E-Newsletter
Friday, November 10, 2006
Greetings in the name of the Lord!
"I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, who made heaven and earth." Psalm 121:1
Announcements
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This Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Congregational Meeting
And Dessert
Fellowship Hall
The Session has called a congregational meeting for the following purposes:
1. Elect officers for the class of 2009.
2. Open conversation on the life of the church.
Please plan to attend for a time of fellowship, conversation and electing God’s servants.
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Hayride and Bonfire
All Jr. and Sr. High Youth
Saturday, November 11th
5:00 to 8:00 pm
Questions?
Contact Chasity Spittle at chasity@cuddlystuff.com or 703.753.9421.
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2nd Saturday Group
TOMORROW! On November 11th, we’ll be On the Road Again with our version of Antique Roadshow III. We will begin our evening with a pot luck dinner followed by our antique critique.
All items will be judged on the basis of oldest, most unusual and most unidentifiable (and yes, some things are quite unidentifiable). Another category will be for family/sentimental items. So look around for your most beloved, precious and unusual items, and plan to join us in the fun.
We will meet in Fellowship Hall at 6:00pm, and we ask that you bring a salad, main course, or a dessert.
Please call Angela Neal at 703.754.7665 to coordinate dishes.
ALL ARE WELCOME
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We are helping a family that includes a couple with eight children/grandchildren ranging in age from 2 to 15. Read more about them on the other side!
How can I help?
PRAY for the family that we will be helping.
HELP purchase gifts. Contact Mary Ivie at 703.754.2923 if you would like to assist.
DONATE to this mission project. Place checks in offering plate with memo indicating WV Mission.
JOIN US! It’s not too late to join the Mission Team.
For more information on the Mission Trip, contact Charlie Coe (ccoe@greenwichpres.org or 703.393.9384.
About Our Family
A family of 10 moved into the area this summer. The father was a coal truck driver but has serious arthritis and seizures and now is on disability earning about $600 per month. The mother is a warm-hearted person with scoliosis of the spine who refuses to see a child or animal suffer for want of food or love. And so the family is large. There are children and grandchildren living here along with formerly abandoned dogs, birds, and other animals.
The children range in age from 18 months to 15 years. Some are their children, others are grandchildren. The children are happy, secure in love, and the parents are generous with affection and proud of doing all they can for the sake of the kids. In fact, the father will proudly show off the deed to this house that he purchased for $4,000. He wants people to know that the house is theirs in case something happens to him.
The house has only two bedrooms for the whole family. A wood burning stove heats the house in the winter, but there is no insulation in the walls, the roof leaks, and the ceilings need work.
The father works on the house day and night and has upgraded the electrical, put down a kitchen floor, and even added a bathroom. However, his arthritis keeps him from doing more.
The organization that we work with in West Virginia is the West Virginia Ministry of Advocacy and Workcamps (WVMAW). They were alerted to this family this year by the school system after the family moved into the area. It is their connection with WVMAW that will allow us to go out and help them.
Our plan is to put a tin roof on their house, do insulation and sheetrock work inside. In addition, as always, we will bring them clothing, food, toys and dog food. Yes, dog food is a need when a family cannot turn away a starving dog!
You can help! Whether you are going on the mission trip or not you can be part of the Thanks-Giving Mission Team. We need you to help us prepare for the trip and to pray for this family, WVAW, and those traveling to West Virginia this Thanksgiving.
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URGENT NEED FOR
VOLUNTEERS AT SERVE!
Week of November 23-26
SERVE will be closed but needs help serving meals for 60 residents during that time at Manassas Adventist Prep School. You can sign up to serve one or more meals.
Friday, Nov. 24th Lunch and Dinner
Sunday, Nov. 26th Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Further information will be coming. If you would like to use your gifts of time, mercy, hospitality, etc., please contact Paula Cooper for more details. We also need someone to coordinate this effort.
Another great opportunity for local mission while we send a team to do mission in West Virginia.
Paula can be reached at pcooper@greenwichpres.org or 571.248.4268
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Advent Night
Sunday, December 3rd
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Join us as we begin our season of
advent by sharing an evening together for a time of food, fellowship, and
singing, as we prepare together to celebrate Christ’s birth. We will begin
our evening with a potluck dinner in the Fellowship Hall. Please bring 2
dishes (main dish, side dish, or dessert) to share.
