"Pentecost" by Jean Restout II, 1732.  Public domain.

 
Focus on Faith

Faith United Presbyterian Church Newsletter

June 5, 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

This Sunday - Day of Pentecost 

 June 8, 2014 

9:30 a.m. 

 

Sermon Title: "They Are Filled with New Wine" 
 
Numbers 11:24-30                         Psalm 104:24-34, 35b
Acts 2:1-21                                   John 20:19-23

 

  Liturgist: Betsy Akey
Communion Servers: Janice Cunningham, Peggy Figle, George Nieman, 
Tim Phelps, Jeanne Robeson, Susan Van Kirk
 Ushers: Carol Heflin, Bonnie Heflin, Carolyn Meling, Martha Whiteman, 
Norma Mettler
Greeters:  Jon & Sharon Graham, Phyllis Wilson
Children's Church:   Crystal Sargent
Nursery:  Krista Larson  
Coffee Hour:  Janice Cunningham
CD Recording:  TBA 
Special Music:  The Grace Notes Trio 
 
SUMMER WORSHIP 
is at 9:30 a.m. June 1 through August 31, 2014. 

Upcoming Meetings/Events 


Thursday, June 5 - Thai Circle - 9:30 a.m.  TODAY

Thursday, June 5 - Confirmation Class - 3:45 p.m. 

Thursday, June 5 - Monmouth College Golden Scots Alumni Weekend Begins - June 5th - 8th

Saturday, June 7 - Youth Mission Trip to Queens, NY begins - departs FUPC parking lot at 8:30 a.m. 

Sunday, June 8 - Worship - Pentecost Sunday - 9:30 a.m.
 
Tuesday, June 10 - Presbytery Assembly @ Five Points, Washington, IL - 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 
 
Tuesday, June 10 - NO DEACONS MEETING
 
Tuesday, June 10 - Monmouth Municipal Band Rehearsal in Sanctuary - 7:00 p.m. 
 
Wednesday, June 11 - VBS Work Day - 9:30 a.m. 

Wednesday, June 11 - Adult Bible Study - 5:00 p.m. 

Thursday, June 12 - Fillman Fellowship - 11:30 a.m. 

Saturday, June 14 - General Assembly convenes in Detroit:  June 14-21.

Pentecost Offering - Sunday, June 8   
 
On Sunday, June 8 we will be taking the Pentecost Offering. When you give to the Pentecost Offering, you help bring God's transforming, redeeming love to children at risk, guide and nurture young people's growing faith, and provide opportunities for young adults to become spiritual leaders--all in the name of Jesus Christ.

Some of the money from this offering goes to Triennium, an event for youth held every 3 years fostering the development of a lifelong relationship with Christ and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Many youth from our church have participated in this valuable experience throughout the years.

The offering also supports the Young Adult Volunteer program, which enables young adults to experience firsthand the work of a missional church while providing a critical experience (both education and spiritual) in the process.

In addition, 40 percent of the gifts to the Pentecost Offering stay with congregations for their youth programming. Last year our congregation collected a total of $387. Let's see if we can surpass this goal this year. 
 
If you would like to contribute to this important mission, please make checks payable to Faith United Presbyterian Church and designate "Pentecost Offering" on the memo line or use the special envelopes provided in  the pews. Thank you for your support of the Pentecost Offering.  

Community Cares Days
 

The Community Cares program is doing well and the five participating churches are all actively involved.  Faith Church has been particularly active in volunteering (nine individuals) and in submitting projects for consideration 

(seven requests from Faith Church).

 

There will be a public announcement soon announcing the program and its goals. Rob Pierce of Fairview Center Church is the general chairman and there are 5 sub-committees dealing with specific types of projects. The initial work days will be Friday June 20 and Saturday, June 21, with yard signs indicating CC involvement. 

-- Ralph Whiteman     
   
Youth Mission Trip - June 7 - 14
 
Our youth will be going to Queens, New York on a mission trip restoring portions of New York damaged during Hurricane Sandy. This will be a time of service, fellowship and spiritual growth.  Stephanie Reading from our church and John Glasgow from Westminister Presbyterian will be chaperoning, along with Melissa Calhoun from First Presbyterian-Macomb and their youth.  

 

Home base will be Jamaica Village, sponsored by First Presbyterian Church of Jamaica in New York. Organized in 1662, First Presbyterian in Jamaica is the oldest continuously serving Presbyterian congregation in the US. For over 350 years, by faith, they've shown God's love in their community.  

