The Good News - This Week

The Good News - This Week is a publication of Alpharetta Presbyterian Church for its members and friends.

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Ollie's Offerings

The laughter, singing and joy of Vacation Bible School has sounded in our ears at APC throughout the week. It's contagious! It has been a wonderful time of celebrating God and teaching faith to some of the youngest disciples in our care. Thanks to dedicated, creative and energetic leadership from adults, youth, staff and parents it was a great week...thanks be to God! Tonight the sanctuary and Fellowship Hall will fill for a week-ending VBS cookout and party. You are welcome to come hear their presentations and catch the Spirit!

As VBS ends and the sounds of young children quiet, we will next hear the sounds of youth loading up in vans and heading to western North Carolina for a week of volunteer service. Let us keep them in our prayers as they practice "the theology of the hammer" by putting God's love to work in the homes of the rural poor. They will leave at 8:15am Sunday morning.

When the organ plays its final note at the end of worship, you will hear the sounds of "Presbyterian Moving Day." Following the Sunday services, you will be asked to grab chair, a Bible or hymnal and help us vacate the sanctuary for the summer months. Boy Scouts will be here to facilitate the move. Renovation of the sanctuary begins first thing Monday morning so we need to turn the newly-painted and cleaned multipurpose room into a worship space.

Others sounds you're likely to hear this Sunday at APC: pastoral counselor Neal Kuhlhorst opening our adult education series on "The Spiritual Challenges of Mental Illness" from 9-10am in the theater and the late-afternoon sounds of beds being set-up as we convert the Alpha Building into a shelter for homeless families for the week. People of God, make a joyful noise in worship, fellowship, service and education!

Moving Day

APC is Movin' on Up! This coming Sunday will be "moving day" for our church. We have to move everything we need for continuing worship out of the sanctuary and to the multipurpose room (MPR) so that construction can start in the sanctuary on Monday. That includes some 145 padded chairs, four risers, hymnals, and several other items. So, immediately after the 10:30AM service those who are comfortable doing so will be asked to take a few of the chairs out the east door to waiting trailers, and then to go upstairs to help unload the chairs to the MPR. It's a rather big task, and we need help! With many hands it won't take long, so if you can help you might want to wear something comfortable and plan to stay for just a short time. Thanks so much for your consideration.

Sunday Morning

Beginning June 23, we will worship at 9:00 and 10:30 in the multipurpose room on the second floor of the education building. We will worship in the MPR until renovation in the sanctuary is complete in mid-August.

Vacation Bible School

We have had a wonderful week of Vacation Bible School here at APC. Over 150 children plus adult and youth volunteers came and experienced Kingdom Rock! A BIG thank you to everyone who volunteered their time and many talents. It was a wonderful experience that blessed the lives of many children in our community.

Guest Liturgist

This Sunday, we welcome Rev. Neal Kuhlhorst as a liturgist for the 10:30am service. Neal is on the pastoral staff of the Johns Creek Presbyterian Church. He is a pastoral counselor and will be here at APC this Sunday as part of our summer education series "The Spiritual Challenge of Mental Illness."

Nametags and Holders

Our nametags and nametag holders will be permanently removed during our summer renovation project. If you would like to have your nametag(s) and any other items in your holder, please remove them by this Thursday, June 20. The wall space will be repurposed to highlight denominational issues and various APC ministries. We would like to donate the lovingly made holders to another church or organization that might like them. If you know someone who would be interested, please contact Carol in the church office.

Family Promise Guests arriving in two days!

Please be sure to welcome our guests when you see them on our campus next week. We will be hosting four families, including seven children ranging in age from 8 months to 12 years old. Our moms are all seeking employment and we welcome any job leads that you have for them. Their resumes are posted on the Family Promise page of the APC website, please take a moment to see if you might be able to help.

Our own Becky Peterson is the volunteer newsletter publisher for Family Promise North Fulton/DeKalb, and the first monthly issue of the newsletter is now online. Visit this link to read the newsletter.

