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Sunday – October 7th 10:00 a.m. — Combined Service with
Communion and Peace & Global Witness Offering (Sanctuary)
Sunday – October 14th 8:30 a.m. — Celebration Service
(Fellowship Hall) 9:45 a.m. — Adult Christian Education* 11:00 a.m.
— Traditional Service (Sanctuary)
Sunday – October 21st 8:30 a.m. — Celebration Service
(Fellowship Hall) 9:45 a.m. — Adult Christian Education* 11:00 a.m.
— Traditional Service (Sanctuary)
Sunday – October 28th 8:30 a.m. — Celebration Service
(Fellowship Hall) 9:45 a.m. — Adult Christian Education* 11:00 a.m.
— Traditional Service (Sanctuary)
*Adult Christian Education Classes are held in Sanctuary Rooms A
& C, Fellowship Hall and Church Office. Classes are not held on
Combined Service Sundays.
Children’s Church for children up to 1st grade takes place after
the Children’s Sermon
at the 11:00 Service in Sanctuary Room B.
t h e m o n t h l y n e w s l e t t e r o f
2018
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Keep Brevard Beautiful!
Join us for
Beach Clean-up
Saturday, October
20th at 8:30 a.m.
at Seagull Park in
Satellite Beach.
Followed by breakfast.
10/4 Marie Hoffman
10/8 Anna Veatch
10/10 Pam Sanders
Haskell Walker
10/13 David Swartz
10/14 Hannah Webb
10/16 Marilyn Papp
Adel Ross
10/21 Claire Ellis
10/27 Moira Eddleman
10/29 Sue Chambers
10/16
Ed & Fran Dieterle
10/17
Mike & Barb Mathewson
10/24
John & Evelyn Marks
Charlie & Barbara Ellis
Ladies, please mark your calendars for
the Presbyterian Women’s Fall Gathering
to be held on Tuesday, November 13th at
6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. More
details will follow in the weekly worship
bulletins and November newsletter.
For now, please save the date.
Sara Stava
170 S. Lime Street, #1
Quarryville, PA 17566
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Food Pantry Donations
Sunday, October 7th Canned Corn Sunday, October 14th Canned
baked beans or beenie-weenies Sunday, October 21st Peanut Butter
Sunday, October 28th Canned or pouch tuna
This Thanksgiving, Pineda’s Mission Team will once again pack 15
Baskets for needy families. The sign-up chart will be available in
the Fellowship Hall on Sunday, October 7th and we will collect
items through November 11th. An envelope for cash or check
donations to purchase turkeys and pies will also be posted on the
sign-up chart. Please write “Thanksgiving Baskets” in the memo line
of your checks Please remember: no items in glass jars as there is
a risk of breakage. Thank you in advance for your generosity!
On Saturday, October 13th from 9:30 a.m.—3:00 p.m. Grace
Communion Church of Melbourne will host their 2nd Annual Art Show
Fundraiser
in our Fellowship Hall!
Please stop by and check out the various handmade arts and
crafts for sale. There will be snacks, crafts for kids, raffles,
door prizes, music and a bake sale! 30% of all sales will benefit
Family Promise of Brevard & The Children’s Hunger
Project. Please bring one can of food for admission.
If you are an artisan and are interested in participating to
sell your homemade arts & crafts (with 30% donated to the
charities) please contact coordinator,
Fred Legg at 321-544-9658 or [email protected] for more info.
Peace & Global Witness Offering The Peace & Global
Witness Offering (formerly called the Peacemaking Offering) is one
of
the four special offerings we receive each year. This offering
will be received on World
Communion Sunday, October 7th.
A gift to the Peace & Global Witness Offering enables the
church to promote the Peace of
Christ by addressing systems of injustice across the world.
Individual congregations are
encouraged to utilize up to 25% of this Offering to connect with
the global witness of
Christ's peace. Mid councils retain an additional 25% for
ministries of peace and
reconciliation. The remaining 50% is used by the Presbyterian
Mission Agency to advocate
for peace and justice in cultures of violence, including our
own, through collaborative
projects of education and Christian witness.
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Pastor’s Pondering
My friends, October’s sermons in worship will focus on the book
of Hebrews. Hebrews is not a letter or a gospel. It has no opening
greeting, no recipients noted, no letter-like thanksgiving, no
identified author, no letter qualities (except its ending), though
it does have some good news. Hebrews calls itself “a word of
exhortation,” not unlike what a sermon seeks to do. Some have even
called the book “a sermon” and the writer “the preacher.” Dr.
