Archived Bulletins

Our Sunday Night groups will meet here today, beginning with the preschool class at 5:00 PM, with the older youth class starting at 5:15. Angie Brawley and Amy Smith will provide supper for the preschoolers, and Carla Kennedy is in charge of the Youth supper.

The Deacons will meet today after the worship service. There will be a joint meeting of the Elders and Deacons at 6:30 PM today in the Fellowship Hall to discuss the proposed 2009 budget. The Elders will meet after the joint meeting for their regular November meeting.

Our annual canned food offering for the Christian Mission will be taken during next Sunday’s 11 AM worship service. The Mission is in critical need of canned fruits and vegetables, canned meats, dried beans and rice, dried cereal and oatmeal, peanut butter and pasta sauce.

We wish to thank everyone who was involved with the planning and carrying out of our Homecoming activities. John Massie, who chaired the Steering Committee, did an outstanding job in coordinating all of the events. He sent a note of thanks to the following: Other committee members—Violet Knox (by far our most significant contributor), Bobby Compton, Lannie Sigmon and Rick Matthews; Significant contributors: Steve Ferguson—photo slide show, Debbie Marsh—food set-up, Kevin Donaldson—set up and beverage table manager (very hectic place), Van Knox—clean up, Aubrey and Nancy Price—manning the kitchen clean up detail, Amy Ferguson—shoring up the grounds (pulling weeds, putting down pine needles, making sure everything look good outside, etc.), Erskine Smith—post event clean up. Special thanks go to the following for bringing items to share: Margaret Lamberth—china sugar dish; Joe and Peggy Popp—bringing the christening gowns and Mooresville historic items; Cy and Mary Helen Smith—pictures. As usual, there was a number of our congregation who assisted with little things throughout the meal and afterward in assisting with the cleanup. We are also grateful to the Deacons for coordinating the workday projects and for the many congregation members who carried out these tasks. It was a wonderful day!

Congratulations to Jim and Geneva Adams who will celebrate their 60th Wedding Anniversary on November 20th.

We filled 40 shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child. Thanks to Amy Smith for coordinating this project.

The Mary Emma Kennedy Circle will meet at the church October 7, at 10:00 AM. Geneva Adams will have the program, and Charleen Lawson will lead the Bible Study.

THE “ARP’S” will meet for lunch on Wednesday, October 8, at 12 noon in the Family Life Center. Bring your favorite sandwich and a vegetable, salad or dessert to share; drinks will be provided. Karen Hart will be speaking on her recent trip to Africa.

Our Sunday Night groups will meet here today, beginning with the preschool class at 5 PM, with the older youth class starting at 5:15. Jackie Shaefer and Kristin Donaldson will provide supper for the preschoolers, and Amy Ferguson is in charge of the Youth.

The Men of the Church will eat breakfast at Corine’s Café, 694 E. Plaza Drive, next Sunday at 8 AM. All men are invited.

The Deacons have decided that rather than having a specific workday this fall, we would simply ask for individuals to adopt a project to improve the appearance of our facilities in preparation for Homecoming. Check out the project list in the Tower Narthex.

Coddle Creek ARP Church, 2297 Coddle Creek Hwy, invites us to Homecoming services October 19 in celebration of its 255^th year of service to our God. Dr. Stephen Myers, a son of the congregation, is the special speaker. Other activities include Sunday School at 10 and dinner on the grounds after 11 AM worship.

As you begin this time of worship utter a prayer that those around you may be blessed as they have a need. Pray that your own life may know healing and renewal. Pray that God’s work may be spoken and received and that this fellowship may be his church both in word and deed. Prayer and praise are open doors to his presence and power.

We are happy to welcome Mr. Don Humphries of the Mooresville Chapter of Gideons International to our worship service today! An Open Bible freewill offering for the work of the Gideons will be taken at the end of the service.

Our Sunday Night groups will meet here today, beginning with the preschool class at 5 PM, with the older youth class starting at 5:15. Angie Brawley and Amy Smith will provide supper for the preschoolers, and Debbie Marsh is in charge of theYouth.

We look forward to a delicious breakfast, provided by Nancy and Aubrey Price, at 9:30 AM in the Family Life Center next Sunday!

Next Sunday is World Communion Sunday. The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be observed during the 11 AM worship service.

Saturday, October 4, we will make our annual trip to Blowing Rock to visit and have lunch with Helen McLean. If you would like to go, please let Nancy Price know so she can give Helen a count for lunch and arrange transportation. We will leave the church at 8:30 AM.

The Women’s Ministries third quarter project is to support the Christian Mission. Please place your nonperishable food items in the church library.

In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ we welcome you to a place in this sanctuary. Blessed be your coming in, and blessed be your going out.

The Women’s Ministries will begin their new year next Sunday, September 7, at 4:00 PM in the Family Life Center. At this quarterly joint meeting we will discuss some reorganization plans. We will also have a prayer shawl workshop.

Rally Day has been set for next Sunday. We begin with a 9:30 AM breakfast in the Family Life Center as provided by Nancy and Aubrey Price. A program recognizing our Sunday School teachers and involving a joint class for all our Sunday School classes will begin around 10. Then, we are pleased that Dr. Brent Turner, Director of Synod’s Office of Christian Education Ministries, will speak to us. Put this on your calendars!

Our Sunday Night groups will begin meeting next Sunday. The preschool class will meet at 5 PM, with the two youth classes starting at 5:15. We look forward to another great year for these groups and appreciate very much their leaders: Karen Hart is in charge of the Preschoolers, Kristin Donaldson and Angie Brawley rotate teaching the Middle Youth class and Jon Kennedy is the leader of the Middle and High School groups. Debbie Marsh will coordinate the snack suppers again this year.

The Thursday Aerobics class is now meeting from 6:45-7:45 PM. Monday’s class hours are still 7:30-8:30 PM. Come and join us!

The Bugle goes to press this week. Please have any articles you wish to have published to the church office by Tuesday morning.

Loving God, you walk where we walk, you feel what we feel, and you hurt with us. In this bread you have expressed your eternal love for us. We give you thanks for so binding our past with our future that our present is transformed. As we break this bread together, may we break it with you.

Congratulations to Lois Compton who retired after thirty years service with the Town of Mooresville. Today’s flowers are given in her honor by her family.

If you know of someone who would like to have Communion served to them but cannot attend worship, please see one of the Elders or Jerry Hallman.

We wish to thank Mary Helen Smith and Margaret Lamberth for the many years that they have provided Communion bread for our services. Starting with today’s service, Anne Collier and Carolyn Sigmon will prepare the bread.

