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Out with the Old—In with the New! (Watch Night) 2017 has been a hard year for most people. The news has been chal-lenging to say the least. Here are the top 10 news stories of 2017 ac-cording to NBC News:

1). The New President (Women’s March on Washington) 2). The Mueller Investigation 3). Greater tensions with North Korea 4). The #Me Too Movement 5). The Massacres in Las Vegas and Texas 6). Terrorism in Popular Tour-ist Destinations (London, Stockholm, Manchester, Barcelona, & Lower Manhattan) 7). The Opioid Epidemic 8). The Devastating Hurricane Season 9). The Total Solar Eclipse and 10). The Culture Wars (Removing Confederate Stat-ues, Re-emergence of the Alt-Right, Charlottesville, Football Players kneeling for the Star-Spangled Banner).

Undoubtedly, this is an incomplete list, but it serves as a good reminder for what we’ve been through.

Many Christian denominations (Moravians, Methodists, Baptists, Pentecostals, and African American Churches) have a tradition on New Year’s Eve, called “Watch Night.” Watchnight services are held late on New Year's Eve, and end after midnight. This provides the opportunity to review the year that has passed and make confession, and then prepare for the year ahead by praying and resolving. The services often include singing, praying, exhort-ing, and preaching.

Watchnight services have added significance and history in the African-American community in the United States, since many slaves were said to have gathered in churches on New Year's Eve, in 1862, to await news and confir-mation of the enactment of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln, on January 1, 1863. 2017 is the 155th anniversary of this tradition.

According to the Rev. Joan Harrell, “it is a tradition in the Black Church in America that five minutes before mid-night, men, women and children will kneel, hold hands and pray to God from the present year into the New Year.”

I think the Watchnight tradition could benefit, not only Presbyterians, but Christians and people of faith of all per-suasions—to gather together and pray for the healing of the wounds and divisions in our society that have been intentionally exacerbated in 2017, particularly regarding race.

The current Co-Moderators of the PCUSA General Assembly, Denise Anderson and Jan Edmiston (a North Carolina native!) have been encouraging all PCUSA congregations to study the book, Waking Up White, by Debbie Irving (https://www.amazon.com/Waking-White-Finding-Myself-Story/dp/0991331303; here’s an article about their effort: https://www.pcusa.org/news/2017/1/23/one-church-one-book-aims-jumpstart-discussions-abo/ and a study guide to the book: https://www.pcusa.org/site_media/media/uploads/oga/pdf/waking_up_white_study_english.pdf

It would be a wonderful thing for hundreds of people in our own congregation and community to gather in small groups or individually to study this book and then put its wisdom into thoughtful practice. I’ll volunteer to lead a group myself!

Yes, 2017 was a difficult year and 2018 will have its challenges, as well. But the words of Margaret Mead are still true: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

Jesus, of course, knew this, too. He did it with a small group of disciples.

Blessings for 2018, Pastor Scott

In This Issue... Worship/Planning/Adult F.F. 2 Retreat/Clothing Drive/Financial Peace 3 PNC Nominees 4 Missions 6 Music/Men’s/Young Adults 8 Children’s Ministry 9

Youth/SAGES 10 DCPC Information 12

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Covenant (9:45 a.m. Congregation House) January 7, 14, 21, and 28. George Ramsey, Professor Emeritus of Religion at Presbyterian College, will present four sessions on the Book of Amos. Amos was called by God from the life of a shepherd to cross over the border from his native Judah into the northern kingdom of Israel to be a prophet of the Lord. Amos proved to be a metaphorical boundary-crosser as well, as he sought to dissolve the boundaries between religion and politics, between worship and service, and between “us” and “them.” In a time when our world and our churches are di-vided on issues of theology, politics, economics, government and morality, Amos indeed speaks a relevant prophetic word.

