E-Newsletter
Friday, September 29, 2006
Brothers and Sisters!
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven”
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Announcements
Pastor’s Class
Our study this fall:
“Keep in Step With the Spirit”
A bible study on the role of the
Holy Spirit in our lives.
Wednesday’s
6:30 to 7:30 pm
Childcare is available.
For more information, contact Don Meeks at dmeeks@greenwichpres.org
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The 2nd Saturday Group
Invites YOU
to join them on Saturday, October 14th, for an evening of good food and festive music. Our talented cooks will be preparing a delightful hors d’oeuvre and dessert buffet (no main courses). If you have ever had that secret desire to eat dessert first (and who of us hasn’t?), this is your opportunity!
The festivities will begin at 6:00pm in Fellowship Hall. Following our repast will be a program of old favorite songs to sing along to and a tribute to some of the colorful songs of old.
Please RSVP to Pat Eggers (540.347.2727) by October 9th.
Please come and fellowship with us!
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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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Mission Opportunity!
We have been invited to join Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Madison County as they head to Mississippi on October 21 thru 28th.
David and Karen Bean (Herb and Jane Wood’s daughter and son-in-law) are leading this mission.
The cost per person is $75.
Team members will provide their own transportation.
For more information, or to sign up, contact Herb or Jane Wood
at 703-754-4625.
If you are unable to make the trip, but would like to make a donation, please make the check out to Mt. Zion UMC. You can put the check in the offering plate or drop it off in the church office.
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Calling All Cooks!
Circle 4 is putting together a new
Greenwich Presbyterian Cookbook and
we need your recipes!
If there’s a story behind the recipe
we’d love that, too.
Please put your recipes in the basket across from the office door. They need to be typed or very neatly handwritten. You can also email your recipe to Susan Boyd at boydplum@msn.com
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During the month of October, please help us support
Fauquier Family Shelter
They will accept any items, but especially need:
Coffee
Tea
Hot Chocolate
Sugar
100% Pure Juices
(apple, grape, etc.)
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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. Parents need to pick up their children at 10:30am at their child's classroom. Questions? Contact Joy Yates at joyyates@greenwichpres.org.
No Jr. Church Sunday, October 1— Parents, please note that there will be no Jr. Church this Sunday, so that families can share in the celebration of communion together. We will resume on Sunday, October 8th. After Sunday’s Children’s Sermon, children ages 2-5 are welcomed to Wee Church, while grades K-5 may return to their seats.
Wednesday Night Pastor’s Class— Wednesday’s from 6:30 to 7:30pm in Fellowship Hall. “Keep in Step With the Spirit,” a study of the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Childcare provided. Just show up, or for more information contact Don Meeks at dmeeks@greenwichpres.org or 703.754.7933.
Adult Bible Class — Everyone is welcome! Join us at 9:30am on Sundays downstairs in Fellowship Hall (first door on the left).
Youth Bible Study — Every Thursday from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. All youth are welcome! Questions? Contact Chasity Spittle at chasity@cuddlystuff.com or 703.753.9421.
Celebration of the Lord’s Supper –We will celebrate the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper this Sunday at all three services.
Special Music —On Sunday, October 8th, we welcome Mike Simms, Robert Michael Simms, William Keller, Perry Grubb and a special welcome to Brandon Snellings as they provide music at all three services!
Dedicatory Organ Recital — Margo Truslow will be playing at Gainesville United Methodist Church on Sunday, October 8th at 3:00pm.
Flu Vaccines — Here at Greenwich on Sunday, October 22nd, from 9:00am to 12:30pm. The cost is $25. Please make checks payable to INOVA FLU Program. Participants must be 18 years old. Free with Medicare Part B Card. No reservations needed. Call Beth Uhler at 540.349.1692 with questions.
2nd Saturday Group — Please join us on Saturday, October 14th, for an evening of good food and festive music. The festivities begin at 6:00pm in Fellowship Hall. Questions? Please call Pat Eggers at 540.347.2727.
Advent Booklet—We are looking for helpers to assist with various phases of a new 2006 Advent Devotional booklet this year. If you can help compile or write articles of interest, type, edit, or assemble, then the Worship Committee wants you! It will be similar to the Lenten booklet which was put together this past spring. Please email your interest to Becky Whitelock at orwhitelok@aol. For those who would like to contribute lessons, articles or stories for the Advent booklet, start writing now! More information with be forthcoming.
Mission Opportunity — Join Mt. Zion UMC has they head to Mississippi on October 21-28th. The cost is $75. Transportation is on your own. Contact Herb or Jane Wood at 703.754.4625 for more information.
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.
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. You can also email your recipe to Susan Boyd at boydplum@msn.com.
Mission Food Collection—Sunday, October 8th, we are collecting for the Fauquier Family Shelter. They are especially in need of the following: coffee, tea, hot chocolate, sugar, 100% pure juices (apple, grape, etc.).
Attention all Theater Lovers! — The Fauquier Community Theater will be presenting the Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, in October. Tickets are $14 for seniors and students, $16 for adults. For more information, call 540.349.8760 or go to www.fctstage.org.
Women of Faith 2007 Conference — Reservations are filling fast for the 2007 “Amazing Freedom” Women of Faith Conference, July 13-14, 2007, at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. The cost is $129.00. Questions? Please call Pam Lynn at 703.754.1899.
If you have a prayer request or wish to be a part of the prayer chain, please contact the prayer Deacons, Pam Lynn at 703.754.1899 or jimandpamlynn@aol.com or Eric Keller at 540.788.9891.
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“I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it.” Ecclesiastes 3:14
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