In This
Issue
Roley
Lectures
Roley
Invites New Members
Presbyterian
Cluster Habitat for Humanity Spring 2007 House Build
Parade
Chair Volunteers
Adult
Education
Children's
News
Youth
News
on
Stage at Madison Square
MSQPC
Book Group
Travis
Park Speaker -
Shane Claiborne
SAMMinistries 5th Annual Birdhouse Contest
Conference on Restorative Justice
April
Birthdays
Important Dates
April 5, 2007
Maundy Thursday Service
7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall
April 6,
2007
Good Friday Gospel Service
7 p.m. in the Sanctuary
April 7, 2007
Knitting for Peace 10:30
a.m.
EASTER SUNDAY, April 8
No Sunday School
Easter in the Park
Somewhat Sunrise Service
8:30 a.m.
Children’s Activities in the Park
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Easter Breakfast
Easter Worship 10:50 a.m.
April 10
Dorcas Sewing Circle 9 a.m.
Art Series 12:05 a.m.
Rebecca/Sarah Circle 1 p.m.
April 14
this is a change to Saturday
Parent’s Night Out 6:30-10
p.m.
SUNDAY, April 15
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.
Worship 10:50 a.m.
Youth Meet After Church –
12-3 p.m.
April 17
Department of Peace Presentation
6 p.m. Dinner
7 p.m. Presentation
April 21
Knitting for Peace 10:30 a.m.-
Upstairs
SUNDAY, April 22
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.
Worship 10:50 a.m.
Holy Smoke 5-8 p.m. at
Covenant P.C.
April 24
Dorcas Sewing Circle 1 p.m.
SUNDAY, April 29
Children and Youth Sunday
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.
Worship 10:50 a.m.
April 30
Session Meeting 7 p.m.
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Roley
Lectures - Register Now
John Dominic Crossan
“GOD AND EMPIRE: JESUS AGAINST ROME, THEN
AND NOW”
MAY 11 - 12, 2007
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Register now on line at www.faithandreason.org
or
call 210-226-6254
FRIDAY MAY 11 – Free
and Open to Public
(St. Marks Episcopal Church; 315 East Pecan St.;
San Antonio):
7:00 pm - “Civilization & Violence”
SATURDAY MAY 12 - $35 per
person Registration Required
(Madison Square Presbyterian Church; 319 Camden
St.; San Antonio)
9:00 am - 10:30 am – “Bible & Violence”
11:00 am – 12:30 pm – “Jesus &
Violence”
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – “Apocalypse
& Violence”
Scholarships Available – call 210-226-6254
for more information
Lunch Available for additional $7 – call 210-226-6254
Register now on line at www.faithandreason.org
or call 210-226-6254
or email church@msqpc.org
A FAITHandREASON® Seminar
presented by
THE D. L. DYKES, JR. FOUNDATION
and
THE ROLEY LECTURE SERIES
MADISON SQUARE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
San Antonio, Texas
ROLEY COMMITTEE
INVITES NEW MEMBERS
Have you been enthusiastic about the Roley Lectureships
and pleased about the opportunity to hear nationally
recognized speakers as well as providing this opportunity
to the greater San Antonio community? Would you
like to participate in the work of the Roley Committee?
The committee meets irregularly. Major tasks include
(1) decision making with regard to use of funds
and to invitations to speakers, and (2)logistics
related to the actual events--registration, hospitality,
ushering, transportation for speaker. We're in the
process of getting ready for another collaboration
with the Dykes Foundation, bringing John Dominic
Crossan to San Antonio May 11-12.
Presbyterian
Cluster Habitat for Humanity Spring 2007 House Build
Habitat Build Shifts:
8am-1pm
12 Noon - 4pm
8am - 4pm
MSqPC BUILD DATES
April 13 – Friday
May 12 – Saturday
If you are interested in signing up to work on the
house, please email Suzy Gray at SportyKid0728@yahoo.com
NOTES:
•Volunteers are expected to work the entire
shift they commit to working.
•All tools are provided. Lunch and beverages
are provided to volunteers on any of the shifts
who are on site when it is served...around 11:45am
usually.
•Wear comfortable clothes, no open toe shoes.
•If the weather is bad, assume we ARE working.
Call the Habitat Weather line to verify: 223-5203,
Ext. 184…on the morning you are scheduled
to volunteer.
Directions to the site and the Release Form will
be provided to those who sign up.
MSqPC Food Service
Date: May 12 – Saturday
We are looking for volunteers to help supply lunch
on May 12th for the Habitat House workers. A list
of the items we need is provided below, please note
that the Health Department requires that all food
items be individually wrapped to comply with the
city health code. Also, we need a couple of people
to help gather and deliver the lunch. Our contact
numbers are provided below. Please contact one of
us if you are interested in helping.