Maloney (9:45 a.m. Parlor) Jan. 7: A Sincere Faith: Daniel 1:8-21 Jan. 14: A Bold Faith: Daniel 3 Jan. 21: A Prayer for an Obedient Faith: Daniel 9:1-19 Jan. 28: A Strong Faith: Daniel 10; 11

The Pines (Marshall Room) See Maloney Class

Jubilee (9:45 a.m. Upper Room) The Jubilee Class will continue examining the following readings in The Day the Revolution Began, by N.T. Wright, a groundbreak-ing biblical scholar and theologian: Jan. 7: Chapter 13: “The Death of Jesus in Paul’s Letter to the

Romans" Jan. 14: Chapter 14: “Passover People" Jan. 21: Chapter 15: “The Powers and the Power of Love" Jan. 28: Chapter 14: Concluding Review

News from the Planning Committee

On November 18 the Staff and Officers and newly elected of-ficers had a Retreat at The Pines. We thought members of the Congregation might like to know something about this event so we asked Deacon Pat Rickert to write about her ex-perience. Here’s what she has to say:

I thoroughly enjoy the opportunity to gather with DCPC brethren as each time seems to afford a chance to deepen a relationship or even meet someone I did not previously know. The recent Officer Retreat did not disappoint. We opened with an interview of Pastor Scott conducted by John Ryan that helped us learn about our new leader’s background, schooling, family, and faith journey. The lighthearted format of that session helped pave the path as we move forward to the next chapter of our church life. Our time together was largely spent in small group discussion with dialogue centering on our own spiritual autobi-ographies followed by creating a wish list for new ideas/improvements/enhancements at DCPC. When we came back together, the brain-storming session of each small group was shared, and it was quite interesting to hear both new thoughts as well as a number of items we all had in common. Listening as each group shared their list I was amazed at the breadth and scope of our church.

Thanks to Pat for sharing her experience. I’m sure others who participated would be glad to share their experience with you as well.

January 2018 Worship & Liturgical Schedule

Saturday, January 6th ~ Epiphany of the Lord Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12

Sunday, January 7th ~ Baptism of the Lord

(8:30, 9:45, & 11:00 am) Renewal of Baptismal Vows/Ordination/Installation of

New Church Officers (Elders/Deacons) Genesis 1:1-5; Psalm 29; Acts 19:1-7; Mark 1:4-11

Scott Kenefake, Preaching *Congregational Meeting, 10:40 am, Sanctuary, for the

election of Pastor Nominating Committee

Sunday, January 14th ~ 2nd Sunday after Epiphany Sacrament of Holy Communion

(8:30, 9:45, & 11:00 am) 1 Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20); Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; 1 Corinthians 6:12-

20; John 1:43-51

Claire George-Drumheller, Preaching

Sunday, January 21st ~ 3rd Sunday after Epiphany (8:30, 9:45, & *11:00 am)

Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Psalm 62:5-12; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20

*Sacrament of Holy Baptism, Connor Gorman, 11:00 am Scott Kenefake, Preaching

Sunday, January 28th ~ 4th Sunday after Epiphany

(8:30, 9:45, & 11:00 am) Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 111; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; Mark 1:21-

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Robert Alexander, Preaching

Adult Faith Formation

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The Stephen Ministry program is again sponsoring the upcoming Lenten Devo-tional Book. The theme this year is “I Believe…”. We invite you to consider making a contribution to the book. We have typically encouraged all sorts of expression in word or works of art, such as photography, sculpting, fiber art,

colleague, prose, poetry, etc. Look for an email from us on Janu-ary 2nd with all the information regarding your submission for this wonderful gift to the community. Lenten books will be dis-tributed and available electronically beginning Sunday, February 11. 2018

Congregational Retreat @ Montreat Mark your calendar now for our annual Congregational Retreat in Montreat, NC, January 19-21, 2018! Our retreat leader is Jeannie Dubose, wife of Montreat Conference Center’s president Richard DuBose and the daughter-in-law of our own Bill & Sally DuBose! Jeannie is a licensed counselor and spiritual director with offices in Black Mountain, NC.

