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Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church
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Weekly News for
Sunday,
Oct. 20, 2013
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This Saturday
5 to 7 p.m.
In the Annex
Take Out is Available
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 Dear Friends, Just recently, I finished reading a wonderful book entitled "Ragged Hope: Surviving the Fallout of Other People's Choices." When I first read the title in a catalog that came to the church, I was intrigued. My life as well as my husband's has radically changed in the past 5 years on account of choices made by others. I wondered what this book might say to me. Well, you could have knocked me over with a pin feather, as the saying goes, when the book came and the first chapter was about our situation! I recommend this easy to read book to anyone who finds themselves in a place not created by your choices but by others, usually bad choices. One of the lines from the book I especially liked was "Watch for the glory moments when life gets ugly." It is too easy to focus on the gory, the bad, the down side of things and thus we can miss the glory, the wonder and the beauty in any given situation. Ultimately, this is a book about hope. It is a book about a God who lifts us up and redeems us no matter what happens to us in this life. That hope may not be glitzy and upbeat and we may be hanging onto a hope that is frayed and ragged around the edges. Yet, if it is a hope that is rooted and grounded in God, we will not only survive, we will soar. Blessings,
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This Sunday
Sunday, October 20
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Rev. Linda Chase preaching: "GRANDMA HANDS"
9:00 a.m. - Youth Connection Begins, CE Annex Classroom 2
10:00 a.m - Worship/Chancel
10:00 a.m. - Church School begins in Worship
11:00 a.m. - Sandwich Sunday
11:15 a.m - Confirmation Class
11:30 a.m. - The Heart of Christianity Bible Study
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We are still in need of evening hospitality hosts and two overnight hosts. Please call Dorothy Tolley, (732) 892-9306 to help.
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Prayerfully Consider
"Never stop praying, especially for others. Always pray by the power of the Spirit. Stay alert and keep praying for God's people." - Ephesians 6:18 (CEV)
The Prayer person for the week of October 20 is Lois Francello. Let us be prayerfully aware of Lois, as well as all our members and friends. Other prayer concerns: The family of Bill Geisler (Elaine Conheeney's Father) Rob VanWinkle and family; Lou Couche; Jean DeMartino; Ralph Smith; Steven Budrick; Eric Erlandsen; all those in the military, as well as those struggling with addictions and mental illness.
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 It's Stewardship time again - a time to reflect with gratitude on the gifts God has given us, and to respond in faithfulness with a commitment to support the work of the church in 2014.
This Sunday in worship, we'll view the first in a series of short videos that depict our church community and mission. We'll view one of these each Sunday, leading up to Stewardship Commitment Sunday, which is November 24. Afterwards, they will be available for viewing on the church website.
Special thanks to church members and video producers Greg and Sherri Hall, who have donated their professional services to this project!
The 2014 Stewardship theme is: "Can? Do!" When comes to responding to a stewardship appeal with generosity, the first - and very natural - question is: "Can I?" Well, it's only human for us to ask the question. What God's most interested in is the other half of the theme: "Do!"
This fall, we'll be exploring what it means to be Can-Do Christians, focusing on James 1:22: "But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers..." |
 ST. GREGORY'S PANTRY VOLUNTEERS - There will be a meeting for current volunteers as well as anyone wanting to volunteer at St. Gregory's Pantry on October 22 at 10:00 a.m. at the Pantry. St. Gregory's Pantry is located at St. Mary's-By-The-Sea. Please RSVP by e-mail stgregspantry@verizon.net or call 732-892-8105.
LADIES NIGHT OUT - Interfaith Hospitality Network of Ocean County Invites all women to join us in our second annual "Ladies Night Out". The event will be held on November 1, 2013 from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Friendship Hall, on the campus of the Presbyterian Church of Toms River located on Hooper Avenue. The tickets are $10.00 which will include your entry in our fabulous door prize drawing as well as admission to our vendor expo where you will find 25 or more vendors with unique, upscale affordable gift ideas. There will be a gift auction at the end of the evening; winners need not be present. While you are shopping and socializing please enjoy the complimentary edibles provided by David Crone, proprietor of Carrabba's of Bricktown, located at 990 Cedar Bridge Ave. Please come out and support this very worthy cause. For ticket information, please call the IHNOC office 732-736-1550 or June Cornier at 732-270-1669. "Come help us help others."
