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Davidson College Presbyterian Church

SteepleTalk September 2017

On Sunday, September 10 will be our annual fall Rally Day and we will be doing things a little differently this year!

Located outside of the church at the main entrances you’ll find friendly faces and lots of information to help you figure out where you need to be at 9:45 on September 10.

For parents of preschool/elementary children, you’ll meet Jenny Alexander, Lib McGregor Simmons and Jane Cain in Jetton Hall to hear about exciting and new programs, learn about the children’s choir program, and chil-dren will participate in a Blessing of their Backpacks to mark the beginning of the school year. Parents, please make sure your children bring their school backpacks with them Sunday morning! You’ll also have the chance to visit, with your child, their Sunday School classroom and meet their teachers.

For parents of middle and high school youth, you’ll meet Matt Wiggins and David Brinson in the Congregation House to hear a little bit about the upcoming year in DCPC Youth and Youth Music, but mostly to have some discus-sion with other parents and Small Group Leaders about your child's new phase. Each phase of a youth's life has unique opportunities and challenges so we will spend some time exploring those together and sharing some en-couragement, inspiration, and challenge with each other about how we can make the most of each student's new phase. There will be great discussion, free resources, and helpful giveaways for a lucky few. We will be meeting 9:45-10:45 am. Youth will hear a preview of what’s coming up and meet with SGLS.

For adults without children at home and infant children, you’ll meet with John Ryan in Lingle Chapel to hear about the upcoming adult Sunday School program and learn about the historical relationship between DCPC, Da-vidson College, and the town of Davidson, by Jan Blodgett, who recently retired as Davidson’s College archivist. You’ll not want to miss this program!

Frequently Asked Questions!

Fall Picnic – don’t forget our annual fall picnic is at noon in the Con-gregation House. Sunday Union will be playing! Bring a generous side dis h or dessert to share.

One Worship Service will be held at 11:00 am in the Sanctuary.

What if I have both elementary and youth age children? We recom-mend that you divide and conquer! If you can only make one gather-ing, each ministry area will have a Guide Book available on the Faith Formation bulletin board for you to pick up.

We look forward to seeing you at 9:45 am on Sunday, September 10. If you have any questions, please contact Jenny Alexander, Matt Wiggins or John Ryan.

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In This Issue...

Worship/Faith Formation 2 Stewardship/Wednesday Night Live 3 Children’s Ministry 4 Missions 5 Covenant Class 8 Music Ministry 9 PW/Men’s Ministry/ Young Adults/ Membership/Youth Ministry 13 UKIRK 14 SAGES 15 DCPC Information 16

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Covenant (9:45 a.m. Congregation House) September 17, 24, October 1. Doug Ottati, the Craig Family Distinguished Professor of Reformed Theology and Justice, will present a three week refresher course in Reformation and Reformed theology in celebration of the 500th Anniversary. We will explore “scripture alone,” or the basic methodological principle of the Reformation, “grace alone,” or its basic substantive principle, and the humanist character and content of the Reformed movement. So, three sessions: sola scriptura, sola gratia, and a Reformed Christian humanism.

Maloney (9:45 a.m. Parlor) September 3: The Rainbow Genesis 8:20-9:17 September 17: Sabbath Observance Genesis 2:1-3; Exodus 31:12-18; Isaiah 56:1-8 September 24: Spirit-Filled Heart Ezekiel 36-37; Titus 3:1-11

The Pines (Marshall Room) See Maloney Class

Jubilee (9:45 a.m. Upper Room) Reading and discussing NT Wright ‘s Book, The Day the Revolution Began. BYOB (Bring Your Own Book)

Worship Schedule

September 3 13th Sunday After Pentecost

Exodus 3:1-15 “What’s in a Name?” John Ryan preaching

The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be cele-brated from trays at 8:30 and by intinction at

9:45 and 11.

September 10 14th Sunday After Pentecost

RALLY DAY ONE SERVICE ONLY AT 11 AM IN SANCTUARY

Matthew 18: 1-14 Lib McGregor Simmons preaching

September 17

15th Sunday After Pentecost Matthew 18:21-35

Robert Alexander preaching

September 24 16th Sunday After Pentecost

Brian McLaren preaching The Sacrament of Baptism will be celebrated at

9:45.

Brian McLaren will be preaching at all 3 services on

September 24th Brian McLaren is a prominent Christian pastor, author, activist and leading figure in the emerg-ing church movement. Often cit-ed as one of the most influential Christian leaders in America, he has authored 20 books on faith in a contemporary global con-text, including Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crises, and a Revolution of Hope and Why Did

Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road? Christian Identity in a Multi-Faith World. In his Staley lecture, McLaren will address how to think in faithful and creative about Jesus' message and ministry, including its broad rele-vance beyond the borders of the Christian church, and how that renewed understanding can inform anyone seeking to be an agent of kindness, justice, inclusion, peace, and hope.

