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The
Window
The news of
Black Mountain
Presbyterian Church
March 29 through
April 11, 2015
Dear friends,
The months have flown and now it is time for us to give thanks for the
relationships that have developed and the work that has been accomplished
during this interim season, as you prepare your hearts to greet your new pastor.
I feel such joy for you as you anticipate the arrival of Mary Katherine and
her family. I have only met her briefly, but it was immediately
clear that she will be easy to love.
LOGOS kids making boulders for the Easter Garden.
I have been blessed to serve alongside your remarkable staff,
session, and deacons–and to come to know so many of you–what
thoughtful and devoted teams of leaders you have, and what a
remarkable congregation you are. You will remain in my prayers,
and I will look forward to crossing paths in Black Mountain.
My last day to worship with you will be April 5,
though I will be in the office on April 7 to tie up
loose ends. In the meantime we will walk
through Holy Week together. If you are
in town I hope you will come worship on
Maundy Thursday and Good Friday
(there’s more information about both services
inside this newsletter)–I’m confident that
such experiences will deepen our
celebration of Easter.
May the joy of the resurrection abide
with you in every season.
With love,
828-669-2725 Fax: 828-669-2727
117 Montreat Road, PO Box 39
Black Mountain, NC 28711
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calendar
Many other groups meet here, but only BMPC events are reflected on this calendar.
Sunday, March 29
Sunday, April 5
From Friends of Creation
Church office closed
Now that we’re seeing warmer weather, we encourage you
to get out and enjoy God’s good earth as you
travel to church. Listen to the sounds of
spring as you walk or bike your way
here. It might even improve your
outlook before that committee
meeting! If walking or biking are
not options for you, you can still do our
world a favor by carpooling to church. Thanks!
7:00 p.m. Chancel Choir
Presbyterian Women Circles meet
New Small Group Gathering
7:00 p.m. Maundy Thursday Service
10:00 a.m. The Window folding ministry
Palm/Passion Sunday
Five-Cents-a-Meal offering
8:30 a.m. FirstLight
9:40 a.m. Church School
11:00 a.m. Worship Service
Tuesday, March 31
1:00 p.m. PW Bible Study
2:15 p.m. PW Coordinating Team
7:00 p.m. Prophets
Easter Sunday
Communion
One Great Hour of Sharing offering
8:30 a.m. FirstLight
9:30 a.m. Easter Brunch in courtyard
and celebration of Margaret
11:00 a.m. Worship Service
Monday, April 6
Wednesday, April 1
Tuesday, April 7
Thursday, April 2
Wednesday, April 8
Friday, April 3
Church office closes at noon
12:00 p.m. The Window deadline
7:00 p.m. Good Friday Service
Handel’s Messiah (Part 2)
Thursday, April 9
1:30 a.m. Red Cross Blood Drive
Friday, April 10
5:00 p.m. HS Youth Camping Trip
April 2 Maundy Thursday
7:00 pm – This service recounts, in scripture and song, the final events of Jesus’ life. As darkness
descends throughout the service, we will gather at the table and experience again the depth of God’s love.
April 3 Good Friday
12:00 noon – Black Mountain United Methodist Church
7:00 pm – Chancel Choir performance of Messiah (Part 2) by G. F. Handel
Guest soloists and accompaniment by string quartet and organ
Sunday, April 5 Easter
7:00 am – Tabernacle United Methodist Church, Sunrise Service
8:30 & 11:00 am – Margaret LaMotte Torrence preaching
text: John 20.1-18 special music and Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
Brunch for everyone in the courtyard between services
One Great Hour of Sharing special offering received
Please bring flowers
to enhance our
Easter Palm Cross
outside the narthex.
Are you searching for a way to form a deeper connection
with some fellow church members? Whether you are
single or married, a parent or not, even if you are a
grandparent – you are welcome to come and connect.
The non-structure of this group is developing as we go.
A few discussion topics that we are hoping to cover
are Personal Faith Journeys, Raising Kids in Today's
Technological World and the Different Make-ups of
Today's Families. For more information contact:
Kristi Morgan ([email protected]) or Kim Reece
([email protected], 231-9648).
We are glad to be gathering! Come join us!
WHEN: Sunday mornings 9:40-10:35 a.m.
