Spirit of the Desert

        Presbyterian Fellowship

                                                     Whoever you are,

                               wherever you are on your journey of faith,

                                                 you are welcome here!

 

Worshiping at The United Church of the Desert

                       43-250 Warner Trail  (Between Fred Waring and Hovley Lane E.)

                       Palm Desert, CA  92211

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

February 7, 2010  

 

                      3:45     Book discussion:

                                     The Meaning of Jesus by Marcus Borg and N. T. Wright

                                                            

                                                                                              

                      5:00     Worship: The Rev. Gordon West

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

                      6:15     Fellowship dinner


February 21       Preaching:   The Rev. Dr. Charles Rassieur

February 28       Preaching:   The Rev. Dr. William Johnson

March  7              Preaching:   Lisa Larges, MDiv

March 14             Preaching:   Michael Adee, MDiv

Prayer Chain Ministry     

       Prayer concerns may be e-mailed to Chuck Rassieur at:

                                          Crassieur@aol.com

                           Just click on this e-mail address.  Include your 

                           relationship to persons for whom prayer is requested.

                           Prayer requests will be honored for up to two weeks from

                           the date received.  All information will be held in the 

                           strictest confidence and shared only with members of

                           the prayer chain.    

 

 

Let's get acquainted!

 

         Attendance February 7, 2010: 26
              Attendance February 8, 2009: 25

 

         2010: offering received January 31  . . . . . . . . .  $ 1413.00

 

 

          2010 offering received through January 31  $12,936.12

 
 
        2009 Mission Projects :

 

                      Bread for the World           . . . . . .   $    500.00

                      Camaneros                      . . . . . . . .         500.00 

                      Christian Counseling/Redlands .       100.00

                      Church of Gethesmane                     1,000.00

                      Covenant Network             . . . . . .         500.00

                      Desert Hills PC               . . . . . . . .      1,000.00

                      Desert Hills PC Women . . . . . . . .          50.00

                      Hidden Harvest                 . . . . . .       6,248.12

                      Grace Covenant-Peanut Butter      1,000.00

                      Living Waters for the World  . . .      2,500.00

                      More Light Presbyterians . . . . . .     1,500.00

                      National Council of Church

                             (Circle of Names Campaign) .      200.00

                      Near East School of Theology . .    1,000.00

                      Oikocredit                . . . . . . . . . . .        5,000.00

                      PCUSA

                             Disaster Assistance     . . . . .      1,200.00

                             Hunger Fund               . . . . . .          238.00

                             JOY                              . . . . . .            962.00

                             One Great Hour of Sharing .     1,170.00

                      Presbytery of Riverside    . . . . . .     5,000.00

                             Peace                           . . . . . .           375.00

                             Pentecost                    . . . . . .           171.00

                             Presbyterian Women   . . . . .         500.00

                     That All May Freely Serve . . . . . .      1,500.00

                     Thika Bell House Academy . . . . .     1,500.00

                     United Church of the Desert . . . .        500.00

                     PCUSA  (Networkers)        . . . . . .           90.00       

 

                                                                    Total    $ 34,304.12  

                                                                     =68.5 %  for mission in 2009

          2010 Mission Projects  

                     Presbyterian Disaster Fund

                              Haiti                             . . . . . . . .      695.00

                     Peanut Butter Project Nutrition . .  1,550.00

                                                                      Total    $2,245.00

                                             

Read about us -- click here: http://www.pcusa.org/pcnews/2005/05172.htm

 

          Now we want to get acquainted with you.

          We hope you will worship with us soon!

                                                spiritdesertpres@aol.com

                      For further information: (760) 770-1398 or (760) 360-9044

Thank you for your visit!