 

To learn more about Jamaica Village and the important work they support, which we'll be part of, please click  here to view a 4:44-minute video about Presbyterian Disaster Assistance in New York.  

 

This group will be driving in a van to get there, departing from the Faith United parking lot at 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning.  The trip will take two days, with the first night's stop in Westerville, OH, where they will be staying at the Church of the Messiah United Methodist Church. 
 
Update:  They learned yesterday that their work site will be in Breezy Point, NY. That community lost 100 homes during the storm and a large fire that happened during the storm. 
PW Salad Supper - Thursday, June 19  salad.jpg
 
The PW Salad Supper is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 19.  Linda Miller, Coordinator for Peacemaking, Justice, and Hunger for PW of PGR, will be the speaker and will conduct the installation of officers. Her topic is "Presbyterian Women as Agents of Change."  
 
This is a potluck meal and all women of the church are invited.  At the business meeting, we will vote on proposed changes to the 1989 by-laws of the Faith United Presbyterian Church PW.  Over the years there have been some changes which necessitate updating our by-laws.  In advance of the meeting, please pick up (a) a copy of the old by-laws and (b) a copy of the new proposed changes from the table in the Narthex or the table under the mirror by the office, so that you will be acquainted with the changes before you vote. 
 
Lutheran Annual Strawberry Festival - Thursday, June 12 
 
First Lutheran Church of Monmouth, 116 South B Street, will hold its Annual Strawberry Festival on Thursday, June 12 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. in the church basement.  The menu will be BBQ sandwiches, chips, strawberries, ice cream, cake and a drink.  Suggested donation is $6 for adults and $4 for children 10 and under.  At 7:00 p.m. the Monmouth Municipal Band will give a concert upstairs in the air-conditioned sanctuary, which is handicap-accessible via elevator.  Proceeds will go toward the church and WELCA projects. 
 
VBS 2014    June 29 - July 3   9:30 a.m. - Noon

  

Registration is underway for the 2014 Vacation Bible School for children ages 3 through 6th grade.  We are also taking volunteer sign-ups.  There is a VBS Workshop of Wonders Information Center set up in the Social Hall.  This year the student take-home CD-ROMs will be available one per family without charge.   The CD-ROM is loaded with games and activities and the ten songs from the Workshop of Wonders 
 that can be played on your computer or in any standard audio CD player.  Be one of the next 10 to register and get your CD without waiting!  (More will be ordered as needed.)
 
NEXT VBS WORK DAY:  June 11 at 9:30 a.m. 
 

Come find out what needs to be done for VBS.  If you can't stay on the work days, just get instructions on what to do and you can work at home or anytime the church is open.  

To the Congregation:

RE:  Parking Lot

The Building & Grounds Committee has brought to our attention the deteriorating condition of the parking lot.  At this time, because of financial constraints, the Session is postponing having work done on it until 2015.  We have received an estimate of approximately $7,000 to repair and seal coat the parking lot.

The Session 
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Fillman Fellowship will meet in our Social Hall at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 12th.    Remember to bring your own sack lunch and coffee and tea will be provided.  Join us for fellowship, fun, and laughter.  This will be a last meeting until September. 
2014 Advanced Degrees       

Congratulations to Hannah Hottle who received her Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) from Midwestern University in Downer's Grove, Illinois.  Hannah also holds a Bachelor's degree from Augustana College.  
 
"The full-time, continuous, 34-month, entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy curriculum is designed to deliver the academic and clinical education required to prepare students for their professional role as key members of the healthcare team and as an integral part of the healthcare delivery system. The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program prepares entry-level practitioners to provide physical therapy services in large, small, traditional, and nontraditional community and institutional practice settings that require independent judgment, leadership, and autonomous practice."                                          -- Midwestern University website
 
Come fix us, Hannah!!

Save the Date! - Saturday, June 14, 2014

 

We are very excited to invite everyone to Teddy Bear CDC's 25th 
anniversary dinner & dance fundraiser on Saturday, June 14 at 5 p.m. at the VFW in Monmouth.  We are having a dinner, silent auction, and dance to follow featuring DJ Craig Anderson (a former Teddy Bear parent), 50/50 drawing, and bake sale.  We are a non-profit United Way organization and we are raising money to purchase child-safe, playground-quality mulch; outdated classroom equipment; flooring & shelving.  Tickets are $10 per person and children under 12 eat free!  Tickets will be available here at the church, from Teddy Bear parents, & at the door that night.  Gary has also made a Facebook event for this fundraiser. Click Here

 

Please plan to join us and pass the word that this is a community event and is open to the public!

