WEEKLY NEWS
This Week Community Life February 20­26, 2017
Faith Formation
Outreach
Worship & Music
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2017 The Last Sunday of Epiphany; Dr. Christena Cleveland Preaching
We welcome Reverend Dr. Christena Cleveland as our guest
teacher and preacher on Sunday, February 26. Cleveland is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and
professor. She is the ퟿�irst Associate Professor of the Practice of
Reconciliation at Duke University's Divinity School and the
author of Disunity in Christ: Uncovering the Hidden Forces that
Keep Us Apart. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Cleveland
now resides on her farm in North Carolina. Her academic work
includes teaching courses on race, reconciliation, and con퟿�lict;
and her current research investigates compassion as a buffer for
racial stress. She is a popular speaker, often engaging topics such as "Achieving unity in the midst of
diversity," "Spiritual practices of reconciliation and justice seekers," and "Listening well as a person
of privilege."
On February 26, Cleveland will lead our Forum in Heaton Hall from 9:45‐10:45am and she will
preach during our worship service at 11:00am in the Sanctuary.
THIS WEEK
Monday, February 20
10:00 ‐ 11:30am Strategic Planning Listening Circle, Conference Room
6:00 ‐ 8:00pm
Ministry of Financial Resources Meeting, Conference Room
6:30 ‐ 8:00pm
Ministry of Outreach Meeting, Room 254
7:00 ‐ 8:30pm
Strategic Planning Listening Circle, Location TBD
8:00pm ‐ 7:00am Family Promise Week, Off‐site (Volunteer to be an overnight host) Tuesday, February 21
4:30 ‐ 6:30pm
Governance Oversight Meeting, Library
5:30pm ‐ 7:00am Family Promise Week, Off‐site (Volunteer to be an overnight host)
Wednesday, February 22
9:15 ‐ 10:15am Morning Coffee Chat with Carrie, Parlor
4:30 ‐ 6:30pm
Technology SLG Meeting, Room 254
4:30 ‐ 6:30pm
Music Together Classes (registration required), Room 29
5:15 ‐ 6:00pm
Carol Choir (grade K‐1), Room 7
5:15 ‐ 6:00pm
Chapel Choir (grades 2‐5) ‐ Orff Music, Sanctuary Basement Room 10
5:15 ‐ 6:45pm
Coffee Chat with Carrie, Parlor
6:00 ‐ 6:30pm
Carol Choir ‐ Orff Music, Sanctuary Basement Room 10
6:00 ‐ 6:45pm
Chapel Choir, Room 7
6:30 ‐ 8:00pm
Ministry of Worship and Music ‐ James K.A. Smith Weekend Team Meeting,
Conference Room
8:00pm ‐ 7:00am Family Promise Week, Off‐site
Thursday, February 23 10:00 ‐ 11:30am Prayer Group, Parlor
10:30am ‐ Noon Ministry of Facilities Management ‐ Environmental Stewardship Meeting, Room
254
5:30pm ‐ 7:00am Family Promise Week, Off‐site (Volunteer to provide dinner or be an overnight
host)
6:00‐7:30pm
Charlotte Community of Mindfulness, Room 27
7:00‐9:00pm
No Chancel Choir Rehearsal
Friday, February 24
5:00 ‐ 7:00pm
TTWS Wiggles Dance, Heaton Hall
Saturday, February 25
9:00am ‐ 5:00pm Awakening Pilgrimage to Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro
10:00am ‐ Noon Music Together Classes (registration required), Room 29
5:00pm ‐ 8:00am Room In The Inn, RITI Rooms 29 and 32
Sunday, February 26
The Last Sunday of Epiphany; Dr. Christena Cleveland Preaching
8:30 ‐ 11:00am Charlotte Community of Mindfulness Meditation Group, Room 27
9:00 ‐ 9:45am
Youth Choir Warm‐Up, Sanctuary
9:15 ‐ 11:00am Coffee Fellowship, Heaton Hall Foyer
9:45 ‐ 10:45am Children's Faith Formation, Preschool and Elementary Wings
9:45 ‐ 10:45am Youth Faith Formation, Youth Hall Wing
9:45 ‐ 10:45am Sunday Morning Yoga, Cornwell Skye Studio
9:45 ‐ 10:45am Sunday Forum with Christena Cleveland, Heaton Hall
10:15 ‐ 10:45am Chapel Choir Warm‐Up, Sanctuary Basement
11:00am ‐ Noon Worship in the Sanctuary, Youth and Chapel Choirs Sing
Noon ‐ 12:30pm Coffee Fellowship and Guest Welcome, Heaton Hall Foyer
12:15 ‐ 1:45pm Peace of Mind Lunch and Seminar, Cornwell Conference Center
4:30 ‐ 6:00pm
Arts Cooperative: Mary Oliver through Words and Music, Cornwell Center
Lounge
5:00 ‐ 6:00pm
Youth Choir Rehearsal, Berry Hall
6:00 ‐ 7:30pm
Youth Dinner and Fellowship, Youth Hall
7:00 ‐ 8:00pm
Festival of Church Music Concert, Myers Park Presbyterian Church
More detailed calendars can be found here
STRATEGIC PLANNING FINAL DAY TO JOIN A LISTENING CIRCLE ­ MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20 How will we live as MPBC during the next ퟿�ive years? How can we all grow and change together?
