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April 13, 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, Mike Jenkins, the Pastor or call the church office (762-5514). The
next regularly scheduled Session meeting to receive new members will be Sunday, April 27,
GOD’S PEOPLE HERE: Karen Lourd is recuperating slowly, but
surely at home from foot surgery at Norwalk
Hospital on Friday, March 21…Hilary Rost, daughter of Linda Rost, is
undergoing physical therapy for injuries sustained in an automobile accident in
Boston…Linda Rost has been working at the Beth-El Medical Clinic in Gulfport,
Mississippi this week….We continue to hold close in prayer Jon Ottens’ mother, Lynn, a resident at Waveny
Care Center, New Canaan, who continues life with lung cancer.
STAFF NOTES: Office Manager, Susie Gross, will be out of the
office tomorrow, Monday, April 14…Choir Director, Al Galletly, is on vacation
and will return to the office on Wednesday, April 16…We thank Glenn Shattuck
for accompanying the congregation this morning on the piano…The Pastor will be
away this Thursday, April 17, attending a Presbytery Board of Trustees’ meeting
in Old Saybrook.
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GIRLFRIEND’S GUIDE TO THE BIBLE
This Bible study, for women
interested in nourishing themselves and their faith, continues Friday, April 25,
ADULT EDUCATION SPRING PROGRAM: Sunday Mornings at 9 AM in
the Conference Library: "The Language of God" By Francis S. Collins,
April 27, May 4, 11. Dr. Collins, one of the world’s leading geneticists and
head of the International Human Genome Project, describes his own journey from
atheism to belief as he unraveled some of the mysteries of human life. The book
is available on Amazon and at Border's. Please join us even if you are
only able to attend one or two sessions and don't get a chance to open the
book.
A SPIRITUAL RETREAT:
Friday, April 25,
Theme: “This I Believe” A time to reflect upon, talk together, and celebrate our personal Christian beliefs.
led by
David Graybill
at First
Presbyterian Church,
Open to 12 people. Cost: $5.00.
Of a similar retreat in
January, some participants have written:
“The most important elements for me were the moments
of stillness and meditation. I also loved dipping into the Bible and
remembering the people who influenced me.”
“I loved the calmness and reflective nature of the
retreat. It is especially good to have it in a ‘neutral’ church.”
“I loved the intimacy and spirituality of sharing our
beliefs.”
“Getting to know new people from the church
community.”
For information or to
register, call the church office (762-5514) or email
PARENTS OF 2ND
GRADERS: Second grade Sacrament
Education Class will begin on Sunday, May 11, at
CALENDAR
Sunday
Tuesday
Thursday
7:30 PM Sanctuary Choir
Sunday
11:30 AM Personnel Committee
2008 Budget Approved: $398,905
Pledges Received To Date: $139,060
Received Last Week: $ 24,780
Required Weekly: $ 6,663
UPCOMING
A SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY: Sundays,
MATE
Saturday, June 21 – Thursday/Friday,
June 26/27, 2008
Save
the Date
Beginning in the summer of
1982—and each summer thereafter—a group of Wilton Presbyterians and friends
have spent a week in and around Farmington, Maine helping to improve the living
conditions of people living there by rehabilitating their homes. This is done
through the ministry of Mission At The Eastward (M.A.T.E.).
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