The Men of the Church will eat breakfast at Corine’s Café, 694 E. Plaza Drive, next Sunday at 8 AM. All men are invited.

On Wednesday, July 9, the ARP’s will meet in the Family Life Center at 12 noon for lunch and to play bingo Bring your favorite sandwich and a vegetable, salad or dessert to share; drinks will be provided. Everyone is asked to bring a wrapped inexpensive gift for bingo prizes. Also, please bring the questionnaire you received in April.

Anyone wishing to place flowers in the sanctuary in honor or memory of a loved one may do so by calling the church office and reserving a date.

Today we pray for ourselves, our children, and others as we anticipate a time of vacation and relaxation. We are grateful for the warmth of summer, for the beauty of our land, for the freedom to travel, for the luzury of time away from our work and for the opportunity to spend extended time with our families.

The Hallmans will leave for vacation with their family members in Florida this Thursday. On July 13, the Rev. Phil Upton will supply our pulpit, while the Rev. Randy Berryhill of Hospice of Iredell County will be here July 20.

God alone can be depended upon to transform us and to grant us new life. It is for this reason that we come to worship. We come here for a great purpose. We are grateful to be relieved of burdens we cannot carry and to have our sins forgiven. Only God can save us from ourselves. This is truth enough to strengthen our hearts and lift our voices in praise.

The Women’s Ministries Project for this quarter is to support My Sister’s House. You will find a list of needs on the Tower Narthex Information Table. Please place donated items in the church library. The next project is the Christian Mission.

The Bugle will go to press this week. If you have any items that you wanted included, please bring them to the church office by Tuesday morning.

The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be observed during next Sunday’s 11 AM worship service.

At 7:30 PM today First Statesville ARP Church will host the Fifth Sunday Song Service for area ARP churches. A nursery will be provided, and a time of fellowship and refreshements will follow the service. First ARP Church is located at 123 East Broad Street in Statesville, NC.

Also, Lakeside Presbyterian Church is having an ice cream social and song service today at 6 PM and is inviting us and other area ARP churches to join for the fellowship. For more information please call Billie Hoffman (704-907-7448). Lakeside Church is located at 381 Williamson Road.

Anyone wishing to place flowers in the sanctuary in honor or memory of a loved one may do so by calling the church office and reserving a date. No Sundays have been reserved for July and October.

No human being is alone in the world. All of us have heartaches, doubts and fears. All of us have our moments of joy and sorrow. But all of us are loved by God and by those whom he calls to be his servant community. So come rejoicing this morning knowing that someone cares about you and your condition. Lift your voice in songs of praise.

We continue to express our sympathies to the family and friends of Mrs. Mary Alexander Crouch, 80, who died June 4.

We appreciate very much the efforts of all who supported our joint Vacation Bible School with Prospect Presbyterian Church last week. We plan to print a complete announcement on Bible School later. For now, we are very grateful to Angie Brawley for all of her hard work in coordinating the recruitment and orientation of our members who served on the VBS staff.

On Sunday, June 29, 7:30 PM, First ARP Church will host the Fifth Sunday Song Service for area ARP churches. A nursery will be provided, and a time of fellowship and refreshements will follow the service. First ARP Church is located at 123 East Broad Street in Statesville, NC.

Anyone wishing to place flowers in the sanctuary in honor or memory of a loved one may do so by calling the church office and reserving a date. No Sundays have been reserved for July and October.

I expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now; let me not defer or neglect it it; for I shall not pass this way again.

May the blessings of your heavenly Father comfort and strengthen you on this Father’s Day. We pray that your worship will give you reasons for continued rejoicing.

We thank everyone who participated in our Blood Drive this past Tuesday. A special thanks goes to Geneva Adams for all of her hard work in coordinating the drive. We also thank everyone who gave blood, donated snacks and supported the day in any way.

Vacation Bible School will be held at Prospect Presbyterian Church today through Wednesday from 6 PM until 8:30. The theme, “Rainforest Adventure,” features Biblical stories to raise awareness of how we can be more conscious of the need to “go green” in our world and how this is a responsibility of us as followers of Jesus. Classes will be offered for 2 year olds through high school and will feature active learning by being part of a small group and participating in recreation, music, and storytelling. An adult class on the theme will be led by The Rev. Scott Wilkinson, a son of the Prospect Church and an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church of America. The adults will meet at 7 nightly on the topic of “Going Green as a Christian.” Supper will be served in the Fellowship Hall at 6, with Geneva Adams and Debbie Marsh among those working in the kitchen. Dessert and drinks will be offered to the adults each evening from 7:50-8:15. Our church is responsible for providing desserts on Sunday night. Wednesday will be a recreational night for Bible School, with a cookout for supper and the usual closing ice cream social. Preserving clean water is the mission project, and the PBS documentary “It’s Our River,” produced by Joey Popp, will be shown during the week. For more information, see Angie Brawley or Jerry Hallman

Anyone wishing to place flowers in the sanctuary in honor or memory of a loved one may do so by calling the church office and reserving a date. No Sundays have been reserved for July and October.

Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of God’s best gifts. It involves many things, but, above all, the power of giving out of one’s self and appreciating whatever is noble and loving in another.

We come to this hour and to this place to worship the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. We come to react to what God has done for us in Christ. We come to sing praise, to ask forgiveness, to give thanks for his saving grace. There could be no better reason for this place and this hour. High moment. Holy moment. Lift your voice in praise.

A blood drive will be held in the Family Life Center from 3 pm-7:30 pm this Tuesday. If you need information, please see Geneva Adams.

Our Senior Adult group, the “ARP’s,” will go to McLaughlin’s Farm House Country Store for lunch this Wednesday. Please meet at the church at 11:30 AM if you wish to carpool.

The General Synod meets at Bonclarken this Tuesday through Thursday. Ruling Elder Larry Massey and the Rev. Jerry Hallman will attend.

Vacation Bible School will be held at Prospect Presbyterian Church June 15-18 from 6 PM until 8:30. The theme, “Rainforest Adventure,” features Biblical stories to raise awareness of how we can be more conscious of the need to “go green” in our world and how this is a responsibility of us as followers of Jesus. Classes will be offered for 2 year olds through high school and will feature active learning by being part of a small group and participating in recreation, music, and storytelling. An adult class on the theme will be led by The Rev. Scott Wilkinson, a son of the Prospect Church and an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church of America. The adults will meet at 7 nightly on the topic of “Going Green as a Christian.” Supper will be served in the Fellowship Hall at 6, with Geneva Adams and Debbie Marsh among those working in the kitchen. Dessert and drinks will be offered to the adults each evening from 7:50-8:15. Our church is responsible for providing desserts on Sunday night. Wednesday will be a recreational night for Bible School, with a cookout for supper and the usual closing ice cream social. Preserving clean water is the mission project, and the PBS documentary “It’s Our River,” produced by Joey Popp, will be shown during the week. For more information, see Angie Brawley or Jerry Hallman

Anyone wishing to place flowers in the sanctuary in honor or memory of a loved one may do so by calling the church office and reserving a date. No Sundays have been reserved for July and October.

