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Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church
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 Friends,
Nobody likes to be laughed at. Not even Jesus.
In Mark 5:39, Jesus says of the young daughter of Jairus, whom he's been asked to heal, "Why do you make a commotion and weep? The child is not dead but sleeping."
Then it happens. The crowd laughs at him.
What sort of deluded fool is this, they're thinking to themselves? Clearly the girl is dead. Jesus - preoccupied with healing the woman who touched the hem of his garment - arrived too late to help her.
But he wasn't too late. Jesus calls out to the girl to get up, and she does.
The laughter of the crowd is so typical of how many people receive the gospel - until they have a firsthand experience of God's power. These are fantastic tales: of a God who loves the world so much to be born into it, and of how God's son miraculously heals the sick and raises the dead. Such accounts seem to challenge the natural order.
One of the realities of being Jesus' disciples is that we're always just a little out of step with conventional wisdom. "You shall know the truth," wrote the Christian novelist Flannery O'Connor, "and the truth will make you odd."
There's another thing our faith teaches us, though: we have the last laugh.
Come to worship this Sunday, as we explore this marvelous story!
Pastor Carl
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Sunday, June 28, 2015
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mark 5:21-43
Dr. Wilton preaching: "THEY LAUGHED AT JESUS, TOO"
10:00 a.m. - Worship/Special Music/Baptism/Noisy Offering/Mission Trip Commissioning
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Receiving the Sacrament of Baptism
Anders Paul Forsberg
son of
Nils & Stephanie Forsberg
Layla Elizabeth Brian
daughter of
Ashley Reid & Derek Brian
Charles Cliffton Woodruff
son of
Ashley Reid & Shane Woodruff
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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 Person for the week of June 28 is Margaret Havanki. Let us be prayerfully aware of Margaret, as well as all our members and friends.
Prayer concerns: Annette (friend of Robin DeRosa); Robin DeRosa; Elaine Flannelly; Frank Jones; Margaret (Cousin of Eva Welch); George Griffiths (Cousin of Heidi Steinert); Ken King; Patrick Kingston (friend of Jane Lambie); Robbie Mangan (Uncle of Kerry Jones); Jane Millar; Londa Scarpone; Tyler Swiggart (Maryanne Leach's grandson).
Long term concerns: Joe Auriemma; Bill Blauvelt (Jacque Thornton's brother in law); Andre Bucsek; Vincent DeMartino; Kathryn Feldman (Bill Shoppell's sister); Nicholas Hudnut; Chris Loeffler (father of Andrea Purtell); Jeffrey Mathews; Margie McGhee; Gemma Roberts; Ralph Smith; Gail Ward; those struggling with addictions and mental illness.
Military: Michael Limpantsis; Matthew Warren; all those in the military.
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COFFEE HOUR - Please join us for a special coffee hour this Sunday as we say goodbye to the Cox family before they move to Florida. The coffee hour is hosted by the Sarah Hope Circle and will be in the Chittick Lounge.
THE CHURCH PICNIC - Will be at Camp Zehnder, Herbertsville Road, Brick Township on August 9, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. Worship begins at 10:00 a.m. followed by Food, Swimming Fishing and Games (including a playground). We ask that you sign up to bring either an Appetizer, Salad or Dessert. You can email Kerry at kljones70@comcast.net and let her know how many and what you will bring or look for the Orange Sign up sheet in the Narthex. Like in years past, we need 100 people to sign up to reach our goal.
SPECIAL MUSIC - Mr. Robert Ierley will be playing the cello this Sunday.
SUMMER GENEROSITY - Wherever you find yourself during these summer months, we hope you'll continue to remember the church in your financial giving, even if you aren't present each Sunday in worship. You may want to take advantage of our secure online giving option, which is a great way to maintain your regular giving even while you're away. You can even pre-plan automatic deductions from your bank account for whatever dates you specify. Thanks for being a good Christian steward, all year round! SUMMER OFFICE HOURS - During the months of July and August the church office will be closing at noon on Fridays. Please have all bulletin information in by Thursday mornings. COOKBOOK UPDATE - Seven recipes have "poured in". Don't miss the opportunity to be published in the PW Cookbook, from the heart of the Jersey Shore. Don't be concerned if you can't come up with a Shore based title, some recipes are best left alone; we will be having each section of the cookbook have a Jersey Shore twist. You can drop off your recipes at the church office, leave them in the offering plate or e-mail them to ptpresbypwcookbook@gmail.com. P.S. don't forget those "sand"wich recipes and don't forget your name. Nancy and Karen
CONGRATULATIONS TO MORGAN DANIELS - Who graduated from Point Pleasant Borough High School. Morgan's name was accidentally omitted from last week's recognition.
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Youth Mission Trip Next Week
This Sunday, nine of our youth and three adult chaperones will board a train to New York City for a week-long NYC-YSOP (Youth Service Opportunities Project) Mission Trip. They will be working on various service projects throughout the city including a service dinner at YSOP with guests from a homeless shelter.
