Service of Healing and Spiritual Renewal

If you are weary and heavy laden in your life (Mt. 11:28) or if you need to pray for your family or friends, come to the service of healing and spiritual renewal for peace, rest, and healing in body, mind and spirit. The service will help you to draw near to the Lord and provide a space to reflect your life and faith through a quite time, prayer, hymns, communion, and annointing with oil. The service will be held on Oct. 7 (Tue.) at 7:00 pm at Hale Chapel. 

Spiritual Parenting (Small Group Study)

This 6-week study is aimed at creating a home environment that is conducive to shaping the hearts and minds of our children through biblical principles. This group will meet on Sundays, Sept 28 to Nov 2 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Smith's home. Contact Krista Smith for more details (248.321.2254). Childcare available, if needed.

High School trip to Richardson's Corn Maze

Sunday, October 12, 4:00-10:00 pm

RSVP Deadline:  October 5 (students can RSVP with adult leaders at youth group that day) Bring $15 for your entrance into the maze and a little extra for snacks on the farm.  Come dressed for the weather!

2015 High School Mission Trip Info Meeting

Sunday, October 19, 12:15-12:45 pm

This meeting is for students currently in 8th-12th grades who are interested in the 2015 summer mission trip.  Parents are encouraged to attend as well.  Save the mission trip dates:  June 21-27, 2015.

Middle School Bowling Night

Wednesday, October 22, 6:30-8:30 pm

RSVP Deadline:  Wednesday, Oct. 15

The cost is $15 per person, which includes pizza and pop.  Friends are welcome!  Drop off and pick up will be at Brunswick Zone XL on Randall Road.

Poor Man's Gourmet 2014

With all the other terrific activities going on at the church this fall, the planning group for Poor Man's has decided to put Poor Man's Gourmet on hiatus until the spring.  We'll reorganize the groups again in March.

Many of us have been involved with Poor Man's from the start 40 years ago.  We are also looking for new leadership to take the reins of the group.  In other words, it is time to update the recipe for the jello salad.

If you have any questions about this change in plans or want to volunteer as its leader, please get in touch with any of the Maifield's, Goll's, Garis', Kottra's or Easty's.

CROP Hunger Walk 2014

Sunday, September 28, 2014

It's that time of year again!  Walk together with other Crystal Lake churches.  The need for food and clean water grows every year and the number of walkers seems to grow also! Our church has been participating since 1987  Please join our First Church team and sign up with Sharon Karch or Barb and Jim Laffoon in the Narthex  or call 815-353-9941.  The host church this year is St. Paul's at 485 Woodstock Street in Crystal Lake.

Remember that there is a 1 mile and a 4 mile route and that strollers, dogs, and wagons are welcome!  This year 25% of the money we raise stays in Crystal Lake and goes directly to the Food Pantry.

UMW Book Talk

Meets in the church library at 1:00 p.m. on the 2nd Monday of the month September - May.

Contact Camille King 815-455-6411 or Penny Pelkey
815-477-2101.

Men's Trap Shoot Event

The next trap shoot is October 5th.  Please email Brad Meador or call 815-271-2235 to sign up.  The cost is $25 for fifty twelve gauge shells, fifty clay birds and a meal of chili to enjoy with fellowship of a great bunch of guys.  Don't have a shotgun?  Come anyway and one will be available.

175th Celebration Potluck and Musical!  

Saturday, Oct 4th 5:30p.m. potluck, 7:00 p.m. play.  Tickets are available in the narthex! Suggested donation of $2 but ALL are welcome! Journey into the past, present and future... to celebrate God's wonderful works! Looking for behind the scenes people who would like to help with the performance. Childcare is available with advanced notice at ticket table.

Pathetic Golfers Association (PGA)

First Church Men are invited to play 9-holes at Craig Woods GC, Southeast Corner of Hwy-47 & 176 on Tuesdays
tee off at 5:15 p.m.

