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Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church
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Weekly News for
Sunday,
June 15, 2014
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Dear Friends,
Make a Joyful Noise!
This Sunday, June 15th, is the annual Chancel Choir recognition. It will undoubtedly be an uplifting and joyous service of worship. It is also Father's Day which is another reason to celebrate.
Even though our Sunday school has concluded until September, we hope that you will join us this Sunday to lift your voice in praise and thanksgiving to God. See you in church.
Blessings,
Pastor Linda
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This Sunday
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Trinity Sunday
Chancel Choir Recognition
Father's Day
The Chancel Choir and the Rev. Linda Chase preaching
10:00 a.m. Worship/Chancel Choir Recognition
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Chancel Choir Recognition
The Chancel Choir is blessed with the privilege of serving Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church in the worship of God through music. For thirty-two (32) years Sara and I have enjoyed being a part of this special form of worship here at PPPC!
What has made this task so special and so enjoyable is being associated with this very talented, dedicated, and special group of people we lovingly call The Chancel Choir. We are more than just a Choir, we are also a supportive church family.
I would like to particularly thank my "church wife" and accompanist, Sara Hoey. She is always supporting me and the choir with her dedication, her compassion, her attention to detail, her sense of humor and her musicality.
And, on this day of "recognition" I would like to say "thanks" once again to not only the members of today's Chancel Choir but to all the alumni who are no longer able to participate as well as newer members. You, past and present members, have enriched this congregation with your beautiful voices and continue to make Sara and me extremely proud and happy for your many hours, weeks, and years of service to your Church and to the glory of God.
The Choir, Sara and I are most grateful, too, for the continued support of this congregation. Remember, there is always room for YOU in the Chancel Choir! Bill Shoppell Chancel Choir Director
William R. Shoppell, Jr. (32) - Musical Director
Sara B. Hoey (32) - Organist
Soprano: Alto:
Joan Auge (4)+ Peggy Bierach (32)+
Lynn Donley (20)+ Jean Campbell (9)+
Doris Pennypacker (55) Sandy Grebel*
Gayle Petersen (new) Despina Koch (16)+
Marilyn Rice (9)+ Janice Lippincott (17)+
Sarah Sarbello (12)+ Morgan Sarbello (3)+
Patricia Shoppell (39)+ Shirley Snyder (48)+
Arlene Wacha (24) Jean Stoll (22)+
Donna Wittmann (8)+
Tenor: Bass:
Christopher VanDuyn (16)+ Loren Donley (53)+
Charlie Wilder* Brady Everett (2)+
Jonathan Yount (9)+ Peter Farwell (7)+
George Koch (16)+
James Sahadi (10)+
+ = singing in today's service
* = special music
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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 Family for the week of June 15 is Marjorie Watson. Let us be prayerfully aware of Marjorie, as well as all our members and friends.
Other prayer concerns: Julia Fina; Susan Robbins; Audrey Pearce; James Graham; Charleigh Jo, (newborn granddaughter of Robin and Joe DeRosa) all those in the military, as well as those struggling with addictions and mental illness.
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CLASS OF 2014 - PPPC would like to recognize all those students who will be graduating from college or high school this year. If you know of someone graduating from high school or college, please let us know. You can drop a note with their name and the school where they are graduating from in the offering plate, or call/email the church office with the information.
THE COURAGE TO GROW OLD - We will continue this Monday with our Book Study. Please read chapters 3 and 4 and be prepared to discuss. Bring to class any comments, questions, concerns or anything else that grew out of your reading. We still have a few books left for $8 for anyone who would like a copy and cannot attend the class.
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 At its meeting on June 11, 2014, after welcoming new officers and saying farewell to those who are moving on to other work in the church, the Session took the following actions:
1. Approved the distribution of leftover Presbyterian Hymnals (1990) to the Lakehurst Presbyterian Church, and other churches that may need them.
2. Approved the recommendation of the search committee that Tricia Stoffers be hired as the new Sunday School Coordinator (see Tricia's bio below, under Sunday School).
3. Noted that Erica Ferguson, summer seminary intern with the Volunteer Village, is now on the job. She's a senior at New Brunswick Theological Seminary (see Erica's bio below, under Volunteer Village).
4. Approved an appeal to the congregation for additional copies of the Glory to God Hymnals, which can be offered in honor or memory of loved ones, at a cost of $22 per volume. Bookplates will be placed in these volumes, acknowledging the gift. Approximately 12 additional hymnals are needed.
