Our Missions Showcase will take place starting at 6 p.m. after the dinner this Wednesday! We will have several missionaries at their booths in the gym and a wonderful selection of activities for the children! This is a great opportunity for all ages to learn about our missionaries we support. Let's give them a warm welcome by showing up Wednesday evening! Dinner is free of charge at 5:30, but you can also just come to the showcase if you can't make it to dinner beforehand. Nursery will be provided for ages 3 and under so parents can visit with the missionaries and the older children 4 and up can participate in activities. This event is a wonderful way to teach our children the importance of having a heart for missions, as well as a wonderful way for the adults to fellowship with our missionaries. If you need nursery for age 3 and under for the showcase, please register by this evening. Registration for the dinner is also required.
February Family Night Supper honoring Betty Jo Palmer
Our February Family Night Supper will very special this month. On February 26, we will be honoring Betty Jo Palmer for over 40 years of service to our church nursery. Betty Jo and her extended family will be our guests that night so we will need plenty of side dishes to go with the chicken and desserts provided by the church.
How you can help:
1. Send any pictures you may have of Betty Jo to Mary Lou Heaney or give them to her and she will scan them and then return the pictures to you. Please get these pictures to her by Feb.13; her email is marylou@pearorchard.org. We would like to display them at Betty Jo's celebration.
2.Write a card or note in which you share special memories of Betty Jo. These may be sent to Mary Lou Heaney at the church: POPC 750 Pear Orchard Road Ridgeland, MS 39157.
3.The church is establishing a fund to assist Betty Jo with any financial needs in the future. You may contribute to this fund either by check (make out to POPC and put Betty Jo Palmer in the memo line) or online by following this link: http://buff.ly/2kM5nVt
Please share this with former POPC members so that they may participate also. Thank you for helping us to honor Betty Jo for being the sweet and gentle servant of the Lord that she is.
Youth News: Against the Flow
Youth: Against the Flow will be March 24-26 at Twin Lakes for Jr. and Sr. High youth. Ande Johnson, RUF campus minister at LSU, will be the speaker for the weekend. The total cost is $120 and will be due on March 1.
Peru Mission Trip
We will be having a meeting in the Parlor Sunday, February 12 at 5 p.m., for all those interested in the upcoming mission trip to Trujillo, Peru. Alleen and Hermes Tomas, missionaries in Trujillo with Peru Mission, will be there to talk about God's work there. The only requirements for this trip are that you are older than 16 and ready to serve. Please contact Ford Franklin (jfordfranklin@gmail.com) for more information.
CCS Open Enrollment
CCS Registration: The enrollment process is completely online. Applications, for new students, and re-enrollment can be completed on the CCS website. POPC funds a scholarship that is available to members who desire a Christ-centered education but need financial assistance. Please contact our Admissions Director, Martha Maxey, or call 601-978-2272 with questions.
Our Music Ministry is looking for volunteers to operate the sound system for the worship services. No experience required!
Our Music Ministry is looking for volunteers to operate the sound system for the worship services. No special skills are required, only a desire to serve our Lord in worship. We can show you everything you need to know. You would be helping out on a monthly schedule every three to four months. Please contact Rick Goodwin at rick@pearorchard.org or Margaret Sprow at margaret@pearorchard.org if you are interested.
Missionary Monday: the Bakers
Missionary Monday: Pray for our missionaries, the Bakers! Wes is a minister in the Presbyterian Church in America. He and his wife Jami have seven children. Wes serves as a pastor in the Cristo Rey Presbyterian Church in Trujillo, trains pastors and church planters in the seminary, and helps with the mission's strategic planning. The Bakers have been with Peru Mission in Cajamarca and Trujillo for almost fifteen years.
Easter Choir opportunity beginning February 22
The Sanctuary Choir welcomes church members to come and join us for our Maundy Thursday (April 13) and Easter Sunday (April 16) worship services in which the choir takes a large part. Easter choir begins on February 22. We will be singing a selection of anthems with piano and solo violin that will be excellent heart preparation for the Easter season.
Children's Choir Opportunities
Children’s Choirs – Cherub Choir, Praise Troop and Covenant continue to meet
each Sunday evening as they prepare to go out into our community and the surrounding
areas to sing and to serve. Spring tours for the two older choirs are being
planned. Regular attendance often bears much fruit as singers bring their
music to others in the name of Christ. Please join us!
