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April 19, 2016 
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Worship Music
Becky Clegg
 
I am enjoying Pastor Craig's sermon series on "Potluck Worship." As a musician, I always look at the songs selected for the worship order. I know some folks will look at the bulletin and say, "Great, we are singing one of my favorite songs." Or, "Oh, I love the song that the choir is going to sing today." Do you have favorite hymns or songs that resonate with you when they are sung on Sunday morning? Last Sunday, the choir sang "On Eagles Wings." This is truly a favorite of both my Mom and me. I love the imagery of the song especially because we live in an area where the eagles come every winter. They are so majestic and graceful.
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Announcements

DYG 2.0 is Going Downtown!
  
Attention middle and high school students! Do you love food, tasty beverages, and the hip atmosphere of a coffee shop? You're in luck... DYG 2.0 is going DOWNTOWN on SUNDAY, May 1! We will walk from the church to Calypsos and enjoy a time of fellowship together during our normal gathering time. We will leave promptly at 11:05am, and return by 12:15pm. Bring a friend! Questions? Please contact Kierstie at Kierstie@1stpresdowntown.org  
 
Spring Work Party
  
Saturday, April 30, 9am to 1pm will be our annual Spring outdoor work party. We will be getting the church building and grounds all ship-shape and looking good. All help appreciated! Please contact Becky in the office for information.

Videos & Photos
  
We have new videos and photos posted on our website's Gallery page. Some things that you may found particularly interesting are:
  • "Song of Shadows" Tenenbrae Service - Video
  • Erica Waterman's Installation in Bovill - Video
  • April Potluck - Photos
Click here to check them all out!
 
Glory Be Spring Flower Basket Fundraiser
  
Purchase your Glory Be Fundraiser Flower Baskets! Sign-up sheets are located in the church office and the Information Desk in the Hunter Building, or contact Susie Freligh at Glory Be Learning Center. Pre-orders are due by April 27. Pick-up starts April 28 at 11am in Glory Be area. Flower choice is first come first pick. Sales go towards classroom improvements. Thank you for your support of the children and staff at Glory Be!
Baskets are $35.00  each. 
 
Thank You to the Mystery "Spoilers"
  
The staff at Glory Be would like to say, "Thank-You!" to the mystery ChristCare groups that have been spoiling them with treats and gifts. We greatly appreciate it!
 
College Scholarships
  
If you are a student entering college this Fall or continuing your college education, our church offers potential scholarships. Beginning, returning and continuing education students are invited to apply. If you are interested, scholarship applications for educational advancement are available in the church office or click on this LINK for an application. Deadline for applicants is May 1. Turn in your application please to the church office by the deadline. No applications past May 1 will be considered.  

Youth Director Position  
 
First Presbyterian Church of Coeur d'Alene is currently seeking a dynamic leader with a calling, a passion and a record of success in connecting with teenagers, helping them grow in their faith, and firing their sense of mission. This person will oversee ministry to both Middle School and High School teens (grades 6-12). This part-time, paid position requires 20 hours per week including Sunday mornings. This person will need to be an entrepreneurial, relational and well-organized ministry worker expanding an emerging ministry in a growing church with a strong ministry to children. For a complete job description, click here. Candidates should send a letter of introduction and resume to office@1stpresdowntown.org or mail to: First Presbyterian Church, 521 E. Lakeside Ave. Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814. No calls please.
 
Have A Grad? 

Graduation is lurking around the corner and will be here before we know it! Is there a senior student in your family? If you know a senior in high school OR college, who will be graduating this spring, please let our team know. Thank you and good luck to all seniors in their final semester, and all of our students as they begin spring semester! 
-The DYG Youth Team

Please email names to Kierstie at kierstie@1stpresdowntown.org 
Church News & Events

All Ladies - Save the Date!
Saturday, May 7
 
SATURDAY, MAY 7, Noon - 2:00PM - Taco Bar Luncheon and Special Gathering at FPC in the Gym.  This will replace the previously scheduled May 17 meeting and will be our last general meeting until Sept. All ladies & guests are invited.  Please sign up on the sign-up sheet in the Hunter Building, on the bulletin board across from Glory Be. There will also be an April Women's Association Meeting on Tuesday, April 19 at 1:00PM in the Fireside Room.  Bethany Looyeng, of the Agape Group, will be the speaker.
Children's Classroom Painting Party
Saturday, April 30

As the Children's Sunday school program continues to grow and serve more children, and in order to accommodate more children at Downtown Church Day Camp this summer, there is a need for more children's classroom space upstairs. To free up more classroom space the Children and Family Ministry Office is being moved and an all new Children's Ministry Resource/Work room has been created. But before these rooms can be put to use they need a fresh coat of paint! Will you lend a hand? We will supply the paint, rollers, brushes, coffee and donuts but we need you to supply the help! Children, 3rd grade and older are welcome to paint with a parent. Childcare will be provided for children 3rd grade and younger of parents helping to paint or assisting with the buildings and ground work party. Saturday, April 30; 9am-Noon. If you are willing to help paint, please email: Lou@1stpresdowntown.org.