Activities planned for the evening, following the meal:
§ Hanging of the Greens
§ Crismon Ornament Making
§ Mission Project “Good Life Packs” for Farthest Corners
§ Christmas Sing-A-Long
Hope you can join us!
Questions? Contact Joy Yates at joyyates@greenwichpres.org
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Greenwich Presbyterian Church
Facility Maintenance
Contact List
The Stewardship Committee is developing the management of the maintenance & repair of the church facility.
We would like to match the abilities and craftsmanship gifts of our friends and members to meet those needs.
If you would like to be contacted by the church office to volunteer for these needs, please submit the below with notes on those things you or your company does.
If you have a contracting business, we would like to know who you are. Some projects require bids to be submitted.
Contact Liz Morrison, Church Administrator
703.754.7933
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Opportunities for Study, Service and Fellowship
Congregational Meeting—Sunday! 6:00-8:00pm. Session has called a congregational meeting for the purposes of electing officers for the class of 2009 and for open conversation on the life of the church. Please plan to attend for a time of fellowship, conversation and electing God’s servants.
Mission Food Collection—This Sunday we are collecting for SERVE. All food and paper donations are accepted and appreciated, but the following items are in short supply: breakfast cereal (hot and cold), pasta, pasta sauces.
West Virginia Mission Trip — Please pray for the mission team, the West Virginia Ministry of Advocacy and Workcamps and the family they are going to help, as they embark on their Thanksgiving mission trip. They will depart from the church at 7:00am on Thursday, November 23rd, and return late Saturday, November 25th. The next planning meeting is Sunday, November 12th, at the church. If you are interested in being a part of this mission team or have questions, please contact Charlie Coe at ccoe@greenwichpres.org or 703.393.9384.
Eagle Scout Court of Honor — The congregation is invited to the Eagle Scout Court of Honor for John Uhler here at the church on Saturday, November 18th at 2:00pm. All are welcome to celebrate with the family on this special occasion to celebrate John’s hard work. Scouts are encouraged to wear their uniforms.
Open House — Please join the Bear family for an open house to celebrate the 80th birthday of Virginia Bear. Sunday, November 19th, from 2:00-5:00pm at the Nokesville Church of the Brethren. No gifts please. RSVPs are appreciated, but not required to 703.594.2532 or albert.bear3@verizon.net.
Parents Afternoon Out — Are you looking for a few hours to go shopping, run errands or just relax? Parent’s sign your children up for our Parents Afternoon Out now! Saturday, December 9th from 1:00 to 5:00pm. Ages birth through 5th grade. Admission is FREE. Reservations must be made by December 3rd.
Quilting — Join us at the church on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month from 9:30am to 12:00pm to sit and sew or learn the basics of quilt making. We’ll meet in November and start again in January. Contact Lisa House at bikelshouse@aol.com or 703.594.2308 for more information.
Youth Bible Study — Every Thursday from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. All youth, Senior High and Junior High, are welcome! Questions? Contact Chasity Spittle at youth@greenwichpres.org or 703.753.9421.
Circle 5 — We have a new circle! We’ll meet the first Saturday of every month at 9:00 am in the library. Come join us as we begin our study: Becoming a Woman of Prayer. Questions? Please call Leslie McMillan at 703.754.1913.
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.com.
Greeters Needed—We need volunteers to hand out bulletins at the beginning of each service. All it takes is one willing heart, a warm smile, and about 20 minutes of your time. For more information, please contact Susan Louchen at sblouchen@adelphia.net.
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.
Prayer Chain — We are looking for an interested volunteer to cover the email part of the prayer chain for two to three months during Pam Lynn’s surgery. If interested contact Pam Lynn at jimandpamlynn@aol.com or Paula Cooper at pcooper@greenwichpres.org.
Snow Patrol — We are looking for a team of people willing to help us with snow removal on the sidewalks during the winter months. The church has it’s own snow blower (winterized and ready to go!), and we just need some volunteers ready to start it up. If interested contact the church office at lmorrison@greenwichpres.org or 703.754.7933.
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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"Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will act. Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; fret not yourself." Psalm 37:5,7
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