Faith United Presbyterian Church

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Phone: (309) 734-5129 
Pastor Charles Cunningham: (emergencies)
(309) 221-8168
 
November 7, 2013
  

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In This Issue
This Sunday
Meetings
Fillman Fellowship
November Mission Focus
from Jan Sprout
Chicken & Noodles Recipe
from Stephanie Reading
Christian Education
Organ Concert
MRHS Play
Congregational Meeting
Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Giving Catalog
New Hymnal Event

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November Birthdays
 
1 - Larry Inman
 
2 - Scott Gibson

6 - Dalton Hottle

7 - Tammi Hottle, Heather Turnquist

8 - Alice Lawson, Alison Clark, Susan Gilliland

9 - Lila Blum, Kylie Finnicum

10 - Jodi Cheek, Donna Lee, Megan Brown, Brenda Runge

13 - George Haynes
 
14 - Dixie Wells

16 - Deborah Stanton, Jamie Youngblood

21 - Mia Logsdon

26 - Carolyn Simpson, Marcella Kesinger

27 - Cindy Wilson, Krista Larson

29 - Bill Lee

30 - Carolyn Meling

Wednesday Night Live!
Fruit of the Spirit 
 
Fruit of the Spirit for
November 13:  Goodness
 
What's Happening?
 
Kitchen Team for Nov. 13:
 
Judy Andrews, Tom Best, Jonalyn Heaton, Roberta Hasten
  
For November 6 & 13 children will be bringing canned foods for
Jamieson Center

NEEDED:  WNL 18 more chocolate chip cookies for November 13
 and 4 more pumpkin pies for November 20.

On November 6, 13, & 20,
the children will be making 300 special cards to be enclosed with delivered Community Thanksgiving Dinners. 
 
Pastor Cunningham will write a special prayer that will  go on each card, too.  
 
The Presbytery of Great Rivers
  
cordially invites you to
the Installation Service of
the Rev. Dr. Blythe Denham Kieffer
as Pastor and Head of Staff
of
Westminster Presbyterian Church
533 S. Walnut
Springfield, IL  62704
 
Sunday, November 10
4:00 o'clock in the afternoon 
A reception following in Parish Hall
 

 

 

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Prayer Concerns
  
Please continue to keep in your prayers:  
 
Ryan Smith,
 Jessie James
 Mary Fleming
 Phyllis Wheeler
 Brittany Wilson
Joyce Hagemann
Bill Hoover
 Blaine Robinson
 Vern Mettler
Cathy Abernathy
Cinda Stansbury
Irvin Lipp
 Tara Hanson
Mary Johnson
 Sally McVey
 Gary Youngblood
Lindsay Murdock
Jim Paris
  
Irvin Lipp has new updates on CaringBridge.org. His bone marrow transplant process begins this week at Sloan-Kettering. He appreciates all the cards, letters, emails, and calls from this congregation and wants you to know that your prayers make a difference.
  
Blaine Robinson and Lindsay Murdock also have updates on CaringBridge.org.
  
  
  
  
In the Community
  
1st Lutheran Church Annual Chili & Oyster Stew Supper & Bake Sale -
 
Sunday, November 10 5-7 p.m. free will offering 
    
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.
   
1st Street Armoury Christmas Expedition 
 
Friday, December 6, 2013 
5:30 - 8:30 p.m.   
 
  
         
This Sunday ~ Stewardship Commitment Sunday ~
 November 10, 2013   
10:30 a.m.
 
Sermon: "Now He is God...of the Living"
 
Lectionary
Haggai 1:15b-2:9                          Psalm 145:1-4, 17-21
2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17             Luke 20:27-38
     
Liturgist: Mary Distin
 Ushers:  Jim Brown, John Turnbull, Greg Baber, John Lyle, Jim Glasgow, Shari Glasgow
Greeters: Buster & Jane Kellogg, Bob & Dixie Wells 
Children's Church: Crystal Sargent
Nursery:  Jim & Shari Glasgow
Coffee Hour:  Armond & Betsy Akey, Jane Warfield
Meetings

TODAY   - Thai Circle - 9:30 a.m.
  
Saturday, November 9 - Presbyterian Youth Day at Monmouth College
  
Sunday, November 10 - Congregational Meeting
  
Monday, November 11 - PEO Chapter LE - 1 p.m.
  
