Congregational Life

May 17, 2009

 

Today:                  11:15 – Deacon’s Meeting

This Week:

May 18th               7pm – Session Meeting 

Looking Ahead:

May 24th               Communion

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Prayer Concerns

Peggy Etherington: Prayers for Peggy and her family as they mourn Gary’s passing. (2518 Overlook circle – Beaver Lake, 68048)

Charlotte Mars: Prayers for Charlotte, son Steve, daughter Sonja, and their families as they mourn Paul’s passing.  (1918 Beaver Lake Blvd. – Beaver Lake, 68048)

Betty Tepner: Prayers for healing and strength for Betty and strength for Dixie Craft. (5309 Crogans Way Road – Council Bluffs, IA  51501)

Don Loftin: Prayers for continued healing. (9500 Milford Road – Beaver Lake, 68048)

Dave, Jenny, Sammy & Ella Cook: Prayers for healing for Ella and strength for the family. (9923 12th St. Murray, 68409)

Dennis Gochenour: Prayers for healing and strength. (404 N. Elm St. – Murray, 68409)

Nessie Swedlund: Prayers for healing and strength. (P.O. Box 61 – Murray, 68409)

Nickey Johnson: Prayers for healing and strength. (922 N. 9th St. – Plattsmouth, 68048)

 

Additional Prayer Concerns:

Nickey Johnson: Prayers for her parents.

Cathy Balfour: Prayers for strength.

Thoughts & Continual Prayers for our shut-ins:

Lottie Johnson: 1750 S. 20th St. – Lincoln, NE  68502

Mildred Moritz: 1300 Avenue D – Plattsmouth, NE  68048

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Remember the members of our Armed Forces who are serving overseas and stateside.

Philmore Williams

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Continual Prayers of comfort for the family of:

     Paul Mars

     Gary Etherington         

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“Relay for Life”

Cass County’s “Relay for Life” is scheduled for 7pm on June 27th at the Plattsmouth High School track.  If you are interested in joining the Murray Presbyterian Church relay team, please sign-up on the poster at the back of the church. Our team is walking in remembrance of Kris Johnson.  Any questions please see Krista, Melanie, or Sherrill.

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Several more fundraisers have been organized to raise money for our church “Relay for Life” team.    The next fundraiser will be a garage sale at the Honaker’s home (10186 Sydney Lane) during the Beaver Lake annual garage sales on Saturday, June 6th.  The last fundraiser organized at this time involves “pink flamingo” yard decorations.  If you are the “chosen one,” and you find pink flamingos decorating your yard, you have three choices.  1. Leave them there for all to see, 2. Pay $10 to have them removed, or 3. Pay $15 to have them removed and placed in a friend’s yard. 

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Deacon’s Rummage Sale

This is a reminder!!  Please continue saving your “treasures” for the Deacon’s rummage sale – coming – This Fall!!

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~ Coming ~

Vacation Bible School

June 8 – 12

Volunteers needed

Please see Lori Coulby or Sherrill Konfrst

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Pastor Jeff’s Cell Phone Number

(402) 682-1439

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Please visit our website at:

www.murraypresbyterian.com

each week to see the church bulletin and the congregational life insert.  The newsletter is also posted there monthly!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Cancer Society Awareness for May

 

Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers and accounts for about half of all cases in the US. The two main types are malignant melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers. Basal cell and squamous cell cancers account for most of the latter group. Although less common, melanoma skin cancers are far more dangerous, accounting for four percent of skin cancer cases but 79 percent of skin cancer deaths.

You may see yourself in the mirror every day but you should look closer at least once a month to improve your chances of finding any skin cancers that might develop, says Martin Weinstock, MD, PhD, chairman of the American Cancer Society's (ACS) Skin Cancer Advisory Committee and a professor at Brown University.

The ABCD rule is a helpful guide to signs of melanoma. Notify your doctor about any of these signs:

§  A is for asymmetry: Half of a mole or birthmark does not match the other half.

§  B is for border: Edges are irregular, ragged, notched or blurred.

§  C is for color: The color isn't the same all over but may have differing shades of brown or black, sometimes with patches of red, white or blue.

§  D is for diameter: The area is larger than six millimeters (about the size of a pencil eraser) or is growing larger.

·         Melanoma Monday (May 4)

·         National Women's Health Week (May 10-16)

Go to www.cancer.org to get more information.