News & Announcements

Sunday, May 5

PCO Webmaster — Sat, 04 May 2013 15:51:56 +0000

10:00 am	Worship
	Sermon: “God the Father Keeps Working,” by Rev. Dr. Rob Carlson
	Scripture Lesson: John 5:1-17
11:15 am	Church School for Youth & Children
11:30 am	Adult Christian Education
	May 5: The Life and Witness of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, with Rob Carlson.
	May 12: Book Discussion: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.

Family Camp

PCO Webmaster — Sat, 04 May 2013 15:50:28 +0000

Friday evening, May 24 to Sunday morning, May 26th: Come join us. There are a lot of activities for everyone. Families of all sizes and ages are welcome! Register now online at www.campskyline.org. If you would like a room in Focus Hall, register early. Cabins and tent sites are also available. Talk to Sue Schnackenberg or Alice Townley for more information.

Spring Into Giving

PCO Webmaster — Sat, 04 May 2013 15:49:19 +0000

For the next three weeks, the Mission Committee will be collecting the following specific household items needed by local refugees and families through St. Vincent Catholic Charities. So please clean out your closets and cupboards and drop your items off in the designated area within Fellowship Hall by Sunday, May 26th. Items needed include: pots and pans (sauce & frying), full-size blankets, twin and full sheets, mops, brooms, alarm clocks, dinner plates, towels (bath, hand and wash cloths), dish towels, bowls (mixing, serving, cereal) and shower curtains. You may also drop off gift cards that can be used to purchase some of these items. Thanks for your support!

May Birthdays

PCO Webmaster — Sat, 04 May 2013 15:47:53 +0000

May Birthdays will be celebrated on Sunday, May 19, following the worship service, with cake, punch, and coffee. If you have a May birthday and would like to find your name on the cake, please sign up at the kiosk.

May Issue of The Grapevine Available

PCO Webmaster — Sat, 04 May 2013 15:29:12 +0000

Our Congregation’s monthly newsletter, The Grapevine, is available to view and to copy (in color) online. However, if you’d rather have a hard copy (in less flattering black and white), some are available in the literature rack by the south entrance of Fellowship Hall.

Sunday, April 28, 2013

PCO Webmaster — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:11:03 +0000

10:00 am	Worship: Youth Sunday
	Some of our High School seniors will be preaching; other youth will be leading our worship and music for the morning.
	*Nursery care is available from 9:30 am – 12:30 am.
11:15 am	Church School for Youth & Children
11:30 am	Adult Christian Education
	Phil Henderson will lead the discussion of The Warmth of Other Suns. Special guests will be Jonas Chenault, Ph.D. a native of Detroit. Among other positions, Jonas was, until his retirement, Associate Professor of Education, Urban Counseling Program, MSU. Also with us will be Herman Anderson of Detroit, who was the Civil Rights attorney in Albany, Georgia who helped to free many of the activists in that city's civil rights struggle including Dr. William G Anderson who began the Albany Movement and who subsequently became a professor in MSU's College of Osteopathic Medicine. They will speak to us regarding the great African-American migration to Detroit and Michigan.
12:30 pm	Women’s Connection meets Sunday at 12:30 in the Board Room.
	Enjoy fellowship with other women of the church, then lunch provided by Barbara Dorr and Shirley Rumminger. Bettie Senger is our featured speaker, sharing stories of her faith journey and about her daughter's recent wedding in India. Please join us ... no reservation required.
12:30 pm	Trip to Scotland
	Interested in a pilgrimage to Iona? Explore one week on the Island to experience the Iona Community, working for peace and social justice, rebuilding of community, and the renewal of worship. Participants will celebrate living in Christian Community; find the courage to face the serious issues in our world today; put faith in God’s goodness at the heart of humanity; and be thankful for the miracle and wonder of life. Come and hear more on a proposed 2-week trip to Iona and other parts of Scotland in the early summer of 2014 after Adult Ed at 12:30 pm today in the Chapel for about 20 minutes. We will set a follow-up time for a more extensive meeting. Sign-up sheet in Fellowship Hall. Contact Ewen or Zora Todd, 347-4270.

Honor John Duley

PCO Webmaster — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:10:31 +0000

Our own John Duley is receiving the Distinguished Community Service Award from the East Lansing Educational Foundation on May 9th, 2013 at a dinner from 5:30—9:15 at the Eagle Eye Golf and Athletic Center. The dinner is a benefit to the East Lansing Educational Foundation and is $50 per person. If you are interested in going to honor John, please contact Dorinda VanKempen.

Family Camp Is Right Around The Corner

PCO Webmaster — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:10:04 +0000

PCO Progressive Dinner

PCO Webmaster — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:09:30 +0000

Saturday, May 4, at 6:00 pm is the PCO Progressive Dinner. If you want to be part of the Progressive Dinner, please be sure to fill out the form and give it to Jerri Gillett by the end of Fellowship Hour SUNDAY! These dinners are always lots of fun. The Parish Life committee hopes you can participate!

Spring Garden Clean Up

PCO Webmaster — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:08:19 +0000

Saturday May 4- 9 am—Noon. Lou Cravotta has agreed to spear head this event, please see him for instructions before you start to work. If you have them, please bring your yard and gardening tools.