In This Issue

Discovery Class

Early Morning Service – 8:50 am 

Wednesday Nights

Children’s Education Changes 

MSPC Book Club List

The Deacons of MSPC

March  Birthdays

Easter Lily Order Form

Important Dates

Sunday, March 1
Worship/Communion 8:50 am 
Sunday School 9:30 am 
Discovery Class 9:30 am 
Worship/Communion  10:50 am

Wednesday, March 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

Friday, March 6
Mission Presbytery Meeting – 1:00 pm

Saturday, March 7
Mission Presbytery Meeting – 8:30 am

Sunday, March 8
Worship, 8:50 am
Sunday School  9:30 am
Worship 10:50 am

Wednesday, March 11
5:30 pm Bible Study
6:00 pm Dinner
6:15 pm, Bell Choir
7:15 pm, Choir Rehearsal

Sunday, March 15
Worship/Communion, 8:50 am
Sunday School  9:30 am
Discovery Class 9:30 am 
Worship 10:50 am

Wednesday, March 18
5:30 pm Bible Study
6:00 pm Dinner
6:15 pm, Bell Choir
7:15 pm, Choir Rehearsal

Sunday, March 22
Worship/Communion, 8:50 am
Sunday School, 9:30 am
Discovery Class 9:30 am 
Worship 10:50 am

Tuesday, March 24
7:00 pm Session Meeting

Wednesday, March 25
5:30 pm Bible Study
6:00 pm Dinner
6:15 pm, Bell Choir
7:15 pm, Choir Rehearsal

Sunday, March 29
Worship, 8:50 am
Sunday School  9:30 am
Worship 10:50 am
Church at the Zoo – 9:30 am

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Discovery Class
A class for New Members and Visitors. Get to know Madison Square, Presbyterian History, New People!
Four Weeks – March 1, 15, 22, and April 5.   9:30 am – 10:30 am

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.

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.
Special Days: While every day is a special one at Madison Square, here are some important dates for the children of the church.
Sunday, March 29 Church at the Zoo – 9:30 am

MSPC Book Club List

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.”

March  Birthdays
1 – Tammy Johnson
2 – Ron Hilliard – Shelly Horn
       Debra Blackwood
3 – Henry Cantu
4 – Amber Ashby
5 – Jerry Correu
6 – Corey Livingston
      Sam Lanham
      Chad Gardner
7 – Lauren Gignac
9 – Lou Guckian
10 – Alex and Ivan Jeffreys
11 – Barbara Boyd – Ken Sheppard
12 – Olga Opiea
       Jerry Willmann
16 – Shannon Craycraft
         Anelise Tatum
17 – Nicolas deVoogd
18 – Deborah Rhine
20 – Miles White
21 -  Nancy Newell
22 – Cheryl Killion
        Richard McLean
        Dawn Martin
23 – Jan Simms
        Fred Zies
24 – Evelyn Morris
        Laura Crockett
26 – Patrick Nolan
27 – Garrett Tatum
         Patti Trevino
         Jeff Balter
28 – Amy Pridgen
29 – Ken Ewald
31 – Elizabeth Schleigh 

           Lily  Order

                 Form

I/We would like to order _____________________ Lily(s) at $7.98 each.

In Memory of _________________________________________

In Honor of ___________________________________________

Ordered by ___________________________________________

Telephone Number ____________________________________

____________I will pick up the lily(s) after the Easter Service.

Please turn in form and money to the church office.
(or place in the offering plate)
Checks payable to MSPC marked for Lily.