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Announcements & Opportunities to Serve
In need of prayer? If you are in need of prayer, a lay caregiver is available in the chapel on Sundays to pray with you. If you would like members of the lay care ministry team, members of the prayer chain, and the pastoral team to uphold you in prayer, you may contact us at acparis.org/prayers.
 Food Box: In order to best serve our neighbors who seek help from our church, you are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to place in the box (located in reception). The box is open to anyone who is in need of food and additional supplies go to Serve the City-Paris.
 Sandwich Ministry: Usually, Thursdays promptly at 17h. Our ACP sandwich ministry meets weekly to make sandwiches to help feed over 100 unhoused persons a week. All materials are provided. Join our listserv at acparis.org/sandwich.
Sandwich Ministry Coordinator: The ministry provides nourishment and care to those experiencing homelessness or food insecurity in Paris. Our wonderful Coordinator, Esther Moring, will soon be moving to the United States. We are looking for one or a few people to coordinate the mission's activities with our volunteers, ACP staff, and Serve the City Paris in September. If interested, please email Elizabeth Murray at youthpastor@acparis.org.
Call for CE volunteers: Do you enjoy coming to the various learning opportunities such as Bible studies and Thurber Conversations? Interested in helping with set-up, attendance, technical assistance, etc.? Please contact christianeducation@acparis.org.
 Nursery Volunteers: We need many new volunteers to welcome children (ages 0-2) in our nursery at both the 11h and 14h services! Without volunteers, we don’t have a nursery. If you would like to serve, contact Oshi Peiris at nursery@acparis.org.
Ushers and Greeters needed: It takes a team of volunteers to welcome our Sunday attendees with love, and help them feel connected and ready to worship together. Join the team at acparis.org/welcome-ushering.
 Call for Docent Team volunteers: Would you like to learn about the rich heritage of ACP and share it with our members, neighbors, and the wider Paris community? Docents give tours after the 11h service on the second Sunday of every month and make open-door visits of the sanctuary possible on most Thursday mornings. If you are interested, please contact docents@acparis.org.
 Join the Adult Choir! All voices are welcome as we lead music every Sunday at 11h with traditional anthems, spirituals, gospel, world music, and more! Regular rehearsals are on Wednesdays 19h30-20h45h in the Theater and Sundays 9h45-10h30. Contact Natalie McConnell at cmusic@acparis.org.
 Join the Bell Choir! Rehearsals are on Thursdays 19h-20h30 in the Theater. Director: Mathilde Duriez; Contact Natalie McConnell at cmusic@acparis.org.
Audio Visual Ministry: If you’d like to be a part of our worship tech and A/V team for both Sunday services, we welcome your help. Contact: cmusic@acparis.org.
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Please view this video message from Pastor Elizabeth, introducing our next sermon series – Singing Our Faith. We're going to look at hymns and songs, traditional and more modern, and see what it means to sing our faith, to sing our theology. How does music shape our understanding of our Christian faith? She will be preaching this week on Blessed Assurance by the hymn writer Fanny Crosby.
A Christian Education Conversation -- Spirituality and the 12 Steps: Thursday, 12 June 19h-20h30 in the Senior Pastor's Office and on Zoom. Join us for a brief overview of the spiritual program of recovery embodied in the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous led by an A.A. member. Snacks served after the program. Register at 
Friday, 20 June 20h in the courtyard. Celebrate summer with pianist and vocalist, Alexia Rabé, pianist, Marc Randri, Josiah Woodson on bass and Tim Campanella on drums. Limited seating. Tickets on sale now at 
ACP is seeking a Director of Music Ministries! The DMM will combine theologically-grounded leadership, high-quality musicianship, and an enthusiasm for an array of musical genres to uphold ACP’s mission and vision as we communicate Christ’s love through music. More information at 
ACP’s Church House is being renovated! You may have seen the scaffolding around the building and wondered what is going on. Thanks to the generosity of donors from the American and Foreign Christian Union (AFCU), we are able to have some much needed work done on our church house roof over the next few months. We are grateful to be able to extend the life of our beloved church building!
