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From the Pastor

Meet Mission Co-Workers

2

Calendar of Events

May Worship Schedule

3

4

Book Group/Adult Ed.

Women of the Church

Birthdays/Anniversaries

5

5

5

Children’s Vacation Bible

School 6

Church Event Photos 7

Inside this issue:

Community Presbyterian Church

Rochester, Minnesota M a y 2 0 1 2

COMMUNITY PRESSCOMMUNITY PRESS

Channel One Community Garden Dedication On Sunday morning April 22nd, Channel One’s Directors Ursula Olsen and Jennifer

Woodford, along with CPC Mission Chair Ronda Marshall, dedicated the Channel One Garden

in a ribbon cutting ceremony with CPC Members. The children (right) also planted two Lilac

Bushes in the Parking islands in celebration of the new Channel One Garden. The

commemorative poem below, written by MariLynn Johnson, was sung by the gathered

congregation to the tune Blest Be The Tie That Binds.

“Blessing of the Gardens”

by MariLynn Johnson

Bless Lord all souls in need-

All those in Hunger feed!

This land we offer here to share

In gladness and with prayer

Bless Lord Thy fertile earth-

Send rain to give seed birth;

As plants are reaching toward the sun,

The war on hunger won!

Soon the 15 families selected by Channel One will sow seeds and tend their 25’ x 25’garden

plots. This will be a way that CPC helps out the local community by sharing our land.

From the Pastor: Painting, Planning, and Planting

18Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. 19I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way

in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.

Isaiah 43: 18-19

Christ is Risen! Indeed! And spring has sprung in our gardens and

in our hearts here at CPC. New signs of growth are popping up

everywhere! And God has been doing "new things" right here!

I hope you have noted the improvements taking place in our

sanctuary! Thanks to the leadership of our Worship and Music

Committee and their months of intricate planning, we will soon

be finished with Phase One of our re-decorating of our sanctuary

aka The Great Room! The warm colors already have an impact on

our worship and the beauty of this setting. Friends have

exclaimed; “Wow, the windows seemed to be beautifully framed

now by the new wall color!” and “It's so warm and inviting.” The

new protective wall strip and the handrail will complete our re-

decorating, which began at Christmas with the installation of the

lovely lamps. This took big efforts on the part of so many people,

including our Building and Grounds folk who also helped

improve our air-conditioning and provided more wiring for our

sound and technical use of the Great Room.

We also now have 2 gardens: The Garden of Life is blooming so

beautifully and was a great setting for our Easter Sunrise Service!

We also have cut the ribbon to dedicate our new Channel One

Garden, which offers small garden plots where local families in

need can grow their own fresh vegetables! Soon we'll welcome

daily Channel One visitors who will come and tend their gardens

with care.

And even with all that activity and more, our Session is working

diligently in their areas of ministry and planning our healthy

future as a congregation. Keep an eye out for the Congregational

Survey that will be available mid-May to Mid-June, as we begin

to assemble our profile of how we believe God is calling us to

live out our future as a vibrant church along with your next

pastor!

Our life of faith was birthed in the "Garden" of Eden, we have

lived through the challenges of the Garden of Gethsemane, and

now we are seeing new growth in the gardens of our souls and

our community life. Please join in planting the Good News of

Christ's Love in our world. God has promised " I will make a

way!"

Peace be with you, Teresa

The Mission and Witness Committee of the

Presbytery invites you to hear

Dr. John and Gwenda Fletcher

Mission co-workers to the

Republic of Congo

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Members from Albert Lea, Westminster Austin,

Hayfield, Kasson,

Le Roy, Oronoco, Owatonna, Plainview, Red Wing,

Rochester First and Community will gather

at Community Presbyterian Church

3705 55th Street N.W., Rochester, MN

Please RSVP your selection to:

[email protected]

