LOOSE CHANGE SUNDAY -- AUGUST 1st
All loose change in the offering, on the first Sunday of each month, is used by the Board of Deacons for local hunger needs.
THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION will be celebrated next at the 9:00am and 10:30 am services on Sunday, August 1st.
For each Communion service, we are usually in need of servers (ordained Elders or Deacons.) If you can help out, please call the church office, 946-5680.
Elders and Deacons serving communion at the 9:00 am service are reminded to meet at the church at 8:40 am. Those serving communion at the 10:30 am service should meet at 10:10 am. Those wishing communion served in the home are asked to call the church office.
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NORTHSTAR INVESTMENT GROUP meets on the first Tuesday of each month (except July and December), at 7:00pm, in Room B (off the narthex). If you have an interest in evaluating and investing in stocks, you are cordially invited to attend. For more information, please call the church office, 946-5680. New members are always welcome. |
SHAWL KNITTERS MINISTRY. The group is cutting back to one gathering for the month of August. Join us on Aug. 9th, from 10:00am-1:00pm.
Our purpose is to provide prayer shawls to anyone in need of a tangible expression of our congregation's support, love, and prayers during a difficult time. Our prayer is that as an individual wraps up in one of our shawls, he or she will experience God's presence and healing power at work. There are many prayers knitted into every shawl. When we meet as a group, we bless the completed shawls and pray for all those who will be receiving them, even though we don't know names most of the time.
We begin knitting at 10:00am and break to eat our own bag lunches around noon, then resume knitting until 2:00pm. You are welcom to come for all or any part of the time. If you are a novice knitter, there are folks in the group who can help you. (NOTE: September-June we meet the 2nd & 4th Mondays.) |
THE SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER DEADLINE is AUGUST 15th. Please submit by that date any articles or special requests for consideration. If you have questions, call the church office, 946-5680.. |
BOOK CLUB -MEETS THE 3rd TUESDAY EACH MONTH, at 10:30 am.
July 20: “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,”by R. Skloot.
August 17: "Half Broke Horses, by Jeanette Walls (fiction.)
September 21: "Noticer", by Andy Andrews, (fiction.).
ALL ARE WELCOME!
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BLOOD DRIVE
BRING HOPE TO LIFE... GIVE BLOOD
WHEN WE THINK OF SUMMER, many things come to mind—beach, boats, dunes, ice cream, time with family and friend—and blood shortages. As busy as we all are in the midst of a Traverse City summer, we need to remember that the need for blood does not take a vacation. Please take some time on August 17 and help save a life.
Please join us at our next drive on Tuesday, August 17, from 2:00-6:00pm, in the church Fellowship Hall. See you there!
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THE BROWN BAG GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP meets on the 3rd Monday each month at noon in the Westminster Room.
Thiis group is for anyone who is grieving the loss of a loved one. Grief is a journey and we need companions on the journey -- to listen, to laugh and cry with, to offer support and love and hope. The Brown Bag Grief Support Group is a safe place to share our stories and find strength for the future.
We meet in the Westminster Room. Bring your own lunch. If you have questions, please contact Pastor Becky at 946-5680. |
FRIEND TO FRIEND MINISTRY
THE DEACON BOARD FRIEND TO FRIEND CARING MINISTRY is a way to take God’s love and presence to members and friends of our church who are homebound and unable to worship with us regularly. We currently are in need of 5 volunteers to be matched with some awaiting friends. If you feel called to this ministry or have any questions, please contact Pastor Becky (946-5680) or email: becky@tcpresby.org. We are always looking for new friends who are caring, compassionate and are good listeners.
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13th ANNUAL DIXIELAND DEVOTIONALS
Featuring The Backroom Gang
before, during and after the
worship service on Wednesday evenings
July 14, 21, 28, August 4 & 11 @ 7:00pm (music begins at 6:50pm)
Fellowship time in the narthex at conclusion of post service music
THESE WEDNESDAY EVENINGS will include a musical prelude, a short devotional service and a mini dixieland concert. The service will include the singing of four or five familiar hymns. All the music for the evenings, including the hymn accompaniments, will be provided by The Backroom Gang. Following the mini concert, we will have fellowship time in the narthex.
WE ARE HAVING these services this summer to praise and glorify God and to support four (4) very worthy local mission projects, Women's Resource Center, Love INC, Freedom Builders, and the Doula Program.
COME JOIN US for upbeat, casual evenings of fellowship, dixieland music and devotionals.
DIXIELAND DEVOTIONAL COOKIES WILL BE NEEDED to serve between 400-450 people each week. If you can help,
please sign up at the kiosk. Thank you!
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TRAVEL CLUB NEWS
WE WILL MEET THURSDAY, July 15 at 7:00pm. We have many activities in the works and are open to new ideas and new members. Specifically scheduled are a day trip to Meijer Garden in Grand Rapids on Wednesday, August 18. and a group tour of the Holy Land over Easter next year. We are also considering several other day trips and foreign tours as well as a possible association with Friendship Force. You are welcome to join us at the July meeting. Contact the church office, 946-5680, for more information.
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FOOD RESCUE |
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OF NORTHWEST MICHIGAN |
OUR FOOD RESCUE project is up and running. At present we are picking up from Olesons, Oryana, and Grand Travers Bakery and Deli. The food is currently being distributed to Father Fred, Goodwill, Salvation Army and House of Hope. The goaL is to add more food donors and recipients. We are working with the Northwest Food Coalition, so we will begin adding more food pantries as soon as it is possible.
Also, with the help of Paul Guyon of WKLT, we have produced an online cookbook, Food to the Rescue. Food Rescue receives 70% of the money from the sale of this book. Hard copies will be available in the near future. You may find out more about the cookbook by going to www.FoodToThe RescueCookbook.com To learn more about the food rescue project visit our website, www.FoodRescueNW.org |
THE S.P.E.A.R.s (50 & over, Single Presbyterians Eating At Restaurants)
FRIENDS & MEMBERS of the congregation are welcome. Sign up at the kiosk, also indicate if you would like to carpool from the church at 4:30pm. For more information, please call the church office, 946-5680.
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CHURCH  LIBRARY
WATCH FOR OUR ANNUAL EVENT during August when you will be welcome to take any and as many books from the tables in the hallway as you find interesting. The selections made available will have been purged from the library and libraryette shelves to keep our collection fresh. Also included are items that are duplicates of titles we already have. AS ALWAYS, thank you all for the wonderful donations. Circulation remains high due to the varied and interesting items we receive. Additional help in processing new selections and maintaining the collection would be greatly appreciated. Call the church office, 946-5680, for more information.
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