Pastor on Call
For an emergency over the weekend, please contact our Pastor, Jody Welker.
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Sunday, June 10, 2007
Graduate Recognition
Jody Welker, preacher

Scripture:
Isaiah 6:1-8
I Corinthians 1:26-31

Sermon:
"A Commencement and a Call"

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Attendance Sunday, June 3:
9:00 a.m.: 199
11:00 a.m.: 273

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Nancy's Notes

Two wonderful events are occupying my time and energy right now—graduation and Appalachia Service Project—and I want to share some of my excitement about these with you.

The Kirk has over 25 youth graduating from high school and more than 15 young adults graduating from college and beyond, including one from seminary and one from medical school. What hard work and long hours to reach these goals! Please join us as we recognize these graduates in worship this Sunday, June 10. We offer our heartfelt prayers for God's guidance and presence with each graduate on the next steps in their journey. Congratulations!

Appalachia Service Project (ASP) begins for 43 Kirk youth and adults on Sunday, June 17. One of the best parts of ASP for me is watching the Kirk youth at their very best. I get to see them when they truly shine and I wish every parent could see their son or daughter at ASP. The same youth who complain at home, focus only on clothes and movies, and don't want to get up off the couch, are just the opposite at ASP. They willingly crawl under trailers to dig foundation footers or clean out flooded insulation. They work for long, hot days clearing brush for a retaining wall. They share the joy of playing ball or enjoying a pet with the children we meet. Sure, they still need reminders about chores at the center or "lights out," but overall, it is a true joy to watch these youth share God's gifts with others.

Thank you for supporting the Kirk youth in all they do here and in the world. Your encouragement and prayers make a difference to each of them.

Nancy

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Book Group The monthly meeting of the Book Group will be Friday, June 15, 7:30 p.m. at the home of Dan and Annette Homiller. We will be discussing the book "Teacher Man" by Frank McCourt. All are welcome to come join in the group.

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Tents Needed for VBS In a few days, the Fellowship Hall will be transformed into a marketplace. If you have picnic tents that we can borrow, that would be great. The kind that Harris Teeter sold a few years ago are wonderful, but others are also welcome-- including screened dining tents. We need them by Saturday, June 16. We promise to return them!

Good News for VBS!
Thanks to youth and adults who stepped forward to help with Galilee By-The-Sea VBS, we are nearly fully staffed. And we are so excited! There are a couple of places where additional volunteers would be helpful. If you're interested in helping, please contact Patty Snow. It's also not too late to register-- go to the website: kirkofkildaire.org.

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Calling All Golfers! Wake Interfaith Hospitality Network (WIHN) is hosting its 7th annual Charity Golf Tournament, and we hope you will join us. The tournament will be held at Eagle Ridge Golf Club on Monday, September 17, 2007 with a shotgun start at 9:00. The format will be Captain's Choice with 2-person teams.

This is a great opportunity to play a spectacular course less than 10 miles south of downtown Raleigh (with a GPS system on each cart!), as well as make a difference in the lives of homeless families in Wake County. Our goal is to raise $30,000 to benefit our families at WIHN. The fee is $75 per player, of which $25 is tax deductible. This covers greens fees, cart, lunch, and prizes. If you don't golf, you could sponsor a hole or donate prizes.

For more information on this fun and rewarding event, call WIHN at 832-6024 or email ahwihn@aol.com.

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Kirk Members Invited
Please join the Board of Directors and friends of StepUP Ministry on Tuesday, June 26 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in Pickard Hall at White Memorial Presbyterian Church on Oberlin Road in Raleigh for a dessert reception to honor John Bush and his contributions to the organization. StepUP, is an interfaith community that partners with participants in the shared goal of self-sufficiency. Mr Bush has led through a phase of significant growth and expansion and we wish him the best in his future pursuits

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September Katrina Trip
There are still a few openings for the September 23-29 mission trip to New Orleans. To sign up, contact Chris Mazzara. For more information on RHINO, the program in which the Kirk is taking part, visit www.scapc.org/Pages/rhino.html (note the "Click here for more info" link at the left of that page).

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Photo Directory Update!
There is still a chance to be included...if we can get at least 20 more families to indicate interest, the photographer will come back again. If you would still like to sit for a portrait, please call Julie Sherk, or put your name on the list that is posted on the glass wall of the church office. Also, several of you have given me previous portraits, or told me they were forthcoming and that is great. However, after these, we will have to charge $5.00 per submitted family or individual photo to be included. We want our directory to be as complete as possible. If your photo does not appear in the directory, your family may have to pay to get a directory.

