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March
2015
“Lord, who throughout these forty days for us did fast and pray, teach us with you
to mourn our sins and close by you to stay.” (Claudia
Frances I. Hernaman, 1873)
As I write, it hardly seems possible that we have already once
again begun the journey with Jesus through the forty days of
Lent, a journey of forgiveness and preparation for the
Christian Passover, when we will celebrate our redemption
through the death and resurrection of our Lord, Jesus
Christ. The journey begins with ashes, an ancient sign of the
frailty and uncertainty of human life—and a sign of our
penitence. The journey continues with prayer and fasting,
works of love, and reading and meditating on the Word of
God.
Each Wednesday in March offers an opportunity for you and me to take part in
evening prayer, personal reflection, and spiritual practices related to
forgiveness. Take advantage of these opportunities on Wednesdays, 6:00 pm 7:00 pm in the chapel:
March 4, Forgiveness: Self-Examination and a New Mind
March 11, SPRING BREAK / NO STUDY
March 18, Forgiveness: Inner Struggle and Confrontation
March 25, Forgiveness: Embracing Freedom and Reconciliation
This journey of forty days culminates in early April during Holy Week, with a
Maundy Thursday dinner in the Fellowship Hall, during which we will remember
and reenact Jesus’ Last Supper with his disciples through the sharing of
communion around the tables. We will continue our remembrance of the Good
Friday death of Jesus with a service of Tenebrae (“shadows”). For those who
have never experienced a Tenebrae service, I encourage you to attend this
moving reading and singing of the Passion Narrative during which lighted candles
will be extinguished until the 7 Last Words of Christ from the Cross are spoken in
complete darkness. The Good Friday service is a community event sponsored
annually by the churches of the Clarksville Area Ministerial Association, hosted
this year in the sanctuary at First Presbyterian Church. Finally, gloriously, we will
celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead with great musical fanfare on
Easter Sunday.
Continued on page three.
First
Presbyterian
Church
213 Main Street, Clarksville, TN 37040
SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP
8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
CITY CHURCH
5:00 p.m. in the Chapel
Casual Evening Worship
ON THE WEB AT
www.fpcclarksville.org
TELEPHONE
Voice: 931-645-6551; Pastor: 931-257-1780
OFFICE HOURS
Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
In February’s newsletter was a list of
names of the Blue Hymnal dedications.
There was an error in one of the names.
It read Robert Jane Shelly Law and
should have read :
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Pastoral Care
PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR
PRAYERS
Special Care Concerns:
Sarah Brooks
Susan Elliot
Heidi Hedstrom
Becky Keene
Ruby Jean McLeod
Erika Mitchell
Joel Thomas
Sunday
School
Classes
Classes for all ages
meet each Sunday,
9:45-10:45 am
in the Christian
Education building.
CHILD CARE
Births:
Emily Ledbetter, daughter
to Brook & Nathan Ledbetter,
granddaughter to Janice
Ledbetter.
Anna Beth Lee, daughter
to Amy and Leong Lee, and
sister to Tabitha.
Deaths:
Jon Crutcher, maternal
grandfather of Ashely Harvey
Jackson and Jon Harvey.
Arthur Marks, brother of
Albert and George Marks.
Dr. Paul Hyatt, father to
Nancy, Della and Resa.
is provided for infants
and toddlers on the
2nd floor.
PRESCHOOL
3-year-olds through
Kindergarten meet on
the 4th floor
CHILDREN &
YOUTH
1st through 12th
graders meet on the
4th floor
ADULTS
4 different
classes meet on the
2nd and 3rd floors
Mary Jane Shelly Law.
We are sorry for the error.
TO NOTIFY THE CHURCH OF ILLNESS, HOSPITALIZATION, BIRTH, DEATH, OR PRAYER
REQUEST, CONTACT MONICA DRAKE AT 931-645-6551, 931-206-1588, [email protected]
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Please join as fellow pilgrims of faith on this Lenten-Easter journey and let’s be thankful for the opportunity
that the 2015 Lenten season provides to speak once again openly with our neighbors and co-workers about
the Good
News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ! Let us pray as we journey with Christ the words that Claudia
Hernaman wrote for The Child’s Book of Praise: A Manual of Devotion in Simple Verse, “Through these
days of penitence, and through this Passion-tide, yes, evermore, in life and death, O Lord, with us
abide. Abide with us, till when this life of suffering shall be past, an Easter of unending joy we may attain at
last.”
