Join us for worship this Sunday at 10:00 a.m. 

The following new church officers will be ordained and/or installed during worship:

     Elder (3 year term) – Tina Brown, Janice Piccirilli, Bob Hunter

     Elder (unexpired 2 year term) – Russell Adkisson, Jr

     Trustee (3 year term) – Betty Lloyd, Jack Heil

     Deacon (3 year term) – Pat Hudak, Naida Burgess, Carol Jorgensen

Pastor will be speaking from 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a.

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The annual meeting will begin shortly after the worship service.  Lunch (pizza, salads, and dessert) will be served following the meeting.

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Last week $2,243.93 was collected for Haiti.  Gifts can still be placed in the offering plate this Sunday.  Please use the envelopes in the pew racks.

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Tickets are on sale now ~

Doug Jablonski Men’s Fellowship Sweet Hearts Dinner Feb. 6 at 6:00 p.m.  A steak dinner with entertainment by John Channell and friends. Cost is $10.

Fellowship Committee Pot Pie Dinner and Talent Show Feb. 20 at 5:00 p.m.  Some very talented members of our church family will be providing the entertainment following dinner.  Cost is $5/adult $3/child under 12. 

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A five-week course, “God Heard Their Cry”, will begin Sunday, January 31, at 7:00 p.m.  This course will be lead by Pastors Cobb and Reedell and will cover the ancient religions of Egypt, what the Jewish faith had to overcome, and the trials and establishment of Hebrew distinctives as the chosen people entered the promised land.  Cost is $5 for materials.

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Please remember in prayer ~

The people of Haiti and those who are responding to assist

Continued Healing for Eddie Haldeman, Roger Wolcott, Betty Minter, Al Smith, Frank Loeb

Ruth Bird – eye problems

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God’s Painters – Read Matthew 25:14-23

Some time ago I heard a woman state an idea that has stayed in my mind ever since. The woman said she liked to think of each day as a canvas on which she would paint a picture. She would undertake to paint a picture so beautiful and interesting that she would feel good about signing her name to it. What a great way to look at a day! Every morning, God gives us a fresh canvas. Every evening, we return a painting. This idea has the power to shape lives for good by changing the way we look at our actions.

At the end of each day, I ask myself, Does this painting represent the best I can do? How can I do better tomorrow? In what ways can I touch others' lives for good?

William C. Sanford (California, U.S.A.) from The Upper Room, August 9, 2001

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This Week in Our Church . . .

Sunday                       

            10:00 Sunday School & Worship

            11:00 Refreshments & A2J

            11:15 Annual Meeting

            12:15 Lunch

Monday

              1:30 Bible Study

              6:00 Senior Youth

Tuesday

Wednesday

            12:00 Evergreens       

Thursday        

            12:00 Serve at Sister Jean’s

              6:30 Handbell Choir Rehearsal

              7:45 Chancel Choir Rehearsal

Friday

Saturday

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Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. - I Corinthians 13:7

 

The Presbyterian Church at Absecon
208 New Jersey Avenue
Absecon, New Jersey 08201