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News & Updates from Your CPC Family
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Worship Services and Communion
Epiphany
Sunday, January 5, 2020
PLEASE NOTE STARTING TIMES
Worship Service
: 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:29 a.m.
Worship Service
: 10:30 a.m.
Worship Service Participants - 8:30 a.m.
Minister:
Rev. Lori Pistor
Director of Music:
Ed Yasick
Lay Reader:
Beth Cleveland
Sound:
Alex Herring
Ushers:
Sue Harley and Rowena Morrison
Worship Service Participants - 10:30 a.m.
Minister:
Rev. Lori Pistor
Director of Music:
Ed Yasick
Special Singing:
Sister Act Ensemble
Julie Henry, Paula Hanson, Amy Horger, Lori Greco,
Sandy Steadman, Deb Luckadoo, Emmie Brown, Suzi Steger
Accompanist:
Nancy Neubauer
Lay Reader:
Ellen Govert
Children in Worship:
Jen Pierce
Sound:
Craig Anderson
Bus Driver:
Jason Riffle
Ushers:
Craig Hofmeister, John Hansen, Russell Diggs, and Peggy Viser
Counters:
Jim Bowdish and Kim Markham
Pastor Nominating Committee minutes and reports
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Christian Faith Formation
for Sunday, January 5.
Faith Together
,an intergenerational class for adults and all children in elementary school, meets upstairs in the Sunday School building art room. Come up the ramp and go to the classroom straight ahead. This week we will begin a new unit of Sunday Lift called "Adventure Awaits." We will travel through scripture hearing stories from Asia and Egypt to learn why people were travelling in the New Testament. This week's lesson will focus on the Magi, as well as how we learn things and who we learn them from can change our perspective.
Adult Classes
Adult I:
meets in the parlor
Bible & Beyond
We'll be using The Bible & the Christian Life by John Stott on the authority, interpretation, and use of scripture in developing a Christian mind and making an impact on society. Stott is a former pastor and respected author. Meets in the Faith Hall of Fame - the former computer lab at the parking lot end of the hallway.
Faith Today Rm. 100
We'll be discussing Revolutionary Kingdom: Following the Rebel Jesus by Mike Slaughter. Starting with the deceptively simple question 'what is a disciple' this study quickly shifts to reflecting on how to live the missional call in the contemporary world.
Faith & Family Rm. 102
We'll be reflecting on Short stories by Jesus from Amy Jill-Levine and reading Jesus most popular parables with an eye to better understanding their original audience and context in order to shape our hearing for our time.
Children in Worship:
The story this week is "Boy Jesus in the Temple," one of the few glimpses we have of Jesus as a child. We will wonder together about how Jesus felt when he was old enough to go to the Temple by himself. We will wonder why Jesus was surprised when his parents didn't know where he was.
Leader: Jen Pierce
Anyone is welcome to join us at any time for listening to the stories, responding to the stories and learning them by retelling. Would you like to be a leader? Children in Worship begins at the same time as sanctuary worship does. We finish up during the hymn following the sermon and return to 'big church' to join the rest of the congregation. Please contact Jen Pierce if you are interested.
jlpierce@carypresbyterian.org
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SAVE THE DATE: ASP 2020 JUNE 21-27
Registration Opens Sunday, January 5
On this 30th year of ASP trips from CPC, we're off to Virginia and we'd love to invite first-timers, as well as returnees, to join us!
The cost is $225, paid at time of registration, and scholarships are available, if needed. Questions about the trip? Contact Alan Bancroft at 615-540-9124 or alan.bancroft@carypresbyterian.org.
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Cool Books Club News
The Cool Books Club will meet
on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at 7 p.m.
at the home of Peg Giesbrecht.
During December we are treating ourselves to a light but meaningful read, and we encourage others to join us
if they so desire.
Our choice this time is
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,
a children's novel written by Barbara Robinson in 1971. It tells the story of six misfit children who volunteer to star in their town's Sunday school Christmas pageant, and end up teaching the town the true meaning of Christmas.
The book was written as a children's book and is on the 4th to 8th grade reading level. It should be enjoyable
on many levels.
If interested or if you need more information,
please call Peg Giesbrecht at 919-859-3951 or Ellen Cline at 919-469-1456.
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CPC Spring Softball News!
For the 14th straight year, CPC will field a team in the Cary spring church softball league! Games are each Tuesday and Thursday evening from the last week of March until mid-June. Games are at Thomas Brooks Park in Cary. Jason Riffle and Justin Hancock have agreed to co-coach the again this year. After games, the team and fans enjoy fellowship at Brixx restaurant nearby. Estimated fees are: $35 for Cary residents and $60 for non-Cary residents. For more information, please contact softball organizer Jason Troiano at 919-600-8148 or
jjtroiano@gmail.com
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Nominations for Nominating Committee Wanted
The CPC Nominating Committee is receiving recommendations of church members to
serve on the 2020 Nominating Committee.
This committee is responsible for
discerning the slate of elders and deacons to be elected by the congregation.
Please
contact chairperson Tim Farless with nominations or email nominations to
office@carypresbyterian.org
Thank you!
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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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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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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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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.
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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
January 5 through January 12
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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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