eParish Notes January 3, 2021 In This Issue: WELCOME ......2021/01/03  · January 3, 2021 -Communion & Second Sunday of Christmas 3 CPC’S MISSION Sunday, January 10 @ 11:00 a.m.

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LIVESTREAMING WORSHIP Worship is presented on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. with elements of both traditional and contemporary services, plus pre-recorded portions. You can also watch the recording of the service any time after Sunday. There are three ways to join Sunday worship services:

Scroll down on the church website: http://carmichaelpres.org/ and click on “Click here Watch Live from CPC YouTube Channel”

Go to the URL: https://www.youtube.com/user/carmichaelpres/

Use the YouTube App or Smart TV: search for carmichaelpres (Please subscribe to our channel if you haven’t already)

eParish Notes January 3, 2021

Register Your

Attendance!

Let us know you’re

watching and

worshiping with us

by filling out the form

HERE!

In This Issue: • Live Streaming Worship

• Register Your Attendance

• Coffee Fellowship

• Prayer Requests

• You Are Not Alone

• Installation of Officers

• Video Presentation

• Annual Congregational Meeting

• Special Friends

• In Sympathy

• Meetings This Week

• How to Give

WELCOME TO WORSHIP Merry Christmas! (Yes, it is still Christmas!) God’s gift of love incarnate

has been fully revealed to us, a babe born in a manger among us, who

embodies love for all of creation is here. Let us worship and adore him,

let us shout it out from the mountain tops, that Jesus Christ is

born! The gift of love has come, is coming, and will come again.

So join us, as together we navigate worship, life, and ministry during

this season of COVID-19, seeking community in both familiar and

unexpected places. Our 10:00 a.m. live stream worship service blends

traditional and contemporary styles and includes pre-recorded videos

which provide an opportunity for members of our faith community to

participate in new ways.

May the peace and wholeness of Christ be with you always,

~Pastor Keith and Pastor Ivan

Chat with your church family over a cup of coffee and a cookie after worship TO-

DAY during Zoom Coffee Fellowship at 11:00 a.m. (following the worship live

stream). Connect to Zoom using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/

j/85853810435?pwd=UWZuc21WcmpGRlJPWXlWczBuN2FnUT09 OR Meeting

ID 858 5381 0435 and Passcode 670965. You can also join by telephone (like a

conference call) by dialing +1 669 900 6833 and entering Meeting ID 858 5381

0435. This event is BYOCC (Bring Your Own Coffee and Cookies). You can drop

in or drop out any time during the 30 minutes as your schedule allows.

If you are familiar with Zoom and would be interested in “hosting” future Zoom cof-

fee fellowship times, please contact Karen Gray at [email protected]

ZOOM COFFEE FELLOWSHIP

http://carmichaelpres.org/https://www.youtube.com/user/carmichaelpres/https://forms.gle/fEvqgrRZhTBUp6nG9https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85853810435?pwd=UWZuc21WcmpGRlJPWXlWczBuN2FnUT09https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85853810435?pwd=UWZuc21WcmpGRlJPWXlWczBuN2FnUT09mailto:[email protected]

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Remember in Prayer: • Our Nation—for peace and

healing • Victims of Violence & Natural

Disasters • Frontline Workers & COVID-19

Victims • Carol Jones • Duane Johnson & Family • Hazel Smith • Laurie and Don White • Dennis Marks • Randall Haight • Alice Hill • John Irwin • Ed & Nadine Hills • Ron & Carol Dobler • Jack Roach • Polly Hunt • Carole & Dick Jacobi • Virgilio & Kiran Lanfranchi-

Rizzardi • Mary Menssen • Chris Beeby • Don Cox • Howard Willey • Char Bergsten • Darci Drawbert • Nina Henley • Donna Barkley • Mary Kroger • Raymelle King • Mary Simpson • Janann Poteet • Kate Erlich • Marie Frye • Paul & Mary Buehler • Jymmye Black • Vern Bisho • Pastor Florence Kaweesa &

Family • Brian Parker (Steve Parker’s

brother) • Patricia Grace (Anne Parker’s

mother) • Dave Peck (Keith DeVries’s cousin’s

husband) • Pat Kinkaid (friend of Linda Hatch) • Carmen Buettner (Bud Buettner’s

wife) • Jim Kiel (Kathy Lewis’s brother) • Viktor Solovyw (friend of Una

Edwards) • Dean Shaver (Jenny DeVries’s

father) • Charlotte Murdoff (Barbara

Hussey’s cousin) • Skip Ross (Howard & Donna Ross’s

son) • Dianne Rowley (Laura Leek’s

mother) • Jay Geha (Bonnie Pearsons’ son) • Giza & John Meyer (friends of

Jeff & Dani Romais) • Sylvia Ekberg (Kate Eisel’s

mother) • Tracey Finck (Kate Erlich’s niece) • Jean Lund (friend of Kate Erlich) • Deanna Fernandes (friend of

Laura Garwood) • Michael Lauffelman (husband of

Cathy Levering’s granddaughter) • Jon & Chris Holmes (Ernie &

Olene Chard’s sons) • Michelle Hock (friend of Lisa

Benadom) • Elvira Ramirez (friend of Dick &

Charlotte Frink) • Alex Henry (friend of Lisa

Torgerson) • Wade Chandler (Terry Barto’s

son-in-law) • Midge Ames (Food Closet

volunteer)

A recurring email scam has resurfaced in our CPC community. Several CPC

members report getting emails that look like they are from Pastor Keith ask-

ing them to do him a favor which may involve purchasing gift cards. THIS IS

A SCAM! Please do not purchase gift cards or send funds to anyone who

asks you via email.