SNOWBIRDS - Please call the office (732-899-0587) and let us know when you will be away and when we can expect you to return. We need to update our records each year. Also, please provide your winter address and phone if it has changed.
HEART OF CHRISTIANITY BIBLE STUDY - "The Heart of Christianity" will meeting in the Annex at 11:15 this Sunday. We will reserve a table together as this is Sandwich Sunday. Please have read the preface and Chapter 1.
SUPERSTORM SANDY ANNIVERSARY - Next Sunday, October 27, in our morning worship service, we will commemorate the anniversary of Superstorm Sandy.
SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE - NOVEMBER 3
We will be offering prayers of thanksgiving in loving memory of members and friends of our church who have departed this life in the past year. Please call the church office or send us an email with the names of people to be remembered in the service.
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Presbytery Nuts and Bolts Leader Training Event
 THIS Saturday, October 19, 2013
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
First Presbyterian Church
320 N. Main St.
Hightstown, NJ 08520
Attention Church officers and other leaders: Enjoy learning, worship and fellowship with other Presbyterians at this special event organized by the educational ministries of Elizabeth, Monmouth and New Brunswick Presbyteries as a ministry of the Synod of the Northeast. All are welcome to attend!
The event is free; cost for hot buffet lunch is $10; lunch reservations will be taken through noon on Wednesday, October 17. Walk-ins welcome - just bring your own lunch! Further information and links are available on our church website. |
Third Quarter Giving Statements
 The Third Quarter Giving Statements have been emailed and mailed out by U.S. postage. If you are not signed up to receive your statements via email, please email Donna Ferry at Donna@pointpresbyterian.org to sign up. Sending statements out through email saves the Church time and money. Please consider receiving yours through email. |
Christmas Dinner Coordinator Needed
We are looking for one person to oversee the entire Christmas Dinner that is served to the community in the Annex on Christmas Day. The dinner is from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m. We have shoppers and people soliciting donations from area restaurants, but need an overall coordinator. Please speak with Jacque Miscavage or call the office for more information.
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Jacque Mason Miscavage
and
Leslie Thornton
Invite you to be with them as they begin their new life together
On Sunday, November 10, 2013 at Twelve Noon
Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church
A Luncheon Reception will immediately follow in the Annex
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Operation Christmas Child
Since 1993, more than 100 million boys and girls in over 130 countries have experienced God's love through the power of simple shoebox gifts from Operation Christmas Child. Once again the PW will be working with Samaritan's Purse to deliver the gifts and share the life-changing Good News of Jesus Christ.
1. Shoebox
Use an empty shoebox (standard size, please) or a small plastic container. You can wrap the box (lid separately), but wrapping is not required. Most importantly, pray for the child who will receive your gift.
2. Boy or Girl
Determine whether your gift will be for a boy or a girl, and the child's age category: 2-4, 5-9, or 10-14. Print out the appropriate boy/girl label by downloading the artwork to the right. Mark the correct age category on the label, and tape the label to the top of your box.
3. Fill with Gifts
Fill the box with a variety of gifts that will bring delight to a child. Use the gift ideas provided on the bottom of this page. Please include at least one item a child can immediately embrace such as a stuffed toy, doll, ball or toy truck.
4. Donation $7
Please donate $7 or more for each shoebox you prepare to help cover shipping and other project costs. You can write a check to Samaritan's Purse (note "OCC" on memo line) and place it in an envelope on top of the gift items inside your box. If you or your family are preparing more than one shoebox, please make one combined donation
5. Drop Off
Place a rubber band around each closed shoebox and drop it off in the North Hall before November 17, 2013.
