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September 26, 2007 The SPIRIT of Ridgefield-Crystal Lake Presbyterian ChurchClick here to see the September calendar. Click here to see the October calendar.
Please join us as we welcome David and enjoy fellowship and music together! Concert tickets will be $10 in advance from the church office, or $12 at the door. Wondering who David LaMotte is exactly? He’s a singer/songwriter and amazing guitarist from North Carolina. He’s on his “farewell tour” from now through next summer, and then he’s off to do a fellowship in Peace Studies so he can pursue his calling in that area. Still want to know more about him? Visit his website: www.davidlamotte.com. Or just take this quote from the BBC, about David’s live shows: “charm, stories, humour, insightful songs, sweet voice, and dazzling guitar ability.” We’re excited to have him at RCLPC and hope you’ll come out for the show!  Wednesday Evening AVEnuesJoin us for food, fellowship, learning, and music on Wednesday evening here at RCLPC! We are in the midst of an adult-education series on Diana Butler Bass’ book Christianity for the Rest of Us, which looks at the ways vibrant mainline congregations practice their faith and so are not dying, in spite of what the media says. It’s not too late to join the discussion! The book is available at most major bookstores and through Amazon.com.On Wednesday, October 3, however, we’ll take a break from the book and hear from Jennifer Cate, our contact person from Hands Along the Nile. She will speak to us about how people of different religious groups in the Middle East live and work together, particularly about Muslim/Christian cooperation for betterment of communities in Egypt. Join us in the sanctuary as we hear about work we’ve been supporting and as we explore how people who believe differently can still be in community with one another. We will resume Christianity for the Rest of Us on October 10. As a reminder, the WEAVE schedule each week is:
Childcare is provided from 6:45 until 9:15. See you on the Wednesday Evening AVEnues! Building & Grounds Corner
What is with the parallel parking in front? That is so inconvenient! |
Mission Fair Sept. 30th!!Twenty-Five agencies will have representatives on hand to acquaint you with their agency. The list includes: Assisi, Big Brothers, Big Sisters; Build a Dream; Colombia; Cookie Walk; Crop Walk; CL Food Pantry; Egyptian Connection; Faith in Action; Family Alliance; Family Health Partnership Clinic; Home of the Sparrow; Hospice; Ill.Migrant Council; Cookie Lift Marine Project; Native American Connection; PADS/Passageway; Peace 4 All; Small Change for a Big Change; Turning Point; Youth Services Bureau; The Good Samaritan Ministry; Community Dinner Program. This is a rare opportunity to learn about our community!!! Bring your friends and family.Coming Soon...
Cookie Walk 2007 - Saturday December 8thMark your calendars!! Wanted...Cookie Walk Coordinator to help along with Nancy Blakely and MaryPatriece Raupp. If interested please call or e-mail Nancy or MaryPatriece. Thank you!!
Please be a walker, please volunteer25% of the funds raised are shared between PADS and the Crystal Lake FOOD PANTRY Call MJ Towne for your packet. Youth Group NotesOctober 14, 12:30pm: CROP walk! All youth: go out and collect sponsors today! We’ll have snacks together after worship before going to the walk.October 21, 4pm: “World Changing 101” workshop just for you, by David LaMotte! Plus he’s playing a concert at 7. Bring something for the potluck dinner, and don’t forget to buy your $5 tickets as soon as they go on sale! High School Mission Trip 2008Want to hear about the Senior High mission trip for summer 2008? Come to a meeting on Tuesday or Thursday, October 9 or 11, to hear about the plans for next summer and to get info on dates, cost, and commitment. All youth who are currently in grades 9-12 are welcome to participate. See you on October 9 or 11, at 7:30pm!Mark Your CalendarsSaturday, October 27All Church Work Day Give RCLPC’s Troops A Hand!!Looking for kids of all ages to please come to Fellowship Hall on Sunday Oct. 7 from 9:30 AM - Noon to dip your hand in finger paint and print it on a banner being sent to each of RCLPC's troops:Jonathan M. Roach, son of Cindee Robinson Chaplain Jon Settlemore, chaplain of the entire Al Asad Air Base Christopher Erwin, cousin of Rob Baser Here is a wish list of items to include in care packages to each of. Please contact me if you have a loved one serving in the military in the Middle East. ~ Mary Moltmann Wish List for Soldiers...
