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Sometimes, we get on a roll, dontwe? Were asked to accomplish atask, finish a paper, or do the fam-

ilys grocery shopping, but then itdawns on us, maybe at the check-outline, that we are unsure of the finaloutcome of our efforts. We thought

we got everything on the list, butthen, well wait and see.

Such was the case for my Installa-tion Service on September 9. Lastspring, when Rev. Nan Swanson,Associate Pastor at First Pres. PaloAlto, asked me to submit a list ofnames of people who would serveon the commission, I thought of

people who knew me, or at leastknew my face. I called Bob Bowlesfirst and being the month of April,how could he say no? Then I calledRev. Mark Burnham (Los GatosPres. Ive known Mark for severalyears he was an Elder on one ofmy Sessions way back when); thenMarge Palmer (you dont have a lotof choice when it comes to askingthe Moderator of Presbytery to

attend), Jane Odell (Interim Execu-tive Presbyter), Donald Foster (PNCco-chair), Louise Pollard (a friendfrom my days at Trinity Pres. inSanta Cruz), and Karla Norton (thecurrent pastor of Trinity).

Id heard of David Beamer. As hesaid during the installation service,he called some of my friends to findout about me, but I also called thesame friends to find out about him.Can he preach? was my primaryquestion. They assured me I would

not be disappointed. I wasnt.A bulletin cover designed by L

Johnson, the choir ready to sing, This Very Room, Joyce Rhodes ping a Samuel Barber piece, Heatsitting in the front pew, Deacomaking coffee and setting out foin the social hall, my shirt startto show signs of perspiration unmy black robe, the moment arriv

After four months of waiting, it w

Gods turn now. When Marge stepped up oher footstool, increasing her paral advantage by a foot or so, service began with a welcome behalf of the Presbytery of San Jothen moved into a rousing choof For all The Saints. I realize twarhorse (what my former organwould call it) is from the funeral stion of the hymnal, but insteaddeath, we were celebrating a birthsorts. (continued on page

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THE STONE NEWS, PAGE

Pastors Column

Pulling OutAll the Stops

by The Reverend Doctor Ken Henry

Rev. Dr. Ken Henry is installed as Stone Churchs Pastor by Rev. Marge Palmer, Elder Don Foster, ElderLouise Pollard, Rev. Dr. Bob Bowles, Rev. Karla Norton, Rev. Mark Burnham, and Interim Executive PresbytJane Odell. Pastor Emeritus Dave Beamer is standing behind Ken, both literally and, of course, figurative


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THE STONE NEWS, PAGE 2

Our expanded library is ready!Books about philosophy, psychologyand religion are in the smaller room;everything else is in the larger room.Visitors are enjoying the relief fromour former crowded conditions.

The library is usually availableduring church office hours and isalso open on Sunday mornings after

worship, when the Lincoln Houseback door should be unlocked. Onthe 2nd and 4th Sundays, a library

volunteer will usually be available.Occasionally, New Member Classesmeet in the library at 11, but you arewelcome to browse until that time.

- Sue Williams, Library Coordinator

New books for young folks:Its All Greek

to Me and2095, both by

Jon Scieszka(YA Sci)

Adult Study classes are offeredSunday mornings at 11:15 am in theFireside Room. Here are descriptionsof these classes for 2007 - 2008.

Sept. 30; October 7, 14: Work All

Day, and What Do You Get ... ?Rev. David McCreath leads a review

of a variety of perspectives on work:how faith and the providence of Godinfluence our vocational choices, and

ways of living faithfully within ourworkaday world.

October 21: A New Paradigm forMinistry and Mission

Rev. Dr. Ken Henry leads a discus-sion of the book, Three Cups of Tea,by Greg Mortenson, in terms of a newparadigm for ministry and mission.

You will also have an opportunity tosign up for a field trip to hear GregMortensen lecture at the San Fran-cisco Public Library on Nov. 17. Nov. 4, 11, 18; Dec. 2, 9, 16:

SPIRIT ALIVE: Comparing Chris-tians of the 1st & 21st Centuries

Class participants, under the lead-ership of Dale and Barbara Bracey,

will read and discuss the Acts of theApostles inductively, comparing theSpirits action then and now. Howdid early Christians respond to com-peting religions, internal dissension,political tensions, and twisted immo-

rality?January 6 & 13: The History of

Stone ChurchAlice Thorn, Church Historian, dis-

cusses various aspects of the 60-yearhistory of Stone Church.January 27: Sharing Stories about

Mission and Social JusticeRev. Dr. Ken Henry leads a sharing

of personal stories of participation inmission and social justice.

