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Youth Mid-Winter Conferences at Mo Ranch
Early Morning Service – 8:50 am
Wednesday Nights
Adult Education
Children’s Education Changes
The Deacons of MSPC
January Birthdays
Important Dates
Sunday, January 4
Worship/Communion 8:50 am
Sunday School 9:30 am
Worship/Communion 10:50 am
Wednesday, January 7
10:00 am MSPC Writer’s Group
5:30 pm Bible Study
6:00 pm Dinner
6:15 pm, Bell Choir
7:15 pm, Choir Rehearsal
Sunday, January 11
Worship, 8:50 am
Sunday School 9:30 am
Worship/Installation/Ordination of new officers 10:50 am
Tuesday, January 13
7:00 pm Session Meeting
Wednesday, January 14
5:30 pm Bible Study
6:00 pm Dinner
6:15 pm, Bell Choir
7:15 pm, Choir Rehearsal
Sunday, January 18
Worship/Communion, 8:50 am
Sunday School 9:30 am
Worship 10:50 am
Tuesday, January 19
Church Office Closed in observance of
Martin Luther King’s Birthday
Wednesday, January 21
5:30 pm Bible Study
6:00 pm Dinner
6:15 pm, Bell Choir
7:15 pm, Choir Rehearsal
Sunday, January 25
Worship/Communion, 8:50 am
Sunday School, 9:30 am
Worship 10:50 am
Wednesday, January 28
5:30 pm Bible Study
6:00 pm Dinner
6:15 pm, Bell Choir
7:15 pm, Choir Rehearsal
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Youth Mid-Winter Conferences at Mo-Ranch
Click on title to go to registration page. Youth need to fill out individual Registration page and Permission page, and bring them to the Church
Planned dates:
Middle School - January 9 – 11
Senior High – January 23-25
Cost $60
Adult Volunteers are also needed for this trip. If you are interested talk to Pastor Kenny
Early Service Sunday Mornings Now Begins at 8:50 a.m.
Attending to the Presence of God
Contemplative music from around the world
Prayer
Silence
Lectio Divina—Lectio is an ancient and powerful way of practicing attention to God’s Word and Presence Communion every Sunday.
Wednesday Nights
The Wednesday Night Bible Study reflects on the scripture that will be preached on the following Sunday. A diverse group gathers to share insights, ask questions and pray together.
The group moves from the Parlor to the fellowship hall for a prepared dinner. All are invited!
Many other activities happen on Wednesday nights.
Bible Study 5:30-6:30 pm
Dinner 6:30-7:00 pm
Bell Choir 6:15-7:15 pm
Choir Practice 7:15-8:00 pm
Adult Education
On January 11th, Adult Sunday School Class will begin discussion of the book, How to Think Theologically, by Howard W. Stone & James O. Duke. Copies of the book are available in the church office at a cost of $11.00
Children's Education Changes
Sunday Morning Schedule
9:15 a.m Eddie’s Taco House
Come by the kitchen and grab a taco and some orange juice.
9:30 to 10 :15 a.m. Children’s Choir
Meet in the sanctuary and we will work on music for special worship services like World Communion Sunday and the “Come As You Are Christmas Pageant.”
10:15-10:40 a.m. Sunday School
Once choir is over join Linda and Erin in the 3rd floor children’s room. If you are hoping to light candles or ring the bell during worship this is the place to be.
10:50 a.m. Worship
At 10:40 the children will move to the 1st pew in the sanctuary. Children are invited to sit with our staff or with parents/guardians.
Worship
10:50-12 noon
Children begin worship in the sanctuary and then move to an experiential worship experience.
Godly Play (approximate ages 3 years to 8 years)
Godly Play is a methodology that uses a storyteller telling a holy story with moveable pieces, wondering about that story, and then using creative stations to help us interpret our feelings, our wonderings, our questions about the stories and how they lead us to God.
This is our third year to use Godly play with the kids & we have found that they are growing exponentially every year we use it. The wondering that they do at the end of a story is so amazingly complex and insightful that it often takes our breath away. What amazing kids we have!
Diving into Discussion (approximate ages 9 years to middle school)
This group will read the same scripture that is being read in the sanctuary. With the help of Pastor Kenny they will discuss what the scripture means in their lives.
After the sermon, the middle school aged kids will go back into church with Pastor Kenny and the elementary aged children will join Linda in the children’s room.
The Deacons of MSPC
Susan Scales
Diane Stallings
Rey Menchaca
Patricia Oxford
Randy Rice
Ken Sheppard
Jo McIver
Katsy Murphy
Kathy Sakai
Bobby Holmes
“Deacons offer a caring ministry in their commitment of compassionate, faithful, trustworthy and Christ-centered lives. The Madison Square Presbyterian Church deacons offer a safe, caring outlet for anyone experiencing a life crisis or challenge which could include divorce, loss of a loved one, hospitalization, illness, relocation, retirement, unemployment, empty nest or other life transitions.”
January Birthdays
1 – Patrick Fite
Stephen Sadler
3 – Sylvia Washer
Kris Biedenharn
6 – Rick Mild
7 – Norma Brown Gay
Abigail O’Connor
9 – Peg Gates
Cate Weber
Dede Rivera
Michael Guilmino
10 – Hung Si Lam
George Page
12 – Missie Lanham
Ellen Werckle
13 – Doug Boyd
Tom Davis
14 – Eddie Guerrero
15 - Al Thurk
16 – Yolanda Hilliard
Ken Harvey
18 – Sharon Fite
21 – Rolando Ocañas
23 – Nathan Lytle
David Royalty
24 – Stacy Hillegas
Diane Stallings
28 – Jerry Correu
29 – Hugh Morris
Rob Shaw-Meadow
30 Barbara Tuitele
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