December 30, 2010
Life@Morningside - January 2, 2011
By Anna Best
Morningside Presbyterian Church, Atlanta
WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY, GUEST PREACHER, WELCOME REV. DR. DAVID WEITNAUER, INSTALLATION/ORDINATION ANNOUNCEMENT, NEEDS DON'T END AT CHRISTMAS, PASTOR ON CALL, COUNSELING SERVICE, OVERNIGHT VOLUNTEERS AT WOMEN'S SHELTER, RETREAT AT MONTREAT, YOUNG ADULTS SERVE AT DRUID HILLS NIGHT SHELTER JANUARY 9, TAI CHI, LYDIA CIRCLE, SENIOR WORKDAY, CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, THIS WEEK AT MORNINGSIDE
Life@Morningside
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Sunday, January 2, 2011
Betsy Turner preaching
"Grace Upon Grace"
Texts: Jeremiah 31:7-14; John 1:1-18
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GUEST PREACHER
We welcome Betsy Turner as our guest preacher this morning. She grew up in St. Luke's Presbyterian Church in Dunwoody, and attended Presbyterian College in South Carolina. Betsy is a 2009 graduate of Columbia Seminary and is currently working for the Tri-Presbytery New Church Development Commission as she seeks a full-time call with a church. She is married to Ian Turner, whose family has long and deep connections to Morningside, especially with his grandmother Nell Roberts and his parents Gene and John Turner.
WELCOME REV. DR. DAVID WEITNAUER
The Rev. Dr. David Weitnauer is assisting with worship leadership this morning. From 1994 to 2000, David’s Pastoral Counseling Satellite Office for the Georgia Association for Pastoral Care was here at Morningside and in 2005, David was a Parish Associate at MPC. He now is the President of The R. Howard Dobbs, Jr., Foundation and we are pleased to have him moderating the Morningside Session for two months.
INSTALLATION/ORDINATION ANNOUNCEMENT
This morning we ordain and install MPC’s newest class of officers. They are as follows:
- Elder Class of 2011: Sue Ballay to complete the remaining term of Mardee Rightmyer.
- Elder Class of 2013: Mary Chapman, Tony Fishpaw, Shannon Harris, Bradley Odom, Daisy Ottmann and Randy Parrish.
- Deacon Class of 2013: Anna Garcia, Jill Klotz, Link Marx and Duncan Spears.
We offer our gratitude to the outgoing Officer Class of 2010 for their excellent service during the last three years. They are: Chip Edgerton, Carolyn Morton, Leslie Prince, Bill Southwood, David Wingert, Nancy Collins, David Fairleigh, and James Klotz.
NEEDS DON'T END AT CHRISTMAS
MPC will collect food for the Intown Collaborative Ministries (ICM) food pantry through January 9. Donations of food items such as canned meats, vegetables and various pop top items will help support the homeless and near homeless in 30306 and 30307 zip codes. ICM continues to serve more and more guests each weekend so needs continue to grow, as well. Please leave these items in the baskets in the Welcome Center. On Saturday, January 8, MPC will, for the FIRST time, staff the ICM food pantry which operates out of Druid Hills Methodist Church at Ponce de Leon and Briarcliff Road. This is a great way to hit the ground running with our Community Outreach in 2011! We'll need 5-6 volunteers from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Follow the link to ICM from MPC's website under "Mission In Our Community" to learn more, or volunteer by contacting Nancy Collins at ncollins0209@gmail.com or 770.842.3959.
PASTOR ON CALL
The Rev. Glenn Small, Jr., an affiliate member at Morningside, will serve as pastor on call in the interim period. Glenn is an ordained Presbyterian minister and a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice. He can be reached at 770.414.5957 or 404.862.7340. During office hours, you may also contact the church office at 404.876.7396.
COUNSELING SERVICE
During this interim period, Morningside members who are professional therapists are available to offer short-term counseling to individuals, couples, and families. Anyone desiring services can contact the church office, or call Sarah Brownlee at 404.876.3572.
