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News & Updates from Your CPC Family
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All Together Worship Service
and Connections Expo
September 29, 2019
PLEASE NOTE STARTING TIME
Worship Service (Sanctuary) 10:30 to 11:15
Connections Expo (Fellowship Hall) 11:15 to 12:15
(see below for full details)
Ministers: Rev. Lori Pistor, Rev. Mitzi Lesher-Thomas
Homily: Connections, Lori Pistor
Scripture Reading: I Timothy 6:6-19; I Chronicles 29:10-19
Director of Music: Ed Yasick
Youth Choir Director: Julie Henry
Choirs: Chancel Choir, Youth Choir
Lay Reader: Peggy Viser
WHY THE SUNDAY MORNING TIME CHANGES at CPC?
Pastor Nominating Committee minutes and reports
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Sunday, September 29, 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Affirming the Generosity of Gifts at CPC!
Each person has gifts, talents and abilities that create and nourish life in the Spirit.
On Sunday, September 29, worship will be filled with gratitude to God for the many ways our individual gifts work for the whole of this church and its ministries. The morning will have two parts:
- A shorter worship service will segue into the Connections Expo in the Fellowship Hall where everyone can learn more about the various opportunities in the ministry areas of CPC. Sponsored by the Generosity Team, this morning of worship and fellowship encourages each person to explore and discern possibilities of engaging your particular gifts in ministry for CPC.
- Leaders and participants in the various ministry areas will be on hand to provide information and answer questions. Plenty of munchies provided by the Kitchen Katz will feed bodies as the ministry information feeds your imagination.
The Elders responsible for the ministry areas offer the following list of gifts that are abounding and needed in the life of Cary Presbyterian:
What are your gifts? How will you renew, or reconnect, or engage this year?
Come explore!
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Congregational Meeting: Sunday, September 29
The Session has called a Congregational Meeting for Sunday, September 29 to receive and act upon a recommendation from the Nominating Committee to elect Elders and Deacons.
The pictures and biographical information of nominees are provided at this link for your review in preparation for the September 29 meeting.
After many conversations and much discernment Elder Bob Johnson also announced his resignation from the Session at the end of this year. Bob has long served in multiple capacities at CPC and is a valued leader in the congregation. Increased work demands and attention for his mother who is out of state are priorities which now require increased time and focus.
Upon receiving Bob's news, the Nominating Committee immediately sought to fill the 2-year unexpired term. The Committee is pleased to nominate Craig Hofmeister to that position. Craig is added to the slate of nominees who will be presented this coming Sunday, September 29 at the congregational meeting. Craig's bio and picture are included here.
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Craig and his wife Dorothy joined CPC shortly after moving to the area in 2001. Originally from upstate New York, his family were active members of the New Hartford Presbyterian Church and the similar family oriented nature of CPC is what originally drew Craig and Dorothy to join CPC.
Craig has previously served as an elder at CPC and has been active in Buildings and Grounds, Personnel, Ushering, Youth Sunday School, Men's Softball, and ASP over the years. Craig and Dorothy met in college through a mutual friend and have three children; Kylie (20) is a junior at NC State, CJ (17) is a senior at Apex High and Jesse (14) is a freshman at Apex High. The family enjoys camping and boating and spends many weekends traveling for the kids' sports teams.
Craig is a fire protection engineer and is a partner in a small consulting engineering firm. He looks forward to serving on session again and helping with the transition to CPC's new pastor.
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Fair Trade Table in Connections Expo
Visit the Fair Trade table in Fellowship Hall during Connections Expo. They will have coffee (ground, whole bean; regular, decaffeinated), tea, chocolate bars, and cocoa. Cash, checks, debit and credit cards welcome.
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Christian Faith Formation
Sunday School is for all! Start time is 9:29 am. Classes end after 50 minutes.
- If you were not able to be here for Kick-off Sunday and want to register children and youth for Sunday School classes, please do so in the Narthex this week and next. After that you must register through the office.
- Faith Together is a new intergenerational class which meets in the Fellowship Hall annex for adults and children (grades kindergarten or first grade through fifth grade). The class will share food, Bible study, play, and prayer. Our curriculum suggests to those attending this class: please invite another family (part of CPC or not) to attend with you!
Adult Classes
This week: September 22
Adult
I meets in the Parlor,
Bible and Beyond offers a study of The History of Christianity, covering the period of the New Testament, in the Library.
Faith & Families is considering Faithful Families, Creating Sacred Moments at Home, in Room 102 (new location), and is now considering its next topic.
Faith Today continues Models of Revelation, led by Dr. Duane Hix. The class is not about the book of Revelation, but about how God is revealed to us, both historically and personally, sometimes without our conscious awareness of it.
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.
ProFuture Adult Study (from Living the Questions): Coming Tuesday evenings, beginning October 15, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., led by the Rev. Deky Hall.
ProFuture Faith: The Prodigal Species Comes Home
Having "squandered our inheritance on profligate living," we are a prodigal species. Industrial civilization and our insatiable appetites have us hurtling toward irreversible consequences - not in some distant future but right now. The good news is it's not too late. At the intersection of science, spirituality, and sustainability is a deep love of life and a passion for our posterity is a ProFuture Faith. Join eco-theologian, author, and TEDx speaker, Rev. Michael Dowd in a dynamic DVD and internet-based discussion course that bridges the gap between head and heart, science and faith. Participants will be guided on a journey that accepts what is inevitable, avoids what is futile, and be inspired to attend to what is urgent. Come home to reality. Embrace a ProFuture Faith!
