Adult Sunday School Today Covenant Class, Fellowship Hall #101
Facilitated by Beverly Howard When the Heart Waits: Spiritual Direction for Life’s
Sacred Questions by Sue Monk Kidd Faith Foundations Class, AMC #402
Breaking the Code: Understanding the Book of Revelation Providence Class, AMC #403
“Who Is Jesus” book discussion Sojourners Class, FH Main Room
Lenten Series 2017-Soul Care: Simplicity/Generosity
A WARM welcome to our visitors today. We are happy to have you join us for worship. Please take a moment to sign a visitor card, located on the back of the pews. Thank you for visiting Providence!
Tony Buffkin’s dad Joe, Polly Kellam, Cindy Younts mother (Louise Simpson), Susan Schwint, Stacy Robinson’s sister, Lynn Heffner, Tim Good, Barbara Conner’s daughter Lynne Howell, Amy Royal’s mother, Jane Zullinger, Lynette Sisson, Mike Padgett, Kevin Grayson, Susan Kiechel and Dick Hudson.
Holy Week Services—Please join us!
Maundy Thursday—6:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall
A liturgical service recalling Jesus’ last supper with his
disciples and the “love command” that he leaves with them.
We too will share in a simple meal and celebrate the Lord’s
Supper around our tables.
Tenebrae Service (Good Friday) - 7:30 pm in the Sanctuary
This service of darkness includes the story of Jesus’ death
through Word and song-featuring the PPC Choir.
Glorious Easter Morning, Sunday, April 16 at 6:45 am
Sunrise Worship in the Courtyard followed by breakfast in CLC
with grateful thanks to the TGIM small group!
Glorious Easter Morning, Sunday April 16 at 8:45 am,
10:00 am and 11:15am
Easter worship in the Sanctuary with the
Bells of Providence and the Choir
The palm crosses being distributed today are made by villagers in Tanzania, Africa, providing them with much needed extra income.
The palm fronds carried by the children today are responsibly harvested Eco-Palm branches which come from communities in Mexico and Guatemala where workers are paid fairly and engage in sustainable harvesting in order to protect the local ecosystem.
2018 Peru Mission Trip
This past Sunday, the second service was devoted to
hearing stories of those who went on the 2017 Peru mission
trip.
We are taking names of those who are interested in next
year’s trip. The dates are January 21-27, 2018.
For questions or more information, please contact Dan
[email protected] or 704.617.0857.
“Not all of us can do great things. But we can all do small
things with great love” - Mother Theresa
With just one month to go for our Tree of Service, now is a great
time to think back on the acts of service you have done in the past
year - small ways you have shared God's love by serving others in
our community. It's also a time to think about things you can
do THIS month to help those in need. We want to have a tree
FULL of leaves for our Homecoming and 250th anniversary
celebration next month, representing the giving and servant spirit of
the Providence congregation. Leaves will be on the pews this
morning for your convenience, so you can fill them out with things
you have done in the past week, month or year if you haven't done
so already and feel free to take some home as a reminder to serve
others this month. THANK YOU!
Celebrate Earth Day Sunday
In honor of Earth Day Sunday, April 23, The Green Team
asks everyone to bring flowers and greenery from one's
garden to church that day. We will fill up our wire cross
display with God's lovely gifts from the Earth.
Children & Youth MINISTRY Ages 3 and 4 years Class-Room #13, downstairs CLC TK/K and 1st Grade Class-Room #7, downstairs CLC 2nd and 3rd Grade Class-Room #212, upstairs CLC 4th and 5th Grade Class-Room #216, upstairs CLC
Middle School Class (6th-8th Grades)-Room #201, upstairs CLC Confirmation Class (9th Grade)-Room #210, upstairs CLC High School Class (10th-12th Grade)-Room #206, upstairs CLC
Contact Joanna Hipp ([email protected]) about youth & missions. Contact Lal Rodawla ([email protected]) about child and adult CE.