February 3-17: So You Want toPreach on Sunday?

Lay members of Stone Church haveopportunities to preach in Worship.Rev. Dr. Ken Henry leads a class toprepare one to preach effectively.

February 24 - March 16: Econom-ics & Ecology: The Challenge of the21st Century

The twin imperatives of loving ourneighbors as ourselves and being

stewards of the earth are the criticalchallenges for Christian stewardshipin this century. Solving the inter-related problems of economics andecology will require action on the partof individuals, communities, corpo-

rations, and nations, and of course,at the international level. Pat Mageepresents the complexities of this com-pelling issue.

March 30 - April 27: Faith Jour-neys at Stone Church

Stone Church members sharetheir life stories, with emphasis onthe impact of living within the StoneChurch faith community.

May 4 - June 15: Introduction toPCUSA General Assembly

The General Assembly (the nationalbiennial meeting of the PresbyterianChurch USA) will meet in San Jose,June 21 - 28. Bill Lytle, former Mod-erator of General Assembly, discussesthe ins and outs of a GA meetingand prepares us to follow key, con-troversial issues as they progress fromcommittee debate to vote by the fullGA. -Pat Magee, Christian Education

Adult Study Classes Announced for Academic Year, 2007-2008

Church Library Expansion Completed, More Great Books AddedGood Night, Aunt Lilly

by Margaret Madigan (1stBooks Mad), given byVivian Shimmon

The GreatD i n o s a u r

Atlas: A Pictorial Guideto the Prehistoric World by

William Lindsay (TALLYA 567 Lin), also fromVivian

New books for adults:Waiting by Ha Jin (FIC

Jin), given by Betty MoranThe Religion

of Jesus theJew by Geza Vermes (232Ver), given byPat Magee

Eighth Dayof Creation: DiscoveringYour Gifts by ElizabethOConnor (248 OCo)

A Spirituality of Resistance: Finding a PeacefulHeart & Protect-ing the Earth byRoger Gottlieb(291.2 Got)

Praying with Our EyesOpen: Engendering Femi-

nist LiturgicalPrayerby Marjorie Proct-er-Smith (243 Pro)

Tutoring Matters: Every

thing You Always Wantedto Know about

How to Tutor by JeromeRabow et al (371 Rab),given by Kate Williams

Conflicting Visions: Spiri-tual Possibilities of Modern

Israel by David Hartman(296 Har)

Persuade Us To Rejoice:The Liberating Power ofFiction by Robert McAfeeBrown (809 Bro)


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Greetings! Im glad to be backconducting the Stone ChurchChancel Choir!We are working on some excit-

ing music for the fall season, andduring Advent, we will be present-ing Ariel Ramirez Missa Criolla, inSpanish, along with a ChristmasEve Service of Lessons and Carolsfrom the British tradition.Along the way, we will be learn-

ing music in a number of styles,including lively spirituals, gospelfavorites, classical standards, andexcerpts from larger works.

We have added several new singersto our ranks, and additional singersare always welcome. Rehearsals are7:30 pm on Wednesdays. Be assuredthere is room for you in the choir,so if you are considering joining,now is the time!

Nancy Wait Kromm,Director of Music Ministry

The church school childrenhave raised $175 by reading booksonce again to benefit Heifer Inter-national. This went a long waytoward the purchase of beehives.Yes, bees were what they voted topurchase! As a result, we have alllearned how important bees arefor a healthy green flowering envi-ronment not just for beauty, butbecause they help farmers.

However, our total giving toHeifer is not yet complete. Thequarter towercontinues to be filled,thanks to the recycling efforts ofour own Fred Groppuso; he col-lects cans and plastic at churchand brings the money in quartersfor the children to put in thetower. The kids love doing this,and Fred helps us staygreen.

Blessings all around,Rosaleen Zisch

Read to Feed Buys

Bees for Heifer

This Advent season, we are plan-ning another wonderful musical fan-tasy, Three Wee Kings, to showcase thewonderful talents of our children.

Seventeen children, ages 4 to 17,have already signed up for singing andspeaking parts. And eight parents and

adults have volunteered to help withcoaching speaking parts and work-ing on costumes. Della Smith, JeanRaby, and Bill Downes will all teachthe music.

