THE WINDOW. Heartfelt Thank You To... Pencil It In! September Inside this issue:

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1 C O M M U N I T Y P R E S B Y T E R I A N C H U R C H O F W A L D P O R T THE WINDOW September 2017 Pencil It In! Sept 02 9:30am Free Community Breakfast 10:30am Pastoral Search Committee Mtg. Sept 03 9:30am Worship / Communion Sept 04 Labor Day Holiday Sept 07 10:00am Worship & Music Committee Mtg. Sept 12 10:00am Finance Committee Mtg. 6:00pm Read & Feed Dinner Sept 17 10:30am Worship / Coffee Mingle 11:30am Stated Session Meeting Sept 20 11:30am Wednesday Bible Study / Potluck Home of Barbara Chase Heartfelt Thank You To.....Rev. Jon Nestor, Rev. Brett Webb-Mitchell, Rev. Susan Mills, and Rev. Rebecca Strader for filling the Pulpit during August...Ernie Diaz for sharpening all our knives each week...everyone who helped with the August 8th Read & Feed dinner. It was a team effort that was so successful...all the cooks and servers who put on the Congregational dinner August 29th. Good food and fellowship made for a fun evening...celebrate Recovery who helped set up the Fellowship Hall for the Red Cross Blood Drive and Charlie & Barbara Hare who put the room back together when the Blood Drive was finished...sherri Seaman and Sue Adams for rearranging the pantry cupboards. It looks so much better!..jim & Stella Ross, Mary Feister, Cookie Baxter for providing fresh flowers for the Sanctuary during August...Patty Gewalt for making two silk flower arrangements that can be used when there are no fresh flowers. Peggy Harmon donated the silk flowers and Patty G. worked her magic and made two beautiful bouquets!..barry McPherson for finding fresh faces for pulpit supply. Inside this issue: Anniversaries & Birthdays 3 Calendar 5 Church Activities 6-7 Find us on Facebook At facebook.com/cpcwaldport Financial Report 3 Elder s Report 2

2 Elder s Message Note of Appreciation: from Marcia Wilcox This past spring I resigned from the positions I was filling at our church due to family health issues and my declining eyesight. I am so aware of the kind souls who have stepped up and assumed these positions. My sincere thanks to Joyce Read and Sylvia Selden for playing the organ and piano, providing musical leadership on Sunday mornings My deepest appreciation to Lyle Seaman for assuming the responsibilities of Worship and Music. She has also successfully found someone to fill the pulpit each Sunday. Last but certainly not least a grateful Thank You to Denise McPherson for assuming the daunting and frustrating job as Chair of the Pastoral Nominating Committee. I know she will do her best and is certainly the right person for the position. To all the above, accept my love and sincere gratitude. I also wish to thank all the congregation for your love, support and prayers over the past years. Blessings on all of you, the congregation of Waldport Community Church. Sincerely Marcia Wilcox Sunday Morning Bible Study Starting October 8th at 9:00am Sue Adams and Denise McPherson will lead an adult Bible Study entitled We Are Presbyterians. Sue says we are glad to offer this class as a resource to introduce the Presbyterian Church (U.S. A) The class will provide reflections on what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ and to express that discipleship as a member of the Presbyterian Church. If you are interested please sign-up on the clipboard in the Narthex. We need you to sign-up by September 18th so the books can be ordered. Light refreshments will be served. Page 2

3 Church Financial Report Denise McPherson Church Financial Report Year through July General Fund Income Budgeted $43, Year through July General Fund Income Received $37, Budget income expected was $5, more than actual income. Year through July Actual Expenses $ 28, Our expenses were $9, less than income received Budget Personnel $45, Operating Expense $22, Mission Giving $ 5, Total $73, Susan Mills Provides Pulpit Supply August 20th. Birthdays Anniversaries Leslie Chase 5 Stanley Buck 9 Barbara Chase 11 Ron Wilcox 11 Cookie Baxter 18 Frank Feister 22 Eric Seaman 24 Steve Corwin 24 Joyce Read 25 Fran Perkins 26 Barbara Hare 28 Dale Estes 28 Chuck & Sylvia Selden 10 Ronald & Janice Wilcut 10 Steve & Bobbi Corwin 18 Page 3

