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Announcements & Opportunities to Serve
Full list of weekly announcements here.
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.
 Sandwich Ministry: 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.
 Food Box: To serve our neighbors who seek help from our church, you are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items for the box (located in reception). The food box is open to anyone in need of food and additional supplies go to Serve the City-Paris.
 Christian Education 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 Grace Archer 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. Contact: welcoming@acparis.org.
 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.
Audio Visual Ministry volunteers: 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: avm@acparis.org.
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Please view this video message from Pastor Rebecca commenting on Forgiveness, our Lenten Sermon series theme. This week she will be preaching on Exodus 36:1-7 and asks that you read Exodus chapters 32-35 in advance, so that Sunday we are prepared to explore together how "communal forgiveness leads to more than enough." Imagine that when the people come together to seek God's forgiveness, they discover, we discover that we have more than enough to do exactly what God has called us to do and purposed us to do as a community. 
Lord, Teach Me to Forgive: Thursdays though 19 March, 19h-20h30 in the Senior Pastor’s office and on Zoom. Join Pastor Rebecca for a four-week course centered on The Book of Forgiving by Desmond Tutu and Mpho Tutu. In this course, we’ll explore the practice of forgiving, common misconceptions about forgiveness, the process of granting forgiveness and the significance of seeking it, and the practice of forgiving oneself. Register at 
Artist’s Collective, Creative Saturday: 7 March 11h-12h30 in the Senior Pastor’s Office (bring your art supplies) to work on your own art…in community! As a child of the great Creator, you are invited to explore your own creativity, whether that is in writing, sewing, painting, photography or some other medium. All creative types, novice to professional, are invited to join us one Sunday/month 12h15-13h45 in the 2nd floor Library for conversation (this Fall inspired by the book "The Artist's Way”); and one Saturday/month 11h-12h30 in the Senior Pastor’s Office, for a Creative Date. Sign up at 
Volunteer Appreciation and Recruitment Sunday: during and after services. We will celebrate and say Thank You to ACP's volunteers and have a call for new volunteers. If you feel inspired to volunteer, we invite you to become part of our volunteer family. Let’s come together to celebrate, appreciate, and grow our volunteer community!
ACP Women's Fellowship: 12h15-13h45 in the 2nd-floor Thurber Room. Our gatherings are a safe space for women to share, to grow, and to seek new and deeper connections with God and with each other.
Sunday Adult Bible Study: 15h30-17h in the 2nd Floor Library or on Zoom. All are welcome, wherever you are on your faith journey. Drop by or sign up at 
Atelier Nouveau: Sunday, 15 March 17h30 in the Sanctuary. Join Jennifer Young, soprano and Samuel Gaskin, organ, piano as they present jazz standards rewritten as baroque arias, baroque tunes with a groove… an evening of improvisation, exploration, and invention. Also, save the date for 29 March at 17h30, for a recital by soprano Caroline Drury and pianist James Rightmeyer featuring works by Poulenc, Mussorgsky, and Tosti.
2026 Easter Bouquet Order: We invite you to participate in our Easter celebrations by providing an Easter Bouquet to decorate the sanctuary chancel for Easter Sunday, and make a special dedication in honor or memory of a loved one in our Easter worship bulletins. The suggested donation is 27€ per bouquet. Order today at 
Entering Silence: Centering Prayer Retreat: 24-26 April, Centre Spirituel Carmes d’Avon. Join Jörg Kaldewey and Niamh Brennan, Retreat Facilitator and Spiritual Director of Contemplative Outreach Ireland for a contemplative weekend retreat offering an introduction to the method of Centering Prayer, while also providing space to deepen and renew the practice for those with prior experience. The retreat includes 2 nights’ accommodation and full board. Cost: 160€ per person. Limited to 15 attendees. Register at 
