NOTICE OF ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING The Annual Congregational Meeting of Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church will be held on TODAY, immedi-ately following the conclusion of the 9:30am Worship Service, in the Sanctuary. At this meeting we will be elect-ing Ruling Elders, Deacons, and at-large members of the Congregational Nominating Committee for a three year term starting in June 2019. All are encouraged to attend. Child Care will be provided.

PASTOR ROB’S BIBLE STUDY Tuesday Morning Men’s Bible Study at 9:00 am - Tuesday Afternoon Pastor’s Bible Study at 2:00 pm (Open to all) - Wednesday Evening Bible Study at 5:30 pm (Open to all). Each group gathers for a casual discussion of the Scripture passage to be examined during worship on the following week.

“HEALTHY AT 100?” with Dr. Michael Gloth III, MD, Geriatric Medicine Specialist Join us at VPC on FRIDAY, MARCH 8th at 10am, for this very interesting look at the aging process. As people age, the body’s metabolism slows. How should we adjust to these normal changes? Dr. Gloth provides practical sug-gestions that help one look and feel better as years go by. Don’t miss this free seminar, sponsored by the Wholistic Health Ministry Team! Hope to see you there!

THE SPIRE SUNDAY ~ March 3, 2019

CALLING ALL VPC MEMBERS & FRIENDS Back by Popular Demand:

“Getting to Know You Lunch” - 12 noon to 2 pm Friday, March 15 At Bentley Village

Enjoy a delicious lunch & play an enjoyable game while getting to know fellow VPC members & attenders. Event is still only $15/per person. To sign up:

Call VPC office at 597-5410, weekdays, 9am to 4pm Sundays in Fellowship Hall between services

on line at www.vpcnaples.org/events/ - go to March 15, click the arrow to open up the event and register.

GRAND PIANO SERIES Our next concert is right around the corner, and Ya-Fei Chuang has decided to treat us to 24 Preludes by Fryderyk Chopin

along with Liszt's Fune railles and Re miniscences de Don Juan. When was the last time you heard all 24 Chopin Preludes live at a concert? Join us for another evening of great piano music TOMORROW, MARCH 4 at 7:30pm. Tickets, required for this event, can be purchased online at wwww.grandpianoseries.com or call 646-734-8179 for more info.

DST STARTS SUNDAY, MARCH 10

Financial Update - Operating Fund

Deo Gloria Mortgage Balance at January 2019: $1,869,570

2019 Weekly Attendance

February 24 585

YTD Average 576

Today’s “goodies” are provided by the Parish Life Ministry Team

The Parish Life Ministry Team provides setup, decorations and beverages, which

are typically coffee (regular and decaf), hot tea and wa-ter. Let’s get to know each other even better as we join together in fellowship on Sunday mornings, in Fellow-ship Hall, after the 9:30am service or before the 11:15am service.

VPC PHOTO DIRECTORY UPDATE Did you miss having your photo taken for the new Directory? Are you new members or attenders & want to be included? Lifetouch photographers will be at VPC to photograph on Monday, March 18 & Tuesday, March 19 from 1pm to 8pm. You can make your appointment in different ways: on line at www.vpcnaples.org/events/ - click on the day you would like to make an appointment and click on the link to register.

call church office at 597-5410, weekdays, 9am to 4pm

sign up in Fellowship Hall on Sundays between ser-vices.

Lifetouch will print an updated version for everyone who has their photo taken. If you have already had your picture taken, you are all set and don’t need to have another taken. You will still get an updated copy when they are printed.

Income Expenses

YTD Actual Through

January 2019

$ 152,934 $ 98,810

YTD Budget Through

January 2019

$ 199,300 $ 98,700

Annual Budget

$ 1,316,000

VPC COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE Saturday, March 23, 8am to 12 Noon Seller Set Up Hours: 6:30 – 7:45 am Guidelines: Sellers must pre-register (in Fellowship Hall or weekdays at VPC). No Food Sales except pre-approved Vanderbilt Church Ministry Teams - Rain or Shine / No Refunds / No Animals. Must Remove All Unwanted Items and Trash - Remem-ber to tell your neighbors and friends and think about sharing a space with another person/family. Get 2 parking spaces for $20 to display your items. VPC Min-istry teams that wish to sell donated items will be giv-en seller spaces for free. If you or your ministry team would like to assist with food/beverage sales, please contact Amanda Rowe for coordination. We need help! Food sale profits will go to Relay for Life. Email Jill Pe-terson at: petersji72@gmail.com for more info.