Susan Scales
sail@grandecom.net
210. 691-2184
Patti Trevino
ptrevino@swisd.net
210.683.5580
Paula Bondurant
ebondurant@sbcglobal.net
736-6632
Items Needed:
· Sandwiches or sandwich fixings
· Fruit (Apples, Oranges, Bananas)
· Individually wrapped snacks (chips, energy
bars, brownies, cookies etc.)
· Plates
· Napkins
· Plastic wrap
· Sandwich bags
· Water
· Gatorade
· Soft drinks
· Ice
· Ice chest
· Money (so we can purchase the items we
need)
Volunteers
Needed to help set up Parade Chairs
We are still looking for volunteers to help set
up parade chairs. For those of you that don't know,
our church sells tickets to both Fiesta Parades.
The proceeds from those sales go to our mission
trip scholarship fund and help individuals that
would otherwise not be able to do so attend trips.
If you are interested in helping, we set up folding
chairs, sell tickets, and take down folding chairs
for both the day and night parade. You don't have
to do everything; whatever help you can offer is
appreciated. If you would like to help out, please
email Micaela Reznicek at mreznicek@sbcglobal.net
or call the church office and ask for Micaela.
Adult
Education at Madison Square
DVD Series: Bill Moyers on
Faith and Reason
Are fear and violence the inevitable consequence
of clashing beliefs, or is a more tolerant world
possible? Bill Moyers on Faith and Reason explores
this question with leading thinkers on the relationships
between religious fundamentalism and democracy,
equality, and human rights. Bill Moyers talked with
writers from around the world about Faith &
Reason. His guests include Salman Rushdie, Margaret
Atwood, Martin Amis, Colin McGinn, and more.
Children's
News
Kid’s Night Out
Friday, April 13
6:30 – 10:00 p.m.
Take the night off on us! Children are invited
to join us at the church for a fun night of play.
Dinner is included.
Youth News
Youth Group Meeting
April 15 – Sunday, after Church till 4p.m.
Join us as we plan for the Spring. We will be talking
about Fiesta parade chairs, fundraisers, Summer
work camp to Costa Rica, and Youth Sunday on April
29. Call Pastor Kenny, 378-6042, or email –
kennyd@msqpc.org
Youth Sunday
April 29
Come to the Youth meeting on April 15 to plan for
the worship. Be at church at 9:30 on the 22nd and
the 29th to practice.
on stage
at Madison Square
San Antonio
College Guitar Ensemble
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
12:05 p.m.
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
319 Camden, San Antonio TX 78215
(210) 226-6254
or
www.msqpc.org
Lunch will be available after
the performance—$5 per person
Upcoming Events: May 8: Laurel
Isbister—singer, guitarist, songwriter
ON STAGE AT MADISON SQUARE
is supported in part by a grant from the Music Performance
Fund.
MSPC Book
Group
“I have painted the porous, crumbling
concrete of my house. Two plastic mats serve as
my couch and bed. Abi helped me pick out a lantern
at the market in Ferke so I may survive past dusk.
A kerosene stove sits on the floor in the corner,
and there is a line of edibles along the wall. (Eating
suddenly seems a chore. There’s nothing quick
to prepare except mutant Quaker oats from the UAE,
so I have oatmeal for breakfast, oatmeal for lunch.)
I have ordered a desk and a table from a carpenter
in Ferke and have moved, finally, into my humble
home, out on my own after weeks at Sidibe’s
and months with the N’Guessans in Abenke.
My new privacy is like letting out a long-held breath.”
If you’ve ever wondered what being in the
Peace Corps is like, here’s your chance.
Join us for April MSPC book club meeting when we’ll
discuss Sarah Erdman’s Nine Hills to Nambonkaha,
Two Years in the Heart of an African Village.
Join us at Rebecca Baker’s home, 334
W. Lynwood, 78212
Friday, April 6th, 12:00 noon.
Bring your own lunch. See you there!
Book Group Reading
List for 2007
May 4: Intuition, Allegra Goodman
Hosting: Jerry Correu
June 1: Pretty Birds: A Novel, Scott Simon
Hosting: Jo McIver
Sept. 7: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of
Abraham Lincoln, D. K. Goodwin
Hosting: Richard McLean
Oct. 5: My Name Is Red, Orhan Pamuk
Hosting: Thelma Nungesser
Nov. 2: Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides
Hosting: Katsy Murphy
Dec. 7: A Spot of Bother, Mark Haddon
Hosting: Betty Lynn Allen
SHANE CLAIBORNE
is coming to Travis Park United Methodist Church
April 7th
“Religious extremists of all faiths have
perverted the best of our traditions. But there
is another movement stirring, a little revolution
of sorts. Many of us are refusing to allow distorted
images of our faith to define us. There are those
of us who, rather than simply reject pop evangelicalism,
want to spread another kind of Christianity, a faith
that has as much to say about this world as it does
about the next. New prophets are rising up who try
to change the future, not just predict it. There
is a movement bubbling up that goes beyond cynicism
and celebrates a new way of living, a generation
that stops complaining about the church it sees
and becomes the church it dreams of. And this little
revolution is irresistible.” (from The
Irresistible Revolution)
WHAT IF…..Jesus never meant
for us to be prosperous, if it means being rich
only unto ourselves?
