Focus on Faith

Faith United Presbyterian Church Newsletter

May 1, 2014

Phone: 734-5129 Hours: M-F 8 AM - Noon and 1 - 4 PM

Pastor Charles B. Cunningham (emergencies after hours) 309-221-8168

Church Email: faithup@maplecity.com Website: www.faithpresmonmouth.org

SUMMER WORSHIP
will be at 9:30 a.m. June 1 through August 31, 2014.

This Sunday - 3rd Sunday of Easter

May 4, 2014

Sermon Title: "In the Breaking of the Bread"

Acts 2:14a, 36-41 Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19

1 Peter 1:17-23 Luke 24:13-35

Liturgist: Susan Van Kirk

Ushers: Robert Blackford, Bill Lee, Dominick Reading, Malik Reading, Ed Melvin

Greeters: Jane Warfield and the Justin & Meghan Wright family

Children's Church: Stephanie Reading

Nursery: Bonnie Heflin

Coffee Hour: Marj & Ann Phelps
CD Recording: Ted Briscoe

Upcoming Meetings/Events

Thursday, May 1 - Sorting & Pricing for PW Yard Sale - all day 9 to 4

Thursday, May 1 - Thai Circle - 9:30 a.m. TODAY

Friday, May 2 - Church Women United May Friendship Day - 9 a.m. at Smithshire United Methodist Church

Friday, May 2 - Church Yard Sale in Social Hall - Noon - 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 3 - Church Yard Sale in Social Hall - 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Wednesday, May 7 - Adult Bible Study (Acts) with Pastor - 5 p.m.

Thursday, May 8 - Fillman Fellowship - 11:30 a.m.

Thursday, May 8 - Confirmation Class - 3:45 p.m.

Thursday, May 8 - Alpha Rho Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma in Social Hall (using Social Hall from approximately 3:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Friday, May 16 - Teddy Bear Spring Program & Graduation - 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 18 - Monmouth College Commencement - noon

Sunday, May 25 - Monmouth-Roseville Graduation - 1 p.m. @Huff Center

Yard Sale - Friday, May 2 & Saturday, May 3

Save all those items you don't know what to do with and bring them for the yard sale!

Friday, May 2 - 12 - 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 3 - 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Set up is Wednesday, April 30 and Thursday, May 1, with a sign-up sheet after Easter on the office door. Please sign up! Drop off is any time after Sunday, April 27.

So, look around, load up items you no longer need and bring them to church. No clothing, please. If you need someone to pick up your items, please call the church office (734-5129) or Jane Kellogg at 734-5275.

Church Women United May Friendship Day - May 2

TOMORROW

Church Women United of Monmouth and Vicinity will be joining together for May Friendship Day at 9 a.m. at Smithshire United Methodist Church on Friday, May 2. The lesson, "Through God Our Hands Can Serve," will be presented by Martha Hillman and helpers. Scriptures to be read are from Mark 10:43-45 and Deuteronomy 15:7-11. Church representatives are asked to bring their LeastCoin Offering to the CWU Treasurer. Babysitting is available and the church is handicap accessible. All are welcome! We are asking that those who attend please bring canned goods, which will be given to Jamieson Center in Monmouth.

One Great Hour of Sharing

As of Easter Sunday, we have collected a total of $1,321.10 for the One Great Hour of Sharing offering. Thank you for your compassionate caring for the many people that these funds go towards helping.

Mother's Day Gift Idea - May 11

Show appreciation for your mom

with a gift in her honor.

Choose one or more of these gifts, which support ministries of the Special Offerings, and help mothers worldwide care for their children.

You can support families in need in a powerful way when you choose from one of these three gifts:

Garden Well - $50/share or $1,250/well
One Bag of Seed (corn, millet, sorghum, or rice) - $30
Women's Empowerment Project - $100/woman

For more information, pick up one of the Giving Catalogs in the kiosk by the office or go to presbyteriangifts.org.

Violin Recital - 7:00 p.m. Saturday, May 3

Mariela Shaker, an international student at Monmouth College, from Aleppo, Syria, will offer a violin recital with Janell Johnson, pianist, on May 3, at 7:00 p.m. in the Dahl Chapel & Auditorium of Monmouth College.

Mariela and Janell participated in our worship service last Sunday, April 27, playing two movements from Mozart's Sonata in E minor for our Time for Reflection and Offertory.
They were splendid!

Fillman Fellowship - 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 8

Fillman Fellowship will meet at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 8, in our Social Hall. Please bring a sack lunch. Coffee and tea will be provided. Join us for food, fun and fellowship! You are always welcome to bring a friend.

