Sunday, July 8th 10:00 a.m. Combined Service (Fellowship Hall) Sunday, July 15th 10:00 a.m. Combined Service (Fellowship Hall)

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1 THE TIDINGS the monthly newsletter of 2018 Pineda Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) Sunday, July 1st Dress casually in red, & blue! 10:00 a.m. Combined Service with Communion (Sanctuary) Followed by Independence Day Potluck & Cookout Sunday, July 8th 10:00 a.m. Combined Service Sunday, July 15th 10:00 a.m. Combined Service Sunday, July 22nd 10:00 a.m. Combined Service with Guest Speaker (Sanctuary) Followed by Mission Connection Sunday Potluck Sunday, July 29th 10:00 a.m. Combined Service

2 Let s Go F.I.S.H.! Lectionary Readings July 1st 2 Samuel 1:1 & Corinthians 8:7-15 Mark 5:21-43 July 8th 2 Samuel 5:1-5 & Corinthians 12:2-10 Mark 6:1-13 July 15th 2 Samuel 6:1-5 & 12b-19 Ephesians 1:3-14 Mark 6:14-29 July 22nd 2 Samuel 7:1-14a Ephesians 2:11-22 Mark 6:30-34 & July 29th 2 Samuel 11:1-15 Ephesians 3:14-21 John 6:1-21 CALLING ALL OF PINEDA PC TO "Go FISH"! Spend the morning (Saturday, August 25th from 8:30 a.m. until 12:15 p.m.) at FISH ("Fresh Ideas Start Here"), a learning and fellowship event sponsored by Central Florida Presbytery for our congregations! Everyone is invited to register. Pastor Jim and Denise are already registering to attend and hope that we can get a good group from Pineda PC to "Go FISH"! There are two rounds of classes [eight (8) classes each] offered with a 30-minute break to allow you to visit and switch classes. Class highlights include: "Grandparenting for Faith", "Lord, Teach Us to Pray" (parts 1 and 2); Eco- Justice and Christian Education"; "And the Youth Shall Lead Us"; "Planning Lessons that Keep Kids Engaged"; and "Stewardship Education Is More than a Campaign". Come with us to learn fresh ideas and experience old topics in new ways! Please contact Pastor Jim or the church office for more information. Registration packets with class descriptions are available in the Fellowship Hall, Narthex and Church Office. Registration costs will be covered by the church. Registration forms are due in the Pineda church office by Monday, August 13th, so we can register as a group and coordinate a carpool.

3 The Church Office will be closed on Wednesday, July 4th for Independence Day. Pastor David will be on vacation from July 5th - 11th and from July 31st - August 14th. 7/5 Dwan Buie 7/7 David Lindemer 7/9 Paul Etheridge 7/10 Al Giddings Sara Stava 7/11 Anne Purtill 7/13 Dorothy Brown 7/17 Sue Giddings 7/19 Dorothy Manning 7/25 Sara Carmichael 7/26 George Eastburn Gary Wilson 7/30 Tom Eddleman Jerry Scarpate Sunday, July 1st During worship, the Joyful Ringers Chime Choir will play an assortment of special music. Following worship, during the Independence Day Cookout & Potluck, we will have special music with a patriotic sing a long led by John Ellis and Mike Mathewson! Sunday, August 5th Betty Francis Sunday, August 19th Barb Mathewson 7/2 Bob & Rosalie Jensen David & Carol Lindemer 7/21 Kim & Sandra Kimball 7/25 George & Kathy Eastburn

4 Whether you have never attended a Sunday School class, or it has been a long time, or your own class has taken a break for the Summer, you are invited to attend the Scripture & Literature Class, which continues to meet each Sunday at 8:45 a.m. in the Christian Life building. The class has a lecture and discussion format with no reading required! We have just taken a deep dive into Psalms 100 and 66, noting the imperatives that call us into worship and discussed how "thanksgiving" can be our sacrifice. While we continue to access the scripture and reformed theology through The Hiding Place, you do not have to have read the book or have kept up with where we are. Join us anytime! Upcoming topics include: types of prayer; the nature of evil; God's desire for relationship; and a look at Paul and his prison epistles. Please come, visit, and invite a friend or two! Join us for W.O.W. (Wonderful on Wednesday) on July 18th! We will have dinner at 5:30 p.m. followed by a special Space Coast Honor Flight Program, featuring some of our Pineda members who have participated! The cost is $6.00 per person. Please sign up in the Fellowship Hall. Food Pantry Donation List Sunday, July 1st - Canned Corn Sunday, July 8th - Canned Baked Beans or Beanie Weenies Sunday, July 15th - Peanut Butter Sunday, July 22nd - Canned or Pouch Tuna Sunday, July 29th - Boxed Macaroni & Cheese

