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| Faith United Presbyterian Church
Focus on Faith
| October 14, 2010 |
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Coming Up on Sunday:
Sermon:
Jeremiah 31:27-34
Psalm 119:153-176
Luke 18:1-8
Lay Assistant: Dick Griffiths
Beedle/Crucifer:
Abby & Megan Brown
Ushers:
Robert Blackford, Bill Lee, Dominick Reading,
Barb Byrne, Ed Melvin
Greeters:
Don & Jeanne Robeson
Bill & Betty Lee
Nursery:
Jim & Shari Glasgow
Children's Church:
Lisa Willett
Coffee Hour:
Jim & Lolla Ballard
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Sunday School
Children 3yrs - 6th grade: meet in the theater upstairs. Parents are welcome.
Youth 7th - 12th grade: meet in the senior high room in the youth wing. Faith & Life and Bible Study Class will meet together in the Brides room.
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Wednesday Night Live
WNL is off to a great start! However, since we've had an increase in our participation, we need more drivers and table parents. That is a good problem to have! Please talk to or call Margie if you are able to help.
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Sr. High Youth
Sr. High Youth Group will be going to Davenport's Jaycess Haunted House this Saturday at 8:00 p.m. The cost is $10.00. If you'd like to go, call Heather by Friday at 734-5129 or 224-6349.
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Fillman Fellowship
Fillman Fellowship will meet in social hall of Faith Church at 5:00 p.m. tonight, October 14. All women are welcome. Please bring a sandwich. Dessert and beverages will be provided.
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Icebreakers
The October meeting of Icebreakers will be held on the 17th, at 4:00 p.m., meeting at the Historical Museum on South Sunnyland, for a tour of the museum, followed by eating out at the New China Buffet. The meal will cost $10.00 each.
Reservations can be made by calling Jo Ellen Dollinger, 734-8627; Donna Larson, 734-6103; or Darlene Moffet, 734-5537. If you need a ride, call Gene Larson, 734-6103.
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Grief Series - A Journey of Renewal
For six Wednesday evenings beginning October 20, the Chaplains' Association of OSF Holy Family Medical Center will sponsor a fall series, "Grief: Journey of Renewal" for people who have recently experienced the death of a loved one or those finding difficulty in coping with their grief. The discussions will be led by Doug Gibb, Bereavement Counselor. One session will be conducted by a member of the OSF Holy Family Medical Center Chaplains' Association.
Session Topics:
October 20 "Getting to Know Your Grief"
October 27 "The Positive Power of Grief"
November 3 "Memories"
November 10 "Advice for Friends of the Bereaved"
November 17 "God Cares" by a Chaplains'
Association Member
Date TBA "Coping with Special Days"
The sessions begin at 5:30 and adjourn at 7:00 p.m. Each session will be held at OSF Holy Family Medical Center Classroom, 1000 West Harlem Avenue in Monmouth. Participants should enter the southwest entrance of the hospital from the West Visitor's Parking Lot where signs will be posted for room location. Each session includes a light meal.
Registrations are appreciated. For information and registration call 734-1404.
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Crockpot Cook-off Entry
Do you have a family secret recipe you prepare in your crockpot that everybody loves? If so, why not enter it in our Crockpot Cook-off on October 31, following worship?
The rules are simple: Select a recipe that is cook ed only in your crock. This can include anything from breakfast dishes to soups, main courses to desserts, etc. Basically, anything that you can cook in a crockpot.
Adults, youth, and children will then sample each one, voting on the yummiest dish. The person with the most votes will win a new Crockpot!
The entry fee is $5.00, and needs to be submitted along with your name and what you'll be making to the office by Sunday, October 24.
All proceeds will go toward the cost of the 2011 Youth Mission trip next summer to the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
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We Need Your Taste Buds!
You are invited to our first
Crockpot Cook-off
October 31, 2010
at 11:45 a.m. (following worship)
$3.00 per adult and $1.00 per child under 12 will let you...
sample from each crockery and give you the ability
to vote on your favorite one!
To cleanse the palate between taste-testing, buy some delicious goodies from our bake sale.
(Drinks will be provided. )
All proceeds will go toward the cost of our
2011 Youth Mission tip next summer to the
Lake Traverse Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
Thank you for your support!
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Elder - Deacon - Trustee Candidate Suggestion Form
The task of the Nominating Committee is to place the names of qualifies individuals before the Congregation as nominees to fill positions on the church boards. The Congregation must then vote to elect these persons. The Nominating Committee needs your help in determining who is qualified and able to serve, if nominated. Please give this form to any member of the Nominating Committee.
Candidate Name:
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The 2011 Nominating Committee is: Phil Painter, Julie Armstrong, Carolyn Simpson, Crystal Sargent, Betsy Akey, Jo Ellen Dollinger, Darlene Moffet, Carol Heflin, Carolyn Meling
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Back Home
Erma Smallwood is home recovering with temporary caregivers, daughters Mary Ann Armstrong and Susan Schilson and Home Healthcare.
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Congratulations
Brad & Christina (Gilliland) Compton welcomed their first child, Lucas Gregory, on September 24. Grandparents are Greg & Susan Gilliland and greatgrandmother is Jeanne Freed.
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Prayers For...
Erma Smallwood, Joan Steis, Carol Olsen, Joan Steis, Jack McBride, Ted Abernathy, Ron McClintock, Eilleen Spoerl, and Frank Sorensen.
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Calendar for the week
Thursday
Fillman Fellowship @ 5:00 p.m.
Saturday
Youth Mission Group Activity @ 9:00 a.m.
Paul Mason's Birthday Party @ 2:00 p.m.
Sr. High Youth Outing @ 8:00 p.m.
Sunday
Choir @ 9:00 a.m.
Sunday School @ 9:15 a.m.
Worship @ 10:30 a.m.
Icebreakers @ 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday
Trustee Meeting @ 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday
Ministerial Association Meeting @ 8:30 a.m.
Wednesday Night Live @ 3:20 p.m. Thursday
Educational Foundation Meeting @ 7:00 a.m.
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October
Birthdays  |
1 Dorothy Behnke
2 Lorna Blackford
4 Phil Painter
5 Barb Byrne
6 Elizabeth Nieman
7 Michael Crosier
11 Chloe Larson
David Spoerl
Paul Mason III
13 Megan Byrne
15 Don Mills
Austin Johnson
17 Thomas Best
19 Mandy Lyle
21 Taylor Turnquist
29 Marie Inman
30 Lynn Biggs
Amanda Bowman
30 Andrew Ockert
J. Eric Ockert
Kathy Lewis
31 Jane Newberry
Alyvia Burton
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