Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Announcements for late March/April 2009

  • Congregational Day of Fasting: The Session has called for a day of fasting for Saturday, March 28. For more information about this, see Pastor Ed’s blog post about it.
  • Sunday School has been cancelled for Sunday, March 29; there will be a fellowship breakfast during that time, instead.
  • Holy Week: We will include the following events for this year’s Holy Week:
    • Palm Sunday-- ordinary Sunday Schedule
    • Wednesday Nights @HWPC-- will be cancelled, due to other activities
    • Maundy Thursday-- there will be a special Maundy Thursday service, held jointly with Christ Presbyterian Church of Oakland and St. Andrews Presbyterian Church of Cordova. The service will be in the sanctuary at 6pm, and a reception will follow immediately in the Fellowship Hall.
    • Easter Sunrise Service-- 6:30am on the HWPC grounds, weather permitting (in the sanctuary if the weather is poor)
    • Easter Pancake Breakfast--7:30am in the Fellowship Hall
    • Sunday School-- will be cancelled for Easter Sunday
    • 11am Worship-- in the sanctuary
  • April Carry-In: Our regular Carry-In meal for April will be cancelled, since we will have already shared breakfast together earlier that day (Easter Sunday).
  • WIC Monthly Book Study: the Women in the Church (WIC) will meet for their monthly study on Tuesday, April 14th, at 7pm in the Fellowship Hall. The WIC has been studying Charles Swindoll’s Esther: a woman of strength and dignity; copies are available if you need one.
  • Stated Session Meeting: The Session will meet for its stated February meeting on Tuesday, April 21st, at 7pm in the Fireside Parlor.
  • Communion Sunday: On Sunday, April 26th, we will celebrate the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper together.