June 27, 2013
Life@Morningside for June 30, 2013
By Anna Best
Morningside Presbyterian Church, Atlanta
WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY, CONGRATULATIONS TO GUEST CHORISTERS, CONGRATULATIONS WALTER HUFF, WELCOME HOME BASKETS, BACK2SCHOOL WITH GJP, GO GET YOUR NAMETAG!, MISSION CAMP, SANCTUARY FLOWERS, SAVE THE DATE!, GIVING/ATTENDANCE UPDATE, CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AT MORNINGSIDE, THIS WEEK AT MORNINGSIDE, PRAYER LIST
Life@Morningside
June 30, 2013
Baron Mullis preaching
"For Freedom"
Texts: Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62
CONGRATULATIONS TO GUEST CHORISTERS
Check out the new faces in the Chancel Choir today! Nine Morningside members plus our senior pastor signed up for our third annual “Sing with the Choir” Sunday. They rehearsed with the choir last Wednesday and are ready to raise their voices in song today. Congratulations to John Blevins, Peter Chatel, Brenda Fishpaw, Ashley Hoffman, Bill Humphries, Baron Mullis, Daisy Ottmann, Leslie Prince, David Terry, and Katrina Weis.
CONGRATULATIONS WALTER HUFF
Walter has accepted an appointment to the faculty of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University as an associate professor of Choral Conducting. This full-time appointment means that Walter's tenure as Organist/Choirmaster at Morningside will conclude on Sunday, August 18th. We will have many opportunities to express our deep gratitude to Walter for his 25 years of service to our congregation. Walter is advising our Human Resources team as we seek an interim director of music. A committee has been selected by HR to seek Walter's successor. That committee is comprised of Tami Giusto, Julie Green, Philip Hawkins, Bill Humphries, Rob Payne, Caroline Tanner, Trenton Tunnell and Sheryl Wingert, with Baron serving as an ex-officio member. Please pray for this search committee as they begin their work. For more IU information visit http://info.music.indiana.edu/web/page/normal/24346.html.
WELCOME HOME BASKETS
Support our collection of items to assemble baskets of household goods for the men of Clifton. The men receive these baskets when they move into a new home so they are able to fill their pantries and cabinets with essentials. Please claim requests for items from the Welcome Center display and place your donated items in the baskets by
July 21. Contact David or Katherine Johnston dmjohnst@gmail.com, kecjohnston@gmail.com with questions.
BACK2SCHOOL WITH GJP
The Georgia Justice Project will host its annual back-to-school fair 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 13 at a community center four blocks from Turner Field. New backpacks and school supplies are given to the families of GJP's judicial clients, so that the kids are ready for a new school year. Sign up on the mission bulletin board or contact MPC Shepherd Bill Means billmeans @bellsouth.net or 404.234.9718 to help set up games and supervise activities, serve lunch, and be a friendly face to the families.
GO GET YOUR NAMETAG!
Don’t forget to wear your name tags on Sundays, including downstairs to Fellowship Hall, as it helps us all get to know each other. Your nametag is either on the kiosk right outside the sanctuary doors in the narthex, or if you usually park in the preschool parking lot, you may find your nametag on the board just inside the building in the preschool wing.
MISSION CAMP
Our fifth year of It's Not All About Me Mission Camp is July 22-26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, with an overnight adventure to Len Foote Hike Inn on Thursday. This hands-on experience with mission includes outreach to children and seniors, the environment and animals, and many who are facing hunger or homelessness here in Atlanta. With daily outings for 28, we need lots of volunteers to chaperone and drive, and also dedicated overnight leaders willing to hike in and out to Len Foote. Please contact Melinda Sandkam to volunteer or you can sign up on the bulletin board across from the office.
SANCTUARY FLOWERS
A flower calendar is posted on the bulletin board in the hallway outside the Session Room, and if you wish to give flowers in honor or in memory of a loved one, we invite you to write your name and phone number next to the desired date. It is possible to share a date with other members if you want to give one arrangement or you may sign up alone to give both arrangements. Contact Anna Best in the church office office@morningsidepc.org for more information.
SAVE THE DATE!
It’s not too soon to mark off October 25-27 on your calendar and plan to get away to cool and lovely Montreat, NC, for our fifth annual all-church retreat featuring speaker Tom Long! Each year, it’s been an event to remember for the whole family. Watch for details in the next couple of months. Contact Mary Chapman with any questions chapman.maryv@gmail.com.
Giving/Attendance Update
WORSHIP COUNT 06/23/13 — 161
NEEDED WEEKLY—$15,577
RECEIVED 06/23/13 —$28,640
NEEDED YEAR TO DATE —$389,423
RECEIVED YEAR TO DATE —$367,855
Christian Education at Morningside
ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS—9:45 A.M. IN ROOM 201 LED BY DREW STOCKSTILL
Next Sunday, July 7, we will return to our study of the Gospel of Matthew, looking specifically at Chapter 21 and Jesus and his disciples’ entry into Jerusalem. All are welcome.
