Grosse Ile Presbyterian Church Spire
February 1, 2015 
In This Issue
  

Happy Birthday!

February 2

Michael Walls

February 5

Kurt Ranka

February 7

Beverly Dornbusch

February 9

Josephine Karmazin

Hildi Costello

February 10

Loren Scribner

February 11

Matt Hurst

Isabella Wallace

February 12

Addie Firnschild

February 13

Joe Nardone

Paige Kruse

Jack Richardson

February 14

Pat Dickson

Jenny Simon

February 15

Sharon Westerdale

Bev Morris

Rob Hunter

Quentin Jensen

February 17

Philip Reed

Bruce Markwardt

Robert Loveday

February 18

Amy Nurenberg

William Butler III

February 19

Judy Darin

John Ryan

February 21

Barry Jensen

Irene Silye

Donald Treadwell

Taylor Konkus

February 22

Ethel Carver

Alyssa Danyo

February 23

Barb Thornley

February 25

Gabe Mans

February 26

Jim Becker

Brooke MacNee

February 27

William Q. Taylor

Marcia Kenyon

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February 1
Deuteronomy 18:15
The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet, like me from among your own people; you shall heed such a prophet.   

 

February 8
Isaiah 40:21-22
Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the foundations of the earth? It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to live in...  


Contact a pastor or Julie Gloor for more information about this ministry.

Jesus, Judaism and the Parables

Grosse Ile Presbyterian Church 2015 Theologian in Residence 

 

Amy-Jill Levine is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies, and Professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School and College of Arts and Sciences. Her most recent book is Short Stories by Jesus, the Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi.

  

Schedule

Friday, March 6              
6 p.m. Dinner        
7 p.m. The Prodigal Son        

Saturday, March 7
8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast and registration
9 a.m. Hearing the Parables Through Jewish Ears: Pearl of Great Price, Yeast, Pharisee and Tax Collector
10:15 a.m. How Jews and Christians Read Scripture Differently
11:30 a.m. Lunch
12:30 a.m. Understanding Jesus Means Understanding Judaism

Sunday March 8, 2015
Dr. Levine preaches at 8:15 a.m. worship and 10:30 a.m. worship on Luke 10:25-37, The Good Samaritan.

Registration is required for meals and childcare. Call Grosse Ile Presbyterian Church, 734-676-8811, or email [email protected] to register. At all meals we will accept a free-will donation to cover cost.

Attention Knitters

Knitting meets the second and fourth Thursdays of the month from 3-4:30 p.m. The dates for February are Feb. 12 and 26. We welcome all knitters including those who are just learning or have a desire to learn. Hope to see you there. Any questions call Kathy Benton or Vicki Desjardins.

Welcome, Sam McKee!
On Sunday, Nov. 16, we were pleased to welcome Sam McKee as a new member of GIPC. During 2014, Sam began attending GIPC services as a visitor with Brian Ralston. Sam will tell you that it didn't take long to feel the welcome and accepting atmosphere at GIPC, so she attended the "Getting Started at GIPC" class and met with the session before being introduced to the congregation.    

Sam comes to GIPC as a former Roman Catholic. She graduated from the University of Michigan-Dearborn and is a CPA and an accountant at Ford Motor Company. She is the proud mother of Stephanie, who is presently following in her mother's footsteps as a senior at the University of Michigan-Dearborn studying finance and accounting. Sam lives in Riverview and enjoys spending time outdoors, walking and bike riding. You might spot Sam and Brian bike riding around Grosse Ile in the warmer months.

Please take the opportunity to introduce yourself to Sam and give her a warm welcome to GIPC. Sam, we're glad you're here!
Sending Sunday: Blankets 4 Kids
Fifty no-sew fleece blankets were completed for child victims of sexual abuse and will be delivered to children in Detroit. May these blankets convey GIPC's love and care, security and protection.  

 

We pray: May the children who receive them be empowered to live exciting new lives of hope and healing, fulfillment and achievement. Bless the work of many hands as we thank You for the opportunity to serve in Jesus' name. Amen.

GIPC Scouts
Scout Sunday (Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts) is Sunday, Feb 8. Certificates of attendance will be available for scouts in uniform since they may be eligible to earn a patch from their troop/den.
 
