November 27, 2016 North KentPresbyterian News

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Save Sun Dec 4!! After the service please enjoy a lunch provided by the membership committee then help us decorate the church for Advent.

No Adult Education "Living the Questions" Sunday am discussions during the month of December. 
 

Pledge cards for the 2017 budget year are due on Sunday December 4th.  Either mail into the church office or drop in the collection plate
 

After Worship Sunday:   Please join in signing the cards for our college-age kids as they prepare for a busy time studying for exams. Materials will be in the T-room after church.
 

Children.  All children ages 4 to 10 are invited to join the Sunday school class following the children's message. The topic is “What Do the Stones Mean?” Joshua 3; 4:1-8, 19-24.   Discusses how to recognize symbols of faith as assurances of God’s love and guidance.
 

NKPC Youth Crew Announcements


NKPC Youth Crew Carpool Caroling:   Would you like to go caroling in December?   The crew will be driving around to the church shut-ins and caroling to them. Then, afterwards we will have a fun party at the church. Anyone is welcome to join.
 
 
Marketing Team:   A Church Logo? A New Tagline?  Eye Catching Landscape?  A New Front Sign? Maybe a name change??? Session is asking for interested people to be on the church marketing team to lead us as we discern how to best let people know about what God is doing here among us! Let an elder or the pastor know about your interest.   
 
 

Pastor Karen' email is Pastor.nkpc@gmail.com Cell phone is 616-644-5122.  Her office hours are Monday - Wednesday 9:30 - 3 pm. Contact her for lunch or coffee
 
New Hymnals!  Session and our Music Director both agree, let's start raising funds to purchase the 2013 Presbyterian Hymnal, Glory to God! This book has 853 songs and hymns, 248 more than our current 1990 hymnal.  It includes favorites from the 1955 red hymnal and has many known tunes with new lyrics.  It's just $25.
Mission dates to remember:                                    

• Winter Warmth Tree-new clothing……………..due 12-11-16

Gently used clothing………….......................due 1-9-17

• Christmas Joy Offering…………..…due 12-18-16 or 12-25-16

 

Cookie Walk, Saturday, December 17th, NKPC will hold it's much acclaimed Cookie Walk.  Sign up sheets will soon appear for cookies and workers, but please save the date and start thinking of your best and prettiest cookies.  This is the biggest fund raiser the Women's Association holds each year so we need as much participation as possible.  Thanks!

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Greenwood Ministries Association On Tuesday, December 6th at 9:00 am, the Presbytery will meet at Westminster Presbyterian Church in downtown Grand Rapids to vote on the future of Camp Greenwood.  The Greenwood Ministries Association (GMA) has already raised pledges of over $100,000 to support camping and to create other ministries starting in January of 2017.  (Praise God!) What we need is for the Presbytery to vote to allow this new non profit to run camp.  The proposal from the Presbytery leadership team is to lease the camp property to the GMA for two years and to appoint an administrative commission to evaluate performance and land use needs. At the end of two years, the Presbytery is recommending that part of the camp property is to be sold and that money to be used for Presbytery administration, mission and other projects other than camping ministry.  Please talk to Pastor Karen for more details.  If you would like to support the GMA at the December 6th meeting, please register to go at www.LakeMichiganPresbytery.org.  There is also a Tuesday, November 29th 7 pm Presbytery discussion meeting at North Park Church in Grand Rapids. 
For more information on GMA go to GreenwoodMinistries.org.

This Week of November 27, 2016 through December 04, 2016
 
DAY                                   TIME                       EVENT                              
Sunday 27                          9:30 am                 "Living the Questions" Theological Discussion
                                          10:00 am                 Choir Rehearsal
                                          10:45 am                 Worship Service

Monday 28                       10:30 am                 Moms and Munchkins (Free Play Group)
                                           7:00 pm                 Boy Scouts
 

Tuesday 29                        7:15 am                 BNI
                                           7:30 am                Men's Breakfast (Mr. Burger, 5181 Northland DR.)
                                           1:15 pm                 JOY Bible Study
                                           6:30 pm               Bell Choir Rehearsal
                                           7:00 pm               Women's AA
                                           7:30 pm               Choir Rehearsal
 

Wednesday 30                   8:00 am              Women"s Breakfast New Beginnings 5200 Northland Dr.)
                                           7:00 pm             AA
                                           7:00 pm             CE Youth Committee 

Thursday 1

 
Friday 2                            9:00 am              Morning AA


Saturday 3
  
 
Next Sunday 4               10:00 am               Choir Rehearsal
                                       10:45 am               Worship Service
                                       After Worship       Advent Decorating Party