Evergreen Presbyterian Church (USA)
The Grapevine
NOVEMBER, 2014
Commitment Sunday
COMMITMENTS AND PROMISES
November 2, 2014
Please bring your commitment
card with you on Sunday or use
the one provided. Also, if you
would be willing to serve as an
usher, worship leader, or in
children’s church, please
indicate so on the back of the
card.
I believe God is alive and at work renewing our
world. God has blessed me and my family. I
promise to share in God’s work by committing in
the following ways to the ministry of Evergreen
Presbyterian Church:
I would like to serve on the
____Administration Ministry Team
____Discipleship Ministry Team
____Koinonia Ministry Team
Koinonia Lunch
____Outreach Ministry Team
____Worship Ministry Team
Sunday, Nov. 2
I would like to
____Sing in the choir
____Play in Handbell Ensemble
Immediately following worship
Please bring your favorite
covered dish!
____Help in the church office
____Join a Sunday School Class
____Help with Food Pantry/Mama
Tina’s/other mission projects
____Help with Preschool-early elem.,
Tween-high school programs
Name ______________________________
Phone ______________________________
Daylight Savings Time
Don’t forget to set your clocks
back this week-end!
Email ______________________________
NOVEMBER,
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2014
Living the Word
Lectionary Texts
Nov. 2 Josh. 3:7-17
Ps. 107:1-7, 33-37
I Thess. 2:9-13
Matt. 23:1-12
Nov. 9 Josh. 24:1-3a, 14-25
Ps. 78:1-7
I Thess. 4:13-18
Matt. 25:1-13
Nov. 16 Judg. 4:1-7
Ps. 123
I Thess. 5:1-11
Matt. 25:14-30
Nov. 23 Ezek. 34:11-16, 20-24
Ps. 100
Eph. 1:15-23
Matt. 25:31-46
Nov. 30 Isa. 64:1-9
Ps. 80:1-7, 17-19
I Cor. 1:3-9 Mark 13:24-37
Worship Leaders
Nov. 2 Mary Lou Bradford
Nov. 9 Alan Belsches
Nov. 16 Mary Lou Bradford
Marion Bryant &
Meg Maddox
Nov. 9 Chris, Ella & Lillie
Pruitt
Nov. 16 Ann Jackson &
Amelia Garrett
Nov. 23 Forrest, Liza &
Brack Register
Nov. 30 Mary Lou Bradford
& Nina Harper
Meals for the Month
November
Melba Chasteen
Jeanene Knighton
-Lector
Ushers
Nov. 23 Kim Clark
Nov. 30 Malone Garrett
Nov. 2 Richard Bryant
& James Chasteen
Locking Church
Nov. 9 & 16 Craig &
Jenny Winters
Nov. Dave Andrews
Nov. 23 & 30 Andy
Gosselin
Children’s Moment
Nov. 2
Sheree Moody
Nov. 9
Chris Maddox
Nov. 16 Elaine Johnson
Nov. 23 Mike Brown
Nov. 30 Annamarie Arens
Children’s Worship
Nov. 2
Sanctuary Guild
Acolyte
Nov. 2
Nov. 9 & 16 Meg Maddox
Nov. 23 Brett Vann
Communion
Procession
Calling Visitors
Nov. 2
Carol Johnson
Nov. 9 & 16 Janie
Harmon
Nov. 23 & 30 Sandi
Buntin
Flowers for Month
Nov. 2 - Amelia Moore
Nov. 9 - Brian Cook
Nov. 16 - Koza family
Nov. 23 - Open
Nov. 30 - Open
Nov. 2 bread - Holly Hart
cup - Victoria Gosselin
The church office will
be closed Nov. 27-28
in observance of
Thanksgiving.
To you I lift up my eyes,
O you who are enthroned
in the heavens!
As the eyes of servants
look to the hand of their
master, as the eyes of a
maid to the hand of her
mistress, so our eyes look
to the Lord our God, until
he has mercy upon us.
Have mercy upon us, O
Lord, have mercy upon us,
for we have had more than
enough of contempt.
Our soul has had more
than its fill of the scorn of
those who are at ease, of
the contempt of the proud.
