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Rev. Dr. Olin McBride
Pastor
Destiny Williams
Director of
Youth Ministry
Sophe Pope
Director of
Children’s Ministry
Julie Garcia Director of
Children’s Choir
Jason Montague
Director of Music
Jane Robinson - Organist
Wes Shannon - Pianist
ELDERS
Jay Fisher, Clerk
Danny Brown
Reid Burch
Bob Crane
Emerson Elliott (Youth)
Julie Garcia
Ginger Irby
Warren Nesbit
Mary Plishker
Chuck Standard
Eddy Smith
Peter Thornton
John Wadsworth
DEACONS Kevin Fisher - Moderator
Catherine Engelbracht
Doris Griffin
Todd Harvey
Cheryl Joyner
Lynn Lowrey
Cindy Murray
Tony Okrutny
Bob Phillips
Jill Shedd
Ruth Rucker
Tyler Standard (Youth)
Jill Stroud
MPC News McDonough Presbyterian Church
April 2017
Easter EGGstravaganza April 12
6:00 p.m.
Maundy Thursday April 13
7:00 p.m.
Good Friday
April 14 7:00 p.m.
Community
Easter Sunrise Service April 12 7 a.m.
McDonough Square
Easter Sunday April 16
8:30 and 11 a.m. services
One Great Hour of Sharing
Offering collected Easter Sunday
Wednesday, April 12
6:00 -7:30 p.m.
MPC Pavilion
Egg Hunt begins at 6 p.m. for children ages birth through 5th
grade
Following the hunt, all children ages 3 through 5th grade are
invited to attend the Easter Eggstravaganza!
We will have games, crafts and activities that will be fun for
children of all ages!
Please bring 12 eggs filled with candy for each child
participating by Sunday, April 9th, and place them
in your child's appropriate drop off box in the Narthex. There
will be 3 drop off boxes, one for each age
group, 0-4 years, kindergarten-2nd grade, and 3rd-5th grade.
Just as a reminder, this is replacing the Palm Sunday Easter Egg
Hunt. There will be no egg hunt follow-
ing the luncheon on Palm Sunday.
If you have any questions, please contact Sophe Pope.
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MPC News April 2017
ANNOUNCEMENTS
COMMUNION
The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be
celebrated on Sunday, April 2.
MEN’S BREAKFAST
The monthly Men’s Breakfast will be at 8
a.m. on Saturday, April 15.
The EARLY RISER’S CIRCLE will meet on
Thursday, April 27th, 8:00 a.m. in Fellow-
ship Hall. Would love to see you there!
SAVING GRACE CIRCLE will meet at the
home of Paula Edenfield on April 13th at
12:00 Noon.
JOY CIRCLE will meet on Tuesday, April
18th at 1:00. We are planning on taking a
trip to the Explorations in Antiquity Center
in LaGrange on May 17th. If you would
like to join us please bring $35 for the tour
and lunch and $5 for the bus to our April
Circle meeting. Any questions about this
please call Judy Alfele at 678-772-9299.
RELAY FOR LIFE Please join us for Wednesday
supper on April 19th for our
Relay for Life fundraiser din-
ner. We will be taking love offerings and
luminary orders that night, as well as reveal-
ing the 2017 Henry County Relay for Life
quilt. Also, mark your calendars for Friday
night, April 28th for the Henry County Re-
lay for Life event at Salem Baptist. We will
be at campsite #80, along the walkway and
would love to have you join us for a cook-
out at 6pm. Sign up to bring a salad, side
dish or dessert and Local Missions will pro-
vide grilled hotdogs and hamburgers. Stick
around for the festivities which begin at
7pm with the Survivor Lap, then the Team
Parade, and a little after 9pm the Luminary
ceremony. Be a night owl and stay till 2am
with us if you like, or stay till your bed-
time. We will take turns walking the track
around the pond all night, and would love
some company. There is more info at the
Relay for Life easel near the Anchor, or
contact Mary Mellott at mare-
[email protected] or 404-642-2664.
Thank You
DINNER SCHEDULE:
April 19 - Relay for Life Fundraiser
April 26 - MPCA Art Show
(Hamburgers & Hot Dogs)
*May 3 - Last Wonderful Wednesday
of the season
The 4th and final session in the Lent Pray-
er Series, led by Doris Griffin and Ruth
Rucker, will be on April 19.
