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The Presbyterian Church of Okemos
April 2015 - Volume 15, Issue 4
The Grapevine
Some Thoughts on Faith
There are few marks left in the world today that
display the differences between Roman Catholic and
Protestant communities. One can still walk through a
cemetery and recognize that difference. Roman Catholic
dead have their graves marked by crosses, crucifixes,
references to purgatory and prayers for the dead.
Protestant graves include quotes from Scripture etched
into the headstones.
The earliest Christian communities, however, marked
the old catacombs with 3 common symbols: the fish, the
vine, and the Good Shepherd. The Greek word for fish –
IKTHUS – uses 5 Greek letters that represent the first
letter of 5 Greek words which summarize Christian
theology: “Jesus Christ, God’s Son, Savior.” The
vine evoked the words of Christ as he taught his
disciples in John’s Gospel: “I am the vine and
you are the branches. Cut off from me, you
can accomplish nothing. So abide in me and
bear much fruit.”
But it was the image of the Shepherd that
spoke most vividly to early Christians. It was
an image that suggested the recovery of lost
sheep, tender care and protection, green
pastures and fresh waters, and the willing
sacrifice of one who values the flock more
than his own life. In a word, the Good
Shepherd was the whole picture of a Savior.
The kindness, the courage, the grace, love,
and beauty of the Good Shepherd was to the
early church, what the creeds, prayer books,
and hymnals mean to present day Christians.
Each Easter season, this image of the Good Shepherd is
one of the more prevalent images found in the texts and
hymns for the season. The 4th Sunday of Easter is always
designated as “Good Shepherd Sunday” and it invites the
preacher to connect readings of Psalm 23 with the 10th
Chapter of John’s Gospel, where Jesus reveals his identity
as the Good Shepherd.
Living in the 21st century, the image of “Shepherd”
seems archaic. Most of us do not know any shepherds or
think much about shepherding animals outside of the
context of Church. In our time, the image is merely
sentimental, a subject for stained-glass windows and
flowery hymns, but irrelevant to our daily lives.
I think, however, there is a reason why the “Shepherd”
is the most noticeable “symbol” in our church building
and for our congregation’s self-understanding. Sometime
in the 1980s, this congregation bought the drift-wood
statue that stands just outside the sanctuary. It was carved
by Father Bohdin Kosiki from drift wood that he collected
along the shores of Lake Superior. His carvings are found
in churches – Protestant and Catholic – all over East
Lansing and Meridian Township. In the fall of 2013, two
MSU journalism students visited our church to work on an
article that has since become part of a book published this
winter: One Community, One Week, Many Faiths: The
Diversity of Worship and Belief. The first time she was in
our building, photographer Elizabeth Izzo was
immediately drawn to the statue and she took many
pictures of it, including one that was published in
the book.
I suggest a few ideas. The shepherd purposely has
no face. Father Kosiki works in the tradition known
as apophatic spirituality. It is a spirituality that
seeks for the holy in a sparcity of images, in the
absence of clarity. The worshiper is invited to
imagine a face; perhaps to even see the face of the
neighbor on this blank canvas. We are invited to see
“the least of these,” the ones Jesus calls his brothers
and sisters in so many parables and teachings.
The shepherd holds a lamb. The shepherd is not alone,
but is in a relationship with the sheep, the lamb. This
shepherd is working, active, involved.
The shepherd’s gaze is fixed outward, beyond the
doors and walls of the church. This is a shepherd who
restores the lost and is still looking for more who may also
be lost. The shepherd reminds us that wherever we go, we
are in the house of God. The entire natural world is sacred
space in which God is present.
This cluster of theological ideas has been an identity
around which this congregation has come to know itself. It
is an image that need not be discarded old, or tired, or
irrelevant. Rather, it may just be an image that will
continue to guide us deep into this new century, as we
seek for new occasions of caring for the earth, for one
another, and for the life of faith.
