PLAY SCHOOL ART AND FUN FAIR: Mark your calendars. The playschool is having their annual art and fun festival on March 21st from 10a-3p. Even if you can only work just one or two hours, that helps! We need help before, during and after the fair. Everything at the Fun Fair is paid for using tickets. Tickets are $1.00 each the day of the fair. However If you buy bulk tickets in advance, you get 10 tickets for only $9. If you have a young child, you can buy an Activity Band for $25 per sale ($30 on the day of the fair.) The Activity Band gives the child unlimited visits to the petting zoo, slide, and inflatable obstacle course. See Sheryl Wise or Emily Garland after church. You can order pre-sale tickets and pay Sheryl now or pay when you pick them up at the indoor ticket booth. You can bring sweets for the Sweets booth. Each sweet sells for $1. So wrap up $1’s worth of individual, Preferably homemade sweets but bought is ok too, NO NUTS, please). Bring sweet donations to the Fellowship Hall on Friday, March 20th (after 12:00 PM) or leave them in the church office on Thursday or Friday morning.

PROGRAM OF HOPE: John Calvin is serving POH in March. Please meet with Sue Crawford about any clothing donations. Sandwich prep will be on Tuesdays at 2:45p at the church, and we will serve on Wednesday mornings at First Presbyterian Church. We will carpool from John Calvin at 7:45a and feast on a Costco hotdog afterwards for lunch!

PSL BOOK CLUB: Pat Ellzey, from Chinese Presbyterian Church, is working to put together the next Greater NOLA churches Presbyterian book study! She is hoping to lead a discussion class on the book  Being Presbyterian in a Dysvangelical America: A Guide to Reclaiming the Good News of God’s Grace.” Dates/time to be determined once interested parties are identified.  CPC would order and provide the book to those who participate. The contact person is Pat Ellzey.

TABLE CLOTH DINNER: The next table cloth dinner will be held on Wednesday, March 18th at 6:30p. Location is Mr. Ed’s Restaurant at 3117 21st Street, Metairie, LA 70002. The signup sheet is in the Narthex.

LENTEN DINNER/MOVIE: Jefferson Presbyterian Church is inviting all the surrounding churches to join them every Wednesday during Lent for a community dinner and a Christian-based movie. It starts at 6p beginning February 25th. You don’t need to bring anything, but please reach out to Loretta Credo or Briana to RSVP by the Monday before to ensure enough food is prepared. JPC is located at 4451 E Falk Pl, Jefferson, LA 7012.

JOINT SERVICE: Mark your calendars!  John Calvin will be closed on March 29th for a joint service with Chinese Presbyterian Church. There will be a potluck after the service so please bring a dish to share. Location is 2901 W Esplanade Ave, Kenner, LA 70065. Service starts at 11a.

CALENDAR:

03/17    PW Grace Circle 10a

             POH Sandwich Prep 2:45p

03/18    Serve at POH 7:45a

03/12    PW Game Day 10a

03/22    Worship Service 10:30a