McYouth April 2-No confirmation (Spring Break)
5- No McYouth (Spring Break)
9- Confirmation (Statements of Faith Due)
12-No McYouth (Holy Week)
16-Easter
19- McYouth
23- HS Starbucks Sunday
24- Confirmation Examinations
30- Clifton Men’s (VMO)
Thank you for all the calls, caring thoughts, wonderful cards
and especially your
gifts of prayer during my recent surgery. I wish you all the
best and look forward to
seeing you lots more and soon!
Julie Griffin
William & Jesi Weikle
220 Sturry Dr.
McDonough, GA 30252
Child: Hudson
Joined March 19
Dustin & Jennifer Owen
166 Loam Dr.
McDonough, GA 30252
Children: Kylee & Olivia
Joined March 19
VBS June 26-29
“Hero Central”
Discover your strength in God!
Sign-up NOW on the
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MPC News April 2017
April Birthdays
1 Danny Brown
1 Preston Burch
2 Keith Crowe
2 Barbara Myers
2 Eyram Toppar
3 Rick Dubois
3 Jim Barlow
3 Caleb Welch
4 Lynn Lowrey
5 John Portwood
6 Lewis Robinson
6 Bailey Snider
6 Eli Smith
6 Addison Okrutny
9 Jean Williams
11 Matthew Barlow
11 Emily Bowler
13 "Jim" McBride
13 Bert Foster
13 Lindsay Strickland
15 Dusty Pope
15 Molly Brown
17 Warren Kinney
19 Rita McGarity
20 Cynthia Teague
20 Pierce Davis
20 Tucker Malcom
21 Jackie Moddle
24 Erin Engelbracht
25 Jesi Weikle
26 Judy Neal
27 Don Israel
27 Brad Morgan
27 Christina Rogers
28 Julie Sargent
28 Joseph Quattlebaum
28 Haley Garcia
28 Mamie Cole Pope
29 Celeste Crowe
30 Joe Pierce
30 Donann Holt
30 Daniel Safrit
WEEKLY ATTENDANCE
MARCH 2017
8:30 11:00
5-Mar 360
12-Mar 41 243
19-Mar 61 228
26-Mar 64 212
What is MPC Legacy ?
Formerly known as the Endowment Fund, the MPC Legacy is an
opportunity for you to make a financial expression of faith
that
will support the ministries of McDonough Presbyterian Church
beyond your lifetime.
What will my Legacy gift do?
The MPC Legacy Ministry invests your gift and pays the income to
provide
Support ministries inside the church and missions outside the
church.
Evangelism
Peacemaking
Music
Education
Your gift will leave a lasting legacy of faith and love.
How big does my gift have to be?
There are no restrictions on the size of your gift and no gift
is too small.
All gifts work together to preserve Christ’s mission in the
world.
We are only trustees for those that come after us.
-William Morris
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MPC News April 2017
A step " outside our box" and feelings of anticipation,
excitement and wonder filled the thoughts as nine members
of McDonough Presbyterian stepped foot on Honduran
soil. One member felt completely at home. Others, a little
skeptical. But the main goal and focus of the entire group
was----spread the love of Jesus. The team consisted of Holly
Dubois, Beth Barlow, Ruth Rucker, Thad Patterson, Tracey
Patterson, Tim Wirt, Kara Rogers, Mary Katherine
Laverty and Jill Stroud. Michael Norton, from Honduras
Agape Foundation, joined us also.
We were on a mission, non-stop, to see where Jesus
was taking us.
The week was full of fun and laughter with children,
working hard building gates and painting, and teaching the
importance of brushing teeth. Days of sharing ,caring, and
teaching the love of Jesus as we also learned many things
from a different culture. The language was one we were not
comfortable with as we would struggle with our "southern
Spanish". But the international language we all knew was
simply a smile. Smiles said everything. The people were
warm and generous and always made us feel at home. They
shared whatever they had. Be it chicken soup, or donuts and
coffee, we were welcomed with open arms.
We visited the Tejeras community where the poorest of
poor lived. Homes , or shanties of cardboard, lined the busy
highway. Children of all ages were carrying their plastic
bowls and cups to the shelter where they received food five
days a week. Usually the only food , and then they would
share it with others in their homes, if there was enough.
These are children our church supports. These are children
that without our help, they would not be alive today. A very
much hopeless and a rather undesira-
ble place to live, but it is real.
