Community Presbyterian Church

Hey Everyone!

I hope you are all well on this Friday morning. For those not in Lake City, we got a bit of a dusting on Round Top and the bluff this morning. It feels like snow is just around the corner. For those in Lake City, I hope you’re keeping warm. 🙂

This Sunday, October 26th is not only the Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinal Time, but it’s also Reformation Sunday! For this special Sunday, we’ll be turning the paraments to red signifying the presence of the Holy Spirit in this time of renewal in the church. Don’t forget to wear something red on Sunday. The service starts at 10:00am in the CPC sanctuary and on Zoom (links below).

Also, don’t forget that NEXT Sunday, November 2nd, we’ll be observing All Saint’s Day in the Sunday Worship Service. We’ll also be celebrating communion and having our first-of-the-month potluck.

We’re having Games Up Here this week. Join us for tabletop games on Monday, October 27th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm in Darley Hall. All are welcome!

Don’t forget that there is NO Bible Study this coming week. We’re planning on returning to our Wednesday night studies on November 5th. Our next series will be How We Got the Bible: Everything You Need to Know About Canonization.

That’s it for this week folks. Here are your links and the order of worship for this Sunday’s service:

Sunday Worship Service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09

Hey Everyone!

I hope this post finds you all well and enjoying the fall weather. It’s a little chilly here in Lake City, but the blue skies have returned, and I’m grateful for them. Unfortunately, the recent rain has stripped most of the aspens of their autumn glory. It finally feels like things are slowing down as the last of the summer folks left this week.

It’s that time of year when I print fewer bulletins and our Zoom participants increase. Whether you join us in person or online, we are grateful for your connection to our community. And, with that in mind, I hope you’ll consider joining us for our Sunday morning Lord’s Day worship service at 10:00am this Sunday, October 19th in the sanctuary and on Zoom. This Sunday, we’ll carry on with our exploration of 2 Timothy. After the service, please join us for a time of fellowship with coffee and cookies.

This Sunday, I will also be making a plea for our meals ministry. For those who are not aware, we try and keep a stock of homemade frozen dinners in the Annex freezer. These on-hand dinners are available to anyone who needs them. When they are running low, we make a call to share a meal or two. The containers we use are on the serving counter in Darley Hall. Feel free to grab one during the week or pick one up on Sunday.

Join us for Game Up Here in Darley Hall, this coming Monday, October 20th, from 7:00-9:00pm. All are welcome and no experience necessary.

We’re taking a Bible Study Break!! NO Bible Study for the next two Wednesdays. We will resume meeting again on Wednesday, November 5th at 5:00pm. If you’ve missed our Tough Questions, Tough Answers series (or any of the past teaching series) you can watch them all on our YouTube channel here. On that page, you will find over 400 hours of teaching organized into playlists.

Here are your links and the order of worship for this Sunday’s service:

Sunday Worship Service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09

WEDNESDAY Bible Study–Tough Questions, Tough Answers
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83431443393?pwd=NEFpYVlSNVloSkdCNGExU2kxMUNtQT0

Hey Everyone!

I hope you are all well and keeping warm on this chilly Thursday afternoon here in Lake City. In a few short days, we’ll gather together once again for our Lord’s Day Sunday Worship Service. Join us Sunday, October 12th at 10:00am in the CPC sanctuary and on Zoom. Fellowship will follow the worship service. Join us for cookies and coffee!

This coming Monday, October 13th, we’ll hold our weekly game night–Games Up Here–from 7:00pm to 9:00pm in Darley Hall. All are welcome. No experience necessary.

This coming Wednesday, October 15th, we’ll gather for our weekly Bible study. This week we’ll carry on with our Tough Questions, Tough Answers series. Join us at 5:00pm in Darley Hall.

Here are your links and the order of worship for this Sunday’s service:

Sunday Worship Service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09

WEDNESDAY Bible Study–Tough Questions, Tough Answers
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83431443393?pwd=NEFpYVlSNVloSkdCNGExU2kxMUNtQT0

Hey Everyone,

I hope my post finds you well and in good spirits on this Friday afternoon in Lake City. I feel like we’re finally settling into the autumn and it’s delightful. I’m looking forward to gathering with many of you this Sunday, October 5th at 10:00am for our Lord’s Day Worship Service. In addition to it being the Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinal Time, it’s also World Communion Sunday! Thus, we’ll be celebrating the Eucharist during the service with our sisters and brother across the globe. So if you’re joining us via Zoom, please bring your own communion wine/juice and bread to the broadcast. As always, the links are below.

