Next Sunday, May 22, we will meet at Butler School to worship together, collect items for our MVFB food drive, and then have the opportunity to Walk for HOPE together around the Butler campus. Bring your walking shoes! You can also participate in the walking part on your own schedule or in small groups.

The Walk for HOPE is a fundraising event to help support 10 local food pantries, Ukraine relief, and HOPE worldwide. Food insecurity is a very serious and growing problem.

As part of the NW Region, how can I help?

·       Conduct a food drive in your neighborhood or among your friends to support the Merrimack Valley Food Bank in Lowell. Bring food items to church on Sunday, May 22, when all donations will be transported to the Merrimack Valley Food Bank.

·       Make a donation to HOPE worldwide Massachusetts.

·       Create a fundraising page through the HOPE worldwide Massachusetts website and ask friends and family to donate: www.hopeworldwidema.org

·       Consider volunteering at a local food pantry.

Celebrate the special relationship between mothers and daughters at the Northwest Mother/Daughter Tea on Saturday, May 21, 11am–1pm, at the Bedford Old Town Hall (16 South Road, Bedford). The event is for daughters in pre-K through high school with their mothers and/or grandmothers. Registration is $10 per person. Register by May 16 in the lobby after church or via email to NWMissionCenter@....

GospelFest is an evening of Gospel music featuring artists from around the Boston Church of Christ. This concert is a cooperative effort between the BCC SCUAD (Social, Cultural, Unity and Diversity) and HOPE worldwide Massachusetts. All proceeds will go to HOPE worldwide Massachusetts to be used for local programming.

Join us Saturday, May 21, 6–7:30pm, 75 Pleasant St, Arlington, in person or online ($10 donation requested, even for remote attendees). Register online: https://gospelfest.bostonchurch.org  

On Sunday, June 5, we will honor this year’s high school and college graduates. We would like to include information about the graduates in the bulletin—high school and college graduates in our ministries, as well as other family members. Please send details to mike_lamb@... by Thursday, June 2. Please include this information, as applicable:

·       Name

·       Picture

·       High school, college, graduate school

·       Degree/ major

·       Honors/awards/distinctions/activities

·       Future plans

We rejoice with our heavenly Father as Seiha Im was restored to the fellowship last Sunday, May 8!

Registration is open until June 1 for teen camp and July 1 for preteen camp at https://events.bostonchurch.org:

·       Northeast Teen Camp (NETC, August 13–20), $450, plus $65 for the bus.

·       Preteen Camp (August 15–20), $405, plus $65 for the bus.

Join us Sunday, June 5, 3:30–6pm, at the Arlington building to celebrate our dear brother Mark Buchholz who is retiring after serving in the Boston Church for more than three decades.

This is Tia Poirier’s last Sunday to collect items such as backpacks, shampoo, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, body wash, razors, detergents, soaps, cleaning spray, toilet paper, paper towels, and wipes for the Wish Project. Or Venmo funds by May 15: troop511@...

The next European Missions Society cultural mixer is Saturday, May 21, 10am. This is a virtual event to bring together brothers and sisters from the US and Europe for an incredibly inspiring time. We will hear from different churches in Europe, and pray and fellowship in breakout rooms. Register at www.euromissions.org

Northwest budget:                                   $15,500
Collected:                                                     $14,149
YTD variance:                                          – $22,712

Recovery Groups

Contact a leader for schedules and links.

Men’s Freedom Group
    Dan Key, 603-943-3656

Women’s Partners in Freedom Group
    Gail Scott-Key, 978-996-0694

Chemical Recovery Groups
    Men: Peter Hirmer, 978-888-3534
    Women: Rowena Hirmer, 978-888-3535

The Lazarus Group is a support group for those with various disabilities. Contact Ron DiBerto (ronalddiberto@...) for meeting times and other information.

Please pray for peace in Ukraine. To get updates from churches in the area and join a daily prayer time at 2pm ET, follow Shawn Wooten’s Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/shawnrevive

Please pray for a miraculous 2022.

Continue to pray for those affected by COVID-19, and for Rebekah Cox, Alexa DiBisceglie, Aaron Dollar, Michael Gloor, Mary Jo Roche, Alan Roscoe, and Rafe Shropshire.