Congregational Life
May 30, 2010
Today: 9AM-Adult Sunday School
Communion
Looking Ahead
June 14-18 Vacation Bible School
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Dixie Craft: Prayers for strength for Dixie Craft and her family. (5309 Crogans Way Road – Council Bluffs, IA 51501)
Kenny Hauschild: Prayers for healing and strength. (7606 McKelvie Rd. – Nehawka, 68413)
Mary Jo Cobb: Prayers for healing and strength. (Duff’s Friendship Villa – 1104 3rd Av.
Nebraska City, NE 68410)
Shirley Riekemann: Prayers for healing and strength. (825 N. Cotner Blvd – Lincoln, 68505)
Larry Bonnema: Prayers for healing and strength. (1201 Main Street – Plattsmouth, 68048)
Craig Mallett: Prayers for healing and strength. (8803 2nd Ave. – Murray, 68409)
Don Loftin: Prayers for continued healing. (9500 Milford Road – Beaver Lake, 68048)
Dave, Jenny, Sammy & Ella Cook: Prayers for continued healing for Ella and strength for the family. (9923 12th St. Murray, 68409)
Nessie Swedlund: Prayers for healing and strength. (P.O. Box 61 – Murray, 68409)
Thoughts & Continual Prayers for our shut-ins:
Lottie Johnson: Ambassador, 1800 14th Ave. #208, Nebraska City, NE 68410
Adult Sunday School class will meet on Sunday, June 6th @ 9AM. We will studying why we believe the Bible
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(only 2 weeks to go)
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL (VBS)
“High Seas” is the theme for VBS this year. The dates are June 14-18, 2010. If you can volunteer to help, please contact Lori Coulby @ 293-9302 or Julie Nickels @ 235-3908.
THANK YOU!!
Remember the members of our Armed Forces who are serving overseas and stateside.
Troy Froistad
Kris Kidd
Philmore Williams
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$28.75 per member per capita expense. If you could please help contribute to the per capita payment that our church pays the presbytery, it would be
greatly appreciated.
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Please see one of the Deacons if you would like a MPC t-shirt. All sizes now available! The cost to you is $3.00.
Please call LaVerne Ebner (235-3323) or e-mail her (Harold-laverne@inebraska.com) if you have anything to put out on the prayer chain – no matter how small
you may think it is!
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If you would like to volunteer to be a liturgist, please sign-up on the sheet on the back table.
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(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!!!
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Relay For Life Of Cass County
Saturday, June 26, 2010 - 7:00 PM to 7:00AM
Plattsmouth High School Football Field & Track
Rain or Shine - if necessary the walk will be moved into the high school
For additional information: www.relayforlife.org/casscone or 402-393-5801
The
CASS
COUNTY GOING GREEN
Recycle Trailer will be
located in the
southwest corner of the Murray Rural Fire Dept.'s
parking lot the following dates:
May 29 - June 4
Memorial Day History
Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. There are many stories as to its actual beginnings, with over two dozen cities and towns laying claim to being the birthplace of Memorial Day. There is also evidence that organized women's groups in the South were decorating graves before the end of the Civil War: a hymn published in 1867, "Kneel Where Our Loves are Sleeping" by Nella L. Sweet carried the dedication "To The Ladies of the South who are Decorating the Graves of the Confederate Dead" (Source: Duke University's Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920). While Waterloo N.Y. was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966, it's difficult to prove conclusively the origins of the day. It is more likely that it had many separate beginnings; each of those towns and every planned or spontaneous gathering of people to honor the war dead in the 1860's tapped into the general human need to honor our dead, each contributed honorably to the growing movement that culminated in Gen Logan giving his official proclamation in 1868. It is not important who was the very first, what is important is that Memorial Day was established. Memorial Day is not about division. It is about reconciliation; it is about coming together to honor those who gave their all.