Faith United Presbyterian Church

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August 22, 2013
In This Issue
This Sunday
Meetings
Horizons Bible Study
Thai Circle
Tools & Blankets
Ice Cream Social
Wednesday Night Live
Sunday School
In the Community
Prayer Concerns
Sympathy
Fish Fry on September 8
PW Fall Gathering
Elder Training

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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, Charles Cunningham

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
 

  September Birthdays

1 - Lindsay Aberle, Lynn Bowman

5 - Margaret Josephson

7 - Tamara Inman

9 - Gary Distin, Pam Youngblood

10 - Vicki Briscoe

11 - Greg Baber

14 - Eileen Giddings, Phyllis Wilson, Eilleen Spoerl

17 - Mary Fleming

18 - Peter Byrne

19 - Marian Mills, Jordan Watson

20 - Brady Agan

22 - Hannah Finnicum

23 - Colton McClintock

25 - Rachel Haynes

26 - Ethan Clark

30 - Mona Buchholz
  



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                                                                                                                          
         
This Sunday ~ Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost ~ August 25, 2013   
9:30 a.m.

Sermon Title:  "Set Free from this Bondage" 
Luke 13:16 

Lectionary
Jeremiah 1:4-10                                   Psalm 71:1-6
Hebrews 12:18-29                          Luke 13:10-17    
     
Liturgist: Deb Tomlin
 Ushers:  Carol Heflin, Bonnie Heflin, Ralph Whiteman, Martha Whiteman, Norma Mettler
Greeters:  Bob Roney, Joyce Allison
Children's Church:  Lisa Willett
Nursery:  Lolla Ballard
Coffee Hour:  Carol Bowman and Ruth Wright
Special Music: Gareth Cordery and Robert Spurgeon, cellists

Meetings

Sunday, August 25 - Sunday School Training 10:30 a.m.

Sunday, August 25 - After-Worship Gathering -    11:00 a.m. in  Social Hall

Ice Cream & Pie Social - 4:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, August 27 - Session - 7:00 p.m.
                                            
Wednesday, August 28 -  Visioning Group Discussions at 5:00 p.m. and at 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, August 28 - Bible Study with the Pastor - 6 p.m.  
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. 
Thai Circle - Thursday, September 5
  
Thai Circle will meet at the church on Thursday, September 5 at 9:30 a.m.  Please pick up your Horizons study book and read the Introduction and Chapter 1. 
Tools and Blankets Offering

It is not too late to participate in Church World Service's Tool & Blankets program.  If you would like to do so, you may make a check out to Faith United Presbyterian Church and designate CWS Tools & Blankets on the memo line.

Ice Cream & Pie Social - August 25th 

Come and enjoy a pork chop sandwich, baked beans, applesauce, beverage, and a choice of pie or cake with ice cream on Sunday, August 25 from 4:30 - 7:00 p.m.!

 

 Cost is $6 for adults and $4 for children 12 and under for the full meal and $3/$2 for dessert and drink only.  New this year will be drive-up service on East 1st Avenue and occasional entertainment during the social.  There are still some tickets available in the church office during the week, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. - 4 pm.

 

Ticket sellers are asked to please turn in their money as soon as possible to Ralph Whiteman so that the committee will have an approximate count of those attending - thank you. 

NOTE:  The committee will be setting up at 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon at the church and could use some additional assistance for approximately one hour.  Thank you. 

Christian Education
  
Wednesday Night Live!

It's that time of year to register for Wednesday Night Live.  WNL is a dynamic, fun-filled program loaded with opportunities for children in first through sixth grade.  It meets on Wednesdays from 3:20 to 6:00 p.m., starting on September 18 - November 20 for first semester and January 15 - March 19 for second semester.  Registration forms are available in the Faith Church office and in the Social Hall.  Fees this year remain the same as last year.

Fees
(yearly)
(per semester)

$40.00
$20.00
for 1st child
$30.00
$15.00
for 2nd child
$20.00
$10.00
for 3rd child
If you have four children in the program, the 4th child is free.

Fees are $2 per week.  They can be paid on a semester basis ($20), or an annual basis ($40).  Fees need to be paid upon registration. (They can also be paid on a weekly basis, but we prefer the semester and yearly payments.  Checks should be made to Faith U. P. Church.  Scholarships are available by contacting the WNL director at 734-5129.

September 11 will be a WNL family picnic at 5:15 - 6:00 p.m. for all interested children, their families, and any WNL volunteers.  The picnic meal will be provided at the Faith United Presbyterian Social Hall with an information meeting to follow.

There are lots of opportunities for volunteering for WNL.  We are in need of drivers, kitchen team, helpers, music, snacks, cooks, subs, and teachers.  See Deb Dingman if interested.  There will be a sign-up sheet in the Social Hall by the WNL bulletin board on Sunday mornings.  We also welcome donations for scholarships or supplies used at WNL.  Make checks out to Faith U. P. Church and designate WNL donation in the memo line.

