It's time to start thinking about Fall Retreat! Fall Retreat is a great weekend of fun and time in the Word. We'll be at Central Hills Baptist Retreat Center November 3-5. Rev. Claude McRoberts (yes, Abbey's dad!) will be our speaker for the weekend. He is the senior pastor at Trinity Pres. in Montgomery, AL. Rev. McRoberts will spend the weekend going through Romans 6-8. Total cost: $110 (This helps us cover the cost of lodging, food, transportation, and speaker). Bring your $50 deposit by Wednesday, October 4 to secure your spot!
Missions Monday: John Perritt, RYM
John Perritt serves as the Resource Coordinator of Reformed Youth Ministries (rymonline.org). RYM seeks to serve the local church by producing theologically rich resources for parents, teenagers, and youth workers. Let's pray for John as he serves in this wonderful ministry!
Nursery: One of our distinctives as Presbyterians and as Christians is our belief in the covenant of grace in Jesus Christ.
One of our distinctives as Presbyterians and as Christians is our belief in the covenant of grace in Jesus Christ. An essential application of that gospel truth is our responsibility to one another in our covenant community. Taking a turn in caring for our nursery children is a beautiful and needful outworking of that application. Thank you for taking seriously the responsibility to love and nurture the littlest of Christ's lambs!
Women's Ministry weekly Bible study registration going on now: It's not too late to join in!
Women's Ministry weekly Bible study registration going on now: It's not too late to join in!
To register for the Monday Evening Bible Study on the book of Hebrews, please contact Jackie Shelt at jackieleeshelt@gmail.com. This study meets at 7:00 p.m. at Jackie's home (1407
Belle Glade St., Jackson). To register for the Wednesday Evening Bible Study, at 6:30 p.m., in the parlor, please go to the website, www.pearorchard.org and click the Wednesday Night Ministries button. Dinner and childcare are available also by registration. To register for the Wednesday Morning Bible Study, which meets at 9:30 a.m. in the parlor, email Doreen Slater at doreen@theslaterhouse.net. A homeschool study hall is available for children age 5 and up by emailing Tammie. To register infants through 4 yrs., please email Mary Lou Heaney at marylou@pearorchard.org with the names and ages of your children. The Wednesday morning and evening studies will use the book, The Envy of Eve, to study biblical contentment.
4th Annual Fall Fellowship
It is time to get ready for the 4th Annual Fall Fellowship! The event will be Friday, October 27, from 6:00-7:30 p.m. If you would like to host a game, make cupcakes, or donate candy, please email Megan Adcock at meganadcock81@gmail.com or sign up in Sunday school.
Missions Monday: Palmer Home for Children
POPC Supports Palmer Home for Children. The mission of Palmer Home for Children is to provide superior residential care for children that introduces the love of God through service and to extend that care to many more children in need. Also, they now place babies in Christian homes for care while their mothers are incarcerated. They currently serve nearly 100 children from birth through college age who live year-round on the two campuses. Please keep Palmer Home for Children in your prayers! Visit their website for more information.
Connect 4: Volunteer Opportunity
Moses' Basket will host its last Connect 4 of 2017 on Saturday, September 23, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.. This is a respite event for foster families. Please invite foster families and consider volunteering. The paperwork to volunteer is simple. To ask questions, register for the event, or volunteer, email mosesbasket@pearorchard.org. We will host more Connect 4s in 2018, and we hope to expand in order to serve more families.
Missions Monday: Operation Christmas Child
POPC Supports Operation Christmas Child. Each year, Operation Christmas Child delivers nearly 10 million gift-filled shoe boxes to boys and girls in more than 100 countries. On average, central Mississippi collects 36,000 boxes each year. POPC serves as a collection location for these boxes. To learn more, visit their website.
Children's Catechism on Wednesday Nights
We offer Children's Catechism for children ages 4-6th grade as a part of our Wednesday Night Ministries. Children 4 years old to 6th grade will be taught the truths from Catechism questions. Children's Catechism meets in the Multi-Purpose building from 6:30 to 7:30 pm.
New Sunday School classes begin Sunday
New Sunday School classes begin Sunday! Instead of just offering an elective system during the summer, our adult Sunday School classes will be elective all year round. In other words, there will no longer be age-related classes in the fall and spring, but all classes will be inter-generational year round—adults of all ages learning alongside of one another. We will offer four adult classes each semester, giving you the full freedom to choose the one that fits you the best.
Sonbeams Night Out on Friday: 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 this Friday, September 1, from 6:30-9:00 p.m. Please call Nancy Hulsey at 601-898-0668 if you would like to volunteer, or just show up on Friday evening!
Wednesday Night Ministries begin this week!
Wednesday Night Ministries begin this week! While Children's Catechism (4 yrs.-6 th 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. There will be a neighborhood outreach at Friendship Park from 6:30-7:30, preceded by prayer for our outreach efforts from 6:00-6:30 in the sanctuary. As
always, dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. and ministries are from 6:30-7:30. Registration is required for meals and nursery.
Missions Monday: One Story Ministries
One Story Ministries (OSM) is a non-profit publishing ministry of Pear Orchard Presbyterian Church. Our mission is to produce and disseminate Biblically-based curricula, music, and materials which may be used for the education and edification of the church, home, and school. To learn more, visit the website.
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.