March 26,2017 North Kent Presbyterian News

 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
Children.  All children ages 4 to 10 are invited to join the Sunday school class following the Object Lesson. The topic is The Greatest Commandment Matthew 20:29-34.   The lesson teaches us to practice ways to love God with all they have.
 
Pastor Karen's email is Pastor.nkpc@gmail.com   Her office hours are Monday - Wednesday 9:30 - 3 pm, and she wants to have lunch or coffee with you!
 
Camp Greenwood registration is now open! As a partnering church with the Greenwood Ministries Association, all campers from NKPC get $35 off their registration fee. Use coupon code: church17partner.  (Note that there is even a family camp!)
 
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 take them in yourself and put the cash receipt in the collection plate or make a clearly marked cash donation. The tree in the Narthex is tracking our fundraising progress ($10 per leaf), help make it "leaf out" ($450 collected so far!) our support for kids!
 
Announcing: The Trouble Clefs! A Youth and Children's chorus who will be singing with the Chancel choir for Easter.   Anyone is welcome to join us. Rehearsal will be on April 2 at Noon.  See Choir director Dennis Stovall for details.
 
Forty Days-Forty Items! Your Mission Committee has a challenge for you: A Forty Day Closet Purge! Each day until Easter, we want you to remove one item from your closet or jewelry box and place it in the clear trash bag provided by your Mission Committee (table in Narthex). At the end of Lent, bring the bag to church. Women's items go to the Working Women’s Closet at the Women’s Resource Center and Men’s items to the North Kent Community Services.  Clean up your life this Lent and help others as well!
One Great Hour of Sharing Offering. Presbyterians have joined with millions of other Christians through One Great Hour of Sharing to share God’s love with people experiencing need.  Our gifts support ministries of disaster response, refugee assistance and resettlement, and community development that help people find safe refuge, start new lives and work together to strengthen their families and communities.  The Presbyterian Hunger Program receives 36 percent of undesignated gifts, while Self Development of People and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance each receive 32 percent.
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Please reserve 7:00 pm on Thursday, April 20 and join New City Kids for The Turnaround. Based on Isaiah 61:1-4, The Turnaround shows how God’s goodness stops us in our tracks, turns us around, and makes a way out of no way. Join us at the Wealthy Street Theatre for an evening of laughter, dance, video, drama, and amazing music. New City Kids is an inspiring youth leadership development program where 100% of alumni graduate high school and go to college. RSVP by visiting www.newcitykids.org
 
Together in Action to End Human Trafficking The Presbyterian Women of Lake Michigan Presbytery are gathering to work on the issue of human trafficking. April 22nd 8:30 - 1 pm  First Presbyterian Church of Battle Creek. Cost $12.  See: https://sites.google.com/view/pwsoc/lmpw
 
Easter Egg Hunt! NKPC will be hosting an Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 8th at 1:30 pm. Please donate wrapped candy and empty egg cartons for this event!
 
No Choir or Bell Choir on Tuesday, 3/28/17   Take a break and enjoy the spring weather!
 

This Week of March 26, 2017 through April 02, 2017

Sunday March 26, 2017
  9:30 am:  Discussion Group “Living Questions”
10:00 am:  Choir Rehearsal
10:45 am:  Worship Service

Monday March 27, 2017
10:30 am:  Moms & Munchkins (Free Play Group)
7:00 pm:  Boy Scouts

Tuesday March 28, 2017
7:30 am:  Men’s Breakfast (Mr. Burger, 5181 Northland Dr.)
1:15 pm:  JOY  Bible Study
6:30 pm:  NO Handbell Choir
7:00 pm:  Women’s AA 
7:30 pm:  NO Choir Rehearsal
 
Wednesday March 29, 2017
 8:00 am:  Women’s Breakfast (Russ's 3966 Plainfield Ave. NE) 
 7:00 pm:  AA

Thursday March 30, 2017
 
Friday March 31, 2017
 9:00 am:  Morning AA
 
Saturday April 1, 2017
 
Next Sunday April 2, 2017
9:30 am:  Discussion Group “Living Questions”
10:00 am:  Choir Rehearsal
10:45am:  Worship Service