Faith United Presbyterian Church
Focus on Faith 
February 28, 2013                                                                      
This Sunday - 3rd Sunday in Lent and Gifts of Women Sunday

"Give Me a Drink"

 

Isaiah 55:1-9                                                        I Corinthians 10: 1-13

Psalm 63:1-8                                                                     John 4:1-26

                                                      

                                                                        

Lay Assistants: Lolla Ballard, Janice Cunningham, Bonnie Heflin, Sharon Graham, Jane Kellogg, Donna Larson, Ann Phelps, Vicki Young Briscoe, Pam Youngblood, Betsy Akey  

Beedle/Crucifer: Kara & Courtney Fisher

Ushers: Jo Ellen Dollinger, Jonalyn Heaton, Betty McBride, Norma Mettler and Sheila Wilson
Greeters: Heather, Emily, Courtney, & Kara Fisher and Joyce Hagemann & Alice Lawson
Nursery: Tammi Hottle & Dalton Hottle
Children's Church:  Stephanie Reading
Coffee Hour:  Gifts of Women Potluck in Social Hall - everyone invited!

 

Meetings  
                      Today, February 28    -   Sewing Circle 9:30 a.m.
                  Thursday, March 7     -   Thai Circle 9:30 a.m.

For evening meetings, if you do not have someone in your meeting group who has a key to the outside door, please make arrangements to check out a key by seeing Vicki in the Church Office. If you do check out a key, remember that you will be responsible for turning down the heat and locking up afterwards. Thank you.
  

Wednesday Night Live  

 

The kitchen team for March 6 will be Sheila Wilson, Evelyn Carlson, Tom Best, and Jonalyn Heaton 

 

Fill the Corner for Jamieson Center's Food Bank!  

 

Mar. 3 - Hamburger or Tuna Helper & tuna or Macaroni & Cheese

Mar. 10 - Cereal

Mar. 17 - Pancake Mix & Syrup

Mar. 24 - Cake Mixes, Frosting, & Brownie Mixes

Mar. 31 - Canned vegetables & canned meats   

 

Sunday Morning Bible Study Class

The Adult Bible Study Class will begin meeting on March 17th in the Bride's Room across from the chapel at 9:15 a.m. All adults are welcome to attend this discussion group.

 

This unit, Undying Hope, will last until June.  It begins with the Old Testament concept of eternal hope as found in the Book of Daniel, followed by the new hope of the early Christians following Jesus' Resurrection.  Finally, the books of Peter and Paul will point us to relying on this hope in our daily lives today.  

 

Lesson 1 can be found in the cabinet of our classroom.  Reading it before the class session will help one's understanding and our discussion.  

 

Do come and join us.

   

 

Faith & Life - Poetry of Faith 

For the month of February and extending through the first week of March, Rob Hale has been leading the Faith and Life Sunday School Class on the subject of faith and poetry. Each week, we examine a different poet and see how he or she approaches issues of faith. Rob gives an overview of each poet's life, reads poems aloud, and leads a discussion of each poem.  We will be doing Gerard Manley Hopkins this final week. No special knowledge of poetry is required. This class will meet in the church library or Social Hall.
 

 

Sunday School Teachers 4-5-6th grades - The "We Believe" curriculum for older elementary for the spring quarter, which starts March 3, has now arrived. It is available in the "Sunday School" bin in the CE director's office.

 

 
Soup Supper Benefit for the Robinson Family - Saturday, March 2 

 

Sponsored by Faith United and

Monmouth College 

If you would like to help, there's a sign-up sheet for desserts & salads on the office door at Faith Church

 
An account for the Robinson family has been set up at Midwest Bank.
Please call 734-2265 for further details.
                                                                     

Thank You!

By hosting World Vision's 30 Hour Famine this past weekend, our church and youth are helping feed and care for children in need and encouraging our own youth to grow in their faith. On their behalf, we can't thank you enough for your support and donations!

Stephanie Reading
Youth Ministry Director
 


Eastertide Breakfast

Join us Easter Sunday, March 31 at 9:30 a.m. for our Annual Eastertide breakfast. Enjoy breakfast casserole, coffee cakes, and juice or milk. Donations will be accepted, with proceeds going to youth missions. The Choir will be served at 9:00 for those wanting to eat. Please sign up on the office door if you plan to attend.

Coffee Cakes

Would you be willing to bring a coffee cake and/or rolls for our Eastertide breakfast? If so, please sign up on the office door. Thank you!!!
 

 Church Women United - World Day of Prayer  - March 1
About World Day of Prayer

World Day of Prayer is a worldwide ecumenical movement of Christian women of many traditions who come together to observe a common day of prayer and action each year on the first Friday in March.  Each year a different country serves as the writer of the World Day of Prayer worship service, interpreting the Bible in their own context, and lifting up issues of mission, justice and peace that are important to them.  Offerings collected during the services are granted by WDP national committees to nonprofit organizations that deal with the issues identified by the writer-country. The WDP motto is "Informed prayer, prayerful action."  

 

The local World Day of Prayer service is Friday, March 1st at 1:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, 116 South B Street, in Monmouth. The building is handicap accessible.  There will be daycare available.  

