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Special Congregational Meeting
| Session has called a special congregational meeting for Sunday, April 3, following worship, to review budget changes. A letter detailing the changes and a copy of the revised budget have been mailed to all members of the congregation this week.
(A big thanks to Mike Holloway for fixing the budget document attached above.)
We will hold the meeting in Wilson Hall over coffee and light snacks.
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| Spring Cleaning! | |
Saturday, April 2, we're going to clean up the grounds, fix a few things around the place, paint a little, organize some, and generally have a fine time of it.
Come for an hour, or come for the whole day, or come for anything in between 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Just come!
We'll have a task list and supplies on hand, and folks will be working throughout the day. Let's get the joint spruced up in time for Easter.
He is risen! We should clean up a bit ...
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Gracias! Lots of Notes of Thanks that We Should Share
| Thanks to George and Molly for hosting a delicious coffee time.
Thanks also to Jeannette Regetz for hosting a delegation from the Presbyterian Peacemaking Fellowship's Columbia Accompaniment program.
And thanks in advance to Jeannette for hosting this Sunday's coffee time.
Help Wanted!
After this Sunday, we have officially run to the end of the current sign ups for hosting coffee time. If we are to have coffee in the weeks ahead, we need folks to sign up on the sheet that will be circulating Sunday morning. Thanks.
(You can check the coffee hour schedule each week on the calendar on the CPC web site.)
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| Mark Your March Calendars! | |
Coming soon to the wee kirk:
Lenten Soup Series Thursday, March 31, 6:30 p.m.
Spring clean up day is Saturday, April 2.
Special meeting of the congregation, Sunday, April 3, following worship.
Maundy Thursday, April 21, soup supper in Wilson Hall at 6:30 p.m. followed by worship in the sanctuary.
Good Friday worship, April 22, 7:00 p.m.
Wii Kirk, Friday, April 29, 6:30 p.m.
Rebuilding Together, April 30, all day.
Music Sunday, May 1.
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Springing to Order
Progressive ... Inclusive ... Diverse | March.2011
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Greetings!
 Though it certainly doesn't feel like it outside, spring has sprung and we're leaping into it at CPC with decency and orderliness, as well as will faith, hope and love. But, frankly, decency and order will arrive first this month, beginning Saturday with our annual spring cleanup day.It's "all hands on deck" for order Saturday. We have cleaning, polishing, straightening, painting and various small repairs to make to the building and grounds. Give an hour or several at any point during the day. Doors open at 9:00 a.m., and we'll have treats to sustain us. Many hands make light work, so join us this Saturday for some good, old-fashioned spring cleaning. We'll continue decently and in order Sunday with a special congregational meeting (details at left) following worship. In the Light!Our Lenten journey thus far has included the invitation to journey, the setting aside of those things that we need to let go of in order to journey, a time of lamentation, and the raising of hope stones. We'll continue in worship Sunday morning as we explore the new things God is doing along our many-hued journey. Throughout Lent, members of the community will be sharing stories from their own faith journeys. John Layno will share some reflections this week. Meanwhile, we continue our Lenten exploration of Christian hospitality together, as Clark Chesser and Cheryl Lederle lead us on a month-long journey toward a deeper, fuller understanding of table fellowship. Come and see! Come and eat! We'll continue that conversation tonight at 6:30, gathering around tables set up in classroom A, on the ground floor. Come in through the glass door off the parking lot. peace, David |
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Lent Soup Series Continues Tonight
The season of Lent offers a time for paring down and refocusing our lives. We'll work on that this year with a series of soup suppers and conversations beginning tonight at 6:30.
Clark Chesser and Cheryl Lederle will guide us as we consider insights from Naomi Remen's Kitchen Table Wisdom, and from our own lives. We will continue our focus on the Christian spiritual practice of hospitality during this series, and we'll talk about some of the practical ways that we participate in this spiritual practice as well as the ways that it shapes our lives in community.
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Presbyterian Disaster Assistance in Japan
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, working with partner churches through Church World Service, is providing relief in Japan in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that struck March 11.
The initial $100,000 from One Great Hour of Sharing funds provided to CWS has gone towards an immediate response to 5,000 households, about 25,000 individuals, now living at 100 evacuation sites in the northeastern area of Japan - the prefectures of Miyagi, Fukushima, Iwate, Ibaragi and Tochigi.
The focus of the response is on evacuation sites where basic needs of food, water, sanitation, electricity and fuel are not being met. To contribute to the relief efforts through Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, click here for a link to PDA's secure giving site.
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Prayers of the People
Our Seasons of the Spirit prayers for the coming week include those displaced by the economic crisis in America; for those who have helped and are helping to rebuild housing along the Gulf Coast since Katrina; and these members of the CPC family: Heather Murray and Lisa Prillaman, Scott Pressman, Jeannette Regetz.
Our texts for the week include Ruth 1, Ruth 2, Ruth 3, Ruth 4, Matthew 5:21-48, Matthew 25:31-45 .
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A-10 Update as of March 30
Voting on proposed amendments to the Book of Order has slowed with the approach of Holy Week and Easter. The past week saw no change, and the weeks from now until Easter will see only 10 additional presbyteries meet.
The presbyteries' vote on proposed amendment 10-A stands at 74 presbyteries in favor and 53 opposed (including one tie that counts as a "no" vote).
It takes 87 presbyteries (a simple majority) voting in the affirmative to change the constitution.
The voting thus far includes a 14 presbyteries that "flipped" from "no" votes two years ago to "yes" votes this time, and one that went the other way. That makes a net gain of 13 presbyteries thus far. A net gain of nine presbyteries is necessary to "flip" the final result.
Clarendon's session drafted one of the overtures to last summer's General Assembly that formed the basis for the present 10-A. If adopted, the amendment would remove the current language of section G-6.106b in our Book of Order and insert this wording:
Standards for ordained service reflect the church's desire to submit joyfully to the Lordship of Jesus Christ in all aspects of life (G-1.0000). The governing body responsible for ordination and/or installation (G.14.0240; G-14.0450) shall examine each candidate's calling, gifts, preparation, and suitability for the responsibilities of office. The examination shall include, but not be limited to, a determination of the candidate's ability and commitment to fulfill all requirements as expressed in the constitutional questions for ordination and installation (W-4.4003). Governing bodies shall be guided by Scripture and the confessions in applying standards to individual candidates.
In terms of raw vote totals, 55 percent of votes cast at presbytery meetings thus far have favored the change. This does not include six affirmative voice votes and one voice vote to disapprove.
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