DCPC
Faith and Families Newsletter
March 31, 2017
In this Issue:
  • Letter from Robert
  • Faith and Life Sunday School
  • From the Nominating Committee
  • Upcoming Stuff - Save The Date
  • Celebrate with Allison Wehrung
  • Children's Ministry Newsletter

LENT 5 – Solitude

Dear Friends,

               24-hour news cycles, social media, and a hyper-active lifestyle leave little space in the day for quiet time.  Our children need to experience times of solitude as much as parents do.  I don’t mean time to check your Facebook or Instagram account or to watch a movie alone, but rather time to pray, reflect, and listen. Are we modeling this practice for the next generation?

               In Luke 5:15-16 we read “now more than ever the word about Jesus spread abroad; many crowds would gather to hear him and to be cured of their diseases.  But he would withdraw to deserted places and pray.”  Jesus models for us a way of being in a sometimes hectic life.  Give yourself time to pull away from others (including a break from technology) and allow time with God to renew you and re-focus you.

               The season of Lent is a great time to reestablish helpful disciplines for the rest of the year.  We cannot make our children pray but we can create an environment where the conditions make it easier for members of our family to find solitude.  Establish no-tech days/time periods/zones.  Create a space in your home that is conducive to prayer and reflection.  Take walks away from traffic and noise and invite times of quiet rather than feeling tempted to fill the entire time with conversation.  It is a balance.  I pray that you will seek it and find it. 


To God be the Glory!
Robert
  Faith and Life Sunday School

           Join us at 11 a.m. in Room 201 on Sunday morning for Faith & Life.  We are studying Animate: Practices, a seven-session adult introduction to the central practices of the Christian faith. In each Animate: Practices session, the group will watch a video featuring a leading voice from the Christian faith, spend time in personal reflection and journaling, and share ideas with the group.

            This Sunday – April 2nd – we will take a look at Community | An Unexpected Family with Doug Pagitt. Doug pushes us to think of community as more than just a nice idea. He invites us to remake our communities by bringing our gifts, our talents, and our ideas with us wherever we go.
  From the Nominating Committee

Servant Leaders Needed - The DCPC 2017 Nominating Committee seeks servant leaders to serve a three-year term as ruling elders and deacons of our church. We also seek candidates for one youth elder and one youth deacon; each serves a one year term. Your recommendations, with comments, would be most appreciated. Should you feel called to serve, please submit your own name. Submission forms are available at the Church Information Center or www.dcpc.org . We would appreciate names and suggestions by Sunday, April 2.

UPCOMING STUFF – SAVE THE DATE!
-Spiritual Yoga happens each Sunday evening at 5 p.m. in Room 201 during the season of Lent.  Contact Stephanie Rollans at srollans@dcpc.org if you are interested in participating.

-Prayer Stations in Lingle Chapel – During this season leading to Holy Week and Easter we will be providing resources in Lingle Chapel to enrich your faith.  Stop by and spend some time in Lingle with your children.  Visit www.linglechapel.org for more info.

-Maundy Thursday at Davidson Presbyterian Church – Our Maundy Thursday worship service will be held at Davidson Presbyterian this year.  It is always a wonderful time for fellowship and worship.  Consider bringing your family for dinner and worship on that night.  Details will be listed next week.

  
  VBS Registration 

July 10-13, 2017

Marketplace: A Holy Land Experience

 To Volunteer CLICK HERE.

To Register your children (age 3 as of Jan 2017 through completed 5th grade)

$20 / child  -- $40 Family max. Pay online or in the church office. Complete a health/emergency form for each child.


If there are concerns or joys that you would like to have listed here please email me at ralexander@dcpc.org so that we might keep one another in prayer.

Meredith Allen – Please pray for Meredith and her family following the death of her mother.

Jeff Osman – Please pray for Jeff and his family as he awaits word about a liver transplant.

Scott Smith – Please pray for Scott and his family as he is going through radiation treatments over the next couple of weeks following a reoccurrence of cancer.
Davidson College Presbyterian Church
PO Box 337
Davidson, NC  28036
704-892-5641
www.dcpc.org