E-Newsletter
Friday, September 15, 2006
Brothers and Sisters!
“Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.” 1 Corinthians 12:27
Announcements
Congregational Life Committee Offers
Faith in Life Weekend
Starts Tonight!
Fellowship Hall
Tonight: 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Tomorrow: 8:30am – 12:00 noon
Optional Sat. afternoon session 1-2pm
Sunday, Sept. 17: Sermon
Shirley Giles Davis from Boulder, CO will be leading our workshops. Shirley conducted the Women’s Retreat in 2003!
This renewal event is offered to help participants discover the Spiritual Gifts which God has given them and to learn how we can better serve Him in the church.
Refreshments on Friday
Breakfast & Lunch provided Saturday
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Please Join Us for Our
Fall 2006
Chancel Choir Retreat
Saturday, September 23, 2006
8:30 am to 2:00 pm
at
Trinity Episcopal Church
Upperville, VA
540.592.3343
Childcare Provided!
For more information, contact Lon at lquinones@greenwichpres.org.
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Children’s Choir
Starts Sunday, September 17th!
New Singers Welcome!
Sunday’s
9:00am-9:30am
Choir Room
(We’ll be practicing music for Sunday mornings, as well as for the Christmas Eve pageant.)
Questions? Please contact our Director of Music Ministries, Lon Quinones, at 703.330.2438.
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Greenwich Presbyterian Church
Adult Membership Class
Sunday Evenings
October 8, 15, and 22
5:30 – 7:30pm
Come explore the meaning of the Christian faith, the Presbyterian tradition and how to become more involved with the Greenwich church family through affirming our
Covenant of Membership.
The class will conclude on October 22nd with
dinner and conversation with our Elders.
Childcare available for all sessions.
For more information or to register for the class please contact Liz Morrison at the church office
lmorrison@greenwichpres.org
or
703-754-7933
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Opportunities for Study, Service and Fellowship
Fall Sunday School Has Begun! Children in Faith Village Sunday School (Grades K-6) will begin each Sunday in the Gathering Room (choir room) and will then be lead to their workshop for the morning. Parents are reminded that they will need to pick up their children at 10:30am at their child's classroom. Questions? Contact Joy Yates at joyyates@greenwichpres.org or 703.754.7933.
Wednesday Night Pastor’s Class—Begins September 20th! Wednesday’s from 6:30 to 7:30pm in Fellowship Hall. Open to all interested in learning more about the Bible. Childcare provided. For more information, please contact Don Meeks at dmeeks@greenwichpres.org or 703.754.7933.
Plant-A-Row for the Hungry pick-up will be every Sunday from July 23rd until October 1st. The bin will be located in front of the Church, look for the sign. The Mission Committee thanks you for your support of Plant-A-Row and SERVE.
Youth Sunday School— We invite all 7th-12th graders to join us Sunday mornings at 9:30am. The Junior High Class (7th and 8th graders) and Senior High Class (9th thru 12th graders) will meet separately in their respective Sunday School rooms. Questions? Contact Chasity Spittle at chasity@cuddlystuff.com or 703.753.9421.
Just 4 Youth — Youth Group will be held the first and third Sunday’s of every month. The first meeting will be held at the church this Sunday, September 17th, from 6:00-8:00pm. All 6th-12th graders are invited!
Piano Dedication — Please join us next Sunday, September 24th, at all three services, as we dedicate our new Kawai grand piano, donated by the Spittle family.
Choir Retreat — The Chancel Choir will take their fall retreat to Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville on Saturday, September 23rd, from 8:00am-4:00pm. Contact Lon Quinones at lquinones@greenwichpres.org for more information.
Welcome! — We welcome Shirley Giles Davis to worship Sunday, September 17th, as she brings the morning message as part of our Faith in Life Weekend. Shirley lives in Boulder, Colorado, where she serves on the staff of First Presbyterian Church as the Director of Lay Ministries.
Handbell Choir -- Handbells have started back up, and we’d love to have new members! Rehearsals are Wednesday nights, 6:00 to 7:15 pm. For more information, please contact Holleyanne McDaniel at holleyanne@yahoo.com or 703.496.3114.
There's a place for YOU in the Chancel Choir! We welcome new members into the Chancel Choir this fall. We rehearse from 7:30-8:30pm on Wednesday evenings and sing at the 11:00 service. Come join the choir!
Children’s Choir — We have exciting plans this fall! Practices begin this Sunday at 9:00am. Children in grades K-6th are invited!
Congratulations! — Congratulations to Jim and Cherie Griffis upon the birth of their daughter, Chelsea, on Wednesday, August 23rd! Chelsea joins siblings Justin, Haley and Lauren.
Thursday Morning Playgroup — Are you looking for something to do on Thursday mornings with your young children? Join other moms in the church for a playgroup at 10:00am. We are meeting in our homes and the location changes each week, so contact Meredith Hinkey at mrhinkey@comcast.net or 703.598.6168 for details. We’d love to have you join us!
Calling All Cooks! — Circle 4 is putting together a new Greenwich Presbyterian Cookbook and we need your recipes! Greenwich is full of great cooks — women and men. Please put your recipes in the basket across from the office door. They need to be typed or very neatly handwritten. If there’s a story behind the recipe you can add that, too. We hope to have the cookbook available by Christmas. If you prefer, you can also email your recipe to Susan Boyd at boydplum@msn.com.
Women of Faith 2007 Conference — Reservations are available for the 2007 “Amazing Freedom” Women of Faith Conference, July 13-14, 2007, at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. Registration is $129. We have 12 tickets and 3 hotel rooms reserved. The shared hotel rate is $51 per person. Ten women from Greenwich attended the 2006 “Contagious Joy” conference and we were all filled with joy, inspiration, and praise for our God. We’d love to have you join us in 2007! To reserve your ticket or for more information, please call Pam Lynn at 703.754.1899.
Eyeglass Recycling — In the first four months of our recycling program, we have collected 40 pairs of glasses! To donate your used glasses, place them in the Lions Recycling for Sight collection box located on the table outside the church office.
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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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“In Christ we who are many form one body, and each
member belongs to all the others.” Romans 12:5
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