Called to Worship, Empowered to Serve Star Press THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF STARMOUNT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 3501 W. Market St. Greensboro, NC 27403-1309 P. 336.299.8131 Website: www.starmountpres.org December 31, 2015 INSIDE... From The Associate Pastor ......... 2 Starmount at Worship................ 2 Starmount Stats ......................... 3 Starmount People ...................... 4 Starmount Leadership ................ 5 Starmount Youth & Young Adults ...... 6 Starmount Missions ................... 7 Starmount in Pictures ......... 6 & 8 Starmount Volunteer Central ..... 9 Starmount Calendar ................. 10 Starmount Library News .......... 11 Dear Starmount Church Family, The staff of Starmount Presbyterian Church joins together in expressing a big thank you to the members of the Starmount Presbyterian Church for our recent Christmas gift. We are humbled by your generosity and are grateful for the opportunity to serve in your midst. It is a blessing to be part of this loving, caring, and sharing community of faith. With deep gratitude, Thank you also to everyone who participated in the Advent activities!
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Called to Worship, Empowered to Serve
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December 31, 2015
INSIDE... From The Associate Pastor ......... 2
Starmount at Worship ................ 2
Starmount Stats ......................... 3
Starmount People ...................... 4
Starmount Leadership ................ 5
Starmount Youth & Young Adults ...... 6
Starmount Missions ................... 7
Starmount in Pictures ......... 6 & 8
Starmount Volunteer Central ..... 9
Starmount Calendar ................. 10
Starmount Library News .......... 11
Dear Starmount Church Family,
The staff of Starmount Presbyterian Church joins
together in expressing a big thank you to the
members of the Starmount Presbyterian Church
for our recent Christmas gift. We are humbled
by your generosity and are grateful for the opportunity to serve in your
midst. It is a blessing to be part of this loving, caring,
Come and join us as we knit prayer shawls and scarves for the homeless. Don’t know how to knit? We will teach you. You have to learn only one stitch to knit a prayer shawl.
We have the yarn and the needles. You only have to bring your willing hands!
Our next meeting will be on Monday, January 25, at 10:30 a.m. in the Parlor. If you have questions, call Katherine Poole, 299-1984.
We Need New Knitters!
10 Starmount Presbyterian Church
Friday, January 1 Happy New Year! Church Offices Closed
Saturday, January 2 Montreat College Conference
Sunday, January 3 Montreat College Conference Christmas decorations taken down
Monday, January 4 Montreat College Conference 6:30-7:30 p.m. Personnel Committee
Tuesday, January 5 Montreat College Conference
Wednesday, January 6 6-7 p.m. Communications Committee 8-10 p.m. Guinness & the Good News
Saturday, January 9 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Session / Staff Retreat, Fellowship Hall
Sunday, January 10 New Elder Ordination/Installation 5:18-7 p.m. SPY! Youth Group 7:15-8:30 p.m. Faith Formation Committee
Monday, January 11 10:30 a.m. Sarah Circle
Tuesday, January 12 9-10 a.m. Administrative Committee 12-1 p.m. Mary Circle 1:30-2:30 p.m. Caring Ministries Committee 3-4 p.m. Ruth Circle 7-8 p.m. Martha Circle
Thursday, January 14 9-10:30 a.m. Preschool Committee 5 p.m. Star Press Newsletter Deadline 7-8 p.m. Finance Committee
Sunday, January 17 11:15-12:30 Just Lunch 5:18-7 p.m. SPY! Youth Group 7-8 p.m. Session Meeting
Monday, January 18 Church Offices & Preschool Closed in Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Wednesday, January 20 9-10:30 a.m. Preschool Pre Chapel 12-1 p.m. One Church, One Book, parlor
Thursday, January 21
11:30 a.m.
Higher Ground Ministry
8-9:30 p.m.
Bithiah Circle, parlor
Friday, January 22 Preschool Workday - No School
Sunday, January 24
5:18-7 p.m.
SPY! Youth Group
7-8 p.m.
Mission Committee
Monday, January 25
10:30-12:00
Knit One, Pray Too, parlor
Wednesday, January 27
6:30-8 p.m.
Being Mortal Book Discussion,
parlor
Thursday, January 28
9-10:30 a.m. Star Press Volunteers
Sunday, January 31
5:18-7 p.m.
