Midweek News April 23, 2025
April 23, 2025
Announcements and Items of Interest
Sunday, April 27, Worship at 11:00 a.m. We are ordaining and installing our Elders for the Class of 2025 during worship. Worship will be followed by a brief congregational meeting to approve the 2025 Terms of Call for Pastor Kathy and to present the 2025 Budget. There will be a reception afterwards in the fellowship hall to welcome our new Session members.
The Craft Group 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.
The final Lenten Bible Study was held this past Wednesday, April 23. It was a wonderful bible study. Thank you, Daniel Coffey, for all your hard work and the great leadership you provided the participants.
Our Spring Women’s Gathering will be held at Charlotte Davila’s home today, Thursday, April 24, 4-6 p.m. Contact the church office for directions. Bring your beverage of choice and something sweet or salty to share. Please carpool.
There will be a Church Grounds Workday this Saturday, April 26, from 10:00 a.m. – 12 noon. Mulch has been delivered and needs to be spread. Here is a great volunteer opportunity! Please bring gloves, shovels, wheelbarrows, and other helpful tools. Contact John Kehoe for more information: 980-297-0338.
Our Sanctuary Roof Project is moving forward. The roof tiles have been delivered! George Riggsbee has created a display of the beautiful new roof files in the upper parking lot near the back door entrance. Take a look! We are now raising the final $100,000 for the roof project; the cost of supplies has greatly increased due to Hurricane Helene. If you did not receive a capital campaign letter, please call the church office (828-733-1939) and we will send you a copy.
Thank you to the Congregational Fellowship Committee and all who brought food for the Maundy Thursday Meal. 28 people participated in the meal and communion service including our friends from Fletcher Presbyterian Church.
Easter Sunday was extra special this year. We returned to the sanctuary after spending the winter worshiping in the fellowship hall and had a beautiful Celebration of the Resurrection Service. In addition, we had the joy of having three young men baptized - Aiden Akelewiz and Liam and Luke McKenzie- and Jonathan and Katie McKenzie joined the church! Their photos and bios are included.
A Big Thank You to the Congregational Fellowship Committee and all who brought their breakfast goodies to make our Easter Breakfast Brunch a delicious and delightful time of fellowship.
Our Lenten Global Mission Offering: For over 70 years, One Great Hour of Sharing has provided Presbyterians a way to share God’s love with our neighbors in need around the world. The three programs supported by One Great Hour of Sharing are the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, the Presbyterian Hunger Program, and the Self-Development of People program. Each works in a different way to serve individuals and communities in need. From initial disaster response to ongoing community development, their work fits together to provide people with safety, sustenance, and hope. This is an opportunity for us to spread Christ’s love around the globe and be a part of the universal Body of Christ. The Session has approved $2,000 from our mission budget to go towards this offering realizing the abundance our church family has already given to mission in the past six months.
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.
