Midweek Musings Newsletter

March 27, 2008

 

795th Stated Meeting of Presbytery

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Church of the Covenant

503 Duncan Road / Wilmington, DE  19809

Council Meeting - 9:00 am

Presbytery Meeting - 10:00 am

 

Please visit the Docket Page  to make sure you have the most current documents for the upcoming March 29 Presbytery meeting.

 

Reflection on the Road to Emmaus

 

Luke 24: 13-35…Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him...(vs.31)

 

Why are the eyes of the disciples opened just now? It is because Jesus’ breaking of bread is an action, and a particular kind of action – sharing the basic necessity of life (bread), in continuity with the earthly practice of Jesus. Although the disciples’ hearts burn at the expounding of scripture it is only when words are complemented by action, the action of sharing that which is necessary for daily life in the manner of Jesus, that the recognition of the risen Jesus comes’.

 

May the rising of our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ awaken in us loving and faithful action in the church, community and the world.

 - Jackie Taylor

CHURCH HUMOR"  SUNDAY,

 

MARCH 30,  9:00 AM
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN OF CHESAPEAKE CITY

    For centuries in Eastern Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant countries, the week following Easter Sunday, including "Bright Sunday" (the Sunday after Easter) and  was observed by the faithful as "days of joy and laughter" with parties and picnics to celebrate Jesus' resurrection. The custom was rooted in the musings of early church theologians (like Augustine, Gregory of Nyssa, and John Chrysostom) that God played a practical joke on the devil by raising Jesus from the dead. “Risus paschalis – the “Easter laugh," the early theologians called it.

 

    Worship at Chesapeake Presbyterian will include practical jokes, funny stories, juggling, and blue grass music.  Come out and join us to laugh in the Lord! 

Volunteers Needed

 

Pencader Hundred Community Center is a mission supported by New Castle Presbytery. We are currently working in Sparrow Run in Bear, DE, to improve the lives of residents of this economically fragile neighborhood especially at-risk youth. We are in need of several volunteers: 1. a person who would be willing to learn how to teach ESL classes. 10 hour training. 4 classes 21/2 hours each. No previous Spanish-speaking skills needed. 2. Referees, time-keepers, and coaches for basketball league Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-7:30P.M. in Sparrow Run starting June 16th and ending August 18.  If you are able to volunteer for any of these positions please call Rev. Beth Doty at 302-365-6211.  Thank you.

 

Beth Doty

Executive Director

Pencader Hundred Community Center

5 Teal Circle

Sparrow Run

Newark, DE 19702

phone (302) 365-6211

Fax (302) 365-6213

Great Bible Teacher Coming to Wilmington

 

Dr. Charles "Buz" Myers of Gettysburg College at Men's Communion Breakfast 

The Rev. Dr. Charles “Buz” Myers is one of the best preachers and Bible teachers in the USA..  For the past twenty years he has been an inspiring religion professor at Gettysburg College during the week and serving in churches on the weekends as a teacher and preacher. He has won the top teaching prize at Gettysburg awarded by the students. Years ago he spoke at Limestone and other churches in our Presbytery when his wife Anne was a pastor in New Castle Presbytery.  He is an ordained Presbyterian minister who lives in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, with his wife and two daughters.  Summer 2006 Dr. Myers was the most popular speaker for lay people and pastors at Massanetta Springs Bible Conference according to the conference evaluations. Summer 2007 Buz was in Africa with a Presbyterian Church (USA) delegation to explore ways we can further support the church's educational work there.  Spring 2007 he was a workshop leader for a national Presbyterian conference at Duke University on caregiving at the end of life. His talks are filled with biblical insights, humor and faith. 
All men in New Castle Presbytery congregations are invited to the April 5, 2008 - Sixth Annual Communion Breakfast by the Limestone Presbyterian Men.

 

This is the only New Castle County Presbytery-wide annual Men's Ministry event. The cost is $20.00.  Tickets cover the breakfast, program and lunch.  For more information contact Ron Crick at (302) 239-9319 or email at RonCrick@aol.com.   Thank you.
 
While at Gettysburg College Prof. Myers has been honored three times with the Student Senate's "Faculty Appreciation Award" for excellence in teaching (1988, 1990, 2001) and was awarded the Edwin T. and Cynthia Shearer Johnson Distinguished Teaching Chair in the Humanities, which he held from 2002 through 2005. Dr. Myers teaches introductory courses and upper-level seminars on topics related to the New Testament and its interpretation along with courses on the Hebrew Scriptures and Modern Moral Issues. He also offers a First Year Seminar entitled, "Death and the Meaning of Life."  For ten years Dr. Myers was Recording Secretary for the Revised Standard Version Bible Committee whose work culminated in the publication of the New Revised Standard Version Bible in 1989. His published work appears in scholarly journals and in the Anchor Bible Dictionary, a multi-volume reference work. Prof. Myers is also co-editor of and contributor to Biblical Theology: Problems and Prospects (Atlanta: Abingdon, 1995).  Dr. Myers is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and is active in the work of the Presbytery of Carlisle, in the Synod of the Trinity, and in the General Assembly of the PCUSA.  He is married to the Rev. Anne Kimrey Myers, Associate Pastor of the Pine Street Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg, PA. He and Anne have two daughters. Annabelle attends Gettysburg College, while Charlotte is a student at Davidson College.