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2007 Peacemaking Offering to Help Colombia’s Displaced
Twenty-five percent of our church’s 2007 Peacemaking Offering will be donated to the Colombian Presbyterian Church’s mission work with the displaced in that country. Massive displacement due to the armed conflict and aerial spraying of coca crops has left nearly 4 million people fleeing their homes, and most of them are women and children. That is the second largest number of displaced persons in the world. Only the Sudan has more.The Presbyterian Church in Colombia is working with the displaced and in various projects related to development, which will provide income generation and support to the people. The Presbytery of the North Coast is providing small loans to women to buy equipment and materials, such as sewing machines, needed to start businesses in their homes. One woman pushes a washing machine on a cart from house to house so that she can earn money doing laundry. As unemployment is very high in Colombia, these loans are necessary to enable women to provide for the basic needs of their families. Concert for ChilamaHear our own Ricklepick (RCLPC) Trio (Janet Kvaam-Holub, Lois Johnson and Ann Legg) and support the village of Chilama, El Salvador. The Concert for Chilama will take place on Sunday, September 30 from 4:00pm to 7:00pm at the Stage Left Café on the Woodstock Square. The concert is a benefit for the Salvadoran community of Chilama, a sister city of the McHenry County based group, Friends of Chilama. This small village is very remote and lacks an access road, school, health clinic, potable water, and employment. The public is invited to attend the event which features outstanding local musicians including O’ Brothers, the Ricklepick Trio, Carl Viard, and the Wednesday Afternoon Jam Group. All performers have generously volunteered their talents in order to support the struggles of the rural poor in El Salvador. The Ricklepick Trio will perform first on the program. A donation of $10 for adults and $5 for students is suggested. There will be a cash bar and complimentary snacks will be provided.Food Pantry Thanks & Holiday NewsWe ran the food pantry on Friday, Sept. 14th and a HUGE thank you goes to all our wonderful volunteers. It was the busiest day RCLPC ever saw. More than 50 families were served. When we opened at 10am, 17 families were waiting and we did not stop until well after closing. Fifty is not the biggest day the food pantry has ever had, but it is close.Start saving your pennies, a holiday dinner for the less fortunate will still be available for $12.50 this year. It will serve 6-8 and include a 12# turkey, veggies, rolls, a nice dessert and more. Make your checks payable to the church and mark “Food Pantry” on your check, or payable to the “Crystal Lake Food Pantry” and put the check in my box by the office. If you can share by helping one or more less fortunate families we would be truly grateful. You may not know it, but our church usually pays for half, or more, of all the holiday dinners given by the food pantry in Crystal Lake. Bless you all and plan to work the next time we run the pantry if you can (Friday, Oct. 26). ~ Nancy Vazzano Faith Communities Gathering in Crystal Lake Oct. 8Islamic, Jewish, Buddhist, Christian and other religious communities of the north suburban area will share an evening of interfaith fellowship and reflection on Monday, October 8 in Crystal Lake. Communities across the country are participating in a fast from food all day, and a "fast" from violence (TV, etc.). This fast occurs during Ramadan when Muslims already are refraining from food and drink until sunset.People of all faith traditions are invited to come together at the end of the day to "open the fast" with an intergenerational potluck dinner and the sharing of traditions. (The “opening of the fast” is called "iftar" in Islamic tradition.) The interfaith gathering and potluck for the north suburban area (which includes Woodstock, McHenry, Crystal Lake, Cary, Fox River Grove, Algonquin, Barrington, Lake Zurich, etc.) will be held on Monday, October 8, beginning promptly at 6:00 PM and ending at 7:30 PM. It will be held at the Four Colonies Club House at 680 Cress Creek Lane at St. Andrews Lane, off Barlina Road in Crystal Lake. Families and children are welcomed to this potluck. Buddhists, Muslims, Christians, Jews, Native Americans and others will offer brief presentations. The event is free, but donations will be accepted to defray the costs. People of all faiths and congregations are invited to participate in the fast and the gathering, and to bring a dish to share. Beverages, plates, cups and eating utensils will be provided. People are asked not to bring dishes containing pork, shellfish or alcohol. Vegetarian dishes are welcomed. It would be helpful if people can label the ingredients in their dishes. While reservations are not required, RSVP’s are encouraged. Please call First Congregational Church of Crystal Lake (815-459-6010) to indicate attendance. For more information, contact Rev. Budd Friend-Jones at the same number. The Bread Basket Ministry is Coming BackLast Wednesday evening at the WEAVE adult education class, Richard asked us if we were a hospitable church. So, are we? Webster says that hospitable is “promising or suggesting generous and cordial welcoming”. For the main part I think we are hospitable, but I also think we let a portion of our welcoming slip when we discontinued delivering our bread baskets. These bread baskets were loaves of bread and good wishes delivered to the visitors of RCLPC. Many of our own members have