If you would like to be more involved with Family Promise at APC, please contact Alli Neal.

Summer Adult CE Series

APC will be offering a summer adult education series titled, "The Spiritual Challenges of Mental Illness." We will be learning about the symptoms, prominence and treatments of several disorders, discussing their impact on health, families and friends, asking questions about faith and forgiveness, and considering implications for the church's ministry and response.

The classes will be held from 9:00am-10:00am in the APC theater. The series will be facilitated by counselors and physicians as follows:

June 16 Anxiety Disorders (Stress, Panic and Phobias) Rev. Neal Kuhlhorst
June 23 Mood Disorders (Depression, Bipolar and Suicide) Mr. Bill Waldorf

June 30 Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders Dr. Jerry Jenkins

July 7 Cognitive Disorders (Dementia and Alzheimer's) Dr. Salpi Adrouny

July 14 Childhood Disorders (ADHD, Autism-spectrum, and Dr. Brooke Jones

Behavioral Disorders)

July 21 Substance Dependence (alcohol and drugs) Mr. Kevin Moore

July 28 Personality Disorders (borderline personality, narcissism) Dr. Deborah Silver

ACT1 Production

ACT1 Theater - Tickets now on sale for "Give My Regards to Broadway!" Combine the greatest show tunes of George M. Cohan with a sparkling story and you have the most entertaining, charming, toe-tapping musical of the season. Tickets are available online or look for the ACT1 table in the lobby the next two Sundays and thereafter in the upstairs lobby on Sunday mornings. The production runs from July 19 - August 11. For questions, contact Director Lisa Matchen at 678-371-3079 or lkmatchen@gmail.com.

New Drake Closet

The Drake Closet of Alpharetta is opening soon!!! Due to the overwhelming support of its first store in Roswell, The Drake House is pleased to announce the opening of a second resale boutique this fall. The Drake Closet Alpharetta will be located at 26 Old Roswell Street (formerly The Cannery gift shop behind SmokeJack's restaurant) and will be convenient to dining, shopping and all of the unique events that downtown Alpharetta has to offer. All of the profits generated by The Drake Closet are used to fund programming for the families who reside at The Drake House.

In preparation for the September opening and planned to coincide with Alpharetta's Food Truck Alley, volunteers will be conducting a clothing drive at the new store every Thursday in June from 6-8pm. New and gently used ladies' clothing apparel is needed to stock the store and all of the following items are requested: dresses, formalwear, skirts, slacks, blouses, sweaters, jeans, shoes, boots, coats, handbags and costume jewelry. The Drake House is a 501(c)3 non-profit and all donations are tax-deductible.

The Drake House is one of APC's mission partners. The Drake House provides short-term crisis housing and support for homeless mothers and their children. It is the only emergency residential housing facility in north metro Atlanta.

For information on volunteering at The Drake Closet, visit The Drake House website at http://www.thedrakehouse.org/tdh/ and click on the Volunteer tab. Don't forget that you can still visit The Drake Closet Roswell located at 825 Mimosa Boulevard.

Divorce Recovery Group

Are you going through a divorce or already divorced? APC is hosting a Divorce Recovery Group this fall using Dr. Bruce Fisher's "Rebuilding" program. Let us know your interest as we plan for the fall. Contact jamie@alpharettapres.com for more information.

Cancer Support Group

Are you a cancer survivor or have you lost a loved one to the disease? Are you looking for a way to offer encouragement and support to others? Members of APC are training with the national CanCare network this summer in Atlanta. There is a spot for you. Contact jamie@alpharettapres.com for more details.

APC Dayschool

The APC Dayschool is currently enrolling students for the 2013-2014 school year. The Dayschool is a ministry of APC that serves students from ages 2-5 in weekday program. For more information, please contact the Dayschool office at 770-751-3862. As our registration drive will continue through the summer, please refer your friends to our outstanding program!

