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MPC News
McDonough Presbyterian Church
January 2015
Rev. Dr. Olin McBride
Pastor
From Olin...
Rev. Rachael Knoll
Associate Pastor
This prayer from Bill Graham, written for “The Saturday Evening Post” in 2008, us just as
relevant this year:
Destiny Williams
Director of
Youth Ministry
Our Father and our God, as we stand at the beginning of this new year we confess our need of Your
presence and Your guidance as we face the future.
Elizabeth Davis
Director of Children’s
Ministry
Julie Garcia
Director of Children’s
Choir
We each have our hopes and expectations for the year that is ahead of us—but You alone know what it
holds for us, and only You can give us the strength and the wisdom we will need to meet its challenges. So help us to humbly put our hands into Your hand, and to trust You and to seek Your will for our
lives during this coming year.
In the midst of life’s uncertainties in the days ahead, assure us of the certainty of Your unchanging
love.
Jason Montague
Director of Music
In the midst of life’s inevitable disappointments and heartaches, help us to turn to You for the stability
and comfort we will need.
ELDERS
Jay Fisher- Clerk
Brian Andrews
Juliet Ashman
Rick Berry
Ginger Irby
Bill Lacy
Warren Nesbit
Lewis Robinson
Angie Ross
Eddy Smith
Cara Welch
Mary Katherine Laverty
(Youth)
In the midst of life’s temptations and the pull of our stubborn self-will, help us not to lose our way but
to have the courage to do what is right in Your sight, regardless of the cost.
DEACONS
Eddy Crumbley - Moderator
Wade Burch
Catherine Engelbracht
Chazz Gable
Todd Harvey
Patrick Healy
Cheryl Joyner
Penni Laverty
Tim Peters
Ray Snider
Jill Stroud
Debbie Withers
Charles Wimer (Youth)
And in the midst of our daily preoccupations and pursuits, open our eyes to the sorrows and injustices
of our hurting world, and help us to respond with compassion and sacrifice to those who are friendless and in need. May our constant prayer be that of the ancient Psalmist: “Teach me, O Lord, to follow your decrees; then I will keep them to the end” (Psalm 119:33).
We pray for our nation and its leaders during these difficult times, and for all those who are seeking
to bring peace and justice to our dangerous and troubled world. We pray especially for Your protection on all those who serve in our armed forces, and we thank You for their commitment to defend our
freedoms, even at the cost of their own lives. Be with their families also, and assure them of Your love
and concern for them.
Bring our divided nation together, and give us a greater vision of what You would have us to be. Your
Word reminds us that “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord” (Psalm 33:12).
As we look back over this past year we thank You for Your goodness to us—far beyond what we have
deserved. May we never presume on Your past goodness or forget all Your mercies to us, but may they
instead lead us to repentance, and to a new commitment to make You the foundation and center of our
lives this year.
And so, our Father, we thank You for the promise and hope of this new year, and we look forward to it
with expectancy and faith. This I ask in the name of our Lord and Savior, who by His death and resurrection has given us hope both for this world and the world to come.
Amen
MPC News
January 2015
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thank you
CHURCH OFFICE HOLIDAY
CLOSING
The church office will be closed December 31, January 1 and 2.
Thank you to everyone that had anything to do with giving towards Larry’s
new roof. It does not rain on his bed
anymore. I thank God for McDonough
Presbyterian Church and its loving and
giving missions. This project has made
my Christmas this year and I’m sure it
has made Larry’s. May your members
know what a light they are to the community. Thank you!!
COMMUNION
The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will
be celebrated on Sunday, January 4.
ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION
The Ordination and Installation of new
elders and deacons will be during 11:00
worship on Sunday, January 11.
MEN’S BREAKFAST
Saturday, January 10 at 8 a.m. in the
fellowship hall.
WONDERFUL WEDNESDAYS
Programs and Dinner will resume
Wednesday, January 14 at 5:30 p.m. Our
first three programs will focus on our
newly revamped Endowment Program.
