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Family Night Supper/Annual Concert this Sunday at 5:30!
Join us Sunday at 5:30 for our annual Family Night Supper and concert featuring the Worship Team and Sanctuary Choir singing music by the Gettys. In Christ Alone is the most popular hymn written by these modern day hymn writers. Sunday night you will hear more of their hymns filled with rich, Biblical truth. Please bring a dish to share!
Inquirers' Class: Beginning August 30
Inquirers' Class begins August 30 at 6:30 p.m. Pastor Carl will teach a six-week class for all those who have visited POPC, are interested in learning more, and are considering membership here. We will meet in Room 127. Please call Jan Duran in the church office and let her know if you plan to attend and if you will have childcare needs.
Sonbeams Night Out: Friday, Sept. 1 - Volunteers Needed!
Our next Sonbeams Night Out is Friday night, September 1st in the Multi-purpose Building.
We need you! If you have never volunteered, or it has been a long time since you last helped, please come join us next Friday night.
We usually have between 70-90 children, youth, and adults who need buddies, someone to talk to, and to be lovingly welcomed into the Body of Christ. Our Sonbeams Night Outs have been one of our best community outreaches for the past eleven years.
No need to sign up, just show up at 6:00 to get ready--bring your family, and join the party. There's probably not a better way to spend your Friday night as a family, in Christ-centered service to our families touched by disability!
Missions Monday: Neighborhood Christian Center
The Neighborhood Christian Center in Jackson, MS (Merged with Mission First) strives to develop relationships with their neighbors in need, allowing for an effective presentation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and an opportunity to give the community a spiritual as well as a practical foundation on which they can build their lives through its programs and activities.
Realizing that Mission First, Neighborhood Christian Center and Peyton's House had the common mission of sharing the hope of Christ by meeting the needs of the local community the organizations merged in 2016. By combining strengths and resources under one organization they are better positioned to meet the needs of those around them. The resulting organization operates under the name Mission First with the now multiple campuses referred to as Neighborhood Christian Centers and Peyton's House specifically serving 6th-12th grade guys.
Wednesday Night Ministries begin August 30
Wednesday Night Ministries begin August 30! This fall, while Children's Catechism (4 yrs. through 6th grade) and Youth Group (7th-12th grades) are meeting, there are several options for adults. The ladies will be studying The Envy of Eve, by Melissa Kruger, and the men will be
studying the topic of Manliness: Living as Godly Men in the 21st Century. Pastor Carl will be teaching an Inquirers Class. The Sonbeams adult Bible study will be on the gospel of John, and The Sanctuary Choir rehearses each Wednesday night as well. As always, dinner begins at 5:30
p.m. and ministries are from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Registration is required for meals and nursery.
Wednesday Night Ministries begin August 30!
Wednesday Night Ministries begin August 30! This fall, while Children's Catechism (4 yrs. through 6th grade) and Youth Group (7th-12th grades) are meeting, there are several options for adults. The ladies will be studying The Envy of Eve, by Melissa Kruger, and the men will be
studying the topic of Manliness: Living as Godly Men in the 21st Century. Pastor Carl will be teaching an Inquirers Class. The Sonbeams adult Bible study will be on the gospel of John, and The Sanctuary Choir rehearses each Wednesday night as well. As always, dinner begins at 5:30
p.m. and ministries are from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Registration is required for meals and nursery.
Missions Monday: Bennett & Bonnie Lou Ndelemeti
POPC Supports Bennett & Bonnie Lou Ndelemeti. Bennett and Bonnie Lou help run the Centre for Christian Mission in Zambia. Bonnie Lou has been an American missionary serving in Zambia since 1998. They have been actively involved in planting and developing different Christian ministries that glorify God and serve the African people. The Centre for Christian Missions Exists to glorify God by fulfilling the Great Commission of the Lord Jesus Christ worldwide through evangelism, disciple making, and social action ministries. They provide biblical training through their Trust School, Bible College, and Theological Seminary.
Info for new 7th graders
Attention new 7th graders: promotion into youth group is confusing for a few weeks. 7th graders begin coming to Shazam Sunday, August 20. Your first Wednesday night Rendezvous is August 23, but you won't move into your Sunday school classes until September 3.
