Pcip Newsletter June 2010

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PCIP

FOOTPRINTS

FOLLOWING CHRIST TOGETHERJune 20, 2010


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The PCIP Footprints

is the newsletter of thePresbyterian church of IL

Perrot. It is printed quarterly

and compiled by Rose-Marie

LeBel. Its mission is to help the

people of the PCIP follow Christ

together.

Index

Letter from the desk of Pastor Luke

Update from Session

List of Elders

Our Church Family

Hospitality corner

Whats new in Sunday School

The Family Page

Recipe of the Quarter

The lighter side with Reverend

Fun.

The Presbyterian church of Il

Perrot is located at

242 5th Ave,

Pincourt, Quebec. J7V 5L3

Phone 514-453-1441

[email protected]

Pcip4Christ.com

Services start at 10:30 am

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A letter from the desk

of

Pastor Luke

This isnt the firstnewsletter atPCIP and it may come to anend as well. That may seemharsh but let me explain.Recently a large group ofElders and ministers from thePresbyterian Church inCanada (PCC) met at what wascalled the Emmaus project. Itwas a conference designed to

help with congregationalhealth and vitality within thePCC. One of the speakers beganwith what was thought by someto be an alarming statementwhich went something like this,God does not care if the PCCdies. He too qualified thestatement by saying that God is

on a mission in our world, if weas a church are not part ofthat mission we may as wellclose the doors right now orGod will close them for us.

My desire for this newsletter isthat it be part of the mission ofGod in our lives, in our churchand in our community. I hope

it does not only inform but thatit would transform the body ofChrist and make us of onemind, mission and visionaligned with the mind, missionand vision of Jesus Christ.

To that end I leave you withthis:

In my recent sermon seriesaround Pentecost there was anincredible promise andopportunity made in scripture.(Acts 2:38) I summarized itwith the words: turn, becleansed, be aligned andreceive. Have you received thepromised Holy Spirit? Have you

received the Holy Spirit anew?What are you waiting for? Inthe words of Peter, Repent andbe baptized....and you willreceive the gift of the HolySpirit.

May God bless you richly as Hecauses you to turn to the Lordof Life,

Pastor Luke


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Update from Session

From the Session of Elders

Some of you may be wonderingwhat a Session of Elders is. Ihad a session with mypsychiatrist last month andMy Mom told me to respect myelders. What does that haveto do with the church?

The Session (from the Latin

sessio, to sit) is the group ofpeople who provide spiritualoversight, care and leadershipfor the church. The Session iscomprised of Elders who are anexample to the church inspeech, conduct, love, faith andpurity (I Timothy 4:12). Theyare elected by the members ofthe congregation and areasked to lead the congregationaccording to Gods Word andGods Way.

Everyone who worships at PCIPis assigned an Elder. Thisserves two purposes. First, itgives people a person to go towhen they have questions or

need someone to turn to in thechurch. Secondly, it ensuresthat everyone is prayed for andencouraged in the faith.Elders are asked to visit theirconstituency at least once a

year to help them mature in

Christ. (Elder assignments areposted on the bulletin board)

Below is a review of some of theactivities and decisions ofSession over the past few monthsthat have appeared in themonthly News Capsule.

Session continues to workwith the material resultsof the Charting ourCourse workshop. Thusfar adjustments to worship

have been made, peoplewill soon be encouragedto bring their own Bibles,a hospitality committee isbeing established andnew initiatives in thecommunity are beingconsidered.

A request was consideredfrom the Board ofManagers and brought tothe congregation forfeedback to make changesto the stage. Changeswere approved and havebegun.

A photo directory wasapproved and will arrive

soon. A donation of $100 was

approved for YWAM (Youthwith a Mission)

There are several areaswhere people can getplugged-in to serve the


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church. A needs list waspublished and posted onthe bulletin board. Pleaseprayerfully consider how

you might get involved. As it is the town of

Pincourts 50thanniversary there will beopportunities for thecongregation to take partin the celebration andshare the love of Christ.One such event will be onAugust 21st.

List of our Church

Elders Jack Bauer 514-453-9400

Eric Clegg 514-646-

1365

Janet Evans 514-453-5275

Mark Farrell 514-453-

4796

Ruth Horan 514-453-8057

Doug Richardson 450-455-

2047

Pastor Luke Vandercamp 514-

453-1441

Email:

[email protected]


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Our Church Family

Hello, I would like to introducemyself and my family. My name

is Rose-Marie LeBel, myhusbands name is PhilNangreaves and our youngestdaughters name is Alicia-Rose,or Allie-cat. We have fourother living children, in orderare Jenny (two children-Crystal and Ametyst), Jonasand his wife Teresa, (three

children-Zoran, Elizabeth andRomeo) , Matthew, andVictoria and her fianc Sean(two children-Aedan andConnor). We had an elder son,Mike, who is deceased.

