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A LOOK INSIDE THE HEART AND LIFE OF MIPC |
EasterTuCKER FITzGERALDDirector of communications | p.2 ▸
apriL 5 – June 19 | Spring 2010
finDinG tHe Heart of
a Brief HistorY of Lent, HoLY WeeK, resurrection, anD HoW tHe Bunnies Got miXeD in
report from Haiti p.13▸
SHERI EDWARDS DALTON CO-SENIOR PSTOR | P.1 ▸PEOPLE OF HOPE|
G rLSCHOLARSHIPSending Young Women in Southeast Asia to College
GIFTS of the HEART
Gifts of the Heart is coming p.12 ▸
confronting aiDs in africa p.15 ▸
PALM/PASSION SuNDAy | marcH 28
MAuNDy THuRSDAy | apriL 1
Soup & Salad Supper | Courtyard | 6pm ($4/person)
Communion ServiCe | Sanctuary | 7pmOn this night we remember the giving of Christ’s mandate to “love one another as I have loved you” and his first sharing of the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper with his disciples. We will celebrate communion in a very personal way.
GOOD FRIDAy | apriL 2
prayer during the dark hourS |12-3pmA time to drop in as you can, and leave when you must. There will be self-guided prayer stations available, or feel free to simply come for prayerful reflection on this holy day.
tenebrae ServiCe | 8pmThe traditional Tenebrae service on Good Friday is often said to be one of our most gripping worship services of the year by those who attend. This powerful yet simple service invites us into light and shadows, reflecting on our Savior’s death. As the seven last words of Christ are read, candles are extinguished one by one. Music from the Choir, Handbells, Organ and the congregational singing of cherished hymns add inspiration and emotion to this amazing story. If you have not experienced the Tenebrae, please join us this year and add this experience to your Lenten journey, preparing your heart for a joyous Easter celebration!
EASTER SuNDAy CELEbRATION OF THE RESuRRECTION | apriL 4pastor DaLe seWaLL preacHinG
• 6:30amSunriseWorship in the Memorial Garden
• 7:00amBreakfast in the Community Life Center (MIPC’s gym)
• 8:00amEasterWorship in the (Community Life Center (MIPC’s gym)
• 9:30amand11:00amEasterWorship in the Sanctuary - Music led by the Festival Choir, MIPC Orchestra and Handbell Choir
• NO5pmEveningWorship on Easter Sunday
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People of Hopesheri edwards Dalton | co-senior pastor
He is risen! He is risen indeed!
The Easter message goes hand in hand with the message of hope. This special day never arrives without its much needed reminder that there is hope beyond this life. True hope. Eternal hope. Glorious hope. Each one of us needs a
transfusion of hope that reaches deep inside to the very core of our being, bringing Christ’s healing to our places of hurt and brokenness.
As followers of Jesus we are called to be people of hope. My hope and prayer is that when some-one walks through the doors of this church they will be given the gift of hope in the midst of whatever circumstance of life they most need it. My hope and prayer is that we who have been touched by Jesus’ extravagant love will be sur-prised by how extravagant we can be in sharing it with others. What a joy it is to be called to this ministry of hope and love as a pastor here at MIPC.
I am filled with hope about the future of this church in the face of all the transitions ahead. We have amazingly faithful people serving in leadership positions right now as Elders and Deacons, as members of the Staffing Task Force, the Strategic Planning Team, and on our two Search Committees for
our new Pebble Preschool Director and Director of Ministry to Children and their Families. Please read the updates on these important processes in the reports included in this issue, and keep these folks and their ministry in your prayers.
I also hope you will be present for all the special ways we will be honoring the Sewalls as we celebrate Dale’s 23 years as pastor here at MIPC before his retirement.
He is risen! He is risen indeed! May the good news of Easter meet you in the circumstances of your lives where you most need to be touched by the powerful hope of the resurrection.
The Window Newsletter is published six times a year by Mercer Island Presbyterian Church.
3605 84th Ave SE Island Crest Way
Mercer Island, WA 98040
(206) 232-5595 www.MIPC.org
Sunday Worship Times
8:15am | 10:35am | 5pm
MIPC Pastors
SHERI EDWARDS DALTON co-senior pastor
DALE SEWALL co-senior pastor
LINDSAy HARRIS associate pastor for students & their families
PAuL bARRETT associate pastor for adult Discipleship and outreach
RITA-LOu CLARKE parish associate for congregational care
WINDOW DEADLINESDeadline Covers dates
Jun 7 Jun 20 - aug 28aug 16 aug 29 - nov 27nov 15 nov 28 – Jan 8feb 28 Jan 9 – march 5
E-mail Articles to [email protected]
The Window is edited by Tucker FitzGerald,
Dale Sewall, & Kari McFarland.
DEPARTMENTS
unsunG Heros ................. 10-11VoLunteer ViBes ...................11missions ...........................12-15aDuLt communitY Life .....16-17aDuLt cHristian eD ..........18-19music ....................................20
articLestHe Heart of easter ........... 2per capita .............................. 4fooD at 8:15am WorsHip ....... 5neW memBers ....................... 6transitionaL processes ...... 8a report: Haiti ..................... 13HeaLtH care : Human riGHt . 15rummaGe saLe ..................... 21
i am filled with hope about the future of this church in the face of all the transitions ahead.
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Lent• FAT TuESDAy (MARDI GRAS) | FEb 16
The last day before Lent. While this isn’t an observed day in our liturgical calendar, it is in-
teresting to note how the last day before the historic
fast of Lent is still marked in popu-
lar culture.
Mardi Gras is French
for Fat Tuesday. This was tradi-tionally a day to finish off all the fat and sugar in the house before Lent, often making pancakes or donuts. Historically, this would be a time of year when food from last harvest was be-
ginning to go bad, and would need to get eaten
quickly. This also became a last day for celebra-
tions before the somber season of Lent.
• ASH WEDNESDAy | FEb 17
First day of Lent: This is the day we place ashes on our foreheads. Ashes are a traditional bibli-cal symbol of mourning. These ashes are usually from last year’s Palm Sunday branches. As we begin Lent, we remember our mortality and our dependence on God’s grace.
• LENT | FEb 17-APR 3
The 40 days (excluding Sundays) from Ash Wednesday to Easter (Over a period of 46 days including the Sundays). A time of repentance and preparation. The word Lent is simply Old English for “spring.” Historically, this was the period which new Christian converts prepared to be baptized on Easter, and the season all Christians observed to prepare themselves for celebration of Easter.
Historically this would have been the time of year that food was least available (in the northern hemisphere at least), while waiting for the first fruits of spring to come.
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Holy Week• PALM / PASSION SuNDAy | MAR 28
Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jeru-salem on the back of a donkey.
• MAuNDy THuRSDAy | APR 1
The word “maundy” comes from “commandment” in Mid-dle English and Old French (mandé). Going back to the Lat-in, its related to the modern word mandate.
