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Jesus Arrives in Jerusalem
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Sleepy Hollow Presbyterian Church Newsletter
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Weekly Happenings at SHPC
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March 17, 2016
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Holy Week Begins with
Palm/Passion Sunday
Our Sacred Journey has brought us to the gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. This Sunday, March 20, 2016, at 9:30 a.m., we enter those gates with Jesus, all his followers, and an adoring crowd. They are spreading their cloaks on the road in front of him and praising God for all the deeds of power that they have seen. Let's look at those deeds of power, and at what comes next over this Holy Week, and explore what the Passion of Jesus teaches us about the meaning of Jesus. Our text will be Luke 19:28-40. Our Hand Chimes will play beautiful music arranged by Hallie Foster for us!
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A Note From
Pastor Bev
Our Lenten Sacred Journey has hopefully been a time of healing, bringing us deeper understandings about ourselves and our paths. Now we arrive at the gates of Jerusalem. We arrive at the Holiest Week of the Christian year.
What do we know about Jesus, his teachings, his deeds, and the meaning of his life? What do we know about the meaning of his death?
Let's spend time with these holy questions this week. As a community of faith, we come together to ask important questions that have no easy answers. Asking the questions draws us into the Mystery that is God.
May the peace of Christ be with you,
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Friday, March 18
Noon
4:15 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
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Bible Study
Tween/Teens Yoga with Lizzy
Yoga for Adults with Karen Baigrie | |
Sunday, March 20
9:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
| HOLY WEEK BEGINS
PROCESSION OF PALMS
Coffee and Fellowship - All Welcome! | |
Wednesday, March 23
7:30 p.m.
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SHPC Singers - New Singers Welcome!
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Friday, March 25
Noon
4:15 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
| GOOD FRIDAY
Bible Study
Yoga for Tween/Teens
Yoga for Adults
Good Friday Service | |
Sunday, March 27
9:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
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ALLELUIA!
Easter Sunday!!!
EASTER EGG HUNT FOR KIDS
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Wednesday, March 30
7:30 p.m.
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SHPC Singers - New Singers Welcome! | |
Friday, April 1
Noon
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Bible Study
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Sunday, April 3
9:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
4-6:00 p.m.
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Holy Communion Coffee & Fellowship-All are Welcome Youth REST Cook Day | |
Monday, April 4
5:45 p.m.
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Men's REST Cook Day
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Wednesday, April 6
7:30 p.m.
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SHPC Singers - New Singers Welcome!
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Friday, April 8
Noon
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Bible Study | |
Sunday, April 10
9:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
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Birthday Greetings
Coffee & Fellowship-All are Welcome
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SAVE THE DATE! ALL CHURCH PICNIC COMING UP SUNDAY, MAY 29!
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EASTER is COMING!!
OUR GUILD WOULD LOVE YOUR HELP IN BRINGING LILIES OR OTHER LOVELY EASTER POTTED PLANTS TO FILL THE SANCTUARY WITH BEAUTY! ANY TIME IS FINE! -- PATTI VANCE, FLOWER GUILD
AND ALL CHILDREN WELCOME FOR THE EASTER EGG HUNT FOLLOWING THE EASTER SERVICE! OLDER KIDS ARE NEEDED TO HIDE EGGS AND HELP THE LITTLER ONES HUNT! -- JANEL STEWART, FAMILY MINISTRIES
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 Bible Study - Friday, March 18 Noon - with Pastor Bev
Luke 19:28-48
All are welcome, especially Bible beginners!
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Bring Your Fish (full of offerings)
to Palm Sunday Service, THIS SUNDAY 3/20
Fill Your Fish for One Great Hour of Sharing!!!
One Great Hour of Sharing is our Annual Offering to the National Church to Support Presbyterian Hunger, Disaster Assistance, and Self Empowerment of People -
It's a GREAT cause!
Last year we united together to raise $1,007 for OGHS-
Let's surpass that this year!
For more information
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Take a Stand - Sign a Card for REST this Sunday, March 20
This Sunday, March 20, during coffee hour, we'll have a table up in the Fellowship Hall where you can review and then sign a card voicing your support for a permanent year-round home for Marin's REST program. Our St. Rita's REST mission partner, Leticia Fish, brought us 40 cards, so let's see if we can get them ALL signed! You don't have to be a registered voter to sign! The Marin Organizing Committee (MOC) is leading this initiative to create a permanent, year-round home for Marin's REST program.
