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TTPC The Skirl
Skirl: Noun—the sound of the
bagpipe, the sudden occurrence
of an audible event, “the sound
awakened them”
Church Contacts: Call (813) 988-3514,
Mon.-Fri. 9:00 a.m. -5:00
p.m. or email us:
Rev. Kenneth Shick,
Our “Bridge” Pastor:
Janice Owen, Music Dir.:
Mike Parr, Facilities and
Finance: (813) 988-3514
Gigi Marciano, Youth Dir:
TTP Weekday School,
Carrie Gassen: (813) 988-
3038 or email them at
TTPWEEKDAYSCHOOL
@YAHOO.COM
Presbytery of Tampa
Bay (813) 868-4800
presbyteryoftampabay.com
or www.pcusa.org
From the Pastor's Desk
Dear Church Family,
Do you wonder how Jesus was able to make it through those last
days of persecution, plots against his life, abandonment by his own
disciples, torture and death? He prayed. I marvel at how Jesus did
it and then I remember--he prayed. Jesus started every day with
prayer: “And a great while before day Jesus went out to a lonely
place and there he prayed.” (Mark 1: 35) When Jesus was in trouble, he
prayed—ON THE SPOT! For example, in the Garden of Gethsema-
ne he prayed for strength as he faced his arrest and trial later that
night.
Through prayer our Savior received God’s encouragement, guid-
ance, peace, physical strength, and mental toughness. Jesus prayed
often during those last days because he needed the Father’s help.
Remember, he laid aside his divine power and became fully human.
He had no direct line to the Father. He had to pray as we have to
pray for divine help and empowering.
But what do we do in times of trouble? We complain about the
problem, grumble, tell our friends, write to Dear Abby, read a book
about it, listen to Dr. Phil—in hope of finding an answer. We make
prayer our last resort. By then we’ve messed up the situation or it
has messed us up. We say, “Well, I guess all I can do now is pray.”
When all human solutions failed, THEN we turn to God.
What fear and anxiety we could save ourselves if we prayed first.
We’d find the answers to our problems because we’d hear God
speak in prayer. We’d have strength to make it through because
God would give us his strength.
We are in the season of Lent when we journey with our Savior to the
cross. Jesus teaches us—PRAY FIRST, NOT LAST! It was the secret
to all Jesus was able to do, including enduring the cross. Because he
prayed and went to the cross, we received salvation and eternal life.
Will you make prayer your first resort?
If you do nothing else to enhance yourself spiritually this Lent, will
you at least commit to improving your prayer life? You’ll feel the
difference and you’ll be glad you did it.
Journeying with Jesus to the Cross,
Ken Shick
MARCH 2015, VOL. 9, ISSUE 7
THE SKIRL IS A MONTHLY
PUBLICATION OF THE TEMPLE
TERRACE PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH, TEMPLE TERRACE,
FL 33617
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TTPC The Skirl
TTPC Session Members
Class of 2015: Dr. Pon Athilingam, Elizabeth Boynton, Louise
Clarke, Clif Dell, Mike Finney, Arlene McGonigle, Jennifer Rendahl
Class of 2016: Alton Barillier, Jr., Heather Brown, Bob Hoit, Herb
MacKinnon, Susan McNaught, Michael Parr, Jim Sampson
From Your Worship (and Music) Committee:
The Worship Committee was pleased with the outcome of
the Kirkin’ O’ Tha Tartans on February 15. All the fanfare
of the tartan procession to the marvelous strains of the
bagpipes, played by Richard Brown, were a sacred recog-
nition of the Scottish heritage of the Presbyterian Church,
including the Scottish shortbread shared after the service.
We were glad that so many attended this traditional cele-
bration!
The months of March and April continue us into the Len-
ten season, which began on Ash Wednesday (February 18)
with a moving service on the meaning of Lent and dispen-
sation of ashes by Pastor Ken Shick.
Palm Sunday will be celebrated on March 29 with the spiritual presentation of the Easter Cantata
“Requiem” by John Rutter. Please join us at the begin-
ning of Holy Week on this day as the Parade of the Faith-
ful will begin the service in the tradition of singing and
waving of palms, accompanied by the handbells.
A Maundy Thursday service will be held on Thursday,
April 2 at 7:00 p.m. as Communion will be held in the
solemn tradition of The Last Supper. The church sanctu-
ary will be open on Good Friday, April 3, from 12:00
noon to 3:00 p.m. to allow those who wish to sit in silent
meditation in memory of Christ’s last days.
Easter Sunday follows on April 5 with two services
offered, 8:15 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., as we celebrate the news
that He is Risen! The Flower cross will be displayed as we
each add a blossom to symbolize our recognition of the
New Life his Resurrection brings to all! It will be a joyous
day for all to bring families, friends, and invite a visitor!