During the Last Supper, Jesus washed his disciples feet and told them:
“Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples—when they see the love you have for each other.” -John 13, The Message
This was the same dinner where Jesus introduced com-munion to his disciples. We mark this day by taking com-munion together, and some churches mark it with foot washing as well.
• GOOD FRIDAy | APR 2
The day we reflect on Christ’s death. Also called “Black Friday,” or “Holy Friday.”
Tenebrae Service
On Good Friday we hold our Tenebrae (Latin for ‘shadows’ or ‘darkness’) service. During this service we slowly extinguish candles until we are in darkness.
This is also the day “hot cross buns” have historically been eaten. Some claim the crossed buns predate Christianity, as a symbol for the Goddess Eostre (possibly where the word Eas-ter comers from) and the four quarters of the moon.
In the 1300’s a monk began the tradition of giving these buns to the poor on Good Friday.
Easter • EASTER SuNDAy | APR 4
The day we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection. Western Christi-anity celebrates Easter on the first Sunday after the full moon following the spring equinox (making it famously hard for most of us to remember when it is).
Easter possibly takes it’s name from the Goddess Eostre. Only English has this linguistic connec-tion though. Other languages usually draw their name for Easter from the Greek word for Passover.
The two most frequent symbols of Easter in popular culture, the Easter bunny and eggs, didn’t solidify in the United States until the 1700 and 1800’s, coming from Germany. Both are ancient and broadly accepted symbols of fertility and birth.
Historically (in the northern hemisphere at least) spring would have been a time
of rebirth in both nature and food supply. Its not surprising that our celebration of Jesus’ resurrection settled squarely in the middle of so much new life.
• EASTERTIDE
Easter Sunday begins the season of Eastertide, which lasts 50 days until Pentecost Sunday. We mark each Sunday as the “first Sunday of Easter,” “second Sunday of Easter,” etc., until the seventh Sunday, Pentecost (which is Latin for “fifty”).
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Things I Have
Learned
Pastor Dale has asked to preach a series of farewell sermons entitled “Things I Have Learned”. This se-ries will begin on Mother’s Day May 9 and will continue on May 16, 23, 30 and June 20 & 27. June 27 will be Dale’s last Sunday in Worship so we will plan a special liturgy to say good-bye and give thanks to God for the Sewall’s ministry over the past 23 years.
PLEASE GIvE bLOOD
Thu, Apr 8 1–3, 4–7pm
Here at MIPC in the Community Life Center (our gym). For more info or to sign up contact Robert Sims (206)232-4770.
Please Pay your PER CAPITA
Kari mcfarland | executive administrator for the clergy
Per capita (Latin, by heads) is a set amount of money per member that con-gregations pay to the larger Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Because every Presbyterian shares in the benefit of the PC(USA)’s system of government and mission, the expenses associated with coordinating and performing the functions of that system are shared by everyone as well. The first-known mention of per capita dates back to 1734 in a letter to ministers!
This year Per Capita is $41 for each member. Please help us to be the con-nectional church and to do our part in keeping the greater body of the Pres-byterian Church running.
Per Capita for 2010 is $41 per member.
Per Capita for 2010 is $41 per member:
Seattle Presbytery: $28.83
Synod of AK/NW: $ 5.46
General Assembly: $ 6.15 (details at www.pcusa.org/percapita/supports.htm )
The 2010 MIPC budget has no line item to subsidize per capita payment for those who do not send in their per capita to the church. So we need everyone to respond. Please send your payment to MIPC for every family member who is an official member of the church (confirmation class through adults). Mark “per capita” on the check. Thank you for helping us support our de-nomination!
MIPCmissions.blogSpot.com
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staying on top of Cash Flow
Jan feb mar apr may Jun Jul aug sep oct nov Dec
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- expenses
HISTORIC PATTERN▴$ ▾
the mipc finance committee
Last year, motivated by irregular income and regular expenses, our Finance Committee requested that we make regular or monthly payments on our pledges. The congregation responded, and our cash flow issues disappeared. Finance is making the same request this year.
Every summer MIPC pledge pay-ments and other donations falls sig-nificantly behind expenses. This has necessitated the use of MIPC desig-nated funds to cover costs until giving picks up in the fall (see first graph)
There is a simple solution to our sum-mer cash flow problem which does not require more money. It only requires a change in the timing of our giving.
this does not require more money. it only
requires a change in the timing of our giving.
Jan feb mar apr may Jun Jul aug sep oct nov Dec
- money received- expenses
PREFERRED SOLuTION▴$ ▾
HOW TO HELP:If you are able, make your pledge payments sooner rather than later.
• As we go into summer, make your second quarter payment in May rather than June.
• Or make your third quar-ter payment in July rather than in September.
• Or make both your second and third quarter payments as the summer begins.
• If you normally make pledge payments monthly, pay ahead 2 or 3 months if you can.
• If you pay annually, can you make your payment at mid-year rather than the end of the year,
• Or can you pay half by mid-year?
FEEDING THE FAITHFuL AT
8:15am WORSHIP
Help Needed
Our 8:15am service is built around a theme of hospitality around ta-bles. As we gather for worship we first share a meal, just like the earli-est Christian house churches did, and then we worship together. We rely on faithful volunteers from the 8:15 congregation to form teams each Sunday to prepare the breakfast. Right now we need more folks to sign up to be team members. April is a great month to sign up for the first time because our “pros” Hospitality Elder John Wintersheid and Coordi-nator Ed & Judy Helsel will be there to lead you through it! Please sign up to help us be able to continue this vital part of our 8:15 Breakfast Wor-ship Service.
please contact Kari mcfarland ([email protected]) or sign up at the
Breakfast service on any sunday
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bernardez, Sherie (206) 275-0234 (husband: Tim)9010 North Mercer WayMI, WA 98040 Katie ’97; Jennifer ‘2000SherieBernardez@Comcast.
net
burnett, Alan (206) 805-5700 (fiancé: Stephanie Hearon)2760 76th Ave SE #511MI, WA 98040Alan@centerpointaviationlaw.