Executive Director of
Rivers of the World
Mike’s call to full time ministry began
in 2002 after a successful business career. He served nearly five years as Executive pastor at one of Atlanta’s mega
To Our MPC Family,
churches and had a four-year leaderWe want to express our heartfelt thanks ship role at Apartment Life, an apartfor the cards, food and especially caring
ment ministry with a national presence
thoughts and prayers for our family dur- in 17 cities around the country. Mike is
ing our time of loss of our “Mom”.
the Executive Director of Rivers of the
World, an international exploration
Don & Dianne Cardell and development agency that targets
And family of Martha D. Russell remote communities in eight countries
around the world. ROW emphasizes
that it is their country, their village, the
culture, but our shared problem.
ROW’s goal is to serve in an atmosphere of mutual concern and respect;
LOCAL MISSION OF THE
and their projects run the gamut of
MONTH
serving human, physical, and spiritual
needs.
shelter and program serving victims of
family violence in Henry, Jasper, Butts
and Lamar Counties. Please help with
our Jammies for January clothing
drive for the residents of the shelSaving Grace Circle will meet on January ter. Please purchase new jammies and
8th, at 5 p.m. at the home of J.G. Hum- drop of in the collection box in the Anchor hallway this month.
phries.
CIRCLES
Annie Ola Sudderth Circle will meet on
January 20th at 1:00 in the Kitchen classroom.
Our January outing is to the
High Museum of Art on
Thursday, January 15. We
will leave the church around 8:30 a.m..
The cost for A ticket for our group tours
will be $10 each. The location for lunch
has not yet been decided. For more information please contact Pat Robinson.
[email protected]
Rev. Mike Reinsel
God Bless each of you!
Janet Turner
ROBBIE’S READERS
The Kitchen Class copes all will continue
to support “Robbie’s Reader” with used
books. We welcome books that your children have outgrown. These books are
greatly appreciated, as new teachers build
Haven House
their classroom libraries to help some less
Jammies in January
fortunate children. These are young readers ages 5-8 years old. Thank you all for
your help!
Haven House is a domestic violence
GO-GO’S Senior Adults (55+)
GUEST PREACHER
JANUARY 4
Haven House has requested children's
pajamas in all sizes.
Mike has led over 25 mission trips to
many of the ROW mission outposts.
Active work is going on in the Dominican Republic, Belize, Nicaragua, Honduras, Congo, Peru, Thailand, and Vietnam. This work is serving on ships
and boats as well as land based ministries. These ministries serve those in
the Lusambo Health Zone of Congo and
an average of 27 villages a year on the
Amazon River and its tributaries. Staff
members are responsible for a program
that has treated over 1 million cases of
river blindness and immunized over
775,000 children against polio—and
every one treated by ROW hears the
Gospel!
In the past year we have sheltered 125
girls & 126 boys.
Mike and his wife Christina have 3 chilAge 0-4 years- 110 children
dren; Eric, Michael and Carly.
Age 5-9 years- 79 children
Age 10-14 years- 51 children
Age 15-17 years- 10 children
MPC News
January 2015
SUNDAY VOLUNTEERS
January Birthdays
1 Wayne Lowrey
19 Taylor Barron
3 Gloria Easler
19 Beth Campbell
6 Dottie Wise
19 Geoffrey Shedd
6 Rick Becker
21 Cathy Crumbley
7 Bobbie Wingo
21 Stan Campbell
7 Jamie Ketner
21 Scott Barlow
7 Jessie Laverty
22 Rachel Wigington
7 Katie Ketner
23 Dorothy Rose
8 Cathy Dickerson
24 Ashley Buchanan
Cross Bearer
8 Emily Bartles
25 Russell Wilson
Emerson Elliott
Preston Burch
Abby Engelbracht
Charles Wimer
8 Terry Neese
25 Matt Spitznagle
8 10 Nikki Babb
26 Steve Mellott
10 Russ Garman
27 Lindsay Llambes
January On-Call
10 Jackson Raines
28 Judy Davis
Elder:
Angie Ross
Deacon: Debbie Withers
12 Sammy Craig
28 Scott Gromme
12 Candler Irby
28 Ryan Buchanan
14 Jeff Davis
29 Rachael Knoll
14 Madison Neese
30 Ron Watson
15 Pam Shannon
30 Charles Standard
16 Cindy Hawxhurst
30 Beau Watson
16 Tevernaugh Davis
30 Piper Wadsworth
17 Lucinda Wirt
31 Larry Babb
17 Hannah Dubois
31 Dustin Pouliot
Ushers
8:30 Service
January 4
January 11
January 18
January 25
Kay & Eddy Smith
Mary Plishker & Betty Meadows
Kaye & Jerry Repp
Jay & Kevin Fisher
11:00 Service
January 4
January 11
January 18
January 25
Rick & Jewell Berry, Judy Coker, Bobbie Wingo
Rodney & Kimberly Bowler, Dusty & Sophe Pope
Elaine Hopkins, Deric Garcia, Sally Hale, Jim Stanton
Reid & Shelly Burch, Patrick & Beth Healy
Acolyte
January 4
January 11
January 18
January 25
Communion
Anna Williams
Addison Okrutny
Caleb Welch
MPC LEGACY
Formerly known and the Endowment
Fund. MPC Legacy is an opportunity for you to make a financial expression of faith that will support the ministries of McDonough Presbyterian Church beyond your lifetime.
