North Kent Presbyterian Church: 4/08/18

ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
YOUTH GROUP NEWS. The Hunger Fast is rapidly approaching! April 20th and 21st! 6 pm to 6 pm. We need your pledges! Find a youth crew member to make a pledge to, and help give a meal to a kid who needs it.  Questions? Please email nkpcyouthcrew@gmail.com or look at the poster in the Narthex. Thank you!
 
PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN (All Female NKPC attendees)

1. Lake Michigan Presbyterian Women Spring Gathering - Saturday, April 21, 9-noon at the Feeding America in Comstock Park.
2. Meeting after church on April 22.  How shall we apportion our funds this year?

  3.    The 2018 Church-wide Gathering of PW is August 2-5 in Louisville, Kentucky.
 
CAMP GREENWOOD Our giving tree needs to leaf out and only you can help!   Because we are partners with Greenwood, all our campers now receive 10 % off of our camper registrations. This means that the same amount of money we raised last year will send more kids to camp!  If you would like to help send our NKPC kids to camp, please mark your check for Greenwood scholarships.  Camp Greenwood Forever!
 
If you or your child want to go to Camp, tell Pastor Karen or Jake Dayringer which camp you want to register for!
 
CAMP GREENWOOD clean up days are April 21st and May 19th!  Come and have some fun making our camp beautiful together! All ages and abilities are welcome.
 
CHOIR REHEARSAL. On April 12th there will be a choir rehearsal, but no bell choir rehearsal.  
 
FLUTE AND DRUM CIRCLE.  Douglas Blue Feather, an award winning Native American flutist will be coming to our sister church, North Park Presbyterian on Sunday, April 29th.  Following worship, he will lead people in a community drumming circle at 12:30 pm.  Several rhythm instruments will be available to share or you are invited to bring your own.
 
 PASTOR CONTINUING EDUCATION.  Pastor Karen will be gone April 23rd - 29th to Montreat, North Carolina for the Presbyterian Clergywomen's Triennium Retreat.  Please contact the Rev. Helen Havlick at 616.363.6864 for pastoral emergencies. 
 
THANK YOU FOR YOUR 40 DAYS OF DONATIONS!  The mission committee thanks you for a VERY successful 40 days = 40 items closet item drive.  25 large bags of clothing were donated and 14 of those were given to the Women's Resource Center for their Working Women's Closet. 11 bags went to our ministry partners North Kent Connect. Thank you for your generosity!
 
MICKI MEETS MAURICE. A Fundraising Concert for Camp Greenwood in memory of Christian Kelly. Our very own Mickaeleen Kelly, pianist extraordinaire, will be hosting a piano concert and fundraising dinner at her home on Sunday, May 20th at 4 pm.  For $50 a plate your ears will swoon with exquisite music and your palate will be delighted with exceptional food.   The piano program is introduced with Manuel de Falla's Ritual Fire Dance, and then moves into eight selections by Maurice Ravel. The program is concluded with Mark Hayes moving rendition of  How Great Thou Art. Seating is limited to the first 16 people who sign up.  
 
 
 
This Week of April 08, 2018 through April 15, 2018
 
Sunday April 8, 2018
 9:30 am:  Discussion Group
 9:45 am:  Tween Sunday School
10:00 am:  Choir Rehearsal
10:45 am:  Traditional Sunday Service   

Monday April 9, 2018
10:30 am:  Moms & Munchkins (Free Play Group)
 7:00 pm:  Boy Scouts
 7:00 pm:  Facilities Committee

Tuesday April 10, 2018
 7:30 am:  Men’s Breakfast (Mr. Burger, 5181 Northland Dr.)
 1:15 pm:  JOY Bible Study
 7:00 pm:  Women’s AA
 
Wednesday April 11, 2018
 8:00 am:  Women’s Breakfast (Russ's 3966 Plainfield Ave. NE)  
 7:00 pm:  AA
 
Thursday April 12, 2018
 7:30 pm:  Choir Rehearsal

Friday April 13, 2018
 9:00 am:  Morning AA

Saturday April 14, 2018

Next Sunday April 15, 2018 
 9:30 am:  Discussion Group
 9:45 am:  Tween Sunday School
10:00 am:  Choir Rehearsal
10:45 am: Worship Service