Three Wee Kings will be a challengefor us, as the original script calls fora cast of 45 children. The score alsoincludes a small choir of adult women

who will be the Choir of Angels.And our church instrumental musi-cians will provide our orchestra.

We have an urgent need to identifymore children for the singing andspeaking parts - we hope to get at leastan additional 8 to 10. While the linesare not difficult, even with 25 actorsthe parts may need to be rewrittenand each child will have additiona

dialog to deliver. We are asking everyone to helprecruit neighborhood children, schoofriends, and relatives to join our groupof actors and singers. Rehearsals wilbegin soon in the sanctuary on Sundays from 11:15 am to noon followingthe worship service.

If you are interested, please contactDella Smith or Bill Downes for moreinformation or to sign up to participate.

Three Wee Kings Will be Advent Musical

Nancys Column

The ChancelChoir is Back!

(continued from page 1)In his preaching, Rev. Dr. David

Beamer lifted up the metaphor of theleft hand of God (the hand thatevokes questions and doubts vs. theright hand of certainty and absolutetruth). He spoke about our study oftheology as a lovers quarrel withGod. Then, with an unforgettablesmile, he sat down.

Rev. Mark Burnham gave me mydues: Listen to your wife. No really,listen to your wife, Ken! Honestly, Icant recall the rest something about

working out in the gym, I suppose.Anyway, I told Heather afterward that

I would do my best.Then Rev. Dr. Bob Bowles chargedthe congregating with growing our

giving. If we didnt catch his driftwhich was difficult to miss, Bob spokabout giving cash to support the ministry at Stone -- something thats harto grow and doubly hard to part withat times. I think we got the messageBob. I hope.

The day ended with a sigh of relief, warm feeling of hopefulness, and foodon our plates. From beginning to endId say we pulled out all the stops. Wmade a joyful noise to the Lord.

By the way, I want to thank thoswho stayed afterward to clean up. Wappreciate all the saints at Stone, especially those who pick up after us.

Blessings, KenEditors Note: A tape of this service iavailable in the church office.

Pastors Column: Pulling Out All the Stops

Mary & Derk Johnson, Chris Osborne, and Dave Beamer at the reception following Kens Installatio


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Session began their September 11meeting with Ken Henry speaking

about the meaning of9/11, and prayingfor victims families,and for those servingin Iraq.

As part of his Pastors Report, Kenexplained the Small Group Summit pur-

pose, noting that there are a numberof disparate small groups at Stone, and

wanting to get leaders together to shareideas, especially on how to get new per-sons involved.

Session discussed patterns of pasto-ral leadership at Stone, especially thepossibility of having Parish Associates,in addition to Marge Palmer. Sessioncomments included wanting continuedemphasis on strong lay leadership, andthankfulness that Stone is rich in pas-toral leadership.

Session gave thanks to Ellen Springerfor leadership of Rally Day, and to Dea-cons for hosting the reception for KensInstallation as Pastor.

Derk Johnson reported on Conscration Sunday, October 28. SkipHerbert, a Synod of the Pacific reprsentative for the Presbyterian Foundtion, will be the speaker. Session actto fund a catered lunch, which will open to all members on that day.

Mary Johnson, Parish Nurse, prsented the first draft of a charter for

new Health Ministry for Stone ChurcA Task Force established by Session January has been meeting to plan posble components and to suggest how tMinistry might relate to Session. Masaid the Task Force and/or Sessiomembers would not, themselves, neto have specific knowledge, but wouuse specialists to provide educationprograms and activities, and to prmote health and wellness. Mary alreaprovides flu shots and blood pressuchecks, works with elderly membeon issues of how to continue livinat home, and even accompanies KeHenry on some calls to members.

- Alice Thorn, Clerk of Sessio

Session

Beat

Alice and Rod Thornat the recent Ice CreamSocial and Hymn Sing


This month has been busy for theChurch & World Committee!

Rally Day Sign-ups Continue

Ann Pierce hosted the C&W tableat Rally Day on September 9, whichdisplayed many of the mission eventswe are involved with throughout theyear. There were sign-up sheets formany of these projects.

If you missed the chance to putyour name on one of these lists, dontworry C&W will have a table in thesocial hall during future coffee hourswith these sign-up lists.Peacemaking Offering/El Salvador

The Peacemaking Offering will be

received and dedicated on Sunday,October 7. This offer-ing will be divided,

with 25% designat-ed for peacemakingefforts in our presby-tery and synod, 50%to the peacemakingministry of the wholedenomination, andthe remaining 25%

for work in our congregation.

