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| May, 2008 |
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| COMMUNION: Our Savior invites you to a feast, which he has prepared on May 4th at 8:30 and 11:00 am. Come as you are! |
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| SESSION NNOTES: The Session met on April 15th and discussed or took action on the following items: |
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 Received Thomas Bates into membership by Affirmation of Faith and Baptism, to be held June 22, 2008 at 9:30 worship. |
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| Approved a request for a letter of transfer for Fred, Michelle, and Kelly Bassini to the First Presbyterian Church of Hamilton Square and a request from Kathy Whittingham that she be removed from the church roll. |
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| Approved the continuation of child care during worship over the summer and agreed to have Elaine Wills staff the position. |
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| Approved the Stewardship Ministry Team’s request to hold a “Mothers’ Day Shopping and Chocolate Party” event on Saturday, May 10th from 5-8 p.m. with the proviso that such requests be brought with more lead time in the future. |
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| Learned that the Member Care Ministry Team plans to make copies of Eugene Peterson’s The Message translation of the bible available for anyone in the congregation who would like to order one. |
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| Learned that the Outreach Ministry Team will be selling shares once again to fund their mission trip to Pearlington, Mississippi and that the Outreach Ministry Team is working on brochures about the church for prospective members. |
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| Learned that the Task Force on New Construction/Renovation has completed its compilation of comments made at the gatherings and is now working to elicit the priorities found in the comments. |
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| Designated June 8th as the day to dedicate the Prayer Garden and authorized the Clerk to send a letter of thanks to Christopher Neuman for the design, planning and construction of the Prayer Garden. |
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| UPW: United Presbyterian Church circle meetings on May 6th All women of the church are invited: Jessie Circle - 10:00 am Lydia Circle - 7:00 pm |
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| Transportation available, call church office, 585-5770 or Marietta Burnett, 394-9401. See what United does in this world. |
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| SURVIVORS: The Survivors (55 and over group) invite senior members of our church and their friends to join us on a trip to the James A. Michener Museum in New Hope, PA. We will meet at the church at 10:15 am on Wednesday, May 21st. At the museum we will have a docent to give us a tour of the Robert Whitley exhibit. The senior price is $4.00 per person. After the tour, we will eat at the Triumph Brewery. Please RSVP to Joyce Davies (585-5770) or Gail Fouse. We hope to see you! |
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| WOMEN'S BOOK CLUB: The Women’s Book Club will meet on Tuesday, May 20th, at 7:00 pm in the Bertolet Lounge to discuss THE GLASS CASTLE by Jeannette Walls. This autobiography is a remarkable memoir of the Walls family which was deeply dysfunctional and yet uniquely vibrant. We invite all women who enjoy fellowship and books to join us. In June we will be taking a trip to Barnes & Noble to brainstorm ideas for upcoming book selections. |
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| SUMMER WORSHIP: During the summer months we will have only one worship service at 9:30 am. This schedule will begin on May 25th and continue through August 31st. We will celebrate communion on the first Sunday of each month. |
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| MEMORIAL DAY PARADE: The Outreach Ministry Team is planning to have a Hospitality Tent in front of the church during the Memorial Day Parade. We plan to serve coffee, cold drinks, cookies and other goodies to the people of the community, and tell people about United Presbyterian Church and our ministry. |
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| Also we will be marching in the parade. We are looking for people of all ages to come and march in the parade. Bring your bike, your dog, your child, your parent, and your enthusiasm and share with the community the spirit of UPC. We will be meeting at 8 am in front of Sunnybrae shopping center. |
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| If you would like to help on Memorial Day morning or march in the parade–please call Curly Rentner. |
