Merritt Island Presbyterian Church

We at MIPC find ourselves in the period of Lent, the forty days before Easter Sunday, commemorating the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. A moving Taize Ash Wednesday service began the Lenten period on February 17th  - thanks to our worship leaders for a moving and very special service.  Lent is often considered a period of sacrifice, acknowledging the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. But it also a period of reflection on God's gifts to us.  On Sunday, March 28th, we welcome Palm Sunday celebrating Jesus' triumphal entry to Jerusalem, riding a donkey and greeted by palm-waving people who would turn against Him in a few short days. (Did you know that in ancient Israel, if a ruler came in riding a horse, it meant war; if he rode a donkey, he would bring peace ?)  On Maundy Thursday, April 1st, we will celebrate Communion as Jesus did with His disciples and friends before His betrayal and crucifixion.  Easter Sunday, April 4th , celebrates Jesus' resurrection, triumphant over sin and death. 

Merritt Island Presbyterian Church is having a BIG Yard Sale!

      This event is to earn money to upgrade the Lighting and Sound system for the Fellowship Hall events. We have such outstanding performances by our kids club and other interesting events held in Fellowship Hall - it's time to improve our lighting and sound. The event will be on Saturday April 17th from 8 AM to 2 PM at the Fellowship Hall. It's time to clean out your house, storage shed, and garage! Items that sell well-sports equipment-fishing, skiing, boating, tools, pots, pans, baking containers.     The things we don't want are: Furniture not in good shape; Clothes unless new;  Shoes unless new; Things that you "should" throw away!  We do have limited availability for storage prior to the sale, so if you get motivated to donate prior to the date, call Clair Quenzler at 431-7638 or Sue Lawrence at 431-7639.      We also need workers on Friday April 16th for price marking and workers on the sale day, so please volunteer. It will be fun working together, getting to know each other better and earning money to make our church better.   If you don't have anything you want to donate, bake some cookies to sell or for the workers. We look forward to this event!

Hands-on Mission Trip 2010

          The MIPC Session has approved the 2010 mission trip to Mexico. The Mission Committee is currently organizing a hands-on mission trip to Merida, Mexico from June 6-12, 2010. Our plans are to leave Orlando on the 6th and return on the 12th flying to Cancun and driving to Merida. We will be hosted by the Peninsular Presbytery and working with the Rev. Antonio Reyes who recently visited our church as part of the BIRP Mission Conference. Other BIRP churches are also organizing trips so if our dates don’t suit, we are welcome to “piggy back” with one of their trips later in the summer and possibly in the fall. The initial deposit for participants will be approx.$400. We plan several fundraisers to offset additional expenses hoping to hold the cost per person to the original $400. An informational meeting is being planned and the persons interested should attend. Seats are limited. We hope to finalize the transportation costs by mid March. Watch the bulletin for further details or call Randy Eastep at 459-3615.

Please continue to support the Youth Recycling Project newspapers, magazines, junk mail….can all be put in the dumpster, in the parking lot by the playground.

Two Cents a Meal

Two Cents a Meal is a small first step in the battle against hunger and poverty. Congregations invite every member — of all ages — to contribute a few cents at every meal. This simple act is an expression of thanks for what we have received. It is also a commitment to share with others in response to Jesus' command "You give them something to eat." When members bring their offerings to church on the appointed Sunday, all of those coins "make a joyful noise unto the Lord" as they are received and dedicated.

These small acts of faithfulness can add up: One hundred persons in a congregation will contribute $180 a month at two cents a meal. That's $2,160 dollars a year. A 30,000-member presbytery (such as our Central Florida Presbytery) has the potential of raising over $1.6 million annually at a nickel a meal.

 Two-Cents-A-Meal originated in 1976 as a project begun by Presbyterian Women to involve individuals and families in a corporate response to world hunger.  MIPC has participated in this campaign for years.

Newly-Created MIPC Archives and a Request for the Entire Congregation

We had our first MIPC Archives Group meeting in late October and are planning our next meeting in February in the Session Room.  Please join us if you have a little spare time and an interest in recording and safeguarding the history of MIPC.  We are creating a new file in the Archives of every wedding and funeral that has taken place at MIPC starting now.  We would love to get the wedding or funeral programs (and if you have them to spare, a photograph or two) from past weddings and funerals if you can find them. Questions? contact Cheryl Mahan, 452-5797 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it