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May 26, 2010
The Spirit
of Ridgefield Crystal Lake Presbyterian Church
Living Waters—a concert by the Shallowford Presbyterian Church Youth Choir
On Sunday, June 6, at 7:30pm, the Shallowford Presbyterian Youth Choir from Atlanta, directed by Emily Floyd, will be here at RCLPC as part of their Chicago-area summer tour. The music they will sing “explores the theme of water: water as sustenance, water as a symbol for trouble/our faith in God in times of trouble, water as a source of hope, we are claimed by God using water in baptism.” We hope you’ll join us in the sanctuary for this fabulous opportunity to hear great music and to meet Presbyterians from another part of the country. |
Help us offer hospitality
to the Shallowford Youth Choir!
On Sunday June 6, we need to provide dinner for the choir and their chaperones—61 people—at 5.45pm. Can you help? Talk to Teri for more details or to volunteer. That evening we also need to house the youth and adults (in groups of 2 or more) after the concert. All you need is a place for them to sleep and a place for them to shower, and a willingness to feed them breakfast and bring them back to church by 9am on Monday morning. Can you help? Talk to Teri. Thanks!
Share Your Music in Worship this Summer
Summer is around the corner. If you would like to share your music in worship this summer, please sign up on the sheets posted on the bulletin board outside the music room. Please contact Sherri Dees with questions or suggestions.
An Invitation to Celebrate!
Many of you remember Karen and Gary Salman, former long-time members of RCLPC. They will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this year! We invite you to help us celebrate at a reception immediately following the 11:00 service on Sunday, June 6th in Fellowship Hall. Stop by for some cake, punch, and a chance to say “hello”. Hope to see you there!
~ Kristi (Salman) Geggie and Kim (Salman) Kerkbashian
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Confirmation Class 2010
Are you, or is someone you know, going into 8th grade (or older) next year and haven’t been on the confirmation journey yet? Plans are being formed for next year’s confirmation class, so please contact Teri ASAP if you’re interested! Thanks!
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The Future of Our Church Needs Your Help!
Love, betrayal, fighting, jealousy, power ... sounds interesting right??
This can all be found in the Bible!! We are looking for Sunday school teachers and assistants for the 2010-2011 school year to teach our youth about the awesome stories found in the Bible and to share God’s love. No experience necessary. This rewarding commitment is about once a month. If you think you would be interested, please contact Karen Nelson for more information.
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Save the Date!!
VBS 2010 will be June 21-25:
Baobab Blast –
God’s Great Get-Together
- Registration forms are now available on-line and in the office.
- It’s not too late to volunteer, if you are still interested! Just contact Julie Baser.
- If you would like to lend a hand, but can’t be there that week, look for updates very soon.
- Donation items will be needed.
Help Needed with Invitation to VBS
VBS is coming up soon, and we'd like to personally invite children from the RCLPC neighborhood to share in the fun and learning. If you are able to spend an hour after church on Sunday, May 30, to help deliver VBS flyers to nearby homes, please give Rick Johnson a call. We would really like to reach out to our neighbors.
Dear RCLPC Congregation,
It’s that time of year again! VBS is fast approaching! Thanks to the generosity of our volunteers and congregation we can provide this enriching environment. A list of items needed for VBS is below. Please consider donating an item or two for this wonderful week. Donation bins will be located outside the church office. THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
Bag of sand
String (1 ball)
20 pieces of cardboard 12 inches square
Sponges (20)
Extension cord (2)
Gooseneck lamps 4-5
4 tall clear jars
Glycerin (2)
Unflavored gelatin (2)
Nets of various mesh sizes (fruit bags)
10 bags of dry soup beans
2 packages of clay
1 inch metal washers (15)
Craft glue
Various animal print fabrics (scraps o.k.)
75 small crosses
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1 small flower to plant for each child (approx. 75 children) (or gift card)
Thin sticks (1 large bunch)
Garden soil for about 75 small planters
Clean empty plastic water bottles
75 new take-out containers
75 dum dum suckers
Individual mandarin fruit cups (75)
3 bags of pretzel sticks
6 loaves of white bread
8-10 bags of kettle corn (can be found at Trader Joe’s for sure)
Large round sugar cookies (2 for each child, approx. 75 children)
* Homemade?
* Or, store bought (can be found @ Dominicks or Meijer for sure)
Large cans of powdered drink mixes, like lemonade (4) |
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|  Climb Sky High
with Share the Bounty!
Our donations to Share the Bounty during the growing season are used to purchase supplies for lunches given to those participating in the PADS program. This season we hope to raise $1400, which will cover lunch costs for the year. Please give generously and watch the flowering vine grow to the sky in the Connecting Link. We've been off to a great start with perennials and rhubarb. Salad greens are becoming available. If you're a gardener, check to see if you have any herbs able to be divided for the Share the Bounty table.
Fair Trade Coffee Cart
Did you know that coffee is produced from the
seeds of a cherry from the coffee tree?
Almost all coffee is grown in developing nations. It is the world’s second largest traded commodity – right behind crude oil. The coffee industry employs more than 300 million people worldwide, and over 50% of Americans are daily coffee drinkers. As consumers make conscious choices to support small farmers through purchases of fair trade coffee, the families’ lives are improved, and consumers receive a quality product. It’s a way we can affect positive change with our purchases, and it’s easy to do at the Fair Trade Coffee Cart in Fellowship Hall.