In our better moments we are aware that God blesses us daily. We are aware that he calls us to be a blessing to others. May this hour be for us a time of thanksgiving and dedication. May it be a time for creative response to life. May we be aware of his grace in our response. This is our opportunity to be alive as we sing his praise.

We are very grateful to our Youth Groups for leading us in worship today. We thank Jon Kennedy for coordinating this service, as well as Amy Smith for working with our Children’s Choir and Angie Brawley for assisting Mr. Kennedy. Taking up the offering today are Natalie Costa, Cailee Ferguson, Matt Ferguson and Sam Kennedy.

The Women’s Ministries Project for April, May and June will be to support My Sister’s House. You will find a list of needs in the May newsletter. Please place donated items in the church library.

The worship service next Lord’s Day will honor our graduates from high school, college, graduate school and other educational institutions.

Vacation Bible School will be held at Prospect Presbyterian Church this year on June 15-18 from 6 PM until 8:30. More information is coming soon. Classes will be available for all ages, and supper will be provided each evening. An Orientation meeting for Bible School staff will be held this Wednesday, May 28, at 7 PM at Prospect Church. A light supper will be provided.

Memorial Day emerged from the shadows of the Civil War. It was first observed in the South. Before the close of the war, a group of women decorated the graves of those who had died in that war. A few years later, in 1868, May 30^th was set aside as a day for placing flowers on the graves of soldiers throughout the United States. Soon Memorial Day was observed each year across the country. In the years since World War II it has become a day when many Christians remember those who have gone before us in the faith.

God of creation, we gather to sing your praise, to seek your judgment, and to know again that you go before us and call us to follow. Restore us to wisdom that we may make full commitment of our lives to your son.

The flowers this morning are given by Ruth Stafford in loving memory of her husband, Mr. Ray Stafford.

All Sunday Night Groups will meet this evening at 5:00. The church will provide supper.

The Women’s Ministries Project for April, May and June will be to support My Sister’s House. You will find a list of needs in the May newsletter. Please place donated items in the church library.

FAMILY NIGHT IS THIS EVENING! We are happy to announce that Mr. Mac Herring, a Mooresville Town Commissioner, will present an historical program on Mooresville. Some of you have seen this excellent presentation. We begin with our Covered Dish Supper in the Family Life Center at 6 PM. The Mary Grier Circle is in charge of set-up and clean-up.

The Sunday Night Youth Groups will be in charge of the worship service next Lord’s Day.

The worship service on June 1 will honor our graduates from high school, college, graduate school and other educational institutions.

We continue to express our sympathies to the family and friends of Mr. Robert Earl Jones, Jr., 56, longtime church member, who died May 5 after a long battle with multiple scleroses.

Mary Grier Circle will Tuesday at 7 PM at the home of Violet Knox, who will also lead the Bible Study.

Our Senior Adult group, the “ARP’s,” will meet for lunch this Wednesday, May 14, at 12:00 Noon at the Captain’s Galley, 659 Plaza Drive.

The Women’s Ministries Project for April, May and June will be to support My Sister’s House. You will find a list of needs in the May newsletter. Please place donated items in the church library.

FAMILY NIGHT IS NEXT SUNDAY, MAY 18! We are happy to announce that Mr. Mac Herring, a Mooresville Town Commissioner, will present an historical program on Mooresville. Some of you have seen this excellent presentation. We begin with our Covered Dish Supper in the Family Life Center at 6 PM. The Mary Grier Circle is in charge of set-up and clean-up.

The Sunday Night Groups will meet here today, beginning with the younger children’s group at 4. The church will provide the Children’s group dinner, and Debbie Marsh is in charge of the Youth dinner.

The Mary Emma Kennedy Circle will meet at the church this Tuesday at 10 AM. Charleen Lawson will lead the Bible Study, while Betty Mills will present the Program.

A Prayer Shawl Workshop will be held today at 4 PM in the Prayer Shawl Room in the Family Life Center. Anyone interested is invited to attend

Our Senior Adult group, the “ARP’s,” will meet for lunch next Wednesday, May 14, at 12:00 Noon at the Captain’s Galley, 659 Plaza Drive.

The Men of the Church will eat breakfast at Corine’s Café, 694 E. Plaza Drive, next Sunday at 8 AM. All men are invited.

Your gifts to help the DaySpring ARP Mission in Salisbury totalled $265.00. Thank you very much for your generosity!

Centre Presbyterian Church invites us to a seminar led by Mr. Mark Earley, President and CEO of Prison Fellowship Ministry, this Thursday, May 8, at 7 PM. Founded by Charles Colson in 1976, Prison Fellowship Ministry joins with local churches across the country to minister to prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families as an act of service to Jesus Christ and as a contribution to restoring peace to our cities and communities endangered by crime. It is the largest prison ministry in the world. Mr. Early became President of PFM in 2002 after serving as State Senator and Attorney General of Virginia. For more information call 704-664-3160.

The service of worship begins with the Chiming of the hour and the Prelude. Please use this time as a period of meditation and contemplation.

It is the wisdom of God that brings us to this hour. He knows us better than we know ourselves. He sets darkness in the midst of light, hunger in the presence of food, spirit in the absence of worship. How great is his wisdom. How beautiful it is to be his subject. Rejoice. Rejoice. Rejoice.

The flowers this morning are given in loving memory of Nat Smith and Nora Harris by the Nat Smith Family.

We thank the Witness and Outreach Committee and the Pancake Supper Committee for sponsoring our Pancake Supper this past Friday!

The Sunday Night Groups will meet here today, beginning with the younger children’s group at 4. Laura Cardaropoli and Kristin Donaldson will provide the Children’s group dinner, and Amy Ferguson is in charge of the Youth dinner.

Our first-Sunday of the month breakfast is next Sunday at 9:30 AM in the Family Life Center! Thanks to Nancy and Aubrey Price for providing this time of good food and fellowship.

If you or someone you know is graduating from high school, college or graduate school this spring, please let the church office know.

