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From the Pastor’s Desk
Southminster Presbyterian Church
4200 Cartwright Road
Missouri City, TX 77459
(281) 499-2310
http://www.southminpres.org
Non Profit
Permit #4
POSTAGE PAID
Missouri City, TX 77459
Rev. Kent Landry……....……………….............. Pastor
Rev. David Northcutt…………….....…Parish Associate
for Pastoral Care
Pam Drake………….…..…………….Church Secretary
Christy Balenene…………………….Business Manager
Scott Lofgren.................................Facilities
Coordinator
Scott Bonasso……..……..…Director of Music Ministry
Andrew Meddaugh…..…...Contemporary Music Leader
Donald Doucet…...……….………………Accompanist
Gabriele Hodges.......Dir. Handbell & Children’s Choirs
Jane Rusk………........…………………...Signal Editor
Jeanne Peabody…………..……..Childcare Coordinator
Irma Feliu-Badalo…...…………....Childcare Supervisor
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Southminster School
Angela Holden.………….Head of Southminster School
Karen Rombach..................................Preschool
Director
Our Deepest Sympathy extended to…
Tim Cashion and family as they grieve the death of Tim’s Father,
James.
Pat Drake and family as they grieve the death of Pat’s brother,
Randy.
Congratulations on a
New grandson for
Alan & Dianne Lebsock
Lincoln Mills Martinez
7lbs 10 oz
Second Family
Our congregation is blessed with having people of all ages, but
we, like most
Protestant churches, have a large older group. Within that group
are folks who can no
longer care for themselves. Some of those people are in care
facilities and some are being
cared for at home by family members.
Being a caregiver is a full time job and can really be draining
on the person or
persons doing that. Several years ago Memorial Drive
Presbyterian Church helped start a
program called Second Family which set up teams to assist
caregivers by having volunteers
form a care group around a particular caregiver/care receiver
family. They did various things
from pick up groceries to call and/or visit on a regular basis.
They would sometimes sit with
the care receiver so the care giver could go to a movie, go out
to eat, or just get out of the
house for awhile. Some did home maintenance from light chores to
changing light bulbs.
Often youth would help with yard work. The team was large enough
that no one volunteer
had to do too much, although if someone were willing to pick up
groceries, for instance, they
might be on more than one team.
The Second Family program is now part of a non-profit
organization called Interfaith
Caregivers which also has several other programs For example,
they have regular
opportunities for caregivers to attend workshops on everything
from medical benefit
paperwork for the care receivers to intergenerational living and
care giving, assessing risk
and home safety to understanding hospice. Of course, while the
caregiver is attending
those workshops, someone from the Second Family team sits with
the care receiver.
We will have a meeting of those who are interested in starting a
Second Family group
at Southminster in April. If you are interested in at least
hearing more about it, please call
me and indicate whether you would rather meet (1) during the
Sunday School hour,
(2) Sunday evening, or (3) a weekday evening. Please call my
cell phone: 713.594.8338.
Rev. David Northcutt
Parish Associate for Pastoral Care
Baptism
Skylar Danne` Mundy
Daughter of
Harrison & Christy Mundy
Grandparents
Robert & Janice Hodge
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BRIDGE
The Bridge Group will meet
on FRIDAY, APRIL 19th
from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you
would l ike more information
concerning the Bridge Group, please
contact
The deadline for the May 2013 Signal will be APRIL 15th. Please
help me by emailing your article(s) to me, Jane Rusk, at
[email protected] as soon as possible.
EDITOR’S
CORNER
Suggested food
products are:
Flour, Jelly,
Crackers, and
Bar soap
Our day to work at the Food Pantry:
April 9th & 23rd
10:00am - 1:30pm.
Please come and join us!
Please come and join us!
RECYCLING
Thank you for your
recycling efforts.
Please remember to
bring your aluminum cans the first
Sunday of each month.
EYEGLASSES
Dorothy Goforth is collecting
eyeglasses for a mission in Peru.
Please leave them in the treasure box
in the Narthex.
All adults are welcome for this
time of fun and fellowship!
"Down By the Sea"
Bring a Sea Shell and tell us about it.
Saturday, April 13, 2013, 6:30p.m.
Let's go Greek with catering by the Baklava Cafe.
$12/person with your choice of beef, chicken, or lamb kabob
Hosted by John and Margaret Barnhart and
Willard and Naomi Maxwell
Dinner will be at the Barnhart's
8827 Thompson Lake Drive, Missouri City, Sienna Point
RSVP by Tuesday, April 9
To the Barnhart’s 281-431-4971
Southminster Presbyterian Church 2013
VBS June 17th-21st
Born to Save
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,
that who-
ever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal
life.”
-John 3:16
Promise of Power
“In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have
overcome the
world.”
-John 16:33
Passover Rescue
“I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will
live, even
though he dies.”
-John 11:25
Perfect Provision
“I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go
hungry, and he
who believes in me will never be thirsty.”
-John 6:35
Law of Love
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved
you, so you
must love one another. By this all will know that you are my
disciples, if
you love one another.”