Psalm 123
THE GRAPEVINE
Dear Church Members &
staff,
On behalf of the members
of Alpha Kappa Chapter
of Alpha Delta Kappa
Teachers’ Honorary, I
would like to thank you
for your generosity in
letting our group use your
facilities for our meetings.
Please accept this donation
as a token of our
appreciation.
Sincerely,
Jo Williams
Chapter Treasurer
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Joseph
Johnson &
Ashley
Mertz’s
Travels
Joseph Nov. 14-15 SDOP South Task
Force Meeting-Orlando
Ashley Nov. 10-14 Away from office
during the day studying
for an exam
Nov. 26-29 Thanksgiving
Holidays in Kentucky
No Interfaith
Lunch This Month
We are encouraging
people to attend the
Community
Thanksgiving Service,
Nov. 23rd, at 6 at
Evergreen. It is
sponsored by Women in
Ministry.
We will have our
regularly scheduled
meeting in Dec. but it
will be on Dec 17th not
the 24th.
Interfaith
Thanksgiving
Service
Tuesday, November 25
@ 6:30pm
Evergreen
Presbyterian Church
Evergreen is hosting the
Interfaith Thanksgiving
Service and Reception.
Please bring a finger food
to share and join the
Interfaith community for
worship!
Humane
Society Dates
The youth are planning
to visit the Humane
Society
on the following date:
November 9
Plan to come to
Sunday School
and Worship!!
Mama Tina’s News
FEED MY SHEEP NEEDS
Toiletries and Personal Hygiene
BABY FOOD & DIAPERS
We had a good month at Mama Tina's, the
children showed us their report cards.
Everyone was happy to see us. Thank you all
who served, cooked or made monetary
donations. It takes a village to make this
mission work. We will be serving again
November 17-21 so please sign up in the hall
across from the choir room.
Sincerely, Jenny Winters
Feminine products
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We like to make sure we are well stocked with
nutricious non-perishables like canned fruits,
vegitables, & soups, dried beans, rice, cereal
Keep those plastic grocery bags coming, doubled if
you can. We use lots!
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US
HELP OTHERS!!!
Operating Budget
As of 10-26-14--14
Total Pledges received:
$446,858.00
Pledges Expected:
$372,381.60
Have you moved? Changed your phone
number? Have a new email address?
Pledges Received:
Please remember to update Carol with any
$343,933.35
information that has changed from the
directory.
Amount needed to be
current: $28,448.25
Feel free to email her with any new info.
Attendance
10-5-14 - 155
10-12-14 - 120
10-19-14 - 122
10-26-14 - 117
Advent Season
Dear Evergreen Family,
As we near the Advent Season many preparations are already underway to make this year very special in
the life of our church. To set the stage for this year’s Advent Season, a workshop will be held on Sunday
Nov. 23rd at 9:00. We will have a breakfast and then make our wreaths and other seasonal items beginning
at 9:30. This will be in place of the regular Sunday School hour. Please check your Presbyterian Today for
November for your Advent Devotional to use as you light the candles of your Advent Wreath.
The Advent Celebration will begin on Nov 30th. You will take an active role in our services and we hope
you will embrace this opportunity to share together as a community the responsibility of preparing the
sanctuary and our hearts for the coming of the Christ Child.
Again this year, you can purchase a poinsettia and/or plants to honor the life of someone who holds a
special place in your heart. We will incorporate the placing of the poinsettias into our Sunday service on
Dec. 14th. At the beginning of this service, we will have processional to add poinsettias to the sanctuary in
honor or in memory of our loved ones. We hope this will be a meaningful time of recognition and
remembrance. If you choose to be a part of this presentation, we ask you make a commitment to meet in
the Touchstones Hallway at 10:05 on Dec. 14th to get in line for the processional. If you purchase multiple
poinsettias, please understand that we can only call out one person/couple for the processional but all
names will be listed in the bulletin.
When you return your order form for the poinsettias, please indicate if you would like to participate in the
service in this way and the name you wish to be called out as part of the processional. You can also
purchase the poinsettias or make a donation to the plant/shrub fund and NOT participate in the
processional. ALL MEMORIAL AND HONOREES NAMES WILL BE LISTED IN THE BULLETIN
ON DEC. 14TH. All poinsettias will be available for pick up from the sanctuary after the service on Dec.
21st.
Please see the separate order form for additional details.
