February 2014 Newsletter

Good morning!

Here is my newsletter info for February. Please let me know if you have any questions!

Dear Friends,

Happy New Year! I hope your winter break was restful and full of joy! Everything youth group is starting up again in February, and we hope to see you there! As always, if you need a ride or need to talk, call, email, facebook, whatever!

Much love, Katie

(805) 448-9641

katiesmulligan@gmail.com

Where to Find Katie:

Wednesdays (starting 2/5) Parkway Pizza in Ewing

Thursdays (starting 2/6) Varsity Pizza in Lawrenceville

Sundays: 2/9 Covenant, 2/16 Ewing, 2/23 Johnsonburg

Sunday Youth Group!

2/9: Valentine Party! Come make Valentines for your beloveds! 4:30-5:45, 5th-8th grade, 6:00-7:15, 9th-12th grade. At Ewing

2/16: Roller Skating! Meet at Covenant at 12:30pm, back by 5:30pm. $10 per person, covers skates, skating & a snack. Bring a sack lunch to eat on the way. Open to 5th-12th grade.

2/23: Service Meeting! At Ewing 4:30-5:45 5th-8th grade, 6:00-7:15, 9th-12th grade. Help make plans for service & mission work this year, including summer!

L.O.G. Team meetings continue at Lawrence Road, 6-8:30pm. Dinner at 5:30.

Young Adult Bowling, Tuesdays at 9pm, Colonial Lanes in Lawrenceville. $6 for two games & shoes!

Advent & Christmas Services 2013

A nativity scene tucked away in a catacomb in
the Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia.
This church has some of the most amazing
mural art I've seen in a church

In beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God...What has come into being in the Word was life, and life is the liberation and survival of all people. The Word shines in the midst of violence and oppression and evil shall not extinguish us. ~John 1:1-5

Friends, we have an abundance of worship services to choose from in the next few days. I plan to be at all of them--hope to see you there!

Longest Night Service, Saturday, 12/21, 6pm 

at Covenant Presbyterian Church

471 Parkway, Trenton, NJ 08618

A service focused on grief and loss in this challenging season. 

Some of us feel the silence and the short days keenly, 

and we gather to settle into the night with one another.

Covenant Christmas Pageant, Sunday, 12/22, 10:30am

at Covenant Presbyterian Church

471 Parkway, Trenton, NJ 08618

Come as you are Christmas pageant--all are welcome 

to participate in a blessing of chaos as we tell the Christmas story

Christmas Caroling, Sunday, 12/22, 4:30pm

at Covenant Presbyterian Church

471 Parkway, Trenton, NJ 08618

Gather with us for pizza, then go on out to the neighborhood 

to bring a bit of Christmas joy! Join us after for cocoa and cookies!

Family Christmas Eve Service, Tuesday, 12/24, 5:00pm

at Ewing Presbyterian Church

100 Scotch Road, Ewing, NJ 08628

All are welcome in a service full of children and families!

Family Christmas Eve Service, Tuesday, 12/24, 7:00pm

at Lawrence Road Presbyterian Church

1039 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

A family centered service--join us for a telling 

of the Christmas story, especially geared toward the wee ones.

Lessons and Carols, Tuesday, 12/24, 9:30pm

at Lawrence Road Presbyterian Church

1039 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

Christmas told through scripture and song. 

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, 12/24, 11:00pm

at Covenant Presbyterian Church

471 Parkway, Trenton, NJ 08648

Join us as our community draws together 

through scripture, song, communion and candlelight

Christmas Morning Service, 12/25, 10:00am

with Beloved Community
at Covenant Presbyterian Church

471 Parkway, Trenton, NJ 08618

Join with Beloved Community 
and Rev. Toby D. Sanders giving the Christmas message.

Christmas Morning Service, 12/25, 10:30am

at Ewing Presbyterian Church

100 Scotch Road, Ewing, NJ 08628

A family oriented service, drawing us deeper than presents and stockings.

October Events

Saturday, October 5, 

Flea Market at Covenant, 8am to 1pm! We will have a youth table where you can sell some of your stuff, and we'll be helping the church bring supplies up and down the stairs. Come be part of the fun! RSVP to JoAnn Trevor or on the facebook page. 

Saturday, October 12, 

Fall Hike & Picnic, 10am to 2pm. Bring a picnic lunch and wear comfortable clothes. Exact location tba. RSVP to Katie Mulligan or on the facebook page.

Friday, October 18,

Shadybrook Farms Horror Fest, 6pm-10pm. $25 per person, includes pizza & tickets to all attractions. Please bring a can of food to donate to the food pantry. RSVP to Katie Mulligan or on the facebook page.

Sunday, October 27, 

Halloween Party at Ewing, 5pm! Dress up in your costume and come have fun organizing games for our little ones. Nothing too scary or gory, please!

Wednesday Fellowship: at Lawrence Road. 

Dinner at 5:30, Fellowship 5:45-6:45. Open to all students in 5th-8th grade, and to high school students with approval from Katie. Games, music, Bible study, art, and fun!

L.O.G. (Love of God) student retreat. Our next retreat will be November 15-17 for high school students. 

L.O.G. (which stands for Love of God) is a weekend retreat for youth, in which you are encouraged to think seriously about yourself and your relationships with God and others. It is an experience in intentional Christian community and love and a chance to learn about and reflect on the basics of the Christian faith. L.O.G. is a very full weekend—full of talking & listening—singing & laughing—sharing & praying. We hope you'll join us! Cost is $60 per student, and the retreat is held at Lawrence Road Presbyterian Church. Contact Katie Mulligan for more information!

L.O.G. team meetings continue on Wednesdays, 7pm-9pm. Team Weekend will be October 25-26,7pm to 5pm at Lawrence Road. 

Confirmation Class

Interested in joining the church? Exploring faith and religion with others in the youth group?

We will be starting a Confirmation Class in October, meeting on Sundays for several months. Ewing, Covenant, and Lawrence Road will be collaborating on this class, and students will join their home churches at a joint service in May.

Open to students 7th-12th grades.

Please contact Katie Mulligan for more information!

Basic Info Form

Holy Week!

Looking for a Holy Week service in and around Trenton/Ewing/Lawrence? Man, do I have you covered, between Lawrence Road Presbyterian Church, Ewing Presbyterian Church, and Covenant Presbyterian Church. Lots of other stuff around this week, but these are the places I am connected. Hope to see you there!!

3/28 Maundy Thursday at Lawrence Road, 7pm
3/28 African American Seder w/Beloved Community at Covenant, 5pm
3/28 Tenebrae & Communion Service at Covenant, 7pm

3/29 Good Friday at Lawrence Road, 12pm-3pm a service of silence and witness.

3/31 Easter Services:
         8:30 Lawrence Road
         9:30 Ewing (Easter Egg hunt for the littles)
       10:30 Covenant
       11:00 Lawrence Road

Covenant Presbyterian Church, 471 Parkway Ave., Trenton, NJ 08618
Ewing Presbyterian Church, 100 Scotch Road, Ewing, NJ 08638
Lawrence Road Presbyterian Church, 1039 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

Questions?? Email me katiesmulligan@gmail.com

L.O.G. #5 Team Registration