2017 Staley Distinguished Christian Lecture Dr. Brian McLaren

"Jesus Beyond Christianity: Taking his life and teachings open source"

Sunday, September 24, 7:30 PM in the 900 Room of the Alvarez College Union Sponsored by the Davidson College Office of the Chaplain.

The lecture is free and open to the public

Adult Faith Formation

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A Church For All Seasons: “A Season of Learning” One of the cornerstones of our mission statement is Learning, and a number of our educational, or learning, op-portunities will commence in September. Rally Day on September 10 will kick-off our Fall Faith Fellowship pro-gram.

In addition to our Sunday School classes, the following opportunities for group study and fellowship will be of-fered:

Continuation of current programs: Presbyterian Women Circles Bible Studies Shalom Women’s Bible Studies Brindisi Men’s Bible Study Thursday Morning Men’s Bible Study Beloved Community Joint Group with Davidson Presbyterian

Church Young Adults Small Group Study and Fellowship Youth Small Group Study and Fellowship

New Programs for September: Covenant In-depth Group Bible Study Connections For Parents of Young Children Youth Parenting Support Group Kids Club

Coming in January 2018: Financial Peace University (financial management addressing debt,

saving, and giving) Men-in-Transition (MIT) (career changes, empty nesters, etc.) Chapter 3 (similar to MIT except for women) Additional Youth Small Group Study and Fellowship

All these programs are overseen by our Associate Pastor for Faith Formation and the Faith Formation Committee of Session. In addition, our Children’s Ministry is a vital part of this group’s responsibility. Our 2017 budget in-cludes approximately $120,000 in personnel expense for this area, as well as $16,300 in direct expenditures for the Faith Formation programs, a total of $136,300.

Your generosity and continuing financial support of DCPC enable us to offer these high quality, high impact pro-grams for all age groups in our church family. Through Faith Formation we can gain greater understanding of scripture and grow in personal spiritual maturity. Come join us, there’s something for everyone.

~ Your Stewardship Committee

September 6 is the start to weekly Wednesday Night Live! Come for whatever part of the evening that meets the yearning in your heart… 4 pm Kids Club (midweek Christian Education) Rooms 207, 208 Church bus pick up available from Davidson Elementary School Families at other schools are encouraged to carpool 5 pm Children’s Choirs, Choir Room, 201, 206 5 pm Beatitudes & Beverages at Mestizo (adults only)- Nursery care room 14 5 pm Homework Room (Davidson College tutors!) Upper Room 5:45 pm Dinner in the Congregation House 6:30 pm Devotions for all ages in the Congregation House Sign up online at dcpc.org (click on the Wednesday Night Live banner) or click here.

Welcome to our new Kitchen Manager, Eric Rice. He is originally from California. The Army brought him to the east coast where he completed his education at Armstrong Atlantic College and also where he met his wife. They have lived in Cornelius for the past 15 years and have two children that attend Hough High School. Eric has exten-sive restaurant and country club culinary experience. We are excited to have him on board.

Click here to make reservations to join us at dinner Wednesday evening for a Farmer’s Market Table with a fresh variety of local produce prepared in a southern style.

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Happy New (School) Year! It is an exciting time of year for children and parents alike… new teachers, possibly new schools, bus rides, classmates, fresh pencils and new clothes. Younger children may be functioning on adrenaline…. older children may be excited about a particular teacher or upset to be in a separate class from a close friend. Wherever your family finds itself

in the back-to-school whirlwind, know that the new will settle. Kindergarteners will eventually catch up on sleep to find a new rhythm and 3rd graders will make new friends and survive the EOG’s.

What’s in your new school year mix? Are you building the family calendar with soccer and piano lessons? While the year is still new, consider your faith commitments as well. Worship is a time and space to praise God on Sun-days. What time is committed to learning about our faith and deepening your child’s relationship with the God? Have you considered adding Sunday School or Wednesday Kids Club? I encourage you to add it to the calendar.

~ Jenny Alexander

Faith Formation for children. “Let the children come to me.” -Jesus

Sunday September 10 is Rally Day!

Come to Jetton Hall at 9:45 am for refreshments, Sun-day School / Faith Formation annual registration, ac-tivities, singing and a Blessing of the Backpacks. Yes! Have children bring their backpack to church. We have a small gift for each child (to add to their backpack) and a blessing from Pastor Lib. We will dismiss into Sunday School classrooms for parents and children to meet teachers and participate in a small activity there as well. Lots of fun, reunion with church family, and new friends to meet! Don’t miss this kick off to the Church School Year. Questions about classes? Feel free to email or call Jenny Alexander. Be sure to pick up your Children’s Ministry Guide to the school year. You’ll want to add milestone classes to your calendar (1st Grade Worship & Chalice Making in October… Young Child Sunday Oct 15th).

