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The Pastor's Corner 
My Presbytery assignment is the Committee for Preparation for Ministry. We help guide and oversee the preparation for ordained ministry of the dozens of men and women who feel called to the pastoral ministry. We try to assure that academic and pastoral skills are honed before we approve a candidate for ordination. National Capital Presbytery has a very rigorous process; far tougher then the one I went through 20 years ago.
We required candidates reaching the stage of being declared ready to seek a call to answer a series of questions. One such question was: What does it mean to be Presbyterian? This insightful Young female candidate wrote:
"What it means to be Presbyterian to me has been shaped by the process of participation in several different congregations. I was nurtured in the faith as a child at a small church in the town in which we live. We also participated in the life of my grandmother's church in a different state. I was cared for by Sunday School teachers and elders within the church, some who did not know me well, but loved me anyway as a child of the church. I was taught the basics of our Christian faith in these setting."
The candidate goes on to talk about the connections in college and seminary that continued her spiritual journey. I was thinking about this as I prepared for last Sundays baptism. I was drinking from a Starbucks coffee cup and read THE WAY I SEE IT #237 that is posted on the cup.
"It's relationships, not programs, that change children. A great program simply creates the environment for healthy relationships to form between adults and children. Young people thrive when adults care about them on a one to one level, and when they also have a sense of belonging to a caring community." Bill Milliken Author of Tough Love and The Last Dropout.
Reformer John Calvin wrote extensively about "The priesthood of all believers." Calvin saw in the new Testament writings that Jesus expected all his followers, not just the church officers and pastors, to be teachers, encouragers, healers, and faith builders. You are all part of something important that is going on around you at CCPC. Keep up the good work.
James Brassard
Worship notes for Sunday, May 20th:
Music Sunday
Music Sunday will be a little less ambitious this year. We will hear from our combined Adult Choirs, our Children's Choir and the Bell Choir. The service will be of normal length (probably 70 minutes) Rev. Brassard will preach-"P.S. To the Ten Commandments."
Ajibade and the Youth Council will give each graduating senior a "Surviving in the Real World Toolkit."
Karin Rice will make her profession of faith by baptism.
Sunday May 27th is the Day of Pentecost.
Pentecost is the day the Holy Spirit descended on the disciples in Jerusalem and they took the story of the Resurrected Christ out into the world.
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Wanted! 
CCPC is looking for a volunteer to answer the phone in the church office on Tuesdays from 9AM-1PM. If you are available to help us out, please email the church at ccpcbowie@verizon.net. Thanks!
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Sunday School Recognition Potluck 
May 20th after the 10:00AM Service
We invite all the congregation as we pass out certificates and pins to our students. We will be taking class pictures. Then we will enjoy another famous CCPC potluck!
See you there!
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CCPC Theater Band 
The CCPC Theater Band will be performing at the Old Bowie Towne Grill Sunday, May 20th from 5pm to 8pm.
Please join Susan Ricci Rogel, Kevin Clemence, Mario Barroga, Paul Casto, Chad Harriman & Dan Buckingham as they lead singers through some rocking good songs. Plus, as an added bonus, we will be celebrating Susan's (and Barry's) birthdays!!
Reservations suggested.
Call 301-464-8800 to reserve.
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Memorial Garden Dedication 
On Sunday May 27th (Memorial Day weekend), CCPC will dedicate Memorial Bricks in our Memorial Garden during a ceremony following the 10AM worship service.
These bricks are memorials that honor members and friends of CCPC who have passed on. They are installed in the brick walkway leading up to the cross in this lovely garden. The memorial walkway serves as a testimony to the faith and service of the Saints who have served the Lord in this church.