OVERNIGHT VOLUNTEERS AT WOMEN'S SHELTER
Check your calendars now to stay over one night at the Shearith Israel Shelter for Women here in our neighborhood. Two volunteers are needed each evening from 6 p.m. to 6:45 a.m. to assist the Resident Manager with the 13 female guests. Morningside will provide volunteers January 8 through 16. Sign up on mission bulletin board today or contact Melinda Sandkam with any questions.
RETREAT AT MONTREAT
Next Sunday, January 9, those who attended the November church retreat to Montreat, North Carolina will host Fellowship Hour sharing pictures of the weekend.
YOUNG ADULTS SERVE AT DRUID HILLS NIGHT SHELTER JANUARY 9
The MPC Young Adults will get together to provide a meal for the 30 men of the Druid Hills Night Shelter on Sunday, January 9. We'll meet at Druid Hills at 6:30 p.m. to serve and enjoy a meal with the guests until about 7:30 p.m. We're planning to do a taco meal and need volunteers to bring food and serve, so please contact Lisa Harris(Lisa.S.Harris@gmail.com) if you can help.
TAI CHI
Tai Chi instruction and practice at MPC resumes January 12, 2011. Instruction by Bob Wells and Doris Williams will be at 2 p.m. weekly in the Fellowship Hall for ten weeks. Building on the fall class, focus will be on 24 forms. For further information or to sign up, contact Barbara Ray, 404.876.7892 or barbray@mindspring.com.
LYDIA CIRCLE
Lydia Circle will hold their next meeting on Thursday, January 13. For more information or to RSVP contact Tara Parrish at taraparrish@bellsouth.net.
SENIOR WORKDAY
Sign up to volunteer for the 9th annual Decatur Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Project on Saturday, January 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. MPC will provide a group of volunteers who will work on senior citizens’ homes in Decatur, making needed repairs and doing yard work that elderly homeowners have been unable to afford. The MLK Service Project is sponsored by the Decatur Preservation Alliance in partnership with the City of Decatur and other organizations. Contact Jack Klotz jacksklotz@gmail.com or Lloyd Prince at lloydprince@comcast.net with any questions.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AT MORNINGSIDE
Adult Sunday School Classes
What does it mean to confess “Jesus is Lord”? What were some of the controversies and intrigues behind the early Church’s drafting of the Nicene and Apostles’ Creeds? What do these familiar expressions of faith say to Reformed Christians in particular? Explore answers to these questions with the Morningside Bible Class and Jack and James Klotz in I Confess! What We Say It Means to be Presbyterian, Sunday, January 2, at 9:45 in Room 201.
Children’s Classes
The Preschool Class will hear the story Who Is This Child? and learn about the boy Jesus’ visit to the temple. Elementary Classes will learn about Anna and Simeon’s message to Mary and Joseph when they presented the infant Jesus in the temple. Double Digits will be in worship.
