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Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church
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Weekly News for
Sunday,
May 11, 2014
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 Dear Friends, This Sunday you will notice that we are focusing on Psalm 23. There are several hymns in our hymnal that are based on Psalm 23. We will be singing four of them. We are doing that because first off, I like them, all of them. Secondly, it's rather like the Taize singing we did Maundy Thursday. If we sing something over and over so we are not even conscious of the words themselves, the message sinks into our very soul and takes root there. By singing different hymns all based on Psalm 23, we hear how composers came to interpret this psalm. It is like reading different translations of the Bible. Different words in English are used for one word of Hebrew from the Old Testament or Greek in the New Testament. Each word helps to interpret the word giving us a fuller, deeper meaning of what the Biblical writer was wanting to say. Come this Sunday and allow the message from Psalm 23 of God's mothering, God's guidance and protection to fill you and strengthen you. See you in church. Peace and Blessings, Pastor Linda
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This Sunday
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Fourth Sunday of Easter;
Mother's Day
Rev. Linda Chase preaching: "YOU PREPARE A TABLE FOR ME"
9:00 a.m. - Youth Connection 10:00 a.m. - Worship/Choral Bells/Healing Prayers 10:00 a.m. Sunday School Begins in Worship 11:15 a.m. - Confirmation Class |
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"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 for the week of May 11, is for all mothers; Let us be prayerfully aware of our mothers, as well as all the mothers in our congregation and friends.
Other prayer concerns: The family of George Schroeder; the family of Donald Wacha; Donald and Eileen Crane (friend of the Faheys); Ralph Smith; all those in the military, as well as those struggling with addictions and mental illness.
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CHURCH PHOTOGRAPHER GREG HALL - Thank you to Greg who has volunteered to be our Church photographer. Please contact Greg to have him photograph your events. Greg can be reached at 848-469-0306 or at thehall@gmail.com. Please give him ample advance notice of all events.
SUMMER BOOK STUDY - This Summer, Linda Chase will be doing a study on a book called, The Courage to Grow Old written by The Rev. Barbara Crafton. Ms. Crafton is an Episcopal priest of 33 years who is a wonderful teacher, writer, preacher and retreat leader. Linda has known her for several years and has done workshops and retreats with her. This is her newest book about which she says, "I think growing older is both funny and sad, but mostly it just makes me grateful to be alive and able to reflect....I hate it when people are ashamed of being old. We should be proud!" If you would like to be part of a class using this book, please let Linda know. A sign-up sheet is found in the Narthex. The cost of the book is $10. Day and time to be determined depending on response.
REMINDER: GRIGGS SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE DUE THIS SUNDAY A typed - written synopsis of your church, community and school activities can be emailed to the church office at mail@pointpresbyterian.org. All graduating high school seniors seeking further study are eligible to apply.
ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY Are you celebrating a 50th wedding anniversary this year? Or have you been a member of the Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church for 50 years? If so, please contact the church office at 732-899-0587, so we can include you in the recognition of anniversaries next Sunday. We will be recognizing those celebrating a milestone wedding anniversary as well as a membership milestone.
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Handbell Recognition This Sunday
I wish to express my sincere gratitude to the members of the Choral Bells for their dedication and the many hours of work they have given to this unique form of music worship.
We ring in four church services from September through June and participate in the annual invitation-only bell festival at the Presbyterian Church of Toms River. In addition, this year we are honored to be playing at the wedding of Courtney Norton and John Rzeplinski. We are also blessed with a new member, Frank Perkowski, who brings much enthusiasm to the group. I cannot stress the importance of every ringer, as each set of bells that a member rings maintains the continuity of the entire group. And so, to each and every ringer I extend my deepest thanks for your continued devotion and support to your church, to the group and to me.
