Welcome to CPC!

Disciples is the name of  the Confirmation program at Community Presbyterian Church.

This year’s class has 34 Disciples, all high school freshmen.

Since a weekend retreat in September at Presbyterian Camps in Saugatuck, Michigan, many of these young people have been preparing to become members of the church, learning and practicing their faith together.

Confirmation will take place May 20, at the 10:30 a.m. worship service.

We celebrate with and ask God’s blessing on all the young people in this year’s Disciples class.

The Annual Youth Car Wash

to raise funds

for our Summer Mission Caravans will be

SUNDAY, JUNE 3

from

noon to 3:00 p.m.

in the church parking lot.

Bring your dirty car and support our youth!

For more about our Summer Mission Caravans go to the following on our website:

on the Home Page, under Children & Youth,

click on High School and scroll down to Summer Mission Caravans.

PICNIC/ICE CREAM SOCIAL

SUNDAY, JUNE 10

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Bouncy Slide!

Come join in –

Feast, Fun, & Fellowship

OBERWEIS ICE CREAM

$2 includes toppings!

MENU

Italian Beef, Baked Mostaccioli, Giambot (sausage, meatballs, green peppers, onions & potatoes), Linguine w/Mushrooms & Broccoli, Oven Fried Chicken, Cheese Ravioli, Sweet/Hot Peppers, Bread for Sandwiches, Lemonade/Ice Tea/Water

Contributions of Side Salads appreciated (no mayonnaise please)

The Picnic/Ice Cream Social is sponsored by the Board of Deacons of Community Presbyterian Church, Clarendon Hills.

MARKETPLACE

Making the bread!

JUNE 12, 13 & 14

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

K-6th grade

MarketPlace

is for children finishing Grades K through 5;

6th Graders as Helpers.

Come join us to bake bread,

visit artisans,

sing songs,

play games

and eat in your family tribal tent.

Children will gather in tents for daily blessings, rituals and bread making.

They will hear stories from the Bible, sing songs, play games, and visit artisans.

Activities will include visiting the carpenter,

the sandal maker and the net maker.

Children will learn that the Bible is about real people in a real time.

CHILDREN SHOULD WEAR PLAY CLOTHES

AND BRING A SACK LUNCH AND BEVERAGE.

Space is limited.

Church families are asked to return the registration form by

SUNDAY, MAY 20.

Registration will then be open to the public, if space permits.

For more information or questions,

please call Cyndi Frost.

Applications are available in the church office, or you may get it off our website. Go to the Home page, under Information, and click on Applications.

Waiting for the bread to come out of the oven!

Our Jubilee Resale dates for 2012 are

Friday, July 27

and Saturday, July 28.

8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

We will have  a  great selection of Resale Items for Purchase.

Save Your Stuff!

For a schedule of donations times, and donor items,

contact Wayne Leopold at 630 963-7262,

email him at WLeopold@hotmail.com

or get the schedule from our website.

On the Home page of our website, click on

Information, click on Applications

and then click on Jubilee Resale 2012 Schedule.

All Resale Proceeds Go to Support Missions

of Community Presbyterian Church.

Join us on Saturday, May 19

when we will have a

GARDEN WORK-DAY

and plant tomatoes, peppers, squash,

beans and lots of other vegetables!

Watch this space and we will keep you updated on

how our garden grows in 2012!

THE COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH VEGETABLE GARDEN

……. was created to grow both food and community ……

In our first year … we harvested 1569 pounds of vegetables and donated all of the fresh produce to

The People’s Resource Center in Westmont for distribution to the clients of their food pantry.

In the process of working the plot, we were blessed with many opportunities for conversation, service and fellowship.

………………………………………………………

Looking forward to our second year … we have increased the size of our planting area and  now have a raised bed.

We will be adding a watering system that incorporates a solar-powered pump, larger — 660 gallon — rain barrels …

to collect water run-off from the roof of the manse … and a drip irrigation system to support the larger garden space.

We continue to strive to be pesticide-free and self-sustaining!

WE NEED YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT TO MAKE THE GARDEN A SUCCESS!

Please consider contributing to the garden project in one of the following ways …

1) Contribute Financially – we depend solely on donations to purchase seeds,

plants soil amendments and other essential  garden supplies …

2) See the garden “WISH LIST’ in the church office

3) Join us for our monthly “DINNER IN THE GARDEN” gatherings.

Everyone is welcome … it really doesn’t matter if you have worked in the garden or not!

4) Like us on Facebook (“CPC Vegetable Garden”) to see the latest updates on how things are growing,

when gatherings and work days are planned and to get the latest harvest totals …

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

If you have any questions, please contact Paul Bronsteader or Debbie Weber.

Drop your clean paper in our PaperRetriever Recycling Bin and we earn money instead of paying to recycle.

What goes in:

• newspapers & inserts
• magazines & catalogs
• office & school papers
• mail

None of the following:

• no cardboard
• no food boxes, fiberboard or chipboard
• no textbooks or hard cover books
• no phone books

Recycling Update, June 2011

We began our Paper Retriever recycling in April, 2010.

Since that time the amount of paper we have collected and recycled through this

 program saved 224 trees, almost  17 cubic yards of landfill,

and 22,971 kilowatt hours of energy.

Save and bring your recyclable papers to us, and make a difference.