Current Events: News & Views - Older Articles


The News & Views, a weekly print publication of CPC, has become one of the best (off-line) ways to learn about what's going on at Central Pres. Each week, this 4-6 page newsletter-let is available in the concourse. While much of it is either too detailed or too personal to post on the website, we will be posting some of the N&V articles here. Enjoy!

This page indexes the older News & Views articles.
For current articles, see News & Views

2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001

Date (2007) Title
8/26/2007 Discipleship
Missions in Motion: Dick's Dream
8/19/2007 God's Call, Our Response ~ God's Blessings
Missions In Motion: Networking with Our Partners ~ At Home & Overseas
8/12/2007 Humble King
Leadership Column: Who Are the Trustees?
A Sad Good-Bye
Missions in Motion: Malawi and Atlanta 2007 Updates
8/7/2007 A Twist On Tradition (Summer In The Son program)
6/24/2007 Leaders Communicating Through Change
Leadership Column: Session
Music Ministry - Plan to Sing in the 10:00 am Summer Choir!
6/17/2007 And Baby Makes Seven... Happy Father's Day!
6/10/2007 The Commitment of Commissioning: We're All Involved!
6/3/2007 The Return of Confirmation
Welcome Lori Anderson!!
5/27/2007 What's Pentecost...?
5/20/2007 The "New" Deacons: Turning the Tables
Ministry Profiler - A Service of the Deacons
5/13/2007 Summer Is Coming! Summer Is Coming! ...And Construction, Too!
5/6/2007 Efforts Invested in the Lord's Cause (Children's Ministry)
Adult Discipleship - Christians & The Arts
PrayKids Magazine: 15 Ways to Make Prayer a Natural Part of Your Everyday Family Life
4/29/2007 Change Happens
4/22/2007 Reflections on Virginia Tech
4/15/2007 Capes & Dresses
4/8/2007 Resurrection
4/1/2007 Holy Week
3/25/2007 Alpha and Me
Missions In Motion: Charm City Servants
3/11/2007 Saint Patrick's Way of Evangelism
3/4/2007 Central At Urbana
ACTC Volunteers!
2/25/2007 False Pictures
2/18/2007 Devotion Through Lent
Music Ministry - The Choir is a Personal Experience
2/11/2007 Missions In Motion: Placement with a Purpose (HIV/AIDs)
Music Ministry - What Is A Church Choir?
2/4/2007 Theology Matters
A Special Arrangement
Why Bother? (choir)
Adult Discipleship: The Church as Witness (RZIM article)
1/28/2007 There's No Place Like Home!
Work: What Is It?! (Career Coaching)
1/21/2007 The Annual Meeting (Celebration?) Is Coming!
Save the Date!! (Theologian in Residence Weekend)
Expect Amazing Things In Chancel Choir
1/14/2007 Amazing Things (HIV/AIDs)
Music Ministry - An Opportunity for Consecration
1/7/2007 Consecrate Yourselves
Date (2006) Title
12/31/2006 2006 - Nice Knowing You!
12/10/2006 Christmas Concerts are More Than Beautiful Music
12/3/2006 Advent: Waiting in Expectancy
11/26/2006 Learning & Being Led (HIV/AIDs)
Mission News: Thanksgivings: The Flavor of Grace, Not Gravy (HIV/AIDs)
Mission News: Boxes of Blessings
Results!
11/19/2006 A Beautiful Collision
11/12/2006 He Hears Our Prayers
Informational & Congregational Meetings (Nov 14 & 19)
Small Group Ministry Update
11/5/2006 A Big Moment in Ministry
Rejoice! (Parking Lot)
Moving Beyond Ourselves
10/29/2006 What Are You Willing to Pay?
Central Census
10/22/2006 Let Us Pray!
An Invitation to "An Adventure in Prayer"
10/15/2006 What's Your Story?
10/8/2006 What is Spiritual Permanence?
10/1/2006 Are You HIV Positive?
Who Has/Is/Will/Must Address the HIV/AIDS Crisis?
9/24/2006 Why Should We Care?
Missions: God at MACS
Happy 10th Birthday to Central's Website!
9/17/2006 How did we get here? Where are we going?
