Scripture Reading for Sunday: Luke 14:1, 7-14

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children and youth while they children and youth while they children and youth while they children and youth while they

are in our care.are in our care.are in our care.are in our care.

August 30, 2013

VERSAILLES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

VPC News

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Backpack Program Serving 50 Children in our Community The backpack program resumed delivery this week! VPC provides food for FIF-TY underprivileged kids throughout the school year. Following is a list of items needed. You can also make monetary contributions. Just note on the memo line of your check that your donation is for the Backpack Program. Thank you!! • Fruit cups • Applesauce cups • Vegetable cups (Individual microwavable) • Ramen noodles • Instant oatmeal • Individual packs of cereal • Granola bars • Pudding cups • Pop tarts • Fruit roll-ups • Juice boxes • Shelf stable milk or soymilk (individually

packed) • Mac n cheese packs • cup-o-soup

VPC Nursery services are availa-ble for children ages 3

and under during the

10:00 service. Children age 4 and older are encouraged to attend Children's Church.

The office will be closed Monday, September 2, in observance of Labor Day.

Repair Affair 2013 Hi, all! This year we will heading back to Helen Carter's home in Millville. We will be doing mostly scraping, painting and caulking but also will need someone with carpentry skills. We will also do some area clean-up. Our work dates are September 20 and 21 with rain dates the following week-end. If you can help please let Charlie Christen-sen know or just get a sign up sheet in the foyer and leave it in Charlie's box or there on the table.

YOUTH NEWSYOUTH NEWSYOUTH NEWSYOUTH NEWS • No Youth Group Labor Day weekend. • Youth BIBLE study beginning Wednesday, Sep-

tember 4th at 6:30pm.

Food Pantry

Supplies

Running Low! The food pantry is running low on canned fruit and rice. You can leave your donations at the church or take directly to the food pantry. Contact Billie Sue Nutter with any questions (873-4137). Thank you!

Head Ushers Needed for 8:30 Service Head ushers needed for September 22 and 29 for the Contemplative Service! We have head ushers for the rest of the year except for those two Sundays. Please see Melissa.

The preschool is looking for games for their newly donated computer. If you have educational games appro-priate for 2-5 year olds that run on Windows XP, the preschool would love to have them! Thanks!

Trinkets & Treasure and Trinkets & Treasure and Trinkets & Treasure and Trinkets & Treasure and

Courtyard Carnival UpdateCourtyard Carnival UpdateCourtyard Carnival UpdateCourtyard Carnival Update We are a welcoming and giving church! On August 17 and 18, VPC opened its doors to hundreds of peo-ple in our community during the annual Trinkets and Treasures rummage sale and the Courtyard Carnival. The hours spent planning, organizing and hosting both events validates our commitment to supporting our church, the preschool, other non-profit organizations, and the community at large. We said hello, shook hands, chatted, learned about new-comers to the community, greeted old friends, offered assistance with moving items purchased, made many children smile, and had a lot of fun. Thanks to all who vol-unteered and worked tire-lessly, made donations, fed the volunteers, shopped at Trinkets and Treas-ures, played the Carnival games, and offered support in other ways. A job well done! Trinkets and Treas-ures earned $2,306.32 to support Welcoming Church Committee projects and Courtyard Carnival earned $120 to support the backpack program.

Did you order mums? The Bicentennial Committee is so appreciative of the generous mum orders. The plants will brighten our "giving thanks" homecoming celebration and help make it very special. Our records indicate that a few people made pur-chases last Sunday, but did not complete the form to designate whether the mum was in memory or in honor of someone or VPC. If you wish to do so, please contact the church office at 873-3491 to pro-vide the details. Thank you!

Shop for Back to Shop for Back to Shop for Back to Shop for Back to School items School items School items School items & Support VPC!& Support VPC!& Support VPC!& Support VPC!

Did you know that you can get back-to-school items (including COLLEGE TEXTBOOKS) on Ama-zon? Every time you make a purchase on Ama-zon using the church’s link, VPC will receive a por-tion. All you need to do is click on the Amazon link on VPC’s website (www.vpc1.org). This one extra click costs you nothing! Make sure you check their prices before heading out to the store! Thank you for supporting VPC!

Everybody needs a little help once in a while. VPC volunteers are ready to give you an occasional hand with small household pro-

jects, light outdoor tasks and even respite care. Call Penny Evans at

879-8967, or e-mail her at Evanspenelo-

pe@gmail.com, and we’ll do our best to

match your need with a volunteer.

Martha Ministry is here when you need it most. More than 35 “Martha Ministers” are ready to help with meals and transportation during illness, in-capacitation or family crisis.

Please call the church office, 873-3491, to con-tact the Martha Ministry program.

Do you know someone who could use a warm hug and a prayer? “Heartstrings” Shawl Ministry has beautiful hand-crafted prayer shawls and chem caps to give to people who are suffering a health crisis, loss of a loved one or other personal hardship. If you know someone who would be touched by a prayer shawl, please contact Melissa Sevier, Lee Ann Christensen or Lois Gaines. Prayer shawl request cards can be found in the literature rack in the Welcome Center, and next to the prayer shawl display in the sanctu-ary. “Heartstrings” is a ministry of the congregational care committee. Please see the shawl display in the front of the sanctuary.

How to support your church by Eating The Kroger Gift card fund raiser is one of the best ways to support the youth at VPC. You can support your church by eating—a truly all-American idea! The program is simple: • Buy a $25 gift card to Kroger from the youth group and use the card to buy groceries.

