happy new year!...jan 02, 2018 · - ommunion servers: 1/5 – nancy watson, ecky reed -worship...
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Pacific Presbyterian Church 410 W. St. Louis Street, Pacific MO 63069
636-257-2742 [email protected]
The Reverend Bill Vincent
www.pacificpresbyterianchurch.org Presbyterian Church (USA)
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Church Office Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
9 am—4:30 pm
Pastor Office Hours
Pacific - Tuesday & Wednesday Afternoon
Union - Wednesday Morning and Thursday
Happy New Year!
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Pastor’s Message
I share with you the ‘letter to the editor’ that I submitted to the Missourian for their pastors’ Christmas editorial page. I was not sure how many of you would have seen the Missourian letter and believe it is an appropriate message to take with us into the new year. His life should have been snuffed out early on, near the very beginning: a helpless infant before Herod’s anger and raging response. He should have been dead long before he ever had a chance to say much or do much or interfere with life as we know it. But he wasn’t. So he did. And it occurs to me that’s a reminder that God is ultimately in control. Not to dismiss human input and response, and the affect we can, and do, have on our lives and the life of those around us and even the world. But ultimately -- ultimately -- God is in control. Not me. The world is not on my shoulders. So I can stop fretting as if it were. Again, not to dismiss what I can do, and should do, to stand up for what is right and stand against what is not and to live compassion and demonstrate mercy and embody grace. But ultimately, the world is not on my shoulders. So I need to stop acting (and thinking and worrying) as if it were. I need to do my part and do it well; do it faithfully and lovingly. And trust that God will take care of the rest. “The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight” (O Little Town of Bethlehem-1868) wrote Phillips Brooks about that birth we celebrate this time of year. ALL the hopes and fears you and I have. So that we worry. And we fret. “For hate is strong, and mocks the song of peace on earth, good-will to all” (Christmas Bells-1863) wrote Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Yes, we can see that, too. And we can despair and be frozen into inaction. ‘What can I do?’ ‘What’s the use?’ But remember, the world is not on my shoulders. So, I will do what I can and do it well. And do it faithfully and lovingly. And trust that God will take care of the rest...and of my rest, for rest is not easy to come by when you think the world rests on your shoulders. But it doesn’t. The world rests on the shoulders of that small infant born in Bethlehem. Strange to say it that way, don’t you think? But that’s the affirmation of angels and saints: that the one born in Bethlehem -- whose small shoulders are no bigger than...well, an infant’s -- that he is the King of Kings and the Lords of Lords; that in him, heaven and earth meet; for in him we meet the God of the universe come to dwell in our midst...to carry us when we can’t. For, “God is not dead, nor doth God sleep; the wrong shall fail, the right prevail, with peace on earth, good-will to all.” That is how Longfellow ended his song: on that note of affirmation and faith. “The wrong shall fail, the right prevail, with peace on earth, good-will to all.” I may not be able to see how, in the midst of the tangled web we have woven for ourselves. But I can do my part, where I am, with what I have. I can do my part. And do it faithfully. And do it lovingly. And trust that God -- yes, the God who comes to us in the cooing infant -- trust that God will see to the rest. For the world does not rest on my shoulders. It rests on the Child’s. And don't worry, his shoulders are big enough...for us all.
Peace to you into this new year, and beyond. Bill Vincent
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Clerks Corner
-Communion Servers: 1/5 – Nancy Watson, Becky Reed -Worship attendance: 11/17 25 11/24 22 12/1 16 12/8 22 -White House front steps and porch completed by Operation members with non-slip
runners added. -Rev Doug Mankell to lead worship 12/29 and 1/5 while Pastor Bill is away on vacation. -Dinner With Us going strong with new faces and more children, averaging 60 – 70. -Save-A-Lot giving food packages to PPC for distribution at Dinner With Us. -Prayer tree will be put up in Reflection Garden as last year. -Annual Congregational meeting to be February 9, 2020.
Pastor’s Schedule
Adjustment! Change of schedule! I will be adjusting my weekly schedule for office hours starting in January. I will plan for office hours in Pacific on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. (I’ll be in the Union office on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.) We’ll see how this plan works out and make further adjustments as needed. (I intend Mondays and Fridays to be flexible time, i.e., not tied to office hours.) Feel free to give me a call (573-576-6088) or send me an email ([email protected]) if you need anything or have a question or want to make an appointment or want to get together to visit. Also, if you know you’re going to be in the hospital, please let me know: I can’t come visit you if I don’t know you’re there. Pastor Bill Vincent
Church Office Hours
The Church Office will be closed on New Years Day
Happy New Year!
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Save the Date
Friday, March 13th the West
Cluster PW will hold its winter
gathering at the First
Presbyterian Church of Sullivan
Join us in the Fellowship Hall, Sunday, January 5th after worship for fellowship and light snacks.
Volunteers will also be needed Sunday, January 5th to assist with taking down
the Christmas decorations. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Save the Date
Saturday, April 25th, the PW
Spring gathering will be held at
The Pacific Presbyterian
Church.
Ladies from around our
Presbytery will be joining us, so
we hope all the ladies in Pacific
will help to make this a really
special gathering.