March
7 and 8
For I was hungry and you gave me
something to eat - Matthew 25:35
Feed the Bay is a coordinated communi-
ty outreach uniting churches in Hills-
borough County, along with Publix Su-
per Markets, designed to stock the
shelves of participating food pantries.
The goal for 2015 is to collect
180,000 pounds of food. On Saturday,
March 7 from 6 pm - 8 pm and on
Sunday, March 8 from 9 am - 2 pm.
Please visit the Publix located at Terrace
Ridge Plaza - 11502 N 53rd St., where
suggested items will be displayed for
easy access.
News from our Ruth Circle The Ruth Circle is not an actual
“committee” but they want to pro-
vide financials from 2014. The Ruth
Circle donated funds to four organi-
zations in 2014: the T.T.P. Weekday
School, the Thornwell School for Chil-
dren, Tampa Bay Presbyterian Wom-
en, and a special Christmas donation
went to Heifer International. Our six-
teen or so members donated approx.
$617 to these organizations, all the
while lunching and doing extensive
Bible studies. Quite an accomplish-
ment for only 9 meetings per year!
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Take a look! On Feb 24, the
small playground
beside the week-
day school was
re-dedicated in
memory of Miss Jill. Jill was the daugh-
ter of long time church members
George & Nancy Popham. The play-
ground was originally dedicated in
2001. Nancy, who now lives in Georgia,
came down for the installation of the
new memorial.
Yes, now we can officially add
COOKING to what Mike Parr does
around here!
It’s time for the
Bar-B-Q Picnic
in the Garden!
March 29th
Palm Sunday
Please join the Fellowship Committee as we fire up the
BBQ grille for an old fashioned picnic in our very own
garden on Palm Sunday, March 29th after the Sunday
Worship Service and Cantata.
We will be serving up Hot Dogs and Hamburgers in ad-
dition to Turkey Dogs and Veggie Burgers for those who
prefer healthier BBQ cooking. Also, on the menu will be
Coleslaw and Baked Beans. The congregation is invited
to bring desserts.
So be sure to mark your calendars, invite family, friends
and neighbors and sign up on the sheet in your Sunday
Bulletin and place in the offering plates when they are
passed around. There is no cost for the BBQ luncheon,
but donations are gladly accepted to help support the
mission of the Fellowship Committee, including Coffee
Fellowship Time held after the 10:00 a.m. worship service
every Sunday.
Ash Wednesday
Pancake Supper
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Prayer is a Ministry of Our Church
We have a group of church members who pray for every-
one on our prayer lists. If you have a need for prayer,
please call the office at 988-3514.
Prayers from and for the people: For Barbara Carignan, Jeanne’s mother in law, serious
eye surgery this week
Karen Scheidt and Justin (son), both have health
problems
Thanks be to God for our newborn Valentine’s Day
grand-daughter, from Rosanna & Bob Hoit
Clif Dell, knee replacement, doing physical rehab
For Russ Lucas, surgery and infection recovery, from
Jackie McGlothlin
For Harold Green, cancer, and Bumper St. Clair’s
surgery, from Mary Sires
Praises and joy on the birth of Ezekiel and for the
whole family, his mom is Olivia Sires Gillespie
For Jonathan and Kathy, Haven Whiteside’s adult
children
For Sandi Fields’ daughter, lymphoma diagnosis
For all who are looking for a permanent job
For the future Pastor of TTPC!
For Pastor David to be successful helping his new
congregation Please pray for our friends and members, near and far:
Paul Thanasides, Pauline Greenawalt, Ruth McElwee,
Pat Fitzgerald, Mary Campbell, Eleanor Robinson in
TX, Peggy Lima, Peggy Fingerle, Ruth Armstrong,
Nancy Scibilia in PA, Dan Petrie, Bonnie Wilhite,
Esther “Skip” Davis, Anna Lambdin, Sandra Over-
myer
TTPC’s Book Club
March’s novel is “All the Light We
Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr. The
meeting will be Monday, March 9th in
the church’s parlor/library. All adults
and older teens are invited to be part of
our Book Club. Call me if you have any
questions.
Jane Fitzgerald 988-7276
ONE GREAT HOUR of SHARING
One Great Hour of Sharing is the largest and
most important special offering each year.
With these gifts we Presbyterians are ready
and able to reach out with coordinated disas-
ter relief to communities and people in this
country and around the world. This is an ecu-
menical endeavor that involves nine denomi-
nations and Church World Service. Our gifts
are allocated to Presbyterian Disaster Assis-
tance, Self-Development of People, and the
Presbyterian Hunger Program.
Disasters have affected millions of people in
the last five years. The gifts from One Great
Hour of Sharing have enabled the Presbyteri-
an Church to participate in coordinated, im-
mediate aid and on-going development assis-
tance where disasters have occurred, such as:
storms and floods, droughts and famine, earth
quakes, epidemics such as Ebola, and refu-
gees fleeing war-torn countries.
