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Worship with us this week (12-Mar)
Please join us this week as we welcome Rev. Aleta Ash to our pulpit! 
Join us at 9:45am at the HS United Church of Christ, 116 Third Street, Holly Springs, NC  27540

“We Are Asked to Follow”
Rev. Aleta Ash
 
Scripture passages
Genesis 12: 1-4a
John 3: 1-17

UPCOMING EVENTS


 
Sun Mar 12 9:45am:  KOHS Worship (Day Light Savings Time Begins)
11:00am:  KOHS Potato Lunch and Congregational Meeting
Wed Mar 15 2:00pm:  KOK St. Patrick's Social for seniors at Holly Springs Manor
Fri Mar 31 7:00pm:  Town Hall Lenten Program with HSUCC
   
   

NEWSWIRE


Inclement Weather update:
As a reminder, we'll provide worship service updates through the below methods in the event extreme weather conditions may make it hazardous for travel.  A decision will be made and communication out as soon as possible.  Be on the look out!


Communication Outlets:
Remind Service:  See Communication section for details on sign up
KOHS Facebook Page
Email
KOK/KOHS website (if possible)



Time Change this Sunday!:
Don't forget to move your clocks forward on Saturday night!  Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday and we'll "Spring" forward an hour.  We want to see everyone in worship at 9:45a.m.!  No more darkness at dinner!



KOHS March Connections Lunch and Congregational Meeting:
Mark your calendars!  Our annual St Patrick's Day potato bake sponsored by KOHS Connections is planned for March 12 after Sunday worship.  The Connections team will provide potatoes and drinks but the team needs volunteers to bring potato "fixins"- sour cream, shredded cheese, butter, bacon bits (Bob Morris), broccoli, chives, and any other things you like to put on a potato.  

In addition, the KOHS Leadership Team would like to provide an update on yearly activities and plans for 2017.  Come and join us!  




Town Hall Lenten Program:
We have been *invited by our friends here at UCC* to join them on Friday night, March 31 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. for a *town hall Lenten program* that is being replicated by UCC congregations across the state in March and April.  

Program focus:  As we begin to observe this season of repentance and reflection during Lent, we want this to be a time where we engage in healthy dialogue that captures the essence of who God is calling us to be. It will be a time to listen, talk, and discern. We will talk about the issues of today and try to minimize the idea of **US** vs. **THEM**. We will talk about what unifies us more so than what divides us. As we engage ourselves in reflective questions and answers, during this time of discernment, we want people to come out for prayer, to talk about the issues of the day and ask how we can be the church together for such a time as this.”



New Church-Wide Photo Directory:

We want YOU to be in our 2017 Kirk Family Album (ie. Photo Directory)!
DO YOU EVER see members on Sunday mornings and don’t know their names?
DO YOU EVER want to put a face to a voice that you have spoken to on the phone or contacted via email?

A CHURCH-WIDE photo directory is just what you need to help with the situations, as well as a valuable resource for all members and staff.  There is no charge to be included and you will  receive a complimentary 8 x 10 color portrait and a printed directory just for participating. Please go to https://booknow-lifetouch.appointment-plus.com/9z5bl074/ to sign up, as photos begin March 20. Thank you in advance for supporting this ministry of connection at the Kirk!



March Madness Food Drive:
It’s March, and that means it’s time for March Madness Food Drive for the Holly Springs Food Cupboard!  Serve our community by donating food for the Holly Springs Food Cupboard any or all Sundays.  Bring in canned goods and pantry items and place them in the bins labeled with your favorite ACC team.  



Missions Committee Supporting Helen Wright Center:
The Presbyterian Women of Kirk is collecting funds to buy 36 new mattresses for the Helen Wright Center in Raleigh.   The KOHS Missions Committee has made the decision make a donation to purchase a mattress.  If any of you would like to made individual donations, please make the check payable to KOK and write “Wright Center mattress fund in the memo line.


KOHS Missions team helping with Habitat for Humanity:

Image resultWe were scheduled to have a work day on April 1 with the second local Habitat for Humanity house being built.  We have received word, however, that because of the great volunteer effort, the house is going to be completed by March 25.  We are now invited to help with a wall build for another home on that date at the Habitat construction facility at Westinghouse Blvd. in Raleigh.  If you can help with that, please let Mary Tucker know.  We are still going to provide a welcome basket to the family of the house that is being completed here this month.  If you’d like more information on how to volunteer or help with our Missions activities, you can contact Mary Bethel or Mary Tucker.



Holly Springs Food Cupboard Help Needed:
The Holly Springs Food Cupboard could use assistance in picking up fruit on Wednesday’s from "Edible Eats" in Holly Springs for the Food Cupboard.  If you can help with that, please see Mary Tucker or  Arnold Frazier.




