Hey Everyone,
I hope you are all well where ever you are in the world. I know many of you headed home, while others had already planned travels during this time. The town feels a little strange with so many of you away during this part of the summer season. Regardless of where you are in the country or world, consider joining us for our upcoming gatherings celebrating our 150th anniversary.
Glory to God Hymn Sing
To officially get things started for our Season of Celebration, we’re holding an old fashioned hymn sing with our new Glory To God: Presbyterian Hymnal. Before diving into some of our favorite hymns, I’ll be sharing briefly about the new hymnal, why we’re incorporating it into our musical repertoire, and highlighting some of its features. Join us this Saturday night, July 25th in the CPC sanctuary at 7:00pm for this special gathering.
This Sunday’s Worship Service
This Sunday, July 26th, we’ll kick-off our 150th Anniversary Season of Celebration by welcoming the Rev. Dr. Ray Jones, III, the Director of Leadership Development for the agency of Presbyterian Life and Witness (the national office). Ray will bring us greetings and a commemorative certificate acknowledging the anniversary, signed by our the Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church (USA), the Rev. Jihyun Oh. Join us at 10:00am in the yard for this special service. During the sermon this Sunday, I’ll be exploring the first of the Six Great Ends of the Church–”the proclamation of the gospel for the salvation of humankind.” Fellowship will follow in Darley Hall with coffee and cookies.
Cookies Drive
Don’t forget that we’re having a Fellowship Cookie Drive. Consider baking a couple dozen cookies and dropping them off in a sealable bag in the Darley Hall kitchen freezer.
Trail Hiker Center
This Sunday night, July 26th, we’ll host our third trail hiker dinner of the season. The theme this week’s dinner is Asian/Hawaiian and we’ll be serving poké bowls (pronounced poh-kay and the “bowls” part is just normal). A poké bowl a Hawaiian dish that has spread across the globe. Poké means to slice and points to the manner in which Hawaiians would slice the raw fish into cubes. Our version of it includes a bed of jasmine rice, topped with a (not raw) spicy salmon salad, shredded carrots, cucumbers, edamame, scallions, and an array of sauces and other fun toppings. Bring something in an Asian theme or whatever you’d like to make. Just join us at 5:30pm for this magical gathering.
Next Week
This coming week, it’s business as usual with Game up Here on Monday night, July 27th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm and our weekly Bible study on Wednesday, July 29th at 5:00pm. Both gatherings are in the Annex/Trail Hiker Center.
That’s it folks for this week. Below are your links and your order of worship for this Sunday’s service. If you’re in town, please consider joining us for our Glory to God Hymn Sing this Saturday. It’s always amazing to hear the songs of the saints. 🙂
Glory to God Hymn Sing:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09
Sunday Worship Service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09
Wednesday Bible Study:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83431443393?
pwd=NEFpYVlSNVloSkdCNGExU2kxMUNtQT0
CPC YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@communitypresbyterianchurc6145