Gift Ideas
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Pens, pencils and sharpeners, crayons or markers, stamps and ink pad sets, writing pads or paper, solar calculators, coloring and picture books, etc.
TOYS: Small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals, kazoos, harmonicas, yo-yos, jump ropes, small Etch A Sketch,® toys that light up or make noise (with extra batteries), Slinky,® etc.
HYGIENE ITEMS: Toothbrush, toothpaste, mild bar soap (in a plastic bag), comb, washcloth, etc.
OTHER: T-shirts, socks, ball caps, sunglasses, hair clips, toy jewelry, watches, flashlights (with extra batteries)
A PERSONAL NOTE: You may enclose a note to the child and a photo of yourself or your family. (If you include your name and address, the child may write back.)
DO NOT INCLUDE: Used or damaged items; war-related items such as toy guns, knives or military figures; chocolate or food; out- of-date candy; liquids or lotions; medications or vitamins; breakable items such as snowglobes or glass containers; aerosol cans.
Labels are on the table in the Narthex and also can be downloaded on the following link.
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Sunday School News
 Things to know ...
- Sunday School is from 10:20-11:20
- Ages 3 - 12
- Pick up your child in the Education Building at 11:20
- Offering will be taken during the Time for Children, feel free to use the ABC envelopes, found in the pews, for your child's donation.
- October 27: All Children and Youth Volunteers are invited to celebrate and wear their Halloween Costumes to church for a Fall Sunday School Party.
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This Week at Point Beach Prep
 This week we took a field trip to St. Gregory's Pantry. Each of the families, along with Point Beach Prep, donated non perishable food items.
All the students in both classes were able to tour the pantry to see where the food is stored. We talked about giving back to the community and how wonderful it is to help others! We also enjoyed meeting a Point Pleasant Beach Police Officer, who helped us cross the street.
What a terrific experience!
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CROP Hunger Walk: October 20, 2013
 BROTHERS AND SISTERS ALL "And the greatest of these is love", true when St. Paul said it and true now. Love spent freely always returns more fully. When CROP walkers and Interfaith volunteers come together they spend their love freely. When they walk for our hungry brothers and sisters around the world they do not forget our homeless brothers and sisters here at home. The two dozen congregations that host and support our homeless brothers and sisters in Interfaith form the core of the CROP Walk. The loyal Interfaith volunteers are often the faithful CROP walkers. That's just the kind of people they are and that's why The Interfaith Hospitality Network receives 25% of the contributions from the walk. When you walk with the hungry brothers and sisters whom you cannot see please look into the faces of the hundreds of walkers gathered around you. Sprinkled among them are the faces of people who have experienced homelessness and who appreciate the assistance they received from Interfaith and its faithful volunteers. Please join us on Sunday, October 20th at the Presbyterian Church on Hooper just north of route 37. Registration is at 1:30 PM, walk begins at 2:00 PM.. The 5 K route crosses no busy streets with shorter options for those who cannot walk that distance. A registration form is attached.
Come join the celebration, especially you Shore area folks who have no walk in Pt. Pleasant this year because helping the hungry and the homeless is worth celebrating.
Alan Reifenheiser and Pat Donohue |
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HURRICANE SANDY RECOVERY NEWS
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Sandy Recovery Volunteer Hosting in the CE Annex
The following is the latest schedule of groups who will be staying in the CE Annex. This list will be changing as more groups are added. Watch for an up-to-date list, to include cooking teams to posted on the bulletin board in the kitchen upstairs in the Annex.