THIS WEEK AT MORNINGSIDE
SUNDAY, JANUARY 2
9:30 a.m. Coffee & Conversation
11 a.m. Worship with Communion/Ordination and Installation of Officers
12 noon Fellowship
MONDAY, JANUARY 3
MPP Winter Break
7 p.m. Mandolin Society
TUESDAY, JANUARY 4
MPP Winter Break
6:30 p.m. Weight Watchers
7 p.m. MLPA Zoning
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5
10:50 a.m. Preschool Yoga Classes
7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir; Venture Crew
THURSDAY, JANUARY 6
12:30 p.m. Playball
6:30 p.m. Prayer Group
7 p.m. Handbell Choir
7:30 p.m. MLPA Public Safety
FRIDAY, JANUARY 7
9 a.m. Preschool Movement Classes
SATURDAY, JANUARY 8
8:15 a.m. Weight Watchers
SUNDAY, JANUARY 9
9:30 a.m. Coffee & Conversation
11 a.m. Worship
12 noon Fellowship
12:15 p.m. Deacon’s Meeting
2 p.m. Harmony Chorus
WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY, GUEST PREACHER, WELCOME REV. DR. DAVID WEITNAUER, INSTALLATION/ORDINATION ANNOUNCEMENT, NEEDS DON'T END AT CHRISTMAS, PASTOR ON CALL, COUNSELING SERVICE, OVERNIGHT VOLUNTEERS AT WOMEN'S SHELTER, RETREAT AT MONTREAT, YOUNG ADULTS SERVE AT DRUID HILLS NIGHT SHELTER JANUARY 9, TAI CHI, LYDIA CIRCLE, SENIOR WORKDAY, CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, THIS WEEK AT MORNINGSIDE
Life@Morningside
________________________________________________________________________
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Betsy Turner preaching
"Grace Upon Grace"
Texts: Jeremiah 31:7-14; John 1:1-18
_______________________________________________________________________
GUEST PREACHER
We welcome Betsy Turner as our guest preacher this morning. She grew up in St. Luke's Presbyterian Church in Dunwoody, and attended Presbyterian College in South Carolina. Betsy is a 2009 graduate of Columbia Seminary and is currently working for the Tri-Presbytery New Church Development Commission as she seeks a full-time call with a church. She is married to Ian Turner, whose family has long and deep connections to Morningside, especially with his grandmother Nell Roberts and his parents Gene and John Turner.
WELCOME REV. DR. DAVID WEITNAUER
The Rev. Dr. David Weitnauer is assisting with worship leadership this morning. From 1994 to 2000, David’s Pastoral Counseling Satellite Office for the Georgia Association for Pastoral Care was here at Morningside and in 2005, David was a Parish Associate at MPC. He now is the President of The R. Howard Dobbs, Jr., Foundation and we are pleased to have him moderating the Morningside Session for two months.
INSTALLATION/ORDINATION ANNOUNCEMENT
This morning we ordain and install MPC’s newest class of officers. They are as follows:
- Elder Class of 2011: Sue Ballay to complete the remaining term of Mardee Rightmyer.
- Elder Class of 2013: Mary Chapman, Tony Fishpaw, Shannon Harris, Bradley Odom, Daisy Ottmann and Randy Parrish.
- Deacon Class of 2013: Anna Garcia, Jill Klotz, Link Marx and Duncan Spears.
We offer our gratitude to the outgoing Officer Class of 2010 for their excellent service during the last three years. They are: Chip Edgerton, Carolyn Morton, Leslie Prince, Bill Southwood, David Wingert, Nancy Collins, David Fairleigh, and James Klotz.
NEEDS DON'T END AT CHRISTMAS
MPC will collect food for the Intown Collaborative Ministries (ICM) food pantry through January 9. Donations of food items such as canned meats, vegetables and various pop top items will help support the homeless and near homeless in 30306 and 30307 zip codes. ICM continues to serve more and more guests each weekend so needs continue to grow, as well. Please leave these items in the baskets in the Welcome Center. On Saturday, January 8, MPC will, for the FIRST time, staff the ICM food pantry which operates out of Druid Hills Methodist Church at Ponce de Leon and Briarcliff Road. This is a great way to hit the ground running with our Community Outreach in 2011! We'll need 5-6 volunteers from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Follow the link to ICM from MPC's website under "Mission In Our Community" to learn more, or volunteer by contacting Nancy Collins at ncollins0209@gmail.com or 770.842.3959.
PASTOR ON CALL
The Rev. Glenn Small, Jr., an affiliate member at Morningside, will serve as pastor on call in the interim period. Glenn is an ordained Presbyterian minister and a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice. He can be reached at 770.414.5957 or 404.862.7340. During office hours, you may also contact the church office at 404.876.7396.
COUNSELING SERVICE
During this interim period, Morningside members who are professional therapists are available to offer short-term counseling to individuals, couples, and families. Anyone desiring services can contact the church office, or call Sarah Brownlee at 404.876.3572.