5. Noted that, since Travis Dunham is attending college out of state this fall, we have a need for someone to lock the church building up each Sunday around noon. Salary is $10 per week.
6. Decided to search for someone to coordinate the kitchen helpers for the community dinner on Christmas Day.
7. Designated Carol Bonebrake as the Session's liaison to the Board of Deacons.
8. Approved a Vacation Bible School for the summer (probably during one week in mid-August), to be coordinated by Christina Parrott and other volunteers. Anyone interested in lending a hand, please call the church office.
9. Learned that Point Beach Prep registration is nearly full for the fall, and that Point Beach Prep will be holding a series of one-week pre-schoolers' "Summer Camp" programs in the building throughout the month of July. Parents may register their children for one or more weeks (see the Point Beach Prep section, below, for details).
10. Changed the date of the Church Picnic to Sunday, July 20, at YMCA Camp Zehnder (due to a booking error by the camp). Morning worship that day will take place AT CAMP ZEHNDER at 10:00 am, with the picnic to follow.
11. Discussed further the need for a part-time sexton, 5-10 hours a week, to do minor repairs and building-maintenance tasks.
12. Reorganized into new Action Teams (see below).
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New Action Teams
 The backbone of the church's work is the Session's system of Action Teams (otherwise known as committees - but because the emphasis is on getting things done, we emphasize the action element!).
In an effort to broaden participation and involve more of the congregation in the joy of serving Christ, the Session has completely reorganized and simplified the Action Teams. There will now be just four: Worship, Caring, Outreach and Resources. Four to six Session members will serve on each Team, along with representatives from the Board of Deacons and from the congregation at large.
Some Action Teams may create specialized work groups under their oversight, to do particular tasks. Some of these smaller work groups will be more or less permanent, and others will come and go as the need arises. The Action Teams themselves will remain constant, meeting on a monthly basis, September through June.
Action Teams will meet from 7:00-8:15 on the evenings of stated Session meetings (which are usually the third Tuesday of the month, September through June). On those evenings, all four Teams will gather briefly for opening worship, and will then break up into different rooms for their individual meetings. Following these Action Team meetings, the Session as a whole will reconvene to act on recommendations from the Teams and to conduct other important business.
Action Teams and their working groups will schedule additional meetings as needed.
Below is a list of each of the Action Teams, with the programs, activities and tasks for which they are responsible. There are no Team chairpersons, as yet, just members. Each Team will elect a chairperson at its first meeting. Along with the description of each Team are the names of the Session members serving on it. The Deacons will divide themselves up, three to a team. Church members and friends will serve on Action Teams as well. This is just a preliminary list. We can and do expect many other church members to join in the exciting and important work the Teams will be doing, as we move into the 2014-2015 program year! WORSHIP ACTION TEAM
Session Members
Ginny Claeys, Nancy Jalowski, Anna Landre, Dan Scarpone, Scott Smith
Board of Deacons Members - to be announced
Members at large - to be announced
Worship, Music, Communion Servers & Set-Up, Liturgists,
Pew Preparation/Cleanup, Flowers, Paraments,
Ushers, Worship Kits, Wedding/Funeral Coordinators
CARING ACTION TEAM
Session Members Carol Bonebrake, Sue Hankins, Diane Legreide, Maria O'Connor,
Liz Ploskonka, Jacque Thornton
Board of Deacons Members - to be announced
Members at large - to be announced
Sunday School, Youth Connection, Confirmation, Adult Education,
Point Beach Prep, Scouts, Pastoral Care, Congregational Fellowship Events,
Kitchen Team, Membership Review, Presbyterian Women, Prayer Chain,
Claremont Care Center Services, Liaison with Deacons
OUTREACH ACTION TEAM
Session MembersElaine Conheeney, Donna Norton, Londa Scarpone, Terri Williams Board of Deacons Members - to be announcedMembers at large - to be announcedMission Interpretation (telling the story), IHN, Volunteer VillageMission Fair, Alternative Worship Service, Stewardship, Greeters, Coffee Hour, Bread HospitalityInquirers Group, New Member Assimilation (Shepherding) RESOURCES ACTION TEAM
Session Members
Joe DeRosa, Ted Durante, Craig Lambie, Jim McGuire, Doug Petersen
Board of Deacons Members - to be announced
Members at large - to be announced
Building Maintenance/Repairs/Improvements,
Budgeting, Monitoring Spending, Insurance,
Personnel, Liaison with Endowment & Emergency Fund Trustees
Special Committees (will meet as needed):
CONGREGATIONAL NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Diane Legreide, Chair
Marilyn Coppolino, Ami Gallagher, Greg Hall,
Carol Reid, Susan Reilly, Pat Shoppell, Bill Williams
FINANCIAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
Maria O'Connor, Chair
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We Need You!
