Fellowship

FELLOWSHIP

 

FELLOWSHIP AND COFFEE HOUR

The Fellowship and Coffee Hour is a time after each Sunday worship service to get to know one another. Coffee is served along with along with a simple treat such as cookies, pastries, or cake.  At this informal setting, it's a great time for meeting and greeting new and old friends.

  SUNDAY BRUNCHES  

Our intergenerational brunch has become a tradition and a significant part of our fellowship. We have a core of families and individuals who have prepared this light meal for all of us to enjoy. Meals are served in the Fellowship Hall, usually the first Sunday of the month, just after the church service. You don’t have to be a gourmet cook to host a brunch. We serve the meal buffet style so soups, chowders, pancake bakes, one-dish egg recipes, hearty coffee cake, muffins, bagels, fruit salads, or one dish casseroles are good ideas.

Anyone wishing to prepare and serve a brunch can even partner up with someone else to share the fun and satisfaction of feeding the flock. You supply a little time, your home grown skill, a little love, and your brunch provides a warm atmosphere where the spirit of Christ flourishes among us.

 

  JOYFUL NOISE CAFÉ

The Joyful Noise Café is an evening of family fun, food and fellowship that is held in the church's Fellowship Hall several times a year. The night of the event, the folks at the church team up to provide an optional low cost substantial meal. After a prayer and the breaking of bread, the entertainment portion of the evening gets under way. While many of the people who share their gifts could pass for professionals, most are talented people from in and around the area. We have had everything, including: retired pastors performing standup routines, youngsters performing short skits they wrote, a women’s barbershop quartet, soloists playing guitar or piano and singing, a father/daughter duet, two young brothers performing the blues, and people doing readings. One recurring act is a group we call The Joyful Noise Boys, performing everything from old time Gospel Bluegrass to their own arrangements of standard hymns. The night ends with everyone standing together to sing Let There Be Peace On Earth. Every one of these events is different from the next, but you can always expect to leave fulfilled. Whether you are looking for an evening of wholesome entertainment and an inexpensive meal, or just a coffee and dessert, the Joyful Noise Café is an evening not to be missed.

 

YOUTH FELLOWSHIP

Our Christian Education Coordinator plans events for the youth of the church.

 

PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN

Presbyterian Women do not meet on a regular basis, but the .  However, individual members attend
Presbyterian Women of the Presbytery meetings (including retreats and conferences) and money is given for both local and national mission.   This money comes from a trust fund which was left to Presbyterian Women
many years ago.  We use a percentage of the principal each year and the income/expense record is part of the church's annual reports.  An annual meeting is held in the treasurer's home where expenses are
approved.

 

WOMEN’S SUPPORT GROUP

Women’s Support Group meets monthly  providing friendships, mission giving and spiritual growth discussions.   The group meets the 4th Wednesday of the month.   Come and join this relaxing evening of fellowship and sharing.



MOVIE NIGHTS

Movie nights are held monthly in a members’ home.  Movies that have a spiritual content and can create discussion are selected either by the host persons or members of the group.  Dates of events are posted on the calendar which comes in the monthly newsletter.

 

ECUMENICAL SPEAKERS BREAKFAST SERIES

Together with Westminster Presbyterian Church, Moriah-Olivet Presbyterian Church, Plymouth-Bethesda Church and Tabernacle Baptist Church, we hold four breakfasts a year with special speakers.  Information is provided in the monthly newsletter and weekly bulletin.

 
 
 
 

Last Update: April 10, 2008

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