Presbyterian Homes Mother's Day Offering May 8 

As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you.  ~Isaiah 66:13

Each year on Mother's Day, members at APC join hundreds of other Georgia Presbyterian congregations in the Mother's Day offering.  This special offering benefits the Caring Hands Fund for Presbyterian Homes of Georgia.  Presbyterian Homes of Georgia provides long term and nursing care to the elderly through a network of nursing care facilities across the state.  Oftentimes, these residents are faced with dwindling resources.  Sometimes their medical needs are so great that their financial assets are drained, other times residents simply outlive their savings. 

The Caring Hands Fund makes sure that those residents who become indigent are not asked to move out.  Each year, the Caring Hands Fund provides more than $2.75 million in charitable care. We ask that you donate generously to this offering so that the compassion and caring offered at Presbyterian Homes can be continued for these individuals.  Please look for the special offering envelopes in the pews during Sunday services on Mother's Day. 

Directives, Powers of Attorney, Wills, Estates, Trusts?  How does anyone know quite where to turn?  Join us Thursday, May 19 at 6:30 PM, in Fellowship Hall when APC Eldercare welcomes Heather Durham, Esq. (an attorney referred by Presbyterian Homes) who will speak to us and explain the answers to these many legal and financial questions.  We hope to see you then. For questions or other information, please contact Ellen Adolph at 678-637-2928 or hbunnies@gmail.com. 

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) has set up a direct response account to help all areas affected by the tornados and storms in the Southeast. PDA is a member of ACT Alliance, an international coalition of churches working for humanitarian aid and development. Individuals can donate by making their check payable to APC and marking PDA (SE Tornados) on the memo line. All donations will be forwarded directly to PDA. 

Church Picnic

    Enjoy a Taste of Springtime at the APC Church Picnic 

Sunday, May 22, 12:00 - 2:00 pm

Please join us after the 11:00 service on Sunday, May 22 for the annual church family picnic.  Fried chicken, rolls, and drinks will be provided...just bring a side dish to share.  Folks with last names beginning with A-D bring a dessert, E-P bring a green or fruit salad and Q-Z bring a potato, macaroni or pasta salad.

Make plans to attend a great afternoon of games, food, fun and fellowship.  Feel free to bring along your own lawn chairs or a picnic blanket and join us for an afternoon of springtime fun for the whole family.  If you would like to volunteer to help set up or clean up for this event, please contact Elizabeth Moreland at 770-664-3607 or emmoreland@att.net.

Liturgical Art invites everyone to submit a photograph for our second photography exhibit.  The theme this year is Snapshots of Grace, and the show will run concurrently with the summer sermon series, Grace upon Grace, through the month of July.  Your photograph can be color or black & white, film or digital.  We ask that it measures 8" X 10" and be your own original work. Entry forms may be picked up at the photography table in the lobby beginning May 1.  Questions?  Contact Molly Elkind mpelkind@comcast.net or Sheryl Wentworth sherylwentworth@comcast.net

Required Training for Youth and Children's Ministry Volunteers in room 206 (new volunteers, please pick one session to attend).

Sunday, May 15   12:15pm 

Sunday, May 29    9:45am

Sunday, June 5     9:45am 

Sunday, June 26   9:45am  

Sunday, July 10    9:45am and 2:00pm 

New Volunteers: Our training sessions are for all new or current volunteers who have not yet attended a required volunteer training session. Childcare is provided during the 45 minute training sessions. Volunteer training will be led by Youth and Children's Ministry staff and elders.

Returning Volunteers:  If you have already attended a training session in the last two years and filled out the required forms (volunteer form and background check form) you only need to fill out the signature form  saying that you have  read and will abide by the  revised APC Child and Youth Safety Policy.  This includes the Discipline Policy (see below on how to find the documents). 

All Volunteers:  The revised safety policy is available on the APC website at www.alpharettapres.com. Go to "ABOUT APC" and find the "documents library" page. The policy and all required forms for volunteers can be found there. Please print the required forms, complete them and turn them in to "Carolyn Dillon, Volunteer Coordinator" in the church office as soon as possible. If you have questions about the process or the status of your paperwork, please contact Carolyn Dillon at volunteer@alpharettapres.com.