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Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church
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Weekly News for
Sunday,
September 21, 2014
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 Dear Friends,
This Sunday we have the joy of baptizing a young child into the Body of Christ. Alexa Marie, daughter of Jennifer and Alan, will become the newest member of PPPC.
Baptism is a sacrament which only happens once and yet we spend the rest of our lives living out the promises made at our own baptism. Baptism inaugurates a new pattern of life in which we hopefully walk all the days of our lives. Not only will we welcome Alexa into our family of faith, we also promise before God to guide and nurture her by word and deed, and with love and prayer encourage her to know and follow Christ. That is a big undertaking and it is only by relying on God's grace and guidance and one another as a faith community that we are able to do this.
Come join us this Sunday to worship God and to celebrate not only the baptism of Alexa Marie, but our own baptism as well.
Peace and Blessings,
Pastor Linda
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This Sunday
Sunday, September 21
Romans 6:3-11Linda Chase preaching: "WHAT BAPTISM IS NOT; WHAT BAPTISM IS" 9:00 a.m. - Youth Connection 10:00 a.m. Worship/Chancel Choir/Baptism 10:00 a.m. - Sunday School begins in Worship
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IHN
Arriving This Sunday
Families from Interfaith Hospitality Network are here this week.
We are still in need of people to fill various volunteer slots this week. Please call Dorothy Tolley at 732-892-9306 for more information.
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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 September 21 is the Wright/Tarrell family. Let us be prayerfully aware of Alan, Jennifer, Patricia, and Alexa, as well as all our members and friends.
Other prayer concerns: the family of Alison Wilson Coakley; the family of Audrey Pearce; Marion Fittin; George Lund; Karen Larsen; Fred Johnson; Jean Marshall; Trudy Petersen; all those in the military, as well as those struggling with addictions and mental illness.
A SERVICE OF WITNESS TO THE RESURRECTION, giving thanks to God for the life of Alison M. Wilson Coakley, will take place this Monday, September 22 at 11:00 am, at the O'Brien Funeral Home, Brick.
Visiting hours will be Sunday from 2:00-4:00 pm and from 7:00-9:00 pm at the funeral home.
A SERVICE OF WITNESS TO THE RESURRECTION, giving thanks to God for the life of Elder Audrey Pearce, will take place NEXT Sunday, September 28 at 1:00 pm, in the Sanctuary.
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HELP US WELCOME OUR CHURCH'S GUESTS - Our church is happy to welcome guests and to let them know they are special to us! The Bread Team hangs a loaf of bread (either homemade or storebought) and a brochure about our church on the visitor's front door. What a welcome surprise to find a caring gift at one's door! If you would like to become a part of this committee and "spread the word" by delivering bread on a rotating basis, please contact either the church office or Karen Norby at 732-295-8174.
 CHRISTMAS DINNER COORDINATOR NEEDED - We are in need of someone to coordinate the Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day. We have a lot of people who volunteer on Christmas Day but we are in need of someone to coordinate the logistics of the day. Jacque Thornton will arrange for the food to be ordered ahead of time. For questions or more information please speak with Jacque or with the Rev. Linda Chase.
USHERS NEEDED - Each Sunday our ushers quietly blend into our service as quiet guides and servers. We are in need of a few more ushers to fill out our many teams. If this kind of quiet serving is something that appeals to you, please contact Scott Smith at 732-840-0279.
SEAFOOD FESTIVAL - This Saturday, September 20, is Point Pleasant Beach's annual Festival of the Sea. This has no effect on our worship service the next day - UNLESS there is bad weather on Saturday, AND the town decides to postpone the Festival to its rain date, which is Sunday. The weather forecasts look pretty good, but in the unlikely event of a postponed Seafood Festival (with all the difficulties finding parking places that entails), please plan accordingly.
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Inquirers Group
 An Inquirers Group, for those exploring membership in the church, will take place on Sunday, October 5, 2014. We will begin at the Communion Brunch following the service that Sunday. We will continue until 2:30 p.m. Child care can be made available upon prior request. New members will be received in worship on October 19.
Please call the Church Office to sign up, or to find out more!
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COVENANT BIBLE STUDY:
Starting this week!
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Covenant Bible Study groups will start this week and will be meeting for the next 8 weeks this fall.
Mondays, 10:00-11:30 am, starting September 22, led by Rev. Linda Chase
Wednesdays at 7:00-8:30 pm, starting September 24, led by Rev. Dr. Carl Wilton
If you're interested in joining one of these groups, please call or email the church office - or, just come to a group's first meeting this week!
You can learn more about the program at the CovenantBibleStudy.com website. |
Sunday School Begins THIS Sunday
 This Sunday, September 21, is our first day of Sunday School. All children ages 3-13 are invited to leave worship after the Time for Children and go to Sunday School. Thank you to all of you who came out for Rally Day. We are looking forward to a wonderful year with the children!
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Nursery Class News
Wow, week 2 of Nursery already! Everyone is getting settled into their new routines. We spent our first week getting to know each other and the different parts of the classroom. Every morning we come together and discuss the weather, what day it is, and our letter of the week. We also salute the flag and assign a daily job to each student. The children are doing a great job listening and learning.
Some of our activities were apple printing, marching like ants, blasting into space like astronauts, flying paper airplanes, playing in our dramatic play airplane, and making apple trees and anthills. We also celebrated Olivia's birthday!
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Pre-K Class News
This week we met our letter doll Miss A. She has allergies and sneezes "a-a-a-choo!" We learned the different sounds A makes and what it looks like as a capital and lower-case letter. We wrote the letter A with pencils, chalk and markers. We read many stories such as Ten Apples Up On Top, Amazing Apples, Ant in Her Pants, The Lady with the Alligator Purse and Johnny Appleseed. We talked about who the author and the illustrator of the stories were. At our project table we made apple stamps, fingerprint ants, made an apple project and labeled each part of the apple, alligator As and a painter's tape reveal A. We were busy!
