday, May 12th at 7:00 p.m.  You can join using this link:  https://zoom.us/j/97000189701 

• The church is heading to Fenway on Wednesday, May 13th to see the Red Sox host the Phillies.  If you signed up, you should have received your ticket from Pastor Tom by email.  Make checks payable to NKUMC with “Red Sox Fellowship Outing” in the memo. 

• All of the clothing we collect at the church is donated to the Open Closet thrift store at the Open Table of Christ United Methodist Church in Providence.  There will be a fun Fashion Show at the Open Closet on Saturday, May 16th from 11:00 to 2:30.  Dave Beutel and his wife, Robin, are organizing a table for the event, so let him know if you are coming and they can save a seat for you! 

• South County Habitat for Humanity is hosting a fundraiser at Gooseneck Vineyards on Tower Hill Road on Wednesday, June 3rd from 6-8 p.m.  We are planning a joint United Methodist team to work on a house-build with South County Habitat this September.  Stay tuned for details about that. 

• We have been invited to march again in the North Kingstown Pride Parade on Sunday, June 7th at Noon.  Please seek Kim Page for instructions on where and when to meet.  Make sure to wear your sunscreen! 

• NKUMC will be hosting queer Christian folk musician Bobby Jo Valentine for a concert on Saturday, June 13th at 7:00 p.m.  All are invited!  Bring a friend or two!  Suggested donation is $25.  Check out his music at bobbyjovalentine.com. 

• The Air Conditioning project is complete!  Thank you to all who contributed.  We still have a balance of $13,000 to raise to fully pay it off.  Please consider making a special gift to the church to help us retire that debt.  In order to match our spending with giving to mission, we are continuing to raise another $20,000.  You can split your gift between the two or put it all towards one. 

• The Pastor’s Study is looking at the book of Revelation .  We will be using a companion volume called “Revelation for Normal People” by Robyn J. Whitaker. All are welcome to join in person on Wednesdays at 1:30 or by Zoom on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. 

• A Grief Support Group has formed in North Kingstown and is meeting in the Church Library on Wednesdays at 4:30.  There is no cost to participate in the group.  Contact Paul Hodosh to register at paulhodosh@gmail.com. 

• The current needs for our clothing donation program are: linens, towels, men’s clothing and shoes, and children’s spring/summer clothing.   

• Please sign up to be a Greeter.  Showing a warm, friendly face is one of the things that makes visitors feel welcome and keep coming back.  If you can smile, you have what it takes! 

• Items crafted from tie-dyed fabric made by the women of Kabala, Sierra Leone are for sale in the narthex.  All proceeds go to the women of Kabala and our mission partner, the Nar Sarah Clinic.  

• Please contribute regularly to our four ongoing collections in the narthex – food for the North Kingstown Food Pantry, supplies for the North Kingstown Animal Shelter, plastic films and bags for our recycling project, and clothing and small appliances for the Open Closet program at Open Table of Christ UMC in Providence.   

The ecumenical church community of North Kingstown provides a free Sunday dinner for our friends and neighbors throughout the year. See "Community Dinners" under Community Outreach to learn more.

If you enjoy knitting, crocheting, or needlework, come and relax with us.  Want to learn a new skill?  We can help!  Contact Nina Dunne via our Contact Us page.