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Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church
5140 Memorial Drive
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
404-292-8212
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| Weekly E-News | March 7, 2011 |
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Revised Common Lectionary Readings for Wednesday, March 9, 2011, Ash Wednesday (Year A)
- First Reading Isaiah 58:1-12
- Psalm Psalm 51:1-17
- Second Reading 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10
- Gospel Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Revised Common Lectionary Readings for Sunday, March 13, 2011, the First Sunday in Lent (Year A)
- First Reading Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7
- Psalm Psalm 32
- Second Reading Romans 5:12-19
- Gospel Matthew 4:1-11
Genesis 3:19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return."
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of our Lenten journey and our preparations for Easter. We begin this journey by acknowledging our need for repentence and the mercy and forgiveness proclaimed in the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. I invite you, therefore, in the name of Christ to observe a holy lent, by examination and penitence, prayer and fasting, works of love, and by reading and meditating on the Word of God each day. The daily lectionary can be found at: http://gamc.pcusa.org/devotion/revised-common-lectionary/2011/3/9/
Please pray daily for the church, the Session, and for the community that surrounds us asking God to show us how we can better serve God's purposes for us.
Peace always,
George
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Services
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Ash Wednesday Services March 9th
In preparation for our Lenten journey there will be two Ash Wednesday Services at 12 pm and 6 pm. Please plan to attend one of these services.
Lenten Worship and Bible Study
Beginning March 16th, each Wednesday during Lent there will be additional opportunities for worship, prayer, Bible study, and fellowship.
Service of Healing and Wholeness
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Everybody is invited to the Service of Healing and Wholeness in the Sanctuary.
Lenten Bible Study and Fellowship
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Please join us throughout Lent for Bible study, prayer, and sharing.
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 New Experience for Men's Breakfast:
We're cooking our own breakfast on March 9 in the Jim Guess Building. Come join us at 8:30 am for a unique culinary treat. You won't be disappointed but we're not saying who is cooking. Call Tom Grace for more information.
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CREATING SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS
A CONVERSATION WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL
Date: Thursday, March 10, 2011
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Saint Timothy's United Methodist Church
5365 Memorial Drive
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Please join Pride Rings in Stone Mountain (PRISM) for the first of several meetings focusing on "Taking Back our Community". This meeting will be the starting point "A conversation with our DeKalb County Police Department" to further our joint efforts in combating crime in our community. The Stone Mountain/Memorial Drive area is covered by three County Commissioners who have been invited to this meeting.
"Taking Back our Community"-What can we do to increase our personal safety.
A Conversation with the DeKalb County Police
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Congregational Meeting
There will be a Congregational Meeting on March 1  3th
immediately after worship to select the two members from the congregation for the officer nominating committee. All members are requested to remain after worship for this important task. |
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What: Session Retreat at Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church
Who: The Session of Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church
Rev. Tom Tewell - Macedonian Ministries
Rev. Penny Hill - MDPC's Presbytery of Greater Atlanta
Congregational Consultant
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Rev. George Tatro - Pastor
When: March 13th from 1-4pm
Where: Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church
Why: To energize and equip the leadership of Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church as we live into the future that God has planned for us.
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 From your Interim Organist Ecclesiastes 3 doesn't exactly say this, but in the list naming everything that has a season, the words "there's a time to begin and a time to end" are surely implied. I began my ministry here at MDPC nearly 17 years ago, and now it is time for it to end and for me to say goodbye - a very belated one as it happens. Apart from the fact that I am well beyond the normal retirement age, in many churches it is customary for pastoral staff to leave a church when a new head of staff is called. My departure was first delayed when Wendell Phillips left us, and it was again delayed when Rev. George Tatro became your new minister and I agreed to be your organist until a permanent replacement was found. The Session and I have now agreed that March 27 will be an appropriate time for me to say a final goodbye. Laodice and I will, however, remain as part of the history of your church because of the two trees that were planted in our honor in December when you celebrated with me my many years as part of your church staff. Hopefully, those trees will continue to grow and flourish long after we have gone. Meanwhile, I will treasure the memory of the love you have shown me; and I thank you most sincerely for providing me with a church home where I could truly practise the leadership in Christian ministry to which I had been called. Sincerely, Rev. Dr. Barry Davies |
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Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church
5140 Memorial Drive
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
404-292-8212
Worship Schedule
9:15 am Sunday School
Interim Organist
Barry Davies
Business Director
Custodian Augustine Kamara |
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Birthdays
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March 7 - Julie Davis
March 8 - Jane Mulaik; Njeri Asha Lewis
March 9 - Launa Thompson
March 11 - Gladys Nancarrow
March 13 - Fran Line
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