ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Please note that this Sunday, May 29 we will begin our summer worship schedule with our service at 10:00 a.m. 
 
Save the Date Saturday, June 11th from 9 am to noon is the spring clean-up day.  A list of possible areas needing attention will be posted. Come ready to have fellowship and clean the grounds and building areas.  Beverage and snacks will be available.
 
Name Tags please remember to use you name tags in the coming weeks.  We have lot of activities scheduled and it will help our guests get to know us by name.
 
Special Music A sign-up sheet has been placed on the narthex bulletin board for Special Music in worship services this summer.  Gather your solo, duet, or group—vocal, instrumental, or drama and sign up soon.  Start practicing.  Enjoy the fellowship with each other.  The dates are fast being filled.
 
On Sunday, June 5 we will be commissioning five of our youngsters to attend Camp Greenwood during the summer months. This congregation has provided full scholarships for these young people.
 
Pastor Paula’s last Sunday will be June 5. Following that the session has invited the Rev. Bert Nelson to be the “interim-interim” pastor until the arrival of Rev. Karen Fitz La Barge who will be preaching on Sunday, July 10.  Rev. Nelson has recently retired from serving the Lyons-Muir congregation.  A small group of elders and a deacon will be meeting with him to welcome him and answer any questions he may have as he begins his time with us. 
 
On Sunday, June 12 the Disciple Bible Study Group will be sharing a summary of their studies during the past year. We look forward to hearing from them. 
 
The J.O.Y. Bible Study has concluded their meetings for the summer. They will resume on Tuesday, October 4 and will be studying the Book of Ephesians.  
 
Parking Lot  Session has approved seeking and accepting special donations to pay down our loan for the parking lot.  While the project has a few things remaining to be done, payments have begun.  We have a history of paying loans off early.  If you would like to make a special donation, above your normal pledge to the Building Fund, be sure to indicate your desire on your giving envelope and indicate “principal payment.”  We will still need you to continue your normal Building Fund gifts so we can meet our monthly payment obligations.  Thank you for your support.  
 
J.O.Y. Bicycle Trip:  On Saturday, June 11, 2016, we will assemble at the Rogue River Staging Area in Belmont at 10:00 a.m.  We will bicycle on the White Pine Trail north to Cedar Springs.  We will have lunch at an area restaurant in Cedar Springs.  A shuttle will be provided back to Rogue River Staging Area.  Those who wish may bicycle back.  N.K.P.C. members and friends are invited.  
Check our church website northkentpresbyterianchurch.com for more information on group rides.  If you missed our May ride and fellowship, even though the weather cut our ride short, we all had a very enjoyable time of fellowship and fresh air.  The Pere Marquette Trail winds through beautiful countryside.  We will include this trail on next year’s group events.  SEE YOU JUNE 11.

This Week of May 29, 2016 through June 5, 2016
 
Sunday           (29)      10:00  am    Worship Service
                                        
Monday          (30)      10:30  am     Moms & Munchkins
                                     7:00  pm     Boy Scouts


Tuesday          (31)        7:30  am     Men’s Breakfast (Mr. Burger, 5181 Northland Dr.
                                      6:30  pm    Disciple Bible Study at church 
                                      7:00  pm   Women’s AA
 
Wednesday      (1)         8:00  am  Women’s Breakfast (Real Food Café)                                                                                                               
                                      7:00  pm  AA                      
                                 
Thursday         (2)           
                                      
Friday              (3)          9:00  am    Morning AA
                                            
Saturday          (4)          
 
Next Sunday    (5)        10:00  am    Worship Service

 
ANNOUNCEMENTS 


Sunday we are very pleased to welcome former Interim Pastor Rev. Dwight Hillstrom and his wife Edie who are worshipping with us in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of his ordination. A basket is in place in theNarthex for your cards. The Membership Committee will host a special coffee hour following worship. Please plan to stay for that and to greet the Hillstroms and share memories with them. 
 
Save the Date Saturday, June 11th from 9 am to noon is the spring clean-up day.  A list of possible areas needing attention will be posted. Come ready to have fellowship and clean the grounds and building areas.  Beverage and snacks will be available.
 