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Greg
~ SERMONS AND SCRIPTURES~
Sunday Morning Schedule: Worship at 8:30 & 11:00; Sunday School for all ages 9:45 10:30.
Sunday Evening Schedule: City Church at 5:00 in the Chapel.
Sermons and Texts
Sermon Series: Forgiveness
March 1
March 8
March 15
March 22
Self-Examination
Engaging the Inner Struggle
Getting a New Mind
Embracing Freedom and
Reconciliation
Passion/Palm Sunday
March 29
Arriving Late
Psalm 51 & 139
Matthew 5:43-48, 7:1-6
Luke 23:32-43
Matthew 18:23-35, Luke 7: 36-47
Mark 11:1-11, 15:25-39
Maundy Thursday, Meal and Communion in Fellowship Hall.
April 2 , 6:00 pm
Served Servant Serving,
Sent Sender Sending
John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Good Friday
April 3, 7:00 pm
Community Tenebrae Service in Sanctuary.
Easter
April 5
Resurrection Now!
John 20:1-18
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BULLETIN BOARD
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the hospital or needing prayer that the Congregational Care Committee may be able
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Greetings Presbyterian Women,
If winter blahs have gotten you down, we have something for you!
Come to our March 23 luncheon and enjoy good fellowship and food.
Attorney Jill Ayers will be discussing an interesting and educational
topic of Women’s Legal Issues. March is our last daytime meeting for
this season. The cost for lunch is $10 and this month’s menu is
two-meat lasagna, Caesar salad, garlic bread, almond delight
and beverages. Make reservations by signing up on the bulletin board by March 16.
We will be collecting for our service committee in March. These much
needed items are to give to people who come because they need assistance. Items include grocery store gift cards, bus passes, personal
hygiene items, as well as individual size food items. See complete list
to your right.
April will be an evening gathering for more fun and games. Since
everyone enjoyed the beginning of the year game night so much, we
thought we would end the year with another one. Mark your calendars
for April 27, 6pm.
ASSITANCE LIST
Grocery store gift cards $10
Bus passes 10 rides
Goodwill cards $10
Shampoo
Soap
Toothbrushes
Toothpaste
Snack items (no can opener
needed)
Plastic ware
Hats
Gloves
Small hand sanitizers
Vienna sausages
Individual size mac n
cheese, applesauce, fruit,
peanut butter crackers,
Hope to see you!
Diane Miner
All women are also invited to be part of one the small groups for monthly
study and fellowship through Presbyterian Women Circles:
The Deborah Circle meets each Mon. 9:00 am on the 2nd floor.
Childcare is provided.
The Morning Circle meets on the 1st Tues, 10 am in the library.
The Night Circle meets on the 2nd Tues, 7:00 pm in the library.
The Martha Circle meets on the 2nd Tues, 12:30 pm in the library.
Every woman attending First Presbyterian Church is automatically a member of PW and is welcome to attend all functions. Guests are also welcome. PW meets Monthly, August-April, for interesting programs, services, and fellowship. August and April are dinner meetings and the remainder are 12:30 luncheons, held on the 4th Monday of each month. The meals are catered (10.00)
and sign-ups are on the bulletin board or through the church office.
Continued
~WOMEN’S 12TH ANNUAL RETREAT, MARCH 20-22~
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The Women’s 12th Annual Retreat at NaCoMe (our Presbytery's camp) will be Friday, March 20Sunday, March 22. All women are encouraged to attend and to invite new members, visitors, and
friends! The theme this year is prayer, and Margaret Lyle will be study leader. Laura Black will be the
camp counselor for games and fun! And Rhonda Banasiak will be worship leader on Sunday. The
total cost is $115 per person for the whole weekend. If you would like spend the day on Saturday,
you would only pay for meals that day. Please call Ann Waddle (931-624-2597). The sign-up sheet is
on the bulletin board; deadline is March 10. Be sure to spread the word! The retreat just keeps
getting better!
~PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN 2015 SPRING GATHERING,
MARCH 21~
The Spring Gathering is Sponsored by Middle Tennessee Cluster 4. All
women are invited to hear Sara Crawford Young on “The Good News”
Saturday, March 21 at the Decherd Presbyterian Church, 501 Broad St.,
Decherd, TN. Registration is 10:30-11:00, Lunch is 11:00-12:00 ($6.00),
Worship is 12:00 –1:00. Please talk to Diane Miner for more information.
