|
||||||||||||||
|
Upcoming Events and News at WCPC! |
||||||||||||||
|
Interfaith Food Pantry |
Remember our hungry neighbors. Special Interfaith
Food Pantry needs for July: |
|
Holy Folder Help
Needed! |
Holy Folder Help Needed! We need volunteers to help
with folding the weekly bulletin Fridays from 1:00pm-3:00pm. If you
are interested in helping out, please call Shirley or Carol in the
church office at 281-363-2040. |
||||||||||
|
Summer Sunday School Theme: Rainforest Adventure |
Ages 4 years through adult are
welcome to join us in a swinging Tree Top Blast this summer. The
Bible stories, crafts, games and theme will explore the natural
world around us and emphasize taking care of God’s creation. We are
signing up teachers, floating helpers & Shepherds for Summer Sundays
by the week. Dates are 6/1/08—8/24/08. Contact Susan Duncan,
281-363-2040 or
sduncan@wcpc-tx.org to sign up or find out more! |
Calling all Surfer Dudes and Dudettes! |
Would you like to spend a whole week
this summer at a HUGE BEACH PARTY complete with surfing lessons,
great beach music, beach combing adventures, and so much more? Sign
up to surf with us in the courtyard between services. There are also
many volunteer opportunities for the adults. Sign up and help our
children surf through the Scriptures and develop new Beach
Be-Attitudes! |
|||||||||||
|
Disaster Offering |
Recovery from the cyclone that hit Myanmar/Burma
continues. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is responding as a
member of ecumenical partnerships, working with Action by Churches
Together and Church World Service. Contributions to PDA will help
continue and expand the response. You can make your check payable to
WCPC and mark it for Disaster Assistance. Contributions from WCPC to
date total $2,445. We also hold the people in China in our prayers,
in the wake of the terrible earthquake. For information about how to
contribute directly to this and other disaster relief efforts, go
to: www.pcusa.org/pda. |
Have a Used Cell Phone? |
The National Interfaith Coalition on Aging is dedicated to being a catalyst for new and effective approaches to spiritual growth in aging. You can support this important ministry by donating your used or broken cell phone. Whether scrapped or refurbished, your donated phone will help protect the environment and support this great cause. Just bring your phone to the Interfaith Food Pantry armoire in the Narthex, and we will see that it gets to Interfaith CarePartners in Houston for this project. This is an easy way to be “green” and support a very worthwhile national program at the same time.
|
|||||||||||
|
Loaves and Fishes |
On the first Sunday of every month, the salad for the lunch at the Loaves & Fishes Soup Kitchen in Houston is purchased and prepared by folks from WCPC. The team leaves the church at about 9:15am and is back by 1:30pm. Would you like to be a part of this important ministry? We are always looking for people to give up the last 15 minutes of Sunday worship to do this. Older elementary age children are welcome if accompanied by a parent. Contact Warren Evans at 281-367-6956.
|
Friendly Visitor |
Interfaith of The Woodlands is looking for some very
special people to serve as friendly visitors to specific residents
at the senior long term care facilities. These people would visit,
sit with and converse with the residents, one-on-one. It does not
take a lot of skill, but requires someone with a heart for people
who are lonely. For most of the residents of these facilities, the
days are long and predictable. Any visitor is a fresh face and would
be welcomed and appreciated. If you can give some time to this
important ministry, please contact Lori Mercer at Interfaith,
281-367-1230 or
lmercer@woodlandsinterfaith.org. |
|||||||||||
|
Wednesday Study
Group |
The Wednesday Study Group will read The Bible Makes Sense by Walter Brueggemann, beginning June 4. Books are available for purchase for $8. The group meets on Wednesdays from 10:00 to 11:30am in Annex H. Please join us for this summer study! |
Medicine Bottles Needed |
Clean, label-free bottles are being collected for use by a clinic in Mexico. Please leave them in the church office for Dennis Kalman, coordinator to pick up. The labels must be removed. |
|||||||||||
|
Nursery Help |
We are experiencing a Baby Boom at Mom’s Etc. and
some of our regular nursery staff are taking well deserved vacations
on and off this summer, SO WE NEED HELP! If you can come hold babies
on Monday mornings you will get smiles and hugs, and the children
will experience God’s love through your time and care. The dates we
need help are below: |
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! |
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! We are always looking for
teachers, floaters, shepherds and prayer support. Contact Susan
Duncan (sduncan@wcpctx.org) to
sign up or stop by Fellowship Hall Sunday morning to find out more. |
|||||||||||
|
2008 Presbyterian
Peacemaking Conference |
The 2008 Presbyterian Peacemaking Conference is titled “Sowing Mustard Seeds, Working for God’s Justice, Confronting Poverty.” This multi-generational conference is not only informative (over 50 different workshops!) but lots of fun for the whole family! The conference will take place on July 15-19, 2008 at Chapman University in Orange, California. Pick up a registration form in the church office or register on line at www.pcusa.org/peacemaking.
|
Stephen Ministry at WCPC |
Our Stephen Ministers Are Ready to Care for You!