CHILDREN’S CLASSES
Today the Preschool class will learn how Eli helped young Samuel hear God in the story
Samuel, Samuel! Elementary grades will learn that it is not the size of the gift, but the heart of the giver that is important, as they read the story of the woman who gave all she had to God.
This Week at Morningside
SUNDAY, JUNE 30
Clifton Welcome Home Basket Collection
9:30 a.m. Coffee and Conversation
9:45 a.m. Church School
11 a.m. Worship/Sing with the Choir
12 noon Fellowship
7:30 p.m. Meditation Group
MONDAY, JULY 1
Clifton Welcome Home Basket Collection
MPP Camp
7 p.m. Mandolin Society
TUESDAY, JULY 2
Clifton Welcome Home Basket Collection
MPP Camp
11 a.m. Yoga
2:15 p.m. Tai Chi
6:30 p.m. Weight Watchers
7:30 p.m. MLPA Zoning
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3
Clifton Welcome Home Basket Collection
MPP Camp
THURSDAY, JULY 4
Clifton Welcome Home Basket Collection
The Church Office will be closed in observance of the 4th of July
FRIDAY, JULY 5
Clifton Welcome Home Basket Collection
MPP Camp
SATURDAY, JULY 6
Clifton Welcome Home Basket Collection
9 a.m. AA Meeting
SUNDAY, JULY 7
Clifton Welcome Home Basket Collection
9:30 a.m. Coffee and Conversation
9:45 a.m. Church School
11 a.m. Worship with Communion
12 noon Fellowship
7:30 p.m. Meditation Group
Keep in your prayers...
Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. - Philippians 4:6-7
Irless Aviles
Sue Ballay
Becky Carlisle
Grier Christenbury
Jackie Cleveland
Tom Franks (Alex Watts’ uncle)
John Hawkins
Ann Herndon (Will's mother)
Finley Holaway
Jean Joiner (Gloria Joiner’s sister-in-law)
Jan McMahan
Robert Marshall
Taylor Marshall
Alan Nichols
Emil Sanders
Chuck Thagard (Grayson Thagard's father)
John Vytal (Katye Watts’ father)
Katrina Weis
Please submit prayer requests using the prayer cards in the pew racks.
WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY, CONGRATULATIONS TO GUEST CHORISTERS, CONGRATULATIONS WALTER HUFF, WELCOME HOME BASKETS, BACK2SCHOOL WITH GJP, GO GET YOUR NAMETAG!, MISSION CAMP, SANCTUARY FLOWERS, SAVE THE DATE!, GIVING/ATTENDANCE UPDATE, CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AT MORNINGSIDE, THIS WEEK AT MORNINGSIDE, PRAYER LIST
Life@Morningside
June 30, 2013
Baron Mullis preaching
"For Freedom"
Texts: Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62
CONGRATULATIONS TO GUEST CHORISTERS
Check out the new faces in the Chancel Choir today! Nine Morningside members plus our senior pastor signed up for our third annual “Sing with the Choir” Sunday. They rehearsed with the choir last Wednesday and are ready to raise their voices in song today. Congratulations to John Blevins, Peter Chatel, Brenda Fishpaw, Ashley Hoffman, Bill Humphries, Baron Mullis, Daisy Ottmann, Leslie Prince, David Terry, and Katrina Weis.
CONGRATULATIONS WALTER HUFF
Walter has accepted an appointment to the faculty of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University as an associate professor of Choral Conducting. This full-time appointment means that Walter's tenure as Organist/Choirmaster at Morningside will conclude on Sunday, August 18th. We will have many opportunities to express our deep gratitude to Walter for his 25 years of service to our congregation. Walter is advising our Human Resources team as we seek an interim director of music. A committee has been selected by HR to seek Walter's successor. That committee is comprised of Tami Giusto, Julie Green, Philip Hawkins, Bill Humphries, Rob Payne, Caroline Tanner, Trenton Tunnell and Sheryl Wingert, with Baron serving as an ex-officio member. Please pray for this search committee as they begin their work. For more IU information visit http://info.music.indiana.edu/web/page/normal/24346.html.
WELCOME HOME BASKETS
Support our collection of items to assemble baskets of household goods for the men of Clifton. The men receive these baskets when they move into a new home so they are able to fill their pantries and cabinets with essentials. Please claim requests for items from the Welcome Center display and place your donated items in the baskets by
July 21. Contact David or Katherine Johnston dmjohnst@gmail.com, kecjohnston@gmail.com with questions.
