Sunday, September 15, 2019
14th Sunday after Pentecost
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Thursday, September 12 8:00am Food Pantry
5:00pm Faith in Action
Friday, September 13 6:15pm Yoga
Sunday, September 15 FOOD PANTRY SUNDAY
9:00am Continental Breakfast
9:30am Adult Discipleship Class
11:00am Worship
12:15pm Fellowship Hour with a special recognition
Monday, September 16 8:30am Prayer Circle
5:30pm K'nittee
Tuesday, September 17 8:00am Coffee Cafe
11:00am Hot Dog Cart
7:00pm Session
Wednesday, September 18 9:00am Clothes Closet
12:00pm Staff meeting
5:00pm Cook-Out
5:30pm Bible Study
7:00pm Choir rehearsal
Thursday, September 19 8:00am Food Pantry
Friday, September 20 6:15pm Yoga
Saturday, September 21 5:30pm Jeremiah's Coffee House (see below)
Sunday, September 22 9:00am Continental Breakfast
9:30am Discipleship classes
11:00am Worship
12:15pm Fellowship Hour
2:00pm Peace Week Dance Workshop (see below)
3:30pm Peace Week Program (see below)
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Sunday, October 20
Invite your family & friends for a fun and playful worship service celebrating our community! Then stay for the epic "tailgate" Fellowship Hour!
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For the last two months the Faith in Action Committee has been leading us in pursuing peace through the Nonviolent Wilmington project. In short, it is a grass-roots effort to mobilize people and organizations who are dedicated to nonviolence to commit themselves to living, speaking, and acting peacefully. The committee has offered two Minutes for Mission in worship, and are present in fellowship time with more information, including commitment forms.
The culmination will be on Sunday, September 29. At 3:00 p.m. the 4th Annual March for a Culture of Peace will depart from Hicks-Anderson Community Center (5th and Madison St.). It will end at the Quaker Meeting House (4th and West St.), where at 4:00 p.m. there will be a short program with speakers during which time people may make their commitments to nonviolence. If you are not able to participate in the March, please come to the Meeting House at 4:00 p.m.
If you have any questions, or would like to make your commitment, please see a member of the Faith in Action Committee or me.
May God bless and all of our efforts to create a nonviolent city - and world.
Peace,
Andy
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Hanover’s Discipleship Team is excited to announce that ALL classes on Sunday morning and the Adult Bible Study on Wednesday evenings will be studying the Ten Commandments. Using the Horizons Bible Study, Love Carved in Stone: A Fresh Look at the Ten Commandments, we will be exploring the biblical context of the Ten Commandments as well as drawing fresh insights for our time. Did you know that the Hebrew word for “commandment" does not appear in the text—they are referred to as “Words.” Perhaps this designation alone may help us look for fresh insights from them! What would it mean to consider the Ten Commandments not as a harsh list of what not to do but, instead, as a “love letter” from a loving God?
Some of the questions that the adults and older youth will be exploring during this study include:
In a time of increasing relativism, what do these Words say to me about how to be a moral Christian, both in personal and communal life?
How do I live out these Words in my relationship with God and with others in a word that is often ruled by other standards?
What is the pain from which God seeks to protect me in these Words, and how might that protection manifest itself in my life?
How can a fresh embrace of this Word contribute to my restoration, the restoration of my community, and of the gospel in the world?
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FALL BIBLE STUDY WITH THE REV. JOHN HOLDEN
This fall we will be studying Diana Butler Bass’s Christianity After Religion: The end of the Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening.
Beginning Monday, September 16, 7:30 p.m. (2nd Floor Meeting Room in the Education Building). Because of some first Monday evening conflicts, our schedule will be the following:
September 16 “The Beginning” Page 1
September 23 “The End of the Beginning” Page 11
September 30 “Questioning the Old Gods” Page 39
October 7 Skip, First Monday of October
October 14 “When Religion Fails” Page 65
October 21 “A New Vision: Believing” Page 103
October 28 “A New Vision: Behaving” Page 137
November 4 Skip, First Monday of November
November 11 “A New Vision: Belonging” Page 169
November 18 “A New Vision: The Great Reversal” Page 199
November 25 “Great Awakening” Page 217
December 2 Skip, First Monday of November
December 9 “Performing Awakening” Page 253
If you’d like to be in this study, please contact the Rev. John Holden at (302) 654-6119, or johnfholden@gmail.com, or the Church Office.
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2019 Female Harmony Society Tea
Saturday, October 12, 3:00-5:00 pm
Location: Hanover Presbyterian Church
Guest Speaker: Dr. Velma Scantlebury
Before every organ transplant Dr. Velma Scantlebury takes a quiet moment by the surgical sink, praying for God's guidance. "Help me to do the best I can. My hands are your hands," is the prayer, says Scantlebury, the first female African-American transplant surgeon in the United States.
This year we are honoring the memory of Pat Undercuffler and raising funds to support the educational mission of the Female Harmony Society in her name.
Please join us as we celebrate the traditions of fellowship, educational leadership and prayerfulness. The Female Harmony Society Tea is a delightful afternoon where families are welcome to enjoy each others' company, and guests are always welcome.
Tickets are $10 each and available on the website below, by sending a check into the Female Harmony Society via Hanover’s address or by contacting Cheryl Heiks, President (563-3273).
Click here to go their website.
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Faith in Actions' Peace Tips
From now through the first Sunday in October, we are temporarily replacing Creation Care tips with Peace Tips. Hanover will be joining many other congregations to participate in Nonviolent Wilmington. Here are some ideas and tips about peace:
Peace in your Neighborhood
If you are unable to attend the Neighborhood Association meetings, or they are always arguing, try volunteering on a project, such as a fall clean-up or a holiday barbecue. That way you can meet more neighbors on neutral ground, while all of you are improving the place you all live.
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OUR FOOD PANTRY NEEDS
The Food Pantry here at Hanover is a vital part of our community, as it feeds between 40 and 50 local families each week. We are running low on supplies and would love to have your food and/or monetary donations. They can always use dry pasta, sauces, beans, peanut butter, canned fruits and vegetables, etc. If you want to give a monetary donation, please make sure that your check or envelope is clearly marked for "Food Pantry". We appreciate your generosity.
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Peace and Justice Concert
Saturday, September 21 - 7:00PM
Congregation Beth Emeth
300 West Lee Blvd., Wilmington, DE 19802
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Be a Mentor! Our local Red Clay public schools' welcome mentors, adult friends who spend an hour each week with a child whose education is faltering for lack of self-esteem. You can change a life through your interest and encouragement. To sign up, please contact Carol Backer at (302) 690-9383.
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Blessed be your journey . . .
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