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Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church
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Weekly News for
Sunday,
October 5, 2014
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 Dear Friends,
In 1933, in the depths of the Great Depression, Americans were trying so hard to cope with suffering at home that few had energy for worrying about the rest of the world. It was precisely at that time that members of Pittsburgh's Shadyside Presbyterian Church held the first World Communion Sunday celebration.
The idea was for Protestant congregations the world over, few of whom celebrate the sacrament of the Lord's Supper weekly, to cooperatively schedule their communion services on the same Sunday. Combined with other denominations that celebrate the sacrament weekly, that act would create a mighty display of global Christian unity.
The idea caught on quickly among American Presbyterians. The entire denomination endorsed the idea in 1936, and in 1940 the Federal Council of Churches (now the National Council of Churches) did likewise, bringing other denominations into the mix.
Imagine what was happening in 1940. Europe and east Asia were already at war, and the United States would enter the war a little more than a year later, after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The thought of Christians on both sides of that global conflagration joining in silent unity around the Lord's Table offered a glimmer of hope for peace that would one day come.
The tradition continues. This Sunday in worship, we break bread and share the cup of blessing, celebrating our unity in Christ. We'll receive the Peace & Global Witness special offering (see below). The sermon will be on the Ten Commandments, the Chancel Choir will sing and we'll gather afterwards in the Great Hall of the Education Annex for a Communion Breakfast - no reservations necessary, just come!
We'll save a place for you.
Pastor Carl
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This Sunday
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Exodus 20:1-20
Dr. Wilton preaching: "THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM" 9:00 a.m. - Youth Connection 10:00 a.m. Worship/Chancel Choir/Communion 10:00 a.m. - Sunday School begins in Worship 11:00 a.m. - Communion Brunch, CE Annex 11:15 a.m. - Inquirers Group, CE Annex 4:00 p.m. - Webelos, Basement
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Inquirers Group
An Inquirers Group, for those exploring membership in the church, will take place this Sunday, October 5, 2014. We will begin at the Communion Brunch following the service that Sunday. We will continue until 2:00 p.m. New members will be received in worship on October 19. Last minute attendees are most welcome!
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Communion Breakfast This Sunday
At 11:00, following the worship service, come on over to the Education Annex for the Communion Breakfast!
Great food. Warm fellowship. Good times. The Kitchen Team promises - you won't leave hungry!
A free-will offering is received to cover expenses, with any funds left over going to Mission.
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Peace & Global Witness Offering To Be Received this Sunday
 This Sunday in worship we receive the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s Peace & Global Witness Offering. The successor to the old Peacemaking Offering, this special offering supports not only peacemaking work but also the denomination's global mission outreach.  A gift to the Peace & Global Witness Offering enables the church to promote the Peace of Christ by addressing systems of injustice across the world. Our congregation retains 25% of this offering for local peacemaking ministries. In the past, the Session has authorized the Providence House domestic violence shelter as the recipient of these local funds.
Gifts to this Offering provide opportunities for:
Peace building
While violence and oppression know no age, gender, or race, women and children are most often the victims of these atrocities. The P&GW Offering will focus on these by providing prevention, accompaniment, and eradication. An example is the Colombia Accompaniment Program, which brings short-term volunteers from the USA to Colombia to accompany local Presbyterian pastors whose lives have been threatened by paramilitary forces. Big landowners and drug producers hire these squads of armed men to run small farmers off their land. The presence of the American "accompaniers" is enough to deter those who would harm these courageous pastors who are standing up for their people's rights. Global issues
Lack of education across the globe has become one of the most serious issues facing our population. A significant mission of the P&GW Offering will be addressing illiteracy and poverty through outreach and community development. An example is a partnership between the PC(USA) and several Korean denominations to engage in outreach and discipleship by working to empower women, prevent human trafficking, and encourage proper education.
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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 October 5 is the Cleveland family. Let us be prayerfully aware of James, Michele, Bridget and Sean, as well as all our members and friends.