 

We may also need volunteers the night of the fundraiser if anyone is interested in helping!

 

Thank you so much!! We are very excited to finally be able to hold this fundraiser and celebrate 25 years of watching children learn & grow!  We feel very blessed to have been given the opportunity by Faith Church to teach, love and nurture children for the last twenty-five years.  We also feel blessed to be a part of this family of Faith.

 

Gary, Denise & Catrina 

Thank You

 

Thank you for the finals care package.  It's not a secret how stressful finals week is, so it was great to have all the different kinds of snacks to help me get through the long nights of studying throughout the week.  

Thanks again,
Clayton Larson

Faith United Presbyterian Church,

Thank you all so much for the wonderful care package!  I really appreciate the support you have shown me!

Thanks again, 
Sara Frakes  
Congratulations!

 

Kylie Nicole Compton entered the world on Sunday, May 25, 2014 in Mattoon, IL to parents Kristina & Brett Compton and 3-year-old brother Luke.  Susan & Greg Gilliland are the maternal grandparents and Jeanne Freed is now a great-grandmother of 12!

Giving for 2014



Birthdays

 

June 1 -    Jim Brown

June 2 -   Jane Kellogg, Janet Cunningham
June 3 -   Bryce Willett
June 4 -   Carol Bowman, Charles Peirce
June 8 -   Hallie Lemon
June 9 -   Evelyn Moschenross
June 10 - Malik Reading, Easton Hull
June 15 -  Mollie Murdock
June 17 -  Chris McLaughlin
June 19 -  Pete Sorensen
June 23 - Neil Agan, Esther White
June 26 - Michael Spainhour
June 28 - Linda Groves
June 30 - Betty Lee

 

Wedding Anniversaries

 

May 31   -  Wendell & Dorothy Woodall (66th)

June 4   -  Bob & Dixie Wells (53rd)

June 12 -  Dominick & Stephanie Reading (10th)

June 20 - Jim & Carol McCurdy (61st)

June 23 - Tom & Eileen Giddings (46th)

June 23 - Ralph & Marjorie Butler (58th)

June 30 - Jarod & Nisha Spangler (2nd)

 
Fifty Years Ago This Month...
 
1964 - 2014

REGULAR MEETING OF SESSION - JUNE 10, 1964 (condensed)

 

Part One 

The regular meeting of the Session of Faith United Presbyterian Church, Monmouth, Ill. was held in the church building, 200 South Eighth Street, Monmouth, Illinois at 8 p.m.  June 10, 1964.

 

PRESENT:  Wallace, Rhea, Hallam, Lipes, Allison, Royer, Simpson, Morrill, White, Beveridge, Parsons, Keating, Manley, Kritzer, Armstrong, Ebersole, Patterson, Marshall and Thompson.  Also present were H. D. Finley, moderator, William R. Phillippe, a Stated Supply pastor and David R. Moffet, Chairman of the Baord of Trustees.  Absent:  Elders Wells, Jewell, Rankin, Connell, and Carlson.  

 

Report by the Clerk that the following have asked to be excused from this meeting:  Elders Wells, Jewell, Rankin and Connell.  Moved by Hallam, second by Rhea, that these persons be excused.  Carried. 

  • Requests for Letters of Transfer to other churches:  Mrs. John Swanson of Peru, IL to the LaSalle Methodist Church of LaSalle, IL; Mrs. Dean Thomas to the West Side United Presbyterian Church of Monmouth, IL; Mrs. W. F. Ayoub and Mrs. Fareed Ayoub to First Presbyterian Church of Nashville, IL.  Letter received from Mrs. and Mrs. Paul Gray of Baton Rouge, LA indicating they are now members of the Episcopal Church in that community. They will be removed from the roll of Faith United. 
  • Received the resignation of Rev. William Phillippe as a stated supply pastor effective August 8, 1964, with request for vacation noted from June 16 through June 20 and from July 22 through August 8. 
  • A resolution of appreciation for the work of Rev. Phillippe was offered for the effective work he has done in the early months of the existence of the congregation, for his relevant preaching, positive leadership in many areas of the life of the church and for his efficient organization of the administrative procedure which has contributed so much to uniting the work of the four former congregations into one, and the Session and congregations join in expressing all good wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Phillippe for their future success as they strive elsewhere to do the work of the Lord, and be it further resolved that this resolution be made a part of the permanent record of the Session of Faith United Presbyterian Church of Monmouth, Illinois.  Moved by Mrs. White, second by Keating, that the resignation, vacation request and resolution of commendation and good wishes be accepted and adopted. Carried. 
  • Rev. Phillippe announced that Bill Hoover has been elected Chairman of the Board of Deacons.