New Group for Parents of 5th Graders and Down! Save the Date for the first Connections social gathering on September 23, 6pm. Dinner will be served. BYOB and join the fun! Children are welcome, but the party is focused on providing fun for the parents :) Childcare will not be provided at the social. DCPC is creating a fellowship group focused on you, parents with children ages zero to fifth grade. The objective of the group is to provide both evening social events and Sunday morning educational outlets for parents to connect and share experiences with raising young families, hence the name "Connections"! During the first social on Sep-tember 23, the Connections Steering Committee will be looking to find out what YOU would like to get from the group. Some of the items we've heard from parents include:

Interest in a monthly social with fellow parents Interest in a Sunday School class at 9:45am for parents with children in Sunday School/nursery General topics that could be delved into on Sunday mornings might be similar to these: How to navigate technology sharing with your 2 year old How to motivate children to stay involved in church How is the story of X in the Bible relevant to me today?

If this is interesting to you, please join us on September 23 @ The Dellingers' Home, 17015 Winged Thistle Court, Davidson, NC 28036. If you have interest in joining the Connections Steering Committee or just want to share ideas for the group before our Social, please reach out to Pastor John Ryan or Lacey Dellinger .

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Students at Blythe Elementary School started school on August 28th with a new principal, Felisa Simp-son. Ms. Simpson comes from Long Creek Elementary in Charlotte and brings a great deal of enthusiasm, dedication, and passion with her. At the first Partnership meeting, she described her passion for a reading program, North Star Reading Part-ners Initiative. Last year Ms. Simp-son was matched with four 3rd grad-ers at Long Creek, and she was able to be involved actively in their tre-mendous reading progress. Our hope and goal are that we can reach all 3rd graders at Blythe that need a community partner through focusing on the program this year. Two of our church members, Royce Kimbrough and Anne Wills, were matched with a 3rd grader last year and had a very positive experience. Read below to learn more about the program and the relationships built with the stu-

dents.

"Last fall I was paired with Charlie, an enthusiastic and energetic third grader at Blythe, in the North Star reading program. Each Wednesday morning Charlie would meet me in the school office, and we would head to the media center to read together for 45 minutes. The literacy coordi-nator at Blythe always had our folder ready with stories and articles and activities. I helped Charlie practice his reading and test-taking skills. Charlie and I also talked about his family, his cat, school experiences, current events, whatever was on his mind. We did a lot of our talking on the long walk back to his trailer; alt-hough, in bad weather, I could watch from the door as he ran. At the end of each session, I could leave com-ments or questions in the folder for the coordinator, and she could com-municate with me. What a joyful and rewarding time—maybe the best I have ever had in many years of volunteering! I am happy to talk to you if you have questions. Call me at 704-892-3683 or email me at rkimbrough@mi-connection.com." Royce Kimbrough

"Working with my NorthStar student was the highlight of my week, for lots of reasons. The program is very organized and took no preparation on my part, just an hour of my time. The student I worked with was a hard-working young person who

always greeted me with a smile. It was very satisfying to watch as his skills improved and he became a more confident reader. The spirit of Blythe Elementary School -- reflect-ed in the staff members, the teach-ers, other volunteers, and the stu-dents -- is very positive. An hour at Blythe gave me a boost for the rest of the week! Please contact me at anwills@davidson.edu if you have questions." Anne Wills

Royce and Anne and the entire Blythe Elementary School Team (BEST) are eager to get more people from our church involved in this pro-gram. Principal Simpson will be at the 11:00 AM Worship Service on Sunday, September 10th to talk about North Star and answer any questions. We hope this Fall is the right time for you to become in-volved with a 3rd grader at Blythe! Volunteers would begin the end of September. To read more about North Star, go to http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/mediaroom/ComPubInfo/Pages/North-Star-Reading-Partners.aspx.

Other questions about the Blythe School Partnership may be answered by contacting Catherine Bragg at 704-617-9905 or catherine-bragg68@gmail.com or Rosemary Klein at 704-439-7864 or klein924@earthlink.net.

NEW School year, NEW Principal, and NEW opportunity to help a 3rd Grader be a BETTER READER!

DCPC-Blythe Partnership in Presbyterians Today Magazine DCPC’s partnership with Blythe Elementary is one of the features in the SPOTLIGHT section of the August/September issue of Presbyterians Today magazine. The article provides a brief overview of how Rev. Lib McGregor Simmons planted the seed, how member Sharon Sells gave a memorial gift in her late husband Bob’s name to kick-start the effort, and how the congregation is now involved. Coordinators Rosemary Klein and Catherine Bragg are quoted. Leah Chester-Davis wrote the article. Check it out! Copies of the article are available at the information center.