Downtown Church Day Camp
July 11 - July 15
 
Day Camp Dates: Mon. July 11 - Fri. July 15, 2016
Day Camp Times: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.(with the option of a.m./p.m. extended care)
Day Camp Ages: incoming 1st - 6th graders
 
Downtown Church Day Camp will be a Wet N' Wild week. Mornings will be spent at the church and include skits, lessons, small group activities, large group worship and singing, crafts, and games. Each afternoon we walk downtown and enjoy activities at different locations, like McEuen Park, Tubbs Hill, Sanders Beach, City Park, City Beach and the NIC Campus. This year's Downtown Church Day Camp theme is Wet N' Wild. The daily Bible story lessons and activities will focus on a different Wet N' Wild Bible story.
 
1stPres families may Pre-Register for Day Camp during the month of April. Day Camp registration will be opened to the public on May 1, 2016. Registration is first come first serve, whenever we reach capacity, registrations will be put on a waitlist. The registration Deadline is Wed, June 1, 2016. Everyone who registers will receive an email confirming that your registration has been received and if your child is registered or has been placed on a wait list. If you register on line and do not receive a confirmation email, please contact the church office to be sure that your child is registered.  
 
Coming this Summer... Sunday Fundays
 One Sunday a month, May - Aug. 2016
 
The Children & Family Ministry Team will be hosting a different family focused afternoon/evening event each month (May - Aug.) this summer.  These Sunday Funday events will be designed for but NOT limited to families with young children. All 1stPres members and friends of any age will be welcomed. Most events will be offered FREE, however a few will have optional or minimal costs. The following Sunday Fundays are being planned, as soon as all the events, dates, locations and costs (if any) are confirmed we will publish more details. In the meantime, we hope you will add Sunday Fundays to your summer calendar, and even consider inviting friends!
 
Sunday, May 22 - Blessing of the Bikes (afternoon; FREE with optional cost)
Sunday, June 12 - Sunday Funday Scavenger Hunt (afternoon; FREE)
Sunday, July 31 - Spokane Indians Baseball Game
(3:30pm game time; minimal cost $5-$11/person)
Sunday, Aug. 28 - Sunday Funday Surprise
(afternoon/evening; might include but not limited to any combination of food, fun, fellowship,& /OR water play)
 
Camp Spalding Registration 
 
This summer, 1stPres children and youth have the opportunity to attend summer camps at Camp Spalding. Summer camp provides a chance for children and youth to get away from the daily routine, to spend a week with fun, mature, Christian role models, and to experience God and His creation in a way that is unlike any other. Thousands of young lives have been eternally changed during summer camp experiences at Camp Spalding! This year, 1stPres children and youth are encouraged to attend the following camps at Camp Spalding:
 
Juniors II       July 24 - 30    for incoming 5th and 6th graders
Jr. High II       Aug. 7 - 13     for incoming 7th and 8th graders
High School students may choose from Leadership Camp, Sr. High Camp, or Clearwater Arts Camp
 
1stPres campers will receive a discount when they register through the church.
A registration code is required to register and to receive this discount. Each registration code is church- and camper-specific and can only be used once. Registration is currently open on-line at www.campspalding.org. You must request your camper-specific registration code(s) from the church BEFORE registering your camper on-line.  To request a code and receive detailed Registration Instructions or if you have questions regarding summer camp, please contact Lou Pennebaker by phone at (208) 667 8446 or email Lou@1stpresdowntown.org  

Additional financial assistance is also available from the church for those who submit a scholarship application. Scholarship Applications are currently available at the church.
 
Deacon's Doings

Deacon's, First Quarter, 2016
  
In January the Deacons wrapped up our Christmas Families project and appointed a committee to review and refine congregational participation guidelines.  We're hoping to make participation easier each year.  A poster was hung along the hallway by the office of thank you notes received from some of the families and we hope you had a chance to see them. Because of this congregation, eleven families enjoyed a brighter Christmas.  Thank you!
  
Also, because of your generosity we've been able to send financial assistance to 1st Pres Children's Camp Fund, make a monthly donation to St. Vincent de Paul shelter, help a church member and her children with some financial assistance so they could overcome some difficulties, donated $200 to Glory Be school for much needed supplies and have continued to collect clothing for the August give-away as well as continue our mission of Knitting For Warmth.  As of March, over 200 prayer shawls have been distributed to people facing enormous health issues and/or stressful times caused by other factors.  Your donations enable the Deacons to purchase the yarn and crosses that are placed on each shawl knitted. The crosses are a way of letting the recipient of the shawl know that as it was knitted and also prayed over that the recipient will find the warmth and love of Christ as they wrap themselves in the warmth of the shawl.  Thank you for your donations, allowing us to purchase the yarn and crosses.
  
