September 21, 2012

Women's Ensemble is open to all ladies who love to sing.  We meet on Sunday mornings, from 10:00 to 10:30am in the choir room starting October 7.

One Voice is open to all middle school and high school singers.  We meet on select Sundays from 12:30 to 1:30pm starting October 7.  We meet in the choir room and pizza is served before we start singing.  To see the Sundays we rehearse and perform, go to the Music Notes page of the APC web site (under Ministries/Music Ministries/Music Notes)

First Wednesday, October 3 will be here very soon!!! 

Come enjoy Oktoberfest!  A Bavarian event to enjoy with your APC family.  Dinner is from 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM with an adult menu and a children's menu.  An Adult/Youth Program and Children's Activities are from 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM.  Kitchen and Fellowship Hall Clean-up begin at 7:30 PM so those volunteering to cleanup can attend the program.

     Make your reservations by Sunday noon on September 30 by either (1) going on-line at http://www.alpharettapres.com/acs  (2) by filling out a card on the table in the hallway or (3) by using the bright lime green sheet posted by the APC kitchen door.

     Dinner fees are:  $4.00 for children 8 years and younger; $6.00 for adults/youth. The adult/youth menu will be:

·         SLOW ROASTED PORK WITH SWEET & SOUR RED CABBAGE

·         SPAETZLE (GERMAN DUMPLINGS)

·         POTATO PANCAKES WITH SOUR CREAM & APPLESAUCE

·         GERMAN STYLE GREEN BEANS

·         ASSORTED BREADS

·         MIXED GREEN SALAD

·         DESSERT - GERMAN CHOCOLATE PIE

     The children's menu will be:

·         Grilled cheese sandwiches

·         French fries.

     The adult/youth program will be presented by APC member, Alex Edwards, on "Managing Time - Finding Time to be Spiritual in a Busy World."  Children's Ministry will provide special activities for children.  Nursery will be available.

The Big Guns: or Whose Little Lily Is She?

October 5 and 6 at 7:30pm

With songs and smoking six-shooters, we're here to tell the adventures and misadventures of two cattle barons and, most especially, of a beautiful young lady in search of, well, not the usual kind of gold in them thar hills. Is this a musical? Nope. But somewhat like Cat Ballou, Paint Your Wagon and a lot of John Ford westerns, it has words and music that made their way west-songs like "Shenandoah," "Oh My Darling, Clementine," and "Sweet Betsy From Pike." And what's a rousing, sometimes rowdy western without a long-legged, curvaceous but vestal saloon gal? A saucy little filly known as Lily-with a more-than-middling singing voice to boot. A comic valentine to the cowboy and cowgirl heroes of bygone screen, radio and television-Gene, Roy, Hoppy, Coop, The Duke-with a tip of the Stetson to Calamity, Annie O, Belle Star and Cat Ballou.  A story of the Old West, but a different sort of a story.  A tale with a twist.  A rootin', tootin', six-shootin' wing-ding of a western!

All proceeds of this production to benefit the APC STARS group.  Tickets are $10 for everyone.

If you have not recently visited the APC web site (www.alpharettapres.com), you will be pleased to find many new and useful features.  There is now online a complete daily calendar of scheduled events, detailed information on the many ministries at APC and biographies of staff, elders and deacons. There are even links to the current week's bulletin and sound recordings of past sermons.

Advanced password-protected features include an always-current directory of members, a registration page where you can sign up for future events, a complete roster of church groups you belong to, and a status report on your pledge and offerings.  Password protection assures that personal information can be seen only by authorized individuals.  Each member can control how much or how little information can be seen.

Over the next few weeks members will receive a series of emails providing instructions on how to use features of the web site.  If you have questions, contact Carol in the church office.

Open Arms is a ministry of the church that seeks to include all our church family in worship in whatever way is needed. Through the efforts of this group, the church provides the Promise Class for children with developmental disabilities. Respite care is available for families one Saturday a month at APC as well as a camp one week each summer through FOCUS. An Eldercare group has been established as well as a Cancer Care group. Volunteers are always needed. If you wish to become involved in the efforts of this ministry contact Eelder Pat Dennis, Elder Sarah Provow, or Rev. Jamie Butcher. 

APC Eldercare blog   http://apcopenarmsreachingout.wordpress.com/ 

APC Cancer Care cancercare@alpharettapres.com

APC Open Arms Ministry  www.alpharettapres.com     (click the Open Arms tab)

The Sunday evening C.S. Lewis lecture series continues.  Jim Motter, an APC member and C.S. Lewis scholar, will lead a 10-week Sunday evening lecture and discussion series on C.S. Lewis' masterwork, Mere Christianity.  The lectures will be held in the theater now through November 11, from 5:30 to 7:00pm. The public is invited. 

A large number of APC members are enrolled in colleges and universities this fall.  Please be sure to update the contact information of college students in your family through Access ACS on our website using the e-mail address on file at APC as your login.  We want to keep our college students connected to APC while they are at school and hold them in our thoughts and prayers during this formative time in their lives.  You can also notify the youth ministry office of updated school contact information for your student by e-mailing kelly@alpharettapres.com.

Sympathy & Celebrations 

Sympathy - To Marc Williams and his family at the death of his brother, Terry Williams, on Saturday, September 15 in Leesburg, FL.

The Session

Class of 2012                                     Class of 2013                                        Class of 2014

Dianne Berry-Children's Ministry            George Bancroft-Property                 Scott Doll-Membership/Youth Ministry

Michelle Burton-Youth Ministry              Jodie Barger-Children's Ministry        Molly Elkind-Worship

Morris Estes-Finance                             Lynn Danson-Fellowship/Mission      Stu Laubenstein-Personnel

Jim Gray-Clerk of Session/CE                Pat Dennis-Open Arms                      Anne Mahone-Dayschool/LRP

John Shevlin-Mission                             Nancy Hill-Personnell/Nominating       Charles Moriarty-Property/CE Adult 

Jessie Prigge-Youth Ministry                 Jan Hughey-LRP/Finance                   Sarah Provow-Open Arms/Commitment

Amy Rogers-Communications               Kylie Vacko-Open Arms                     Ferrell White-Worship/Fellowship

Jean Williams-Nominating/Membership  

Deacon Care Teams

Hospitality - John Hicks, 678-513-4570, hicksjc@bellsouth.net

Companion Care - Carolyn Dillon, 770-751-3799, csdillon@bellsouth.net

Hospital & Recovery - Paul McChesney, 678-234-8471, paulsmcchesney@gmail.com

Sympathy & Celebrations, Steve Ludlow, 770-722-5473, ludlowst@comcast.net 

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