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Habitat for Humanity Faith Coalition Build is looking good!

Our Habitat House is nearing completion. We will let the congregation know as soon as possible the date of the dedication. Thank you for being a part of this important ministry.

September is Hunger Action Month! During the month of September the Community & Global Mission Committees want to highlight the im-portance of our work that seeks to bring an end to hun-ger and poverty in Jesus’ name. Jesus spent much of his time feeding others and eating with others. He mod-eled the importance of hospitality and of sharing. Take time to learn about hunger in our community and world over the next month. Here is a helpful calendar you can download and put on your fridge or your table. http://endhunger.org/wp/?

enc_dl_action=process&file=pmyva1tQGpX8ZNUW. Discuss this each day and consider the activity that is men-tioned. During the month of September we hope you and your family will get involved in helping to end hun-ger in our communities through one of the following: 1. Give to 10 cents a meal offering the first Sunday of

the month – September 3rd! Bring an extra offering on that day to place in the basket!

2. Bring canned goods to place in our “Loaves and Fishes” carts that are located outside of the church each Sunday morning. Faithful volunteers take these food items to Ada Jenkins Loaves and Fishes food pantry each week to help feed members of our community.

3. Volunteer to serve at the Mooresville Soup Kitchen or at Angels & Sparrows in Huntersville.

4. Glean with us and the Society of St. Andrews on September 23rd. We need 20 people to go with us and help clear a field of its produce for a local food pantry.

5. Learn about the ways that our Global partnerships in Kenya and Nicaragua help feed others in those communities through our mission funds. Come to one of our upcoming presentations to learn more.

6. Write a letter to your elected officials encouraging them to support measures that help those who are hungry. Participate in our “Offering of Letters” Sun-day on September 24th and help change policies that will make a positive difference in the lives of those who are most vulnerable.

Davidson Career Transition Program

The Davidson Career Transition Program is a min-istry of Davidson United Methodist and Davidson College Presbyterian Churches. It provides support to those who have lost their jobs and are seeking a new opportunity or who are seeking a career tran-sition to a new field. We provide networking op-portunities, tools and techniques for an effective job search. If you are unemployed or looking for a career change or know a family member or friend who is, let them know about our program. Join us the first and third Wednesday of each month 10:00 a.m. to noon at Davidson United Methodist Church. Have questions? Contact DCPC member Terry Par-due at 513-780-2113.

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE MONDAY, October 2, 2017

2:00 – 7:00 p.m. DCPC Congregation House

GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE THROUGH YOUR BLOOD DONATION!

BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY MISSIONS SPON-SORED BLOOD DRIVE EVEN IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO DONATE! THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE!

Pre-register donors following Sunday worship services on Sept 24th and Oct 1st

Register donors as they check in for their do-nation

Provide refreshments to serve our donors Provide hospitality by serving food and visit-

ing with donors following donation Assist the Red Cross Team with set-up and/or

clean-up

For more information or to volunteer, please con-tact Linda Drimalla lmdrimalla@gmail.com or Ro-sie Honeycutt thosehoneycutts@gmail.com

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AMIGOS Back-to-School Event a great success!

Thank you for your generous donations of back-packs and funds for school supplies. We supplied backpacks to more than 80 children who are po-tential members of our AMIGOS de CRISTO tutor-ing ministry at Huntersville Elementary School. Our tutoring will begin on September 18th and will be held from 3:15-4:30 each Monday and Tuesday. We would really appreciate more tutors. If you are interested in helping, please contact Rosemary Klein at klein924@earthlink.net.

Thank you to everyone who helped host our home-less neighbors for two weeks in late July-early August. Our estimates are more than 100 people donated time, talents, or $$s to support this local mission work.

For two weeks, we offered food, fellowship, and shelter to our neighbors from the Salvation Army Center of Hope. We modeled our effort after our long-standing Room In the Inn program.

The most significant difference with this effort was that we got to know our guests. Five women were with us for all 14 nights, and they loved having their own bed for two full weeks. Several of our guests joined us for worship on Sunday mornings, and even our Sunday Sundaes event.

It also served as a wonderful opportunity to partner with our sister church - Davidson Presbyterian. Several mem-bers of DPC joined us as evening hosts, and also provided our guests with handbags filled with needed supplies.

We will be gearing up for Room In the Inn later this Fall, and will also be looking at expanding that pro-gram next Spring in an effort to as-sist the Charlotte Men's Shelter.

Thank you again for making this lo-cal mission work a reality. DAY OF SERVICE NOVEMBER 4th!

