Worship Notes: Participants
in the Service: 8:30 a.m. Greeter: Shelley Dima; Worship Leader: Ken Weber; Usher: Bob Kloss; Sound Room
Attendant: TBD; 10:45 Greeters:
Matt and Gina Lewis; Lay Assistant:
Liz Staber; Ushers: Tom Howe, Ruth Austin, Bob
Donaldson, Ralph Folcarelli, Carol Folcarelli; Sound Room Attendant: Alan Flamberg. Flowers:
The flowers today are given by Bob and Kathy Kloss
in honor of Bekka’s graduation from college and by
Donna and Jeff Stewart in celebration of their 30th wedding
anniversary.
Our Staff: Marie C. Cone, Interim Pastor (610-659-3064);
Dave Macbeth, Music Director; Louise
M. Gerdelmann, Minister of Music Emerita; Donna J. Stewart, Secretary (office@gwyneddsquare.org); Joanna
Chancellor, Interim Youth Director; Nicole Mitchell, Nursery Attendant.
Christian Education Committee SLUGs: Today, May 19, will be the
end-of-year party at Joanna Chancellors’ home from 12:20 to 3 p.m. Any sixth graders who will be moving up to seventh
grade in the fall are invited to join us!
Adult Forum: The Adult
Forum Sunday School class will NOT meet on May 26. They will meet today, May 19, and June
2. Graduation Recognition:
If you know of anyone who is graduating from high school, college, or
advanced studies, please let the church office know. We would like to be able to recognize these
graduates in the June Spire and also
at the outdoor service on June 9. Please
include their name, where graduating from, degree if post high school, and any
future plans if known.
Confirmation Class: Planning has begun for the next
confirmation class, which will begin in September. Here at Gwynedd
Square, confirmation is open to children who will be in 7th grade
and higher this fall, and is held every other year. More information will be
mailed in August to those students we have on the rolls who will be in 7th
or 8th grade next year. If you have a child who will be in a higher
grade and is interested in being confirmed, please let Cathy Stevenson (confirmation
coordinator) know ASAP so you will be in the loop.
Parents, please start to talk to your child about confirmation. If you want or
need more information now about confirmation, feel free to contact Cathy
(CLCALDWELL@AOL.COM or 215-513-0902) or Pastor Marie.
Fundraising Task Force Flea Market: On June 22, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., GSPC will be holding
another Flea Market.
Vendors are needed; $15 per space. Please call the church office at
215-699-9159 or email us at events@gwyneddsquare.org to reserve a space.
Helpers will also be needed on that day, so mark your calendar!
Mission Interpretation Committee Toms River Mission
Trip will be June
8. We will meet at the church at 7:30
a.m. and drive to Toms River area to aid families whose homes were damaged by
storm Sandy. Please eat breakfast or
bring it with you to eat on the drive.
Also bring your lunch, beverages, work gloves, and any tools or
equipment that you will use. Wear old
clothes in layers and heavy shoes/boots.
We will work until 3 p.m. and then head home. Contact Ken Weber to let him know you are
coming or if you have questions. No
previous experience is required!
Presbyterian Women Birthday Offering: Yellow envelopes are in the pew racks for this mission opportunity and
you can return your envelope through June 2 by putting in the offering plate,
mailing to the church office, or given to a women’s circle leader. Please read
the April Spire to learn about the
mission needing our support. Suggested giving is 10 cents for each year you have
lived. Everyone is invited to participate. Last year we gave $900 as a church. Morning Circle: The next meeting is
Tuesday, June 11, at 10 a.m. here at the church. Contact Marjorie Stroup with any
questions. Noontime Circle: The next meeting is Thursday, 13, at noon in
the fellowship hall. Contact Nancy Barr
with any questions. The Mary and Martha Circle (formerly the
Evening Circle): the next meeting is Monday, June 3, at 1 p.m. Contact
Diane Butt with any questions.