Weekly Calendar PLEASE have articles for the Communiqué to Tricia by Thursday noon. Sunday, April 9 Palm Sunday 9:00 am & 11:15am Worship 10:15 am Sunday School for all ages 10:15 am Deacon Meeting 4:30 pm NO MS Youth-Spring Break 5:45 pm NO HS Youth-Spring Break 7:00 pm Charlotte Singers Monday, April 10 11:30 am Bible Study (1st & 2nd Samuel) 5:30 pm AA 7:00 pm Book Study 7:00 pm Finance Meeting Tuesday, April 11 10:00 am Agape 10:00 am Women’s Serenity (FH) 5:30 pm AA 7:00 pm 250th Anniversary Committee 7:00 Adelphi Circle Wednesday, April 12 11:00 am Staff Meeting 5:30 pm AA 7:00 pm Wednesday Night Circle Thursday, April 13 Maundy Thursday 10:00 am Women’s Serenity (FH) 4:30 pm Yoga (206) 6:00 pm Handbells 6:00 pm Worship Service in FH 7:30 pm Adult Choir 7:30 pm PPC Men’s BB Friday, April 14 Good Friday 5:30 pm AA 7:30 pm Tenebrae Service Saturday, April 15 5:30 pm AA 5:30 pm Al-Anon Sunday, April 16 Easter Sunday 6:45 am Easter Sunrise Service in Courtyard 8:45 am Easter Service with Handbells 10:00 am and 11:15 am Easter Service –Choir 12:30 pm Session 4:30 pm NO MS Youth 5:45 pm NO HS Youth 7:00 pm Charlotte Singers
REMINDER 250th Anniversary Cookbooks on sale NOW-$35!!
Pre-order your copy now so you don’t miss out!! Copies will be available on Homecoming Sunday.
*Cover artwork done by our very own Jessica Jacks-Turkas
SAVE THE DATES
April 16th– Easter Worship– 6:45 am Sunrise, 8:45 am, 10 am and 11:15 am April 23rd-Earth Day Service May 7th-250th Homecoming Celebration May 21st-Youth Sunday May 21st-Charlotte Singers concert 7 pm
2017 Maker Fun Factory VBS Registration
Visit our program website below to register kids age 4 through rising 5th graders as program participants. Please register soon as space is limited and fills up fast! Any questions? Contact us at [email protected] or call the church office at (704) 846-1079.
https://vbspro.events/p/events/ppcvbs2017
The Charlotte Singers Concert “An American Songbook”
Sunday, May 21 at 7:00 pm in the CLC
Come hear awesome Broadway, spirituals and patriotic songs!
Youth Mission Trip Fundraiser
Spaghetti Lunch
Sunday, April 30 12:30-2:30 pm
The North Carolina Presbyterian Historical Society will hold its Annual
Spring Tour on Friday and Saturday, April 21-22, in Moore and Richmond
counties. We will meet at noon Friday at the Jackson Springs Presbyterian
Church, celebrating its bicentennial; visit historic Mt. Carmel Church and the
restored Bostick Schoolhouse, spend the night in Pinehurst, learn the history of
First Church in Hamlet and enjoy the National Railroad Museum there, and end
up with lunch at Mark’s Creek Church. We hope you can join us for a very
interesting tour. Registration is $20. For more details about the tour, and also
the registration form, go to our website at www.ncphsociety.org, or contact
Program Chair Steve McRae at (336) 693-1929.
Volunteer Group of the Year Award
For the past 8 years, Providence Presbyterian
Church has partnered with The Salvation Army
and sheltered homeless women at their church
for two weeks at a time. Even when the project
was scheduled to end, Providence Church
continued to step up and provide shelter for
women that had nowhere else to go. Not only
has Providence Presbyterian Church sheltered
women, they have built friendships and
connected ladies to resources to help them
further themselves. We are so thankful for their volunteer efforts and
for being willing to train other churches on best practices they have
learned in providing shelter to those most in need.