OVERNIGHT VOLUNTEERS AT WOMEN'S SHELTER
Check your calendars now to stay over one night at the Shearith Israel Shelter for Women here in our neighborhood. Two volunteers are needed each evening from 6 p.m. to 6:45 a.m. to assist the Resident Manager with the 13 female guests. Morningside will provide volunteers January 8 through 16. Sign up on mission bulletin board today or contact Melinda Sandkam with any questions.
RETREAT AT MONTREAT
Next Sunday, January 9, those who attended the November church retreat to Montreat, North Carolina will host Fellowship Hour sharing pictures of the weekend.
YOUNG ADULTS SERVE AT DRUID HILLS NIGHT SHELTER JANUARY 9
The MPC Young Adults will get together to provide a meal for the 30 men of the Druid Hills Night Shelter on Sunday, January 9. We'll meet at Druid Hills at 6:30 p.m. to serve and enjoy a meal with the guests until about 7:30 p.m. We're planning to do a taco meal and need volunteers to bring food and serve, so please contact Lisa Harris(Lisa.S.Harris@gmail.com) if you can help.
TAI CHI
Tai Chi instruction and practice at MPC resumes January 12, 2011. Instruction by Bob Wells and Doris Williams will be at 2 p.m. weekly in the Fellowship Hall for ten weeks. Building on the fall class, focus will be on 24 forms. For further information or to sign up, contact Barbara Ray, 404.876.7892 or barbray@mindspring.com.
LYDIA CIRCLE
Lydia Circle will hold their next meeting on Thursday, January 13. For more information or to RSVP contact Tara Parrish at taraparrish@bellsouth.net.
SENIOR WORKDAY
Sign up to volunteer for the 9th annual Decatur Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Project on Saturday, January 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. MPC will provide a group of volunteers who will work on senior citizens’ homes in Decatur, making needed repairs and doing yard work that elderly homeowners have been unable to afford. The MLK Service Project is sponsored by the Decatur Preservation Alliance in partnership with the City of Decatur and other organizations. Contact Jack Klotz jacksklotz@gmail.com or Lloyd Prince at lloydprince@comcast.net with any questions.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AT MORNINGSIDE
Adult Sunday School Classes
What does it mean to confess “Jesus is Lord”? What were some of the controversies and intrigues behind the early Church’s drafting of the Nicene and Apostles’ Creeds? What do these familiar expressions of faith say to Reformed Christians in particular? Explore answers to these questions with the Morningside Bible Class and Jack and James Klotz in I Confess! What We Say It Means to be Presbyterian, Sunday, January 2, at 9:45 in Room 201.
Children’s Classes
The Preschool Class will hear the story Who Is This Child? and learn about the boy Jesus’ visit to the temple. Elementary Classes will learn about Anna and Simeon’s message to Mary and Joseph when they presented the infant Jesus in the temple. Double Digits will be in worship.
THIS WEEK AT MORNINGSIDE
SUNDAY, JANUARY 2
9:30 a.m. Coffee & Conversation
11 a.m. Worship with Communion/Ordination and Installation of Officers
12 noon Fellowship
MONDAY, JANUARY 3
MPP Winter Break
7 p.m. Mandolin Society
TUESDAY, JANUARY 4
MPP Winter Break
6:30 p.m. Weight Watchers
7 p.m. MLPA Zoning
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5
10:50 a.m. Preschool Yoga Classes
7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir; Venture Crew
THURSDAY, JANUARY 6
12:30 p.m. Playball
6:30 p.m. Prayer Group
7 p.m. Handbell Choir
7:30 p.m. MLPA Public Safety
FRIDAY, JANUARY 7
9 a.m. Preschool Movement Classes
SATURDAY, JANUARY 8
8:15 a.m. Weight Watchers
SUNDAY, JANUARY 9
9:30 a.m. Coffee & Conversation
11 a.m. Worship
12 noon Fellowship
12:15 p.m. Deacon’s Meeting
2 p.m. Harmony Chorus
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