SAVE THE DATE

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If you liked the Disciple Bible study program, you’ll love Covenant Bible Study! Covenant, produced by the same people who did the Disciple program is an in-depth group Bible study in which participants read and discuss the Bible together, learning how to love God – and each other – better. The 24-week experience covers all the books of the Bible as partici-pants move back and forth from Old Testament to New Testament. Covenant Bible Study shows the interconnectedness of scripture while demonstrating how the covenant relationship between God and people is woven through the entire Bible. Covenant represents a relationship – a living, breathing conversation. And we invite you to join in. Covenant Bible Study will meet on Wednesdays at both 10 A.M. and 7 P.M. To register please contact John Ryan or you can register and pay from the DCPC website homepage.

Nicaragua Mission Team Night September 13th

Make plans to hear stories and see pictures from our Nicaragua Mission Partnership Team that traveled to Kilambe, Nicaragua this past June. Our seven person team has lots of wonderful stories and pictures to share. Be on the lookout for information that will give you a sneak peek into our experience there. Join us at Wednes-day Night Live on September 13th for this great event. If you would like to join us for dinner (5:45-6:30) then please let R.S.V.P. to the church office. Our Story Telling will begin at 6:30! Hope to see you there.

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The Church of Scotland and the PC (U.S.A.) share a common heritage, but differ in modern day cultural context. Given the fact that 2017 is the 500th anniversary of the Refor-mation, the Presbyterian Association of Musicians sponsored a trip to Scotland to gain a deeper under-standing of what it means to be Re-formed in two different cultural con-texts 500 years later. Over 140 par-ticipants from Davidson College Presbyterian Church, First Presby-terian Church Lexington, Central Presbyterian Church Atlanta, First Presbyterian Church Charlotte, First Presbyterian Church Bristol (TN), and Sewickley Presbyterian gath-ered on July 29th for worship in Glasgow Cathedral (St. Mungo’s) to begin a week-long Reformation tour. The trip led by Jason Asbury, former President of PAM, included an even-ing of congregational song with John Bell, a concert at Holy Trinity Church in St. Andrews, a psalm workshop in Church of the Holy Rude (Stirling) and a concert at St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh. Participants visited Colinton Parish Church where they were hosted for dinner by Rev. Gayle Taylor and her parishioners. (Feeding 140 Americans was no small feat!) The week culminated in a choral concert conducted by Simon Carrington at Greyfriars Kirk, a his-torically significant venue given that the National Covenant was signed

there in 1638. The audience and singers were greeted by Rt. Rev. Dr. Derek Browning, Moderator of the General Assembly of The Church of Scotland, who affirmed the relation-ship between the Church of Scotland and the PC (U.S.A.). The Presbyterian Association of Mu-

sicians (PAM) is a national organiza-tion of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for those involved in the are-as of worship, music, and the arts. PAM educates, enriches, and engages its membership in humanity’s chief end: to glorify and enjoy God forever.

Pictured left to right: Jason Asbury, Marlon Hurst, Steve Fey, Rt. Rev. Dr. Derek Browning, Vicki Fey, David VanderMeer, Rev. Gayle Taylor, Craig Dobbins, Jane Cain, and David Eicher

Presbyterian Association of Musicians Celebrates 500th Anniversary of the Reformation in Scotland

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A CHOIR IS A BEAUTIFUL THING Singing in a choir is more than a volunteer activity or a way to serve the church. It is even more than an opportunity to grow in faith or lead in worship. Yes, it is all those things, all of them im-portant things. Let me share parts of an excerpt from the novel "Elegance of the Hedgehog" by Muriel Barbery that takes it a step further:

"Every time, it's a miracle. Here are all these people, full of heart-ache or hatred or desire, and we all have our troubles......and it all disappears, just like that, when the choir begins to sing. Everyday life vanishes into song, you are suddenly overcome with a feeling of brotherhood, of deep solidarity, even love, and it diffuses the ugliness of everyday life into a spirit of perfect communion. Even the singers' faces are transformed...human beings, surrendering to music...everyone singing together, this marvelous sharing. I'm no longer myself, I am just one part of a sublime whole, to which the others also belong, and I always wonder at such moments why this cannot be the rule of everyday life, instead of being an exceptional moment, during a choir. When the mu-sic stops, everyone applauds, their faces all lit up, the choir radiant. It is so beautiful. In the end, I wonder if the true movement of the world might not be a voice raised in song."

Consider becoming a part of this "sublime whole." Chancel Choir rehearses on Thursdays at 7:00 and Ge-neva Choir on Sundays at 5:00.

Children’s Choir Program It's time for children's choirs. Wednesday Night Live begins on Sept. 6, with an exciting new chil-dren's education opportunity in addition to the music program. More about that elsewhere in Stee-pletalk. Choir is one of the best activities for chil-dren, because:

♪ Choir, through leadership in worship, is a sig-nificant form of service.

♪ Choir develops music skills that can last a life-time.

♪ Choir teaches the hymns of our faith.

♪ Choir helps children understand what goes on in the worship service

♪ Choir establishes a sense of place and purpose for our children.

