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Thus begins the current mission statement of Takoma Park Presbyterian Church (TPPC). We are a small, but active church in Takoma Park, Maryland working for social justice from Silver Spring to Jinocuao, Nicaragua.
Our church is known as "a church for all people" because our congregation is made up of people of many races, cultures, occupations, ages, and sexual orientations.
We welcome all to join our worship on Sunday at 11 AM, our Sunday School classes for children and adults at 9:30 AM, and we welcome you here as well.
The Session of the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church calls the annual congregational meeting to occur following the worship service on Sunday, February 12th to receive the annual report, elect a slate of Trustees for 2012, approve the pastor's terms of call, and conduct any other business of the corporation. Please plan on joining us for this important meeting.
Join us this Sunday, 1/29, from 6-8pm, for a Game and IPod Night! We are in need of a Second Adult, so if you're interested, please contact James by email. We will also be making posters for the Occupy DC movement!!
Questions/concerns: contact James F. Cubie.
Jashemski Scholarships provide financial assistance for students of outstanding intellectual ability as evidenced by prior academic performance, and significant religious commitment as evidenced by formal membership in a religious body, regular participation in its worship life, and active involvement in its service ministry.
Recipients will be students (17-25 years of age) who:
More information can be found on the Jashemski Memorial Scholarship Fund page.
"Uppity Women of the Bible" is a four volume DVD-based series featuring Hebrew Bible professor Dr. Lisa Wolfe. Combining careful scholarship with humor and fresh insights, Dr. Wolfe presents lively, thoughtful discussion of Ruth, The Song of Songs, Esther and Judith.
You are welcome to join the adult class starting September 11, as we begin this series. Class meets from 9:45 – 10:45 AM in the parlor.
A recent article in the Takoma Voice focused on our More Light Sunday celebration and the change in the PC-USA "to clearly legalize the ordination of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in relationships." As the article points out, TPPC have been ordaining GBLT people for roles as elders and deacons for many years.
TPPC has conducted a Listening Campaign to deepen ties of community and friendship while deepening our faith and determining how we will walk together in mission for the coming years. The campaign occured from February to May, 2011, with a different topic for discussion each month culminating with a new list of mission priorities for the church.
A summary of what we learned from the campaign appears below.
We as a church community yearn to:
Be shaped and changed by God
Engage our children and youth in church life
Address inequalities in our local and global communities
Care for our environment
Deepen our connections to each other
More information on what was done during the listening campaign can be found on this website.
Our congregation sent the international Charter for Compassion to our denomination's General Assembly, and the General Assembly voted to become the first "mainline denomination" to sign on to the Charter.
A YouTube video on the charter is available. For more information, access the article on the Charter in TPPC News.
Pastor Greiner invites you to join him in weekly mediation. You are welcome to come for sitting and walking meditation for 45 minutes. Discussion follows on a book about meditation; currently we are reading Pema Chodron's Comfortable with Uncertainty. The group is lead by the Still Water Mindfulness Practice Center, whose mission is to nurture all who wish to practice Mindfulness. Thich Nhat Hanh, a widely-known Vietnamese Buddhist monk, author and activist, is the key inspiration for this group.
For more information see the website; http://www.stillwatermpc.org/ or call Pastor Greiner at 301-270-5550.
TPPC now has a virtual bookstore, hosted by Cokesbury.com for TPPC.
You can access the virtual bookstore by clicking on the "Virtual Bookstore" graphic
to the right of this text.
Vistors to our virtual bookstore will be able to order books from Cokesbury.com at a discount, with a percentage of qualifying sales going to support TPPC.
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church
310 Tulip Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912
Phone : 301-270-5550
Fax : 301-270-8405
email : office@takomaparkpc.org
Rev. Mark Greiner, Pastor
Una Kettering, Office Administrator
James F. Cubie, Director of Youth Ministry
Dr. James Bingham, Director of Music
Wilbert Glover, Building Manager.
Julie Rosenkrans, Children's Worship and Music Director
Webmaster : Brian C. Monsell