FEBRUARY 2012

CONGREGATIONAL CARE NOTE. When there are major illnesses, special needs, or other crises in our church family, please contact Rev. Long at revkaren84@gmail.com or the Church Office at keyserpc@frontier.com. Comments, feedback, and suggestions are welcome as well. Your help is very much appreciated!

TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. Anyone in need of transportation to the doctor, dentist, hospital, pharmacy or grocery store, etc., please call the Church Office at 304-788-2142 for a list of available drivers. Also, if you are available to provide transportation, let us know.

SHENANDOAH PRESBYTERY: A Heritage of Service. The History Committee of Shenandoah Presbytery is nearing the publication of the History of Shenandoah Presbytery. Expected to be available in late 2011, the Committee is offering the book at the pre-publication price of $32 plus $5 shipping for each copy ordered. This first history of Shenandoah Presbytery offers 450 pages of church profiles, an oversize fold-out map with church locations, photographs of all 110 churches, early histories of the Winchester and Lexington Presbyteries and lots of photographs! Order forms are available at http://www.shenpres.org/HistoryBook.html or you may call the church office.

PRESBYTERIAN DISASTER RELIEF. There are over 100 work teams that are ready to go to help with flooding and tornado damage. The need for money is overwhelming as this is the worst year of disasters since records have been kept. Kits are needed always. Thank you Circle 1 for stepping up to prepare them. Over 1200 have been sent so far. Remember, when you have nothing and are in a shelter, a personal kit is most welcome. They will be taken to Church World Service shortly. They have the transportation available to help. Meanwhile, thank you for the donations to the shower trailer outreach. We need to help all we can. All of us can remember our flood of '85.

WOMEN’S CIRCLES If you are not on a Circle and would like to be on a Circle, please see Sue Kyle. We have a morning Circle, an Afternoon Circle, and an Evening Circle. We have wonderful fellowship, projects, Bible study and good refreshments. Come join us. This is an excellent way to get to know our Sisters in Christ.

Events

SNOW TUBING on Thursday, Feb. 23, at the Wisp. We will leave at 5:00 PM and return around 9:00 PM. Cost is $9.00 and Christian Ed will cover this, but each person will be responsible for their own food. Bear Claw Cafe has 2 slices pizza/drink for $6.36. If you would like to go, please fill out the form below and drop it in the offering plate.
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SNOW TUBING
February 23, 2012
5:00-9:00 PM

NAME __________________________________________

NUMBER ATTENDING ______________________

(Please put reservation form in offering plate Sunday, Jan. 29)

4 CENTS-A-MEAL OFFERING will be received February 26. Thank you for helping the children collect coins to fight hunger. If you would like to participate, it’s easy! 1) Pick up a little jar from the gray cart in the lobby. 2) For each meal that you eat, place 4 cents in the jar. 3) Bring the jar full of money back on the 4th Sunday of the month and the children will collect the jars in their little red wagon. Proceeds go to our local Faith-In-Action Food Pantry and also to the Presbytery’s Bread for the World Fund.

NEW MEMBER CLASS. Been attending Keyser Presbyterian Church for awhile? Want to learn more about the Presbyterian Church? Wonder why we do the things we do the way we do? Pastor Karen is offering a class, “Come and See: Life in the Presbyterian Church,” which will be held through Lent on Sunday mornings beginning February 26, from 9:45-10:30 in her office. If you are interested in learning more, or if you are interested in officially joining Keyser Presbyterian Church, this class is for you! The plan is to receive new members on Palm Sunday, April 1, 2012, during worship. Please let Pastor Karen know at 304-788-2412 or revren84@frontier.com if you will participate in this class. Thanks!

SPECIAL OFFERING. On Monday, Ty Robinette, daughter of our custodian Odetta, and her fiancé lost everything they owned in a fire in their apartment in Morgantown. They were uninsured. The Session at the regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening voted to receive a special offering to help Ty and her fiancé as they recover from this devastating loss. The offering will be received at the Annual Meeting of the Congregation immediately following worship today in the Fellowship Hall. There will also be an offering plate set out in the narthex next Sunday for those who wish to give but do not have the opportunity this Sunday. Thanks for your compassionate generosity.

BLANKETS. Thank you for the donations to Blanket Sunday. Total received last Sunday was $131. These donations will be sent to buy blankets to prepare for the spring flooding.

2012 PER CAPITA ASSESSMENT. The Presbytery has set this year’s annual assessment at $18.00 per member. Please use your designated offering envelope. Every member is encouraged to pay this assessment; otherwise the church is responsible for it.

It’s that time of year! Time to start thinking about VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL! The Christian Education Committee is asking YOU to search your heart and see if YOU would be willing to devote YOUR TIME and TALENT to this program. If you are interested in taking on the job as director, please talk to Pastor Karen, Mary Jane or any member of the Christian Ed. Committee today.

PLEASE HELP make a little boy’s wish come true. Max is 5 years old and has leukemia. He says, “If I could have one wish, it would be to get a million Christmas cards.” You can send cards to Max at 752-B Weaver Street, Morgantown, WV 26505. Thank you for helping to make his wish come true!

2012 GIVERS ENVELOPES. Please pick up your envelopes today. Boxes are labeled and arranged alphabetically on the table in the Narthex. You may contact the church office at 304-788-2142 or sign the sheet on the table in the Narthex if we missed anyone.

FEBRUARY GREETERS are Sam & Sandy Kalbaugh.

FEBRUARY COUNTERS are Jack & Carol Landes, Jean Burgess and Lynn Luvara.

FEBRUARY USHERS are Jeff Burgess (Head), Craig Fazenbaker, Ed Smith & Kirby Adkins.

REVEREND LONG’S home phone number is 304-788-5269.

REV. KAREN J. LONG'S EMAIL ADDRESSES: revren84@frontier.com and revkaren84@gmail.com

POLICY HANDBOOKS. If you did not receive your copy, you may pick it up in the church office any week day before 1:00 PM.

SCRAP BOOK NEEDED. Christian Ed is in need of someone to work on a scrap book for the Sunday school. We have lots of pictures and great memories, but we need someone to help put it all together for us! If you are interested in taking on this project of love, please talk to Dawn Boggs.

PRAYER CHAIN will be done by telephone and e-mail. To activate by telephone, call Jean Burgess at 304-788-3430. If there is no answer, call Elrose Smith at 304-788-0384. The E-mail Chain can be started by sending a message to Elrose Smith at edelsm@frontier.com.

Session meets 4th Monday of each month