WHERE: upstairs classroom – Room 14
New CareNotes
now available
(in the rack by the narthex seating area)
provided by your deacons
Easter is Margaret’s
last Sunday as our
interim pastor.
Between worship
services, from 9:30 to
10:30 a.m., we will have
brunch in the courtyard.
This will be a time to
speak to Margaret and
say thanks. Please
bring your cards of
thanks and appreciation
for her leadership and
put them in the special
basket in the narthex.
We will have cake and
celebrate together!
“What Everyone Should Know about Dementia”
“When Memory Loss Begins”
“Helps for Alzheimer Families”
“Keeping Up Your Spirits in the Hospital”
“Help with Depression or Anxiety”
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Youth
Middle School
March
29Palm Sunday and Spring break
(no evening program)
April
5Easter (no evening program)
12 Montreat Hike, 5-7pm,
meet at BMPC
19 Presbytery MS Rally, 2:45pm,
meet at BMPC
26 Youth & Parent Social Media
Program at First Pres Asheville,
4:30-8pm, meet at BMPC
High School
March
29Palm Sunday and Spring break
(no evening program)
April
5Easter (no evening program)
10-12Camping Trip
19Spiritual Practices
26Youth & Parent Social Media
Program at First Pres Asheville,
4:30-8pm, meet at BMPC
Meal provided
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Stamps for Mission
As a stamp collector, I am regularly on the lookout for
a meaningful way to dispose of duplicates. I have found
a source in Harrisonburg, Virginia, who sells stamp
accumulations to dealers and uses the proceeds to fund
mission work in Congo. Last year she was able to send more
than $6,000 for various projects including construction,
new Bibles and scholarships. If you are a stamp collector, or
would like to "do something" with stamps that come in the
mail to you, please speak to me about how to send them to
this re-seller. I can give you details about what to save and
how to prepare the stamps so they are salable.
–Mike Barker
adult church school
Becomers
March 29
Daniel, chapter 9, Daniel’s Prayer and Gabriel’s Message
Biblical Perspectives
March 29
John LaMotte, Seven Last Words From The Cross
Faith Builders
March 29
Caroline Roy and Lily Morgan share their faith journeys
and involvement with WNC Presbytery Youth Council
Bible Class
Study of Thessalonians
No Church School on Easter
Join us in the courtyard
for Easter brunch
Presbyterian
Women
The Weekday School Giraffe class searched for leprechauns
on St. Patrick’s Day.
Lenten Prayers for Hungry People
prepared by Bread for the World
Holy Week March 29-April 4
Jesus is anointed for burial
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Philippians 2:5-11
Psalm 31:9-16
Mark 14:1-15:47
While Jesus was at Bethany... a woman came with an
alabaster jar of very costly ointment of nard, and she broke
open the jar and poured the ointment on his head... Jesus
said, “She has done what she could; she has anointed my
body beforehand for its burial.” –Mark 14:3 and 8
Pr ayer
O Christ, grant us grace and hope as we prepare for
Good Friday. By your crucifixion and resurrection, you
overcome death and all the powers of evil. May this gift of
new life inspire us to see that all people benefit from the
abundance of God’s creation. Amen.
ac tion
The weeks following Easter are an ideal time to explore
how we can be agents of new life in God’s world. The
spring recess is also a good time to meet with your
representative in Congress when she or he returns to the
home district. Visit www.bread.org to find suggestions
about arranging these face-to-face visits with your
Congressional representative.
Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our
nation’s decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad.
Working through churches, campuses, and other organizations,
we equip and inspire people of faith to persuade Congress to
address the causes of hunger.
On Tuesday, March 31, Bible Study teacher,
Florence Shelor, will teach lesson 8 to the circle
study leaders. Join us in the library for the study
at 1:00 p.m. The topic is “Power, Authority, and
Honor Are Not Always What We Might Expect,”
2 Corinthians 11:1-32. The Coordinating Team
meeting will follow in CR-1 at 2:15 p.m.
Please plan to attend as final plans will be made
to host the PW-WNC Presbytery on April 25.
PW Circles will meet on Tuesday, April 7
Elizabeth
Keithie Knowles, 39 Wagon Trail, 10 a.m.
Esther
Beverly Highland, meet at church, 10 a.m.
Miriam
Carolyn Cordell, carpool from church, 9:45 a.m.
Priscilla
Shirley Gunn, carpool from church, 9:45 a.m.