Our 2018 theme is Knowing Self, Knowing Others, Knowing God. According to Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist, who lives in southwest France, “The real miracle is not to walk on water but to walk on earth...to encounter God right in the present moment when we are washing the dishes, looking at a flower, looking into the eyes of another.” Participants of the retreat will be invited to distinguish between narcissistic navel-

gazing and the theological relevance of how deepening one’s knowledge of self and others can lead to a fuller communion with God.

Programs and activities will be available for the whole family – adults, children and youth. You will have free time to explore Mon-treat and Black Mountain, hike the trails of Montreat and participate in our annual Saturday night Variety Show!

Registration details and cost can be found in a brochure that will be emailed in mid-November. You will also find a link to register online on the DCPC website. If you have any questions, please contact Rob-ert Alexander or John Ryan. Please plan on spending a rejuvenating weekend in Montreat with your church family!

Financial Peace University Starting in January for 9 weeks, the Adult Faith For-mation Committee will be offering the Dave Ramsey Fi-nancial Peace University classes beginning on Monday evenings from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Erika and Phil Batten have volunteered to teach and are graduates of the class. For a nominal membership fee of $109 (purchased through the Dave Ramsey website,) you will receive all the materials you need to take control of your financial future. Some of the classes include: Cash flow planning, Real estate and Mortgages, Insurance, Retirement and Planning, and Dumping Debt. This is the money class that can change lives!

You can begin registering for this class online through the church website. Childcare available on request. Please direct any questions to John Ryan.

January Winter Clothing Drive Once again, Circle 7 is coordinating the January winter clothing drive for Lydia's Loft. Lydia's Loft in Hunt-ersville is one of the biggest clothing banks in the re-gion, assisting thousands of needy families each year. Please donate gently used or new coats, bed linens, tow-els and wash cloths, blankets, or new socks and under-wear. Items can be placed in the marked collection bins in the hallways near the church office.

Please contact Vicki Gray at 704-999-4546 if you have any questions.

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D. Lynn Burris is a lifelong Presbyterian, and has served as an ordained elder for over 40 years in the Presbyterian Church USA. During his 40+ years at DCPC, he has served on many committees past and present and is currently serving on Membership, Property, Planning and as a Stephen Minister. Lynn and his wife Marjorie raised their daughters as members of this church. He retired from a banking career with Bank of America and its predecessors in both Greensboro and Charlotte. Lynn has served in various Presbytery positions over some 20 years and currently serves as a mem-ber of the Presbytery’s Committee on Ministry. He served on the Presbytery’s Search Committee of the current “Transitional General Presbyter”. He fully supports the Charlotte Presbytery as it moves into a new format as the PCUSA finds stability for the future. Additionally, he has represented the Charlotte Presbytery at the Mid-Atlantic Synod in Richmond as it worked through re-organizations and served on two search committees for Synod executives. Lynn was a Commissioner to PCUSA General Assemblies in Long Beach and Detroit.

Cecil Clifton is a graduate of Davidson College (’68) and the Lumpkin School of Law at the Universi-ty of Georgia (’75). He is now retired after 35 years of law practice, the last nine as chief legal officer of PruittHealth, a multi-line long term care company. Before attending law school, he served in the US Army as an Armed Forces Courier. One of his favorite activities was coaching youth sports. In Georgia, he served First Presbyterian Church of Toccoa as a deacon and an elder, a member of a PNC, youth group leader, and he taught Sunday school. Cecil served Northeast Georgia Presbytery as a member of the Presbytery Council, Committee on Preparation for the Ministry, and Moderator. After retiring in 2011, he and his wife, Jennie, moved to Davidson, where he helped start DavidsonLearns and worked with E2D. At DCPC, he is a newly elected elder, sings in the Chancel Choir, helps with

VBS, and has enjoyed working on Habitat builds. He and Jennie have two sons and four grandchildren.

