Lakeside Community Presbyterian Church...Lakeside Community Presbyterian Church 9908 Channel Road Lakeside, CA 92040-3042 Return Service Requested The Rev. Randy Yenter, Interim Pastor

Lakeside Community Presbyterian Church 9908 Channel Road Lakeside, CA 92040-3042 Return Service Requested

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DIRECTORY

“All members are ministers in Christ’s service.”

The Rev. Randy Yenter, Interim Pastor

The Rev. Van C. Elliott,

Pastoral Assistant for Congregational Care

The Rev. Donald D. Newhouse, Parish Associate (Ret.)

Michael McKnight, Director of Outreach Silvia Serrano, Secretary

Ron Hilley, Director of Music

Reginald Warren, Organist

Suzy Smith, Caretaker

Pam Rega, Director of Christian Education

Jan Warren, Treasurer

The Church Office

619.443.1021 Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Friday 9:00 AM to Noon

Lakeside Presbyterian Children’s Center

619.443.2887

OUR MISSION CONCERNS

John & Cynthia Chynoweth

Campus Crusade for Christ, Florida/Africa

Rev. Don & Leon Edic – Literacy & Evangelism International, US/Central/America

Dave & Sylvia Riggs

Wycliffe Bible Translators, Mexico

Steve & Debbie Robinson

Mission Aviation Fellowship

Dave & Linda Ringenberg

Mission Aviation Fellowship

Sudanese Church | Reality Changers

Military Outreach Ministries | Iglesia Presbiteriana Hispana

Ukrainian Ministries | Presbyterian Urban Ministries

Lakeside Christian HELPS Center

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Remember….when you are through with your Spirette,

pass it on to a friend or neighbor and let them know what is

going on at LCPC.

Visit our website: www.lakesidepc.org Contact us: [email protected]

Sola Scriptura – Sola Gratia- Solo Fide-Solus Christus-Soli Deo Gloria

“A Confessing Presbyterian Church”

Lakeside Community Presbyterian Church Spirette

Vol. XXLII No 6 & 7 June & July, 2019

9:30 AM Sunday Worship

9:30 AM Sunday School for *Grades 1-6 *Goes all year, including summer.

11:00 AM Adult Sunday School “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another — and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” Hebrews 10: 23-25

SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE ON-LINE Listen to our worship and anthem via our church

website: lakesidepc.org The Spirette newsletter is now available on our website!

Read more information inside.

Coming in August: Ushindi Africa Children’s Choir

Happy Father’s Day

June 16th

COX E-MAIL SUBSCRIBERS

We recently completed paperwork which should fix this annoying situation. In the meantime, if you would like to receive E-mails from the church, please let Silvia or Michael know.

Support our Children’s Center

with your Office Depot/Office

Max purchases!

Our preschool can get 5%

back in credit for FREE

supplies when you make a

purchase of qualifying

products and provide our

school ID number 70219367

at checkout! This small act

can make a huge

difference!

Pastor Randy’s Quick Guide to the Faith

Sermons*

June 2 Communion; “Jesus, Spokesman to Distortion” Matthew 5:17-20

9 “Choose Joy” Phil. 4:4-7

16 Father’s Day; “A light in the Darkness” Jn. 3”16-21

23 “The Empty Tomb” Mt. 28: 5-10

30 “Christ the Lord” Acts 1:7-10

July 7 Communion; “I pledge Allegiance to the Lamb” Gal. 2:20; Josh 24:14-15

14 “Do Not Be Ashamed” Rom. 1:16-17

*May change.

ELECTRONIC SPIRETTE The Spirette is going to continue to be sent through the

Postal Service as it has been in the past. However, there is a lot of good information in the

Spirette that people viewing our website may find useful. Therefore, starting with our present

June/July Spirette, we will be attaching an electronic copy of our newsletter on our website. For

safety reasons, all phone numbers, E-mail addresses, or people’s addresses will be removed

from the newsletter. We will use the church as the contact for all events.

We need two people who can review the electronic version before we link it on the website.

Please contact Silvia Serrano in the church office if you can help.

SUPPORT THE PREGANCY CARE

CLINIC BABY BOTTLE FUNDRAISER

Starting the first week in June, we will be distributing baby bottles for you to put your spare change in. Your donation can be pocket change, bills, or checks. Please make your check out to Preganacy Care Clinic.

