News at Paw Creek January 10, 2018 Offerings & Attendance Offerings: December 24 - $2,601.00 December 31 - $15,561.00 January 7 - $8,724.75 S/S Attendance: December 24 - 52 December 31 - 38 January 7 - 60 Worship Attendance: December 24 - 100 December 31 - 96 January 7 - 96 Office Information Rev. Elliott Hipp, Pastor [email protected]Kim Whittington, Administrative Assistant/ Webmaster [email protected]Sherry Blevins, Music Director [email protected]Mark Burleson, Pianist [email protected]Clint Shaw, Coordinator of Videography [email protected]Website: www.pawcreekpc.org Physical Address: (no mail received here) 7400 Mt. Holly Rd. Charlotte, NC 28214 Hours: Monday thru Thursday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Telephone: (704) 392-0329 Fax: (704) 392-4625 Email: [email protected]From the Pastor... Dear Friends, The holidays are behind us and winter weather will still be around for a while. But there are still many great things going on here at Paw Creek. This coming Sunday, January 14, we will have a special service after worship to dedicate the new Gary Bryant Memorial Prayer Garden at the front entrance to the sanctuary. This is such a wonderful project in so many ways. The engraved bricks offer a permanent record of people and groups that have been important in our lives and the life of our church. The garden itself provides a beautiful welcoming vista to those arriving for worship in every season. And of course the donations to the project have helped us fund the new children’s playground. But perhaps more than anything else, the garden gives Paw Creek a chance to make a permanent monument to the life and ministry of Gary Bryant. Gary’s years of service at this church will always stand out as a milestone period in the history of the congregation, a time of love and service that shaped so many lives for the better. Gary was truly a dedicated servant of the Lord. Although I never had the privilege of knowing him, I follow in his footsteps and am grateful for his witness every day. Please be sure to join us on Sunday as we give thanks for Gary, surround his family with love, and rejoice together in all that God has done and continues to do in this place. Blessings, Elliott
The holidays are behind us and winter weather will still be around for a while. But there are still many great things going on here at Paw Creek.
This coming Sunday, January 14, we will have a special service after worship to dedicate the new Gary Bryant Memorial Prayer Garden at the front entrance to the sanctuary. This is such a wonderful project in so many ways. The engraved bricks offer a permanent record of people and groups that have been important in our lives and the life of our church. The garden itself provides a beautiful welcoming vista to those arriving for worship in every season. And of course the donations to the project have helped us fund the new children’s playground.
But perhaps more than anything else, the garden gives Paw Creek a chance to make a permanent monument to the life and ministry of Gary Bryant. Gary’s years of service at this church will always stand out as a milestone period in the history of the congregation, a time of love and service that shaped so many lives for the better. Gary was truly a dedicated servant of the Lord. Although I never had the privilege of knowing him, I follow in his footsteps and am grateful for his witness every day.
Please be sure to join us on Sunday as we give thanks for Gary, surround his family with love, and rejoice together in all that God has done and continues to do in this place.
Blessings, Elliott
Prayer Concerns & Celebrations Prayer Concerns:
• Grady Alexander passed away on Saturday Jan. 6th. Funeral arrangements: Sat. January 13th. Burial 11:00am Forest Lawn, Service 1:00pm Paw Creek Presbyterian Church, reception
following in the CFC. Please keep Shelby and the family in prayer. • Ronnie Murphy continues to need prayers in
the death of his daughter Samantha Corlew. Also pray for her husband and 5 children.
• Anne Glasscock is now in Hospice with bone cancer.
• Barbara Ullem’s sister, Marilyn Vane is better, but still needs prayers.
• Lovelee Steele’s sister, Glenda is in the hospital. • Donna Timberman’s friend, Ruth Brown and
family needs prayer in the death of their mom. • Judy Holder Prince had breast cancer surgery on Friday, Jan. 5th. Please pray that cancer has not spread.
Prayer Concerns (Cont’d):
• Sarah Torrence, Jimmy’s mother, fell and broke her hip this week. Surgery was on Monday.
• Billy, a West Meck Student, passed away on Friday.
• Kim Whittington’s friend, Tim Aukerman - pastor of Crossroads Community Church in Oakdale, passed away unexpected on Thursday. Please keep the family in prayer.
Celebrations:
• Marlon Foust’s brother, Gilbert is doing better. • John & Linda Riggins celebrated their 54th
wedding anniversary • Carol & Dickie Chapman are going to be
grandparents again! • The new incoming class of elders and the
outgoing class as well.