Those attending this year's trip include the youth: Blake Birdsong, Cecilia Collins, Jayden Fraiman, Parker Fraiman, Kyle Jones, Joseph Maimone, Hannah Ploskonka, Vivian Reid, Patricia Stout. Adult chaperones include: Anthony Maimone, Chris Nelson and Alyssa Pazienza.
How good is it to see our own youth open their hands to the poor and reach out to the needy! We will see them off during our worship service. Please support them in prayer this week.
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Point Beach Prep Summer Camp
Point Beach Prep Preschool is still enrolling students for Summer Camp! This year's Summer Camp will be held 8:30am-12pm July 6th-July 31st. We have lots of fun activities planned including visits from the town Librarian, Crazy Hair Day, Karaoke Day, daily art projects, circle time, music, Hoffman's ice cream and much more! |
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This week's PDA volunteer work group comes to us from the Presbytery of West Virginia. Many more PDA work groups are on their way, through the rest of the summer! Here are the bookings so far: 2015 Scheduled Groups
Sunday, June 28 - Presbytery of West Virginia, South Charleston, WV
Sunday, July 12 - St. Giles Presbyterian Church, Orange Park, FL
Sunday, July 19 - First Presbyterian Church Yorktown, Yorktown, NY
Sunday, July 26 - Pine Run Presbyterian Church, Apollo, PA
Sunday, August 16 - Lend A Hand, Carlisle, PA
Sunday, Sept 20 - Lend A Hand, Carlisle, PA
Sunday, Oct 4 - Helping Hands of Lehigh Presbytery, PA and First Presbyterian Church, Warren, PA
Sunday, Oct 11- Lend A Hand, Carlisle, PA
Sunday, Oct 18 - Scioto Valley Presbytery, Columbus, OH
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It was smiles all around at the recent Point Beach Prep preschool graduation.
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The latest edition of the church calendar is available online, on the church's website. 
Sunday, June 28
10:00 a.m. - Worship/Special Music/Baptism/Noisy Offering/Mission Trip Commissioning
Monday, June 29
Tuesday, June 30
Wednesday, July 1
9:00 a.m. - Women's Breakfast at the Rainbow Diner
10:00 a.m. - Prayer Chain, Chittick Lounge
Thursday, July 2
7:30 a.m. - Men's Breakfast at US Subs
Friday, July 3
Office Closed for July 4th Holiday
Saturday, July 4
Sunday, July 5
10:00 a.m. - Worship/Communion
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 Birthday Blessings
June 28 Jaclyn Johnson, Ethan Landry
June 29
June 30
July 1 Kim Colberg, Amy Wisniewski
July 2 Thomas D'Amore
July 3 Eileen Boenning, Lorraine Williams
July 4 Justin Leach
July 5 Jane Millar
July 6 Emily O'Connor
July 7 Robert McSweeney
July 8 Ronald Claeys, Kyle Jones
July 9 Kelly Iadarola
July 10 John Cutting, Jason Decker
July 11 Carol Eckenfelder
July 12 Christine Conway, Tisha Cox, Audrey Pearce
July 13 Laura Landre, Marjorie Watson
July 14 Claire Pula
July 15 Kathryn Barbieri, Kerri Lee Hank, Doris Pennypacker,
Lauren Rauffer
July 16 Lindsey Knehr, Thomas Reinhold
July 17 Isabella DeRosa, Savannah Guerry, Kelly Hughes, Lauren Hughes
July 18 JoAnna Liotta, Sara Hoey
July 19 Eileen Jinks, Ruthanne Paulus
July 20 Emily Dunston, Ryan Milancewich, Isabella Reid, Scott Smith
July 21 Robert Conway Jr.
July 22 Erin McGuire, Sandra Pasola, Sarah Sarbello
July 23 J. Louis Couche, Bill Findlay Jr., Deborah McCrossan
July 24 Perry Collins, Allison Cox, Rebecca Crate, Steven McDermitt, Marion Search
July 25 Christopher D'Ambrosio, Billy Findlay, Vivian Reid, Virginia Waldie
July 26 Janice Carter, Shae Simpson
July 27 Nicholas Bamburak, Dana Ferguson, Felicia Nelson
July 28 Lauren Fix, Nancy Pazienza
July 29 Elizabeth Weber
July 30 Carol Bonebrake, George Koch, Jonathan Yount
July 31
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Monday, June 29 through Thursday, July 2
Youth Mission Trip to New York City
Monday, August 3 through Friday, August 7
5:30-8:30 pm - Vacation Bible School
Sunday, August 9, 2015 10:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. - Church Picnic, YMCA Camp Zehnder, Brick (includes Sunday worship; handicapped accessible)
Monday, August 24, 2015 PW Cookbook Recipes Deadline
Sunday, August 28, 2015PPPC Night at the Blue Claws Game
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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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