THE CRIER MEANWHILE... Blessing in the Shape of a Cross. Press this blessing into your palms right, left and you will see how it leaves its mark,

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1 Covenant Presbyterian Church The Rev. Lynda Hyland Burris, Interim Pastor Visitors Welcome! Sunday worship: 10:30 am 1226 Salvador Avenue, Napa, CA THE CRIER is published monthly, on or about the first of the month. The deadline for submissions is the 3rd Sunday of the month. Follow us on Facebook: www/facebook.com/cpcnapa Visit our Website: Communion is served on the 1st Sunday of every month. All are welcome! THE CRIER MEANWHILE... Blessing in the Shape of a Cross Press this blessing into your palms right, left and you will see how it leaves its mark, how it imprints itself into your skin, how the lines of it meet and cross as if signaling you to the treasure that has been in your grasp all along. Except that these riches you will count not by what you hold but by what you release, by what you lose, by what falls from your open hands. Jan Richardson March 2018

2 Page 2 March 2018 Covenant Crier Covenant Crier March 2018 Page 11 MARCH 3-1 Montessori kids yoga 4-5:00 pm Yoga class, adults 5:30-6:45 pm 3-2 N.A. Meeting 7 pm, parlor 3-3 Polar Plunge SF 3-4 Worship 10:30 am Communion, 3rd Sunday in Lent 3-5 Daisy scouts 3-5 pm, Hall PNC 7:00 pm, Parlor 3-6 Bible Study 10 am, Parlor 3-8 Deacon s Meeting, 7: N.A. Meeting 7 pm, Parlor Worship 10:30 am, 3-12 PNC 7:00 pm, Parlor 3-13 Bible Study 10 am, Parlor Lunch Bunch Meet at Emmy Lou s Diner, Riverpark 12:00 pm N.A. Meeting 7 pm, Parlor 3-17 SCBWI meeting 1:30-4:00, Hall 3-18 Worship 10:30 am 3-19 PNC 7:00 pm, Parlor Bible Study 10 am, Parlor 3-22 Session, 7:00 pm, Parlor 3-23 N.A. Meeting 7 pm, Parlor Worship 10:30 am, Palm Sunday, Holy Week begins YOPD, 3:00 p.m., Parlor 3-26 PNC 7:00 pm, Parlor 3-27 Bible Study 10 am, Parlor Maundy Thursday Labyrinth Walk, Taize Chants 6:00 pm 3-30 Good Friday Free Food Friday 2-4 pm N.A. Meeting 7 pm, Parlor 31 About CPC: A Welcoming Community Covenant Presbyterian Church is a fully welcoming church which invites all to life and leadership regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation or any other worldly condition. We pray, as those who follow Christ, for the capacity to envision life as it could be and, with the help of our loving God, to unite ourselves across our differences and to treat all with respect, dignity, love, compassion, understanding & justice. Moderator Clerk of Session Crier Staff Reporters: Church leaders, Members and Friends. Editing/Publication: Diana Greenwood cpoffice@sbcglobal.net Collating & Mailing: Liz Groelle Norm & Mae Groeneweg Del Hall Lee Pearson Bev Penry Nina Shegoleff Bert Chew & Carole Toy Doreen & Rollin Wilkinson Judy Sargent Pat Ripley The Session Rev. Lynda Hyland Burris cppastor@sbcglobal.net Rev. Dr. Deana Reed Pastor Emerita (707) Lynda Hyland Burris, Interim Pastor Paula Jones Com. Life/Evangelism/Membership Michael Burkett and Jenna Cooledge, co-chairs Life Long Learning Liz Groelle Mission/Outreach Kathryn Tiberend Property/Bldg. Use Steven W. Miller Special Projects Bev Penry Stewardship/Finance Cal Groeneweg Worship Carla Yost/Bill Lockhart Any changes to your address, phone, or ? Please call the office. CPC work day! Join us to make our church and property spic and span for Easter! March 24, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. REMINDER: THE CRIER deadline is the third Sunday of each month! Fondly, Your Editor NEXT FOOD BANK FREE MARKET FRIDAY Friday, March 30 from 2pm - 3pm is the next CPC Free Market Food Bank day. Yes, it is Good Friday, which makes it pretty special. As usual, the food arrives at noon and the people start arriving about 1. Volunteers are always needed and welcome. Heavy lifters are needed from 12 noon - 1:00 and smiling faces after that. SAVE THE DATE.! Don t miss the Vintage High Choir production of Les Misérables with sets/scenery by Carole Toy, and directed, of course, by the fabulous, Mark Teeters. A group from CPC will attend a matinee on March 4. See Carole for tickets and/or more information.

