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Wimberley Presbyterian Church Newsletter April, 2011
Inside this Issue: Session Page 2 Worship Page 3 Youth Page 4 Announcements Page 5 Birthdays & Anniversaries Page 6 Calendar Page 7
Wimberley Presbyterian Bible Reading Plan 2011
March 28-April 10
March 28- April 3 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Joel 2:28-32 Acts 2:1-13 Acts 2:14-21 Acts 2:22-35 Acts 2:36-47 April 4-10 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Ezekiel 14:1-6 Ezekiel 18:1-18 Ezekiel 18:19-32 Acts 3:1-10 Acts 3:11-20
Spring is here-Market Days are back-Daylight Savings time has begun- days are warming up-evenings are cool, bluebonnets are blooming. What a great time to be alive in Wimberley, Texas! I hope this time of year is filling you with hope and optimism, but if you need a bit of a boost, take heart because Easter is almost here as well.
Easter is the repeated reminder that in the words of a great old hymn, “All Must Be Well.” It must
be well because that which we fear the most-death-is defeated. We don’t court death, nor are we in any hurry to meet it. We recognize that it is an ending, but the resurrection of Jesus is our surety that death does not have the last word. Our God, in Jesus Christ, has beaten death.
First Corinthians 15 deals more with the resurrection of Jesus than any other chapter in the bible. Here is one thing Paul says about it in relation to death in verses 54-58:
“When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: ‘Death has been swallowed up in victory. Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?’ The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, be-cause you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”
Paul taunts death! I remember seeing an interview with the boxer George Foreman about his fa-mous match with Muhammed Ali. After several rounds of punching Ali with everything he had, Ali softly said to him as they were clinched together, “Is that all you got, George?” Foreman said in the interview that in that moment even though he had dominated the match up to that point he knew he had lost the match. He knew it because it was all he had and that Ali had been saving his energies for the onslaught that would follow. Paul taunts death in the same way. Even though death has dominated human experience until that point, the resurrection of Jesus has changed everything for us. It frees us to “give ourselves fully to the Lord,” because we don’t have to live in fear anymore. All must be well, because our God has come near, tasted death and hell for us, and has come out to lead us forth from the grave. Fear not! Enjoy this wonderful season. Determine to live more freely and fearlessly. It is your birthright as a child of God. Yours in Christ, Pastor Clint
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YOUR SESSION AT WORK March, 2011
The Session approved the release of Amanda and Christopher Holmes to their previ-ous home and church in La Grange. The minutes of two previous meetings were approved. Keith Haney and Clint Regen will represent Wimberley Presbyterian at the Presbytery meeting in San Antonio. The Stated Session meeting date will be changed to third Thursdays starting in May because of other constraints, but the April meeting will stay on the 7th because the April third Thursday will conflict with the Maundy Thursday Service. The renewal of the Presbyterian Outlook subscription was dropped from two to one, and elders may elect to be withdrawn from the distribution list. Committee Reports: Fellowship: Potluck Wednesdays will begin April13 and then be continued monthly on third Wednesdays. They proposed a Pastor’s Discretionary Fund be instigated. Moved to Steward-ship for review and accounting incorporation. Outreach Committee: Committee members helped serve 20 workers at the Amigos de Je-sus Breakfast Tacos event. Next service project will be Cookies for Teachers on May 9th. A work day will be scheduled for maintaining our Star Meadows cabins at John Knox Ranch. Stewardship: Financial reports need more lead time, which prompted the change to third Thursday session meetings. The February report numbers are unverified. Receipts to date are excellent. Administration Committee: Personnel reviews helped make the decision to let Allison Ireland (Nursery) be removed. Tom Gabrielsen (director of Dripping