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PARENTS, WHEN SENDING YOUR CHILD TO CHILDREN’S CHURCH, please notify leaders each week of any food allergies your child may have. The leaders change from week to week.

Sunshine Circle gives the flowers in loving memory of our mothers: Dorothy C. Bardell, Michalina Borowka, Frieda P. Caltrider, Lillian Duncan, Charlotte Kitzmiller, Dorothy Lauchner, Esther Neeson, Ann Stewart and Mary Ann Widdekind.

MESSENGER ITEMS ARE DUE TODAY. Email by midnight!!

WCCPC SOFTBALL TEAM GAMES THIS WEEK are Monday, May 12 at Asbury field, and Wednesday, May 14 at Chelsea field.  Chelsea Field is located in Chelsea Estates off Rt. 141. Turn into the development at the Dairy Palace (Jay Drive). The parking lot for field is down a little ways on the right. Asbury Field is located at Asbury United Methodist Church further down on Rt. 141 across from Penn-Mart Shopping Center. Come out and support the White Clay Team!

The WOMEN’S BIBLE FELLOWSHIP is a “Life Group” that meets for sharing/prayer/study on second and last Tuesdays from 7:15-9:00 p.m. in Room 109.  Contact Susanne (737-6748 / susanne429@comast.net) for a workbook or just come THIS TUESDAY, MAY 13, with your Bible.

The RESOURCE CENTER needs more care!  Anyone available to join Susanne for this project, just show up in Room 209 THIS TUESDAY, MAY 13, from 9:30-11:30 a.m.

STEPHEN MINISTRY IS HERE AT WHITE CLAY!  White Clay Creek is launching Stephen Ministry!  Pastor Jody, Pam LaPorte and Paul LaManna traveled to St. Louis, MO for a one week Stephen Leader’s Training Course (LTC).  What is Stephen Ministry?   The heart of Stephen Ministry is Christ caring for people through people.  Our congregation’s Stephen Ministry will equip people to provide confidential, one –to-one Christian care to individuals in who are experiencing difficulties in their lives. Sound exciting?  Stephen Ministry is God’s Love In Action!  For more information contact Pastor Jody: pastorjody@wccpc.org;  Pam LaPorte: krislarmom@verizon.net or Paul LaManna: PJL1183@verizon.net

WCCPC INFO CLASSES

Want to learn more about White Clay?

Interested in membership?

All visitors are invited to attend the new members’ classes

offered on the second Saturday or Sunday every other month.

The next class is Sunday, July 13 @ 6:00 pm.

A sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board outside the chapel, or contact the church office.
 

REILLY IN CONCERT in the Wilmington Christian School Auditorium, Friday May 16, 7-9 pm. Students $10; nonstudents $12. Contact Allison Takats 737-4552 for more information

JOIN US FOR A L.I.F.T. ! (Ladies in Fellowship Together) Monday, MAY 19 at 7:00 p.m.  Please join us for a refreshing opportunity to connect with other women. Speaker: Cynthia Linton. Topic: Kindness.

SUNDAY SCHOOL for EVERY AGE meets each Sunday between worship services from 9:45-10:45 a.m.  Don’t miss this opportunity for Christian growth!

• Classes for Ages 2 through High School and an Infant Nursery

• C-YA (College-Young Adults):  LIQUID:  Crossing.  Don’t let fear and insecurity paralyze and keep you from crossing over!  (Based on Joshua.)

• Bible Discovery (Library):  God, the People, and the Covenant.  Today—“Praying for the People”; 5/11—“Setting Priorities”.   

• Foundations (212/213):  Is Religion Dangerous? Is it a force for evil (terrorism, violence, immorality) or would we be worse off without it?

• Relationships (Fellowship Hall):  Dealing With Offense—let it go, and you will find peace.  A Joyce Meyer teaching series on a topic we cannot avoid!

Check out the display rack in the Nurture Building foyer.

ANDREW'S PLACE DINNER- FRIDAY JUNE 6 - meet at church at 4:45pm.  Please contact Kim McWatters (455-0186) if you would like to make food and/or serve food to the needy in downtown Wilmington.  