Once again, because of the generosity of this congregation, your Deacons find themselves ready and able to help those in need both as a body of help and as a financial resource as well.  Thank you 1st Pres Congregation!  

Groups & Gatherings

Basketball Dudes
 
The Basketball Dudes are taking the summer off. See you in the Fall!
 
Widows & Widowers - WW2
   
According to Pastor Craig's sermon series on "Living Well, and Dying Well", I am adding "Going On Well"!  If you have become a "single" through death, and are desiring to become part of a social group with the same challenges as you, consider joining Widows and Widowers Too (WWII).  This is a brand new program trying to get started to provide a social outlet for members and non-members who are tired of being a fifth-wheel in a foursome!  You will be getting in on the ground floor of this program and can have some say in how it is going to work!  Sign up on the list at the Information Desk or give Karen Huber a call (667-6525), e-mail (khube828@aol.com) and tell her you're interested!  We have lots of ideas and want to hear yours!!!!!          

Beyond the Broken Heart
  
Are you grieving the loss of a loved one? Then you may want to come and be a part of our new grief support group. The group is starting Monday, May 2, at 1pm, in the Fireside Room. We also have a preliminary, informational meeting on April 25 at 1pm in the Fireside Room. Contact:
Bev Turner (208) 659-9415, or
Judy Hays (208) 660-4083 for more info or to sign up.
    
Women's Circles
  
The Women's Circles meet the first Tuesday of each month September through May from 1:00 - 3:00pm.  Guests and visitors are invited to attend.  If you would like to attend or need a ride, please contact the church office (208) 667-8446.

Saturday Morning Men's Group
  
The Saturday Morning Men's Group meets every other Saturday morning at Bakery by the Lake at 7am.  They will be starting a new study with the book "The Good and Beautiful God: Falling in Love with the God Jesus Knows" by James Bryan Smith.

Contact Steve Balas (208) 667-8446 for details.

Knitting for Warmth
 
Please join the Knitting for Warmth knitters every Friday morning from 10:00am to 11:30am in the Conference Room. This is an open, community knitting time for anyone who would like to create a prayer shawl. Your shawl will be given as a gift of love, hope, and comfort to someone who is critically ill or in crisis. Knitting instruction will be available if this is your first project, and materials will be provided for FREE. Contact Betty Cheeley at (208) 664-2612 if you have questions, or if you know of someone who could really use the gift of a shawl at this time in their life. 
 
Thursday Men's Group
 
The Men's Group Iron Horse lunch continues their study of C. S. Lewis' "Mere Christianity." We're covering one chapter each week, and anyone is welcome to enjoy lunch and participate in the discussion (or not). This is a great time to join us!

The Iron Horse has accommodated this group with a Thursday noon special soup added to the menu, and with scintillating and erudite conversation, how could any guy resist?  Meets Thursdays at noon at the Iron Horse on Sherman. Contact the church for info (208) 667-8446.
 
Sunday School ARKade - Children's Program

The Sunday School ARKade takes place on Sunday mornings during the 9:00 am and 11:00am worship services. Children 3 years and older attend the beginning of the worship service. Following the Children's Moment, 3 year olds - 5th graders are dismissed to Sunday School ARKade classes located on the 2nd floor of the Hunter Building. Parents may accompany their children to class, but are not required to do so.The Sunday School ARKade includes SPLASH!, an Early Childhood class for 3 year olds - Kindergarten; First Five, a class for 1st & 2nd graders; and Bible Learning Ports, for elementary children to play and learn as they explore the Books of the Bible; Memorize Bible Verses; and become Scripture Sleuths finding God's answers to life's questions in the Bible. Children must be picked-up and signed-out at the end of the worship service by a parent/guardian. Don't miss the boat; come aboard the S.S.ARKade, Sundays at 1stPres CDA!   
  
Youth - Join Us This Spring!
 
DYG 2.0 meets SUNDAYS 10:30am - 12:15pm
 
Downstairs in the DYG (Downtown Youth Group) Room
Come hang out, jam out, and chill out as we dive into a relevant series asking questions about God, others, and ourselves!
 
Questions?
Contact Kierstie | Youth Leader | kierstie@1stpresdowntown.org
Community Events

North Idaho College Music Department Presents - "Musical Roots"
  
On Tuesday, April 19 at 7:30pm in the 1stPres Sanctuary, the North Idaho College Cardinal Chorale and Chamber Singers will perform "Musical Roots." Free.

The Village at
Orchard Ridge

YARD SALE:  Come shop on May 6 & 7 (Fri: 8-3, Sat: 9-noon) at The White House behind The Garden (former Coeur d'Alene Homes).  Donations of furniture and household items (no clothes, please) graciously accepted. Large item pick up is available by calling Kent Green at 664-8119.

ESTATE/MOVING SALE SERVICES are available through dedicated Orchard Ridge volunteers. They will organize and facilitate your entire sale. Get help with this often huge task and have a portion of the proceeds benefit our charitable care. Call Shirley (661-1930) or Vivian (691-9262) for more information.