Fellowship and Sharing-Women's Lunch after Worship:
For those interested, there is an open invitation to all women of KOHS to join and share lunch on Sundays after worship beginning on March 26.  The group can jointly decide where to go right after each service.  For more information, see Mary Bethel.




Worship service Greeters needed!: 
Image result for worship greetersIf you have a warm smile, outgoing personality, and early to church we could use you to greet our worship goers on Sunday mornings.  See Bob Morris with the Worship Team.

LEADERSHIP TEAM CORNER


Strategic Planning Updates

Congregational Meeting 12-Mar:  
The KOHS Leadership Team will be providing an update on yearly activities and plans for 2017 after worship.  We'll highlight accomplishments from 2016 and outline 2017 focus areas.

Pastoral Leadership (25-Feb): 
Image result for pastoral search committeeThe Pastoral Search Committee is continuing their evaluation process.  Please pray for God's guidance and discernment for our Committee.  

JOYS & CONCERNS


Please pray for:  
Image result for presbyterian prayerDonna Coffman and her family (cancer), Guatemala missions and Maria Juliana and the people of Pala, refugees and areas of conflict worldwide, KoHS and HSUCC partnership,  Pete & Martha Jones (illness, friend of Bob Morris),  Sarah Rogers (cancer, Mary Ellen Taylor’s family friend), KoHS March to Launch activities and volunteers, Ed Taylor’s friend Pete battling ALS, peace and unity in our communities, safety for law enforcement and neighborhoods, pastoral selection committee and recruitment process, Dianne & Ed  Jennings (cancer treatments), Ed Taylor’s sister (dementia), Dave Yow’s friend Larry (pancreatic cancer), Joyce Billotte (breast cancer treatments), Brian J. Coleman (recovery after shoulder surgery), Carol Kercheval (death of mother).

 
PRAYER CHAIN
Image result for prayer chainPlease send Sunny Owens (sunny_owens@yahoo.com ) an email, with your information, if you would like to be added to the Prayer Chain.  Let her know if you would like to receive the Prayer Chain by email, phone or text.
 

ONGOING ACTIVITIES


Time and Talents
  • Love in Action (Brown Bag Bring Back):   This is an easy way for you to serve and share with others in our community.  With Brown Bag Bring Back you will receive a bag with a note highlighting a particular need in our area following worship service once per month.  The note will include a list of items you can provide to help fill that need.  Simply fill the bag with what you are able to provide and return it when you come to worship service the following week.  Contact Mary Tucker if you have any questions jeffandmarytucker@gmail.com .
  • Love in Action:  Serve our community and support the Missions team by donating food for the Holly Springs Food Cupboard any Sunday  or helping with the milk supply runs on Thursdays.
Communication
  • Come Join the Kirk Youth!:  If you are in 6th-12th grade, and would like to join Youth Group, contact Pastor Amanda (agolbek@kirkofkildaire.org) with questions.  Youth Group 5:30-7:30 pm, Great Hall/Fellowship Hall
  • Sign up for Remind: 
    Image result for remindAs we continue to gather for activities in our busy schedules, we have multiple outlets for communication (newsletter, Facebook, etc…) we’d like to try a new way to quickly communicate our activities since most of us have cell phones.  The Remind service is used by many educational groups to notify via text service and we’d like to try this for KOHS to make sure we get the word out quickly and to as many people as we can.  Instructions to sign up below:
    • From your phone:  text @kohsnc to the number 81010
    • Email:  https://www.remind.com/join/kohsnc
  • Online Donations are possible for the Kirk!:  If you’re interested in donating to the Kirk or giving toward your pledge, you may do so online.  You’ll be able to create an ID and password to use for giving.  Please click here to get started!
  • All KoHS committees are looking for new members and ideas. How can you support our weekly worship, activities and ministries?  If you would like to help any committee, please reach out to the teams:
    • Outreach/Marketing:  Mary Bethel at mmbethel72@gmail.com
    • Connections:  Heather Daniels at hcdaniels@gmail.com
    • Missions: Mary Tucker at jeffandmarytucker@gmail.com
    • Worship: Lane Yow/Bob Morris at yow4pack@embarqmail.com / purdueaamb@gmail.com
  • Past copies of the Sower can be found on the KOHS webpage:  KOHS webpage

PASTORAL CONTACTS


If you have a pastoral need you may:
Call the Kirk of Kildaire at 919-467-4944  or
Contact the “Pastor on Call” at the Kirk of Kildaire at 919-526-0569 (weekends and off-hours)
 
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