Do you love Jesus Christ and his church?  Is the Lord leading you to use your spiritual gifts in Christian service? As we live into our new Action Teams plan, we need lots and lots of church members and friends to pitch in and lend a hand - serving on one of the Action Teams, or on one of the working groups that report to them.
To serve on an Action Team, you'll need to be available on the third Tuesday evening of each month, for a meeting lasting just over an hour. The various working groups that are accountable to each Action Team will meet at other times.
Want to find out more? Just speak to any Session member, to Pastor Linda or to Pastor Carl.
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Live Streaming of General Assembly
 Live streaming of the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA), meeting in Detroit, Michigan from Saturday, June 14 through Saturday, June 21, is available online on the PCUSA website. Only "plenary" sessions (meetings of the whole General Assembly) will be streamed. That means the only streaming on Sunday, June 15 will be from 2:30-4:30 pm, and there will be no live streaming at all on Monday or Tuesday, June 16-17, because that's when the General Assembly committees will be meeting.
Most observers have found that the most interesting time to watch live streaming is on Saturday evening (June 14), when the new moderator will be elected, and, later, on Wednesday evening (June 18) and all day Thursday and Friday (June 19-20).
In past years, the most-discussed items of business have been scheduled for Friday afternoon and evening. If there are more than 2 or 3 controversial items, one of them may be scheduled for Thursday as well.
PPPC Ruling Elder Jim McGuire will be attending the Assembly as a Commissioner (elected representative) of Monmouth Presbytery. Dr. Wilton will be attending as an observer, in his capacity as Presbytery Stated Clerk.
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What's New In Glory to God?
The Glory to God Presbyterian hymnal is now in our pews! We'll be dedicating the new hymnals in a special celebration in our regular worship service on Sunday, June 29th. This hymnal - the best-selling in Presbyterian history - 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 "Gather Us In." Click on the image below to have a listen!  | | In this Place (Gather Us In) |
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Additional Hymnals Needed
We are in need of approximately 12 more Glory to God hymnals in order to cover the needs of peak-attendance worship services.
Anyone who is interested in donating a hymnal in honor or memory of a loved one, at a cost of $22 per book, please contact the church office.
Thank you!
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Tricia Stoffers, New Sunday School Coordinator
 We are pleased to announce that the Session has approved church member Tricia Stoffers as our new Sunday School Coordinator, replacing Sarah Morrison, who is moving to Texas. Tricia grew up in PPPC. She's the daughter of Tom Reinhold and Regina Stoffers Reinhold, and the mother of Payton, a Sunday School student.
Tricia, who holds a B.S. degree from Kean University, currently works as a substitute teacher in local public schools.
She has been active in the Sunday School as a teacher, and also serves as a Youth Connection advisor.
A Youth Connection member who's also a Sunday School helper had this to say about Tricia:
"Her personality and demeanor 'lit up' the classroom immediately. Her excitement for church and life was contagious.... Tricia has been at the heart of every activity at the Sunday School this past year.... She walks with a good head on her shoulders and works with the clear purpose to better the Christian education of every student, even if present for just one week. She is the embodiment of the quote, 'The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.'"
Tricia will need "that little extra" - in the form of volunteer help - from lots of church members as well, be they parents of Sunday School students or simply people who care about helping kids get to know Jesus. Want to find out more about becoming a Sunday School teacher or helper, for all or part of the 2014-2015 year? Tricia would be glad to hear from you!
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Summer Camp at Point Beach Prep
Here's something
NEW
that's happening
this summer!
Point Beach Prep will be hosting
"Summer Camp"
Weekday mornings only
From June 30-August 1, 2014
For children 2 1/2 - 6 years old
Cost is $375 for the entire session,
or $140 weekly
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IHN ARRIVING IN TWO WEEKS
Guests for IHN will be arriving the week of June 29. We are in need of people to help in all areas. Sign up sheets are now in the Narthex for those who can provide help with Meals, Set-up, Evening Fellowship and Overnight Hosts (two overnight hosts per night are required). Please indicate where you can help. Thank you!