com
Chau, Tina (206) 349-0326 (fiancé: Joseph Woo)23901 127th Pl SEKent, WA [email protected]
Davis, Huw (206) 420-8866 (wife: Maryellen Johnson)7120 78th Ave SEMI, WA 98040 Evelyn ’98; David ‘[email protected]
Hall, Heather (206) 914-1326 (husband: Gabe)4511 90th Ave SEMI, WA 98040 Ella ‘[email protected]
Hardwick, Dave (425) 369-1545 (wife: Tess)854 Big Tree Dr.Issaquah, WA 98027 Eric ’93; Ella ’03; Emerson ‘[email protected]
Hardwick, Tess (see above)[email protected]
Hearon, Stephanie (206) 805-5700 (fiancé: Alan Burnett)2760 76th Ave SE #511MI, WA 98040Stephanie@Centerpointavia-
tionlaw.com
Johnson, Maryellen (206) 420-8866 (husband: Huw Davis)7120 78th Ave SEMI, WA [email protected]
Loendorf, John (206) 275-0320 (wife: Rosella)2734 70th Ave SEMI, WA 98040 Sarah ‘[email protected]
New Members
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Sirianni, Charles (206) 402-4606 (wife Erin)5236 37th Ave SWSeattle, WA 98126 Baird ’06; Liam ‘09
Sirianni, Erin (see above)[email protected]
Wang, Amy Guo (206) 819-82898441 SE 68th #238MI, WA 98040 Timothy ’95; Alexander ‘[email protected]
Westburg, Elizabeth (425) 451-2372 (husband: Brad Wheeler)2725 105th Ave SEBeaux Arts, WA 98004 Henry ‘03Westburg.Wheeler@comcast.
net
Wheeler, brad see [email protected]
Woo, Joseph (206) 353-0335 (fiancé: Tina Chau)23901 127th Pl SEKent, WA [email protected]
Loendorf, Rosella (see above)[email protected]
McDonald, Kathy (206) 232-3327 (husband: Neil)8403 East Mercer WayMI, WA 98040KnMcDonald2002@yahoo.
com
McDonald, Neil (see above)
Mesaros, Nathan (206) 818-94061111 10th Ave E #41Seattle, WA [email protected]
Meyerholz, Jim (602) 334-842811002 SE Petrovitsky Rd Unit
C302Renton, WA [email protected]
Moattar, Ron (206) 232-3113 (wife: Elizabeth)4645 88th Ave SEMI, WA 98040 Jane ’99; Matthew ‘[email protected]
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1. MIPC STRATEGIC PLANNING TEAM
(Update as of March 21, 2010)
Members
• Sheri Edwards Dalton
• Paul Barrett
• Lindsay Harris (advisory capacity)
• Joan Ernest
• George Bassett
• Jon Stafford, Elder for Planning/Co-Chair
• Jody Snodgrass, Co-Chair
• Kirk Dawson
• Gene Robertson
• Mark & Heather Martin
• Gretchen Wittenberg
• Dirk van der Burch
The Strategic Planning Team (SPT) and the Staffing Task Force (STF) were created as separate groups by the 2010 Planning Group. The 2010 Planning Group was originally com-missioned by Session to create a com-mittee to develop a revised strate-gic plan as well as to determine the best way to communicate and utilize the 2009 work of the Ministry and Budget Task Force. Midstream, the 2010 Planning Group was re-tasked to deal with the planning for the an-nouncement of Dale Sewall’s retire-ment. When that task was complete, the group determined that a pastor’s retirement expanded the potential planning role beyond the capacity of
a single committee. Therefore, the STF was commissioned to work on planning issues which were specific to staffing, most specifically the de-velopment of interim and long-term staffing plans and re-evaluation of the co-pastor model. The SPT would be responsible for the broader plan and would work closely together with the STF to eliminate overlap and ensure the two groups operate most efficiently.
The SPT is responsible for devel-oping a revised 3 to 5-year plan for MIPC. The existing plan was last updated in 2005-2006, and in the past has generally been updated every 5 years. Utilizing input from church leadership groups, the congregation, and the related work of the Minis-try and Budget Task Force, the SPT will review and update the various components of the strategic plan and assist the various church ministries in developing complementary strate-gies and future action plans. In light of the upcoming retirement of the co-senior pastor, the SPT will work closely with the STF to offer the STF useful input in determining MIPC’s interim and long-term staffing plans.
The 2005 Strategic Plan covered a lot of foundational planning, much of which won’t need to be repeated in this update. In addition, the Ministry and Budget Task Force laid a lot of groundwork for the planning effort by analyzing the current status of the church and its finances, trends over time, and comparison to churches in its peer group. All of this prior work will be leveraged as fully as possible.
Work to date has consisted of the following:
• development of a planning overview to guide the commissioning and operation of both the STF and SPT, and to lay out how the groups will communicate and work together
• development of a planning page on the church’s web site to serve as a resource for communication to the congregation
• publishing of the Ministry and Budget Task Force report to the MIPC planning web page, together with related announcements
• initial communication of plans to the congregation and session through meetings, a Window article, and the planning web page
• development of a work plan and a broad time line to guide the strategic planning process
• set up of a planning prayer team to provide prayer support
• set up of a planning communications team to coordinate the communication of planning efforts (both SPT and STF) broadly to the congregation, staff and church leadership
• team recruitment and organization
update on oursheri edwards Dalton | co-senior pastor
We are blessed to have strong, enthusiastic leadership on all of our teams that are working together to cover the planning needs of mipc in this transitional time. please keep these people, and the work of their important ministry in your prayers.
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2. STAFFING TASK FORCE
Members
• Karen Jones (Chair)
• Richard Stillman
• Jean Carter
• Lynne Fruehling
• Chuck Lowry
• Irene Peters
• Sue Harris
• Sheri Edwards Dalton
As a reminder, the STF has been asked to do the follow-ing, building on the work that was begun by the Ministry and Budget Task Force, and in coordination with the Stra-tegic Planning Task Force and the Personnel Committee:
• Develop an interim staffing plan, which should assess needs and resources, and clarify roles and responsibilities for pastoral and non-pastoral staff through the time of Dale Sewall’s retirement and for the balance of 2010 or until a longer term plan can be developed; and
• Develop a long term staffing plan, after the strategic planning process has progressed sufficiently to ensure that the staffing plan is aligned with the church’s anticipated future needs and priorities.
The STF has met three times and its work is underway. Our initial focus has been to work with Dale and our other pastors to establish a plan for Dale’s transition, which includes identifying gaps in critical areas that will need to be filled, determining how Dale should best al-locate his time and begin to shift responsibilities to others between now and his retirement date, and ensuring that, where possible, we capture the knowledge and wisdom he has accumulaated in his years of ministry. We are close to finalizing this short-term transition plan. At the same time, we have conducted interviews of Sheri Edwards Dalton, Dale Sewall, Lindsay Harris, Paul Barrett, and Eliana Maxim, to better understand their ministry, gifts, goals, and ideas for staffing over the next year under our current budget with three pastors. We have learned much from this process and expect to engage other MIPC staff in a similar way in the near future. There is much in-formation already to absorb, and we anticipate this part of our work will take longer to complete.
3. SEARCH PROCESS FOR PEbbLE PRESCHOOL DIRECTOR
Search Committee Members
• Susan Tiscornia, Chair of the Board
• Mary Anderson, current Board Member and MIPC member
• Susie Stenberg, Board Treasurer and Preschool Elder
• Stephanie Hinson, current Board Member, incoming President and Pebble parent
• Tanya Stribling, former Pebble Teacher, taught for 8 years at the Pebble
Molly van der Burch and Joan Ernest will act as consul-tants to the search committee. Sheri Edwards Dalton is the Pastoral staff liaison and a Preschool Board Member.