Sarah
Virginie Pomeroy, carpool from church, 10 a.m.
Ruth
Pat Thrailkill, Nancy Sprinkle, Johnnie Wood
meet at church, 2 p.m.
Rebekah
Carey Jo Elam, Highland Farms, 3 p.m.
Naomi
Alice Schweitzer, meet at church, 7 p.m.
Red Cross Community
Blood Drive at BMPC
Thursday, April 9 – 1:30-6:00
sign up in the narthex
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Happy
Birthday!
March
Youth Mission Retreat
The Presbytery of Western NC’s Youth Council, led by our own Beth Gunn,
hosted a Presbytery Youth Mission Retreat at the Black Mountain Home
for Children on April 10-11. Five of our high school youth serve on the
Presbytery’s Youth Council this year and helped lead the weekend retreat:
Matt Begley, Lauren Nalley, Caroline Roy, Lily Morgan, and Kali Fleagle.
BMPC also had five additional youth attend the weekend mission retreat
to serve the Black Mountain Home for Children, Youth, and Families.
Our church family can be proud of the way our youth help lead in the
Presbytery and also help serve our neighbors right down the road at the
Black Mountain Home for Children, which is one of BMPC’s oldest mission
partners: www.blackmountainhome.org
In Our Community
Black Mountain
OPEN TABLE
A community outreach that happens
every Wednesday providing a place
for friendship and food for all
11:30-1:00 p.m.
First United Methodist
Fellowship Hall
101 Church Street
Please Join Us!
Great volunteer opportunity!
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Sign up sheet is available onsite.
Mantreat at Montreat
Montreat is hosting its first “Mantreat at Montreat” April 24-26
and we'd love to see YOU there. We are hoping to create a space
for men to connect to others in their personal journey through
stories and activities. This event is intended for men ages 21-99.
Best of all, it will be led by our very own Dan Davis!
We will have leadership and community time but will also have
some fun workshops. Friday and Saturday evenings will include
campfires, music, and good food.
For more information: http://www.montreat.org/whats-mantreat
Registration: www.montreat.org/mantreat $107 per person
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Martha Murphy
Judith Burt
Phoebe Duncan
Bob Grove
Page Campbell
April
2 Betty Hill
3 Bridget Leary
4 Brittany Williams
5 Bob Peacock
Kiersten Edwards
Ethan Banks
6 Bill Gilliland
McCain Farish
7 Frances Kennedy
Bill Mohr
8 Jane Collins
9 Tommy Hay
Ann Herring
Ginny Lindsey
10 Mike Morse
Melzer Morgan
April Roy
Lily Morgan
Graham Roy
11 Susan Jumper
Chad Williams
Grace Drummond
Joy Drummond
Rylan Van Note
ThankYou BMPC family
Dear Friends of BMPC,
We thank our friends of BMPC for their cards, calls, and
prayers. A big thanks for my Sisters in Ruth Circle for their love,
visits and a delicious meal that was enough for several meals. I look
forward to be able to join you in fellowship soon.
To John Snell we thank you for your visit to Keith and for the
helpful advice given to our daughters. You are indeed a disciple of
Christ.
To dear Margaret, who came on the coldest, snowy days to
visit us. Her lovely smile lifted our spirits and when she held our
hand and prayered with us indeed the Holy Spirit filled us with His
healing love.
I also appreciate the prayers for my neice, Shelia Murry
Thomas, who has stage four of kidney cancer.
Thanks,
Keith and Johnnie Wood
Confirmation Students and their Covenant Partners
Please keep the following 8th grade youth and mentors
in your prayers as they explore their faith together.
Jacob Allen – Bob Tuttle
Drew Banzhoff – Jim Layman
Rachel Beaver – Kitty Fouche
Cayden Bemis – Andrew Bowman
Lillie Chilton – Margie Boyd Stansell
Josie Davis – Jane Collins
April 12, 4:00 p.m.
April 19, 9:40 a.m.
May 3, 12:00 noon
May 17, 8:30 & 11
Michael Gun – Bob Tuttle
Grace Martin – Leslie Carreiro
Adron Morgan – Andrew Bowman
Graham Roy – Jim Layman
Chloe Stiles – Jill Edwards
Creeds and Faith Statements
Sharing Faith Statements
Meet with Session
Lead Worship and Join Church
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