Group Photos - if your group would like to submit a photo there is still plenty of time to submit those - preferably by digital/email.

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Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Women needs YOU!
The "new year" for Presbyterian Women starts at the salad supper on August 16. New members of the PW Coordinating Team will be introduced at that time. We are searching for individuals to serve in the following open positions on the Coordinating Team.

Moderator (or co-Moderators if two of you would like to share this position): Oversee activities of PW; hold quarterly coordinating team meetings; prepare handbook & annual report; order study guides; work with Treasurer to prepare budget.

Vice-Moderator (or co-Vice-Moderators if two of you would like to share this position): Assist Moderator in preparation to assume that role the following year and oversee Retreat Coordinating Committee.

Hospitality Coordinators (at least 3 are needed): Work with 5 others to plan/organize Christmas brunch, senior dinner, mothers' tea, salad supper.

Retreat Coordinators (at least 2 are needed): Coordinate Spring Retreat.

Meals on Wheels: Recruit/organize volunteers to deliver meals on 2nd Wednesday of the month.

New Member Outreach (2 needed): Invite new women members to attend PW events.

Babysitting Coordinator: Arrange sitters as needed for PW events.

This is an excellent opportunity for you to get involved in Presbyterian Women and help make a difference at the Kirk. (Please contact Sandra Clark or Amy Woynicz to sign up.)

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We Need Your Help For ASP Supplies
We are in the process of collecting supplies for our teams who will be going to ASP in June. Look for the signup board on the narthex patio the next few Sundays. Your donations need to be brought to the Fellowship Hall by Wednesday, June 13. Something new this year: the ASP Center Staff is collecting items for the local residents and invited us to help if we feel called to do so. Some of the items they asked for are bath linens, books and games (preschool to teenager - new or gently used), disposable diapers, and baby wipes and lotion. If you would like to donate any of these items, just leave them in the Fellowship Hall marked "ASP." Questions may be directed to Brenda Armstrong.

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Volunteer to Serve as a Lector
Would you like to serve as a Lector? The Lector reads a prayer and a Bible passage at a Sunday morning service. The selections and instructions are provided by the Kirk office. Church members do not have to be Elders in order to serve. Please sign the Lector Schedule posted on the bulletin board in the office hallway, or call Carole Rhodes to volunteer. Youth, age 8th grade and older, may also sign-up.

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Suggestions For Elder Nominees
The congregation is requested to submit names of nominees for the office of Elder for the class of 2010 (term from January 2008-December 2010). Officer training will be required. According to the Presbyterian Book of Order, "Elders should be persons of faith, dedication, and good judgment. Their manner in life should be a demonstration of the Christian gospel, both within the church and in the world." The committee also requires any candidate to be an active, pledging member of the Kirk; have demonstrated leadership in church activities; and have been a member long enough to know a substantial number of other Kirk members. You may copy the information below and send to a Committee Member, drop it in the offering plate on Sunday morning or leave in the church office. Please make your suggestions by July 1.

Nominating Committee members are: Gail Jordan (Chair), Lawson Rankin, Victoria Vojnovich, Kathy Mason, Jim Leonard, John Leonard, and Sallie Branch.

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ELDER SUGGESTION
I suggest the name of __________________________________________________
for consideration by the nominating committee for the office of elder.
Please state reasons why you believe this person would make a good church officer:
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

Signed _______________________________________________
Recommending person(s)

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Dear Kirk family,
My family and I thank the Kirk staff and members, plus the Stephen Ministers and Caregivers, for prayers and concerns during the long illness of my brother, Jim Windle, and are grateful for condolences received after his recent death.

We also appreciate sympathy expressed after the recent death of Ivy Marceau, my sister-in-law.

Mary Marceau

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Our Condolences to Tim McLain and family on the death of his uncle.

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Prayer Request Of The Week - Please include in your prayers this week our 2007 high school and college graduates.

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Prayers: We pray for Louise Harter, Helen Floyd, Janice Coats, Jeff Slack, Rebecca Slack, Sara Saunders, Alan MacIlroy, Colleen Calwell

If you would like more information regarding any of our concerns, please contact the church office.