5 Presbyterian Women s Horizon s Bible Study Event Pineda Presbyterian Women are collecting school supplies for local elementary schools. Donations may be dropped off in the Fellowship Hall through the end of July. God s Promises: I Am with You Crayola crayons (8 or 24 count) Crayola colored pencils (8 or 12 count) Elmer s white school glue Gallon & quart zipper-top storage bags Fiskar s children s scissors Clorox wipes / Baby wipes Pump hand sanitizer / Tissues Spiral notebooks #2 pencils / Pencil boxes / Erasers Composition marble notebooks 3x5 index cards (white) Sticky notes Pocket folders (no prongs) Loose leaf paper (wide rule) Glue sticks Black or blue ink pens Yellow highlighters Saturday, August 18th 9:00 a.m. late afternoon Park Lake Presbyterian Church 309 E. Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL $10.00 per person (Includes breakfast, lunch & support supplies) Registration forms are available in the Fellowship Hall & Narthex. Please submit your registration form with payment to PW Moderator, Karen Smith by Sunday, July 29th so she can register everyone as a group and organize a carpool.

6 Endowment and Gift Acceptance Policies On April 16, 2018, our Session took two very important actions. The first was to adopt The Pineda Presbyterian Church of Melbourne, Incorporated, Endowment Fund (The Fund). The stated purposes of The Fund are five fold: 1) To encourage faithful Christian Stewardship; 2) to encourage the use of financial resources which we have received through God s grace to enhance the ministry and mission of Pineda Presbyterian Church; 3) to provide clear guidelines for the administration of the Endowment Fund; 4) to insure appropriate and adequate checks and balances; and 5) to provide protection from unnecessary risks and liabilities. The Fund is to be administered by an Endowment Team which will be comprised of five individuals who are elected by the Session, named by the Session, named by the Board of Deacons, or elected by the congregation. They will report to the Finance Team and congregation annually providing a record of gifts received, income/loss experienced, expenses incurred, and distributions made from The Fund. All financial assets held by The Fund will be managed through the Presbyterian Foundation s subsidiary New Covenant Trust Company. According to a specific formula, proceeds from The Fund will be made available to the Session for the express purposes of: 1) Enhancing our congregation s mission program; 2) enhancing our congregation s outreach to the community; 3) beginning new outreach programs to the community; and 4) enhancing our congregation s music program. There are provisions within The Fund outlining the steps required to amend The Fund. There are also provisions within The Fund giving guidance in the event Pineda Presbyterian Church is to be dissolved, or in some way combined with another congregation. The acceptance of gifts by The Fund (as well as other gifts made to the church) will be governed by The Pineda Presbyterian Church of Melbourne, Incorporated, Gift Acceptance Policy (The Gift Acceptance Policy). The adoption of The Gift Acceptance Policy was the second important action taken by the Session on April 16, (Continued on next page.)

7 (Endowment & Gift Acceptance Policies continued) In a nutshell, The Gift Acceptance Policy outlines procedures for the acceptance or rejection of financial or tangible gifts, and addresses the procedures for the handling of specific types of gifts. Both The Fund and The Gift Acceptance Policy are instruments the congregation has asked to be established. Many thanks to those who were charged with bringing proposals to the Session, and to the congregation for the foresight to think of a new way our members and friends can provide for the future ministry and mission of Pineda Presbyterian Church. If you would like a paper or digital copy of these two documents, simply make your request to the church office. Peace & Joy... Pastor David Keep Brevard Beautiful! Join us for Beach Clean-up on Saturday, July 21st at 8:30 a.m. at Seagull Park in Satellite Beach. Followed by breakfast! Pictured from left: Joyce Arey, Mike Mathewson, Sue Lundgren, Laird Arey, Sue Giddings, Pastor Jim Moran, Brenda & Steve Weston & Al Giddings

