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Weekly E-News September 19, 2013

PASTOR'S CORNER

Becoming Creation Wise

The most important commitment you can make to your church and our spiritual development together is to attend all 4 of the Becoming Creation Wise events.

These classes will give us theological lenses through which we will see clearly our calling as a congregation to be good stewards of what God has entrusted to us.

My hope is that those who are already attending our Sunday School class will have new insights into the themes they have been covering throughout the year.

My hope is that those who are not regularly attending our Sunday School will have the opportunity to see how valuable it is to grow and learn outside of the worship hour.

God has blessed us with Rev. Jihyun Oh to teach, help us discern God's call, and encourage us in our journey of faith.

Good stewardship means we take advantage of all of the gifts, and gifted people, entrusted to us to grow in faith and love of God.

In Christ,

George

BECOMING CREATION WISE

Sundays beginning September 22 at 9:15 am

Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church

Sept 22 A House of Prayer for All
Dr. Dabney Dixon, Professor of Chemistry, Georgia State University

Sept 29 Earth's Story in the Old Testament

Dr. Bill Brown, Professor of Old Testament, Columbia Theological Seminary

Oct 6 The Sustainable Church - A New Testament Witness
Dr. Stan Saunders, Professor of New Testament, C.T.S.

Oct 13 Embracing the Call to Creation Care at MDPC

Rev. Kate McGregor Mosley, GIPL Director of Congregational Support

SEMINAR

Seminar for Lay Leaders and Pastors || Saturday, September 28- 8:45am - 12:15pm at Trinity Presbyterian Church: "Empowering Officers to be the Spiritual Leaders of the Congregation"

The seminars will include coffee, muffins and fruit in the morning beginning at 8:00 A.M. and will end before lunch. No Charge -- We are taking care of all seminar registration costs for you.

To RSVP Click Here

READINGS

lectionary

Revised Common Lectionary Readings for Sunday, September 22, 2013, the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)

Please see the link to the calendar:

MDPC Calendar

BOUNTIFUL BAGS

Thursday, September 19th at 6:30 pm in the Jim Guess Building

SESSION AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Sunday, September 22

12:00-12:30 pm Lunch and Learn

12:30-01:00 pm Committee Meetings and Planning

01:00-02:00 pm Session Meeting

MDPC YOUTH

Planning for the 2013/2014 Year

We will be having a meeting after church on Sunday, September 29

with the MDPC youth and their parents to discuss the activities the youth would like to participate in during the next year. Pizza and salad will be provided. Please bring along your ideas and preferences.

food pantry

STONE MOUNTAIN FOOD PANTRY NEEDS:

Needed: Oatmeal, Cold Cereal, Breakfast Bars and Soup.

SOUL JOURNERS STUDIO

Soul Journers Studio is offering a new group/class Art for Insight. Please come and join us as we explore a new way to hear and honor our wisdom. Call Sandra Tate at 404 455 8530 for more information.

SESSION MEMBERS

Class of 2014

Don Brim and Maria Storts

Class of 2015

Marva Bryan, Leslie Carlson Rivera and Tanya Ferguson.

Class of 2016

Thelma Awbrey, Mildred Brooks, Bokassa Bukalo and Melanie Mackie.

Birthdays and Anniversaries

September 25 - Elah Doak

September 29 - Shirleye King

September 30 - Pamela Awbrey

September 30 - Arden and Mei Brey's Wedding Anniversary

VOTE FOR MEMORIAL DRIVE COMMUNITY PROG

This year, Target will give money to schools all over the country for one simple act: a vote. Our school needs just 25 votes to earn a $25 donation from Target. But that's only the beginning. For each additional vote, our school will get $1 more. So please remember that, although the gesture is small, the rewards are potentially huge. Go to GiveWith.Target.com to vote for Memorial Drive Community Prog once a week through September 21 or until Target has given away all $5 million. And please forward this email to your friends. Vote and see rules at GiveWith.Target.com.