Funds raised support the clinic with the services offered to young women. Services include pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, abortion alternative education, childbirth & parenting classes and more.

Your prayers are coveted for this organization as they help empower pregnant young ladies to choose life for their unborn child. For more information, contact Gary MacDonald or Michael McKnight.

Please return the filled bottles by July 15 th to the office (or Narthex/foyer on Sunday mornings).

The bottles with your donations will be returned to the Pregnancy Care Clinic.

Wishing you a blessed and safe Independence Day 4th of July

The Church Office will be closed Thursday, July 4th. Regular Office hours resume Friday, July 5th.

PICTORIAL DIRECTORY UPDATE Due to pressing matters on the priority list, we were delayed in getting information to LIfetouch.

However, this opened up an opportunity to schedule an additional day to have portraits taken

of those who were not photographed in the origianl sessions. Contact Marilyn Gilbert to discuss

a day for the Lifetouch photographer to return to LCPC so you will be included in the new

directory when it gets published. Thank you for your patience.

Property Improvement Fund The Session has approved the creation of a “Property Improvement Fund”, which will

be used to accept donations to finance projects to repair and upgrade the grounds and

facilities at LCPC.

The first project to be taken on is new FLOORING in the Offices, Rooms 1 and 2, and

Fellowship Hall/Pre-School Offices. Thanks to fund-raising and generous donations,

the costs to do Rooms 1 and 2 and the Pastors Office have been met. The cost for

materials and labor for these projects is $8,000. These projects will be completed in

the next month or so. The expected expenditures for flooring in the Fellowship

Hall/Pre-school Offices is $9,700. The expected cost to do the remaining floors in the

Office is $3,000.

To date approximately 30% of these costs has been covered through donations.

We are asking that you consider making a donation, above and beyond your normal

giving, towards the expenditures needed for these projects. Use the RED ‘Building

Fund’ envelope and note ‘Property Improvement’ or ‘Building’ Fund on your check.

Thank you,

The Stewardship and Property Committee

SDMOM Needs

San Diego Military Outreach Ministries (SDMOM) is requesting supporting churches to please help fill their storage shelves with baby wipes and diapers of all sizes. LCPC recently had a big rummage sale so most of us don’t have large items to donate to MOM. However, we all have friends and neighbors who may have items for donation in the near future. With the new Distribution Center on Activity Road, MOM now has furniture pick up. You can call Ron Ewert at (619) 952-8373 or the MOM office at (619) 461-4164. Carol Vacin, MOM representative, will also be happy to assist you with any MOM needs or questions. By Charles Haddon Spurgeon: Morning and Evening Devotional/ May 23rd —

 Morning Reading "The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me." — Psalm 138:8

Most manifestly the confidence which the Psalmist here expressed was a divine confidence. He

did not say, "I have grace enough to perfect that which concerneth me-my faith is so steady

that it will not stagger-my love is so warm that it will never grow cold-my resolution is so firm

that nothing can move it; no, his dependence was on the Lord alone. If we indulge in any

confidence which is not grounded on the Rock of ages, our confidence is worse than a dream,

it will fall upon us, and cover us with its ruins, to our sorrow and confusion. All that Nature

spins time will unravel, to the eternal confusion of all who are clothed therein. The Psalmist

was wise, he rested upon nothing short of the Lord's work. It is the Lord who has begun the

good work within us; it is He who has carried it on; and if he does not finish it, it never will be

complete. If there be one stitch in the celestial garment of our righteousness which we are to

insert ourselves, then we are lost; but this is our confidence, the Lord who began will perfect.

He has done it all, must do it all, and will do it all. Our confidence must not be in what we

have done, nor in what we have resolved to do, but entirely in what the Lord will do. Unbelief

insinuates- "You will never be able to stand. Look at the evil of your heart, you can never

conquer sin; remember the sinful pleasures and temptations of the world that beset you, you

will be certainly allured by them and led astray." Ah! yes, we should indeed perish if left to our

own strength. If we had alone to navigate our frail vessels over so rough a sea, we might well

give up the voyage in despair; but, thanks be to God, He will perfect that which concerneth

us, and bring us to the desired haven. We can never be too confident when we confide in Him

alone, and never too much concerned to have such a trust.