Fees: Regular fee - $15.00

Seniors (55+) - $12.50;

For questions, email Jeff Schirle
 

Free public presentations to help equip and empower families. Presentations each month will be led by a local counselor, social worker, psychologist, or health professional with competence and experience in the area of particular interest for that evening. Open to all who are interested in attending.  Free childcare provided

(To reserve a space for your child, please call the church at 815-459-0785)

First Mondays of the Month - 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

October 6th

Sexual Boundaries - Texting, Sexting, Friends w/ Benefits: How do we help our kids and ourselves deal with sex?

November 3rd

Bullying - How to get the target off your back

December 1st

Family Crises - The holidays are here: how do we manage the stress, conflict, and disappointment that sometimes comes home for the holidays?

Sunday, Sept 21

8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship

12:00 p.m. 

High School Youth Group 

Hale Chapel

3:00 p.m. 

Cheri Keaggy Concert 

Sanctuary 

7:00 p.m. 

N.A. Circle of Unity 

Room 216

Monday, Sept 22

9:30 a.m. 

Moms4Christ 

Room 216

5:00 p.m. 

Acolyte/Communion Server/Scripture Reader Training 

Sanctuary

7:00 p.m. 

Blend of Ages 

Room 228

7:00 p.m. 

Boy Scout Troop 158 

Wesley Hall

Tuesday, Sept 23

9:00 a.m. 

Mary Spirit Bible Study 

Room 215

9:30 a.m. 

PMO 

Room 217 

10:00 a.m. 

Pastor's Bible Study 

Room 216

12:30 p.m. 

Dorcas Circle 

Room 232 

5:30 p.m. 

Worship Planning Team 

Room 218

6:30 p.m. 

Girl's Bible Study 

Loft 

6:30 p.m. 

Acclamation Ringers 

Room 228

7:00 p.m. 

175th Musical Rehearsal 

Hale Chapel

7:30 p.m. 

Contemporary Music Team 

Sanctuary 

7:30 p.m. 

Alcoholics Anonymous 

Wesley Hall

Wed, Sept 24

9:30 a.m. 

PMO 

Room 217

10:00 a.m. 

Peter & Jude Bible Study 

Room 216

1:30 p.m. 

Bible Trivia 

Room 232 

5:00 p.m. 

Chimes Choir 

Room 228

5:00 p.m.

Drums/Boomwhackers
Room 216

5:30 p.m. 

Children's Choirs/Youth Bells

6:00 p.m. 

Wednesday Dinner 

Narthex

6:45 p.m. 

Celebration Singers 

Room 228

6:45 p.m. 

Explorers Children's Programs 

Room 120

7:00 p.m. 

For Men Only

Room 232

7:00 p.m. 

Third Third of Life 

Room 222

7:00 p.m. 

Theology for the
Rest of Us 

Room 234 

7:00 p.m. 

Middle School Youth Group 

Hale Chapel 

Thursday, Sept 25

8:00 a.m. 

Come & Pray 

Sanctuary

9:00 a.m. 

Grace Bible Study 

Room 215

9:30 a.m. 

PMO 

Room 217

5:00 p.m. 

175 Musical Rehearsal 

Sanctuary

6:45 p.m. 

S.A.C.L. 

Room 216

7:00 p.m. 

Stamping Angels 

Room 222

Friday, Sept 26

5:30 p.m. 

A.A. Growth & Change 

Room 216

7:30 p.m. 

A.A. Fellowship Group 

Wesley Hall

8:00 p.m. 

N.A. Promise is Freedom 

Room 216

Saturday, Sept 27

9:00 a.m. 

Stephen Ministry Peer Group 

Room 218

9:00 a.m. 

Stephen Ministry Training 

Room 120 

10:00 a.m. 

Overeaters Anonymous 

Room 216

5:00 p.m. 

Saturday Worship 

Hale Chapel

6:00 p.m. 

175 Musical Rehearsal

Sanctuary

Sunday, Sept 28

8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship

12:00 p.m. 

High School Youth Group 

Hale Chapel

1:00 p.m. 

CROP Walk 

St Paul's UCC

5:00 p.m. 

Spiritual Parenting 

Smith Home

7:00 p.m. 

N.A. Circle of Unity 

Room 216