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 Information2 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 / Saturday1 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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