Centre Presbyterian Church invites us to a seminar led by Mr. Mark Earley, President and CEO of Prison Fellowship Ministry, on Thursday, May 8, at 7 PM. Founded by Charles Colson in 1976, Prison Fellowship Ministry joins with local churches across the country to minister to prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families as an act of service to Jesus Christ and as a contribution to restoring peace to our cities and communities endangered by crime. It is the largest prison ministry in the world. Mr. Early became President of PFM in 2002 after serving as State Senator and Attorney General of Virginia. For more information call 704-664-3160.

The Women’s Ministries Project for April, May and June will be to support My Sister’s House. A list of needs will be published in the May newsletter.

The flowers this morning are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Everette Dancy by his family.

Congratulations to Miriam Dancy on the birth of great granddaughters, Clara and Cullen Eveson, born April 6^th. The pink roses on the Altar Table are given in their honor by Miriam.

We are happy to welcome Jake Kennedy and Matthew Ferguson, recent graduates of our communicant’s Class, as our newest church members!

We extend congratulations and best wishes to Kam and Amy Schneider McGillicuddy, who were married at Davidson Presbyterian Church’s Chapel yesterday. Jerry Hallman performed the ceremony!

The Sunday Night Groups will meet here today, beginning with the younger children’s group at 4. Stephanie Monroe and Angie Brawley will provide the Children’s group dinner, and Connie Smith is in charge of the Youth dinner.

The Spinning Moors square dancers will be here this Wednesday for Family and Friends Night. The Spares ‘N Pairs Sunday School Class will set up and clean up. Covered Dish Supper begins at 6:30 PM in the FLC!

The DaySpring ARP Mission, located near Salisbury, is dealing with the matter of embezzlement of the church’s funds. There is an immediate need of over $5,200 so that the mission can pay its obligations. Our Deacons have approved a Special Offering today to help the mission. Designate your gifts to “DaySpring.” If you wish to make a direct gift to the mission, checks can be made out to DaySpring ARP Church and sent to the new Treasurer, Mr. Bob White, at 1235 Graham Loop Road, Mt. Ulla, NC 28125. Larry Massey is a member of the mission’s Provisional Session.

Vacation Bible School is set for June 15-18 at Prospect Presbyterian Church. The dates have been changed from those listed in last week’s bulletin!

From Gene Alexander: My family and I express our sincere thanks for all the kind words, prayers, cards and visits during our loss of Darin.

The Youth Groups will meet here today at 5 PM, with the church providing supper. The Preschool Group will meet at George Pappas Victory Lanes, 125 Morlake Drive, at 4 PM. Please bring $6.50 for bowling; the church will pay for supper afterward.

If you know of someone who would like to have Communion served to them but cannot attend worship, please see one of the Elders or Jerry Hallman.

A Prayer Shawl workshop will be held in the Family Life Center today at 4 PM.

Our Senior Adult group will meet this Wednesday at 12 noon in the Family Life Center. Please bring a sandwich and a vegetable or dessert to share.

The Men of the Church will eat breakfast at Corine’s Café, 694 E. Plaza Drive, next Sunday at 8 AM. All men are invited.

The Mary Grier Circle will meet this Tuesday at 7:00 PM at the home of Nancy Price. Violet Knox will have the Bible Study.

The Session approved our church’s sponsoring a blood drive for June 10 from 3:00 until 7:30 PM. If you are willing to donate blood, please sign the sheet in the Tower Narthex.

Vacation Bible School is tentatively set for June 22-25 at Prospect Presbyterian Church. More details will be forthcoming!

This morning as we join in worship, our hope for you is that you will find renewed life, health and strength in God. We are glad that you have heard God’s call to come and worship him, and that you have chosen to do so with this congregation of God’s people.

We shall have our first Sunday in the month breakfast at 9:30 AM in the Family Life Center next Sunday, April 6! Thanks to Nancy and Aubrey Price for sponsoring this.

Our thanks go to the Witness and Outreach Committee of the Session and all who volunteered to help with our Pancake Supper this past Friday!

The Mary Emma Kennedy Circle will meet this Tuesday at 10:00 AM at the church. Mary Helen Smith will have the program and Charleen Lawson will lead the Bible Study.

The Session approved our church’s sponsoring a blood drive for June 10 from 3:00 until 7:30 PM. If you are willing to donate blood, please sign the sheet in the Tower Narthex.

The Women’s Ministry project this quarter is to support the Female Campus Intern at Erskine College and the Dove House of Iredell County. If you wish to help with these projects, you may do so by making a check payable to the church and indicate your gift for these two organizations. The Dove House can also use ground coffee and snacks.

The DaySpring ARP Mission, located near Salisbury, is dealing with the matter of embezzlement of the church’s funds. There is an immediate need of over $5,200 so that the mission can pay its obligations. Our Deacons have approved a Special Offering next Sunday, April 6, to help the mission. Designate your gifts to “DaySpring.” If you wish to make a direct gift to the mission, checks can be made out to DaySpring ARP Church and sent to the new Treasurer, Mr. Bob White, at 1235 Graham Loop Road, Mt. Ulla, NC 28125. Larry Massey is a member of the mission’s Provisional Session.

CHRIST THE LORD IS RISEN TODAY! ALLELUIA! We are happy to welcome everyone to our service on this glorious Easter morning as we celebrate with joy the resurrection of Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

We continue to express our sympathies to the family and friends of Mrs. Lillian Torrence, church member since 1950, who died March 19.

We appreciate very much the special music brought to us by all of our choirs today and the past weeks in Lent. We thank each member and express special appreciation to Karen Hart, Choir Director, and Pat McCall, Organist, for their work and dedication.

We thank those who cooked breakfast today and also those who were involved with our egg hunt yesterday. We are grateful to Debbie Marsh for hosting the egg hunt at South School. Special thanks also go to everyone who had a part in today’s Sunrise Service and this worship service.

The enclosed envelopes are for your use if you choose to contribute to our Synod’s Special Offerings. Please give to the cause of your choice, or designate your gift according to the division indicated

The Session approved our church’s sponsoring a blood drive for June 10 from 3:00 until 7:30 PM. If you are willing to donate blood, please sign the sheet in the Tower Narthex.

The DaySpring ARP Mission, located near Salisbury, is dealing with the matter of embezzlement of the church’s funds. There is an immediate need of over $5,200 so that the mission can pay its obligations. Our Deacons have approved a Special Offering on Sunday, April 6, to help the mission. Designate your gifts to “DaySpring.” If you wish to make a direct gift to the mission, checks can be made out to DaySpring ARP Church and sent to the new Treasurer, Mr. Bob White, at 1235 Graham Loop Road, Mt. Ulla, NC 28125. Larry Massey is a member of the mission’s Provisional Session.

Coddle Creek ARP Church, 2297 Coddle Creek Hwy., is hosting the Erskine College Choraleers, touring choral group, this Thursday, March 27, at 7 PM.

