Christ our Center Children our Blessing Justice our Passion July/August 2015
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven This week, I and my family are off to our cabin on North Long Lake in Merrifield, Minnesota. We will spend time with family, bike, fish, and play cards. I will also be collecting stories. Over the course of the year some of these stories will work their way into sermons. Sermons are made of stories and life is full of stories. When we come back from vacation, I will plan worship for the coming year. Although I cannot plan every detail, I will take several days to study the lectionary (that list of texts many pastors often follow). I will match some texts with books I’m interested in reading. (I am especially interested in a book by John Dominic Crossan about violence in the Old and New Testaments). In August, I will present a general plan to the program staff. Others of our staff are also taking Sabbath time away as well as planning and preparing for the coming year. Here are a few things your staff will be working on: Julie Evans, Director of Music, is going through the music library and searching out anthems appropriate for the lectionary readings of the coming year. She is finalizing a calendar of all the music groups that will be leading worship. In July, Julie will attend an American Guild of Organist Convention to take choral workshops and organ master classes. All summer Julie will be breaking
—Ecclesiastics 3:1
personal records in speed and hill climbing on her morning bike rides. In addition to keeping up with Facebook posts about summer happenings, Chelsea Tufarolo, Communications Coordinator, is taking a hard look at the church’s website. She will be cleaning up and editing, as well as making the site more user friendly. Sarah Riley, Business Manager, says it will be business as usual. Her job never really slows down very much. As long as people get their pledges in! Joann Moorer, Assistant Director of Music, is looking at music for the bell choir and for all of the children’s choirs. She is also looking at church musicals. What will Miss Joann find? In recent years we have been in the belly of the whale with Jonah, and in the lion’s den with Daniel. Where will our children take us this coming year? Orlando Restrepo, Head Custodian, is leading his team to do some general fix up around the church and to do a deep cleaning of 17 classrooms. They will remove all the furniture, shampoo the carpets, strip, and wax all the floors. Any repairs to the rooms, tables, or chairs will be made so that all is ready when the children return to the Weekday Nursery School and the After School Program.
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Inside the Gateway Worship and Music Worship Schedule for July/August ........................................................ 2 Education Summer Church School Plans at CCPC ................................................. 3 Mission Riding the Bus As TAP Clients Do .......................................................... 4
Community Let’s Connect! Opportunities ................................................................... 6 Church Directory Information ................................................................ 7 Summer Office Hours .................................................................................. 8 The deadline for the September Gateway is August 19th at 9:00 a.m.
The Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church One Chevy Chase Circle Washington, DC 20015
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Worship Schedule July 5, 2015 The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper Service at 10:00 a.m. The Rev. Lynn Jostes will be preaching. MUSIC: The CCPC Summer Choir July 12, 2015 Service at 10:00 a.m. Eric and Becky Hinderliter PC(USA) Mission Co-Workers serving in Lithuania will be preaching. MUSIC: The CCPC Summer Choir July 19, 2015 Hunger Offering Received Service at 10:00 a.m. The Rev. Lynn Jostes will be preaching. MUSIC: The CCPC Summer Choir July 26, 2015 Service at 10:00 a.m. The Rev. Robert C. Angus will be preaching. MUSIC: The CCPC Summer Choir CCPC Summer Choir The Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church Summer Choir will lead worship each Sunday morning until August 9th. This group is open to anyone grade 3 and up who would like to sing in worship. Just come to the organ at 9:15 a.m. and we will rehearse a simple anthem for that day!
August 2, 2015 The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper Service at 10:00 a.m. The Rev. Molly Blythe Teichert will be preaching. MUSIC: The CCPC Summer Choir August 9, 2015 Service at 10:00 a.m. The Rev. Molly Blythe Teichert will be preaching. MUSIC: The CCPC Summer Choir August 16, 2015 Hunger Offering Received Service at 10:00 a.m. The Rev. Lynn Jostes will be preaching. August 23, 2015 Service at 10:00 a.m. The Rev. Molly Blythe Teichert will be preaching. August 30, 2015 Service at 10:00 a.m. The Rev. Eric Peltz will be preaching. Summer Concert at CCPC! Thursday, July 23rd at 7:00 p.m.
Duo Vela
Daniel Nistico, Guitar and Marla Smith, Flute Marla and Daniel are both graduate students at the Eastman School of Music; Daniel is half-way through his DMA studies and Marla is soon to graduate with a Master’s in Performance and Literature. Their program will combine both solo and due works, familiar and unfamiliar for a beautiful afternoon of music in our sanctuary. The concert is free and all are welcome!