Coffee and tea will continue to be stocked through the summer, while chocolate will resume in the fall. See if any of the chocolate bars remaining on the cart through May are calling out to go home with you!
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fingers into the dirt this spring?
Wish you had produce to bring to Share the Bounty?
RCLPC has space for a vegetable garden, and now we need to hear from the gardeners. A 4 x 4' plot is just about big enough for... a hill of zucchini, a couple tomato plants, a few pepper plants, several rows of carrots or beets, or two rows of beans, or whatever mixing & matching you come up with. All would be good sellers at the Share the Bounty table. If you're interested in tending one or two 4 x 4' plots, please contact Lois Johnson by May 30.
Bread Basket Ministry
Wanted: 1 organizer for the Welcoming Team’s Bread Basket Ministry. This Ministry delivers bread to first time visitors and is a wonderful welcome to RCLPC. If you are interested in finding out more about this ministry or becoming the coordinator please call Cynthia Lopuszynski.
PADS Lunch Changes
PADS has requested that we deliver the 25 summer lunches on Mondays and not Fridays as was previously done. Please see the new sign up sheet in the Connecting Link. We will be making lunches on Sundays, after the 9:30am service and delivering them the following morning. If you are available, do sign up. With just 4 people the lunches can be prepared in 30 minutes.
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Notes from the Welcoming Team
Have you ever walked the halls of RCLPC and said hello to folks, but for the life of you, could not remember their names?
Happens to me all the time. That’s why a photo directory of the membership of the church would be so helpful. Oh wait, we already have one and it’s available in the church office. The Welcoming Team spent a good deal of time a while back, taking photos of those members that wanted to participate. We didn’t get everyone and would love to have our directory complete. If you didn’t get your picture taken or don’t like the one that’s included in the directory now, you can bring one in to the office, or send a jpeg by way of e-mail and Kim can include the new picture in the directory (email at office@rclpc.org).
If I do say so myself, Dave Palmer and I took some really nice pictures. Others brought theirs in or sent them in and were included. Our goal is to have a picture of everyone so that the next time you don’t know a name, you can look it up in your copy of RCLPC’s photo directory. A new photo directory will be available after August 1st, but you need to get your new pictures in now so you can be included in our next update.
If you have questions or need more information, contact Kim at the church office (815-459-1132) or me. ~ Dave Steele
P.S. Can you name all your church leaders? Check out the photos on the wall down the hall by the church office to see who the Deacons are and who is on Session.
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 Here is a springtime organizational tip:
Think about where your spare change accumulates. Does it pile up on a dresser top, in a kitchen drawer, on a living room tabletop, or in all of those places?
Well, wherever it builds up, please pick up a few of the "Spare Change for a Big Change" cardboard boxes at the entrances to the sanctuary. Take them home and put them in the exact spots where that messy change multiplies. In no time at all, you'll add more structure to your life…. and more spring to your step when you remember that you are contributing to a good and worthy cause. Thank you for your support!
Gentle Hatha Yoga Class
Now Being Offered at RCLPC
Grethe Christensen will be offering "Gentle Hatha Yoga" in the Fellowship Hall at RCLPC on Monday mornings starting June 7 at 10am*. These classes are for men, women and children--all ages. Donations will be accepted and will benefit the youth programs at RCLPC. Grethe has been teaching yoga for over 30 years. You can call Grethe if you have questions.
The double glass doors in front of church will open at 9:45am (8:45am prior to class from there on out). No reservations needed. Please bring a yoga mat. All classes will meet on Monday mornings from 9-10am unless otherwise noted below):
June 7 only - 10:00am*
No class on June 21
No class on July 26
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Men’s Breakfast Group
June 5 at 8am
Our next Men's Breakfast is planned for Saturday, June 5th, at 8am at the Colonial Café Restaurant, Route 14 just east of Main Street in Crystal Lake. Besides good food and fellowship our next Men's Breakfast will feature a discussion about atheism. Chris Pickett will present some of the history of atheism and the frustrations experienced by those with scientific and logical minds when they have been confronted by belief systems. Are science and belief mutually exclusive? Come to listen and to share your thoughts. There will also be news of upcoming events and opportunities to serve. Come and join in.
Dear Men's Group,
The RCLPC Board of Deacons would like to thank the Men's Group for their generous donation to the Deacon's Emergency Fund from the proceeds of the Easter breakfast. Your donation is a result of creative marketing, recruitment of volunteers, expert food preparation and hard work. As you know, the emergency fund provides assistance to members in need, and is a very worthwhile and meaningful source of emergency aid. The breakfast has become a meaningful tradition on Easter Sunday, where families can share a meal and fellowship with other members. We greatly appreciate your efforts and the donation to the emergency fund.
Sincerely, RCLPC Board of Deacons
Missing!!
I am looking for the original church building and contents appraisal that was prepared as of 08-23-06 and was kept in the insurance drawer at the church office. If someone temporarily borrowed it, please return it to me and I will prepare you a copy if you have need of the data. John T. Fankhauser. |
Save the Date… June 27th for the Annual
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