See you in church,
Joys & Concerns
Holding in Prayer:
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Bethany (Gierman) Ammerman
Rob Donaldson
Rick Gierman
Carolyn Henderson
Madelyn Shumaker –great-granddaughter of Clyde
and Harriet McDaniel
Dick Stuart
Congratulations to:
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Katy and Luke Salter on the birth of Owen Peter
John Salter. Grandparents include Sue and Peter
Cobbett.
Maggie and Ryan Walder on the birth of Louise
Anderson Walder. Grandparents include Tom and
Jill Schaberg.
Bill & Emily Detrisac and big brother Matthew on
the birth of Annabelle Rose Detrisac, born March 20.
Grandparents include Sandy & Dave Detrisac.
Sympathy to:
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Becky McAdams on the death of her father
Lance Boldrey on the death of his grandfather
Dee Careathers on the death of her aunt
Jeff Conroy-Krutz on the death of his great uncle
Women’s Supper Out
Who: All women; members and friends
What: Dinner Out!
Where: Ai Fusion (next to Hobby Lobby on Grand
River)
When: 5:30pm Monday, April 20
Please contact Barbara Dorr if
you plan on attending, so she can
make arrangements.
Women’s Connection meets
Sunday, April 26, 12:30.
Our featured PCO member is Andrea Kaitany, who
will speak on her life, faith and work in Kenya.
Please save the date, mark your calendar, and look
forward to an inspiring afternoon.
All women are welcome and encouraged to invite
friends.
Jazz Sunday climbs to the top of the Charts
Recent news out of Compact Disc Central in
the church office has shown that the recording of
the worship service on February 15th, during
which a four-piece jazz group participated by
performing its own selection of special music, has
resulted in a large demand for the recording. Jazz
Sunday was the occasion, and the quartet not
only accompanied the congregation on hymns,
but it did a lively postlude in which each
musician got some solo time for improvisation.
Another memorable selection was the drummer’s
solo, “Mama Told Me There Would be Days Like
This,” which inspired Rob’s sermon. You’ll want
a souvenir disc of this service as a fond
remembrance of one of our finest hours, thanks to
Dr. Marlene Brewbaker, Josh Palkki, and others.
Be advised, compact discs are produced weekly
for those unable to attend worship and delivered
to church members via The Deacons. See me if
you have any special requests.
–Fred Ruppert
Let’s go to Camp!
Summer camp registration is going on for Camp
Greenwood - Don't miss out on the fun! There
are several options this year including some
new ones like "Music in the Woods" for ages 9
-16 and Just for Me for ages 4-6 with an
adult. Available discounts include registering
BEFORE April 1 to save $25, bringing a friend
to camp, and family discounts. Check out the
camp WEB site for all the session and
registration information at
www.campgreenwood.org. Camp
Greenwood is a Ministry of the Lake Michigan
Presbytery; 13564 MacClain Rd, Gowen MI
49326.
Family Camp: May will be here before we know
it. That means that Family Camp is right
around the corner! Adults and children have
plenty of fun activities and bonding moments
with our PCO Church Family. Family camp is
May 22nd to 24th. Register early to secure a
room in Focus Hall. All are welcome! http://
www.campskyline.org/familycamps/4587779567 Register online.
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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Adult Classes
Youth & Children’s Ministries
Sunday Mornings at 11:30 a.m.
A special thank you to all who participated in our
Lenten series on courage. Your stories of strength and
struggle on Sunday mornings and Tuesday nights
inspired us and caused us to examine our living. We
invite everyone to join us for Adult Sunday
School. After Easter, we will be talking about the
weekly scripture and sermon.
On April 19 and 26, Rev. Rob Carlson will be
leading a class on the distinctives of our church and
denomination for those who are interested or thinking
about joining the church.
WELCOME SPRING!!
Our youth are preparing for Youth Sunday
on April 26. They are planning the worship
service, decorating Fellowship Hall and having
it be a celebration of our Youth In Mission.