Light Lunch & Program 12:00-1:30pm

Light Appetizers & Program

5:30-6:45 p.m.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

7:00 Mission

2 6:30 am Prayer

Group @ Madonna

Towers

1:00 Bible Study

w/Tammy Rider

7:00 Choir

3

National Day of

Prayer

7:30 Aikido

4 5

10:30am Aikido

Minneapolis Service

Trip

NAMI Walk

6 5th Sunday of

Easter

Communion, New

Members, Baptism

9:30am Worship/

Communion

10:45am Sunday

7 9:30am Worship/

Communion

10:45am Sunday

School

6:30 Membership

meeting

8

6:30pm Women of

9 10

7:30 Aikido

11 12 10:30am Aikido

13 14 9:30am Wor-

ship/Communion

10:45am Sunday

School

15 16 17

7:30 Aikido


20 21 9:30am Wor-

ship/Communion

10:45am Sunday

School

22 23 24

7:30 Aikido


27 28 9:30am Wor-

ship/Communion

10:45am Sunday

School

29 30 31

7:30 Aikido

May 2012

Great Room Renovations

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

7:00 Mission

2 6:30 am Prayer

Group @ Madonna

Towers

1:00 Bible Study

w/Tammy Rider

7:00 Choir

3

National Day of

Prayer

7:30 Aikido

4 5

10:00am Aikido

Minneapolis Service

Trip

NAMI Walk

6 5th Sunday of

Easter

Communion, New

Members, Baptism

9:30am Worship

10:45am Sun. School

7 9:00am Garden

Group

6:30pm Membership

meeting

7:30 Aikido

8

6:30pm Women of

the church pot-luck

supper at Petersens

(507) 261-1206

4:00pm Presbytery

9

6:30 am Prayer

Group @ Madonna

Towers

1:00 Bible Study w/

Tammy

7:00 Choir

10

7:30 Aikido

11

7:00 AS support in

Library

3-9pm Great Room

Occupied

12 10:00am Aikido

7-10:45 pm Great

room occupied

13 6th Sunday of

Easter, Dick Massaro

preaching

9:30am Worship/

Channel One Sunday

10:45am Sun. School

Mother’s Day

14

9:30am Garden

Group

5:30 Bldg &Grounds

7:30 Aikido

15

5:00 Christian Ed.

6:30 Cub Scouts

All June Newsletter

articles due today

16

6:30 am Prayer

Group Madonna

Towers

17

7:30 Aikido


20 7th Sunday of

Easter

9:30am Worship

Youth Sunday/Noisy

Can

10:45am Sun. School

21 9:00am Garden

Group

7:00pm Finance &

Stewardship

7:30 Aikido

22

John and Gwenda

Fletcher speak Noon-

Lunch

5:30 Dinner

7:00pm-Session

23 24


27 Day of Pentecost

9:30am Worship/

Music Appreciation/

Paul Harkess Commis-

sioning

10:45am Sun. School

3:00 Book group

28

Memorial Day

Office closed

29 30 31

7:30 Aikido

May 2012

Date Worship Assistants Greeter Liturgist Nursery Attendant Library

5-6

Dave Anderson, Amy

Anderson, Margaret

Nelson

Rebeca Harkess Margie Peterson Elizabeth Deeds

Tabitha Harland Judi Berg

5-13 Simms Family Jake DeGuise Jane Burgstaler Elizabeth Deeds

Tabitha Harland Margaret Gardener

5-20 Linda Overton, Amy

Ward, Peggy McCarty Lori Beckman Denise Swinbank

Elizabeth Deeds

Tabitha Harland Margaret Nelson

5-27 Jake DeGuise, Guy Vig,

Bruce Felger Susan Moore Paul Harkess

Elizabeth Deeds

Tabitha Harland Kara Vig

May 2012 Worship Schedule

Communion Servers for May 6th: Darlene Lucas, Dave Lucas, Linda Overton, Amanda Ross

G I V I N G R E P O R T

Special Offerings

Christmas Joy Offering $ 1,254.00

Thank Offering $ 635.00

Peace Offering $ 837.00

One Great Hour of Sharing $ 1,186.00

April 2012 Weekly Average $2,583.70

Year to Date Avg. 2012 $3,561.41

Budgeted Weekly for ‘12 $ 3,136.19

Per Capita Received ’12 $ 827.86

Total Per Capita to be Paid

2012 $ 4,586.35

(Per capita contribution per member is $31.63 for 2012)

Coming up at CPC!

Lots to look forward in

the days to come at our

church!

May 5th

NAMI Walk

Big Day of Serving/Youth

Mission to Minneapolis

June 3rd

Communion Sunday

June 9th

Noon Meal

June 11-14

Vacation Bible School

June 15th

A Song for Sendai

June 17th

Graduation Sunday

Father’s Day

We Welcome New Members: The Huston & Farris

Family

Sunday May 6th in worship

Join us in worship Sunday May 6th when we receive Ardis Farris and her

daughter and son-in-law, Bonnie and Randy Huston as they become CPC

members by affirmation of faith. Bonnie and Randy’s daughter, Haley

Huston will also receive the sacrament of Baptism on this very special

morning. The Hustons have brought their many gifts in music and

worship to our church. Let’s give all four a warm joy-filled welcome!

