Month: August 2024

Hey Everyone!

It’s that time of the week, when your wait is over… my post is finally here. 😉 It’s a cloudy Friday afternoon and as I prepare for our prayer, worship, and service gatherings this weekend, I’m mindful of all that the next few days hold.

Tomorrow night, Saturday, August 24th will be our LAST Hiker Evening Prayers (Vespers) for the season. Join us at 8:00pm in the Trail Hiker Center for a short time of sung prayers and silence. Sunday morning, August 25th will be our LAST hymn in our Summer Sermon Series: This My Story, This is Our Song. We’ll be exploring a hymn from the last century that has become more popular in recent years–A Place at the Table. Sunday’s worship service will also be the LAST Sunday with Celeste Scott leading us in worship. Although it’s not a liturgical color, we’re inviting you all to wear something orange (Celeste’s favorite color). Finally, Sunday night, August 25th will be our LAST Trail Hiker Dinner of the season. This week’s theme is GreekFest and we’ll be offering up some gyros slices on freshly baked pitas with tzatziki (a yogurt based cucumber and garlic sauce), and a hand-crafted hot sauce in the fountain. So break out your favorite Mediterranean recipes (or whatever you’d like to bring), and join us for one last amazing feast.

In other news…

Join us for games this week on Monday, August 26th at 7:00pm in the Trail Hiker Center/Presbyterian Annex.

Join us on Wednesday, August 28th at 5:00pm in the Trail Hiker Center/Presbyterian Annex for our next session on Christian denominations. This week, we’ll be exploring the roots of Baptists and Anabaptists traditions.

Finally… Calling all bakers, elves and cookie makers–we are in need of more cookies for fellowship! Consider baking a couple dozen cookies and dropping them off in the Darley Hall refrigerator.

That’s it for this week folks. Your links and the order of worship for Sunday are below.

Sunday Worship Service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09

Wednesday Bible Study
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83431443393?pwd=NEFpYVlSNVloSkdCNGExU2kxMUNtQT09

Hey Everyone!

Happy Friday. I hope you’re all in good spirits as we enter a beautiful weekend in Lake City. We’ve got a number of gathering coming up, so please checkout what’s happening below.

First, tomorrow afternoon Saturday, August 17th, the Lake City Community Gospel Choir will be performing in our sanctuary at 3:00pm.

Then, tomorrow evening, Saturday, August 17th, we’ll be holding evening hiker prayers at 8:00pm in the Trail Hiker Center.

On Sunday morning, August 18th, we’ll gather together in the church yard (weather permitting) for our worship service. This Sunday, we’ll be exploring the hymn, O For A Thousand Tongues to Sing, and we’ll also get a special performance from the Lake City Community Gospel Choir.

This Sunday, August 18th, we’ll also gather later in the afternoon for our 7th Trail Hiker Dinner at 5:30pm at the Presbyterian Annex/Trail Hiker Center. This week’s theme is “Oktoberfest!” So break out your favorite German recipes, or any side, salad, or dessert, and join us for another night of trail magic.

This Monday, August 19th, we’ll be playing some game up in the Presbyterian Annex/Trail Hiker Center from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.

Then, on Wednesday, August 21st, we’ll carry on with our exploration of Christian denominations as we look at Anglicanism/Episcopalianism. Join us at 5:00pm in the Presbyterian Annex/Trail Hiker Center.

Here are your Zoom links and the order of worship for Sunday’s service:

Sunday Worship Service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09

Wednesday Bible Study
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83431443393?pwd=NEFpYVlSNVloSkdCNGExU2kxMUNtQT09

Hey CPC and Friends,

Despite the lack of rain in the forecast, the grass is pretty wet and it’s chilly out there this morning. Consequently, we’ll be INSIDE this morning for worship on this Sunday, August 11th. It might be a little cozy in the sanctuary, but for those of you who need a little more room, we’ll have the Presbyterian Annex/Trail Hiker Center open for overflow and we’ll be broadcasting the service via Zoom.

See you soon!

Hey Everyone,

I hope you’re all well and in good spirits on this sunny Friday afternoon in Lake City. The days are beginning to feel shorter and the weather cooler. It always baffles me how quickly the summer slips by. We’ve got a number of gatherings coming up, so please take a look at what’s happening this week in our common life together.

Tomorrow night, Saturday, August 10th, we’re continuing to host Hiker Evening Prayers (aka Vespers) in the Trail Hiker Center at 8:00pm. The service lasts about 30 minutes and uses the sung prayers of the Taizé Community. If you’ve ever been curious about joining us, there are only three more left.