Scott Galloway and his wife Monica joined DCPC in 1999. They have three children: Beach (20), Brody (16) and Bella (15). Scott has served as an Elder on the Session and in January will join the Diaconate and become a member of the SAGES committee. During his time at DCPC, he has served on the following committees: A&P, Community Missions, Communications Taskforce, Faith & Family Formation and Membership. He has also participated on three nominating committees: Officer, Interim Pastor and Youth Ministry. He has taught Confir-mation classes and currently serves as a substitute Sunday School teacher.

Rosemary Klein came to Davidson in 1971 with her husband Ben, who was joining the mathemat-ics faculty at Davidson College. She and Ben joined DCPC shortly after their arrival. Rosemary has sung in the choir, taught Sunday school, served on the Diaconate, serving as chair of that body, the Campus Ministry committee, Community Missions committee, and the Worship Committee. She has led the Nicaragua Partnership since its inception, and has made numerous trips to Nicaragua. Cur-rently she is completing her term on the Session and as chair of the Global Missions committee. She is the co-chair of the Blythe Elementary School team, and volunteers weekly in a Blythe classroom. She is one of the directors of the Amigos tutoring program, which targets the Latino community in Huntersville. She is a member of the Geneva Choir, and teaches 4th and 5th grade Sunday school. She is a member of the Mission, Justice and Outreach committee of the Presbytery of Charlotte, and is the chair of the Presbytery committee for the Self Development of People. She enjoys traveling, hiking,

running, reading, and playing harpsichord, piano and recorder. Rosemary and Ben have two grown sons and two grand-daughters.

Cissi Lyles is a native North Carolinian, having been born in Charlotte and moving to Wilmington with her family later. She is a graduate of Davidson College and works at her alma mater as Manag-er of Guest Services for the college. She is a lifelong Presbyterian and has been a member of DCPC since 1986 when she and her husband Steedman joined shortly after they were married. She has served in multiple capacities, including ruling elder, deacon, moderator of the diaconate, Worship committee, Stewardship committee, New Member committee , Pines Connection committee, and senior high advisor. Cissi also previously served in leadership positions with the local Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops and she currently serves on the board of Visit Lake Norman. Cissi and Steedman have three grown children – JS, Betsy, and George – who were baptized and confirmed at DCPC.

The Nominating Committee proposes the following slate of nine DCPC members to serve as the Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC) to conduct the search for our new pastor/head of staff:

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Susan Manning has been a member of DCPC since 1994 and is an ordained Elder, serving on the DCPC Session for multiple terms as well as one term on the Session from her previous church in Ra-leigh prior to moving to Davidson. She has served as the DCPC Clerk of Session. Susan has chaired the Worship and A&P Committees at DCPC and has also served on the Christian Education, Congrega-tion Care and Planning Committees. She is a trained Stephen Minister and Stephen Leader, and was involved in establishing Stephen Ministry at DCPC in 2006. She has taught Sunday School, Disciple Bible Study, and is currently facilitating one of the Covenant Bible Study classes. She is a member of the Chancel Choir and one of DCPC’s wedding coordinators. She has previously served on a Pastor Nominating Committee (Allen Brindisi), an Associate Pastor Nominating Committee (Kathy Beach Verhey), and twice on Interim Pastor Search Committees (Russell Mase and Bill Cockrill). Susan is a Human Resources professional, having served more than 25 years in various HR leader-

ship roles in state and local government in North Carolina. She is retired as the HR Director of Mecklenburg County and currently provides HR consulting services to local governments and non-profits. She has utilized her professional experi-ence in her work at DCPC on the A&P and Planning Committees to develop and recommend staffing plans, updates to the DCPC Employee Manual, and staff compensation. Susan was married to Bob Manning until his death in 2015 and has three children, three stepchildren and twelve grandchildren. She enjoys traveling, reading, and music.

