Spotlight on Easter. Easter Egg Hunt March 19th. Join us for these special services: Easter Sunday Service-March 27th

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1 Spotlight on Easter Easter Egg Hunt March 19th Join us for these special services: Letter from the Editors March 2016 We are very pleased to be releasing our first monthly newsletter to communicate all the events and good news that St. Giles has to share. Since this is our very first issue, we are asking for your support in helping to build a great newspacked, fun-filled, professional newsletter to be shared among our church family. We plan to bring more news with subsequent issues. In addition to a monthly calendar, articles from the weekly bulletin, news of new members, fellowship and community events, we would like to share birthdays and significant anniversary milestones whether celebrating your church membership or remembering your wedding anniversary. In trying to catch-up from 2015, if you celebrated a significant event or milestone during the past year please let us know at stgilesweb@comcast.net. The Kirk will be available via and online at our website, where you may view it and save it or print it for later viewing. There will only be a limited number of paper copies available in the Narthex each month. If your internet skills need a little help, let us know and we will be glad to work with you to receive a newsletter via your or online. Grace and Blessings, Maundy Thursday-March 24th at 7:00 p.m. Good Friday-March 25th at 7:00 p.m. Easter Sunday Service-March 27th Teresa Hardwick and Janet Jackson, Editors stgilesweb@comcast.net

2 Page 2 March 2016 ST. GILES HAS A BRAND NEW WEBSITE! Our website has been redesigned to coincide with the release of our new monthly newsletter. It s an effort to keep everyone both inside our church family and outside in the community up to date on all the wonderful news we have to share! The home page of the new website was designed especially with our members in mind. From the home page, you can find out almost anything about what s going on at St. Giles at any time 24 hours a day, 7 days a week information right at your fingertips right when you need it! If you haven t visited our website, or are uncomfortable poking around a new website, give it a try now You need go no further into the website than the home page to have access to: The highlights of our upcoming monthly events A copy of our current newsletter Information on our current outreach activities Access to our calendar for the remainder of the year And a what s going on now feature that allows you to see our most up to the minute news (usually updated on facebook) without even going to Facebook! You can even practice your daily readings, devotions and studies right from the links on the home page, among other links to all things Presbyterian. For a short time, we are offering an introductory class on how to get around the home page and a review of all the things it has to offer. All you have to do is indicate your interest by sending an to stgilesweb@comcast.net or mention your interest to Janet Jackson or Teresa Hardwick. Help Wanted! We need a photographer for important ceremonies (baptisms, etc.), fellowship events and youth activities (among other things.) If you are interested in supporting our church s newsletter and website, please send an to the editors here!

3 Page 3 March 2016 Wednesday March 2 10:30 AM Andrews Parish Group & Friends Meet for Carpool Organ Concert & Lunch at Le Pavillon Sunday March 6 Food Gathering Sunday Monday March 7 Food taken to Clothes Closet (gather at front of church by 9:15 AM) Sunday March 13 Deadline to Order Easter Lilies Saturday March 19 10:00 AM 1:00 PM Annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday March 19 St. Giles volunteers to Clothes Closet (9AM 12 noon) Sunday March 20 9:00 AM 12:00 PM Blood Drive Monday March 21 7:00 PM Easter Food Baskets at Fellowship Hall Thursday March 24 7:00 PM 1 st Showing - Dramatic Re-enactment of The Last Supper and reception Friday March 25 7:00 PM 2 nd Showing - Dramatic Re-enactment of The Last Supper and reception Sunday March 27 Easter Pick up your Easter Lilies after service Coming Soon Friday April 22 6:30 PM - Group Trivia Sunday May 15 Fellowship - Spring Picnic Friday May 20 6:30 PM - Group Trivia Sunday June 12 Fellowship Dozens of Donuts

4 Page 4 March 2016 Don t you just love to look at pictures? They take us back to great times with great people. Do any of these pictures bring back good memories for you? St. Giles has had some really fun times and we love walking down memory lane! Please help us by taking pictures of any St. Giles event that you are attending and forward them to stgilesweb@comcast.net. Thanking you in advance for sharing. St. Giles Preschool NOW REGISTERING Free VPK We have openings for school year Our hours are Monday-Thursday 8:30 until 2:00 p.m. Contact the preschool for further information Presbyterian Women Circle Groups All women are encouraged to attend one of the circle groups. We meet each month for bible study and fellowship. For more information please contact the church office. Esther Circle 2nd Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Priscilla Circle 2nd Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Rebekah Circle 2nd Friday at 7:30 p.m.

