The Ellicott City Trombone Choir will visit RPC on April 25 at 3:00 PM for our next community concert. Reserve your tickets here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ellicott-city-trombone-choir-at-rpc-tickets-1984851765060

Faith Formation is sponsoring a training presented by MoCo IRC, a grassroots mutual aid network, after

worship on Sunday, 4/12. The one hour training will cover the impact of Immigrations & Customs

Enforcement in our communities and what you can do as a bystander when you observe ICE activity.

This is a great opportunity to learn how you can support our neighbors. We'll provide pizza!

Bring your kids to participate in our annual easter egg hunt!

Please join us for Easter Services and Breakfast on Sunday, April 5^th. Breakfast will begin at 9:30am then the Easter Service at 10:30am. The breakfast will be a continental breakfast consisting of donuts, bagels, fruit, yogurt, pastries, juice, etc. If you are planning on attending and would like to bring something for the Easter Breakfast, please sign up on the sign-up sheet in the church hallway. The Easter Egg Hunt for children, preschool through 5^th grade, will take place after the church service at 12:00pm.

Mark your calendars for the Ash Wednesday Service and Dinner on February 18th. We will have dinner at 6:00 p.m. and the service afterwards at 7:00 p.m. We will have soup, salad, bread, side dishes, and dessert. If you are planning on attending and would like to bring something to the dinner, please sign up on the sign-up sheet in the church hallway. Let’s get the Lenten season off to a great start!

Sunday February 8, we will be collecting canned and dried goods for Manna Food Center.

Bring your cans to the Calvin Room. On Sunday, February 8 from 11:30am-1pm, Rachel

will also be collecting cans in the RPC parking lot. Invite your friends and neighbors to stop

by! Most needed items include grains, protein, fruits and vegetables, shelf-stable milk,

cooking oil, and infant formula and baby foods. Learn more

at: https://www.mannafood.org/most-needed-foods-list/

Children and Adults of all ages are invited to come together in joyful anticipation as we celebrate the glorious birth of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Special music, a soloist and our choir will fill the Sanctuary with songs that highlight the age-old lessons of Christmas.

The children of Rockville Presbyterian Church will bring the timeless story to our congregation during morning worship service. There will be rehearsals after service on November 30th and December 7th.

The Advent Fair will be held after worship on December 7th in the Calvin Room. We will have pizza and decorate the church, Mission Committee will have cards for our homebound members for people to sign, and we will wrap gifts for Rainbow Place residents. Faith Formation will have an Advent craft and cookie decorating station, and we will have Noonday selling women-made jewelry and accessories from around the world.

One of the greatest viola soloist of our time, Juilliard professor Hsin-Yun Huang is visiting RPC to give a recital on Saturday, November 15 at 3 pm as part of RPC's community concerts of this year. Huang is the top prize winner of 1993 ARD International Music Competition in Munich. She is also a viola faculty at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. This is an unaccompanied solo viola recital and will be wrapped up with Mozart’s String Duo No. 1 featuring RPC’s very own violinist Shu-Ting Yao. Watch the event here:  https://youtube.com/live/vrf2K5mXKrE

This recital is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan and Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office.  

Bring your rakes and gloves to help spruce up RPC! Coffee, Juice and Doughnuts will be provided. The rain date TBD. Hope to see you there and thank you for your time and support!

Join us after Worship on November 2nd, for an important presentation by Mike Conrad from Montgomery County’s Keeping Seniors Safe(KSS) program. While the program’s name references seniors, this informative session is valuable for ALL adults. The presentation will cover crucial topics that affect everyone, including protection against scams, fraud, identity theft, and general safety issues. The session will last approximately one hour and include time for questions and discussion. KSS is a valuable program established by the Montgomery County Police Department to help keep our community informed and protected. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn essential safety tips and gather helpful resources to protect yourself and your loved ones.

On November 2nd, we will be observing All Saints Day with a slideshow honoring those who have died in the last year.

We’d love for you to join us for our Open House on Wednesday, October 29th, from 7:30pm to 9:00 pm. If you’ve never seen our shelter before, here’s your chance to take a tour and meet some of our staff!

Come join us for a free violin recital with the incredible talents of Evelyn and Annabelle Song. Tickets are free but reserve your seat here! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/evelyn-and-annabelle-song-in-recital-tickets-1674186198989?aff=oddtdtcreator

Sunday, October 12th , following worship. Anne Baur will share stories of her life of faith. Bring a potluck dish to share!

Join the

Mission Committee in volunteering at the Interfaith Works Clothing Center on Saturday,

September 20 from 10am-12pm. Volunteers will be sorting clothes, food, school supplies, or

other. Volunteers should wear comfortable close-toed shoes and expect to be on their feet.

Volunteers must be at least 14 years old. To volunteer, contact Rachel Jung.

Join us for a potluck following worship! RPC saint, Amy Macomber, will share stories of her life and faith. Bring a potluck dish to share!

The first community concert of this year will be on Saturday, February 1st at 3pm. This is a young artist concert featuring winners of the Elite Music Competition ages 6-18. Reserve your free tickets here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rpc-young-artists-concert-tickets-1207516707979?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

To watch the event live-streamed click HERE

Join us for a Joint Service and Potluck with Jerusalem Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church. We will be hosting our friends in Christ here at RPC. We will celebrate the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through music and prose. Please plan to bring a dish to share as we fellowship together with JMPUMC.

The Annual Congregational Meeting will be January 12, 2025 following morning worship. All are encouraged to attend.