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 Announcements

The Deacons will have a Called meeting today after the worship service.

The Sunday Night Groups will meet here this evening, beginning with the younger children’s group at 4 PM. Stephanie Monroe and Angie Brawley are in charge of Children’s group dinner, and Amy Ferguson is in charge of Youth dinner.

We thank Nancy and Aubrey Price for providing today’s breakfast.

A Prayer Shawl Workshop will be held in the Prayer Shawl Room in the Family Life Center today at 4 PM.

The Communicant’s Class will meet here today at 4 PM.

The Session will meet today at 6:30 PM.

Our Women’s Ministries’ group will meet on Monday, March 10, in the Family Life Center at 7 PM.

Daylight Savings Time begins next Sunday, March 9, at 2 AM. Be sure to set your clocks ahead one hour!

The Men of the Church will eat breakfast at Corine’s Café, 694 E. Plaza Drive, next Sunday at 8 AM. All men are invited.

A beginner’s aerobic exercise class will begin tomorrow in the Family Life Center. Classes will be held Monday and Thursday from 7:30 – 8:30 PM and will be led by fitness instructor Amy Rankin. The cost is $3.00 for each session. If you are interested please place your name on the sign-up sheet in the Tower Narthex.

Steve and Karen Hart ordered an audio cassette tape of Mary Grier’s funeral service in Due West. They have donated it to the church office for anyone who would like to hear the service. The tape has arrived.

There are several dates available to place flowers in the sanctuary during 2008. Please call the church office to reserve a date.

March Elder Greeter: Jim Adams Head Deacon: Carla Kennedy

Attendance, February 24: 76

Sunday, February 24th, 2008 Announcements

The Sunday Night Groups will meet here this evening, beginning with the younger children’s group at 4 PM. Laura Cardovopoli and Kristin Donaldson are in charge of Children’s group dinner, and Connie Smith is in charge of Youth dinner.

Breakfast will be served next Sunday in the Family Life Center at 9:30 AM. We thank Nancy and Aubrey Price for providing this meal.

A beginner’s aerobic exercise class will begin Monday, March 3, 2008, in the Family Life Center. Classes will be held Monday and Thursday from 7:30 – 8:30 PM and will be led by fitness instructor Amy Rankin. The cost is $3.00 for each session. If you are interested please place your name on the sign-up sheet in the Tower Narthex.

There are several dates available to place flowers in the sanctuary during 2008. Please call the church office to reserve a date.

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Kerr Grier, 89, died in Due West, SC, February 19. A native of Kings Mountain, NC, Mary attended public schools in North Carolina and South Carolina and graduated from Borden High School in Salisbury, NC. She graduated from Erskine College in 1939 and taught school in Gastonia, Winston-Salem and Mooresville. She was married to the late Rev. Dr. William Pressly (Kit) Grier for 56 years. The Griers lived in Mooresville from 1963-1989, including Dr. Grier’s tenure as minister of this church and chaplain at Lowrance Hospital. Mary’s father, the Rev. G. L. Kerr, was an ARP minister. She is survived by her four children, Eleanor Logan and husband, Lee; Effie Jordan and husband, Herbert; and Fran Huffman, all of Due West; and William Pressly (Bill) Grier, III and wife, Jonell of Flat Rock. Grandchildren include Ward Logan, Rebecca Gamble, Ruth Burdette, Tommy Huffman, William Pressly (Kit) Grier IV and Margaret Grier. Great-grandchildren are Zachary and Lawson Gamble. Funeral services were held on Friday, February 22, at the Due West ARP Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Bonclarken Conference Center Foundation, 500 Pine Drive, Flat Rock, NC, 28731 or Erskine College, Class of 1939 Scholarship Fund, Office of Development, PO Box 608, Due West, SC 29639. Online condolences may be sent to the Grier family by visiting http://www.harrisfuneral.com.

February Elder Greeter: John Massie Head Deacon: Amy Ferguson

Attendance, February 17: 75

The Sunday Night Groups will meet here this evening, beginning with the younger children’s group at 4 PM. Amy Smith and Jackie Schaefer are in charge of Children’s group dinner, and Debbie Marsh is in charge of Youth dinner.

A Prayer Shawl workshop will be held in the Family Life Center today at 4 PM.

The Session will meet today at 6:30 pm.

The Mary Grier Circle will meet at the church this Monday at 7:00 pm. for a craft workshop.

We look forward to February’s Family and Friend’s Night on Wednesday, February 20, when Amy Smith and her father, Terry Pardew, will entertain us with their musical talents. In the spirit of Valentine’s Day the theme will be love. The evening will include a few songs performed by Terry and Amy as well as a congregational sing along of some old favorites. Our Covered Dish Supper starts at 6:30 PM. The Deacons are responsible for set-up and clean-up.

This Wednesday, February 13, the “ARP’s” will meet in the Family Life Center at 12 noon. Bring your favorite sandwich and a vegetable, salad or dessert to share; drinks will be provided. We shall play Bingo; everyone is asked to bring an inexpensive gift for prizes. Betty Brawley is in charge of set - up.

We regret that we omitted Landis Smith’s birthday from the list in this month’s Bugle. It is February 23; Happy Birthday!

Jerry Hallman will attend the meeting of Synod’s Board of Christian Education Ministries at Bonclarken this Tuesday and Wednesday.

A Communicant’s Class for those interested in joining the church will be held soon. Please let Jerry Hallman know if you or someone you know wants to participate.

Thank you to the members of the congregation for your cards, gifts, calls and above all your prayers and support while I’ve recuperated from my recent fall.

Rose Deaton

February Elder Greeter: John Massie

Head Deacon: Amy Ferguson

Attendance, February 3: 75

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008 Announcements

A Prayer Shawl workshop will be held in the Family Life Center today at 4 PM.

The Session will not meet today but will hold its monthly meeting next Sunday at 6:30 pm.

The Mary Emma Kennedy Circle will meet at the church this Tuesday at 10 am. Charleen Lawson will lead the Bible Study, while Nancy Wilson will present the Program.

Coddle Creek ARP Church is hosting the Erskine College Choraleers, touring choral group, on Thursday, March 27. There are 65 members of the group. Coddle Creek has asked if we could provide overnight housing for a few of these students. This would include giving them transportation to and from Coddle Creek Church. Please let the church office know if you would be willing to do this. We can give you more details soon!

The Men of the Church will eat breakfast at Corine’s Café, 694 E. Plaza Drive, next Sunday at 8 AM. All men are invited.

