This Sunday: March 7, 2010

"Repent or Perish?" is the sermon by Pastor Bruce Gillette based on Luke 13:1-9 for this Third Sunday in Lent, March 7th, at the 8:45 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Worship Services at Limestone Presbyterian Church.

The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be celebrated in both services.
 
The Genesis Handbell Choir will offer special music in both services.
 
The Living Water Ensemble will provide special music for the 8:45 a.m. service.
 
The Chancel Choir will sing special music for the 11:00 a.m. service.
 
The congregation will sing One Day, the News was Grim, a new hymn by Pastor Carolyn Gillette based on this Sunday’s gospel lesson.

Large Print & Children's Worship Bulletins:
Enlarged worship bulletins with the hymns are available from the ushers.

Infants and Younger Children in Worship
Children of all ages bring special gifts and are always welcome in worship and free nursery care is available throughout the morning. We also have children’s activity bags and special bulletins for children in worship.

This Sunday: 10:00 a.m. -- Church School for All Ages
Join us this Sunday, with your children or grandchildren, for Church School at 10:00 a.m. More information is available on our Church School web page.

This Sunday: Church-wide Lenten Study on Forgiveness at Limestone
You are invited to attend this church-wide Lenten study that will be offered twice weekly:

Sunday mornings, starting February 28th, 10:00 a.m. to 10:55 a.m., or
 
Wednesday evenings, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (following an optional 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. supper of delicious homemade soups and breads). Please contact our Limestone Presbyterian Church office (phone:302-994-5646) or email limestonepc@comcast.net if you would like to make a reservation for the Wednesday dinner.
 
Learning Forgiveness: A Lenten Study    Repentance is at the heart of our Lenten journey.
 
Read more about this study and its sessions online.

This Sunday: Girl Scout Cookie Sale
Girl Scout Troops 509 & 709 will be selling their famous Girl Scout cookies on Sunday, March 7th, between services in the Narthex. Buy some for yourself or you can donate to the Food Closet. Everyone loves cookies! The Girl Scouts will be assisting in the worship service.

This Sunday’s Youth Events
8:45 a.m. and 11:00 am Worship Services
10:00 a.m. Church School with Middle School and High School classes
4:00 p.m. Middle School Youth Group
6:00 p.m. Youth Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room
7:00 p.m. Senior Youth Group, Discussion: Conflict/Tough Questions

This Week at Limestone

• Monday, March 8
  
  • 10:30 a.m. Stephen Ministry, Upper Room
  • 11:00 a.m. Pastor’s Bible Study, Library
  • 7:00 p.m. Fellowship & Outreach Committee, Library
  
  
• Tuesday, March 9
  • 9:30 a.m. Women’s Bible Study, Choir Room
  • 7:00 p.m. Bible Study, Library
  • 7:00 p.m. Women’s Bible Study, Choir Room
  • 7:15 p.m. Genesis Handbell Choir, Trinity Room
  
  
• Wednesday, March 10
  • 10:30 a.m. Archive Committee, Library
  • 12:00 p.m. Ecumenical Service, St. Philip’s Lutheran Church
  • 6:30 p.m. Lenten Soup Dinner, Klair Hall
  • 7:00 p.m. Lenten Study, Klair Hall
  
  
• Thursday, March 11
  • 7:00 a.m. Men’s Steering Committee, Crossroads
  • 5:45 p.m. Joyful Noise, Choir Room
  • 6:00 p.m. Living Water, Sanctuary
  • 6:30 p.m. Limestone Praise Chimes, Trinity Room
  • 7:00 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 660, Klair Hall
  • 7:00 p.m. Alanon, Ken Read Room
  • 7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir, Choir Room
  
  
• Friday, March 12
  • 7:00 p.m. Ghanaian Presbyterian Fellowship’s Prayer Meeting, Library
  • 8:00 p.m. AA, Upper Room
  
  
• Saturday, March 13
  Spring forward – turn clocks 1 hour ahead!
  • 9:30 a.m. AA, Choir Room
  • 9:30 a.m. Alanon, Library
  
  

Check Out Our Pastors’ Bible Study on Mondays
You are invited to a Bible study on Monday mornings, 11:00 a.m. to Noon, in our church library. We are looking at the lectionary text; the assigned readings from the Bible for each Sunday. The discussion is led by the Pastor (Bruce or Carolyn) who will be preaching the next Sunday. You can come weekly or whenever it works for your schedule; no prior Bible study experience is needed. Join us for this time of prayer, study and fellowship together!

This Wednesday: Ecumenical Lenten Worship Services and Community Lunches
Wednesdays, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Hosted by St. Philip’s Lutheran Church 4501 Kirkwood Highway Wilmington, DE 19808

Living Traditions and Continuing Faith:
A sermon series on the Apostles Creed preached by local pastors from different Christian traditions.
   March 10th - Christ the Redeemer;
   March 17th - The Holy Spirit & the Church;
   March 24th - Redemption & Eternal Life
 
Join us from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. for our ecumenical worship services with special music and sermons inspired by this ancient creed and how it still speaks to us today. The offering at these services will go to support the work of Family Promise, an ecumenical ministry for homeless families: www.familypromisede.org. You are invited to join us for a simple lunch of homemade soups starting at 12:30 p.m. following the worship services.
Participating churches:
   Limestone Presbyterian Church,
   Marshallton United Methodist Church,
   St. James Episcopal Church,
   St. John the Beloved Roman Catholic Church,
   St. Mark’s Methodist Church and
   St. Philip’s Lutheran Church.
Join us!

This Wednesday, March 10 – "Spirituality and the Environment" with Pastor Bruce Gillette & Others
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Newark (UUFN) is hosting a five-week Wednesday evening forum series titled Green Matters: In the Delaware Region, in February and March. Well-known professionals, experts in their respective fields, will be addressing those assembled during this series. All programs are free and open to the entire community. The address is 420 Willa Road, in Newark, and the time slot is 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

This Wednesday, March 10th - Spirituality and the Environment
The Rev. Richard Cizik, past Vice President for Government Affairs of the National Association of Evangelicals, The Rev. Bruce Gillette, co-pastor of Limestone Presbyterian Church, Dr. Chad Tolman, chemist, member of First Unitarian Church in DE, active with Greenpeace and numerous environmental groups. Partners include: the Nature Conservancy, Newark Natural Foods, Pacem in Terris, Sierra Club of DE and Village Imports.

Next Sunday – March 14 – Fourth Sunday in Lent
Read these biblical lessons this week to enrich your worship on February 28:
Joshua 5:9-12; Psalm 21; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
 
8:45 a.m. Worship Service with Living Water Ensemble singing "Redeemer, Savior, Friend"
10:00 a.m. Church School for all ages including adult discussion group
11:00 a.m. Worship Service with the Chancel Choir singing "Just A Closer Walk"
4:00 p.m. Middle School Youth Group
6:00 p.m. Youth Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room
7:00 p.m. Senior Youth Group, Game Night