Tomorrow night, Saturday, August 10th is also Jim Walker’s final performance of Peter the Rock at 7:30pm at Lake City Arts.

This Sunday, August 11th, is the Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time… how about that. ;) This week we’ll be exploring the hymn, Take My Life and Let it Be as we close out our three week focus on Stewardship. This Sunday, you’ll have the opportunity to offer your 2025 pledge to the ministry of Community Presbyterian Church. If you’d like a pledge sheet on Sunday, please select the bulletin with the pledge insert. Alternatively, you can find a downloadable file of the pledge sheet below.

On Sunday night, August 11th, we’ll welcome trail hikers to our 5th meal of the summer. Join us at 5:30pm in the Trail Hiker Center (418 Silver Street). This week we’ll be serving over 70 pounds of Cottage Pie (just like the shepherd variety with beef). Consequently, the theme for this Sunday’s meal is “British/Irish Pub Fare.” If that’s not helpful, you can get some ideas here, here, and here. Alternatively, you can bring any side, salad, or dessert of your choosing. In the end, we don’t care what you bring, just that you’re there.

Here are your announcements for this week:

Games Up Here
Tabletop games are happening this week, Monday, August 12th at 7:00pm in the Presbyterian Annex/Trail Hiker Center. All are welcome. No experience necessary.

CPC August Session
This Wednesday, August 14th the CPC elders will meet in Darley Hall at 10:00am for our August Session meeting.

Wednesday Bible Study
This week’s Wednesday Bible Study will pick up on where we left off with the Protestant Reformation, this week turning to the Reformed traditions of the Christian faith and Presbyterianism. Join us at 5:00pm on Wednesday, August 14th in the Presbyterian Annex/Trail Hiker Center as we continue on this denominational exploration. All past sessions are located on our YouTube page which can be accessed through the worship and Bible study menu link above.

Trail Hiker Center
We’re still looking for hosts to help cover shifts for the hiker center. Please check out the cork board in Darley Hall for the most updated list of opportunities. Also, if you’re wondering what the next few weeks’ themes are for the trail hiker meals–they are… (drumroll please) August 18th the theme is “Oktoberfest” and CPC will be serving bratwursts, kraut, and brötchen (German rolls). And, August 25th (the last meal of the season) will be themed “Greek Festival” and we’ll be serving up some gyros with tzatziki and pitas.

Here are your links and the order of worship for the week ahead:

Sunday Worship Service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09

Wednesday Bible Study
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83431443393?pwd=NEFpYVlSNVloSkdCNGExU2kxMUNtQT09

Hey Everyone!

Happy Thursday! I hope you’re all well and looking forward to the weekend ahead. We’ve had a busy week at the Trail Hiker Center and it looks like it’s only going to get busier. We’re still looking for a few folks to fill some open shifts in the center. Come by Darley Hall or text Jason for current gaps in the host schedule.

If you haven’t joined us for our Hiker Vespers (Evening Prayer), you’ve still got four more opportunities. Utilizing the chants of Taizé, this reflective gathering offers sung prayers, read scriptures, and silence. Hiker Vespers are held in the Trail Hiker Center on Saturdays at 8:00pm.

This Sunday, August 4th, we’ll gather for the morning worship service at 10:00am in the church yard. During the service this week, we’ll be exploring the popular hymn I Surrender All, as we also consider what it means to give God our time. As usual, you can find the Zoom links and the order of worship below.

Then, on Sunday night, August 4th, at 5:30pm, we’ll gather at the Trail Hiker Center for our 5th Hiker Meal of the summer. The theme for this week is–”World Kitchen.” While we’ll be serving Butter Chicken over Basmati Rice, you can bring whatever you want. Italian, Mexican, Polish, Greek, African, European, Asian… the choice is yours. So break out your best international fare and join us for a night to remember.

We will be having games on Monday night at 7:00pm this week, but we will NOT be holding our Wednesday night Bible Study this week. We’ll return to our weekly study of Christian denominations on Wednesday, August 14th at 5:00pm. If you missed any of the previous weeks of this study, you can catch up on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJJFivqedFTzNeEfPpDCoXg

Last, but hardly least, our very own summer resident Jim Walker is offering God his talents as he portrays the Apostle Peter in a one-man show that the critics are hailing as, “Walker’s best performance yet!” Peter the Rock will be performed at Mary Stigall Theater, on Saturday, August 10th at 7:30pm. Through humor and drama, Walker thoughtfully presents the apostle’s strengths and weaknesses. We see Peter “the Rock” as an ordinary man who ultimately gives us hope that God can also use us all for His Kingdom.

That’s it for the announcements this week. Here are your links and stuff.

Sunday Worship Service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09