Current Stage
We are in the Second Stage of our process--dossiers are being received and reviewed.
Overall Process
There will be three phases to the hiring process. In the first stage the Board formed a Search committee repre-senting all aspects of the Pebble including parents, teach-ers, and Board members to search for the new Director. This committee developed a “position description” which is the public announcement that we make to inform po-tential candidates that we are searching for a Preschool Director and the nature of that position. The second stage will use the “position description” to create a “prospect pool.” Through ads and interviews, several semi-finalists will be chosen. In the third stage, we will choose from amongst the semi-finalists to find the person we feel is the best fit for the position and for the Pebble. There is significant work involved in each stage and we intend to keep you informed of our progress through our website (mipc.org/preschool) We plan to have a new Director in place by June 1. This would allow a month of transition time together for Molly van der Burch and the new Direc-tor. The Search committee will recommend the finalist to the Preschool Board. The entire Preschool Board will make the final decision.
Transitional Processes
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4. SEARCH PROCESS FOR DIRECTOR OF MINISTRy TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES
Search Committee Members
• Andrea Watson
• Jennifer LaBrie
• Leslie Morris
• Linda Fowler
• Mark Bolger, Children’s Ministry Elder/Chair
• Scott McBurney
Eliana Maxim and Joan Ernest will act as consultants to the search committee. Sheri Edwards Dalton is the Pastoral staff liaison.
Current Stage
We’ve posted the job description and are awaiting resumes to evaluate.
Overall Process
• Position description: Complete
• Job Postings: Complete
• Interview questions: Creating draft--We’ll then review, revise and approve over email.
• Initial screenings of written responses to postings: Joan has offered to handle this
• Phone interviews - We’ll distribute the candidates to the committee, one candidate per phone interview. We’ll then meet after the phone interviews to review candidates
• Face-to-Face Interviews: We’ll bring in 3-4 candidates for face-to-face time
• Selection Meeting: Committee will make its recommendation and introduce the candidate to the Pastors and Children’s Ministry Commitee for final approval.
We hope to have our new Director in place by June 1, which would allow a two-week overlap with Eliana Maxim for orientation.
Susie Stenberg
Susie and husband Steve joined MIPC in 2000, the turn of the century, and, along with children Jacob, Josh, Jessie & Jackie, turned Children’s Ministries up side down from the day they came! Susie has been an amazing resource for the preschool, serving as treasurer for four years, spending hours on the
budget, dealing with tuition and handling the checking and savings accounts. With that significant budget, this job can be complicated, so her CPA expertise is essential. Susie has also served as the preschool/Children’s Minis-tries elder for the last three years, being a committed and steady presence on the preschool Board. She has always been available as a sounding board for Molly van der Burch, the preschool director, and is greatly appreciated. Susie has also been the LOGOS treasurer for several years, a Sunday school teacher, a VBS leader and teacher and recently has been the session liaison for Eliana Max-im’s candidacy. In addition to all the above, Susie helped with LIVE registration this season, a tedious job – but, as always – s h e had a great attitude. Fre-quently, she can be found reading scripture at the 8:15am worship ser-vice (as well as her children). Susie is also on the search committee for the new preschool director. Wow – Susie Stenberg is truly an Unsung Hero, and MIPC is forever grateful for her and her beautiful fam-ily.
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Jean Carter
Jean and husband, Jerry Sparrow, and daughter, Emma, came to MIPC in 1994, and very soon Jean was in-volved in several ways in the life of MIPC. She found one of her niches on our mission committee and has been active there for years, recently serving as elder. She has used her financial acumen as a member of the Foundation committee and currently serves on the budget committee. Just to show how diverse her interests are, she was a major player in organizing and running our rummage sale last spring.
Jean is blessed with a wonderful sense of humor, in addition to being re-sponsible, transparent and support-ive. What a gift she is to MIPC!
ruth ann Biggers | coordinator for outreach & Lay ministry
DID yOu KNOW THAT...
Donna(organizer)&JimPhilips,CarlDodrill,JieunKimNewland,JudyGinn,SueSherwood,JanetSy-ferd,RuthHansing,MarilynHan-deland,RuthAnnBiggers,Caro-lineHughesandDaphneDonovanhelped to make the Leipzig Succes-sion Concert reception so wonderful? YUM! Thank you, one and all. And, that BeverlyvanHartesvelt,DaphneDonovan,Sue&OrmSherwoodandEiner&MarilynHandelandwere the ushers for this wonderful concert? Again, thank you.
JudyGinn spent hours on a wonder-ful visual presentation which greatly enhanced the music for the February organ concert by our own Jieun Kim Newland? The artwork was amazing and fit the music perfectly! Thank you, Judy.
Our most recent new members class had two wonderful mentors? They wereDorothyStedingandRandGinn. Both of these long-time members said they actually learned something new about MIPC and being Presbyterian. Thank you for shar-ing your time with our new mem-bers in this important way. And, our new members enjoyed a scrumptious lunch at the home of Jack&BeverlyvanHartesvelt recently. Assisting at the meal was ElizabethBabcockandDevonSinghBarrett.What a won-derful way to celebrate our newest members. Thank you.
Our Sunday morning Christian Edu-cation offerings this year have been planned by many wonderful people? The Growing in Faith Class leaders have included Jim&MikieHelman,LindaFowler,SueAlexanderandCarlDodrill;The Faith-full Par-enting leaders have included KattyClark, JenniferMcLellan,Kris
McBurney,StephanieHinsonandTraciBrandon;The Pressing Issues Today leaders have been JeanCarter,SusanStanley,GloCeteznik,LynnFruehling,DaleSewall,BarbaraJirsa,Boyd&SueStockdale,Ein-erHandelandandPaulBarrett.The overall ACGE Ministry Team included ElderCarlDodrill,El-derKeenanConder,JimSmith,RitaClinton,HalieDodrill,EinerHandeland,PaulBarrettand repre-sentatives from each planning team. Thanks be to God for the amazing volunteers on these teams!
The Adult Community Life Ministry Team has been providing meaningful events for adults of all ages and stages of life at MIPC? This year these folks included ElderBeckyShowalter,ElderDaveWilliamson,MargaretJenkins,SharonOlson,MarilynDierickx,EvenTaylor-Hurley,JonStafford,RuthAnnBiggers,SallyGarrettandPaulBarrett.Thank you for keeping us young at heart!
