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2010 Lent, Holy Week & Easter

March 21	10:30 am Worship - Teen Musical
	The Tale of Three Trees
March 28	10:30 Palm Sunday
	Sacrament of Communion
April 1	Maundy Thursday Sacrament of Communion
	12 Noon in the Chapel
	7:30 pm in the Sanctuary
April 2	12 Noon Community Good Friday Service
	Morrisville United Methodist Church
April 4	8:30 am Easter Service
	10:30 am Easter Service

Worship Service – We here at MPC extend an open invitation for you to join us for worship. We have have a full worship and mission schedule. The Staff and Session of MPC have lined up an exciting year of worship, Christian Education, Outreach, and Fellowship events for our MPC church year. Why don't you join us for Worship Services that begin at 10:30 am on Sunday mornings. We look forward to seeing you. Don't forget to introduce yourself to one of our Deacons or church members. We'd be happy to show you around. Please take advantage of the many educational events we have planned for our Education Hour for All before worship, as well as a multitude of other activities.

Single Service Worship - Please make note. MPC has returned to a single service worship schedule for Sundays. Our traditional service of worship begins at 10:30 am.

Upcoming Events

PRESBYTERIAN DISASTER ASSISTANCE

A massive, 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti near the capital of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, January 12th. Initial reports indicate a large number of casualties and widespread damage especially in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is responding to this earthquake through Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) and its partners. Presbyterian World Mission is gathering information on the safety and status of our mission personnel and ecumenical partners in the area. For updates on the earthquake and the church’s response visit http://www.pcusa.org/pda.

You, too, can be part of God’s answer to prayer for those affected by this disaster. Funds from One Great Hour of Sharing are already helping with the initial response. Through PDA the church hopes to raise an additional one million dollars.

Please support the church’s ongoing relief effort by writing a check to the MORRISVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH with the words "Haiti Earthquake" on the memo.

A Prayer for the People of Haiti

God of compassion, please watch over the people of Haiti, and weave out of these terrible happenings wonders of goodness and grace. Surround those who have been affected by tragedy with a sense of your present love, and hold them in faith. Though they are lost in grief, may they find you and be comforted; Guide us as a church to find ways of providing assistance that heals wounds and provides hope. Help us to remember that when one of your children suffer we all suffer. Trough Jesus Christ who was dead, but lives and rules this world with you. Amen.

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Education Opportunities

Reformed, and Always Reforming — Join Pastors Hancock and Rosenau on 3 January and running through 28 March during Education for All classes(9:30 – 10:20), for a discussion of Shirley Guthrie’s book, Christian Doctrine. We will consider such questions as What Does God Want with Us? The Doctrine of Predestination; Why Doesn’t God Do Something about It? The Doctrine of Providence and the Problem of Evil; Who’s in Charge Here? The Doctrine of the Resurrection; Are You a Christian? The Doctrine of Justification. A best-seller for more than 30 years, Christian Doctrine has introduced thousands to the tenets of the Christian faith. But don’t be intimidated by the title – Guthrie’s book is well-known for being not only thorough, but readable and easy to understand. Books will be available to purchase beginning January 3, 2010.

The Gospel of Luke — Carol Carpenter, Dori Clough, and Katy Yates Brungraber lead this 13-week program that begins Sunday 3 January and continues through 28 March. From the cold of winter, through Lent, we invite you to join three women of faith as they explore the Gospel of Luke. Just what does “the kingdom of God” mean? Each week, a “reporter” will follow Jesus making his way through Galilee. So drop off the children in their education classes, then come and see what the author of Luke highlights about Christ’s journey to the cross.

Master Educator Award — Nominations due by March 31, 2010 The MPC Master Educator Award was created by the Children and Family Council in 2006. The Educational Ministry Council assumed responsibility for presenting the award in 2008. In past years, the award has been presented to Dorine McGary, Elizabeth Dugan, and Nancy Kernan. The award is based on merit, not necessarily to be presented annually, nor to recognize longevity, or to be given only to Sunday morning teachers of children. The award is designed to acknowledge those disciples of Christ who epitomize exceptional educational ministry for the Kingdom of Heaven here on earth at MPC. Forms are available in the communication racks.

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Announcements

The MPC Board of Deacons — is inviting MPC members to usher at Sunday morning services. If you ever felt as if you might like to usher, now is the time. Either email Don Likens or give him a call at 215-493-0852 to sign up.

The Annual Meeting of the Congregation and Corporation of Morrisville Presbyterian Church will be held on Sunday March 21, 2010. The meeting will convene with the prayers of the 10:30 am worship service, and continue with a luncheon in fellowship hall after which reports of the session, board of deacons, board of trustees and church treasurer will be presented. The congregation will act on a recommendation from the session concerning changes in compensation and terms of call for the Associate Pastor. No other business will be conducted.

Please be certain to let the folks in the MPC office know that you're going to attend. You can either send them an email or give them a call at (215)-295-4191.