3 Page 10 March 2018 Covenant Crier Covenant Crier March 2018 Page 3 Lent and Easter Schedule March 25, 10:30 a.m. 5 Sundays in Lent, Palm Sunday Processional with palms, Covenant Chime Choir March 25 March 31 Holy Week March 29, 6:00 p.m. Maundy Thursday, Labyrinth Walk, Taize Chants March 30 Good Friday (community service TBD) April 1, 6:30 a.m. Easter Sunrise Service, Community breakfast April 1, 10:30 a.m. Resurrection of the Lord, Easter Session Highlights Highlights from the Session meeting held on February 22, 2018 New session members were welcomed and each selected the commission they would like to chair. The nominating committee Elders were elected. Worship: The sanctuary has started the transformation for the Lenten season. Developed plans are set through Easter. Maundy Thursday will be a sunset service that will incorporate a labyrinth walk. Life Long Learning: The Souper Bowl will be held on Sunday, February 25 th with the kids serving soups, bread and fruit for donations that will be collected to give to the Napa Food Bank. Property/Landscaping: A work day has been scheduled for Saturday, March 24 th at 9:00 am. Stewardship/Finance/Financials: The annual fundraiser will be November 29 th at Lucky Penny. It will be the show Scrooge in Love and there will also be a silent auction. The next scheduled meeting of session is March 22, Your Elders: Our CPC Serving Team has standard staples they use to prepare the meal they serve at The Table on the fourth Friday of each month. While you are shopping, pick up extra: Ranch Dressing Canned Corn (not creamed) Jarred Jalapeňo Peppers Canned (Pitted) Olives Cream of Mushroom Soup Pasta noodles (Not spaghetti please) Enchilada Sauce Picante Sauce Bring your gifts and put them on the shelves of the House that Bob Built, which is located in the Hall. Thank you for your on-going support of our Cooks and Servers! Monetary gifts are also appreciated and help us purchase milk, meat, and other perishable items, as they are needed. Easter Sunrise Fundraiser for Our Genealogical Library March 11, 2018, Sunday 2:00 p.m, Native Sons of the Golden West, 937 Coombs St., Napa, CA Have Bag, Will Travel 100 Years of Fashion Step back in time at a unique fashion show featuring a collection of museum-quality vintage clothing to be held from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, March 11 at the Native Sons of the Golden West hall, 937 Coombs Street. Have Bag, Will Travel is an entertaining and informative theatrical tour of fashion through the ages. The program features a collection of antique gowns and accessories modeled by volunteers for Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay. The show brings spectacular clothing from days gone by to life. Ball gowns, day dresses, wedding gowns, lingerie, wool bathing suits and men s clothing are set off by vintage accessories including furs, shoes and hats. A notable collection of Worth gowns also will be presented. Community Life: Michael Burkett/Jenna Cooledge Life Long Learning: Liz Groelle Mission/Outreach: Kathryn Tiberend Property: Steven Miller Stewardship/Finance: Cal Groeneweg Worship: Bill Lockhart and Carla Yost Landscape/Special Projects: Bev Penry ~Paula Jones Clerk of Session Service 6:30 a.m. April 1, 2018 followed by: Community Breakfast in the fellowship hall Light refreshments will be served. Advance tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the Napa Valley Genealogical Society s library, 1701 Menlo Avenue or by calling the library (707) Tickets sold at the door will be $30. The fashion show benefits the Napa Valley Genealogical Society and Goodwill of the Greater East Bay.

4 Page 4 March 2018 Covenant Crier Covenant Crier March 2018 Page 9 Highlights from Your Deacons Meeting Welcome to new Deacons, Mae Groeneweg and Judy Sargent! At the February meeting discussion was held regarding election of a moderator and clerk. Thanks to Doreen Wilkinson who has agreed to take the clerk position. The new Moderator will be Kim Groeneweg. An updated list of Care Group Leaders is on page 6-7. If you are a CPC member and do not see your name please contact the office. Deacon list has been updated and the Deacon of the Month chart has been completed and revised. Deacon of the Month picks up the elements, prepares communion each month, and is responsible for getting a greeter for each week. This month s Deacons Meeting is on March 1, 2018 at 7:00 pm. in the parlor. Quest for Knowledge On February 28, the Book Club met to discuss Exit West by Mohsin Hamid. The next meeting will be in April and the title is not selected yet. To join the group, talk to Donna Kadel, Carol McCormick, or Del Hall. Garden News There are new consistent Garden Work Hours: every Monday from 4-6 pm and the 2nd Saturday of each month from If no one is there, there will be a clipboard with "garden tasks" and on the clipboard there will be the combination to the lock on the shed where the tools are. The garden still needs tomato cages and if anyone has usable redwood boards, the CanDoCanGrow garden is building raised beds. Call Barb or Tony McClimans, former Napa County Planner, responded to an on-line plea for help with an offer to mill downed Redwoods for the planter boxes AND to bring his tractor to rototill in mid March. The miracles abound in the garden. We are still looking for a creative person to draft a sign for us. Both Donaldson Way and Montessori are connecting with the garden to help students understand the concept of growing food for those who may not have a steady supply. We will be talking about the Food Bank as well as Latinos Unidos organization. ~Barb Pahre March Birthdays March 1 Cheyenne Flower March 2 Tricia Flower March 5 Kayla Bernabe March 10 Rollin Wilkinson March 13 Doug Manning March 15 Michael Burkett March 20 Jane Snedaker March 22 Arthur Howson March 30 Dave Douma March 30 Karen Grobl March Anniversaries March 21 Dave & Kim Douma March 25 Norm & Mae Groeneweg

5 Page 8 March 2018 Covenant Crier Covenant Crier March 2018 Page 5 The Recipe Page Several years ago the Deacons compiled recipes submitted by our congregation to create our very own cookbook, The Covenant Cookery. There are main dishes, cakes, salads, and fancy drinks. Our cookbook reminds me of the good old days of church picnics and Easter egg hunts and sack races, and of course, the sharing of recipes after tasting delicious food. Since we re one big family, I m adding a new feature, The Recipe Page, where we ll share some favorites. Some I will select from The Covenant Cookery but if you d like to submit a recipe for future consideration, the office (or write the recipe out clearly and leave it on my desk). For March, I ve chosen one you ll recognize. ~ Diana Norm Groeneweg s Famous Bread Pudding 4 cups bread, packed firmly 4 cups milk 1 dozen eggs 1 cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla cinnamon as desired 1 jar caramel ice cream topping Mix together all ingredients except caramel topping. Stir well. Place in 9x13 well greased pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Pour caramel ice cream topping evenly on top right after you remove pudding from the oven, while it s still piping hot! Enjoy!