This year, C&W has decided thatour congregational offering will pro-

vide youth scholarships to enableStone Church youth to participate

in a February delegation to El Salva-dor. Two high school students haveexpressed interest in participating,along with two of our adults.

This delegation is organized by theSouth Bay Sanctuary Covenant, aninterfaith and non-partisan groupof churches and individuals in theSouth Bay. This group became part-ners with a rural community thatformed after the Salvadoran PeaceAccords of 1992.

Each year, the delegations stay with

families in the village, meet withcommunity leaders, visit a womenscattle co-op, and learn their hopesand needs to decide on projects thatwill assist their efforts.

Time is also spent in the capital cityof San Salvador to meet with govern-ment leaders, unions, health projects,university students and professors atthe Catholic university.

Its a multi-faceted experience oflife in El Salvador.

Clothes for Kids!Forty-percent of homeless episodes

in Santa Clara County occur to families, and the number keeps growing

On Saturday, October 20, StoneChurch volunteers will drive up to40 childrenfrom InnVision andEHCs housing programto Mervynsfor an early

morning of shopping.Both EHC and InnVision are very

appreciative that we want to help thechildren of these families.

If you would like to volunteer, buhave not yet signed up, please contacAlice McNelis soon!Mens Mission Team

The Mens Mission Team has jusbeen to Zephyr Point for a long weekend, where they worked on winterizing the facilities. (See the article onpage 5 for information about upcoming worktrips.)

- Carrie Giorgianni, C&W Moderator

C&W Provides Many Opportunities for Loving Service to Others


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Jack-o-lanterns, ghosts, witches, owls,costumes all for trick or treating thats

October! And glori-ous fall leaves if youhappen to be in theright place!

Connections ...with our Amigas/

HermanasPresbyterian Women

in the Presbytery havea treat for you, at West-minster Presbyterian

Church on October 6 from 11:30 amto 2 pm.

Connections ... with our Amigas/Her-manas is the theme. This is a chance tomeet our Hispanic friends and sisters.Westminster Presbyterian is located at

the corner of The Alameda and ShastaAvenue (1100 Shasta), and there is a park-ing lot behind the church.

Keep Saving Those Coupons!Dorothy Stevens presented the cou-

pons you have been donating to the prin-cipal of Miner School at the Septemberbrunch. Keep those coupons coming;they do so much good. You will find thebox for donations, as well as lists of itemsthat have these coupons, on the librarycart in the social hall each Sunday.

Bible Study Head Start with MargeDid you know you can get a head start

on the months Bible Study by attendingRev. Marges presentation on the fourthThursday of each month? There is muchto be learned, along with insights andlaughter.Coffee Project Now Five Years Old!

Diana Lim reports that the CoffeeProject has been with us for five years.Holiday gift baskets will be offered forsale again this year. You may place yourorders on October 21, at the regularly

scheduled coffee, tea, etc., sale.

PW Schedule for OctoberFocus Group, 9:30 am, October

Elizabeth Shanderas home. Amethyst Circle, noon, October

Church Library.Emerald Circle, 9:30 am, October

Catherine Edwards home.Sapphire Circle, 7:30 pm, October

call Jeanette Rapp for place.

Lunch Bunch, 11:30 am, October Taiwan Restaurant, Lincoln Avenue.

Book Group I, 1 pm, October 1, LShanderas home, reading The InvisibWall by Harry Bernsten.

Book Group II, 2:30 pm, October 1reading Peace Like a Riverby Leif Engecall Claudia Hamm for place.

Prayer Shawl Group (knitting), 4 pmOct. 25, Fireside Room (Janice Goertz emphsizes that this activity is not gender-specific).

Bible Study with Marge Palmer, 9:3am, Oct. 25, Church Library

-Catherine Am


News

from PW

The men of Stone Church now havseveral groups in which to participa come find your special niche!