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~FUNDRAISERS BENEFITTING THE PASTORAL COUNSELING CENTER~
FUNDRAISERS BENEFITTING THE PASTORAL COUNSELING CENTER~
A Pancake Breakfast benefitting the Pastoral Counseling Center will be held
on Saturday, March 7, from 7:00 - 11:00 am at Grace Lutheran Church, 2041
Madison Street. They will be serving pancakes, sausages, juices, coffee & tea.
Tickets are $5 per person and can be purchased through Don Beck and Diane Miner.
There will be a performance by The Concert
Chorale of Nashville benefitting the Pastoral
Counseling Center, Sunday March 22, at
4:00 pm at Grace Lutheran Church, 2041
Madison Street. No admission will be
charged; however, there will be an offering
to Benefit PCCT. The Concert Choral of
Nashville was founded in 1998 and is
committed to the excellent performance of
choral music. CCN has also performed at The
Parthenon, the historic Belcourt Theater, the
Alexander Looby Center and the Renaissance
Center in Dickson. This is their first visit to
Clarksville.
~CALLING ALL MEN~NUAL MEN’S WORK RETREAT TO
Our Annual Men’s Work Retreat will be for an entire weekend this year!
We will ride the bus and venture down on Friday, April 17 (4:30pm) and
return mid afternoon Sunday, April 19 (3:00pm). Cost is $55.00 which
covers all of our food for the weekend! NaCoMe does not charge us for
lodging in exchange for our handy work. This trip is open to all men ages
6th grade and up--father son combos are encouraged! For more information, please call
Mark Banasiak at 980-8185. The deadline to register and pay is Wednesday, April 1!
~FROM CITY CHURCH~ROM CITY CHURCH~
It is healthy to take time to expand our offerings to God beyond money. Do you have a
spiritual gift, musical talent, or testimony of how the Lord is working in your life? Please
consider blessing the City Church congregation through your “alternative” offering to the
Lord! Contact [email protected] for more information and/or to sign up.
~IN THE EVENT OF BAD WINTER WEATHER~
We encourage members to evaluate dangerous road conditions and decide
whether or not to drive to worship. Should it be necessary to cancel any
events scheduled for Sundays, we will request two local news media make the
information available to the public after 6 pm on Saturday. You can look on the LC
website or listen to WJZM AM 1400 or check FirstPresbyterianChurch,Clarksville,TN on
Facebook.
Planning Day
Photos by Bob Gandy
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Committee News
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~MISSIONS COMMITTEE~
Helping Hands
The Missions Committee is offering folks a chance to put their hands to work this spring to help
our community! We will be doing Spring Spruce Ups – chores for church members and for our
own buildings – as well as helping to build a Habitat for Humanity house!
If you know of anyone – church family or friend—who might need help with chores around the
house, please have them contact us ([email protected]) or sign up on the bulletin board)
to schedule a Spring Spruce Up visit from FPC!
Volunteers are needed to help with the chores—if you can use a broom, a paint brush, or ladder,
or if you are just willing to help with some things like changing light bulbs, sign up on the bulletin
board—one list is for help wanted and the other is for volunteer workers! We plan to work on
chores and maintenance on our own church buildings on May 2!
Also we will be helping with Habitat for Humanity in late March/April as they build a 3-bedroom
house off Old Russellville Pike. We will be working on Saturdays – and we need a crew of 10-12.
Don’t want to use a hammer or saw? We can use cooks to provide lunch and/or snacks for the
volunteer workers. Please sign up on the bulletin board to work on-site or to bring food! For more
info, contact Steve Gallaher at 302-985-1707.
Mission Work in Sudan
Jeff Ritchie brought good news of work to support the Sudanese refugees who have moved into
Ethiopia. He will be traveling to Ethiopia in early March with two other workers (One is a Sudanese refugee who has settled in Nashville and is part of the Presbyterian church in Gallatin.).
They hope to find the best way to get Bibles and mosquito nets for the refugees and asked for
monetary help from churches in our Presbytery. The Mission Committee approved sending $700
to the Outreach Foundation for this project. If you are interested in contributing, mark your donation “Sudanese Refugees” and Connie will get it to them. Jeff will let us know that once they find
the best way to get materials/Bibles to the refugees, there will be on-going need for funds to purchase the Bibles from the Sudanese Bible Society.