 

2013 Session Committees

 

Moderator:   Rev. Kathy Stoner-Lasala, Pastor/Head of Staff, 1st Presbyterian Church of Macomb

 

Clerk:             Scott McClintock

 

Personnel       Rob Hale -Moderator
                         John Marshall, Mary Distin

 

Worship        Denise Turnbull-Moderator

                        Gene Larson, Deb Tomlin

 

Stewardship

& Budget        Mary Distin-Moderator

                        Scott McClintock, Rod Lemon

                       

Mission          Barb Byrne -Moderator

                        Gary Pullen, Ann Phelps

 

Outreach        Heather Fisher-Moderator

                        Tammi Hottle, John Marshall

 

CE                  Ann Phelps-Moderator

                        Rod Lemon, Rob Hale

 

Fellowship      Tammi Hottle-Moderator

                        Heather Fisher, Denise Turnbull

 

Audit              Gary Pullen-Moderator

                        Kristie Murdock

 

Memorial        Deb Tomlin-Moderator

                        Kristie Murdock

 

Investment     Scott McClintock-Moderator

                        Deb Tomlin

                       

Nominating    Gene Larson-Moderator

                        Vicki Young Briscoe

 

Wash Day      Vicki Young Briscoe-Moderator

                        Barb Byrne

 
    
   
Lenten Breakfasts at Strom Center

The 38th Annual Lenten Lay Breakfast Series will begin on Friday, February 15 and will continue through Good Friday, March 29. Strom Center will again host the breakfasts. Rolls and/or toast, juice, and coffee are available at 6:30 a.m., with the services starting at approximately 7:15 a.m. and ending around 7:45 a.m. There is no set charge for the meal, but a free-will offering will be taken to help defray expenses. The series is sponsored each year by the Warren County Ministerial Association. The participating church schedule is as follows:  March 1 - Faith United Presbyterian, March 8 - Fairview Center, March 15 - Immaculate Conception, March 22 - First United Methodist, and March 29 - Heritage Presbyterian.  Last week's Lenten Lay Breakfast was cancelled due to the snowstorm.
   
More Drivers Needed 

Dave Spoerl asks that anyone who would like to help with making possible his weekly trip to Kewanee to see his wife, Eilleen at Royal Oak Rehab, to please contact the church office at 734-5129. He is very willing to pay gas expenses for the trip. His concern is that right now there are only three people taking turns driving him, and he would like to give them a bit of a break. If you feel called to take on this ministry of care, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!  
 
 

Isabel Circle - Thursday, February 28 

 

Isabel Circle will meet at the home of Lolla Ballard at 119 South 7th Street in Monmouth tonight, Thursday, February 28, at 7:00 p.m.  All members and friends of the church are welcome to join the group. Vicki Briscoe will be the facilitator for Lesson 5:  The Ties That Bind from the 2012-2013 Horizons Bible Study: Dispatches to God's Household: The General Epistles. In Lesson 5, God calls us to model non-coercive love in all relationships, including marital relationships. The lesson examines Chapter 3 of 1 Peter in order to uncover aspects of the Epistle's message that allow for the possibility of a more egalitarian understanding of godly male-female relationships. 

   
Gifts of Women Sunday

This year we will celebrate Gifts of Women Sunday on March 3. We wonder how Christ withstood his 40 days of trial in the wilderness.  We recall the words of the prophet Isaiah:  "Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples...Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near..." (Isaiah 55: 4, 6)

 

Women of Faith will conduct the service.  The instrumental trio Grace Notes will provide special music.  Our guest minister, the Rev. Dr. B. Kathleen Fannin, will preach on Jesus' request, "Give Me a Drink" (John 4:7).  We hope the departure from our ordinary routine will serve to remind us that Christ's call to ministry is a personal call to each and every one of us.

 

Potluck

 

Please join us in Fellowship Hall following the service for a meal.  Drinks will be provided.  Please bring a dish to share and your own table service.        

 
March Birthdays   
                  
      1          Genevieve Ball

3          Deena Fisher

4          David Distin

5          Mary Baker

            Joyce Hagemann

7          Rhett Willett

8          Sally McVey

            Tia Taylor

9          Matt Lewis

10        Jessica Wilson

11        Kristie Murdock

            Ruth Carwile

            Julie Armstrong

12        Ron Tenold

19        James Connell

            Samantha Cheek

20        Shanae Glasgow

      21        Dale Dingman       

23        Jonalyn Heaton

            Kathy Rickey

            Bob Wells

      26           Barbara Solberg-Hale
      27        Harlow Blum

28        Phyllis Wheeler

      29        Vernon Mettler

30        Jim Hallstrom

31        Gentry Sorensen

            Lisa Willett

 



 
  
Prayers
For          
 
Please continue to keep in your prayers:  Don Robeson, Mary Johnson, Tara Hanson, Sally McVey, Gary Youngblood, Vern Mettler, Jane Warfield, Lindsay Murdock, Jim and Janet Paris.
Sympathy  
To the family and friends of Janet Themanson (mother of Kristin Sorensen, Bobbi Altiere, and Rod Themanson) who died on Saturday, February 23, 2013. There will be a funeral service at Faith United Presbyterian Church, 200 South 8th Street, Monmouth, IL, on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. with visitation at 10:00 a.m.
The Rev. Dr. Dan Ott will be officiating.