Mens Flying GroupThe Mens Flying Group, led by Bi

Ribble, is planning a trip on Novemb

10 to the Hiller Museum in San Carloand then to Half Moon Bay for lunchMatching people to airplanes is som

times iffy, so an early $50 deposit tBill gives you a better chance of going

Contact Bill Ribble to make a deposor for more detail.Mens Book Group

The Mens Book Group will meMonday, October 15, at 7:30 pm, athe home of Art Holtz. The book foreview is Banker to the Poor, a discusion of micro-lending in Third Worl

countries; the author is MohammeYunus, who was awarded a Nobel Prifor his work. All men are welcomed tattend. Contact David McCreath fomore detail.Mens Mission Team

The Mens Mission Team has plannethe following worktrips for fall 200Contact Leland Wong for more detai

Oct. 19-21, Westminster WoodsNov. 2-4, Westminster Woods

Mens GroupsHow wonderful it is that nobody need

wait a single moment before starting toimprove the world. - Anne Frank

The Presbytery of San Jose HungerAction Advocacy and PeacemakingMinistries invite you to join them for

a learning adventure to help you knowHow to Make the World a Better Place.Talks and workshops will be pre-

sented by people who have madechanges in the world and are willingto share their knowledge with people

who want to learn. No matter whatyour passion is, this one day of train-ing will extend your skills, rev upyour engine, and open opportunitiesfor change-makers. Workshops willinclude: Leadership, Public Speak-ing, Promotion, Writing, Community

Organizing, Peaceful Protest, Art forChange, Conflict Resolution, Dealingwith Diversity, and much more.

At the end of the day, people willgather by passion (Peacemaking, Envi-ronment, Hunger and Homelessness,etc.) You will leave having new friendsto work with in your quest to make achange!

For more detail, and to registeronline, visit www.sanjosepby.org/How-ToMakeTheWorldABetterPlace.htm

When: 8:30 am - 5:30 pm, Satur-day, October 27

Where: Two church facilitiesnear the corner of Hollenbeckand Fremont in Sunnyvale:- The Presbyterian Church ofSunnyvale, 728 W. Fremont

Ave., Sunnyvale (www.svpc.us)- The Church of the Resurrec-tion, 1399 Hollenbeck Ave.,Sunnyvale (www.resparish.org)Cost: $20 (includes a book,lunch and entire days activities)Questions: Contact Pat Plant,Hunger Action Advocate, Presby-tery of San JoseEmail: [email protected]

Making the World a Better Place
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Come one, come all to the SmaGroup Summit! Join us as we explore best practic

for making small groups work. Wehave some small group exercises antalk specifically about the role of smagroups in building our community heat Stone Church.

Rev. Ken Henry will lead us in prayand thoughtful reflection about builing our faith community.

Who: All members of groups (reaany size!) or people who want to creanew groups at Stone Church.

What: Small groups are a great way build community within a larger organzation. They are, in essence, the fabrof the community.

Where: Stone Church Social HallWhen: 9 - 11 am, Saturday, Nov. 3Coffee and pastries will be provide

Please RSVP to Ellen Springer, Membership & Evangelism Moderator.

Small Group Summit

Provides Help, Ideas

Hearing Gods Call ... is thetitle of the current Horizons BibleStudy. One question asked is,But what does it mean to hear

the call? We often wonder.In the past month, Tina and

Chris Luebcke heard the Lordscall loud and clear when theyreceived a telephone call fromChriss Mom stating that his sisterhad been arrested and could nolonger care for her children. Thechildren would probably be placedin the Social Services system in theState of Utah.

They looked at each other quick-ly, talked quietly for a couple of

minutes and decided to buy fourplane tickets to Utah for theirfamily with the intent of bringingthe two children home to live withthem. Within a couple of days afterarriving in Utah, the guardianshippapers had been signed, a van for

six had been rented, some of thechildrens gear had been stuffedinto it, and Chris, Tina, Gingeand Gabriel headed home with

their newly expanded family.Another call was heard: for bunk

beds and their assembly, mattresses and mattress pads, sheetsblankets, a vegetable/rice steamera dresser or two, wooden puzzlefor Tina to use to home-teach thchildren, small chairs for the classroom, a couple of bikes, a washeand dryer to replace broken onesand clothes for the children. There

was a flood of response from members and friends of Stone ChurchIt became downright exciting to alwho participated!

Theres one more call: to welcome and include MyKella andNicholas in our church familyWere delighted theyre with us.

