March 2010 Lantern Features Many Lenten and Easter Activities

The First Presbyterian Church of Matawan has published its March 2010 Lantern. Here are some upcoming events mentioned in the Lantern:

• Presbyterian Nursery School registration begins 27 February from 9 am to 10:30 am. Registration continues weekdays 9 am to 3 pm until classes are full. Half-day classes are available for kids 2 1/2 to 5.
• Wednesdays during Lent you can attend dinner/devotional events in the Adult Lounge from 6 pm to 7:30 pm. (The Weekly Women's Study Group will continue its Wed meetings after Lent.)
• The Saturday Morning Women's Study Group meets in the Adult Lounge at 10 am. 
• New Member classes will begin 14 March in the Adult Lounge at 9 am.
• Our Progressive Dinner will be held 20 March. Sign up in Fellowship Hall or call Carol Cashin.
• Our Lenten Fish Fry will be held 27 March at 6 pm in Fellowship Hall. Take out orders will be available starting at 5 pm. The meal will be catered by the Argyle Restaurant of Kearny.
• The Church School will "Walk through Holy Week" in Fellowship Hall on Palm Sunday (28 March) at 9:15 am.
• There will be a seder celebration in Fellowship Hall on Maundy Thursday (1 April) at 6:30 pm.
• There will be a Good Friday worship service and dramatic presentation in the sanctuary on 2 April at 7:30 pm.
• Easter (4 April) will include an Easter sunrise service (tentatively set for 6:30 am), Easter egg hunt (9:30 am), and Easter worship (10:30 am)
• The always popular Dixieland Bank and Chili Fest will be held on 25 April at 5 pm in Fellowship Hall. 120 persons attended last year's performance. The church is seeking advertisers and sponsors for its Concert Series.
• Sign up for Spaghetti for the Soul, which will be held on 2 October.

Former Westminster Pres Sunday School Teacher/Elder Dies At 86

EDITH J. WINTERFIELD
AGE: 86 MIDDLETOWN

Edith Jiran Winterfield, 86, of the Belford section of Middletown, passed away Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, at Gateway Care Center, Eatontown. Born and raised in Bronx, NY, Edith was an active member of Jan Hus Presbyterian Church. She graduated from Walton High School Class of 1940. In 1955, Mrs. Winterfield moved to Middletown where she was a charter member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. There, she faithfully served as a Sunday School teacher and on the Church Session. She was a loving wife, mother and devoted grandmother to Daniel and Joseph who were the loves of her life. She lived for Church and family and will be greatly missed.

Mrs.Winterfield was predeceased by her son, Gary, in 1954, and her husband, Edward, in 2003. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Christine Winterfield, Wall Township; grandsons and their wives, Daniel and Linda Winterfield, Mays Landing, and Joseph and Stefanie Winterfield, Columbia, MD. Also surviving are her sister, Stephanie Skinner, Whiting; a niece, Nancy Magee, Palm Coast, Fl. and a nephew, Stephen Skinner, Red Bank.

Visiting will be Monday, Feb. 22, 2010 from 2-5 pm at John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, 115 Tindall Road, Middletown. Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday at 10 am at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Fair View Cemetery, Middletown. In lieu of flowers, donations would be appreciated to the Alzheimer's Association , 400 Morris Ave., Denville, NJ 07834 or Westminster Presbyterian Church, 94 Tindall Rd., Middletown, NJ 07748.

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Source: Asbury Park Press

Presbyterians on Marco Island Support Mission

The Marco Eagle published an interesting summary of mission efforts at a couple of churches on Marco Island in Florida. The Marco Presbyterian Church recently hosted a mission conference to discuss some of the 20 overseas missions they currently support. They invited 3 missionary couples to speak, including a couple who have ministered to Persian-speakers in Africa and Asia and will soon begin the same work in Europe. Note that this Presbyterian church also sponsors 7 local mission efforts.