September Sunday School Highlights
SEPT. 9 – RALLY DAY – 9:15 in Fellowship Hall
SEPT. 9 – 10:30 WORSHIP – Youth Elders and
Deacons ordained and installed
Rye Weber, Audra Burrall, Lauren Schmit, Alex Komara
Rally Day
COME ONE, COME ALL . . .
WELCOME BACK TO A
NEW PROGRAM YEAR!!!!
SEPTEMBER 9 is
We invite EVERYONE to join us in Fellowship Hall at 9:15 am on September 9, for games, songs, and fellowship.
Let’s all come and reacquaint with old friends and maybe make some new friends.
Then we hope you’ll join us at the 10:30 worship service.
PLEASE BRING A SCHOOL SUPPLY –
pkg of 12 pencils, pkg of washable markers,
pkg of dry erase markers, pkg of 3×5 cards
Hope to see you SEPTEMBER 9, at 9:15.
September 2018 Preaching Schedule
| Date | Sermon | Scripture |
| Sep 2 | “Pause for Peace” | James 1:17-27, Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 |
September 2018 A Season of Peace
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“Peace to those who are near and those who are far away.” |
September 2018 A Season of Peace
For the first time, we will be recognizing the month of September as a “Season of Peace”. It’s been on our Presbyterian calendar for several years. The Presbyterian Mission & Global Witness website (www.presbyterianmission.org) has a plethora of peace-full opportunities; five weeks of reflections (Path of Peace)
, ninety peace cards for table conversations and action. We will be utilizing some of this material and urge you to do the same. This year’s season of peacemaking concludes with a Peace & Global Witness offering on World Communion Sunday. I’m looking forward to all that leads up to October 7th including a peacemaking speaker from Greece who will lead worship and adult education on Sunday, September 23. In September there will be other peace-making activities, including an intergenerational creative art project of coloring this peace poster (to the right). The poster has the word “Peace” written in five languages – Hebrew, Arabic, Spanish, Korean and English.
Social Hour is a chance to catch up after a busy summer. Along that same line, if you missed the 220th anniversary, you may watch the PowerPoint and two dramatic presentations of the Rev. Jedediah Chapman (Jay Hannagan) and Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell (Eleanor Stearns). The tours of the church from the “Basement to the Belfry” and “Sacred Arts” were very popular. We will announce opportunities to tour our newly renovated church and learn about our rich history. “Sacred Arts” brochures, historical information about Dr. Blackwell and this church are available in the office. Also, Rev. Dr. Richard Hart’s fascinating history of “the Presbyterian Presence” is available for a donation of $20. The collectable Blackwell stamped postcard is available for a minor donation. All proceeds will be used to purchase a fitting tombstone for Jedediah Chapman in the Glenwood Cemetery.
Something new: Mid-week prayer, September 19, 6:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Peace be with you, Pastor Deb
September Newsletter Now Available
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Community Lunch Program Volunteers Needed
We still need volunteers to help at the Community Lunch Program on the remaining Thursday’s in August. If you can help, please call the church office.
