Celebrate the resurrection of our Lord!

Easter Sunday at NCC

      9:30 am– Chapel Worship and Praise

    10:30 am- Spirited Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary

In this season of Lent, we are frequently looking forward to the joy and celebration of Easter. Musically at NCC, we are looking ahead to Easter in a practical sense so that we can be prepared to provide meaningful music for the service! We are very excited about the collaboration we have lined up for our 10:30am service on Easter Sunday. We will be welcoming a brass quartet from Northwestern University, and Debbi Katz Knowles will be playing timpani. We also will be joined by an additional quartet of staff singers supplementing our choir. It’s sure to be a morning of celebratory and boisterous music-making! We look forward to sharing it with you.

As Easter approaches and we celebrate the joy of Christ's resurrection, the Mission Board has designated two excellent mission partners for the annual Easter Offering: Nova Ukraine and Immigrant Community Services (RICS) of the Heartland Alliance.

Supporting Relief Efforts in Ukraine

For the past two years, the Easter offering has aided Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war. The situation in Ukraine remains dire. Many refugees and those displaced within Ukraine, struggle to survive as their towns lie in ruins, riddled with landmines. Essential infrastructure like power, water, and healthcare facilities are also severely damaged. Nova Ukraine, a U.S.-based nonprofit, directly delivers critical aid and volunteers to rebuild war-torn areas. Learn more about their work at https://novaukraine.org/.

Addressing the Needs of Immigrants and Asylum Seekers in Chicago

Heartland Alliance's RICS has served refugees and immigrants for over a century. Recently, Chicago received an influx of asylum seekers (over 32,000) bussed up from Texas, many arriving in the dead of winter. Regardless of political views, these individuals face immense challenges as they await processing of their cases. Asylum seekers cannot work legally, increasing their dependence on the community they find themselves in and their reliance on organizations like RICS to provide food and shelter, healthcare, legal aid, and English language classes. RICS is currently overwhelmed by these new asylum seekers being added on to the caseload they assisted. In the spirit of Christian compassion, we believe in supporting those in need.

Investing in love, here and abroad

This Easter, you are invited to contribute to both Nova Ukraine and RICS. Your generosity will extend a helping hand to those suffering in Ukraine and offer crucial support to vulnerable individuals in our own city. If you have a strong preference in supporting one organization over the other, please reach out to a Mission Board member. We can direct your contribution accordingly.

You may use the offering envelope included in this mailing or by using the secure online donation found on the giving page of the church website: https://www.northfielducc.org/giving . Follow the prompts and simply choose “Easter” in the box entitled “Fund.”

Together, let us embody the spirit of Easter by offering hope and relief to those in need.

Sincerely,

The Mission Board of Northfield Community Church

Barbara Balch, Christy Bobart, Wally Cornet, Linda Eberlein, Vic Frank, Milt Lemke, Bill McKinley, Ann Oates