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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.
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.
Call for people to give one or more Zoom sessions to girls sheltered at one of ACP’s missions, Hope for Women and Girls Tanzania. This is one concrete way we can say I love you to the girls at the safe houses. Chat in English in an informal conversation, teach songs, share your joy of knitting or other hobby. Contact Rose at hwgt@acparis.org.
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.
 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.
 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 Rebecca and Dr. Stan Engebretson, Music Scholar in Residence, with a musical reflection on our sermon series: Stained and Broken, Wisdom from our Windows. Our windows illustrate not only biblical narratives, but also precepts for living -- practical disciplines for our spiritual lives. Pastor Rebecca will preaching this week on the practical discipline of prayer in her sermon entitled, "A House of Prayer for All Nations."
Sandwich Ministry: Usually, Thursdays promptly at 17h. Spring schedule: Wed 30 April, Wed 7 May, Thurs 15 May, Thurs 22 May, & Wed 28 May. Our ACP sandwich ministry meets weekly to make sandwiches to help feed over 100 unhoused persons a week. All materials are provided. Join at 
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Sunday Adult Bible Study: 15h30-17h 2nd floor library. All adults welcome to join this study on the book of Acts. Sign up at 
Movie Night with ACP's Mission Engagement leaders: Wednesday, 14 May 19h in the ACP Catacombs. Learn more about ACP’s mission in Tanzania to support safe houses for girls through the ACP-supported mission Hope for Girls and Women. Hear from a missionary doctor who treated girls in Egypt harmed by female genital mutilation. See the award-winning documentary “In the Name of Your Daughter,” that tells the story of girls saved by Hope. A love offering will be taken to finance two embroidery machines to help Hope earn revenue for food and shelter costs. Come starting at 19h; film begins at 19h30. Appetizers, snacks, and beverages provided. Spaces limited. Register at: 
Conversation on Family: Wednesday, 15 May 19h-20h30 in the Theater and via Zoom, led by Pastor Allison Wheeler, ACP’s Director of Children’s Ministries. Family, from our ideas to our expectations, is shaped profoundly by our experiences of it. In our next Thursday Conversation we will discuss the cultural contexts, personal experiences, faith traditions, and shared Biblical heritage that influence our understanding of what family is and our responsibilities as members of the "family of God." Register at 
Anxious for Nothing Study: Wednesdays, 4 June to 9 July 19h-20h30. Join Pastor Rebecca Burrow for a transformative six-week journey through Max Lucado’s uplifting book, “Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World.” This study goes beyond surface-level remedies by empowering participants with actionable spiritual disciplines that cultivate inner peace and resilience amid anxious and chaotic times. Register at 
Yee-Haw! Vacation Bible School: Sundays, 29 June, 6 July, and 11 July 12h15-15h. All children ages 3-11 welcome. At Yee-Haw VBS, kids will go on a wild frontier adventure where they'll discover that God gives good gifts! Team-building games, cool Bible songs, art projects, and Bible adventures all help kids' faith flow into real life. Please register your child at: 
Atelier Nouveau Concerts: selected Sundays at 17h30. 8 June Organist Samuel Gaskin and Mezzo-Soprano Jacquelyn Matava; 15 June String Quartet Les Sources with mezzo-soprano Francine Watremez and clarinettist Myriam Carrier. Free entry with a donation. 
