February 17, 2011
Life@Morningside - February 20, 2011
By Anna Best
Morningside Presbyterian Church, Atlanta
WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY, WEAR YOUR NAMETAGS, PLEASE, RHO READERS, WOMEN'S ROUNDTABLE, PORGY AND BESS, PANCAKES AND PAJAMA PARTY, PAJAMAS FOR THREADS, HUNGER WALK 2011, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BUILD, CHURCH RETREAT IN OCTOBER, YOUTH MISSION TRIP 2011, BIBLE & BRUNCH FIELD TRIPS, DEVOTIONAL BOOKLETS ARE HERE, PARENT WORKSHOP, THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO!, GIVING UPDATE, CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AT MORNINGSIDE, THIS WEEK AT MORNINGSIDE
Life@Morningside
________________________________________________________________________
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Baron Mullis preaching
"Rules for Living"
Texts: 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23; Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18
_______________________________________________________________________
WEAR YOUR NAMETAGS, PLEASE
Remember to wear your nametags each Sunday to help us know one another better. There are baskets available in Fellowship Hall for returning your nametags, so don’t take them off before going down to Fellowship.
RHO READERS
Today, this co-ed group will meet at 12:45 p.m. in Session Room 103 to discuss Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God. The group meets the third Sunday of each month. All are welcome.
WOMEN'S ROUNDTABLE
All women are welcome for dinner, conversation and an exciting program next Monday, February 28, from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. at the home of Lynn Young (277 The Prado, 30309). Stephanie Mains will be our guest speaker. Stephanie is a Senior Executive at GE Energy where she travels extensively both at home and abroad. She will share with us her unique experience of travelling throughout the Middle East as a woman in a position of authority. RSVP to the church office at office@morningsidepc.org.
PORGY AND BESS
MPC invites you to attend the Atlanta Opera’s production of Porgy and Bess as a group on Friday, March 4 at 8 p.m. The cost is $51.24 per ticket (Grand Tier, Center section, Row G). Previous tickets at $34.41 have all been sold. E-mail Sarah Brownlee at rsbrownlee1046@att.net to hold a ticket and make checks out to MPC.
PANCAKES AND PAJAMA PARTY
All are invited to celebrate Shrove Tuesday at our annual MPC and Preschool Pancake Supper and Pajama Party on Tuesday, March 8, from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Kids are invited to wear their favorite PJs. Enjoy dinner for the whole family while Ruby the Clown delights the children with his tricks and antics. See the sign-up sheet outside the Session Room or contact Jennifer James at jennjames@comcast.net to volunteer to set up, serve or clean up.
PAJAMAS FOR THREADS
We have started our collection of new pajamas, socks and underwear for Threads, a children’s clothing ministry of All-Saints Episcopal Church. Bring items to the baskets in the Welcome Center in the next few weeks or to the Shrove Tuesday dinner.
HUNGER WALK 2011
The Double Digits will participate in the Hunger Walk 2011 on March 13 following worship. This is a 5k walk/run to raise money for local area food banks including the Atlanta Community Food Bank and for the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta. Participants raise money to support their walk and to help members of their community. Last year, the Hunger Walk raised $500,000 to fight hunger in the greater Atlanta area. The walk starts at 2 p.m. at Turner Field and is over by 4 p.m. If you and/or your Double Digit is interested in participating this year or if you do not have a Double Digit but would like to join us, contact Heather Bardole at hefbardole@gmail.com to find out how to register.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BUILD
MPC is looking for volunteers from February 26 through April 2 for the Spring Habitat build. Sign up on the bulletin board across from the Session Room 103 or contact Lynsley Tyler at Lynsley@bellsouth.net to volunteer a Saturday or to obtain more information. If you can’t hammer nails, then sign up to provide a dish on Saturday, March 5 when we will provide lunch to the 50 Habitat volunteers.