One way to find if a message is legitimate is to look at the email address it is

sent from. If it’s not the address you associate with that person, do not reply

and delete the message. And if you’re in doubt, pick up the phone and call

the church office or your friend!

BEWARE OF EMAIL SCAMS

If you are going through a difficult time, whether it be because of iso-

lation, job transition, personal loss, or anxiety in the time of sheltering

-in-place, consider asking for a Stephen Minister. CPC’s trained, car-

ing Stephen Ministers will listen and walk alongside you as you deal

with life’s challenges. Contact one of our Stephen Leaders to see

whether Stephen Ministry is the answer for you or call the confidential

line 916-486-0604. During this time of social distancing, our Stephen

Ministers are trained to provide confidential care over the phone.

YOU DON’T HAVE TO FACE IT ALONE

Stay tuned after the worship live stream today to see a video from your Wor-

ship Division showing how our virtual worship services are put together.

Thank you our audio/visual technicians and web/YouTube experts who

spend many hours each week preparing to make virtual worship services

possible.

VIDEO PRESENTATION

On Sunday, January 10 at 11:00 a.m. (following the worship live stream),

you are invited to gather via Zoom for the installation of one elder and two

deacons. Zoom access will be included in the January 8 email from Karen

Gray and in the January 10 eParish Notes.

INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS

Mark your calendars for CPC’s Annual Congregational Meeting on Sunday,

January 31 at 11:00 a.m. (following the worship live stream) via Zoom.

Agenda items include:

• reviewing the budget for 2021

• electing elders, deacons, and nominating committee members

• receiving the 2020 annual report

• approving Terms of Call for Pastor Keith and Pastor Ivan.

The Zoom access will be included in the January 29 email from Karen Gray

and in the January 31 eParish Notes. Our bylaws require a quorum of 53

members to hold the meeting - so please try to attend!

ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING

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CPC’S MISSION

Responding to God’s love

through Jesus Christ, we:

• Welcome all

• Nurture relationships

• Grow in faith together

• Connect with and serve

our community and the

world

In Sympathy Please remember in your

prayers Judi Flint and

family on the loss of her

husband, Jim Flint, on

December 26.

Carmichael Presbyterian

Church

5645 Marconi Avenue

Carmichael, CA 95608

916-486-9081

www.carmichaelpres.org

Special Friends

Please pray for these

folks who typically are un-

able to attend worship, but

now are likely even more

restricted. Because the list

is long, we include a few

each week.

George & Carolyn Burbank

Trudy Carney

Sue Carpenter

Your CPC staff wants to stay in touch with you. We check email and voicemail

frequently, and pick up mail from the post office a few times a week.

To reach us via voicemail, call the church office at 916-486-9081 and dial the

extension of the person you wish to reach.

Pastor Keith DeVries: [email protected] ext. 203

Pastor Ivan Herman: [email protected] ext. 202

Paul Shultz, Financial Administrator: [email protected] ext. 205

Karen Gray, Pastors’ Secretary: [email protected] ext. 201

Julie Ueltzen, Church Secretary: [email protected] ext. 200

Lisa Torgerson, Children’s & Youth Ministry: [email protected] ext. 204

Randy Benfield, Music Director: [email protected] ext. 208

Ron Morris, Maintenance Manager: [email protected] ext. 206

MEETINGS THIS WEEK Sunday, January 3 @ 10:00 a.m. Worship & Communion Live Stream

Sunday, January 3 @ 11:00 a.m. Coffee Fellowship via Zoom

Monday, January 4 @ 12:00 p.m. Prayer with Pastor Ivan on Facebook

Tuesday, January 5 @ 12:00 p.m. Prayer with Pastor Ivan on Facebook

Wednesday, January 6 @ 10:00 a.m. Staff Meeting via Zoom

Wednesday, January 6 @ 12:00 p.m. Prayer with Pastor Ivan on Facebook

Wednesday, January 6 @ 4:00 p.m. Reopening Task Force via Zoom

Wednesday, January 6 @ 7:00 p.m. Companions Bible Study via Zoom

Thursday, January 7 @ 10:00 a.m. Buildings & Grounds via Zoom

Thursday, January 7 @ 12:00 p.m. Prayer with Pastor Ivan on Facebook

Friday, January 8 @ 7:00 p.m. Skipjacks via Zoom

Sunday, January 10 @ 10:00 a.m. Worship Live Stream

Sunday, January 10 @ 11:00 a.m. Installation of Officers via Zoom

HOW TO CONTACT CPC STAFF

There are various ways to contribute to the ministry and mission of CPC during

the remainder of 2020:

• Go to https://carmichaelpres.org/giving/donate/ to give online via PayPal or

using your credit/debit card

• Contact Paul Shultz, Financial Administrator. He can accept credit/debit

card payments over the phone. (916-851-5959 or

[email protected])

• Use good old snail mail! Put a check in an envelope, put a stamp on it, and

send it to Carmichael Presbyterian Church, 5645 Marconi Ave.,

Carmichael, CA 95608 (CPC staff are picking up mail regularly at the post

office while the CPC campus is closed)

HOW TO GIVE