WALLACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Birthdays In January

Happy Birthday to you!!

1. Joann Phillips 2. Will Fussell 5. Fred Burroughs

Caroline Goffena 6. Will Richards 8- Jacob Hargrove 9- Megan Strickland

10. Mike Teachey 11. Curtis Simpson 15. Annie Johnson

Diane Knowles 16. Cathy Wells

17. Nick Baker 18. Obbie Clemmons

Joey Brinkley 19. Jamie Alexander 20. Eddie Bowman 22. Tracey Carr 24. Sharon Moore 27. Lindley Barrow 29. Mary Browder

Cindy Barrow 31- Dianne McNamara

BEGINNING DATES RE-SCHEDULED

New Start Dates Monday, January 8 (7:00 - 8:30 p.m.)

and Tuesday, January 9 (10:00 - 11:30 a.m.)

Fellowship Hall

Bring your Bible and your questions!

Session 1: What is the Bible?

Dr. Philip K. Gladden, Minister DECEMBER 2017 Cheryl Brinkley, Editor

ACTIONS OF THE SESSION

At the Tuesday, December 19, 2017 meeting of the session, the elders and minister:

* were led in an opening devotion and prayer by Elder Curt Simpson; * conducted the meeting as a worship service; * sang Christmas carols, enjoyed Christmas treats, and heard the Christmas story read from Luke 2:1-20; * examined elders-elect in preparation for their ordination and installation as members of the Class of 2020 on Sunday, January 7; * approved minutes from the October stated meeting, the November congregational meeting, and a December called meeting; * approved a request from the minister for vacation days, December 27-28, 2017; * approved a request from Curt Simpson and Vera Coombs to use the sanctuary on Friday, January 5 at 6:00 p.m. for their wedding; * received thank-you notes from the Community Counseling Center in Wilmington ($800), Friends of Kirkwood ($2,500), Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries ($1,464.45) , and Children’s Hope Alliance ($478) for contributions; * received a financial update year-to-date through November 30, 2017 from church Treasurer Wayne Casteen; * approved a recommendation from the Building & Grounds Ministry Team to purchase a new church sign to be located just west of the driveway to the church office building. The sign’s cost of $18,336 will be taken from the “Sit” Knowles Building Fund; * approved a request from the Board of Directors of the Community Counseling Center in Wilmington to relocate the satellite counseling office at WPC from upstairs in the Currie Building to Room 307 (the Margaret Hall Glasgow Sunday School Room); * approved a request from Susie Gaus to hold an in-house silent auction for a painted child’s chair with all proceeds to benefit the children’s and youth programs of WPC; * approved an updated job description for the church secretary; * were led in a closing prayer by Elder Dean Hanson.

Dear Friends, I thoroughly enjoy studying God’s Word. No matter how many times I read a passage of scripture, God always seems to show me something new in the scriptures. Perhaps even more than enjoying studying the Bible, I love to teach God’s Word and to discover with other people what it means to receive “the living Word” of God in our hearts and lives. That’s why I am so excited about beginning our Basic Bible 101 class on Monday/Tuesday, January 8-9. I call the class “Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About the Bible but Were Afraid to Ask.” That may be an ambitious goal, but you get the idea. This class will be for anyone and everyone. If you’ve never opened a Bible before, come! If you’ve been a student of the Bible all of your life, come! If you revere God’s Word but have questions, come! If you want to learn more about how the Bible came to be, who wrote the Bible, what is actually in the Bible, come! If you want to enjoy fellowship with friends and neighbors as we read God’s Word, come!

I will have plenty planned for us to do and to talk about on Monday nights and Tuesday mornings. I also want to respond to your questions and thoughts about the Bible, so don’t be shy. This is your chance to find out what you’ve always wondered about the Bible. If you have to miss on Monday night or Tuesday morning and can come to the other class, feel free. We will cover the same material. We will meet in the Fellowship Hall. Bring your Bible and some paper to make notes. What a great way to begin a new year — reading and talking about God’s Word with God’s people! Happy New Year!

In Christ,

SUNDAY SERMON TEXT ELDER PREACHER January 7 Acts 6:1-7 Jason Rouse Philip Gladden January 14 John 1:43-51 Curt Simpson Philip Gladden January 21 Mark 1:14-20 Dan Robinson Philip Gladden January 28 Psalm 111 Geneva Maready Philip Gladden

WORSHIP LEADERSHIP IN JANUARY

01/07: Madelyn Coombs & Hope Turnbull 01/14: Ann Carter & Gerri Hanson 01/21: Freddy & Rhonda Hall 01/28: Lindsay & Stanley Skidmore

02/04: Geneva Maready & Curt Simpson 02/11: Fred Burroughs & Lydia Woodard 02/18: Gloria & Dave Wells 02/25: Harriet & Charley Farrior