We give thanks for the amazing adult leadership who is accompa-nying our students for the Mexico House-building Trip, including SharonOlson,AlanWaite,EvanTaylor-Hurley,BenMcConaughy,BradSnook,KarinRuschke,LeslieFerrell,DanaShephard,MarilynDierickx,Gail&RogerJohnson,JamesFischl,JohnHuebner,KacieGartland,KirkRobinson,MindiOberg,MarianWebster,MikeBon-tatibus,MichaelScruggs,MikaelFuller,NicolaDavidson,SallyGar-rett,SiouxThompson,SteveShow-alter,TeresaHamp,SteveSmith,WhitneyShowalter,LindsayHarrisandPaulBarrett.There are also 13 amazing student leaders:WillVoit,KhiaJohnson,ZoeSpranger,CarlGarrett,ClaireMelvin,JulieStaf-ford,ClaraFlaherty,JohnAhalt,LizHarris-Scruggs,LeaHamp,KellyFerrellandTaraNeilson.Dios es mas grande! Amen!
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Glo ceteznik | Director of missions
This year there are two ways to give to Gifts of the Heart, both focussing on educating poor girls.
you can:• Support a girl for $350 per year
(for as long as she is in school)or
• Make a contribution of any dollar amount to send a girl to college or to the university.
We are delighted to have girls we have sponsored over the past years being accepted into college!
WHy INvEST IN GIRLS’ EDuCATION?
“When you send girls to school that turns out to have a transformative effect on those societies. They have fewer children and they invest more in those children, they earn more income, and as they earn more in-come they then spend it more on their children and on starting busi-ness.”
“One of the reasons for poverty glob-ally is frankly a chronic underinvest-ment in education, and education is a great way of breaking poverty, you get a great return on that invest-ment.”
-Nicholas Kristof, author and NY Times columnist
G rLSCHOLARSHIPSending Young Women in Southeast Asia to College
GIFTS of the HEART
MISSIONS
I live in a poor and remote village. Life is so difficult that we only think about where our meals are coming from and nothing else. Even though we work very hard, we could not make ends meet.I was born into a large family, and I am the youngest child. I had the responsibility of taking care of the buffalo. I went to school for half a day only and the rest of the time I worked with the buffalo in the paddy
fields. I also had the ambition of becoming a nurse. I knew that it would be difficult to achieve my ambition as there were so many obstacles in my way.
Unfortunately, when I finished my high school, my family was in a very sad situ-ation. My mother suffered from a malignant tumor in her lung. . It was serious and we had no means of sending her for treatment. She passed away.
My older brother was so sad that he suffered from severe depression. Due to his mental condition he had to spend the rest of his life in a mental hospital . I also could not continue with my study until I received your kind and generous donation. Thanks to the care and concern of the sisters in the convent (Daughters of Mary) I was able to get in touch with you and your organization. I re-ceived great help from you for my family and for my study. Now I have com-pleted my studies for a nursing career . I am really happy with this achieve-ment after much effort.That makes me forget the very difficult times I had in my childhood.
Thank you so much for helping me overcoming my heavy burden. You have given me new hope and a new life. No words can express my feelings and gratitude to you. God knows everything and I will remember you in my daily prayers. Thank you once again for everything you have done for me and my family.
May God bless you abundantly in your life and may God’s peace be always with you.
Ngo Thi Thuy | Daughters of Mary Immaculate Scholarship Student
Hue, Vietnam
G rLSCHOLARSHIPSending Young Women in Southeast Asia to College
GIFTS of the HEARTHELPING GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL IN THAILAND,
vIETNAM, CAMbODIA, AND MExICO
Coming this May 9, 16, & 23
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A REPORT: HAITI EARTHQuAKE 2010Dan macDougall, mD | Lindsay macDougall, mD | mipc members
After the initial news about the massive earthquake in Haiti, Lindsay and I began to think about and plan our involvement in responding to the needs there. We joined a Medical Teams International disaster team with the main purpose of providing medical aid to the thousands of injured, sick, and terrified people that had been left homeless and with many family members lost.
We left for Haiti with the usual ap-prehension of going into an un-known place. About all we knew was that a disaster had occurred and there would be much that doc-tors would be needed to do. It turned out to be the hardest mission we have done in our 20+ years of volunteer work.
We would have liked to have shared our experiences with you while we were in Haiti those 3 weeks, but we were stationed just outside Port-au-Prince and had minimal (i.e. none) on-line capabilities.
The mission for us was hard from the beginning. There was the heat and the dust and the debris and the trash to contend with. Then there was the endless throng of people filling the streets.
The areas of Port-au-Prince and the surrounding towns and villages were destroyed to a degree that even the pictures we had seen on TV gave little justice to. The collapsed buildings, the piles of rubble and trash, and the aimless crowds of victims who had lost just about everything they had, including family, was almost over whelming. Many people lived in 4X6 plastic shelters or just under bed sheets.
We arrived in Port-au-Prince on about 3 hours sleep but were put to work in a hot, open clinic right away that afternoon. Then we moved away from the HQ house the next day and spent most of the rest of our time work-ing out of a smaller (but even more damaged town than Port-au-Prince) Leogane, pop 200,000+ and estimated to be 80-90% destroyed and was near the epicenter of the quake. We lived in a tent camp, had bucket flushing toilets, and took bucket showers. ( that was not actually all that bad... but it led to worries about sanitation... and the tents leaked with the rain.)
Our primary job with MTI was to run “mobile clinics” where we would go out to smaller villages or tent camps, taking all our medical gear and medications in duffel bags. Our clinics were generally about 30 to 45 minutes away. It was not unusual for 3 or 4 of us to see 200+ patients a day. The problems ranged from minor skin eruptions, to severe infections, dehydration, malaria, and starving
babies. And, a major element in all ages was the fear that the earthquake and strong aftershocks had caused.
The physical stress, the emotional stress, the minor difficulties with ill-ness, really worked on us BUT even so, it was extremely rewarding as we knew that we were the only medical help these people were likely to have for some time. It was not, however, without its failures as we saw patients (especially babies) that we could not save from the consequences of such loss, injury, and disease.
Although Lindsay and I are experi-enced with disaster relief, this was the most desperate and disheartening place we have ever worked. Definitely the hardest trip we have ever made, but we know that we did some good
and gave comfort to many; many who had lost so much. We are very glad that we went!
I could not write this without noting that MTI and many of us suffered a great personal loss. One of our team members, having risked so much, paid the largest price ever when he passed away in Haiti unexpectedly. We will forever remember a big, gentle man... Matthew Bouthillier, RN and keep his memory and his family in our prayers.
There will be plenty of need for more volunteers to go to Haiti and to contribute whatever skills they have. We have encouraged doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel to consider volunteering with any of several organizations doing a variety of work there. Or, at least consider supporting an organization that can convert financial help into more life saving care.
As always, we appreciate the concern and prays that fol-lowed us over and are always glad to return to MIPC.
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A Report on Our Work Last year
reverend ann Hinz | pastor of peshastin united church of christ
Dear sisters and brothers in Christ,
What a month this has been! God has been working in our midst!