CHURCH RETREAT IN OCTOBER
We are excited to announce the annual fall retreat to Montreat, North Carolina will be October 14-16 this year. We will once again return to the William Black Lodge and can’t wait to enjoy the fall colors along with the mountains and great fellowship. Mark your calendars now!
YOUTH MISSION TRIP 2011
The youth at MPC (5th grade and older) are making plans for a June trip to the Global Village Experience at Heifer International in Perryville, Arkansas. For more information about the trip, contact Carolyn Morton at carolynmorton@bellsouth.net, and watch for details on fundraising. Let Carolyn know if you could help our youth with the fundraising this spring.
BIBLE & BRUNCH FIELD TRIPS
This past week, the Bible & Brunch crew visited the Greek Orthodox Cathedral. Throughout the spring, all are welcome to join in our field trips on the third Thursdays of the month. Mark your calendars now for a visit to the Al-Farooq Masjid Mosque on 14th Street on March 17, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. April 21, we will be visiting The Temple on Peachtree Street and final plans are underway for our May 19 excursion. Childcare is provided at MPC from 9:30 to 11:45. Anyone who would like to go to lunch afterwards is welcome. RSVP to the church office.
DEVOTIONAL BOOKLETS ARE HERE
Copies of the daily devotional booklet, Our Daily Bread, for the months of March through May are available on the tables in the Narthex and the Welcome Center. You are encouraged to take one as you leave the sanctuary on Sunday mornings. The daily readings will brighten your day as we prepare for the Lenten season.
PARENT WORKSHOP
Everyone is invited to Room 107 at 9:15 a.m. on Friday, February 25 for Coffee Chatter. Speech Language Pathologist Katy Stout and Occupational Therapist Jamie Lesser are offering a workshop that will include discussing typical motor, sensory, speech and language development, and the warning signs of when to seek professional intervention and ways to stimulate your child’s skills in everyday activities.
THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO!
Check out the display across from the nursery that offers thanks to all the Morningside folks who give from the heart. You cook, build, do floral arrangements, set up, clean up, donate, and are friends to those in need! Every single one of you is appreciated every day at MPC. Check out a current needs list for February or fill out a Time and Talent form.
GIVING UPDATE
WEEK 2/13 YTD
Needed $13,845 $96,917
Received $10,671 $81,963
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AT MORNINGSIDE
Adult Sunday School Classes
Join the Morningside Bible Class for this speaker series focusing on God's Creation and ways we can respond to the call to greater environmental stewardship. Our series continues next Sunday, February 27 with Rebecca Watts-Hull from Mothers & Others for Clean Air and the Creation Care Committee of North Decatur Presbyterian Church. This class meets each Sunday at 9:45 a.m. in Room 201.
Children’s Classes
In today’s story A Scary Storm the Preschool children will learn what happened when Jesus’ helpers were frightened by a storm. K-1, Grades 2-3, and Double Digits will learn about mercy, forgiveness, and justice as they study Jesus’ teaching about judging others.