Stephen Ministers are members of WCPC who have been through
extensive training, and they provide confidential, one-to-one,
Christian care to people who are experiencing a difficult time. They
will listen, care, encourage, pray with and for you, and provide
weekly support for you as long as your need persists. If you or
someone you know is hurting, please call Rev. Dr. David Jones at
281-363-2040 to learn more about Stephen Ministry. You can also
visit the Stephen Ministry at
WCPC website. Our Stephen Ministers are ready to bring God's
love and care into your life. |
|||||||||||
|
Prayers & Squares |
This group meets every 1st and 3rd Monday from 2:00pm to 5:00pm in Annex H-1. If you are interested in joining, no quilting experience is necessary! Contacts are Nancy Kiefer, 281-292-2491 or Bettie Martinez, 281- 719-5182. To request a prayer quilt or square, fill out a Quilt Request Form located in the church office. |
Loaves and Fishes |
On the first Sunday of every month, the salad for
the lunch at the Loaves & Fishes Soup Kitchen in Houston is
purchased and prepared by folks from WCPC. The team leaves the
church at about 9:15am and is back by 1:30pm. Would you like to be a
part of this important ministry? We are always looking for people to
give up the last 15 minutes of Sunday worship to do this. Older
elementary age children are welcome if accompanied by a parent.
Contact Warren Evans,
281-367-6956. |
|||||||||||
|
Make a Difference |
Do you want to put your faith into action but don’t know where to start? Pick up a multi-colored brochure at the Hospitality Desk. It is called “WCPC Mission Outreach,” and it is full of ideas and contact information for you. Why do we reach out? Because we believe that God’s love knows no boundaries! |
Join the Mow 'n Blow Crew |
Help keep the church ship shape. We need volunteers
for mowing, trimming and blowing the grounds on Saturdays. Sign up
and we’ll put together crews of 3 so you only need to do it once
every few months. Join with a child or friend and help the church
together, or join on your own and work with some new friends. All
equipment is at the church and as much direction as needed will be
provided. Contact Carol at 281-363-2040 or Bill Bray at
281-419-0373. |
|||||||||||
|
Men's Discipleship
Group
|
Meetings are every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at 6:30am in the church parlor. Join us as we explore together God’s Word and see it’s relevance for our lives along with plenty of conversation about the wonder and the worry of discipleship and how it impacts all of our relationships. For more information you can contact our pastor at djones@wcpc-tx.org. |
Men's Fellowship
Lunch |
A monthly fellowship meal/study is conducted every first Wednesday (normally) of the month for men working in the Houston area from 11:30am to 12:30pm at the Last Concert Café (1403 Nance). If you have questions email Pastor Jones at djones@wcpc-tx.org. |
|||||||||||
|
Communion Servers |
If any ordained person/persons are interested in
serving Communion on the last Sunday of each month, please contact
Cindy Oliver at 832-636-7548 or 281-292-9991 or by email at
cynthia.oliver@anadarko.com. |
Automatic Tithing |
If you are interested in meeting your tithe through an automatic transfer of funds from your bank account, get a form in the office or on download from http://wcpc-tx.org/Forms/EFTAuthorization.pdf |
|||||||||||
|
Randall's |
Your Randall's Card can trigger a donation to the Community Clinic. How? Just stop by the Customer Service desk and ask them to link your card to #1321. That is our church number, but we pass all the proceeds to the clinic. |
Kroger Cards |
It is time to throw away the old “Kroger Share Cards” that you used to carry to the store. Kroger Stores have a new program called Neighbor to Neighbor. Pick up a Customer Letter from our Hospitality Desk or the church office. Take it to Kroger and have the bar code scanned when you check out with your Kroger Plus Card. Then, every time your Plus Card is swiped on future visits, it will trigger a donation to WCPC. And we pass every penny along to The Community Clinic. |
|||||||||||