I look forward to directing WNL this year and would appreciate prayers and any help you can offer.  If you know of children that might be interested, please pass the word along or give me their name and number so I can get registration info to them.  Thanks in advance! 

Deb Dingman
WNL Director for 2013-14

More Christian Education News

Come join the fun!

  

August 25th after church the CE committee will have a short orientation/training for elementary Sunday School.  If you have children in SS, would like to help some Sundays, or are just interested in what we are teaching our children, join us in the library at 10:30.  You can still make the After-Worship gathering at 11:00 if you wish.  

 

Sunday School starts September 8.

  • Children, Pre-K through 6th, meet upstairs in the movie theater for opening and then go to their individual classrooms.  
  • Junior and Senior Highs meet in the Youth wing.
  • Faith & Life adult class will meet in the Social Hall, the topic for September 8 is "The McGuffy Reader:  Do we still think that way, and how would we write the stories now?"
  • Bible Study will start October 6th in the Bride's Room.  The focus is on Genesis and Exodus.
VBS Update:  We received a thank you from Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) for our donation of $214.01.  We designated our money to go to the Oklahoma tornado relief.  Thank you to all the VBS kids for giving to this organization.

  

Youth Group will kick off Saturday, September 7 by going to WIU's High Ropes course.  Stephanie Reading will be sending out letters.  Deadline to register is August 30.  Contact Stephanie  for more information.   

The first Youth Group meeting for Jr and Senior High at church will be Sunday, September 8 during the Sunday School hour.   

 

Nursery:  Contact Ann Phelps if you are interested in helping in the Nursery.  You would only work once every 6 or 8 weeks.
 

 
 
In the Community

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.
  
Faith United Pie & Ice Cream Social - August 25 
Come enjoy a pork chop sandwich, baked beans,  applesauce, pie/cake, ice cream, and a drink in the Social Hall or at the drive-up on East 1st Avenue from 4:30 - 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 25.  Tickets are $6 for adults / $4 for children 12 and under.  Dessert only with a drink is $3 for adults /$2 for children 12 and under.  Occasional entertainment will accompany the eating!

Final Music Days in Market Alley - August 28     
Sponsor: Warren County United Way 
Food:  Eddie B's Ribs     
Music:  Russ Patterson & Friends  
 
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Monmouth College  
New Student Move-in Day - Saturday, August 24
Freshman Walk-Out - Monday, August 26
Volunteer Fair - September 18
Warren County Prime Beef Festival 
September 4 - 7 
                         

Prayer Concerns

Please continue to keep in your prayers:  Louise Roos, Cathy Abernathy (now at home),  Andrew Hayward Smith, Chuck Hallam (at Seminary Bounce-Back), the family of  Merle Brown,  Cinda Stansbury (now at Marigold), Vern Mettler,  Irvin Lipp (now home),  Tara Hanson, Mary Johnson, Sally McVey, Gary Youngblood,  Lindsay Murdock, and Jim Paris.

Vern Mettler had knee replacement surgery on Wednesday, August 21 at St. Mary's in Galesburg.  Please keep him in your prayers as he recovers.

Sympathy

We extend our sincere sympathy to the Brown family on the death of Merle W. Brown who passed away on Thursday, August 15.  His funeral service was held at Faith United on Monday, August 19.

Third Annual Patriot's Day Fish Fry  

Cameron Christian Church
Sunday, September 8, 2013
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

We will be serving:  Catfish Filets, baked chicken, home-grown corn, cole slaw, baked potatoes, baked beans, desserts, and drinks

Prices:  $10 for an adult
$5 for children 6 - 12
Under 6 is free

PW Fall Gathering - September 14 
 
Presbyterian Women
in the 
Presbytery of Great Rivers 
Fall Gathering 
September 14, 2013 
Westminster Presbyterian Church 
Springfield

"Let my people go...." Exodus 8:1b  
 
► Registration from 9-9:30 
► Speakers: Nadine Hill, Moderator of Synod of Lincoln Trails, Founder of Ecumenical Women's Coalition Against Human Trafficking, Indianapolis, IN 
Rev. Kathy Stoner-Lasala, Macomb Presbyterian Church  - Biblical perspective on slavery and human trafficking 
► Dedication of The Least Coin 
► Installation of new members of Coordinating Team 
► Worship 
► Offering

Sharon Graham has had an article published in the August 2013 issue of the Presbyterian Women in the Presbytery of Great Rivers newsletter, Currents.  She writes about the subject of human trafficking in a well-researched piece,  "Life into Hope."  Called a 'must read' before the Fall Gathering, Sharon explains how the tragedy of human trafficking reaches closer to home than we might think.  Copies of her excellent article are available in the church office, or you can receive a forward of this issue of Currents by email.  Simply make a request to Vicki. 

ELDER TRAINING - OCTOBER 5, 2013

There will be an elder training session, Saturday, October 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Beulah Presbyterian Church, presented by Rev. Dick Johnson.  Please send RSVPs to Beulah PC, 9221  148th Avenue, Orion, IL  61273 or call Linda Baldwin at (309) 787-5755.