September 2014

In the Pines
St. Pauls Presbyterian Church
September 2014
Vol. 4, Issue 7
one , two, three... Lift Off!
In this issue:
The lift
opens
at three
levels and
will give
everyone
full access
to the
main
building of
our
church.
door beside the piano in the sanctuary. People in wheelchairs may
go up the ramp, through the door
and directly onto the Lift, which
will open on the main hall, in
order to give access to the
handicapped accessible bathrooms, and also open on the
second floor where my office, and
the children’s Sunday school and
Children’s Church classrooms are
Dear Friends,
located.
The Session is pleased to report
We will have a ribbon-cutting
that our Handicap Renovation
ceremony and celebration in early
project is almost complete! Thanks September once the project is
be to God! We still welcome oncomplete! We do not have an
going donations to this worthwhile
exact date at this time, but I will
project, which was long overdue in
send out an email and announce in
order to accommodate all members the weekly church bulletins when
of our congregation. Both the men’s that will take place.
and the women’s bathrooms open
All new windows have also
from the main hall outside the church been installed in the Fellowship
office and beside the Ladies Parlor.
Hall to conserve heat and airA ramp has been added at the
conditioning. (cont. on page 2)
INGATHERING
News Flash!
Chicken Salad, BBQ and
Combination plates!
Marvin is making a buffet!
All Auction Items… Minimum
Price will be $25…
Donations Welcome!
Silent Auction Items will also
have minimum bids.
12
Ingathering
Update!
1
Summer
Activity
Collage
3
Birthdays &
Ministries
4
Men and
Women’s
4
Prayer &
Wholeness
Service
Thursday,
October 16
11-2 p.m.
4-6 p.m.
Auction at 6:15
$8 plates
Handicap
Renovations
Near
Completion
1
THEME:
He
Touched
Me!
September
17
7:00 p.m.
The Handicapped Renovation Project &
New Windows for the Fellowship Hall!
The tile and toilets in new women’s bathroom are fully installed. (above)
The inner workings of the accessible lift are also in place. (on right)
On behalf of the
Session and Congregation I thank all of
you who have made
contributions to
these worthwhile
projects! To God be
the Glory!
Grateful to be
your pastor,
"For every
house is built
by someone,
but the
builder of all
things is
God.."
Hebrews 3:4
(NRSV)
Rev. Sue
New windows were
put in the Fellowship
Hall, Kitchen, Bathroom and what used to
be the Quilting Room,
but is now serving as a
temporary office during
the renovation project.
2
VBS: Wilderness Escape [directed by Amy Godwin]… with
MOSES (played by Bill Miller) . Alex Rountree & Katie De Dios
take turns as Mini Moses.
The Youth, Young Adults (and Middle
Aged Adults) had a wonderful rafting trip
on the Ocoee River in Tennessee.
They also enjoyed
horse back riding, hiking, tubing,
camp fires, and Bible Study!
3
St. Pauls
Presbyterian
Church
Box 283
228 North Old Stage Road
St. Pauls, NC 28384
910-865-5147
stpaulspresby@gmail.com
http://www.sppresbyterian.org
“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness
and the world’s deep hunger meet.”
― Frederick Buechner, Wishful Thinking: A Theological ABC
September Birthdays
4
4
7
7
9
10
10
12
12
19
23
26
Mary A. McCormick
Tim Young
Emma Patterson
Lillian Pruden
Amber Brantley
Cutlar Ballance, Jr.
Katlyn Stentz
David Stentz, IV
Joshua Lee Jones
Carolyn McCormick
Sam Canady
Adam Foley
Ushers
Doug B., Mark B. Laura Powers
Lay Readers
Sept. 7 Lisa Brisson
Sept. 14 Duncan Mackie
Sept. 21 Neil Smith
Sept. 28 Ann Herndon
S.S. Refreshments
7 Ann Herndon
14 Mary Catherine Houck
21 Sarah Louise and Lewis McNeill
28 Jill and Bryan Rountree
Wo m e n ’s a n d M e n ’s P r o g r a m s
The Women’s Coordinating
Team will meet after church
on Sept. 7th in the Ladies
Parlor, or in the Sanctuary,
depending upon the progress
of the Renovation Project.
Circles will meet on
Monday, Sept. 8 at 3:00
and 7:30 p.m. Julia OdomRzonca will be the Bible
Study leader for the
afternoon circle and Lou
Foley will be the Bible Study
leader for the evening circle.
Their study is entitled:
Reconciling Paul: A
Contemporary Study of
2nd Corinthians.
The Men of the Church
meetings return on
Wednesday Sept. 10,
2014 at 7:00 PM in the
Fellowship Hall. This
will be our Autumn kickoff meeting and INGATHERING will be center
stage on the agenda. Lots
of help is needed for this
important fellowship and
financial event in the life of
St. Pauls Presbyterian
Church. We need all of
our men to turn out, even
if you are not a regular
attender! All hands on
board!