Phil and I met in 1977, wow!That seems so long ago!! Weboth lived our own lives and

then were re-acquainted in1985. We were married in1989, and have raised ourchildren to adulthood. We had

just started to live our lives forourselves, when God had otherplans for us and brought usAlicia-Rose. As always, Godknows best! She is the blessing of

our lives and we thank Godeveryday for her.

My church background isPentecostal, Phils is Anglican,we needed to find middleground and found ourselves

drawn to the Presbyterian

Church. After a move to SaintLazare, we started coming tothis humble little church. Wefelt welcomed, wanted andneeded. Thank you all formaking us feel loved!

So, what can I do for thischurch and for God? That is thequestion. I came up with this

newsletter as a means offurthering our relationshipwith each other and with theLord we serve. I want to use thisas a method ofcommunication, growth andworship. I want us to all growcloser to each other and to ourKing. I hope this paper

encourages us all to walk inChrists footsteps together.

I want to use this section of thenewsletter as a means to get toknow each other better; I wantto print your stories, who youare, where you are from andthe roads that have brought

you to where you are now. So, Ihave started us off, who will benext?


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Hospitality Corner

We have recently started a

Hospitality committee with the

aim of warmly welcoming,lovingly supporting, and

encouragingly growing, our

members and newcomers alike,

serving each other to the

betterment of the body of

Christ.

We enjoyed our first meeting onthe 10th of June, 2010. It was

productive, fun and

informative. We are working on

several ideas that we hope will

enhance each of our worship

experiences.

Looking forward to serving you

in Christ.

Elly Warren

Janet Evans

Ruth Horan

Nancy Carito

Elke and Eric Clegg

Rose-Marie LeBel

Pastor Luke Vandercamp

Whats new in

Sunday school?

This past year in Sunday school

(Glory kids) has been an

amazing one! I am telling you

we have the greatest kids! A lot

of the parents have gotten

involved with the teaching andhelping out, and speaking as

one of them, it has been a real

blessing. Our children are

learning that God loves them

and wants a personal

relationship with them, they

are learning how to use their

Bibles and memorize Godsword, and they are learning

how to pray. I wish you could

all hear some of the prayers


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these youngsters pray. The

openness and innocence they

have towards God is

enlightening to say the least, I

have been learning from them!They pray expecting answers.

They pray believing God cares,

about their dogs, their school,

their problems and all their

lives. They are growing in

understanding and knowledge

of our wonderful Savior, Jesus

the Christ. I am lookingforward to the new beginning

in the fall, and I hope more

parents will want come and

share in the blessings!!

Rose-Marie LeBel

Parent and teacher/helper

The Family page

Doing Devotions?

Ever wonder if you should bedoing devotions? Truth is, weshouldn't have to "do" ourdevotions. We are free to liveour lives in devotion to God. Inessence, we should "be" adevotion to God (Romans 12).How do we do this? Spendingtime in prayer and Bible study

is extremely important to theChristian life; it's how we keepin touch with God. As parents,we are called to train ourchildren in the knowledge andwill of the Lord (Ephesians 6,Deuteronomy 6). Here are afew ideas to incorporate prayerand Bible study into yourfamily's routine.

Start small. Consider atool such as a one-yearBible, but instead ofreading the entire dailyportion with your kids,why not just read thePsalm and maybe theProverb too. Depending

on the age of yourchildren, just reading afew verses from a Psalmmight be enough for oneday.


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Recipe of the quarter

This was originally a Lemon

Poppy seed Cake recipe,

however, I have used it forcherry, orange, maple,

almond, banana, blueberry

and raspberry. You may use

pretty much what ever flavor

you wish, which is why I love

this recipe! The original

ingredients are first my

additions are to the right inbrackets.this is quick and

easy and versatilehappy

baking!

In a large bowl, beat together:

2 Cups of white sugar

1 cup of oil (wateror juice)

3 eggs (slightly beaten)

1.5 tsp of vanilla extract

1.5 tsp of lemon extract

(whatever flavor you wish)

2 tbsp poppy seeds (cherries,orange rind, cranberries,

blueberries or raspberries)

In a separate bowl combine

3 cups of flour

1.5 tsp baking powder

1.5 tsp of salt

Combine the dry ingredients

with the moist, alternating

with 1.5 cups of milk.

Pour into two loaf pans or one

bunt pan, and bake at350 for

60 minutes. Let cool. Ice with:

.5 cups of icing sugar

2tbsp lemon juice (cherry

juice, orange juice et.)

ENJOY!!!


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