Yours in the communion of the saints,
The Worship Committee
Poinsettia/Plant Order Form
This Advent Season you have a choice of ordering a poinsettia to be placed in the sanctuary or donating
money for our Landscaping Fund which will be used to purchase bedding plants (replaced about three
times a year) or shrubs.
Poinsettia Order Form
I would like to order a Poinsettia, at a cost of $11.00 (including tax), to be placed in the sanctuary during
Advent. I understand the Poinsettia will be mine to keep following the 10:30 A.M. service on Sunday,
December 21. I also understand that this order is needed by Sunday, November 30 so it can be placed with
the florist. I would like to place this Poinsettia in:
Honor of _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Memory of ____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
My/our name ____________________________________Phone No._____________
No. of Poinsettias _____ Payment Attached _____
Would you like to participate in the processional? ______
Participant’s Name __________________
Name you wish to have called out as part of the processional ____________________
Plant/Shrub Order Form
I would like to donate money to the Landscaping Fund to purchase bedding plants or shrubs. I also
understand that this order is needed by November 30. I would like to place this bedding plant/shrub in
Honor of _______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Memory of ____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
My/our name ________________________________________________________
Amount donated _____________________________________
CALLING ALL CHILDREN, TWEENS, & YOUTH!!!
November and December Activities
**There will be NO Wednesday evening activities on November 5 or 26.**
Join us for regular Wednesday night programming on November 12 and 19.
Children’s music is held on Sunday morning @ 9:30am in preparation for the Joy Gift program. Please bring your
Preschool-3rd grader to music so they will be ready to sing on December 14. Contact Pam Bennett with any questions.
Tweens and PYC:
November 2: Meet at PRJ 4:45-6:45 for bible study and dance. Dance performance will be in worship on Sunday,
November 9.
November 9: Humane Society after worship.
November 23: Meet @ Church 4:45-7:00 for bible study and Joy Gift rehearsal.
November 30: Meet @ Church 4:45-7:00 for bible study and Joy Gift rehearsal
December 14: Humane Society after worship.
December 21: Progressive Dinner and Angel Tree shopping. Details to come.
ALL Children, Tweens, & PYC:
November 16: Bonfire. Details to come. Parents of children under 4th grade must attend with child.
November 23: Advent Workshop with Breakfast @ 9:00am. Prepare for the Advent season with this fun workshop of crafts
and fellowship!
December 3: Santa’s Workshop. We will attend Santa’s workshop instead of regular Wednesday evening activities. RSVP
by November 20 to Ashley. Parents of children under 4th grade must attend with child.
December 6: Feast of St. Nick Celebration at Merilee & Jim Bryson’s from 1-3pm. Decorate cookies and deliver them to
church members. RSVP to Ashley by December 1.
December 10: Joy Gift Rehearsal during Wednesday night activities. Plan to be at rehearsal to participate in the Joy Gift.
December 14: Joy Gift dinner and performance @ 5:00pm
December 17: Last Wednesday evening gathering for the year and we will celebrate with a party!
Evergreen Center for Dialogue and Discernment
Presents
Michael Jackson
With
Lessons from Aunt Katie’s Community Garden
Aunt Katie’s Community Garden is a ½ acre site in the Baptist Bottoms area of Downtown Dothan
that is a program of the Dubois Institute. Used for both high-density food production and as a
community garden for local gardeners primarily utilizing a raised bed concept, the garden helps to
demonstrate that food production can be beautiful and healthy. It is also a training ground for both
the old and young to learn the skills needed to grow, process and prepare quality food in an urban
environment.
November 13, at 6:00 p.m.
Community Room
Evergreen Presbyterian Church
1103 N Pontiac Ave, Dothan
RSVP to [email protected]
Come learn more about the garden and issues concerning hunger as well as
food production in our area.
