January 06, 2011
Life@Morningside - January 9, 2010
By Anna Best
Morningside Presbyterian Church, Atlanta
WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY, GUEST PREACHER, LAY LITURGIST, PICK A PAN SUNDAY, RETREAT AT MONTREAT, YOUNG ADULTS SERVE AT NIGHT SHELTER TONIGHT, PASTOR ON CALL, COUNSELING SERVICE, OVERNIGHT VOLUNTEERS AT WOMEN'S SHELTER, LYDIA CIRCLE, SENIOR WORKDAY, GIFT CARDS FOR VALENTINES' DAY, MPP, ONE GRAY HAIR LUNCHEON, BIG FUN FOR KIDS, PIZZA ANYONE?, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, OUR SYMPATHY TO:, CORRECTION FROM ENEWS "DID YOU KNOW," OFFERINGS, CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, THIS WEEK AT MORNINGSIDE
Life@Morningside
________________________________________________________________________
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Rev. Dr. Bill Brown preaching
"The Wonder of It All"
Texts: Proverbs 30:18-19, Psalm 8, 1 Corinthians 3:16-4:2
_______________________________________________________________________
GUEST PREACHER
We welcome the Rev. Dr. Bill Brown as our guest preacher this morning. He is an 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 morning is Bill Humphries.
PICK A PAN SUNDAY
Take home an empty pan from the narthex today and return it by 10 a.m. this Tuesday, January 11 filled with the requested item to help feed 45 men attending the Common Ground program at Atlanta AIDS Faith and Health.
RETREAT AT MONTREAT
This morning those who attended the church retreat to Montreat, North Carolina will host Fellowship Hour, sharing pictures of the weekend.
YOUNG ADULTS SERVE AT NIGHT SHELTER TONIGHT
The MPC Young Adults are providing a meal for the 30 men of the Druid Hills Night Shelter tonight. 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).
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 is providing volunteers through January 16. Remaining needs are for tonight and next Sunday, January 16. Contact Melinda Sandkam with any questions.
LYDIA CIRCLE
Lydia Circle will hold their next meeting Thursday, January 13. For more information or to RSVP contact Tara Parrish at taraparrish@bellsouth.net.
SENIOR WORKDAY
Sign up to volunteer for the 8th annual Decatur Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Project Saturday, January 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. MPC will provide 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.
GIFT CARDS FOR VALENTINES' Day
Starting next Sunday, January 16, donate a $10 gift card for CVS or Target, etc. to be given to the women at Shearith Israel Shelter for Valentines’ Day. Bring them to the gift bag on mission bulletin board through Sunday, February 6.
MPP
Morningside Preschool is offering early registration for the 2011-2012 school year beginning Tuesday, January 18 for currently enrolled families and church members. You can access the necessary forms at www.morningsidepc.org/preschool/registration_procedure.html. Forms will also be available on the table next to the Preschool side entrance. Please submit your application no later than January 30 as open registration will begin Monday, January 31. Please contact Sarah Tomaka, Preschool Director, at 404.685.8758 or mpp@morningsidepc.org with questions.
ONE GRAY HAIR LUNCHEON
One Gray Hair will meet Wednesday, January 19 at noon in Fellowship Hall to celebrate the birthday of Scottish poet, Robert Burns. Rev. Robert Gray will present the program on Burns' life and poetry. Rev. Dr. Baron Mullis will be our special guest. RSVP to Sarah or Richard Brownlee at rsbrownlee1046@att.net or 404.876.3572.
BIG FUN FOR KIDS
Kindergarten-3rd graders are invited to Big Fun at MPC on Saturday, January 22, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. 4th-7th graders are welcome as junior leaders. RSVP to Maggie Adams at magadams@gmail.com by Tuesday, January 18.
PIZZA ANYONE?
Everybody’s at Emory on N. Decatur will be donating 20 percent of your lunch and dinner tab to Shearith Israel Shelter for Women on Monday, January 24. Be sure to bring the notices available on mission bulletin board or tell them that you are supporting the shelter. Spread the word with your friends and neighbors.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
We will join our six-church team two months earlier than usual to build a Habitat for Humanity home for a deserving family here in Atlanta. Please check your February and March calendars and sign up to help a Saturday or two Feb. 19 through April 2. Contact Shepherd Lynsley Tyler at Lynsley@bellsouth.net with any questions. Also, keep an eye out for a Saturday that we will provide lunch to the 50 volunteers. If you can’t hammer nails, then sign up to provide a dish.