William Barclay, the great Scottish scholar, commented on
“Hebrews”: “The basic idea of this letter is that Jesus alone
brings (humanity) the full revelation of God and that he alone
enables them to enter into (God’s) very presence.” (Barclay’s
Commentary on Hebrews, p. 12) Dr. Tom Long, renowned preacher and
scholar, wrote about the recipient Christian community in a time of
persecution and rejection by the government and society: “They were
disheartened members of a Christian community who had begun to lose
their grip on their own beliefs and commitments.” (Interpretation
Commentary Series, p. 12) His comments on the Christian community’s
situation at the time sounds eerily familiar:
“The Preacher … is addressing a real and urgent pastoral
problem,
one that seems astonishingly contemporary. His congregation is
exhausted. They are tired – tired of serving the world, tired of
worship,
tired of Christian education, tired of being peculiar and
whispered about in society, tired of the spiritual struggle, tired
of trying to keep their prayer life going,
tired even of Jesus. Their hands droop and their knees are weak
(12:12), attendance is down at church (10:25), and they are losing
confidence.” (Ibid, 3)
The congregation has no energy. Have you ever felt that way? Do
ever feel like the church as a body of believers is tired? Or that
the preachers are worn out? The Preacher is talking to us. The
Preacher is talking to me. So, what are we going to do? The answer
is, believe it or not, Christology, which is good theology about
who Jesus is. Dr. Long reminds us that the Preacher does not work
wonders with the latest family systems theory for the church
family, conflict management theory, or contemporary worship with
the best rock band. What the church needs is a deeper understanding
of the nature and meaning of Jesus Christ. (Ibid, 3) So, in October
we will begin some serious theological thinking about who Jesus is
through the eyes of the book of Hebrews. Come to worship and let us
think together. Peace and joy,
Pastor Jim
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Seekers—(Sanctuary Room C) This fall we will be using studies
from "The Presbyterian Outlook" magazine. Each week
has a Scripture and explanation of its history as well as a
related discussion topic. Seekers
is led by Phyllis Powers and Marie Hoffman and meets in Meeting
Room C (at the SW
corner of the Sanctuary).
Thoughtful Christians—(Fellowship Hall) A discussion group which
uses a variety of resources for discussion of and exploration
into
our Christian response to current events and popular culture.
Thoughtful Christians is led by
Meg Hoffman and meets in the Fellowship Hall.
Literature & Scripture—(Church Office) A lecture and
discussion class which takes works of classical and contemporary
fiction and
interweaves the themes, characters, and plots with the Old and
New Testaments, Christian
doctrine & theology, and our confessions and creeds for
application to living in today’s
culture. This class is currently studying The Secret Life of
Bees by Sue Monk Kidd.
Literature & Scripture is led by Denise Moran and meets in
the Church Office.
Adult Christian Education classes meet
each Sunday at 9:45 a.m.
Upward and Onward—(Sanctuary Room A) A lecture & discussion
class which studies the Bible verse
by verse. Upward & Onward is led by Pat Zinn and meets
in Meeting Room A (on the left side of the narthex). This
fall we will study the Old Testament books of Ezra, Hag-
gai, and Zechariah. Ezra was a priest and the book carry-
ing his name is classified as history; Haggai and Zechariah
are two of the twelve minor prophets. (“Minor” does not
mean unimportant, but that these books are shorter and
more tightly focused than those of the major prophets.)
Why this combination of books for our study? They are
tied together by the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem
following the return from the Babylonian exile (around 538
BC), the revitalization of the spiritual life of the nation
of
Israel, and the hope of the coming Messiah.
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Cuba Partnership Update
Pat Zinn will be in Cuba from November 12th-20th. The first 3
days are the annual business meeting with representatives from El
Centro, Central Florida, Baltimore, and Mission (TX) presbyteries.
El Centro leaders will update the partner presbyteries on
activities during 2018, how they used the funds sent by the U.S.
presbyteries, El Centro’s plans for 2019, and the 2019 budget.
After the meeting, Pat will spend 2 ½ days with each of our
sister churches in Meneses and Iguará. One planned activity is a
Bible lesson for the children and a related craft activity. Mercy,
the lay leader of the Meneses church, chose the story of Noah’s
Ark.
Since Pat is the only person going to Meneses and Iguará this
trip, she can’t take a lot of supplies with her, but here is a
partial list of the most-often requested items. A more detailed
list will be published later this fall, because Pastor Jim and Pat
are going to Cuba in January, 2019 with others from our Presbytery.
Please place items in the “Cuba Mission Donations” bin in the
Fellowship Hall.