Missions: HIV/AIDS ~ Near & Far
9/10/2006 Kick-Off Sunday (& Network class)
Mission News: Why Should I Care?
9/3/2006 The Path to Eternal Life (Romania trip)
Time & Talent Tithing (Choir)
Missions News: Investing in Urban Youth through Educational Reform
Mission News: Why Should I Care?
8/27/2006 A Humbling Experience... (Missions trip)
Mission News: Why Should I Care?
8/20/2006 Broken Artists, Inspiring Worship
8/13/2006 God at Work as You Serve
Mission News: Why Should I Care?
8/6/2006 Central & The Festival
Mission News: Why Should I Care?
7/30/2006 Finally Free!
Mission News: "The Real Russia" and "Responding to War"
7/23/2006 The Great Cloud of Witnesses & the Unstoppable Force
Mission News: "Katrina's Mississippi in June" and "After Katrina"
7/16/2006 From Horror to Hope
Mission News: Are We Having FUN!!!
Franklin Graham Festival (Metro Maryland 2006)
7/9/2006 The Seeds Have Been Planted (Explorers' Camps)
7/2/2006 You Can Make A Difference
6/25/2006 How Can They Believe?
6/18/2006 Good Management Practices
6/11/2006 Energy Deregulation and Stewardship
Mission News: Remembrances of Russia
6/4/2006 By the Power of the Holy Spirit
Mission News: Sending Them Out to Serve!
5/28/2006 The Vision Shared
5/21/2006 Increasing Capacity
5/14/2006 Central as a Greenhouse
5/7/2006 Central as Field Hospital
4/30/2006 Central as Base Camp ~ Increasing Our Presence in the Community
4/23/2006 Christian Life & Witness Course
Food for Thought: The Da Vinci Opportunity
4/16/2006 What's Next?
Mission News: God's Green Acre! (Woodberry Crossing)
4/9/2006 From Rags to Robes
Easter Reminders
4/2/2006 Central Photo Directory
3/26/2006 Joining God's Mission Leads to a Crisis of Faith
Mission News: Ongoing Katrina Rescue
3/19/2006 When God Speaks, Hearts Change
3/12/2006 Assigned By God
3/5/2006 God In Pursuit
An Email Prayer Chain for Central
2/26/2006 Lent: A Time to Tune In
2/19/2006 A Boss At A Loss
Welcome Aboard! (to Brad Horn)
2/12/2006 Honoring a Trust
Mission News: The Right Focus
2/5/2006 Experiencing God, Anyone?
Mission News: The Fire on Which to Focus
Mission News: Romania, Here We Come!
1/29/2006 Life Journaling
Mission News: Living for God on the Way to Heaven
1/22/2006 Here Comes the Annual Meeting
1/15/2006 The Heart of Worship
Mission News: Proclaiming From the Roof
1/8/2006 Country Mouse Moves to the City
Mission News: I've Seen It For Myself
1/1/2006 A New Year's Resolution
Children's Ministry Leadership Team
Date (2005) Title
12/25/2005 The Twelve Days of Christmas
12/18/2005 Who Loves Ya, Baby? (Small Group Ministry)
Ministering in the Gulf
Mission News: We Saw Her Ship Go Sailing Out
12/11/2005 A Community of Joy
Central Welcomes New Director of Student Ministries
Mission News: A Different Christmas?
12/4/2005 Holiday Happenings
Mission News: Lending Hope to Africa
11/27/2005 We Wait, We Watch, We Hope
11/20/2005 When Was Your Last Check-Up? (Church Health Team)
11/13/2005 Escaping the Trap of Wealth
11/6/2005 Greetings! (by Jim McClure)
Service Opportunities to The Gulf Coast
10/30/2005 Hurt & Angry! What Now?
Mission News: Children at Risk: One Perspective
10/23/2005 Giving as God's Personal Shopper
Mission News: On Track With the Lord
10/16/2005 Making Space for God
Missions News: Children At Risk
10/9/2005 Art Inside These Walls: The Sundays at Central Concert Series
Welcome, Jim McClure
News From First Presbyterian in Baton Rouge
Mission News: A Letter From Dad to His Kids
10/2/2005 Children At Risk: God Has Put Them On My Heart!