Glenaire Healthcare Unit: Ruth Wagnon, Nedra Chesnutt, Martha Haake, Louise Harter, Mary Frances Webb, Lillian Soo-Hoo.

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A time to pray, discern and comment upon the Goal Options
Now through August 5th, the Long Range Planning task force will have a representative at the front of the Sanctuary (near the baptismal font) after each service to listen to your comments, answer questions, and hear concerns about the specific goal options for that week. We encourage you to read the goal options. They are located on the Kirk's web site and can be reached from the home page by clicking on Long Range Planning Information and following the links. You can also go directly to the Long Range Planning page by clicking on http://www.kirkofkildaire.org/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71&Itemid=104.

We will follow an order for the conversations as there are 44 goal options to discern. We will focus on one area per week.

June 3 - Worship
June 10 – Mission (Focus of the Week)
June 17 - Education
June 24 - Aspirations
July 1 - Caregiving
July 8 - Building Additions/Space Needs
July 15 - Improvements
July 22 - Member Involvement
July 29 - Staffing
August 5 - Strengths to Build On

Why a new link and what is different about the goal option listing? The task force has modified the format to not only include the goal options but to see detail that includes commentary (based on feedback and input from small group conversations), resources (staffing, facilities, congregation), potential secondary goals, congregational feedback received to date, original goals, and a place for you to provide feedback to the task force.

Why provide opportunities to talk to the task force? During this time of discernment, we believe that it is vital for you to have questions answered, share concerns, and provide feedback to a member of the task force who will share it with all task force members. It is also important for the task force to hear this information. We also want you to continue having conversations with each other.

What is discernment and what are we discerning? From Discerning Your Congregations Future, discernment means: To "see" or to "know" what is. It is to see the movement of God, perhaps only in the dust kicked up by the wind. It is to see God's perspective. If this is so, then the discernment process is one of uncovering the decision, not of making it. The Spirit prays within us "with sighs too deep for words." As we listen to the Spirit, those prayers begin to surface into our consciousness.

During this time of discernment, we pray about the 44 goal options, options that are based on your dreams and visions for the Kirk. We pray and listen for what God's mission is for the Kirk and how we are to become disciples of that mission.

Will we implement all 44 goal options? No. From the 44 goal options, only a few (5-8) will end up being chosen to lead us on the mission God calls us to fulfill.

We hope you will take a few minutes out of your Sunday morning to share your thoughts with us. We also ask that you continue to pray for the Kirk and each other, and that we remain strong in hearing God's mission for our church and that we all become disciples of that mission.

Grace and Peace,
Amy Woynicz, Craig Nygard, Larry Nielsen, Lisa Miller, Don Stephenson, and Jody Welker

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One of the Mission Committee's responsibilities during the year is to pay out benevolences (charitable donations) that the Kirk has budgeted for specific causes. Since this money comes from your pledges, we want you to know where it goes.

In June, Mission is paying out four benevolences: $300 to the Triangle AIDS Interfaith Network (TRAIN), $500 to Student Action with Farmworkers (SAF), $600 to Meals on Wheels, and $2,000 to the Wake Interfaith Hospitality Network (WIHN).

• TRAIN works to provide educational and financial support, referrals, and advocacy services for people suffering from HIV/AIDS in the Triangle area.

• SAF is a nonprofit that seeks "to bring students and farmworkers together to learn about each other's lives, share resources and skills, improve conditions for farmworkers, and build diverse coalitions working for social change" (cds.aas.duke.edu/saf). On July 8 a student intern will come to the Kirk to give a presentation about SAF's work during the Sunday school hour and to take part in worship.

• Meals on Wheels provides "nutritious meals to the homebound elderly and persons with disabilities . . . in an effort to improve health, reduce isolation, and prevent inappropriate institutionalization" (www.wakemow.org). The participation of Kirk volunteers, who deliver meals in Cary on the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month, is coordinated by the Presbyterian Women.

• WIHN, comprising a day center in Raleigh and many area churches, provides working but homeless families with shelter, meals, and transportation while they try to get back on their feet. (For a comprehensive overview, go to www.wpumc.com/Missions/WakeInterfaithHospitality.) The Kirk hosts several WIHN families four times a year but could not do it without the labor of many volunteer hands. The next WIHN week begins July 15. Please look for sign-up sheets in the narthex or contact Sandra Clark, the Kirk's WIHN coordinator.

 

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