Many in the congregation have requested the link to the Study Guide for the current Revelation series. You can either go to our website and click on MEDIA/PODCASTS for the audio portion each Sunday or you can access the Study Guide by clicking on this LINK.  

We will be hosting the Ecumenical Food Kitchen on Thursday, February 5. Signup sheets are available on the hallway bulletin board by the kitchen and in the Hunter Building. If you have questions, please call Bev Rasor at (208) 765-3410. All help is needed and appreciated. Please signup for salads, casseroles, desserts, or help with serving

Each month your elected Deacons are busy helping and caring for people in need. Click on the link for find out what they have purchased with offerings allocated to Deacons. (REPORT)  

One example is the Prayer Shawl Ministry which has delivered 72 shawls ($20 of yarn each to make). This ministry is thriving through the Deacons funds and your generous donations to this valuable ministry. 

We welcome families with children to attend the auction on February 8! Children may remain with their parents throughout the auction or participate in on-site childcare and children's programming after eating lunch with their families.

Infants - Kindergarten: Following lunch in the gym, the church nursery will be open for any children in Kindergarten and younger. All children left in the nursery should be picked up no later than 1:30 p.m.

School age children: 1st through 5th Graders will be dismissed to participate in special children's activities with Lou Pennebaker and Nancy Mueller (starting about 11:40am; listen to the announcer for details on when and where to meet). These children will return at the end of the auction with a special surprise treat for all auction participants.

Pinata for children: At the close of the auction, children may each take a swing at the pinata in the Gym. The kids won't want to miss this fun event!

With the new year upon us, Family Promise coordinators are looking for additional volunteers to add to our already awesome church volunteers. If you are interested or already volunteering, please complete the attached form and drop it by the office. Thank you for your prayerful consideration. (VOLUNTEER FORM)

It's a new year and the need for FPC volunteers to help in the classrooms at Borah Elem School is greater than ever: all grades, usually Reading and Math for 1 hour per week. No prior experience necessary. Please call Kitty Krier at (208) 762-8571 with questions. If you can't help, do you know someone who can?They need 3 more volunteers at the school.       

The 7th Annual Wild Salmon Feast is coming Saturday, February 14, 2015, to Trinity Lutheran Church in CdA. Sponsored by TLC, this popular annual dinner and auction is a benefit for Family Promise of North Idaho's mission to shelter, feed and provide solutions to families in crisis of homelessness. The dinner features wild-caught sockeye salmon grilled to perfection (chicken entrée also available), salad, bread, rice, green beans and a beverage. We will also have the popular Dessert Auction. Tickets, $30 each, are available at 1stPres office, FPNI Coordinators or by calling Jill Dougherty at (208)-818-5465. Donation of desserts and/or silent and live auction item donations welcome. 

Check out some of the great auction items:  

• Riverfront Fishing Cabin on Clark Fork, 3 days and 2 nights from Rebecca Smith
• 2 tickets to the CDA Opera (one performance) from Nate and Suzy Jolley
• A new 75 Quart pull along cooler filled with wine & beer for a tailgate party from Jerid Keefer
• 2- $25 gift certificates for food purchase at Elmer's Restaurant 
• A week's worth of pet sitting by Derek Sumey
• A prime parking spot reserved for you for every Sunday morning all year 
• Two 30 minute sessions with Gordy Hannigan-Luther for beginning guitar skills
• Bed & Breakfast 2 day lodging & all meals in Laguna Niguel, CA from Wes & Irene Simmons
• A Mudgy and Millie gift basket from Susan Nipp