Church Directories

The Church Directories are still available for pick up. If you "sat" for a photograph, you will receive a free directory. Directories may also be picked up in the church office Monday-Thursday 9:00am to 3:00pm and Friday 9:00am to 1:00pm. You may also pick up your copy on Sunday morning between services in the church office.

Career Transition

APC Career Transition Program - Recently, the unemployment rate in Metro Atlanta dipped below 8% for the first time in four years in the month of March, as a result of 14,700 jobs that were added in the first quarter of 2013. If you would like employment assistance, please contact Elder Bill Harris at w.m.harris@att.net. If you are employed in a decision making level position, please contact Bill with opportunities in your own organization, as well as positions that might be open in other Metro Atlanta organizations.

Youth Ministry News

Our Summer youth group will begin to follow the Youth Summer Calendar:

June 23 - 5:00-7:30pm - High School Only (including rising 9th grade students) - Dinner, Briars in the Cotton Patch Video and Discussion at Ollie Wagner's Home.

June 30 , July 14, July 21 and August 4 at 6:00pm-7:30pm

For questions or more information, please contact Kelly Edwards, Director of Youth Ministries at kelly@alpharettapres.com or 770-751-0033.

Children's Ministry News

Nursery care is provided on Sundays from 8:45am-11:45pm for ages 0-2 in the nursery. (Summer)

Promise Class is provided on Sundays from 10:00-12:00pm for our special needs students in the Blue Room. (Summer)

KinderWORSHIP (Children's Worship Education for children ages 3 - rising 2nd graders) - We do have summer KinderWORSHIP at the 10:30am worship service. Come join us as we learn about "Rough Waves - Jesus Saves." It will be held in the Solid Rock Theater during the summer.

Sympathy & Celebrations

Sympathy - To Cameron Gaines and her family at the death of her aunt, Colee Mauney, on Saturday, June 8. Services were held in Roswell, GA.

Sympathy - To Polly Hyatt and her family at the death of her father, George Roach, on Tuesday, June 11 in Tennessee.

Sunday Volunteers

Serving as greeters this Sunday: Janice Armistead at 9:00

Serving as ushers this Sunday: Kim and Valerie Fulkerson, Sybille Johnstone, Alan Crowell, June Fortson at 9:00 & Ken Bogle, Ed and Pat Rea at 10:30

Promise Class Volunteers this Sunday: Sydney Schneider and Mike Corpening at 10:00

APC Church Officers

The Session

Class of 2013 Class of 2014 Class of 2015

George Bancroft-Property Zach Berry-Youth Ministry Gerard Ballard-Mission

Jodie Barger-Children's Ministry Scott Doll-Youth Ministry/Membership John Bullock-Membership

Lynn Danson-Fellowship/Mission Molly Elkind-Clerk of Session/Worship Julie Jagmin-Children's Ministry

Pat Dennis-Open Arms Stu Laubenstein-Personnel/Nominating Tyler Jones-Communications

Nancy Hill-Nominating/Personnel Anne Mahone-Dayschool/LRP Dave McKemey-Youth Ministry

Jan Hughey-Finance/LRP Charles Moriarty-CE Adult/Property Steve Wardrup-Finance/Commitment

Mike Marcin-Communications Sarah Provow-Commitment/Open Arms Beverly Williams-CE Adult/Fellowship

Kylie Vacko-Open Arms Ferrell White-Worship

Deacon Care Teams

Hospitality - John Hicks, john.c.hicks@gmail.com

Companion Care - Janice Armistead, janice.armistead@att.net

Hospital & Recovery - Eva Wardrup, zumaland@aol.com

Sympathy & Celebrations - Jennifer Autian, jautian@hotmail.com

APC on Facebook

Find us on Facebook! That's right Alpharetta Presbyterian Church has a facebook page! You can "like" APC at http://facebook.com/alpharettapres. Look for the latest information about activities and missions of the church!

The Good News - This Week

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