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Church office: (309) 734-5129
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Faith United Presbyterian Church
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This Sunday - Second Sunday of Easter
"Hurts Too Much to Hope"
Acts 5:27-32 Psalm 150
Revelation 1:4-8 John 20:19-31
Guest Preacher: Elder F. Gene Miller, CLP
Lay Assistant: Rob Hale
Beedle/Crucifer: Abby & Megan Brown
Ushers: Julie Armstrong, Bob Wells, Josh Clark, Lolla Ballard, Betty McBride
Greeters: Mary & Gary Distin and Norma Mettler
Nursery: Lynn Baber
Children's Church: Erika Solberg
Coffee Hour: The Session of Faith Church in Honor of Our New Member
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Meetings
Thursday, April 4 - Thai Circle 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, April 9 - Deacons Meeting 7:00 p.m.
CE Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 11 - Fillman Fellowship 11:30 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.
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Fillman Fellowship
Fillman Fellowship will meet at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 11, in our Social Hall. Please bring a sack lunch. Coffee and tea will be provided. Join us for fellowship and bring your thoughts as we continue to plan our year.
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Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. for children. Jr Hi and Sr Hi also meet weekly at 9:15 a.m. for youth activities.
Fill the Corner for Jamieson Center's Food Bank! April 7 - Pancake Mix & Syrup April 14 - Canned vegetables & canned meats April 21 - Cereal April 28 - Hamburger or Tuna Helper & Tuna Adult Bible Study The Adult Bible Study class will meet in the Bride's Room (across from the chapel) each Sunday at 9:15 a.m. beginning April 7. Lessons for the month will be concerned with the Resurrection Hope as described in Luke and in Paul's letter to the Thessalonians. All adults are welcome to attend. Lessons 5 and 6 can be found in the classroom cabinet, and will be studied on April 7th. Faith & Life - Come and watch a PBS DVD about the history of American Abolitionism prior to the Civil War. Tom Best will present and lead discussions over the various episodes. Our particular focus will be on the role of Christian philosophy within this movement. The class will meet each Sunday in April at 9:15 a.m. in the Social Hall or library. |
Any children who have not gotten their WNL mugs from this year, or previous years, can pick them up in the bin in the Social Hall.
More Thank You's: There were a few people who helped with the WNL Carnival who were not on the Volunteer List in other categories. A big thanks to: Maggie McVey, Megan Lyle, Ann Phelps, Marge Phelps, and Judy Andrews.
WNL Volunteers - If you received a WNL survey, please return it to Debbie Dingman, the Church Office, or put it in the WNL mailbox located in the hallway to the north of the office.
Thank you,
Debbie Dingman
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Indian Taco Supper at Heritage - Monday, April 8
On April 8, 2013, Heritage Presbyterian Church will host their Indian Taco Supper. Curbside take-out is available from 4:30 - 7:00 p.m. The dining room will be serving from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Suggested donation is $6.00, with proceeds going to benefit Heritage Church.
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PW Spring Gathering at Milan Presbyterian on April 13
The Presbyterian Women's Spring Gathering will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 13 at Milan First Presbyterian Church. Alexis Maloof, from Peoria, will speak on her experience with PW USA Mission in South Dakota. Reservations need to be made by Monday, April 8 with Lorraine Hathaway by phone (309-787-1826) or by email at lorraineh@mchsi.com. Cost of lunch is $8.00 and payment can be made at the door. Car pooling will be available at 8:00 a.m. in the Faith Church parking lot.
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ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING - THANK YOU!
The Mission Committee is very pleased to announce that $1277.09 was collected for the One Great Hour of Sharing offering, which will be sent to the PC(USA). This well surpassed our goal this year of $1,000 and exceeded last year's total of $825 by 50%! Thank you to all who so generously gave to this important mission.
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More Thanks
A big thanks to everyone who helped prepare casseroles, served food, and donated baked goods for the Eastertide Breakfast! The proceeds will go toward this year's youth missions.
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The Hoppers Gospel Concert
On Thursday, April 11, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., the well-known Gospel Group "The Hoppers" will be performing at the Dahl Chapel and Auditorium on the Monmouth College campus as part of the Maple Leaf Community Concert Series. Known as America's Favorite Family of Gospel Music, The Hoppers are favorites on the Gaither Homecoming series. Tickets are available at the Buchanan Center for the Arts. Seating is limited so people will want to purchase tickets quickly. Tickets are $25.00.
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Church Clean-Up Day - April 17
Save the date! Clean-Up Day will be Wednesday, April 17th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. More information to follow.
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PW Annual Yard Sale
Soon it will be time to start spring cleaning. As you do, if you run across items that need to find a new home, consider donating them to the church yard sale, which will take place on May 3 & 4 in the Social Hall. At the same time, you will also be helping the Presbyterian Women raise the funds for their annual pledge.
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"All Things Possible Tour" - April 7
John and Angie Louden, of Macomb, IL are in the latter stages of adopting a 2-year-old boy from China. They hope to travel in the next 6-8 weeks to pick him up and bring him into their family.
International adoption is a rather expensive venture and they are hosting Mark Schultz's "All Things Possible Tour" with Aaron Shust and Jonny Diaz as a fund-raiser at the Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, IA on April 7, 2013. Mark Schultz is a very popular contemporary Christian artist with a huge fan base who was himself adopted and has a huge heart for adoption and for orphans around the world. Look for one of their posters in the social hall.
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Easter Flowers
Thank you to all those who donated for Easter flowers to beautify our sanctuary and to glorify God as we celebrated Christ's resurrection on Easter Sunday. Some did it in memory of loved ones who have passed, some did it to honor loved ones still living, and some simply did it out of a desire to give. The lilies were either taken home or will be delivered to homebound members. The tulips will be planted in the church gardens as spring flowers.
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April Birthdays
1 Kristina Gilliland Compton
2 Dalton Willet
3 Matthew Rickey
5 Janie Brill, Alex Green
6 Nancy Bersted
7 Brittany Liggett
10 Carol Tenold
11 Raj Ambrose
12 Laura Rickey
14 Bob Meling
15 Dominick Reading
16 Steve Johnson
18 Hannah Hottle, Kirstin Johnson
23 Samantha Agan
24 Isabel Marshall
25 Jacob Baber, Brooke Johnson
26 Linda Adair, Jim McCurdy
27 Alex Hardin
28 Saro Ambrose
30 Marjorie Butler, Cathy Abernathy, Eleanor Moschenross
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Prayers
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Please continue to keep in your prayers: Carolyn Albert (daughter of Alice Lawson), Vern Mettler, Don Robeson, Mary Johnson, Tara Hanson, Sally McVey (now at 417 North H Street), Gary Youngblood, Lindsay Murdock, Jim and Janet Paris. We also ask for your prayers for the students, friends, and family of Tracey Williams, a beloved teacher at MRHS, who passed away on the morning of April 3.
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Celebrating
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Rod and Hallie Lemon are grandparents to Samuel Reagan Kinser, born March 21, 2013 in Houston, Texas. He is the son of Kate (Lemon) and Reagan Kinser and truly a miracle! Sam joins his adopted big brother, Andrew, two and a half years old.
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