We will worship in person and online this Sunday, June 26th. We will broadcast via Facebook live on our church Facebook page located here: https://www.facebook.com/cmpcusa. The live stream will begin around 10:15 am and the service will begin at 10:30 am. Rev. Bob Culp will lead us in worship. The sermon will be " Our Covenantal Rainbow ". The scripture readings is Genesis 9:8-17.
Anyone with an internet connection can access CMPC's live and recorded worship services (and other Facebook content). You do not need to have a Facebook account to access our worship services. Click on the link on our main website (www.cmpcusa.org) to access our public Facebook page for worship (or see other inspirational posts). Bulletins for all the services are posted here. If you are having difficulty getting to the content, please contact Kathleen (office@cmpcusa.org).
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome back Rev. Culp!
Stepping into the pulpit in Reverend Hoffman’s absence on Sunday is Reverend Bob Culp. Rev. Culp is a graduate of Westminster College (PA) and Princeton Theological Seminary, where he received his Master of Divinity Degree in 1975 (in Biblical Studies) and his Master of Theology Degree in 1992 (in Homiletics). He served 5 different parishes in the eastern U.S. before his retirement in October, 2013. He and his wife Kathy now reside in Sykesville, MD. Rev. Culp and Kathy are parents to 3 grown daughters and grandparents to 3 grandchildren.
Fellowship Hour
Will be held on the following Sundays: July 3rd, July 17th and July 31st. If you are able to help with set up, please contact Tom Trodden (ttrodden@howardcountymd.gov). Many hands make light work!
Summary of the June 20, 2022 Session Meeting
The Session approved a motion that should the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention upgrade or downgrade its weekly covid-19 community level rating for Howard County, CMPC will automatically adhere to the CDC’s accompanying guidance on wearing masks. A mask mandate will be instituted in the building when our community level is rated as high; conversely, the mandate will be dropped when our community level is rated as medium or low. The congregation will be immediately notified by email whenever a change to the church’s mask policy occurs, and the church’s website and signage will be adjusted as needed.
In other business:
The Session approved a motion from the Christian Education Committee on behalf of Boy Scout Troop 75 to allow them to start a troop for girls in response to input from Scout leaders and parents. Troop 75 will become Troop 75B for boys and Troop 75G for girls. Each troop will have its own scoutmaster and meet separately on the same night at CMPC to permit them to share resources.
Share Your Musical Gifts This Summer!
Trinity Choir is now on break until September. Please consider offering special music for worship during those weeks. Vocal and instrumental music are welcome additions to our summer services. Please contact Music Director, Joy Exner (joyousmusic@yahoo.com) to sign up. There is a date just for you! Please share your gifts with us!
CMPC to host Presbytery of Baltimore
Christ Memorial will have the distinct privilege of serving as the host for the Presbytery of Baltimore’s Gathering on Thursday, September 8th (approximately 9:00 am to 3:00 pm). This is the first time CMPC has hosted a Presbytery meeting in many years. To make the day run smoothly we will need a small army of volunteers. We will need help setting up the building the day(s) before. We will need people to help direct parking. We will need folks to serve as guides around the building. We will need volunteers to help serve lunch. And we will need even more. Please mark your calendar now and plan to help us make CMPC as hospitable as possible on September 8. More details to follow.
Our Financial Resources Doing God’s Work
An update on some details about our finances. Thank you for your generosity to CMPC!
As of May 31, 2022 42% of calendar year):
Actual Income $202,948 - 44% of budget
Actual Expenses $215,964 – 41% of budget
The Stewardship Committee presents – Did you know?
Greetings! Once a month the Stewardship Committee hopes to share some interesting information about the work of Christ Memorial Presbyterian Church that is made possible by your gifts. We thank you for your financial support and hope that you can see God at work in our congregation.
Did you know... that each summer CMPC hosts Vacation Bible school for children pre-K through 4th grades? It is a fun-filled week of community building and worship for our youngest members. VBS is an excellent way to bring our children together to nurture their faith and relationship to the church community during a season when there are no school or LOGOS activities. It is also a great way to introduce families from outside the church to CMPC and to welcome them into our wonderful community!
Vacation Bible School relies on your generous contributions to purchase the VBS curriculum and music from the Christian Education budget and to obtain craft and science experiment supplies, decorations, snacks and other needed items to make the week magical for our participants.
VBS is such an exciting, memorable and enjoyable experience for all involved. Our children, families and volunteers gain so much from their time at VBS. It helps to strengthen bonds formed during the year in LOGOS, encourages focus on growing faith and is so much fun! It engenders a sense of belonging to our church family that brings us all together.
The Stewardship Committee would like to send a special thanks to the Christian Education Committee, Heather Gallagher, Cordelia Lamb and Julie Nienhuis for their strong, creative and dedicated leadership of VBS and to all of the wonderful volunteers who make the week possible each year! Without you and the much-appreciated financial contributions from CMPC members, it would not be possible.
Do you want to help with VBS, but can't be here in person? Check out our Amazon wish list to make a contribution. VBS Wishlist
Sunday Experience Policy (No SE on July 3rd)
Calling all parents of children preschool through second grade:
1. After the Moment with Children, parents will need to escort their child/children downstairs to the area below the sanctuary. Classroom LOVE will be for preschoolers through Second grade.
2. Each parent will be asked to answer COVID-19 questions when checking in their child/ren.
3. After the worship service, parents are asked to be prompt in picking up their child/ren.
Ministry Group Prayers
Friends, our Presbytery ministry group (named “West Side Story”) has asked each congregation to lift up in prayer another congregation from the group each week. This week, please join in prayer for our sister congregation, Mt. Hebron Presbyterian Church.
