August 10, 2017
Backpack Program Resumes
    As the school year resumes, so does the Presbyterian Women's partnership with Coltrane Webb Elementary School. Each week during the school year, we provide backpacks filled with non-perishable food items to provide for children that otherwise would not have access to meals outside of school. We currently pack and deliver 10 bags that each contain enough food for a family of 4. In other words, we're feeding 40 people per week! This is an amazing program that could not succeed without your help.
  If you'd like to help, you can place food donations in one of the red wagons located in Davis Hall, the Education Bldg., or the Fellowship House. Items needed are: boxes of spaghetti noodles, canned spaghetti sauce, Vienna sausage, granola bars, cans of beef stew, vegetable soup, tuna fish, Spaghetti O's, boxed saltine crackers, boxed cornbread mix, peanut butter (plastic jars), jelly (plastic jars), individual fruit snacks, individual pudding cups, boxed cookies, and large cans of fruit cocktail. Monetary donations are always welcome as well.
  The Backpack Program is in need of a few more volunteers. It's always helpful to have extra hands. We're in need of shoppers, deliverers, as well as packers. A meeting to welcome new volunteers will be held on Tuesday, August 22nd, at 10:00 a.m. in the pantry located on the ground level of the Education Building. If you'd like more information, contact Amy Murphy at 704-786-6385.
  We thank you for your generosity and hope that we can count on your continued support!
It's a New Year of PW!
Presbyterian Women
Service     Fellowship     Study
The activities of PW are directed toward building rel ationships and strengthening a sense of belonging to a community.
  Service.   Through circles, various service projects throughout the year help us to develop or enhance relationships with other organizations and people in our church and in our local community. There are also opportunities to improve the lives of others both nationally and globally. To learn more, become a member of one of the circles or attend some of the PW luncheons and dinners.
  Fellowship.  There are several events held throughout the year that enable us to get to know each other better.  Our first PW meal for this season is the "Kick-Off" dinner at 6:30 p.m on Wednesday, August 30th in Davis Hall.  Call the church office to make your reservation soon!
  Study. This year's lessons are about community, and are more interactive than in recent years. (I personally think the theology is less complicated as well).  Come see for yourself as we learn together about being in community with each other and with God Himself.
We look forward to seeing you as part of the community of Presbyterian Women this year.
                          Carol Hovey, Moderator,  Presbyterian Women
Church Volleyball
Cabarrus County Parks and Rec really wants to start a new outdoor volleyball league, and our church has been invited to participate. If you would be interested in being part of a church team, please email Peter Bynum at the church. Peter plays with this group regularly, and the games are relaxed and fun. To learn more, check out this video posted by the county.
First Kids News
  Fresh paint, polished floors, tidy closets, oh my!  Our First Kids' staff and friends have been preparing the classrooms all summer in anticipation of a great school year ahead. We are also very excited about a new,  "Building Healthy Lifestyles" program and additional math-themed units that have been added to our curriculum. 
  We are pleased to announce our First Kids' staff for 2017-2018
Director:   Maureen O'Bryan 
Assistant:   Pam Prentice
One-Year Class:  Korighan Gabriel, Jennifer Wedner
and Teresa Bonnett
Two A:  Lisa Sackeli and MaryAnn Harrison
Two B:  Gordana Coley and Hilary Smith
Threes:  Gordana Coley and Sara Betler
Three-Fours:  Beth McLain and Amanda Price
Four MWF:  Vicky Nicastro and Pam Prentice
Fours-5-Day:  Kathryn Monroe and Amy Murphy
TK:  Kristen Davis and Holly Westbrook
Music: Gordana Coley
For questions please call our preschool office at 704-788-2812 or email  [email protected]
 
Open House  for all parents and students
Thursday, August 31st
9:30 -10:30- For all MW, MWF classes  and the 5-Day Four-Year class
11:00- Noon- For all T/Th and TK classes
Come meet your teachers and pick-up your student packages.
First Days of School:   Tuesday and Wednesday,
                                      September 5th and 6th
Summer Worship
10:00 a.m.
Sunday, August 13th
Matthew 14:22-33
Rev. Rachel Vogado preaching
QUICK LINK
PW Kick-Off Dinner
Wed., August 30th
6:30 p.m., Davis Hall
ROCK-A-BYE BABY
Sometimes all a parent needs to calm a fussy child is a good rocking chair.  In an effort to welcome God's children of all ages into worship, the Session has approved the addition of a rocking chair at the back of the Sanctuary for parents with babies and small children.  All are welcome to try it out!
Staff
Senior Pastor

Associate Pastor 
for Care and Mission

Associate Pastor
for Christian Formation

Director of Music and Organist

Choirmaster

Children's  Music Associate

Deborah Mesimer
Administrative Assistant

Financial Secretary

Heath Ritchie
Maintenance  Superintendent
 
Maureen O'Bryan
Director of First Kids

Church Hostess

Wedding Director

 
Calendar
 
Sunday, August 13
9:00 a.m.    Summer Choir
9:00 a.m.    S & D Sunday School Class
10:00 a.m.  Worship
Monday, August 14
11:30 a.m.   AA
7:00 p.m.     Boy Scout District Roundtable
Tuesday, August 15
7:00 p.m.    PW CT Meeting
Thursday, August 17
10:00 a.m.   Hookin' Club Small Group
7:30 p.m.     Boy Scouts Troop 3
Sunday, August 20
9:00 a.m.     Summer Choir
9:00 a.m.     S&D Sunday School Class
10:00 a.m.   Worship 
Monday, August 21
11:30 a.m.    AA
Thursday, August 24
12:00 p.m.   Grief Recovery Community Lunch 
                     and Presentation
6:30 p.m.     Boy Scout Advancement Boards 
                    of Review
7:30 p.m.     Boy Scouts Troop 3

Church Report
Attendance
Sunday, August 6 - 10:00 a.m.  -  145
Birthdays
Aug 10     Gunar Atkinson, Julie Connelly, Margaret Irvin
Aug 11     Sarah Moffitt, Brian Todd
Aug 12     Rebekah Munoz
Aug 13     Emily Baker, Parker Cain, Mary Beth Eubanks, Mallory Morris, Nancy Reynolds
Aug 14     Robin Hayes,Virginia Shelley
Aug 15     Jonathan Blackman, Rowan Churchyard, Dan Johnson, Ellis Sheridan
Aug 16     Mary Kathryn Ewart
Aug 17     Judy Mudd
Aug 18     Anne Crosland, Carol Hovey
Aug 19     Debby Brown, Anne Taylor, Jan White
Aug 20     Robert Fulghum, Adeline Fulton, Carie Irving, Dakoda Lemelin, Franklin Niblock,
                Chase Thomas
Aug 21    Greg Andrews, Bill Cochran, Martha Dobson, Barbara McCoy, Stephanie Reese, 
                Mac Ritchie. Leslie Rollins
Aug 22     Robert Baker, Courtney Finney, George Garven, Bryan Lambert, Jean Sharp
Aug 23     Mac Clark, Grace Davis, Chip Moore, Preston Porter
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