Mary Muchane has been a member at DCPC since 1999 and served on the Session from 2009-2012. Mary was involved with the Christian Education Committee for over five years. She has taught ele-mentary and middle school Sunday School and is currently co-leading the confirmation class of 2018. Mary is also a key participant in DCPC’s Global Missions partnership with Sigona Presbyterian in Ki-kuyu, Kenya. Mary, her husband, Mur, and their two sons, Michael and Mark, live in Davidson. Michael is a junior at Wake Forest University and Mark is an 8th grader at J. M. Alexander Middle School. A geologist by training, Mary started her education in Nairobi, received her masters from the University of Sheffield, and her doctorate from Duke University. She worked for several years as an environmental scientist and now directs the Office of Grants and Contracts at Davidson College, a position she has held since 2005. Mary’s hobbies include collecting rocks, cooking, and reading biographies of Christian women.

Steve Scruggs was born in Statesboro, Georgia and moved to the Charlotte area when he was five. After graduating from South Mecklenburg High School, he went on to earn a bachelor’s degree at NC State University and an MBA from Wake Forest University. Since joining DCPC in 2001, he has served on the Endowment Committee, Stewardship Committee and on the Session as an ordained Elder. He has also served on the boards of the Bethlehem Center of Charlotte, Kindermourn, Johnston YMCA, Davidson Community Players and A Giving Spirit Foundation. Steve is married to Katie (Bragg) and has four daughters (Lulu, Clara, Emma and Julia). When not working at Bragg Financial Advisors in Charlotte, he enjoys hunting, golfing, cooking and hopeless-ly pulling for the NC State Wolfpack.

Suzanne Worely is a fifth generation Charlottean. Suzanne grew up at First Presbyterian Church where she began ringing handbells as a youth, and continued to ring when she was a student at Eck-erd College. She continues to enjoy ringing here at DCPC with the Tower Ringers. After serving in the past as VBS Missions coordinator and as a member of the planning team for Congregational Retreat at DCPC, Suzanne is now completing her service as a Deacon for the past three years. During that time she has also been a member of the Common Grounds Fellowship Committee. Suzanne and her husband Steven have attended DCPC since 2009, and have two children—Ben is in 5th grade, and Katie Claire is in 1st grade. Suzanne has worked as an Occupational Therapist for 14 years at Trinity Oaks retirement community in Salisbury.

The 2017 DCPC Nominating Committee sincerely appreciates the many recommendations, thoughts and suggestions received from the congregation

over the past few months.

Sallie Kerr, Phyl Justus, Linda Griffeth, Dennis Appleyard, David Batty, Greg Fawcett and Dottie Sloan

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Room in the Inn season is up-on us. Each Friday night we will host guests in our Congre-gation House through the min-istry of Urban Ministries in Charlotte. If you would like to volunteer for one or more nights , click here. Here you can see one of our coordina-tors, Jane Campbell, giving in-structions to one of our volun-teer groups.

Join Us for a Summer Mission Trip to Nicaragua!

This summer we will conduct another trip to Kilambe, Nicara-gua to meet with our partners. We plan to be gone June 15-23, 2018. If you are interested in learning more about this trip please contact Robert Alexander at ralexander@dcpc.org or join us for an Information Meeting on January 28 at 4 pm or February 4 at 12:15. An info packet will be available online and by the Global Mission bulletin board.

Room in the Inn Underway! Sign up to volunteer!

Christmas Eve, 7:30 p.m. Candlelight Service

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Thanks for supporting White Gift! On December 10th our youth did a fabulous job of sharing the story of the nativity with us. And you did a great job of shar-ing food and financial gifts to help end hunger. Financial do-nations for food totaled $1147.00. Food donations were also abundant! 71 bags of groceries were donated as well! Great work DCPC Family!

Alternative Gift Fair a Great Success!

This year our Alternative Gift Fair, launched during Christmas in Davidson focused on four of our partnerships – 2 global and 2 local. We are so grateful for the generous contributions that have been made to sup-port these mission partnerships. To date, the contributions brought in total $9713.00. They break down as follows – Blythe Partnership - $2142.00 – Habitat for Humanity 2018 House - $1587.00 – Kenya Partnership - $2293.00 – Nicara-gua Partnership - $3691.00.