- Jan Keifer

Luebckes add MyKella & Nicholas to Their

Family, We Welcome Them to Our Family

Saving Paradise: Christianitys Forgot-ten Love for this World: A lively conversa-tion with the Rev. Dr. Rita Nakashima

Brock at First Pres-byterian Church,1140 CowperStreet, Palo Alto

Rev. Dr. Rita

Nakashima Brockis visiting scholarat Starr KingSchool, the Grad-uate TheologicalUnion in Berke-

ley. She is the author of the award-winning book,Journeys by Heart: AChristology of Erotic Power, and is co-author ofProverbs of Ashes; Violence,Redemptive Suffering, and the Search forWhat Saves Us.

All are welcome at any of the week-end events in this free annual seriesinspired by the late Robert McAfee

Brown.Friday, Nov. 2, 7:30 - 9 pm: Keynotelecture

Saturday, Nov. 3, 9 - 11:30 am:Breakfast, Lecture and Workshop,The Earth as Blessing

5:30 - 8 pm: Community Dinnerwith multi-generational program ledby Dr. Brock

Sunday, Nov. 4, 9:30 - 10:30 am:Adult Ed class led by Dr. Brock

11 am - noon: Worship with Dr.Brock preaching -Pat Magee

Having fun at the recentPancake Breakfast and

Rally Day!

Dr. Rita Brock to

Lecture at FirstChurch, Palo Alto

EllenSpringer atthe recentIce CreamSocial andHymn Sing


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THE STONE NEWS, PAGE

Smiling facesat the fabulous

receptionhosted bythe Deacons

followingKen HenrysInstallationService


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The Stone Church of Willow Glen

Presbyterian USA1937 Lincoln Avenue(corner of Clark & Lincoln)San Jose, CA 95125-3499

Website:www.stonechurch.org

Church Ofce:Phone: 408-269-1593Fax: 408-269-8412

The Reverend Doctor Ken Henry, Pastor

Claudia Hoagland, Ofce Manager

The Stone News Staff:Emily Moak Meacham, EditorPat Magee, Fred Oliver, Lizanne Oliver,

Jody Meacham: Assistant EditorsSylvia Snyder, Chief PhotographerDan Raby: Additional PhotosCatherine Amos, Fred Gardner,Dulcie Janzen, Jan Keifer, Jerry Keifer,Sylvia Snyder: Production

Saturday, October 6PW in the PresbyteryFall Gathering (page 5)Sunday, October 7

Peacemaking Offering(page 4)Saturday, October 13Stone ChurchGolf Tournament,The Villages Golfand Country ClubOctober 19 - 21Mens Mission Team,Westminster Woods(page 5)Saturday, October 20Shopping Trip to

Mervyns for EHC &InnVision Children(page 4)Saturday, October 27How to Make theWorld a Better Place(page 5)

Sunday, October 28(reservations takenOctober 14 and 21)Consecration Sunday

and CelebratoryLuncheonNovember 2 - 4Mens Mission Team,Westminster Woods(page 5)November 2 - 4Dr. Rita Brock,First Pres, Palo Alto(page 6)Saturday, November 3Small Group Summit(page 6)Saturday, November 10Mens Flying Group,Hiller Museum (page 5)Saturday, November 17Greg Mortensen,San Francisco PublicLibrary (page 2)


Debra Brezil, Nursery Supervisor,invites everyone to check out the

new Nursery webpage:www.stonechurch.org/childCare.php

Dont miss any of these Wonderful

Events in October and November!

The biennial meeting of the General Assembly othe Presbyterian Church, USA, takes place in San Jos

from June 21 - 28, 2008.On Sunday, June 22, a special morn

ing worship service will be held athe SJSU Event Center. This will ba unique opportunity to experiencworship and communion with thousands of people from across the Uand the world.

During the rest of the week, you maobserve the proceedings and meetingand attend daily worship services (neathe San Jose Convention Center).

Mel Goertz, Diana Lim, MarciLudwig, Lea Lawrence, Claudia Hamm and Fred Oliveare all part of the planning for this event and woulbe happy to answer any questions. And updates will bincluded in The Stone News on a regular basis.

Plan to Attend General Assembly

in San Jose, June 21 - 28, 2008

SaxophonistKenneth Shoulders

plays Amazing

Grace at a 2006GA worship service(photo, Danny

Bolin)

On Rally Sunday, the church patio was full of displays, showing the activities and events of everycommittee and group in the church.

We started with a Pancake Breakfast that day, had the Rally Day festivities after Worship andended with Ken Henrys Installation Service and a lovely reception hosted by the Deacons.

A wonderful and blessedly full day in the life of Stone Church!
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