Remember in Your Prayers At Home or Shut-ins: Larry Bauer, Meave Hall, Julie Greeniaus, Betty Hartung, Katy Milroy, Charlotte Perkins, Claire Price, Cheri & Larry Rega, Shawn Santo, Diane Tooley, Claire Winius, Carol Vacin, Pastor Randy Yenter In Care Facilities: Denise Bock, Alice Johnson, Doug Johnson, Carol Melvin, Joseph Opfer, June Sanders Family & Friends: Mel Bechtel (Gary MacDonald’s friend), Chuck Bennett (Jim Bennett’s brother), Fanchon Blackman (Gerie Morrin's friend), Lynn Cavanaugh (niece-in-law of the Nobles), Madilynn Chamberlin (Cindy Wheeler’s sister’s friend),Josh Davalos (Glen Bauer’s friend), Yvonne Ferguson (Ed Wilson’s sister), Eddie Harris (friend of the Hillberg family), Susan Harris (friend of Gary MacDonald), Fred Minnick (Gary Gilbert’s cousin), Josh Nealy (Garry & Suzy Smith's son), Michael Newland (Carol Monroy’s son), Max Oliver (Gerie Morrin's uncle), LeRoy Price (Tom Price’s brother), Breena Robinson McNeil (friend of Sioux Swart), Geri Yost (Gerie & Frank Morrin’s daughter)

Also pray for... In Harm’s Way: Josh Rust (Japan) Ryan Folmsbee;

Ben Janes - U.S.S. Higgins; Kenny Sweat – U.S.S Mobile Bay; Matt Kadinger, Alan Sweat, Troy Wilson (San Diego); Brooks Noble, SDPD

Eric & Claudia Pulliam (former missionaries, now working in Afghanistan) Our missionaries (see back of bulletin) Persecuted Christians in the Middle East & around the world Christians in war-torn countries

We extend our deepest sympathy to Michael McKnight for the loss of his brother-in-law, Earl Kreisa, who went to be with Lord on May 22.

And to Cliff & Corky Leary at the loss of Cliff’s sister, Patricia Miller who went to be with the Lord on May 22.

May God’s peace and comfort be with you.

Our Volunteers Make the Difference! Prayer Warriors needed for the prayer chain, phone or E-mail Spirette Coordinator Needed Spirette Folders are needed once a month Bulletin & Spirette Proofers needed Bulletin Folders are needed on Friday mornings.

Adult Sunday School We will be continuing in our study of the Book

of Genesis through June 30th. It is never too

late to join us!

Genesis is the book of beginnings. It sets the scene for everything else in the whole Bible. In Genesis we learn about the creation of everything, the visible and the invisible. We discover how the universe was created. Genesis also teaches us where evil came from, explains the presence of pain, suffering and death in the world, and clearly reveals the solutions to these problems. We meet at 11:00am, following Worship. It is an opportunity to fellowship as well as to study God’s Word together.

NOTE: A reminder that Adult Sunday School will not be meeting during the months of July and August. We will be starting up again on Sunday, September 8th.

Church Work Party

Saturday, June 8

8:00 AM Our next work party is scheduled for June 8. We expect to be finished by Noon. Projects include completing the installation of the driveway solar lights, gardening, electrical work, roof repair, painting, plumbing, and cleaning. With many hands we can accomplish much needed work, as we did at our April work party. Coffee and doughnuts will be available. Contact the Church Office or more specific information and/or if you can help. The Stewardship and Property Committee

WELCOME BACK THE AFRICAN CHILDREN’S CHOIR We have sponsored the African Children’s Choir concerts several times in the past. These brave young people travel from their home in Uganda to share their musical and dance talents in our part of the world. It also allows their parent organization to promote sponsorship of children, and support efforts that provide food, medical help, and education to change children’s lives forever. We hope to have the opportunity in August to have another concert at our church. Check our Sunday bulletins for further details.

Brothers and sisters, pray for us.

1 Thessalonians 5:25

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Preschool News May was a busy month: we celebrated the mom’s; we talked about spring; we

talked about different animals. In honor of Mother’s day we had Muffins

with Moms. This is a great way for the children to spend a few calm minutes

with Mom before their day began. Everyone always looks forward to it.

There is so much going on in June. Many of the children will be leaving us

for Kindergarten. It’s bittersweet, but we are happy to see them move on to

bigger things. We will miss them terribly.

Our end of year program and Pre-K Graduation is Wednesday, June 12 at

6:30 PM. We would love to see you there!