WHAT IF….Christianity demands
more than a profession of faith?
If you’ve ever wondered about what it means
to be a Christian, to truly follow Jesus…
DON’T MISS SHANE CLAIBORNE!!! Shane is the
author of The Irresistible Revolution. He
has worked with Mother Teresa, spent time in Iraq,
and has committed his life to working alongside
the poor. He will be at the Travis Park United Methodist
Church Justice in Action Speakers Series to teach
us what he believes it means to say: “I am
a Christian”.
Join us the Saturday before Easter, on
April 7, 2007, starting with a pre-event reception
at 6:30 p.m., with the lecture following at 7:00
p.m. All are invited to this free event.
Bring a friend! Come and learn about this radical
way of living, of thinking, of being. Come and see
what Christianity can mean to you, and to our world.
SAMMinistries
EXTENDS A CALL FOR BIRDHOUSE ARTISANS
SAMMinistries is extending a call
for entries for its 5th Annual
Birdhouse Contest which is becoming an annual favorite
for old and young alike.
Folks of all ages are invited to build an original
birdhouse from scratch, or simply decorate a ready-made
one which can be found in most hobby stores. First,
second and third place prizes are awarded in three
different age divisions (adult, teen and youth),
as well as in the special clay division.
Birdhouses must be made of wood, ceramic or metal.
Paper-maché entries will not be accepted.
The base must measure no more than 18 inches across,
but there is no height limit. Artisans are invited
to enter as many birdhouses as they want -- there
is no limit!
Entries are to be delivered from 10-5 at Furniture
For A Cause, 5254 Blanco Road, on one of the
following days: Thursday, April 26; Friday, April
27, or Saturday, April 28.
All entries become the property of SAMMinistries
for a sale and auction that will be held from 10-2
on Saturday, May 5 at Furniture For A Cause,
5254 Blanco Road. All proceeds will be used by the
ministry to help provide shelter and services for
the homeless.
or more information, call 340-0302 or visit www.samm.org
National
Conference on Restorative Justice
Schreiner University, Kerrville,
Texas
June 24-27, 2007
http://www.restorativejusticenow.org/
You are invited to be part of a groundbreaking
national conference on restorative justice to convene
on Sunday June 24, 2007, and to conclude by noon
on Wednesday June 27, 2007.
The conference will feature workshops and
panel discussions led by social service providers,
researchers and educators, political leaders, judges,
faith community organizers, correctional system
officials, as well as first-person accounts from
the victims of crime and rehabilitated former offenders.
Each day major keynote addresses will provide energy
and vision to all participants.
Keynote speakers will include some of the foremost
names in the restorative justice community, people
with both national and international followings.
Howard Zehr, Elaine Enns, Ched Myers, Mark Umbreit,
Gordon Bazemore, Kay Pranis, Leigh Garrett, Mike
Dooley, Justice Janine Geske and other presenters
will join together to call for community action
and renewal.
The host site for the conference is Schreiner University
in Kerrville, Texas, about 80 minutes from the San
Antonio International Airport in the beautiful Texas
Hill Country, a location which provides for on-site
lodging, meals, convocation and meeting space, and
amenities for recreation and relaxation. A
free shuttle service to and from
the San Antonio International Airport will be provided;
simply notify us of your travel itinerary and we'll
get you to and from the conference.
Registration Options
Participants may register for single events,
day and half-day passes,
an all access pass designed for
commuting to and from the conference, or an all
conference pass which includes all meals
and housing on the Schreiner University campus.
On-site housing is limited to the first 150 registrants.
There are two beds to a room; a private bathroom
is shared between two rooms.
Early-bird conference rates may be obtained through
February 15, 2007.
April Birthdays
at Madison Square
1 – Roy Horn
2 – Tyler Edwards
Jeannie Whitley
3
4 – Valerie Oates
5 – Morgan Matson
Cat Lookabaugh
6
7
8
9
10 – Amy Reznicek
11 – Joyce Jones
12 – Roy Balter
13 – Carol Johnson
14 – Deardra Sprott
15 – Micaela Reznicek
16 – Rebecca Baker
Anne Mulligan
17 – Steve Marbach, Jr.
Matt Jeffreys
Philip Townsend
Billy Stallings
18 – R. J. Crowder-Schaefer
19 – Diana Oxford
20 – Katsy Murphy
Amy Wilson
Krista Welch
Bobby J. Jones
21 – Al Townsend
22 – Dawn Martin
23 – Ben Lytle
24
25 – Jane Armstrong
26 – Suzanne Klose
27
28
29 – Weston Boyd
30 – Vick Williams
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