Faith United Presbyterian Church

Focus on Faith

October 24, 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
MC Saturday of Service
In the Community
World Community Day
Office Computers
Prayer Concerns
News from the Presbytery of Great Rivers
Community Thanksgiving Meal
Crop Walk
Crockpot Cook-Off Entries
Crockpot Cook-Off Tasting

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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 30:  Patience
  
Kitchen team for Oct. 30:  
 
Robert or Lorna Blackford, Roberta Hasten, Leroy Lantz, Joyce Lantz
 
What's Happening?
  
The 5th & 6th graders went to the Pumpkin Patch yesterday and brought back pumpkins for all the WNL children to paint on
October 30!!
 
In November, the  children will be making cards for the Community Thanksgiving Dinners that will be delivered. 
 

There are now 37 children enrolled in Wednesday

Night Live!! 

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.  
Congregational Meeting
 
The Session has called a Congregational Meeting on Sunday, November 10
for the purpose of voting on proposed changes to our church's By-Laws.
 
Session News
 
The Session has approved renewing Pastor Cunningham's contract for another six months, 
with the same terms.
 
The Personnel Committee will be conducting
six-month reviews
with staff
in the near future.
 
     
This Sunday ~ Reformation Sunday
October 27, 2013   
10:30 a.m.
    
Lectionary
Joel 2:23-32                                         Psalm 65
2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18               Luke 18:9-14          
              
Liturgist:  Mary Distin
Ushers:  George Nieman, Steve Johnson, Dee Ann Shuff, Carolyn Meling, Bob Green
Greeters:  Marjorie Phelps, Tom & Crystal Sargent
Children's Church: Lorna Blackford
Nursery: Lynn Baber
Coffee Hour:  Dale & Debbie Dingman

Presentation of 3rd grade Bibles
  
Charlie Pullen
Mariah Reading
Jordan Watson
  
Meetings

TONIGHT - Isabel Circle - 7:00 p.m. at Jonalyn Heaton's home.  
 

Sunday, October 27 - Visioning Group - noon

 

Sunday, October 27 - Crop Walk @ Huff Center 2 p.m.

 

Sunday, October 27 - Session Study Group - 

4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

 

Monday, October 28 - PEO Chapter E - Social Hall

3:30 p.m.

 

Wednesday, October 30 - Wednesday Night Live - 3:20 - 6:00 p.m.

 

Wednesday, October 30 - Bible Study with Pastor -

6 p.m.  

 

Friday, November 1 - CWU World Community Day Luncheon - 12 p.m. @ Fairview United Methodist

Program - Meeting 1 p.m. - Program 1:15 p.m.

 

 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 meets at 9:15 a.m. 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.
 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 Oct. 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

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.

TONIGHT  - Maple Leaf Community Concert Series
"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.  
World Community Day
 
Church Women United of Monmouth and Vicinity will be joining together at 12 noon for a World Community Day luncheon, meeting and program at Fairview Center United Methodist Church, 1495 90th St. (rural Monmouth). 
 
The luncheon is furnished by the CWU Board and will start with a donation basket given for Birthing Kits for other countries.
 
The meeting will begin at 1 p.m., with the program at 1:15 p.m.  The program theme is "Walking Through Doors of Opportunity" and will be presented by Barbara Patterson.  No reservations are needed.
 
Babysitting is available and the church is handicap accessible.  All are welcome!  For more information, please call the church at 309-734-2300.
 

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Thank You

Two new computers and one new monitor have been purchased for the church office to replace machines more than ten years old, one for the secretary and one for the CE Director/WNL Director.  In addition, the treasurer's computer has been upgraded with added memory. Vicki Briscoe, Ann Phelps, Deb Dingman, and Andrea Crum are ecstatic with the speed and efficiency of their computers and want to express their appreciation to the Session for approving the purchases which were paid for with Memorial Funds.
 
Thank you!! 
Prayer Concerns

Please continue to keep in your prayers:  Ryan Smith,  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.
News from Great Rivers Presbytery

INSTALLATION SERVICE
Sunday, October 27
Second Presbyterian Church 313 N. East St., Bloomington, IL
Rev. David M. Barton  2:00 pm, reception following  
  
 
INSTALLATION SERVICE
Sunday, November 3
First United Presbyterian Church 201 W. Evergreen St., Elmwood, IL  61529
Church:  309-742-2631
Rev. Marla Bauler  4:00 pm, reception following

Community Thanksgiving Dinner Thanksgiving

The Community Thanksgiving Dinner is quickly shaping up, and turn-out was very good at the October 22 meeting. Timelines are being developed and sign-ups continue. This will truly be a community effort with funding and volunteers from other churches in the community as well as Faith. Posters will be going up, and radio, newspaper, and bank sign publicity will be going out as T-Day approaches.
  
Here are some donated items needed:    

 

9" Plates

6" Plates

16 oz solo cups

8 oz Styrofoam cups

Napkins

Aluminum Foil

Sugar Packets

Sweet & Low Packets

Creamer Packets

Folgers Decaf Coffee

Instant Tea (jars)

Paper towels  

  
There will be a box located in the Youth Wing next to the freezer where these items can be dropped off.
Lots of delivery drivers will be needed on Thanks-giving Day from about 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  If we have 30 delivery units of two persons each, each unit only needs to fill and deliver about 10 meals. So, with a work force of 60 delivery folks, we can get the 300 meals packed & delivered hot and on time. The more the merrier!  Following delivery, you are welcome to fill your plates and sit down and enjoy your own Thanksgiving meal at the American Legion with friends old & new. 
  
Next planning meeting:  Tuesday, November 5 6:15 p.m.   
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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!  

 


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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!   

 

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(Drinks will be provided.)

 

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

 

Thank you always for your support!!!