APRIL

2019

ROSEDALE GARDENS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH “By the loving grace of Jesus Christ working in us, we are a people who

practice welcoming relationships and caring service, to the glory of God.”

CHAPEL FRIDAYS

Every Friday the Chapel is open from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Join Pastor Kellie and Joyce Backus for a 15 minute prayer and communion service in the Chapel from 12:15-12:30 p.m. in the front pews. Before or after this service feel free to sit and pray, read your own devotional or select one from a table of others provided for you. Feel a sense of Christ’s peace, enjoy music recorded by Sandy Main-Niemisto, and if you desire Pastor Kellie and Joyce are also available to pray with you.

MILITARY COUPON PROJECT The time has come to once again start saving the coupons from the P&G, Smart Source and Red Plum flyers. These coupons are sent to our overseas military families with a three month extension on the expiration date. The coupon box will be out April 1 on the table between the mail boxes in the hall across from the church office. Thank you for your continued support. Sue Trisch

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UPCOMING CALENDAR APRIL

14 Palm Sunday - One Great Hour of Sharing 18 Maundy Thursday at St. Tim’s 19 Office Closes at Noon Good Friday Service at Rosedale 21 Easter Sunday - no 9:00 a.m. Bible Stud 10:30 Family Worship and Nursery Care 22 Office Closed 28 Communion / Holy Humor Sunday _________________________________________

MEMBERS IN NEED OF PRAYERS

Beverly Balan, Megan Barker, Abby Bennett, Kevin Culler, Bill Dunphy, Betty Evenden, Lillian Forest, Jim Johnston, Jan Prentice, Donna Robb, Lewis Swindell, Richard Szaal ________________________________________

15TH ANNUAL ADULT WORK WEEKEND

Have you ever roofed a house, built a deck or staircase, done plumbing, installed doors or win-dows, or painted a house? Have you ever cleaned out a fire pit, washed windows, swept walkways, planted flowers, spread mulch or painted trim? Some assume that you have to be highly skilled to go on the Adult Work Weekend. Not so! There is something for everyone to do. Do you enjoy laughing and working with others, learning more about yourself and your capabilities, strengthening your faith and doing God’s work in helping oth-ers? Do you like to make new friends and renew old friendships? If your answer to any of the questions above was “Yes”, please consider joining us May 16- 19 at Camp Skyline in Almont, Michi-gan for the 15th RGPC Adult Work Weekend. Cost of the trip is $125 and scholarships are availa-ble. Money and paperwork are due before May 5. Questions? Please call the church office at 734-422-0494.

APRIL PRAYER FAMILIES

7 Beadle, Kesler, Sather, Vlcko 14 (Harry/Carol) Clark, Coleman, Lande, Squire 21 Kenyon, Malburg, Ormond, Rinke 28 Barnes, Eickhoff, Porteous, Will ________________________________________

Groups meet the 3rd Tuesday of the month

(September to May) from 7-8:30 p.m.

Pastor Kellie Whitlock, Pastor Kate Mackie, Sandy Main-Niemisto and Jason Elstone will put forth a question of the month for discussion that involves faith intersecting everyday life.

Sandy’s group will meet at Mission BBQ, 20420 Haggerty Road, Northville

Kellie’s group meets at Richard’s , 39305 Plymouth Road, Livonia (note new location)

Kate’s group will meet at Cowley & Sons, 33338 Grand River Ave., Farmington

Jason’s group (20s and 30s year olds) will meet in private homes so child care can be provided. Can’t make it to the Pub Theologies but still want to join in? There is a Facebook group within the main Rosedale page that you can join. Click on groups and select RGPC Pub Theology. There will be discussion regarding the question for all to join in. ________________________________________

COMING THIS SPRING A new support group

“Comfort for Caregivers” - details soon!

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Are you celebrating a birthday this month? Please prayerfully consid-er supporting our Endowment Fund by giving one dollar for each year of your age as a celebration of your

life and "giving back" for the blessing of life. Happy Birthday from your Endowment Commit-tee!

APRIL ENDOWMENT FAMILIES

7 Steve and Ellen Cook 14 Barbara Arnold 21 Gordon and Carol Johnson 28 Lori Oke _______________________________________________________________

OUR STEPHEN MINISTERS are ready to provide focused, confidential, one-to-one Christian care. We can help those who are hurt-ing experience the healing power of Christ’s love. If you or someone you know is going through a difficult time, contact one of our Stephen Leaders, Pastor Kellie, Pastor Kate, or Dr. Bob Seymour, to discuss how a Stephen Minister might be able to help. __________________________________________

SAVE THESE DATES!

