November 2007 WWW. GOVANSPRES.ORG The Bellringer · Sunday you would like to remember a loved one...

GOVANS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 5828 York Rd., Baltimore, MD 21212

Tel: 410-435-9188 FAX: 410-323-4409

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The Bellringer

November 2007

Takes From The Crypts...pg. 2, Lectionary...pg. 3; Greening the Church...pg. 4, Birthdays...pg. 5; Book Reviews...pg. 6

Upcoming Events...pg. 7; Ministry Areas...pg. 8; Preschool & Senior Center...pg. 11

From the Pastor’s Study Dear Friends, If you have already received a visit or a packet about our 2008 Stewardship Campaign, you may have already seen the following thoughts. If so, you have a “Get Out of Reading the Pastor’s Newsletter Arti-cle Free” Card. If not, you can read this and have a “Get Out of Reading the Pastor’s Thoughts on Tithing in the Stewardship Packet” Card. Either way, you win! Here we go:

Traditionally, tithing means giving 10% of the family income to church. Tithing has always been a challenge, but today it may be even harder. So much of our income is committed to things we feel we “need.” Yet, if we look at tithing from the perspective of abundance instead of scarcity it does not seem like an unrea-sonable principle. In a country where so many of us have so much, can we not live on 90% of our income and give the rest to God? Is it possible that some of our “needs” are really luxuries in disguise? Still 10% is a challenge. Here are three thoughts that might help us meet the challenge.

1. We don’t have to start tithing right away (“cold turkey”). It is something that can be worked to-ward as a goal. This year we may give 3% of our family income. But, we can make it our goal to increase that percentage by 1 point each year until we reach 10%. Some years we may feel we can’t make the 1% increase. Other years we may be able to do more. But, when we think in terms of “percentage giving” it offers us a way to objectively measure our giving over our lifetime.

2. Don’t just count giving to the church! One of the important reasons to tithe is just to help us live with less, so those who have little can have enough. So, if you donate to the Red Cross or the United Way, work that into your giving percentage for the family. Of course, if you reach the 10% level then you may want to push yourself even higher. In fact, many people who do give 10% report that they feel wonderful about it and are inspired to give more.

3. Finally, using percentages is important because it takes the emphasis off how much the church “needs.” Really, our giving as individuals and families is about nurturing the virtue of generosity within ourselves. If we can’t let go of just one tenth of our income each year how generous can we really call ourselves?

So please prayerfully and thoughtfully consider the principle of “percentage giving” this year and consider if tithing (10%) is a goal for you. If so, we hope you can work toward the goal and will enjoy the fruits of a more generous lifestyle.

Peace, Tom

The Bellringer . Govans Presbyterian Church Newsletter

Opportunity What if you were denied a home because you were a woman, because you had a child, or because your skin was dark? Such treatment is both illegal and unfair, but it occurs every day. Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. (BNI) is a 48-year-old civil rights agency dedicated to fighting discrimination in housing. BNI serves all of Central Maryland and beyond. Willing vol-unteers are needed to help in the fight for fair housing. If you are interested in this worthwhile effort, please contact BNI’s fair housing office at 410-243-4400 or www.bni-maryland.org. Volunteer “testers” are carefully trained and are paid a small

Letters - Thanks: Giving and Receiving

Many thanks to the congregation for their kind re-ception to my friend, Rebecca Kariuki, who spoke to the 11 o’clock service on September 9th. Rebecca told us about her school, the Aloe Vera Preparatory School, which serves abused and neglected children in Nairobi, Kenya. Since returning to Nairobi, Rebecca has telephoned me twice to thank us for our generosity and to assure us that our donations have helped many children. Information about the school is still available in the pamphlet rack in the Gallery. Betsy Toland

******************** Thanks so much to the Govans members who par-ticipated in the recent Peace Path by standing on the Path on September 11th or by signing the Govans Presbyterians for Peace banner we used on that day. Every Friday from noon to one Women In Black stands vigil for peace at two nearby locations: in the Inner Harbor on McKeldin Square (the corner of Pratt and Light) and in front of Roland Park Place (across from the Rotunda). You stand silently holding signs of peace as a witness for peaceful solutions to the vio-lence in our community and in our world. All are wel-come. If you want to know more or have feedback on the 9/11 Peace Path, please visit the Women In Black website at www.peacepath911.com or call Judy West-ern at 410.625.0070.