♪ Choir helps children grow in faith and appreci-ation of beauty.

Wednesday music schedule:

4:30 Children's handbells (begins Sept. 20) 5:00 Beginner Choir, pre-K and kindergarten

(begins Sept. 6) Primary Choir, grades 1-2 Junior Choir, grades 3-6

To register your children, click here to login and go to Events Registration.

HANDBELLS Speaking of being part of a whole, that's practically the definition of a handbell choir. our two adult bell choirs are the Tower Ringers rehearsing on Wednesdays at 7:00, and Alleluia Ringers on Sun-days at 4:00. Even if you haven’t rung before but can read music, you can quickly learn to ring in Al-leluia Ringers. Contact Jane Cain or David Brinson with questions.

New! Organ Assistants wanted! Sign up to help Ms. Cain at the organ one Sunday morning at the 11:00 service. Push some pistons for the next music. Find the next hymn in the hymnbook. Watch how those feet play the pedals. Maybe turn pages if you're tall enough and confident enough. Look inside the organ pipe chamber after the service. Who? Anyone in third grade and older, including teenagers.

Training will be provided at 12:00 noon on Sept. 10 in the Sanctuary. There will be a signup sheet on the bulletin board beside Lingle Chapel.

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A remarkable trio of celebrated art-ists kicks off the 12th year of the Or-gan at Davidson series on September 18 starting at 7:30 p.m. in the sanc-tuary. The opening concert of organ and string music combines prize-winning organist Dongho Lee with Nicholas Kitchen and Yeesun Kim, the latter two being founding mem-bers of the acclaimed Borromeo Quartet in residence at New England Conservatory of Music. Featuring Josef Rheinberger's Suite for Organ, Violin and Cello, op. 149, the Sep-tember program also includes works by Max Bruch and Tomaso Vitali.

Organ at Davidson concerts are a gift to the community, and are support-ed by donations (see the donation form below). Concerts are followed by a meet-the-artists reception sponsored by Friends of the Organ.

Individually and collectively, the tal-ents of these widely renowned musi-cians are celebrated worldwide in established chamber music groups; as performers, teachers, and innova-tors; at festivals, competitions, and long standing venues in Boston, Chi-cago, New York City, and Washing-ton, D.C.; as well as in China, Japan, Italy, Prague, Vancouver, and Berlin.

Dongho Lee, a Seoul, South Korea native, was a popular part of Organ at Davidson's 2015-2016 series. Ms. Lee is the first prize winner of the 2010 American Guild of Organists National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance. She is cur-

rently Director of Music Ministries and Organist at First Presbyterian Church in Belmont, Artist-in-Residence at Providence United Methodist Church, Charlotte, co-founder and director of its David Bashor Memorial Organ Concert Se-ries and Adjunct Professor of Organ at Davidson College.

Nicholas Kitchen, born in Durham, began performing publicly as a very young child. Growing up in a family of musicians, he performed many times as soloist with the North Caro-lina Symphony. At age 16 he started studies at Curtis Institute in Phila-delphia where he worked intensively over five years with violinist and conductor Szymon Goldberg. When his studies at Curtis ended in 1989, Kitchen and schoolmates founded the Borromeo String Quartet that, after quickly winning competitive prizes, went on to regularly perform a hundred concerts a year. On this tour he performs on the A. J. Fletcher Stradivarius on long term loan from the AJF Foundation in Raleigh.

Among his ongoing residencies and relationships have been with the

Gardner Museum in Boston, Triton Arts in Japan, the Library of Con-gress, and the Taos School of Music in New Mexico. Since 1992 he has taught at the New England Conserv-atory of Music where the Borromeo was asked to remain as Quartet-in-Residence.

Cellist Yeesun Kim, also a founding member of Borromeo String Quartet, has performed in more than 20 countries and numerous of the world's most illustrious concert halls and festivals. Recent highlights include her residency at Suntory Hall in Tokyo performing the com-plete Beethoven String Quartets; a Dvorak quartet cycle at Gardner Mu-seum in Boston; complete Bartok quartet cycle at Curtis Institute of Music; and performances in NYC, Washington, D.C., Brazil, Japan and China. She performs on one of the oldest cellos in the world, a Pere-grino Zanetto circa 1576.

She currently serves on the New England Conservatory faculty in the cello and chamber music depart-ments and teaches each summer at the Taos School of Music.

Star-Studded Performance Kicks off 2017-2018 Series

For the full copy of the 2017-2018 Organ at Davidson brochure, please click here. To print a donation form, please click here.

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Davidson College Presbyterian Church is proud to host this outstanding choral group, Caritas Acapella Ensemble.

Their mission includes charitable giving, and they are promoting one of our partner organizations, Camp Grier. By attending, you can enjoy an afternoon of beautiful music on the theme of nature, as well as supporting Camp Grier.