Keep in Your Prayers:
• Hoyt & Jean Johnston • Mary Frances Lail • Flora Mae Love • Dave Reames • Marlene Thames •Sue Love • Caregivers
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Prayer Team: 1/14 Kay Scearce & Ann Cashion 1/21 Donna & Gene Hall CD Delivery (Mondays): 1/15 Linda Riggins 1/22 Linda Riggins
Nursery - Crib Room: 1/14 Donna Hall 1/21 Jan Chapman
Count Team: Team Leader: Danny McClure Team: Eddie Chapman, Beth & Kevin Joy
Ushers: Team Leaders: TBD Team: TBD Greeters: Narthex: Jon Kenley & Amy McGee East Wing: Larry Ramsey West Wing: Melissa Mullis
Service Assignments
Visitation Schedule
Mark Your Calendar For These PW Events
Circle Meetings - 10:00am and 7:15pm - Parlor
February 6th, March 6th, April 3rd, May 1st
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Happy Hearts Senior Group
Covered Dish, Fun, Fellowship
CANCELLED
New date Jan. 31st @ 11:00
Presbyterian Women Hot Dog Lunch The Congregation is invited to participate in a hot dog lunch following Worship on Sunday, January 21st, in the CFC. A love offering is being collected for the luncheon with the proceeds going toward Church beautification. (We have several projects in mind, including painting the bathrooms in the CFC.) Please plan to attend...we will have some delicious hot dogs with homemade chili and slaw, chips, and drinks as well as some scrumptious desserts! Hope to see you there!
Presbyterian Women of Paw Creek Presbyterian Church
Invites You to Attend
28th Annual Ecumenical Luncheon
Saturday, February 17, 2018
Registration: 10:30 – 11:00 am
Speaker & Salad Lunch: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Paw Creek Presbyterian Church
7400 Mt Holly Road Charlotte, NC 28214
Guest speaker: Dorothy Counts-Scoggins
Please bring a salad, $1 & a canned good for local food pantry
We hope you can join us in fellowship, study, prayer & celebration of women on
this special day. For additional information contact Amy McGee at 704-578-3908 or
Ann Cashion (704)966-1004 Donna Hall (704)399-6483 Jim Meier (704)756-9218 Anne Miller (704)392-2989
If you are willing to be on this list, please call Ann Cashion or email: [email protected]
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The Rev. Gary Bryant Memorial Prayer Garden
Thank you for supporting the playground fundraiser
& church beautification project
by purchasing a brick paver for the prayer garden.
Please join us for
The Rev. Gary Bryant Memorial Prayer Garden Ribbon Cutting & Dedication
Sunday, January 14, 2018 Immediately following 11am worship
Hot chocolate, coffee & sweets
*The engraver is working on orders received after September. With Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, the cold weather & other customers orders he is working to complete as many as possible, but we can not guarantee all orders will be
engraved and installed by January 14th
Offering Envelopes
Please be sure to pick up your Offering envelopes in the Narthex after worship.
Paw Creek Online Giving
Remember, Paw Creek has Online Giving available.
If you would like to give online, please register for an account, follow the directions, and then login to your account.
There’s even an app you can install on your smart phone. Go to Google Play or iTunes and search for Paw Creek Presbyterian Church.
If you have a QR reader app on your phone, scan this and go right to the donation page.
Or you can even TEXT a donation.
To send gifts via text, send a text message with a dollar amount and which fund you wish the money to be designated (e.g., "$10 BUILDING”) to (704) 413-0329. If you have an envelope #, please include that in your text as well.
EXAMPLE:
$50 CHOIR Envelope 333
If it is your first time giving this way, you will have to fill out a short form one time to complete with your billing information. After the initial setup, however, giving is as easy as sending a text.
FUND DESIGNATIONS for TEXTS: GENERAL = General Fund BACKPACK = Backpack Buddies Fund BUILDING = Building Fund ERF = Emergency Relief Fund CEMETERY = Cemetery Fund CHOIR = Choir Fund LOVE = Love Offering MEMORIALS = Memorials Fund RITI = Room in the Inn Fund SOCIAL = Social Service Fund SOUND = Sound Room Fund TENCENT = Ten Cent Hunger Offering WOMEN = Paw Creek Women Fund YOUTH = Youth and Children Fund PAVER = Brick Paver Fundraiser
Loaves & Fishes Ever notice that BIG Red Barrel in the narthex? It is always
available to make food donations for Loaves & Fishes. Items in
greatest need are:
• Canned meats • Canned fruit • Canned pastas
• Cereal • Powdered milk • 100% fruit juice
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Weekly Bible Study
Identical discussion classes will meet on Wednesdays at 10:00am and Thursdays at 5:30pm. Each week we will study the Scripture
reading for the following Sunday in worship.
Everyone is welcome to come give it a try. We will be delighted to have you!
Schedule for Bible Study
January 10/11 Mark 1: 14-20 January 17/18 Jonah, selected verses January 24/25 Mark 1: 21-28 January 31/February 1 February 7/8 Isaiah 40: 21-31 February 14/15 Genesis 9: 8-17 February 21/22 Genesis 15: 1-6 February 28/March 1 Exodus 19: 1-9
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