TALES FROM THE CRYPTS –

XIII The Govanstown Cemetery of the

Govans Presbyterian Church

November 17, 2006: I spoke with E. Bruce Stuart, Jr. today about the graves belonging to and filled by members of his family. He told me a story about his father, a strict, precise and ac-curate person during his life-time who is buried in lot 310 in our cemetery – but he wasn’t at first. At his funeral, in 1985, he actually was buried in lot 311 by mistake. Bruce told me that, some few days after the funeral, he was called to come back to the cemetery so that he could witness the body of his father being moved from lot 311 to lot 310, where he should have been buried in the first place. His family later would comment with some humor on the situation of this man, who in life demanded accuracy, being buried very inaccu-rately in the wrong gravesite. It reminds me of the story of the man who, when asked where he wanted to be buried, replied, “Surprise me!” William A. Andersen November 2007

From the Church Office

Intercessor: When giving a name for prayer, please include the address on an “I Wish” card. We would like to send a note to tell them they are in our prayers. Sanctuary Flowers: The flower calendar is hanging on the church office door. Please feel free to pick a Sunday you would like to remember a loved one or anniversary. You may sign up on the calendar or call the church office. The cost is $35. You can also call the office to request what type of flowers you would like on the altar that Sunday (410-435-9188). There are still openings for Sanctuary Flowers on November 18 & 25; Dec. 2 & 16; 2008. Ink Cartridges: Please donate your ink cartridges to the church. You can place them in the designated basket in the Gallery. Cartridges accepted by Staples are HP, Lexmark or Dell. The church is able to turn these in to Staples for coupons which are used for discounts on the office supplies. Thank you! Wendy

Who was Thessalonians?

Most of the Epistle lessons for November are from Thessalonians, so who were the Thessalonians? Thessalonicia is now the modern city of Salonik on the Aegean Sea. Mount Olympus, the home of the Greek gods, is visible from the city. The church in Thessalonica was found by Paul dur-ing his second missionary journey in about 51 AD (Acts 17:1-9). Paul initially preached in the syna-gogue with some success among the Jews but greater success among the Greeks. The Jews be-came annoyed with Paul and they forced him to leave the city by night for the nearby city of Berea. His accusers followed him to Berea and he was then forced to travel to Athens. Ted Kruse No-

vember Communion Offering Presbyterian Disaster Assis-tance

- Communion offering is accepted throughout November - Your financial support and partnership enables Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) to witness to the healing love of Christ and to bring hope to communities and individuals recovering from natu-ral and human-caused disaster situations both Na-tionally and Internationally. One way has been help to people in eastern Kenya. An estimated 2.5 million people in northern and eastern Kenya are in need of emergency food aid due to poor rains last fall. The drought situation has triggered a food emergency and set in motion a se-ries of crises from malnutrition to loss of livestock. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance is responding to this crisis as a member of the global alliance Action by Churches Together (ACT) International. The current response of ACT members in Kenya has been put into place mainly to save lives where famine and malnu-trition are becoming se-vere and to get people through the day-to-day crises by providing water and distributing food, among other efforts.


NOV. LECTIONARY

4 Hab. 1:1-4, 2:1-4; Ps. 119:137-144; 2 Thess. 1:1-4, 11-12; Luke 19:1-10

11 Hag. 1:15b-2:9; Ps. 145:1-5. 17-1 or Ps. 98; 2 Thess. 2:1-5. 13-17; Luke 20:27-38

18 Isa. 65:17-25; Isa> 12; 2 Thess. 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19

25 Jer. 23:1-6; Luke 1:68-79; Col. 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43

The Duba pump near the village of Kalobeyei (25 km northwest of Kakuma Refugee Camp).

