Dear friends,
I’m getting so excited about our first midweek gathering coming up next Wednesday night. I hope you’re planning to join us for some in-person time together. We’ll have a worship service on the lawn behind the manse (bring your chair or a blanket!) followed by some fellowship time. Worship starts at 7, so come a little early to mingle or even bring your own dinner!
Did you get a chance to learn about our Summer Mission Project yet? I shared about it last Sunday in worship and then in a special email earlier this week. The Mission Committee is coordinating our effort to collect school supplies that the Peoples Resource Center will use to fill backpacks. There’s more information below. This is a relatively quick project compared to our last two summer mission projects as we need to deliver the items at the end of July. You can bring donations by the church any time and place them in the lockers, or you can ship them directly to the office from an online retailer, or you can contribute cash and we’ll use it to purchase items. Lots of options!
Finally, last Sunday was Trinity Sunday and I promised a link to a fun video about the Trinity showing the complexities of trying to explain it. Click here to enjoy it! As I mentioned on Sunday, my hope when talking about God and the Trinity is to provide some ways to guide your understanding without overwhelming you with too much information. So much of our faith is experiential, so there’s definitely a balance between learning doctrines and living relationships. So glad to be on the journey through this with you!
See you on Sunday! We’ll celebrate communion, so bring your elements with you to your worship space.
Peace,
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Watch our Worship Services Live
Sunday morning @ 9:30 a.m.
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No matter where you may be in the world, you can feel close to PCWS! |
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Plan to join us next Wednesday, June 9 for worship and fellowship:Ice Cream Social - Ice Cream floats & Bags!
If you'd like to help on one, or more than one, evening, visit the online signup! |
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Click the image above for more information! Click here for a flyer to print! |
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Our siblings at Nueva Paz Presbyterian Church in Cuba, especially this week we pray for Gladys, and Tirisay and her parents.
Our men & women serving our country in the Armed Services
The people of Syria, and especially the relatives of PCWS’ Interfaith Women’s Book Group
First responders, nurses, doctors, and others providing care to others
Ann, friend of Joyce & Herb Smyers
Betty Anderson
Brent Young, son-in-law of Larry & Becky Glasscock
Caryle Aitken Wilkie
Don Hizer, friend of Mindy McMahon
Don Swaar, uncle to Jill Dold & Kay Kelly
Family and friends of Antonina Glos, friend of Cheryl, Peter, Erik, & Alex Hanson
Gary Miller, Brother-in-law of Laura Hepburn
George Bruser, uncle of Donna Kanak & Diane Bonner
George Rodighiero, friend of Lori Carsten
H. Edward Jordan, father of Laura Fruit
Holly Oliver, daughter of Mary Kae Headland
The family of Inez Martinez, friend of the Merrifield family
Jake Trego, friend of Tom & Kay Kelly
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Jan Fortina
John Kregg
Joshua Haberkorn, grandson of Shirley Pine
Julie Garino
Kathy Keener, former Interim Pastor PCWS
Laura Querry, daughter of Becky & Larry Glascock
Marc Goldstein, friend of Carol Ulreich
Mary Jo Long
Mary Kate Miller, step-mother of Julie Garino
Mary, dear friend of Bruce Geary
Michael De Vries
Michael, friend of Jane Norman
Nate & Joann Dardick, friends of Laurie Merrifield
Norb Mirlenbrink, Uncle of Lori Carsten
Pat McTiernan, friend of Phyllis DiFrancesco
Pat White, friend of Becky Glasscock
Paulette Erickson, friend of Carol Ulreich
Peter Wilkie
Phil Kasik
Rachel Johnson, friend of Laurie Merrifield
Ron Stone
Ruth Kaduke, niece of Herb & Joyce Smyers
Steve Coates, husband of Stephanie Coates
Steve, friend of McMahon Family
Terry Moore, friend of Mike Pelton
The McLawhorn family, relatives of Julie Kelly & Eric Boeckmann
Wendy Montague, friend of Candice Mares
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If you, or someone you know, would like to be added to the prayer list, please email Michelle Hennessy, and include the following: Name of person, prayer request, whether this is a private (Stephen Ministers are notified) or public (added to the list above) request, and include your name. Members of PCWS and our Stephen Ministers pray regularly for everyone on the public list and those who have requested private prayers.
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6/3 Rick Hughes
6/6 Linda Murray
6/7 Karen Kennedy
6/8 Gary Garbin
6/9 Amelia Kohlsaat
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6/9 Arlene Buehler
6/9 Elena Kovalick
6/10 Michael Kozma
6/12 Marissa Carsten
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Ministry Support
During this time of virtual worship all are invited to continue supporting the mission and ministry of PCWS. There are 2 convenient ways:
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Dropping off or mailing your contributions directly to our church office at 5250 Wolf Road, Western Springs, IL 60558, or
- Donating online - click the button below.
Did you know you can use our giving site to set-up recurring or one-time payments (there's no fee when you use your checking or savings account.) Since we’re not gathering in-person, this would be a good time to set-up electronic payments. Please contact our Financial Secretary Patrick Rivers, with any questions or for instructions for setting up payments through your bank.
If you choose to use a credit card, we appreciate if you will include the amount of the fee charged by the credit card company.
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Thank you for your ongoing support of our ministries, particularly during this uncertain time.
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PCWS Office Closed
The PCWS office remains closed during the pandemic. Our office staff are working remotely and on a limited basis. If you need immediate assistance, please email Pastor Erik or leave a message for him on his church extension which he checks regularly, or call his cell. Staff is checking the U.S. Mail daily. The mailbox is a locking box, so please feel comfortable dropping off correspondence directly (including contributions).
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Remember PCWS in your will and estate planning.
Please contact Pastor Erik for more information.
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