BACK2SCHOOL WITH GJP
The Georgia Justice Project will host its annual back-to-school fair 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 13 at a community center four blocks from Turner Field. New backpacks and school supplies are given to the families of GJP's judicial clients, so that the kids are ready for a new school year. Sign up on the mission bulletin board or contact MPC Shepherd Bill Means billmeans @bellsouth.net or 404.234.9718 to help set up games and supervise activities, serve lunch, and be a friendly face to the families.
GO GET YOUR NAMETAG!
Don’t forget to wear your name tags on Sundays, including downstairs to Fellowship Hall, as it helps us all get to know each other. Your nametag is either on the kiosk right outside the sanctuary doors in the narthex, or if you usually park in the preschool parking lot, you may find your nametag on the board just inside the building in the preschool wing.
MISSION CAMP
Our fifth year of It's Not All About Me Mission Camp is July 22-26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, with an overnight adventure to Len Foote Hike Inn on Thursday. This hands-on experience with mission includes outreach to children and seniors, the environment and animals, and many who are facing hunger or homelessness here in Atlanta. With daily outings for 28, we need lots of volunteers to chaperone and drive, and also dedicated overnight leaders willing to hike in and out to Len Foote. Please contact Melinda Sandkam to volunteer or you can sign up on the bulletin board across from the office.
SANCTUARY FLOWERS
A flower calendar is posted on the bulletin board in the hallway outside the Session Room, and if you wish to give flowers in honor or in memory of a loved one, we invite you to write your name and phone number next to the desired date. It is possible to share a date with other members if you want to give one arrangement or you may sign up alone to give both arrangements. Contact Anna Best in the church office office@morningsidepc.org for more information.
SAVE THE DATE!
It’s not too soon to mark off October 25-27 on your calendar and plan to get away to cool and lovely Montreat, NC, for our fifth annual all-church retreat featuring speaker Tom Long! Each year, it’s been an event to remember for the whole family. Watch for details in the next couple of months. Contact Mary Chapman with any questions chapman.maryv@gmail.com.
Giving/Attendance Update
WORSHIP COUNT 06/23/13 — 161
NEEDED WEEKLY—$15,577
RECEIVED 06/23/13 —$28,640
NEEDED YEAR TO DATE —$389,423
RECEIVED YEAR TO DATE —$367,855
Christian Education at Morningside
ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS—9:45 A.M. IN ROOM 201 LED BY DREW STOCKSTILL
Next Sunday, July 7, we will return to our study of the Gospel of Matthew, looking specifically at Chapter 21 and Jesus and his disciples’ entry into Jerusalem. All are welcome.
CHILDREN’S CLASSES
Today the Preschool class will learn how Eli helped young Samuel hear God in the story
Samuel, Samuel! Elementary grades will learn that it is not the size of the gift, but the heart of the giver that is important, as they read the story of the woman who gave all she had to God.
This Week at Morningside
SUNDAY, JUNE 30
Clifton Welcome Home Basket Collection
9:30 a.m. Coffee and Conversation
9:45 a.m. Church School
11 a.m. Worship/Sing with the Choir
12 noon Fellowship
7:30 p.m. Meditation Group
MONDAY, JULY 1
Clifton Welcome Home Basket Collection
MPP Camp
7 p.m. Mandolin Society
TUESDAY, JULY 2
Clifton Welcome Home Basket Collection
MPP Camp
11 a.m. Yoga
2:15 p.m. Tai Chi
6:30 p.m. Weight Watchers
7:30 p.m. MLPA Zoning
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3
Clifton Welcome Home Basket Collection
MPP Camp
THURSDAY, JULY 4
Clifton Welcome Home Basket Collection
The Church Office will be closed in observance of the 4th of July
FRIDAY, JULY 5
Clifton Welcome Home Basket Collection
MPP Camp
SATURDAY, JULY 6
Clifton Welcome Home Basket Collection
9 a.m. AA Meeting
SUNDAY, JULY 7
Clifton Welcome Home Basket Collection
9:30 a.m. Coffee and Conversation
9:45 a.m. Church School
11 a.m. Worship with Communion
12 noon Fellowship
7:30 p.m. Meditation Group
Keep in your prayers...
Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. - Philippians 4:6-7
Irless Aviles
Sue Ballay
Becky Carlisle
Grier Christenbury
Jackie Cleveland
Tom Franks (Alex Watts’ uncle)
John Hawkins
Ann Herndon (Will's mother)
Finley Holaway
Jean Joiner (Gloria Joiner’s sister-in-law)
Jan McMahan
Robert Marshall
Taylor Marshall
Alan Nichols
Emil Sanders
Chuck Thagard (Grayson Thagard's father)
John Vytal (Katye Watts’ father)
Katrina Weis
Please submit prayer requests using the prayer cards in the pew racks.
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