First Presbyterian Churchof Englishtown50 Main StreetEnglishtown, NJ 07726

Rev. Cynthia Ritter ParkerChurch Phone: 732-446-9506Website: fpcenglishtown.org

- T H E M E S S E N G E R -First Presbyterian Church of Englishtown

OCTOBER 2014

Sunday Worship 11 AMBible Study 9:30 AM

Sunday School 9:45 AM

Church CalendarOctober 1 Wednesday 2PMKnit&Crochet 3 Friday 10PMNarcoticsAnonymous 5 Sunday 9:30AMBibleStudy 9:45AMSundaySchool 11AMWorship World Communion Sunday NoonFellowship Homebound Communion Session Reports Due in Mailboxes 7 Tuesday 10AM-2PMPastor’s OfficeHours NoonUpside Down Kingdom Book Group 7PMA.C.A.Meeting (Adult Children of Alcoholics) 8 Wednesday 7 PM Meeting of the Ruling Elders (All are welcome) 10 Friday 10PMNarcoticsAnonymous 12 Sunday 9:30AMBibleStudy 9:45AMSundaySchool 11AMWorship NoonFellowship 14 Tuesday 10AM–2PMPastor’s OfficeHours NoonUpside Down Kingdom Book Group 7PMA.C.A.Meeting (Adult Children of Alcoholics) 15 Wednesday Noon Men’s Lunch Noon Lunch Bunch(Taverna Ouzo,MonroeTwp.,) November Messenger Deadline 17 Friday 10PMNarcoticsAnonymous 18 Saturday 8:30 AM Equipping the Saints Leadership Training (Princeton Seminary) 19 Sunday 9:30AMBibleStudy 9:45AMSundaySchool 11AMWorship NoonFellowship

21 Tuesday 10AM–2PMPastor’sOffice Hours NoonUpside Down Kingdom Book Group 7PMA.C.A.Meeting (Adult Children of Alcoholics) 24 Friday 10PMNarcoticsAnonymous 26 Sunday 9:30AMBibleStudy 9:45AMSundaySchool 11AMWorship Rev. John Nolan preaching NoonFellowship 28 Tuesday 10AM–2PMPastor’sOffice Hours NoonUpside Down Kingdom Book Group 7PMA.C.A.Meeting (Adult Children of Alcoholics) 31 Friday 10PMNarcoticsAnonymous

November 1 Saturday 5 PM TURKEY SUPPER 2 Sunday 9:30AMBibleStudy 9:45AMSundaySchool 11AMWorship Celebration of the Lord’s Supper NoonFellowship 4 Tuesday 10AM–2PMPastor’s OfficeHours NoonUpside Down Kingdom Book Group 7PMA.C.A.Meeting (Adult Children of Alcoholics) 5 Wednesday 2PMKnit&Crochet 7 Friday 10PMNarcoticsAnonymous

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Session/Trustees

BarbaraBlue,BarbaraKwaak,GeorgeMcLaughlin,Rev.CynthiaRitterParker,JudiThompson,MimieCook,RobertMusser(Notinpicture-RoyHoppock,SusanRalph)

MinistriesMission:BarbaraBlueMusic/Organist:CraigAtwaterChristianEducation:JudiThompsonWorship:RoyHoppockHospitality:GeorgeMcLaughlinPrayerChain:LillianPatrickCommunication:RobertMusserStewardship:MimieCookBuilding&Grounds:BarbaraKwaakMembership/Personnel:SusanRalphModerator:Rev.CynthiaRitterParkerClerk:SusanRalph

Prayer RequestsMatthew, Kailee, Connor, Matthew(collegefreshmen),Joe, John, Kayla, Kelly (highschoolseniors),Faye’s new grandbaby!, Maria Coulson(bonemarrowtransplant),Elizabeth’sbrother-in-lawIan Scott(cancertreatment),Ethan(thankfultojoinsoccerteamthisyear!),Blue/Serrano family (deathofLeah’sgrandmother),Vilma(health),Bruce’scousinCarolyn(stage4breastcancer),Linda’sstudentStephen Bartlett (stage4Hodgkin’sLymphoma),John’sfriend Shawn,Agnes&Alex’grandsonBranden Enriquez(SuddenCardiacArrest),Elizabeth Cunningham Fortel (health),Mary’sfriendPaula(cancer),Mary’sfriendSusan(failinghealth),Justin(bigdecisions),Barbara K.(October2surgery),Vera’smotherOlga(hospice),ourneighborJane(health),George’ssisterBonnie(stage4breastcancer),Joe McLaughlin(militaryservice),Rev.Katherine Parker(stage4cancer),Lil’ssisterDoris (health),Lil’snephewTim(cancer),Raymond(bigdecisions),Allan & James Russell (health),Judy Soden(health),Ruth Stiles (homebound),Helen Strong(health),Forman Suydam(health),Norman Thompson(health),Harold’ssonBurke(metastaticcancer),Thomas A. Zak(militaryservice)

CraigAtwater

TheAdultBibleStudymeetsSundayat9:30AM intheChurchLibrary.

