Christmas at Marshall Presbyterian Church

Celebrate Christmas jazz with Steve Davidowski and Friends on Thursday December 17th at 7pm. Donations for Neighbors in Need food pantry will be accepted at the door. And everyone is invited to a reception after the concert.

Then begin your Christmas Eve surrounded by beautiful music, a huge fragrant Christmas tree, and joyful worship December 24th, 5 pm.

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands!

 Marshall Presbyterian Church is excited about their new choir director Hillary Trumpler.  With a bachelors and masters in Vocal Performance, master classes, and more, Hillary shares a wealth of knowledge with choir members. One choir member has explained how they are learning to read music (obviously not a requirement to sing in the choir!) and another how to improve her breathing while singing.  

But, it is Hillary's contagious smile, encouraging direction, and caring heart for ministry which really bless anyone in her presence.  A choir member has expressed that it  is a "joy and inspiration" to sing under the direction of Hillary. 

And folks in the congregation are finding themselves "singing out" more and "absolutely thrilled" to sing with Hillary's occasional descant in hymns.   

Hillary is directing the Community Choir which will sing a Christmas Cantata on Christmas Eve.  All are welcome to join!

Below is the choir practice schedule for December:

• Thursday, Dec. 3 at 6:30
• Thursday, Dec. 10 at 6:30
• Tuesday, Dec. 15 at 6:30
• Final Dress Rehearsal, Tuesday Dec. 22, 6:30
• Service/Cantata: Thursday, Dec. 24, Choir call is 4:15

      

MPC and Marshall Safe Treat

Taking orders for BBQ!

Straight from the smoker

This gentleman wanted his straight from the smoker. 

Art fair on the island today!

MPC is smokin' and serving great BBQ!

From a report on pcusa.org

Acting as part of the greater church . . . 

Children are among the most impacted by European
crisis of forced migration — Daniel Fekete/HIA/ACT

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) will support our European partners and members of ACT Alliance (Action by Churches Together) as they minister to the large influx of forced migrants from the Middle East (including Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq) and also from Northern and Middle Africa.

ACT member Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HAI) has issued an appeal to help displaced persons in Hungary to provide hygiene items to the migrants, emergency shelters and preparing them for the winter, while also offering psycho-social support. By giving access to essential life-saving items, it will reduce vulnerability of the affected populations and help support their safety and dignity. Migrants on their way to the centers, or to a Western European country (Austria, Germany, Sweden) are staying at railway stations, parks and underpasses, trying to find some rest after the long journey

Hungarian Interchurch Aid’s team consists of child psychologists, social workers and volunteers. HIA has started to provide psychosocial services for children in two temporary reception centers in Hungary. In both centers an average of 50-100 children stay temporary, typically for a couple of days. The target group of the project is children between 3-14 years. HIA surveys show that the psychosocial assistance is a stop-gap support for these people that will assist the children in particular.

Many of the forced migrants are refugees from Syria