In Person Worship, Sundays at 10:30 am and
LIVE-STREAMING Worship services are now streamed solely on our YouTube Channel.
GUEST REV. DR. MICAH MCCREARY ON SUNDAY, MAY 1,
Rev. Dr. Micah McCreary, President at New Brunswick Theological Seminary, will fill the pulpit. Dr. McCreary is the first African-American president at the oldest seminary in the United States (founded in 1784). Dr. McCreary is a renowned preacher, astute scholar, and skilled practitioner, helping students and church leaders to think critically, act justly, and lead faithfully. Dr. McCreary has played an essential role in the seminary’s ongoing commitment to diversity and anti-racism. He envisions a church and a society freed from racism and embracing of its multicultural diversity. After the service, a reception will be hosted and Dr. McCreary will invite IPC to more fully live into its calling for diversity and racial justice.
FIRST COMMUNION On May 1 the following children will be celebrating their first communion with understanding in the sanctuary with us.
YOUTH SUNDAY/CONFIRMATION SUNDAY JUNE 5TH Church BBQ to follow.
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YOUTH MINISTRY: The Youth Groups meet with Youth Director David Bryan from 5:00-6:30 on Sunday evenings.
May Host: St. Barnabas
May 1st: High School
May 8th: No Youth Group* (Mother’s Day)
May 15th: Middle School
May 22nd: High School
May 29th: No Youth Group* (Memorial Day weekend) * Other activities may be planned dependent on availability
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
Masks are recommended but not required.
May 1st: Meet in the Auditorium at 10:30 for Chapel Time, followed by activity time for K-2nd grade and Communion for 3rd-7th graders. Nine children in 3rd-6th grade will have their First Communion with Understanding.
May 8th: Come to the sanctuary at 10:30 before class time.
May 15th Come to the sanctuary at 10:30 before class time.
May 22nd: Come to the sanctuary at 10:30 before class time. Last Sunday School classes.
May 29th: Memorial Day weekend. Family worship, no Sunday School.
June 5th: Confirmation and Youth Sunday. All in worship
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CONFIRMATION
Wednesday, May 4, 5:30 pm in the Upper Room: meeting with Rev. Crawford
Wednesday, May 18, 5:30 pm in the Upper Room: meeting with Lisa Niven
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ADULT EDUCATION
Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible (continued)
May 1, 8, & 22 (no class May 15)
In-person in the Upper Room and by Zoom (the link is included in the Sunday Schedule) Led by Susan Breen
Do you wish you knew the Psalms better? Starting on Sunday April 24, Susan Breen will be leading a class based on theologian N.T. Wright’s on-line lecture series on the Psalms. The class will consist of videos of Wright’s lectures, followed by in-class discussion. This course will examine themes of celebration, including praise for God’s glory and his presence, as well as thanksgiving for his loving-kindness and faithfulness. It will also examine the lament of God’s people for challenges they faced, losses and injustices suffered, and the hope they found in the middle of distress or disaster. We hope you will join us!
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MID-WEEK BIBLE STUDY
PORTRAITS OF THE CHURCH
Wednesdays, May 4, 11 and 18 (last class of the season) at 11:00 am In-person in the Parlor
Led by Rev. Dr. Blaine Crawford
The church of Jesus Christ is as diverse as God’s creation, taking a variety of forms to embody a diversity of values in pursuit of God’s kingdom. In the Scriptures, we read about these different expressions of Christ’s body. Studying passages from both the Old and New Testament, this class will lead us to consider these early experiments as the community of God’s people, drawing insights and understandings to guide the life of the church for today.
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BOOK CLUB
My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
Friday, May 13 at 9:00 am via Zoom
A simple hospital visit becomes a portal to the tender relationship between mother and daughter in this extraordinary novel by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Olive Kitteridge and The Burgess Boys. My Name is Lucy Barton is a #1 New York Times bestseller, was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize, and named one of the best books of the year by The Washington Post, The New York Times Book Review, NPR, and others. For more information or a Zoom link: [email protected]
The June 10 selection is We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
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