They went to East Lansing High School's
production of THE WIZ. Jelimo Kaitany and
Jonathan Townley were both a big part in
making it a success.
Family Camp at Skyline is coming up May
22-24. Oh surprise! This year Memorial Day
weekend is a week earlier than we are used to...
so heads up, get your registration in
now. Olivia Meland, Grace Townley, Rebecca
Stokes Jonathan Townley and Clarisse Pendo
put on a great Minute for Mission to get us
enthused about camp!
The youth have the eggs all filled and ready
to go for the Easter Egg Hunt being held right
after the 10am service on Easter morning.
Sunday School and Youth Group will not meet
on Easter Sunday but will resume on April 12.
Other Educational Opportunities:
Conversation & Contemplation, All are invited from
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday mornings
with Rev. Alice Townley facilitating. We are
currently using the book IN THE SANCTUARY OF
WOMEN by Jan Richardson. We spend time in
prayer, silence, scripture, and discussion.
Thursday Morning Adult Bible Study, with Rev. Rob
Carlson at 9:30am, in Room 108. Looking at New
Testament texts centered around Jesus and his
identity as the Prince of Peace.
Book Club Session:
12:30 p.m., April 12: We will discuss THIS IS THE
STORY OF A HAPPY MARRIAGE, by Ann Patchett
(also see The Book Nook on page 7) in Room 108.
Writing Life Stories:
12:30 p.m., March 29: We will write about courage
and discuss such material, Room 108.
Keep alert,
stand firm in your faith,
be courageous, be strong.
Let all that you do be done in love.
I Corinthians 16:13, 14
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Youth Group on April 19 will meet right
after the Sunday School Hour to do the dress
rehearsal for Youth Sunday.
All Sunday School teachers, just a reminder
our next CE Meeting is on Wednesday April 29
at 7 pm.
This year our Vacation Bible School will
take us to Holy Lands during the time when
Jesus was preaching. It will be held from June
15-18 and 21. The family lunch will be
Thursday June 18 at noon. Mark your calendar
now!! If you are interested in helping out in
any way please let me know at
[email protected] or 517-643-0562. [We are
in need of tents and/or canopies. Do you have one
we can borrow?] It is a delightful time for young
and old alike!!
For all of you on vacation during Spring
Break. . . ENJOY!!
MISSION COMMITTEE UPDATE
At its March meeting, the Mission Committee welcomed
Michael McDaniel, son of Rev. Clyde McDaniel and Harriet
McDaniel of our church. He spoke about the chapel being built
in rural Guatemala adjacent to a medical clinic, the Clinica
Medica Salvatore, which delivers much needed medical services.
This chapel would memorialize his brother, the late Reverend
Martin McDaniel, who had supported the clinic (which was
being built by his father-in-law) and travelled there. Mike
McDaniel emphasized that the chapel is being built by
community members and reflects their direction regarding
needs. The first floor will house the worship area and the
second floor, a fellowship hall, open for a variety of uses,
including vocational education. A newly constructed dormitory
on the grounds can house visiting mission groups. With the
addition of the chapel, the complex of buildings can then help
meet a range of community needs—spiritual and social, as well
as the physical needs met by the clinic.
If you wish to contribute to the construction of the
chapel, you can write a check to the Presbyterian Church of
Okemos, with “Rev. McDaniel Chapel” in the notation line.
If you would prefer to send a donation directly, checks can
be made payable to Venice Presbyterian Church, notated in
the same manner, and sent to Anne McDaniel, 3067 S. 160th
Plz., Omaha, NE 68130.
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Some of you may have noticed the wonderful article in the
Lansing State Journal on March 2 regarding the role John Duley
and his friend Robert Green played in the civil rights movement.
At the March meeting, John referred to the article as focusing on
“the past” and directed our attention to Edgewood Village’s
Five Year Plan, with six policies adopted by its Board to
facilitate accomplishment of these goals.