The church’s Internet Website is continuing to develop. Take a look at www.mooresvillearp.org for information and interesting features. Feel free to comment or make suggestions to Webmaster Steve Ferguson regarding the site. If you have pictures, information or articles for The Bugle or the Website, you may send those also. Please email Steve at capinfergie@msn.com or by mail at 370 East Cedar Street, Mooresville, NC 28115. We thank him and the Witness and Outreach Committee of the Session (Aubrey Price, chairman; Jim Adams; Steve Ferguson; Larry Massey; and Erskine Smith) for their work on this endeavor.

A Communicant’s Class for those interested in joining the church will be held soon. Please let Jerry Hallman know if you or someone you know wants to participate.

February Elder Greeter: John Massie

Head Deacon: Amy Ferguson

Attendance, January 27: 79

Today’s offertory is an old gospel hymn. The words were written by Fanny J. Crosby, the famous blind hymnwriter who wrote more than 8,000 hymns. This hymn is based on Exodus 33:22: “I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand.”

The Sunday Night Groups will meet here this evening, beginning with the younger children’s group at 4 PM. Laura Cardavopoli and Kristin Donaldson are in charge of Children’s group dinner, and Connie Smith is in charge of Youth dinner.

The congregation is invited by Our Towns Habitat for Humanity to bless the Suzanne Ortiz’s Family home this afternoon at 2 PM in Cornelius. If you plan to attend please car pool; parking is limited. Take I-77 south to Exit 28 and turn left at the top of the ramp onto Catawba Avenue. Go through Hwy. 21 stop light; North Ferry Street is the 2^nd road to the left after the light. Please use parking across from church on Catawba Avenue and walk down to Suzanne’s house. We contributed funds toward the construction of this house.

January Elder Greeter: Rick Matthews

Head Deacon: Kevin Donaldson

Attendance, January 20: 60

Anyone wishing to place flowers in the sanctuary in honor or memory of a loved one may do so by contacting the church office.

The Preschool Group will meet at 4 PM today. The Intermediate and Youth Groups will meet at 5 PM. Amy Ferguson will provide supper for the youth groups.

The Mary Grier Circle will meet tomorrow at 7:00 PM at the home of Betty Brawley. Violet Knox will lead the Bible Study. The Program will be the Prayer Shawl Ministry.

Our first Family and Friends’ Night of 2008 is this Wednesday, January 16, with a Covered Dish Supper starting at 6:30 PM. The program features Mooresville Area Bible Teacher Kathy Black, as she speaks to us on the work of MABTA at Mooresville Senior High School. The organization is facing a shortage of funds at this time. The Adult Choir is in charge of set up and clean up.

Mrs. Judy Buis, one of the missionaries that we sponsor, is being commissioned as a Missionary to Britain at Ebenezer ARP Church, Rock Hill, SC, during a 10 AM service there today.

Pat McCall is visiting family and friends in Richmond and Norfolk, VA, through Tuesday. She will be back with us next Sunday. We appreciate Karen Hart’s playing the piano for worship today!

Anyone wishing to place flowers in the sanctuary in honor or memory of a loved one may do so by contacting the church office.

The Session will meet tonight at 6:30.

The “ARP’s” will meet this Wednesday in the Family Life Center at 12 noon. Bring your favorite sandwich and a vegetable, salad or dessert to share; drinks will be provided

The Mary Grier Circle will meet on Monday, January 14 at 7:00 PM at the home of Betty Brawley. Violet Knox will lead the Bible Study.

The Men of the Church will eat breakfast at Corine’s Café, 694 Plaza Drive, next Sunday at 8 AM. All men are invited.

If you know of someone who would like to have Communion but cannot attend worship, please see one of the Elders or Jerry Hallman.

Each year is a new beginning … a golden dawn on the horizon of life.

Riches are the least worthy gifts which God can give us … yet we toil for them day and night, and take no rest. Therefore God frequently gives riches to foolish people, to whom he gives nothing else.

Getting our own way serves only to get in the way of our service.

January Elder Greeter: Rick Matthews Head Deacon: Kevin Donaldson

Attendance, December 30: 60

Welcome to all who gather to worship. May you find rest within his sanctuary, grace to set your mind on Jesus and peace to set your heart at rest.

Within these walls we open our lives to truth. We seek the healing of redemptive love. We ask the forgiveness of judgment. We reach out for companionship. We seek awareness of those around us. We seek boldness to speak good news in the face of hostility. We seek to know the spirit of him who taught us to pray. This is your hour to ask, seek, knock and sing praise to God.

We welcome Dr. Earl Linderman to the pulpit this morning.

We continue to express our sympathies to the family and friends of Mr. Joe V. Knox who died December 26.

Anyone wishing to place flowers in the sanctuary in honor or memory of a loved one may do so by contacting the church office.

The Mary Emma Kennedy Circle will meet on this Wednesday at 10 AM at the church. Charleen Lawson will lead the Bible Study, while Geneva Adams will present the Program.

Breakfast will be served next Sunday in the Family Life Center. We thank Nancy and Aubrey Price for providing this meal.

The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be observed next Sunday during the 11 AM worship service.

The moments when you have really lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.

-Henry Drummond

December Elder Greeter: John Massie Head Deacon: Tim Smith

Attendance, December 23: 98

Welcome and Christmas greetings!

May Christmas bring you gifts no money can buy—

a patience that endures hardship;

a courage that can face the worst;

an insight that shall be all things spiritual;

a love that touches God;

a light that no darkness can dim!

We appreciate the work of all of our Choirs all year, especially during this Advent Season. We also thank Mr. Richard Woods for playing for us today.

The Sacrament of Baptism will be administered to Payton-James Popp today. He is the son of Jim and Kim Popp and the grandson of Joe and Peggy Popp and Ms. Gayle Tiqui.

Our Candlelight Service is this evening at 7:30.

The church office will be open Wednesday and Thursday mornings this week.

Our Sunday evening groups will resume their meetings on January 7.

The Mary Emma Kennedy Circle will meet on January 2 instead of January 1 at 10 AM at the church. Charleen Lawson will lead the Bible Study, while Geneva Adams will present the Program.

Dr. Earl Linderman will supply our pulpit next Sunday. The Hallmans will be visiting family in the Charleston, SC, area.

As we come to the close of 2007, we acknowledge that God has blessed our congregational family in many ways this year. Our church has undertaken some new projects this year, as well as continuing to minister through many of its traditional practices. We give thanks for your support in so many ways over these 24 years and look forward to 2008’s new challenges with the greatest of pleasure. May God bless each of you in this season and in the coming New Year! --Rita and Jerry Hallman

December Elder Greeter: John Massie Head Deacon: Tim Smith

Attendance: December 16: 70

The service of worship begins with the Chiming of the hour and the Prelude. Please use this time as a period of meditation and contemplation.