Memorial Garden 2007
- Barbara P. McCamish
- Matthew St. Laurent
- Joan & Ron Heckman
- Robert Glazener
- Paul Dirksen Smith
- Lola Sysol
- Billy Hyde
- Sara (Sue) Hyde
- Pat Wert
- Charles N. Grubb
- Raymond Haines
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Heartfelt Thanks 
I would like to thank everyone for their thoughts, calls, cards, and most importantly, their prayers. I'm a firm believer that my quick recovery from knee replacement surgery, is attributable to all of the above. Many, many thanks for the "PP" (Presbyterian Prayers). They always work! Jane Smith.
P.S. You may remember me as the long suffering wife of the world's (at least in Dick Arnold's mind) ugliest fill-in secretary!
As another year comes to a close and summer is around the corner, Jo Bolig would like to thank these individuals who adjusted their schedules and mastered a new format to host the coffee Hour between services on Sundays. Some are serious coffee drinkers themselves and others are not, but all of them contributed time and effort to provide this refreshment to members and guests on a weekly basis. Kudos to these people: Dave & Emily Conrad, Don & Dee McCarty, Paul & Jo Bolig, Jim Woods, Chuck & Marge Tanner, Steve & Myrna Webb, Margaret Hallau, Daniel Pfarrer, Bryan Linn, Barb Engh, Paul & Debbie Sell, Bob & Susan Brutout, John & Susan Mather, Ralph & Pat LoRusso, Harold & Joy Bible, Gary & Laurel Cox, Don & Judith Genson, Bob & Jackie Smith, Al & Ellen Wimbush, Dwaine & Lori Kronser, and Barry & Audrey Bahler.
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Warm Nights 
Warm Nights Certificate:
Community Crisis Services, Inc. (CCSi), the organization that ran Warm Nights this past year, hosted a Banquet/Auction Fund Raiser on May 9th. The theme of the night was H.O.P.E. (Helping Others Pursue Empowerment). During the event CCSi Director Tim Jansen presented Certificates of Appreciation to each of the churches that participated in Warm Nights. Paul Sell accepted the certificate on behalf of CCPC. The certificate, which reflects appreciation for the hard work of the entire congregation in supporting Warm Nights, will be displayed in the Atrium.
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Church Survey Participation 
I am currently pursuing a Doctoral Degree in Pastoral Ministry to build on my previous pastoral experience and enhance my skills and awareness. Through a project required as part of the coursework, I am helping do some of the ground work for establishing the community/church support groups mentioned above. YOU CAN BE A HUGE HELP by spending just a few moments answering a few questions about your personal experiences of giving and receiving pastoral care in a congregational setting. There are no other obligations beyond the survey and it is completely anonymous.
Between services, on Sunday May 13 and 20, I will be in the foyer passing out surveys that you can complete at your convenience during coffee hour.
I will also ask for volunteers to take a survey to a neighbor in the Bowie community. Together, we can help CCPC stay connected to our community. Blessings,
Shawn Jegede
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CCPC Spirit & Self Discovery Group 
Reiki Healing will be offered May 18th from 7-9pm in the CCPC Sanctuary and will continue every 3rd Friday each month.
Join Jan, Linda & Sheree for healing.
Reiki practitioners welcome!
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| Events Calendar 
This Week at CCPC & Upcoming Events:
- Worship Services (10:00 Summer Worship Schedule begins)
- Jr. High Youth Group (6PM, Sundays)
- Sr. High Youth Group (7PM, Sundays)
- Tuesdays - Health & Healing
- 1st Tuesdays - Gadabouts
- 1st Tuesdays - Deacons Meeting
- 4th Tuesdays - Mission Committee
- 2nd/4th Tuesdays- Stephen Ministry
- 2nd/4th Tuesdays- Quilters
- last Tuesday - Outreach & Evangelism
- Tues/Thurs - Yoga
- Wednesdays - Paper Tigers
- Wednesdays - Abrakadoodle (2-yr cls rm)
- 3rd Wednesdays - Mixed Bag Sew Guild (5/16)
- May 18th - Bowie Bike to Work Day
- May 18th - Reiki Energy Night (Sanctuary)
- May 19th - Youth Rafting Trip
- May 20th -- 10AM Service Schedule Begins!