Women of the Church

WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU JOIN US FOR THE

LAST TWO DISCUSSIONS ON:

THE BEATITUDES MAY 2ND & 9TH

1 pm in the Church Library

Tammy Rider leads us through the final two insightful

studies on these basic teachings of our faith.

BOOK GROUP

SUNDAY MAY 20TH 5 PM

WISH YOU WELL by David

Baldacci

When their father was killed and their mother

seriously injured in a car accident, 12 year old

Lou Cardinal and her 7 year old brother Oz, were

forced to move from NYC to the mountains of

Southwestern Virginia to live with their great-

grandmother. WISH YOU WELL, a departure

from David Balducci’s usual ‘thriller’ books is,

in part, an oral history of both where and how his

mother grew up. Join us in the church library for

this final discussion of our 2011-2012 season.

Women of the Church

Potluck Supper

Tuesday May 8th, 6:30 p.m.

Come and enjoy a potluck supper along Lake

Zumbro at Margie Petersen’s home. Please call

her at 261-1206 by Monday May 7th if you plan

to come so we can set a place at the table for

YOU! A hot dish will be provided. Please bring

salad or dessert.

We suggest you carpool from the CPC parking lot

at 6 pm. Bring along your ideas for our programs

for next fall and winter.

Birthdays

Anniversaries

26th Guy & Kara Vig

27th Paul and Kathy Remtema

5th Julianne and Vincent Rank

10th Stacy Kopecky

12th David Johnson

12th Waunita Rench

13th Erma Clark

15th Deb Weyer

16th Frank Hill

19th Nick and Zach Weyer

21st Maryanne Hauser

21st Roy Pillers

24th Margaret Petersen

26th Matthew Bouchard

29th William Burgstaler

29th Kim Nickander

31st Tucker Ward

MAY

Growing the Adult Education Program

Please join us for a discussion on how we can grow

and diversify our Adult Education Program at CPC.

Whether you’ve been to every class or have only

thought about participating, everyone’s input is wel-

come! We will meet Sunday, May 6th following wor-

ship and refreshments, in the northeast corner of the

Great Room.

Paul Harkess 2012 GA Commissioner

Paul Harkess was selected by the Presbytery of

the Twin Cities Area as a ruling elder

commissioner to the 2012 General Assembly in

Pittsburg, PA this Coming July 1-7. Join with us

May 27th as we hold a service of commissioning

for him during our Sunday Worship Service.

All Children and Youth ages 3 to Grade 5

are Invited to

Community Presbyterian Church’s

VBS 2012 Babylon

Daniel’s Courage in Captivity

This adventure will last from

Monday June 11th until Thursday June 14th.

Celebration begins at 5:30 p.m.

The days Adventures end at 7:30 p.m.

For more information,

please call Denise at 280-9291

Above: CPC Members enjoy ice

cream on a beautiful Sunday

morning following the Ribbon

Cutting Ceremony for the newest

Channel One Community Garden

in the Rochester area.

Left: Easter Morning CPC Choir

Below: Re-decorating our Great

Room in warm colors and with

new hanging lamps!

Community Presbyterian Church

3705 55th Street NW Rochester, MN 55901

Phone: (507) 280-9291 Fax: (507) 282-0338

www.cpcroch.org

“Open Hearted—Open Minded”

Come Be Our Guest!

Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. (September - May)

Nursery is provided during Worship and Sunday School.

Place

stamp

here

COMMUNITY PRESS STAFF: Editor:

Rev. Dr. Teresa Roberts

Proof Reader:

Margaret Nelson

Deadline for Copy for

June 2012 Newsletter: May 15, 2012

Editor reserves the right to edit for content and space.

COMMUNITY

PRESBYTERIAN STAFF:

Interim Pastor: Rev. Dr. Teresa Roberts

Director of Children

& Youth Ministries:

Denise Swinbank

Choir Director:

Denise Swinbank

Pianists:

Judy Kereakos

Laurie Priniski

Audrey Crawshaw

A Glorious 2012 Easter Morning in the CPC Garden of Life

prior to the Easter Egg Hunt for the young children.

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