Pasadena Community Church

One Day-Two Ramps

The volunteers for the Wheelchair Ramp Ministry met a 8:00 AM to build a ramp for "Furnetta." The PCC team set up a tent, prayed and got to work. At 2:00 the ramp was completed.
Just as we were wrapping up the job and the volunteers were leaving, other volunteers showed up full of energy and ready to work!
Project coordinator Don Graham took the team to a second ramp site. Two hours and 30 minutes later, the smaller ramp was completed. Two ramps for needy folks in one day. That is doing God's work!

Thanks To the Mothers
of Our Church
Not all mothers give birth. Some of the mothers that we celebrate on Mother's Day are mothers to all of our kids. They coach basketball, they teach Sunday School, they lead our youth programs and preschool. We think of them as mothers of our church and we are so grateful for thier love.

This year, our youth sold Mother's Day flowers and it was such an amazing success we ran out! There seems to be no doubt we will do this again in 2009!

Pentecost Bell Ringers

Mother-Daughter-Friend
Banquet is Huge Success:
attracts more than 200 women

The Life Enrichment Center was packed by the PCC Mother/Daughter/Friend banquet. In addition to a fashion show featuring designs from the Dress Barn and the crowd was treated to make-up tips and a first rate service from church youth volunteers. The money that was raised will help fund our church's United Methodist Women projects. The UMW has long been one of the driving engines of our church.

PCC's English as a Second Language Ministry
One way Pasadena Community Church reaches out to our community is through our English as a Second Language (ESOL) ministry.

This week, we celebrated the accomplishments of a remarkable group of immigrants who have been studying two nights a week at our church.
They come from all over the world, from Nicaragua to Eastern Europe.
Some are highly educated with Masters and PhD's. Some are young and some are senior citizens. Imagine, learning a new language and culture when you are long past retirement age We honor the tutors and the students.

The PCC Preschool
Spring Concert

Click here for more photos from the concert

Pasadena Community Church in Top 10% Florida UMC Churches

This just in from the Florida UMC Conference Cabinet. Pasadena Community Church is is among the top 10% UMC churches in Florida for:

• Highest average worship
attendance
• Most professions of faith
• Greatest increase in
professions of faith

Our New Senior Pastor:
The Rev. Charley Reeb

Charles D. Reeb has been named the new Senior Pastor of Pasadena Community Church. He is currently serving as Senior Pastor at Tuskawilla UMC (click here to see that church's website.)
Rev. Reeb has also served The First United Methodist Church of Lakeland, where he was the Associate Pastor of one of Florida's largest Methodist churches. He served under the leadership of Reverend Riley Short, one of the United Methodist denomination’s most highly regarded leaders and preachers.

Charley previously served churches in Atlanta, Georgia, Athens, Georgia and Plant City, Florida and also served as a chaplain and devotional speaker for the Georgia Senate.

You can listen to sermons by Rev. Reeb by clicking here.

Charley was a featured preacher on DAY 1 (formerly known as The Protestant Hour), a national radio program. Here is the link to those broadcasts.
September 24, 2005 - "I Wonder About God's Will for My Life"
September 17, 2005 - "I Wonder Why My Prayers Go Unanswered"
September 10, 2005 - "I Wonder Why Bad Things Happen to Good People"

Charley's work has appeared in Preaching and Circuit Rider magazines. He wrote "7 Wonders of the Faith," which seeks to answer "our most troubling questions."
He is also author of a new book, "One Heaven of a Party."

Reeb also is one of the guest ministers on the Hallmark Channel's Day 1 Diner, a part of Naomi's New Morning.

Charley is a graduate of Florida Southern College and The Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta. Charley is married to Brandy, and they are the proud parents of P.J., their Jack Russell Terrier.

Brandy is a tennis player and Charley is an avid golfer. Brandy graduated from Georgia Tech and was an MVP Tennis player for the Rambling Wreck! Brandy was a management major and her area of expertise is finance and accounting.