In our good works, nothing is our own.
- John Calvin
19 Watson McBride
NOVEMBER FINANCIAL UPDATE
General Fund Receipts
Actual
598,600.00
Budget
560,980.00
Difference
37,620.00
Disbursements:
Programs & Missions
Personnel
Operating Expenses
Pmt on Long-term debt
Total Disbursements
40,444.00
372,730.00
159,032.00
45,167.00
617,373.00
51,285.00
365,260.00
148,026.00
45,167.00
609,738.00
10,841.00
(7,470.00)
(11,006.00)
0.00
(7,635.00)
11/30/2014
12/31/2013
Difference
630,000.00
630,000.00
744,434.00
744,434.00
114,434.00
114,434.00
Debt (Journey of Faith)
Long Term ($4,106.08 per month)
Total Debt
WEEKLY ATTENDANCE
DECEMBER 2014
8:30
11:00
7-Dec
60
248
14-Dec
62
263
21-Dec
77
236
28-Dec
40
162
Total
Avg
Christmas Eve
239
60
5PM
909
227
7PM
365
86
McDonough Presbyterian Church
427 McGarity Rd., McDonough, GA 30252
Phone: 770-957-9890 Fax: 770-957-9904
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.mcdonoughpresbyterian.com
“Serving Others
Beyond Sunday Morning”
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
McYouth
Preschool News
Registration for the 2015-2016 school year begins January 12th
for current students and members of MPC. If you register during
the first week (Jan 12-16), you will receive $25 in Tuition Bucks
that you can use beginning in August.
We are continuing work on our Outdoor Classroom. Our next
phase will be to put a fence around the area. If you would like to
make a tax deductible donation toward this project, please contact Kimberly, or you may gift through the church by notating
“MPCA Outdoor Classroom” on your check. Thanks in advance!
McKids News
January
Jan 4th- Confirmation Starts (4:30-6 pm)
Jan 11th- YLM Meeting (9:30 am)
Confirmation with Mentors (4:30-6 pm)
Jan 14th- Wonderful Wednesday Starts back & McYouth
Jan 18th- Sr. High Starbucks Sunday
Youth Council (noon)
Confirmation (4:30-6 pm)
Jan 21st- McYouth
Jan 25th- Confirmation (4:30-6 pm)
Sunday Night Live (HS)- 5-6:15 pm
Jan 28th- McYouth
Jan 31st- Girls and Guys Night (Times & Activities TBA)
Wonderful Wednesday: We will continue with Wonderful Wednesdays on January 14 th
with all children meeting in the Chapel at 6:30pm for music and energizers then dividing
into age groups. Younger elementary will stay in the Chapel while the 4 th and 5th graders
will meet in room 301.
Sunday School: Reminder to parents that Sunday school begins at 9:40am and all children
come together at the end of the hour for music with Mrs. Julie and can be picked up in the
Preschool room (room # 102).

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