The possibilities are thought­provoking, ambitious, challenging and motivating!
WATCH THE VIDEO. Click on the link or go to the MPBC homepage to hear the perspectives
of current Church leadership and the Charlotte community. Then become a participant! REGISTER FOR A LISTENING CIRCLE. Click on the link or go to the MPBC homepage to
register. The next step in our ퟿�ive‐year Strategic Plan will be crafted entirely from your
insights and suggestions created in these Listening Circles, so you could not possibly be
more important to the process. Share your ideas and watch them become part of our next
strategic plan! COMMUNITY LIFE Arts Cooperative: Mary Oliver through Words and Music Sunday, February 26, 4:30­6:00pm in the Cornwell Center Lounge Readers and musicians from MPBC will present this program centered on
the work of Mary Oliver, the Pulitzer Prize‐winning poet renowned for her
explorations of nature and spirituality. This event is free and the public is
invited. This is the third in a series of programs presented by this new MPBC
group (Arts Cooperative). If you would like to help organize, participate in,
or learn more about this or future programs, contact Ed Williams at
[email protected].
Reception for Cher Lindblom
Sunday, March 5, at noon in Heaton Hall Please plan to join us following worship on Sunday, March 5, in
Heaton Hall for a reception to celebrate Cher's ministry with us. If
you wish to contribute to a love offering, please make your check to
MPBC, mark it "for Cher," and send it to Barry Metzger in the Church
Of퟿�ice. There will also be a basket at the reception for cards, notes of
appreciation, and contributions to the love offering.
FAITH FORMATION
FAITH FORMATION
Connections Small Groups Registration
Get connected at MPBC! Browse groups online or pick up a printed listing in
Heaton Hall Foyer. Join a tour of the Levine Museum of the New South with an
introduction by Brenda Tindal, the museum historian. Take part in meaningful
book discussions or take a trip to Tiger World. Registration remains open until two weeks before a group's ퟿�irst meeting. You can sign up online
at www.mpbconline.org. Contact Anne Clarke at [email protected] or 704.334.7232 x115,
with questions.
Register now
Awakening Pilgrimage to the International Civil Rights Center & Museum Greensboro, NC, Saturday, February 25 At 9:15am, we'll board the bus for Greensboro and eat lunch when we arrive. We will explore the
history of the American civil rights movement with a guided tour of the museum's permanent
exhibition, The Battlegrounds. Participants will have time to see other exhibitions, such as And Still
I Rise!, A Celebration of Progress, and Dr. King and the March on Washington. The cost is $30 for
adults and $15 for children under 18. Please contact Anne Clarke at [email protected] or
704.334.7232 x115 for more information.
Register Now
Dreaming in the Present Tense: A Conversation with Rev. Elizabeth Evans Hagan
Saturday, March 4, 6:00pm in Heaton Hall Blogger, author, and minister Elizabeth Evans Hagan will share her
journey of what happens when life doesn't go according to plan. Through
her new memoir, Birthed: Finding Grace Through Infertility, Hagan helps
all of us realize how we can experience God through the loss of a long
held dream. Even if infertility is not your story, you will see yourself in
this wonderful account. This is an intergenerational event for both
women and men. The cost is $10, including dinner and
childcare. Registration is available through myMPBC. Do you have any old Myers Park Baptist Church t­shirts? If you have any old MPBC shirts from children and youth events, choir retreats, Deacon trips, or
mission trips, the Youth Ministry would love to have them for a project. If it says Myers Park
Baptist Church on it, we'll take it. Please drop off your shirts in the Church Of퟿�ice for Allen Davis
before March 19.
Awakening to Racial Injustice Series
Wednesday, March 15, 6:30­8:00pm in Shalom Hall The series continues with "Becoming White." Rev. Jason Williams, Bob
Simmons, Anne Van Newkirk, and Nikkeia Wiler will present about
white culture. What is white culture? How is it constructed and
reinforced in our society? This gathering will include information
from Dr. Shannon Sullivan's book, Good White People, and Peggy McIntosh's article, White
Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack. Information is available online at www.mpbconline.org. Booklets on the series are available on the
Welcome Table in Heaton Hall Foyer and in the Church Of퟿�ice reception area. FINANCIAL RESOURCES "Peace of Mind" Seminar and Lunch Sunday, February 26, 12:15­1:45pm, Cornwell Conference Center Join us for this important conversation designed to help you
plan for your own ퟿�inancial future and the care of your loved
ones. Lunch will be provided. Register through myMPBC by
Wednesday, February 22. Our speakers: Spiritual Planning ‐ Ben
Boswell, Senior Minister MPBC | Estate Planning ‐ Eric
Kindberg, Estate Planning Attorney | Retirement Planning ‐
Matthew Favreau, Wells Fargo | Care Giving ‐ Health Care
Division, Southminster Retirement Community. Contact Jay
Rivers at 704.517.6062 for more information.
