Vacation Bible School – June 11- 15, 1:30 – 3:45 pm

Great Bible stories, activities, puppets, games, snacks

Preschool through 4^th grades –

Clean Water for All God’s Children

Would you pray –

for parents to bring their children.

for children to be eager to come & learn about God and mission.

for leaders and helpers to come forward with loving hearts.

(Still needed are: Preschool, Mission/Science,

Recreation, and group leaders.)

for God to be glorified during preparation and during VBS.

Would you -

help set up and decorate our activity centers before VBS?

prepare craft materials before VBS?

help at registration, snack time or with the Bible games?

be a Youth or Adult Leader or Helper?

Don’t leave the Lord out of your vacation plans! Pack a pocket edition of the Bible, or a New Testament with Psalms, so that you can be inspired by God’s Word. If you have children, take along a children’s Bible and devotions. Look for a worship service to attend. Enjoy God’s

creation and give God glory and honor this summer!

As many of you know, this page is usually reserved for our “Pastor’s Prose.” In Dave’s absence we have begun to use this page to keep members up to date on activities, programs, and important issues within our church.

THE OPPORTUNITY OF NEIGHBORHOODS

Your Outreach and Evangelism Committee recently discussed ways in which we could be more successful and effective in our outreach efforts in the community. After all, one of the hallmarks of being a Presbyterian is that quality of involvement in our community.

To that end, the committee has discussed revamping the brochure that explains the important particulars about the Garden City Presbyterian Church, and the subject of this article, Neighborhood Outreach Opportunities. This community of Garden City is poised to significantly grow in the next few years, with that growth comes new people to our community. People from all parts of the country, people of all races, shapes and sizes, and most importantly people of all faiths – even Presbyterians.

Our community, like many in the mid-west, has a certain profile requiring new people move to the community to accommodate growth. This is due to several factors including a very low unemployment rate, a gap in our labor force meeting certain skill levels, and in the impending Baby-boomer retirees. I am confident that this growth will occur because there are several companies which have either announced, or will announce in the very near future, plans to locate or expand in the community. As we are successful in attracting a majority of these companies, we will develop an opportunity for several hundred new jobs. And then of course there is the Sunflower Project with its 1300 to 1500 jobs which will begin to impact the community next year. All these new people present an opportunity for the congregation of the Presbyterian Church to outreach to new neighbors.

While I took a long time getting to the point of this article, it is simply this: as you notice new people moving to the neighborhood it may be nice to extend the neighborly welcome for which Garden City is famous. You may even want to take advantage of Audrey Law’s cookies as an icebreaker, although I am sure most of you may have particular and special icebreakers of your own. Along with the revamped brochure material about our church and our congregation, this “Welcome to the Neighborhood” is something we all should, but too rarely, do. The committee asks that you keep our church in mind when you have the opportunity to be that neighbor.

Scholarships

The Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce the names of this year’s recipients.

VKatie Ford who plans to study Pre-Med at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park.

VBrynn Hamlett who plans to study Interior Design at Kansas University in Lawrence.

VBrad Irvin will be returning to Washburn University to continue his studies in Pre-Med.

We wish them an exciting year at the schools where they will attend.

The Scholarship Committee

Attention all girls, women, mothers, daughters, aunts, nieces, friends, females of the

Presbyterian ChurchIt’s time for ‘Church Girl Lunches’!

During the summer months we meet Fridays at noon to enjoy a meal and fellowship together. All are welcome, and please, bring a friend!

Here’s the schedule:

June 1 Las Margaritas (Main St., downstairs)

June 8 Wheat Lands

June 15 Lone Star

June 22 El Zarapes

June 29 Adams Rib

July 06 Golden Dragon

July 13 Time Out (Hamburgers!)

July 20 El Conquistador

July 27 Pho Hoa

Aug 03 Traditions (Main St)

Breakfast at the Church

Our next Fellowship meal gathering is Breakfast in the Church on Sunday,

June 24 at 9:00 am.

The Fellowship Committee will provide ham, pancakes and orange juice.

The congregation is invited to bring a side dish of fresh fruit.

Pentecost Offering

Join us on May 27, 2007, as we celebrate the Day of Pentecost and receive the Pentecost Offering. On this day we join with Christians around the world to

celebrate God’s gift of the Holy Spirit to the church. We also receive the Pentecost Offering, which benefits children at risk, youth and young adult.

The Tarwater family will be leaving for New Jersey at the end of June. We will be holding a reception in their honor on June 17 after worship. We plan to do a ‘money map’ (similar to a money tree) in appreciation for the years that they have served our church. We want to send them on their way with beginnings of a trip fund for the travels that they love so much. If you are unable to attend that day but still want to contribute please

contact Ann Hamlett or send donations to the church office, please indicate

Tarwater fund.

Mission Study

We will soon be appointing a committee for our ‘mission study’ which is the first requirement in the process of searching for a new pastor and the only one that can be done before Dave retires. If you would like to be a part of this mission study please contact the church office for further information.

The Session hopes to appoint a committee on June 4th.

Meals on Wheels

Thank you to all the volunteers that have signed up to deliver Meals on Wheels. We still have a couple of open days left to fill. If you would like to help out, the sign up sheet is located on the front counter in the office. We will be delivering the meals during the weeks of June 18 to 23 and June 25 to 30.

Meal bags will now be ready for pick up at the South entrance of the hospital at 11:15 am.

It takes approximately one hour to deliver each route.

Pray healing for Donna Jameson, Leona Crotty, Greg Adams, Dave Sweley, Rolland Mathias, Les DePew, Yvonne Allman, Pat LeClerc, Susan Brookover, Bob Whippo, Dale Meadors, Marge Williams, Linda Friesner, Ruth Powell, Caroline Sundquist, John Lechliter, Nancy Stegman, Eden Raine, Belinda Fouse.

(Please call the church with your personal prayer request). God Bless All Of You.

The following families have recently lost loved ones.

Please pray for Charles and Joan Ayres on the death of Joan’s father Richard Hobson, Don Schroeder and family on the death of Joyce.

This week’s prayer families: Mary Guy, Faye Hunt, Paul & Debbie Karkianen.

Please pray for the First Presbyterian Church in Freeport, KS.

Birthdays

Mary Lynn Buchele 5/27

Kathy Friesen 5/27

Mary Lee Van Norden 5/27

Kirk Brown 5/28

Justin Lord 5/28

Lauren Deaver 5/31

Pat Whitham 5/31

Rodney York 6/4

Julie Middleton 6/5

Riley Bock 6/7

Brent Cornett 6/7

Tyler Whitham 6/9

Joan Parsons 6/11

Tom Meschke 6/16

Anniversaries

Ron & Janet Major 6/1/1974

Dick & Jo Stevens 6/3/1948

Ron & Pat Roth 6/6/1996

Chad & Nancy Woods 6/7/1987

Joe & Jana Burnside 6/12/1976

Rod & Mary Buchele 6/14/1986

Ken & Connie Harsha 6/14/1953

Rodney & Lloydeen Wolfe 6/15/1980