CHILI COOK-OFF CANCELLED

 

The 6th Annual Port Deposit PC Chili Cook-Off & Gospel Music Festival scheduled for April 5, 2008, has been cancelled.  This event will be rescheduled for the Fall.  Stay tuned for more information. 

 

The 2008 Massanetta Springs Middle School Conference

 

Leaps and Bounds

 

Still has openings for all 4 weeks.

Week 1 and Week 3 are big- but not closed!

Weeks 2 and 4 have a lot of buzz as well!

 

(Thank-you to all who have registered!)

 

Registration information is on the web at:

www.massanettasprings.org

 

Call us if you have any questions!

888-627-7774

 

Early Bird Deadline is

April 21st, 2008

 

With Joy,

Laura

Laura Holbrook

Director of Conference Ministries

Massanetta Springs Camp and Conference Center

712 Massanetta Springs Road

Harrisonburg, VA  22801

888-627-7774

www.massanettasprings.org

POAMN Conference

(Presbyterian Older Adult Ministry Network)

 

April 22-25, 2008

Leaving a Living Legacy

Marriott St. Louis West

St. Louis, MO

 

Download Detailed Information Here: new pdf poamn 2008.pdf

2008 Trail Triple Crown!

 

Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10K & 5K

Saturday, April 26, 2008

White Clay Creek State Park, Newark, DE

 

Download the flyer here: TC08_reg.pdf 

Attention CPM & COM

 

The Korean American Clergywomen 2008 Annual Conference will take place on May 21-24, 2008, at McCormick Theological Seminary.  For more information, questions or financial aid request please call Unzu Lee at (502) 569-5778.

MISSION TRIP TO NEW ORLEANS!

 

NEWS FLASH!!

Two places available in church group’s

Mission Trip to New Orleans!

 

ACTIVITY: Building through Habitat for Humanity

 

DATES: Leaving Sunday morning, March 30th

Returning Saturday afternoon, April 5th (2008)

 

COST: $450 per person (half price, or $225 for college students)

Includes Round-trip Air (Non-stop Phil to New Orleans),

All Meals (except 1 lunch and 2 dinners),

Van transportation while in New Orleans.

 

CONTACT: Rev. Anne Ledbetter at Westminster-Wilmington

302-654-5214, ext. 124, or anne@wpc.org

 

First Annual Jonathan Beech Memorial Concert

Sunday, March 30, 2008 - 3:00 PM

Kennett High School

Kennett Square, PA

 

Please download the flyer here: J Beech Mem Concert Flyer.pdf

Roller Skating Party!

 

 

 Red Clay Creek PC 2008 Mission Trip to Maine - Fundraiser Event

April 27, 2008, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Elsmere Skating Center

 

Download flyer here:  RCCPC Skating Flyer BW _2_.pdf

 

 

 

 

“Faith and Science Weekend” featuring the Reverend Doctor John Polkinghorne

 

Faith and Science Weekend

Westminster Presbyterian Church

Friday - Sunday, April 4th - 6th

 

Featuring

The Reverend Doctor John Polkinghorne, KBE, FRS

Friday, April 4, 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. 

 

Session I “The Friendship of Science and Religion”

Saturday, April 5, 9:00 a.m. – Noon

 

Session II “Can a Scientist Pray?”

 

                        Session III “Can We Believe in a Destiny Beyond Death?” 

 

You may attend one or all of the sessions. 

 

These lectures are free, open to the public

and will be held in Westminster’s Community Hall 

located at 1506 W. 13th Street, Wilmington, DE.

Parking available – handicapped accessible 

 

Sunday, April 6, Dr. Polkinghorne will preach at our worship services (9:00 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.)

 

·       For 25 years, Dr. Polkinghorne had a distinguished career as a Cambridge physicist before becoming an Anglican priest in 1982 

 

·       Queen Elizabeth II knighted Dr. Polkinghorne in 1997 for distinguished service to science, religion, learning and medical ethics 

 

·       In 2002, Dr. Polkinghorne was awarded the Templeton Prize for Progress toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities

 

Beginning Tuesday, March 25, a few of Dr. Polkinghorne’s books will be available for purchase at Westminster Presbyterian Church (302-654-5214) during normal business hours (9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) 

 

 

Open Invitation - "Meet and Greet" the NJ Moderator

 

The NJ Moderator “Meet and Greet” event has now been extended to anyone who wants to attend!

 

Friday, April 25, 2008 7-9pm

Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville

2688 Main Street - (US Route 206)

Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

 

Dowload more info here:

Lawrenceville Moderator Candidate Meet and Greet.pdf 

Lville Moderator Event Info.pdf 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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