Wednesday, November 10, 2010

So. . . What do you think?

Thanks to our Young Adults Leadership Team, an important survey is coming to a theatre near you! We would love your response to the following questions, and you'll soon receive an opportunity to answer them from a link we'll be sending you. But here's a sneak preview.

Please think intentionally about these questions and respond in detail so that we may have an idea of how to plan for our Young Adult Community at Pasadena Presbyterian Church!

(And special thanks to Andres Tamayo for writing these questions and Karen Lee for posting them on Survey Monkey!)

1. How long have you been a part of the PPC Young Adults Group?

2. What does being a part of the PPC Young Adults Group mean to you?


3. What kind of activities/events are you looking for? Book/Bible/Topic Studies? Fellowship/Fun events?


4. How often would you attend a group that is really meeting your needs? Weekly? Bimonthly? Monthly? Randomly?


5. What are the best days of the week for you to attend activities/events?


6. What are the best times for you to attend activities/events? After church on Sunday? Mornings? Afternoon? Evenings?


7. Would you prefer a group that meets periodically on a set day? (i.e. Second Sunday after church) or a group that comes together for specific events or studies, but did not have a regular meeting time?


8. What is your favorite thing about the PPC Young Adult Group?


9. We are looking for a group name. Please provide a suggestion.


10. What comments or ideas would you like to share with the group?


So are you ready to take the quiz for real? Just click here!

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Call For Prayer: Haiti

Haiti is struggling through crisis after crisis these days. After the destructive earthquake in January, Haiti continues to need aid and support. Many people have become homeless and are living in camps. Recently, an outbreak of cholera has become a health risk, and adding to concerns, Hurricane Thomas passed through the country last week. Let's continue to pray for the people of Haiti, that they might have aid and hope even the midst of so much pain and uncertainty.

And let's pray this as well:

Loving God, help us to be a part of the very prayers we make.

Here are some organizations who are doing work in Haiti. Please view what they're doing and pray for their efforts:

PC(USA) Haiti Mission Network
Contain the Cholera Outbreak in Haiti
Emergency Hurricane Response in Haiti

Monday, November 8, 2010

Drumroll. . . .

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There's a new blog for our class! That's right! We are currently offering a four week class at Pasadena Presbyterian Church entitled Spiritually Hungry, Institutionally Suspicious: Young Adults in Our Culture and Church. We hope that you can meet with us in person.


The next three dates for our class are:

Nov. 28th
Dec. 12th
Dec. 19th

But if you can't make it to the class and would like to follow along, visit the blog for our class at www.classatppc.blogspot.com. We want to have intergenerational input, so no matter what your age, feel free to comment! We'll be posting reflections and articles that provide insight on our topic. We invite you to check regularly!

Saturday, November 6, 2010

PPC Ministry Spotlight: The Kirk Choir!

Pasadena Presbyterian Church participates in many vibrant ministries for our congregation and for our city, and music has such an important place among them!

The Kirk Choir sings weekly in our Sunday Morning English Service and always lifts the spirits of those who are present. The choir is directed under the leadership of Dr. Timothy Howard, who has great musical talent and a gift for worship leadership. We are grateful for all he does at PPC.

The Kirk Choir has about 60 adult members of all ages who love to sing together. That includes young adults, just like many of you! If you are interested in leading worship through song with the Kirk Choir, just let us know!

Friday, November 5, 2010

Scripture for Sunday Worship

Luke 20:27-40

Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question. “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died childless. The second and then the third married her, and in the same way the seven died, leaving no children. Finally, the woman died too. Now then, at the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?”

Jesus replied, “The people of this age marry and are given in marriage. But those who are considered worthy of taking part in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection. But in the account of the burning bush, even Moses showed that the dead rise, for he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.”

Some of the teachers of the law responded, “Well said, teacher!” And no one dared to ask him any more questions.

Lucas 20:27-40

La resurrección y el matrimonio
Luego, algunos de los saduceos, que decían que no hay resurrección, se acercaron a Jesús y le plantearon un problema:

—Maestro, Moisés nos enseñó en sus escritos que si un hombre muere y deja a la viuda sin hijos, el hermano de ese hombre tiene que casarse con la viuda para que su hermano tenga descendencia. Pues bien, había siete hermanos. El primero se casó y murió sin dejar hijos. Entonces el segundo y el tercero se casaron con ella, y así sucesivamente murieron los siete sin dejar hijos. Por último, murió también la mujer. Ahora bien, en la resurrección, ¿de cuál será esposa esta mujer, ya que los siete estuvieron casados con ella?

—La gente de este mundo se casa y se da en casamiento —les contestó Jesús—.Pero en cuanto a los que sean dignos de tomar parte en el mundo venidero por la resurrección: ésos no se casarán ni serán dados en casamiento, ni tampoco podrán morir, pues serán como los ángeles. Son hijos de Dios porque toman parte en la resurrección. Pero que los muertos resucitan lo dio a entender Moisés mismo en el pasaje sobre la zarza, pues llama al Señor "el Dios de Abraham, de Isaac y de Jacob". Él no es Dios de muertos, sino de vivos; en efecto, para él todos ellos viven.

