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 Right next to Morrell Park on Major Avenue |
June 2007 |
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Right next to Morrell Park on Major Avenue |
June 2007 |
| Sunday, June 3, 2007 | Communion |
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Preacher Doyel will preach about some books in the Bible that you may not read much, but wondered about. Who were Timothy, Titus, and Jude? Take a look at these books of the New Testament and come and share the joy of Communion with the Congregation.
Old Preacher Doyel will be celebrating his 60th birthday (June 11th). That means I can do what I want! Come and hear MY favorite hymns, MY favorite Bible passages, and MY favorite children’s sermons. Yes, be with us as Preacher Doyel preaches a sermon entitled,
MY WAY—AND I FEEL LIKE A KID AGAIN!
Installation of the Reverend Dr. Kenneth C. Harper
Sunday, June 10th
3:00 PM
Green Valley Presbyterian Church
1798 Wigwam
Henderson, NV
Everyone is Invited!
| Sunday, June 17, 2007 | Father’s Day |
Elder Ken Meats will share his always inspiring sermons on this Father’s Day.
Sunday, June 24, 2007
One who is bringing great joy to our church, Lee Styer, our seminary intern, will again inspire us with one of his sermons.
Per Capita for 2007 is $31.50 per member. |
If you don’t see your name listed for a birthday or an anniversary, please let the office know!
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Christian Education
The last Sunday School class for the year will be held on June 3rd. Sunday School will resume after summer break on September 2nd. Have a great summer everyone!!
GET READY!
Planning is continuing for the 50th Anniversary celebration of our church. If you would like to help, contact Karen Fallon at 558-0446.
Zep Sylvis is currently collecting and scanning photos concerning HPC activities, people, functions, and all things related—especially from the past. If you have photos that you are willing to part with for a day or two (or if you have digital photos), PLEASE contact ZEP at 565-0668 or by email at sylvis@ccmail.nevada.edu |
JOB Announcement The Session is searching for a nursery attendant. This person would be responsible for caring for children, ages newborn to Kindergarten, on Sunday mornings from 8:15 AM until 11:45 AM. Additionally, the incumbent would help teach pre-school Sunday School from 9:30 AM until 10:15 AM every Sunday. Besides caring for children, the incumbent would be responsible for directing the children to clean up after themselves, for changing diapers as necessary, for emptying trash in the classroom and bathroom at the close of the day, and for washing the changing table pad weekly (if used). Experience caring for and working with children (either formally or informally) is necessary. Pay is $40 per Sunday. The incumbent is expected to work every Sunday unless absence is arranged ahead of time. If you are interested in this position, please send your résumé to: HPC Church Session, Personnel Officer PO Box 91346, Henderson, NV 89009; or simply deliver your résumé to the church office.
You may be on vacation, but the church is not! Please give regularly, as your budget allows. THANK YOU! |
Imagine having no home. You have no kitchen, no pots and pans, no can opener. Heck, you don’t even have any food! What are you going to do? No, you can’t go to the buffet at the Fiesta—you don’t have any money for that. You are out of luck! Unfortunately, many people are in just this situation! But at least your kindness has made our Food Pantry available to them. The thing is, our Food Pantry has many items that these people cannot use. They have no can openers, so they can’t use food in regular cans. They have no refrigerators, so they can’t store any leftovers that need refrigeration. They have no silverware, plates, or pots and pans so they can’t cook spaghetti, rice, or macaroni and cheese. The majority of the people who come to our church’s Food Pantry are single and homeless. They often live out of a backpack and sleep in the desert. Please consider the following items the next time you are shopping and would like to contribute to the Food Pantry:
The Deacons are planning a food drive. Talk to a Deacon to learn more!
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COMING
ice cream social and fireworks display!! Wednesday, July 4th
6:00 PM
Henderson Presbyterian Church
It’s great fun!
Bring comfy chairs if you have them.
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MINOR DETAILS
By Daniel Schears
How often have we heard, "Don’t sweat the details, get the big picture."? To a varying degree, this is true. However, how often do we really consider or appreciate the small aspects of our lives? Take pollen for an example, we cough, we sneeze and complain about our allergies, but do we ever thank the little bees who spread this pollen on certain trees for the apples, pears, or any other varieties of delicious fruit we enjoy? Are we aware of the unfolding of flower petals of beautiful flowers we see and smell? Do we ever think about how a large stalk of corn begins with one little kernel? When was the last time we looked up at a beautiful sky remembering how we would see images in the clouds when we were kids? "Minor details."
If you have ever done any rock hounding, or know anyone who has, you will soon find that even the simplest or seemingly insignificant geodes, while being overlooked, when broken contain beautiful, semi-precious agates; while amethysts (another semi-precious stone), are easily passed by while in the rough, by unseeing individuals. "Minor details."
Sometimes we are too preoccupied to hear the beautiful songs that birds freely grace us with, or see their animated flight. On other occasions, we may not bother to listen or even hear children laughing, or feel the gentle nudge of our pet who just wants to be noticed and petted. "Minor details."
This is reminiscent of the explanation of the parables of Jesus as found in Matthew 13:13, when He said, "Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand."
We so often lose ourselves in useless activities neglecting the importance that "all of life" has to offer. We hear phrases such as, "the cutting edge, push the envelope, movers and shakers," as well as other clichés, and we lose ourselves. We don’t just lose ourselves in our work, but we lose ourselves, period. It is then that we must ask ourselves, "Just what is this ‘big picture’ that we are striving for?" Is it for recognition, pride, worldly gain, or some far off priorities? Does our "big picture" include our relationship with God, with our family and friends, being cognoscente of and gracious to those we meet? Do we have peace of mind?
Equally important, have we stopped to consider how miniscule we are in God’s universe? And yet to God, who can count the hairs on our heads, we are important (Matthew 11:30 and Luke 12:7). Do you recall Samson who had what we might call a "bad hair day" because he neglected the details? We, with our limited knowledge of life’s mysteries, still count. We are important; as is our faith in and love for God important and it counts, because our life depends on it. Just as the pollen, or the bee, we are vital to life’s cycle and to God, and that is no "minor detail." Keep in mind that the accumulation of these "minor details" make up what really IS the big picture.
Father’s Day Fun
Sonora Louise Smart Dodd, who lived in Spokane, Washington, came up with the idea of Father’s Day. Sonora was the oldest of six children raised by their father, William Jackson Smart, when their mother died during childbirth. Sonora honored and revered her father, and while listening to a Mother's Day sermon, in 1909, she determined there should also be a day to honor fathers. In 1910, Sonora chose June 19th, as the day to celebrate Father's Day because that was her father's birthday. With support from the Spokane Ministerial Association and the YMCA, the first Father's Day was celebrated in Spokane on June 19, 1910. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. President Richard Nixon followed in 1972 by establishing a permanent national observance of Father’s Day to be held the third Sunday of June.
There are all kinds of things you can do to make Father's Day special for your dad. Here are a few suggestions:
Make dad breakfast in bed. Be obedient.
Send him flowers. The red rose is the official Send him an on-line greeting card.
Father's Day flower. Get along with your brothers and sisters.
Do secret acts of kindness. This might include Make or take him out to dinner.
doing one of dad's chores for him-like taking Do your chores, without being asked.
out the garbage!
