Dear Friends,

Some months ago I spoke to Carl about my future plans. At that time I told him I intended to retire sometime in 2018. When I told him, I had no idea that he would be relocating in the near future. When Carl announced he had been called to a new position, this caused me to rethink my plans. I did so because I knew I would not leave you without pastoral leadership. I felt that even though I would still be working part-time, I could be available to provide continuity and a sense of stability. My thoughts were that I could also be present for pastoral care, especially in times of death, illness and emergencies.

Once an interim is settled on the scene, I do plan to retire. At this time, I cannot give you a date.  My retirement date will depend on when the interim is hired and begins to work. My hope is that it will be sometime this Summer. 

Friends, I have been working as an ordained minister of the PCUSA for 42 years come October, 2018. I am ready to retire. I am ready to find out what God has in store of me in the next stage of my life. 

It has been a pleasure to be in ministry with you here at Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church. By the way, I am not gone yet so you will still be hearing from me!

Blessings,

Left to right around the table; Deborah Brendler, Barbara Reusch, Diane Manzo, Nancy Jalowski, Nancy Stout, Kent Lorentzen, Jim McGuire, Marjorie Meklin, Craig Lambie, Brian Potter, Bette Hughes, Lynn Hahm, Diane Legriede, Donna Wittmann.  (Missing: Frank Jones, Diane Sikora, Hannah Ploskonka and Frank Perkowski).  Photo credits:  Frank Perkowski

The Session is the governing body of Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church.  Those elected by the congregation to the Session are called Ruling Elders.  Ruling Elders, together with Teaching Elders (Ministers) exercise leadership, government, spiritual discernment, and discipline while also having responsibility for the life and well being of the whole church.  

We are blessed to have a Session that is so invested in our church.  At their meeting this week the Session discussed the following:

• The Griggs Scholarship is to be awarded again this year to a deserving high school senior who applies.
• Discussed possible changes to Holy Week services based on comparison of attendance figures from the past few years. Recommendation to refer to Worship Committee who will make the decision when the Interim Pastor arrives.
• Worship Committee will be seeking volunteers from the congregation to be members of the committee when it reorganizes in June. Christian Education Committee, as well as other committees, will also be inviting new members to join present members after the conclusion of the New Beginnings meetings.
• Christian Ed Committee will be selling flowers for Mothers' Day to earn money for purchase of media equipment for use at Vacation Bible School and Church School.
• Resources Committee thanked all who responded to the roof campaign with their generous gifts. The roof looks beautiful, and even with all the precipitation recently, we are dry!
• Confirmation classes, lasting 8 weeks, will be completed by June 3rd when Rev. Linda Chase is preaching and Confirmation is scheduled. 

Congratulations to Ruling Elder Frank Jones who was recently awarded the Hitachi Services Sales Rep of the Year for all the Americas and Top Services Deal of the Year!  Frank received  his award this week in Las Vegas. Way to go Frank!

Applications are now being accepted for the Griggs Scholarship. All applying applicants must be a member of Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church as well as a high school senior seeking further study. 

Please submit an electronic synopsis of your church, community and school activities. All applications are due Monday, May 4. Applications should be submitted to [email protected] with Griggs Scholarship in the subject matter.

With all the recent concerns about Facebook, it's understandable that people's first instinct is to delete their Facebook accounts. 

But if you want to continue to use Facebook Monmouth Presbytery recommends 6 easy ways to protect your privacy.  You can view the article at  http://monmouthpresbytery.com/2018/6-easy-steps-to-protecting-your-privacy-on-facebook

Please note our Church Facebook page will never share or sell your personal information.

The New Jersey Chamber Singers are celebrating 40 years of dedication to providing New Jersey audiences with exceptional choral experiences. They are also celebrating a decade of artistic growth, which has led to larger audiences, a heightened presence in the community and the support of their patrons. They will display these exciting accomplishments in a festive concert featuring Bach's Ein Feste Burg, Haydn's Te Deum, and Mozart's Requiem. This historically-informed concert will be performed in the Baroque style, and will seek to convey the profound artistic expression of these 17th-century masterworks to our modern audience.  Join them on Sunday May, 6 from 6-8 p.m. at St. Catholics Church in Spring Lake.  Tickets are being sold on their website http://njchambersingers.org/spring-2018

This Church sure has the gift of hospitality.  We have coffee hosts from now until the end of June!!! Sincerely Thank you.  Please call Marge Meklin at 908-433-3957 for questions or 

April 22 - PW Sponsored Coffee Hour

April 29 - Deb Brendler and Ginny Claeys

May 6 - Communion Brunch

May 13 - Marion Blackford/Donna Wittmann

May 20 - Diane Manzo

April 22 John Pasola, David Satterlee, Ralph Smith

April 23 Taylor Lappke, Kelsey Norton
April 24 Brian McCrossan, Austin Simpson
April 25
April 26 Edward King, Henry Shapiro
April 27 Audrey Stolfe-Legreide
April 28 Evangeline Reid
April 29 Diantha Mathews-Brown
April 30