We had a real “high” with the visit of 20 people from Mercer
Island Presbyterian Church who offered a Vacation Bible School
program for children in the community. We all wondered who
would come (and if anyone would come!) Merry and I went
out in the community, knocking on doors, handing out flyers,
having wonderful conversations with both English speaking
and Spanish speaking folks. Many of you talked to your family,
friends, and neighbors and let them know, putting up signs in
the community.
Twenty-two children from the community came! It was so
exciting and the children had such a great time (and so did
the adults!) They had VBS from 10:00-noon, lunch, and then
swimming in Leavenworth until 3:00 pm. It was a very full day
for everyone! We all worshipped together on Sunday! We have
names and addresses of all of the children; I sent out cards to
all of them after VBS.
The Mercer Island group also worked on a project for Habitat
for Humanity and their work was superb!
Reverend Ann Hinz
Summer Mission in Peshastin
July 28-Aug 1
For families of any kind, aged 5-80
Be part of a team to lead our summer VBS for the children in Peshastin (2 miles from Leavenworth) at the United Church of Christ there, or be part of a Habitat for Humanity Team working on a building project. This is the third year for this mis-sion trip. Open to all ages from 5 to 75. Contact Glo Ceteznik ([email protected]) or Teresa Hamp ([email protected]) to sign up or find out more. Cost is $125 per adult or child over 10 and includes all break-fasts, lunches, snacks, and fees for swimming.
Quote from a past participant:
“One day this week I woke up in
the middle of the night with the
song Beautiful in my head. (The
VBS children sang that song in
worship on Sunday morning.)
As I thought of the words they
seemed to fit our time there. All
of the people and experiences
there were beautiful in my life.”
contact Glo ceteznik ([email protected])teresa Hamp ([email protected])
ruth ann Biggers ([email protected])
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mipc missions committee
MIPC Member Rebecca Conte, Mercer Island High School Class of 2003, is the founder and Executive Direc-tor of Med25 International, a non-profit organization, whose aim is to provide individuals with the human right of access to health care.
Rebecca’s first international mission experience was in 2001 when she travelled with MIPC to Tijuana, Mexico, on the House Building Project. The Hogar de los Ninos orphanage has been a significant reminder in Rebecca’s faith of where she started 9 years ago and where she is today. Her love for helping others and passion for living in a world based on equality blossomed further while attending Seattle University’s College of Nursing.
In 2006, Rebecca traveled to the West African country of Ghana where she witnessed more of the world’s disparities first hand: patients who were refused medical care because of the stigma associated with their disease, primarily HIV,
their financial status, and oftentimes simply because care wasn’t available. This trip changed Rebecca’s life. She came back feeling broken and devastated, but quickly learned that there was a bigger purpose for her life.
With the support of family and the community, Rebecca started her own non-profit organization, Med25 Interna-tional (Med25.org). In accordance with the 25th Article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Med25 seeks to provide access to competent, culturally appropriate, and affordable health care. Med25 believes that the best way to create change in communities is to empower locals to
take an active part in their own health and well being. Med25 partners with local organizations to implement its mission.
In 2006, Med25 partnered with a local nonprofit orga-nization in Ghana to build an HIV/AIDS Care Center.
This care center includes a clinic, nursery school, vocational school and orphanage. With help
from the Ghanaian government and the in-come generating businesses established by Med25, this facility is now self-sustaining and no longer requires Western aid.
In 2009, Med25 developed a partnership with Young Generation Center (YGC), a
Community Based Organization in Kenya. YGC and Med25 built a clinic in Mbita, Ke-
nya, a rural community off of Lake Victoria. The need for quality health care was instantly apparent
in this community. In Mbita, 26.6% of all children die before adulthood, nearly half of them before the age of one. Only 52% of children in Mbita are immunized to protect them from preventable diseases. Mbita has one of the highest prevalence of HIV in the country with an infection rate of 36%; it has the lowest average life expec-tancy at 37 years of age. There is only one government health facility serving this district where over 500,000 people reside, spanning across 4,250 square-kilometers.
The Med25 clinic was constructed by students at the YGC Men’s Vocational Training Center, located next to the clinic. In March 2010, the clinic opened and began providing care to the Mbita community. Med25 provides the clinic with Kenyan qualified health care profession-als (including physician’s assistants, nurses, pharmacy technicians and laboratory technicians), medications, medical supplies, and all the necessities for providing the community with quality health care.
While Rebecca continues to live in two different worlds, she prays for the day when the difference in quality of life will not be as drastic as it is today. In the words of Mar-garet Mead: “Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For indeed, that’s all who ever have.”
Health Care : Human Right
med25 believes that the best way to create change in communities is to
empower locals to take an active part in their own health and well being.
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Women’s feLLoWsHip
2nd Wednesdays | 7–9pm
PARKER PALMER, MARy OLIvER, GIFTS FROM THE SEA, THE MESSAGE, HENRI NOuWEN,
PSALM 121, GALATIANS 5:22-26.
What do the above authors and books have in common? They all have been referenced during the devotional time at Women’s Fellowship in the past year. Each month an MIPC woman of faith shares with us some-thing about “What God is doing in her life.” We gather to listen, share and pray on the second Wednesday of each month from 7 pm-9 pm.
We would love to have You join us at peggy sue Juergens’ home at
9130 se 72nd place, mercer island. Women of aLL ages welcome. contact
peggy sue([email protected] | (206) 232-1389)
sprinG WaLKCome join us, and get some winter exercise, fresh air, and conversation. If you know you are coming, contact Brad Fowler, ([email protected] | (206) 232-3307 | cell (206) 612-9674). Otherwise, just show up. Friends welcome.
Cedar River Trail - Southeast Section April 10th
Meet at MIPC at 8am. We will carpool to the trailhead in Maple Valley, about 30 mins drive. The hike is along a converted railroad path, basically a level gravel surface. The route follows the Cedar River, crossing it several times in forest. Our total distance will be about 8 miles. The trail is also used by bicycles. Return to MIPC about 1pm. Bring a lunch or snack, water, weather appropriate clothing.
men’s DaY of serVice
Saturday, May 15
Men of all ages are welcome. Join other MIPC Men for a day of service. It will be a great time to meet and serve with others. And we’ll end the day with a meal and beverages of choice. Watch for details, but set the entire day aside now.
YounG aDuLts: noW eVerY monDaY
Mondays | 7pm
Young Adult-types: (post-college say 22yo – 33ish)
Young Adult Group meets on Monday evenings at Paul and Devon Barrett’s house. Join us for a casual time for devotional, building community, wor-ship and best of all, for those of you with a sweet tooth, DESSERT! We meet at 7pm for about an hour. Of course, anyone who wants to stay and gather past 8pm is more than welcome! The last Monday of each month we will be meeting somewhere other than Paul and Devon’s house, most likely the Islander, for theological beverages and conversation. We want to invite you and any post college-aged friends you have who may be looking for a place to connect with others in your season of life. There is no expectation for participation, all we hope is that you will come and be a part of our group. For more information please contact Evan Taylor-Hurley ([email protected]) or Whitney Showalter ([email protected]).