Seventh Annual Ivins Outreach Dinner — will be at 5:30pm on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at the Yardley Country Club at a cost of $60.00/pp. Look for your invitation in the mail in February. You don’t want to miss this year’s event; we will once again have a LIVE auction, which was great fun last year, along with the silent & Chinese auction. If you want more invitations (invite your friends), or would like information on how to donate an auction item or place an ad in our Ad Book, call either Kathy Foster @ 215/493-1565 or Sheryll Waite @ 215/736-1834 or call the Ivins Outreach Center directly at 215/428-0500. See you there!

The MPC Youth Club — is performing Fiddler on the Roof, April 15, 16 and 17, 2010. We are looking for musicians to fill the pit orchestra. If you are willing to donate your time please let us know. The orchestra conductor will fill you in on rehearsal times and dates. Professional musicians donating their time are not required at all teaching rehearsals. If you are a student and need community service hours, a letter will be provided for you. A complete list of the instruments is in the January MPC Currents. Please contact Kathy Junkins (show director) at 215-295-4279 or email at premierekat@yahoo.com for Fran Wiser at 215-736-9184 or email at wiser4@comcast.net.

Cancellation Policy — Sunday morning worship services will be held as scheduled unless a weather-related state of emergency or travel ban is declared for Morrisville or its surrounding boroughs. In such cases the services will be cancelled and notification of the cancellation will be provided to the members of the congregation and to the public in the following ways: (1) a recorded message on the church answering machine; (2) a notice on radio station (WBCB 1490), and (3) a broadcast e-mail to all officers of the church. The church website www.MPCusa.net may also be updated if time permits.

Troop 3 — 100^th Anniversary Fund Raiser Troop 3 is beginning to raise money to support our 100^th Birthday. To begin we will be selling a large assortment of flower bulbs and will be set up in the Communications Center outside the music room. We will be taking presale orders and will have handouts for you to take home to fill out and return the following week. We appreciate your support for this special 100^th irthday.

Trustee's Update

Paper Retriever Bin — If you haven’t already noticed, we now have a Paper Retriever Bin placed in the lower parking lot near the Ivins Outreach Center. This is one effort we can make to help our environment, and at the same time help the church and this won’t cost us a cent. How does it work? The more we recycle the higher the weight. The higher the weight the larger the quarterly check. Yes, we receive a check for what we recycle. It simply couldn’t be any easier than that.

Here is a list of items we can recycle in our bin. Paper, newspaper, catalogs, magazines, junk mail, weekly advertisement circulars, TV Guides, folders, construction and poster paper, shredded paper, spiral notebook/theme books, office and church mail. (If dropping off shredded paper-please put in a bag. If you use a plastic bag be sure to put holes in the bag so it will compact better. If dropping off theme books please take off the front and back cover-the metal spiral may remain intact. There is no need to remove staples from paper. And lastly please no cardboard or phonebooks.

It’s easy to get started- just place an empty box near your trash at home and/or at your place of business, and place your paper in the box. Then drop your papers off in the bin on Sunday’s before or after church.

Remember, every time our bin is full, our church saves 17 trees from being cut down. Please don’t throw this piece of paper away, recycle it today!

Outreach

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The Congregational Ministry Council wants you to know that we would welcome your help. Below are some of the tasks where we could use your participation. Please prayerfully consider your own time and talents and call or email to indicate how you can help

Prepare soup or entrees at home for our freezer
Gather to make food for our freezer in the MPC kitchen one Sautrday morning
Deliver our prepared food to shut-ins and elderly members
Help to serve at a funeral reception
Make caring phone calls
Visit a member who is at home or in hospital or rehab center.
Assist with various fellowship events

Please contact J’Ann Ellis or the church office with your selections of ways you could assist members of your family of faith. Choose one or more, as you are led to share your own gifts from God.

Ivins Outreach Center – is looking for volunteers who would be interested in helping senior citizens or the disabled in the Morrisville Borough. Could you mow a lawn, weed a garden, do light housekeeping, or small house repairs? If you’re interested in helping, please call the Ivins Outreach Center at (215)–428–0500 ext. 109.

Faith in Action —is looking for volunteers. This program works by creating volunteer teams that are called on to serve only one week out of every four to six weeks. An individual will be asked to make only one to three contacts during the week that volunteer team is “on duty”. Transportation to cancer treatments or doctor’s appointments is the largest need of the program. To volunteer or for further information please call 215-428-0500 ext. 103.

Clothing Center – The MPC Clothing Center is open for business on Tuesdays from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm during the regular church year between September and May. For more information, please call the church office at (215)–295–4191.

The Clothing Center sales from 1983 through June 2009 totaled $187,488.49. Then, as now, the money earned goes for outreach. The proceeds are being given back to the community, through various organizations for people in need. We thank all who donated to our inventory making the above possible.

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