Mission Work in Dominican Republic
We are excited to announce Cadence Please Ministries will be visiting our church on March 22.
Please join us at City Church as the group leads the services. This missions quartet is doing a
U.S. tour, raising funds for a missions project in the Dominican Republic.
On Sunday, March 22, the group will lead worship at City Church at 5pm. After the service,
there will be an informal music program in fellowship hall, with refreshments.
On Monday, March 23, the group will perform at Loaves & Fishes as part of the Music on the
Menu program. They will stay with FPC families while they are in town.
Our offering at City Church and at the informal music program will go directly to this group to help
them with their travels to the Dominican Republic. Please plan to join us!
Committee News, continued
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~HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE~
Written Church History
There has been a need for many years to have a written history of our church in book form. The
Historical Preservation Committee in preparation of our 200th anniversary is interested in helping with this project. We would like to call all History lovers to join us in this endeavor regardless
of whether you are on the committee or not! If you are interested in writing part of our story or
helping in any way with this project, please contact Rhonda Banasiak at [email protected].
Items for Displays
The Historical Preservation Committee is looking for memorabilia of First Presbyterian Church
that can be used in displays. If you have an item you would like to donate, please contact Rhonda
Banasiak at [email protected]. We also would love to have photographs of special events
and will copy them if they are items you wish to have returned.
~CONGREGATIONAL CARE AND FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEES~
The above committees have begun a program to provide Second Sunday Lunch meals to our
home bound members. There is no cost to the recipients or the deliverers. If you would like to volunteer to take a meal to someone or know someone who would like to receive a meal, please
contact Ivy Prall (552-0056) or Steve Miner (980-0915).
~SERVICE COMMITTEE~
The Service Committee is inviting six to eight people from the congregation to volunteer to do
only clerical work while they are seeing clients .
Gail Hudson would train you, so please contact her at 820-3005 if you are interested.
~CHRISTIAN EDUCATION COMMITTEE~
The Christian Education Committee is working to create a library for our children’s books to be
used not only by Sunday School Teachers, but also the preschool and church families. If you
have gently used books or puzzles you’d like to donate, please drop them off at Maggie Brown’s
office. Thank you!!
Job Opportunity: FPC seeks a part-time childcare worker. Hours are Sundays 8:15-12:15,
Mondays 8:45-11:00 and other occasions as needed. A successful candidate will have a love for
and experience with children of all ages. Interested parties should forward their resume with three
references to Maggie Brown.
NaCoMe Coordinator Needed: The CE Committee seeks a volunteer to coordinate FPC participation in the NaCoMe summer camp program. Responsibilities include collecting, organizing, and
submitting all paperwork and fees for campers, coordination of transportation as needed, and
chaperoning groups going to camp. If interested, please see a member of the CE Committee or
Maggie Brown.
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~MEN’S BREAKFAST, MARCH 3~
All men, all ages, are invited to participate in conversations about life and faith! Meet on
Monday, March 3 at 7:00 am at the Shoney’s on the corner of Kraft Street and 2nd Street. A
brief devotional follows the meal.
~RECORDED WORSHIP SERVICES ON OUR WEBSITE~
If you miss worship on Sundays and would like to hear the service, please go on the website
(www.fpcclarksville.org) and download the audio of any worship service!
~PRESBYTERIAN PRAYER CHAIN~
Members of our congregation regularly pray for each other! We have a Prayer Chain via e-mail to
share concerns and celebrations. If you would like to be a part of the group, please contact Ann
Waddle at [email protected] to be added to the mailing list. Also, if at any time you would
like the group to join you in prayer, please send information to Ann via e-mail or phone 931-6242597 and she will add it to our list of prayer concerns.
~WEDNESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY~
You are invited to join the group who gather for Bible study with Pastor Greg on
Wednesday mornings each week at 10:00.
~THEOLOGY ON TAP~
Theology on Tap is a group that meets each Monday at 5 pm @ Guadalajara Grill
on Riverside Dr. Come, join us on March 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 for conversations about
theology and real life! Want more details about Theology on Tap? Contact Tom
Presler at 931-436-4466.
~EMERGENCY CARDS~
The Congregational Care Committee is compiling emergency cards to have on file at the church
office. These will be hard copies (not stored on a computer) so we can access them immediately in
case of an emergency. Be on the lookout for the cards and please return them ASAP. Each
person in the church will need to have one. For example, a family of four (2 adults 2 children) will
require four cards; one for each adult and one for each child. The information on the cards will be
kept confidential.