Tuesday, November 12 - Deacons Meeting - 7 p.m.
  
Wednesday, November 13 - Wednesday Night Live
3:20 - 6:00 p.m.
  
Wednesday, November 13 - Bible Study with Pastor - 6:00 p.m.
  
Thursday, November 14 - Fillman Fellowship - 11:30 a.m.
  
Thursday, November 14 - CE Committee Meeting -
7 p.m.
Fillman Fellowship - November 14

  

Remember if it is the second Thursday in the month, it is lunch with Fillman Fellowship and we meet in our Social Hall!  Please bring your own sack lunch.  Hot coffee and tea will be provided.  The date and time is Thursday, Nov. 14 at 11:30 a.m.  Reservations are NOT required!!  Bring a friend and join us for fellowship and support as well as fun!

  
November Mission Focus:
Jamieson Center
Thank You

I truly appreciate your continued support and for blessing so many in our community.  Thank you for believing in our mission to clothe, to feed and to give hope.
  
Thanks,
Jan Sprout
Stewardship Commitment Sunday - November 10
  
Stewardship letters and pledge cards were mailed out last week.  Each fall the Stewardship Committee asks the congregation to make a financial commitment to the ministries of the church for the upcoming year. 
  
This Sunday is Commitment Sunday, and you have been asked to reflect and pray about the use of your resources in the context of God's providing love.  The committee will compile the response in order to assist the Session in determining the scope of ministry that will be possible for the coming year.
  
2013 Stewardship Committee:  Mary Distin, Scott McClintock, Rod Lemon, Joyce Patterson, Sally Bowman.
  
If 100 people could each give $6 more per week, this would add more than $30,000 to the current annual budget and help preserve our reserves well into the future.  
  
Crock-Pot Cook-Off

  

There were eight delicious entries in our 4th Annual Crock-Pot Cook-Off.  The first prize of a $25 gift certificate to Rovi's was awarded to Martha Whiteman for her Chicken & Noodles. She has kindly shared her recipe with us:

 

"This is my "Old Family Recipe" that I got from my Quilt group this fall," says Martha.   

 

Crockpot Chicken and Noodles - Submitted by Martha Whiteman

 

2 cans chicken broth

2 cans creamed chicken soup

2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts

½ stick butter

Cook in crockpot on low setting for 6 hours

Remove chicken breasts and shred them or cut in chunks, return to crockpot with 12 ounces of frozen noodles  (dry noodles or homemade noodles [my preference!] also work).  Continue cooking for 2 more hours.

  
The Youth are going to be assembling a brand-new cookbook featuring all of the recipes from the past four years of Crock-pot competition to sell as a fund-raiser. The recipe above is a freebee, but we hope (and strongly encourage) that you will want to purchase the whole cookbook for the complete set of delightful recipes!  
 
Thank You

 

Thank you to all who submitted a crock-pot recipe for the Crock-Pot Cook Off!  With the support of all who came to taste and vote, it was another fabulous success.  The voting was hard with so many wonderful entrées, appetizers, and desserts to choose from. The winner was Crock Pot # 7 -- Chicken & Noodles made by Martha Whiteman.  A big thank you once again for supporting the Jr & Sr High Youth Group's fundraiser for the 2013-14 Youth  Missions.

 

Stephanie Reading 

  

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:  November 3 - December 15:  What Do Presbyterians Believe? Rod Lemon
    • November 3 - Wealth, Interest, Money
    • November 10 - Work
    • November 17 & 24 - Poverty: material &    mental
    • December 1 & 8 - The State, Debt, and Basic Ethos
    • December 15 - Stewardship 
  • 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 - Upcoming Events:  Presbyterian Youth Day at Monmouth College on November 9. Next 12:30 p.m. lunch meeting at the church 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.  
  
       
Organist Yun Kyong Kim - Sunday, November 10
  

Concert organist Yun Kyong Kim will perform at 3 p.m., Sunday, November 10, at the First Presbyterian Church, 400 E. Carroll Street in Macomb.  

 

Sponsored by the Western Illinois University Chapter of the American Guild of Organists in cooperation with the WIU School of Music, the recital is free and open to the public. 

 

Kim is in great demand as a solo organ recitalist, and is passionate about bringing engaging programs of diverse musical styles to her audiences. Concert reviewers have described her as "a splendid keyboard soloist" and as playing "with great sensitivity and with great élan."