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Greening The Church – Ben Hobbs & Peter Conrad During September and October, there was a four-part Adult Options series on “Greening the Church”. Lots of wonder-ful ideas emerged from the presentations by Davis Bookhart and Glenn Page and the tour led by Bob Vickers and Tom Liebl, and especially discussions. Some are summarized below. Glenn started by quoting Margaret Mead: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” There are opportunities all around us to lower the Church’s impact and help the community become more sustainable. If Govans commits to clear, unambiguous goals, mobilizes the congregation, and sustains the effort, the changes could be huge. He urged us to define a handful of “markers for progress” so that in a year we can see how much we’ve progressed towards our goals. Some of the opportunities identified:

• Strengthening our aluminum recycling efforts both to educate ourselves, and continuing to provide funds to a clinic in El Salvador (see article by Wayne White on page 6 )

• Expand recycling efforts (ink cartridges/paper/books/styrofoam). Put up a sign: “If you recycle paper here, we make $ for our ministries”.

• Provide a convenient place to dispose of hazardous wastes that shouldn’t go in the trash (batteries, paint, old computers), linking with appropriate disposal authorities in the City and County

• Bulk purchasing for the congregation: compact fluorescent light bulbs, shopping Bags (with the Govans name as a logo)

• Joining One Straw Farm; becoming a drop off point for food, collecting food for CARES food pantry, and pro-viding outreach to the community.

• Flea Market: the ultimate reuse of materials! • Partner with local Universities (Loyola/Towson/Goucher)--be there at the end of the school year when students

leave so that we can intercept reusable goods and furnishings, and provide them to members of the community who can use them.

• Work with GEDCO: initiatives on energy saving and other sustainability efforts in GEDCO housing and the community; support the state’s Fuel Fund.

• Landscaping: providing free mulch, support former Mayor O’Malley’s goal of doubling the tree canopy in Bal-timore by planting trees on our property (our Myra Brosius is the leader for the Baltimore City effort), install-ing rain barrels to limit harmful storm runoff.

• Inventorying and harvesting the “low hanging fruit” for energy savings: replacing incandescent light bulbs where possible with fluorescents; fixing or retrofitting leaky windows; consider upgrades to water heating and building heating/air conditioning; replacing inefficient refrigerators. Look for low investment/high payback opportunities first. Look for opportunities to build endowment for that particular purpose (if we take advantage of high payback investments, then the endowment will actually grow in the long run by taking advantage of them).

• Appointing a resource manager who will be paying continuous attention to equipment settings and replace-ment, and developing a check list for such a manager. Renewing our commitment to long term planning for equipment replacement, being mindful of both first costs and running costs. Efforts to make the staff and con-gregation mindful of what we consume and where it comes from.

• When replacing the roof, make the new roof compatible with solar cell retrofits when (hopefully) costs come down over the next few years.

• Have a “Bike/Walk/Carpool to Church Sunday” twice a year – empty parking lots and full pews being the goal! Have a bike rack and other visual reminders of this opportunity.

• Integrate curriculum in Pre-School. • Support bike lanes along York Rd. • Create a committee (no surprise here!) on sustainability to winnow these ideas as well as develop new ones,

and provide the continuity of attention they’ll need for successful implementation. Pastor Tom announced that he’s forming just such a committee.

• Promote these activities in the Bellringer and on the website.


Nov. 2 William Field 3 Courtney McElfatrick 4 Howard Heiss Jr. 6 Joyce Kruse 7 Coralyn Blackiston 8 Shu-Quan Minto Ada Orie 10 Eamon Black 14 Uchenna Orie 15 Julin Colvin Donna North

17 Amber Gaede 18 James Hardin IV Evelyn Wynn 19 Edith Brown Nicky Colvin Patrick Rawle 21 Dorothy Fleming 22 Corky Shaw 24 Okpe Orie 25 John Sharp Jr. 26 Kit Clark 30 Steve Frantz Jamie Hardin

November Birthdays

Introducing our Sunday School Staff & Workers

2007-2008

Pre-K & Kindergarten: Sasha Harris, Sharon Ray, Becky Bryant, and Amber Gaede 1st—5th Grades: Kelly Shay, Wendy Smith, Scott Sugiuchi and Elsie Hegwood 6th—8th Grades: Stephen Gaede, Brian Green and Mary Welliver-Dillon 9th—12th Grades: Betty Flint, Kenneth Greene, Mike Reed and Ramona Hoyle Nursery Care Workers: Pamela Bullock, Alexa Previti and Courtney Gardner Thank you all for your gift of time on Sunday morn-ing to show God’s love to the children and young people at Govans.

Please indicate on check “Christmas Flowers” and mail to:

Christmas Flowers

Govans Presbyterian Church, 5828 York Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21212.

