Announcements

Next Tuesday, April 30

9:30am Chair Yoga

11:00am Special Care

PLC DINNER AND AUCTION – On Sunday, April 28, join us in Fellowship Hall for a Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser and a silent auction that will take place after our worship service. All donations to the fundraiser and silent auction are welcomed.  Please contact the Director, Kimberly Watkins by e-mail if you are interested in making a donation for the auction, or just come and enjoy fellowship and spaghetti to help support our PLC!

THE AFTER CHURCH EATING OUT GROUP will join the PLC Spaghetti Dinner in the Fellowship Hall this Sunday. We will dine at The Bistro on May 5th. Please let Mary Evans (270-791-7205) know by May 3rd if you plan to join us on May 5th so we can reserve a big table!

SATURDAY MEALS  The Presbyterian Church is hosting Saturday Meals this coming weekend (27^th).  We still do not have sufficient volunteers to cover all the areas needed.  We need at least five (5) volunteers to work inside, needing to arrive no later than 6:45am and two (2) volunteers for driving routes.  Can we get these positions filled by Wednesday?  I need to have my full report no later than Wednesday at noon.  Thanks to everyone who has volunteered and to all of you that will volunteer for this Saturday.  God bless, Lovelyn  (619/368-2103).

SPRING PICNIC AND FELLOWSHIP at Preston Miller Park on Sunday, May 19^th at 4:30pm — Mark your calendars and plan to join us!  We are having the picnic at shelter #1 of Preston Miller Park, but ALSO we will have a scavenger hunt prior to the picnic. Meet at the church at 3:00pm for the start of the Scavenger Hunt, then come for a cookout and picnic at the park, or just come later for the picnic. Bring along a lawn chair if you like, and your favorite side or dessert to share!

MISSIONS will be holding a breakfast on June 23 before service.  The proceeds of this breakfast will go to Habitat for Humanity.

LAY READERS NEEDED FOR MAY AND JUNE  A signup page is online for upcoming lay readers in the coming weeks. If you are willing to serve on one Sunday, please visit this link and sign up for a date. Lay reader information will be emailed on the Friday prior to the date.  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e49acac23a7ff2-layreader  Thank you!

CECELIA MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH  We are now accepting donations for our Spring Giveaway (May 25^th).  Any items that you can definitely live without, please let me know.  Arrangements can be made to pick them up, we can meet you at a church, or you can drop smaller items off at your church office.  Please contact Lovelyn at lovelynab@yahoo.com, or ceceliamemorial1234@outlook.com. You may call her at 619-368-2103 or 270/935-5110 for more information.  Any donation is appreciated.  Thanks in advance.

SPECIAL EVENT!  Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 22. The Christian Education committee has invited Friends and Family Outreach at WKU College of Health and Human Services to teach their course on basic CPR and defibrillator use in our fellowship hall. The course is free.  No previous experience is required for this basic course. Breakfast will be served at 8:15 AM, and the course will begin at 9, and last approximately 2 hours.  Please see the sign-up sheet on the table across from the Chapel (below where our defibrillator is located), or call the church office at 270-843-4707 to do so.  Looking forward to your attendance.

AN EXHIBIT of Photography by Sheila and Alan Reeves and Paintings by Diane Simmons titled The Lens and The Brush is on display in the Fellowship Hall Gallery, March 22 to May 3. The artists invite you to stop by and enjoy this tribute to the splendor of nature and the Glory of God.

SUNDAY SCHOOL Sunday morning is a wonderful time to be with others at the church. Classes are for all ages, and they start at 9:15.

• Preschool taught by Jimmy and Betsy Tyrie
• Godly Play taught by Mary Evans – Kindergarten through 5^th grade
• Middle and high school taught by David Clarke
• The Coffee and Conversation Class is reading Holy Envy; Finding God in the Face of Others by Barbara Brown Taylor
• A Bible study class is studying the book of Mark

PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN We have the date for the PW Spring Gathering - Wednesday, June 5th! We will be meeting at the Baker Arboretum/Downing Museum in Bowling Green. Please plan to join us! Heavenly Ham Boxed lunches will be available for purchase (Lunch at 12 noon). You may reach out to Donna Meredith for more info (270-791-9888 or email donnawmeredith53@gmail.com). Please RSVP to her or to the church office if you plan to attend.

VBS  Vacation Bible School will be June 9-12. We are partnering with the Episcopal and First Christian Church. We will be needing volunteers to help prepare dinner, work as group leaders, head craft stations and set up. If you are able to help, please contact Susan Howard at sfyusk@gmail.com or 270-303-1767.

MISSIONS - JOIN US FOR BREAKFAST on June 23.  The meal will be served throughout the Sunday School hour 9:15 to 10:15 in the fellowship hall.  If you do not want to miss your class, just take a plate with you!  This will be a great time to honor those men in your life as a late Father's Day gift.  There is no charge, but donations received will go toward our Habitat for Humanity benevolence.

SAVE THIS DATE:  This year's Pig Pickin' church picnic will take place on Sunday August 18. Plan to join us for outdoor worship and fellowship, with good food and fun!

OUR PRESCHOOL LEARNING CENTER PLC registration for next year’s classes is now open! Consider mentioning our PLC to any folks you know with children ages 2-4 for next season! Contact Kimberly Watkins at plcdirector@bgpres.org or visit our website to enroll a child for classes next year. Thank you!

Preaching this Sunday:  David Clarke

Last Sunday:  I’d Run Too by David Clarke