Midweek News Nov 20, 2024
Nov 20, 2024
Announcements and Items of Interest
Christ the King Sunday, November 24, 2024. Worship at 11:00 A.m. in the fellowship hall followed by coffee and cookies. Donations for Daily Change will also be collected on Sunday also.
Choir practices every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. If you enjoy singing, please come!
Thank you to Lynn O’Meara for the beautiful harvest arrangement on the communion table.
What a wonderful Thanksgiving feast we had last Sunday. Thank you go out to Gayle Culbreath and the Fellowship committee as well as all those who provided food and help. Thank you, Jane Sowder, for the two different stuffings. Thank you to Lisa Moore for donating the turkeys and to Dwight Butner for roasting them. What a feast of food and fellowship!
We need regular coffee for the kitchen. We are about to run out. We have plenty of decaffeinated. Drop it off in the kitchen.
We will be stuffing envelopes for the Advent Mailing this Tuesday, November 26, from 1-3 p.m. We need help! Please let Pastor Kathy or Ashlyn know if you can help!
The Knitting Group is now the Craft Group and welcomes all who want to work on a craft or just share in fellowship to join in on Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., in the fellowship hall.
Wednesday Bible Study will not meet this Wednesday, November 27, but will resume on Dec. 4 from 3-4:30 p.m., in the fellowship hall. Pastor Kathy and Daniel Coffey are leading the group in a deep dive into the Gospel of Mark. Daniel is helping with the Bible study as a part of his internship for a Master’s Degree in Christian Education. Everyone is invited!
Thanks to all who volunteered yesterday to clean up our church cemetery. A big thank you to John Kehoe for organizing this workday!
The CPC Hurricane Relief Fund is being used to assist our partner non-profits in Avery County when there are no government or private funds to cover expenses for those in desperate need. Since October 1, we have raised over $65,000. Thanks to all who have already contributed! Some of the connections we are making include: providing another camper trailer for a woman whose home is unlivable until repairs are completed; this was made possible through our partnership with Avery County Habitat for Humanity. Bridges for Avery is building culverts for people in Avery County whose property is not covered by FEMA or other agencies. They have built 20 culverts so far and plan on building at least 12 more. Our church is providing 9 culverts with financial help from Covenant Presbyterian Church, Charlotte. We paid for drywall and mud for a family rebuilding their flooded home. We are also providing a new roof for a family with the help of three other non-profits. We can do so much more when we combine our resources together!
Our November mission project is purchasing household goods for eleven low-income residents of the Linn Cove first floor apartments that were flooded. The mission committee is making these purchases while Reaching Avery Ministry, Volunteer Avery County, and Covenant Presbyterian Church are providing all the furniture and appliances. Volunteers will be needed when we get the move in date. This mission project replaces our annual Thanksgiving baskets because the people we have helped in the past are being helped by other agencies at this time.
Volunteer Opportunities at this time: Reaching Avery Ministry - next to Dollar General in Newland - Mon-Fri, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.- help with food boxes and clothing distribution; Feeding Avery Families- look at their Facebook for details