8 Pastor s Pondering My friends, If the Summer doldrums and heat have sapped your strength, I encourage you to be renewed in worship at 10 a.m. The body of Christ s being together to glorify God renews my strength, and I am sure will renew your strength, too. I believe our worship together, the center of our life as Christ s body, sustains us in all of our ministry. Our first two Sundays in July, the sermons will draw from 2 Corinthians 8:7-15, as we share the body and cup of Jesus, and 2 Corinthians 12:1-10, where we conclude Paul s theology on the grace of God that sustains us. Please don t forget our church picnic on July 1. By the middle of the month, we will begin focusing on the Gospels of Mark and then John. These stories of Jesus and his disciples are both important and interesting to me since they give us a glimpse into who Jesus is through the eyes of the early followers who knew Him best. We will read two stories from Mark 6 and then begin several weeks in John 6. So, if you would, please read at least Mark 6 by the middle of the month (more of Mark, if you like!). Mark 6:14-29, a story also told in Matthew 14:1-12 and briefly referenced in Luke 9:7-9, is the long tale (especially for Mark) of King Herod s having beheaded John the Baptist on the whim of his wife, Herodias, who had been married to Herod s brother Philip. Immediately before the tale of King Herod and John the Baptist, the Gospel writer Mark told about Jesus sending out the twelve disciples two by two and giving them authority over the unclean spirits (6:7-13). Jesus instructed them on what to take, how to travel, and what to say. Then in the interlude between the disciples being sent out on and returning from their mission trip, Mark told the tragic, sad story of the death of John the Baptist. Other than this tragic story s filling the time between sending and returning, why does Mark tell and stretch out this sad story? Could it be to remind the early church and us the risk of being sent out? Did Mark also want to emphasize the real possibility of being rejected, the risk of shaking the dirt off one s feet as a disciple, and the danger of speaking truth in the face of Caesar? The question I ask today is, Do I risk rejection, inhospitality, or anything in my being sent out into this world as a disciple of Jesus? Is there any danger today in the world for those who are faithful followers of Jesus Christ? Then, if there is not, we may wonder if there should be any danger or any risk at all. I believe if we take to heart the ministry of Jesus, his confronting the religious establishment and authorities and his call to repent (to change mind, or to turn around), there may be great risks socially for us as faithful Christians. Quite possibly, it is during the interludes in our lives between our hour of worship each week that say whether we are truly a disciple of Jesus Christ or not. What will we report when we return home and gather around Jesus? I send you the joy and love of our Lord Jesus,

9 Session Sound Bites from June 18th Meeting Opened with prayer and devotion led by Elder Ed Washburn Thanked outgoing deacons Lois Etheridge and Sharon Bowman, and outgoing elders Gordon Nelson, Bill Purtill, Cliff Smith Welcomed incoming deacons Joyce Arey, Peggy Wright, Sarah Keeler and incoming elders Herb Dankmyer, David Hoffman (2nd term), Denise Mosakowski, Paul Pratt. Heard report of June 7 Presbytery Meeting from Elder Commissioner Herb Dankmyer Received pastors reports and approved mileage expenses Noted vacation dates of July 5-11 for Pastor David Examined incoming elders and deacons (except Denise Mosakowski) and approved motion to sustain examinations and schedule ordination/installation for Sunday, June 24 Congratulated Bill Purtill on completion of Stephen Leader training, and scheduled his commissioning for September 2 Discussed senior pastor s suggestions to re-purpose and improve functionality of Pineda church space and approved motion to implement his recommendations with room for modification as needed. Heard that Admin chair has interviewed office staff about administrative matters and will bring some recommendations to the July session meeting Learned that a program on Honor Flight will be presented at the July 18 W.O.W. Encouraged folks to sign up for F.I.S.H. (Fresh Ideas Start Here) educational program on Saturday, August 25th at Tuskawilla Presbyterian Church in Oviedo Directed Building and Grounds to obtain an estimate for construction of a ramp for the main door of the Christian Life Center Received the Treasurer s report Noted that mid-year contribution reports will be available next month Learned that SVAAC (Suntree-Viera Area Association of Churches) has been dissolved, but that does not affect the churches support of the Advent Food Pantry or Family Promise of Brevard. Directed the Congregational Nominating Committee to identify a person willing to fill a 1-year deacon s term (class of 2019) Learned that combined worship services in Fellowship Hall will be set up with tables and chairs Authorized the purchase and installation of a transmitter and up to 8 receiver/headsets for Fellowship Hall, similar to the system in the Sanctuary Adjourned with prayer

