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News & Updates from Your CPC Family
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Psalm 145:9 by DonnaLeonie Simon
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Sunday, November 10, 2019
PLEASE NOTE STARTING TIMES
Worship Service: 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School for All:
9:29 a.m.
Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.
Ministers: Rev. Lori Pistor, Rev. Mitzi Lesher-Thomas
Sermon: Had to Ask, Lori Pistor
Scripture Reading: Psalm 145:1-13; Luke 20:27-38
Lay Reader: 8:30 - Duncan Hutchinson;
10:30 - Matthew Simmons
Special Singing: Grace Notes
Piano: Nancy Neubauer
Pastor Nominating Committee minutes and reports
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Generosity Update
Please be sure to return your planned giving commitments and time and talent forms as soon as possible to the box in the Narthex or to the church office.
As of Thursday, November 7, we have received responses from 119 giving units, representing approximately 60% of the total pledges anticipated. The total amount pledged to date is $492,413, and is 72% of our total 2020 draft budget of $680,000.
The Budget and Finance Team and Session need this information in order to complete the 2020 operating budget. Your prompt response is greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
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If you are up to date with your planned giving commitment, we thank you. If not, we graciously ask that you become current by the end of the year.
Wondering about how much you have given to date? You can access this information online by visiting our website at www.carypresbyterian.org, and following these steps:
- Login to the member directory (use the generic password for all church members).
- Page down to the bottom of the screen and click on "manage my family info".
- Login with your email and individual password (the one you set up when you initially set up your Servant Keeper online directory access). If you forgot your password, click on the prompt, fill in your email address, and Servant Keeper will send you a reset email.
- Click on giving history. Overview shows the total, Detail shows the individual gifts, dates, amount and purpose.
- Questions about logging in? Contact Phil Melton at 919-467-8700 or
- Questions about your giving? Contact Barbara Carew at 919-467-8700 or barbara.carew@carypresbyterian.org.
We are truly grateful for God's generous people. All of your gifts are truly appreciated.
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An Important Safety and Security Notice
The wooden doors in the front of the church have recently been left unlocked overnight more than once. This has resulted in people entering the church and walking around without knowledge of the church or preschool staff. Unfortunately, open access to the church building by unknown persons potentially puts not only the facility and staff members, but preschool children at risk.
The wooden doors in the front of the church should not be unlocked except for Sunday worship services and for all-congregation events.
(For other groups and events, entry and exit should be made through doors with keypad access.)
Glass doors should never be propped open.
Church entry should be made by entering an entry code on one of the doors with a keypad. If you need a code, you must come to the church office and sign the security notebook to choose one from the randomly generated list of numbers.
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Christian Faith Formation
Sunday School is for all! Start time is 9:29 am. Classes end after 50 minutes.
- Register children and youth for Sunday School classes at the Faith Formation table outside the office.
Faith Together
,an intergenerational class for adults and all children in elementary school, is moving locations. Please join us upstairs in the Sunday School building art room. Come up the ramp and go to the classroom straight ahead. The class continues lessons on the Lord's Prayer for the next few weeks.
Adult Classes
This week: November 10
Adult
I meets in the Parlor,
Bible and Beyond
is continuing with The History of Christianity from The Great Courses until Christmas. In the Library, Lisa and Alan Ward, facilitators.
Faith & Families
Join us as we engage podcasts that explore questions of
faith.
This week we'll listen to
(Her)Men-eutics
(at this link) as they
discuss what it means when we say God is omnipotent, omnipresent, etc.
Room 102
Faith Today
is exploring the idea of being a
Neighborhood Church. How can we embody the values of love, grace, and justice? As faith communities, how can our collective embodiment of these values shine even brighter? The answers to these questions must always unfold right here, right now, exactly where God has planted us. Leaders: Troy Burton and Jerry Slaymaker.
All adult Sunday School classes welcome you at any time, are not concerned about entering late or leaving early, and understand if attendance is occasional. We thank you for participating as you are able.
Children in Worship
The story this week is
The Promised Land, about how Joshua led the people of God through the Jordan River into the land He had promised to them. Leader: Barbara Harvey
Would you like to be a leader? Children in Worship begins at the same time as Sanctuary worship does, concluding during the hymn following the sermon to return to the 'big church' and join the rest of the congregation. Please contact Jen Pierce if you are interested.
jlpierce@carypresbyterian.org
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Saturday, November 9, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
in the CPC Youth Area (Room 101)
Game Night for Families of Young Ones
(2nd/3rd grade and under)
BYOG - Bring Your Own Game! For parents, kids, or combinations thereof!
Christian Fellowship will provide a main dish of rotisserie chicken.
Please bring a side to share - we'll break bread together as families before breaking out the games
Drop in our out as you can - share a meal, play a game or just hang out
Join us for a low pressure, low stress time to connect with other families
Childcare will be available.
RSVP and/or questions contact:
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Meet and visit with Elizabeth and Dan Turk,
PCUSA Missionaries to Madagascar: Nov. 11 and Nov. 14
There will be two opportunities to meet and visit with the Turks.
Congregation members and friends are invited to attend one or both
of these events:
Triple F will host the Turks on Monday, November 11, at 10:00 a.m.
The Mission Team welcomes the Turks on Thursday, Nov 14, 7:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m. in the Library. RSVP to Scott Peoples at r.scott.peoples@gmail.com.