Thanks for giving to The Christ-mas Joy Gift Offering!

Our Christmas Joy Offering supports schol-arships to our Presbyterian Racial/Ethnic Schools and the Board of Pensions Assis-tance Program. Your generous contribu-tions to this offering make a difference for retired church workers who are struggling to get by. They also help young students find the resources they need to improve their educational options and succeed in life. To date the funds collected from DCPC for this offering are $3748.00.

Thank You For Contributing to Angel Tree!

Through our partnership with Safe Alliance we contributed hundreds of Christmas gifts that served nearly 250 families who have suffered pain due to domestic violence. You gave so generously and the gifts you purchased and delivered to the church were transported to Safe Alliance in Char-lotte where they were incorporated into the Safe Alliance Holiday Store. Thanks again for helping to make a difference and bring about transformation in the lives of others.

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This is not an exclusive group but it is primarily for adults between the ages of 20-40 – single, mar-ried, with or without kids – it doesn’t matter. We gather for fellowship and faith formation. Contact John Ryan if you are interested.

Multi-talented Rising Star Organist Opens 2018 Program

Charlotte native Chase Loomer, completing his senior year in organ performance with David Higgs at Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, returns home to play an impressive and enjoyable program on January 15 as the first artist of 2018 in Organ at Davidson’s 12th annual series.

Organ at Davidson performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Mondays in the sanctuary. The free recitals are followed by a meet-the-artist reception hosted by Friends of the Organ. Donations to expand the 12-year-old series are appreciated.

Loomer’s program opens with the first movement of Widor’s Symphony no. 6, followed by Brahms’ Fugue in Ab Minor and Messiaen’s Dieu Parmi Nous. The second half selections feature Calvin Hamp-ton’s Lullaby, J.S. Bach’s Trio Sonata no. 2 and concludes with Persichetti’s movements 2 & 3 from his Sonata for Organ.

Currently Assistant Organist at Greece, New York’s Bethany Presbyterian Church, Chase Loomer served Mooresville’s Centre Presbyterian Church as interim or-ganist as well as having summer music internships at Charlotte churches Covenant Presbyterian and Christ Episcopal. In Rochester he was a VanDelinder Fellow at Christ Church, awarded the inaugural Casparini Prize for excellence in organ performance.

During high school years January’s recitalist was a five-time recipient of the valued Stigall Scholarship. In recent years Chase Loomer has won first place and judges’ notice in American Guild of Organists’ competitions throughout the southeast. His previous teachers have included Dr. Patrick Scott, Dr. Katie Ann McCarty. He also studied piano with Dr. Dylan Savage and the late Dr. Ruskin Cooper.

In 2016 Chase Loomer was featured as a Rising Star at the American Guild of Organists’ National Convention in Hou-ston and attended the Organ Historical Society Convention as an E. Power Biggs Fellow. Additionally he was a fea-tured young artist at the 2017 Pipe Organ Encounter Ad-vanced in Birmingham, Ala.

Men’s Ministry

Our Brindisi Men’s Bible Study meets every Tuesday morning in the DCPC Parlor. Join them at 8:00 a.m. for Bible Study, fellowship, and pray-er. They are currently studying the Book of the Revelation. Resource books are available. Con-tact the church office.

Our Thursday Morning Men’s Group meets from 7-8 a.m. in the Parlor at DCPC. During the month of January we will consider several topics brought by group members for discussion. Join us for discussion, fellowship, and prayer each Thursday morning.