Bill Shoppell
MEMBERS OF THE CHORAL BELLS
*Jean Campbell Alex Freer-Chilvers Sue Hankins *Karen Hauptmann Sara Hoey *Cindy Kells Barbara Lund Karen Norby Courtney Norton Frank Perkowski Chelsea Pula Claire Pula Susan Reilly Lacey Rogers *Morgan Sarbello *Ben Wilton Donna Wittmann * = substitute |
What's New In Glory to God?
 The new Glory to God Presbyterian hymnal we'll introduce later this spring includes all the familiar hymns we're used to singing, but offers a whole range of new hymns as well. Each week in this space, we'll share a video highlighting one of the great new songs from Glory to God. This week's selection is "Will You Come and Follow Me (The Summons)." Click on the image below to have a listen!  | | WILL YOU COME AND FOLLOW ME (THE SUMMONS) |
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This Week In Sunday School
This week we will be reviewing the various mothers in the Bible and the role they played. We will compare them to our own mothers and think about what Mother's Day is.
Thank you to everyone who came to Friday Fun Night, it was a great success. We had a great turnout of children from the church and community who attended. I think the kids really enjoyed hanging out with their church friends outside of Sunday school. I look forward to planning another one at the end of this month.
 Sunday School meets every week after the Time for Children at 10:20. All children 3 years through 6th grade are welcome. All older kids in Youth Connection are welcome to join us to assist the children if they would like. Hope to see you there. Sarah Morrison
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May 4th regular meeting
May 16th - 18th - Jr. High retreat @ Johnsonburg
May 18th - Last meeting, Messy Game Night
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Summer Mission Trip Planning Meeting This Tuesday
This Tuesday evening, May 13, at 7:00 pm, in the Fellowship Room, is an opportunity to learn more about our summer mission trip, July 6-10, to Washington, DC. Participants will be involved in mission projects in the inner city, in a well-supervised setting. While primarily designed for youth, there is certainly opportunity for adults to be involved as well.
The mission trip is a partnership with the Youth Service Opportunities Project (YSOP), an outreach group founded in New York City in 1983 by members of the Society of Friends (Quakers). The group has been offering mission opportunities in Washington, DC since 2003. YSOP is committed to helping young people become part of the solution to societal problems by showing them how even their smallest actions can make a difference in the lives of others. Come one, come all! Here's a short video prepared by a college-age group that participated in a similar YSOP mission project in Washington, DC:  | | Adelphia University YSOP Service Trip |
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This week we honored our Moms with a Mother's Day Tea. The students sang songs on stage for their moms, made them special projects, and then sat with their moms at decorated tables in the upstairs annex to enjoy tasty treats. Since we have so many students, we had three Teas! We received lots of help with set up and clean up from the PW Women's Circles. We are appreciative to have had so many volunteers to ensure it would all be a success. Many thanks to the PW!
On behalf of the staff I would like to say thank you to the Point Beach Prep Board, who gave us a wonderful lunch for teacher appreciation week. It was delicious and very thoughtful. It truly made us feel appreciated! We are grateful to have such a supportive Board!
We are pleased to announce that we have 35 students enrolled already for next year! We have quite a few children on our Nursery waiting list, as that class is closed out already. We do still have some space available in the Pre-K for the 2014/2015 school year. If anyone has questions they may contact Devlin House, Director, at 732-701-9900.
Happy Mother's Day to all the Point Pleasant Presbyterian Moms! We wish you a relaxing, enjoyable weekend!
Devlin House
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Some Volunteer Village Statistics
 A recent report sent to one of our grant funders includes these statistics about the positive impact of our Volunteer Village operation on the local area:
Number of volunteers housed: 825
Number of hours worked by those volunteers: 22,550
Number of homes worked on/families helped since Sandy: At least 135
(Data is cumulative through April 30, 2014.)
Thank you to the many volunteers from PPPC and from the local community who have supported the Volunteer Village in so many ways, so this important recovery work can proceed!
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Groups Staying in the Volunteer Village
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Carlisle Presbytery, PA |
Groups have been arriving and staying once again at our Volunteer Village. The following is our latest list of groups scheduled.