OUTREACH
Family Promise Week ­ February 19­23 Volunteers are needed to help host and serve a meal at the Family Promise Elizabeth House.
Overnight hosts are needed Sunday‐Thursday, and have their own room with separate bathroom.
Dinner providers are needed for Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. Please ퟿�ind room in your schedule
and heart to serve families in transition. You can sign up on the Church website,
www.mpbconline.org, or email Cindy Clemens, [email protected].
Room In The Inn (RITI) Saturdays through the end of March
We open our doors on Saturday evenings to provide shelter for
our neighbors who are homeless. We need your help. Please
volunteer to be an overnight host, provide a meal, or drive the
Church van. You may sign up on our website,
www.mpbconline.org, or on the bulletin board in Heaton Hall
Foyer. Would you like to be more involved in RITI? Consider
being a RITI Captain by helping coordinate one (or more)
weekends for our RITI ministry. Contact Cher Lindblom at
[email protected] for details.
WORSHIP AND MUSIC
WORSHIP AND MUSIC
A Festival of Church Music Sunday, February 26, 7:00pm at Myers Park Presbyterian Church MPBC Chancel Choir joins 12 other churches in an extraordinary service of worship including joint
choral anthems, children's voices, and congregational hymns with brass, organ, and percussion.
Guest conductor is Dr. Amanda Quist from Westminster Choir College. Corresponding meditations
will be offered by Dr. Richard Boyce, Dean of Union Presbyterian Seminary in Charlotte. Tickets are
$12.50/person and are available on the Myers Park Presbyterian Church website or at the door.
Purchase tickets now
Ash Wednesday Worship ­ March 1
Children's Worship: 5:15 ‐ 5:45pm in Shalom Hall
As we begin the season of Lent, we want our children in grades K‐5
to be as informed and engaged as the adults. The service will include
the imposition of ashes and Communion. Childcare for younger
children will be available.
Please join us for Dinner from 5:45 ‐ 6:30pm in Heaton Hall
Cost: $6 adult | $3 child 12 and under | $22 immediate family max.
Menu: Chicken and dumpling soup, chili, muf퟿�ins, dinner rolls, salad bar, assorted cookies
Reservations due by noon on Monday, February 27. Call 704.334.7232 x156, or RSVP here for
dinner.
Ash Wednesday Service starts in Heaton Hall at 6:30pm and then moves to the Sanctuary, passing
by the Columbarium and the glowing ퟿�ire pit on the front steps. The service includes the imposition
of ashes and Communion. Childcare will be available.
Carol Choir Carol Choir (grades K‐1) will lead in worship on Sunday, March 5. We will rehearse at 10:15am in
the Sanctuary basement.
(MAD) Music, Art, Drama, and Fun Camp
June 11­16 Calling all children in grades 1‐5. Registration is open now on myMPBC for
an exciting experience of producing the show, 100% Chance of Rain.
Speaking and solo parts will be available by audition. Camp begins Sunday, June 11, from 1:00‐4:00pm and continues Monday through Friday from
8:45am‐5:30pm. Dinner and performance will be on Thursday, June 15. Afternoons will be spent in
activities on and off campus. Cost for the week is $200 and includes all materials, snacks and camp
t‐shirt. Don't forget to bring a friend! If you have any questions, please contact Charlotte Judge by email at [email protected] or by
phone at 704.334.7232, x121. CORNWELL CENTER (visit cornwellcenter.org for details)
CORNWELL CENTER (visit cornwellcenter.org for details)
Salad Parties Are Back
Sundays at 4:00pm Join fellow Cornwell members and friends to build your own creation from the
salad bar. It's a great way to include more plant‐based meals/snacks into your
diet and all you need to bring is a supply of mason jars and a few ingredients to
share. This is a great way to stock your fridge for the week with delicious and
healthy options.
Cornwell Summer Camps Sports, Art, Games, Language, Technology; our camps are highly regarded by parents and much
enjoyed by children and youth. A link to information and registration will be available on Monday,
March 6. Watch for it at www.cornwellcenter.org.
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Laura Geer
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Myers Park Baptist Church
Myers Park Baptist Church 1900 Queens Road | Charlotte, NC 28207‐2582
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