~MUSIC ON THE MENU~
Our church receives funds from Tennessee Arts Commission through Clarksville-Montgomery
County Arts & Heritage for a grant to provide live, professional music at Loaves and Fishes at
least once per month. Loaves and Fishes is housed in our AOC and serves about 150 meals each
day. Meals are served from 10:30-noon, Monday-Saturday. The public is welcome at Loaves &
Fishes anytime, so feel free to stop and enjoy "Music on the Menu" with the diners!
~THE BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S CHORUS~
This 50-voice, nationally known touring chorus will present a concert of sacred and secular music at
Grace Lutheran Church, 2041 Madison Street, Saturday, March 7 at 7:00pm. Admission is free;
however, a freewill offering will be collected. Please call 647-6750 for more information.
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~VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL--MARK YOUR CALENDARS~
VBS is scheduled for Monday, June 15 - Friday, June 19. We will be
exploring what life was like for Jesus when he was a child! Hometown Nazareth
will strive to connect children and adults with the life and love of Jesus Christ
beginning with his childhood.
This year’s directors are Julia Semsick and Jen Boyd (J&J).
We are grateful for their leadership and ask that you pray for
them as they lead FPC and our community on this spiritual
journey.
Training for volunteers is set for Sunday, June 14,
immediately following 11:00 worship with lunch provided. For
those interested in helping, but cannot be present during the
week, we will have many opportunities for you to serve with
decorating, snacks, un-decorating, etc.
~2014 YOUTH MISSION TRIP ~
The trip is planned for July 18-25. Contact Mark Banasiak at 980-8185 for information.
~OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICE~
Save the date(s)! March 20, the “Safe, Clean, Green” team will launch the “grid walk” to clean up
downtown. March 21 is APSU’s “BIG EVENT/BIG DAY/BIG THANKS” student service day. We will
be assigned 10 students to help us clean up our part of the grid on March 21. More details to come
ROOM IN THE INN
Room in the Inn runs November-March. Please
keep this ministry in your prayers. Volunteer
hosts prepare, serve, and clean up an evening
meal with 10-12 guests. The program is held at
the AOC on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays. Contact
Tom Presler (436-4466) or Bill Hutton (648-1119)
for additional information.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH
Sunday Night Meetings
Mar. 1, No Youth Group (we will be returning from NaCoMe Work Trip).
Mar. 8, 4-6:00 pm, Youth Group -We will have devotion and play games.
Mar. 15, 4-6:00 pm, Youth Group -We will have devotion and play games.
SATURDAY, March 21, 6-11:00pm, GAME NIGHT @ the AOC!! Please bring
$$ for fast food dinner.
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GRADERS!
Mar. 22, 4-6:00 pm, Youth Group -We will have devotion and play games.
Mar. 29, 4-6:00 pm, Youth Group -We will have devotion and go to a fast food
restaurant for dinner (please bring $$).
If you have questions call
Mikey @ (931) 216-0975.
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Sunday Night Meetings
MAR. 1, No Youth Group (we will be returning from NaCoMe Work Trip).
MAR. 8, 4-6:00 pm Youth Group at the AOC.
MAR. 15, 4-600 pm Youth Group at the AOC.
SATURDAY, March 21, 6-11:00pm, GAME NIGHT @ the AOC!! Please bring
$$ for fast food dinner.
MAR. 22, 4-6:00 pm Youth Group at the AOC.
MAR. 29, 4-6:00 pm Youth Group at the AOC.
WEDNESDAYS at Chick-Fil-A (Madison St.), March 4, 11, 18 & 25 6:30pm.
Please bring $$ for meal. We will eat and then hang out until 7:30 pm.
If you have any questions, contact Mark Banasiak at 980-8185.