shared that they felt very welcomed and cared for when they received a bread basket. We want all our visitors to feel this way.The Primetimers have decided they are going to be instrumental in bringing back the Bread Basket Ministry. Here’s how it’s going to work: The office will be sending a list of visitors on Monday morning to the Bread Basket volunteer. He/she will then bake and deliver bread to whoever visited us on Sunday. The baking and delivering can be done anytime during the week at the volunteer’s convenience. It can’t get much easier. What we need to be successful is lots of folks to help bake and deliver. Wouldn’t it be great if we had so much help that we each only had to bake and deliver one time a year – that means we would need just 52 welcoming volunteers. Help us spread the hospitality of RCLPC to our visitors and let them feel that they are getting a generous and cordial welcoming. Call the church office and let us know that you want to help spread some hospitality. ~ Wayne Prindiville Taizé - Thursday, Oct. 4 at 7:30pmOn the first Thursday of every month we gather in the sanctuary for a different kind of prayer—we pray together in song and silence. That’s right, we just sing together for almost an hour. We also practice listening for God in the silence. This candlelight service is a perfect way to unwind from a busy week, to listen for God in the midst of our hectic lives, and to just come together to sing.The prayer service is based on the practice at the Taizé community in France, where a group of brothers (like monks only not all of them are Catholic) and as many as 5,000 people each week, primarily youth and young adults, come together to pray for peace and reconciliation. The short songs are often taken from scripture and are designed to be sung over and over, until they are a part of us. Then, even when we are away, the song is still inside and thus we can all learn to “pray without ceasing” as Paul admonishes us to do. Our next service of prayer in the spirit of Taizé is Thursday, October 4 at 7:30pm in the sanctuary. We hope you will join us in praying for peace and in listening for God in song and silence. Native American ConnectionFor some time now, South Dakota has been setting a national example on the importance of exploring alternatives to foreign sources of energy to power our vehicles, homes and businesses. A major force in this endeavor has been Senator John Thune of S.D. Following is an excerpt from an article appearing in the Dakota Lakota Journal.“As a top corn-producing state with 13 ethanol plants in existence and four more under construction, S.D. is leading the way in corn-based ethanol production. Looking to the future, students and faculty at the State University are pioneering research on cellulosic ethanol which would be made from renewable sources like switchgrass and woodchips. As the windiest state in the nation, S.D. has the potential to generate significant amounts of wind energy that could meet the electricity needs of thousands of Americans.” One provision has to do with increasing consumer access to alternative fuels across the country. U. S. automakers have placed millions of Flex Fuel Vehicles on the road today and have pledged to manufacture more. Senator Thune has led with an energy bill that would provide grants to gas station owners who install or replace alternative fuel tanks and secured a measure that promotes the development of energy transmission infrastructure for clean, renewable energy. This provision calls for the creation of energy corridors that would facilitate the transference of wind energy generated in S.D. to high-demand areas. This would help to spur development of the transmission infrastructure necessary to carry the wind energy produced in South Dakota to large out-of-state markets. Sounds like a program we should all get behind, doesn’t it? ~ The Native American Connection A Special Mission OpportunityOn October 1st through the end of April, the Public Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS) program provides shelter and food to 40-50 homeless individuals every night. Seven churches open their doors each week to help those without a home. RCLPC has long wanted to show our special brand of hospitality for this endeavor but has not felt we had sufficient personnel or facilties to sustain it at our church.We do feel that we can offer a component of the program – to supply lunches once a week at one of the church sites. Your Mission Outreach Committee is willing to start the effort off by gathering together and making lunches and delivering them to Bethany Lutheran church on Sunday evening for the Month of October, 2007, providing we have some “matching gifts of service” for the remaining six months for the 2007-2008 year. WHAT ABOUT YOU! Individually or a as a group of at least 5 people! Funds for the necessary supplies will be provided from the SHARE THE BOUNTY fund. PADS personnel will help us with suggested Menu selections so we just need to shop and prepare the lunches on Sunday afternoon and deliver them to our neighbors in Christ, Bethany Lutheran. If there is a light sign up for this mission of mercy, perhaps we could do it one Sunday each month during the period of service. Think about it and then show your commitment by signing up in the Connecting Link. THE MISSION OUTREACH COMMITTEE—Led by Deacons Rick Johnson, Ann Legg and Joy Martin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Watch for the pumpkins in Fellowship Hall. Cindee Robinson will be bringing in gourds, pumpkins, Indian corn, and squash for sale as part of the Share the Bounty program on Oct. 7 and 14.