The One Great Hour of Sharing Offering will
be received on Easter Sunday, April 5, so
please be ready. This is our opportunity to
make a difference in the lives of people and
communities in their time of need. From Leslie McHale:
Just a quick note to say farewell to my friends and fel-
low congregants at TTPC because my husband Tom
and I are moving to Safety Harbor as of March 5th.
You are such a special group of people, and I will miss
all of you very much. I will not be too far away, so I
will be back to visit often, I hope!
With thanks for all the happy memories,
Leslie McHale
Leslie McHale
27 Turnstone Drive,
Safety Harbor, FL 34695
Phone 727-723-1351
e-mail: [email protected]
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T. T. P. Weekday School is a Great
Place to be a Kid!
March is another exciting adventure here at TTPWS!
Most of the very chilly weather is behind us, and we
are starting to discuss all of the fun aspects of Spring.
Many classrooms are hatching butterflies and lady-
bugs, growing gardens, raising tadpoles and discuss-
ing the scientific components that are involved with
all of those various activities! Many of the thematic
units being discussed this month include plants and
flowers, farm animals, and the life cycle of butterflies
and frogs. We also celebrate the birthday of Dr.
Seuss, and many classrooms will be sampling some
Green Eggs and Ham!
We currently do not have any open-
ings in our school! We do, however,
have openings for our 2015 Summer Camp program
as well as for the 2015 – 2016 school year. We are also
offering Summer VPK again this year, and are now
accepting registrations for that program.
Registration for these programs is ongoing until we
are full. If you, or anyone you know, are in need of a
quality preschool, afterschool or extended day experi-
ence, please have them contact the school office for
more information. We are a Voluntary Pre-K provid-
er (free preschool for children who will be 4 years of
age by September 1, 2015), a School Readiness pro-
vider, accredited by NAC, and are considered a Gold
Seal Provider by the state of Florida!
Carrie Gassen, Director
Phone (813) 988-3038
Upcoming Activities:
March 4 – Staff meeting to renew First Aid & CPR
March 9 ~ 13 – No Public School or VPK, TTPWS
open to full-time and school-age students
only
March 12 – Board of Directors meeting
* Black & White pictures TBA
The Baked Potato & Salad Bar
Luncheon was a success (again)!
Over 40 folks gathered after Sunday
worship, including the Congregational
Meeting, for lunch on a surprisingly
warm Sunday afternoon. As always, a
big THANK YOU to the Fellowship
Committee who keeps us well fed every
month!
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Pray for Our Military
Layne Gruman, from Alton Baril-
lier, Jr.; SSgt. Ryan Skelton, Bruce
& Virginia’s grandson; Patric
Samp-son, nephew of the
Sampsons; Mary Garner, the Jus-
tice family; Adm. Mike Shoemaker,
son of Helen Shoemaker; Robbie
Tyrney, Carrie Gassen’s nephew;
Annie Harroll, niece of Beth No-
A Word from Gigi,
our Youth Director January’s Fourth Saturday Youth Event “Playing for God’s Team” was a blast! With the Super Bowl in mind, a bunch of games were offered to the kids. It was really fun when they were challenged to tell a Bible story using Legos. At the end all winners received a medal and sun-glasses for the official photos! How can you help the TTPC Youth Ministry? Pray for the Youth *Sign up to be a “Youth Angel” on Thursdays, 6:30 to 8:30 pm Sign up to provide Pizza/or other snack for our Youth
Club on Thursdays *Sign up to be a Sunday School teacher in May (one,
two, three or four Sundays) Bring children from YOUR Neighborhood to our Youth
and Children Activities Gigi Marciano, Youth Director
George “Austin” Young passed
away last week at John Knox
Village. He was 96 years old,
and leaves behind family, Peggy Lima,
and many dear friends. His memorial
service will be at the John Knox Chapel
March 3rd at 11:00 a.m., and Peggy is in
the Med. Center, 214-B.
Session Snippet and
Congregational Meeting Recap
The PNC informed the Session that it
had called a new Solo Pastor to TTPC.
The Congregation will meet the candi-
date in March.
The slates for Trustees, Endowment and
Elder Nominating Committee were ap-
proved by the Session to be presented to
the Congregation. The Budget was ap-
proved by Session. The Congregation approved the slate of
Trustees and Endowment Committee
members, and elected Ona Riggin, Bar-
bara Shimer and Carol Crakow to be on
the Elder Nominating Committee.
The Statistical Church Report was pre-
sented and approved as corrected. The
Budget was presented, and was correct-
ed, and sent out to the congregation.
A PNC Report was given about the Pas-
tor called to meet the Congregation in
March.
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