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Summer Church School Plans at CCPC Summer schedules bring opportunities for new patterns of life together, and this is part of our Sunday morning life together as well! As we worship as one church family at 10:00 a.m. throughout the summer, we will welcome children (completed Grade 3 and up) to remain in the sanctuary following the Time with Children to experience the rhythm and wonder of worship. In July and August, younger children (Age 3 through completed Grade 2) are invited (but not required) to go to special church school classes for the rest of the hour. Ages 3-5 will meet in Room 180, Kindergarteners through Grade 2 (completed) will meet in Room 170 on the first floor in the Education Building. Childcare for infants is available in Rooms 106/108. SPECIAL NOTE: We still need teachers in order to offer all of our classes this summer. Please look for the chart during coffee time and sign up to teach one of our children’s classes. It’s a wonderful way to get to know some of the youngest members of our church family! FOR ADULTS: Faith Trek is a small group of CCPC adults who are curious about their faith and the world and who want to explore in the company of a circle of friends. The circle expands easily, and we would be delighted to have you join us. This summer the group is reading Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas. All adults are invited to join the discussions in the Conference (on the second floor of the center building, alley side at the end of the hall) from 11:00 - 12:00 noon each Sunday (when 3 folks are available for class, excluding July 5th and September 6th when there is no class.) Check with Margaret Chan (301-656-5034) if you have any questions.
Still Searching for Sunday School Teachers!! Summer Sunday School began on May 31st and continues through Homecoming Sunday, September 13th during the 10:00 a.m. worship service. Two classes for young children through second grade (completed) will be available, but only with your help. Teams of teachers are needed for each age group and a simple curriculum is provided to facilitate your teaching. Please check your calendar and see which Sunday you might be able to help! Signup sheets will be posted in Chadsey Hall during refreshments for your convenience. You may also contact Kristen Riley (202-237-8336 or kriley8@msn.com) or Lynn Jostes at the church (202-363-2202 x 22 or lynn@chevychasepc.org) for more information or to sign up for this special opportunity to teach our youngest children. Thanks for your help!
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Pastor Molly’s Letter from page 1 Along with many other tasks, Lynn Jostes, Associate Pastor for Christian Nurture, is getting ready to introduce a new church school curriculum. Feasting on the Word was chosen by the Christian Education Committee and Pastor Lynn will make sure that all the teachers and classrooms have all the materials they need to teach our children in the fall. Cindy Walsh, Weekday Nursery School Director, is busy running summer camp. Each of the remaining five weeks has a different theme, including: Red, White, and Blue; Camping; Summer Science; Creepy Crawlers; and Pirates/Drama. Tempe Thomas, After School Program Director, will begin gearing up again mid-August in preparation for the next school year. Aimee Ranaivoarijaona, Executive Administrator, will be researching a new copy machine. We pray the old one lasts until a new one is found. Aimee will also be reorganizing the front office. And Aimee is getting ready for one of the most exciting events of the summer – the arrival of our new Associate Pastor Eric Peltz on August 17th. It’s a busy summer here at CCPC. We hope to accomplish many things, but I suppose the best thing we can accomplish is to nurture our spirits and renew our souls. In the midst of all the cleaning, organizing, planning and preparing, please pray for your staff that God’s Spirit may fill rest upon each one of us, give us rest, and fill us with life anew. God’s Blessings,
Riding the Bus as TAP Clients Do By Rebecca K. Kahlenberg, TAP Social Services Worker
From the church parking lot you can drive to the Delaware Memorial Bridge or even the New Jersey Turnpike in about 2 hours. It will take about the same amount of time to get to Southeast DC via Metro bus! I took a ride on the bus recently, together with TAP volunteer Cheryl Fisher. We wanted to experience the ride as our clients do, so as to better understand the large effort that it takes for them to reach us. For many TAP clients, the church is about as far away from their apartment or shelter or halfway house as it could be while still being in DC. They need to take two or three buses, or a combination of buses and Metro trains, often followed by a walk from the Friendship Heights station. They come to us in all kinds of weather, even when they don’t have proper winter gear, and even when they have disabilities that make it difficult for them to travel. The day that Cheryl and I planned to go on the bus turned out to be a beautiful spring day. But our auspicious start was slightly marred by the fact that we missed the first bus by about two minutes. About 25 minutes later, another bus arrived, and we boarded the L2 heading towards Farragut Square. The ride was smooth but long – about 45 minutes! In the process we asked several questions and learned about how the SmarTrip card works. Total time each way (including wait time) was over an hour, and this was just staying in the Northwest quadrant of DC! Had we gone to another quadrant it could have easily added 30-60 additional minutes of travel time, or more! I realized that it can be a big undertaking for our clients to get to TAP, and felt bad that we often have to turn people away because we exceed the 15 client per day limit. But I became more determined to treat the clients with respect and warmth once they arrive, as they often not only tell us their requests but also their hopes and their stories. I know from hearing those that they are doing their best to improve their lives – and that our small role in their journey can make a four hour round-trip bus ride seem very worthwhile.