YOUTH WORSHIP LEADERS

01/07: Elizabeth & James Sills

01/14: Ellie Carone & Sarah Pearl Farrior

01/21: Madelyn & Robert Coombs 01/28: Cameron & Reese Blue

Joe Tillman, Leader Dave Wells Jim Sills Sam Rose Harvey Knowles

January

GREETERS JANUARY

CHURCH NEWS . . .For Your Information

* The church office will be closed on Monday, January 1 in observance of the New Year. * Presbyterian Men will meet at the Wallace Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, January 2 at 6:30 p.m. for supper and Bible study. All men are welcome. * Wednesday morning and evening Bible study will resume on Wednesday, January 3. Morning: 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. in the Church Office Building. Evening: 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. in Room 304. * We will celebrate the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper during worship on Sunday, January 7. * Members of the session’s Class of 2020 will be ordained and installed during worship on Sunday, January 7. * Basic Bible 101: Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About the Bible but Were Afraid to Ask! begins on Monday, January 8 (7:00 - 8:30 p.m.) and Tuesday, January 9 (10:00 - 11:30 a.m.) in the Fellowship Hall. * The session will hold its annual retreat on Saturday, January 13 from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the church. * The session will meet on Tuesday, January 16 at 6:00 p.m. in Room 304. If you have any business or concerns for the session to consider, please speak to one of the elders or the minister. * We will receive our Feed Our Hungry Children/Backpack Ministry Offering during worship on Sunday, January 28.

OPENING CHURCH BUILDING

January 1-15: Charley Farrior

January 16-31: Curt Simpson

Hospital & at home: Verlie Wells (Rosemary)

Cathy Wells (Fayetteville) June Blalock (Rosemary)

Judy Robinson (home) Kelsea Webster (home)

FEED OUR HUNGRY CHILDREN/ BACKPACK MINISTRY OFFERING

SUNDAY, JANUARY 28

An extension of the Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries Contributions from individuals, twenty plus churches, foundations, and

other organizations provide lunches and weekend food to schoolchildren.

Thanks for your contributions!

01/07: Joey Fussell & Mary Carone 01/14: Rick & Nettie Batchelor 01/21: Dave & Gloria Wells 01/28: Catherine Blanchard & Hope Turnbull

GREETERS

JANUARY

GREETERS

We will celebrate the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper

during worship on Sunday, January 7.

All who have put their trust in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and have been baptized

in his name are welcome as the table.

ANNUAL SESSION RETREAT

SATURDAY

JANUARY 13, 2018

9:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.

Wallace Presbyterian Church

On Saturday, January 13, our elders and minister will be on their annual session retreat at the church.

Our session will be worshiping, praying, studying the God’s Word, enjoying fellowship, and seeking to discern God’s will for our congregation. Please keep our elders and minister in your prayers. They will be praying for you!

Class of 2018 Class of 2019 Class of 2020 Nick Baker Linda Burroughs Clay Blue Ann Carter Dean Hanson Christy Johnson Nell Sloan Geneva Maready Dottie Obenour Joe Tillman Jason Rouse Dan Robinson

Susan Walters Curt Simpson Michael Teachey

We extend our Christian love and sympathy to:

Jill Johnson and family on the death of her Father, Max Teachey on January 1, 2018. Lenny Ward and family on the death of his mother, Barbara Ward, on January 1, 2018.

Curt Simpson and Vera Coombs Friday, January 5, 2018

Wallace Presbyterian Church

Will Fussell and Shelli Warren Saturday, January 20, 2018

Goshen United Methodist Church

Newton Grove, NC

On Sunday, January 7, the session will ordain and install five elders in the Class of 2020. To be ordained and installed: Christy Johnson. To be installed (previously ordained and served as elders): Dan Robinson, Clay Blue, Dottie Obenour, Michael Teachey.

Thank you to members of the Session’s Class of 2017 who have faithfully served our Lord and our congregation for three years: George Francis (Clerk of Session), Wayne Casteen, Vera Coombs, Brenda Long, and Jim Sills.

CONFIRMATION 2018 Information Meeting for Parents and Youth

Sunday, January 7 4:00 p.m. in Room 304

Our Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Book of Order directs that, "The church nurtures those baptized as children and calls them to make public their personal profession of faith and their acceptance of responsibility in the life of the church...After the session has received them as active members they shall be presented to the congregation during a service of public worship. In that service the church shall confirm them in their baptismal identity. They are commissioned for full participation in the mission and governance of the church, and are welcomed by the congregation." Confirmation 2018 will begin in 2018 and our youth will be confirmed during worship on Youth Sunday, May 20, which is also Pentecost Sunday. Parents and middle-school youth (grades 6-8) are invited to attend the information meeting on Sunday, January 7 at 4:00 p.m. in Room 304.