Other prayer concerns: Anna Landre; The family of Patricia Keegan Moffett (friend of Kathy Schmidt); Mary Banner (cousin of Claire Pula); Alex (friend of Peter Farwell); Cherisse Petruzzi; Margaret Olsavsky; Les Thornton; Katherine Feldman; Trudy Pedersen; Karen Larsen; Fred Johnson; all those in the military, as well as those struggling with addictions and mental illness.
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YOUTH CONNECTION Now Meeting Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. in the Basement. Come join us!
ORGAN SPECTACULAR VII - Will be held October 12 at 3:00 p.m at the Community Reformed Church, 30 Lacey Road, Whiting, NJ. Admission is free. An informal reception will follow the recital. Come celebrate the organ and its music and support your local Church Musicians!
 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 7, 2014 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 $15.00 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 being provided. Please come out and support this very worthy cause. For ticket information, please call Terri Williams at 732-966-3315 "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.
THANKS TO ELDER DONNA WITTMANN for stepping forward to coordinate this year's Christmas Dinner, providing good food and fellowship to the needy of the local area.
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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 financial secretary Donna Ferry to sign up. Sending statements out through email saves the Church time and money. Please consider receiving yours through email. Thanks!
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Nuts and Bolts
Presbyterian Leadership Training Day
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Princeton Theological Seminary, Stuart Hall
64 Mercer St., Princeton, NJ 08524
Nuts & Bolts is a day of workshops, worship, resources and fellowship planned especially to support and equip church members in their ministries. This day is for new and ongoing church officers, pastors, worship leaders, educators, and any interested others.
Workshops are led-almost exclusively-by volunteer experts in their fields. All are welcome to attend! The event is free; cost for hot buffet lunch $10; lunch reservations will be taken through noon on Wednesday, October 15. Walk-ins welcome-just bring your own lunch!
A brochure on this years event can be found online through the Monmouth Presbytery website.
Offered through the partnership of the educational ministries of Princeton Theological Seminary, the Presbyteries of Elizabeth, Monmouth and New Brunswick, and the Synod of the Northeast (PC(USA)).
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 Sunday School
Sunday School's off to a great start, with over 30 kids registered!
Kids come into the Sanctuary with their families and stay in worship for the first 20 minutes or so. After that, they cross the street, accompanied by their teachers, to the Education Annex for their classes.
On Communion Sundays, one of the pastors brings the communion elements over the Annex, celebrating the sacrament at the Sunday School closing worship service.
We realize kids sometimes have family or sports commitments that make it difficult to attend weekly. While we think weekly attendance provides the best learning experience, we're glad to have kids come on whatever basis works for them and their families.
Tricia Stoffers is Sunday School Coordinator. Want to find out more? Just send her an email, or call the church office.
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Point Beach Prep News
The Point Pleasant Beach Children's Librarian came in this week to read stories and sing pumpkin songs with our Nursery and Pre-K classes. Thank you to Miss Tina, from the Little Red Library. We look forward to her visits throughout the year!
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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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CROP Walk
Did you know that 11% of the world's population does not have access to clean water?
That's almost 800,000,000 people. We can't help them all but a successful CROP Hunger Walk can help at least some of them gain access to the clean water we take for granted.
This year's CROP Walk is October 19. A registration form with all the information for our Walk on Sunday the 19th can be downloaded
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Prayer Request for Gwen and John Haspels
 Presbyterian World Mission is asking for prayers for longtime Presbyterian Mission coworkers Gwen and John Haspels, who were injured Wednesday, October 1, when their car was attacked by armed bandits on a rural road in Ethiopia.
After the attack, John drove Gwen four hours to the nearest hospital in Aman, Ethiopia, where he was treated for injuries to his eye and is now in good condition. Gwen sustained more serious injuries and was in critical condition when they arrived at the hospital. Her condition has since been upgraded to fair, and the couple is now en route to an expertly equipped hospital in South Africa.
