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Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church
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Dear Friends,
We're living in a a great time for knowledge. Never before has the human race enjoyed such instant access to all manner of facts and information. Want to know something? Just ask Google, or Wikipedia, or eHow.
But here's the question. Has all that knowledge made us smarter? Are we making better choices, as individuals and as a people?
That's debatable. Because there's something else we need that doesn't automatically come along with knowledge. We also need wisdom.
You can't boost your wisdom with a few clicks of the computer mouse. No, wisdom is far more elusive. But wisdom is still not the be-all and end-all.
 In the second verse of 1 Corinthians 13, Paul extols the advantages of "prophetic powers," and of "understanding all mysteries and all knowledge." He goes on to celebrate "faith, so as to remove mountains." Yet, all these wonderful capabilities, he goes on, are as nothing, compared to the one gift that is of surpassing value.
That ultimate gift is love.
Recently, developmental psychologists have taken to extolling the virtues of "emotional intelligence." There's a sort of knowledge we can cultivate that isn't so easily measured and that doesn't fit neatly into a college curriculum. It's knowledge not of how other people think, but of how they feel.
That's a few steps along the way to understanding what Paul's getting at, but it's still not all the way there. Love, in his view, is a gift of the Spirit. Such genuine love as we give and receive in this life is not generated by us, but comes from the universal fountain of love. It comes from God.
It is through Jesus Christ that we come to know God's love most fully.
The love of God abides. It is eternal. And, of all things, it is worth pursuing.
Join us this Sunday as we continue our study of God's love in Jesus Christ!
Pastor Carl
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Sunday, August 28, 2016
Dr. Wilton preaching: "THE EXCELLENT WAY, 3: WHAT THE HEART KNOWS"
10:00 a.m. - Worship/Special Music
11:00 a.m. - Coffee Hour
2:30 p.m. - Claremont Care Center Service
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"Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." Philippians 4:6
The Prayer Person for the week of August 28 is Marjorie Watson. Let us be prayerfully aware of Marj, as well as all our members and friends.
Prayer Concerns: Heather Boiland; Louis Coppolino; Dennis Ivany, Sr.; Dianne Weber; Doug Chase, Sr.; Leigh Millar; Sue Williams.
Long term concerns: Jacob Basilotto; Cliff Brendler; Elsie Cason; Trey Childers; Gayle Ferry; George Griffiths (Cousin of Heidi Steinert); KC Lanagan; Maryanne Leach; Ethel Lemke (mother-in-law of Scott Smith); Margie McGhee; Jim Millar; Gerda Mooney; Edith Pula; Craig Recca (family of Heidi Steinert); Bob Ryan (Nancy Cook's brother); Nancy Smith; Mary Steinert; Les Thornton; Stan Thornton; Gwen Whitworth; Bill Williams; Karen Winter; Lillian Winters; those struggling with addictions and mental illness.
Military: Morgan Daniels; Michael Fahey III; Matthew Warren; all those in our nation's service.
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WAYS TO BE INVOLVED - We have a great team of people who care and participate in our church family. There are many activities to be a part of beginning this Fall. The following list is just some of opportunities we would love to have you participate in our church.
□ Boy Scouts of America
□ Bread Hospitality Team
□ Busy Hands for Mission
□ Chancel Choir
□ Choral Bells
□ Church School Program
□ Claremont Care Center Sunday Worship
□ Coffee Hour Hosts
□ Dove Choir
□ Greeters on Sundays
□ Interfaith Hospitality Network
□ Kitchen Committee
□ Prayer Chain
□ Presbyterian Women
□ Ushering
□ Worship Leade
□ Youth Connection Volunteers
If you would like further information on any of these or additional opportunities please call the Church office at 732-899-0587 or return the insert in the offering plate.
LAST CALL FOR PHOTO DIRECTORY SUBMISSION - There are still quite a few families who have not submitted a photo for our church directory. Please submit your photo to pppcdirectory@gmail.com as soon as possible. All photos must be in by September 11. We are no longer taking photos ourselves but we will be calling members who have not had a picture taken or submitted a photo. Do you have a photo you like in a frame? Bring it into the church office and we can scan it for you. We are planning a late Fall directory.
PW COORDINATING TEAM will be meeting this Monday at 9:15 a.m.
A REQUEST FROM THE DEACONS - We who serve on the Board of Deacons are ever grateful for our congregation's continued monetary support as we offer emergency financial assistance to those in need. If you are in a position to help the Deacons, please consider making a donation next Sunday (Communion Sunday) using the Deacon envelopes in the pews. In making a donation, you will be helping people directly and immediately through the Deacon's vital ministry. Thank you. The Board of Deacons.
ALL DEACONS are reminded that we will be meeting on Monday at 7:00 p.m. in the Chittick Lounge.
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Presbyterian Women Disaster Preparedness Training
Lightning. Storms. Floods. Hurricanes. Fires. Disasters bring chaos to hundreds of thousands of lives every year and have lasting effects. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) and Presbyterian Women (PW) have begun a collaboration to help prepare congregations and presbyteries to reduce the chaos following a disaster by planning ahead. Disasters bring chaos to hundreds of thousands of lives every year and have lasting effects. Disaster Preparedness Training is a train-the-trainer event designed to give women the tools needed to conduct disaster preparedness workshops for churches, presbyteries and communities. These trainings are for women only, by application only; you do not have to be a member of Presbyterian Women. Travel expenses will be reimbursed by PDA and you must attend the entire eight-hour training to be certified and commissioned as a PWPDA DP trainer. You can bring HOPE out of chaos.