SPY! Youth Group
Weekly Recurring Events Not Listed:
Sundays 8:45-11 am Common Grounds Coffee Café 9-9:50 am Sunday School - Adults, VIP’s, Children and Youth 9-11:30 am Childcare 10 am Worship 10:15 am Children’s Sunday School, (2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Sundays)
11:10-11:30 am
Children’s Choir Rehearsal
11:10-11:55 am
Youth Ringers Rehearsal
Tuesdays 10-11:50 am Staff Meetings 7-8:30 pm UKirk Greensboro Fellowship
Wednesdays 11:30 am UKirk Greensboro-Lunch for All
Thursdays 7-8:30 am Men’s Bible Study 6-6:45 pm Thursday Ringers Rehearsal 7-8:30 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal
January 2016 Calender
ONE CHURCH, ONE BOOK Wednesday, January 20
noon-1 p.m., parlor Starmount’s book discussion group will be reading and discussing A Walk in the Woods - Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson. “The Appalachian Trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America–majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes. If you’re going to take a hike, it’s probably the place to go. And Bill Bryson is surely the most entertaining guide you’ll find. He introduces us to the history and ecology of the trail and to some of the other hardy (or just foolhardy) folks he meets along the way. Already a classic, A Walk in the Woods will make you long for the great outdoors (or at least a comfortable chair to sit and read in).” Amazon.com
January 2016 11
Library News Peaceful Neighbor, Discovering the
Countercultural Mister Rogers by
Michael Long. "Fred Rogers was one
of the most radical pacifists of
contemporary history. We do not
usually think of him as radical, partly
because he wore colorful, soft
sweaters made by his mother. Nor do we usually
imagine him as a pacifist; that adjective seems
way too political to describe the host of a
children's program known for its focus on
feelings. We have restricted Fred Rogers to the
realm of entertainment, children, and feelings,
and we've ripped him out of his political and
religious context. Rogers was an ordained
Presbyterian minister, and although he rarely
shared his religious convictions on his program,
he fervently believed in a God who accepts us as
we are and who desires a world marked by
peace and wholeness. With this progressive
spirituality as his inspiration, Rogers used his
children's program as a platform for sharing
countercultural beliefs about caring nonviolently
for one another, animals, and the earth."--
Provided by publisher. Call no. B Rogers 2015
Slowing Time, Seeing the Sacred Outside Your Kitchen Door by Barbara Mahany. "In our hyper-e-networked world, too many of us live under the tyranny of the urgent. With Slowing Time, Barbara Mahany reminds us how not to lose sight of the things which are truly important
--the beauty, serenity, and sanity that we can find in life's calm and quiet moments. Whether the chirping of a bird, the tingle of an autumn breeze, or the hug of a child, Mahany helps us to see that when we entertain the seemingly mundane dimensions of life, we are embracing the sacred!" "We need whatever we can get to help us pay closer attention, be more awake to the moment, more alive amidst the clamoring distractions of the internet age. Barbara Mahany gives us a treasure--a thorough, practical guide full of wisdom, blessings, recipes, luminous facts, and elegant language. With her as our astute and patient
leader, we gain an intimate knowledge of the seasons." Reviews from back cover. Call no.242 Mah 2014
The Cultivated Life, From Ceaseless Striving to Receiving Joy by Susan Phillips. "Susan Phillips tells great stories and uses vivid word pictures. Her contrast between circus and garden reveals deep truths about the overstimulation in our daily lives and
Jesus' invitation to cultivate a restful and focused life rooted in him. Cultivation implies habits and discipline, and Susan winsomely invites us into new patterns of living. A garden implies lush green leaves and fruitful bounty, and Susan guides our paths into joy and rest. Come into the garden with Jesus and journey into abundant life." (Lynne M. Baab, author of The Power of Listening and Sabbath Keeping) Call no. 248.4 Phi 2015
Why Your Weirdness is Wonderful, Embrace Your Quirks & Live Your Strengths by Laurie Wallin. “We all have insecurities―quirks that preoccupy our minds and convince us we aren’t good enough. We worry too much, argue too much, talk too much… or not enough. We fight who
we are and beg God to make us different. But what if God gave us these quirks for a reason? What if who we are right now is exactly who God meant us to be? What if our weirdest, most annoying characteristics are actually . . . for a purpose? Author and certified life coach Laurie Wallin teaches us to stop fighting ourselves and to start following God. And the first step, she says, is to embrace our weirdness. In short, dynamic chapters, Wallin helps you move past obstacles by learning to see your “stumbling blocks” as strengths. She will show you how your weirdness enables you to love God uniquely and to love others more effectively. As you work to discover why your weirdness is wonderful, you will learn more about yourself and about God, and about how deeply he loves you--quirks and all” From Amazon.com Call no. 158 Wa 2014
Written by Mary Jane Conger
Ministers
Associate Pastor Parish Visitor
Rev. Kathryn G. N. Campbell Rev. Dr. Ken Meeks, Jr.