ROCKLEDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Calendar for May 10 – 16, 2010 (L)=Library (K)=Knox Hall (C)=Calvin Hall (P)=Parlor (A)=Annex (B)=Balcony Infant & Toddler Nursery Available Every Sun. Morning - Knox Hall 8:30 a.m. Worship Celebration (S) 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Fellowship Hour (C) 11:00 a.m. Worship Celebration (S) 11:00 a.m. Children’s Church (Rm. 5) Rockledge Presbyterian School classes.…..ages 1 - 5 (Pre-K) For more information, please call the school at 632-3343 Monday (5/10) 9:30 a.m. PW Project Day (C) 2:00 p.m. Sabbatical Steering Committee (L) 6:30 p.m. Boy Scouts (C) 6:30 p.m. IPN (K) 7:00 p.m. Abigail Circle (P) Tuesday (5/11) 7:00 p.m. Session Meeting (L) 7:00 p.m. AA (K) Wednesday (5/12) 7:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal (K) Thursday (5/13) 12:30 p.m. RPS Teacher Appreciation Luncheon (C) 7:00 p.m. NA (K) Friday (5/14) 7:00 p.m. AA (K) Saturday (5/15) 5:00 p.m. Eagle Scout Court of Honor (S) & (C) Sunday (5/16) 8:30 a.m. Worship Service (S) 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Fellowship Hour (C) 11:00 a.m. Worship (S) 2:00 p.m. Scout Patrol Leaders (L) 8:30 a.m. Lay Leader: Dottie Branson 11:00 a.m. Lay Leaders: David, David, Jr. and Margaret Ward Happy Mother’s Day! GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME! It is a joy to have you with us today as we worship God. PRAYER REQUESTS may be submitted using the welcome card in the pew rack. Please place requests in the offering plate. The chancel flowers this morning are given by Paula Beckner in loving memory of “my remarkable mother, Pauline B. Bartoo, and in honor of all mothers”. The flowers in the Narthex are given by Marilu Thistle for Mothers’ Day in loving memory of her mother, Marilu B. Shepard and Roger Dykes’ mother, Frances B. Dykes and Marilu’s grandmothers. 2 Cents a Meal Offering Collection Today This is a semi-annual offering to help support PATH (Presbyterian’s Answer to Hunger). A suggested per person contribution is $11.00. Please make checks out to RPC and note “2 cents a Meal” on the memo line. Thank you from the Social Concerns Committee. NEW WORSHIP HOURS Beginning June 6th, there will be only one Sunday worship service which will be at 10:30 a.m. Sunday school will be from 9:00-10:00 a.m. and Fellowship hour will be from 10:00-10:30. This schedule will remain in effect through September. "Wearin’ of the RED!" Sunday, MAY 23 - a REAL RED LETTER Day, Pentecost, and a TRIUNE Celebration. You have to be HERE because "you are family". Please drive slowly when you leave here today. The Rockledge Police Dept. has asked us to slow down and they have been monitoring the area very faithfully! JOYS AND CONCERNS May 9, 2010 We pray for our world, especially the nation of Greece as it comes to terms with a deepening financial crisis and the social unrest associated with it. We pray for our Presbytery, in particular our Latino & Hispanic congregations struggling with the issues related to immigration and ways to encourage much needed governmental reform. We pray for our community of faith… Assisted Living/Rehabilitation: Margaret Peterson: The Place, Merritt Island Mary Varn: Cedar Creek Life Center, 4279 Judith Ave. #230, M.I. 32953 Irene Ney: Watersong, 7300 Watersong Lane, Melbourne, FL, Rm. 6120 Shirlee Carroll: The Towne Square, 1700 Wuesthoff Dr., Viera, FL 32955 Doris Johnson, Country Casual Living, 4801 Mango Ave., Cocoa, FL 32926 Continuing Concern: Please keep our active duty military personnel in your prayers: Sgt Paul Helm (Germany), CPO John Shortridge; Spc Lamont Morris (Ft. Drum, NY), Sgt Brandon Jewell (Ft. Bragg, NC), LCpl Jason Chen (Afghanistan), Sgt Chas Mitchell (Quantico, VA), MC1 William R. Lovelady (Jacksonville, FL), Ben Blier, Ben Cook (South Korea), and Greg Rochefort (Afghanistan). Addresses and pictures are on the bulletin board in the South Hall. Sheila Mitchell, Jennifer Mitchell’s stepmother, has advanced cancer and needs prayers. Bob Crocker, father of Sally Preuss, has kidney cancer. Karen Craig has knee problems. Tom Kroger, friend of Terrie Franco, has terminal brain cancer. Tish Little is having a leg problem and trouble walking. Christopher Skidmore, son of Audrey and Bill Skidmore, faces a long-term recovery from a train accident. K.C. Crawley, Cheryl Carson’s friend has completed a round of chemotherapy. Barbara Norton, mother of Nancy Wingo. Ivy Stanley, mother of Cathy Trossett. Marilyn Clark, mother of Melanie Bradford, is recovering from a serious auto accident. Marshall Pembleton, brother of Cathy Orr, has health concerns. Richard Hendrix, friend of Bill and Hilah Mercer, has a serious heart condition. Art Natowich, close friend of Butch and Paula Beckner as he battles cancer. JOYS AND CONCERNS (Cont’d) Winnie Mendenhall, twin sister of Bill Moehle, is recovering from a stroke and a previous hip “repair”. Her address is: 9505 Jamaica Beach, Galveston, TX 77554 June Shelton, Catherine Shelton’s step-mom and Lowell Gray’s sister, is in a nursing home in TN. Hal Shontz has a lump in his lung; is having a biopsy and PET scan. Mollie Johnson, sister of Jane Rowe. Jane is with her as she waits for an appointment at Johns Hopkins. Congratulations to John Wilcox for his Arbor Day art award (newspaper article on bulletin board in south hall) and to Colin Prosser whose robotics team placed 3rd in the world! ************************************** VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Wanted: Space explorers to join a cosmic adventure praising God! Would you like to spend the week of June 14-18 on the starship Galactic Praise traveling through the wonders of space and exploring God’s incredible creation? Sign up to help at Vacation Bible School. We need recreation leaders, craft helpers, science leaders, preschool teachers, people to burn music CDs and more! Contact Mary Ward (635-8835) or Luci Rees (480-4179) to join us on our “blast off” adventure.