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WILTON PRESBYTERIAN

February 3, 2008

Website: www.wiltonpresbyterian.org

Sermon manuscripts from each service are available at the website.

Four listening devices are available on the table in the Narthex

Wear your name tag and say “Hello” to at least one person you don’t know!

Please turn off all cell phones and pagers when entering the sanctuary

INVITATION TO NEW MEMBERS. We welcome friends and visitors at worship this morning. Should this be the right time and season for you to join this family of faith, please speak with the Elder Greeter, Elaine Ottens, the Pastor, or call the church office (762-5514). The next regularly scheduled Session meeting to receive new members will be Sunday, February 17, 9:30 AM in the Quiet/Meditation Room.

GOD’S PEOPLE HERE. Congratulations to Lisa and Matthew Mannix, friends of WPC, at the birth of their second daughter, Charlotte Karin Mannix, born on Wednesday night, January 23…We hold close in prayer Hermon Telyan’s mother, Georgie, who is battling liver cancer and his father, Vahie, at home under daily home care; to Carole Telyan’s father, Carey Southall, who is recuperating in a rehabilitation center from pelvic injuries sustained in a Christmas day fall and her mother, Lola, keeping vigil; and Harrison Telyan, who is recuperating from a concussion suffered while wrestling at Wilton High School…Congratulations to Laurie and Matt White at the birth of their son, James Daniel White, at St. Francis’ Hospital in Hartford last Wednesday, January 30. Dave and Berta Hull are the proud and ecstatic grandparents!...We extend our heartfelt thanks to the following teens who helped with child care during the Annual Meeting last Sunday: Nicole Carta, Anne Delmar, Michael Garland and Erica Lourd.

STAFF NOTES. Jane Field, Youth & Children’s Activities Director, is preaching at Zion’s Hill Methodist Church this morning.

HELP NEEDED. Can you help us find the right person to be our new nursery supervisor? Do you know a nanny or an adult who is good with children who would like to work in our nursery on Sunday mornings from 9:45 to 11:30AM? We are looking for a caring, responsible, and dependable adult to provide care for infants through 2 year olds. Please see Sheri (834-2570) or Becky (834-0943) for more information.

NEXT SUNDAY

THE FESTIVAL OF CHILDREN

Our Annual Joint Service

10:00 AM

St. Matthew’s Nave

The Children of the Churches, leading worship

6^th-7^th Graders, preaching

CHILDREN’S CHOIR FOR A DAY! We are inviting all Presbyterian children (Grades 2 and up) to join with St. Matthew’s boys and girls choir to sing two anthems during the Festival of Children service on February 10. There will be only one rehearsal on Sunday, February 3^rd following worship in the Upper Core for about 30 minutes. No need to sign up, just come! Questions? Call Sheri Richards at 834-2570.

CAN YOU HELP PIVOT? Pivot has some needs, and perhaps you can help:

* used washing machines and/or dryers (ready to replace your old ones with front loading?)

            * used computers and printers (consider Pivot when you upgrade?)

            * used suits, coats, shirts (church clothes for men?)

            * assistance with grant applications -- researching grant sources and writing

If you can help, please contact Linda Rost at 438-7795 / lander041@yahoo.com or Sonny Kern at 834-7654 / sonnykern@aol.com.

TEENS GOING ON THE 16^TH ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL MISSION TRIP TO WASHINGTON DC NEED YOUR HELP!  As a part of their ministry in DC, our youth hand out warm hats, gloves, mittens and scarves to folks living on the streets.  We are collecting NEW winter hats, scarves, mittens and gloves in adult sizes (very clean & gently used items are OK, too) to give away to those in need whom we meet in DC soup kitchens and homeless shelters, on the sidewalks and in the parks of DC.  Please bring your donations to the church office by noon on February 10—we are shipping everything down to DC ahead of our arrival, since our van space is already filled with luggage!  Questions?  Contact Jane Field (762-5514) or John Satula (762-7400).

ASH WEDNESDAY

February 6

The Lounge

6:15 PM – Pot-luck supper (for children, teens, and adults).

6:45 PM – Jesus in the Wilderness. A Bible Conversation led by Jane Field and John Satula

7:30 PM – The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper (in the Sanctuary)

This is the first of seven Wednesday evening Lenten Suppers/Bible Conversations on the theme: “Through Hardship to Hope.” Soup is provided. Bring yourself and some simple, natural foods to share with others. If you need nursery child-care, please call the church office by 12 noon Friday, February 1^st.

JOINT ADULT EDUCATION

February 3 and 10, 9:00 AM

“Global Poverty in the Context of The United Nations Millennium Development Goals”

2008 FINANCIAL INFORMATION

2008 Budget Approved: $398,905

Pledges Received To Date: $ 50,927

Received Last Week: $ 7,250

Required Weekly: $ 7,250

CALENDAR

Sunday 9:00 AM Adult Education

10:00 AM Morning Worship – The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper

11:00 AM Children’s Choir

Monday 7:30 PM Deacons

Tuesday 10:00 AM Staff

Wednesday 5:45 PM Confirmation Class/7^th-8^th Grade Fellowship

6:15 PM Ash Wednesday Table Talk: Supper and Bible Conversation

7:15 PM Ash Wednesday Service

Thursday 7:30 AM Morning Prayer

No Sanctuary Choir

Sunday 9:00 AM Adult Education

9:00 AM Festival of Children Rehearsal

10:00 AM Festival of Children Worship Service in St. Matthew’s Nave

11:00 AM Joint Reception in Parish Hall

3:00 PM Washington DC Orientation

4:30 PM Koinonia & Katalysta