Mission

2014 Presbyterian Women Birthday Offering

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The Presbyterian Women’s Birthday offering will be received on June 29, during morning worship. The offering funds up to five projects that are not included in ongoing General Assembly mission support, such as agricultural development, child care, community organization, criminal justice, drug counseling, economic justice, elderly care, employment training, homelessness, literacy, violence and women’s concerns.

The Creative Ministries Offering Committee has chosen one project—Blue Corn Mothers Alliance—as the recipient of the 2014 Birthday Offering of Presbyterian Women. This project provides a range of services, from crisis intervention to education, for Albuquerque’s Native American women who experience domestic violence. The grant amount will depend on gifts contributed during 2014. The goal for the 2014 Birthday Offering is $500,000. Please give as you have been blessed and support this life-changing project. If you won’t be in Church this Sunday please visit http://www.presbyterianwomen.org/birthday to give.

Tornado Disaster Assistance

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After Sunday night’s devastating storms in central Arkansas, we ask that you pray for the survivors and the early responders. If you are interesed in helping Presbyterian Disaster Assistance in the recovery effort, gifts will be accepted several ways.

Checks will be accepted at Central Presbyterian. Please note in the memo line P.O.A.- Disaster Assistance.

You can also give to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, from whom our presbytery will seek an initial response grant.

You can give online at http://www.presbyterianmission.org/donate/make-a-gift/gift-info/DR000148/ or you can Text “PDA” to 20222 to donate $10.00.

The Presbytery of Arkansas Disaster Preparedness and Response Committee (DPRC) and local churches are preparing our response.  The DPRC will meet Wednesday to work on coordinating with a national Presbyterian Disaster Assistance team to assist in the recovery effort.  To avoid duplication of efforts or letting things fall through the cracks, the presbytery committee also coordinates in Arkansas with ARVOAD (AR Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster).

Faith Endures

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Faith Endures

“Hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts.” (Romans 5:5)

The One Great Hour of Sharing Special Offering will be taken during our Easter Morning Service.

OUR HANDS OF HOPE

When you give to One Great Hour of Sharing you are assisting in the empowerment of others as they move past emotional, physical, and spiritual misfortune. Your help gives hope.

At home and abroad, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance helps strengthen the faith community and enables those affected by natural or human-caused disasters to be part of the rebuilding and recovery efforts in their communities.

Life-changing grassroots programs like Huerto de la Familia (The Family Garden) are supported by the Presbyterian Hunger Program. Huerto de la Familia strives to cultivate community integration and economic self-sufficiency through training in organic farming and the development of food-based small businesses.

Self-Development of People, through your generous gifts, provides grants to organizations like A Community Voice in New Orleans, a neighborhood group which assists low-to-moderate-income families in applying for jobs, housing, and food assistance.

Give to One Great Hour of Sharing to support these Presbyterian Mission Agency ministries as they strive to help all of God’s people find resilience, hope, and faith in the face of challenging circumstances.

There are three ways to contrinbute to the One Great Hour of Sharing Offering. Donate at CPC using the envelopes located in the Easter Bulletin, text OGHS to 20222 to give $10, or donate online at presbyterianmission.org/give-oghs .

Blitzing Hunger

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CPC’s Youth is participating again in the Souper Bowl of Caring! CPC’s Youth has raised over $650 for Neighbor to Neighbor of Pine Bluff over the last three years of the Souper Bowl of Caring! Neighbor to Neighbor will again be our charity recipient this year. We’ll be collecting can food items and monetary donations on Super Bowl Sunday, February 2nd after our worship service.

More than 20 years ago, the Souper Bowl of Caring began with a simple prayer from a single youth group: “Lord, even as we enjoy the Super Bowl football game, help us be mindful of those without a bowl of soup to eat.” Since that day, more than $90 million has been raised for local charities across the country through Souper Bowl of Caring. It has become a powerful movement that is transforming the time around Super Bowl weekend into the nation’s largest celebration of giving and serving.

For more information on The Souper Bowl of caring visit http://www.tacklehunger.org

Our Third Annual Wrap It Up!

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Overwhelmed by the thought of holiday gift wrapping?  Let us do the work at Wrap-it-Up!  On Saturday, December 14 & 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Central Presbyterian Church, you can bring your items to the Youth/Activities building to have them wrapped.  The price list is as follows:

Small Gifts-$3.00—–CD’s, Books, jewelry, candles.

Medium Gifts-$5.00—-Shirt sized boxes, board games, dolls, calendars, and shoe boxes.

Large Gifts-$10.00—-Large clothes boxes, coats, small kitchen appliances.

All benefits from Wrap it Up will benefit Central Presbyterian Women’s Missions. For more information or to volunteer, contact Laura Pierce (870-247-5392) or the church office (870-879-9074).

Holy Week Activities

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Holy Week begins this Sunday with Palm Sunday, March 24th. Following Palm Sunday Worship we’ll be dedicating our new playground! Thursday, March 28th, we’ll be holding our annual Maundy Thurday Meal. This will be a Last Supper Meal and will include commnuion elements. Our Sanctuary will be open for quiet meditation from 1-3pm on Good Friday, March 29th. Services for the Resurrection of the Lord/Easter Sunday will include a Breakfast at 8am, Egg Hunt at 9am, and worship at 10am, on the morning of March 31st. During worship we’ll be collecting our One Great Hour of Sharing offering. For more information on this please watch the video, available below or at the “click to read more” link below!

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Wrap It Up Returns

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Our Second Annual Holiday Wrapping Extravaganza returns this Saturday! Proceeds collected from the fundraiser will be used for our Presbyterian Women Mission projects! We’ll be in the Youth Building on Saturday, Dec. 8th and Saturday, Dec. 15th from 10am till 3pm both days! Dr. Dan Festa will have fused glass jewelry and various other crafts will be available for purchase as well! Cash and Checks only please. Pricing is at the link below.

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