THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK; Our Sympathy To; GUEST PREACHER THIS SUNDAY; LAY LITURGIST; Pick a Pan Sunday; Young Adults Serve at Night Shelter THIS SUNDAY; Overnight Volunteers NEEDED at SHEARITH ISRAEL Women's Shelter; Needs Don't End at Christmas; Pastor On Call; COUNSELING SERVICE; OUR THANKS TO; Did you know...

eNews@Morningside        January 4 - January 9, 2011

January 9, 2011
Baptism of the Lord

9:30 a.m. Coffee and Conversation

9:45 a.m. Church School for all ages
ADULT: What did Jesus mean by "this is my body" and "do this in remembrance of me"? Why do some Christians baptize infants and some do not? One man's attempts to answer these questions at the very real risk to his life lie at the heart of the Heidelberg Catechism and the Second Helvetic Confession. Learn more about this history and what these confessions say about our church today, including stewardship of creation and the Three "C's" of Presbyterianism. "I Confess! What We Say It Means to be Presbyterian" is a Morningside Bible Class discussion led by Jack and James Klotz this Sunday at 9:45 in Room 201.

CHILDREN: Preschool Children will learn about Jesus calling his twelve helpers in the story Follow Me! Younger Elementary classes will hear about John the Baptist's work to prepare people for Jesus. Double Digits will consider how to respond to John's message.

11:00 a.m. Worship
Rev. Dr. Bill Brown Preaching
"The Wonder of It All"
Texts: Psalm 8; Proverbs 30:18-19; 1 Corinthians 3:16-4:2

12:00 p.m. Fellowship with Church Retreat Highlights

12:15 p.m. Deacons Meeting

2:00 p.m. Harmony Chorus

6:30 p.m. Young Adults Serve Druid Hills Dinner
Overnight at Shearith Israel Shelter for Women (SIS)

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
"No possession is joyous without a companion."
~Thomas Acquinas

Our Sympathy To
Walter Huff and his family, on the death of his father Walter H. Huff. After a long struggle with Alzheimer's, Mr. Huff passed away Monday night while in hospice care. The funeral will be either Friday or Saturday at Jefferson Avenue Baptist Church, East Point, Georgia. Details to follow.

GUEST PREACHER THIS SUNDAY
We welcome the Rev. Dr. Bill Brown as our guest preacher Sunday morning. He is the Old Testament Professor at Columbia Theological Seminary. Bill received his Ph.D. at Emory University and is the author, most recently, of The Seven Pillars of Creation: The Bible, Science, and the Ecology of Wonder.

LAY LITURGIST
In keeping with the Presbyterian tenet of the priesthood of all believers, Morningside maintains a Lay Liturgy Team. Our lay reader this Sunday morning is Bill Humphries.

Pick a Pan Sunday
Take home an empty pan from the narthex this Sunday and return it by 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 11 filled with the requested item to help feed 45 men attending the Common Ground program at Atlanta AIDS Faith and Health.

Young Adults Serve at Night Shelter THIS SUNDAY
The MPC Young Adults are providing a meal for the 30 men of the Druid Hills Night Shelter this Sunday. We'll meet at Druid Hills at 6:30 p.m. to serve and enjoy a meal with the guests until 7:30 p.m. If you can help provide two remaining items that are needed, contact Lisa Harris (Lisa.S.Harris@gmail.com).

Overnight Volunteers NEEDED at SHEARITH ISRAEL Women's Shelter
The nine nights that MPC covers at Shearith Israel Shelter for women are fast approaching! We prefer to have two volunteers per night but since the resident manager is there also, one volunteer could do it. So, the priority is getting at least one person per night. Please take a look at the remaining open dates and compare them to your calendars:

Saturday, Jan. 8 – 1 more needed; Sunday, Jan. 9 – 2 needed (at least 1); Monday, Jan. 10 – 1 more needed; Wednesday, Jan. 12 – 1 more needed; Sunday, Jan. 16 - 2 needed (at least 1). Many thanks to all of you who have already signed up!

Needs Don't End at Christmas
MPC continues its collection of food for the Intown Collaborative Ministries (ICM) food pantry through this Sunday, January 9.

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.

OUR THANKS TO
The Advent/Christmas decking and un-decking team. The members are: Nancy and Andy Anderson, Sue and Joe Ballay, Jo Ann Bertrand, Sarah Brownlee, Nancy Chambers, Nancy Coombs, Lynn Daniel, Philip Hawkins, Robert and Georgia Marshall, Guerry Mashburn, Daisy Ottmann, Jeff Peters, Doug Self, Jane Stack and John Watson. This year's efforts included construction and design of new sanctuary window treatments, new additions to the Fellowship Hall windows, an Advent tree in the Welcome Center, Chrismon tree in the Sanctuary, boxwood topiaries and garlands, large wreath on front door, new garlands in back of sanctuary, wreaths and garland on church exterior, and a new color scheme.

Did you know...
...that Morningside received a special Christmas gift of several new plantings around the front of the church from an anonymous donor?
... that Morningside member Sarah Mercer Chatel is in a GA Lottery radio commercial for the Black Instant Games? The commercial began airing on December 28.

More Information
For more information about these events, please contact the church office at 404.876.7396 or office@morningsidepc.org