MOC Proposal:
- Single brick-and-mortar site
- Year-round operation, 365 nights per year
- Replicate existing guest capacity of 40 men and 20 women
- Commercial kitchen and bathrooms
- Low barrier, behavioral standards ("safe for self and others")
- Ability of community groups to prepare and share meals with guests
Please consider participating in signing and taking a stand with REST, which provides an emergency shelter for adults to stay in a safe, stable environment. Together, we can prevent sleeping on the street or in vehicles and provide essential life-giving services.
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Please Remember in Your Prayers
For healing and God's constant comfort and companionship for Kit Argilla's friend Dorothy Slattery, seriously injured and mourning the loss of her life partner;
For comfort in mourning for the loved ones of Patty Kuehn's cousin Shannon and aunt Bonnie;
For Lucas Russell, for continued recovery from a concussion;
For the family and loved ones of Susan Pey, comfort in their grief;
For Fred Morfit, complete and speedy recovery;
For Pastor Bev's and Paul Lambert's Moms, blessed assurance of God's constant presence;
Ron Saunders, father of Sue Burr, for healing; and for Ron, Sue, and the family, for God's comforting and sustaining presence, made real through the love and support of those around them;
Betty and Wil Swalberg, for God's presence and community support in Betty's transition to Harmony House, and for pain relief for Wil's back and companionship for Wil at dinner time;
Kelsey Lopin, for healing and full recovery from complications of Lyme disease, and for her family as they care for her;
Andrea Proster, sister of Nancy Elberg, for complete healing, and for Nancy for strength in companioning her;
For jobs and financial security to those seeking them;
For freedom from addiction and alcoholism for those suffering;
For our elected leaders, to serve for the greatest good of the greatest number of people, and for the good of the planet;
For the PC(USA), to continue its prophetic voice and fidelity to Jesus;
For our church community, keep us faithful to the love and justice of Jesus, strong in our commitment to the church, and make us hope-bringers to the world.
Please take time this week to pray for those on our list.
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ONLY TWO MORE SESSIONS OF YOGA
3/18 & 3/25
Tween/Teen Girl Yoga with Lizzy at 4:15 p.m. and
Adult Yoga with our own Karen Baigrie at 5:30 p.m.
Tween/Teens at 4:15 p.m, Adults at 5:30 p.m.
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Mexico Mission 2016
Youth 9th grade + are invited to join the Mission!
Meeting Dates
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April 3
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Mandatory Meeting at SHPC
Students and parents all
participation forms due
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April 17
2:30 p.m.
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
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Scholarship Opportunity
Mandatory Meeting at SHPC
Tool Organization Party | |
May 1
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
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Mandatory Meeting at SHPC
Team Building
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May 15
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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Mandatory Meeting at SHPC
Work Site Preparation Day
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June 5
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
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Mandatory Attendance
Church Mission Commissioning Service
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Mission Trip
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June 11-18
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Departure Dates
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June 19
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Mandatory Attendance
Mission Return Service
Return Brunch Following Service
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SIGN UP NOW FOR REST (ROTATING EMERGENCY SHELTER)
DIGNITY, SOLIDARITY, HOSPITALITY, FOOD & SHELTER FOR OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS
Next Men's REST date: April 4th (5:45-8:45 pm)
Next Women's REST date: April 12th (5:15-8:00 pm)
Next Youth REST date: April 3rd (4:00-6:00 pm) - Cookies
FOR MORE INFO ABOUT REST:
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A GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP
PLEASE SIGN UP TO TAKE A WEDNESDAY DINNER TO WIL -
Or bring Wil to your home for dinner!
Pictured at right, Wil baking cookies in
Nance's kitchen
Wil is spending most afternoons with Betty at Harmony House, so please call him at 415-454-8303 to arrange a time. And bless you!
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SHPC MEMBERS + 167 lbs. of Food = 139 Meals for Children, Seniors, and Low-Income Families
The Sleepy Hollow Presbyterian Church's holiday drive was a success!
Thanks to all of you, we were able to contribute to the SF-Marin Food Bank and make an impact.
And a special thanks to Wil for his constant encouragement and spirit of generosity!
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WE ALL LOVE FELLOWSHIP -
PLEASE SIGN UP TO HELP OUT
Fellowship time is organized by your Deacons. We need everyone to sign-up about 3-4 times a year.
Click below to sign up:
MARCH: Nance Parish
WE NEED EXTRA GOODIES FOR EASTER!
Sign up now and keep the hospitality going!