Springs High School choir) and Maria Mullins have been lined up to take our worship music program through Easter. Worship Committee: 166 received Communion on Feb. 6. The Session set the remainder of the 2011 Communion dates, to be held on First Sundays, Maundy Thursday, and Christmas Eve. Buildings and Grounds: The proposed policy on Church Facility Use is still held for review and comment. It was approved to repair and rekey all locks in only the Sanctuary Building at this time. The approximate cost would be about $250. The request to install a handrail from the Library to the Fellowship Hall was approved. Congregational Care: The new Pictorial Church Directory is distributed. The committee re-quested that three members be moved from inactive to active membership status pursuant to their having returned to worship and participation. Approved. Discipleship: A presentation of the proposed changes to the Youth Room was heartily ap-proved by the youth and the Session. Linda Richter (committee chair) was authorized to pro-ceed as project manager, with the redo not to exceed $5000. Old Business: The Building Use Policy is still being reviewed, but it’s passage must be com-pleted before the re-keying of the office building can proceed. New Business: The Session concurred with previous policy not to allow any product to be sold on the church premises for which income does not directly support Church functions. Keith Haney Clerk of Session
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March 1 - 31, 2011
Monthly Requirement Received $19,180 $17,303 Designated Offerings Received Purpose $247 SF Urban Ministries Presbyterian Women T-Shirt Sales Peace Offering
Ushers for the Month…
3rd Matt McNeil Jean Fulkerson
10th TBA 17th Chris Callow Harold Tannahill 24th Matt McNeil
Jean Fulkerson
Liturgists for the Month…
3rd Suzette Connell
10th Dave Slider
17th Barbara Vansant
24th Paul Barrows
Head Usher for the Month …
Bob Drake
From the Pulpit… April 3 The Power of Repentance Acts 2:36-47 April 10 The Refreshment of Repentance Acts 3:11-20 April 17 Palm Sunday April 21 Maundy Thursday Service 7:00 pm April 22 Good Friday-Community Worship Service 12:00 Noon Cypress Creek Church April 24 Easter Sunday 9:00 am and 11:00 am
Podcasts • Free podcasts of the sermons are available on iTunes. Search for Wimberley Presbyterian in the iTunes store.
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Cooks Needed!
If you would like to provide dinner for the youth on Sun-day evenings, please sign-up in the Fellowship Hall.
April Children’s Sunday School Teachers
Carlene Higgins Cale Spencer
April Children’s Church Teachers
Tracy Callow
Carol McCarty
April 2011 I would like to mention that changes will be slowly happening in the Youth Room!! Check it out. WPC Discipleship Committee is pleased to announce the VBS curriculum for Summer 2011. We will be creating a Nazareth setting and visiting with Mary, Jesus’ mom. The kids will also be visiting the Marketplace with their own money to create crafts of Jesus’ time and to enjoy a refreshment or two. We will be hosting our VBS July 25‐28. We look forward to all that would like to help out and volunteer and to having another wonderful learning experience for our community!! If you need additional information or would like to be included in VBS please contact Linda Richter at lrichter@[email protected] or 512.663.8173 We will have our first meeting for planning on Monday, April 25 at the church in the library at 5:30pm. Please come and share your talents!!! Linda Richter
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2
3 4 5 6 Mystery Bus Bible Study 6:45 pm
7 8 9
10 Jr. High Youth 4:30 pm
11 12 13 Mystery Bus Bible Study 6:45 pm
14 15 16
17 SR. High Youth 4:30 pm
18 19 20 Mystery Bus Bible Study 6:45 pm
21 22 23
24 Easter No Youth
25 26 27 Mystery Bus Bible Study 6:45 pm
28 29 30
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Registration for Summer Camp at John Knox Ranch
is now open!
Simply visit the JKR web-site to view the camp schedule, and to register
your children and youth for another won-derful, exciting, and transforming summer experience of Christian community in God’s creation. . We look forward to another great summer! Rev. Kathy Anderson Executive Director 830-935-4568 www.johnknoxranch.com
Sunday, May 1, 2011.....What does that have to do with Wimberley Presbyterian Church?