Much thanks for your generous donation of $439 to
the Christmas Joy offering. 50% of gifts received go
to making it possible for students to learn and grow in
faith at Presbyterian-related schools and colleges
and 50% assists current and retired church workers
and their families with critical financial needs.
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DATE
LECTIONARY
READINGS
LITURGISTS
DEACONS/
USHERS
COMMUNION
RULING
ELDERS
January 5, 2020
2nd Sunday of Christmas
Jeremiah 31:7–14
Psalm 147:12–20
Ephesians 1:3–14
John 1:(1–9) 10–18
Karen Whitlock
Bob Price
Becky Reed
&
Nancy Watson
January 12, 2020
Baptism of the Lord
Isaiah 42:1–9
Psalm 29
Acts 10:34–43
Matthew 3:13–17
Stan Williams
Jim Reed
January 19, 2020
2nd Sunday after Epiphany
Isaiah 49:1–7
Psalm 40:1–11 1
Corinthians 1:1–9
John 1:29–4
Marianne Perez
Wilt Risenhoover
January 26, 2020
Becky Reed
Wilt Risenhoover
3rd Sunday after Epiphany
Isaiah 9:1–4
Psalm 27:1, 4–9 1
Corinthians 1:10–18
Matthew 4:12–23
Fellowship
Communion
Sundays Join us for Fellowship after worship on Communion Sundays. The sign up sheet is located in the
Fellowship Hall if you’re interested in serving.
Fellowship will be on January 5th.
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Remember in Prayer
Military and law enforcement
Michael Parks, Keaton Todd, Tyler Gerling, Sergeant Steve Rainey, Deputy David Rosner
Continued prayer
Ray Stark, Carrol and Jean Young, Carolyn Crawford, Cal Koelling
In need of special prayer
Gloria Valska, Carol Ann, Verlene Schmidt and Cheryl D., Kathleen Fischer, Dakota Sutherland,
Jason Goss, Tanya Kramer (Dan’s daughter), the Homebound and Nursing Home Residents, Jose
Padilla, Don Nagel, Ray Miles, Bob Myers, Becky Turner (friend of Pat’s), David Pich, Brian
Whitmore (Bonnie Whitmore’s Husband), Jean Summerville (Pastor Jay’s Mom), those suffering
from the bonds of addiction, those affected by the California fires, Etta Hass, Marilyn Parks, Phil
Holeman (Nancy’s brother), Lana Dinehart, Edith McLaren and Cheryl Rainey
Men’s Club Breakfast
The Men’s Club will meet for
breakfast on January 10th at 9 AM.
Breakfast will be held at the
Pacific Family Restaurant.
Congregational Meeting Notice
There will be a Called Congregational Meeting at Pacific Presbyterian Church February 9, 2020 following worship.
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Book Club
Join us for Book Club! The January title is “The Giver of Stars” by: JoJo Moyes Book Club is the last Tuesday of the month at 12:30 and is bring your own brown bag lunch. Anyone is invited, so feel free to bring friends, family and ideas for future reads. See you in January.
- There is no Dinner With Us when the Meramec Valley School District is not in
session. DWU is currently on Christmas break and will resume on Thursday, January 9th.
200 wonderful dinners were served in December! Thanks to Becky Reed for spearheading
this amazing program. Much thanks also to the many volunteers who spend their Thursday
evenings working the dinners and to those who donate the amazing desserts!
- What is a backpack food program? Backpack food programs provide nutritious, non
-perishable, easy-to-prepare food to children to ensure they get enough food on weekends
and holidays to avoid hunger when they can’t depend on school meals.
We are preparing backpacks containing weekend meals for 30 children from Zitzman
Elementary School. Much thanks to Jim Reed for packing the backpacks every week.
Monetary donations or donations of backpack food is always appreciated!
Mission Report
The family of Marilyn Lohneiss would like for me to extend a 90th birthday party invitation to the congregation.
All are welcome to celebrate Marilyn’s birthday with her on February 9th following worship in the fellowship hall.
Please RSVP to 636-375-8288.
Thanks to all who prayed for my family during
my dad’s short illness and death. The comfort
that your prayers brought meant so much to all
of us. Thanks also to all those who mailed
beautiful cards and to those who stopped by
the funeral home and shared the kind words.
Your thoughtfulness touched mine and my
families heart.
May God shower you with his blessings today
and always,
Pam
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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5 Communion
Sunday Worship 11AM
Fellowship
following
Welcome
Rev. Mankell
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Operations
5PM
Epiphany of
The Lord
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Worship 11AM
13 14 15 16
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Worship 11AM
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Worship Committee
12PM Session 1PM
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Happy
Birthday
Bonnie
Post
23 Chamber Luncheon
24 25 Pianos for a
Purpose
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Worship 11AM
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2020 Year in Review
Farewell Pastor Marilyn Gamm Welcome Pastor Jay Summerville
Mound Ridge Dinner Auction
PW West
Cluster Winter
Gathering
Welcome Chris, Irene & Indy! Baptism of Indiana Rainey
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Easter
Kirsa Ovesen Baptism
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Thank you Veteran’s!
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Pacific Presbyterian Church
401 West St. Louis Street
Pacific, Mo. 63069