Name Tags please remember to use you name tags in the coming weeks.  We have lot of activities scheduled and it will help our guests get to know us by name.
 
Special Music A sign-up sheet has been placed on the narthex bulletin board for Special Music in worship services this summer.  Gather your solo, duet, or group—vocal, instrumental, or drama and sign up soon.  Start practicing.  Enjoy the fellowship with each other.  The dates are fast being filled. 
 
Please note that next Sunday, May 29 we will begin our summer worship schedule with our service at 10:00 a.m. 
 
On Sunday, June 5 we will be commissioning five of our youngsters to attend Camp Greenwood during the summer months. This congregation has provided full scholarships for them.
 
Pastor Paula’s last Sunday will be June 5. Following that the session has invited the Rev. Bert Nelson to be the “interim-interim” pastor until the arrival of Rev. Karen Fitz La Barge who will be preaching on Sunday, July 10.  Rev. Nelson has recently retired from serving the Lyons-Muir congregation.  A small group of elders and a deacon will be meeting with him to welcome him and answer any questions he may have as he begins his time with us. 
 
Parking Lot  Session has approved seeking and accepting special donations to pay down our loan for the parking lot.  While the project has a few things remaining to be done, payments have begun.  We have a history of paying loans off early.  If you would like to make a special donation, above your normal pledge to the Building Fund, be sure to indicate your desire on your giving envelope and indicate “principal payment.”  We will still need you to continue your normal Building Fund gifts so we can meet our monthly payment obligations.  Thank you for your support.  
 
Notice: The J.O.Y. Bible Fellowship has just completed its two year study of the final “Book of Twelve” prophets last week before quitting for a summer sabbatical. Now we have a free week to devote our study period to anyone who has a Bible question or concern. If you have a WHO, WHEN, WHAT or WHY question dealing with any Bible subject or problem, we will endeavor to answer or resolve the issue. Please bring us your concern or join us for fun during this time period from 1:15 to 2:45 on Tuesday, May 24. This is our last meeting until October 4th when we will be studying Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Shalom. 
 

 
This Week of May 22, 2016 through May 29, 2016
 
Sunday          (22)          10:45  am    Worship Service
                                        
Monday         (23)          10:30  am     Moms & Munchkins
                                         7:00  pm     Boy Scouts


Tuesday         (24)            7:15  am     BNI 
                                          7:30  am     Men’s Breakfast (Mr. Burger, 5181 Northland Dr.
                                          1:15   pm      Last J.O.Y Bible study 
                                          6:30  pm    Disciple Bible Study at church 
                                          7:00  pm   Women’s AA
 
Wednesday    (25)            8:00  am  Women’s Breakfast (Real Food Café, 5430 Northland Dr. NE)  
                                          7:00  pm  AA                      
                                 
Thursday       (26)           
                                      
Friday            (27)            9:00  am    Morning AA
                                            
Saturday        (28)        
 
Next Sunday  (29)           10:00  am    Worship Service

 
Special Congregational Meeting  Pastor Karen Fitz La Barge has been called to be our next pastor beginning on July 5, 2016.  We welcome Pastor Karen and her family to our North Kent family
 

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Flowers Sunday are in celebration and thanks for all the volunteers and leaders at North Kent.  Thank you for you dedicated service. 
 
Sunday will be a joyful day to thank our choir and musicians for music which has enhanced our worship all year long, and to recognize our Sunday School teachers and students.  We will also be thanking our Pastoral Nominating Committee for their work on behalf of all of us and all other volunteers who work hard to make this a place where we love and serve God well. We welcome the Moms and Munchkins group who are with us in worship today. Thanks to the Membership Committee who will host our coffee hour. 
 
Pentecost Sunday is today and we are receiving our Presbyterian Church’s Pentecost offering.  Each year the Pentecost offering is devoted to the youth of the church.  Some funds support the Youth Triennium, including a prayer center, travel funds, scholarships, youth ministry and outreach.
 