Algunos de los maestros de la ley le respondieron:

—¡Bien dicho, Maestro!
Y ya no se atrevieron a hacerle más preguntas.


20:27 부 활 이 없 다 주 장 하 는 사 두 개 인 중 어 떤 이 들 이 와 서

20:28 물 어 가 로 되 ` 선 생 님 이 여, 모 세 가 우 리 에 게 써 주 기 를 사 람 의 형 이 만 일 아 내 를 두 고 자 식 이 없 이 죽 거 든 그 동 생 이 그 아 내 를 취 하 여 형 을 위 하 여 후 사 를 세 울 지 니 라 하 였 나 이 다

20:29 그 런 데 칠 형 제 가 있 었 는 데 맏 이 아 내 를 취 하 였 다 가 자 식 이 없 이 죽 고

20:30 그 둘 째 와 세 째 가 저 를 취 하 고

20:31 일 곱 이 다 그 와 같 이 자 식 이 없 이 죽 고

20:32 그 후 에 여 자 도 죽 었 나 이 다

20:33 일 곱 이 다 저 를 아 내 로 취 하 였 으 니 부 활 때 에 그 중 에 뉘 아 내 가 되 리 이 까 ?'

20:34 예 수 께 서 이 르 시 되 ` 이 세 상 의 자 녀 들 은 장 가 도 가 고 시 집 도 가 되

20:35 저 세 상 과 및 죽 은 자 가 운 데 서 부 활 함 을 얻 기 에 합 당 히 여 김 을 입 은 자 들 은 장 가 가 고 시 집 가 는 일 이 없 으 며

20:36 저 희 는 다 시 죽 을 수 도 없 나 니 이 는 천 사 와 동 등 이 요 부 활 의 자 녀 로 서 하 나 님 의 자 녀 임 이 니 라

20:37 죽 은 자 의 살 아 난 다 는 것 은 모 세 도 가 시 나 무 떨 기 에 관 한 글 에 보 였 으 되 주 를 아 브 라 함 의 하 나 님 이 요, 이 삭 의 하 나 님 이 요, 야 곱 의 하 나 님 이 시 라 칭 하 였 나 니

20:38 하 나 님 은 죽 은 자 의 하 나 님 이 아 니 요 산 자 의 하 나 님 이 시 라 하 나 님 에 게 는 모 든 사 람 이 살 았 느 니 라' 하 시 니

20:39 서 기 관 중 어 떤 이 들 이 말 하 되 ` 선 생 이 여, 말 씀 이 옳 으 니 이 다' 하 니

20:40 저 희 는 아 무 것 도 감 히 더 물 을 수 없 음 이 더 라

Thursday, November 4, 2010

A Call For Prayer: Natural Disaster in Indonesia

This week, people living in Indonesia are facing a crisis as Mount Merapi erratically erupts. Mount Merapi means "fire mountain" and has been spewing searing gas and ash since October 26th. Only hours ago a great eruption occurred, sending gas and ash down the mountain and destroying a village. A three year old girl died along with 53 others, and many more were injured with severe burns.

The greatest fear in the nation is that the new lava in the volcano may cause the crater to collapse, sending 1,800 degree ash and gas down the mountain at 60 miles per hour. More than 75,000 people live along the slopes of Mount Merapi, but they have been evacuated to emergency shelters. In concern for their homes, however, some have returned to view the damage.

Nearly 100 people have died since the eruptions began on October 26th, and thousands are currently displaced from their homes.

Let's pray for the people of Indonesia that they may be housed, healed, and aided. And let's pray this prayer as well. . .

Loving God, help us be a part of the very prayers we make.

Here are some organizations that are working to assist Indonesia. Please visit their websites and pray for their efforts:

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Spiritually Hungry, Institutionally Suspicious

Please join us in the upcoming weeks for an intergenerational class focused on young adults in our culture and in our church. The class will be held in room 202 on the following dates:
Nov. 7
Nov. 28
Dec. 12
Dec. 19

Here's the description of the class. Hope to see you there!

Spiritually Hungry, Institutionally Suspicious: Engaging the Spirituality of Young Adults in our Culture and Church


Who are young adults in our world? What do they care about? How do they express their theology and spirituality? What can we learn from young adults, both in our culture and right here at Pasadena Presbyterian Church?


Please join us for a four week course exploring the gifts that young adults bring to our culture and church. We will engage young adult spirituality and explore particular spiritual practices that young adults bring to our faith, including the spirit of play, the gift of questioning, the yearning for social healing, and the opportunity for intergenerational relationships. We will look at all these gifts with theological eyes and hearts for practice. Come learn from young adults and even connect with your younger self! ALL AGES are invited for this discussion! We want this to be purposefully INTERGENERATIONAL! (Adult Education Hour: 11:20-12:20)


Renee Roederer will teach and facilitate our class. Renee completed an M.Div. from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in 2008 and most recently served as a Campus Minister at University Presbyterian Church, where she worked with students and young adults from the University of Texas. She and her husband Ian recently moved to Pasadena in August and are excited to be with us at PPC!