May this time gladden the hearts of all who come to worship. God will speak again his message made know in Jesus Christ. He will call us to reverence, humility, and joy. He will return our lost sense of expectancy, give us power to shout the good news, and lift our hearts in thanksgiving.

The Women’s Ministries first outreach project is to support Appalachia Youth

by donating toys, gloves, sock, scarves, etc., for Christmas gifts. There is a collection box in the library.

Our new organ console is under construction at the Allen Organ Company in Macungie, Pennsylvania. The Allen Organ Company is the largest builder of church organs in the world! An engineering team will be visiting our church this week to finalize more details. We anxiously await the installation of our new console in the first quarter of 2008.

Today we shall go Christmas Caroling in the community. Please meet here at 4 PM if you wish to participate. The Spares ‘N Pairs Party begins with supper around 7 in the Family Life Center; you are invited! Please bring a gift for the gift exchange game.

Our Sunday School Christmas Party is this Wednesday, December 19, starting at 6:30 PM. Be sure to bring your Covered Dishes, along with your family and friends, to the Family Life Center for good eating, singing, and who knows what else! The Pearl McLean SS Class is responsible for set-up, while the Spares ‘N Pairs will clean up.

Our Candlelight Service is next Sunday, December 23, at 7:30 PM in the Sanctuary.

We appreciate your generosity in supporting the following special offerings: SYNOD FALL SPECIAL OFFERING: $240.00 THANKSGIVING DAY OFFERING FOR HUNGER RELIEF: $88.00

Our congratulations and best wishes go to Misti Warren and Branch Smith, who were united in marriage in Washington, NC, yesterday!

The Sunday night groups will meet here today, beginning with the younger children’s group at 4 PM. The church will provide supper. The leaders of these groups will meet in the FLC at 6:30 tonight.

The Women’s Ministries first outreach project is to support Appalachia Youth

by donating toys, gloves, sock, scarves, etc., for Christmas gifts. There is a collection box in the library.

Our new organ console is under construction at the Allen Organ Company in Macungie, Pennsylvania. The Allen Organ Company is the largest builder of church organs in the world! An engineering team will be visiting our church the week of December 16 to finalize more details. We anxiously await the installation of our new console in the first quarter of 2008.

Our Preschool Sunday night group raised $250 for UNICEF through the Fall Festival, Trick or Treat collections and donations. This money goes to feed hungry children around the world. Thanks for your help, and great work by our children, their parents and leaders!

The Women’s Ministries group will hold a joint meeting tomorrow at 6:30 PM in the Family Life Center. This will be a Covered Dish Supper. All women in the church are invited!

CHRISTMAS CAROLING AND SPARES ‘N PAIRS PARTY, next Sunday, December 16: Caroling begins at 4 PM, and the Spares ‘N Pairs party will start around 7 in the FLC. SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS PARTY, Wednesday, December 19, 6:30 PM: Be sure to bring your Covered Dishes, along with your family and friends, to the Family Life Center for good eating, singing, a repeat of our live Nativity scene and who knows what else! The Pearl McLean SS Class is responsible for set-up, while the Spares ‘N Pairs will clean up. CANDLELIGHT SERVICE, Sunday, December 23, 7:30 PM: The beauty of our Sanctuary is enhanced by candlelight as we reflect on Christ’s birth.

May this time gladden the hearts of all who come to worship. God will speak again his message made know in Jesus Christ. He will call us to reverence, humility, and joy. He will returen our lost sense of expectancy, give us power to shout the good news, and lift our hearts in thanksgiving.

The service of worship begins with the Chiming of the hour and the Prelude. Please use this time as a period of meditation and contemplation.

Welcome! We rejoice in your presence with us during this season of Advent. Since Advent is a time of preparation, please join us as we enter the sanctuary in an attitude of silent and reverent preparation.

The flowers this morning are given by Jim Morrow in loving memory of his parents, Jim Mack and Janie Morrow.

The Sunday night groups will meet here today, beginning with the younger children’s group at 4 PM. Amy Smith and Jackie Schaefer are in charge of Children’s group dinner, and Amy Ferguson is in charge of Youth dinner.

We congratulate the following church members who will be installed as new church officers during today’s worship service:

DEACONS: Ann Clark, Carla Kennedy, Violet Knox, Sandy Torrence, Blaine Brawley (2-year term), Kevin Donaldson (1-year term).

The Women’s Ministries first outreach project is to support Appalachia Youth

by donating toys, gloves, sock, scarves, etc., for Christmas gifts. There is a collection box in the library.

The Men of the Church will eat breakfast at Corine’s Café, 694 Plaza Drive, next Sunday at 8 AM. All men are invited.

The Women’s Ministries group will hold a joint meeting on Monday, December 10, at 6:30 PM in the Family Life Center. This will be a Covered Dish Supper. All women in the church are invited!

The “ARP’s” will meet in the Family Life Center for a catered lunch this Saturday, December 8, at 12 noon. Anne Collier is the caterer, with assistance from Mary Helen Smith.

If we do not have Christmas in our hearts, we shall never find it under a tree.

The flowers this morning are given in loving memory of the J.M. Deaton family by Ruth Stafford.

The Sunday night groups will meet here today, beginning with the younger children’s group at 4 PM. Angie Brawley and Kristin Donaldson are in charge of Children’s Group dinner, and Carla Kennedy is in charge of Youth dinner. The Intermediate Youth will meet at 4 PM at Victory Lanes for bowling and supper. Each person should bring $10.

We are very grateful to all who participated in Operation Christmas Child this year. We filled 46 shoeboxes with the various items that you brought. We thank Barbara Parkes for delivering the shoeboxes to Broad Street United Methodist Church, all who gave donations so that we could provide the required $7 per box and especially Amy Smith, who did a fine job of coordinating the project again!

The Women’s Ministries first outreach project is to support Appalachia Youth by donating toys, gloves, sock, scarves, etc., for Christmas gifts. There is a collection box in the library.

The Family Night Planning Committee will meet tomorrow at 7 PM in the Minister’s Study. If you have a 2008 program idea, please see a committee member (Geneva Adams, Angie Brawley, Nancy Price, Jerry Hallman).

The Men of the Church invite you and your family and friends to our annual Thanksgiving breakfast this Thursday at 8 AM in the Family Life Center!

