Calendar

Holland Presbyterian Church

February 2012

1 - 7:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting in the Prayer Room.

2 - 7:00 p.m. Milford Lions Club dinner meeting in the

Christian Education Center.

5 - 9:15 a.m. Morning worship service. Ordination and

Installation of new officers. Holy Communion.

Paul Kuphal, greeter.

9:15 a.m. Sunday School.

10:30 a.m. Service of Wholeness and Healing.

8 - 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Food Bank open in the

Christian Education Center.

7:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting in the Prayer Room.

12 – 9:15 a.m. Morning worship service. Bob Rainey,

greeter.

9:15 a.m. Sunday School.

6:00 p.m. Valentine’s Spaghetti Dinner in the

Prayer Room.

15 – 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Soup Sale in the Christian

Education Center.

10:30 a.m. Adult Bible Study in the Prayer Room.

7:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting in the Prayer Room.

16 – 7:00 p.m. Milford Lions Club dinner meeting in the

Christian Education Center.

19 – 9:15 a.m. Morning worship service. Transfiguration

Sunday. Eric Cashman, greeter.

9:15 a.m. Sunday School.

10:30 a.m. Board of Session/Trustees meets in the

Prayer Room.

Board of Deacons meets in the sanctuary.

22 – 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Food Bank open in the Christian

Education Center.

7:00 p.m. Ash Wednesday Community Service at

Alexandria Presbyterian Church.

26 – 9:15 a.m. Morning worship service. First Sunday in

Lent. Holy Communion observed. Virginia

Derbyshire, greeter.

9:15 a.m. Sunday School.

29 – 7:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting in the Prayer Room.

I was glad when they said unto me,

Let us go into the house of the Lord.

Sunday School

We offer a weekly Sunday School. As parents come to church each Sunday, we invite them to bring the kids. Children of all ages are welcome to attend worship service at 9:15 a.m. and then, after a Children's Sermon, head off to Sunday School for their own set of lessons and activities.

Weekly Prayer Meeting

Don’t forget the opportunity to reinforce your spiritual life each mid-week. Prayer Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday evenings in the Prayer Room.

Please note that there will be no Prayer Meeting on February 22, Ash Wednesday. You are, however, invited to join Presbyterians from the local area for a 7:00 p.m. worship service at the Alexandria Presbyterian Church on that evening.

Bible Study

Our Adult Bible Study is held on the third Wednesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. in the Prayer Room. We will start a new course of study this month, on February 15, a book and video by Adam Hamilton, entitled "Why? Making Sense of God's Will." On February 15, the study will cover Chapter 1, Why D o the Innocent Suffer? Each session will include a brief video in which the author talks about the topic in that chapter. Pastor Potter can obtain copies of the book for each participant at $8.00 each. if you are interested in getting a book, let Pastor Potter know by February 5, and he will be able to bhave the copies ready by Sunday, February 12.

Loaves and Fishes

Food Pantry

Wednesdays, February 8 and 22

~ 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. ~

Christian Education Center

Our Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry is open from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month in the lower level of the Christian Education Center. That will be February 8^th and 22^nd this month.

We’re happy to report that we are serving about 27 families now, although not all of them come on a regular basis. We encourage you to spread the word about our food bank in these hard times.

We continue to appreciate donations of canned and non-perishable items and household items such as soaps, paper towels and toilet paper. Helpers in the food arrangement and distribution are welcome each time.

Preparation for Worship

Lord God, you have invited us here to listen to your Son, the Beloved. Clear our minds of distractions and help us turn our eyes on Jesus. Amen.

Holy Communion will be observed during worship on the first Sunday of this month, February 5, and on the first Sunday in Lent, February 26. Everyone is invited to join us at the Lord’s Table as we remember, with humble joy, His blood shed for us.

Our Service of Wholeness and Healing is held on the first Sunday of each month. Everyone is welcome to stay after the regular morning worship service on February 5 for this informal worship in the sanctuary. It’s a time for prayers and anointing for anyone of concern to you, or for your own health problems.

During the worship service on February 5, we’ll have the ordination of Harry Taylor, elected to the office of elder at the Congregational Meeting, and his installation along with that of Paul Figlo as elders. LaRue Hooper and Marcelle Figlo will be installed to the office of deacon during the same ceremony. Keep our new officers always in prayer as they seek to serve the Lord as elders and deacons.

Tell your friends and neighbors about our Soup Sales each month. Chicken noodle will be the flavor of the month on February 15, starting at 10:00 a.m. Bring a friend for lunch or take a quart or two home for the family. Soup will be available until 3 p.m.

Our Ash Wednesday Service will be held as a joint service with the Alexandria, Frenchtown and Milford Presbyterian Churches at Alexandria. The service will be on February 22, starting at 7:00 p.m. Members of Holland Church are encouraged to attend.

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Col. 3:23-24