As the team learned more about Hon-
duras Agape Foundation and their ministry
and support to the people of Honduras, it
was evident the students who were in the
educational program were thriving, and im-
proving their lives. Students that once were
a part of the "forgotten", now have a
chance in life. All due to the fact that some-
Honduras Mission Trip 2017
one wanted to help them. A simple calling----this child
needs help. HAF has done exactly that---changed a
child's life. This is truly a ministry where if one seed is
planted, God will make it grow.
As we arrived home, with a little sad and bitter-
sweet tingle in our hearts, we knew our mission was
not complete. We knew there will never be an end.
Poverty is a part of our lives. However, being
aware and taking the first steps of reaching out
to another land were with great anticipation. Steps
taken with an enormous feeling of confidence that we
ALL can make a difference-----just plant the seed.
Many thanks for the generous support of school supplies and
health items, they were greatly appreciat-ed.
We will have a power point presentation about the trip to share
with the congregation on Sunday, April 30 in the Chapel during the
Sunday School hour.
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SUNDAY VOLUNTEERS
Ushers
8:30 Service
2 Mary Plishker, Cindy Murray
9 Kathi & Kelly Lee
16 Kaye & Jerry Repp
23 Kay & Eddy Smith
30 Debby & George Stellings
11:00 Service
2 Wade & Judy Burch, Sally Hale, Tim Engelbracht
9 Bob & Nola Crane, Patrick & Beth Healy
16 Elaine Hopkins, Deric Garcia, Kevin & Jay Fisher,
Debra Brown, Jim Stanton
23 David & J.G. Humphries, Robert & Ginger Irby
30 Rick & Jewell Berry, Cyndi Israel, Elaine Hopkins
Acolyte Cross Bearer
April 2 Communion Will Jones
April 9 Sarah Joyner Addison Okrutny
April 16 Piper Wadsworth Jack Knoll
April 23 Kyndall Caudill Tucker Malcom
April 30 Lily Maddox Grace Healy
OFFICERS ON-CALL
Elder: Eddy Smith
Deacon: Doris Griffin
MPC News April 2017
Nursery Volunteers Can you help?
We are in need of adult volunteers to help in the
nursery on Sunday mornings!
If you can help, please contact Sophe Pope.
Where can we put your name?
April 2 Judy Neal
April 9 Judy Neal
April 16
April 23
April 30
Un-Christian Listening by Greg Smith
Can you imagine a church group that sometimes encourages you
to act in an un-Christian way? And that it might be fun?
Eleven prospective MPC Stephen Ministers are currently en-
gaged in 50 hours of intensive training, led by our MPC
Stephen
Leadership team. When their training is complete, the
Stephen
Ministers will act as a lay extension of our pastoral staff,
reach-
ing out to members of our church family in a confidential,
caring,
Christ-centered manner. Stephen Ministers aim to be “Jesus
with
skin on,” a human reminder of the presence and love of
Christ.
A large part of Stephen Ministry training involves
role-playing,
getting actual experience in how to listen without judging
as
Christ did. But, as we all know, it’s difficult to think about
“what
would Jesus do.” Sometimes it’s easier to picture what Jesus
wouldn’t do. Some of the role-playing has asked Stephen
Minis-
ter trainees to listen unsympathetically, to give advice, to sit
in
judgment of others. Some of our trainees have embraced their
inner thespian, discovering that it’s much more fun to be the
vil-
lain than the good guy! We are discovering that by doing the
opposite of what Christ would do in roleplay, we find out
what
it’s like not to be heard. This makes us better prepared to do
the
actual work of caring in Stephen Ministry.
We knew the 50 hours of training provided by the Stephen
Min-
istry would be instructive, but we didn’t realize how much fun
it
would be to be poor listeners (temporarily)!
MPC Stephen Leader Team
Bob Griffin, Vivian Smith, Debra Brown,
Jo Mercer, Debby Stellings, Greg Smith
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McDonough Presbyterian Church
427 McGarity Rd.
McDonough, GA 30252
“Serving Others
Beyond Sunday Morning”
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McDonough Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Worship: 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday School: 9:40 a.m.
Church Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Phone: (770) 957-9890 * Website:
www.mcdonoughpresbyterian.com
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Presbyterian Women’s Ministry
Women’s Spring Tea All the women of McDonough Presbyterian
Church are invited to the Spring
Tea, Saturday, April 15, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., at the home of
Jean Foster.
Please RSVP to Lucinda Wirt.
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