Palm Sunday/One Great Hour of Sharing - April 14

Easter - April 21

Youth Group Barn Dance Fundraiser - May 4

Adult Work Weekend - May 16-19

Baccalaureate Sunday - June 2

Vacation Bible School - July 29 - August 1 _______________________________________________

PLEASE NOTE!

At this time Fort Street Open Door Project

is not accepting donations of any type.

Please hold your donations until further no-

tice. Thank you.

ELECTRONIC GIVING TO RGPC

Simply text rgpc to 77977 and you’ll be sent a message to access our Pushpay page where you can use your bank account, debit card or credit card to securely give to Rosedale Gardens Presbyterian Church. You can make a one-time gift or set up recurring gifts. If you prefer to use your computer, visit: www.pushpay.com/pay/rosedalegardens where you can use the same options to give to RGPC. The Pushpay app is also available free from the Apple and Google stores. _______________________________________

Pastor Kellie is on Twitter! Follow her

@RevKellieRGPC Have you downloaded the RGPC APP? You can find it in your app store by searching Rosedale Gardens Church. Audio sermons, cal-endar, prayer requests and more! Free to download.

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THE DEACONS EASTER FOOD DELIVERY will be Saturday, April 13 and our food pantry is very low. We are in need of the following food items: cereal, soup, peanut butter and jelly, mac and cheese, pasta and pasta sauce, baked beans, tuna, canned fruit, mixed vegetables, brownie mix, and jello. Items may be left outside of the Chapel.

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RGPC Kids SUNDAY MORNING RGPC KIDS’ PROGRAMS. Children ages 3 years - 5th grade are invit-ed to join us for Pathways to Worship (3 years – grade 1) or Faithworks (grades 2-5). Crea-tive, age appropriate classes are offered to help children experience God’s love through art, music, drama, mission and worship. Children will actively engage in their own learning and begin to form a solid foundation for spiritual growth. Join us! Is your child registered for Sunday School? Please see your child’s teacher for a registration form. Additional forms are available online or on the counter in the church office

Parenting Christian Kids Newsletter is available through our RGPC website and Facebook page. Be sure to see our April edition for some creative ideas to share the Easter story with children. RGPC KIDS! Get your One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) Fish Bank and calendar! Follow along with the calendar for fun ways to fill your banks. All banks are due back to church on Sunday April 14 – Palm Sunday. Extra banks and calendars are at the Welcome Center in the Narthex.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A FUN WAY to share God’s love with children? Would you like to spend four summer mornings showing children how God is present in our lives? If so, we are looking for you! See Lisa Adams for more information about how you can join our VBS Team and help kids learn to stand strong for GOD! ladams@rosedalegadrens.org. SAVE THE DATE – JULY 29 – AUGUST 1, 2019 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL -

This summer we will STAND STRONG FOR GOD! Join us at Kingdom Rock for an EPIC VBS ADVENTURE! ____________________________________________________________________________________

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!

ROY AND BARBARA BIRMINGHAM are former Rosedale members who have “come back home”. They are retired teachers and both are very active where they live in their community in Novi, enjoying baking, physical fitness and their grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

MICHELLE KINVILLE lives with her children, James, Jarrett, Justin and Nicole (who are all mem-bers) and her husband Jeff in Plymouth. She is the sister of Kate Mackie. Michelle works as a territory manager for a cosmetics company and enjoys sports, reading, boating and her children’s many activities.

JARED AND GABBY LEEDS live in Livonia with their young son Bentley. Jared is a firefighter in Canton who likes to read, bike, fish and work out and Gabby (who is the granddaughter of Millie Ever-son) works for Northville Public Schools and says she is really enjoying her newest job, being a mom.

DOUG AND KAY PROPST live in Livonia and are the parents of Bethe Warrick. Doug is retired from Livonia Public Schools and enjoys fishing, golf, woodworking, gardening and sports. Kay also worked for LPS and she enjoys crocheting, knitting and gardening.

Welcome! We are blessed to have you!

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9:00 A.M. LENTEN BIBLE STUDY

THEME:

“WHO’S WHO DURING HOLY WEEK”

Join us in Youth Hall for study, prayer,

fellowship and refreshments.

