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WEAR RED!
This Sunday, May 28, is Pentecost Sunday. Peter Henry will be preaching his sermon based on Numbers 11:24-30.
This Sunday we will receive the Pentecost Offering, a PC(USA) denomination-wide offering which supports ministries with at-risk children, youth, and young adults. 60% of the offering goes to denomination-wide programming including the Presbyterian Youth Triennium. The mission committee has designated Children’s Hope Alliance as the recipient of 40% of DCPC’s offering. To learn more about Children’s Hope Alliance and their great work throughout North Carolina go to https://www.childrenshopealliance.org/. Please consider a generous gift.
We will celebrate the sacrament of baptism with Lucy O’Neill, Elizabeth O’Neill and Elza O’Neill, daughters of Jeanette and Mike O’Neill, at our
11:00 a.m. service of worship.
All of our services will be live-streamed to our You Tube channel and Facebook page. Also, you may listen to our worship service on WDAV (89.9 FM or wdav.org) at 11:00.
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Adult Sunday School – all Sunday School classes meet at 9:45 am.
· Maloney Class meets in the Parlor. Heather McKee teaches this Sunday on Saul of Tarsus (Day of Pentecost,) Acts 9:1–31.
· The Pines Class meets in the Davidson Room on the Pines campus. Richie King teaches this Sunday on Saul of Tarsus (Day of Pentecost,) Acts 9:1–31.
Summer ABC Class – will start on Sunday, June 25 at 9:45 am in Room 216 and via Zoom. Our summer class is Bible Stories for Grown Ups: Reading Scripture with New Eyes where we will look at familiar Bible stories and reveals new details and interpretations for an adult audience. This six-week Bible study will consider stories many read as children including Noah's Ark, the binding of Isaac, Jonah and the big fish, Jesus and Zacchaeus, Jesus healing a blind man, and the parable of the talents. We will reimagine these stories and opens new visions to understand well known pieces of Scripture in our current cultural environment. An optional participant guide is available in the church office for $12.00. Click here to register today!
Fall Wednesday Bible Study – will resume on Wednesday, September 6 and we will be studying the gospel of Matthew. Follow this link to register today!
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The church offices are closed on Monday, May 29,
in honor of Memorial Day.
They will reopen on Tuesday, May 30 at 8:30 a.m.
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A Prayer for Memorial Day
Gracious God, on this “the unofficial start of summer,” we remember that for many, Memorial Day is a day of grief and somber remembering. Even as many celebrate a day off from work or school, there are people in our midst who keenly miss someone with whom they wish they could celebrate. We give thanks for the men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. We dare not forget the very real and human cost of war. May we never become complacent to the loss of men and women whose death in far away places forever alters the lives of their friends and families here at home. We pray for peace, especially as war continues year after year. We ask for the courage to work for peace, to care for those devastated by conflicts around the globe, and to love even our enemies as Christ commands. On this Memorial Day, may we remember and give thanks for those who served and died so that we can live in freedom today and every other day of the year as well. Amen.
By Jill Duffield, former editor of the Presbyterian Outlook
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Flags In – Davidson College War Memorial
May 29 @ 2:30 p.m., Davidson College – War Memorial
Join area veterans and families as flags are placed at the Davidson College War Memorial. At 3:00 p.m. local trumpet player – Ben Mitchell returns to perform “Taps.” Ben first performed “Taps” at the Davidson College War Memorial on Memorial Day 2019 – when he was 11 years old. In 2021 Ben’s performance was featured on the CBS Evening News as part of their “Taps Across America” program.
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Join us June 4th after the 11:00 service over at the congregation house. We will have seating at tables inside for 200 and we invite those who are able to bring a chair or blanket to enjoy the picnic outside on the lawn beside the congregation house. There will be music and a kids zone, so be sure to mark your calendar for this fun event! Please bring a side dish if your last name begins with A-M and a dessert if your last name begins with N-Z. Please remember to provide serving utensils and place your name on the dish. Drop off food in front of the congregation house beginning at 9:30 that morning.
Sponsored by the Fellowship Committee
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Celebrating a Mission Partner –
La Escuelita
DCPC has had a close relationship with La Escuelita Bilingual Preschool since it was started almost ten years ago as a church outreach program. The science-based preschool’s mission is to provide affordable preschool education to at-risk Hispanic children. Entering kindergarten prepared and speaking English benefits them as well as their classmates. It impacts their long-term educational success and trajectory for future success. As you will see from this WBTV-Charlotte film clip, we are achieving something important together!
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Volunteers Needed!
Click below to sign up.
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Prayer Partners Needed
This last Sunday, May 21, we commissioned our international mission teams, heading to Nicaragua in June and Kenya in July.
If you would like to be a prayer partner for one of our Mission Team participants please contact Robert Alexander at ralexander@dcpc.org.
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From the Session: The Presbyterian Church (USA), our denomination, has been on a long journey of affirmation and inclusion of our LGBTQIA+ siblings, including the 2010 decision of the General Assembly (GA), the highest governing council of the PC(USA), to give presbyteries and churches the flexibility to ordain LGBTQIA+ ministers of word and sacrament, ruling elders and deacons. DCPC has been part of that journey, with the Session (our governing board) voting in 2015 to perform same-gender marriages (following 2014 GA action permitting this) and in 2019 adopting the statement “We are a welcoming, affirming and inclusive community of faith where all are one in Christ.” As a next step in our own journey, the Session of DCPC, at the request of the Social Justice Committee, voted to affiliate with the Covenant Network of Presbyterians, a network of Presbyterian churches committed to engaging, educating and equipping the wider church in its ministries of welcome of our LGBTQIA+ siblings. You can check out this set of FAQs to learn more about the Covenant Network and the decision of the Session. More specific questions can be directed to the clerk of Session, Larry Cain (lacain@davidson.edu) or the moderator of Session, Peter Henry (phenry@dcpc.org). | |
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Leave a Legacy Month - What Will You Give to Those Who Come Next?
May is the month when many organizations take time to focus on estate planning and the legacy we can leave behind through planned giving. As a community of faith, DCPC understands well the importance of our sustained, long-term impact on our community. This is why we have an endowment fund and the 1837 Legacy Society to help fund that endowment.
The 1837 Legacy Society is a committed group of members and friends who have created provisions in their estate plans or established planned gifts to benefit the mission of DCPC. We would like to welcome new members to the 1837 Legacy Society! You can learn more about the 1837 Legacy Society, including how to join, here. You can also click on the video link below.
Our planned giving newsletter has a recap of our 2022 highlights, a reminder of our goals and a list of our current members. Click on the button below for that newsletter.
Thank you to everyone who has, or is considering, supporting our ministries into the future!
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Since 1949, Mental Health Awareness Month has been observed in the US. Every year during the month of May, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) joins the national movement to raise awareness about mental health, fight stigma, provide support, educate the public and advocate for policies that support the millions of people in the US affected by mental illness. In About Mental Illness, NAMI shares information on warning signs, types of mental health conditions, treatments, recovery, and how to support those who are struggling. NAMI offers classes and support groups for individuals struggling with mental health challenges and their families. You can find local classes and groups at NAMI Charlotte and NAMI Lake Norman/Iredell | | | | |
