Faith United Presbyterian Church

Focus on Faith

October 10, 2013
 
Phone: (309) 734-5129 
Pastor Charles Cunningham: (emergencies)
(309) 221-8168                                              

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In This Issue
This Sunday
Meetings
Operation Backpack
Sunday School News
In the Community
Prayer Concerns
A Joy and Celebration
Community Thanksgiving Meal
Crop Walk
Crockpot Cook-Off Entries
Crockpot Cook-Off Tasting
Presbyterian Youth Day at Monmouth College
Manuscript Collection

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     October Birthdays
 
1 - Dorothy Behnke

2 - Lorna Blackford

5 - Barb Byrne

6 - Elizabeth Nieman

7 - Michael Crosier

11 - Chloe Larson, David Spoerl, Paul Mason III

12 - Benant Bukari

13 - Megan Byrne

15 - Don Mills, Austin Johnson

17 - Thomas Best

19 - Mandy Lyle

20 - Jane Laughead

21 - Taylor Turnquist

29 - Marie Inman

30 - Lynn Biggs, Amanda Bowman, Kathy Lewis  
 


Wednesday Night Live!
 
Fruit of the Spirit
 
Fruit of the Spirit for October 16:  Joy

Needed:  2 angel food cakes for October 16th  and 1 pan of pumpkin bars for October 23rd.
  
The 5th and 6th graders are going to Rainbow Riders on the 9th and 16th to get a tour and help where needed. 
  
Kitchen team for October 16:  
 
Roberta Hasten, Candy Smith, Jo Ellen Dollinger, Melissa Putnam   
 
 
 

Trustees
 
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A 3rd person is needed to help Julie Armstrong and Jo Ellen Dollinger with the church garden.  Please contact Joyce Patterson at jpatter@frontiernet.net
or call 734-6968.  

Missing a Baking Dish?
 
There are two rectangular glass baking dishes in the church library to pick up.
     
This Sunday ~ Twenty-first Sunday    after Pentecost ~ October 13, 2013   
10:30 a.m.
    
Lectionary

Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7                          Psalm 66:1-12 
   2 Timothy 2:8-15                            Luke 17:11-19           
              
Liturgist:  Scott McClintock  
Ushers:  Gary Distin, Jon Graham, Ted Briscoe, Larry Willett, Bryce Willett 
Greeters:  John and Denise Turnbull, Tim Phelps
Children's Church: Jane Kellogg 
Nursery: Megan Byrne
Coffee Hour:  Chuck and Joyce Peirce
Meetings

Thursday, October 10 - Fillman Fellowship - 11:30 a.m.  in Social Hall

Thursday, October 10 - CE Committee Meeting -
7 p.m.

 

Saturday, October 12 - Monmouth College Homecoming Parade staging in FUPC parking lot-

10 a.m.

 

Sunday, October 13 - Visioning Group - noon

 

Tuesday, October 15 - Trustees Meeting - 7 p.m.

 

Tuesday, October 15 - Mission Committee Meeting. -

7 p.m.

 

Wednesday, October 16 - Wednesday Night Live - 3:20 - 6:00 p.m.

 

Wednesday, October 16 - Bible Study with Pastor -

6 p.m.Tuesday,

 

Tuesday, October 22 - Community Thanksgiving Dinner Planning Group - 6:15 p.m.  

 

 October Mission Focus:
Operation Backpack 
 
 Christian Education News
  • Children, Pre-K through 6th, meet upstairs in the movie theater for opening and then go to their individual classrooms.  
  • Faith & Life adult class:   October 13, 20, 27  - Tom Best - "God in Early America."
  • NIV Adult Bible Study will start October 6th in the Bride's Room.  The focus is on Genesis and Exodus.  Lessons 1 - 4 are now available in the cabinet in the Bride's Room. 
Youth Group - Three upcoming events are the Crop Walk on October 27, the Crockpot Cook-off on November 3, and the Presbyterian Youth Day at Monmouth College on November 9. 
 
Nursery:  Contact Ann Phelps, Interim CE Director,  if you are interested in helping in the Nursery.  You would only work once every 6 or 8 weeks.
 In the Community
  
Monmouth College Homecoming Weekend - 
October 11-13 
Click Monmouth College Homecoming  for complete schedule information. There is a Sunday Worship service  at 9 a.m. at the Dahl Auditorium.
 