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| TRENTON THUNDER: On Friday, June 6, 2008 the Trenton Thunder will be playing Reading at the Thunder Ball Park at 7 p.m. and we hope a lot of folks from United Presbyterian Church will be cheering them on. We have reserved a block of 40 tickets and it should be a great time for all. Tickets are a bargain at $4.50 each. Bring the whole family! To reserve your space, talk to Tony Nami. We may be lucky again this year and have one of our own group get to throw out the first pitch like Seth Miller did last year. |
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| FLEA MARKET: |
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| Flea Market May 31, 2008 United Presbyterian Church 9:00 am to 3:00 pm |
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| Drop offs: Church garage open till full Private garage May 1st till May 18th Church Sunday School Room May 19th to sale |
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| Need Help: |
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| Name_______________________________ Phone No.______________________ |
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| Tables: Bake sale, linens, new and old items, appliances, furniture, glassware, tools, and help cleaning up at 3:00 pm |
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| Circle where you can help and put in collection plate; |
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| or call: Marietta Burnett; Rosemarie Wales; Harry Colquhoun; Joyce Vaughn. |
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| SORRY, NO CLOTHES! |
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| SCHOLARSHIP: Did you know that United Presbyterian Church has a scholarship fund? -- The Marian Major Carey Scholarship Fund |
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| Did you know that any actively participating member of the congregation is eligible to apply? -- If you are a high school senior, full or part-time college student, or technical or trade school student and are interested in obtaining financial help with the cost of continuing your education, then perhaps we can help. |
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| Applications can be found in the Narthex or the rear of the Sanctuary. Just pick one up, fill it out and return it to the church office between now and June 1st. |
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| SUMMER MUSIC: Summer Special Music Needed. A sign-up sheet for summer special music is in the narthex. Please consider sharing your vocal or instrumental musical talent during a summer worship service. Please contact Choir Director Marilyn Machmer if additional information or assistance is needed. |
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| ERIC OLIVER: One of the ministries we support through our General Mission giving is Eric Oliver’s ministry to college students at Fredonia State College, in Fredonia, NY. Eric has sent us a newsletter which is posted on the bulletin board in the narthex. Takes some time and see what Eric is doing in NY. |
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| MISSION TRIP: Since the devastating hurricanes of the summer of 2005, Presbyterians have donated over $20,300,000 for relief and $3,840,000 toward supplementing pastors’ salaries in the Gulf region. 31,350 volunteers have given 1,174,230 hours of service so that 3,380 homes could be repaired and 565 completely rebuilt. |
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| Teams of skilled craftspeople and volunteers are still needed to continue this work of restoration and hope. Therefore, the Outreach Ministry Team is coordinating our third mission trip to the Gulf Coast. We will be leaving Saturday, June 21, 2008 and returning Sunday, June 29, 2008. Our destination this year is Pearlington, Mississippi, situated near the Pearl River just east of the border with Louisiana, Pearlington has been dubbed 'ground zero' because the eye of Hurricane Katrina passed right through it. Pearlington is an unincorporated community that has been overlooked by government help and funds. |
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| The Outreach Ministry Team asks anyone who can lift a hammer or a paintbrush to consider coming. We especially encourage anyone with carpentry, masonry, or other construction skills to participate. Let John Milne or Jean Pinto know if you are interested in taking part in this year’s mission trip and please feel free to ask questions of any of our volunteers from earlier trips about their experiences. They will tell you it is some of the hardest, most exhausting, and most rewarding work they have ever done. |
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| Volunteer with us. The life you transform may be your own! |
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| CONFIRMATION CLASS is to be received into membership on Pentecost, May 11, 2008 |
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| We often hear about the miracles at Pentecost. The mighty gush of the Holy Spirit filled the disciples and tongues of fire touched believers so that all the listeners of cosmopolitan Jerusalem could hear the gospel in their own native tongues. But another great miracle of that day was that 3,000 new believers were converted and baptized. This is why we call Pentecost “the birthday of the church.” |
