EASTER EGG HUNT – APRIL 3, 10:00 A.M.

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Join us on Saturday, April 3, 2010, 10 AM

† Hot and cold refreshments and finger food,

† Prizes from Midtown Crossing retailers,

† Mike’l Severe of KETV,

oh yeah, and

† Easter Eggs

(Three age appropriate areas).

Posted March 18, 2010, 10:15 pm | Comments Off 

ORGAN PLUS CONCERT – APRIL 11, 7:00 P.M.

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You are invited to attend the Organ Plus Concert on Sunday, April 11, at 7:00 p.m. It will be held in our sanctuary.  This program is in honor of our church’s 150th anniversary.  You will have the opportunity to listen to music by great composers.  There will be vocal music, Grace University brass, organ music by Joyce Reimer, and our chancel and hand bell choirs performing.  Invite your friends and come for an evening of inspiration and enjoyment.  No tickets are needed, but there will be a free will offering.  Refreshments will be served following the concert.  Hope to see you April 11 at 7:00 p.m.!!

Posted March 18, 2010, 4:26 pm | Comments Off 

Electronics Recycling May 1st (Raindate May 8th)

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Join us as we try to do our part to recycle electronics that we no longer use.  This is a secure method of recycling, which destroys data stored on Hard Drives, so rest assured that your information is destroyed, even if left on the computers you recycle.  Most electronics are free, with the exception of Computer Monitors and Televisions.  For more information click the link below:

Recycling Flyer

Posted March 18, 2010, 11:58 am | Comments Off 

March Pastor’s Manna

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Spiritual Disciplines

     At our congregational meeting last month, I mentioned that an annual goal I had for the church was to place more emphasis on spiritual growth. This was not just a random idea I had when I was attempting to find a goal that I could verbalize, this goal is actually the result of observations I have had over the last two years, and data from the survey on Congregational Life that we took in September of 2008, which we have been releasing over the last several months in this newsletter.
     If you look at the results of the survey that we look at this month (inside this newsletter), Spiritual growth was an area where we scored lower than both the average churches in the United States, and lower than the average Presbyterian Church. Clearly this is an area where we need to do some work!
     There are many ways that we can grow spiritually. We do have a number of Spiritual Growth group opportunities here at the church that you can be a part of, from Sunday morning and Wednesday night Studies, to the Prayer Chain, to Presbyterian Women Studies.
We also have resources available for your own private devotional activities. We have a wonderful Lenten Devotional that many of you helped to write which can be read upon waking, or before falling to sleep. We have a library with many books that can be checked out (and more being added). We have devotional magazines available in the Narthex and Calvin Hall that are available for you to keep. Pastor David and I also have books in our own libraries which we would be more than happy to lend out for you to use in your spiritual growth at home.
     The Christian Journey that we are on is a journey of constant reflection, learning, and growth. We each have opportunities to grow in our faith, whether that faith is one day old, or 100 years old. Together, let us worship our Lord, and learn more about what it means to be in relationship with such a loving God.

In Him, Pastor Jon

Posted March 2, 2010, 1:07 pm | Comments Off