5 Page 5 March 2016 St. Giles Committee Meetings Community Life 2nd Wednesday each month Daylight Savings Time Begins March 13th Fellowship Last Sunday each month Membership 2nd Tuesday Outreach Last Thursday each month We are the Editors but you are the reporters. Please contact us with all your great articles and ideas by the 15th of each month at stgilesweb@comcast.net. We look forward to hearing them all! Any committee not listed here will call meetings when they are needed. Please watch the bulletin Why? What? When? Where? Who

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7 Page 7 March 2016 JANUARY BIRTHDAYS If you had a birthday in January or February, or are looking forward to a birthday in March and if you are not on this list THEN WE DO NOT HAVE YOUR BIRTHDAY IN OUR RECORDS! We will rerun the birthday list again in next month s newsletter so give us your birthday information! Just click on this link: Here s My Birthday and let us know the birthdays of all of your family who attend St. Giles. (Alternatively, you can it to: stgilesweb@comcast.net). And if your birthday falls during the rest of the year, send us that too just to make sure we have it on file! Want to share your anniversary also? Are you celebrating a banner year of something significant? (50 th Wedding Anniversary, 10 year anniversary with the church, etc.? ) We ll publish that too! Tell us about it! Rob Arthurs 1/3 Nancy Emrick 1/4 Sue Wagers 1/5 Steve Mountain 1/10 Betty Gardner 1/13 Ron Fifer 1/17 David Higginbotham 1/24 FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS Phil VanDerLinden 2/11 Martha Fischer 2/13 Sharon Wood 2/24 Timothy Ish 2/27 MARCH BIRTHDAYS Steven Geron 3/3 Allyn Tidball 3/4 Chuck Calloway 3/11 Suzanne Lemen 3/14 Dovie Matheny 3/18 Sally Covington 3/19 Jane Malcolm 3/21 Shari Davis 3/27 Helen MacInnis 3/29

8 Page 8 March 2016 New Member Spotlight The Price Family St. Giles also welcomed Al Bungard in Look for his story in next month s newsletter. On January 3 rd, St. Giles welcomed our first new members of the year Will, Amy and William Price. Will is in the Navy and most recently transitioned into Orange Park from Norfolk, VA after some time in the Willow Grove, PA area. As is often the case with Navy personnel, they have experienced many moves prior to this one. (But we re hoping they ll stay awhile here!) They started attending our church in September, 2015 and have made their home in the Foxridge subdivision. Our youngest new member is William and is almost 12 years old. The family s interests include most outdoor activity, with special emphasis on fishing and camping. (Staying warm is high on the priority list for Amy while staying cool is high on the priority list for Will!) Thank goodness we have a little bit of both of those in Orange Park. Please make our newest family feel welcome within our St. Giles family! Welcome to our newest baptized member Alivia Belle Anderson baptized on February 21st.

9 Page 9 March 2016 Session Elders Class of 2016, 2017, 2018 *Indicates Committee Chairperson Class of 2016 *Wendy Benn-Fellowship *June Chandler-Community Life *Ann Jensen-Facilities Eric Koch *Steve Mountain-Finance Bruce Snyder Class of 2017 *Lucy Anken-Personnel Karen Bridges *Bill Davis-IT David Foster *Janet Jackson-Membership Walter Oslowski Class of 2018 *Ray Carignan-Outreach *Horace Covington-Worship *Bill Fleming-Christian Education Ian Keane Sharon Martin Linda Turnage Moderator-Rev. Troy C. Lewis Clerk of Session-Timothy Wilson Parish Associate-Rev. Diane Wilson Youth Director-Geoffrey Brymer TWO CENTS A MEAL YOUTH FOR HIRE Do you need help around the house? We have 4 senior high youth that are available to give you that help! Donations are accepted to help with their Triennium trip in the summer. Just contact the church office for more information. The Two Cents A Meal program is the way congregations, families, and individuals in the Presbytery of St. Augustine remember and support our sisters and brothers in mission in Jamaica. The offering will be collected April 24th, July 31st, & October 30th.

10 Page 10 March 2016 Are you a founding member of the church? If so, we d like to feature you in the next newsletter. Please contact us via to let us know that you are one of the originals! Comments about the newsletter? Comments We d love to hear from you! Please send us your comments via and let us know what you think! THANK YOU! Website Training Are you interested in getting around our website with speed and ease? Let us know if you d be interested in spending a couple of hours in training (there will be fun and food involved, of course!) so that we can show you how to make the most of all our website has to offer to our members! If you think you might be interested in a fun and interesting afternoon or evening of training, send us an PLEASE!

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12 Page 12 March 2016 If you want to view the calendar in more detail, go to