Property Calling All Cooks: There are plates, baking dishes, pans, etc. left in the kitchen after
the Soup Suppers, Easter Breakfast and other such events. Please check the kitchen for your personal
items and take them home. Lost and Found: There are some nice
items in our lost and found box (on top of the coat rack in the narthex), as
well as some coats and jackets on coat racks in the narthex and also by the
church office. Please check after the
service to claim your possessions. Inside Clean-up Day: Do you like things neat and clean? Do you think a few things
around our church could/should be cleaner? Do you know it is the
responsibility of all of us to take care of the Lord's House?
Yes, we have a cleaning service for a minimal amount of time each
week. Many routine tasks are completed, but there are many other
tasks that don't get touched on a weekly basis. This is where YOU can
help. We need people to come and help dust books in the library,
clean classrooms upstairs, get those pesky marks off of walls, de-clutter, clean more
thoroughly in sanctuary, clean windows. These are just a few tasks
that we'd like to tackle. Could you help with any of these tasks for just
a few hours one day? We'll be having 2 times to do as much as we
can: Wednesday, May 29, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Thursday, May 30, from
12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sign up on the sheet by the water fountain.
If you can't make either of these times, please indicate that on this
sheet as well. If you have some cleaning tools such as a canister
vacuum, dust cloths, etc. please bring them. Please park in the upper
parking lot at the sanctuary entrance. If you have any questions, please
contact Cathy Stevenson.
Stewardship Extra-Giving Sunday: Sunday, June 2, will be another
Extra-Giving Sunday. Each Extra-Giving Sunday
provides an opportunity for each of us to stretch our giving. If you normally give $5, can you give $10
this week? Do you have an extra $20 in
your wallet to put towards God’s work in the world?
Worship Making a Joyful
Noise at Gwynedd Square! Join us at 4
p.m.
today for a concert of
inspirational choral music presented by the Lehigh Valley Charter High School
for the Arts Touring Choir. Conducted by
our new director of music, David Macbeth, this 35-voice internationally ranked
high school choral ensemble brings a mix of exciting literature and passionate
music making! A free-will offering will
be taken in support of the choir's 2013 Boston performance tour. Please contact Dave at 610-742-3611 or
voxdeidave@gmail.com with any questions.
Organ Speaker Fabric: The session voted on Tuesday night to
approve asking for a special offering to raise funds to repair the tear in the
fabric covering the organ pipes on the chancel.
After some research, it has been determined that the costs to facilitate
this repair would be approximately $1500.00.
The repair would include replacing all the fabric on both sides of the
pipes chambers. This will require
removing the wood trim, replacing the fabric and returning the wood to its
original place. The hope is to finish
the repair over the summer so that it is completed for the fall music
season. If you would like to contribute
to this fund, envelopes will be placed in the pews for your convenience.
Our Church This Week
8:30
a.m. - Contemporary worship service
9:30
a.m. - Sunday School
10:45
a.m. - Traditional worship service
11:50
a.m. - Youth Ensemble in the Stewart Room
12:30
p.m. - Contemporary Worship Planning Team
12:30
- 3:00 p.m. - SLUGs end-of-year party at Chancellor home
2:00
p.m. - Korean Open Door Church
4:00
p.m. - Concert: Lehigh Valley Charter H. S. for the Performing Arts
Monday, May 20
5:45 p.m. - Monday night dinner and study group in
the fellowship hall
7:45 p.m. - Worship Committee meeting
Tuesday, May 21
7:00 p.m. - Fellowship Committee meeting in the Knox
Room
7:30 p.m. - Membership Committee meeting in the
Luther Room
Wednesday, May 22
7:30 p.m. - NO Adult Choir rehearsal in the
sanctuary
Thursday, May 23
7:00 p.m. - Band rehearsal in the fellowship hall
7:30 p.m. - Sonrise
rehearsal in the sanctuary
Friday, May 24
Pastor Marie’s day off
10:00 a.m. - Women Who Pray in the Calvin Room
Saturday, May 25
Sunday, May 26
8:30
a.m. - Contemporary worship service
9:30
a.m. - Sunday School
10:45
a.m. - Traditional worship service
11:45
a.m. - Tomato plant sale
11:50
a.m. - Youth Ensemble in the Stewart Room
2:00
p.m. - Korean Open Door Church