A Congregational meeting will be held today for the purpose of electing new church officers for 2008 and to take action on the 2008 proposed budget as adopted by the Elders and Deacons. The following will be nominated for church officers: Congregational Chairperson: Nancy S. Price; Congregational Treasurer: John D. Massie; Elders: Rick A. Matthews, Joseph S. Popp, Jr., Thomas N. Smith; Deacons (3 year terms); Ann L. Clark, Carla D. Kennedy, Violet W. Knox, Sandra L. Torrence; Deacon (2 year term): R. Blaine Brawley; Deacon (1 year term): Kevin C. Donaldson.

The Sunday night groups will meet here today, beginning with the younger children’s group at 4 PM. Laura Cardavopoli and Stephanie Monroe are in charge of Children’s Group dinner and Debbie Marsh is in charge of Youth dinner.

The Mary Emma Kennedy Circle will meet at the church this Tuesday at 10:00 AM. Margaret Lamberth will have the program and Charleen Lawson will present the Bible Study.

Volunteers are needed in the nursery during the Morning Worship service. If you would be interested in supporting this important ministry, please contact the church office.

Erskine Smith has tickets for $7.50 each for Race City Civitan’s Port-A-Pit barbecue fund-raiser in the FLC this Tuesday, November 6, from 11 AM until 3 PM.

The church’s new Web site is running at www.mooresvillearp.org Please check it out and make any suggestions to Web Master Steve Ferguson. We thank the Session’s Witness and Outreach Committee for undertaking this project.

The Elders and Deacons will hold a joint meeting this evening at 6:30 to discuss the proposed 2008 budget. The Session will hold its monthly meeting after the joint meeting.

The Men of the Church will eat breakfast next Sunday at Corine’s Café, 694 E. Plaza Drive, at 8 AM. All men are invited.

The “ARP’s” group will meet here for lunch this Wednesday, November 14th, at 12 noon in the Family Life Center. Bring your favorite sandwich and a vegetable, salad or dessert to share; drinks will be provided. Nancy and Cecil Wilson will set up.

The spirit you bring to this house determines what this hour will be for you. Bring your needs and they will be met. Bring your praise and it will be shared. Seek hope and you will find it. Seek release and you will find it. Seek forgiveness and you will know joy. May we unite our hearts and voices in God’s praise.

We continue to express our sympathies to the family and friends of Mrs. Elise B. Long, Adult Choir member, who died October 22.

Our Sunday evening youth group is sponsoring our “Fall Festival” for all ages after today’s worship service. Based in the Family Life Center, we begin with a Poor Man’s lunch. There will be a number of “booths” for your participation and enjoyment. The youth ask that you make a donation for the festival; the funds raised will be divided among the “Trick or Treat for UNICEF” project being undertaken by the Sunday night Preschool group; our Sister Church program; and Samaritan’s International. This will be our Family and Friends’ Night for October. We thank Jon Kennedy for coordinating this program! The Sunday night groups will not meet today.

Be here for breakfast in the Family Life Center, as provided by Nancy and Aubrey Price, next Sunday at 9:30 AM!

The Elders and Deacons will hold a joint meeting next Sunday evening at 6:30 to discuss the proposed 2008 budget. The Session will hold its monthly meeting after the joint meeting.

On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther began the Protestant Reformation by nailing his theses on the door of the church at Wittenberg. We observe this historic occasion along with all other Protestant churches on this designated “Reformation Sunday.” We shall sing Luther’s powerful hymn, “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” today.

The service of worship begins with the Chiming of the hour and the Prelude. Please use this time as a period of meditation and contemplation.

Worship with hope in your heart and joy in your voice for God has made you in his image. How awesome it is to be thought worthy of such an image. How fantastic it is to live in the light of such an image. How humbling it is to know that the image maker walks with you to keep you in that image. Open your hearts and lift your voices to him in praise.

The Sunday night groups will meet here today, beginning with the younger children’s group at 4 PM. Jackie Schaefer and Stephanie Jackson are in charge of Children’s Group dinner, and Carla Kennedy is in charge of Youth dinner.

The congregation is invited to a drop in from 7:00 – 9:00 PM in the Family Life Center this Saturday to celebrate Ann Clark’s retirement.

Our Sunday evening youth group is sponsoring a special afternoon of activities for all ages after the worship service on Sunday, October 28. Based in the Family Life Center, the “Fall Festival” begins with a Poor Man’s lunch and also includes a number of “booths” for your participation and enjoyment. You may dress casually for the 11 AM worship service that day. The youth ask that you make a donation for the festival; half of the funds raised will be used to support a “Trick or Treat for UNICEF” project being undertaken by the Sunday night Preschool group. The other half will be given to a charity of the Youth Group’s choice, which will be determined soon. Volunteers are needed to help with planning and carrying out the festival; please see Jon Kennedy, or contact the church office if you can help. This will be our Family and Friends’ Night for October. The Adult Choir is responsible for set-up and clean-up.

Morning Prayer: Take my hand Lord, and lead me through this day, step by step. Remind me that I cannot do everything I wish, nor do any of it perfectly. Only You are perfect and only with Your help can I do my best. Help me remember to ask You for that help.

The service of worship begins with the Chiming of the hour and the Prelude. Please use this time as a period of meditation and contemplation.

Worship speaks to the very heart of life. It touches hurt and pain with healing. It enters prison and frees the captive. It enters darkness and brings forth light. It has its way with sin and has power over evil. And yet it can touch and transform only what we will allow it to touch. Be thankful for his presence among us.

The flowers this morning are given in honor of Lillian Torrence by her family. Lillian celebrated her birthday yesterday.

The Sunday night groups will meet here today, beginning with the younger children’s group at 4 PM. Kristin Donaldson and Amy Smith are in charge of Children’s Group dinner, and Connie Smith is in charge of Youth dinner. The Intermediate Group will meet at the church at 4 PM to go to Monkey Joe’s in Cornelius. Please bring $5 and your permission slip.

The Adult Choir practices each Sunday morning at 9. New members are always welcome. The handbell choir will practice Wednesdays at 6:15 PM.

Nick Smith wants to thank everyone for their prayers, cards and visits during his recent hospital stay.

A pair of child’s glasses were lost at church last Sunday. If found please contact the church office.

Jerry Hallman is Co-Director of the Bonsenior Conference at Bonclarken this week. He will leave Monday afternoon and be back on Friday.

The flowers this morning are given in honor of Lillian Torrence by her family. Lillian celebrated her birthday yesterday.

The Adult Choir practices each Sunday morning at 9. New members are always welcome. The handbell choir will practice Wednesdays at 6:15 PM.

Nick Smith wants to thank everyone for their prayers, cards and visits during his recent hospital stay.

A pair of child’s glasses were lost at church last Sunday. If found please contact the church office.

Jerry Hallman is Co-Director of the Bonsenior Conference at Bonclarken this week. He will leave Monday afternoon and be back on Friday.