Dates:
Tuesday for 8 weeks, Oct 15, 22, 29, Nov 5, 12, 19, Dec 3 and 10.
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. each week (Room 100)
Children in Worship
The story this week is
The Creation
. This week we move into the Old Testament stories, often using the Desert Box, a favorite of the children.
We would appreciate more leaders. Full training is offered. 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.
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Dorcas Ministries
Did you know? We support Dorcas Ministries in several ways. Each month we collect food for the
Dorcas pantry
. You can bring items anytime, but we especially remind you to
bring food on the first Sunday of the month (next week, October 6)
. There is a barrel in the Narthex near the coat rack waiting to be filled up!
Esperanza de Guatemala
Scholarship Sponsors: Letters and photos of our Guatemalan students are available for you in the Narthex. We have nearly all the students' photos and many letters. Look for your name and your student's name.
Guatemala Update, Oct. 13: Plan now to stay after the later worship service on October 13 for an informal update on our Guatemala mission from those who went in July/August. We have exciting news to share and something to show you! We'll gather in the Fellowship Hall.
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Be The Hands is
November 2:
Home Furniture/Furnishings Drive has begun: You can help!
CPC's third Be The Hands
Service and Fellowship Day will take place on Saturday, November 2. This year we will again work with Church World Services to set up a home for a new refugee family. Together, we'll have the honor of creating one of the first experiences of hospitality and welcome that a family will encounter when they first arrive in the U.S.
Between now and November 2, we'll be collecting furniture and other household items needed to make a house a home. Please contact deacon Mike Callis (
[email protected] or
919-244-1748
) to arrange pick-up or drop off any new or gently used
items listed here at this link
that you can spare.
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The Cool Books Club will meet on October 1 at the home of Peg Giesbrecht. We will read and discuss
The Christ of India: The Story of Original Christianity by Abbot George Burke.
This book tells the story of the life of Jesus and his Apostle Saint Thomas in India during the "Lost Years" of Jesus' life, and how the Dharma of India became part of Saint Thomas' Christianity. The book is available in paperback online and in Kindle and Nook versions.
If you would like to join us, please contact
Peg Giesbrecht at 919-859-3951 or Ellen Cline at 919-215-2324.
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What Can't Wait? Preparing for Advent!
We'll be creating beautiful paper lace banners to enhance our worship this Advent and Christmas season. If you're interested in helping, join us any of the following days:
- Thursday, Oct 3 or 10 at 7:00 p.m.
- Sunday, Oct. 6 or 13 at 6:00 p.m.
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SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, October 3!
Esperanza de Guatemala Day
at City Barbeque, 1305 Kildaire Farms Rd, Cary
10:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
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Be sure to mark your calendars for Esperanza de Guatemala day
at City Barbeque,
Thursday, October 3.
City BBQ will donate
25% of sales to Esperanza.
Hope to see you there!
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CPC Social Justice Group Meeting: October 4
The next meeting of CPC's Social Justice group will be October 4
at 2 p.m. in the CPC Parlor. The Social Justice Ministry is dedicated to respectful communication forums around issues of social justice, open to the church and the broader community. Past events subjects included human trafficking, Clarence Darrow, immigration, race relations, gun safety, and health care. Meetings are open to all who are interested.
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Men's Breakfast: Saturday, Oct. 5, 8:00 a.m.
Join us for a good country breakfast and conversation about the recent survey and what comes next. There'll be: scrambled eggs with add-ons (mushrooms, spinach, cheese), home fries, cheese grits, biscuits and gravy, fresh fruit, jams and black-strap molasses, juice and coffee.
Chef Al will be in the house but needs a few extra hands for prep and clean-up. Willing? Sign-up here at this SignUpGenius link.
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Save the Date! Oct. 26, Medora's Retirement Party!
Please plan to join the celebration:
Saturday evening, October 26, 5:30 p.m. at CPC in the Fellowship Hall.
All CPC families (young and old) invited. An Italian dinner and lots of chocolate desserts (both are Medora's favorites!).... followed by dancing!
Wear blue! It's Medora's favorite color!
More details coming soon.
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Important Blood Drive News
The CPC Fall Blood Drive will be Wednesday, November 6, from
2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
IMPORTANT: PLEASE DO NOT HAVE GIVEN BLOOD AFTER SEPTEMBER 11
and please don't visit your dentist the week leading up to November 6.
Watch for sign-ups soon, both for donating blood and for volunteering at the drive. Thank you!
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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.
During October, Room 209 will be used for storage for Be The Hands day, and will not be available for scheduling.
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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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NC Presbyterian Historical Society Fall Meeting, Oct. 12
The North Carolina Presbyterian Historical
Society will hold its Fall Meeting on Saturday, Oct. 12, at Davie Street Presbyterian Church, Raleigh,N.C. We'll be celebrating the very interesting 151-year history of Davie St. and the early history of African-American Presbyterian congregations in North Carolina.Registration is $16, including morning coffee and lunch.The schedule, registration form, and address are on our website at www.ncphsociety.org, or contact our secretary,Flo Durway, 919-977-8897,
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Dorcas Ministries Thanksgiving Fundraiser, Nov. 6
Cary Presbyterian is a from-the-beginning supporter of Dorcas Ministries.
Interested in attending the breakfast w/ other CPC folks?
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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 [email protected] 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 September 29
through October 6
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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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