Charley says, " I am a golf nut and, at present, play to a 13 handicap.:

Drop Charley and Brandy a note of welcome:

3925 Red Bug Lake Rd., Casselberry, Florida 32707

Our New Sister in Christ

Erin Elizabeth Quinn, daughter of Elizabeth and Greg Quinn

Welcome New Members!
We are pleased to welcome four new members to our “loving community”
Anna Kraponick, joined at the 8:55 am Direct Connection Contemporary Service; and Robert Trobiano, Karrie Hrubar, and Cori Jerger, joined at the 11:00 am Traditional Service. Let's find ways to involve our new members in our ministry to our community.

The Second Cup of Coffee Bible Study: Thursdays at 1:00 am in LEC Conference A-B. Join Rev. Jim McWhinnie for “The Teachings of Jesus.”

Pray For Our Youth
Our PCC Youth are preparing for mission work this summer. We will have two groups going out for a week of work. The High School students will be heading to Valdosta, Georgia to rebuild and rehab homes in some of our country's poorest region. The Middle Schoolers will be working in daycares, senior centers and doing other social work in South Carolina. The youth need your prayers and financial support.
Isn't this what we want to teach our kids--to be the hands and feet of Christ in the world? We should also heap huge amounts of thanks on our youth leader Kirsten Jones who is doing an amazing job with our kids.

Click here for complete info to register. This season will consist of 7 games beginning June 14, 2008 and finishing August 2, 2008 (no practices or game Monday, June 23rd through Saturday, June 28th), with the awards banquet commencing at 6:00 pm on Saturday, August 2nd for all players, their families, and volunteers.

• For this Summer League we will accept players entering 1st Grade in the Fall through 12th Graders.
• All players will play a minimum of one-half a game and the teams will be evenly divided. Practices will be held once a week after the season starts. Attendance at practice may affect playing time during the game on Saturday.
• You may turn in your Registration Forms at the Church Office, located in the Life Enrichment Center, during normal business hours: Monday-Thursday, 8:30 am until 5:00 pm and Friday, 8:30 am until 1:00 pm. Registration is not complete until the registration fee ($55 per player) is submitted.

Take a look at the nearly 200 kids who participated in our 2008 winter basketball league. (click here)

Receiving Our Emails?
If you have requested information via email from us (monthly Pasadena Praises newsletter, quarterly Contribution Statements, etc.) and have not been receiving it, please provide your email address on the yellow Registration Form or email marvav@pccumc.org to confirm the address we have on file. Thank you.

The 2009 Trip to the Holy Land
Travel with us to Israel, The Holy Land, next year! We are planning our pilgrimage for February 17th through the 26th, 2009. We will walk where Jesus walked and feel His presence there. Rev. Sidney Tompkins will journey with us as well as Bob Drick who will lead us in music and worship.
Sign up to go at our first meeting on Friday, May 16th at 6:00 pm in LEC 3A-C. There will be snacks and lots of pictures and fellowship. Former pilgrims are welcome. P.S.—We already have many signed up, so don’t delay! Space is limited.

Children's Consignment Sale
It’s time to clean out those closets and unload some of that barely worn, hardly played with kids stuff. Our Children’s Consignment Sale is being held on Friday, May 16th and Saturday, May 17th. We will accept top quality kids items: baby items, clothing, toys, games, puzzles, books, sporting items, DVD’s, VHS, video games, and more. You tag and price, we advertise and sell. You get 70% of the selling price. For further information please email donjanine4@aol.com or jacci.white@saintleo.edu.

PCC as The Hands and Feet of Christ
in Our Community
For the second time in two weeks, and this time in pouring rain, Pasadena Community Church members built a wheelchair ramp for a senior citizen who had waited years for help from others.

These ramp projects, coordinated by PCC member Don Graham, change lives. We often hear stories of Seniors who cannot leave home because of a small step that keeps them from rolling their wheelchair outside.

We are now training other congregations how to build these projects. We have plans to build four more right away-why not join us?