STEWARDSHIP UPDATE Grace and Gratitude: A Campaign of Generosity If you have already submitted your pledge card for 2019, the Stewardship Committee would like to extend a big “thank you” for your participation in the cam-paign. They would also like to encourage those who have yet to complete a pledge card for 2019 to do so at your earliest convenience. Pledge cards are available in the Narthex, the church office area and can be re-turned to the finance office. You can still drop your pledge card in the offering plate on Sunday or submit one online at the link found on our web site. Vanderbilt needs your financial support if we are to achieve 100% funding of the Operating Budget for 2019. The 2019 Operating Budget is set at $1,316,000. Please take the time to pray about your financial con-tribution for 2019 and submit your pledge card at your earliest convenience. It is never too late to participate in the Stewardship Campaign. We will announce the 2019 Stewardship Campaign totals soon. Your finan-cial support is both needed and appreciated at Vander-bilt Presbyterian Church!

The Relay For Life movement is an American Cancer Society’s signature fundraiser dedicated to helping com-munities attack cancer. From team members to volunteers, we all want to

remember those we’ve lost, help those affected to-day, and give us a home team advantage against can-cer. Sign up in Fellowship Hall to attend Relay for Life and get your TEAM VANDY LAND Shirts! Our church and preschool families are coming together to help fight cancer, on April 13th, at Pine Ridge Middle School, between 10am and 10pm. Also, the Education Team will be holding a BAKE SALE at the VPC Com-munity Yard Sale, on March 23rd, to raise money for Relay For Life. We need volunteers to donate baked goodies! For more information please contact Aman-da Rowe at Arowe@vpcnaples.org

PRAYER REQUEST

Please Pray for the men and women serving our country.

If you have a relative or friend in the military, please let the Church have

their name/address. We think it is important to keep in contact with

those who serve our country. Thank you.

CPTN Sterling W. Dawley

US Navy, Pacific Fleet

(Loren & Debbie Dawley’s son)

ENSIGN Wyatt R. Dawley

US Navy Intel

(Loren & Debbie Dawley’s grandson) Lt. Col. Jessica D. Grassetti

(Claudia Polzin’s niece)

LT Adam Endrelunas

US Navy

(Cherie & Dave Baines son-in-law)

CPTN Allen Fujinaka

US Army

(LaVerne Perrollaz grandson)

CPTN Jennifer Giles

USMC, Philippines

(Mary Giles granddaughter)

CPTN Jeremy Giles

US Army Special Forces,

Ft. Bragg, NC

(Mary Giles grandson)

LT Michelle Lea

US Navy

(Cherie & Dave Baines

daughter-in-law)

LT Kevin McCormick

US Army - USA

(Friend of Dick & Sharon Learn)

Austin Schwartz USMC, Camp Pendleton, CA

(Patricia Schwartz’s grandson)

Marshall Shepherd

US Navy - Deployed

(Family of John & Roberta McMaster)

MAJ Matthew Smith,

USMC, Kuwait

(Son of Linda Smith)

E2 Xzavier Whitaker

US Navy (John & Roberta McMaster’s

granddaughter’s husband)

Continue to hold in prayer

our members and friends

facing illness, injury and hardship.

Jackson Bell

Linda Boyles

Ardath Cook

Dot Couch

Jim & Gretchen Davison

Bob Diederich

JoAnn Degelmann

Asia & Hugh Elsbree

Erin Fallucca

Linda Fitzhugh

Mylene Fors

Ali Frimpter

Emma Green

Dolores Gregg

Amber Grider

Rafael Guzman

Pat Hargis

Bob Heaton

Linda Heinfein

William Holstein

Nancy Howse

Gertrude Hoyt

Danielle Kirby

Jane Lack

Price Lindsay

Judy Malone

P.E. MacAllister

Don McConachie

Marilyn Miller

Miranda, Madison,

Madeline & Meredith

Joan Mountford

James Murer

Lloyd Newman

Caroline Nielsen

Don Neer

Norton & Kay

Caden Ordanas

Christopher Parent

Berniece Pak

Mark Phillips

Peggy Paulsen

Rachel

Robert Ramsey

Marianne Rapps

Marjorie Renth

Mary Alice Rue

Robin Ryan

Kay Schoenfuss

John Smith

John Sodieka

Luke Steinmann

Ruth Steiner

Sue

April Tinkle

Traci

Bob & Carol Wood

Donna Woodring

Sad to announce the death

of Karen Forrest, wife of

VPC member Jonathan

Forrest, who passed away

on February 21. Please

keep Jonathan and family

in your thoughts and

prayers.

Sad to announce the death

of Peggy Lynn Smiley,

sister of Rick Miles, who

passed away on February

22. Please keep Rick and Jo

Miles and family in your

thoughts and prayers.

Dixie Bibb 03/03

Danny Mitchell 03/03

Bill Dersch 03/05

Charles Rainbolt 03/05

Frank Schmitt 03/05

Ron Kellogg 03/06

*Sonia McDonald 03/07

Margaret Swaby 03/07

Kristy Jackson 03/09

Judy Malone 03/09

*Birthday Club

Members Interested in joining the

Club? Birthday Club

Members give one dollar for

each year of their life to cele-

brate their special day! The

VPC Endowment Board uses

the interest income from the

Birthday Club funds exclu-

sively for Youth Activities!