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Youth Group Kicks Off Again for the 2017-2018 Schoolyear on Rally Day!

We will start the day with PHASE, an event for youth and parents. Phase is an op-portunity for parents to meet with other parents and Small Group Leaders to talk about their students' new phase and the challenges and opportunities that come along with that. There will be some great resources, giveaways, and great conver-sation! PHASE is 9:45-10:45 am on September 10th.

And for youth we have the Big Sunday Bash! We'll start things off with dinner with your small group and then move on to a paint slip and slide! Afterwards you can get cleaned up in the dunk tank, get a henna tattoo, enjoy a Sunset Slush, and more! Big Sunday Bash is 5-6:30 pm on September 10.

Presbytery Women Mark your calendars! The Women’s Retreat will be held September 15-17 in Montreat at the William Black Lodge. Contact your wife, friend, sister, mom, or daugh-ter and save the date. Click here for details.

If you would like to be a part of a circle for Bible Study and fellowship, please contact one of the circle representatives. Click here more information.

Men’s Ministry Our Tuesday morning Brindisi Men’s Bible Study will start back on September 12th. They meet in the DCPC Parlor each Tuesday morning at 8:00 a.m. for Bible Study, fellowship, and prayer. This fall they will begin with a study of the New Testament letter to the Philippians. Resource books are available. Contact the church office. Our Thursday Morning Men’s Group meets from 7-8 a.m. in the Parlor at DCPC. We are just beginning the Brian McLaren book, Everything Must Change in preparation for McLaren’s visit to Davidson on Sep-tember 24th. Join us for discussion, fellowship, and prayer.

Young Adults Looking forward to seeing you at our gatherings on September 11th and 25th . Details will be e-mailed prior to the gathering.

Our next New Member class will be held Sunday, October 8th and 15th at 9:00 a.m. in Jetton Hall. If you are interested in participating, please contact Stephanie Rollans at srollans@dcpc.org or 704-892-5641 ext. 12.

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What’s that sound?

It’s the sound of students who made their way back to campus to prepare for another wonderful year of college, whether out our back door at Davidson College or our own DCPC member students heading off to schools in North Carolina and beyond.

The Campus Ministry Committee is hard at work launching a full slate of activities to ramp up the fall!

Wednesday, August 16th the Campus Min-istry Committee host-ed the LEMONADE MOVE-IN, greeting freshmen and their parents with cool drinks as they moved in the dorms before orientation

Sunday, August 20th after church we hosted a WEL-COME BACK LUNCH for Davidson College stu-dents, especially first years, returning to cam-pus. Well over 50 stu-dents attended!

Monday, August 21st, we welcomed back our Da-vidson UKIRK members for the kick-off of their weekly meeting featuring a home-cooked meal and fellowship. The students were invited to make a covenant promise of at least one thing they would do this semester to nurture their life of faith.

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The Sages ministry at DCPC (Senior Adults Growing, En-gaging and Serving) is an active, fun, giving and caring group of senior adults and we want YOU to be a part of it!! The planning committee meets once a month at the church to plan and execute our mission of seeking to glo-rify God as we work to meet the spiritual, physical and social needs of our older members through prayer, educa-

tion, mission, service, fellowship, care and worship.

On Saturday, Sept. 9 we will host a coffee social for our members who are residents at the Pines. Later in September we have our Odd Month Luncheon (OML) featuring Rev. Tony Marciano, director of the Charlotte Rescue Mission. Please make your reservations through the church office for this special luncheon with this respected and inspira-tional speaker. Church members of any age are welcome! Cost of lunch is $8. On Thursday, Oct. 19th we are planning a trip to West Jefferson for lunch at Shatley Springs and other interesting stops in the area. There will be a rented bus to take us there so space will be limited to the seats on the bus and ear-ly reservations are essential. More details will be in the weekly bulletins and the Sages Post Card reminders.

The Sages committee is looking for new persons who can commit to one meeting a month and helping hands on the occasions of our OML and other activities. Please give it prayerful consideration and join us. We welcome any sug-gestions for speakers, activities and programs that would meet the mission of the Sages ministry. Please call Jan Dumford at 704-391-0861 or email at livezesty@aol.com with your suggestions or to sign up to serve on the plan-ning committee.

Please join us for our OML and other activities every time you can. You'll be glad you did. The fellowship is terrific!

Campus Ministry members are STOCKING THE STUDENT CENTER with drinks and snacks for Davidson students who come to our church every day to gather, study and sing Ukirk members will enjoy their FALL RETREAT IN MONTREAT the week-end of September 8-10, a time for prayer and play as they explore God’s presence in their lives We will reach out to our member college students with a GIFT CARD MAILING in October to make sure they know we miss them and pray for them from afar

We are always looking for volunteers to help us with this vital ministry. If you love young adults and like to have fun, please contact Marya Howell, committee chair, at mahowell@davidson.edu.

