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News & Updates from Your CPC Family
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Psalm 23:4 by Lisa Kramer
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Summer Worship Service
9th Sunday after Pentecost
10:00 a.m.
August 11, 2019
Ministers: Rev. Lori Pistor, Rev. Mitzi Lesher-Thomas
Homily: Above Earth's Lamentations, Lori Pistor
Piano: Sara Dickson
Scripture Reading: Isaiah 1:1-2, 10-20; Luke 12:22-34
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Charles Pettee, Wendy Shadburn and Terry Allebaugh will be guest musicians in Sunday worship this coming Sunday, August 11, bringing their unique sound and interpretation
of beloved Psalms. From lament to praise, their music enhances the ancient Biblical poetry.
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Esperanza de Guatemala News
Internet access is now available at the Guatemala mission! (Pictured above.) Barbara Carew, Sherry Bradsher, and Tyler Bradsher returned from Quetzaltenango, Guatemala on Tuesday, August 6. (Medora Hix is staying another week.) More photos with reporting from their trip are on the
CPC Family Facebook page, and on the
Esperanza de Guatemala Instagram page.
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Saturday, August 24, 2019 | 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday, August 25, 2019 | 12:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Cary Town Hall Campus, Downtown Cary
Please be sure to visit
John Hansen Photography at Cary's Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival on August 24 and 25. John is generously donating a portion of his sales to Esperanza de Guatemala.
John will be at Booth B217, just off Academy Street.
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Christian Faith Formation News
Not on Sunday Sunday School (NOSS) last day:
Friday, August 9.
NOSS is for younger children and parents, ages 2 to 8. Bible stories, crafts, playground time and snacks/coffee are part of this experience. The program lasts from 10:00 a.m. to noon. For more information or to register, contact Meredith Bullis, meredithmarie2001@yahoo.com.
Adult I Bible Study will continue throughout the summer;
they welcome summer attendees in the Parlor each Sunday morning at 8:45 a.m. Pop-up Bible Study has great attendance on Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. in the Parlor. You are invited to join these.
The Nursery will be held in the Fellowship Hall Annex through
August 18
for convenience, due to work in the preschool wing.
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Help Support Our Neighborhood
Summer Program Families!
We are beginning to collect school supplies.
If you would like to donate some (or all) of the items listed below, that will certainly be appreciated. (Of course cash donations are always accepted too!)
The kinds of things that the children need include: composition books, notebooks, pencils, pens, crayons, markers, folders, 5-subject notebooks, backpacks, calculators, and locks.
Thank you!
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Neighborhood Summer Program (formerly FFF)
(The former Food, Friends, and Fun program, providing meals,
teaching, recreation,
and community building, primarily to our Hispanic neighbors,
is now
the Summer Program -
the name our neighbors requested.)
CPC hosts on Wednesday, August 14, for the last time this summer:
from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Please note that many helpers in a wide range of spots
are needed for next Wednesday
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Thank you
to all those who have generously responded.
Why do we need so many helpers?
This year the Summer Program has exploded!
Last week we had 120 participants, not including volunteers and staff.
(For example, there are 22 youth
in the middle/high school group,
and 21 children in first and second grades alone.
Over 32 women have participated in CPC's learn-to-sew program.
Thank you again for your faithful support!
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Preschool Playground Workday
August 31, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Cary Presbyterian Preschool is looking for volunteers for our Playground Workday. We will meet on the
playground on Saturday, August 31 from 8:30
a.m. to12:00 p.m.
We'll be hauling mulch and sand, weeding, and cleaning playground equipment in order to get our playground ready for the new school year!
Bring gloves, shovels, rakes, pitchforks, trimmers, and a wheelbarrow if you have one! Please call the preschool office at (919) 469-2229 or email Angie Keith to let us know if you can come.
Thank you for supporting the preschool and keeping the playground beautiful for all the church's children!
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Not-So-Silent Retreat Coming this Fall
Feeling stressed? Rushed? Distant from God? Maybe our annual Not-So-Silent Retreat at Cedar Cross in Louisburg is just what you need!
Why should you go? This retreat will provide spiritual enrichment and time to rest, recharge and reconnect in a beautiful autumn setting.
What is a not-so-silent retreat? It is a chance to be quiet and listen for the healing voice of God. There will be talking during our delicious meals. Guided meditation, live music, and optional spiritual direction will be available.
Where is this place? Cedar Cross Retreat Center is located near Louisburg on 50 acres of beautiful woodlands. It is about one hour and ten minutes from Cary Presbyterian Church. Carpooling is available.
Who will go? A small group of 10-12 people.
When is the retreat this year? It is Friday, November 15 from 5:00 p.m. to Saturday, November 16 at 5:00 p.m.
How much does it cost? $85 per person includes overnight lodging and three meals. Monetary help is available.
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Hearing Aid Recycling Opportunity
Do you have hearing aids that you no longer need or want? Wake County Public Schools might be able to offer them to students who have hearing loss.
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Mindfulness Meditation Group News for August
During August, the group will meet every Monday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the High School Youth Room.
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Presbys at the Pub
Wednesday from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Jordan Lake Brewing Company, 320 E. Durham Rd., Cary
Bring your two and four-legged friends of all ages
on the last
August date, the 14th.
AND ON THE SAME DATE and TIME....
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Youth Coffee Fellowship
Wednesday from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Caribou Coffee, 109 SW Maynard Rd., Cary
Last Wednesday to meet in August: the 14th,
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Triple F Group August News
There were nine on hand for a delicious brunch at Brigs Restaurant in July (IHOP was closed for renovation).
Come join us for Brunch on Monday, August 19, at 9:30 a.m. at IHOP.
First fall meeting on Monday, September 16, 10:00 a.m., at CPC in Room 100. Program TBA.
Marilyn Davidson update: In addition to her recognition at CPC on July 14, Marilyn also received the Honorary Life Membership from Cary Presbyterian women in 2001 and received the Outstanding Older Adult Award at the July 2004 New Hope Presbytery Meeting, having been nominated by Cary Presbyterian Church. She was also an active member of the Disciples group led by Janet Robinette. We are very thankful to Marilyn for sharing her many talents with us!
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The Cool Books Club will meet on September 3 at 7:00 p.m. in Peg Giesbrecht's home. Our book of the month is Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others by Barbara Brown Taylor.
After visiting mosques, monasteries and temples with her students, Taylor finds herself both inspired and troubled by what she learns. However, she returns to her own tradition for guidance, finding new meaning in old teachings that have too often been used to exclude religious strangers rather than embracing the divine challenges they present.
If you are interested in this topic, please join us. For more information, call Peg Giesbrecht at 919-859-3951 or Ellen Cline at 919-469-1456.
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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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Send Your News and Announcements
Bulletin and e-Link announcements
for an upcoming bulletin
or newsletter
should be received in office email
by 12:00 noon on the prior Wednesday.
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CPC Calendar for August 11
through August 18
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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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