Faith United Presbyterian Church

Focus on Faith

October 17, 2013
 
Phone: (309) 734-5129 
Pastor Charles Cunningham: (emergencies)
(309) 221-8168                                              

cornucopia-flowers.jpg
In This Issue
This Sunday
Meetings
Operation Backpack
Sunday School News
MC Saturday of Service
In the Community
Card of Thanks
Prayer Concerns
Community Thanksgiving Meal
Crop Walk
Crockpot Cook-Off Entries
Crockpot Cook-Off Tasting

Quick Links
 
 
Join Our Mailing List

(309) 734-5129


  
     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 23:  Peace

Needed:  1 pan of pumpkin bars for October 23rd.
  
Kitchen team for Oct. 23:  
 
Bonnie Heflin, Alice Lawson, Brittany Wilson, Jayme Horner
 
What's Happening?
 
The 5th & 6th graders went to Rainbow Riders yesterday for their second time to help out. 
 
There are now 37 children enrolled in Wednesday Night Live!!
 
Children will be making cards for the Community Thanksgiving Dinners. 
 

Missing a Baking Dish?
 
There are two rectangular glass baking dishes in the church library that belong to someone.  One is a burgundy color and the other is clear. If one of these belongs to you, please pick it up and take it home.

Thanks! 

Got a Little One? 
 
Two beautiful Fisher-Price booster chairs have been given to the church by the Brown family. 

These chairs function much like regular high chairs but strap to a regular chair, both around the seat and back, and have removable trays with covers that are easy to  wash. Because they take up less space, they are able to be stored right  in the Social Hall, between the pew benches.

These will be a big help 
 to our families with babies and young children at church meals and events.

Isabel Circle 
 
Isabel Circle will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 24 at the home of Jonalyn Heaton (734-5801).

The lesson will be on "God's Call to Serve" (Lesson 2 of the Horizons Bible Study).  Just as God called Moses despite his hesitation, we too are called to service even though we may feel inadequate.  God's promise to Moses is also to us:  "I will be with you." (Ex. 3:12.)

Jane Kellogg will be facilitating the lesson. 

All women of the church are invited.  
     
This Sunday ~ Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost 
October 20, 2013   
10:30 a.m.

Sermon Title:  "Pray Always and Do Not Lose Heart"  
    
Lectionary

Jeremiah 31:27-34                     Psalm 119:97-104
2 Timothy 3:14 - 4:5                    Luke 18:1-8          
              
Liturgist:  Bob Meling  
Ushers:  Carol Heflin, Bonnie Heflin, Ralph Whiteman, Martha Whiteman, Norma Mettler
Greeters:  Dee Long, Dee Ann Shuff
Children's Church: Lisa Willett 
Nursery: Krista and Chloe Larson
Coffee Hour:  George & Liz Nieman, Bob & Carolyn Meling
Meetings

Thursday, October 17 - Nominating Committee - 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 20 - Visioning Group - noon

 

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

 

Tuesday, October 22 - Session Meeting - 7 p.m.

 

Wednesday, October 23 - Wednesday Night Live - 3:20 - 6:00 p.m.

 

Wednesday, October 23 - Bible Study with Pastor -

6 p.m.  

 

Thursday, October 24 - Sewing Circle - 9:30 a.m.  

 

Thursday, October 24 - Isabel Circle - 7:00 p.m. at Jonalyn Heaton's home.   


 October Mission Focus:
Operation Backpack 

Operation Backpack is a program of the 1st Street Armoury and supported by Monmouth Rotary.  The program provides food to the children in Monmouth-Roseville Schools who need it the most.  Children are identified by school district officials who distribute the number of backpacks needed each week.  Each backpack provides the child with 6 nutritious kid-friendly meals to help bridge the gap at home over the weekend and school holidays. The need continues to grow with 81% of Pre-K through 6th grade students in District 238 qualifying for free or reduced priced lunches.  Last year 186 students were served and the number is expected to grow to 220 this year.  Every little effort makes a child feel less forgotten.  Better test scores, improved reading skills, positive behavior, improved health and increased attendance have all been attributed to the success of 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 - 8 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. Next 12:30 p.m. lunch meeting is November 17.  Tom Best will provide the lunch.  
 
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.

The 3rd grade Bibles with names imprinted on them will be presented on October 27, Reformation Sunday. Please return the post cards that were sent out, to the Church Office, indicating how you would like your child's name to appear on the Bible.
 Saturday of Service - November 2

Do you have a 3-hour project that needs to be done at your home? Maybe painting, packaging items, raking leaves, moving furniture, working with children, working with elderly, assisting with setting up Christmas decorations, delivering supplies, etc.? Would you like to have a college student(s) perform these services?

Monmouth College is hosting their Saturday of Service program on Saturday, November 2 from 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.  They are looking for requests from community groups  whose members, particularly seniors, have need for volunteer help that can be performed by students as they learn about the importance of civic engagement in their community. All they ask is that you sign up in advance and supply the needed materials such as paint, ladders, brushes, etc.

If you are interested, please contact the church office at 734-5129.  Vicki will put your work request on a list that needs to be submitted to the Office of Student Involvement at the college by Friday, October 25.  There is no cost for the program. 

Budget Requests - Due by October
 27  
The 2014 budget request forms have been distributed to all those responsible for expense line items in the church budget.  Please return these to the church office with your 2014 estimates filled in. Amounts budgeted for 2013 and spent through October 6, 2013 have been filled in  to assist you in making your 2014 estimates.

Completed requests may be placed in the yellow folder marked "2014 Budget Requests" on Vicki's desk in the church office. The Stewardship & Budget Committee needs these turned in by Sunday, October 27.  They can also be mailed to the church at 200 South 8th Street, Monmouth, IL  61462.

Thank you for your help!
 In the Community

Relay for Life Cook-Out - Friday, October 18
Midwest Bank - 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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.

Maple Leaf Community Concert Series Presents 
"Oh What a Night!"  
A musical tribute to Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons on Thursday, October 24 at 7:00 p.m. at the Monmouth College Dahl Chapel & Auditorium.

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol will be performed by the Buchanan Center for the Arts and Monmouth College on Thursday, November 21 through Saturday, November 23.  Th-Sat. performances at 7:30 p.m., with Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. For more information, contact the BCA at 734-3033.  
Thank You

Dear Family of Faith,

I would just like to express our appreciation for the many sweet and heartfelt expressions of condolence we received on the recent death of my beloved Aunt Shirley.  Each one was a comforting touch.

Sincerely,
Vicki Briscoe


Deepest thanks to the many Faith Church friends for their truly wonderful messages and cards during my extended illness and recovery.  They did my heart a world of good.

Louise Roos 
Prayer Concerns

Please continue to keep in your prayers:  the 12-year-old Monmouth boy on a bicycle hit by a pickup truck, Dale Dingman, 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),  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
  
Current mailing address for Blaine Robinson:
  
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
5401 South Street
Blaine Robinson, Room 139
Lincoln, NE 68506
  
Bob Buchholz is now at the Monmouth Nursing Home.
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 to help on Thursday or use the sign-up board in the Social Hall at church. If you'd like to help on Wednesday, please contact Jo Ellen Dollinger (734-8627) or Donna Larson (734-6103).
  
Donations in any amount may be dropped off at Security Savings  Bank in Monmouth, payable to the "Community Thanksgiving Dinner" account.  
  

A press release appeared in the October 16th 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.
  
Crop Walk Logo
               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)  


crock pot

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!   

 

graphic-community-meal.jpg

 

(Drinks will be provided.)

 

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

 

Thank you always for your support!!!