Birthdays

May 4 - Doug Hardin, Marjorie Phelps

May 6 - Ashley Baber

May 7 - Roxanne Green

May 8 - Clayton Larson

May 9 - Jane Hottle, Abby Brown, Noah Runge

May 10 - Marilyn Van Hoozer

May 11 - Everitt Hardin

May 13 - Bill Hoover

May 14 - Bonnie Heflin, Mike Fisher

May 16 - Winifred Weeks

May 19 - Beth Dingman, Keith Brown

May 22 - Courtney Fisher, Kara Fisher, Julie McVey

May 23 - Grady Clark

May 24 - Debbie Dingman, John Turnquist

May 25 - Denise Pullen, Tim Phelps

May 26 - Toby Turnquist

May 28 - Lindsay Murdock

May 30 - Dennis Simpson, Jan Speer, Erma Smallwood

May 31 - Mary Johnson

Wedding Anniversaries

May 1 - Roberta & Jack Hasten (48th)

May 19 - Doug & Sara Torrance (2nd)

Fifty Years Ago This Month...

1964 - 2014

I got a little ahead of myself last week and mistakenly put the May 6, 1964 Minutes of the Congregational Meeting and Special Session Meeting in the April 27 newsletter, instead of the April 29, 1964 Minutes. Thus, here are the April 29, 1964 Minutes that you were expecting last week.

SESSION MEETING - APRIL 29, 1964 (condensed)

Elders Present: Morrill, Wells, Patterson, Marshall, Armstrong, Royer, Rhea, Keating, Connell, Kritzer, Manley, Allison, Wallace, Lipes, Hallam, White, and Ebersole and the moderator, the Rev. H. D. Finley. Also present were Moffet, chairman of the Board of Trustees and Stated Supply pastors Ayoub and Phillippe. Excused: Beveridge, Parsons, Thompson, Carlson, Simpson, and Rankin.

Clerk of Session: Transfer of church letter requests: Steve McCutcheon to College Avenue UP Church of Aledo, IL; Mr. and Mrs. James Niebuhr to West Side UP Church of Monmouth, IL; Mr. & Mrs. Howard Hayes to Trinity Methodist Church of Beaver Dam, WI; Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Van Tine to Nisswa Community Church, Nisswa, MN. All requests granted.

Deacons' Report: The Women's Association is to be responsible for the securing of flowers for worship services and the Deacons will then distribute these to shut-ins and the ill. Report approved.

Facilities Committee: Because of his plans to leave the community, Elder Morrill, chairman of the Facilities Committee, resigned his office. Motion made and carried to name David Turnbull as head of the Facilities Committee. Agreed by the Session that the report from the Facilities Committee be presented at the Congregational Meeting on May 6 by Wallace and Manley.

Worship Committee: Hallam reported that Deacons not yet ordained and installed be ordained and installed by Dr. Finley at 9:30 Service on May 10 and that infants be baptized by Mr. Phillippe at the 11 o'clock Service on the same day. Moved and carried that this report be adopted.

Christian Education: Motion passed to approve the purchase of Recognition materials for use in various areas of the church school.

Stewardship & Mission:

Motion passed that a special offering for Race Relations Projects, as authorized by the General Assembly be taken on May 24 and that special notice of this offering be made in Focus on Faith, that envelopes be available in the pews on that day, and that mention of the offering be made from the pulpit.

Motion passed that it become the policy of Faith Church that no fund raising projects be sponsored by any adult organization of Faith Church and that no Faith Church building shall be used for any fund raising purposes. For purposes of this policy an adult is defined as anyone past high school age.

The Rev. W. F. Ayoub tendered his resignation effective June 15, 1964 in order that he may accept a call to become pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Nashville, Illinois. The resignation was accepted and words of appreciation for the work done by Mr. Ayoub were expressed.

Rev. Mr. Phillippe requested permission to be out of town May 18 through 28. Approved.

The next regular Session meeting is to be held at 8 p.m. on May 13 with a possible special meeting to be held preceding or following the congregational meeting on May 6.

VBS 2014 June 29 - July 3

Latest VBS Wish List: pool noodles, and if you sew, empty serger thread cones. Contact Ann Phelps if you are able to donate either of these.

Thank You

The family of Mary Gibson would like to thank everyone at Faith Church for their kind words during her passing. Thank you to Jane Kellogg and the ladies who provided such a wonderful lunch at the funeral home. It was greatly appreciated.

With Sympathy

Our church has learned of the passing of one of its members, Robert H. Buchholz. That is all the information we have at this point in time.

Pastor Charles

Prayer Concerns

Ed & Lois Strickler; Bobbi Cady (Sarah Torrance's mother); violence in the Ukraine; Bill Smallwood; Cathy Abernathy; Jim McCurdy; Greg Haning; those who are unable to worship with us on Sunday; Bill Hoover; Blaine Robinson; Vern Mettler; Cinda Stansbury; Irvin Lipp; Mary Johnson; Lindsay Murdock; and Jim Paris.

