JCP NOTICES John Calvin Presbytery

P. O. Box 787, Shell Knob, Missouri 65747

February 26, 2016 Matthew 18 : 19 ( The Message )

When two of you get together on anything at all on earth and make a prayer of it, my Father in heaven goes into action. And when two or three of you are together because of me, you can be sure that I’ll be there.”

From your Pastoral Presbyter….

I have some exciting news! The Flat John Calvin Contest is on the website. It took me forever to find a John Calvin bobble head but that has been accomplished so the game is afoot.

There are twelve pictures and twenty-four possible places. The person who matches the most pictures with correct places will win a John Calvin bobble head.

This is a fun contest which promotes connectionalism in JCP. I hope to see many entries and maybe I will have to order more bobble heads for multiple winners.

Hope to see you at Presbytery! Pastor Susan

The congregation of First Presbyterian Church Iola Kansas

proudly invites you to join us as we celebrate

the Installation of the Reverend Linda Whitworth-Reed

The Service of Installation will be held on Sunday, March 6

Four o’clock in the afternoon. First Presbyterian Church, 302 East Madison, Iola Kansas

Please email all items, joys, and concerns wishing to be at

johncalvinpresby@gmail.com by 12 noon on Wednesdays.

Please pray for….. The congregations of John Calvin Presbytery…. For all who suffer in body, mind, or spirit, that they may know the peace that passes all human un-

derstanding in Jesus Christ our Lord…. As a connectional denomination, one of the ways we stay connected is through prayer. Three church-

es have chosen to enter the discernment process for discerning if they are being called to stay or leave the PC(USA). Please be in prayer for First Presbyterian Church of Monett, Waldensian Presbyterian Monett, Covenant Presbyterian Springfield and the Discernment Teams who will be working with these churches as they go through this process.

Trinity Presbyterian Church (formerly the Continuing Church of First & Calvary) as they seek to un-derstand God's call moving forward.

Prayers for a successful sale of the JCP property in Springfield.

CONTACT…. Pastoral Presbyter, Susan Rosenbaum By cell phone: 620-674-1844 or by email: pastoralpresbyter@gmail.com

Stated Clerk, Melana Scruggs By cell phone: 417-489-0024 or by email: melanascruggs@gmail.com

By mail: P .O. Box 46, Crane, Missouri 65633

John Calvin Presbytery website is jcpresbytery.com

Please send your Shared Mission, Per Capita Apportionment and all special offerings to….

John Calvin Presbytery, P.O. Box 787, Shell Knob, MO 65747

Joyful, holy community of Christian believers, diverse yet united.

committed to serving Christ In the church and in the world.

Prepared by God through the Holy Spirit for mission and ministry.

Please share the many missions of your church by sending the

information for the Notices to pastoralpresbyter@gmail.com

There are spaces left! Let Jared Witt and Gayle Estes at Fort Scott First Presbyterian know if you need more time to recruit students or if you need the registration materials sent to you again.

Jared Witt (with Gayle Estes, office director in Fort Scott) will serve as our registrar. So these registration materials should be mailed to them.

Presbyterian Women has challenged the churches in John Calvin Presbytery to bring at least one Hygiene Kit

to the February 27th Presbytery meeting at Missouri State University.

Hygiene Kits used by Presbyterian Disaster Assistant MUST INCLUDE

the following items - NO SUBSTITUTIONS PLEASE In a one(1) gallon bag: One (1) Hand Towel One (1) Wash Cloth One (1) Wide tooth comb One (1) nail clipper One (1) Bar Soap bath size in wrapper

One (1) Toothbrush In original single packaging

Six (6) Standard Band-Aids Please do not add toothpaste to the Hygiene Kit. Toothpaste which has an extended expiration date will be added to International Hygiene Kit shipments just prior to shipment.

The Presbytery meeting on Saturday, February 27 will be held at “The Monroe” on the cor-ner of Bear Avenue and National. There is ample parking in the lot right in front of the building. Enter the building through the entrance facing Bear Avenue. The room where we will meet is on the left as you enter the building. Lunch will be on your own. There will be a list of places to eat that are close and there will be coffee and pastries at registration.

A Committee on Ministry supplemental report has been posted on the website.

Educational Time at the Presbytery meeting is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. and will be a panel discussion with young adults regarding young people and the church.

Join us for this discussion even if you cannot stay for the entire meeting! All are welcome!

JCP LIVING WATERS MISSION

Clean Water for ALL God’s Children

JCP Living Waters Mission Committee: Tamara Barnett, Dave Burgess, Rich and Sharon Marsh, Todd and Kathy Morriss,

Ted Scott, Chris Scrivener, Rich Williams

We are very grateful to all the churches and individuals of John Calvin Presbytery who are supporting this mission!

It’s Time For: The LENTEN CHALLENGE (Give Up and Give)

For Congregations and Individuals! Take the Lenten Challenge.

It’s easy! It’s fun! It makes a difference!

1. During Lent give up all beverages except water (from the tap.)

2. Calculate the amount of money you would normally spend on those beverages. On Easter Sunday celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ who is “living water for our bodies and our souls” and give that money to John Calvin Living Waters Mission.

One third of what the world spends on bottled water in one year

is enough to pay for projects providing clean water to everyone in need.

John Calvin Living Waters In the Dominican Republic