4 SESSION HIGHLIGHTS Barbara Hare, Clerk of Session HIGHLIGHTS OF STATED SESSION MEETING August 13, 2017 All Elders were present: Moderator Montee Kennedy presided. Communion was served on August 6, 2017, to 25 people with Rev. John Nestor providing pulpit supply. Average Worship attendance in July was 25. Membership roll reflects 31 members. Key Calendar Dates: Red Cross Blood Drive will be August 18, 2017, from 11:30am to 4:30pm in the Fellowship Hall. The Congregational Meeting will be held October 29, 2017, following Worship. Pastoral Search Committee chair, Denise McPherson, stated the committee had met and is revising the Mission Statement. They will meet again on September 2rd. As of this time there are no prospects wanting a part-time position at our Church. Worship & Music chair, Lyle Seaman, will need help planning the Advent season. She has several possibilities of programs in mind but will need assistance from everyone. Pulpit supply of pastors is going well. Each Sunday in September is filled and October is almost filled. Wednesday Bible Study Group The Wednesday Bible Study group, under the leadership of Barbara Chase & Lyle Seaman, will resume meeting on Wednesday, September 20th at 11:30am, with a potluck at the home of Barbara Chase. The group will resume their study on September 27th with Chapter 8 of the Sermon on the Mount study book. Books are still available for $8.00. Page 4

5 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 10:30am Worship / Communion / Coffee Mingle 10 10:30am Worship / Coffee Mingle 17 10:30am Worship Service / Coffee Mingle 11:30am Session Meeting 24 10:30am Worship / Potluck :00am Worship Committee Meeting Noon Weight Watchers 11 South Lincoln Resources 3:00PM September :00am Finance Mtg. 6:00pm Read & Feed by CPCW Noon Weight Watchers Wednesday Bible Study Potluck at 11:30am / Barbara Chase s home 10:00am Wed. Bible Study 21 Noon Weight Watchers 28 Noon Weight Watchers 1 2 9:30am Community Breakfast 10:30am Pastoral Search Committee Meeting :30am Community Breakfast 9:30am Community Breakfast 9:30am Community Breakfast :30am Community Breakfast Page 5

6 Read & Feed August 8, 2017 Serving line Serving Children first Barry fixes his plate Hamburgers were good! Eating dinner Page 6

7 CONGREGATIONAL DINNER August 29, 2017 Enjoying The dinner Sue, Cookie & Barbara Prepare meals for Home delivery More of the crowd Fixing their hamburgers Enjoying the fellowship & good food Page 7

8 COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Highway 34 & Bay Street PO Box 520 Waldport OR Phone: Website: facebook.com/cpcwaldport Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Saturday Weekly Events 10:30am Worship / Coffee Mingle 6:00pm Read & Feed Dinner 10:00am Bible Study (not in summer) 12:15pm Weight Watchers 9:30am Community Breakfast Office Hours Tuesday Friday 10:00am-1:00pm All Are Welcome Come as You Are! COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH A place to connect to: God Self Each other The needs of the world Communion Communion will be observed September 3rd. In thankfulness for all that Christ has done for us, we remember to reach out with Christ s love to those who are hit hard by this economic downturn. Please remember to bring in your food donations and drop them off in the Wishing Well in the front entry of the church, or you may simply choose to make a monetary donation to Waldport Food Share by including it with your Sunday morning offering. Simply make a notation on the memo line for Waldport Food Share. Food Share is currently experiencing a shortage of food and having to turn folks away. Our June donation to Waldport Food Share was 75 pounds of food. Please remember to bring in your cans and other nonperishable items! Opened items cannot be accepted by Food Share. Mark your calendars, place in your bulletins and tell friends and family. Zach's Bistro in Nye Beach will host Dine Out for Samaritan House, Wednesday, September 6, Enjoy lunch (11:30 am - 2 pm) or dinner (4-10:30 pm) while helping our homeless families. Community Presbyterian Church Waldport PO Box 520 Waldport OR