Did you know?
  • Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are both secular organizations. The Boy Scout Oath and the Girl Scout Promise both make pledges to the scout's duty/service to God and country.
    • Boy Scout Oath: On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country....
    • Girl Scout Promise: On my honor, I will try to serve God and my country....
  • The Boy Scouts have a National Association of Presbyterian Scouters (NAPS) dedicated to growth in scouting youth ministry.
  • The 2015 Scout Sunday celebration happens to coincide with the Boy Scouts' 105th birthday.
  • Incremental faith-based awards can be earned by Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts: www.praypub.org.
soup
Save this Date!
Annual Meeting and
Soup-tacular

Sunday, February 8 at 5:00 pm. in Fellowship Hall.
Fundraiser for the 2015 Middler Mission Trip to Pittsburgh, PA and the Sr. High Mission Trip to Detroit, MI.
  
   Join us as we raise money for a good cause AND hear about what all we as a congregation did in 2014! Everyone is invited to participate in this Souptacular Event. Bring a crock-pot of your favorite soup or a dessert to share OR if you would rather, just come for a night of good food and fellowship.
    There will be a free-will offering which will get you soup, bread, dessert and a beverage. Please sign-up in advance at the Crossroads and indicate whether or not you will be bringing food to share.
   GIPC's Annual Meeting will follow dinner.

Birds Meet at 3 p.m. on Wednesdays
 The "Early Birds" that moved to the "Afternoon Birds" will now be known as the "Three O'clock Birds" and will continue to meet on Wednesdays for this informal Bible study group, but now at 3 p.m.  All are welcome to join in prayer and fellowship.

 

York Connection

I'm a man. I can change, I guess...
(Red Green)
After years of marital problems, a woman finally succeeded in dragging her clueless husband to a counseling session. When the therapist asked what their problem was, the wife went into a passionate tirade, describing how she had suffered during their forty years of marriage. Near tears, she ranted on and on, describing her husband's neglect, their lack of intimacy and the loneliness she felt. She complained that she felt unloved, even unlovable, listing all her unmet needs and the pain she had endured as a result of them.

The attentive therapist listened patiently. After allowing her to thoroughly vent her frustration, the therapist got up from his chair, walked around his desk and asked the drained and exhausted woman to stand. He then swept her into a fervent embrace, kissing her passionately on the lips. The husband watched, as the therapist released his embrace and allowed the dazed and confused wife to collapse, into a chair.

The therapist then turned to the husband saying, "This is what your wife needs at least three times a week...Can you do this?"

The husband thought for a moment and replied, "Well, I can drop her off on Monday and Wednesday, but I play euchre on Fridays..."

Chief Runamuck

Yoga "Feeling Fit" Class  

2015 Classes are back in full swing on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.  Class meets for 45 minutes.  All levels are welcome, $5 drop in fee. 

 

Game Day
Come play a friendly game of euchre, bridge or dominoes every Wednesday starting at 2 pm in the Fellowship Hall. All adults welcome.
Youth News

Youth Sunday

   It's that time of year again! The youth are leading the entire worship service on Sunday, February 8 at both 8:15 and 10:30am. The focus of that Sunday will be on the importance of spreading the good news of the Gospel and the Scripture is 1 Corinthians 9:16-23. The youth band will also be playing that Sunday. We invite you all to come out and hear the good news from our younger generation!
 
Human Sexuality Retreat
    Sexuality can be a difficult topic to tackle with youth but January 9-11, our 6-9 graders went on a retreat with 5 adults from our congregation to spend the whole weekend talking about just that. The days were full of great discussion, interesting questions, and a whole lot of fun. Youth Nurture is very pleased with the weekend and is excited to do it again in the future.


PWPD

   The February 4th Gathering of Presbyterian Women of Detroit will meet at the Grosse Pointe Woods Presbyterian Church at 9:45 for a hymn sing, followed by a business meeting, and a program with speaker Kimberly Simmons, whose great, great, great grandmother journeyed from St. Louis to Michigan and then on to freedom in Canada in 1842 via the Underground Railroad. Kimberly will share other stories from that era and talk about the work of an organization she belongs to called The Detroit River Project, which is dedicated to education, research, and the
celebration of heritage and culture with an emphasis on the
Underground Railroad legacy. Lunch will be served at 11:30
for a cost of $8.   

   Another opportunity to gather with Presbyterian Women is
coming up on Saturday, March 14th at the First Presbyterian
Church of Royal Oak from 9 am. to 3 p.m. The retreat is led
by keynote speaker Pat Johnson, a spiritual leader and chaplain who will inspire attendees to open their lives more fully to the Holy Spirit.The theme of the retreat is
"Hospitality of the Heart."  Cost of the retreat is $30 which includes lunch.

   If interested in attending or if you would like a ride, contact Pam at 734 671-0170. 
 
Pamela A. Frucci, liaison 
Presbyterian Women of Detroit 
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