WearestudyingWomen of the Old TestamentbyGladysHunt.InOctoberwewillbelearningaboutEsther.JoinUs!

Lillian Patrick

Notabletocometoworshiponthe1stSundayoftheMonth?We will bring theCelebration of the Lord’s Supper to your home! ContactPastorCynthia(609)977-2325

PastorCynthiawillbeawayFriday, October 24 - Sunday, October 26 PleasecallElderSueRalphwithPastoralCareneeds(732)547-7948

Book GroupsTuesdays@NoonintheLibraryCan’t come @ Noon on Tuesdays? Contact Cynthia. Another group is forming. JoinourBookStudyofUpside Down Kingdom!ThisbookhasbeentransforminglivesbyshowinghowJesusturnedtheworldup-sidedownwithhisteachingsaboutthekingdom.Jesuswinsbyservingandtriumphsbylosing!

OUTREACHSmall Group Ministry Team

Knit and Crochet 1st Wednesday of the Month

2:00PMOctober1

Lunch Bunch (Ladies’ Lunch)3rd Wednesday of the Month

October15@NoonTavernaOuzo

146ApplegarthRd.MonroeTwp.,08831

Men’s LunchOctober15@Noon

LonghornSteakhouse,Freehold

Liturgists CoffeeHourHostsSeptember September28 Sharon Russell 28 Sharon Russell

October October5 Joanne Skiba 5 Lori Hoppock12 Jennifer Cook 1219 Kelly Haddad 19 Nida Haddad26 Sue Ralph 26

NEW ADDRESS for Sue Ralph54 Redwood DriveEatontown, NJ 07724

A.C.A.Adult Children of Alcoholics

All are Welcome!Tuesday Nights @ 7:00 p.m.

A.C.A.isaprogramforthosewhogrewupinalcoholic

orotherwisedysfunctional homes.Wetakepositiveaction,

findingfreedomfromthepastandawaytoimproveourlivestoday!

Contact:BonnieMcDonald(732)320-7198

At the start of each church yearthe faithful are filled with energy and a desire for fresh commitment. Many have pledged to read through the Bible cover to cover, but hav been toppled (somewhere around

Lamentations). Author, Jana Riess, is here to help! A brilliant academic, she has painstakingly researched each verse and offers to us summarized with a hint of hilarity by Jana’s tweets. P.S. If you want to join the covenant group that is going to read through the Bible starting in January, contact Pastor Cynthia. (609) 977-2325cynthia@FPCenglishtown.org #pastorecinzia1 October 5 Genesis 12 Hello, Abram, God promises land and descendants. Father Abram responds by lying to Pharaoh and about wife Sarai. What a bright future.

October 12 Genesis 21 Abraham (100) and Sarah (90) have Issac. Wow! But, they don’t need Hagar anymore...

October 19 Genesis 25 Rebekah’s twins have a prenatal throwdown. (Psst! Fore-shadowing). Essau’s firstborn, but Jacob’s a real trickster. Watch your back.

October 26 Genesis 28 Jacob get’s out of Dodge, but suffers ladder-climbing dream. This “stone for a pillow” is a far cry from Westin’s Heavenly Bed.

Nov. 2 Genesis 37 Eleven brothers ticked when Joseph dreams of lording it over them. First they throw him in a pit, then then try human trafficking. Joseph enslaved. :0(

(Jana Riess, “The Twible: All the Chapters of the Bible in 140 Characters or Less”)

Leap Into Sunday School! 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Jesus said,“Let the children come to me.”Matthew 19:14; Mark 10:14; Luke 18:16

“Grow, Proclaim, Serve!”forages3to12startedinSeptember.Wehaveacaringgroupofparentshelpingout.We’rehavingfunlearningBiblestorieswithcrafts,music,gamesandsnacks.

October -Unit2:BeginningofGod’sPeople“Know the Lord is God---he made us; we belong to him. We are his people, the sheep of his own pasture.” Psalm 100:3

Leap of Faith: IampartofGod’speople.