 
Tri-State Radio will host the Honeydew Drops at the Buchanan Center on Saturday,  October 26, 7 p.m. Tickets are also good for the Deep Blue Innovators Blues Festival a the Rivoli Theater on the same evening. For more information, call Buchanan Center for the Arts at 734-3033.  The Honeydew Drops are described as  "a blend of new Americana and traditional folk music, create inspired songs rooted in the experience and lives of people.  Their songs shine with energy and emotion." 
Warren County YMCA Health Fair
Saturday, October 26 from 9 - 11 a.m.  Open to everyone.  For more information, contact Mindy at 734-3183. 

  
How to enroll in the Health Insurance Marketplace Workshops  

As the Affordable Health Care Act takes effect, local workshops are scheduled in Henderson, Warren and Mercer counties to help explain the health care law, explain how to enroll in health insurance and answer questions. The Marketplace is not only for indi-viduals and households who do not have insurance, but for those who are underinsured or who may be eligible for tax credits, cost reductions, Medicaid or All Kids. Local workshops scheduled are as follows:

 

6-7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 16th at the Henderson County Library in Biggsville

 

6-7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 16th at the Warren County Public Library in Monmouth

 
To reserve a seat at one of the workshops or for more information, contact the Eagle View Community Health Center at (309) 867-2202 or toll free at (877) 350-2385.  
Prayer Concerns

Please continue to keep in your prayers:  Jessie James (brother of Pam Youngblood), Mary Fleming, Phyllis Wheeler, Brittany Wilson, Joyce Hagemann (now home), Bill Hoover (at Monmouth Nursing Home), Blaine Robinson (son of Cindy and Bill Robinson),  Louise Roos, Cathy Abernathy,  Andrew Hayward Smith, Pat Brown, Cinda Stansbury (now at Kewanee), Eilleen Spoerl (now at Marigold), Vern Mettler (now home),  Irvin Lipp,  Tara Hanson, Mary Johnson, Sally McVey, Gary Youngblood,  Lindsay Murdock (now home),  and Jim Paris.
The Robinson family has started a Caring Bridge web page where they can post updates on Blaine called Saving Private Robinson at:  CaringBridge.org
  
Vern Mettler is home now and doing well with outpatient physical therapy. 
  
Current mailing address for Blaine Robinson:
  
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
5401 South Street
Blaine Robinson, Room 139
Lincoln, NE 68506
Welcome Home, Lindsay!
  
Read Annie Pittman's story about the outpouring of welcome from the Monmouth community as Lindsay returned home on Friday, October 4, after over a year in the hospital.
  
  
Community Thanksgiving Dinner Thanksgiving

Krista Larson has created a Community Thanksgiving Dinner Facebook Event page where you can indicate if you are planning to come and how you would like to help, or if you just want to show your support for the event.
  
On the page she describes the Community Thanksgiving Dinner event as "a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner of turkey, mashed potatoes & gravy, green beans, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls and pumpkin pie. Diabetic dinners are available upon request. There is no cost for the meal." The meal will be served at the American Legion Hall from 12 noon - 1:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28, 2013.
  
In addition to sit-down meals and carry-outs, home deliveries are also available and can be arranged by calling Vicki Young Briscoe at the Faith United Presbyterian Church office (through November 27th) at 734-5129, or the American Legion Hall at 734- 2976 on the morning of November 28th.

HELPERS are needed both Wed. (11/27) and Thurs. (11/28). Call 309-221-4020 or 309-221-3227 to sign up. 
  
Donations in any amount may be dropped off at Security Savings  Bank in Monmouth, payable to the "Community Thanksgiving Dinner" account. 
 
This coming Sunday, Brad and Krista Larson will have a sign-up board for volunteers in the Social Hall of Faith Church. Some of the volunteer positions are delivery meal drivers on Thanksgiving, food preparers the day before Thanksgiving (peeling potatoes, tearing up bread, baking pumpkin pies, chopping celery and onions), food preparers on the morning of Thanksgiving, food servers, delivery box packers, etc. Pick your favorite role, sign up, and be working among friends, old and new!

 

Look for a press release to appear soon in the Review Atlas detailing how the tradition of the Community Thanksgiving Dinner is being carried on.