World Mission's regional liaison for the Horn of Africa, Rev. Michael Weller, told us by phone from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, that the couple is greatly loved by the people of Ethiopia. He said that more than 200 people had quickly gathered at the rural hospital in Aman to show their love and support and that almost 1,000 were present when they left the airport in Addis Ababa on Thursday.
Gwen and John Haspels have been mission coworkers in Ethiopia since 1974, serving at the invitation of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY). They are currently planting churches among the Suri people of Ethiopia, who had none before the Haspels and their EECMY colleagues arrived. |
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Groups Staying in the Volunteer Village
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Here are the groups that are currently scheduled to stay in our Volunteer Village:
Oct 5-11 Rosedale Gardens Presbyterian Church Livonia, MI
Oct 12-17 Lend A Hand (Carlisle Presbytery, Pennsylvania) with Young Adult Volunteers
Oct 19-25 Scioto Valley Presbytery, Columbus, OH
Feb 6 Abington Presbyterian Church, Abington, PA
June 7 Trinity United Presbyterian Church, Modesto, CA
June 14 Macalester Plymouth United Church, St, Paul MN
June 21 Langhorne Presbyterian Church, Langhorne, PA |
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The latest edition of the church calendar is available online, on the church's website. 
Sunday, October 5
9:00 a.m. - Youth Connection
10:00 a.m. Worship/Chancel Choir/Communion
10:00 a.m. - Sunday School begins in Worship
11:00 a.m. - Communion Brunch, CE Annex
11:15 a.m. - Inquirers Group, CE Annex
4:00 p.m. - Weblos, Basement
Monday, October 6
10:00 a.m. - Covenant Bible Study, Chittick Lounge
6:15 p.m. - Choral Bells, Fellowship Room
7:00 p.m. - Deacons Meeting, Chittick Lounge
Tuesday, October 7
Wednesday, October 8
9:00 a.m. - Women's Breakfast at the Rainbow Diner
5:00 p.m. - Dove Choir, Choir Room
6:30 p.m. - Tabitha Circle
7:00 p.m. - Covenant Bible Study, Chittick Lounge
7:00 p.m. - Sarah Hope Circle
7:30 p.m. - Sandy Team
Thursday, October 9
7:30 a.m. - Men's Breakfast, US Subs
4:30 p.m. - Brownie Girl Scout
7:00 p.m. - Judith Rachel Circle
7:30 p.m. - Chancel Choir Rehearsal
Friday, October 10
6:30 p.m. Weblos Den, Basement
Saturday, October 11
9:00 a.m. - Tole Time, CE Annex
Sunday, October 12
9:00 a.m. - Youth Connection
10:00 a.m. Worship/Chancel Choir/Healing Prayrs
10:00 a.m. - Sunday School begins in Worship
4:00 p.m. - Weblos, Basement
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 Birthday Blessings
Oct 5 Kerry Jones, Brandon Rodgers
Oct 6 James Liotta, Kathleen Schmidt
Oct 7 Cyrus Marden, Donald Quimby
Oct 8 Min Curtis
Oct 9 Bruce Larsen, Keith Reilly Jr
Oct 10 Bob Martin, Steven McDermitt
Oct 11
Oct 12 Ginger Decker, Jane Stryker
Oct 13
Oct 14
Oct 15 Jacquelin Woods
Oct 16
Oct 17 Thomas Bamburak
Oct 18 Jessica Holloway, Zachary Paulus
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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Want to Sing the Hallelujah Chorus?
When the Chancel Choir sings the famed Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah, hasn't there always been a part of you that just wants to walk up there to the choir loft and join in?
Now's you chance to do just that. The Chancel Choir will present highlights from Handel's Messiah in our morning worship service on Sunday, December 14. At their weekly Thursday-evening rehearsals between now and then, the choir will be practicing this beloved piece of sacred music. You can be a part of it. Just come along this Thursday evening, 7:30-9:00 pm, and join the Chancel Choir family! William R. Shoppell, Jr. is the conductor.
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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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