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eNews@Morningside August 7, 2018 Edition
Morningside Staff
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August 7 through August 13, 2018
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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
Welcoming is not just something that happens as people cross the threshold. It is an attitude; it is the constant openness of the heart; it is saying to people every morning and at every moment, “come in”; it is giving them space; it is listening to them attentively. To welcome means listening a great deal to people and then discerning the truth with them.
-Jean Vanier, from Called to Community
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DOBBS ELEMENTARY STAFF ICE CREAM SOCIAL - LAST CHANCE!!!
We are kicking off the school year by hosting an Ice Cream Social at their staff meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, August 8th. Click here or go to Signupgenius.com and “Search for a Sign Up” by entering Leslie Prince’s email ( leslieprince@comcast.net) to sign up to donate supplies. Contact Leslie Prince or Bill Means ( billmeans@bellsouth.net) to volunteer. Volunteers need to arrive by 2:30 p.m. to begin serving at 3:00 p.m.
ICM FOOD PANTRY
We are looking for 12 MPC volunteers to volunteer at the InTown Collaborative Ministries food pantry this Saturday, August 11th from 10am to 1pm. Families are welcome; please come serve our needy neighbors at Druid Hills Presbyterian Church's McIver Hall (1026 Ponce De Leon Ave NE). Contact Laura Ulep or Nancy Collins to volunteer or with questions.
RHO READERS MEET THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 12
The month the RHO Readers will be reading and discussing Varina, by Charles Frazier, author of Cold Mountain. Sooner or later, history asks, which side were you on? In his powerful new novel, Charles Frazier returns to the time and place of Cold Mountain, vividly bringing to life the chaos and devastation of the Civil War. When 17 year old Varina Howell agrees to marry Jefferson Davis, 35, she assumes that she will be a plantation owner's wife. But Davis becomes the president of the Confederacy. So, in the spring of 1865, Varina Davis and her five children are on the run to Havana with Union soldiers in pursuit. Varina is a story of a woman who comes to realize that "complicity carries consequences."
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Rev. Emma Neishloss, preaching
"Drawn By The Father"
John 6:35-51; Ephesians 4:22-5:2
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9:20 a.m.
Adult Sunday School
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9:30 a.m.
Coffee & Conversation
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11:15 a.m.
Gala Cast & Crew
Lunch & Rehearsal
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11:15 a.m.
Mission Meeting
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12:30 p.m.
Deacons Meeting
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ADULT FAITH DEVELOPMENT
(SESSION ROOM)
Peter Cobb leads MPC’s Adult Sunday School class, reading and discussing the lectionary from 9:20 - 9:50 a.m. in the Session Room.
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MORNINGSIDE: FAR AND WIDE
It's easy to forget that the things we do in our Sanctuary, in our small corner of the world have an impact beyond our immediate community. Read the letter below and be encouraged that MPC makes a difference!
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Dear Rev. Neishloss,
I wanted to send you a note of thanks for the publishing of your services and bulletins online. My name is Mike Duffey and I work in activities at Kendal Crosslands retirement community in Pennsylvania. We are primarily a Quaker community with a large number of residents who are affiliated with other religious groups, including Presbyterian. Each Sunday, residents come to our activities center to watch and participate in a Presbyterian service. As a retirement community and as a skilled care facility, we had some pretty specific needs for our residents:
- The service could only be, up to an hour long, which is about as long as our residents could comfortably enjoy
- The service needed to use the hymnals we own
- The service needed to post a bulletin that we could print out for our residents
- The service needed to be downloadable so that the service would not be at risk of stopping because of poor internet flow
In addition, the residents appreciate wonderful music and your service provides the same.
And finally, let me share a thought with you. Most of us go day to day, week to week unaware of all the folks we touch in positive ways. I wanted to let you know that many folks, far out of your view, are benefiting from the good work being done at your church. Thank You!
Take care,
Mike
James Michael Duffey (Mike) Kendal Activities Assistant
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18 & 19
Saturday
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Sunday
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“PUT ON YOUR SUNDAY CLOTHES:
MORNINGSIDE SINGS JERRY HERMAN”
Our fifth annual Morningside Sings Gala takes place on Saturday, August 18th at 7 p.m. and Sunday, August 19th at 3 p.m. The production features over 30 musicians and designers from our congregation and community, highlighting stage classics from Hello, Dolly!, Mame and La Cage aux Folles. Donations collected at the performances will benefit our music programs and the greater community which Morningside serves. Invite your friends!
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STEFAN DONNER ORGAN CONCERT
MPC is honored to be one stop on a busy U.S. recital tour for internationally-renowned concert organist Stefan Donner, on Tuesday, August 21st at 7 p.m. Stefan serves as the organist to St. Peter’s Church of Vienna, which will host our Chancel Choir during its 2019 Europe Choir Tour. The concert is now free and open to the public!Many thanks to a generous donor who has covered the expenses of the concert!
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ANNUAL THORNWELL SPECIAL OFFERING
We will take up a special offering for Thornwell, a Presbyterian ministry providing resources to “hurting children and families” on Sunday, August 26th. For more information on this remarkable organization, see the information sheets on the Mission Bulletin Board or go to www.thornwell.org.
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PRAYER LIST
Rachel Baldhoff, Sue Blouin, Shirley and Harold Boswell, Andrew Brady, Sue Cox, Pat Dumbleton, Chuck and Taylor Fishpaw, Linda Garmon, Nancy Hamilton, Terri Healey, Billy Jones, Sue Lutz and family, Jan McMahan, Ted McMahan, Anthony Owens, Maria Padilla, Bev Reed, Joy Reed, Beth Klotz Von Seggern, Marlie Ann Senf, Kathy Shaw, Kimball Sweatt, Elaine Tomkinson, Lynsley Tyler and family.
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Last Published: August 7, 2018 12:18 PM
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