Some funds support the YAV-Young Adult Volunteers who serve communities at home and around the world while learning skills to help them grow in Christ.  Some funds support CYP-Child and Youth Protection Policy of the church.  This is an outgrowth of the baptism and the promises we as a congregation make to guide and nurture the children of our church.  It includes rules such as providing that all programs, events and interactions with children and youth will have a minimum of two adults present.  No adults are allowed to be alone with a child,  assuring that all children feel safe and loved and know they are loved by God and adults who love  God.
 
Offerings in this area help support Camp Greenwood, another safe nurturing place for our children to learn and grow in the love of Christ.  Please consider a generous gift to the Pentecost offering today.
 
Save the Date Saturday, June 11th from 9 am to noon is the spring clean-up day.  A list of possible areas needing attention will be posted. Come ready to have fellowship and clean the grounds and building areas.  Beverage and snacks will be available.
 
Name Tags please remember to use you name tags in the coming weeks.  We have lot of activities scheduled and it will help our guests get to know us by name.
 
Special Music A sign-up sheet has been placed on the narthex bulletin board for Special Music in worship services this summer.  Gather your solo, duet, or group—vocal, instrumental, or drama and sign up soon.  Start practicing.  Enjoy the fellowship with each other.  The dates are fast being filled.  
 
Please note that on Sunday, May 29 we will begin our summer worship schedule with our service at 10:00 a.m. 
 
Pastor Paula’s last Sunday will be June 5. Following that the session has invited the Rev. Bert Nelson to be the “interim-interim” pastor until the arrival of Rev. Karen Fitz La Barge who will be preaching on Sunday, July 10.  Rev. Nelson has recently retired from serving the Lyons-Muir congregation.  A small group of elders and a deacon will be meeting with him to welcome him and answer any questions he may have as he begins his time with us. 
 
STUART LEITCH PIANO CONCERT:  First Congregational Church of Rockford's own musician, Stuart Leitch, will continue his bimonthly series of solo piano concerts in the sanctuary of First Congregational Church of Rockford, 192 E. Bridge St., Rockford, on May 22 at 4:00 P.M. with a reception after. He will be playing “Bach & Schubert: Fantasy & Dream,” including Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue, BWV 903 (Bach) and Piano sonata in Bb major, D 960 (Schubert).  Donations by cash or check are gratefully accepted.  For more information, please call (616) 866-2412.
 
Sunday Discussion Group will take a two week break starting today.

This Week of May 15, 2016 through May 22, 2016
 
Sunday          (15)            10:00  am    Choir Practice
                                         10:45  am    Worship Service
                                        
 
Monday         (16)            10:30  am      Moms & Munchkins
                                          7:00   pm     Boy Scouts
                                          7:00   pm     Session meeting 
 
Tuesday          (17)             7:15  am      BNI 
                                           7:30  am     Men’s Breakfast (Mr. Burger, 5181 Northland Dr.
                                           1:15  pm      J.O.Y. Bible Study at church
                                           6:30  pm     Disciple Bible Study at church 
                                           7:00  pm     Women’s AA
 
Wednesday     (18)            8:00  am     Women’s Breakfast (Real Food Café, 5430 Northland Dr. NE)  
                                          7:00  pm      AA
Thursday        (19)           
                                      
Friday             (20)           9:00  am     Morning AA
                                            
Saturday         (21)        
 
Next Sunday   (22)          10:45  am     Worship Service

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS 


North Kent Presbyterian Church is very pleased to welcome the Rev. Karen Fitz La Barge and her family to our worship this morning.   The Pastoral Nominating Committee is prayerfully presenting Karen to be the next pastor of this church.  Many of us have had an opportunity to meet Karen and her family at coffee yesterday and we look forward to worshipping with her this morning.  A congregational meeting to elect Rev. Fitz La Barge will follow immediately after worship.   
 
Name Tags  Please remember to use you name tags in the coming weeks.  We have lot of activities scheduled and it will help our guests get to know us by name.
 
