Third Sunday after the Epiphany
The Rev. Heather Brannon
Sermon: “Trust God”
Scripture: Philippians 4:4-9 and Psalm 62
Liturgist: Liza DeBlis
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Martin Luther King Jr. said “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?”
These past few days have shown how many in our community want to help others. Last Saturday on the lawn of Wyoming Church, we collected and sorted lots of food donations for Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges. Yesterday, on Martin Luther King Day, everything was brought to the food pantry by our dedicated volunteers. ❤️
Thank you to everyone who came out to support the food drive and The Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges as they continue to provide food and other essential items to our food-insecure neighbors in Orange and East Orange.
The Reverend Heather W. Brannon will join us beginning Monday January 4, 2021 and will preach her first sermon on Sunday January 10, 2021
Our PNC carefully considered key areas that we were looking for in the candidate to lead Wyoming and decided on these 6: Preaching/Worship; Family/Children engagement; Mission work; Pastoral Care; Administration and Membership growth.
A January Food Drive: To help our neighbors in need. Can you help replenish the shelves?
Saturday, January 16th between 10 AM and 12:00 noon
Donate: one or more of any of the items below. Put them in reusable bag(s) or double bags so they can be easily carried. No glass jars, please!
Most needed:
Also happy to accept:
Where: Bring donations to Wyoming Presbyterian Church, 432 Wyoming Ave, Millburn. Volunteers will unload your bags. Food will be delivered to the Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges. If you are going away that weekend but want to donate early, contact Ann Schwenke at ann.schwenke@gmail.com. Can’t shop? Send funds to Wyoming Church (please use “special offering and enter “Food Pantry” in the memo line) and we will shop for you. If you use the online option, please select “special offering” and add “Food Pantry” in the memo line.
Thank you for your support!
ADULT BIBLE STUDY: Meetings take place by Zoom on Sundays at 12:30 pm. Office Hours Bible Study: The next study will begin January 3
If you would like to join this lively discussion, email wyomingpres@gmail.com to request an invite.
Thank you to Brennan Breed and Chris Holmes for offering these inspiring dialogues on the Book of Mark, at a time when regular in-person Bible study is not possible.
(Virtual, of course)
Sunday, December 27 worship will include special flute music by Eva Curtis and Anis Mehdi
Sunday, December 13th 1:00-3:00 pm
Live animals| Christmas crafts to take home | sketch artist | music
Rain date Sunday December 20th 1:00-3:00 pm
All are welcome!
Contact: Sabrina Legiec sundayschool.wpc@yahoo.com
Christmas Giving Although the holiday season will look much different for all of us this year, we would like to continue with our Christmas Giving program. We have reached out to the Newark preschool that we have partnered with for the last 10 years to sponsor their students once again. From their principal “We are always honored and humbled to be not only thought of by you and the congregation but truly blessed to be recipients of your sponsorship for Christmas.”
The school is 100% remote for students but the staff comes in everyday. They will be able to set up a tent with teaching staff and family workers to distribute and have parents come and pick up the gift bags on a scattered schedule to make sure everyone is safe. It will be a welcome surprise as many preschoolers have had a tough time with remote learning.
Our drive is now concluded and it’s time to deliver the packages Thank you for your generous donations of toys and for bringing some Christmas fun to the Early Childhood Center of the North Ward.
Love, The Christmas Mission Sub-Committee: Susan Johnson, Kay Britton, Tabby Gillim, and Ann Schwenke
This is our annual Thanksgiving dinner prep that we do for House of Mercy Mission. This Covid year we will only prepare the food and hand it off to their staff outside their church. Pastor Tilly asked that we deliver the food by 10AM (on Saturday Nov. 21st) . Our aim is to make enough to serve 120! Can you help?
THANK YOU to all who volunteered whether to cook, carve or drive. We were fully subscribed. There will be a lot of grateful people this Thanksgiving!
WHERE DO THE PROCEEDS GO?
As John the Baptist was preparing the way for Jesus, he instructed the crowd before him, “Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none; and whoever has food must do likewise.” Luke 3:11