• Reload more money on the card at the service desk at Kroger or at the checkout register.

• Kroger tracks how much money is spent with the gift card and do-nates 4% to the youth group.

Without spending any more money on groceries than you currently are, you can make a significant contribution to the youth group. In 2012 the youth group received $2,119. Contact Jeff Eller or the church office to purchase your card today.

Flower Calendar Don’t forget that you can sign up to provide Sanctuary flowers. Please check the calendar on the bulletin board by the La-dies’ Parlor, and choose a Sunday you would like to give flowers or greenery (from your own garden or

from a florist). Contact the church office for more information. (Note: Some Sundays may not be available due to liturgical considerations or season-al themes.)

Barbara Hessmer 9/1 Jimmy Dake 9/2 Melissa Sevier 9/3

Kelley Hutcherson 9/4 Art Craig 9/5

Darlene Snyder 9/7 Rob Geilear 9/9

Michael McCall 9/9 Michelle Johnson 9/9

Elizabeth Varney 9/10 Dorothy Wright 9/10 Pearl Bane 9/11

Kaitelyn Geilear 9/14 Lou Herndon 9/14 Shawn Wesley 9/14 Katherine Giles 9/16 Kay Heichelbeck 9/17

Jim Hurst 9/18

Elizabeth Boggs 9/22 Elizabeth Kershaw 9/24 Kathy Collins-Cook 9/26 Lindsey Dodds 9/26 Virginia Carroll 9/27 John Yanarella 9/27 Patsy Shryock 9/28 Josh Crain 9/29 Chris Snyder 9/29

September Birthdays

September Anniversaries: Alan & Elaine Larson (4); Jack & Ann Galvin (6); Michael & Carolyn McCall (6); Bill & Kay Heichelbech (7); Dave & Linder Jaeckels (18); Gus & Betty Wright (22); Davant & Shannon Latham (23); Ber & Woo Rasnick (26)

SEPTEMBER 2013

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 8:30 AM Contemplative Service 10:00 AM Traditional Service

2 Office Closed 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Rug Hook-ers Group

3 4 11:30 AM Weight Watchers 6:30 PM Youth Bible Study

5 6 7 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Men's Bi-ble Study

8 Sunday School Promo-tion Day 8:30 AM Contemplative Service 10:00 AM Traditional Service

9 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Ladies' Bible Study 6:30 PM Property Committee

10 11 11:30 AM Weight Watchers 5:15 PM Congregational Care Cmte 6:30 PM Youth Bible Study

12 13 Bicentennial Celebration Set-Up

14 Bicentennial Cele-bration Set-Up 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Men's Bi-ble Study

15 8:30 AM Contemplative Service 10:00 AM Traditional Service 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Bicentennial Luncheon 4:25 PM Youth - Hope Center

16 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Ladies' Bible Study

17 Scotland Group Leaves 6:00 PM Cardmaking

18 11:30 AM Weight Watchers 6:30 PM Youth Bible Study

19 6:30 PM Cardmaking 7:00 PM Christian Ed Committee

20 21 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Men's Bi-ble Study

22 8:30 AM Contemplative Service 10:00 AM Traditional Service

23 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Ladies' Bible Study

24 25 11:30 AM Weight Watchers 6:30 PM Youth Bible Study

26 Dining for Women Scotland Group Returns

27 28 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Men's Bi-ble Study

29 8:30 AM Contemplative Service 10:00 AM Traditional Service

30 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Ladies' Bible Study

Week Ushers Greeters Acolytes Office Nursery

September 1

8:30 a.m. Jay Hoskins

10:00 a.m. Dan Nehring

Virginia Carroll Karen Morris

Mike & Christine O'Bri-en

Clara Perry Peg Neil

Rena Elswick Judy Beach

Cayce Jones Jimmy Dake

TBA

9:40-11:15 a.m. Mary Nehring Connie Kupets

September 8

8:30 a.m. Mary Pierson

10:00 a.m. Scarlett Wesley

Bill & Kay Heichelbech Bob Overstreet & Linda

Bosse

The Geilear Family

Olivia Damm Owen Damm

TBA 9:40-11:15 a.m. Jerri Jo Tackett Donna Kelly

September 15 Bicentennial

Sunday Celebra-tion

ONE SERVICE 10:00 a.m.

Scarlett Wesley

Bill & Laura Dake Jack & Ann Galvin

Casey French Jed French

TBA 9:40-11:15 a.m.

TBA

September 22

8:30 a.m. TBA

10:00 a.m. Scarlett Wesley

Kathy Collins-Cook Kassie Cook Michelle Hurst Patsy Shryock

Clark & Ann Shelburn Carolyn Bradshaw

Susan Day

Victoria Kupets

Emma Wesley TBA

9:40-11:15 a.m. Tammy

Hutcherson Melody Hamilton

September 29

8:30 a.m. TBA

10:00 a.m. Scarlett Wesley

The Kupets Family Dottie Wright

The Eller Family

Nadine Eller Taylor

Holbrook TBA

9:40-11:15 a.m. Lisa Molla

Lee Ann Chris-tensen

October 6

8:30 a.m. Rachel Binegar

10:00 a.m. Toby Easter

Michelle Hurst Patsy Shryock

Tom & Mary Pierson

Darlene Easter Ben & Susie Stivers

Cayce Jones Jimmy Dake

TBA 9:40-11:15 a.m. Mary Nehring Judy Beach

Thank you!