Mission News: Rescue of Child Soldiers
9/25/2005 Who Are Children At Risk?
Children at Risk: Solutions!!
9/18/2005 Greetings! (from Anne Nielsen)
Mission News: Addressing Poverty
9/11/2005 Katrina Update from Baton Rouge
9/4/2005 "Your Money or Your Life"
8/28/2005 Mosaic
Who is Regeneration & What is God Saying to Us?
8/21/2005 WOW! What A Journey!
Mosaic Worship Service Questions and Answers
Mission News: How Important is The Word?
8/14/2005 Alpha: Finding Rest for Your Soul
Introducing... Our New Director of Children's Ministry
8/7/2005 Praying Together
Mission News: Meeting Jesus in Baltimore
7/31/2005 Prayers for the New Building
Mission News: Changing Lives
7/24/2005 The Relationship of Prayer
Summer Reading Trip with a World View
7/17/2005 Pray Always & Do Not Lose Heart
7/10/2005 Don't Take a Vacation From God
7/3/2005 More Than Watchman Wait
6/26/2005 So, Who's a Young Adult, Anyway?
Mission News: It's In the Drawer!
Praying For Your Leaders
6/19/2005 So, What Did I Learn...?
Share the Vision Update
6/12/2005 Called To Care
6/5/2005 State of the (Student) Ministry
Staffing Update: Administrative Search
5/29/2005 Beyond These Walls...
Church Without Walls: Reaching Baltimore Through Social Action
5/22/2005 All-Church Picnic TODAY!
Share the Vision Update
5/15/2005 Celebrating Our Stars!
All-Church Picnic
From The APNC: Pastor George Antonakos
5/8/2005 "God, Why Can't We Have Children?"
Pastor's Corner
5/1/2005 Setting Limits
Mission News: Backyard Tsunami
10 Days of Prayer Together
4/24/2005 Four Reasons Why I Said, "YES!"
Mission News: The AIDS Pandemic
4/17/2005 Man's Chief End!
4/10/2005 Introducing Our New Associate Pastor!
APNC Update
Mission News: Focus on Burma
4/3/2005 To the Glory of God
3/27/2005 From Nomad to Pilgrim
Playground at Stadium Place (Helpers Needed)
3/20/2005 Holy Week
Explorers' Camp 2005
3/13/2005 Lost Hope
Stephen Ministry Update
Musical/Play Planning
Mission News: Central Is A Derby Winner
3/6/2005 Looking Forward to Our True Home ~ Journeying with Joy
Defining Masculinity
Young on the Move with Joy
2/27/2005 Worship
Mission News: Sharing Hope
2/20/2005 Providence ~ Not What I Expected
2/13/2005 The Songs of Ascent: A Modern-Day Journey
A Bach Motet for Lent
Mission News: World at Our Door
2/6/2005 Stewardship
On-Line Study Guides - Pilgrims and Nomads Series
Tsunami Disaster Relief
Financial Workshop
1/30/2005 Small Group Kick-Off Rally - TODAY!
Missions News: Wings of Hope
1/23/2005 Koinonia
1/16/2005 Developing People vs. Doing Programs
Presbyterians Pro-Life
1/9/2005 Discipleship Made Easy?
Tsunami Relief - How You Can Help
Who Is Someone You Can Talk With About Christ This Year?
1/2/2005 Too Little
Tsunami Relief Efforts
Date (2004) Title
12/26/2004 Too Much!
Mission News: Statistically Speaking ~ The Rest of the Story
Share The Vision: What's Happening...
12/19/2004 n/a
12/12/2004 Wrong Place!
Music & History Class
12/5/2004 Too Young!
11/28/2004 Too Old!
Presbytery News
You Can Be An Angel This Christmas!
Mission News: Alternative Christmas Giving
Mission News: Mary of Bethlehem, Marys of Africa
11/21/2004 Much for Which to Be Thankful
11/14/2004 Add Your Voice to the Vision
Thankful Service
Mission News: Citizens of What Kingdom?
11/7/2004 From Central Session
Mission News: HUMMMMMMM!
10/31/2004 Tangible Possibilities
Mission News: "Passion" Spawns Passion
10/24/2004 'The Storm' Student Ministries Selected by Maryland "Honor Rows" Service & Volunteerism Program!