OTC Medicines Craft Supplies Desitin diaper cream Embroidery
needles Triple Antibiotic ointment Sewing machine needles Ibuprofen
Cotton yarn for knitting and crocheting Vitamin B6 Crochet thread,
especially colors Benadryl 4 glue guns Children’s Tylenol Glue
sticks for the glue guns
Brief postcards or notes of friendship, encouragement and
prayers from members of Pineda (in English or Spanish) are even
more important to the Cuban churches than the medical and craft
supplies. Please take a few minutes to jot a note (or one for each
church), and put them in the plaid clothespin holder on the Mission
Team bulletin board by the kitchen, or in the bin with the other
supplies.
Thank you for continuing to build our relationship with our
Cuban brothers and sisters!
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HEARTS & HANDS NEEDED TO SHARE IN NEW MISSIONS OPPORTUNITIES
WITH SUNSHINE LEARNING CENTER!
Bring your “hearts and hands” to share in a new missions
initiative right on the campus of Pineda P.C.! The Missions Team is
partnering with Sunshine Learning Center to bring enhanced programs
to the children and demonstrate loving kindness to the teachers,
who give so much to the “little ones”!
Sunshine Learning Center (SLC) and the Director and teachers
have been involved and are excited about our new relationship.
Denise Moran is coordinating the process and will liaison with SLC
as a member of the Missions Team.
You can serve by signing up to be a guest reader OR storyteller,
share a talent (percussion, guitar, crafts), share an interest
(butterflies, gardening), or participate in a seasonal activity. We
also have spots for host/hostess to greet parents/students during
their special events. Everyone has a place to work with the little
ones!
Members of the Mission Team are already signing up, and Denise
Moran and Mary Inkpen are committed to bring music & bells to
the children.
Here is how our process works!
Sign up: Indicate your interest and willingness to be a part of
this this new
missions initiative by signing up…several of you have already
communicated your interest!
Sign-Up Sheet: Look for the sign-up sheets in the Fellowship
Hall! Commitment: Sign-up for one or more activities!
Once/Twice/More Activities: Guest reader; guest storyteller; teach
a craft around a curriculum theme;
share a hobby (gardening, Butterfly Day); be a guest musician;
be a host/hostess; or participate in a seasonal activity sponsored
by PPC (e.g. Trunk or Treat, Parent Night out for December
shopping); or serve as a Teacher’s Secret Pal (we need 5…for
prayer, notes of encouragement, small gifts of school
supplies).
Next: Denise Moran will communicate back with you and get you
linked to Kelly Callahan, the SLC Director, or call you directly
for the bigger project events.
Questions: Talk with Denise…she’s excited and can answer
questions and link you up!
We hope that you will open your hearts & hands to share
Christian love with the little ones!
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October 7th
Job 1:1; 2:1-10 Psalm 26
Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12 Mark 10:2-16
October 14th
Job 23:1-9, 16-17 Psalm 22:1-15
Hebrews 4:12-16 Mark 10:17-31
October 21st
Job 38:1-7, 34-41 Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35c
Hebrews 5:1-10 Mark 10:35-45
October 28th
Job 42:1-6, 10-17 Psalm 34:1-8, 19-22
Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 10:46-52
LECTIONARY READINGS
Session Sound Bites (September 17th Meeting)
Opened with prayer and devotion led by Elder Haskell Walker
Learned that Al Giddings will represent the deacons on the
Endowment Committee Heard report of September 11th Stated
Presbytery meeting from
Elder Commissioner Paul Pratt Received reports of Senior Pastor
and Associate Pastor and
approved mileage expenses Noted that Bill Purtill was
commissioned as a Stephen Leader at
the September 9th combined worship service. Learned that the
Christmas Dinner will be held Tuesday,
December 11th Heard that Christian Education teachers were
commissioned at
both services on September 16th Learned that visitor packets
have been updated and are in the
pews Heard updated status on new parking lot lights,
installation of
capping on roof, and handicap cut for sidewalk in front of
Fellowship Hall
Received the Treasurer’s report Learned that 2019 budget
requests are due at the October 15th
session meeting Heard that the Mission Team is supporting the
local Gifts of the
Heart program, sponsored by Family Promise of Brevard and other
organizations, to operate a shop where parents can purchase
Christmas gifts for their children at affordable prices
Thanked Paul Pratt for volunteering to serve as Stewardship
chair, and learned that 2018 Consecration Sunday program is ready
to go
Reminded all teams to review their chapters of the Policies and
Procedures Manual and submit electronic versions of updates for
session approval at the October 15th session meeting
Called a session meeting for Sunday, September 30th at 9:30 a.m.
to receive new members and to examine Karen Smith for the office of
deacon
Adjourned with prayer
Pineda Presbyterian Church 5650 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL
32940
[email protected] 321-259-1330 www.pinedapres.org
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Pineda Presbyterian Church 5650 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL
32940
[email protected] 321-259-1330 www.pinedapres.org