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 Saturday, January 8, at 1 p.m. at Jefferson Avenue Baptist Church, 1150 Jefferson Avenue, East Point, Georgia 30344.
CORRECTION FROM ENEWS
Did you know...
… that Morningside member Sarah Mercer Chatel and NOT Sarah Beth Gehl is in a GA Lottery radio commercial for the Black Instant Games? The commercial began airing on December 28.
OFFERINGS
Actual Weekly
Budget
19-Dec 14,656 13,067
24-Dec 1,541
26-Dec 12,127 13,067
31-Dec 36,222
Total 64,547
YTD Actual YTD Budget
704,780 679,500
Actual Weekly
Budget
2-Jan 6,117 13,845
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AT MORNINGSIDE
Adult Sunday School Classes
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. Next Sunday, January 16, 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 at 9:45 in Room 201 through February 6.
Children’s Classes
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.
THIS WEEK AT MORNINGSIDE
SUNDAY, JANUARY 9
Overnight at Shearith Israel Shelter for Women (SIS)
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
6:30 p.m. Young Adults serve Druid Hills Dinner
MONDAY, JANUARY 10
Overnight SIS
7 p.m. Mandolin Society
7:30 p.m. MLPA
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11
Overnight SIS
9:30 a.m. Preschool Yoga Class
10 a.m. Common Ground
12:30 p.m. Playball
6:30 p.m. Weight Watchers
7 p.m. MLPA Zoning
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12
Overnight SIS
10:50 a.m. Preschool Yoga Classes
2 p.m. Tai Chi
6 p.m. Cherub Choir
6:30 p.m. Treble Choir
7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir; Venture Crew
THURSDAY, JANUARY 13
Overnight SIS
12:30 p.m. Playball
6:30 p.m. Prayer Group
7 p.m. Lydia Circle; Handbell Choir
FRIDAY, JANUARY 14
Overnight SIS
9:30 a.m. Preschool Movement Classes
7 p.m. Couples Group, home of Leslie and Lloyd Prince
SATURDAY, JANUARY 15
Overnight SIS
8:15 a.m. Weight Watchers
9 a.m. Senior Workday with Decatur MLK, Jr. Service Project
SUNDAY, JANUARY 16
Overnight SIS
9:30 a.m. Coffee & Conversation
11 a.m. Worship
12 noon Fellowship
1 p.m. RHO Readers
2 p.m. Harmony Chorus
WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY, GUEST PREACHER, LAY LITURGIST, PICK A PAN SUNDAY, RETREAT AT MONTREAT, YOUNG ADULTS SERVE AT NIGHT SHELTER TONIGHT, PASTOR ON CALL, COUNSELING SERVICE, OVERNIGHT VOLUNTEERS AT WOMEN'S SHELTER, LYDIA CIRCLE, SENIOR WORKDAY, GIFT CARDS FOR VALENTINES' DAY, MPP, ONE GRAY HAIR LUNCHEON, BIG FUN FOR KIDS, PIZZA ANYONE?, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, OUR SYMPATHY TO:, CORRECTION FROM ENEWS "DID YOU KNOW," OFFERINGS, CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, THIS WEEK AT MORNINGSIDE
Life@Morningside
________________________________________________________________________
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Rev. Dr. Bill Brown preaching
"The Wonder of It All"
Texts: Proverbs 30:18-19, Psalm 8, 1 Corinthians 3:16-4:2
_______________________________________________________________________
GUEST PREACHER
We welcome the Rev. Dr. Bill Brown as our guest preacher this morning. He is an 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 morning is Bill Humphries.
PICK A PAN SUNDAY
Take home an empty pan from the narthex today and return it by 10 a.m. this Tuesday, January 11 filled with the requested item to help feed 45 men attending the Common Ground program at Atlanta AIDS Faith and Health.
RETREAT AT MONTREAT
This morning those who attended the church retreat to Montreat, North Carolina will host Fellowship Hour, sharing pictures of the weekend.
YOUNG ADULTS SERVE AT NIGHT SHELTER TONIGHT
The MPC Young Adults are providing a meal for the 30 men of the Druid Hills Night Shelter tonight. 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).
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 is providing volunteers through January 16. Remaining needs are for tonight and next Sunday, January 16. Contact Melinda Sandkam with any questions.
LYDIA CIRCLE
Lydia Circle will hold their next meeting Thursday, January 13. For more information or to RSVP contact Tara Parrish at taraparrish@bellsouth.net.
SENIOR WORKDAY
Sign up to volunteer for the 8th annual Decatur Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Project Saturday, January 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. MPC will provide 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.
