H
ow many
150 year
olds birthday
parties have
you attended?
Not many, if any,
I’m guessing. November 4, 1863,
Noroton Presbyterian Church (which
began as the First Presbyterian Church
of Darien and then changed it’s name
at the annual meeting in 1930) will be
150 years old. That’s amazing! With
God’s help and the great dedication
some very committed founders, our
church weathered the aftermath of the
Civil War, the 17 year long depression
of the late 1800s, World War I and
II, The Great Depression and several
coastal hurricanes. Faithful members
gave sacrificially to establish a house
of worship on the west end of the
Post Road for the preaching of the
gospel and the ministry of the Word
and Sacraments. Once we had laid
a solid foundation, we became great
supporters of local and international
ministries that shared the love of the
Lord around the world. As Psalm 100
reminds us, God has blessed us and
we have experienced His faithfulness,
“through all generations”.
Our history committee, under the
wonderful leadership of Rosemary
Mace, has done an outstanding job
preparing for this yearlong celebration.
Their diligent study of our past
(including the reading of all of the
past session minutes!), the wonderful
display of the pictorial timeline in
our hallways, the sharing of snippets
of our history in various venues, the
invitation of former Associate Pastors
to return, the choir anthems this
fall representative of each decade
of our past, has reminded us of
our roots. Last month, Rosemary
gave an outstanding lecture on the
founders of our church and how,
over 90 years of planning and giving,
the gifts that they gave brought our
Post Road property together. If you
were not able to attend, don’t worry,
we captured it on video and made
a DVD. You may check out a copy
from our office or buy a copy of her
inspiring presentation. We have even
worked with the local Boy Scouts
and neighbors and cleaned up the
Weed Cemetery where many of our
founders are buried. This team has
done an outstanding job of helping
us remember our roots and God’s
goodness to us.
So now we will culminate our year
of celebration on the weekend of
November 2
nd
and 3
rd
. On Saturday
the 2nd we begin with a wonderful
Hymn Sing at 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary,
where our returning Associate Pastors,
Mark Orr, and Connie and David
Jordan-Haas will join us and bring
The Spire
November 2013
Noroton Presbyterian Church
n
2011 Post Road, Darien, CT 06820
n
203-655-1451
A Weekend You Will
Not Want to Miss
Worship Schedule
Chapel - 8:00 a.m.
Sanctuary - 9:00 & 10:30 a.m.
Open Doors - 5:00 p.m.
Upcoming Preaching Schedule:
11/3/13 - 150
th
Church
Anniversary Celebration
9 & 11 a.m. Services Only
No 8 a.m. or 5 p.m. Open Doors
Services
Pastor Sam Schreiner
11/10/13 -
Pastor Greg Doll
11/17/13 -
Pastor Sam Schreiner
11/24/13 -
Pastor Sam Schreiner
Upcoming Baptism Dates:
11/20 and 12/15 at the 10:30 a.m.
Sanctuary service.
To schedule a
Baptism please call Leslie Ezzo at
203-655-1451, ext. 33.
Table of Contents
150
th
Anniversary ...................................2
Foundations for the Future
.......................3
Adult Spiritual Formation.....................4
Caring &Women’s Ministry.................5
Children’s &Youth Ministries...........6-7
NPNS........................................................8
Tot Drop...................................................9
Music & Fine Arts................................ 10
Membership Ministry.......................... 10
Congregational Life Ministry....... 11-12
Mission Ministry............................. 13-15
NPC Calendar of Events.............. Insert
NPC News & NPC Staff ................... 16
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