Worship Committee Report:  Preaching schedule from June 21 - August 2:  June 21, Finley; June 28, Finley; July 5, Phillippe; July 12, Finley; July 19, Phillippe; July 26, Finley; Dr. Charles Hindmann, Field Director of Christian Education, Synod of Illinois to be invited to occupy the pulpit on August 2.  Approved.

 

CE Committee Report:  Ebersole of the Ninth Avenue sub-committee asked the session to approve a recreational program beginning after the close of Daily Vacation Bible School and continuing through August, to be set up at the Ninth Avenue center with Dan Anderson to be employed as Director at $2.00/hour and that $450 be allocated for the program. 


85+ Birthday Party - July 27, 2014 
 
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The Deacons are busy planning a special birthday party on Sunday, July 27, during the coffee hour immediately following worship, to honor our wisest and most experienced members 85+ years young.  

 

We want to make sure we don't miss anybody!  If you are new to the 85 and over milestone group (or know someone who is), please call the church office so that you may be added to the invitation list. Also, if you have failed to get an invite in previous years  and should have been included (or know someone who has), please let us know.  So many of you wear your age so well - nobody has a clue - so please forgive us if we thought you were much younger and help set us straight!

 
 - Getting older is simply the price we pay for living a long time! -  
 
Prayer Concerns

Safe travels for our youth mission trip; Brett Compton (Jeanne Freed's new great-granddaughter Kylie's dad); Heather Fisher; Joyce Lantz; Irv Lipp; Etta Jane Pullen (now at Seminary Bounce Back); Will Wetzel;  Ed & Lois Strickler; Bobbi Cady (Sarah Torrance's mother);  Bill Smallwood; Cathy Abernathy;  Jim McCurdy; Greg Haning; Bill Hoover; Blaine Robinson; Vern Mettler; Cinda Stansbury; Mary Johnson; Lindsay Murdock;  and Jim Paris.

Mary Johnson celebrated her 106th birthday on May 31st!

Jim McCurdy is now back at Courtyard with Carol after his second hip surgery.  It was great seeing him in church last Sunday!

Irv Lipp posted on Caring Bridge.org on May 24.  After having surgery for a cranial hematoma, he left Sloan Kettering and has returned to West Hampton Beach, NY to recover. He has been fighting his leukemia very, very hard. 

Bill & Erma Smallwood are now staying at Legacy Estates in Monmouth. 

Washday Ministry

"Just calling to let you know that we got a washer and it's being installed today, so I don't think I'll be needing your help, but thank you so much for everything you've done for me and God bless." 

 

-- Washday Ministry Client referred by Mother-to-Mother    

 

Many thanks to Mary Baker, Donna Larson, and Ted Briscoe for serving as Washday Ministry volunteers this year.  If you would like to help support this ministry with a few of your hours of time a month, please contact the Mission Committee or the church office.  We are grateful for the volunteers we have but could always use a few more. 

 

Old Folks Talk Art (OFTA) - Wednesday, June 11
 
 

Harlow Blum, Emeritus Professor of Art at Monmouth College and member of Faith Church, will be speaking about his show "Recent Works in the Rust Series" on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Fusion Theater, 230 South Main Street in Monmouth.  Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

 

Dr. Blum has been fascinated by the colors of rusted metal for most of his career, and you may view his work on exhibit at the Fusion Theater gallery before and 

after his talk. 

Energy League Summer Program

Energy League is an after-school and summer program run by the First Street Armory.  It is at Lincoln Homes and includes children living in Lincoln Homes.  The summer program consists of afternoons from 1 to 3 PM Monday through Thursday.   We are looking for volunteers to help chaperone.  If you would have any afternoon available from June 9 to July 31st, please consider joining us.  There are 15 to 20 kids each day and helpers are needed to keep them entertained and properly supervised.   You can contact Lolla Ballard at 734-8066 or Christen Allen at 734-8991.   Thanks for your consideration.