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Regaining Balance in the Post-Holiday Season Wow! December is officially a blur of activity: celebrating, shopping, children’s programs, travel/visitors and managed chaos. What’s next? In our culture that is always pushing for-ward, we find New Year’s resolutions and all the catch up and clean up. Maybe we even schedule some intentional rest (congregational retreat). January is the month of regaining balance and finding “normal.” But isn’t there something deeper in all of this? I imagine God would exclaim a big “YES!” There IS much more to life beyond what we see and what demands our attention on a day to day or even seasonal basis. How do we regain or find that balance between the demands of life and seeking God? How do we teach this to our children? How does the God of Christmas remain in focus into the year? Children and Youth ministries have teamed up to offer some guidance. Check out our Facebook DCPC Parents page and consider these ultra-fast & easy family devotions here. Print this guide or pick one up at church. Talk & Pray- it’s designed with one question and a brief written prayer. Great for ALL ages and stages. We will be focusing on these themes of patience, grati-tude, love, forgiveness, obedience, and friendship on Facebook and through this devotional. Join us!

Sunday School Open House January 7 9:45 am. Join us for refreshments in each classroom, meet & greet teachers and classmates, and see curriculum. PreK (ages 3-5) meet in room 118, K/1st grades in room 206, 2nd/3rd grades in room 207, and 4th/5th grades in room 208. Hope to see you there. Parents are welcome for all or part of class. 4th & 5th Graders are invited to participate in the 2018 MLK Jr Mission Day. Join us January 15th 9:30 am to 3 pm. We will travel to Charlotte Family Housing on the church bus, serve lunch, and play with residents. Drop off & pick up at the congregation house. Please bring $10 and a (non-electronic) game to share (and bring home after). Permis-sion forms in the Sunday School classroom and on the bul-letin board.

Kindergartners, let’s do lunch! Please contact Jenny Alexander if your son or daughter would enjoy a lunch-room visitor. This is a great way to connect church and school. Per-mission forms in the K/1 Sunday School classroom and on the bul-letin board. 2nd Graders are invited to a special Prayer Class Sunday morn-ings at 9:45 in February. Click here to sign up. More information will be emailed, posted and in the Sunday School classroom (room 207). For your calendar

January 6 Epiphany of the Lord January 7 Sunday School Open House January 15 4th & 5th Grade MLK Jr Mission Day January 19-21 Congregational Retreat- lots of fun for all ages January 29-February 9 DCPC Weekday Preschool registration open February Sundays 2nd Grade Prayer Class

Complete children’s ministry calendar here and on the children’s ministry bulletin board upstairs in the Sunday School hallway.

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Looking Back During the month of December we wrapped up our Youth Group series Who Needs Christ-mas?, led the White Gift Service, and had our Christmas Party. We did good this month by putting together backpacks that will help feed Blythe Elementary students over the Christ-mas break when they do not receive free breakfast or lunch. Huge thanks to Martha Kate Bragg for leading that effort!

Looking Forward We will start 2018 with 3 new series:

Strength in Numbers (6th & 7th grades) is all about choosing friends and mentors and how to handle friendships that fade over time. Crew (9th-11th grades) is about the random ways we make friends and how the best thing we can do for our crew is to choose to be their friend on purpose.

Sticky Faith (12th grade) helps prepare seniors for life and faith after high school by exploring topics important to that year after graduation and beyond.

We will also be bringing back the 30 Hour Famine, an experience that is part spiritual discipline, part education in justice issues, and part lock-in, but com-pletely life-changing. We will be partnering with Davidson UMC for this event that will be held February 2-3.

SAGES mark your calendars for a most interesting luncheon and program on Thursday, January 25. Of-ficer Greg Frostbutter, from the Davidson Police Dept. and his dog Maky will present the program. Learn how

the police dogs are trained and see Maky in action sniffing out "controlled substances"!!