Don’t forget that this Sunday, October 5th, we’ll also be returning to our first-Sunday-of-the-month potlucks. Given that it’s World Communion Sunday, our theme will be “world fare” which means you are welcome to bring any food from anywhere in the world. 😉

This coming Monday, October 6th, Games Up Here will return to Darley Hall. Join us from 7:00pm to 9:00pm for tabletop games. No experience necessary and all are welcome.

Next Wednesday, October 8th will be our October Session meeting at 10:00am in Darley Hall. And later that night at 5:00pm in Darley Hall, we’ll gather for our third session of Tough Questions, Tough Answers. If you’ve missed the last two sessions or any past teachings, you can find them on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@communitypresbyterianchurc6145

That’s it for this week folks.

Here are your links and the order of worship for this Sunday’s service:

Sunday Worship Service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09

WEDNESDAY Bible Study–Tough Questions, Tough Answers
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83431443393?pwd=NEFpYVlSNVloSkdCNGExU2kxMUNtQT0

Hey Everyone!

I hope you’re all well. I’m posting early this week because I wanted to share with you that we’ve reached the 1,000th hiker in our guest book! Even more, as of this email, we’re a solid 1010 hiker. We’ve been told that there is a CDT bubble headed our way, so if you have time to host another shift over the next couple of days, please pop by Darley Hall and sign up. We’ve still got one week to go before we close our doors for the season, so don’t miss one final opportunity to serve our hiker ministry.

And, in case you forgot, tonight, Wednesday, September 24th we’ll gather at 5:00pm in Darley Hall to begin a new Bible Study series: Tough Questions, Tough Answers. We’ll begin the discussion tonight by asking what should our responses be to the Charlie Kirk assassination.

This Sunday, September 28th will be the Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinal Time. Join us for our Lord’s Day worship service at 10:00am in the CPC sanctuary and online. A time of fellowship will follow directly after the service.

This Monday, September 29th, we’ll be playing games in the Annex/Trail Hiker Center for one more week. Once we move into October, Games Up Here will return to Darley Hall.

Next week, join us for part II of our Tough Questions, Tough Answers series on Wednesday, October 1st at 5:00pm in Darley Hall.

That’s it for this week folks. Here are your links and the order of worship for this Sunday’s service and our weekly Bible Study. 

Sunday Worship Service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09

WEDNESDAY Bible Study–Tough Questions, Tough Answers
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83431443393?pwd=NEFpYVlSNVloSkdCNGExU2kxMUNtQT0

Hey Everyone!

Join us for the Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinal Time at our Lord’s Day Worship Service tomorrow, Sunday, September 21st at 10:00am in the CPC sanctuary and on Zoom.

This week, we’re playing games on Monday, September 22nd from 7:00pm-9:00pm in the Presbyterian Annex/Trail Hiker Center.

This week, we’re also returning to our Wednesday Bible Study. Join us this Wednesday, September 24th 2025 at 5:00pm in Darley Hall as we begin a new series called: Tough Questions, Tough Answers. Bring your most difficult questions about God, religion, faith, the church, and our call to be faithful witnesses in our culture.

That’s it for this week folks. Here are your links and the order of worship for this Sunday’s service and our weekly Bible Study.

Sunday Worship Service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09

WEDNESDAY Bible Study–Tough Questions, Tough Answers
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83431443393?pwd=NEFpYVlSNVloSkdCNGExU2kxMUNtQT0

Hey Everyone!

I hope you’re all well and in fine spirits. Before I get to our common life for the week, let me remind you that the Fruit of the Spirit prints are in and are on the large wooden table in Darley Hall. If you’re paying by check, it can be made out to Community Presbyterian Church. If you’ve left town already, please contact me and we’ll sort out how to get the print to you. 

Also, we’re still in need of trail hiker center hosts for the rest of this week. We’ve got two open shifts for each of the next three days. There are openings on Friday from 1-3 and 3-5, Saturday from 11-1 and 1-3, and Sunday from 11-1 and 1-3. We’re also still looking for a shuttle driver for Sunday. If you can cover one of these please text me or fill in the opening on the sheet in Darley Hall.

This Sunday, September 14th is the Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinal Time and we’ll gather at 10:00am in the CPC sanctuary for our Lord’s Day Worship Service. Join us for the service and for fellowship directly after the service in Darley Hall.

