UCOM
BASKET @ the Ask-Me-Desk:
March requests from UCOM are peanut butter, jelly,
and boxes of cereal. Also
needed are paper bags.
PASTA
AND PICASSO, our
preschool’s annual fundraiser, is Friday, March 19,
beginning at 6pm in Harvin Hall. Please join us for
Italian cuisine,
sumptuous desserts, works of art by our preschool children, and the
annual silent and live auction. For more information and/or
reservations, please call Charlotte Mercer at 398-3727 or pick up a
registration card at the Ask-Me-Desk.
NEHEMIAH
ASSEMBLY,
March 22, Monday, at 7PM. Join Pastor Vince and other SJPC members for
this community action to make Jacksonville a better place. The location
will be Bethel Baptist Institutional church at 215 Bethel Baptist
Street . See Pastor Vince for more
information.
PALM SUNDAY, MARCH
28: We will worship
together as a church family at ONE WORSHIP SERVICE at 10am in the
sanctuary! Please join us!
ANNUAL
EASTER EGG HUNT &
FAMILY PICNIC
Please join us & bring a friend
March
28 (Palm
Sunday) after the 10am church service to Whatley Park for a
Family Easter Event! Bring a picnic lunch, chairs &
blankets for your family and a dessert to share! Little ones,
remember your Easter
Baskets! We’ll have an age divided Egg Hunt
(ages 3 & under, 4-6 & 7+).
If your
child will be participating please drop a minimum of 12 stuffed
plastic eggs per child (no chocolate/melting candies)
to the "Ask-Me-Desk" by March 26! If you do not have
children participating please consider donating some pre-stuffed
eggs as we will be inviting non-church members in the community to
join us. We want each child to take home a full basket of eggs! For
info, call Pam Ellis at 390-0930 jellis416@aol.com
EASTER
LILY orders are now being
taken!
Look for order forms on the
Ask Me Desk and in the Narthex, or call the office with your order,
396-0567. Plants are $8.00 each. Deadline to order is March 28.
Honor a loved one!
ASK-ME-DESK
VOLUNTEERS:
We are in desperate need of Ask-Me Desk volunteers for
Sunday mornings in 2010. Please call the church
office to reserve a Sunday or two, or sign up at the
Ask-Me-Desk. Hours are 8:45-12:00, and includes
taking phone messages, answering questions, and making
visitors feel welcomed. This is a great way to
help out the church!
WHOLLY
WEDNESDAY ADULT CLASSES ~ 6pm – 7pm (Dinner
5pm)
~ THE
WORD IN WORSHIP -
Led by Dr. Vincent Kolb.
~~~~~
Join Dr. Kolb each Wednesday at 10am or 6pm
for an hour’s Bible
study of the assigned lectionary readings for the coming week
of worship. Just bring your Bible and a desire to learn! Room
221(Session room)
~
PRISCILLA SHIRER WOMEN’S STUDY -
Led by Allison Turknett.
~~~~~ Join fellow SJPC women on another
amazing adventure with Priscilla Shirer: “He Speaks to Me –
Preparing to Hear from God.” Bring your friends and
neighbors to this inspiring study. Room 222 (Faith Builders
room)
SAVE
THE DATE! VBS
will be July 12-16! This year’s theme is: “Galactic Blast: A
Cosmic Adventure Praising God!” If you would like to
volunteer, please contact Sara Coker at 399-8218 or sara.coker@att.net We need
you!
PRESBYTERIAN
DISASTER ASSISTANCE
invites you to contribute to the relief efforts in Haiti & Chile .
Checks may also be placed in the offering
plate made out to SJPC with Haiti -
DR000064 or Chile – DR000185
in the memo line. You may also contribute online at
www.pcusa.org
WHOLLY
WEDNESDAY DINNERS: Reservations
must be made by 3pm on Monday! Call the office or email (gayle.sheffield@sjaxpc.org) or sign
up on the communication card found in your bulletin on Sunday!
Dinner is
5-6pm!
Also,
please cancel your reservations if you are not planning on
coming!
ONLINE
DEVOTIONAL:
Dr.
Kolb is on vacation this week. The daily online devotional resumes
on March 15 with “He Chose the
Nails.”
CAMP
MONTGOMERY
SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES! Camp Montgomery offers fun summer
camps for children ages 2nd – 12th grade!
This
summer, Montgomery is also offering a FAMILY CAMP for the ENTIRE
FAMILY, August 11-14! For more information or to
register for a camp, pick up a brochure at the Ask-Me-Desk or go
online to www.montgomerycenter.org
GIFT
OF THE HEART KITS: Our We-Tweens
(3/4/5/graders) are sponsoring a drive to provide hygiene kits and
baby kits to Haiti . THANK YOU to all who have
contributed to the “Gift of the Heart” mission project! The
We-Tweens are grateful and overwhelmed by your generosity as they
continue this mission project! So far, we have made
96 hygiene kits and 34 baby kits thanks to your
generosity! This represents over $2300 of donations
in supplies, completed kits, and monetary donations so far!
For more
information on how to participate, take a flyer from the
Ask-Me-Desk!