HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

ELSMERE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH JANUARY 2017

ELSMERE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

606 New Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19805

Telephone: (302) 998-6365

Fax: (302) 998-4626

Email: - Website: www.elsmerepres.org

EPC STAFF

REV. JANE STOVER, PASTOR

THOMAS J. MEEHAN, ORGANIST/MUSIC DIRECTOR

DIANE JACKSON, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

1  Church Information
2  Inside this issue
3  Pastor’s Page
4  Birthdays and Anniversaries
5  Per Capita
6  Coffee Hour
7  Annual Reports & Pledge Envelopes
8  Call of Meeting
9  EPCCC
10  Calendar
11  Connect the Dots
12  News of Our Flock
13  Inclement Weather

PASTOR’S PAGE

May the following prayer by Marianne Williamson be a resource for you in your contemplative prayer - devotional time with God. May God bless you and yours abundantly in the new year…

Dear God,

May my life be of use to You this year.

May my talents and intelligence

Help heal the world.

May I remember how much I have to give.

May I not be tempted by smaller things

but serve my larger mission of forgiveness and love.

Thus shall I be lifted, God,

and know joy this coming year and beyond.

Bless me and work through me

to bless the entire world.

Amen.



ELSMERE PRESBYTERIAN CHILD CARE CENTER

EPCCC has a facebook page! Like us @elsmerepreschildcarecenter

Check out our website at http://www.elsmerepreschildcare.com

UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS

·  Coat Drive

·  Visit from Annie’s Menagerie: We bring the ZOO to you!

·  Progress Reports

·  100th day of school

BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS

Two classrooms have new LED lighting. They are cost effective due to low energy use, no lamps (light bulbs) to replace forever, and look great!

CAMBPELLS’ LABELS FOR EDUCATION

Please save and leave labels and box tops in the box located in the narthex. By collecting and cashing in these, the childcare is able to enhance our program by receiving a variety of free items. We appreciate your continued support!

JANUARY 2017 CALENDAR

Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
1 FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS DAY
COMMUNION / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6
EPIPHANY OF THE LORD / 7
8
BAPTISM OF THE LORD / 9
EPC WOMEN
OLIVE
GARDEN
6:00 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14
15
2ND SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
ALL ANNUAL REPORTS DUE TODAY / 16
BIRTHDAY OF MARTIN LUTER KING JR. / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21
22
3RD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY / 23 / 24
SESSION MEETING
7:00PM / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28
MENS BREAKFAST
29
4TH SUNDAY AFTER EPHIPHANY / 30 / 31

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

NEWS OF OUR FLOCK

*Prayer for Dick Fernald. At the time of this writing, he is in Christiana Hospital. I will be visiting with him tomorrow and will update church family and friends.

*Prayers for Joan Fernald as she will be having gall bladder surgery on January 10. Prayers of support and love for the ‘Fernald’ family during this difficult time.

*Baby Joey is home and improving. Continued prayers strength, healing, and love and support to the Paola family.

*Dot Waibel is presently at the Kutz Home in Claymont, DE for some rehab. I had nice visit with her on December 30. She dearly misses her church family. She covets your prayers and cards. (Call the church office for her address.)

*Baby Wyatt from KY that the church family has been praying for is continuing improving his mobility. The family so appreciated the quilt the Sunday School children made and sent to him. Thank you for your continued prayers…

*Joy to see Marian Manning and son, Michael, and granddaughter at the Christmas Eve Candlelight service. She continues to improve and strengthen at home under care of Physical Therapy nurses.

*Continue to keep in your daily prayers our shut-ins: Bob & Peg Roberts, Peg & Al Degan, Julie & Jack Tobin, Jim & Bettyanne Paris, Joan Long, Russ and Evelyn Daisey, Polly Roberts.

(If you have any news of the EPC flock and family please contact Pastor Jane of call the church office.)

INCLEMENT WEATHER INFORMATION

In the event that we need to cancel church services due to inclement weather, we will have it announced on the following radio stations or online.

1150 AM WDEL (www.wdel.com)

93.7 FM WSTW (www.wstw.com)

Elsmere Presbyterian Church
606 New Road
Wilmington, DE 19805
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