Special Congregational Meeting  Session has called a special congregational meeting after worship on Sunday, May 8th to vote on calling the Rev. Karen Fitz La Barge to be North Kent Presbyterian Church’s Designated Pastor; to vote on the Terms of Call for her, and to vote on the possible dismissal of the Pastor Nominating Committee.  These are the only actions to be taken at this special meeting. 
 
Special Music  A sign-up sheet has been placed on the narthex bulletin board for Special Music in worship services this summer.  Gather your solo, duet, or group—vocal, instrumental, or drama and sign up soon.  Start practicing.  Enjoy the fellowship with each other.  The dates are fast being filled.  
 
Sunday, May 15 will be a joyful day to thank our choir and musicians for music which has enhanced our worship all year long, and to recognize our Sunday School teachers and students.   We will also be thanking our Pastoral Nominating Committee for their work on behalf of all of us. We have invited the Moms and Munchkins group to be with us in worship that day. The Membership Committee will host our coffee hour. 

Please note that on Sunday, May 29 we will begin our summer worship schedule with our service at 10:00 a.m. 
 
Pastor Paula’s last Sunday will be June 5. Following that the session has invited the Rev. Bert Nelson to be the “interim-interim” pastor until the arrival of Rev. Karen Fitz La Barge who will be preaching on Sunday, July 10.  Rev. Nelson has recently retired from serving the Lyons-Muir congregation.  A small group of elders and a deacon will be meeting with him to welcome him and answer any questions he may have as he begins his time with us. 
 
J.O.Y. Bicycle Group Ride, Saturday, May 14, 2016, at 9:00 a.m.  Meet at the church.  We will carpool from NKPC to Reed City and bicycle on the Pere Marquette State Trail east to Evart and back.  A shuttle will be provided for anyone wanting to be picked up along the route.  Plan on bringing a picnic dish to pass as we share a meal at the staging area in Reed City.13.
 
NKPC will be sending five of our children to Camp Greenwood on full scholarships this summer!  The session approved tapping into several dormant funds and the Youth Fund to make this possible. Now we want to remind the congregation to keep bringing your RINSED recyclable bottles and cans and place them in the barrels in the Fellowship Hall.  The refunds will enable us to help our youth again next year.
 
Graduate Gifts NKPC will honor any graduates we have this spring.  If you know of any graduates from high school, college, technical school, etc. please contact the church office.
 
Minutes Review NKPC will be hosting a Minutes Review for our area of the Presbytery on Saturday morning, May 14, in the Teeuwissen Room. Area clerks will bring their book of Rolls and Registers as well as 2015's book of minutes and pair off to look over each other's books and see that all of the nitty/gritty details are included. If so, the minutes will be stamped approved. If not quite, they are approved with recommendations, or not approved at all.  Those clerks will need to make substantial improvements.  It has been my experience that the vast majority are approved as written.

 

This Week of May 8, 2016 through May 15, 2016
 
Sunday           (8)        9:30  am         Discussion Group  
                                   10:00  am        Choir Practice
                                   10:45  am        Worship Service
                             After Worship       Congregational Meeting
 
Monday           (9)     10:30  am         Moms & Munchkins
                                    7:00   pm        Boy Scouts
                                    7:00   pm        Facilities Meeting
 
Tuesday          (10)      7:15  am          BNI 
                                    1:15  pm          J.O.Y. Bible Study at church
                                    6:30  pm        Disciple Bible Study at church 
                                    7:30  am         Men’s Breakfast (Mr. Burger, 5181 Northland Dr.
                                    7:00  pm         Women’s AA
 
Wednesday      (11)      8:00  am         Women’s Breakfast (Real Food Café, 5430  Northland Dr. NE)  
                                     7:00  pm         AA
                                    
                                 
Thursday         (12)           
                                      
Friday              (13)      9:00  am          Morning AA
                                            
Saturday          (14)     9:00 to noon    Presbytery Minutes Review Meeting
 
Next Sunday    (15)     9:30  am          Discussion Group 
                                   10:00  am          Choir Practice
                                   10:45  am          Worship Service