NORTHBRIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH
NEWSLETTER
Friday, January 9, 2026
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CURRENT NEWS
This week’s Scripture: Acts 26
Weekly Schedule
Worship Service - Sunday, 9:30 am
Youth Group - Sunday, 6:30 pm
Men’s Alliance - Monday, 8:00 pm
Men’s Breakfast at Novios Cafe - Tuesday, 6:30 am
Men’s Bible Study - Tuesday, 6:30 pm
Family Style Supper - Wednesday, 5:30 pm
Bridge Kids - Wednesday, 6:30-8:00 pm
Men’s Alliance - Saturday, 7:00 am
Other Events
Prayer gathering - First Sunday of the month, 6:30pm
Winter Play & Connect - 2nd & 4th Fridays, 9-11 am
Name Tag/Donut Sunday - 4th Sunday of the month
Men’s Breakfast
You are invited to attend the January Men’s Ministry breakfast this Saturday, January 10 at 7:30 am.
Baptism Service
There will be baptism service this Sunday, January 11.
Sunday Morning Prayer
There are openings on the third Sunday of each month for two men to join a team that prays during the worship service. If God is calling you to serve this way, please contact Polly Schwartz at 507-250-4607.
Jim and Tara Kluth
Join us in the foyer after the worship service this Sunday, January 11 as we send Jim and Tara Kluth to serve in their new pastoral ministry in Columbus, Nebraska. Look for the Minnesota book to sign for them.
Women’s Ministry - 2026
There will be a table set up in the lobby on Sunday with information on upcoming Women’s Ministry events. An overview is provided below.
Sanctity of Human Life Month
January is Sanctity of Human Life Month. Northbridge Community Church will be collecting items for New Life Family Services in the church lobby starting next week. Empty baby bottles will also be available to take home and fill with spare change for New Life.
To bless local families who are navigating pregnancy and parenting challenges, we are gathering the following items for New Life in the crib in the lobby from January 18 through February 1. Clothing may be new or gently used. Items may also be purchased on Amazon and shipped directly to New Life at 40 16th St SE, Rochester, MN. Thank you for supporting life! Please contact Leah Helgeson with any question.
* Size 5 diapers
* Size 6 diapers
* 4T-5T pull-ups
* Baby wipes
* Children’s clothing (size 12 months – 7T)
* Children’s winter shoes and boots (size newborn – 7T)
* Baby lotion
Meal Train for the Gregory Family
Mallory and Ryan Gregory just welcomed a sweet baby girl, making them a family of 5. Let’s help support this transition.
Meal Train for Kaitlyn and Grady Steele
Let's help the Steele family with prayers and meals while Kaitlyn is recovering from surgery.
Looking for: Metal or Wood Worker
NCC’s decorations ministry is looking for a skilled metal or wood worker to make signs for our lobby. If you have experience or a gift in this area, please contact Dianna Plantan, diwspam@aol.com.
HOLY LAND JOURNEY – OCTOBER 2026
Informational Meeting: This Sunday, January 11 at 11:15am Room 132
Several of our church family and friends have expressed a desire to see the Holy Land. For those who don’t know us, my wife, Lynn, and I (Paul) have been members of Berean for decades. We have led many of these trips through the years. For us this is truly a ministry—an opportunity to help others encounter the places where God’s redemptive story unfolded. Lynn and I are looking ahead with great anticipation to return to Israel October 9–20, 2026. You are invited to join us.
Traveling through the land where Jesus walked is a powerful, faith-deepening experience. There, the words of Scripture—HisStory—come alive in unforgettable ways. It is the place where Jesus taught, prayed, and poured out His love; where His life, ministry, death, and resurrection took place in real locations you can still experience today.
If October does not work for your schedule, we are also close to finalizing plans to return again in February 2027 on a slightly longer journey that includes Biblical sites on the other side of the Jordan such as Mount Nebo where Moses stood and Bethany Beyond the Jordan, where Jesus was baptized.
If this journey stirs your heart, we warmly invite you to learn more. An informational meeting will be held on Sunday, January 11 at 11:15 am, immediately following the worship service, in Room 132. Family and friends are welcome.
For questions or early interest, please contact Paul Larsen at 507-261-3300 or pcl@ed-ventures.com.
UPCOMING EVENTS
55+ Fellowship Lunch
Everyone 55+ (and spouses) is invited to lunch on next Saturday, January 17th. Come for good food, conversation, and connection. The lunch will be from 11 am - 1 pm, with a suggested donation of $4 per person. Please sign up by Wednesday.
Women’s Ministry
Come alongside other women every Tuesday, beginning February 3 as we study the book of Genesis. Witness image bearers who sin and wrestle to maintain trust in the only One who will fulfill every promise, the One for whom nothing is too hard. We will learn to see Jesus through the stories of His people and discover how the God of creation and covenant is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Sign ups are now available for the Winter Women's Ministry Events. Visit the Women's Ministry Page to sign up!
New Men’s Bible Study
The Tuesday evening Men’s Bible Study will be starting a new book study, Raising a Modern Day Knight, on February 3. The current study on 1 Peter continues through January.