February 5, 2017 North KentPresbyterian News

ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
Flowers Sunday are dedicated to all young and never too old scouts.
 
Scout Sunday is this Sunday.  We celebrate 26 years of partnership with our Scout Troop today.   Troop 282 will be assisting with our service.
 
Per Capita time.  The Presbyterian Church supports its organizational structure (Presbytery, Synod and General Assembly) with a Per Capita assessment on each member of the PCUSA congregations.  The charge is made in January and this year we must pay $26.75 per member of NKPC.  You can again help as in years past by making a special donation to the church for each family member.  Please use your “Initial Offering” envelope for this purposes.   Thank you for helping cover this special expense.
 
Sweetheart Brunch Save the Date: Attention men of the church! The Membership Committee needs your help preparing a Sweetheart Brunch for our ladies of the church on Sun., Feb 12. We will need help setting up (Sat., Feb. 11), serving, cleaning up and donating your favorite dish.  The menu will be breakfast casseroles, fruits, muffins, coffee and punch.  Contact the church office for more information on how you can help.
 
Children.  This Sunday, because we have communion, children age six and older are invited to stay with their parents and participate in the service.  Children five and younger may join the nursery/toddlers after the Object Lesson.  There will be no Sunday School.
 
Child Protection.  For the protection of all, we ask that youth and children not use the loft unless they are supervised by an adult.
 
Pastor Karen' email isPastor.nkpc@gmail.com   Her office hours are Monday - Wednesday 9:30 - 3 pm. Contact her for lunch or coffee.
 
Camp Greenwood registration is now open! As a partnering church with the Greenwood Ministries Association, all campers from NKPC get 10 % off their registration fee. Email Pastor Karen for a coupon code.  Also register by March 15th to get an extra $15 dollars off!
 
LET’S DO IT – SEND OUR KIDS TO CAMP! We would again like to assist in sending all our children to Camp Greenwood this summer.  You can help by contributing bottle/cans in the T-room or make a clearly marked cash donation.  We can sponsor five (or more) children for about $2,000.  Camp Greenwood is a very special place that greatly increases kid’s faith and we hope you will help our children attend.
 
SOUPER Bowl of Caring!  TODAY, February 5th is our Souper Bowl of Caring. Please plan on bringing a can of soup or giving a check to help stock the NKCS food pantry to feed our neighbors!
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North Kent Community Services is Hiring! North Kent Community Services is hiring a full-time administrative assistant and a full or part-time facilities manager. View the job descriptions at www.nkcs.org and apply by sending your cover letter and resume to jobs@nkcs.org by Friday, February 17.

Thrive 6 Begins February 28 Thrive, a program of North Kent Community Services, is coming to Cedar Springs! Join 10 other women who will be changing their lives by learning how to manage their money, find a better paying job, go back to school, and start their own business and more. To join you only have to be a mother who lives in northern Kent County. ​ Contact NKCS Program Director Chérie Elahl at cherie.elahl@nkcs.org or (616) 866-3478 ext. 351. Hurry, classes start February 28!


Hand Bell Choir resumes Tuesday at 6:30.  


New Logo, New Tagline!  The Marketing Committee would like YOUR ideas for a new church logo to be used in addition to the PC(USA) logo.  Please use the triangle shape of the front of the church with the cross and our name to design something to be used on printed materials to tie us to our location.  For a tagline please use the word "Joy", such as "Where Joy Abounds" or "Spreading Joy” All submissions due by February 13th to Pastor Karen. Let's get the word out!

This Week of February 5, 2017through February 12, 2017

Sunday February 5
  9:30 am  Discussion Group "Living Questions"
10:00 am  Choir Rehearsal
10:45 am  Worship Service.  Communion.  Scouting Sunday.
 
Monday February 6
10:30 am  Moms & Munchkins (Free Play Group)  
  7:00 pm  Boy Scouts   

Tuesday February 7
7:30 am  Men's Breakfast, 5181 Northland Dr.     
1:15 pm  JOY Bible Study
6:30 pm  Hand Bell Choir    
7:00 pm  Women’s AA   
7:30 pm  Choir Rehearsal  

Wednesday February 8
 8:00 am  Women’s Breakfast (Russ's 3966 Plainfield Ave. NE) 
 1:30 pm  Adult Education Committee  
 7:00  pm  AA

Thursday February 9

Friday February 10
 9:00 am  Morning AA
 
Saturday February 11
Sweetheart Brunch Set up

Next Sunday February 12 
9:30 am  Discussion Group “Living Questions”
10:00 am  Choir Rehearsal  
10:45 am  Worship Service
12:07 pm  Sweetheart Brunch