Pastor Dave
was on vacation during the month of July. He chose this cartoon for your
amusement in lieu of his usual column.
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It has been a privilege to
be able to fill in for Rev. Dave through the month of July. You all have
been very supportive, encouraging, and cooperative. It is clearly apparent
that our church functions as a result of many dedicated, Christ like,
hardworking, competent people working as a team. It is a pleasure to be a
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Youth News From
Justin. We
have just had
four of our high
school students
complete Youth
in Leadership
Training at Tall
Timber Ranch.
Tall Timber has
high school
students from
all over the
state apply to
attend this each
summer, and it
is amazing that
we had four
students from
our congregation
accepted this
year. (continued) |
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Interactive calendar
WPC events to
print or download
Stephen Ministers
Adult Class
Presbyterian Women
Church
Library
Budget Requests
Men's Fellowship
New Fire Alarm Installed
Missionary Support & "Praying
the Psalms"
Did You
Know?
[LOG/log archives.htm]
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Stephen
Ministers: The
After
People.
Frequently
friends will
ask, “I know
you’re involved
in Stephen
Ministry. Can
you tell me
exactly what a
Stephen Minister
is?” I like to
explain that
Stephen
Ministers are
“After People.”
Stephen
Ministers are
there:
...after
you’ve washed
and returned the
last casserole
dish.
(continued)
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Presbyterian
Women.
Boutique
workshops will
be held on
August 11 and
August 25,
starting at
10:00 A.M. Meet
us in Heritage
Hall with a sack
lunch and your
energy and
enthusiasm. No
other skills
required! The
workers have
been wonderful!
The rest of
August is for
planning and
enjoying!
The Evening
Women's Bible
Study will
resume on
September 14th,
at 7:00 P.M., in
the Blue House,
every second
Wednesday.
This year’s
study is a study
of the
Liturgical
Calendar, called
FOR EVERYTHING,
A SEASON.
Books are on
order and more
information to
come.
Contact Margie
W.
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Adult Sunday
School Class
meeting in the
Blue House
during the early
service will be
using WE BELIEVE
curriculum for
Fall 2005.
Our study books
will be our own
Bibles. We
will have
guidelines as to
what scriptures
to read for each
Sunday.
our gorl for the
fall quarter is
to discover a
variety of
images of God
and to ascertain
the way in which
God remained
faithful to the
covenant peoples
in the Hebrew
Scriptures or
the Old
Testament.
Our first four
weeks search
will begin in
Psalms.
Please come join
us beginning
September 11th.
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Church Library.
Librarians Becky
B. and Nancy H.
are working
diligently to
create a catalog
of the library’s
holdings. Along
the way they are
also adding new
material both
purchased and
donated to the
library. Among
new adult titles
are The Hornet’s
Nest, by Jimmy
Carter, and a
biography of
Rick Warren, A
Life With
Purpose, by
George Mair.
New Young Adult
titles include a
series of Jenny
McGrady
mysteries, by
Patricia
Rushford of
Vancouver,
Washington. In
the children’s
collection we
have new
biographies of
Marian Anderson
and Muhammad, as
well as a set of
Bible stories,
covering the Old
and New
Testaments in
five volumes.
Come in and see
what’s new.
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Budget Requests.
It’s that time
of year again
when thoughts
must turn to
budgets. All
Session teams
and other Church
groups who work
from a church
budget are asked
to have your
2006 budget
requests to the
Stewardship Team
by August 16,
2005. Please
submit your
written request
to Jim P.
They may be
turned in to the
church office,
placed in my
mail box, or
emailed to
jppeter@whidbey.net.
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Men’s Fellowship
has had a busy
month of July.
In the absence
of Pastor Dave
we have taken a
recess from our
usual productive
studies in the
Gospel of
Matthew, and
have used the
time to explore
ways of taking
on more of an
active, servant
role in the life
of our church.
Our attendance
has remained
strong through
the summer and
we are excited
about some
directions the
Holy Spirit
seems to be
moving us. Be
aware that these
things all have
to be fine-tuned
and prioritized,
but we are
talking about
“fix-it” kinds
of projects for
the benefit of
widows,
widowers, and
the aging. We
need to find
ways of
discovering
needs, setting
parameters, and
assigning tasks,
but the
groundwork is
being laid. We
are also very
grateful for the
young people
with which God
has blessed our
church and we
want to find
ways to reach
out to them, get
to know them
better and
create ways to
build bridges
across
generations.
The Lord is
strongly
prompting us to
be more than
hearers and
learners, but
also doers and
servers.
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New Fire Alarm
System
Installed.
Though nothing
is ever really
perfect, we are
as close to
fireproof as
almost $3,000
will get us. A
new fire alarm
system has been
installed by
Whidbey Telecom
Security &
Alarms. The new
system is a
complete
replacement of
the old system
and incorporates
the new
kitchen. Any
alarm not only
goes directly to
the Fire
Department but
it will tell the
Fire Department
where the fire
is on church
property. At
the time of
installation,
the system
complied with
all current
building and
fire
regulations.
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Missionary
Support and
"Praying the
Psalms."
We meet the
second and
fourth Tuesday
of the month,
starting in
September.
Bring a sack
lunch and join
us at noon.
Everyone is
welcome.
Some of the
missionaries we
support are:
The Burke
family, Chad
Central Africa;
The Raney
family,
Indonesia;
Daystar
University and
Dr. Marta
Bennett, Kenya;
Don Mowat, World
Concern and
others. We will
also be a
support group
for people from
WPC on short
term mission.
“Praying With
the Psalms” by
Eugene Peterson
will help us
pray for the
world and for
the Lord’s
servants.
For more
information to
or give input,
please call Norm
M.
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Did You Know?
According to the
research of the
American Growth
Institute,
people who come
to church come
because they
have been
influenced to do
so by:
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Friend
or
relative |
79% |
Pastor |
6% |
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Sunday
School |
3% |
Walk-in |
3% |
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Program |
3% |
Special
Need |
2% |
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Visitation |
1% |
Evengelism
Crusade |
.5% |
Clearly, the
statistics show
that personal
contact within
social networks
is the point of
most fruitful
contact.
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