At snack time we sampled red, yellow, and green apples to see which one was our favorite. We then made an apple graph to determine which color more students liked. What is your guess? Check out our graph hanging in the hallway to see if you are right!
We also made our very own applesauce with our apples. Everyone helped and was very proud of their homemade treat.
We showed the class our sight-word tree and made our first leaf the word "a." Yes, it is a letter and a word!
We talked about what sign language is and why we use it. This week the children learned "a" and "amazing." What an amazing week it was!
See you next week with letter doll Mr. B!
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SEEKING A CHURCH TREASURER
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 The Session's Finance Team has rewritten the job description for PPPC's volunteer Church Treasurer position. This key position in the life of the church has been completely redesigned, so as to require a visit to the church office just one or two times per week, for about 3-5 hours total. Got some financial savvy? Got basic computer skills? Want to help your church's many ministries have the strong support they deserve? If so, please give a call to the church office. We're eager to tell you more!
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Caregiver Volunteers Recruitment
Mary Malagiere from Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey (CVCJ) will be sharing that organization's special message of caregiving with us this Sunday, September 21.
CVCJ is seeking volunteers and for congregational support to spread the word about the free services that Caregiver Volunteers provide to the frail and elderly in our community.
CVCJ volunteers provide:
- Transportation to medical appointments
- Grocery shopping (they shop for you)
- Friendly/pet visits, reassuring phone calls
- Respite care for families caring for loved ones with dementia or Alzheimer's disease
Please take a few moments to stop by their display and say hello to Mary. For more information about CVCJ please call Mary at 732-505-2273 ext. 211 or email her at marym@caregivervolunteers.org
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IHN Needs EXTRA-LONG Twin Sheets
 Do you have any good-condition, EXTRA-LONG twin sheets you could donate to the church, for use by our Interfaith Hospitality Network guests?
These are NOT regular-sized twin sheets. They are the extra-long size, commonly used in college dormitories. This is the size that fits our Volunteer Village bunks.
Maybe you have some in your attic, left over from the time when you, or a son or daughter, went to college? |
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Groups Staying in the Volunteer Village
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We've been having a couple weeks off from hosting groups in the Volunteer Village. Here are the groups who are currently scheduled:
Sept 28-Oct 4 Presbytery of Detroit and Webster Presbyterian Church, NY
Oct 5-11 Rosedale Gardens Presbyterian Church Livonia, MI
Oct 12-17 Lend A Hand (Carlisle Presbytery, Pennsylvania)
Oct 19-25 Scioto Valley Presbytery, Columbus, OH
Feb 6 Abington Presbyterian Church, Abington, PA
Apr 5 Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church, MD
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The latest edition of the church calendar is available online, on the church's website. 
Sunday, September 21
9:00 a.m. - Youth Connection
10:00 a.m. Worship/Chancel Choir/Baptism
10:00 a.m. - Sunday School begins in Worship
Monday, September 22
10:00 a.m. - Covenant Bible Study, Chittick Lounge
12:00 p.m. - Lunch at Rainbow Diner, all welcome
6:15 p.m. - Choral Bells, Fellowship Room
Tuesday, September 23
9:30 a.m. - Busy Hands, Fellowship Room
10:00 a.m. - Eye Openers
Wednesday, September 24
9:00 a.m. - Women's Breakfast at the Rainbow Diner
5:00 p.m. - Dove Choir, Choir Room
7:00 p.m. - Covenant Bible Study, Chittick Lounge
Thursday, September 25
7:30 a.m. - Men's Breakfast, US Subs
7:30 p.m. - Chancel Choir Rehearsal
Friday, September 26
Saturday, September 27
Sunday, September 28
IHN Arrives
9:00 a.m. - Youth Connection
10:00 a.m. Worship/Chancel Choir/Noisy Offering
10:00 a.m. - Sunday School begins in Worship
1:00 p.m. - Memorial Service for Audrey Pearce
2:30 p.m. - Claremont Care Center
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 Birthday Blessings
Sept 21
Sept 22 Sharon Morris, Ann Van Wagenen, Jonathan Viggiano
Sept 23 Kate Norby, Logan Milancewich, Jessica Pazienza
Sept 24 John Wisniewski
Sept 25
Sept 26 John Brzyski Jr., Katherine Durante, Robin Fiorentino
Sept 27 David Mowder
Sept 28 Quintessa Baker
Sept 29 Rylie Rampone, Leigh Reinwald
Sept 30 Donna Fahey, Dalton Garner, Taylor Van Wagenen
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Hold the Date: CROP Walk
11% of the world's population does not have access to clean water. That's 800 million people.
We can't help them all, but a successful CROP Hunger Walk can help develop two or three wells, making clean water available to at least some of those in need.
Our walk is just four weeks away, on:
Sunday, October 19th Please plan to walk with us, or to sponsor a walker. Thank you! 
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Upcoming Events - Mark Your Calendar 
October 18 - Presbytery "Nuts and Bolts" Officer and Leader Training event
October 19 - CROP Walk
October 25 - Monmouth Presbytery PW Fall Gathering
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
Music Staff
Sara Hoey, Organist
William Shoppell, Chancel Choir and Choral Bells Director
Rebecca Muraglia, Acting Dove Choir Director
Christian Education Staff
Courtney Rzeplinski, Youth Connection Coordinator
Tricia Stoffers, 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
Church Office: mail@pointpresbyterian.org |
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