Throughout the year, we offer special events and classes for the congregation and community which go beyond the scope of our regular Christian Education programming. Thought provoking speakers, inspirational music programs, helpful workshops, topical teaching/discussion events and our annual interactive reenactment of the first Christmas, "Journey to Bethlehem", challenge and entertain as we grow in our faith.
Wednesday, May 14 8:15 am - ECLC - Second Floor
Thursday. May 15 8:15 am - ECLC - Second Floor 9:00 am - Shepherd's Center Exercise Class - Witherspoon Place 11:00 am - Weight Bearing Class - Witherspoon Place 11:30 am - ECLC Teacher Appreciation Luncheon - Parlor 12:00 pm - Pembroke Hill Leadership Event - Westminster Hall/ room A/Calvin Center/Witherspoon Place 12:00 noon - Brown Bag Bible Study - Room A 7:00 pm - Motet Choir - Choir Room
Friday, May 16 9:00 am - Make-up Language Class - Room 3C 10:00 am - Women's Sewing - Witherspoon Place
Saturday, May 17 8:00 am - PWC Baby Shower - Westminster Hall 5:00 pm - Smith/Good Wedding - Courtyard
Sunday, May 18 8:15 am - Early Morning Worship - Chapel 9:00 am - Sunday School 9:05 am - Motet Choir - Choir Room 10:15 am - Worship - Sanctuary 11:20 am - Youth Choir - Choir Room 11:30 am - Youth Fund Raiser Cookout - Westminster Hall 11:30 am - Nominating Committee - Witherspoon Place 11:30 am - PW Coordianting Team - Room A 1:00 pm - Youth Encounter and Stage Lights - North Parking Lot
Monday, May 19 6:00 pm - Finance Committee - Room A 7:00 pm - Session - Witherspoon Place
Tuesday, May 20 7:00 am - Tuesday Morning Breakfast Study - Room A 8:15 am - ECLC - Second Floor 9:00 am - Shepherd's Center Exercise Class - Witherspoon Place 11:00 am - Weight Bearing Class - Witherspoon Place 7:00 pm - Guatemala Action Team - Witherspoon Place 7:00 pm - Grief Ministry Group - Library
Wednesday, May 21 8:15 am - ECLC - Second Floor 5:00 pm - Building and Grounds - Room A
Thursday, May 22 8:15 am - ECLC - Second Floor 9:00 am - Shepherd's Center Exercise Class - Witherspoon Place 11:00 am - Weight Bearing Class - Witherspoon Place 12:00 noon - Brown Bag Bible Study - Room A 12:00 noon - Volunteer Coordinators' Council - Parlor 7:00 pm - Motet Choir - Choir Room
Friday, May 23 5:30 pm - Reed/Mutch Wedding Rehearsal- Sanctuary
Saturday, May 24 5:00 pm - Reed/Mutch Wedding - Sanctuary
Sunday, May 25 8:15 am - Early Morning Worship - Chapel 9:00 am - Sunday School 9:05 am - Motet Choir - Choir Room 10:15 am - Worship - Sanctuary
Regularly Scheduled Meeting Times (Check weekly calendar, above, for exact dates and times.) Building and Grounds - 3rd Wed. of Feb, May, Aug and Nov. Christian Education - 1st Mondays Deacons - 2nd Mondays ECLC Board - 2nd Thursdays Evangelism - 4th Mondays Finance - 3rd Mondays (before Session) Next meeting - Monday, August 21, 5:30 pm. No July meeting. Investment - Next Meeting will be January 25, 2008 Personnel - 1st Mondays Session - 3rd Mondays Social Justice and Peacemaking - 4th Mondays
Pizza and Conversation Come join in a light-hearted night of food and conversation. We'll have excellent Waldo pizza and salads for dinner. After dinner, you can just hang out and get to know others from Second. Board games will be available for those up to the challenge.
The event will take place in our own Calvin Center at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, 2008. Please RSVP to Tera Yakel, tyakel@secondpres.org, for child care and dinner by Monday, May 12, so we will know how much food to order. The cost for dinner will be $5 per person.
All Ladies of Second Church - We’re Having a Baby Shower! Date: Saturday, May 17, 2008, 9:30 -11:00 a.m. Location: Second Church, Westminster Hall
Please join us for an "Open House" Brunch AND Baby Shower to support Presbyterian Women's Together in Service Global project. Bring a wrapped (or unwrapped) baby item (see list below) or make a monetary contribution while enjoying a delicious meal prepared by PWC Coordinating Team.
Baby layettes are needed to send overseas for new mothers to receive and to provide an incentive for expectant mothers to come to mission hospitals for prenatal care. Working as a team, Presbyterian Women, International Health Ministries and our global partners formed this mission program that helps to meet long-term objectives while using resources efficiently. Requested infant supplies are:PW Together in Service Mission Project
These items will be assembled and shipped to Presbyterian Church (USA) in New Windsor, MD for distribution to PW mission partners overseas where most needed.
Please RSVP by calling the church office, 816-363-1300, or sign up on the Welcome Register by May 12, 2008.
Small Group Updates Come cheer on the Royals, Sunday, June 1 at 1:00 p.m. The cost is $11 and includes a hot dog and drink. The deadline to sign up is May 27.
