[news] This Week at Old South Haven Church

        This Week At Old South Haven Presbyterian Church

Fri., May 25          7:00pm?         Wedding Rehearsal

Sat., May 26          9:00am         CHURCH YARD SALE

                                                         and Bake Sale

                                                         all able hands on deck!

                              5:00pm         Wedding: Litcher/McDaniel

Sun., May 27       10:00am            Pentecost/ Memorial Day

                                                      Sermon: “Beginnings”

                                                      John 15: 26-27. 16:4-1

                                                      Acts 2: 1-21

Mon., May 28                                    MEMORIAL DAY

                                                    Parades: Brookhaven and Bellport

Sun., June 3          10:00am           Morning Worship

                                                      More Light Sunday

                                           Sermon: “Standing on the Side of Love”   

Sun., June 10         10:00am           Morning Worship

Thurs., June 14        6:30pm           Thursday’s Child

                                                       “Spring Champagne Gala”

                                                         Flowerfield Celebrations

                                                         199 Mills Road, St. James

                                                         (see Pastor Tom for ticket)

                                                            John Deitz is an honoree 

Sun., June 17           10:00am           Morning Worship

                                                  (Pastor Tom celebrates 50^th year

                                                           of his ordination

                                  1l:30 am         Party: Linda Majowka’s home

                                                         4 Chimney Court, Brookhaven

Sun, June 24              10:00am         Morning Worship

Pastor Tom leaves after Morning Worship for study leave, attending the 2012 Global Conference of Chaplains, at Yale University, June 24-June 29. Campus Ministers and College Chaplains from around the world will be attending.

Session Actions    (from meeting of May 21

1. Not hold the annual church picnic this year because of the Church Reception for Pastor Tom the following week.
2. May 27: last Sunday for Church School before Summer Break.
3. Commence Church School in September and operate for three quarters of the year with one of three teachers responsible for a quarter.
4. Approved switching our oil contract to Swezy’s
5. Approved a request from The Becker Gambles Committee to use the church for another recital on April 27, 2013.
6. Hear a report from the Peace Essay readers that they have chosen a winning essay, and if the student is available to schedule the reading of the essay and awarding the prize on Sunday, June 10.
7. Heard a report from Mission/Outreach that each of the local missions we support will be described, one at a time, in the issues of our NEWSletter beginning with Thursday’s Child.
8. Next issue (the summer issue) of the NEWSletter will be  published at the end of June. Articles are now being received.