Apr. 7: Judas: His Role in Holy Week - Dr. Bob Seymour Apr. 14: Jesus: Palms & Passion Apr. 21: EASTER / NO 9:00 BIBLE STUDY 10:30 A.M. WORSHIP SERMON SERIES:

THE BIG QUESTIONS

Apr. 7: Why Did Jesus Have to Die? What Is the Meaning of the Cross? Apr. 14: Palm Sunday, So What? Apr. 21: Easter: Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead & What Does it Mean for Me? _______________________________________

PLEASE TAKE A WHITE ROSE from the basket outside of the Chapel any time now through Easter. When your prayer for your-self or someone on your heart has been answered

or your prayer has brought meaning in your life, place your rose in the wreath. Pastor Kellie would like to hear your prayer story if you are willing to share it. Email her at

kwhitlock@rosedalegardens.org. _______________________________________

MARCH 2019 SESSION REVIEW

Here's a brief summary of items Session dealt with at their March 20

th meeting:

SESSION APPROVED THE DEACONS’ annual “Spring into Giving” with donations going to Freedom House, Grant Elementary School, and RGPC gas/food cards. SESSION DID NOT APPROVE a request to

place for profit business advertisements in

church mailboxes. (However, if you would like

to advertise a paid service you offer to the congregation please add your information to the bulletin board downstairs in Fellowship Hall.) SESSION APPROVED a request to donate an antique item to the church for brides to use in preparation of their wedding service. SESSION APPROVED ticket sales for the Barn Dance Youth Mission Trip Fundraiser.

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APRIL BIRTHDAYS

1 Kay Propst 2 Jeff Counts, Adam Lumley, Ryan Rzepka 3 Craig LeFevre 4 Andrew Futrell, Al Prentice, Dan Williams 5 Laura Jackson 7 Ron Hiveley 8 Brittany Belsky 10 Lorraine Paffenroth, Chris Taylor 11 Don McLean, Jr., Dick Sandberg 12 Peter Martin, Bill Tomey 13 Lauren Cook, McKenzie Cook, Ken Elstone, Mike Falardeau, Rick Hirtzel 14 Kristen Lubig 15 Abby Jankoviak, Kathy Peterson 16 Catherine Dye, Braden Fitch, Clara Fitch 17 Brenda Sowerby 18 Gary Clark 19 Bryan Herrick, Lois Keefer, Natasha Sears 20 Tom Delany, Gavin Deming 23 Nancy Stempien 24 James Bowlby 25 Alyssa Henry 26 Jerry Gibbons, Marilyn Sloan, C.J. Smith, 27 Brad Bevak, Ryan Davis, McLain 28 Barb Arnold, Natalie Funk, Kelly Herrick 29 Ellen Cook, April Falardeau, Rachel Gerger, Sarah Jackson 30 Marilyn Coleman, Robert Plue

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REGULAR SCHEDULE

Worship There are many opportunities for worship!

On Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m. please join us for worship in the Sanctuary with Sunday School

running concurrently for pre K-12. On Fridays the Chapel is open from

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. with a 15 minute prayer and communion service from 12:15-12:30.

Bible Study Join us Sundays at 9:00 a.m. in Youth Hall

for study, prayer, fellowship and refreshments.

Boy Scouts Meetings held every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.

downstairs in Youth Hall.

Alcoholic Anonymous Meetings held every Tuesday and Thursday

at 8:00 a.m. in Fellowship Hall.

Rosedale Gardens Presbyterian Church 9601 Hubbard Avenue Livonia, MI 48150 (734) 422-0494 www.rosedalegardens.org www.facebook.com/rosedalegardenschurch

OUR STAFF Kellie A. Whitlock - Pastor

Bob Seymour - Director of Congregational Care

Kate Mackie - Commissioned Pastor and Director of Youth Ministries

Lisa Adams - Director of Children’s and Family Ministries

Millie Everson - Interim Director of Adult Bells

Sandra Main-Niemisto - Organist/Accompanist

Steven H. Olsen - Director of Chancel Choir

Laura Ulaszek - Director of Communication and Technology

Kim Lubig and Babs Pearson - Office Staff

Sandy Powers - Church Caretaker

Drew Roffi - Weekend Asst. Janitorial Custodian

Karen Killingbeck - Nursery Coordinator

Ella Main, Alex Roffi - Nursery Staff

Katy Davis - Director of Children and Youth Bells

Gretchen Hocking - Kitchen Coordinator

Leslie Selden - Wedding Coordinator