John 13:34-35
“Thank you to everyone who has sent expressions of
sympathy after the loss of my father. I was blessed to be
his son!”
In Christ,
Tim Cashion
Chuck Mahan is currently in Room 9 at the
Emeritus Assisted Living, 151 Commerce Green
Blvd., Sugar Land. His daughter, Amy, will
be out-of-town for a few months and has
asked church members to please visit him
while she is away.
“Thank you for all the cards, flowers and kind words
we have received on the death of my brother. They
have meant so much.
Sincerely,
Pat Drake
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Sr. High Youth Group Middle-Schoolers in God’s Hands
Together
SR High Schedule
April 7— Lisa Landry will share the tradition of pysanka
April 14 - Stuffing ponies for hospitalized children with Ferne
Scholl
(middle and high school groups meet together)
April 21 - lunch and ice skating immediately following
worship
(middle and high school groups meet together) - bring money
for
lunch and $5 for skating.
April 28 - Lesson and mission activities
MIGHT Schedule April 7 - Meeting 5:30pm - Food, Fellowship, and
Fun
April 12 - Lock in 6:30pm Friday - 10am Saturday - Star Wars
Movie Marathon
April 14 - 5:30pm - Food and Mission Project (Stuffing
ponies
for hospitalized children with Ferne Scholl)
April 21 - Lunch and ice skating immediately following Youth
Sunday Worship (middle and high school groups meet togeth-
er) - bring money for lunch and $5 for skating.
April 28 - Meeting 5:30pm - Food, Fellowship, and Star Wars
Lesson
Friday, April 12 Stafford Centre, 10505 Cash Road
Beginning at 6:30pm
Guests will enjoy dinner, live and silent auctions, plus
dancing
to the music of
The Houston ReBeats.
Tickets are $50/guest
Our presenting sponsor, Texas Direct Auto, has generously
donated
a fully loaded 2012 FIAT 500 Sport as a raffle item for which
tickets are only
$25/each or five for $100.00
Tickets are available in the church office
During the gala, attendees can also participate in a Diamond
Dig
where one lucky participant will win a one-carat diamond donated
by Texas Gold & Diamond Exchange,
plus a pair of designer denim jeans.
Tickets for the Diamond Dig are $5/each or five for $20.
Proceeds benefit Southminster School.
For tickets or more information, call 281-261-8872
or go to www.southminsterschoolgala.org
Southminster School cordially invites you to
Come and be inspired by our youth
April 21, 2013 10:00AM No Sunday School
We will be combining services to enjoy worship organized
entirely by the youth of our church
to the members of Southminster Presbyterian Church and
School
for their amazing participation and contributions to the Chili
Cook-Off. The profit for the
evening was approximately $2700 and will go toward mission trips
and youth activities.
This incredible generosity demonstrates the love and commitment
to the youth.
SPC Youth and Advisors greatly appreciate your support!
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SESSIONAL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS 2012-2013 Clerk of Session: Greg
Wettman Christian Education & Youth: Brad Federwisch
(Moderator), Jon Schwartz Congregational Care & Fellowship:
Jennifer Mockaitis (Moderator), Joann Dunmire Mission &
Evangelism: Kathy Pitts (Moderator), J. O. Dravis Resources,
Management& Stewardship: Myron Goforth (Moderator), Brian Wolf
Southminster School: Bob Crosley (Moderator), Megan Hutchens
Worship and Music: Tim Cashion (Moderator), Robert Hodge Treasurer:
Richard Early
FORT BEND HUMAN NEEDS MINISTRY NEWS
Feinstein Challenge - For the 16th straight year, philanthropist
Alan
Feinstein will divide $1 million among hunger fighting
agencies
nationwide to help them raise funds during March and April,
2012. East
Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry is once again taking on this
challenge
and we need your help! From March 1st thru April 30th, all cash,
checks,
online donations and food items donated to the EFBHNM will be
counted
as part of this challenge. Food items are given a value of $1
each. The $1 million donation from
the Feinstein Challenge is divided up proportionately with all
the many other participating
hunger fighting agencies.
Volunteer Needs - Current volunteer opportunities are:
- Monday evenings from 6 pm-8 pm helping in the food pantry
- Wed. evenings from 6 pm-8 pm to work as receptionist
- Wed. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. – working with clients needing financial
assistance
- Food Fair – 2nd Saturday & 4th Thursday of the month from
10 a.m.-noon
- Tri-City Churches Resale Shop
If you are interested in any of these volunteer opportunities
please contact Mary Weiland at
[email protected] or call 281.261.1006.
Designated Associate Pastor Search This Associate Pastor’s
duties will include Youth & Family
Ministries as well as Christian Education. Your Nominating
Committee has been busy. They have received several resumes
from
individuals interested in our church’s position. From these
resumes,
phone & skype interviews have been conducted and more
interviews
are scheduled. Please keep the committee and
candidates in your prayers.
On Sunday,April 28, 2013, the Mission and Evangelism committee
will celebrate Compassion Sunday by
providing information from Compassion International, a
Christ-centered organization that promotes families
sponsoring children in a number of countries across the globe.