Paul and Devon’s house is at: 4051 97th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040, 206-232-0586. ALL ARE WELCOME!
MIPC ADuLT COMMuNITy LIFE
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SuPER SENIORS
Meeting on the 4th Wednesday of the month
If you haven’t tried a Super Seniors monthly luncheon then you need to make it a priority ASAP. Super Seniors celebrates the senior members of our congregation, BUT we welcome people of all ages to join us for this great monthly time of fellowship, inspiration and festive food. Meets nearly every 4th Wednesday in MIPC’s Fireside Room, 10:30am – 1:00pm. Watch for details in the weekly newsletters and bulletin announcements for programs in the New Year.
It’s SUPER to be a SENIOR and beyond! We hope you will join us.
Watch for coming announcement our Super Senior Summer events
• Senior Road Trip: A ½ day field trip on Wednesday, June 23.
• Super Senior’s sponsored All Church Ice Cream Social: Wednesday evening, July 21
caLLinG aLL seniors anD superseniorsmarilyn Dierickx | speaker coordinator
As the speaker coordinator for the monthly senior luncheons, I find com-munity folks who are willing to talk about their careers. I try to find topics relevant for seniors. In November, Glen Heimstra, whose mother Nell lives at Island House and attends MIPC, was our presenter. Glen is a futurist and published book author. Most of us admitted that we didn’t know what a futurist is and were amazed at how important his job is. Jennifer Franklin, a Mercer Island police officer for twenty years, spoke in January on Emergency Preparedness. Her talk came two weeks after the earthquake in Haiti. On February 24, we heard from Karin Miller, MSW from Overlake Hospital. Karin talked on Memory—Keeping What You Have. Please join us for fun, fellowship and enlightenment as well as a first class lunch.
aDuLt eXercise cLass
M, W, F: 9am in Adult Ed A or the ROCK
Why pay a gym fee when you can exercise with your friends at MIPC? Research shows that engaging in some sort of exercise at least 3 times a week is great for your body and mind. Adult women and men of all ages are invited for simple exercise and movement classes. No need to RSVP, but invite a friend(s) and come and stay in shape together. All fitness levels are welcome.
MIPC ADuLT COMMuNITy LIFE
Let’s pLaY BriDGe!
Interested? Contact Marcia John-son ([email protected] | (206) 232-5390).
men’s BasKetBaLL
Thursdays | 7:30pm
Open gym, pickup basketball in the MIPC Gym. No
RSVP needed. Guys high school age or older, of all skill levels, are wel-come.
ADuLT DISCIPLESHIP & OuTREACH MINISTRy
LEADERSHIP CONTACTS
Carl Dodrill | adult christian Growth & education elder | [email protected]
beverly vanHartesvelt | outreach elder | [email protected]
Dave Williamson | adult community Life elder | Dave [email protected]
Ruth Ann biggers | coordinator for outreach & Lay ministry | [email protected] | x203
Paul barrett | associate pastor for adult Discipleship & outreach | [email protected] | x219
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1. Pressing Issues of Our Time
ADuLT CHRISTIAN EDuCATION | SPRING 2010
SuNDAy MORNINGS 9:15 – 10:15am
We hope you will join us for one of our Sunday Morning Adult Classes this spring. Our classes are in the final stretch for this school year, but always open to anyone who wants to join us. We are seeing about 50-75 adults on any given Sunday morning with another 40 or so adults involved in the classes of our children and youth. Our intention is to have en-during classes around major themes that will present a rich program of materials and interaction around a broad theme of general interest to class members, and to provide a set-ting where people with common in-terests can connect with one another and share prayer requests, needs, socialize, and act as resources for one another. We hope that you will find that these classes offer something for everyone in different seasons of life and faith together.
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Please Note
• Classes will NOT meet on Sundays, Mar 28, Apr 4 & May 30.
• Classes will meet together for ONE Class on Sunday, June 20 to hear from MIPC missionaries and members, Dcotors Dan & Lindsay MacDougall and their recent trip to Haiti to share their medical gifts and expertise.
(Adult Ed B)
Our spring series will focus upon the gos-
pels and in particular on the gospel according to Luke. The sessions will be led by Carl Dodrill and Rita-Lou Clarke. On April 11, we will begin with a special session on Introduc-tion to the Gospels. Why are there four gospels, and what are the differ-ences between them? In what situa-tions would each be found to be es-pecially useful, and if a passage is read from one of these, can you tell which gospel is the one likely being read? With general information about the gos-pels under our belts, we will study the gospel of Luke in particular using the the materials from Disciple: Into the Word, Into the World. Workbook materials are
provided for each week’s lesson which gives background information and texts for daily study. Additional information will be given each week by Rita-Lou or Carl, and a short video presentation enhances the study of each section. By the end of this series, you will have a refreshed and a renewed understanding of this most important gospel of Luke. In addition to our study of Scripture, our class provides for the development of strong relationships among class members. We take the time to keep up to date on each other’s lives, we support one another through tough times, and we pray for one another. Warm friend-ships develop in our class and we are glad to see one another each week. Join us, and become part of our group!
2. Growing in Faith
(Adult Ed A)
The great Reformed preacher and theologian, Karl Barth, has been quoted as once saying that sermons should be written with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other. As the principal author of “The Barmen Declaration,” Barth was the intellectual leader of the German Confessing Church, the Protestant group that resisted Hitler’s regime ~ the Third Reich. We will continue to seek to address current events and topics as they arise and are relevant to participant’s faith. Our final three series’ for this school year will address the following:
Apr 11, 18, 25: The Environment & Our Christian Faith: Stewardship of God’s Creation May 2, 9, 16: violence Against WomenMay 23, June 6 & 13: The Problem of Homelessness, the Call of our Faith.Our Christian faith must engage the everyday, ordinary realities that people are experiencing. This class will seek to, as the non-profit group Sojourn-ers so eloquently puts it, integrate and “articulate the biblical call to social justice, inspiring hope and building a movement to transform individuals, communities, the church, and the world.” We will look to Micah 6:8 – that in our lives, in our work and in our discussions together, we will seek to be guided by the biblical principles of justice, mercy, and humility.
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3. Faithful Parenting
(Fireside Room)
Where is that instruc-tion manual on rais-ing kids? You know,
the one the hospital gives you just before you leave with your new baby? Chris-tian parents face just as many obstacles as non-Christians in raising kids. But the good news is that you are not alone and there are things you can do to come alongside of your children and teens in relevant and meaningful ways and even share your faith with them along the way. Speakers already lined up include:
Sessions scheduled for this spring in-clude:
April 11, 18, 25: 3 week series called “Parents, Kids and Money Matters.” Our presenter, Kevin Kelley, at-tends MIPC with his family. Kevin is a Financial Advisor with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans which is a faith-based membership organiza-tion called to improve the quality of life of individuals and commu-nities.
