epulse: January 8, 2010

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Commissioning Class Begins Jan. 10

The Commissioning (confirmation) Class at 2PC is open to all 8th graders, and provides students with a faith formation experience that will allow them to be adult participants in the mission of the church. The end of the class is the beginning of the students' status as “commissioned” members of the church who are called to share the heart of Christ in the heart of the community wherever they go. A 2010 Commissioning Class Schedule and Details are available in a PDF file at www.secondpres.info. Please email janice.bauder@secondpres.info with further questions.

Contribution Envelopes

The company that processes the contribution envelopes contacted the 2PC Finance Office and confirmed they recently mailed our members' contribution envelopes.  They were sent 3rd class and are on the way. If members have old envelopes left, please use these until the new ones arrive.

Everyone's Invited

Serving on Saturdays (1/23)
Serving on Saturdays returns on Saturday, January 23. The day will begin at 8am with a light breakfast and then we will go to various locations for work projects: Recycling for Families, the Pregnancy Resource Center, the Habitat ReStore and Western Avenue Community Center. Save the date and plan to be part of this worthwhile and fun-filled day. For more information, contact Carol White at 662-4862.

Also, 2PC is collecting food for Feed the Hungry, and contributions of non-perishable goods are needed. There will also be bags of groceries available for purchase at the church. Please contact Carol White for more information.

Learn the Word. Love the World. Seminar (1/30)
Jump into 2PC's 2010 theme and get your questions answered at the Learn the Word. Love the World seminar. 2PC pastors will explain the different reading plans, which Bible to choose, and how to get the most out of reading the scriptures. Childcare is available for those who register by Jan. 24. The seminar will run from 8:30am-12pm. Contact Dr. Don Crittenden for more information and to sign up at don.crittenden@secondpres.info.

Annual Meeting (1/31)

There will be a congregational meeting on January 31 at 10:10am in Fellowship Hall to receive the annual report and vote on the pastors' terms of call. All members should be in attendance and all visitors are welcome.

Adult Events

2009 New Member Appreciation Dinner (1/14)
Everyone who joined 2PC in 2009 is invited to attend a New Member Appreciation dinner on January 14 at 6pm. Childcare will be provided so the whole family can come and celebrate with others God has brought into the fellowship of 2PC in the past year. RSVP to Tiffany (tiffany.ward@secondpres.info) by January 11 if you would like to attend. The New Member team will be in attendance as well as course shepherds who helped with the New Member Exploration Courses throughout the year.

Youth Events

High School and Jr. High WinterXtreme (1/29-31 and 2/5-7)
Calling all high school and jr. high students! It's time for the WinterXtreme Retreat in East Troy, WI. Students spend the weekend hanging out with friends, meeting new ones, and participating in awesome activities (tobogganing, tubing and karaoke, to name a few). Students also share in meaningful times of worship. Registration forms may be found at www.secondpres.info/2PC.YM and a $25 deposit is due by Jan. 11 for the high school trip, and by Jan. 21 for the jr high trip. Please email janice.bauder@secondpres.info or josh.erickson@secondpres.info for further information.

Powerhouse Schedule
Powerhouse for jr. high students will resume after the holiday season on January 20. For information on Powerhouse programming and registration, as well as other youth programming, go to http://secondpres.info/groups/2pc.ym-junior-high. Please email janice.bauder@secondpres.info with questions.

Summer in January (1/24)
This is a preview event for all summer youth programming and the Group Sale. It will be 12:15pm in Grace Hall on January 24. All 6-12th grade students and parents should plan to attend.

Kids' Events

Kids of the Kingdom Schedule
Kids OK will resume after the holiday season on January 20. For information on
Kids OK programming and registration, as well as other kids programming, go to
http://secondpres.info/kids. Please email miranda.frank@secondpres.info with any questions.

Wanted

Hygiene Kits
Hygiene kits for students at the local alternative schools are needed for January, 2010. These donated kits were very much needed and warmly received last year.  Please help fill this basic need again. Plastic bags with the lists of needed items are available in the South entry. If you have any questions, please contact Laurie Sprague at 275-8546 or Nancy Harvey at 287-8522. Thank you for your dedicated service.

Tech Volunteers
2PC is looking for several volunteers to help the Technical Arts Team on Sunday mornings. Duties include running slides that accompany both the 9am and 11am service. Volunteers interested must be available on their assigned Sundays from 7am-12pm. Please contact Pete at pete.davitt@secondpres.info or 828.6297 if you are interested.

Java Post Helpers for Sunday Mornings
We need people (junior high and up) to help make waffles for students on Sunday mornings from 9:30-10:15am. This includes helping to clean up the Java Post kitchen. Training will be provided. Please email josh.erickson@secondpres.info with questions or interest.