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News & Updates from Your CPC Family
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Holiness and Justice: The Deeper Paths by Ric Stott
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Worship Service and Communion
Scout Recognition Sunday
Sunday, February 16, 2020
PLEASE NOTE STARTING TIMES
Worship Service: 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:29 a.m.
Worship Service
: 10:30 a.m.
Service Participants - 8:30 a.m.
Ministers:
Rev. Mitzi Lesher-Thomas, Rev. Dr. Duane Hix
Director of Music:
Ed Yasick
Lay Reader:
Duncan Hutchinson
Sound:
Jake Sugg
Ushers:
Beth Cleveland and Phil Campbell
Service Participants - 10:30 a.m.
Ministers:
Rev. Mitzi Lesher-Thomas, Rev. Dr. Duane Hix
Director of Music:
Ed Yasick
Choir:
Chancel Choir
Lay Readers:
Alan Burton and Bryce Clinton
Children in Worship:
Jen Pierce
Sound:
Jason Troiano
Bus Driver:
John Hansen
Ushers:
Boy
Scout Troop 232
Counters:
Camille Lambe and Louis Lambe
Message: Choices,
Rev. Mitzi Lesher-Thomas
Scripture Readings: Psalm 119:1-8; Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Pastor Nominating Committee minutes and reports
The 2019 Annual Report is available for review at this link.
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This Week's YAF Youth News
Each week Alan sends out the YAF newsletter.
There's a lot of great information
about what's going on (and what's upcoming)
with CPC youth.
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High School Class of 2020
At this year's Youth Sunday service on February 23,
we will offer up prayers
of thanksgiving and words of encouragement
for this year's class of graduating seniors.
We hope you will join us as we celebrate the following graduates:
Emma Anderson, Betsy Bowdish, Jake Bryant,
Ella Burton, Valerie Campbell, Laylani Callaway, Carter Hancock,
CJ Hofmeister, Anna Kelly, Mackenzie Lesher-Thomas, Bailey Rathbone,
Jackson Spencer, Ella Troiano, Corrine Walker
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Christian Faith Formation
for Sunday, February 16
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.
We're finishing up the unit called "Snuggle Up with God." In this session we'll talk about what keeps us up at night. We talk about how God comforted Eli and Samuel and how God comforts us.
Adult Classes
Adult I:
A Bible-based uniform lesson series by Cokesbury. Kim Herring leads. Meets in the Parlor.
Adult Classes (except Adult I): Feb. 16 and 23
Hospitality, Inclusion, Insiders and Outsiders
All are key themes in our Christian faith and...
in Harry Potter.
Join Pastors Alan Bancroft and Mitzi Lesher-Thomas in the Fellowship Hall for an all-in adult/youth time of Faith Formation beginning at 9:29 a.m.
Never read the books or seen the movies? No worries, a brief recap is all you'll need to dive into discussion of these universal themes. Feel free to don your house colors and bring your wand, or your skepticism, questions, and concerns.
Children in Worship:
The story this week is the parable of the Good Samaritan. A lawyer knew that the most important law is to love God and love our neighbors, but he asked Jesus who his neighbor was. Together we'll wonder if the person left by the side of the road has a name. We'll wonder how a Samaritan could be a neighbor.
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.
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Art Project Update
Thanks to those who either came to do some artwork last Sunday or took paper to create something at home. We had a great response and only have 4 frames left to fill! (Selected art pictured above.)
Please contact
Jen Pierce
if you are interested in helping to fill those last few
frames. A reminder to those you took paper home that the finished products are due back by Sunday February 23.
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Widowhood Social Group: February 22, 2020
Dinner at 5:30 p.m.
An ongoing ministry of Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church which understands widowhood can be lonely, especially on Saturday nights! The Widowhood Social Group meets to share a meal, play games, and enjoy the company of those who 'get it.' All widows and widowers are invited.
Please bring a favorite dish to share that serves 6 to 8 people (no cooking required
- you can bring an item from a grocery store). Dessert and beverages will be provided.
RSVP by Monday Feb. 17
, by email or phone to Jill Kaufman, at [email protected] or 443-510-6466. We need this info for table setup.
Can't attend this time but want to know when the next one is - email Jill and she'll add you to the list!
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Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner, February 25
Our Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner will be held on February 25 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Tickets are available at the door that evening: $4.00 for adults, $2.00 for children ages 2 to 12, under 2 free, $15 max per family.
Proceeds and donations will go towards the CPC's mission work in Guatemala. Volunteers are needed to help with set-up, cooking, serving, and clean-up. If you can help, please sign up using SignUp Genius. Here is the link.
Please join us for an enjoyable family evening!
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Resilience Event: Sunday, March 8, Noon to 2:00 p.m.
On Sunday, March 8, our CPC Social Justice Ministry Team, along with the Resilience Ministry Team from St. Paul's Episcopal Church, will offer a program from noon to 2:00 p.m. that examines the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Research shows that all communities experience ACEs. We are no exception.
The first part of the program in the CPC sanctuary will include a short video that summarizes much of the information in the hour-long documentary "Resilience" shown on PBS in November. Some may need to leave after the video, but we hope you will stay for lunch in Fellowship Hall followed by information on Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) and using them to help counteract the negative impacts of ACEs. Breakout discussions will follow in which smaller groups will share ideas about how to respond to children and youth from preschool through high school who appear to be experiencing some type of distress.
Childcare will be provided, but you must indicate it will be needed when you register via Eventbrite. We encourage you to register early as seating may be limited.
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Cool Books Club News
The Cool Books Club will meet on Tuesday, March 3, at 7:00 p.m. at the home of Peg Giesbrecht. Our book this month is Educated
by Tara Westover. Her memoir reveals her lifelong struggles to overcome her harsh upbringing and her desire to be free to live her own life and still be accepted by her Mormon birth family.
Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara's older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she'd traveled too far, if there was still a way home.
If you would like to join our discussion, or need more information, please contact Peg Giesbrecht at 919-859-3951 or Ellen Cline at 919-469-1456.
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Please Note Change of Date
Kitchen Katz Annual Kitchen Cleanup: Saturday, March 7
The Kitchen Katz are holding their annual deep cleaning
(and a bit of reorganizing) of the church kitchen and are yowling for your help.
They plan to be on the job from 10:00 a.m. until noon on Saturday, March 7.
If you're available and can spare a bit of your time and energy, we will be most grateful.
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Coffee Fellowship is Changing!
- We're focusing on 2nd Sundays and All Together Sundays.
- Different folk will coordinate each month.
If you expressed interest on your Time and Talent form don't be surprised if you get a call! Interested now? Reach out to one of the coordinators!
February - Duncan & Sandy Hutchinson; March - Meredith McGill & Jerry Slaymaker; April - Rhonda Hinnant; May - Audrey Saussman
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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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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.
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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
February 16 through February 23
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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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