Name:___________________________________________ In Memory/Honor of: ________________________________

Christmas Poinsettias It is time once again to make arrangements for deco-rating our Sanctuary for Christmas with greens and poinsettias. If you would like to purchase poinsettias to be used for our Christmas Service, please complete the form below. Poinsettias are $10.00 each. Deadline is Dec. 16.

Red Pink White Marble

Total

Please circle the ones you wish to take home; otherwise they will be donated for homebound folks!


~BOOK REVIEWS~

Historical fiction is an effective way to introduce top-ics of peace and justice to children. Cynthia Kadohata does a superb job in Weedflower of introducing children to the period during World War II when Japanese Americans were interred out of fear and prejudice. (published 2006 by Atheneum) Sumiko, the 12 year old main character is an industrious girl who works alongside her aunt and uncle on the fam-ily flower farm, learning all about the flower growing business, and helping to take care of her younger brother. When the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, the life she has known comes to an end. Her family is split up and she finds herself living with her aunt and her brother in the middle of the desert of Arizona. In fact, to make a place for the Japanese prisoners, our government took land from the Indian reservation in Poston. The lives of the prisoners are presented real-istically, and the concepts of patriotism, fear and prejudice are discussed in a way that intermediate children can understand. The characters and theme of this book are beautifully developed, making it an ex-cellent read aloud for families or classrooms. by Wendy Smith THE BIBLE: A Very Short Introduction by John Riches. Oxford Univ. Press, 2000. At 168 pages, this book is half the length of its competitor, THE BIBLE FOR DUMMIES. Despite its short length, the book is substantial, covering topics ranging from the choosing of writings to be included in the Bible to the role of the Bible in the arts. Brief coverage is also given to more contemporary topics such as the role of the Bible in popular culture and in the post-colonial world. Topics are covered briefly with carefully cho-sen examples to illustrate the concepts. Anyone can quibble on a book this short about which topics were included and which important topics were over-looked. But, overall this is a first rate introduction to more serious Bible study. by Ted Kruse

Aluminum Cans by Wayne White

Let me fill you in on the aluminum can project. It was started maybe 15-20 years ago by Lenore Brash-ler, a member of the SHARE Com-mittee. She simply realized in her office how many cans were just be-ing thrown in the trash, and no efforts were being made to re-cycle. She brought it to the committee as a two-fold project: to protect the environment, and to fund projects at our sister parish in El Salvador, San Roque. At first, the funds went to the clinic program at the church, but they are now used for any needs that the congregation may have, since the health pro-moters are disbanded. When Lenore and her family moved to Richmond, I picked up the aluminum can project and have continued with it. We have seen some fluctuation on the market for re-cycled alumi-num cans, but we currently receive 55 cents per pound. A crushed can is easier to handle and store, but not everyone can do that before bringing them in, I know. The crushed can only takes 1/5 the space of an uncrushed one. The Nursery School parents during the week. regularly contribute bags of cans, as do so many church members on Sundays. We keep a trash barrel in the Gallery with a can opening in its lid for recycling at any time. In the production of aluminum from bauxite, the main environmental impact is probably the great amount of electricity needed to carry out this process. A great deal of water is also used in the extraction process. A re-cycled aluminum can thus saves enough electricity to run your televi-sion set for three days. Re-cycling is a sound invest-ment in a sustainable future.

Volunteers are Needed

To count the offering after each service for about an hour every 6

weeks.

Please speak with Sylvia Usher if you are interested.

Thanks!

Bible Study with Tom 7:10 – 8 p.m. Wednesday evenings in the

Waverly Room. Oct. 17, Oct. 24, & Nov. 7 - Dec. 14


Christian One Liners Many folks want to serve God, but only as advisors. It is easier to preach ten sermons than it is to live one. Quit griping about your church; if it was per-fect, you couldn't belong. You can tell how big a person is by what it takes to discourage him. He who angers you, controls you! We were called to be witnesses, not lawyers or judges. If the church wants a better pastor, it only needs to pray for the one it has. I don't know why some people change churches; what difference does it make which one you stay home from?

