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