Friday, August 25th, our Ukirk leaders brought their effervescence to the ACTIVITIES FAIR to encourage first year students to join the fellowship (see picture on right)

We are actively recruiting families for our ADOPT-A-STUDENT pro-gram. This is a great way to engage in the lives of Davidson College stu-dents and provide a loving support system to someone far from home. If interested, please reach out to Charles Houck charles@houcks.net who coordinates this program on behalf of DCPC.

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Hospitalization

If you or your loved one are in an area hospital, call the Church Office to notify one of the Pastors.

Baptisms & Weddings

Use of the Church for Baptisms, Wedding, and other events are available to active members. Contact the Church Office.

Career Transition

The Davidson Career Transition Program is a ministry of DUMC and DCPC. It provides support to those who have lost their jobs and are seeking a new oppor-tunity or who are seeking a ca-reer transition to a new field. We provide networking opportuni-ties, tools and techniques for an effective job search. If you are unemployed or looking for an career change or know a family member or friend who has, let them know about our program. Join us the first and third Wednesday of each month 10:00 a.m. to noon at DUMC. Ques-tions? Contact DCPC member Terry Pardue at 513-780-2113.

As we pray for peace in God’s world, we also remember in prayer those serving our country:

Jonathan Burris • Carter Chandler • Bert Concepcion • David Coon • James Cowan • Matthew

Cowan • Justin Davis • Bradley Granville • Clark

Mabry • Jen Larson Miller •Robert Morgan • Robert Proffit • Andrew Scott • Brion Stroud •Henry White

Pastor Lib McGregor Simmons, x20

Associate Pastors Robert Alexander, Discipleship & Mission, x25 John Ryan, Faith Formation,x22

Parish Associates Mary Margaret Porter, Sr. Adult Ministry,x34 Claire George-Drumheller, Campus Ministry x15

Administrative Assistants Rhonda Boggs, x29 Julie Nardella, x10

Church Administrator Harriett Rosebrough, x19

Bookkeeper Trish Jones, x30

Director of Music Jane Cain, x 14

Associate Director of Music David Brinson, x 17

Director of Congregational Life Stephanie Rollans, x12

Staff Associate for Youth Ministry Matt Wiggins x16

Staff Associate for Children’s Ministry Jenny Alexander x13

Custodian Sid Wishon, x 28

Kitchen Manager Eric Rice

Director of Preschool Kristin Clark, x26 or 704-655-1271

Asst. Director of Preschool Hunter Busse, x26 or 704-655-1271

Clerk of Session Lyn Batty, 704-724-5393

Deacons Moderator—Linda Griffeth, 704-892-1669 Secretary—Mary Mac Kincaid, 704-995-4435

Administration & Personnel Chair Chris Ahearn, 704-892-3408 Greg Krystalowych, 704-892-9192

Faith Formation Chair Phil Batten, 828-334-7800

Children’s Ministry Committee Chair Jan Tevepaugh,

Community Missions Chair John Bosak, 704-894-0439

Finance Chair John Woods, 704-892-6458

Global Mission Chair Rosemary Klein, 704-892-8306

Membership Chair Marjorie Burris, 704-892-0231

Property Chair Richard Kiley, 904-568-1230

Planning Chair Alice Sudduth, 704-892-3687 David Houle, 704-907-6800

Stewardship Chair Thomas Hazel, 704-236-3319

Worship Chair Elizabeth Mills, 704-895-9431

Youth Chair Chip Fesperman, 704-896-8899

Campus Ministry Chair Marya Howell, 704-255-6512

Congregational Care Chair Jim Shaw, 704-402-7641

Common Grounds Fellowship Chair Kim Beard, 704-892-4406

SAGES Chair Jan Dumford, 704-391-0861

Endowment Chair Jim Brueggemann, 704-895-4469

Stephen Ministry Alice Sudduth, 704-892-3687 stephenministry@dcpc.org

Intercessory Prayer Prayer Cards are available in the pew racks and at the church information center. Please place your request for prayer in the offering plate. You may also submit requests online by clicking the link on the website (www.dcpc.org). Requests are made known to those gathered for silent intercessory prayer on Wednesday mornings at 11:30 in the Parlor. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to join in prayer at that hour in the parlor or wherever you are.

Worship Service Schedule

8:30 a.m. Lingle Chapel 9:45 a.m. Lingle Chapel 11:00 a.m. Sanctuary

Sunday School 9:45

Malone y- Parlor The Pines—Marshall Room

Child care provided

dropoff 15 minutes before start of service(s).

Nursery (birth- age 2) is downstairs, room 14. Pre-school (ages 3-5) is by the ramp door, room 118.

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