4 - Sally Brown
7 - Claude Cook
8 - Chip Jackson
9 - Victoria Gosselin
11 - Cecilia Banda
Lucie Walker
13 - Janice Boyd
Matt Parker
Robin Powell
14 - Gary Bennett
Ron Davenport
15 - Bryant Eller
16 - Jill Gommo
Kent Weaver
17 - Becky Bigelow
19 - Maryanne Branton
22 - Ian Kent
24 - Matthew Mega
25 - Jim Knighton
Ashley Beaty Perry
26 - Sam Prillaman
27 - Sharon Blondheim
Carol Harden
6 - Fred & Candi Hanners
14 - David & Murriel Scarborough
17 - Jansen & Laura Tidmore
19 - Sam & Jeannie Maddox
23 - Bill & Annamarie Arens
David & Dee Jamison
24 - Mike & Peggy Goodman
Buddy & Sue Wax
25 - Justin & Aileen Stoufflet
28 - John & Susan Rudd
30 - Craig & Jenny Winters
Serving at Mama Tina’s
November 17-21
Sun
November 2014
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2 9:30a-Preschool-
3
3rd grade Music
9:30a-Sunday
School (all ages)
10:30a-Worship
Commitment Sun.
Koinonia Lunch
Sanctuary Guild Mtg.
during lunch
4:45p-Tweens-PYC
9 9:30a-Preschool-
10
3rd grade Music
9:30a-Sunday
School (all ages)
10:30a-Worship
11:30a-Humane
Society
No evening activities
5:30-Session
Meeting
7p-Young Adult
Dinner-La Parrilla
16
17
9:30a-Preschool3rd grade Music
9:30a-Sunday
School (all ages)
10:30a-Worship
Children & Youth
Bonfire (TBA)
23 9a-Advent
4
5
5:30p-Bible Study
No Wednesday
Night activities
11
11a-Day Circle
5:30p-Bible Study
6:30p-Night Circle
18
5:30p-Bible Study
5:30p-Preschool
Bible Study
6p-Dinner
6:15p-Choir Rehearsal
6:30p-Tween Bible
Study
6:30p-PYC Bible Study
19
5:30p-Preschool
Bible Study
6p-Dinner
6:15p-Choir Rehearsal
6:30p-Tween Bible
Study
6:30p-PYC Bible Study
7
8
14
15
21
22
29
4p-Evergreen
Preschool
Ministry Board
Meeting
13
10a-Bible Study
6p-Center for
Dialogue
Presentation
20
10a-Bible Study
25
26
27
28
Workshop with
breakfast
10:30a-Worship
5:30p-Bible Study
No Wednesday
Night activities
Office Closed
Office Closed
4:45-Tweens-PYC
Activities
6:30p-Interfaith
Thanksgiving
Service-EPC
30 9:30a-Preschool3rd grade Music
9:30a-Sunday
School (all ages)
10:30a-Worship
4:45p-Tweens-PYC
Activities
24
12
6
10a-Bible Study
Evergreen Presbyterian Church (USA)
The Church with a Heart for the Community
1103 N. Pontiac Ave.
Dothan, AL 36303
Phone: 334-792-7898
Fax: 334-792-3160
E-mail: [email protected]
Look for us online:
www.evergreenpres.net
House of Ruth Needs
for Advent Workshop
Annual
Thanksgiving
Baskets for
Seniors
Presbyterian Women are collecting food items for
Thanksgiving Baskets for members of the Senior
Cititzens’ Center through Sunday, November 9.
Collection baskets are located in the Narthex and in
the church office. Please help the Presbyterian
Women by bringing the items listed below:
Canned ham, instant potatoes, rice, canned
vegetables (green beans, sweet peas, corn),
canned fruit, cranberry sauce, Stove Top
stuffing, broth, canned yams, gravy mix,
raisins, cookies/snacks, crackers, soup,
peppermint candy (individually wrapped),
fresh apples, oranges, Jello cups, pudding
cups, peanut butter, boxed mac and cheese,
and cash donations (to purchase perishable
items, etc).
In preparation for the Advent Workshop on
November 23, we are collecting items for the House
of Ruth. Please place items in the bin near the
children's library. Items needed at House of Ruth
include:
Unbreakable Dinnerware Sets (plates,
bowls, glasses, mugs, etc.)
Bed Sheets (twin size, white)
Bedspreads (twin, white, washable)
Towels & Wash Cloths (white)
Kitchen Linens
Pillows
Baby Bath Tubs
Disposable Diapers
African-American Hair Products
Feminine Hygiene Products
Cosmetics (foundation, eye liner, lipstick,
mascara, etc.)
Money designated for prescriptions
Laundry Detergent and other Cleaning Supplies
Clothing, Food and Miscellaneous gift
certificates
Shampoo, Conditioner, Body Wash