Book Study - The Art of Political Murder: Who killed the Bishop By Francisco Goldman It’s been 10 years, April, 26th, 1998 that Bishop Juan Gerardi was murdered. Gerardi was the bishop and human rights leader of Guatemala who had 4 days prior presented a 1400 page volume on the genocidal terror campaign led by the Guatemalan army that left 200,000 people dead and more disappeared. The majority of victims were indigenous. What began as a journalistic piece for the New Yorker, grew into a book of investigative writing that leaves no stone unturned. Francisco Goldman, a novelist, is a child of a Guatemalan mother and a Jewish-American father. He was actually baptized in the same church where Monsignor Gerardi was priest. No stranger to Guatemala, his works of fiction have garnered many awards. This book is his first work of non-fiction. The book reads like a page-turning thriller.Anyone who is interested in Guatemala, its people, and its politics won’t want to miss reading this. The book study group will meet on June 11th at 7:00 p.m. at the church. Group leaders: Jane Piper and Ann Alexander
Bring a blanket and join us on the grass as we watch the Wizards soccer team play at Community America Park at the Legends on Saturday, June 28, at 7:00 p.m. The cost is $13 per person, and the deadline to sign up is June 10.
Contact Tera Yakel, 816-363-1300 or tyakel@secondpres.org. to sign-up for these groups.
Cross-Lines Lunch in May We will serve lunch at the CrossLines Argentine Food Kitchen on Monday, May 12. We are especially in need of cookies, cupcakes and brownies which can be left in the church kitchen on Sunday, May 11. Mark them for "Cross-Lines."
Call Lydia Jeter at 816-229-2605, if you can help serve between 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on May 12.
Cookies Needed for Cross-Lines Lunch
Building Hope Tour Get a first-hand look at the work of Community LINC, May 12, 6:00 p.m. See our facility up close and learn about how your time and energy can help brighten the future of the great families we serve. For more information, call 816-531-3727.
BOOK STUDY - Beginning June 11
The Art of Political Murder: Who killed the Bishop
by Francisco Goldman It's been 10 years, April, 26, 1998 that Bishop Juan Gerardi was murdered. Gerardi was the bishop and human rights leader of Guatemala who had 4 days prior presented a 1400 page volume on the genocidal terror campaign led by the Guatemalan army that left 200,000 people dead and more disappeared. The majority of victims were indigenous.
What began as a journalistic piece for the New Yorker, grew into a book of investigative writing that leaves no stone unturned.
Francisco Goldman, a novelist, is a child of a Guatemalan mother and a Jewish-American father. He was actually baptized in the same church where Monsignor Gerardi was priest. No stranger to Guatemala, his works of fiction have garnered many awards. This book is his first work of non-fiction.
The book reads like a page-turning thriller.Anyone who is interested in Guatemala, its people, and its politics won’t want to miss reading this. The book study group will meet on June 11 at 7:00 p.m. at the church. Group leaders: Jane Piper and Ann Alexander Amazon link. New York Times review.
Minutes Posted At a recent meeting, Session voted to post a copy of the approved Session Minutes on the hall bulletin board where they can be reviewed. The names of the current Elders are also listed in case anyone has questions or comments. - Jim Bernard, Jr., Clerk of Session
Clothes Closet News: SPRING and SUMMER Clothes Needed Now is the time to bring all of those warm weather clothes that do not need to be dry cleaned. We would appreciate receiving no more winter clothes at this time. Towels, sheets and other good used linens are also needed. Thanks for you cooperation with Central Presbyterian.
Join Us Tuesdays We wonder why more people don't join us at 7:00-8:00 a.m. every Tuesday morning for Bible Study in Meeting Room A. You probably just don't know what we're up to. Using the standard 4-selection lectionary for the following Sunday, we read the selections and discuss them as the Spirit leads us. Coffee, juice, and sometimes, "nibbles" are provided. Promptness is not required and leaving early is understood. All of the regulars keep coming back, because we don't want to miss the experience. Let us share it with you.
I've enjoyed the warm camaraderie and the Bible Study. It's always an enriching start to the week I hope others wil come to explore the Bible with us. - Cindy Bowman
Recycle an Old Hearing Aid "Listen my children and you shall hear..." But what if the child can't hear? There is help for that child, and it may be as near as your dresser drawer.Children's Mercy Hospital and Speech Clinic has an arrangement with a company that recycles old hearing aids so that hearing-impaired children can join the hearing world. Any kind, any condition of hearing aid will be helpful. Do you have one you can contribute?
Simply put the hearing aid in a plastic bag, and put it in the box on the platform in Westminster Hall. If you enclose your name and address, your donation will be acknowledged. The acknowledgment can be used as a tax receipt.
Don't Throw Away Those Old Cell Phones! Your old cell phone can help residents of the Newhouse domestic violence shelter. Simply drop your old phone and battery (no chargers or accessories please) in the designated plastic bin on the north platform in Westminster Hall.
Electronic Giving Comes to Second Presbyterian Church Save time, simplify your life, and support your church all at the same time! Second is keeping up with the times by offering our members a new way to give. Our new Electronic Giving program is an automated program that will allow you to make contributions in the same manner that many already use to pay other financial commitments.
Here is how this new giving option works:
You authorize a specified amount of money to be electronically transferred directly from your checking or savings account to the church's account. You also specify the frequency of the transfer.
It is fast, safe, and easy! In fact, it is less risky than checks, as it cannot be lost, stolen, or destroyed. The electronic transfer will cost you nothing. Your regular Contributions Statement will reflect your gifts for your tax records, and your bank statements will provide you with a record of transfer as additional proof of your contributions.
One simple and easy to use authorization form can begin or change your electronic contribution amount. The authorization form and additional information are both available by contacting the church financial office or printing it from this website.
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