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March 1
Walt Geist
Beth Brick
Kathryn McGee
March 2
Neil Johnson
Keith Westphal
March 3
David Goodwin
March 5
Grace Iglehart
March 6
Ruth Hadad
March 7
Amanda Lauth
David Roberts
Ed Sickafus
John Stremsterfer
March 8
Elizabeth McGowan
March 9
Andrew Alford
March 12
Mary Agosti
Joseph Chambers
March 13
Lydia Mans
March 14
Karl Charlson
Jon Morris
Brad Rito
March 16
Bill Fleming
March 17
Don Krieg
Kara Mans
Kendra MacMackin
Michael Cantley
March 19
John Colina
March 20
John Chambers
March 21
Barbara Holbeck
Nicholas Ranka
March 22
Patricia Nordstrom
Michael Iglehart
March 24
Emily O'Farrell
March 26
Mary Adair
March 27
Art MacNee
March 28
Karen Myrand
Jonathan Duffett
March 29
Ron Morris
Cooper Lauscher
March 30
John Myrand
Rochelle O'Brien
March 31
Diane Ledbetter
Ed Mann
ErinMurphy
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Stephen
Ministry
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March 1
Psalm 22:26
The poor shall eat and be satisfied; those whoseek him shall praise the Lord. May your hearts live forever!
March 8
Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
Contact a pastor or Julie Gloor for more information about this ministry.
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Lenten Series ~ "Words That Last"
"The season of Lent is a time of prayer, fasting and self-examination in preparation for the celebration of the resurrection of the Lord at Easter."
-----Presbyterian Mission Agency/Companion to the Common Book of Worship
The Seven Last Words of Jesus:
February 18, Ash Wednesday: "Forgive" (Luke 23: 32-38).
February 22: "Paradise" (Luke 23: 39-43).
March 1: "Behold" (John 19: 26-27).
March 8: Theologian in Residence, Dr. Amy-Jill Levine preaching.
March 15: "Why?" (Matthew 27:45-49).
March 22: "Thirst" (John 19: 28-29).
March 29: "Finished" (John 19:30).
April 2, Maundy Thursday: "Commit" Luke 23: 46-49.
Take the 2 Minute Challenge recommended to the children of GIPC: Spend two minutes each of the 40 days of Lent to sit quietly, listen, pray, repent.
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Jesus, Judaism and the Parables
 THEOLOGIAN IN RESIDENCE WEEKEND: March 6-8, 2015
AMY-JILL LEVINE AND "JESUS, JUDAISM AND THE PARABLES"
Adult Nurture invites you to be part of an extraordinary weekend at GIPC. Come hear Amy-Jill Levine, our 2015 Theologian in Residence. Dr. Levine is a Jew, a Professor and an expert on the New Testament; she is also a woman who may be best known for being a leading figure in Jewish-Christian interfaith relations. She is a brilliant speaker, warm, energetic and witty, and her goal is always the same: to clear up misconceptions between the two faiths and to build bridges between them.
We begin Friday evening with a 6:00 pm dinner, after which Dr. Levine will talk on "The Prodigal Son." Saturday morning an 8:30 am Continental breakfast will be served, and the day's programming will begin at 9:00 am with "Hearing the Parables Through Jewish Ears: Pearls of Great Price, Yeast, Pharisee and Tax Collector." At 10:15 am her subject will be "How Jews and Christians Read Scripture Differently." Lunch will be served at 11:30 am, followed by "Understanding Jesus Means Understanding Judaism."
Sunday morning Dr. Levine will preach at both services on Luke 10:25-37, The Good Samaritan.
Registration is required for meals and childcare. Sign up at the Crossroads, or email JHolmes@gipc.org or call Grosse Ile Presbyterian Church, 734-676-8811, to register. At all meals we will accept a free-will donation to cover cost.
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PC(U.S.A.) Survey 
Agencies and councils across the denomination have turned to the Presbyterian Panel since 1973 to find out what Presbyterians think and do andwhat they want for their church. Over the years, the Panel has been a help to the church in listening to its members, ruling elders, and
teaching elders.
Participants in the Presbyterian Panel respond to occasional mailed questionnaires over a three-year period. Through their responses, this select group of Presbyterians has a unique chance to communicate their beliefs and ideas to the leadership of the denomination. Additionally, the Panel provides us with a demographic profile of Presbyterians that is not available through other forms of reporting.
Individual answers to the questions are confidential, and many panelists report that participation has helped them to learn more about the church and to strengthen their faith.
The Presbyterian Research Services office asks for your help in selecting participants to serve on the Presbyterian Panel. I hope you will provide that help. You are a vital link in enabling us to listen and respond to our constituencies. Please give this request your enthusiastic support.
Faithfully,
Grayde Parsons
Stated Clerk Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Note: If for ANY reason, you prefer to be excluded from this survey, please call the church office at 734-676-8811 no later than March 12, 2015.
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York Connection
Tips For Seniors
"Beware of the Ides of March." - Really?
