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                                         "Jesus said...  'I give you a new commandment, that you love one another.  Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.  By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.'"                             John 13: 31a; 34-35

  

 

 

  

  

Vacation Bible School - 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon M-F on June 24 through 28.  Ann Phelps, Director.

Youth Mission Trip - June 9 - 15
to Joplin, Missouri with 1st Presbyterian of Macomb. 

 

When:  Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Where:   First Presbyterian Church of Geneseo, IL
Time:  Registration 9:00 a.m.  Workshop 9:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Cost:  Lunch $7.00
Bible Study:  "An Abiding Hope:  The Presence of God in Exodus and Deuteronomy."
Presenter:  Rev. Rebecca Weltmann, Pastor at Washington Presbyterian Church

Reservations need to be made by May 29th by mail to:

Kathy Hadley
333 E. Wells Street
Geneseo, IL  61254

or call the Geneseo church office at (309) 944-5189

Any questions may be directed to Sharon Graham or Lolla Ballard.

 

 

The regular meeting of the Presbytery of Great Rivers  will be Tuesday, June 11 at Five Points Conference Center in Washington, IL (near Peoria) from 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Among other things, all of the Amendments to the Constitution will be voted on, as well as the changes to the Heidelberg Catechism. 

If you would like to go, please contact Pastor Cunningham.

  

 

VBS will be held at Faith Church, Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon  during the week of June 24 through 28.  There are registration forms in the Social Hall and on the church office door.

This year's theme will be Everywhere Fun Fair: Where God's World Comes Together.   There is no cost for children to participate; however, parents are asked to donate one or two cans of frozen juice for the snack time. There is also an optional CD which features the songs the children will be learning and games for the computer.

On Friday, June 28 the children and teachers will go to the local assisted-living and nursing homes in Monmouth. Permission slips and driving forms are required and are on the reverse side of the Registration Forms.

You can sign up for various roles in the Everywhere Fun Fair, from one-day gigs to the full week.  Look for the information in the Social Hall.  Tents will be made from white, red, and possibly blue plastic tablecloths, so donations of these would be greatly appreciated.

If you have questions, you may call the church office or contact Ann Phelps, VBS director by phone at  (309) 313-2011.

 What's in the Church Library?  

Have you ever wondered if the church library happens to have the book you want at the moment?  Or were just curious to see what's in the collection?  Now you can check the church library holdings from HOME on any computer or portable device with internet access.  

Mary Lyle and Phyllis Wilson have entered all of the books and materials into a searchable electronic database, and Mark Lyle has created a website which allows you to access this database.  How? Just go to http://faithup.makeitmonmouth.com

or simply click this link:

Faith United Presbyterian Church

  

Once you are there, simply go to the Library section of the website. 

 

From the Mission Committee

The Mission Committee has  chosen a specific mission to
feature each month.  For the month of May, the focus is on
Jamieson Center.  Jamieson Center has now moved to its new home at 1025 South 2nd Street.  (See details under "In the Community" about their Open House on June 1st.)

Faith Church members Jo Ellen Dollinger, Jill McClintock, and Ron Tenold serve on its board.

You can support the Jamieson Center Food Pantry by sharing the bounty from your cupboards or by picking up extra food when grocery shopping.  Suggestions for non-perishable food are canned vegetables and fruits, tuna or canned chicken, Tuna/Chicken/Hamburger Helper, peanut butter and jelly, pancake mix and syrup, macaroni & cheese, soups, beef stew, powdered milk, cereal, granola bars, and crackers. 

Cash donations and items for the thrift shop are always welcome.  Our church usually helps deliver Meals on Wheels during the month of August, and volunteers from our church are most welcome.  This is a very gratifying way to reach out to individuals in our community.

Aquarium Caretaker Needed

Our church (and our fish!) need an aquatic-minded person who has the expertise to lovingly clean and tend the fish tank in the church office, OR to teach Vicki how to do it.  New filters have been purchased which can keep the tank cleaner longer, once we can figure out how to install them. We still have two live fish and a lot of algae accumulating in the tank.  Please call the church office, if you are interested in being a fish tank mentor. 

 In the Community  

  

The opening of  "Art from the HeArtland" will be Friday, May 31, from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the BCA.  The show will be up until June 28.

 
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Please continue to keep in your prayers: Tornado and flood victims in Oklahoma and Texas, Pat and Merle Brown (Merle now at Marigold), Ralph Whiteman, Vern Mettler (now at Seminary Manor), the family of Shirley Eiler, Irvin Lipp, Evelyn Carlson,  Maisie McPherson, Tara Hanson, Mary Johnson, Sally McVey, Gary Youngblood,  Lindsay Murdock, and Jim Paris.
 

To the family of Robert M. Tomlin, brother of Don Tomlin, Sr. and uncle of Deb & Don Tomlin, Jr. who passed away on May 21 in Galesburg. 

Online condolences may be made at Hinchliff-Pearson-West.com
 

  

Thanks to the members of Faith Presbyterian Church and the wonderful cards sent to Irv Lipp, while in Sloan Kettering.  They were very much appreciated.  After 25 days in the hospital Irv returned to his home in Westhampton, New York, with no visible signs of leukemia in his bone marrow.  This ends phase one.  There will be more chemo and perhaps a stem cell transplant, but that is in the future.  For now he is without leukemia and gaining strength.  Thank you for your love and support.  God in his wisdom is protecting Irv.
                                            
                                                                        G. Irvin Lipp

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A thank you note was received from the Stacy Cordery thanking the session for allowing Carolyn Suda's cello studio to hold their recital in our church when they found themselves caught in a pinch.
                                                

To Craig and Annie Armstrong on the birth of their daughter, Nora Elizabeth, who was born on Saturday, May 25th.  Grandmother is Shirley Armstrong and aunt is Julie Armstrong.

To Will Myers and Maggie McVey who were selected as this year's senior boy and girl to receive the Tracey Williams Scholarship for Leadership and Character. They were recognized at the Academic Awards Night at Monmouth-Roseville High School on May 8.  Congratulations to both of you!