 

Her program in Macomb will open with traditional music by Louis Vierne and J. S. Bach.  Next she will perform an organ transcription of Prokofievʼs virtuoso Toccata in D minor for piano. The remainder of the program will consist of 20th century music new to Macomb audiences.

 

Sherlock Holmes - November 8-9

 

The Monmouth-Roseville High School Drama Club presents Sherlock Holmes by Tim Kelly 

  

Friday, November 8 and Saturday, November 9 at 7:30 p.m.

 

    ~ Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for students. ~

 
Congregational Meeting - Nov. 10
  
Upon recommendation of the Nominating Committee and the concurrence of the Session, a Congregational Meeting is called on Sunday, November 10, following worship, for the purpose of changing the by-laws of Faith United Presbyterian Church.
  
The following items will be voted upon:
  1. Session size to be reduced to 9.
  2. Congregation will move to a unicameral system.  That is, there will be Session and Deacons.
  3. Term limit for offices of Elder and Deacon will be lifted.  Officers will be eligible to serve consecutive three-year terms (up to six years, Book of Order G-20404).

Community Thanksgiving Dinner

 

Thanksgiving

Donated items still needed:    

 

16 oz solo cups 

8 oz Styrofoam cups 

Sugar Packets 

Creamer Packets

Folgers Decaf coffee (small can) 

Paper towels  (10-12 rolls)

39-gal. garbage bags

2 packs of thank you cards/envelopes

stamps

  

There is a box located in the Youth Wing (where the freezer is located) where these items can be dropped off.  
  
Lots of delivery drivers will be needed on Thanksgiving 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.  We have a quite a few delivery units signed up, but could still use some more. 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. 
 
Update from Nov. 5 Planning Meeting:  Brad Larson conducted a planning meeting with 17 present.  The agenda covered turkeys (22), who will cook them and where, when they will be delivered by the vendor, storage of frozen turkeys, distribution to cooks, carving procedures; delivering and preparing the deliveries; the WNL children's cards; Wednesday tasks & workers; supplies needed; a blessing from Pastor Charles before the food delivery; publicity, Brad & Krista's podcast on WMOI radio Tuesday morning, poster placement, bank signs; logistics & schedules.  
 

UPDATE FROM KRISTA LARSON: (Also posted on the Community Thanksgiving Dinner Facebook page)   After last night's meeting, we determined help is needed: Wednesday (evening only-6pm) - assembling meal delivery boxes, and could possibly use some help carving a few turkeys. (Just need a few people here.) The biggest need is Thursday from 11:00am to clean-up (approx. 2:30). If a few who are confident in their cooking skills wanted to volunteer, we could use a point person Thursday morning to make gravy, green beans and yams. Otherwise, the biggest need for help remains to be Thursday 11:00-2:30. We need a large number of helpers during that time to: pack delivery meals; replenish food from the kitchen; serve food; serve drinks; cut & serve pie; clear tables (and probably misc. things). I do not need to know right now, but if any of those work, we'll be happy to have more people at those times.  THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!

  
NEXT MEETING:  Tuesday, November 19 - 6:15 p.m. (final planning meeting) 
  

What to Give for Christmas?
 
We have received copies of the new Giving Catalogs from the Presbyterian Mission Agency.  Some have been placed in the Social Hall and some on the Welcome Table in the Narthex. These catalogs are full of interesting gift ideas--everything from a mule for transport to clean-up buckets for disaster areas; an emergency life pack to school kits, just to mention a few. Some are priced low enough to be gifts from individuals; others are better suited for a group or family gift. Think of what a difference you can make in the world by using a little creative thinking in your Christmas (or anytime) gift giving!    

 

"The new Presbyterian Giving Catalog will provide Presbyterians with examples of how their generosity can help make an impact around the world. With examples like goats, chicks or new wells providing clean drinking water, the catalog will help Presbyterians make a direct connection with those on the receiving end of their gifts."

 

An online version of the catalog will be available next month on the PCUSA.org website. 
New Presbyterian Hymnal Introduction Event - Dec. 7
  Singers

 

Pat Wakeley, an elder at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Rockford, Illinois is coordinating arrangements for a workshop that Westminster is holding on December 7 to introduce the new Presbyterian hymnal. 

 

Event details and registration are available at the Rockford Westminster website.  www.westminsterrockford.org