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Greeters Needed!
Help with our ministry of hospitality by signing up to be a greeter! All you have to do is get to church by 9:15, light the candles, and hand out bulletins with a smile. Thank you to all who have signed up so far!
Jody Brockett,
Worship Elder
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SHPC KIDS IN ACTION
THEATRE:
Later this month: GREASE, with our very own VanIke!
These shows will be at The San Anselmo Playhouse - tickets are $12 ! Enjoy the shows, support our kids and encourage our community theater
SPORTS:
Winston & Maxwell Guana: will be in flag football playoffs the next two Sundays at Marin Catholic.
Jessie Gauna and Margot West are in basketball championships!
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Do you have a KID IN ACTION, but don't see it displayed above? Email the shpc office and it will be added to the next newsletter! Thanks.
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Think, Dream, and Share ... new ideas !
 Each of us has the opportunity to create new ideas for the future - "our" future - and, for the future of our Church, the future of our communities, our schools, our households and our workplaces. We matter. What we observe and think matters. I am convinced that you and I are a big part of the future - and we mustn't leave it to others. Ideas are powerful. They start revolutions, movements, and can be the catalysts to addressing longstanding log jams. God has appointed us to be problem solvers and, as Nancy Elberg in our Friday Bible Study group says, we are the Lord's hands and feet wherever we go. In Ephesians it states, "For we are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." (Eph 2:10). And in the Old Testament we are told, "I have given you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you." (I Kings 3:12). Creativity, inspiration and problem solving are personal initiatives. Jack Wellman, a Kansas Pastor said, "A talent that is buried is useless, but a skill that is utilized displays the glory of God." The Apostle Paul tells Timothy "Do not neglect the gifts you have ... immerse yourself in them" (I Timothy 4:14-15) So, at this Easter season, one which focuses on resurrection, I'd like to encourage each of us to reflect on our God-given talents, our unique gifts, and in some cases resurrect them if we have buried them, and resurrect those that may have been lying dormant. I love our Church, and so respect watching this incredible group of individuals join together and address so many initiatives that are God inspired. With the Easter season before us, let's rise once again to even more challenges (and changes) that are before us ... and remember ... we are equipped to address them. No one has to be a bystander, and no one should be. If you have ideas you'd like to share with Pastor Bev, please do. If you have been a spectator and would like to be more involved, speak to someone you're comfortable with and become a part of an initiative that interests you. The greatest joy comes from realizing we have imaginations, God-given ideas; we are problem solvers and have been appointed to do so. It's a cool practice at times, to think "what would Jesus have done about this if He was here?" Well, He is here, through you and me. That's empowering. That's fantastic. And quite an amazing responsibility. Let's always remember, to whom much is given, much is required. Onward. From LA ... Paul
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Paul Lambert is a member of SHPC who travels extensively for his career as a producer of Broadway-bound musicals. He is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute who studies the Bible daily and attends our Bible Study whenever he's in town. He posts this blog each week no matter where he is, to the delight and comfort of many. SHPC thanks you, Paul.
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Spread the word; we will resume meeting Wednesdays at 11 a.m. when we have a few babies and parents signed up!
We are looking forward to hosting this New Baby & Parent Group, meant to create a gathering space for parents to discuss topics like: child development, safety & child proofing, feeding issues, helping your fussy and colicky baby, and how to get your baby to sleep!
We're looking for a one month commitment so that the group gets connected and feels supportive.
Sign-up
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Empowering Teen Girls: Be a SHE-RO
More Info
(Clickable Links):
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FREE Safe Driving Workshops
For youth 14+ plus parents/guardians. It is VERY worthwhile. If you have a teen, this is a very important workshop to go to if you want a safe driver and passengers.
April 7, 6:30pm - Drake High School * Free * Please RSVP
A conversation for parents and teens with New York Times reporter Matt Richtel, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on distracted driving
May 25, 7:30pm - Osher Marin JCC * Free *
Join Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Matt Richtel, Kol Shofar Rabbi Chai Levy and Brandeis Marin Head of School Peg Sandel for a conversation about why focus matters in our distracted age
For more resources on distracted driving, read Allyson Geller's blog post. Geller is a health writer and director of Heads Up distracted driving awareness and education. Contact her at alysong1@comcast.net
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Sleepy Hollow Presbyterian Church
100 Tarry Road
San Anselmo, CA 94960
Sophia De Quattro, Editor
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E-mail us at shpchurch@comcast.net or call us at 415-453-8221
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