THIS WEEK AT MORNINGSIDE
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20
9:30 a.m. Coffee & Conversation
9:45 a.m. Church School
11 a.m. Worship
12 noon Fellowship
12:45 p.m. RHO Readers
2 p.m. Harmony Chorus
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21
6 p.m. Evangelism Team Meeting
7 p.m. Session; Mandolin Society
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22
9:30 a.m. Preschool Yoga Class
12:30 p.m. Playball
6:30 p.m. Community Outreach Committee; Weight Watchers
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23
10:50 a.m. Preschool Yoga Classes
2 p.m. Tai Chi
7:30 p.m. Venture Crew
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24
12:30 p.m. Playball
6:30 p.m. Prayer Group
7 p.m. Handbell Choir
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25
9 a.m. MPP Parent Workshop
9:30 a.m. MPP Movement Class
1 p.m. MPP Ballet
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26
Habitat Build
8:15 a.m. Weight Watchers
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27
9:30 a.m. Coffee & Conversation
9:45 a.m. Church School
11 a.m. Worship
12 noon Fellowship
2 p.m. Harmony Chorus
WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY, WEAR YOUR NAMETAGS, PLEASE, RHO READERS, WOMEN'S ROUNDTABLE, PORGY AND BESS, PANCAKES AND PAJAMA PARTY, PAJAMAS FOR THREADS, HUNGER WALK 2011, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BUILD, CHURCH RETREAT IN OCTOBER, YOUTH MISSION TRIP 2011, BIBLE & BRUNCH FIELD TRIPS, DEVOTIONAL BOOKLETS ARE HERE, PARENT WORKSHOP, THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO!, GIVING UPDATE, CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AT MORNINGSIDE, THIS WEEK AT MORNINGSIDE
Life@Morningside
________________________________________________________________________
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Baron Mullis preaching
"Rules for Living"
Texts: 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23; Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18
_______________________________________________________________________
WEAR YOUR NAMETAGS, PLEASE
Remember to wear your nametags each Sunday to help us know one another better. There are baskets available in Fellowship Hall for returning your nametags, so don’t take them off before going down to Fellowship.
RHO READERS
Today, this co-ed group will meet at 12:45 p.m. in Session Room 103 to discuss Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God. The group meets the third Sunday of each month. All are welcome.
WOMEN'S ROUNDTABLE
All women are welcome for dinner, conversation and an exciting program next Monday, February 28, from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. at the home of Lynn Young (277 The Prado, 30309). Stephanie Mains will be our guest speaker. Stephanie is a Senior Executive at GE Energy where she travels extensively both at home and abroad. She will share with us her unique experience of travelling throughout the Middle East as a woman in a position of authority. RSVP to the church office at office@morningsidepc.org.
PORGY AND BESS
MPC invites you to attend the Atlanta Opera’s production of Porgy and Bess as a group on Friday, March 4 at 8 p.m. The cost is $51.24 per ticket (Grand Tier, Center section, Row G). Previous tickets at $34.41 have all been sold. E-mail Sarah Brownlee at rsbrownlee1046@att.net to hold a ticket and make checks out to MPC.
PANCAKES AND PAJAMA PARTY
All are invited to celebrate Shrove Tuesday at our annual MPC and Preschool Pancake Supper and Pajama Party on Tuesday, March 8, from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Kids are invited to wear their favorite PJs. Enjoy dinner for the whole family while Ruby the Clown delights the children with his tricks and antics. See the sign-up sheet outside the Session Room or contact Jennifer James at jennjames@comcast.net to volunteer to set up, serve or clean up.
PAJAMAS FOR THREADS
We have started our collection of new pajamas, socks and underwear for Threads, a children’s clothing ministry of All-Saints Episcopal Church. Bring items to the baskets in the Welcome Center in the next few weeks or to the Shrove Tuesday dinner.
HUNGER WALK 2011
The Double Digits will participate in the Hunger Walk 2011 on March 13 following worship. This is a 5k walk/run to raise money for local area food banks including the Atlanta Community Food Bank and for the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta. Participants raise money to support their walk and to help members of their community. Last year, the Hunger Walk raised $500,000 to fight hunger in the greater Atlanta area. The walk starts at 2 p.m. at Turner Field and is over by 4 p.m. If you and/or your Double Digit is interested in participating this year or if you do not have a Double Digit but would like to join us, contact Heather Bardole at hefbardole@gmail.com to find out how to register.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BUILD
MPC is looking for volunteers from February 26 through April 2 for the Spring Habitat build. Sign up on the bulletin board across from the Session Room 103 or contact Lynsley Tyler at Lynsley@bellsouth.net to volunteer a Saturday or to obtain more information. If you can’t hammer nails, then sign up to provide a dish on Saturday, March 5 when we will provide lunch to the 50 Habitat volunteers.
CHURCH RETREAT IN OCTOBER
We are excited to announce the annual fall retreat to Montreat, North Carolina will be October 14-16 this year. We will once again return to the William Black Lodge and can’t wait to enjoy the fall colors along with the mountains and great fellowship. Mark your calendars now!
