(309) 734-5129
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July Birthdays
4 - Kris Brown, Lewis Laughead
6 - Kelsey Green
7 - LeRoy Lantz
8 - Norma Mettler, Jane Warfield, Whitney Pullen
10 - Steve Spainhour
13 - Greg Lewis, Courtney Agan
14 - Douglas J. Bowman, Echo Logsdon
15 - Hallie Hottle
16 - Gene Larson
17 - Jeff Rankin, Will Best
18 - Louise Roos
19 - Mark Lyle
21 - Lolla Ballard, Shari Glasgow
25 - Mary Distin
27 - Dee Ann Shuff
28 - Judy Andrews
29 - Eugene Inman
30 - Donna Larson, Emily Fisher
August Birthdays
2 - Sue Connell, Les Dollinger
4 - Carol McCurdy, Benjamin Bowman
6 - Sally Bowman
7 - J. Lowell Long
8 - Joyce Lantz
9 - Ryan Watson
10 - Pat Brown, Samara Baker
11 - Jake Murdock
Russ Stanton
12 - Karen Gibson, Linda Baker
13 - Brittany Wilson
15 - Jessica Wilson
16 - Dick Speer
18 - Ralph Butler
20 - Jennifer Carrier, Maggie McVey
22 - Jeanne Freed, Evan Green
24 - Greg Gilliland, Ben Dingman, Betsy Akey, Brad Larson
25 - Ed Melvin
26 - Bob Buchholz
28 - Jim Andrews, Shirley Armstrong, Jarod Spangler
30 - Robert Blackford
31 - Zach Glasgow
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Your church family wants to keep in touch with you. With this weekly e-newsletter, we bring you up-to-the-minute news of the latest events and happenings. It's all about staying connected.
"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
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This Sunday ~ Tenth Sunday after Pentecost ~ July 28, 2013
9:30 a.m.Sermon Title: "Knock"
Luke 11:9
Lectionary
Hosea 1:2-10 Psalm 85
Colossians 2:6-15 Luke 11:1-13
Liturgist: Gary Pullen
Ushers: Robert Blackford, Bill Lee, Dominick Reading, Malik Reading, Ed Melvin
Greeters: Lowell & Dee Long, Chuck & Joyce Peirce
Children's Church: Ann Phelps
Nursery: Lynn Baber
Coffee Hour: Janice Cunningham, Alis Chy
Special Music: Lucas Wood, Baritone
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Meetings
TONIGHT Thursday, July 25 - Isabel Circle - 7:00 p.m. Car pools to Sharon Graham's leave church parking lot at 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 28 - After-Worship Gathering - 10:45 a.m. in church library or Social Hall
Tuesday, July 30 - Visioning Group Discussion - 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, July 31 - Visioning Group Discussions at 5:15 p.m. and at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 31 - Bible Study with the Pastor - 6 p.m.
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Gathering School Supplies for S.T.A.R.S.
Jamieson Center and Community National Bank have sponsored the S.T.A.R.S. program (Supplies To Arrive Ready for School) for several years. This program benefits many area students, helping them begin the school year with the supplies they need. It also helps the parents of these children, as it can become very costly when you have several children who need supplies. When you are out and about shopping, please think about picking up some of the items on the list below and adding them to the collection box at church by the office. In order to help the most children, the supplies collected need to go to Jamieson Center by the end of July (summer vacation flies by quickly!).
THERE ARE ALSO S.T.A.R.S. SCHOOL SUPPLY LISTS ON THE OFFICE DOOR THAT YOU CAN TAKE WITH YOU.
S.T.A.R.S. SCHOOL SUPPLIES
(Needed by the end of July)
No trapper keepers
| glue sticks
| No pencil boxes
| 8-oz. white glue
| Kleenex
| Fiskar scissors - pointed
and round
| Crayons - #8, #48
| rulers
| Colored pencils
| solid-color 2-pocket folders
| #2 pencils
| loose-leaf wide-ruled paper
| pencil bags
| spiral notebooks -
wide-ruled
| black or blue ball-point
pens
| composition notebooks
| yellow highlighters
| protractors
| Crayola washable markers
| Index cards - 3 x 5
| Dry-erase markers - black
| three-ring, 1" notebook
(hard cover)
| water color paints
| hand sanitizer
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Pink Pearl erasers
| Zip-Loc bags: sandwich,
quart, large
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Please note: Jamieson Center will be coming to pick up our school supply donations on Monday, July 29.
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Horizons Bible Study Books
The 2013-14 Horizons Bible Study books have just arrived in our church office and are available for $9.00. The upcoming study is "An Abiding Hope: The Presence of God in Exodus and Deuteronomy" by Janice Catron. This study was designed around the topic of migration.
Please make checks payable to "Faith United Presbyterian Church" and write "PW Horizons Bible Study" on the memo line. The church office is open M-F 8 a.m. - noon and 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Please note: the church secretary will be on vacation July 30 - August 2.