Please join us, as we will welcome op-portunities to dialogue with profession-als from faith-based and secular settings. And opportunities to learn from each other will abound.
FAITHFULPARENTING
Women’s Monday Mornings Bible Study
Mondays, 10:00-11:30am, Fireside Room
Women of all ages and stages in life are invited to join other women for an oppor-tunity to study and discuss biblical texts in a devotional/fellowship format. This Bible Study meets most Mondays of the school year. Our Monday morning facilitators are Angela Miksovsky, MIPC candidate for ordained pastoral ministry, and Dorothy Swarts, long-time MIPC Member. For more information, please contact Angela at [email protected] or Dorothy at [email protected].
Dads’ LUKE Bible Study
If you are a dad of children or youth then join us for a Dads’ Bible Study on Tuesday morning at 7am in the Fireside Room. Bring your Bible and a hot beverage and get your day started right. We’re reading through and reflecting on the Gospel of Luke together. For more information, contact Pastor Paul at [email protected].
Women’s/Men’s/Co-ed Bible Studies/Small Groups
We have several Women’s/Men’s/Co-ed Bible Studies and Small Groups that meet regularly at different times/loca-tions. Persons of all ages/stages in life are actively involved and participating. And we’re always willing to start more groups if the interest arises. If you are interested in joining a group, contact Pastor Paul at [email protected].
Workplace Bible Studies/Fellowship /Co-ed Bible Study/Fellowship Groups
Relevant and practical for persons in the workplace meet monthly for dinner, devotion, discussion and prayer. If you have an interest or passion for such offer-ings, please contact Pastor Paul at [email protected] .
SuNDAy EvENINGS IN CONJuNCTION WITH 5pm WORSHIP
Various Offerings
Stay tuned for various offerings from ACGE and Adult Community Life, which might include community life events like Adult Dance Lessons, educational offerings like Adult Confirmation and other relevant and practical offerings. Watch for updates and details via the MIPC weekly e-newsletters and 5pm Wor-ship and worship bulletin announcements.
MID-WEEK AT MIPC
ADuLT CHRISTIAN EDuCATION | SPRING 2010
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A Festival of Hymns
apriL 18 | 10:35am
Presented by the Easter Festival Choir and Orchestra
The Easter Festival Choir began rehearsing on March 4 to prepare for worship in Holy Week, on Easter Sunday, and for the special worship service on April 18, A Festival of Hymns. We are gathering as many singers as possible to make our 2010 Easter season especially joyful, as we celebrate our Lord’s resurrection.
During Holy Week, the Festival Choir will lead music on Palm/Passion Sunday and at our Good Friday Tenebrae Worship at 8pm. MIPC’s Tenebrae Worship has grown in popularity as one of our most inspirational services of the year. The worship service of light, shadows and finally complete darkness, helps us remember God’s great sacrifice, God’s only son Jesus, crucified for us. A variety of music, the extin-guishing of candles and the words from the cross, combine to create an emotional worship experience, one which prepares us for the great celebration of Easter.
The music on Easter Sunday in the Sanctuary, 9:30am and 11am, will feature the Festival Choir, the MIPC Orchestra, Campanella (Handbells) and children. The music of these services will uplift the message of Easter ALLELUIA as we sing of Jesus’ resurrection. The congregation will have the opportunity to sing Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus with the choir, accompanied by the Orchestra, Handbells and Organ.
April 18 worship at 10:35am will bring the Festival Choir, Orchestra and Campanella Handbells together once again, along with the children, to lead us in A Festival of Hymns. A service of hymns and readings, this service will give us the opportunity to sing a variety of our favorite hymns utilizing stunning arrangements for Orchestra, Choir, Bells and congregation. Come to worship, bring a friend along with your singing voice, ready to praise God!
MuSIC STAFF CONTACTS
Cheryl Colantonio Storey | Director of music ministries | [email protected] | x211
Jieun Kim Newland | organist/accompanist | ([email protected] | x235
brian Hibbard | evening music arts Director | [email protected] | x244
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PACIFIC RIMS
PERCuSSION QuARTET
Seattle’s Premiere Percussion Ensemble
Friday, May 14 | 7:30pm
Our Season concludes with a uniquely “rhythmic” musical of-fering. Pacific Rims Percussion
Quartet, Seattle’s Premiere Percus-sion Ensemble since 1996.
Pacific Rims will perform a pro-gram of percussion music by
Christopher Westlake (Australia) Tory Takemitsu (Japan), Minoru
Miki (Japan), and John Cage (U.S.A.).
Of interest will be the differences in the rhythm patterns in the music
of other countries.
These professional percussionists are truly gifted in the art of “mak-
ing a joyful noise”.
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Fri Apr 23, 5 – 8pm | Sat Apr 24, 9am – 4pm
Donations accepteD BeGinninG apr 18 communit Y Life center (mipc’s GYm)
Collectibles, jewelry, antiques, furniture, small appliances, toys, gently used cloth-ing, dishes, kitchen gadgets, pottery, any-thing in good condition!
picK up
Arrange to have large items picked up for $10 by emailing Evan Taylor-Hurley ([email protected])
VoLunteers
Needed to price, organize and help with the sale. Contact Sharon Olson ([email protected] | (206) 232-6226)
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HouseWares, art anD DesiGner cLotHinG.
Questions? Contact:
Sharon Olson ([email protected] | (206) 232-6226)
Jean Carter ([email protected] | (206) 232-2834) Carol Simons ([email protected] | (206) 719-8910)
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The confidence that faith requires is no-toriously easier for small children than for adults. No matter what the circumstances of our upbringing, our capacity for trust, al-legiance, and confidence is badly battered in the everyday process of growing up. I had a radiant faith as a child, mostly related to song and story. Like many people of my “baby boomer” generation, I drifted away from religion when catechism came to the fore, and well-meaning adults who taught Sunday school and confirmation class seemed intent on putting the vastness of “God” into small boxes of their devising. Theirs was a scary vocabulary, not an inviting one. And religion came to seem just one more childhood folly that I had to set aside as an adult. In my mid-thirties, however, it became necessary to begin to reclaim my faith, scary vocabulary and all.
If I have had any guide in this endeavor, it is my maternal grandmother, Charlotte Totten... She was a woman of faith who was, as the say-ing would have it, no fool. I was an unruly
child, but one penetrating look
from her, one sharp word, even an emphatic, exasperated “Well!”
was enough to make me mind, to bring me back to myself and my right relation to oth-ers. I learned from her that this coming to my senses, this realigning of true relationship, might serve as a definition of a living faith. Not a list of “things I believe,” but the continual process of learning (and relearning) what means to love God, my neighbor, and myself.
ANExCERPTbRIEF GLIMPSES OF GOOD bOOKS
KATHLEEN NORRIS on reclaiming faith
Amazing Grace by Kathleen norris
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