GIFT CARDS FOR VALENTINES' Day
Starting next Sunday, January 16, donate a $10 gift card for CVS or Target, etc. to be given to the women at Shearith Israel Shelter for Valentines’ Day. Bring them to the gift bag on mission bulletin board through Sunday, February 6.
MPP
Morningside Preschool is offering early registration for the 2011-2012 school year beginning Tuesday, January 18 for currently enrolled families and church members. You can access the necessary forms at www.morningsidepc.org/preschool/registration_procedure.html. Forms will also be available on the table next to the Preschool side entrance. Please submit your application no later than January 30 as open registration will begin Monday, January 31. Please contact Sarah Tomaka, Preschool Director, at 404.685.8758 or mpp@morningsidepc.org with questions.
ONE GRAY HAIR LUNCHEON
One Gray Hair will meet Wednesday, January 19 at noon in Fellowship Hall to celebrate the birthday of Scottish poet, Robert Burns. Rev. Robert Gray will present the program on Burns' life and poetry. Rev. Dr. Baron Mullis will be our special guest. RSVP to Sarah or Richard Brownlee at rsbrownlee1046@att.net or 404.876.3572.
BIG FUN FOR KIDS
Kindergarten-3rd graders are invited to Big Fun at MPC on Saturday, January 22, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. 4th-7th graders are welcome as junior leaders. RSVP to Maggie Adams at magadams@gmail.com by Tuesday, January 18.
PIZZA ANYONE?
Everybody’s at Emory on N. Decatur will be donating 20 percent of your lunch and dinner tab to Shearith Israel Shelter for Women on Monday, January 24. Be sure to bring the notices available on mission bulletin board or tell them that you are supporting the shelter. Spread the word with your friends and neighbors.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
We will join our six-church team two months earlier than usual to build a Habitat for Humanity home for a deserving family here in Atlanta. Please check your February and March calendars and sign up to help a Saturday or two Feb. 19 through April 2. Contact Shepherd Lynsley Tyler at Lynsley@bellsouth.net with any questions. Also, keep an eye out for a Saturday that we will provide lunch to the 50 volunteers. If you can’t hammer nails, then sign up to provide a dish.
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 Saturday, January 8, at 1 p.m. at Jefferson Avenue Baptist Church, 1150 Jefferson Avenue, East Point, Georgia 30344.
CORRECTION FROM ENEWS
Did you know...
… that Morningside member Sarah Mercer Chatel and NOT Sarah Beth Gehl is in a GA Lottery radio commercial for the Black Instant Games? The commercial began airing on December 28.
OFFERINGS
Actual Weekly
Budget
19-Dec 14,656 13,067
24-Dec 1,541
26-Dec 12,127 13,067
31-Dec 36,222
Total 64,547
YTD Actual YTD Budget
704,780 679,500
Actual Weekly
Budget
2-Jan 6,117 13,845
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AT MORNINGSIDE
Adult Sunday School Classes
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. Next Sunday, January 16, 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 at 9:45 in Room 201 through February 6.
Children’s Classes
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.
THIS WEEK AT MORNINGSIDE
SUNDAY, JANUARY 9
Overnight at Shearith Israel Shelter for Women (SIS)
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
6:30 p.m. Young Adults serve Druid Hills Dinner
MONDAY, JANUARY 10
Overnight SIS
7 p.m. Mandolin Society
7:30 p.m. MLPA
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11
Overnight SIS
9:30 a.m. Preschool Yoga Class
10 a.m. Common Ground
12:30 p.m. Playball
6:30 p.m. Weight Watchers
7 p.m. MLPA Zoning
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12
Overnight SIS
10:50 a.m. Preschool Yoga Classes
2 p.m. Tai Chi
6 p.m. Cherub Choir
6:30 p.m. Treble Choir
7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir; Venture Crew
THURSDAY, JANUARY 13
Overnight SIS
12:30 p.m. Playball
6:30 p.m. Prayer Group
7 p.m. Lydia Circle; Handbell Choir
FRIDAY, JANUARY 14
Overnight SIS
9:30 a.m. Preschool Movement Classes
7 p.m. Couples Group, home of Leslie and Lloyd Prince
SATURDAY, JANUARY 15
Overnight SIS
8:15 a.m. Weight Watchers
9 a.m. Senior Workday with Decatur MLK, Jr. Service Project
SUNDAY, JANUARY 16
Overnight SIS
9:30 a.m. Coffee & Conversation
11 a.m. Worship
12 noon Fellowship
1 p.m. RHO Readers
2 p.m. Harmony Chorus
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