General Assembly Commissioner

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), meets every other year in the summer for a week. The next meeting will be June 21-28, 2008 in San Jose, CA.

The National Capital Presbytery will be selecting commissioners to the General Assembly in the near future. The CCPC Session must nominate an applicant to the NCP. Nominations are due to NCP by September 30, so Session would need to consider any applications no later than its September 10 meeting. The selection process is competitive and some participation in NCP meetings in the recent past is preferred. If any elder of CCPC (whether currently on the Session or not) wishes to be considered as a commissioner, contact Jim Woods, Clerk of Session, soon.

Mission Council

The Mission Council received an inquiry from Christmas in April for nominations of persons who may be eligible for inclusion in its program.

If you are aware of anyone who cannot make extensive repair to his/her home because of financial or physical limitations, please contact Frances Rocha. As you walk about your neighborhood if you see a home in need of extensive repair, give the address to Frances and she will have the city check on ownership and other criteria. We don't want another eviction of a person in need as happened on Maycheck Lane.

Youth News

We are in need of Junior High Sunday School Teachers!
For information regarding Youth activities and participation, please contact either James Rada or Astrid Jonas.

Youth Council Events and Activities for the Month of August:

Sunday August 12th - We bid "Bon Voyage" to our College Students during our Sunday morning worship service.

Saturday August 18th - our monthly visit to the Capital Area Food Bank. For more information, contact Lori Kronser at lkronser@comcast.net, Or 301.805.6754

Sunday August 19th - During our Sunday morning worship service, we'll have the "Blessing of the Backpacks" as our kids get ready to go back to school. Right after the worship service this Sunday, we will have a VERY IMPORTANT meeting of the Youth Council. One of the main items on our agenda will be to plan our fall schedule.

Saturday September 1st - Racetrack Road Clean Up followed by a biking tour of the WB & A Trail. We'll cap the day off with a cookout and pool party at the Brassards. For more information contact James Rada.

Theatre Shows
Rebecca Jonas is performing in Once Upon A Mattress at the Laurel Mill Playhouse on Main Street in Laurel, MD. Tickets are on sale now! at the box office (301) 617-9906. There are no advance tickets for this show. Adult tickets are $15.00 youth (under 18) and senior (over 65) are $13.00.

Show dates are: August 10, 11, 16, 17,18, 23, 24, 25 at 8PM and August 12, 19 and 26 at 2PM. Rebecca will play the lead of Winifred the 2nd and 4th weekend (Aug. 10, 11,12, 23, 24, 25, and 26). For the other performances, she will be in the chorus.

Junior and Senior High Youth Goups!
Sunday Nights
6-7PM - Jr. High and 7:30-8:30PM - Sr. High

As many of you know - on Wednesday, August 1st, we made a sojourn from CCPC World Headquarters down the street to catch a matinee performance of "Beauty and the Beast." The play had a definite CCPC influence to it - Rhia Miller and Lizzie Jonas were both in the play and it was directed by Matt Thorpe. Led by that wild and crazy third row comprised of the Brassards and Astrid Jonas, the crowd was up and rocking a good 20 minutes before the curtain went up! And, as a special bonus, we got to take a picture with one of the cast members - none other than the beast himself!  Oh, wait a minute, that's me. Oops! Never mind. James Rada

We had some GREAT turnout for our matinee performance of Beauty and the Beast, our overnight campout at the Dudleys, and for our Sunday night Youth Groups.

Annual Crab Feast

Tickets will be available after church every Sunday throughout the month of August. The CCPC Crab Feast will be held on

Sunday, August 26th

from 1-4PM at the

Family Pavilion in

White Marsh Park - Bowie.

All you can eat! Crab or crab cakes to be served with Chicken, corn and watermelon.

Ticket prices: Adults $25; Children 6-12 $10; ages 5 and under-Free! For questions or offers to help contact Barbara Engh.

Lady Tigers

We will meet on Thursday, August 9th at which time we will begin discussing 'Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons.' Please do join us if you have the time.

Paper Tigers

We will continue to meet through August 22, with view and discussion of the cassette program "The Power of Myth." The series is based on a book by Joseph Campbell and is a series of interviews with him just before he died with Bill Moyers. 

We will host a breakfast on Sept 5th and begin our next book on Sept 12.

Munchin Luncheon

Monday, August 13th
Come socialize at 11:30AM, and eat at 12 noon.

RSVP to Kim Tavel.

Save The Date

You're Invited to a BABY SHOWER !

for Amanda Campbell Salveron

Sunday - September 16, 2007
CCPC - Dodds Hall - 12:30PM

Hosted by - Becky Pfarrer, Nancy Honeyford and Chris Campbell.
Amanda and Brian are registered at Target and Babies-R- US. Please R.S.V.P. to Becky Pfarrer.

Bowie Pantry

Advisory Board Meeting: August 14th 7:30PM in the CCPC Conference Room

Thank you for your continued support!

