ROCKLEDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Calendar for May 24 - 30, 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 (5/24) 6:30 p.m. Worship Committee Mtg. (L) 6:30 p.m. Boy Scouts (C) 6:30 p.m. IPN (K) Tuesday (5/25) 7:00 p.m. Trustees (L) 7:00 p.m. Deacons (P) 7:00 p.m. AA (K) Wednesday (5/26) Thursday (5/27) 7:00 p.m. NA (K) Friday (5/28) 7:00 p.m. AA (K) Saturday (5/29) Sunday (5/30) 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) 8:30 a.m. Lay Leader: Les Moseley 11:00 a.m. Lay Leader: Mary Ellen Weissinger 2 CENTS A MEAL Thanks to everyone’s generosity, we have raised $950 for 2 Cents a Meal. Thanks from the Social Concerns Committee! 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 Don Bryan in memory of his mother, May Richards Bryan. Special thanks to Rev. Dr. Jim Tinsley for leading our Pentecost Celebration today. Jim is a retired PCUSA pastor and member of St. Augustine Presbytery. We appreciate Jim and his wife Martha, an active Elder, taking an active part in the life and ministry of RPC. Pastor George is in Maine this weekend, visiting the Carpenter’s Boat Shop where he will be a guest apprentice during his sabbatical. He will return to Rockledge on Tuesday. We welcome Lois Gray back to the “piano bench” for the 8:30 worship service this Sunday and next. We welcome Ms. Christina Davis today and next Sunday to direct the choir and play the organ. Christina is substituting at the 11:00 worship service for Myers Mason while he is out of town for two weeks. KIDS’ DAY TODAY Today is Kids’ Day from 12:15 – 2:00 p.m. It will be a “Water Day” event! Bring your bathing suit and a towel. JOYS AND CONCERNS May 23, 2010 We pray for our world, especially the people of Haiti who continue to struggle to recover from the devastating effects of the January earthquake. Presbyterian missionaries, Rodney and Sharon Babe, are assisting with re-building efforts. We pray for our Presbytery, in particular the congregation of Merritt Island Presbyterian and its pastor The Rev. “Al” Smith. 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 Billy Copeland: Wuesthoff Progressive Care – Viera 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, is progressing in his recovery. K.C. Crawley, Cheryl Carson’s friend has finished radiation and chemo treatment. She will return to Duke (NC) for a PET scan in June. 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. Mary Rauch is in Wuesthoff ICU after a heart attack. Hal Shontz is having a diagnostic PET scan. 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, stepmother of Catherine Shelton, sister of Lowell Gray, is in a nursing home. Garry Carson, brother of Bill Carson, had a stroke. Garry lives in Witchita, KS. Richard Hendrix, friend of Bill and Hilah Mercer, has a serious heart condition. Molly Johnson, sister of Jane Rowe. Molly has started her chemo. Jane will be home soon. Jo Waits’ brother-in-law is combating a bad infection from complications of diabetes. Walter Huyck is recovering from shoulder surgery. Based on your responses to the Summer Study questionnaire, the following opportunities are being offered. We hope you’ll join us for learning, fellowship & fun! Wednesday Evenings 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Parlor June 2 - July 7 Attentiveness: Being Present Are you too busy for God? It sounds sacrilegious, but that’s how many of us feel. In this study, the authors help us examine our busy lives and learn how to be present with ourselves, with each other, and with God. Topics include: Listening to the Right Voices; Keeping Time; Self-Awareness; and Listening Alone, Listening Together. As part of the study, you will read from this study & reflection guide, reflecting on the ideas presented and recording your thoughts and responses. Then, in group meetings, you will share your thoughts and hear the insights of others. Each meeting will include a vide exploring the topic of attentiveness through interviews, mini-documentaries, personal testimonies, dramatic readings, and Scripture. Sunday Mornings 9:00-10:00 a.m. Calvin Hall June 6 - July 18 Sowing Tears, Reaping Joy: The Bible and Brahms’ Requiem This short-term Sunday School class follows the famous “German Requiem” on a tour of biblical prompts about death, grief, the brevity of life, and faith for here and hereafter. Through music and Scripture, we move from graveside and grieving to new perspectives on hope beyond. Tuesday Evenings 7:00-8:00 pm Linda Britton’s home June 29 – July 20 Weavings Reading Group Weavings is a journal of the Christian Spiritual Life published quarterly by The Upper Room (www.weavings.org). The format of the group will include prior reading of one article, sharing of questions and insights, and prayer. Each person will receive a copy of the same edition: “Show me your ways, O Lord” Vol. XXV, Number 3. Please contact Linda Britton by June 13th at 631-1740 or Bbritton8@cfl.rr.com if you are interested in attending. Thursday Mid-day Noon-1:30 Parlor July 1 - August 5 Good News from North Haven by Michael L. Lindvall This six-week study will center around readings from the novel Good News from North Haven. It features stories that are several pages long about a small town in Minnesota, the church and it’s pastor. It is written in a style similar to Garrison Keillor‘s Lake Wobegon stories. Each week the group will read three stories and discuss the poignant messages contained within the tales. Plan to bring your lunch along. SIGN UP TODAY ON THE BULLETIN BOARD IN THE SOUTH HALLWAY SO BOOKS CAN BE ORDERED FOR PARTICIPANTS.