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Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church
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Weekly News for
Sunday,
January 12, 2014
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 This Sunday is the traditional Sunday on which we commemorate and celebrate the baptism of Jesus. Although we will have no one being baptized this Sunday, we all will be renewing our baptismal vows together. This gives us an opportunity to think about what baptism means and just how we are fulfilling and living out the promises made at our own baptism. Unfortunately, in our culture today, if parents even bring their child to a church for baptism, it is too often viewed as what good parents are supposed to "do" for the well-being of their child. It is viewed as a cultural obligation rather than a religious rite belonging to the Church. Little to no thought is given by many parents or sponsors to raising their child in a church; of giving their child a solid foundation rooted in God on which to build their lives. To help prepare yourselves for worship this Sunday, think about these questions which are the questions asked at every baptism: - Trusting in the gracious mercy of God, do you turn from the ways of sin and renounce evil and its power in the world?
- Who is your Lord and Savior?
- Will you be Christ's faithful disciple, obeying his Word and showing his love?
See you in church!
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This Sunday
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Baptism of our Lord
The. Rev. Linda Chase preaching: "THE VOICE"
IHN Arrives
9:00 a.m. - Youth Connection
10:00 a.m - Worship/Healing Prayers/Chancel Choir
10:00 a.m. - Church School begins in Worship
11:15 a.m. - Confirmation Class
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 Please join us in the Chittick Lounge for coffee and fellowship. |
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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 January 12 is Doris Pennypacker. Let us be prayerfully aware of Doris, as well as all our members and friends.
Other prayer concerns: The family of Rob Van Winkle, Paityn Nickerson; Sajen Hendricks; Colin Wykoff; Nicholas Hudnut; Brad Mogenson; Carl Wilton; Ralph Smith; all those in the military, as well as those struggling with addictions and mental illness.
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 CHECK FOR SNOW CANCELLATIONS - In case of snow, please check the main page of the church website or the voice mail message about worship service times (732-899-0587) for the latest information about cancellations of church activities. CHURCH ORGANIZATION LEADERS: Information for the Annual Reports are due by Monday, January 13, 2013. Please submit them if you have not already. A one paragraph highlighting events in the past year is sufficient length for most reports. Also, if your organization maintains a separate treasury or bank account, these reports must include a financial reporting. Reports can be emailed directly to Kim Gaydos at mail@pointpresbyterian.org. Call or email the Church office if you would like a digital version of the 2012 report. Reports will be ready for the congregation on Sunday, January 19, 2014. AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS (AGO) OCEAN COUNTY CHAPTER -Will be presenting Sacred Choral and Organ Music on January 26, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. This choir festival will take place at Christ Episcopal Church, Washington Street in Toms River. A free will offering will be accepted. REMINDER - Confirmation Classes resume this Sunday. |
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Annual Meeting of the Congregation
The Annual General Meeting of the Congregation and Corporation of the Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church will take place on Sunday, January 26 at 11:00 a.m., following a single worship service at 10:00 a.m.
The Congregation will elect officers, elect the Nominating Committee (for the election of officers), approve the Pastor's terms of call, and conduct any other business that may properly come before the Congregation.
The following names will be presented for the offices of Elder and Deacon. ELDERS
Doug Pederson - Class of 2014
Theresa Willaims - Class of 2014
Nancy Jalowski - Class of 2015
DEACON
Kevin Conheeney
The Ordination and Installation of new officers is planned for Sunday, February 9th. An extended program for Church School children will be available in the Education Annex, so parents may attend the Annual Meeting. |
 Please pick up your Offering envelopes Offering envelopes can now be picked up in the Narthex. If you cannot find your envelopes please write your name on the pad provided. You can also call the church's Financial Secretary, Donna Ferry, in the church office with any questions. Please note your assigned envelope number may have changed for the new year. In order to credit your giving properly, please use only 2014 envelopes. For your convenience, we are accepting: Estimates of Giving By E-Mail You can submit yours by simply sending a confidential e-mail to: Donna Ferry, at donna@pointpresbyterian.org Thank you! |
 Bible Study Beginning Again On Monday, January 13, we will pick up the second half of the Marcus Borg book, Living the Heart of Christianity. We will meet in the Fellowship room in the Church at 10:30 a.m. Please read Session 6 "Born Again: A New Heart." If anyone would like to join this class, books can be ordered at Barnes and Noble or online. An apology to those who are unable to come to class due to it being moved to Mondays. There is no child care issue fro me on Mondays nor having to juggle responsibilities that come up on Sundays after Church. Linda |
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Last week, we learned about the Three Wise men and the gifts they brought to Jesus. We also explored the choices they had to make to help Jesus and follow God's word. Review this lesson by discussing what the gifts were and why they were important, also discuss the choices we face every day and how to handle them.
