E-Newsletter
Friday, June 23, 2006
…Grace and Peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior, Titus1:4
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” James 1:2-4
Congratulations to our Youth Confirmation Class!
David Arbus
Sarai Arbus
Christina Beran
Tim Beran
Tracy Boswell
Christine Bowman
Jimmy Bowman
Jenny Cooper
Taylor Curran
Matthew Earman
Taylor Falkenstein
Haley Griffis
Justin Griffis
April Heckathorn
Katie Ivie
Madeleine King
Margot Kinsey
Emilie Knoll
William Lahann
Makenzie Lynn
Bailey Meeks
Turner Meeks
Cameron Norman
Lindsay Norman
Kyle Pullin
Nicole Ray
Taylor Ruckle
Congratulations! — We welcome Cecily West, who joins brother Liam, and proud parents Jo and Jason West.. Cecily was born on Tuesday, June 20th. Welcome to the family!
Greenwich Website – The Greenwich website is live on the internet. It will be password protected for the first two weeks while we give church members a chance to see it and for us to work out some little residual bugs before it is opened to the world. Everyone is encouraged to have a look and give feedback to Jim Pittman, 703-743-4314 or jamespittman@comcast.net. If you do not want pictures of your family members on the site also let Jim know.
Address: http://greenwichpres.org
User ID: p40621600-0
Password: congregation
Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Breakfast—Sunday at 9:30am. Parents of preschoolers through Senior Highs, join us along with your children in the Fellowship Hall to recognize our faithful servants!
Jr. Church is on Summer Vacation- Just a reminder that beginning Sunday, there is no Junior Church (grades K-5). A very special thanks goes to our Junior Church Worship leaders- Mark and Karen Blocker, Julia Hazel, Sharon Krasny, and Sam and Kathy Snow. We will begin our Junior Church Worship again in September.
Summer Mission Camp—July 24-28. We are working on a mission day camp for those too young or unable to go on the mission trip, for 3rd—8th graders. We will take part in local mission projects while our mission team is working in West Virginia. Please mark your calendars and watch for more information.
Summer Music Sign up— There is a sign up sheet in the Choir room for summer music performances for Sunday worship. Contact Lon for more information!
Children’s Ministry Summer Sunday School- We will be spending the summer seeking God’s treasure as we will continue our journey after VBS seeking treasure in the Bible. We asking for volunteers or families to sign-up for just 1 Sunday during the summer to lead Sunday School. There are 2 Sign up Sheets, 1 for Faith Garden (Preschool) located downstairs and 1 for Faith Village located on the Children’s Ministry Bulletin Board in the Fellowship Hall. Contact Joy Yates at gpcjoyyates@comcast.net or 703.754.7933.
Women of Faith—Join Greenwich Church women for America’s largest women’s conference, Contagious Joy. July 21-22 in Washington, DC. Contact Pam Lynn for further information and tickets at 703.754.1899.
Annual Church Picnic—Come join us on Sunday, July 2nd from 12:30-2:00 pm, for a good old-fashioned picnic complete with great food, fellowship and games! Burgers, hotdogs and drinks will be provided. Please bring a picnic side dish or dessert to share.
Youth Choir at Oak Dale — Oak Dale Baptist Church will be hosting a boy’s choir from Prospect United Methodist Church in Laurenceville, GA, from July 11-13. Please see Lon or notify the church office if you can house 2-4 boys July 11 and July 12 (two nights). Oak Dale will provide all meals. The group will present a dramatic musical entitled, “Extreme Makeover — Life Edition” on Wednesday, July 12 at 7:00 pm at Oak Dale Baptist Church.
Care Net Pregnancy Resource Centers’ — Ladies, would you like to work one on one with someone in an unplanned pregnancy? Would you like to answer phones at home or in a Care Net Pregnancy Resource Centers’ office? Are you bilingual in Spanish and English? If you answered yes to any of these questions, we would welcome you to join our team. Summer is here so we have a great shortage of volunteers. Call for information.: 703-330-1300.
Love Your Neighbor — The Worship Committee respectfully requests that members limit the use of personal fragrances when attending church, out of consideration for those who are highly allergic. We thank you in advance for this effort.
Receptionist Opening— Part time, 20 hours per week. Performs general administrative duties as an important team member of the staff. Position description available in the office. Please submit resume by July 1.
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Eric Keller and Pam Lynn are the Prayer Ministry Deacons. For email requests, send to jimandpamlynn@comcast.net For phone requests, call Eric Keller at 540-788-9891 or the church office at 703-754-7933. Please be sure to advise your prayer contact if you want your name in the bulletin and for how long. If you know of a current prayer concern that should be updated in the bulletin, please let us know. We praise the Lord when healing occurs (physical, emotional, spiritual) and we are able to remove those names!
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