Mission News: Josie: Ready for the Challenge
10/17/2004 Becoming People of Excellence
Redeeming Halloween! (includes 10/24, 10/31 additions)
Mission News: Enlarging the Kingdom
10/10/2004 A New Lifestyle
10/3/2004 Our Vision & HIS Vision Revealed?
Mission News: Present Day Paul
9/26/2004 Slow Down for a Minute!
A Musical Month at Central
Tragedy and Triumph
9/19/2004 God is My Boss
Taking Action! for A Church Without Walls
Change A Child's Life... Forever
The Question of God (TV series)
Mission News: What In the World....!
9/12/2004 Change... Again
Changing Seasons ~ It's A God Thing
Mission News: Are You There?
9/5/2004 Faith in Extreme Circumstances
God's Love for Muslims (Class)
Picture Perfect
8/29/2004 Connecting Through Small Groups
Mission News: Our Amazing God
8/22/2004 Is This For Me? (Alpha)
Understanding Islam
8/15/2004 Who Is Investing in Our Children?
Digging Deeper with Your Children (into The Pilgrim's Progress)
Mission News: The Old, Old Story
8/8/2004 Becoming a Two-Hour Disciple (Adult Christian Ed)
M & M Kids Missions' Week
Come On Central -- Tell us Your Stories!
8/1/2004 Ministry Empowerment Team
Mission News: The Little Things
Mission News: A Flight of Faith
7/25/2004 An Exciting Fresh Look for Central's Sanctuary
Sermon Proofing Helper Needed
Mission News: Cast In God's Image
7/18/2004 Sharing Transparency
Tennessee Mission Trip
Explorers' Camp is Over for One More Year!
7/11/2004 Life's Problems (Sermon Series)
Mission News: Faith or Fear?
7/4/2004 The Search Continues
6/27/2004 Ministry Teams at Central
6/21/2004 We Are An Equipping Church
6/13/2004 We Are An Empowered Church
6/6/2004 A Church In Community
Men's Ministry - It's Almost Time! (PK conference)
Stories from the DeSmits' trip to East Asia
5/30/2004 Mission News: Life Saving Techniques
Ask a PK Wife
5/23/2004 A Church Without Walls: A Pavilion?
Central Welcomes Keith Wright Aboard
5/16/2004 Heart of God
Why Reach Internationals?
5/9/2004 On Doing the Right Thing
Small Group Ministry: Transformation
5/2/2004 I Can't Wait to Get to Work
From Your Session: What Does Marriage Mean?
4/25/2004 Career Coaching
Mission News: Institutional Inspiration!
4/18/2004 Come and See!
Pastor's Thanks
4/11/2004 Preparing for Easter with Alpha
4/4/2004 What's the Deal with the Tickets?
Celebrating Easter on Saturday Evening!?
Adult Discipleship: Christians Dealing With Financial Issues
Small Group Ministry: Passion for Community
3/28/2004 The High Way
Small Group Ministry: 21st Century Community
Mission News: Locations For Love (PPL)
3/21/2004 Who Turned Out The Lights?
Easter Schedule, Tickets and Flowers
3/14/2004 Who Cares? (re Deacons and Paraclete)
Mission/Social Action News: Abraham's Tent
3/7/2004 A Time To Serve
Pastor's Challenge
Mission News: Precious Words, Call To Prayer
2/29/2004 A Lenten Journey
What Is Lent?
New Career Coaching Ministry
Small Group Ministry - Multiplication By Division
Explorers' Camp 2004 Update
2/22/2004 Celebrate The Faith
Small Groups: A Home For New Folks
The Helping Up Mission
2/15/2004 Fightin' Fair
Ministering to Underground Churches
2/8/2004 Can You Hear Me Now?
You Get More Than You Give!
2/1/2004 The Body at Work
Presbytery News
1/25/2004 Serving the Purpose of God In Our Generation!
Small Group Ministry
1/18/2004 Prayer Works!
Mission News: Urbana '03
1/11/2004 State of the Church Address
Children's Praise Choir
1/4/2004 What's in Store for '04!