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Library Closed for Inventory!! It’s been 19 years since our church library has done an inventory! So this summer is the time!! Please note that the library will be closed for checking out books from July 19th through August 9, 2015 for this process. The room will still be used for meetings but we ask that books not be taken out of the library during that month. If you have any books that you have checked out, please return them so that we can include them in the count. The Librarians are actively looking for overdue books and appreciate you help in getting things up-to-date. If you have some extra time this summer and would like to help, contact Mary Lee Maples (202-686-5368) or Sue Martin (202-362-1994). Many hands make light work!! WNS Summer Camp July at the CCPC Weekday Nursery School Summer Camp has many great activities planned for 3-6 year olds, each day from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Our weekly themes are: June 29-July 2: Red, White, & Blue July 6-10: Camping July 13-17: Summer Science July 20-24: Creepy Crawlers July 27-31: Pirates/Drama For more information, please contact the Weekday Nursery School at (202)-3632209 or wns@chevychasepc.org.
Free Adult English Classes Did you know CCPC sponsors free adult education classes Sunday afternoons from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.? This is a great opportunity for beginner and intermediate level students. Classes focus on English language and communication essentials. Small class sizes allow for greater attention to student development. Non-denominational all nationalities welcome. To sign up, please contact the CCPC office at (202)-363-2202. Volunteers Wanted! CCPC’s English as a Second Language program is seeking 3-4 high school students to help Sundays July 12th and 19th from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. Volunteer responsibilities, performed under staff supervision, would include organizing and cataloging ESL materials; gathering/developing lists of potential organizations for support of ESL outreach; and other tasks. Contact Christine Kessides(kessfam@yahoo.com) for more information. Please respond by July 3rd. Donate Crocs for Kenya The CCPC mission team traveling to Shikokho in July needs your donations to take with us for children who have no shoes. Why these shoes? They are durable, comfortable, unisex, appropriate for the rainy season, lightweight to pack, and sizes matter a bit less. We need ALL SIZES (new or used) including adult sizes for the older kids. Thank you!
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Save the Date for a CCPC Outing to the Nationals Baseball Game at Nats Park Sunday, July 19, 2015 at 1:35 p.m. The Connections Committee and Ron Nolan, and Graham Wick invite CCPC baseball fans to join them at the ballpark! The Wicks have made arrangements for a discounted block of seats for CCPC ($19 each) and we’ll coordinate transportation. Please let Ron know (rwick@cozen.com) ASAP if you are interested so he can get a ticket for you. Summer Salads and Sweets Potluck Sunday, July 26, 2015 In Chadsey Hall following 10:00 a.m. worship Come hungry and ready to share your favorite salad or dessert with your fellow CCPC-ers and friends. This twist on a traditional potluck gives you a chance to be creative with your salads and wow us with your baking talents. Salads and desserts of all kinds are encouraged! For more information, contact Carter Blakey at reidblak@aol.com or 301-229-7696. Save the Date! for CCPC’s 15th Annual Men’s Steak Cookout on Saturday, September 19th from 4 p.m. till dusk at Bucks Pavilion in Seneca Creek Park We look forward to this traditional fall fellowship event for the men of the church. Bring a friend and join us!
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Have your picture taken for our NEW church directory and receive a complimentary 8 x 10 photo and a directory! Photo Session Dates and Times Wednesday, September 16th Thursday, September 17th Friday, September 18th Saturday, September 19th Sunday, September 20th
01:30—9:00 p.m. 01:30—9:00 p.m. 01:30—9:00 p.m. 08:30—3:30 p.m. 10:00—5:00 p.m.
SIGN UP: AFTER CHURCH SERVICES ON SUNDAYS THIS SUMMER ONLINE (through the church website: chevychasepc.org) OR BY CALLING JULIA FREEMAN (240-353-3351) SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT NOW! DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE—if you choose to purchase any additional photos, all 3 discounts can be used! 20% off all portrait purchases. When your appointment is made, this coupon is given along with additional portrait info. The coupon must be presented at time of photography session.
10% off coupon available under “Special Online Offer” in a reminder e-mail for your photo session sent to you by Lifetouch. Note: You must provide your e-mail address when scheduling your appointment.
$5 off your purchase when you make a donation to CCPC Youth Scholarships on the day of your sitting. The coupon must be presented at time of photography session.
Be Yourself !! Classic, casual, musical, sporty, fun…it’s up to you!
Bring Special Items and Special People to Make Your Photo Unique! Bring meaningful items that express your individuality: sports equipment, musical instruments, hobby items, special toys, or books Invite grandparents and other family members/loved ones to join you portrait sitting (even if they are not members). Pets are welcome!!
CCPC Summer Hours The CCPC office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. beginning July 1st, and continue through August 31st. On Sundays during the summer, the CCPC building will close at 4:00 p.m.
During the week, the CCPC building will be open from:
8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
Christ our Center. Children our Blessing. Justice our Passion.