10 Wednesday Night Bible Study kicks off in September! 6:00 - Fellowship / Desserts / Prayer 6:30 - Bible Study (usually lasts an hour) Make plans now to participate in our Wednesday Night Bible Study to examine scripture, fellowship and pray. This is especially important to the continuing faith formation of our body of Christ at Pineda PC. This semester's selection is The Book of Revelation: Visions for the Church in Crisis. The study will be informative and presented in sections that are easy to understand. We will learn about the settings of the "seven churches on earth", discuss the "setting in Heaven", spend some time with the "seven seals" and "seven bowls", contemplate the "final fall of Babylon", and look forward to "all things new". If you have never understood the Book of Revelation, or found it daunting or too wrapped in symbolism, then this Bible Study is for you! Come and explore the excitement that looms inside Revelation -- you will not be disappointed! Register for your book in the Fellowship Hall, or call the Church Office. This is a perfect time (and entry point) to invite family members and friends into the fellowship of our loving and faithbuilding Pineda PC congregation. Mark your calendars to join us for our second Mission Connection Sunday on July 22nd! Our Guest speaker will be announced soon! Please bring your potluck dish to the kitchen before worship and we will all enjoy lunch together after the service!

11 We are a caring and compassionate Christ-centered faith community, living out our growing understanding of God s Word and love as we seek to connect with our world and one another.

12 1 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday COMMUNION SUNDAY 1:00 PM Prayer Dress casually in red, white Shawl Ministry & blue! 8:45 AM Literature & Scripture Class (Room C) 10:00 AM Combined Service (Sanctuary) 11:30 AM Independence Day Potluck & Cookout 8 8:45 AM Literature & 6:00 PM Scripture Class (Room C) Worship Team 10:00 AM Combined Service (Church Office) 11:00 AM Christian Education Team (Church Office) 15 8:45 AM Literature & Scripture Class (Room C) 10:00 AM Combined Service 11:00 AM Deacons Meeting (Room C) :00 PM Session Meeting (Room C) :00 PM Mission Team (Church Office) 17 8:30 AM Ladies' Breakfast (Grecian Garden) 1:00 PM Prayer Shawl Ministry CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED 11 7:00 AM Coffee Club (Panera Bread) 11:00 AM Book Discussion Group (Church Office) 7:00 PM Finance Team (Church Office) 18 7:00 AM Coffee Club (Panera Bread) 11:00 AM Book Discussion Group (Church Office) 5:30 PM W.O.W. Dinner & Honor Flight Program 5 6:30 PM Praise Band Rehearsal 12 6:30 PM Praise Band Rehearsal :00 PM Bridge Group :30 AM Men's Breakfast 8:30 AM Deacon Retreat 21 5:30 PM Game 8:30 AM Beach Night Clean Up (Seagull Park) 22 MISSION CONNECTION SUNDAY 8:45 AM Literature & Scripture Class (Room C) 10:00 AM Combined Service w/ Guest Speaker (Sanctuary) 11:00 AM Potluck Lunch 29 8:45 AM Literature & Scripture Class (Room C) 10:00 AM Combined Service :00 AM Coffee Club (Panera Bread) 11:00 AM Book Discussion Group (Church Office) 26 6:30 PM Praise Band Rehearsal The church calendar is current at time of printing. For up to the minute changes, please visit our church website at: and click on the calendar link. Pineda Presbyterian Church (USA) 5650 N. Wickham Road, Palm Shores, FL pinedapc.office@gmail.com