- May 20th - Music Sunday!
- May 20th - Work Camp Mtg (11:30AM)
- May 20th - Bring Back Library Books Sunday
- May 20th - Sunday School Recognition Potluck (after worship service)
- May 21st - Munchin Lunchin (12PM)
- May 23rd - Library Committee Mtg
- May 24th - Bowie Senior Chorale
- May 26th City of Bowie Memorial Day Parade (11AM)
- May 27th - Memorial Brick Dedication - Memorial Garden
- May 31st - Bowie Senior Chorale
- New CCPC Officer Training
- Stephen Ministry Training - AE Rm: 7- 9:30PM Thursdays thru June & 9AM-2:30PM (6/2 & 6/23)
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| Library News 
Library News for the month of May
May 20th is Bring Back Library Books Sunday!
The next Library Committee Meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 23rd at 10 AM.
Please remember to return all adult and children's books that you have completed reading to the basket outside our library this Sunday. The library committee will be working to get the bookshelves in order so that you may check-out books over the summer.
Thank you!
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| Community Café 
Our visit to the Community Café started early on Friday, May 11th when the lunch crew met in the kitchen at 9:30 to make sandwiches and assemble the bag lunches. Helpers for this chore were Jean Gordon, Mary Hazell, Dave and Nancy Honeyford, Cal and Lois Pals, Ron and Pat Stokes and Bob and Jackie Smith.
Five of us left the church at 11:15 for the Café. Dave and Nancy Honeyford, Ralph LoRusso and Bob and Jackie Smith served a pizza lunch to 50 plus men, women and children. We handed out the bag lunches, socks contributed by CCPC members and personal care packets put together by Jane Sumner.
Thank you everyone for your help and contributions.
Jackie Smith
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| Munchin Luncheon 
The next Munchin Lunchin is Monday, May 21st.
The menu will consist of Pizza, Casserole, Broccoli, Salad, roll and desert. We will eat at 12Noon. Please RSVP to Kim Tavel.
Note: There will be no Lunchin in June.
We'll be back on schedule in July!
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| Flowers 
Please, when you give flowers in memory or in honor of someone for Worship Services on Sunday morning, return to the church office any flower vases and baskets that you have taken home or given to someone else.
The cost of flowers is $20 and the Flower Committee use the vases and baskets over again. Half of the beautiful supply we had last year is missing.
Thank you.
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| Pantry Needs 
The Pantry is in need of: mandarin oranges, canned fruit, juice, jelly, peanut butter and desserts (cookies).
Thank you!
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| Notes from the Office 
RE: Tidiness of the Church office
TO: All CCPC Members and frequent users of the facility,
When visiting CCPC for meetings, events, etc., if you use the workspaces or the secretary's desk in the church office, please leave them as you found them ... tidy, neat and in order. Feel free to use any of the supplies (pens, stapler, tape dispenser, etc); We only ask that you please return these items to their original location when done.
To maximize effective business practices, whenever possible, please email requests for additions or changes to the Caller for Calendar blocking and bookings, as well as any miscellaneous request to ccpcbowie@verizon.net. Please refrain from leaving sticky note requests on the desk. Sticky notes may easily be misplaced or discarded.
Please refrain from writing events onto the wall calendar. All requests for additions to the monthly calendar, should be submitted in writing. Please use the "CCPC Event Form," located on the entrance desk of the church office, or please leave all written request in the Secretary's In-box at the church or fax written requests to 301-262-5177.
Thanks in advance for your cooperation!
Renee Georges
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| Lost and Found 
Looking for a lost item? If you have recently misplaced an item, please call (301-262-6008), stop by the church office or email us at ccpcbowie@verizon.net.
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In the ongoing effort to update our Caller distribution list, please let the office know by which method you would like to receive your copy of the Caller -- postal mail, or electronic? Please indicate your preference via email to ccpcbowie@verizon.net, or send a note to the church office.