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| This Pentecost we are going to celebrate this great holiday of the church by receiving into membership the five members of our Confirmation Class. Kristie Casole, Renee Cass, Lauren Kelly, Chris McHugh and Sydney Worek will be making public profession of their faith during the 11 a.m. worship service. We hope all of you will come to worship on Pentecost and support these newest disciples as they take this important step in their faith journey. |
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| THANKS, CONGRATS, AND CONCERNS |
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| Congratulations to Amy Danka for being named a Trenton Times All-Star in Business Education. |
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| Letters of thanks for our congregation’s support of their ministries have been received this month from Trenton Area Soup Kitchen and Interfaith Care Givers. |
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| Prayers of healing are requested for those suffering from orthopedic problems: Doris Lawrence (knee replacement surgery); John Vacarro (surgery on both knees); Joyce Davies’ aunt, Lou Ellen Morris (hip replacement); Briana (pain from back surgery); Hannah Clark (knee surgery); Barbara Rosenthal (knee replacement surgery); Margaret Archibald’s niece, and Fiona MacIntyre (pain from a slipped, swollen spinal disc). |
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| Prayers of healing, comfort, and strength are asked for those suffering from cancer: Denise Cook (especially peace for Denise and comfort for her children); Lew Thorn’s sister, Jean Masker (matastacized colon cancer); Bill Pullen (brain tumor); Tina (especially support for Tina’s family); Rich Mullen (brain tumors); Fred Rotter (recent surgery); Carrie Fornal; Barbara Silvia; Chris Pryor (bone marrow testing); and Joan Sikora (pain from chemo). |
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| We lift healing prayers for Bob DiMaggio (waiting for a kidney transplant); Al Baker; Pat Gerding; John Frierson; Lorraine Rudolph; Brandon; Scott Kessler (possible surgery); Bill Porter (pulmonary disease); Tim Sutton (heart attack); Dawn Teyhen (recovering from surgery); Nancy MacKie (in St. Francis hospice); Earle Rommel (preparing for stem cell transplant); Jim Walsh; Eda Ruth Dolton (recovering from a serious fall and stroke while battling cancer); Larry Runge (carotid artery surgery); Natalie Bernhard; Hazel Hestor; and Dave Gelentser (heart problems). |
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| We pray out of concern for: Mary Zuzulock (health issues); Barbara and Carlton Gravatt; Gerry Zita; Kevin Eldridge; Helen Connelly; Robert Smith (his health); Bonnie Straka (ills that have become worse); Andy Straka (going through stress); Stella Epp (going through the process to get a green card and eventually citizenship); Gail and Tom (marital problems due to alcoholism); Fred (addiction); Ben (strength and clarity for his life); Beverly Rotter (dealing with husband Fred’s illness); Amy Stinger; Don Wilson; and the world economy. |
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| We pray for comfort for the bereaved families and friends of: Vera Tilton; Michael Steward; Tom Blakely (especially his wife and 2 very young daughters); Joyce Simons; Norman Stoop; Jean Pinto’s uncle, Bruce Benefield; Joe Malloy; Mike Elko’s uncle, Derek Briggs; and for Pat Bulovsky (whose mother died recently). |
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| Prayers of thanksgiving are raised for the glorious colors of flowers and tree this spring; every minute of every day; the birth of Adeline Cassidy Galvin, daughter of Timothy and Karen Galvin, granddaughter of Robert and Diane Kilby, and great-granddaughter of Sam Kilby and Addie Smith. |
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| PENTECOST OFFERING: The Pentecost Offering, for Children at Risk, Youth, and Young Adults, will be received on Sunday, May 11, 2008. Because of your gifts to the Pentecost Offering, many young adults since 1994 have served as Young Adult Volunteers; millions have been raised since 1998 for ministries with children at risk; and Presbyterian young people have developed leadership skills and a deeper faith through Presbyterian Youth Connection Assemblies. |
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| Forty percent of the proceeds from our Pentecost Offering will be directed to United Presbyterian Church’s Katrina Mission Trip to Pearlington, MS. The other sixty percent will support Presbytery, Synod, and General Assembly programs for children at risk, youth, and young adults. |
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| Please give generously to a mission that invests in the future of our church and in the betterment of our world. |