Also, don’t forget that Sunday evening, September 14th is our Trail Hiker Center Volunteer Appreciation Dinner at 5:30pm. If you’ve volunteered in any way with the THC, please consider joining us. If you’d like to participate, PLEASE RSVP by tomorrow, Friday, September 12th at 12:00pm/noon (as I’m going up to Gunnison to shop for the dinner that afternoon). You can RSVP in three different ways: 1) Reply to my email, 2) text me, or 3) stop by the church and sign up in Darley Hall or on the refrigerator in the THC.

This coming week, Games Up Here game night is returning to Monday evenings. Join us this Monday, September 15th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm in the Trail Hiker Center/Presbyterian Annex.

Just a reminder, I’ll be in Washington D.C. with the Land and Water Conservation Fund advocating for the preservation of public lands. Consequently, there is no Bible Study this week. Our weekly Bible study will return on Wednesday, September 24th at 5:00pm.

Below you’ll find your Zoom link and the order of worship for this Sunday’s service.

Sunday Worship Service: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87827686080?pwd=P0sEpMSTa8BrrpxFTlAAe6yRFfX65u.1

Hey Everyone,

Tomorrow, September 7th is the Twelfth Sunday of Ordinal time and we’ll gather together for the Lord’s Day Worship Service at 10:00am in the CPC sanctuary and on Zoom. Join us after for a time of fellowship with cookies and coffee.

I’m excited to announce that we’re about to break 900 hikers for the summer! Although our hiker dinners have ended for the season, if you’re missing our Sunday night dinner, join Jon Eidson and some of the trail hiker center hosts for a more intimate dinner with the hikers over an Italian dinner. It will take place at 5:30pm at the Trail Hiker Center tomorrow night, Sunday, September 7th.

This coming week is our monthly session meeting. Calling all active ruling elders to gather on Wednesday, September 10th at 10:00am in Darley Hall.

It’s time for the annual Souper Supper on Wednesday, September 10th at 5:00pm in the First Baptist Church fellowship hall. Make a pot of soup to share, a side, or a salad and join us for this yearly event in support of the mission work in Nicaragua.

This Thursday, September 11th we will gather for our final Sin Class of this series. Join Jason in Darley Hall at 5:00pm for the conclusion of this provocative series.

No Games Up Here this week. Next Monday, September 15th, games will return to their normal day and time (Mondays from 7:00pm to 9:00pm).

Calling all Trail Hiker Center Volunteers! We’d love if you were able to join us for our 2025 Trail Hiker Center Host Appreciation Dinner on Sunday, August 14th at 5:30pm in the Trail Hiker Center. YOU MUST RSVP FOR THIS DINNER BY FRIDAY, AUGUST 12th by signing up in Darley Hall or texting Jason.

Here are your links and the order of worship for this Sunday’s service.

Sunday Worship Service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09

THURSDAY Teaching Series–Sin: It’s Not What You Think It Is 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83431443393?pwd=NEFpYVlSNVloSkdCNGExU2kxMUNtQT0

Hey Everyone!

Sorry this is coming so late in the week. Although Lake City seems to be slowing, our common life a Community Presbyterian Church is not. I love seeing new volunteers at the Trail Hiker Center and folks jumping into new Christian formation offerings. It’s been a full summer, but it’s not over yet!

Tomorrow, Sunday, August 31st, we’ll gather somewhere on our property (weather depending) to celebrate the Eleventh Sunday of Ordinal Time and the final sermon in our summer series on the Fruit of the Spirit. Tomorrow, I’ll be recapping the summer’s teaching in one fell swoop. As always, fellowship will follow in Darley Hall with cookies and coffee. Don’t forget that we’re still in a cookie drive. Consider baking a couple dozen of your favorite cookie and dropping them off in a freezer bag in Darley Hall. Thanks in advance!

This Wednesday, September 3rd, Linda Pavich will offer the final class on Jesus and Women. Join her at 2:00pm in Darley Hall.

This Thursday, September 4th, we’ll carry on with our summer class on the doctrine of sin. Join Jason at 5:00pm in Darley Hall.

This Friday, September 5th will be our last Friday night games. Games Up Here will return to it’s Monday night slot at its usual time 7:00pm to 9:00pm.

That’s it for this week folks. Here are your links and the bulletin.

Sunday Worship Service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09

THURSDAY Teaching Series–Sin: It’s Not What You Think It Is 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83431443393?pwd=NEFpYVlSNVloSkdCNGExU2kxMUNtQT0

See you soon!

Jason

If you’re worried about the weather, we just wanted you all to know that we’re going inside for our August 24th Sunday morning worship service. Overflow will be available in Darley Hall and in the Trail Hiker Center.