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The mission trip to Cass Community Social Services in
Detroit was particularly fulfilling, in part because we were
allowed to design and plan solutions to facility problems we had
noted on our first trip in Mom’s I, a shelter for homeless women
with their children. On this trip, we had 18 participants, twice
the number who took part previously. Likewise, there were
twice as many kids (6) as the first time. (Rebecca Stokes and
Grace Townley being small enough to wriggle into some nearly
inaccessible areas was a big asset!) Also notable: on the first
trip, all of the participants were either Mission Committee
members or family but the second trip had broader
participation. Our volunteer team cleaned three rooms used as
dormitories by volunteers, adding shelves, wall hooks, and fans,
and hanging pictures, including some original watercolors
painted by Jean Cymbalski. The laundry room used by
residents was cleaned and walls painted, and the shower stall
used by volunteers was repaired and cleaned. A stairwell and
hallway in this area was cleaned, with broken and missing floor
tiles replaced and painting done. All of these areas are now
cleaner, safer, and more usable than when we arrived.
Special thanks to those members who made several trips,
including Wayne Scott, Jerry Veldman, and Tim Veldman, who
made an expeditionary trip to help plan what we needed to
purchase and what tasks to do. In other outcomes, we have at
least temporarily named the three volunteer sleeping rooms
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. With the addition of the
fans, we hope they will no longer be the “fiery furnaces” that
they were on our first trip! Tim Veldman has put together a fine
book, now on the table in the church library, showing pictures
of the volunteers and our work.
Our side trip to the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) was
very informative, thanks to a presentation on its history and
the recent “Grand Bargain” by former deputy mayor Nettie
Seabrooks, now a special adviser to the DIA’s director, as well
as a tour of the museum, which is the sixth largest in the
United States. Although Detroit is grappling with many very
serious problems, economic and social, the DIA is a major asset
for the community and the state. For example, a former
legislator, then chair of the House Appropriations Committee,
has publically expressed that a school trip to the DIA had
opened his eyes to a world different from the one he had seen
and was the impetus for his education as an attorney and
career as an elected official.
As a side note, since our trip to Cass, we have learned that
one of its other shelters—the one housing homeless women
without children—had a fire. All residents and staff were
evacuated safely and Cass is evaluating the level of damage.
Let us pray for these residents, whose trauma at being made
“homeless” yet again must be extreme.
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Paula Frantz reported that the Global Institute of Lansing
(GIL) will celebrate its 5th anniversary this fall and is looking
for volunteers to help plan and implement this event.
Graduation for these young refugees is set for Monday, June
15, at 11 am at First Presbyterian Church in Lansing. All
members are welcome to attend to see these young people
achieve a high school equivalency that will help them achieve
their dreams.
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In international news, Jerry Veldman reported that the
dispute over the property in Miraj has been resolved and that
the minister kidnapped in Nigeria was returned. Barbara Scott
also noted that donations for missionaries received before
Easter will be matched.
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In state legislative news, the legislature has approved the
reductions to the current year’s budget that our committee
reviewed in February and has begun work on the 2015-16
budget. As is typical, the process begins with subcommittee
hearings in both chambers, initially hearing an explanation of
each department’s proposed budget and then moving to public
testimony on that proposal. For example, the school aid
subcommittees of each chamber’s appropriations committees
first hear from the Governor’s budget staff and their own fiscal
analysts regarding the executive budget proposals for that bill.
Then at the following hearing, these subcommittees begin to
hear publically from education organizations and individuals
regarding their views on the items in the executive proposal for
school aid.
Regarding other legislation of interest, the Governor has
signed legislation abolishing local gun boards, and bills
ensuring the rights of adoption agencies to adhere to their
faiths when deciding which potential parents to serve have
moved forward in the House. A number of members have
been selected to serve on the Human Trafficking Commission
and the Human Trafficking Health Advisory Board, the former
of which was still seeking members who had experienced
trafficking themselves. The Mission Committee also discussed
Governor Snyder’s proposals to improve reading skills for
children in early elementary school.