Are we having worship that day? Yes.... What about Communion? Yes, we will observe Communion on that day. Is it May Day? Yes, but we don’t usually con-sider that a holiday. In the not-too-distant past May Day was celebrated by dancing around the Maypole and crowning the Queen of May. We won’t be do-ing that, although the kids might enjoy it. What we will be doing is celebrating the 20th anniversary of our church’s founding. We are planning a reception af-ter church that day with a slide show, sandwiches, cake, deviled eggs, etc. Hopefully some of our charter members will be able to attend, as will Kim Kirchoff, the woman who designed our sanctuary, and Jack Hollon, who made
the front doors. Of course the new sanctuary was built after we had been worshipping in the shopping cen-ter for several years. Ken Allison, Jan’s father, wrote a history of our church, which will be available for perusing. Come enjoy food, fellowship, and fun, as you learn about how our church began. Annanette Harper
Community Support Monday: Alanon 12 Noon Thursday: Alanon 7:30 pm 1st Tues: Girl Scout Adult Svc. Unit 6:30 pm
1st Wed: Quilters Guild 12:30 to 3:30 pm 2nd/4th Wed: Quilters Guild 11:00 to 3:00 pm 3rd Wed: Herb Group 9:30 to 12:00 pm 4th Thurs: Wimberley Women’s Club 12:00 pm 1st Thurs: Duplicate Bridge 10:00 am 2nd Thurs: Alzheimer Support Group 1:00 pm 1st/3rd Friday: Self Defense Class 6:00 to 8:00 pm Mon, Wed, Fri: Aerobics 7:30 am
4 Warren Wipperman 5 Corey Collier 8 Diane Aldridge Geoffrey Goetz Janice Rogers 9 Ron Bagby 11 Paul Barrows Robin Forbes Caiden Price 15 Jim Spitzer 16 Patricia Martin 17 Dave Slider Hope Wilton 19 Amanda Holmes 20 Conleigh Byers Kim Hyde 21 Rob Peyton 22 Richard Barnett 23 Bob Drake 25 Kari Byers 30 Ronnie Boggs 6 Anne & Tim Dobbs 14 Joan & Geoffrey Goetz 17 Sandra & Wellborn Gregg 25 Catherine & Clint Regen 30 Suzette & Jimmy Connell
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Visit the church website often...
www.wimpres.org
Provide inputs thru committee chairs to
the webmaster, Teresa Ward.
Continuing Prayers:
Members: Bettye Webb, Mac Stevenson
Family of Members: Ray Bond, father of Pam Drake Deployed Service Member: Douglas Presley
Crisis Bread Basket
Breakfast Cereal Can Fruit
Peanut Butter Sm. Bags of Pet Food
“Go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him.’ ”
Matthew 28:7
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Wimberley Presbyterian
Church
P. O. Box 1854 956 RR 2325
Wimberley, TX 78676 Phone: 512-847-5292 Fax: 512-847-9715
Website: www.wimpres.org
Rev. Clint Regen
Email: [email protected] [email protected]
CURRENT SESSION
ELDERS
Pam Drake & Matt McNeil Administration
John Easley, Keith Haney & James Higgins
Building & Grounds
Kari Byers Fellowship
Keith Haney
Clerk of Session
Dawn Kidd Congregational Care
Linda Richter Discipleship
Ron Bagby
Outreach
Dallas Laumbach & Kim Hyde Stewardship
Annanette Harper
Worship
John Easley Dallas Laumbach Board of Trustees
WPC Staff Rev. Clint Regen………………………………………………………………….Pastor Rev. Conway Wharton……………………………………………...Pastor Emeritus Ms. Rachel McCarty…………………………………………………..Youth Director Ms. Janice Herreth………………………………………………….……….Secretary Ms. Kim McMillan………………………..……...……………………..………Nursery Mr. Robert Miller……………………………………………………...…………Sexton Ms. Sandra Haney……………………………………………………………Treasurer
Information for publications is due in the church office on the 20th of each month. Please e-mail your announcements or articles to the office at
[email protected]. This edition produced by Janice Herreth.
Sunday School ………………………………………………………...9:45 AM
(Adult, Children thru 5th Grade) Children’s Church……………………………………………………11:00 AM (Pre K - 5th Grade) Worship Service…………………………………………………….. 11:00 AM
(Followed by Fellowship & Refreshments) Sr. High Youth…………………… …………………………………....4:30 PM
(1st & 3rd Sundays) Jr. High Youth………………………………………………………… .4:30 PM
(2nd & 4th Sundays) Prayer Group………………………………………………Monday, 10:30 AM
(Room 8) Youth “Mystery Bus” Bible Study………………….Wednesday, 6:45 PM
(Grades 6-12)
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