Ladies' Bible Study Opportunities
Ladies, Wednesday morning ladies studies have begun on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in the parlor. Ladies will be reading and discussing the book Knowing God, by J. I. Packer. To purchase the book for $12, please contact Tammie Haynes at 966-6547. To register for the nursery, please contact Mary Lou at marylou@pearorchard.org.
An opportunity to hear special guest speaker Dr. Walt Mueller, the president and founder of The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding, talk to us about pornography
Youth and adults are invited to join us for a night hosted by the Youth Ministry on Wednesday, February 8 from 5-8 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Building. We will have special guest speaker Dr. Walt Mueller, the president and founder of The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding, talk to us about pornography. He is the author of multiple books and has appeared on Fox News and CNN. Dinner will be provided in the Multi-Purpose Building for $5/person or $15 family max. Dinner will be at 5:00 p.m. with Walt beginning his talk at 6:00 p.m. Please sign up by emailing Molly at mdawkins@pearorchard.org. Childcare will be provided. However, due to a potential
increase in children in the nursery on that night, you must sign up if you are not already signed up with Wednesday night programs so that we can plan accordingly.
Our 2017 Missions Festival is just around the corner!
From February 12-19, we will rejoice in the work of God around the corner and around the globe. Pastors Bill Bradford (of Lawndale PCA in Tupelo, MS) and Kenny Foster (of Grace Dover in Dover, DE) will be preaching God's word to us. The week will be filled with opportunities to get to know our missionaries. We will be mailing out the brochure, registration form, and Missions Pledge Card this week, so be looking for it!
A service opportunity
Our Music Ministry is looking for volunteers to operate the sound system for the worship services. No special skills required, only a desire to serve our Lord in worship. We can show you everything you need to know. You would be helping out on a monthly schedule every three to four months. Please contact Rick Goodwin or Margaret Sprow if you are interested.
Nursery Notes
As the time of the year approaches when many “germs” start appearing, we would like to help our parents understand our Nursery and Children's Ministry sick policy. We warmly welcome your child into our nursery and children’s programs if he or she has not had any of the following symptoms in the last 48 hours: Coughing, sneezing, non-clear nasal drainage, runny nose and eyes, fever of 100 or above; vomiting, diarrhea, inflamed mouth and/or throat, or rash. We’ll never stop colds and illnesses, but we try to make your child’s class an ideal place for them to only catch the joy of Christ!
Opportunity for Men: Mid-South Men's Rally
On Friday, January 27, from 5:15-9:00 p.m., First Presbyterian Church will be hosting their annual Mid-South Men’s Rally. The speaker this year is Dr. Carl Trueman, pastor and a professor at Westminster Theological Seminary. Dinner starts at 5:15 and the first session is at 6:30. We will leave from the church parking lot at 5:00 p.m., or you can meet us down there at your convenience.
Congregational Meeting tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.
There will be a congregational meeting tomorrow, January 15, during the 10:00 a.m. Sunday School hour in the sanctuary. We will review and have opportunity to endorse the congregational and mission budgets, and elect officers to office and or new terms of service. Your attention to this crucial responsibility of membership here at POPC is encouraged!
Financial Peace University course opportunity on Wednesday nights
There will be an opportunity to take the Financial Peace University course right here at POPC during our Wednesday Night Fellowship electives, taught by Mr. Rick Goodwin. The class starts January 25 at 6 pm in room 311 of the education building. Registration for the class can be made online here.
Wednesday Night Fellowship Returning January 25
Visit our Wednesday Night Ministries page for more information and to register!
Sonbeams Night Out this Friday Night!
POPC's Sonbeams Ministry is offering a Sonbeams Night Out for parents of special needs children and their siblings, as well as adults with special needs this Friday, January 13, from 6:30-9:00 p.m. Please contact Nancy Hulsey at 601-898-0668 if you would like to volunteer to help with this wonderful ministry.
Christmas day Sunday Service
On Christmas day, we will have one joint service in the Multi-Purpose building at 11:00 a.m. There will be no Sunday school hour, and no evening worship. There is a nursery for children 2 years and under in the nursery building. You may pick up your poinsettia after this service.