Date (2003) Title
12/28/2003 5...4...3...2...1... Happy New Year!
12/21/2003 Facing the Unexpected
Unexpected Changes
However Unexpected
12/14/2003 Good News for All People
God Speaks to the Lowly
Prima Mea Biblie
12/7/2003 Faces in the Background
The Call of God Passes On
11/30/2003 Living with Hope
Well Being Station
11/23/2003 Announcing the Grand Opening of the CPC Christmas Shoppe
Angels at Christmas
Mission News: Practicing Gratitude
11/16/2003 The Filling Station
Congregational News: Laura Crihfield Hired
Be A Christmas "Angel"
11/9/2003 Understanding Your Teenager
11/2/2003 This Is Community!
10/26/2003 Equipping the Equipped
10/19/2003 Our Sacrifice of Praise
Missions and the Long Run
Muslim Prayer Focus During Ramadan
10/12/2003 Missions At Home
10/5/2003 Missions Is Central at Central
9/28/2003 How Did You React?
9/21/2003 What Will Your Legacy Be?
9/14/2003 Central's 2003 Mission Conference (updated)
Around the World in 9 Days!
We Need You! (Student Ministries)
9/7/2003 We're Finally Really Here!
Haiti Mission Trip: August 2003
8/31/2003 Helping John Stay On the Mountaintop
Would You Like to Understand Islam?
What are we so scared of?
The Cancel Choir Needs YOU!
We Need You! (Student Service Teams)
8/24/2003 Children's Ministry: Change and Growth!
8/17/2003 Connection... Support... Praise... Worship... Community... and Child Care! (Women on Weds)
Update on Phase 2
Children's Ministry Update
Membership Exploration Class - 9/6/2003
8/10/2003 Storm Student Ministries - Becoming...
News Flash from NSA (No Strings Attached)
What Can You Learn? (missions)
8/3/2003 Lessons From a Wedding
Mission News: One Body: Hands & Feet Included
7/27/2003 The Kingdom of God... A Primer
7/20/2003 Managing the Neutral Zone
7/13/2003 Are We That Church?
Mission News: Opportunities Knocking
7/6/2003 About Schmidt
Voting News Flash
Student Mission Trip
6/29/2003 Welcome New Members
Mission News: Well Being Station
News from No Strings Attached
So What's Next, Pastor George?
6/22/2003 PNC Update
Summer Choir
6/15/2003 So What's Our Calling?
Life Journaling
6/8/2003 40 Days Possibilities
6/1/2003 From Conversation to Community
5/25/2003 Celebrating 40 Days
5/18/2003 What Happens After 40 Days? (New Members Class)
5/11/2003 All Aboard!
5/4/2003 Lord, Teach Us To Pray...
Men of Promise become Men of Purpose
Ministry Fair
4/27/2003 Small Group - Big Purpose
4/20/2003 40 Days With Jesus After the Resurrection
4/13/2003 40 Days of Scripture
4/6/2003 40 Days of Devotions
3/30/2003 40 Days of Friends
3/23/2003 40 Days of Small Groups with Purpose
Session News: Welcome Mike Batley
No Strings Attached
3/16/2003 40 Days of Prayer
3/9/2003 What is "40 Days" All About?
3/2/2003 40 Days of Purpose
Now I Can See
2/23/2003 Dinner and a Journal (lenten study)
2/16/2003 Visions Taking Shape (Young Adults)
Explorers' Camps Are Coming!
2/9/2003 Stump The Elders
2/2/2003 Rise Up, O Men of God
1/26/2003 2002
Annual Exports (Missions)
1/19/2003 HE'S BACK! (But only for a while!)
1/12/2003 Laying a Musical Foundation
What Does ACMC Stand For?
From The Deacons' Desk: Care Teams Workshop
1/5/2003 Exploring Central Church
Date (2002) Title
12/29/2002 Enjoying the 12 Days of Christmas
12/22/2002 Desire, Interest & Willingness
12/15/2002 My Worst Nightmare Became My Dream and Passion
Session Update
12/8/2002 Everyday Transformation
12/1/2002 Keeping Christ In Christmas
Be A Christmas "Angel"
11/24/2002 Thanksgiving Eve Service
Celebrate Christmas with our Missionaries
Listen to Sermons Online!
