At the September 19th meeting of the Session Pastor Scott Hoffman provided an update on the Ministry Expansion plan status and in the process reminded the Session that CMPC is coming up on the one-year anniversary of the 2015 capital campaign. Pastor Scott also shared that he and Bob Jenkins, chair of the Ministry Expansion committee, hope to meet soon with Howard…
This past Saturday morning, the women of CMPC gathered in the outdoor worship space for fellowship and to walk the labyrinth. Liz Perraud shared the following with the women before walking the labyrinth: A labyrinth is a path which leads, via a circuitous route, to the center of an intricate design and back out again.…
A heartfelt thank you to these people who blessed us with the Word in Music this summer! Kathryn Schatz on violin w/Rachel Wade on piano offered Goin’ Home, (tune was Largo from Dvorak’s New World Symphony) The congregation honored our country by singing God Bless America (by Irving Berlin) Maren Stubbs sang Praise the Name of Jesus and Praise, I Will Praise…
Unfortunately, we have made little progress since the last update. The Mission Expansion Committee is still waiting to hear from the county as to when a hearing date will be set to consider our conditional use request. We are currently filing additional paperwork required by the county. Once we are through the conditional use request process, we will submit our site plans…
CMPC has a rich history of responding to the needs of people affected by natural disasters, including several trips to the Gulf Coast after hurricane Katrina. Unfortunately, now is such a time. There are two upcoming opportunities for CMPC members and others to step up either through financial donations or (just as important) through volunteering…
In May, CMPC worked with Stop Hunger Now to package 20,000 meals, which are on their way to Nicaragua. The impact of our work will be felt by a community thousands of miles away. Each meal provides much needed nutrition to undernourished children and families, like Junior Alexander Hernandez. Junior is an 8-year-old boy who lives in a community called Neuva Vida in the…
If you ever hear news from Ethiopia, Sudan, or South Sudan – countries where Michael and I live and work – it is probably something about war, kidnapping, shooting, arguing, and generally hateful stuff. A lot of that goes on; it is true. A year ago, Michael and I left Ethiopia to return to the US in order to promote the story…
We continue to move forward, albeit slowly and steadily, with the ministry expansion plan. As the architects warned us before we embarked on this endeavor a little over a year ago: this is the longest part of the process with the least evidence of progress. However, rest assured that progress is being made. On June…
In the Children’s Message in worship on Sunday, the children were given a “Flat Jesus” to color and then take with them to the pool, playground, beach, visiting friends and family, and anywhere else they are going this summer. They were encouraged to take pictures with Jesus and post to social media (as parents are willing) using the hashtag #cmpcflatjesus. Jesus goes…
This past Sunday (June 12) members of the CMPC family joined brothers and sisters of Trinity Presbyterian church for a joint worship service of unity and reconciliation. The service was held at Trinity Presbyterian on Walbrook Avenue in Baltimore. Prior to the service the members of Trinity graciously served a delicious lunch which provided opportunity…