DCPC
Faith and Families Newsletter
September 15, 2017
In this Issue:
Letter from Robert
Parenting in Community
Dear Friends,
              Many of us enjoy Facebook and Instagram. Even if we don’t we enjoy looking at photo albums or pictures of families in their homes. These pictures usually tell a beautiful story about a family but they do not always give a full picture. What if our Facebook pages or photo albums shared the story of our worst days or our biggest failures? What if they shared our greatest sins or the severity of our brokenness? The truth is… even though we probably wouldn’t enjoy looking at those pictures nearly as much we would be more honest and able to celebrate the ways that God has been with us and helped us work through our dark moments and days.
              This Sunday parents are invited into a conversation with each other during youth group time (5:30-6:30 on Sunday evening). While our middle and high school youth gather, parents are invited to gather to share their triumphs and their struggles and to see that we are all in this together – through the good, the bad, and the ugly. It’s called Parents Group !
              The first session is entitled “The Stock Family Syndrome.” It helps us consider how we sometimes compare ourselves to an image of a “perfect family” like one that you might find in a stock photo. Is our energy best used by chasing after an image that isn’t even real? How can we celebrate our blemishes and imperfections and support one another towards healthy and whole families? How can we open our families to God’s presence and to the larger community of faith?
              I hope that you will come and be a part of the conversation.

To God be the Glory!
Robert
 
UPCOMING STUFF-SAVE THE DATE!
Wednesday Night Live is off to a great start!
               Our midweek programs are off to a great start! Join us each Wednesday for Kid’s Club , Children’s Choirs , and Wednesday Night Live Dinners and Devotion ! It is a great way to spend your Wednesday evening. This year, children of all ages can benefit from homework help from Davidson College Students. CLICK HERE TO RSVP for dinner. We can’t wait to get started! See you then!   
September is Hunger Action Month!
It’s Hunger Action Month! Here are some things you and your family can do!
1-   Give to 10 cents a meal!
2-   Bring canned goods to place in our “Loaves and Fishes” carts that are located outside of the church each Sunday morning. Faithful volunteers take these food items to Ada Jenkins Loaves and Fishes food pantry each week to help feed members of our community.
3-   Volunteer to serve at the Mooresville Soup Kitchen or at Angels & Sparrows in Huntersville.
4-   Glean with us and the Society of St. Andrews on September 23 rd . We need 20 people to go with us and help clear a field of its produce for a local food pantry.
5-   Plan to help out with our annual CROP Walk on October 14 th !
6-   Learn about the ways that our Global partnerships in Kenya and Nicaragua help feed others in those communities through our mission funds. Come to one of our upcoming presentations to learn more.
7-   Write a letter to your elected officials encouraging them to support measures that help those who are hungry. Participate in our “Offering of Letters” Sunday on September 24 th and help change policies that will make a positive difference in the lives of those who are most vulnerable.
 
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! Gleaning with Society of St. Andrews 
WILL YOU LET ME KNOW THAT YOU CAN HELP?? Would your family be willing to join us for gleaning in the fields to help those who are hungry? We need a minimum of 20 people to help on the morning of September 23 rd ! It is about 2-3 hours of your time to work in a field (we do not yet know the crop). It is a family friendly event for all ages. Please contact Robert at ralexander@dcpc.org if you are interested and let him know how many people to expect. Thank you.

New Group for Parents of 5th Graders and Down!

Save the Date for the first Connections social gathering on September 23 rd at 6pm. Dinner will be served. BYOB and join the fun! Children are welcome, but the party is focused on providing fun for the parents :) Childcare will not be provided at the social.

If this is interesting to you, please join us on September 23 rd @ The Dellingers' Home, 17015 Winged Thistle Court, Davidson, NC 28036. If you have interest in joining the Connections Steering Committee or just want to share ideas for the group before our Social, please reach out to Pastor John Ryan or Lacey Dellinger .

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.

Amy Holthouser and Family – Amy’s grandmother (Tom Norwood’s mother) passed away this past week. Please keep their family in prayer.

Fran Morris – Fran is the mother of Brigid Tinkler. She has been in the hospital this past week.

Jerry Neal - Jerry is the father of Jay Neal. He has been in the hospital this past week after a fall and has just been moved out of ICU.

Sarah Nuttall and Family – Sarah’s grandmother passed away this past week. Please keep their family in prayer.
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