Kick-off Sunday is September 9th. Godly Play for children will resume.

Stay up with the “happenings” of the MPC Youth Mission Trip. Rev. Katie is doing a beautiful job of including us in their trip as she is blogging each day to give us updates.

We are excited to offer a new children’s program this summer based on Praying in Color, a book by Sybil MacBeth, published in 2009.

We will honor those in our church community who are graduating or being promoted from one school to another. We will honor those who are transitioning from 5th grade to Middle School, those who are transitioning from 8th grade to high school, those who are transitioning from high school to college and those who are receiving a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.

FROM THE MISSION STUDY TEAM: Don’t miss our FINAL Congregational Gathering, Sunday, June 3, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. Bring your own lunch. Again, we will provide fruit, granola bars, and beverages. The Team will share some of the learnings and questions for further consideration culled from previous congregational gatherings, our survey, and research from our task subgroups.

The Oakland East Bay Gay Men’s Chorus will help us celebrate Pentecost this Sunday, May 27th at 10:00 am!  Wear red, orange or yellow or all of them together.

During Celebration on Sunday, May 20th, the MPC Church Choir will take part in a performance of Josef Haydn’s Creation (Part One).  They will be joined by Rita Lilly (soprano), Brian Thorsett (tenor), Robby Stafford (bass) and the Montclair Chamber Orchestra.  Please join us for what is sure to be a stirring performance of an inspiring, dramatic work.

The Annual Pasta Dinner Youth Mission Trip FUNDRAISER will be on Sunday, April 29 from 5:30-7:00pm. This is an excellent event to invite family and friends who might be interested in learning more about our youth ministry program, to hear about the mission trip destination in greater detail (there will be a presentation from 6-6:30), or simply dining in fellowship with good neighbors and happy youth servers.

“One Great Hour of Sharing” is the special offering of the PCUSA which will be collected at our church on Palm Sunday (April 1st) and Easter (April 8th). It brings hope to people in more than eighty countries, including our own. The PCUSA works with international partners to provide sources of clean water and food, small business micro-loans, emergency relief, and advocacy and resettlement for refugees. The offering also supports ministries for disaster preparedness and response.