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Issue
Early Morning Service – 8:50 am
Wednesday Nights
Adult Education
Children’s Education Changes
The Deacons of MSPC
MSPC Book Club List
February Birthdays
Important Dates
Sunday, February 1
Worship/Communion 8:50 am
Sunday School 9:30 am
Worship/Communion 10:50 am
Wednesday, February 4
10:00 am MSPC Writer’s Group
5:30 pm Bible Study
6:00 pm Dinner
6:15 pm, Bell Choir
7:15 pm, Choir Rehearsal
Sunday, February 8
Worship, 8:50 am
Sunday School 9:30 am
Worship 10:50 am
Annual Congregational Meeting – 12:00 noon
Wednesday, February 11
5:30 pm Bible Study
6:00 pm Dinner
6:15 pm, Bell Choir
7:15 pm, Choir Rehearsal
Sunday, February 15
Worship/Communion, 8:50 am
Sunday School 9:30 am
Worship 10:50 am
Wednesday, February 18
5:30 pm Bible Study
6:00 pm Dinner
6:15 pm, Bell Choir
7:15 pm, Choir Rehearsal
Sunday, February 22
Worship/Communion, 8:50 am
Sunday School, 9:30 am
Worship 10:50 am
Tuesday, February 24
7:00 pm Session Meeting
Wednesday, February 25
7:00 pm – Ash Wednesday Service
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Early Service Sunday Mornings Now Begins at 8:50 a.m.
Attending to the Presence of God
Contemplative music from around the world
Prayer
Silence
Lectio Divina—Lectio is an ancient and powerful way of practicing attention to God’s Word and Presence Communion every Sunday.
Wednesday Nights
The Wednesday Night Bible Study reflects on the scripture that will be preached on the following Sunday. A diverse group gathers to share insights, ask questions and pray together.
The group moves from the Parlor to the fellowship hall for a prepared dinner. All are invited!
Many other activities happen on Wednesday nights.
Bible Study 5:30-6:30 pm
Dinner 6:30-7:00 pm
Bell Choir 6:15-7:15 pm
Choir Practice 7:15-8:00 pm
Adult Education
Adult Sunday School Class will have discussions of the book, How to Think Theologically, by Howard W. Stone & James O. Duke. Copies of the book are available in the church office at a cost of $11.00
Children's Education Changes
Sunday Morning Schedule
9:15 a.m Eddie’s Taco House
Come by the kitchen and grab a taco and some orange juice.
9:30 to 10 :15 a.m. Children’s Choir
Meet in the sanctuary and we will work on music for special worship services like World Communion Sunday and the “Come As You Are Christmas Pageant.”
10:15-10:40 a.m. Sunday School
Once choir is over join Linda and Erin in the 3rd floor children’s room. If you are hoping to light candles or ring the bell during worship this is the place to be.
10:50 a.m. Worship
At 10:40 the children will move to the 1st pew in the sanctuary. Children are invited to sit with our staff or with parents/guardians.
Worship
10:50-12 noon
Children begin worship in the sanctuary and then move to an experiential worship experience.
Godly Play (approximate ages 3 years to 8 years)
Godly Play is a methodology that uses a storyteller telling a holy story with moveable pieces, wondering about that story, and then using creative stations to help us interpret our feelings, our wonderings, our questions about the stories and how they lead us to God.
This is our third year to use Godly play with the kids & we have found that they are growing exponentially every year we use it. The wondering that they do at the end of a story is so amazingly complex and insightful that it often takes our breath away. What amazing kids we have!
Diving into Discussion (approximate ages 9 years to middle school)
This group will read the same scripture that is being read in the sanctuary. With the help of Pastor Kenny they will discuss what the scripture means in their lives.
After the sermon, the middle school aged kids will go back into church with Pastor Kenny and the elementary aged children will join Linda in the children’s room.
MSPC Book Club List
February 6: Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder; hosted by Beth Weiss
March 6: The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama; hosted by Faye Hallford
April 3: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer; hosted by Jo McIver
May 1: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski (DO NOT READ THE BLURB ON THE INSIDE COVER PRIOR TO READING THE NOVEL!); hosted by Betty Lynn Allen and led by Carol Frere
June 5: 1421: The Year China Discovered America by Gavin Menzies; hosted by Beth Weiss and led by Richard McLean.
September 11: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen; hosted by Robin Raquet
October 2: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe; hosted by Rebecca Baker
November 6: title will be announced later; hosted by Jerry Correu
December 4: The Torch of Life (formerly titled Dr. Ida) by Dorothy Clarke Wilson; hosted by Dorothy Williams
January 8: select books for 2010; hosted by Carol Frere
February 5: TBA… suggestions or volunteers?
The Deacons of MSPC
Susan Scales
Diane Stallings
Rey Menchaca
Patricia Oxford
Randy Rice
Ken Sheppard
Jo McIver
Katsy Murphy
Kathy Sakai
Bobby Holmes
“Deacons offer a caring ministry in their commitment of compassionate, faithful, trustworthy and Christ-centered lives. The Madison Square Presbyterian Church deacons offer a safe, caring outlet for anyone experiencing a life crisis or challenge which could include divorce, loss of a loved one, hospitalization, illness, relocation, retirement, unemployment, empty nest or other life transitions.”
February Birthdays
2 – Anne Moses & Jennifer Whatley
4 – Dorothy Williams & Alfreda Mann
5 – Eileen Smith
7 – Freddie Welch
10 – Nelda Muelker – Ned Lee
11 – Erin Shaw-Meadow
12 - Ellen Werckle
13 – Blane Trautwein
15 – Cathy Whitlow
16 – Kyle White
19 – Jimmy Moses , John Moses & Chris Nolan
21 – Keri Moses
22 – Martha Leigh & Charlotte Hildebrand
23 – Chris Kamenzind & Becky Greenup
25 – Jennifer Whatley
26 – Ruth Fleming & Clyde Hudgins
28 – Vi Berbiglia & Clifford Todd
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