In June we will celebrate Dads and grads. To honor our Dads we will have

Donuts with Dads.

Our summer session will begin Monday, June 17. Teachers have a lot of fun

things planned for the summer.

In July we will celebrate America’s Birthday. We also have a “picnic” the day

before July 4th. We plan on having a lot of summer fun and water play!

Shawn Santo,

Children’s Center Director

In the Narthex….*Our Daily Bread June/July/Aug., & Large Print July/Aug./Sept.,2019 *Invitation to Worship cards

* 2019 Flower calendar to help brighten our Sanctuary!

Military Outreach Ministries (MOM) JULY Food Drive

July is the month that LCPC Missions has agreed to assist

MOM with their monthly food drive. This message is to

alert you to begin thinking about supporting them with

food items. You may not be aware of the great impact of

your donations. The MOM organization runs eight

monthly food drives. Almost all of these families include

more than one child. MOM targets military personnel at

the level of E5 or below, many of whom actually qualify

for food stamps based on their salaries. MOM needs our

support in either donating items needed or by making

monetary gifts. You will find a white wooden box in the

narthex labeled MOM for your donations of food. If you

would prefer to make a monetary contribution, please

make your check out to LCPC and write MOM on the

memo line. Here is a list of items that are current urgent

needs: boxed meals, canned fruit juices, canned meat,

pasta, diapers (sizes 1,2,3,4,5), Hamburger Helper,

canned fruit and vegetables, cereal, macaroni and cheese,

peanut butter and jelly, soup, baby food, brown paper

grocery bags or any non-perishable food items.

Please keep our troops in your thoughts and prayers.

Thank you for putting your compassion into action!

ATTENTION ALL

GROUP AND ACTIVITY

LEADERS

We are still anticipating assembling a picture presentation for our annual meeting this coming January. We feel it will be wonderful to celebrate all that God has done for us during this transitional year. Instead of waiting to start the project of putting pictures together later, we are asking you and your groups for pictures of events that can be shared. Please drop off or email picutres to Michael McKnight as soon as possible. God is doing so much for us. Let’s celebrate and share with the entire church family the awesome year we are having.

Our Young at Heart Group will be hosting an Afternoon Movie:

Friday, June 21, 2019, 2 - 4:30 pm, in Rooms 1 & 2. Please come join us

to watch a sixties comedy, or a Humphrey Bogart classic, or some other enjoyable

film. Popcorn, Jr. Mints, and the usual beverages will be served. Please Sign-up

on the patio during fellowship time. Questions: Call 619-443-1021.

Purchase a brick “In Memory Of” or “In Honor Of” a person or persons special to you. Your brick will be engraved with your personalized message and placed on one of the pathways of our Memorial Rose Garden.

Message will be etched - 3 lines, 18 characters per line

$30.00 ~ Brick $50.00 ~ 2 Bricks

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN CONTRIBUTING TO THE COMMUNITY GARDEN’S BAKE SALE

Your contributions have helped us keep up with the maintenance to keep the garden going. Presently, we have

two people with plots, one of whom is Mark. Mark is a transplant from the Middle East who lives in El Cajon and

who has tremendous knowledge and passion for gardening. He comes to the garden by bus most every day

and plants all sorts of crops, some of which most of us have never tried before. He loves to share stories and

his produce. Mark has recently introduced me to fava beans, which I have grown fond of eating a few at a time

raw. Mark is one of the reasons why we need to keep this garden going.

However, after much discussion on how best to proceed with the garden, we have come to the conclusion that

our garden is too large for the number of gardeners we currently have. Therefore, it does not look refreshing,

inviting, and encouraging, which discourages new gardeners from getting a plot. In the next few months, we will

be taking steps to rototill and cover a large portion of the garden so that the weeds do not continue to grow out

of control. We will then set up a few plots making it much easier to maintain and we can start advertising to get

new gardeners to join us.

Please watch the bulletin for announcements on when work will be done to shut down the sections of the

garden. We will need your help, so we can get this done right and move on to a new smaller, more maintainable

and sustainable garden.