Oct 27-Nov 2 Scioto Valley Presbytery, Columbus, OH
Nov 3- 9 First Presbyterian Church, Pittsford NY and Summerville Presbyterian Church,
Summerville, SC
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Countywide Sandy Commemorative Worship Service
"One Year after Superstorm Sandy:
Ocean County People Coming Together"
Sunday, October 27, 2013
2:00 pm
Ocean County College Theater
1000 College Drive
Toms River, NJ
 The Ocean County Long Term Recovery Group is hosting the commemorative event acknowledging the cooperative efforts of our communities since Super Storm Sandy. Residents, spiritual and emotional providers, responders and officials on various local, county, state and federal levels will share hope and healing for our Sandy survivors. Speakers and musical presentations, and community agencies will be available to provide information for residents. A special program is planned for children attending as well. Refreshments will also follow. The event is free, however those planning to attend are asked to email the OCLTRG, info@oceancountyltrg.org (subject: Tickets), of their intent and number of attendees by Monday, October 21, 2013.
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(908-675-7287)
is serving as our church's Hurricane Recovery Coordinator. (732) 580-1857 is coordinating the Volunteer Village. (732) 978-0940 is coordinating job assignments for the work teams.
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Calendar For The Week
 The latest edition of the church calendar is available online, on the church's website.
Sunday, October 20
9:00 a.m. - Youth Connection Begins, CE Annex Classroom 2
10:00 a.m - Worship/Chancel
10:00 a.m. - Church School begins in Worship
11:00 a.m. - Sandwich Sunday
11:15 a.m - Confirmation Class
11:30 a.m. - The Heart of Christianity Bible Study
Monday, October 21 6:15 p.m. - Choral Bells, Fellowship Room Tuesday, October 22 10:00 a.m. - Busy Hands, Fellowship 6:45 p.m. - Scouts, Basement 7:00 p.m. - Girl Scouts Leaders Meeting, Chittick Lounge Wednesday, October 23 9:00 a.m. - Women's Breakfast, Rainbow Diner, all women welcome 4:30 p.m. - Dove Choir Thursday, October 24 7:30 a.m. - Men's Breakfast, US Subs, all men welcome 6:00 p.m. - Finance Team 7:30 p.m. - Chancel Choir Rehearsal Friday, October 25 Saturday, October 26 Sunday, October 27 9:00 a.m. - Youth Connection Begins, CE Annex Classroom 2 10:00 a.m - Worship/Special Music 10:00 a.m. - Church School begins in Worship 11:30 a.m. - Sarah Hope Circle 11:30 a.m. - The Heart of Christianity Bible Study 2:00 p.m. - One Year Later Superstorm Sandy, Ocean County College 2:30 p.m. - Claremont Care Center |
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 Birthday Blessing
Oct 19 Jamie Jaekels, Marjorie McGhee
Oct 20 Phyllis King, Carol Reid
Oct 21
Oct 22 William Smykowski
Oct 23
Oct 24 W N Smith
Oct 25 Riley Fiorentino, Adrian Jensen
Oct 26
Oct 27 Joan Reitmeyer
Oct 28 Sydney Hurley, Cynthia Kells, Carl Wilton
Oct 29
Oct 30 Claude Hurley, John Pasola, Lisa Simpson
Oct 31
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Upcoming Events - Mark Your Calendar
October 27 - Superstorm Sandy Anniversary Service
November 3 - Service of Remembrance
Additional information will follow
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Pastors
The Rev. Carl Wilton, Ph.D., Pastor
The Rev. Linda Chase, Associate Pastor
Office Staff
Kim Gaydos, Church Secretary
Donna Ferry, Financial Secretary
Dee D'Amore, Volunteer Village Bookkeeper
Nancy Stout, Treasurer
Music Staff
Sara Hoey, Organist
William Shoppell, Chancel Choir and Choral Bells Director
Rebecca Muraglia, Acting Dove Choir Director
Christian Education Staff
Courtney Norton, Youth Connection Coordinator
Sarah Morrison, Church School Coordinator
Devlin House, Point Beach Prep Preschool Director
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Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church
701 Forman Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742
(Corner of Bay and Forman Avenues)
Church Office: 732-899-0587 Fax: 732-899-2946
Visit us at http://www.pointpresbyterian.org
Church Office: mail@pointpresbyterian.org |
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