Thanks to Dom Amella and Bonnie Reed for a great trumpet
duet, Polka Brillante – a duo of a wonderful teacher and an accomplished
student! We are so blessed with God-given talents of all kinds.
Kas Bream announced that there are flyers available to
advertise our spaghetti dinner, as well as other flyers which ask for donations
from local businesses to offset our initial costs. Anyone able to use both or
either flyer, please take them from the vestibule. Thank you!
The donations to the Deacon’s Purse were very
generous - $125. Thanks to all!
Food Pantry Update: We’ve had a recent uptick in food
pantry use here at the church. We hope you’ll continue to watch for sales and
add an extra item to your grocery cart when you’re able. Peanut butter, jelly,
cereal, pasta and pasta sauce are among the fastest-moving items, but all
donations are welcome. Jim Gardner can answer any questions you might have.
Cantata Rehearsals have begun on Wednesdays at 6:30pm
and after worship on Sunday mornings in preparation to perform Joseph M.
Martin’s The Lenten Sketches on Good Friday, April 18th, at 7:00pm.
Bible Study: A Tuesday evening Lenten Bible study on
the Psalms will begin on March 18th at 6:30pm. We’ll be loosely
following a book by Elizabeth Caldwell called Pause,Spending Lent
With the Psalms. You absolutely do not need to own the book to participate,
but if you’d like a copy, it is available at many online retailers and can be
ordered to local bookstores. We meet in the lower CE classroom used by PW and
Scouts.
Looking
Forward: Sunday, March 9 – Remember to spring your clocks ahead! 9:00am
Worship, 12:30pm Confirmation Class
Tuesday, March 18 – 6:30pm, Lenten Bible Study on the
Psalms
Pastor Pam will have regular office hours Tuesdays from 10:00am
– 6:00pm and Wednesdays from 12:00pm – 6:30pm throughout the season of Lent.
She is available for appointments at other times, too, including Mondays and
Thursdays when she will otherwise be working remotely. She can be reached at pastor.pam.osborne@gmail.com
or by calling the church office. Should you have a pastoral emergency, please
use her cell phone number: 862-239-3501.
The Church Secretary, Dylan
Jacobson, is present at the church between 9:00am – 12:00pm, Monday – Friday.
-> Please check Church Phone & Website every week for updates
http://www.fpcstanhope.org/
-> GIVING is greatly needed at this time to pay for on-going expenses. PLEASE CONTINUE in your generous spirit. To give - Go to the Tab "On-Line Giving" on our Website http://www.fpcstanhope.org/ Or MAIL IN Pledges.
If you have a pastoral emergency, leave a message at the church office (973.347.5142)
Other announcements -- of on-going ministry and mission:
Our website fpcstanhope.org has current church information on the life of the church. On-line giving is available – click the tab on the left and follow the directions to a secure website managed by the Presbyterian Foundation.
If you have a prayer request for the prayer chain, then contact Barbara Frank – 973.398.3154 / bschimpf13@hotmail.com
The flowers on Sunday morning are now $15.00 / one arrangement or $25.00 / two arrangements. Please sign up on the flower calendar and fill out a form on the vestibule table. Questions? Call the church office, 973.347.5142
We go to Manna House on the fourth Mondays to help serve the homeless and hungry in the Newton area. If you can help, contact Carol Barry or Lisa Davenport.
PW is knitting blankets for those in need. Contact Carol Barry for guidelines about participating. Knitting or crocheting is required. Carol’s contact info is 973.347.4551 or lakefront70@aol.com
If you buy gift cards from Great Lakes Scrip Program, the church earns money from each card you purchase. The amount you buy is the amount you get to spend. You may buy cards for prominent retailers by writing a check to the church and giving it to Cris Bream or by signing up at www.shopwithscrip.com Our church’s code is FC1C2471398L8