Irv Lipp has a new post on CaringBridge.org and says that "tough times are coming in his fight to survive and he would like all the prayers you can muster." His home address is 22 White Oak Lane, West Hampton Beach, NY 11978

Blaine Robinson's new address is:

Blaine Robinson

Winning Wheels, Rm C-4

701 E. 3rd Avenue

Prophetstown, IL 61277

The 5K event in Blaine's honor raised over $11,000. There was a front-page article in the Tuesday, April 29
Review Atlas. Click here to read.

A Rare Treat - 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 2, 2014

Renowned Finnish composer Jaakko Mantyjarvi will meet with students at Monmouth College and Knox College and give two public lectures about his work during a six-day residency, Monday April 28 through Saturday, May 3.

The lectures will take place on Wednesday, April 30, at 7 p.m. in the Barnes Electronic Classroom of Monmouth's Hewes Library and on Friday, May 2, at 4 p.m. in Jay Hall in Knox's Ford Center for the Fine Arts. Both are free and open to the public.

On Saturday evening, May 3, a concert, also free and open to the public, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. at the Central Congregational Church located on the Public Square in Galesburg. Choral groups from the two colleges will perform a combined concert, featuring the world premiere of a new work by Mantyjarvi commissioned by Knox and Monmouth colleges. The concert will include nine works by Mantyjarvi. Choral groups will include the Monmouth College Chorale, Monmouth College Chamber Choir and Galesburg Community Chorus, all directed by Tim Pahel, assistant professor of music and director of choral and vocal activities at Monmouth. Also performing will be the Knox College Choir, the Knox College Chamber Singers and Nova Singers, all directed by Laura Lane, professor of music and director of choral activities at Knox.

This is a historic event, in that it is the first time that Monmouth and Knox have come together to form a unified choral ensemble, and the first time that they have jointly commissioned a choral work.

College Care Packages - May 11

The week of final exams is coming up May 9 - 14 at Monmouth College, and we would like to help our college friends of Faith finish the spring semester in good form by delivering care packages to them. If you would like to help make these care packages possible, there is a sign-up sheet on the office door. We'd like to fill them with treats, fruit, small games, or gift certificates. The packages need to be completed and delivered on Sunday, May 11, so the goodies to fill them are needed by 9:00 a.m. that morning. You may place donated items in the box just outside the office.

Spring into Summer - Jamieson Center Style Show and Brunch - Saturday, May 3

On Saturday, May 3 at 10 a.m. the Jamieson Community Center will have its annual Style Show & Brunch. There is a $12 donation and tickets are available. The Community Center is located at 1025 South 2nd Street -

734-4251.

Ace the Race - A 5K Run/Walk in Monmouth - May 3, 2014, 9 a.m.

The Monmouth-Roseville Education Foundation is sponsoring a fundraiser for Monmouth-Roseville students! The course will take you by several Monmouth-Roseville schools, including Lincoln, Central and MRHS. The race begins at the former Willits elementary school at 105 N. E Street in Monmouth, Illinois.

Registration - The entry fee, which includes a T-shirt, is $20 through Thursday, April 24, and $25 after April 24. Students can preregister for $10 through April 24, and $15 after April 24. Entry forms will be accepted the day of the event, but T-shirts are not guaranteed. Race day check-in begins at 8 a.m.

Pre-race packets may be picked up on Friday, May 2, from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. at 105 N. E Street, Monmouth.

Questions? Email Marcia Parrish at mparrish468@gmail.com, or call (309) 221-7907. Please drop off the entry form and a check payable to the Monmouth-Roseville Education Foundation: 105 N. E Street, Monmouth, IL, 61462.

There are some registration forms available in the Faith United Church office and in the kiosk outside the office. The building is open 7:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. M-F and on Sunday mornings.

Friends of the Library Book Sale - Saturday, May 3

On Saturday, May 3 from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. the Warren County Public Library will be holding a book sale on the 2nd floor. Books are priced to go - pay what you are able! Shelves restocked with new titles! All proceeds will benefit programming at the Warren County Public Library.

Buchanan Chorus - Friday, May 16 & Saturday, May 17

The Buchanan Community Chorus will present "Spring is Here!" on Friday, May 16, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the First Christian Church in Galesburg and on Saturday, May 17 at 4:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Monmouth. There are a few free tickets on the table under the mirror if you are certain that you will use them. Otherwise tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for students 17 and under. This program is provided in part by a grant from the Buchanan Center for the Arts and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

Faith Church Financial Report - April 27, 2014

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