HELPS CENTER NEWS The HELPS Center will be hosting their annual Back to School

Supply distribution on August 9th to be held at the Community Center at Lindo Lake. They have funding to buy backpacks, but additional backpacks are always appreciated. You can help with supplies to go into the packs: pads of paper, spiral notebooks, calculators, pens, pencils, erasers, and any other supply that a child would need for school will be put to good use. Supplies can be dropped off in the narthex/foyer in the HELPS Center boxes. For more information, contact Michael McKnight, Gary MacDonald, or Joy Wray. The HELPS Center recently received an ample supply of basic pantry needs through the US Postal Office’s Annual Food Drive. However, during the summer when the schools are not in session, the food rapidly dwindles. Starting in late June through July in the Sunday LCPC bulletin, we will ask for your assistance with food to meet the needs of our community. Our church helps staff the Center on the last Saturday of each month. We have a small clientelle on the last Saturday, but we feel it is important that there is at least one day a month that people who work Monday through Thursday mornings can get help if they are struggling that month. If you would like to be part of our Saturday team, please contact Michael McKnight.

Session Highlights The following actions from the Session Meetings held on April 23rd, 2019 are provided to let you, the congregation, know of key issues that went before Session for approval. 1. M/S/C: Approved moving member Fritz Hartung from the active rolls of the Church Militant to the Church Triumphant. Fritz Hartung went home to be with the Lord on March 27th, 2019. His memorial service was held on April 12th, with Pastor Randy Yenter, Pastor Van Elliott and Pastor Bob Mentze (ret.) officiating. 2. M/S/C: Approved the following MOM and Prayer Quilt Ministry fundraisers and events.

MOM Food Drive – month of July

Prayer Quilt Ministry Fundraiser – October 20th

MOM Thanksgiving Baskets – month of November

MOM Christmas store with wagon rides – Tues., Dec. 10th, 3-8 pm.

MOM Pocket Change Mailbox – month of September 3. M/S/C: Approved inviting and hosting the Ushindi Africa Children’s Choir, Uganda East Africa, and providing lodging at the Julian retreat (18 children and 6 adult chaperones plus meals). Date: TBD. 4. M/S/C: Approved combining the Spirette for June and July into one issue. 5. M/S/C: Approved hosting the Ringenberg family (supported missionaries serving Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) in Papua, Indonesia) on October 20th with a luncheon following Worship. They will also be providing a “Minute for Missions” during Worship that Sunday, highlighting some of the ways they are serving in Indonesia. 6. M/S/C: Approved a change to the by-laws that the membership of the Board of Deacons be reduced from 12 Deacons to 9, beginning in 2020. 7. M/S/C: Approved a change to the by-laws that the membership of Session be reduced from 12 Elders to 10, beginning in 2020. Note: This change to the by-laws will require approval by the congregation at the annual congregational meeting this fall. 8. M/S/C: Approved the Mission Study Committee to complete a Mission Study Report, which must be completed prior to establishing a Pastoral Nominating Committee: Committee Membership includes: Linda Sunkel, Chair, Elder Gerie Morrin, Elder Garry Smith, Elder Sheila King, Deacon Michael McKnight, Deacon Suzy Smith, Deacon Marilyn Gilbert, and Members-at Large Shirley Wilson and Joy Wray. 9. M/S/C: Approved the March 2019 financial report, with a “Year-to-Date” balance of -$4,871.29 as of March 31st. 10. The Stewardship and Property committee continues to work hard on property improvements and repairs around our church campus. A “Work Party” was held Saturday, April 6th, that included painting of the Sanctuary front doors, installation of drive-way lights (digging holes and pouring concrete), raking of leaves, removing of weeds from the Rose garden, and other upkeep efforts and repairs. Next scheduled “Work Party” scheduled for Saturday, June 8th. Sign-ups on May 19th, 26th, and June 2nd.

THE IRONMEN’S TRAP SHOOTING EVENT TO BE RESCHEDULED

Ironmen had a great event planned at the Lemon Grove Rod and Gun Club in Alpine in May.

Unfortunately, thunderstorms were moving in for the event day, and the thought of our group standing

out in a thunderstorm holding a metal rifle like a lightning rod was a bad idea.

We will reschedue our trap shooting for sometime in July, so please watch the bulletin for more

information. You may also contact the event coordinator Kevin King, or Michael McKnight to put you

on the list of people who want to be contacted for the rescheduled date. For $18.00, you will have two

rounds of 25 shots. Kevin assures us that he will provide adequate training for those who are not

familiar with firearm safety. Men with all skill levels are welcome to join us for a fun afternoon.