Please consider becoming a

member of the Birthday

Club! Celebrate your Birth-

day by thanking God

for your life!

BIRTHDAYS 03/03 - 03/09

Jakulyne & Devan Pontius, 03/03

Larry & Sonja Cookson, 03/05

John & Susanne Pender, 03/07

ANNIVERSARIES 03/03 - 03/09

If you have any joys and/or con-

cerns, let us know as they are lifted

up daily through our intercessory

prayer ministry. If you are hospital-

ized, please let the facility know

you are a member or a friend of

the Vanderbilt Presbyterian

Church so they can let us know!

Please notice that prayer re-

quests will be kept in the bul-

letin for a period of 30 days,

after which a new prayer re-

quest card should be resub-

mitted.

The church is a member of the Peace River Presbytery, the Synod of South Atlantic, and the Presbyterian Church (USA).

1225 Piper Blvd, Naples, FL 34110 Office: 239-597-5410

Learning Center: 239- 594-9557 www.vpcnaples.org

Sunday, March 3 Traditional Worship, 9:30am Sunday School Children/Youth, 9:45am Fellowship/Coffee Time, 10:30am ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING, 10:30am “The Sunday Seminar”, 11am Traditional Worship, 11:15am High School Youth Group, 5pm

Monday, March 4 Prayer Team, 8:30am Recycled Cards, 9am Men’s Assoc. Golf (Arrowhead GC), 9:37am Comfort Quilters, 10am WMLA, 3:30pm Stewardship, 5pm Boy Scout Troop 274, 7pm GRAND PIANO SERIES CONCERT, 7:30pm Tuesday, March 5 Men’s Bible Study with Pastor Rob, 9am Pastor Rob’s Bible Study, 2pm Vandereaders, 3pm Narcotics Anonymous, 7:30pm Wednesday, March 6 - ASH WEDNESDAY Habitat for Humanity, Off-site 7:30am P.W. Seekers & Ruth Circles, 9:30am WHMT Mtg, 11am ASH WEDNESDAY WORSHIP SERVICE, 12PM

P.O.T. Mtg, 3:30pm Chancel Choir, 7pm Thursday, March 7 Chicks with Sticks, 10am Capernaum, 5pm Stephen Ministry Cont. Ed., 7pm Stephen Ministry Training, 7pm Corvettes of Naples, 7:30pm Friday, March 8 Wholistic Health Seminar: “Healthy at 100?”, 10am in Harp Hall Saturday, March 9 Stephen Ministry Training, 9am Al-Anon, 10am Sunday, March 10 Traditional Worship, 9:30am Sunday School Children/Youth, 9:45am Fellowship/Coffee Time, 10:30am “The Sunday Seminar”, 11am Traditional Worship, 11:15am High School Youth Group, 5pm

THIS WEEK AT VPC

OUR STEPHEN MINISTERS ARE READY TO CARE FOR YOU!!!

For some people Valentine’s Day is a painful reminder of a broken relationship, the death of a loved one, a recent relocation, a chronic illness, or another life challenge. If you are going through a difficult time, our Stephen Ministers can bring Jesus’ love (God’s ultimate Valentine) back into your life. Stephen Ministers provide confidential, one-to-one Christian care. They meet with you privately on a weekly basis to listen, support, encourage, pray for you, and to walk with you for the duration of your struggle. To find out more about Stephen Ministry and how you or someone you know could be matched with a Stephen Minister contact one of our Stephen Leaders: Kay Beernink at 239-238-1526 (leskaybee@aol.com) or Don Sherman at 239-227-2891 (dsherman249@gmail.com).

Sunday, March 10, 2019 1st Sunday of Lent

Worship Time: *9:30am & 11:15am

Music - Prayers - Scripture

The Rev. Rob Marrow “God moves: Into the Desert”

(Deuteronomy 26:1-11/Luke 4:1-13) *Includes a Children’s Moment after which, children

ages 3 to 6th grade, are invited to the 9:45am Sunday School. Childcare available for children under age 3.

WORSHIP TOGETHER

Tickets for the Nathan Laube Annual Fundraising Concert on March 24 will be availabl for purchase TODAY, in

Fellowship hall, between services. Cost of each ticket is $25, proceeds will benefit VPC!

UPCOMING MISSION MINISTRIES VPC will have a “Fruit Blessing” on March 6 at Café of Life in Bonita Springs! We will bring different type of fruit: oranges, bananas, grapes, apples, etc… to give to the 50-75 people who are having their meal at Cafe of Life. Please come join us for this wonderful experience! For more information or to volunteer, please contact Eliza Nevin at: elizanevin@comcast.net or 412-720-3330.

NO WEDNESDAY NIGHT PROGRAM ON ASH WEDNESDAY!

PROGRAM WILL RESUME WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13TH!