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March 2015
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9am Deborah
8meeting on 4th floor 9Circle
with Confirmands
5:00PW
pmDeborah
9:45am
Property
9am
No YouthCommittee
Groups
Theology on
Acquisition
Circle
162:30pm
2nd Sunday
5Tap
pm Theology on
pm Youth
return
Lunch
2-3:45pm Club 345
9
@AOC
12:05City
pm
2nd
5pm
Church
Sunday
Lunch
DAYLIGHT
2-3:45 pmTIME
Club 345
SAVINGS
4-6 pm Youth Group
meetings
15
4-6pm Middle School and
Senior High Youth Group
meetings
5pm City Church
4pm Mission Committee
Tap @ Guadalajara
Grill
10 9:00 am
Deborah
Circle
CMCSS
Spring
4
pm
Property
Break March 9-13
Comm. meets
5:00 pm
Theology on
16
Tap @
Guadalajara
9am
PW Deborah
Grill
Circle
4pm PW lunch
reservation
deadline
16
17
Deadline
for
4-6 pm Youth Group 9:00 am
newsletter
meetings
Deborah Circle
information
22
2-3:45pm Club 345
8
@AOC
12:30pm 2nd
Sunday
4-6:00pm
Middle
School
Lunch
&
Senior High Youth
Boy Scout
Sunday
Group
meetings
5pm City Church with
5pm City
Church
Cadence
Please
Ministries,
fellowship following
29 Palm Sunday
4-6:00pm Middle School
& Senior High Youth
Group meetings
5pm City Church
5:00 pm
Theology on
Tap
3
10am PW Morning
9:30 am Staff
meeting
10 am PW
Morning Circle
10
2pm Congregat’l
Care Comm.
5:30 pm Yoga
9:30Yoga
am
511
:30pm
Staff meeting
12:30 pm
Martha Circle
2:00 pm
Congregational
17
St. Patrick’s Day
Care Comm.
5:30 pmPW
Yoga
12:30pm
7:00 pm
PW
Martha
Circle
5:30pm
Yoga
Night Circle
7pm PW Night
Circle
18
9:30 am Staff
meeting
5:30 pm Yoga
Wed
Wed
4
10am Bible Study
3pm Disciple 3
5pm Disciple 1
5pm Room in the Inn
6pm Handbells
6-7pm Forgiveness Study
5in the
10Chapel
am Bible
6:30
StudySenior Highs @
A
5Chick
pm Fil
Senior
Highs/
7pm Adult Choir
ChickFA
6:00
11 pm Ash Wed.
Worship
10am Bible Study
7pm
Choir 3
3pm Disciple
5pm Disciple 1
5pm Property Committee
6pm Handbells
12
amHighs
Bible
6:30 10
Senior
@
Study
Chick Fil A
5:30-7
pmChoir
Dinner
7pm Adult
& Studies
6:30pm Senior
Highs/ChickFA
18
6:00 pm Handbells
7:00
10ampm
BibleChoir
Study
3pm Disciple 3
5pm Disciple 1
5pm Room in the Inn
6-7pm
19
10Forgiveness
am BibleStudy
in the Chapel
Study
6pm Handbells
5:30-7
Dinner &
6:30
Senior
Studies Highs @
Chick Fil A
6:30pm
Senior
7pm Adult Choir
Highs/ChickFA
6pm Handbells
23
24
25 Choir
7pm
9am PW Deborah
10am Bible Study
9
10
11
Circle
3pm Disciple 3
9am PW
Deborah 10am PW Morning 10am
Bible Study
11pm
Preschool
5pm Disciple
1
Circle
Circle
3pm
3 Study
Board
6-7pmDisciple
Forgiveness
5 pm PW
Theology
2pm Congregat’l
5pm
12:30
lunchon
in the Disciple
Chapel 1
Tap @
Guadalajara
Care Comm.
6pm
5pm
Theology
on
6pm Handbells
Handbells
Grill
6:30
5:30pm
Yoga
Tap @ Guadalajara
6:30 Senior
Senior Highs
Highs @
@
5:30pm Yoga
Chick
Grill
Chick Fil
Fil A
A
7pm
7pm Adult
Adult Choir
Choir
30
31
Circle
Circle
9am PW Deborah
5 pm Theology on
Tap @ Guadalajara
Grill
10am PW Morning
5:30pm Yoga
Work Trip Registration
Deadline
Thu
Thu
5
10:30am Staff
Fri
Fri
6
Meeting
6
7
12
13
10:30am Staff
Meeting
13
19
10:30am Staff
Meeting
20
26
10:30am Staff
12
meeting
10:30am Staff
Meeting
14
Women’s
Retreat at
NaCoMe
(begins with
20supper & ends
after morning
worship on
Women’s
Sunday)
Retreat
at
NaCoMe
21
27
13
NaCoMe
Winter Retreat
through Feb. 15
Sat
Sat
7
1 1:00 pm
Youth Work
Trip to
NaCoMe
8 Due to
Daylight
Savings Time,
move clocks 1
14hour ahead
before going to
bed
15
21
6-11:00pm Youth
GAME NIGHT
@ the AOC.