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Groups Staying in the Volunteer Village
We have a full complement of work groups staying in our Volunteer Village this Summer and Fall. Following is our latest list of groups scheduled:
June 15-20 Lend A Hand
June 18-22 Faith Presbyterian Church in Emmaus, PA
June 22-28 Presbytery of Western Kentucky, Henderson, KY
(No group June 29-July 5: IHN Week)
July 6-12 First Presbyterian Church, OKC, OK
July 7-12 York United Presbyterian Church, York, NY
July 13-19 First Presbyterian Church, Cartersville, GA.
July 20-26 Presbyterian Church Morristown, Morristown NJ
July 27-Aug 1 Canfield Presbyterian Church and First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown, Yorktown, NY
Aug 10-16 The Presbyterian Church at Woodbury, Woodbury, NJ
Aug 10-16 Cook's Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, NC
Aug 17-21 Lend A Hand
Sep 7-13 Pass A Grille Beach Community Church, St. Pete Beach, FL
Sep 7-13 Hudson Memorial Presbyterian Church, Raleigh, NC
Sep 14-20 Crossroads Community Presbyterian Church, Leechburg, PA
Sept 28-Oct 4 Presbytery of Detroit
Oct 5-11 Rosedale Presbyterian Church Livonia, MI
Oct 12-17 Lend A Hand
Oct 19-25 Scioto Valley Presbytery, Columbus, OH
Nov 9-14 Lend A Hand 24 people
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Please Welcome Erica Ferguson
We welcome Erica Ferguson to the position of Volunteer Village Summer Intern.
Erica is a senior at New Brunswick Theological Seminary. She is a candidate for ministry of the Progressive Baptist Convention and is presently serving part-time on the pastoral staff of her home church, the First Baptist Church of Princeton.
Erica's full-time job is with the State of New Jersey Division of Family Development, the agency that oversees the various county welfare departments. She is presently a liaison to the welfare department of Hunterdon County.
She lives in Ewing with her daughter Sakaile (14) and her sons Obataiye (18) and Isa (15).
Erica is excited to be part of the Volunteer Village effort, and will also assist with worship leadership in our Sunday Services from time to time.
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Calendar For The Week
The latest edition of the church calendar is available online, on the church's website. 
Sunday, June 15
10:00 a.m. Worship/Chancel Choir Recognition
11:00 a.m. Sandwich Sunday
Monday, June 16
10:00 a.m. - The Courage to Grow Old Book Study
Tuesday, June 17
Wednesday, June 18
9:00 a.m. - Women's Breakfast at the Rainbow Diner
7:00 p.m. - Sandy Team
Thursday, June 19
7:30 a.m. - Men's Breakfast
4:30 p.m. - Daisy Girl Scouts
Friday, June 20
Saturday, June 21
Sunday, June 22
10:00 a.m. Worship/Chancel Choir
2:30 p.m. - Claremont Care Center
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 Birthday Blessings
June 15 Ian Ackerman
June 16 Cameron Durante
June 17
June 18
June 19 Ashley Januszeski
June 20 Brian Cottrell, Glen Culos, Meggie Jinks, James McKay,
Trudy Pedersen, Brooke Pennypacker, Jack Satterlee, Donna Wittmann
June 21 Nicholas Jalowski, Jake Norby, Lacey Rogers
June 22 Julianna Colantuoni, Michael Colantuoni, Vincent Colantuoni,
Thurston Cooper, Mary McSweeney, Andrea Purtell, Eva Welch
June 23 Kathleen Bixby, Barbara Disbrow, Kelly Friedrich, Kendall Pearce,
Alexandra Stierli
June 24 Joan Danziger, Jack Hudnut, Lacie Moran, Christie Rampone
June 25 Loren Donley, Gayle Ferry
June 26 Tracey Ackerman, Bryan Smith
June 27 Gage Bongiovi, Caitlyn Cook
June 28 Jaclyn Johnson, Ethan Landry
June 29
June 30 Melissa Reinstadler
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Upcoming Events - Mark Your Calendar 
June 29 - "Glory to God" Hymnal Celebration
June 29-July 5 - Hosting Interfaith Hospitality Network
PLEASE NOTE CHANGED DATE OF PICNIC: July 20 - Church Picnic, YMCA Camp Zehnder
Vacation Bible School - Coming this Summer! (Dates to be announced)September 7 - Rally Day September 14 - Sunday School begins October 18 - Presbytery "Nuts and Bolts" Officer and Leader Training event
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, Sunday 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
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