As we prepare to attend the Joining Hands Gathering August 13 – 18 we want to tell you about what we will be doing, Monday August 13. Impacts of Corporate Globalization and How the Church Addresses Root Causes of Poverty Several presenters Monday will lead workshops about how the church is addressing global issues. Let the delgates know if you have a…

As we prepare to attend the Joining Hands Gathering August 13 – 18 we want to tell you about what we will be doing, Monday August 13. Impacts of Corporate Globalization and How the Church Addresses Root Causes of Poverty Joining Hands at a Crossroads Led by Valery Nodem and Alexa Smith, Joining Hands, Presbyterian Hunger Program, PC (USA) The Joining Hands…

As we prepare to attend the Joining Hands Gathering August 13 – 18 we want to tell you about what we will be doing. For Monday, August 13 Impacts of Corporate Globalization and How the Church Addresses Root Causes of Poverty The Role and Response of the Church Led by Hunter Farrell, Director, World Mission, PC (USA) In a world of increasing…

As we prepare to attend the Joining Hands Gathering August 13 – 18 we want to tell you about what we will be doing. Monday August 13 Impacts of Corporate Globalization and How the Church Addresses Root Causes of Poverty Corporate Globalization and its Impacts Led by Samuel Nguiffo, Founder, Center for the Environment and Development in Cameroon Every Day, power shifts…

During the week of August 12 – 18 Jay Gregory, Jean Norris, and Brad Hestir will be attending the Together for Justice International Gathering of Joining Hands Activists from around the world. Representatives from a dozen presbyteries of PCUSA will be meeting with representatives of partner organizations from Bolivia, Peru, El Salvadore, Haiti, Cameroon, Lesotho, South Aftrica, Egypt, Palestine, Sri Lanka, and…

You are Invited to come, experience it. Yes, you!
The children and Youth Committee at MPC is offering an in-house Godly Play training on Saturday, August 4, from 9a.m.-12p.m. While we are encouraging all of our storytellers and greeters to participate in this training, including those who may want to explore participating in the future, it is equally important to us that everyone in the congregation be invited to attend the training.

WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING AT FAMILY CAMP? Steve McKiernan is doing a daily series of Family Camp blog postings.

Our next congregational gathering is THIS COMING SUNDAY, May 6, 11:30 to 1:00. Pastor Beth will lead us in a discernment exercise, a different way of collecting wisdom from what we have done in prior gatherings.

MPC FAMILY CAMP: Registration has begun for MPC’s 35th year at Camp Richardson on the shore of beautiful Lake Tahoe from June (16) 17-23. Details for the morning program are not yet final, but our most immediate deadline is for the cabins. We have tentative holds on Buick, Hallscott, Ford, Jaguar, Mack, Peerless, Marmon, and Dodge, but will have to release our holds in early May.