Monday, September 28, 2009

World Communion Celebration!

This Sunday, Oct. 4 we will celebrate World Communion Sunday Vanuatu style! Remember: This is a combined service that begins at 10:30 a.m. in Delaware City. Many of our brave members have volunteered to wear traditional island shirts and dresses made by the mamas on the island of Malekula! Everyone who has a Hawaiian shirt or anything tropical is welcome to wear it! We will take the offering in worship baskets made by the mamas on Efate Island. The choir is preparing a Communion song and it promises to be a special day! Come and join us! Everyone welcome!

Advent Bag Assembly
Everyone is welcome to stay after the service on Sunday and help the Deacons wrap items for out Advent Bags for shut-ins. If you have been meaning to donate something for the bags and haven't gotten around to it your contribution is still welcome. Remember, too that we have decided to assemble an extra special advent bag to send to our high school junior, Marji Eriksen, who is spending this semester in France. Oops! Wonder if she checks our website! Please pick up something this week that you think Marji would like and we will include it in her bag.

Friday, September 25, 2009

Choral Celebration!


Click on the image to hear the concert!

Congratulations to the Delaware City and Port Penn Singers!

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Wonderful Concert
Congratulations to Bill Derrickson, Doug Eriksen, Mary Lou Reynolds and Ruth Smith for a WONDERFUL concert at Pencader Church this past Sunday! Our singers worked hard attending the Choir and the Small Church Workshops and the results were amazing! Whoo Hoo! Many thanks, too, to those of you who came out to support them!

Special Thanks
Many thanks to Jewel Blansfield who planned a spectacular Grandparents' Day celebration this past Sunday in Port Penn. We had bells, family trees and great food! Thanks, Jewel!

Children in Church
Hooray! We had three children in Sunday School this past week in Port Penn and four in Sunday School in Delaware City! Many thanks to our dedicated teachers--Debbie Pilli in Port Penn and Judy Reynolds and Bev Walton in Delaware City who are embarking on another year of service!

Meeting Reminders
Delaware City Deacons will meet at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Port Penn Session will meet at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 17.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Time Change, Grandparents Day and Choir Concert this Sunday, Sept. 13

This Sunday, Sept. 13 promises to be a great day for our congregations!

*First of all, remember, our worship services go back to our fall/winter/spring schedule. We will gather for worship at Port Penn at 9:45 a.m. and gather in Delaware City at 11:15 a.m.

*We will be celebrating Grandparents' Day at both services with special recognition planned for grandparents at both churches. Grandparents are encouraged to bring their grandchildren and kids you are encouraged to bring nana, poppop, grammy, granddad, mommom, grandfather, whatever you call those special grandparents in your life! Come and worship together!

*At 5 p.m. singers from both Port Penn and Delaware City will join with vocalists from other small churches in the Presbytery to present a massed choir concert at Pencader Presbyterian Church. Please come out and hear the results of the Choir and the Small Church workshops!
A covered dish dinner follows so bring something to share. Come and support Bill, Mary Lou, Ruth and all the rest!