Oct. 5 Abraham & Sarah - Genesis 12:1-9Oct. 12 Isaac Is Born - Genesis 15:1-6; 18:1-15;21:1-7Oct. 19 Twin Brothers - Genesis 25:19-34Oct. 26 Jacob’s Ladder - Genesis 27-28

If you can not make it to churchon a Sunday, go virtual to:growproclaimserve.com

Come Join Us! Sunday School Leader: Vera Musser 732-780-4896 cell: 732-685-3125 text or talk; *New- Email:littleveram@gmail.com)

Cub Scout Pack 154WearelookingforwardtoourupcomingFallactivities,suchasourtriptotheSterlingMineandfamilycampoutatQuailHillScoutReservation.ForboysenteringFirstGradethroughFifthGrade,wewelcomefamiliestocomeandlearnmoreaboutourscoutingprogram,Seeourwebsitewww.154scouts.orgorcall732-851-3150formoreinformation. Kristine Scharaldi

Our Special Offerings:PlaceyourdonationinsidetheSpecialOfferingEnvelopeinyourpewrack,checkthecorrectbox,andwriteyournameontheoutside(soNormacanincludeyourgiftinyourend-of-the-yeartaxletter).

1stSunday-Deacons’ Fund-supportourministryofcareandcompassion,suchasThanksgivingBasketsandChristmasGiftCardsforfriends&familiesthatmightneedaholidayboost2ndSunday-Ceiling Fund -repaythemoneyweborrowedfromourannuity.Westilloweabout$15,699.3rdSunday- Cents-ability -makeaJoyfulNoise;dropyourcoinsintothechildren’scollectionbaskets!

Stewardship Ministry Team

Astrategyforraisingawareness—andfunds—forthefightagainsthunger

Cents-Abilityisasmallfirststepinthebattleagainsthunger and poverty. Congregationsinviteeverymember—ofallages—tocontribute a few cents at every meal.Thissimpleactisan expression of thanks for what we have received.ItisalsoacommitmenttosharewithothersinresponsetoJesus’command“Yougivethemsomethingtoeat.”WhenmembersbringtheirofferingstochurchontheappointedSunday,allofthosecoins“makeajoyfulnoiseuntotheLord”astheyarereceivedanddedicated.

Thesesmallactsoffaithfulnesscanaddup:Onehundredpersonsinacongregationwillcontribute$180amonthattwocentsameal.That’s$2,160dollarsayear.A30,000-memberpresbyteryhasthepotentialofraisingover$1.6millionannuallyatanickelameal.

Cents-Abilityoriginatedin1976as“Two-Cents-A-Meal,”aprojectbegunbyPresbyterianWomentoinvolveindividualsandfamiliesinacorporateresponsetoworldhunger.Overtheyears,presbyterieshavedevelopedsimilarprogramsentitledPenniesforHunger,Nickel-A-Meal,etc.ManyoftheseprogramsbenefitlocalhungerministriesaswellasthenationalandinternationalprojectsofthePresbyterianHungerProgram.(PHP).

First Presbyterian Church of Englishtown50 MAIN STREET ENGLISHTOWN, NJ 07726

Please Join us for our

FALL 2014TURKEY SUPPERSaturday, NOVEMBER 1stat5 PM (one seating) SUPPER INCLUDES: Turkey, Stuffing,Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Rolls, Two Vegetables, Cole Slaw,Cranberry Sauce and an Assortment of Desserts.Beverages: Cider, Iced Tea, Coffee, Tea and Water

TICKETS FOR ADULTS $10 AGES 5-12 $5 UNDER 5 FREEFOR TICKETS CALL MARY GANCZARSKI 732-446-1318

TAKE OUT MEALS AVAILABLE, MUST BE ORDERED IN ADVANCE

Fall 2014 Turkey Supper Volunteer SheetPleasefilloutandreturnto:GeorgeandHopeMcLaughlin

Name(s)_______________________________________________________Phone______________________

Friday10/31/14______Saturday11/1/14______other________________Anywhereneeded___________

Turkey(s):(needed5) Donate______cook______donate&cook______

Turkey breast(s):(4needed)Donate______cook______donate&cook______

Stuffing: cook______donateandcook______Desserts_____________________________________

Pre cleaning kitchen: GeorgeandHopewilldoduringtheweek

Set up:Tablesandchair______silverwareandcups______Condiments______

Kitchen help: Cookingvegetables______heatingTurkey______MashedPotatoes______Coleslaw______

Breads______Settingupdishestobeserved______takehome/deliveryboxes______

Servingfoodanddrinks_boyscoutsandothervolunteersDessert Room:______

Clean up:Dishesandsilverware_boyscoutsWashingdishes______cleaningkitchen_____floors______

tableandchairs_______Delivering to homebound______ THANK YOU ALL for your help.