The soothsayer's warning to Julius Caesar has instilled a sense of foreboding for centuries but audiences in Shakespeare's time wouldn't have given second thought upon hearing those words. The Ide was determined by the first new moon of the year and was a customary way of saying, "March 15," in the early Roman calendar. The Julian calendar, introduced in 45 BC, was a major reform of the Roman calendar. It had a regular year of 365 days, 12 months and a leap day added every four years but, because it failed to compensate for the year being a few minutes shorter than 365.25 days, the Julian calendar caused an annual drift in the date of Easter.
The Gregorian calendar, introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII, corrected the length of the year by 0.002 percent and changed the Julian scheme of leap years to bring the celebration of Easter in-line with the time agreed upon by the First Council of Nicaea. Russia continued to use the Julian calendar until the early 20th century but since then, the Gregorian calendar (Also known as the Western or Christian calendar) has become the civil calendar in nearly every country in the world. Most branches of the Eastern Orthodox Church still continue to use the Julian calendar for calculating the dates of moveable feasts (including Easter) and some Orthodox churches have retained it for all purposes. - Chief Runamuck
Presbyterian Older Adult Ministry Network (POAMN)
The GIPC 'York Connection' initially began as an older adult ministry task force. Currently it has expanded programming to include ALL adults.
At the national level of the PC(U.S.A), POAMN was organized in the mid 1980's to serve the growing segment of older adults in the church. POAMN has evolved into a network of individuals, groups, organizations and others who bring together a treasure of resources. As an organizational member GIPC has contributed in many ways.
You may access resources by going to the website: www.poamn.org . Just published is POAMN's Annual
2015 OAM Planning Guide and our 'Coney Boys' are featured. You may also appreciate the quarterly PNN newsletter ~ the last couple of issues feature what took place at the conference in Missouri. Or ask the Swifts (Gene & Lynne) ~ they were there. Enjoy!
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Grosse Ile Chorale Concert
The 2015 Grosse Ile Chorale Concert will take place in our sanctuary on Sunday, March 15, 2015, beginning at 3 pm. Performing in the concert are the GIPC Adult Choir, The GIPCAC Men's Ensemble, the Grosse Ile Children's Choir, the Parker Chorale, and the Grosse Ile Resident Chorale. Featured this year is Heinrich Schütz's "St. John Passion." Musical settings of the Passion story are quite common among classical composers, chief among them those of J. S. Bach. Although Schütz predates Bach by 100 years [Schütz was born in 1585, Bach in 1685], and had written in more advanced styles in his later years, his Passion settings revert to an earlier, simpler style. The Passion story is told be a narrator, characters such as Jesus, Pilate, Peter, etc., and the chorus which portrays the crowd.
Singers in the Grosse Ile Resident Chorale are from local church and community choirs. They rehearse on Monday evenings beginning in January, as well as a few Saturdays, as the concert date approaches.
Directors of the concert are James Parker and Barbara Conroy; accompanists are Doug Scott and James Johnson, and rehearsal accompanist is Claudia Horne. There is no admission charge, but a Freewill Offering will be accepted, as these concerts are supported by the performers and members of the Downriver communities. There will be a reception in the Fellowship Hall following the concert.
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Who's New At GIPC?
We were pleased recently to welcome Carolyn Maricq as a new member of GIPC. Carolyn has been a familiar face around the church. She is a member of the Choir and a volunteer for the Monday Mentors at southwest Detroit.
Carolyn and her family, husband Matti, and her three boys are outdoor enthusiasts. They have backpacked the Swiss Alps, rafted the white-waters of West Virginia and guided the scouts in kayaking Picture Rocks. Carolyn graduated from MIT and is currently working as a tax professional.
Please introduce yourself to Carolyn when you have the opportunity for a warm welcome. Carolyn, we're glad you're here!
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Presbyterian Women
PW OF DETROIT GATHER TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH
The driving to Grosse Pointe Woods Presbyterian Church wasn't ideal, but Dianne Bridges and I attended the PWPD Gathering on February 4th. The program had been rescheduled from last February when there was a serious snow storm. The speaker was Kimberly Simmons, whose great,great grandmother escaped from slavery in St. Louis when she was 16 years old and was able with the help of sympathetic abolitionists to make it safely to Canada by way of Detroit in 1842. She crossed by rowboat and established herself in a town called Sandwich.
The trip took three months to travel 1,000 miles. Her great, great grandmother married a widower with three children and they had six of
their own. The oldest Black-Canadian church was built next to their home. Kimberly told us that 50,000 runaway slaves had made the crossing toCanada. Kimberly is with The Detroit River Project, an organization dedicated to education, research, and the celebration of heritage and culturewith an emphasis on the Underground Railroad.
A retreat is scheduled on March 14th in place of the regular Gathering. The next Gathering will be at St. John's in Detroit on April 1st.
-Pamela A. Frucci, liaison
with the PWPD
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 The Spire is a publication of the Grosse Ile Presbyterian Church, 7925 Horsemill Road, Grosse Ile, Michigan. The purpose of this newsletter is to share news and information about GIPC and our denomination.
Contributions are invited and encouraged. The Communications Commission reserves the right to accept or reject submissions and to edit to fit available space or for style and consistency.
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