~ Upcoming Events ~ GOVANS ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL November 4 & 11 - We are looking for arts and crafts to sell to benefit the Church such as knit-ted or crocheted items, Christmas ornaments, decorations, gift tags, paper crafts, wooden crafts, decorative tiles, pottery, etc. If you are interested in sharing a gift, please con-tact Bonnie Thomson at 410-665-2399 or at [email protected], or fill in the form below and mail it to office or place it in the offering basket. We need your talent to make this event a success!

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Charles Forbes - Join us at Govans Presbyterian Church on November 16 at 6:30 p.m. for a night of celebration, good food and fellowship, and an oppor-tunity to say Thank You to a great churchman and good friend who served the Presbytery as stated Clerk for 16 years. His background is in teaching English as a Second Language and Educational Ad-ministration. His BA degree is from Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois (Speech Major); MA from the American University of Beirut (Education); and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Thanksgiving Services ∗ Everyone is invited to

the Interfaith Thanks-giving Service at Govans Presbyterian Church at 7:30 p.m. on November 12th. The service is spon-sored by the Interfaith Fairness Coalition of Maryland.

∗ There will be a special Thanksgiving Day Wor-

ship Service in the Sanctuary at 10 a.m. The ser-vice will include Communion and Hymnsing. Everyone is welcome.

(Educational Administration). He has taught Presbyte-rian Polity as an adjunct faculty member at St. Mary's (Roman Catholic) Seminary and University in Balti-more, and in tutorial settings for Baltimore Presby-tery. Tickets are $20.00 per person. Barbara Kemp will appear as piano soloist with the Hopkins Chamber Orchestra, performing the Shostakovich Concerto No.1 for piano, trumpet and strings on Sunday, November 11, at 3 p.m. The con-cert will be held in the SDS room at the Mattin Cen-ter, Johns Hopkins University. The Mattin Building is the one closest to Charles St., opposite 33rd St. Tick-ets are available the day of the concert at the door and are $8.00 general admission, $6.00 seniors, students through college, JHU faculty, staff, and alumnae.

Ministry Areas

Adult Options Nov. 4: Two discussion sessions on "Govans Takes A Stand: The Congregation, the Session, and the Staff" (what does it mean when our church takes a position on an issue such as the death penalty? What are we committed to, and who can commit us to what?) and "More Light: What it Means, What our Choices Are?” Nov. 11 &18: Writing sessions lead by Carol McAfee. Perhaps following up on Tom's sermon on the problem of evil (why bad things happen to good people), Anne Lamott (on our relationship with God), or other topics. Cheers, Ben Hobbs

Children & Youth

Please welcome new Christian Education Co-ordinator Melissa Lees. M.A. Pastoral Ministry 2007 from University of Dayton, OH and B.A. Religious Studies 2004 from Marywood University, Scranton, PA. Melissa starts October 24th part-time.

Facilities Leaves leave … But not without Your help. Saturday, November 10, we will be gathering for our an-nual leaf clean-up. With all the beautiful trees on our grounds we have a bounti-ful harvest of leaves to gather. It can be lots of fun, especially when we have lots of help. Please con-sider joining us for all or part of the Saturday morn-ing gathering from 9-12 noon. Please bring rakes if

you have them. We will supply leaves and refresh-ments!

Wednesday Night Food & Fellowship

Wednesday Night Bible Study will continue at 7:10 p.m. beginning November 7th. In preparation for Advent and Christmas, we will be doing a six-week series on the stories of Jesus’ birth in the four gospels. We will start with the Gospel of Mark and ask why this Gospel doesn’t even have a birth narrative. It starts with Jesus as an adult. Then we will look at Matthew and Luke to see why they decided to include birth narratives and what they say. Then we will finish with the Gospel of John which goes back to the beginning of time to tell about the “birth” of Jesus. You can join us for dinner at 6 p.m. before the Bible Study or just come for the study. Hope to see you there. Mission and Social Justice

Activities Mark your calendars for November 8. GEDCO will be hosting its annual Fall Event and Fundraiser at Evergreen House on Charles St. The evening will include dinner and entertainment. This is GEDCO’s main fundraising event that GPC has always very generously supported. Tickets may be purchased from Jim Williams or Bonnie Thomson. Contribute food to the CARES pantry: dried mashed potatoes, spaghetti sauce, spaghetti, canned vegetables and fruit, peanut butter, macaroni & cheese, cereal, etc. Thanksgiving Dinner for GEDCO’s Harford & Micah House. See page 9 for details. Thanksgiving Baskets for Morgan State Univer-sity’s Head Start Program. (Continued on page 9)