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Faith Mission Focus in July & August - "Mission in Monmouth"
Faith United Presbyterian Church is providing assistance to the community by stepping forward to help the senior population and offering assistance with household chores through the Strom Senior Center. Strom has made available an application in their monthly newsletter for seniors who need volunteer help with tasks such as washing windows, cleaning the garage, raking the yard, etc., and has stated a July 12 deadline. The Faith UPC Mission Committee will then try to match volunteers from our church with the job requests. Members of our congregation are also invited to request assistance with chores around the house with which they need assistance - just call the church office and requests will be forwarded to the Mission Committee.
There is a sign-up sheet on the office door for volunteers to sign up who are willing to do small projects. You can either pick the small project you'd like to take on, or simply sign up with your name and skills, and the Mission Committee will match you with the work requests as they come in.
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Christian Education
Interim CD Director Position Opening
The Session, through a specially-appointed task force, has decided to hire an Interim Director of Christian Education. This paid position would last until the end of December 2013 and would involve approximately 10 hours a week. The CE Director would work with the Christian Education Committee and would report to the pastor.
The position will first be offered to our congregation. A tentative job description appears in the July 4th Focus on Faith newsletter (click here to access the newsletter with the full job description).
Please email John Marshall, Moderator of the Personnel Committee at johnbertismarshall@yahoo.com to submit a resume, or if you would like further information. You may also contact him by phone at (309) 536-0638.
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In the Community
Warren County United Way Trivia Night II
Strom Center will host the Annual Senior Trivia Night on Thursday, July 25. Registration is 5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Each team of 8 will go 8 rounds of 8 trivia questions each round. The team with the highest number of correct answers wins a $200 prize; second-highest-scoring team wins $100. Categories are: food & drink, classic movies, random multiple choice, true/false, classic TV, 1960s, 1970s, and geography. You don't need to be a senior to play! For information and registration, call the Strom Center at 734-5677 or Warren County United Way at 734-6364.
Red Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for the New Warren County Health Department Building
There will be a Red Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony on Tuesday, July 30th at 3:00 p.m., with an open house following until 5:00 p.m. at their new expanded facility at 240 South Main.
Farmers' Market - June through October
The annual Farmers' Market began Friday, June 7th at the First State Bank parking lot from 7:00 a.m. - noon. The Farmers' Market will run each Friday through October.
Next Music Days in Market Alley - August 14
Sponsor: Frontier Communications
Food: Flowers for Less & The Kitchen
Music: Bryan Dixon
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Monmouth Cruise Night
August 2 Monmouth College New Student Move-in Day - Saturday, August 24
Warren County Prime Beef Festival September 4 - 7
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Prayer Concerns
Please continue to keep in your prayers: Louise Roos, Cathy Abernathy (surgery scheduled for Friday, August 2 in Springfield), Andrew Hayward Smith, Chuck Hallam (at Seminary Bounce-Back), Craig Watson (recovering at home from hip replacement surgery) Pat and Merle Brown (Merle is at Monmouth Nursing Home) , Cinda Stansbury (now at Marigold), Vern Mettler (now at home), Irvin Lipp (now home), Evelyn Carlson (now at home), Tara Hanson, Mary Johnson, Sally McVey, Gary Youngblood, Lindsay Murdock, and Jim Paris.
William Bersted passed away Friday, June 28 while visiting friends in Florida. A memorial service will be held on Monday, August 5, 2013 at 11 a.m. at Turnbull Funeral Home, with visitation preceding the service at 10:00 a.m. In accordance with Bill's wishes,memorials may be made to the Nancy Bersted Special Needs Trust.
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In Sympathy
Word has reached us of the death of Dr. Lyman Williams, Professor Emeritus in the Geology Department of Monmouth College. He passed away on Monday, July 22, 2013 in Traverse City, MI. Cremation has been accorded. Further details will be available at Life Story Funeral Home.
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Lost and Found
Found: ladies' earrings - one is a gold rosette, one is a silver 1-1/2" hoop, and the third is a silver spangle earring with four spangles with stars on the ends. If one of these is yours, please pick it up from the table under the mirror, outside the office.
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Secretary on Vacation
The church secretary will be on vacation Tuesday, July 30 through Friday, August 2. We are still looking for volunteers who would like to help in the office on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, mornings or afternoons. If anyone would like to volunteer to do basic tasks, such as answering the phone, sorting the mail, and and feeding the fish, please contact Vicki at 734-5129.
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2013 Session Committees
Moderator: Rev. Charles Cunningham
Clerk: Scott McClintock
Personnel John Marshall - Moderator
Brad Larson, Mary Distin
Worship Denise Turnbull- Moderator
Gene Larson, Deb Tomlin
Stewardship Mary Distin - Moderator
& Budget Scott McClintock, Rod Lemon
Mission Barb Byrne - Moderator
Gary Pullen, Ann Phelps
Outreach Tammi Hottle, John Marshall
CE Ann Phelps - Moderator
Rod Lemon, Brad Larson
Fellowship Tammi Hottle - Moderator
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
Ministry Barb Byrne
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