 


Next Community Thanksgiving Dinner planning meeting will be 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, October 22, 2013, at Faith Church. Open to anyone who is interested.
  
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               Crop Walk -  October 27
  
For a second year "Crop Walk" is returning to Monmouth. On Sunday, October 27 at 2:00 walkers will meet at Monmouth College's Huff Center to begin their journey. If you are interested in walking, please see Stephanie Reading in the social hall after church. She will give you a fund-raising packet. If you are unable to walk but would like to donate, walkers will be taking your donations in the Social Hall over the next couple of weeks. Walkers of all ages are welcome! 
 

Read what one pastor wrote to encourage his congregation and ours to participate:

 

"I walk because I hope to experience the change that Jesus brought forth as he walked from Galilee to Jerusalem transforming the lives of those he encountered. I walk to help others. I walk to change the lives of my children, and to change my life. Let's walk together in our communities' CROP Hunger Walks knowing that we do not walk alone. For just as Jesus walked with the poor, the lonely, the sinful and the hurting, Jesus walks with us. Let's make this the year when we challenge those around us who are looking for a way to be of service to participate in their local Walk. And let them know that they make a difference in the lives of others who are connected to them by our common heritage as the children of God."  

(Written by the Reverend Jimmie R. Hawkins)  


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Crock-pot Cook-Off Entry

 

Yes, it's time again to hold our 4th Annual Crock-pot Cook-off on November 3rd, following worship.

 

The rules are simple: Select a recipe that is cooked only in your crock. This can include anything from breakfast dishes, to soups, main courses, to desserts. Basically, anything that you can cook in a crock-pot.

 

Adults, youth, and children will then sample each one, voting on the yummiest dish. The person with the most votes will win a gift certificate to a local restaurant!

 

The entry fee is $5.00, and it would be helpful if it is submitted along with your name and what you'll be making to the office by Sunday, October 27th.

Taste-buds Needed!

 

Come to the Crockpot Cook-off

November 3, 2013

at 11:45 a.m. (following worship)

 

$3.00 per adult and $1.00 per child under 12 will let you...

sample from each crockery and give you the ability

to vote on your favorite one! 

 

(Drinks will be provided.)

 

All proceeds will go toward the cost of our 2014 Youth missions.

 

Thank you always for your support!!!

Presbyterian Youth Day at Monmouth College - November 9, 2013

In partnership with the Austin College ACtivators, Monmouth College presents "Suit Up" for Senior High Youth on Saturday, November 9, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Learn how to suit up in the armor of God (see Ephesians 6:13-17). Enjoy worship, energizers, keynote, and small groups!  Check out a Presbyterian Church-Related College!  Finish the day by cheering on the Monmouth College Fighting Scots Football Team!

Registration is  $10 and includes a college-style lunch in the "Cafe," and a T-shirt.  (Note: If the registration fee is a problem, scholarships are available).

For more information or to register, contact Monmouth College Chaplain, Rev. Dr. Teri Ott by emailing teriott@monmouthcollege.edu  or calling 309-457-2380.

Any Sr. Highs interested in MC Youth Day need to register with Stephanie Reading by Wednesday, October 16.

 
Karen Gould Manuscript Collection at Monmouth College
 
October 11 - November 26
  
There will be an exciting opportunity this fall for people interested in church history and documents.  Monmouth College will be the host for the Karen Gould Manuscript Collection, on loan from the Spencer Art Reference Library of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City.  This newly assembled, significant collection consists of 31  illuminated manuscripts and leaves from early printed books, both religious and secular. Most of the pages date from the 15th century, but the collection includes a liturgical text from Italy dated to the early 12th century.  The manuscripts have been privately held until very recently, and Monmouth College is pleased to be able to make them available to the public in western Illinois.

The exhibit will open on Thursday, October 11, 2013 in Gallery 203 of Hewes Library and will remain open to the public until Tuesday, November 26, 2013.  On Sunday, October 27, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the second floor foyer of the library, Bro. Thomas Sullivan, O.S.B., of Conception Abbey in Conception, Missouri, will give a gallery talk on the collection.  Monmouth College student docents will also be available for tours for individuals and school groups by prior appointment from Monday, October 28 through Tuesday, November 26.  The exhibit is open for unguided visits during regular operating hours of the Hewes Library (for times, see http://library.monmouthcollege.edu ).  Admission is free.