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Needed Turkeys 20 lbs. (cooked & uncooked) Pies (pumpkin or apple) Ham 15 lbs (cooked or canned) Stuffing for 25 Mashed Potatoes for 15 Macaroni & Cheese for 10 Jellied Cranberry Sauce for 24 Cake for 12+ Candied Sweet Potatoes (9x12 pan) Salad & Dressing for 15 Vegetables & Dip (large tray) Rolls & Butter (4 dozen) Soda (8 – 2-liter bottles) Stringbeans (2 #10 cans) Sauerkraut (2 #10 cans) Paper goods/cutlery/cups for 80 Trash bags Heavy duty aluminum foil

We need your help to make

Thanksgiving Dinner a success for

GEDCO’S Micah & Harford House

On Nov. 21, 6:30 p.m. at Harford House, 1517 E. North Ave.

All are invited to join us in celebrating our annual Thanks-giving celebration, an evening of food, fun, entertainment

and most importantly fellowship.

In addition to donations of food, we are looking for: • Volunteers to help transport 75 folding chairs to Harford

House during that week

If interested in contributing, please contact Joyce Kruse at 443-904-1149 or by email at [email protected]

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Eleven families have been identified as in need this holiday season. Food items needed for the baskets in-clude turkeys (cash donation), canned sweet potatoes, canned peas, green beans and collards, stuffing mix, instant mashed potatoes, canned cranberry sauce, canned gravy. If you would like to help, please bring do-nations of food to Govans and place in the bins labeled Morgan State Head Start by November 18. Thank you! Morgan State has requested coats, hats and gloves for preschoolers, ages 3 to 5, plus adult coats, hats and gloves. The need is for families in the Head Start program. A basket in the Gallery will be provided for donations. Angel Board with a list of gift wishes for needy families will be posted in the Gallery the 2nd week in November.

"The 'Fresh Breeze Mindfulness Sangha' meets 8:30 a.m. every Saturday morning in Sharp Hall, practicing Buddhism meditation in the Vietnamese Zen Tradition. Newcomers are wel-come! Enter Sharp Hall by the emergency exit on the west side of the hall."

NOVEMBER 2007

Sun. 4 11 18, 25

9:15 a.m. Family Service, 10 a.m. Sunday School & Adult Options, 11 a.m. Traditional Ser-vice; 9-12 p.m. Craft Sale in S.H., 12:30 p.m. New Member Class (WR); 4 p.m. Girl Scouts (MP) Daylight Saving Time ends 9:15 a.m. Family Service, 10 a.m. Sunday School & Adult Options, 11 a.m. Traditional Ser-vice; 9-12 p.m. Craft Sale in S.H 9:15 a.m. Family Service, 10 a.m. Sunday School & Adult Options, 11 a.m. Traditional Ser-vice

Mon. 5 12 19

One Straw Farm Pick-Up (Gallery) One Straw Farm Pick-Up (Gallery), Interfaith Service with reception after 7 p.m. Worship Ministry Area Meeting (WR), Veteran’s Day observed

Tues. 6 13 20 27

10 a.m. Knitting Group (Lib), 7 p.m. Peace Center (Lib) 10 a.m. Knitting Group (Lib), 6 p.m. Fundraising Committee (Lib), 7 p.m. Hoa Kola (WR) 10 a.m. Knitting Group (Lib), 7 p.m. Ministry Area Meeting (SH), 7 p.m. Peace Center (Lib) 10 a.m. Knitting Group (Lib), 7 p.m. Session (SH), 7 p.m. Peace Center (Lib)

Wed. 7 14 21 28

9:30 a.m. Staff Meeting (Lib), 5:45 pm. Yoga (MP) , 6 p.m. Food & Fellowship (SH), 7:30 p.m. C&F Band (Sanctuary) 9:30 a.m. Staff Meeting (Lib), 5:45 pm. Yoga (MP) , 6 p.m. Food & Fellowship (SH), 7:30 p.m. C&F Band (Sanctuary) 7 p.m. Finance Ministry (WR) 9:30 a.m. Staff Meeting (Lib), 5:45 pm. Yoga (MP) , 6 p.m. Food & Fellowship (SH), 7:30 p.m. C&F Band (Sanctuary), 8 p.m. Adult Ministries (WR)