Read more about the Turks and their ministries at this link:
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GRIEF WORKSHOP
Free Workshop for people who are grieving the loss of a loved one.
Monday, November 11,
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
North Raleigh
Presbyterian Church
11905 Strickland Rd,
Raleigh NC 27613
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WARMTH FOR WAKE and CHURCH WORKDAY
Saturday, November 16,
CPC hosts Warmth for Wake,
a local organization providing firewood for families in need. Recently, several trees have been taken down at CPC and Warmth for Wake will be here splitting logs.
Chainsaws and splitters not your thing?? Come prepared with garden tools to trim, week and mulch the outside landscaping!
Come help, represent CPC and enjoy the fellowship. We'll start at 8:00 a.m. and go for as long as needed.
No need to respond. Please come when you can.
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Join CPC Social Justice Team members for this event!
The Advocacy Team at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Cary hosts a workshop on Developing Culturally Sensitive Leaders on Saturday, November 16, 2019. The workshop will be conducted by representatives from the NC Lutheran Synod and will run from 9:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m.
The workshop is offered at no cost. Lunch will be provided. Therefore, in order to provide for adequate food service, please RSVP by November 13 by clicking here. Also, attached is a flyer with the sign-up links.
If you have any questions or need additional information about this event, contact
Cell: 919-449-5985
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Blood Drive on Nov. 6 a Success!
Thanks to all who came out to support the CPC Blood Drive as donors, volunteers, food providers and planners! We had a great day, with a total of 41 successful donations (29 CPC donors, 12 from St. Paul's.) In addition we had a CPC donor who donated triple platelets on-site at The Blood Connection. That equates to 132 patients who will benefit from our drive.
Our partnership with St. Paul's Episcopal Church was truly helpful and enjoyable. We are happy to join with our neighbors in this community effort to "give life, save lives."
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Cool Books Club
Next Meeting: December 3
The Cool Books Club will meet on Tuesday, December 3, at 7:00 p.m. at the home of Peg Giesbrecht. We will read and discuss God is Young by Pope Francis.
This book is a compilation of answers the Pope provided during an interview with journalist Thomas Leoncini covering many topics from philosophy to the everyday concerns of people of all ages.
The Pope's answers are generous in length, some even being mini homilies, and are of interest and benefit to all who are interested. The Pope recommends a "revolution of tenderness" to combat the many challenges facing the Catholic Church and the world at large.
If this topic intrigues you, please join our discussion. Call Peg Giesbrecht at 919-859-3951 or Ellen Cline at 919-215-2324 for more information.
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Pastor Nominating Committee Update
Your Pastor Nominating Committee is in the process of conducting initial interviews, while also reviewing the new Pastor Information Forms (PIFs) as they come in.
We also have listened to sermons online and have read our candidates' church websites. Some candidates also have their own personal websites and/or blogs.
All this information is considered when we meet and discern what is the best fit for our church.
We listen intently to each other's perspectives and have had many thoughtful discussions. Please know that we continue to take this work very seriously.
In Christ's name,
Emma Anderson, David Bohm, Jeanne Bolick, Sherry Bradsher, Louis Lambe,
Linda Oglesby and Matthew Simmons
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Who ARE the CPC Deacons and What do they DO?
Deacons are officers of the church, called by God, elected by the congregation to bring their gifts of compassion to bear in helping to provide care and support for members and their families.
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CPC Website Calendar
If you're interested in the dates of services and events at CPC or need
to know what rooms are available at the church at specific times on specific days, you can find that information on the
CPC website calendar at this link.
(When you go to the CPC website, find a link at the top of the home page.
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Send Your News and Announcements
Bulletin and e-Link announcements
for an upcoming newsletter or bulletin
need to be received in office email
by 12:00 noon on Wednesday
prior to the first day they need to run.
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The CPC Church Directory is Online
Remember - the CPC Directory
is linked on the church website!
You can access our directory by clicking the Member Directory link at the top of our website home page.
Correct your info, add pictures, etc. online by following that link.
If you have not accessed the directory yet, an invitation will have to be sent to you by Servant Keeper. If you need this new invitation, email office@carypresbyterian.org with your name and an invitation will be requested for you. All invitations are good for only two weeks. (New invitations will be generated beginning July 8.)
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BE KNOWN! Wear your name tag!
Need a name tag? Need a new name tag?
You can do one of these things:
- Write "Need a name tag" next to your name in the Welcome Book
- OR sign up for a name tag at the table by the TV in the Narthex. As soon as yours is ready it will be on that same table.
Keep it where most convenient on one of the name tag racks.
THANKS!
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CPC Church Service Podcasts
CPC Service podcasts are added weekly to Soundcloud and for posting to the website
on this page. They appear with the most recent service featured at the top of the page, with the illustration from that week's bulletin as an identifier (as shown above).
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The public CPC Facebook page is a great continuing source of information about what is upcoming and what has happened at CPC. Visit it frequently for news and pictures you won't see elsewhere, and share the posts with your friends and on your own Facebook page!
Follow the links to the public page and the CPC family page below:
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CPC Calendar for
November 10 through November 17
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Did You Know?
Cary Presbyterian Church is a part of a larger family of churches comprising the New Hope Presbytery.
From Efland to the Outer Banks, spanning 33 counties, with 122 congregations representing 28,314 members, we are a Mid-Council of the Presbyterian Church (USA) serving eastern North Carolina.
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