BEHIND SCHEDULE, BUT MOVING FORWARD When we had the Rummage Sale, we designated the remodeling of Rooms 1 and 2 as where the funds would be used. We also received other donations that covered the rest of the cost for the floors in these two rooms and the Pastor’s office. In addition, the Prayer Quilt Ministry offered to pay for the painting of Rooms 1 and 2, and another contribution is covering replacing the window treatments. We had planned to have the project done in May. Unfortunately, it was not the case. We have tentatively rescheduled the project to start on Saturday, June 8th. On June 8th, we plan on getting the small items out of the rooms, and the bookcases that are not attached to the walls will be emptied and moved to the center of the room. The walls will be treated and holes will be patched. Then on Monday and Tuesday, the walls (and possibly the ceilings) will be painted. On Wednesday through Friday, the new floors will be completed. The plan will be that the room should be available for normal use on Sunday, June 16th. There is a lot of coordination and work needed for this project to run smoothly. Please keep it in prayer and if you can help with some of the work (especially with the work party on June 8th – see the separate article on the work party), please let us know. Call the church office and we will get you in touch with the person/s organizing the work.

Mission News: From the Ringenberg’s – Serving Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) in Papua, Indonesia Roaring Flood Waters That Saturday night seemed like any other. It began raining around 5:30pm, like it had for many weeks during this extreme rainy season. C.J. came with me (Linda) to take a friend back up to school. As we approached the school road, the water got deeper and deeper, until I found myself whispering, “Jesus, help us!” And He did. Our wheels made the turn onto the school road out of the deep water. We made it home by going a back way, and then our family went to sleep, having no idea what other terrors would transpire that night. We awoke to the disturbing news that a severe flash flood and landslide had happened not long after we had gone to sleep. Houses had been swept away, and thousands of people displaced. Those who had lived in the valley behind the school climbed the school hill in search of safety, but many of them had just lost family members as well as their homes. Morning’s light also revealed the devastation in multiple areas of Sentani. Meanwhile the school staff, mission community and our MAF team rallied to provide food and clothing for those on the school grounds. That first day, weeping and mourning filled the gym as the people grieved. C.J. sat with three little boys and cried with them. That whole next week, school was cancelled, and everyone worked hard to care for the displaced. The local church, Indonesian community and the government all began to come alongside as well. In a very sad situation, it was beautiful to see how God drew many people together to help. The people were relocated to other areas after that week, but it will take months and maybe years to clean up and rebuild. Continue to pray for the people of Sentani, and for God to continue His work in their lives., Blessings, Dave, Linda, C.J. and Ryan Praises

We praise the Lord for his provision of a family car and a place to stay during furlough.

C.J. was awarded a missionary scholarship to attend Liberty University! He has decided to accept it! The scholarship covers his tuition, so he will just need to pay for room and board.

Prayer Requests

Please continue to pray for the flood victims in Sentani, for God’s comfort and provision

For the Papau program as there are many teammates also going on furlough this summer.

Pray for strength for those who will stay.

What is a Mission Study? Part of the process for calling a new pastor is to complete a Mission Study and provide a report on how God is leading our church now and in the future. It is led by a committee approved by the Session called the Mission Study Committee. The committee’s charter is to produce a Mission Study Report (MSR) that is presented to the Session for approval and to the Presbytery’s Committee on Ministry (COM) for review. This review is necessary before a congregation can elect a Pastoral Nominating Committee and begin the search for a new pastor. The Mission Study Committee includes the following membership from the Session, the Board of Deacons and the congregation-at-large.

Linda Sunkel, Clerk/Chair

Gerie Morrin, Elder

Garry Smith, Elder

Sheila King, Elder

Michael McKnight, Deacon/Director of Outreach

Marilyn Gilbert, Deacon

Suzy Smith, Deacon

Shirley Wilson, Member at Large

Joy Wray, Member at Large

But this does not mean that the committee will be doing all the work. There is much that you, the congregation, can do to support this effort. A Mission Study is very much a process owned by the congregation. For the Congregation and By the Congregation: How will you be involved:

Fact-finding about the congregation and the community.

Praying for the committee and their efforts

Discovering who we are as a congregation

Celebrating our gifts as a congregation

Learning our mission and vision for the future, and how we as a congregation are living out this vision.

Submitted by: The Mission Study Committee

C. J. comforting these boys.