Tabernacle Presbyterian Church (PCA)

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Join us for the first Tabernacle Chili Cookoff/Talent Show on Sat., Feb. 18 at 5:30 PM, to benefit the Guatemala Mission Team.   Sign up for food especially crock pots of chili which will be judged and prizes given out for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th places.  You can sign up for the talent part of the show as well.  There will be decorated boxes for donations on each of the tables that will help the team raise the money they need for this trip.  Please invite friends and family for an evening of great food, wonderful fellowship and delightful talent.

Tabernacle’s holiday drama “The King is Coming” comes to the stage for one night only – Saturday, December 17th at 7:00 pm.  Come and listen as a couple of Old Testament Israelites ask questions about the coming Messiah, and are surprised by the answers.  The performance is free, so come and bring a friend.

Come celebrate on Friday evening, December 9 at 6:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall the birth of our Lord with fellowship, food and the joyful music of the Christmas season.  This is a wonderful opportunity for us to unite as one body offering praise and worship to our great King.  Please sign up to help clean up or bring green beans or salad.  If you don’t sign up for green beans or salad, please bring a dessert.  The rest of the meal will be provided.  (If you have a large crockpot that we could use to cook the rest of our meal, please bring it to the church on Sunday, December 4.  We need about 16.)  Please RSVP by December 4th by signing up at the table located in the foyer of the church or contact the office.

Particularization is the process through which a mission church in our denomination becomes a full-grown church.  In a mission church, the leadership is appointed, whereas in a particular church, the leadership is elected by the membership.  Having grown to the point of independence, receiving new members, and training its own its own leaders, our mission church in Staunton, Holy Cross Presbyterian Church, will soon be a new particular church in the Blue Ridge Presbytery.

In reaching this point, Holy Cross has established a membership, petitioned the Presbytery to make Holy Cross a particular church, nominated and elected a Session of Elders, and called a pastor.  This process is completed by a commission from the Presbytery gathering with the congregation to ordain and install the Elders and Pastor at a worship sevice to be held on October 16th, 6:30PM, at the church’s home in Grace Christian Middle School in Staunton.

Please join us as we celebrate with Holy Cross Presbyterian Church in this worship service.

Home groups are starting the week of September 19th.  Locations and times have been published in the weekly bulletin.  Contact the office if you need more info.

Did you know that in the past three years Tabernacle and Holy Cross have collected almost 13,000 pounds of food to benefit the Verona Community Food Pantry?  Let’s add another 5,000 pounds to that total!  On Sunday, July 24, please take 25, 50, or 75 collection bags home with you after worship and distribute them among your neighbors.  You’ll also need to collect them on Thursday, July 28, and return the food to the church by the following Sunday.  This is a fantastic way to worship the Lord, serve the hungry, and involve your neighbors!

Come around the world with us as we explore missions in the 10/40 window.  VBS this year is July 25-29, 9AM-12 Noon.  All children ages 3-12 are welcome.  Registration forms are on the information table in the foyer.  You can fill it out and either drop it in the offering plate or bring it to the church office.  Make sure to take extra forms so that you can invite your friends and neighbors to join us for this exciting week!

What is an ‘Indigenous’ Missionary? It is Columbian Christians training local pastors in Columbia, Burmese Christians planting churches in Burma, and Iranian Christians evangelizing in Iran. Come find out more about indigenous missions during Sunday School on June 5th to hear an overview of Advancing Native Missions, some of Tabernacle’s past involvement with this ministry, and opportunities available now to partner with the Body of Christ around the world. All ages welcome.

A great organization that serves as a voice for foster children is CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children.  CASA volunteers are trained advocates who assist abused or neglected children in court.  They thoroughly investigate a child’s situation from all angles and are a valuable resource to judges, social workers, and most importantly children.  No previous training is required.  All that you need is time and the desire to be a voice for foster children.  Go to casaforchildren.org for more information.