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Caring for Creation
School-Age Years Potluck Great FUN for ALL
LINK Leaders and Parish Life Committee wish
to thank ALL who participated in the School Age
Years Pot Luck. Close to 100 members came, ate
and viewed pictures. Thanks goes to those who
submitted pictures, those who came
and enjoyed (or some endured :-)
looking at the over 160 pictures and
the co-chairs Jerri Gillett, Barb Dorr
and Dorinda VanKempen. BUT the
biggest thanks goes out to the LINK
leaders who each put forth the effort
to put together a poster for the event
because we had 100% participation.
The LINK leaders do this because they believe
in the nurturing of the community of the church. So
in closing, when your LINK leader puts forth the
effort to plan something, Please, Please, Please
respond and let them know if you can participate!
You might be surprised what we can learn about
each other!
By the way, the votes for the best action shots
were Sis Fritze rappelling down a cliff, Nancy
Frank horse jumping, and the basketball players.
From Parish Life
On Maundy Thursday, April 2, we will be
offering soup and bread before the service,
beginning at 6:00 P.M., giving us some time for
meditation before the service that starts at 7:00
P.M. No need to bring anything ..... just come.
In the March Grapevine was a great article
written by Jerri Gillett about the again-successful
Cabin Fever of January 2015, thanking everyone
who contributed their expertise and knowledge
and special skills. What Jerri could not
include was a tribute to Jerri herself, without
whom the event would not have happened. It is to
Jerri that we owe the idea for the event and for
bringing it to fruition year after year. So this is just
a reminder to thank her if you have been enjoying
Cabin Fever.
April birthdays will be celebrated on Sunday,
April 19, following the service. If you have an
April birthday, be sure your name is on the sign-up
sheet posted in the office hallway so your name
will be on the birthday cake. Thanks.
Thank you everyone for continuing to recycle at
church. We are filling our large bin that goes out
every other week and keeping things from going
into the landfill.
REMEMBER – any numbered plastic can be
recycled including the small clear plastic cups we
use for punch on cake day! Before throwing
something away, ask yourself “Can This Be
Recycled?”
There are three local recycling events in April
to dispose of household items:
 Saturday, April 18 from 9 am to 2 pm,
RecycleRama at the Ingham County Health
Dept. at 5303 S. Cedar St., Lansing. This is the
largest recycling event in the Lansing area and
they take a huge variety of things. To see the list
go to http://midmeac.org/LinkClick.aspx?
fileticket=aJHNWbksjHE%3d&tabid=1571
 April 20 to 25 ‐7am to 3pm‐ Monday through
Friday, and Saturday from 9am to 2pm, MSU
Community Reuse Days. It is held at the
surplus and recycle center off Farm Lane, just
north of Mt. Hope. They will take almost any
items you have and either resell, reuse or
recycle. Please visit
http://www.msusurplusstore.com/servlet/
Page?template=msucommunityreusedays for
more information.
 Saturday April 25th from 9 am to 2 pm,
Meridian Recycling Event at Chippewa Middle
School in Okemos. They will be taking
electronics, metal, bicycles, furniture and
building/materials, books, egg cartons/packing
peanuts and all types of shoes/clothing and
textiles. See the Meridian recycle website:
http://recycle.meridian.mi.us/events/2015/425.pdf for more information.
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Book Nook:
THIS IS THE STORY OF A HAPPY MARRIAGE, by Ann Patchett
Book reviewers have called Ann Patchett’s prose “fluid,
simple, direct, clear, and fearless,” her style beguiling and
lovable, her voice “beautiful and fully realized.”
Concerning her nonfiction in This is the Story of a Happy
Marriage, Patchett herself has written: “Many of the essays
I’m proudest of were made from the things that were at
hand—writing and love, work, and loss. . . . This work tends
to reflect a life lived close to home.”
Patchett can also be quite pointed. Here she writes, “I
came to see that there was something liberating about
failure and humiliation.” “Sometimes you don’t
realize what’s lacking in life until you find it.”