Music Ministry News
Sanctuary Choir has begun. Come join us 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Choir Room #138 in the Education Building on Wednesday evenings for rehearsals!
Come to our annual Family Night Supper & Concert: Hymns for the Modern Church on Sunday, August 27 at 5:30! Bring a covered dish to share and hear music written by the Gettys and performed by our musicians and choir.
Children’s Choirs for 4 year olds-8th graders begin September 10, 2017!
Young Marrieds Fellowship next week!
Next Friday, August 18, from 6:00-7:30 p.m., we will have a Young Marrieds Fellowship in the church cafeteria. If you are 35 years old or younger, and have been married for 10 years or less, we invite you to come and bring your couple friends. Dinner will be $10 per couple, and John Kwasny will teach and lead discussion on "Is Your Marriage a Covenant of Works or a Covenant of Grace?" Childcare is available; we will have pizza for the children, but please pack a snack or dinner for the infants (2 and under) in the nursery. You can sign up by clicking here. If you would like to help serve our young married couples that evening through childcare or dinner preparation, please let Pastor Caleb know.
Sonbeams Night Out: Friday, September 1! Volunteers needed
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 on Friday, September 1, from 6:30-9:00 p.m. Please call Nancy at 601-898-0668 if you would like to volunteer!
Wednesday Morning Bible Study for Ladies
Beginning Wednesday, September 6, from 9:30 - 11 am, women will gather in the parlor to discuss Melissa Kruger's book, The Envy of Eve. You'll hear more about this book at the luncheon and have an opportunity to buy a copy. A nursery for infants through 4 years old is provided, by enrollment. Sign up for the nursery by emailing Mary Lou Heaney at marylou@pearorchard.org. Include the names and ages of your children. If you are needing a home school study hall for children ages 5 and up, email Tammie at thaynes@pearorchard.org.
Youth Fall Semester Study
Join us starting Wednesday, August 23, as we begin our fall semester study on Galatians. Galatians is a crystal-clear explanation of the Gospel; a Gospel that we need not only when we are saved, but every single day of our lives. Come hear how the Gospel can practically transform your every day life. We meet every Wednesday night from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Fall Monday Evening Ladies Bible Study
The Ladies Monday Evening Bible Study begins August 28 at 7 pm at the home of Jackie Shelt. They will study the book of Hebrews using Nancy Guthrie's book Hoping for Something Better. To sign up or for more information, email Jackie at jackieleeshelt@gmail.com.
Missions Monday: Mission to North America - Arklie Hooten
MNA coordinates church planting and outreach ministries to serve PCA churches and presbyteries in North America in their mission to grow and multiply biblically healthy churches. Arklie Hooten serves as MNA Short Term Missions and Disaster Response Director.
Young Marrieds Fellowship on August 18
On Friday, August 18, from 6:00-7:30 p.m., we will have a Young Marrieds Fellowship at the church. If you are 35 years old or younger, and have been married for 10 years or less, you're invited. Click here to register. If you would like to help serve our young married couples that evening through childcare or dinner preparation, please let Pastor Caleb know.
Volunteer Opportunity! Sonbeams Night Out: Sept. 1
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 on Friday, September 1, from 6:30-9:00 p.m. Please call Nancy Hulsey at 601-898-0668 if you would like to volunteer.
Missions Monday: Mid-South Church Planting Network
POPC supports Mid-South Church Planting Network. The Mid-South Church Planting Network is a group of PCA churches in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and west Tennessee that have joined together to see new churches started. You can visit their Facebook page here.
Women's Monthly Bible Studies/Circles
Lydia Circle will meet this Tuesday, August 1, at 9:00 a.m. in the parlor. They will begin by making Sonbeams birthday cards. Tabitha Circle will meet on Tuesday, August 8, at 10:00 a.m. in the home of Mary Frances Smith. Ruth Circle will also meet Tuesday, August 8, at 6:30 p.m. in the home of Kacky Darnall. Please contact Amy (832-4041; amy@hatchettfamily.net) for directions.