May 18-23 Lend A Hand, and Presbytery of Western New York, Portville, NY
May 26-31 Presbytery of Detroit
June 8-14 Trinity United Presbyterian Church, Modesto, CA
June 15-20 Lend A Hand
June 18-22 Faith Presbyterian Church, Emmaus, PA
June 22-28 Presbytery of Western Kentucky, Henderson, KY
July 6-12 First Presbyterian Church OKC, Oklahoma
July 7-12 York United Presbyterian Church, York, NY
July 20-26 Presbyterian Church Morristown, Morristown, NJ
July 27-Aug 1 Canfield Presbyterian Church
Aug 3-9 Fairfield and Timber Ridge Presbyterian Churches, VA
Aug 10-16 The Presbyerian Church of Woodbury, Woodbury, NJ
Aug 17-21 Lend A Hand
Sep 7-13 Pass A Grille Beach Community Church, St. Pete Beach, FL
Sep 14-20 Crossroads Community Presbyterian Church, Leechburg, PA
Sept 28-Oct 4 Presbytery of Iowa
October 12-17 Lend A Hand
Oct 19-25 Scioto Valley Presbytery, Columbus, OH
Nov 9-14 Lend A Hand
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Calendar For The Week
 The latest edition of the church calendar is available online, on the church's website.
Sunday, May 11
9:00 a.m. - Youth Connection
10:00 a.m. - Worship/Choral Bells/Healing Prayers
10:00 a.m. Sunday School Begins in Worship
11:15 a.m. - Confirmation Class
Monday, May 12
11:30 a.m. - EliSabeth-Verdella Circle, Fellowship
6:15 p.m. - Choral Bells Rehearsal, Fellowship Room
Tuesday, May 13
10:00 a.m. Eye Openers
1:00 p.m. - Lydia Circle Day Meeting
6:45 p.m. - Scouts
7:00 p.m. - Lydia Circle Evening Meeting
7:00 p.m. - Summer Mission Trip Meeting
Wednesday, May 14
9:00 a.m. - Women's Breakfast at the Rainbow Diner
12:30 p.m. - Staff Meeting
5:00 p.m. - Dove Choir Rehearsal
6:30 p.m. - Finance Team
7:00 p.m. - Tabitha Circle
Thursday, May 15
7:30 a.m. - Men's Breakfast
4:30 p.m. - Daisy Girl Scouts
7:30 p.m. - Chancel Choir Rehearsal
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
10:00 a.m. - Worship/Chancel Choir/Anniversary Sunday
10:00 a.m. Sunday School Begins in Worship
11:00 a.m. - Sandwich Sunday
11:15 a.m. - Confirmation Class
6:00 p.m. - Youth Connection Messy Games
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 Birthday Blessings
May 11 James Mosmen
May 12
May 13
May 14 Stephen Freer Balko
May 15
May 16 Kevin Legreide, Faythe Matullo, Charlene Mendelsohn
May 17 Nancy Jalowski
May 18 Andrea Crate, Frank Jones, Naomi Lappke, Celishia Scarpone
May 19
May 20 Kimberlee Trainor
May 21 Peggy Bierach, Lois Jean Geene
May 22 Gerard Jalowski, Calvin Rice, Daniel Scarpone Jr.
May 23 Jacob Freer Balko, James Sahadi, Catherine Walker, Jack Whitman
May 24 James Hudnut, Andrew Hudson
May 25 Deirdre D'Amore, Diane Legreide, Hannah Ploskonka
May 26 Jane Lambie, Matthew Savage
May 27 Alexander Grebel, Rylan Parrott
May 28 Jo Anne Adamo, Diane Manzo
May 29 Bernard Fiorentino III, Ryan Pasola
May 30 Ryan Grebel, Jeffrey Johnson
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Upcoming Events - Mark Your Calendar 
June 8 - Pentecost/Confirmation
June 8 - Congregational Meeting to Elect Officers
June 15 - Chancel Choir Recognition
August 17 - All-Church Picnic
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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