"Desserts with the Pastor" are starting next week!! I look forward to
meeting with all who attend. This is an opportunity to wonder together
what we may do to increase church growth - however you may define that
term. The desserts will last one hour and they will be a great
opportunity for us to get to know one another and other church members
better. We will also generate some ideas that the session may be able
to use in leading the church forward.
The Pastor's Bible Class begins on the first Sunday in June at 9 am in
the church library. This is where current events encounters the Bible
in a meaningful and interesting guided conversation. If we were
meeting this Sunday, we would be talking about the oil spill in the
Gulf and relate to some Bible passages that wonder whether we humans
are as in control of things as we like to think we are. Speaking of
the oil spill, keep Max Kattner and his colleagues in prayer as they
are working with the submersibles that are trying to stop the leaking.
Everyone is invited to the Brown Bag program at the Presbytery (1110
Lovett) at 12 noon to hear Dennis Mark, director of Redeeming
Ministries, speak. Call the church office if you would like to
carpool. So far, Phyllis and I plan to attend. Redeeming Ministries is
the Houston arm of the Not For Sale campaign. The Not For Sale
campaign has become one of the major organizations fighting human
trafficking around the world. Dennis will be discussing Houston's role
as a major hub for both international and domestic human trafficking
because the I-10 corridor is the main route used for human
trafficking, modern day slavery, in the U.S.
After worship on Sunday, May 23 Kathie Hartzog and Léonie Tchoconté
will tell us about their recent mission trips. Kathie went to the
Lulwanda Children's Home in Uganda and Lèonie helped install a clean
water system at Institution Racine/Ecole Normale children's school in
Haiti. Refreshments will be served.
Here are some highlights from our last Session meeting on April 29,
2010:
- The Session rejoiced and prayed for the ten new members received
during the last month.
- Jenny Glover reported on the Called Presbytery Meeting that approved
the merger of Central Presbyterian Church and St. Philip Presbyterian
Church. The united church will be called St. Philip Presbyterian
Church.
- All the Session members will be attending Desserts with the Pastor
and summer brunches are being planned.
- Brad Urquhart and Bill Ehrenstrom, with Phyllis Freeman as an
alternate will represent St. John's at the May 8 Presbytery Meeting.
- The Ghanaian Church will have a Revival in McPhail Hall each evening
during the week of May 24. They will also have a special service and
meal on June 6 after our worship service and brunch.
Last Sunday was a great service with beautiful music and a celebration
of the Lord's Supper. This Sunday we will celebrate Mother's Day.
Peace of Christ be with you,
Pastor Jon
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St. John's Presbyterian Church
5020 West Bellfort / Houston, TX 77035
T. 713.723.6262 / F. 713.723-4015 / Email: office.sjpc@gmail.com
Worship Service: Sunday, 10:30 am / Sunday School: 9:00 am
