Collingswood Presbyterian Church

World Water day

pastorkate — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:49:08 +0000

On March 22, 2012 we will celebrate World Water day. This day was set aside by the United Nations to focus our attention on the water needs of our world. http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/about.html

Why is water a key to food security?

Food security exists when all people at all times have both physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs for an active and healthy life.

Learn About our Use (and misuse!) of water!

People who have better access to water tend to have lower levels of undernourishment. The lack of water can be a major cause of famine and undernourishment, in particular in areas where people depend on local agriculture for food and income.

Erratic rainfall and seasonal differences in water availability can cause temporary food shortages. Floods and droughts can cause some of the most intensive food emergencies.

It takes about 1500 liters of water to produce 1 kg of wheat, but it takes 10 times more to produce 1kg of beef! Producing feed crops for livestock, slaughtering and the processing of meat, milk and other dairy products also require large quantities of water. This makes the water footprint of animal products particularly important. Fish production from rivers and, increasingly, from aquaculture contribute about 25% to the world’s fish production and aquaculture is the fastest growing food producing sector: the average annual per capita supply of fish from aquaculture has increased at an average rate of 6.6% per year between 1970 and 2008. Both fisheries and aquaculture require a certain quantity and quality of water in rivers, wetlands, lakes and estuaries and are therefore important water users.

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Living Waters for the World

pastorkate — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:37:28 +0000

This year we are jumping into the Water!

We began our Mission outreach this year by donating $1,000 to the Water Purification project installing a system in our partner churches in Cardenas, Cuba. This enables the church to offer clean, parasite free water to the community and church members. The program Living waters for the World http://livingwatersfortheworld.org/ began as a mission outreach by the Presbyterian Synod of the Living waters.

Living Waters for the World was conceived in the early 90′s by Wil Howie, a minister who believed that the Synod of Living Waters, of which he is a member, could literally bring life-saving, “living” water to people throughout the world.

Since its inception, LWW has partnered with mission teams to empower local community leaders to install and operate over 400 clean-water systems in major developing areas of the world and in 2005, it expanded its mission to address water quality issues in the Appalachian Region of the United States. On average, one new clean-water system is installed somewhere in the world each week.

View this video: Water Changes Everything

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Lenten Schedule

pastorkate — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:01:13 +0000

Plan to attend these events during the Lenten Season

Sermon Series ” Who do you Say that I am?” Who was Jesus and who is he to us today?

Sunday April 1 Palm Sunday- Bells, choirs and Palms celebrate the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem

April 5 Maundy Thursday Tenebrae Communion Service 7:00pm

Sunday April 8 Easter – Come Celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord with joyous music and worship! We will decorate our Easter Cross in the Memorial Garden and be sure to stay with the kids for the Easter Egg Hunt afterward.

Sunday April 8 Easter Sunday 10:30 am Celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord with joyous music and our traditional flower cross. (come early- parking is at a premium!! )

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Lenten Series- Christianity 101

pastorkate — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:45:49 +0000

Want to learn more about your faith? Maybe you have some questions about the Bible, who Jesus was and your relationship with God?

Come with questions on Wednesday nights from 7:00-8:00pm in March to learn more about Christianity, Presbyterian beliefs and our church. Come for one or for all nights!

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How can I serve God?

pastorkate — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 02:23:31 +0000

A new year and a chance to begin again. Jump into our year with the Bible this new year or join the Wednesday Bible study on the book of Acts. Perhaps connecting with young children is your calling. If so, please volunteer to teach a Bible lesson or a craft with our kids in church school, Sunday mornings.

Interested in being a mentor to a teen? We have a place for you! Our youth group is led by our seminarian Ryan Appleby and meets on Sunday evenings at 6:30pm. The kids need an adult to assist Ryan each meeting, so please talk to Pastor Kate and help our youth grow in faith (and have lots of fun!)

Perhaps Mission is the place for you. Our newly constituted Mission committee under the direction of Elder Anna lee Bachtell is looking for members who want to make a difference in the world by helping with food, aiding the homeless and building water filtration systems in Cuba. Sounds like your calling? Then give the church a call and join in!

Would you like to help us stay connected with those who are aren’t in church? The Deacons are looking for secret saints who will send cards, make calls, and pray for those who are having a hard time getting to church. Maybe your call will bring them the strength they need to return to health!

Maybe painting, weeding or cleaning up the church building is your thing. We could use some help this year as we work on painting our windows, cutting down the climbing ivy and cleaning up the kitchens. If you can devote a day or two to the property give us a call!

Or maybe you have noticed something that would be a great ministry or mission for our church or community. Talk to some others and make a plan. We can help you make it happen!

Make it a faithful New Year!!!

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