Three trainings are currently scheduled:
Saturday, October 8, 2016
First Presbyterian Church
Danville, IL
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Ferncliff Camp and
Conference Center
Little Rock, AR 72223
Sunday, October 30, 2016
Franciscan Renewal Center
Scottsdale, AZ 85253
If you are outside these areas or are unable to attend the trainings, please email pda@pcusa.org to register your interest for future trainings.
For other volunteer opportunities, contact the PDA Call Center at
pda.callcenter@pcusa.org or 866/732-6121.
Sign up for the PDA Rapid Information Network (RIN):
pda.pcusa.org/subscribe
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This past Wednesday, Lend A Hand hosted a dinner at our church to celebrate all the work that has been accomplished since Superstorm Sandy. A great number of PPPC volunteers were in attendance. This past week was Lend A Hand's 30th work team to come to the Jersey Shore. All but one of those groups have stayed in our Volunteer Village. Lend A Hand has only one more team scheduled to come to PPPC - a group of Elizabethtown College students - in early October. 
Here are some statistics shared that evening by Lend A Hand office coordinator Jim Davis about those 30 work trips:
245 individuals have come, some of them numerous times
(507 weeks of service altogether).
114 of them have been women.
Nelson Lewis has come 20 times,
Bob Keefer has come 17 times,
Leroy Ziegler has come 16 times and
Bill Charron has come 15 times.
Lend A Hand has worked on 115 different homes,
from South Amboy to Ventnor.
Their volunteers have put in over 18,000 hours.
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Dig They Must
Point Pleasant Beach High School's renovation work continues. As is often the case with construction projects, this one is taking longer than expected. The contractors continue to borrow our parking lot for their cranes and other heavy equipment at certain times during the week, as they rush to get the work finished before the first day of school.
We're glad to be able to offer this assistance to our good neighbors at the school, but please do be advised that, if you come by the church on a weekday, it's possible that the parking lot may be unavailable. There's still plenty of parking on the street, since school isn't in session yet.
Thanks for your understanding!
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CHURCH CALENDAR - The latest edition of the church calendar is available online, on the church's website. 
10:00 a.m. - Worship/Special Music
2:30 p.m. - Claremont Care Center
9:15 a.m. - PW Coordinating Team, Fellowship Room
7:00 p.m. - Deacons Meeting, Chittick Lounge
Tuesday, August 30
Wednesday, August 31
9:00 a.m. - Women's Breakfast at the Rainbow Diner
Thursday, September 1 8:00 a.m. - Men's Breakfast at US Subs Friday, September 2
Saturday, September 3
Sunday, September 4 10:00 a.m. - Worship/Communion/Special Music 11:00 a.m. - Sundae Sunday |
 Birthday Blessings
Aug 28 Courtney Bixby
Aug 29
Aug 30 Lynn Hahm
Aug 31 Lisa Van Winkle
Sept 1
Sept 2
Sept 3
Sept 4 Rebecca Muraglia
Sept 5
Sept 6 Connie Curtis, Charles Vitale, Jack Vitale
Sept 7 Glenavie Gauer, Connor Kells, Mark McDermitt
Sept 8 Claire Meany, Susan Findlay
Sept 9 Elaine Conheeney, Kaissa Leek-Clayton, Shirley Young-Callari
Sept 10 Tyler Johnson, Lois Lang, Evelyn Leach, Louis Pazienza
Sept 11 Kiera King
Sept 12 Virginia Claeys, Melissa Erb, Todd Ferry, Christine Hamilton
Sept 13 Thomas Crawley, James Scott
Sept 14 Suzanne Perkowski
Sept 15 Heather Rice
Sept 16 Susan Reilly
Sept 17 Dane Bongiovi, Jacklyn Cutting, Donald Williams
Sept 18 Kevin Conheeney, Jack Tolley
Sept 19 Chase Lovgren, Joan Whitman
Sept 20 Kaitlyn McKay, Paula Pennypacker
Sept 21
Sept 22
Sept 23 Kate Norby, Logan Milancewich, Jessica Pazienza
Sept 24
Sept 25
Sept 26 John Brzyski Jr., Katherine Durante, Robin Fiorentino
Sept 27
Sept 28 Quintessa Baker
Sept 29 Rylie Rampone, Leigh Reinwald
Sept 30 Donna Fahey, Taylor Van Wagenen
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Monday, August 29
9:15 a.m. PW Coordinating Team
7:00 p.m. - Deacon's Meeting Thursday, September 8 7:30 p.m. - Chancel Choir Rehearsals begin Sunday, September 1110:00 a.m. Sunday School Orientation
Monday, September 12 6:15 p.m. - Choral Bells Begins
Tuesday, September 13 7:00 p.m. - Committee Meetings 8:00 p.m. - Session Meeting
Wednesday, September 14 4:45 p.m. - Dove Choir Begins 6:30 p.m. - Youth Connection grades 6-12th Begins
Sunday, September 18 10:00 a.m. - Sunday School Begins in Worship
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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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