Session News
11/17/2002 What Next?
11/10/2002 Who Cares? We Do!
International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church
11/3/2002 A WOW Day!
Your Vote Counts!
Ramadan Prayer Reminder
10/27/2002 Christians & Political Service?
A Hearty Thank You
10/20/2002 I Am a Young Adult!
10/13/2002 Three Years - One God
10/6/2002 Short-Term Investment with Long Term Gains!
What To Ask Our Missionaries!?
9/29/2002 Let's Celebrate Missions!
9/22/2002 Sundays At Central Concert Series
Celebrating Missions Around the World
9/15/2002 Coming Together as One Body: You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet!
So You Want To Know More About Drama Ministry?
9/8/2002 Jig-Saw Puzzlers Unite! An Update from the PNC
Second Sunday for the World
9/1/2002 Pawley's Island Mission Trip
8/25/2002 Central Helps Put the "Life" in College Life
Furlough Top 10
The Greatest Need
8/18/2002 Who's Minding The Store?
8/11/2002 The Men Are Awake At Central
8/4/2002 Explorers' Camp From My Perspective
7/28/2002 A Picture of Our Congregation
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Feedback on Focus Groups for 8:15 am Service
7/21/2002 The Best Is Yet To Be
7/14/2002 Do Not Be Dismayed (PNC)
So, What Where Will You Go Next?
7/7/2002 Gym...Youth Center
AiM becomes EM (Equipping Ministries)
Why Can't The Interim Be Called?
6/30/2002 Pulpit Supply
Bryan to Return to His Roots
Missions News
6/23/2002 A Temporary Time & Structure
Jill Marbach, Central's Missions Coordinator
Short Term Missions
6/16/2002 Prayer
Sending Them Out to Serve
6/9/2002 Renaissance Man
Plan to sing in the New 10 AM Summer Choir!
6/2/2002 The Ministry Empowerment Team
5/26/2002 What Is Session Up To?
How Children's Ministry Is Building Community
5/19/2002 Why Now? The Timing of God's Call
5/12/2002 Turn Up The Volume! (PNC)
It has been a great 12 years!
Joy In Giving
5/5/2002 O Sing To The Lord!
4/28/2002 A New Hymnal for Traditional Services
4/21/2002 A Family Resemblance
T Minus 3 and Counting
4/14/2002 Six Days
An Easter Questionnaire on Plainness
Praying For Your Pastors!
4/7/2002 My Testimony
3/31/2002 Easter Truth and Self-Interest
3/24/2002 A Different Greenhouse Effect
3/17/2002 Won't Things Get Out Of Control? (Statement #7)
No Excuse Sunday!
3/10/2002 Philosophy of Ministry: Statement #6
Care Teams
3/3/2002 Frustration Ends! Philosophy of Ministry: Statement #5
2/24/2002 Philosophy of Ministry: Statement #4
2/17/2002 If I'm a minister of Christ... Why Don't I Feel More Qualified?
2/10/2002 Philosophy of Ministry: Statement #3
2/3/2002 Philosophy of Ministry: Part 2
1/27/2002 The Ministry Empowerment Team
Central's New Ministry Structure: Frequently Asked Questions
Planting The Word Of God
1/20/2002 Why Are Leaders "Giving Away" Ministry?
1/13/2002 What Is The Why Behind The What?
1/6/2002 Central's New "Philosophy of Ministry"
Date (2001) Title
12/30/2001 A Permission-Giving Church
Peaceable Possibilities
What Are We To Think About Harry Potter?
12/23/2001 Something To Sing About
12/16/2001 Is It Really That Difficult?
12/9/2001 Joining Central
12/2/2001 Of New Beginnings
It's Right to Write
11/25/2001 Great Expectations
11/18/2001 Central's Leadership Is Changing Course
11/11/2001 Thanking God with Our Whole Heart
11/4/2001 Welcome Andy
Interfaith Dialogues
10/7/2001 The Power Of Partnership
9/23/2001 Praying For Leadership
9/16/2001 The Fall Feasts of Israel - Restoring the Hebrew Root
Of the Making of Many Meetings...
8/12/2001 How Can I Keep From Singing?