New Castle Presbyterian Church January 2022 Newsletter |
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR AND JOIN US IN-PERSON FOR: Hybrid Worship Every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. (Coffee Hour has been paused - see below.) Discussion - The Lost Art of Dying - Jan. 16th and 23 at 11:30 a.m. Family Painting Event - Jan. 30th from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
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SESSION NEWS NCPC's Session has voted to pause Coffee Hour through Sunday, February 6. Indoor masked gatherings after worship and during the week are still permitted! Many prayers for everyone's well-being during this surge. |
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MISSION AND OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES |
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The Cattle are Lowing...In Guatemala Here's a great way to support our Guatemalan Partnership this Christmas Season. | | |
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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES |
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PAINTING EVENT - JAN 30TH Families are invited to join Ms. Diana and the CE Committee on Sunday, January 30th from 3-5 in the Fellowship Hall. Children of all ages are welcome! Art supplies will be provided, but please consider bringing donations of socks and soup for our Gifts of Love program. Please RSVP to office@newcastlepreschurch.org by Monday, January 24th . (Masks required for everyone above the age of 2.) |
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COFFEE HOUR VOLUNTEERING - FEB. 13 It's our annual Sunday School Coffee Hour! Kim Beebe, Chris Fagles, and Sunday School kids will head over to the CE Building after the Scripture Conversation. We'll both prepare and clean-up coffee hour that day. Participating families are encouraged to bring food for coffee hour. Please contact Kim Beebe via text (302-379-3246) if your family would like to participate. It’s also Undies Sunday, so bring some undies for Gifts of Love! |
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CONGREGATIONAL LIFE & MEMBERSHIP |
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Welcoming Our Newest Members - Mike and Lynn Smith Mike and Lynn joined New Castle Presbyterian on Sunday, December 5, by affirmation of faith. They will continue to be affiliate members with Grace Presbyterian Church in Fort Mill, SC, but they are excited to active members with NCPC, especially as they help care for their grandson, Parker Foltz. Welcome, Lynn and Mike! |
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Graduation Announcement - Liz Parziale Liz Parziale graduated this November from Southern New Hampshire University with a B.S. in Business Administration. Congratulations, Liz! |
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IN LIFE AND IN DEATH - WE ARE GOD'S Inspired by the book, The Lost Art of Dying, Pastor Miriam will lead a two-part discussion on January 16 and 23 from 11:30-12 in the Fellowship Hall. On Jan. 16, we'll focus on how we live with our mortality, including the practical decisions that we can make to help our loved ones prepare for our death. We'll have copies of the Five Wishes and other resources to share. On January 23, we'll focus on what it means to live well in the midst of death. We'll reflect on the sacred work of grief, as well as how we ground ourselves in God's beloved community. Dugdale's work is an invitation to live and die with joy, especially as we remember Paul's wisdom from Romans 14 - in life and in death, we belong to God. |
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A year of gifts, losses, meals, celebrations and so much more - the Deacons reflect on how Christ has been in our midst this past year. | | |
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EMMANUEL DINING ROOM - BROWNIES! Make a resolution in this new year to take up baking for others! Each month, NCPC offers freshly made brownies for our EDR neighbors. Contact Liz Parziale to receive the reminder at the end of each month - brownies are due to the church kitchen by the 6th! |
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Gifts of Love: Contribute on Sunday, Jan. 9 Our Gifts of Love financial gifts provide Delmarva utility assistance to our neighbors in need. So, please plan to make a contribution through the Gifts of Love envelopes provided this Sunday as we renew our efforts to love our neighbors and make sure they are warm this winter! | | |
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SYMPATHY OF THE CONGREGATION The sympathy of the congregation surrounds the loved ones of Bill Walters, husband of Brenda Walters, who died to this life at the age of 71 on Saturday, January 1, 2022. Bill had been in our prayers as he had been hospitalized from covid. We give thanks that for him suffering has passed and that he now rests in the Lord. This Thursday, January 6, at 11 a.m. we will celebrate Bill's life in the Meeting House. Please join us in person or via our livestream as we witness to the hope of Christ's resurrection. Burial will be private, and there will not be a reception at this time. |
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