“The desire for revenge is one of life’s great
motivators.” “The love between humans is the
thing that nails us to this earth.” “I can teach
you how to write a better sentence, how to write
dialogue, may- be even how to construct a plot.
But I can’t teach you how to have something to
say.”
Ann Patchett has something to say. Wherever we
are and however old we are, God, the world, and life itself
invite us into relationship. She invites us into five possible
relationships: with nature and the natural world, with one’s
self, with one other person, with several people, and with
God.
If you are interested in nature, read the short essay,
“Our Deluge, Drop by Drop,” about the severe flooding in
Nashville in 1974 and 2010. People had to walk in water up
to their shoulders as well as dispose of dead cows that had
landed on front yards. If you are interested in pet dogs,
three essays—“This Dog’s Life,” “On Responsibility,” and
“Dog without End” feature Patchett’s endearing and
enduring relationship with her dog, Rose. The relationship
between pet and owner, which taught Ann a lot about love,
had a dishonorable beginning, a heart-breaking ending, and
a most honorable, loving, loyal life in between.
You will be reading about Patchett’s self, personality,
and persona in nearly every one of these 22 essays. “The
Getaway Car: A Practical Memoir about Writing and
Life”—the longest essay in the book—shows us her wit,
warmth, and imagination at work. She excels at both fiction
and nonfiction. In figuring out the plot, dialogue, and
characters of her novels, for instance, “the book makes a
breeze around my head like an oversized butterfly whose
wings were cut from the rose window in Notre Dame. . . .
My love for the book, and my faith in it as I track its lazy
flight, is the single perfect joy in my life.” Sooner or later,
however, Patchett has to “pluck the butterfly from the air . . .
press it down against my desk . . . and kill it.” For any
aspiring writer, the novelist’s imaginative touches and
practical advice are revealing, refreshing, and pertinent.
“Getaway Car” gives us a rich idea of her as a creative artist.
If you are interested in Patchett’s relationship with
one other person, read “The Wall” and her three essays
about marriage. The former is a loving tribute to her father,
who was a captain in the Los Angeles police department.
Testing herself against the standards of the L. A. Police
Academy increases her respect for physical prowess and
what police men and women must be and do.
The most challenging one-to-one relationship in this
book is marriage. Patchett comes out of a tradition in which
her parents, grandparents, and other kin divorced—not
once but several times. After her first marriage ended in
divorce in her mid-20s, Patchett swore never to marry again.
“The Sacrament of Divorce,” written several years later,
makes the argument that divorce ought to be an eighth
sacrament for Catholics: like forgiveness, it provides a
second chance, a new life, a blessing instead of a
failure. “The Paris Match” tells how Ann irritated her
friend, Karl VanDevender, so much that he wanted to
break off their relationship. Patchett demurred. The
two of them stayed together for ten more years, then
got married. The title essay, “This is the Story of a
Happy Marriage,” is lovingly, beautifully told, capturing
the highs and lows, the changes and continuities, of a
mature loving relationship. Why did she get married a
second time? “I thought you were going to die,” she told
Karl at the Mayo Clinic. “It wasn’t because you loved me?”
“Of course I loved you. I’ve always loved you. But you
asked me why I married you.” Patchett dedicated this book,
published in 2013, to Karl.
Two different episodes capture the ways in which
Patchett responds to larger audiences. In “The Bookstore
Strikes Back,” she tells how in 2011 she became co-owner of
Parnassus, an independent bookstore in Nashville that
succeeded—and succeeded well. Three essays—“Fact vs.
Fiction,” “The Right to Read,” and “’The Love between the
Two Women is Not Normal’”—concern speeches before
thou- sands of first-year students at Miami University of
Ohio and Clemson University. The first experience was
very pleasant because students read the autobiography of
Patchett’s friend, Lucy Grealy, and Patchett’s book about
their friendship, love, and loyalty. At Clemson, however,
Patchett had to respond to charges that her book, Truth &
Beauty, was “pornography.”