Several Southminster families are involved
with this ministry and the M&E committee is pleased to
introduce Compassion International to the entire
congregation. The child the Earle family sponsors lives in
Tanzania. “We have ‘watched’ her grow up over
the years. It is a very worthwhile and rewarding ministry”.
Congratulations to Angela Holden
Our new Head of School!!
The governing board of the Church and School, the Session, has
voted to remove the Interim designation from Ms. Holden's title and
she is the now the permanent
Head of School for Southminster School. Angela has done an
admirable job already. Her openness, dedication and problem
solving
skills have been top-notch. Her interpersonal and communication
skills have allowed her to develop strong relationships with
parents, staff and teachers and morale is up.
She is a tremendous asset and we are blessed to have her.
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THE MARLENE CIRCLE Meets the 1st Monday of each month at 6:30pm
in member’s homes.
For more information, contact Anne Beatty, 281-499-1821 HORIZONS
BIBLE STUDY
All women are invited to join us as we meet the 2nd Monday of
each month in the Multi Purpose Room at 9:30 am.
For information please contact Joyce Smith at 281-438-6103 WINGS
CIRCLE (Women in God’s Spirit)
Meets the 2nd Monday of each month in member’s homes. For
information please contact Ginger Jones at 281-835-9137.
Everyone is welcome at this weekly dinner and devotional
time
April 3 Baseball Season hot dogs and frito pie, salad, and
dessert April 10 Baked Chicken, rice, gravy, green beans, salad,
and dessert April 17 King Ranch Chicken, Caesar salad, garlic
bread,
and dessert April 24 Sloppy Joes, sweet potatoes fries, salad,
and dessert
Dinner reservations are due Tuesday by 10 am RSVP to Marianne
Irish 281-437-7888 [email protected].
Southminster’s Youth Choir presents their
13th Annual Dinner Theatre
“The Princess and the Pea”
on Sunday, May 5 at 4:30 pm
Mark your calendar for a fun-filled dinner and show.
Tickets are $10/adults and $5.00/children
Available at church/school office
& Sunday mornings after services.
For questions, contact Gabriele Hodges
at [email protected]
or 281-265-2160.
Seeking coordinator for Family Promise Program
Involves coordinating families staying at SMPC
3-4X a year with assistance from congregation,
Organizational & telephone skills required,
Monthly meetings
Contact Kathy Pitts [email protected] for more info
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Jessica Landry
2 Afton Yoho
3 Ryan Cruse
4 Ryan Fratt
5 Elizabeth Northcutt
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7 Wendy Lofgren
Kalu Ogbonnaya
Sandra Saunders
8 Summer Hodge
Tia Wettman
9 Dennis Thibault
10 John Ryan
11 Bob Browning
Myron Goforth
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14 Alan Harkins
Victoria Hertel
Marianne Irish
Grant Walker
15
16 Dr David Bauer
Jon Schwartz
17 Caroyl Gilbert
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19 Tim Cashion
Bonnie Northcutt
20 Barbara
Kulpinsky
Debbie Yoho
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22 Joanne Bonasso
Clay Eissler
Katherine Hinton
23 Tyler Early
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25 Nathan Bauer
26 Charlz Bisong Sr
Jane Rusk
27 Annie Imperial
28 Judy Blacklock
Millie Houser
29 Rehanna Sharma
Jane Stilley
30 Cheryl Corbin
Is your birthday missing or incorrect? Contact Pam Drake in the
church office.
ELDERS SCHEDULED TO SERVE
APRIL 7, 2013
Communion Preparers Communion Servers 11:15
Jon & Nell Bea McClung
Schwartz David Bauer
Communion Servers 9:00 Kathy Pitts
Robert Hodge Brian Harkins
Frank Haines Martha Harkins
AUDIO VISUAL
9:00am 11:15am
7th
Set-Up
Audio
Visual
Leslie Crosley
Debbie Yoho
Brad McKee
Leslie Crosley
Benny Gilbert
14th
Set-Up
Audio
Visual
Benny Gilbert
Brad Federwisch
Benny Gilbert
Jon Schwartz
21st
Set-Up
Audio
Visual
One Service
10:00am
Jon Schwartz
Rick & Niki
Benny Gilbert
28th
Set-Up
Audio
Visual
Leslie Crosley
Brad Federwisch
Stephen James
Leslie Crosley
Carrie & Nicole
Freund
TELLERS
7th Bea McClung & Frank Haines
14th Myron Goforth & Pat Welsh
21st Owen Irish & Clif Peabody
28th David Bauer & Travis Boyd
CHILDREN’S SERMON
9:00am Service 11:15am Service
7th David Northcutt David Northcutt
14th Cherub Choir Southminster School
1st-5th grade
21st One Service
10:00am Youth Sunday
28th Calvin Choir Jeanne Peabody
WORSHIP ASSISTANTS
9:00am Service 11:15am Service
7th David Northcutt David Northcutt
14th Sheila James Wayne Fluke
21st One Service
10:00am Youth Sunday
28th Sarah James Clif Peabody