YOUTH MISSION TRIP 2011
The youth at MPC (5th grade and older) are making plans for a June trip to the Global Village Experience at Heifer International in Perryville, Arkansas. For more information about the trip, contact Carolyn Morton at carolynmorton@bellsouth.net, and watch for details on fundraising. Let Carolyn know if you could help our youth with the fundraising this spring.
BIBLE & BRUNCH FIELD TRIPS
This past week, the Bible & Brunch crew visited the Greek Orthodox Cathedral. Throughout the spring, all are welcome to join in our field trips on the third Thursdays of the month. Mark your calendars now for a visit to the Al-Farooq Masjid Mosque on 14th Street on March 17, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. April 21, we will be visiting The Temple on Peachtree Street and final plans are underway for our May 19 excursion. Childcare is provided at MPC from 9:30 to 11:45. Anyone who would like to go to lunch afterwards is welcome. RSVP to the church office.
DEVOTIONAL BOOKLETS ARE HERE
Copies of the daily devotional booklet, Our Daily Bread, for the months of March through May are available on the tables in the Narthex and the Welcome Center. You are encouraged to take one as you leave the sanctuary on Sunday mornings. The daily readings will brighten your day as we prepare for the Lenten season.
PARENT WORKSHOP
Everyone is invited to Room 107 at 9:15 a.m. on Friday, February 25 for Coffee Chatter. Speech Language Pathologist Katy Stout and Occupational Therapist Jamie Lesser are offering a workshop that will include discussing typical motor, sensory, speech and language development, and the warning signs of when to seek professional intervention and ways to stimulate your child’s skills in everyday activities.
THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO!
Check out the display across from the nursery that offers thanks to all the Morningside folks who give from the heart. You cook, build, do floral arrangements, set up, clean up, donate, and are friends to those in need! Every single one of you is appreciated every day at MPC. Check out a current needs list for February or fill out a Time and Talent form.
GIVING UPDATE
WEEK 2/13 YTD
Needed $13,845 $96,917
Received $10,671 $81,963
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AT MORNINGSIDE
Adult Sunday School Classes
Join the Morningside Bible Class for this speaker series focusing on God's Creation and ways we can respond to the call to greater environmental stewardship. Our series continues next Sunday, February 27 with Rebecca Watts-Hull from Mothers & Others for Clean Air and the Creation Care Committee of North Decatur Presbyterian Church. This class meets each Sunday at 9:45 a.m. in Room 201.
Children’s Classes
In today’s story A Scary Storm the Preschool children will learn what happened when Jesus’ helpers were frightened by a storm. K-1, Grades 2-3, and Double Digits will learn about mercy, forgiveness, and justice as they study Jesus’ teaching about judging others.
THIS WEEK AT MORNINGSIDE
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20
9:30 a.m. Coffee & Conversation
9:45 a.m. Church School
11 a.m. Worship
12 noon Fellowship
12:45 p.m. RHO Readers
2 p.m. Harmony Chorus
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21
6 p.m. Evangelism Team Meeting
7 p.m. Session; Mandolin Society
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22
9:30 a.m. Preschool Yoga Class
12:30 p.m. Playball
6:30 p.m. Community Outreach Committee; Weight Watchers
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23
10:50 a.m. Preschool Yoga Classes
2 p.m. Tai Chi
7:30 p.m. Venture Crew
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24
12:30 p.m. Playball
6:30 p.m. Prayer Group
7 p.m. Handbell Choir
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25
9 a.m. MPP Parent Workshop
9:30 a.m. MPP Movement Class
1 p.m. MPP Ballet
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26
Habitat Build
8:15 a.m. Weight Watchers
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27
9:30 a.m. Coffee & Conversation
9:45 a.m. Church School
11 a.m. Worship
12 noon Fellowship
2 p.m. Harmony Chorus
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