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HOLY WEEK

Palm Sunday, March 28

Passion/Palm Sunday is a particularly stirring day in the worship life of GPPC. We will gather in front of the sanctuary at 11:00 a.m. for a processional with palm branches and Ghanaian drumming. The service will conclude with the reading of the story of Jesus' death.

We will receive the One Great Hour of Sharing Offering to support ministries of disaster response, refugee assistance and resettlement, and community development. Please visit http://www.pcusa.org/oghs/ for more information about this offering.

Maundy Thursday, April 1

Our worship will begin at 6:00 p.m. In a variation on the practice of foot-washing, we will wash each others' hands prior to supper. Our supper will be a simple one of soup and bread. It will lead into our service of prayer, song, scripture reading, and the Lord's Supper, recalling Jesus' last meal with his disciples. (If you would like to help with our meal by bringing a pot of soup or helping to set up, please let Carla know!)

Good Friday, April 2

Our Tenebrae service is a service of scripture, prayer, song, and growing darkness in which to remember Christ's crucifixion. It will begin at 7:30 p.m., the end of "civil twilight," in the Sanctuary. The congregation of First United Presbyterian Church will join us for this service.

Easter, April 4

Our celebration of Christ’s resurrection will take place at 11:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary. It will include the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. As an expression of our communion with people around the world, we will participate in the One Great Hour of Sharing offering. http://www.pcusa.org/oghs/

Not Your Ordinary Yard Sale

Looking for ways to expand your stewardship and reduce the clutter in your life? Want your stuff to have an "afterlife"? In partnership with City Singers Children's Choirs, GPPC will sponsor a yard sale on Saturday, April 24. In addition to raising funds to benefit the City Singers Children’s Choirs and GPPC, the yard sale is part of a day of friend-raising and fun- raising for both! There are several ways you can participate in what promises to be a fun and rewarding enterprise.

Donate items for the sale - While the old saying "One person's trash, is another person's treasure", is certainly true for a yard sale, there are some items that we cannot sell. Mostly these items can cause safety hazards and include cribs, playpens, child car seats, baby safety gates, walkers or strollers, or protective sports gear. Other than those items, most anything for which you no longer have a use and you think might serve a good purpose for others would be welcomed – small household appliances, tools, home décor, books, CDs, DVDs, games, toys, furniture, gently used seasonal clothing (spring to summer, especially baby and children’s clothes), and house wares. Please make sure your donated items are clean and in good repair.

Donations will be accepted at the church’s back parking lot on:
Saturday, April 10 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 13 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 17 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Please note: This is the only day for delivery of large furniture items)
Tuesday, April 20 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.

If you are not able to deliver your donations at one of these times, please contact Amy Clark (at 730-5813 or
clarkamy01@gmail.com) to arrange another drop off time.

Volunteer your time - There are a number of tasks for which volunteers are needed, including:
Helping in the collection of donations on designated Tuesdays and Saturdays prior to the sale
Helping price and tag items for the sale
Helping set up tables and display items on the morning of the sale
Working during the yard sale

Please contact Carla if you'd be willing to help with this effort: carla@ginterparkpc.org.

Volunteering Made Easy!!

During the year, we have many opportunities to volunteer our time and talents in a variety of settings. Take a look at our new volunteer webpage that will allow you to indicate your willingness to serve directly online! We hope that adding another way to show you what our needs are and give you an opportunity to respond will be helpful to you.

This new feature allows everyone to see at a glance when they have volunteered, and also allows us to send reminder emails to you about your scheduled service.

Go to the following link http://ginterparkpc.org/volunteer to see this in action. If you have any questions about how to use this form, please contact volunteer@ginterparkpc.org or call Ann Knox at 262-7864.


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