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| MOTHERS' DAY SHOPPING AND CHOCOLATE PARTY! Have you finished your spring cleaning but you need some new candles for your dining-room? Does your bathroom need a new 'something' on the wall? Is your Tupperware picnic pitcher over 40 and looking its age? Did you covet that nice glass mixing bowl you saw at your daughter’s house? Need spring lipstick? Are you running out of dinner table conversation? Are you looking for gifts for a confirmation, baptism, baby shower or wedding shower? |
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| Well, do we ever have the answers to all of the above problems! On Saturday evening, May 10th, we’re inviting you and ALL of your friends to join us for some shopping, coffee and dessert here at the church. We’ll have vendors who offer quality at-home shopping. This time, they’ll be offering the same merchandise here at the church and we won’t have to have the “parties” at our homes! We’ll have craft supplies, silver jewelry, cosmetics, home-decorating items, makeup and chef items as well as collector baskets and picnic and food items. |
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| What more could you want? Oh!.chocolate! Well, we’ll have some of that, too! Take a few minutes from your busy weekend and leave the kids at home with your husband. They’ll need some time to plan your breakfast in bed anyway. |
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| Come any time between 5 and 8pm or come and spend the entire three hours. Make sure you tell your friends. If you have a part-time job as an at-home consultant and you’d like to participate, call me at home and we’ll talk! Hope to see you at the event! |
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| Sharon Colquhoun |
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| MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION: |
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| It is late April, Spring has sprung - and the end of the Sunday School year is just three weeks away! It is time to get outside and enjoy the wonderful world God has created. It is also time for "Spring" cleaning - of our surroundings, our minds and our lives. This does not mean we have to throw everything out but rather to evaluate and savor what was good and meaningful for us. I think this type of inventory is important for us to tackle every year. We can then move forward to new activities or ventures - or continue with what has been meaningful and important for us. We do this with 'things’ and we should this with all of our activities. |
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| Those of us in Educational Ministry celebrate the many ways we are spreading the word in this congregation. Just ask us about: Rotation, 'The Wired Word,' the Adult Sunday School Class, The Horizons Bible study, Kids Club, Sunday Morning Child Care, Youth Group, Confirmation Class, SPLASH, Survivors, VBS, the Junior High Study of the Bible, the new songs we have learned and the Frugal Gourmet. |
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| We need to reflect on what was meaningful and good for us during the past year and be intentional of our choices for the coming months. It is good to continue with some things but it is also important to try something new and different occasionally. That is what we in the church attempt to do on a regular basis. Our educational planners have already begun to dream and plan for new programs and activities for the upcoming program year. We have several new adventures that we are looking at that will encourage greater involvement and participation among a larger group of children, youth and adults. In the coming months you will be hearing new terms such as 'Children and Worship,' 'The Thoughtful Christian,' 'WEE Believe,' and the new Study Bible - just to mention a few! |
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| As you do your 'reflective' spring cleaning, keep in mind that keeping on old favorites is good, but choosing new activities is valuable for all of us as we seek to grow as Christians. |
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| In Faith, Joyce Davies, Director of Christian Education |
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| SUNDAY SCHOOL: Mark May 18 on Your Calendars: The last day for Sunday School! |
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| Celebrate with us as the children and youth leads in Worship at 11:00am. Join us following worship for Fellowship Hour in Mount Hall. |
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| NURSERY: The Session has approved hiring Elaine Wills, our Sunday Morning child care worker for the summer months. This means we will need volunteers for each Sunday from 9:30 to 10:30 am. |
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| Please speak with Joyce Davies as soon as possible to sign up for your Sunday, beginning May 25. |
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| The Kids Club has gotten off to a great start. Many thanks to Patty Guld, Karin and Frank Casole and Judy Sheehan for all of their help. Please check future bulletin and your mail for |
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| more activities and dates for this group. |
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| 05/04/2008 |