This week, we will learn about Jesus Son of David (Isaiah 11:1-12). Jesus was one of the descendents of King David. King David and his ancestors were viewed with great reverence because they ruled for God.
Next week, we will be learning about Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King was a great civil rights leader. He used the Lord's teachings of turning the other cheek to deal with the people who went against him. We will discuss his choices and how he followed God's word.
Sunday School meets every week in the Christian Education Building across the street from 10:20 to 11:20. It is available to children preschool through fifth grade. We welcome all children and visitors.
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This Week at Point Beach Prep
This week we met Miss M and her monkey! It was a special week for Mason, who got to show us the M in his name and celebrate his birthday!
At our project table we made a mouse, mittens, moose headbands, a moon, and a monkey. We read many books on tape this week, including The Mousetrap, Miss Mary Mack, Messy Meals, and I Like Myself. We also read the book If You Give a Moose a Muffin. We pretended to be mice, learned what sound a moose made, melted like snowmen, played musical instruments and marched in a band! We learned American Sign Language for M, mother, and me. For science we explored with magnets and talked about magnetic attraction. We also had a Mystery Box filled with objects that started with the letter M. The children would close their eyes and pick out an item. The other students would give clues for the student to guess the mystery object. It was a marvelous week!
Our Nursery class changed their dramatic play area to a pizzeria. Children may look at menus, place orders, and pick toppings for their pizza! Creative fun happens every day! They also welcomed 3 new students, all siblings of children in our Pre-K class! We are playing, learning and growing together!
Have a great weekend! See you next week with letter N!
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IHN Arrives This Sunday
Interfaith Hospitality Network will be arriving this Sunday January 12.
We are still in need of people to help in all areas. It is not too late to help. Please call Dot Tolley at 732-892-9306 and let her know you can help. Thank you
Additional IHN dates for 2014: March 30-April 6, June 29-July 6, Sept 21-28.
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Calendar For The Week
 The latest edition of the church calendar is available online, on the church's website.
Sunday, January 12
IHN Arrives
9:00 a.m. - Youth Connection
10:00 a.m - Worship/Healing Prayers/Chancel Choir
10:00 a.m. - Church School begins in Worship
11:15 a.m. - Confirmation Class
Monday, January 13
IHN
10:30 a.m. - Heart of Christianity Bible Study
11:30 a.m. - EliSabeth Verdella Circle
6:15 p.m. - Choral Bells
7:00 p.m. - Deacons Meeting, Chittick Lounge
Tuesday, January 14
IHN
10:00 a.m - Eye Openers, Chittick Lounge
1:00 p.m. - Lydia Circle
6:45 p.m. - Scouts
7:00 p.m. - Lydia Circle
Wednesday, January 15
IHN
12:30 p.m. - Staff Meeting
5:00 p.m. - Dove Choir Rehearsal
7:00 p.m. - Sandy Hosting Team
Thursday, January 16
IHN
7:30 a.m. - Men's Breakfast
4:30 p.m. - Daisy Girl Scouts
7:30 p.m. - Chancel Choir
Friday, January 17
IHN
Saturday, January 18
IHN
Sunday, January 19
IHN Leaves
9:00 a.m. - Youth Connection
10:00 a.m - Worship/Dove and Chancel Choir/Blanket Sunday
10:00 a.m. - Church School begins in Worship
11:15 a.m. - Sandwich Sunday
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 January Birthday Blessings
12 Madeline Iadarola, Pat Shoppell,
13 Judy Antonucci, Fred Ebner, Jason Krayl, Rod Smith
14 Jean Whittaker
15 Stephen Ferguson, Nicholas O'Hara, Calvin Potter
16 Ethan Duffield, Victoria Lees, Chris Nelson, Lois Roche
17 Allison Milancewich
18 Patricia Hewitt
19 Ann Lappke
20 Lauren Braaten, Mary Beth Schroeder
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22 Donald May, Trevor Sellman, Londa Scarpone, Joan Vitale
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25 Luke Atkins, Jason Braaten, Christopher Muraglia
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27 Samantha Trainor
28 Jordan Cooper, Connor Durante
29 Blake Birdsong, Jaime Williams
30 Michael Fanizzo, Ronald Krayl
31 Vincent DeMartino, Donna Ferry, Maria Tirpak
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Upcoming Events - Mark Your Calendar  January 26 - 10:00 a.m. worship, followed by 11:00 a.m. Annual General Meeting of the Congregation
February 1 - Open House Point Beach Prep
February 22 - Youth Connection Italian Dinner
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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