On Palm Sunday our congregation will join thousands of other churches in dozens of denominations in the annual One Great Hour of Sharing offering. This international inter-denominational offering is designed to meet desperate human needs from disaster, hunger, disease and other critical needs. For more information on this offering go to: http://gamc.pcusa.org/ministries/specialofferings/one-great-hour-sharing-offering/
News in the ‘Mission’ Category
One Great Hour of Sharing – Palm Sunday
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012Habitat for Humanity Workday May 5
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012Members and Friends of CPC 16 years of age and older are needed, with no particular skills required, to help build a Habitat house.
Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County is allocating up to 15 slots for Saturday, May 5th for us to once again offer our volunteer services. Crew leader Michael McCoy will need to reserve these slots on behalf CPC.
If you are interested in being a volunteer at the Habitat construction worksite on Saturday, May, 5, 2012, please send me an email and let me know. No construction experience is necessary. Just a willingness to pitch in and help where you are needed.
Support our Crop Walkers on Sunday 10/16/2011
Friday, October 14th, 2011The CROP walk raises money to feed hungry people nearby through Crisis Control and around the world through Church World Service. Please consider sponsoring a walker from CPC in the 2011 CROP Walk Sunday, October 16.
For more info visit: www.cropwalkforsyth.org or on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/cropwalkforsyth
CPC Walkers
Rob & Charlene Williford
Peggy Norris
Sam Cooper
Sarah Hoyle
Meredith Welty
Kelly Norris
Ryan Spach
Emma Link
Erin Welty
Janeth Garcia
Kurt Hertz
Sarah McCoy
Carter Norris
Amy & Mark Archambault
Nanita & Jonathan Heasley
Bill Hoyle
Sherri & Spruce Hart
Jackie Adams
Jean Moore
Sydney Ridings
Tom Sheehan
The Blackwoods
Jennifer Ring Joins the PCUSA Young Adult Volunteer Program
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Jennifer Ring has joined the PCAUSA Young Adult Volunteer Program. The The Young Adult Volunteer Program offers exciting opportunities in Christian service and learning for young adults (19 to 30 years of age.) The Young Adult Volunteer Program has 15 sites in the United States and abroad and requires a commitment of one academic year. Young Adult Volunteers serve in communities of need.The job descriptions for the volunteers depend both on the needs of our partners and the skills of the Young Adult Volunteer. In their placements, volunteers work with a church or organization as well as develop Christian community and meet for prayer and Bible study and participate in vocational discernment with other Young Adult Volunteers.
Recently, Jennifer spoke to the congregation about her upcoming experience. You can read Jennifer’s moving words by clicking on the link below.
We can’t wait to hear more about her service over the next year as she serves with the other young adults in the program.
Gooth Depart for Mission Trip July 2011
Thursday, July 14th, 2011Last Sunday the Gooth departed for for Cosby, TN, where they will engage in a week of mission work. They will be working with the Sunset Gap Community Center, which is a ministry of the East Tennessee Presbytery. Founded as a school for the Sevier and Cocke counties in the 1920s by the local Presbyterian churches, it is now a Community Center that reaches out through several programs, including a Food Pantry, Thrift Shop, Preschool, and Summer Work Camps.
More pictures are available by clicking the thumbnails below.