Religious Funnies

A Sunday School teacher began her lesson with a question, "Boys and girls, what do we know about God?" A hand shot up in the air. "He is an artist!" said the kindergarten boy. "Really? How do you know?" the teacher asked. "You know - Our Father, who does art in Heaven ... "

August Calendar

Many blessings to all those celebrating birthday's during the month of August

Corrections! Please contact the office if a scheduled meeting or event DOES NOT appear on the calendar below, or if your event has been cancelled or rescheduled. Thank you.

Note: This schedule is subject to change. Please verify all scheduled events in advance of attendance.

• Worship Services (10:00AM Summer Worship Schedule)
• Summer Choir - 9:15AM
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• 1st Tuesdays - Deacons Meeting (Held on 8/4 at 7:30PM)
• 4th Tuesdays - Mission Committee
• 2nd/4th Tuesdays - Stephen Ministry
• last Tuesday - Outreach & Evangelism
• Tues/Thurs - Yoga
• Every Wednesday - Paper Tigers
• Every 3rd Wed - Sewing Guild (Elsie Bell)
• 2nd/4th Thursdays - Lady Tigers (Parlor) ***********************************************************
• Covenant Circle (10AM - Aug 1)
• New Hope Circle (7PM - Aug 1)
• Yoga (7PM - Aug 2)
• Sr. High Sleepover (at the Dudleys - Aug 3- 4)
• Deacons Meeting (7:30PM / CR - Aug 4)
• Session meets Congregation (Aug 5)
• Beauty and The Beast Lizzie Jones & Rhia Miller (Aug 5)
• Abrkadoodle Summer Art Camp (8:30AM- 4:30PM - Aug 6-10)
• Joy Circle (7PM - Aug 8)
• Lady Tigers (10AM / Parlor - Aug 9)
• Baptism (for Hanna Joy Bible - Aug 12 )
• Bon Voyage for College Students (Aug 12)
• Munchin Lunchin (12N - Aug 13)
• Stephen Ministry (7PM - Aug 14)
• Bowie Pantry Adv Brd Mtg (7:30PM / Parlor - Aug 14)
• Library Committee (10AM - Aug 15)
• Sew Guild (7PM/CR - Aug 15 w/Elsie Bell) CANCELLED!
• Reiki Energy Night (7PM - Aug 17)
• CCPC Youth - Capital Area Food Bank (9AM-1PM - Aug 18)
• Blessing of the Backpacks (Aug 19)
• Youth Council Meeting after worship (Aug 19)
• First Day of School - PG County (Aug 20)
• Caller (Aug 20)
• Belair Co-op Orientation (7PM / Dodds Hall - Aug 23)
• Annual Crab Feast (1-4PM - Aug 26)
• Grace& Glory Circle (Aug 27)
• School Opens - AA County (Aug 27-28)
• Outreach & Evangelism (7PM / CR - Aug 28)
• Stephen Ministry (7PM / Parlor - Aug 28)
• Mission Committee (7PM / AE rm - Aug 28)

Upcoming Events in September

• Race Trace Road Clean Up (9/1)
• Last 10AM Worship Service! (9/2)
• Hymn Sing & Deacons Potluck (9/2)
• Labor Day (9/3)
• Fall Worship begins (9/9) **Communion **
• Discovery Circle (9/9)
• Weekly Caller Scheduled Resumes (9/10)
• Munchin Lunchin (9/10)
• Prayer Study Group (resumes Sept 16)
• Baby Shower - Amanda Campbell Salveron (9/16)
• Tiger Lilies (9/17)
• Autumn begins (9/23)
• Youth Sunday (9/30)
• Charity Circle (resumes in Sept. Date TBD)

Library News

Next Meeting: August 15 at 10AM

Please remember to return all adult and children's books that you have completed reading to the basket outside our library each Sunday. The library committee is working continuously to organized the bookshelves so that you may check-out books with ease over the summer.

Thank you!

Flower Committee

COFFEE CANS or similar size plastic drink containers are needed for Deacons to take flowers from Sunday Worship Service to Nursing Homes and Hospitals. We would like to cover them with a nice paper cover with a picture of CCPC, where we are located and something about us. Please put them in the designated box in the Narthex.

Thanks for returning all of the flower pots and vases.

Our pantry is FULL!

Help Wanted!

The Bowie Therapeutic Nursery Center is seeking two teachers and a recreation therapist for its morning program during the 2007-2008 school year.

If interested or for further information,

please call Mary DeFeo at 301-262-9167.

Notes from the Office

RE: The Caller-Summer Schedule
During the summer months the Caller Newsletter will go out EVERY OTHER WEEK.

Caller Summer Schedule:
August 20
(articles are due no later than [1p.m.] Friday, August 17)

September 3, 2007 - LABOR DAY (No Caller)

September 10, 2007
RESUME CALLER WEEKLY SCHEDULE.
ARTICLES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN [1PM], THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. Please contact the office to schedule events.