Please bring $$ for
fast food dinner.
22
10:30am PW
2015 Spring
Gathering, Decherd
TN
28
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Eco-Palms: a celebration of triumphal entry and environmental justice
Page 15
It is estimated that nearly a thousand congregations across the
country will be waving 1 million ecofriendly palm fronds as Holy
Week observances begin this year. As churches of all denominations remember Christ’s arrival in Jerusalem, palm fronds will
play a key role. But have you ever wondered where the fronds
come from and how important they are to the people who harvest them?
Services and churches have joined the initiative, dubbed EcoPalms. The fronds come from communities in Mexico and Guatemala, and workers receive fair wages for practicing sustainable harvesting that protects the local ecosystem.
Working with nongovernmental organizations, the churches
helped communities in these countries establish a system for
harvesting the fronds while preparing for future growth.
The Eco-Palms program protects forests and local jobs and
provides sustainable livelihoods. With the work of various ecumenical partners, it is estimated nearly $1 million is infused in
participating communities. The ecofriendly fronds are purchased directly from the communities at five to six times the
normal payment, which provides a stable source of income for
families. The annual Palm Sunday premium has provided
scholarships for elementary school children who would not otherwise have attended school and has helped young women to
attend college. It has also provided jobs that did not exist previously for women in the communities.
It is also estimated more than 300 million palm fronds are harvested each year for U.S. consumption along. Last year, 974
Presbyterian congregations participated in the Eco-Palms program.
ECO-PALM SUNDAY
CELEBRATING JUSTICE
They took branches of palm trees
and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one
who comes in the name of the
Lord--the King of Israel!”
John 12:12-13
To celebrate Palm Sunday, our
congregation partnered with the
Presbyterian Hunger Program to
use Eco-Palms--branches truly
worthy of celebration.
Eco-Palm harvesters gather only
quality palms fronds in a way that
allows the plant to keep growing.
The communities process and
package the palms instead of
selling to middlemen, allowing
them to capture more of the profits. These jobs also mean youth
stay in their communities instead
of migrating for work.
Five cents of every Eco-palm sold
directly funds projects that improve the lives of all community
members.
For more information, visit www.pcusa.org/palms
This year, we share the jubilation
of Palm Sunday with the people
who harvested our palms. As we
wave our palms, we can truly say,
“Hosanna in the Highest!”
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MEMORIALS
Anna Kathryn Atkinson
David & Ellen Kanervo
Mr. & Mrs. Elwyn Patch
S and E, Inc.
Reg & Judy Lowe
Mr. & Mrs. Don Nolan
Chip & Mary Ann Connell
Donald Williamson
David & Ellen Kanervo
Chip & Mary Ann Connell
Hubert Griffey
David & Ellen Kanervo
Gary & Joyce Norris
Mr. & Mrs. Elwyn Patch
Chip & Mary Ann Connell
Jim Crosby
David and Janice Traxler
Evelyn Hunter
David and Janice Traxler
Jessie Livingstone
MARCH BIRTHDAYS
Kenny Pryor (1st)
Jackson Black (2nd)
Hannah Shingler (2nd)
Phillip Shingler (2nd)
Elizabeth Ryan (2nd)
Lydia Schoonover (3rd)
Gail Hudson (4th)
Sara Salyer (4th)
Rubye Patch (6th)
Tommy Dennis (6th)
John Sadler (7th)
Christina Barnett (7th)
Trent Sanders (7th)
Abigail Sturdivant (7th)
Amy Goder (13th)
Sean Goggin (14th)
Talley Posey (14th)
Jordan Richardson (16th)
Tom Graves (18th)
Steve Griffey (20th)
Kristen Carter (20th)
Jean Dale Kleeman (21st)
Hazel Morrison (21st)
Thomas Wedemeyer (23rd)
Kayleigh Black (25th)
Julia Giles (25th)
Philip Ryan (27th)
Whit Cobb (27th)
Nancy Sneed (28th)
Fergus Barnes (28th)
Charlie Patterson (30th)
David and Janice Traxler
If you don’t see your name,
please contact Monica.