Thursday, January 25 11:00 am Fellowship time 11:30 am Chef Eric's delicious luncheon followed by the program DCPC Congregation House $8.00 per person RSVP by Monday, January 22 email: info@dcpc.org or phone: 704-892-5641

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Davidson College Presbyterian Church Directory dcpc.org † 100 North Main Street, P.O. Box 337, Davidson North Carolina 28036

Office | Mon. - Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Phone: 704-892-5641; Fax: 704-892-5956

Interim Pastor

Scott Kenefake, x20

Associate Pastors

Robert Alexander, Discipleship & Mission, x25 John Ryan, Faith Formation,x22

Staff Associates

Larry Lyon, Sr. Adult Ministry Claire George-Drumheller, Campus Ministry x15

Administrative Assistants

Rhonda Boggs, x29 Julie Nardella, x10

Church Administrator

Harriett Rosebrough, x19

Bookkeeper

Trish Jones, x30

Director of Music

Jane Cain, x 14

Associate Director of Music

David Brinson, x 17

Director of Congregational Life

Stephanie Rollans, x12

Staff Associate for Youth Ministry

Matt Wiggins x16

Staff Associate for Children’s Ministry

Jenny Alexander x13

Custodian

Sid Wishon, x 28

Kitchen Manager

Eric Rice

Director of Preschool

Kristin Clark, x26 or 704-655-1271

Asst. Director of Preschool

Hunter Busse, x26 or 704-655-1271

Clerk of Session

Lyn Batty, 704-724-5393

Deacons Moderator-Linda Griffeth, 704-892-1669 Secretary-Mary Mac Kincaid, 704-995-4435

Administration & Personnel Chair

Chris Ahearn, 704-892-3408 Greg Krystalowych, 704-892-9192

Faith Formation Chair

Phil Batten, 828-334-7800

Children’s Ministry Committee Chair

Jan Tevepaugh,

Community Missions Chair

John Bosak, 704-894-0439

Finance Chair

John Woods, 704-892-6458

Global Mission Chair

Rosemary Klein, 704-892-8306

Membership Chair

Marjorie Burris, 704-892-0231

Property Chair

Richard Kiley, 904-568-1230

Planning Chair

Alice Sudduth, 704-892-3687

Stewardship Chair

Thomas Hazel, 704-236-3319

Worship Chair

Elizabeth Mills, 704-895-9431

Youth Chair

Chip Fesperman, 704-896-8899

Campus Ministry Chair

Marya Howell, 704-255-6512

Congregational Care Chair

Jim Shaw, 704-402-7641

Common Grounds Fellowship Chair

Kim Beard, 704-892-4406

SAGES Chair

Jan Dumford, 704-391-0861

Endowment Chair

Ed Wadsworth, 704-896-0687

Stephen Ministry

Alice Sudduth, 704-892-3687 stephenministry@dcpc.org

Hospitalization

If you or your loved one are in an area hospital, call the Church Office to notify one of the Pas-tors.

Baptisms & Weddings

The use of the Church for Bap-tisms, Wedding, and other events is available to active members. Contact the Church Office.

Career Transition

The Davidson Career Transition Program is a ministry of Da-vidson United Methodist and Davidson College Presbyterian Churches. It provides support to those who have lost their jobs and are seeking a new oppor-tunity or who are seeking a ca-reer transition to a new field. We provide networking opportuni-ties, tools and techniques for an effective job search. If you are unemployed or looking for a ca-reer change or know a family member or friend who is, let them know about our program. Join us the first and third Wednesday of each month 10:00 a.m. to noon at Davidson United Methodist Church. Have ques-tions? Contact DCPC member Terry Pardue at 513-780-2113.

Intercessory Prayer

Prayer Cards are available in the pew racks and at the church information center. Please place your request for prayer in the offering plate. You may also submit requests online by clicking the link on the website (www.dcpc.org). Requests are made known to those gathered for silent intercessory prayer on Wednesday mornings at 11:30 in the Parlor. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to join in prayer at that hour in the parlor or wherever you are.

Worship Service Schedule

8:30 a.m. Lingle Chapel 9:45 a.m. Lingle Chapel 11:00 a.m. Sanctuary

Sunday School 9:45

Covenant Class—Congregation House Maloney- Parlor The Pines—Marshall Room Jubilee—Upper Room

Child care provided

dropoff 15 minutes before start of service(s).

Nursery (birth- age 2) is downstairs, room 14. Pre-school (ages 3-5) is by the ramp door, room 118.