“I have never liked Christmas,” begins the first essay in
Happy Marriage. The book ends with “The Mercies,” about
aging Sisters of Mercy. Both of these pieces are about
“Catholicism at its best,” a “religion of good works and very
little discussion,” selflessness, and service to God and
others. They reminded me of Dorothy Day and the corporal
works of mercy: feeding the hungry, giving drink to the
thirsty, cloth- ing the naked, harboring the harborless,
ransoming the captive, visiting the sick, burying the dead;
and the spiritual works of mercy: instructing the ignorant,
counseling the doubtful, admonishing sinners, bearing
wrongs patiently, forgiving offenses willingly, comforting
the afflicted, and praying for the living and the dead.
Review by Ron Dorr
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T h e Presbyterian Church of Okemos
2258 Bennett Rd
Okemos, MI 48864-3233
MARCH 29 – APRIL 5
Palm Sunday, March 29 – Palm Processional, Festive
Music, Children’s Choir, Sermon: “The Whole World Is
Going After Him.”
Maundy Thursday, April 2 – Soup and Bread Supper at
6:00 p.m. Worship at 7:00 p.m. Communion,
Tenebrae, The Passion according to Mark
Good Friday, April 3 – Worship at Noon at The
Presbyterian Church of Okemos. An ecumenical
service with the faith communities of Faith Lutheran,
Okemos Community Church, and PCO.
Easter Sunday, April 5 – Two worship services, 8:30 a.m.
and 10:00 a.m. Special music, brass, communion,
Scripture and Sermon: “Morning Has Broken.” Easter
Egg hunt for children at 11:15 a.m.
The Grapevine is a monthly newsletter of
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
OF OKEMOS
Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m.
Staff:
Rev. Dr. Robert T. Carlson, Jr., PASTOR
Rev. Alice Fleming Townley,
ASSOCIATE FOR PARISH LIFE
Sue Schnackenberg,
DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN & YOUTH MINISTRIES
Laurie Horstman, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Office Hours:
Tuesday—Thursday, 9:00 a.m—2:00 p.m.
Fridays, 9:00am—12 Noon
Phone: 517-349-9536
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://okemospres.org
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1
10am Conversation &
Contemplation
2015
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8:30am Easter Worship
10am Easter Worship
11:15am Easter Egg
Hunt
6:45pm Monday Mallets
Easter Sunday
12
10am Worship
11:20am CE hour
12:30pm Book
Discussion
19
10am Worship
11am Birthdays
11:20am CE hour
26
Youth Sunday
10am Worship
11:20am - CE hour
12:30pm Writing Life
Stories
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6:45pm Monday Mallets
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6:45am Men’s Group
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6:45am Men’s Group
6pm Worship & Music
7pm Parish Life
7pm Personnel
Committee
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7pm Administration
Committee
7pm Mission Comm.
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10am C & C
PRESBYTERY MEETING
5:30pm Women’s
Supper Out
21
6:45am Men’s Group
Grapevine Deadline
6:45pm Monday Mallet
27
6:45pm Monday Mallets
28
6:45am Men’s Group
Friday
Maundy Thursday
Good Friday
2
9:30am Adult Bible Study
6pm Soup Supper
7pm Worship
8pm Choir rehearsal
9
9:30am Adult Bible
study
3
Saturday
4
12 noon Good Friday
Community Worship
at PCO
10
11
17
18
24
25
7:30pm Choir
16
9:30am Adult Bible
study
7pm Adult CE
Committee meeting
7:30pm Choir
all day
20
Thursday
7:30pm Session
22
10am C & C
7pm Personnel
29
10am C & C
7pm Children’s CE
meeting
7pm Deacons’ meeting
23
9:30am Adult Bible
study
7:30pm Choir
30
9:30am Adult Bible
study
7:30pm Choir
1:30pm Open House for
Lois Walker