DON’T MISS FAMILY DAY:  JUNE 8:

• 9:55 a.m. ~ “Look What God is Doing!” is the theme for this year’s Family Day program marking the conclusion of the 2007-08 Sunday School year.  Let’s have the Sanctuary full of parents, grandparents, and WCC members and friends at 9:55 a.m. to witness the “news reports”! 

• 1:30 p.m. ~ It’s time for a Big Picnic! at White Clay Creek State Park.  EVERYONE is encouraged to sign up downstairs beginning today.  This is a churchwide event for members and friends of all ages.  See the display table and upcoming MESSENGER for details, including an exciting special guest.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: July 21-25 will soon be here!

• Registration forms are being distributed in Sunday School this morning and are available at the Registration Table in the Nurture Building foyer.  Take extra copies to enroll friends and to invite those in your neighborhood.

• The recruitment chart for staffing is now posted in the Nurture Building         main corridor opposite Room 109.  There are openings for PRAYER         PARTNERS, nursery attendants (can serve 1 or more days), teachers,         helpers, Monday check-in attendants & greeters, Friday evening Ice Cream Social helpers, and coordinators and helpers in the various "Centers" (drama, snacks, arts & crafts, etc.)

The LIBRARY CART is ‘parked’ just outside the Church Office for your convenience.  Check the items out right there . . .  simply fill out the card and drop it in the slot!  For a greater selection of Christian books and videos, visit Room 110 across from the Office.

PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE VALUABLES IN YOUR CAR.  Two cars have been broken into in the last few months during services.

ONE CHURCH/ONE FAMILY – The community deacons have accepted a family for the “One Church/One Family” ministry. We pray that you will find it in your heart to help us minister to this family with your financial support. Thank you!  “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ” –Galatians 6:2

NOTES FROM YOUR DEACONS: 

•   If you have a need (meals, transportation, visit, etc.) or know of someone who does, your church family wants to know so we can live out our faith as Christ calls us to do. We want to be a blessing to you. Let Jen Porter know of the need and how we can help.

•   Please bring items for the Food Closet each month on communion Sundays

***PRAYER REQUESTS***:  If you have a prayer request that you do not wish to voice aloud yourself, please write down the information on the form in the pew and check all boxes that apply. If you know of a practical need that the Church can help to meet, whether for yourself or someone else, indicate that in the section marked practical need. Please remember to sign your name. If you would like to have a family member put on the prayer list in the bulletin, please contact the church office by Wednesday afternoon. To put someone on the prayer chain, contact the church office.

NEED HEARING ASSISTANCE?  If you would like a hearing-assistance receiver assigned to you for use in the worship services, contact Gene Dufaj or see one of our ushers.

PLEASE REVIEW THESE PARKING NOTES:

•   SENIORS, NEW VISITORS, the HANDICAPPED & the LONE PARENT WITH VERY YOUNG CHILDREN may park in small front lot between pine trees and cemetery wall.

•   Additional VISITOR SPACES are available along west side, main lot.

•   Please use caution and common sense when navigating through the lots

•   Parking on grass behind Nurture Building is encouraged (except during wet conditions). Also, handicapped designations in paved area behind the bldg. are NOT in force on Sunday mornings.

•   Cemetery driveway must not be blocked when parking behind Nurture Building.

•   If you are able-bodied and so inclined please park in the lot across Chestnut Ave. to make room closer to the buildings for visitors, seniors, and families with small children.

BULLETIN ITEMS ARE DUE BY WEDNESDAY NOON

NEXT MESSENGER DEADLINE:  This Sunday, May 11th

You can receive the Messenger by email (.pdf). Contact church office.

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Please, if at all possible, turn off your cell phone prior to your entrance into the sanctuary. If you must have it on due to workplace policy or requirements, please put it on vibrate, and have it out so that you can respond quickly. Phone conversations should be held outside the sanctuary in deference to other worshipers. Thank you.

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