Thurs. 1,8,15, 29 22

Thanksgiving 7 p.m. Peace Study Center (Lib), 7:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal (Music Room) Thanksgiving Day Worship Service in the Sanctuary at 10 a.m., Church Office Closed

Fri. 16

6:30 p.m. Charles Forbes Dinner (SH)

Sat. 3 10 17

Hau Kola Dinner SH) Outside Workday Raking 11 a.m. Scrapbooking (MP)

"The 'Fresh Breeze Mindfulness Sangha' meets 8:30 a.m. every Saturday morning in Sharp Hall, practicing Buddhism meditation in the Vietnamese Zene Tradition. Newcomers are welcome! Enter Sharp Hall by the emergency exit on the west side of the hall."

Nov. 28: Orthodox Advent Fast begins

It’s Pot Luck Supper time again! The Preschool will hold its annual Pot Luck Supper on Thursday, No-vember 8th from 5:30 until 7:00 p.m. This popular event is an opportunity for parents and teachers to share a meal and conversation with each other. This event is usually well attended and enjoyed by all. The Preschool will again ask for donations of non-perishable food items that will be donated to families that are in need of a Thanksgiving dinner. The Preschool will be closed on Monday, November 12th for a professional day for the teachers. The teach-ers will attend meetings and workshops. Some of them may have an opportunity to visit other preschools in the area. The Preschool children will celebrate Thanksgiving in their class-rooms and will discuss the meaning of "giving thanks". The Fours and Kindergarten will celebrate a special Thanksgiving feast together. Each class will bring food to the feast which they have prepared and the chil-dren will be dressed as either Pilgrims or Native Americans. The Preschool will be closed on Thursday, November 22nd and Fri-day, November 23rd in celebration of Thanksgiving.

Senior Network of North Baltimore SNNB: The Senior Network of North Baltimore is located in a building attached to Govans Presbyterian Church. To enter our parking lot, use the York Belvedere Medical Center driveway at 5820 York Rd. Infor-mation on SNNB is available in their newsletter, “The Silver Scoop.” You may pick it up in the gallery, or have it delivered to your home. Contact the SNNB office at 410-323-7131. SNNB offers classes, clubs, lunches, trips, health and wellness activities, and more! Classes include Chair Exercise, and Exercise, Gen-tle Yoga, Line Dancing, Painting, Piano, Spanish and Tai Chi. Upcoming trips include the following: June 2008 A cruise to Bermuda June 21-28, 2008. Package includes cabin with private shower and toilet, all meals on the Norwegian Majesty, morning and afternoon snacks, room service, services of a cruise director, cabin steward, health & fitness center, nightly entertainment, Las Vegas-style casino, swimming pool & sporting activities, and port taxes. Price: Category J (inside cabin) - $975.00, Category F (outside cabin) - $1, 185.00. July 2008 Canadian Rockies Holiday: July 17-22, 2008. Highlights include Calgary, Banff, Lake Louise and Columbia Ice-fields. Includes air fare from BWI, motor coach in Canada, 5 nights lodging in Banff, and 8 meals. Prices start at $2049.00 October 2008 Canyon Country: October 2-10, 2008. Highlights include Scottsdale, Oak Creek Canyon, Kaibab Na-tional Forest, Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, Monument Valley, Bryce & Zion Canyon National Parks, Las Vegas. Includes air fare from BWI, lodging and 12 meals. Prices start at $2,399.00.


Preschool Press by Pam Ferguson

~Upcoming Events ~

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GOVANS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 5828 York Rd . , Ba l t imore, MD 21212 Tel : 410-435-9188

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

9:15 A.M. CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICE

With Contemporary Music

10:10 A.M.

SUNDAY SCHOOL ADULT EDUCATION

11 A.M.

TRADITIONAL WORSHIP

With Organ and Chancel Choir Organist & Choir Director: Clinton Adams

BARRIER-FREE

CHILDCARE IS PROVIDED FOR BOTH SERVICES ALL ARE WELCOME

The Ellen Morriss Memorial Labyrinth is open from dawn to dusk daily

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