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Focus on Faith

Faith United Presbyterian Church Newsletter

July 3, 2014 

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

    (Office closed on Mondays during the month of July)

 

Church Email: faithup@maplecity.com      

Website: www.faithpresmonmouth.org

This Sunday - 4th Sunday after Pentecost 

 July 6, 2014 

9:30 a.m. 

 

Sermon Title: "Living with Rest and the Yoke" 
 
Guest Preacher:  Elder Donald Fry
Liturgist: Vicki Briscoe
 Ushers: Robert Blackford, Bill Lee, Dominick Reading, Malik Reading, Ed Melvin
Greeters:  Ralph & Martha Whiteman, Sheila, Brittany, & Jessica Wilson
Children's Church:  Lorna Blackford
Nursery:  Lynn Baber  
Coffee Hour:  Rodney & Hallie Lemon
CD Recording:  Ted Briscoe 
Special Music:  The Monmouth Brass  
 

Congratulations to Our Confirmands  

Malik Smith-Reading, Pastor Charles B. Cunningham, Jessica Wilson

On June 22, 2014 Malik Philip Smith-Reading and Jessica Simone Wilson went before Session to be examined and were accepted for confirmation. They had studied for a number of weeks in Thursday afternoon sessions with Pastor Cunningham.  They reaffirmed their baptisms and were accepted into active membership in Faith Church at the worship service following, where they read their own personal statements of faith to the congregation. Congratulations to both of them for taking this big step in their faith journey and welcome to Faith United! 

 

Upcoming Meetings/Events 

 
Friday, July 4 - CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED FOR JULY 4TH HOLIDAY
 
July 4 - July 18 - Teddy Bear Child Development Center & Preschool closed for summer vacation - Resumes Monday, July 21
 
Monday, July 7 - CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED
 
Tuesday, July 8 - Deacons Meeting - 7:00 p.m. 
 
Tuesday, July 8 - Monmouth Municipal Band Rehearsal - 7:00 p.m. 
 
Thursday, July 10 - Warren County Retired Teachers Luncheon 11:30 a.m.

Thank You
 
In case you couldn't tell, we were overwhelmed by your generosity.  It has 
been a joy walking with all of you on your faith journey.  The words of Maya Angelou hold so true for us. We may not remember everything you said or everything you did but we will remember how you made us feel.  Our hearts are overflowing with the love you so freely shared.  You have a bright future ahead of you with lots of talents and leadership abilities.  Thank you all so much. 
 
Be Thou My Vision, O Lord of my heart,...by day and by night...with Thy presence always thy light.

Janet & Charles    
 
P.S.  Ms Bloom gives us great joy each time we turn into our driveway. 
 

 

Church Office Closed on Mondays during Month of July

 

Instead of taking a week of vacation in July as originally planned, because there will not be a pastor in the office during the month of July, the session has approved the church secretary's request to take her vacation on each of the four Mondays in July.  Therefore, the church office will be closed on July 7, 14, 21, and 28.  It will be open as usual from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays.  

 

If there is an emergency on a Monday during July, please call Jim Brown (734-4257), a Deacon, or John Marshall, Clerk of Session (536-0638), or an Elder. You can also always leave a message on the church answering machine, but it may not be picked up until Tuesday morning. 


Congregational Meeting - July 20, 2014
 
The PNC has recommended a candidate to Session for congregational approval, the Rev. Dr. Kathy Stoner Lasala.  The Congregational Meeting for this candidacy will be after worship on Sunday, July 20, 2014.  The proposed Terms of Call will be available to the congregation this Sunday, prior to voting on July 20.  
 
Charles' last Sunday in the pulpit was June 29.  On August 3 he will begin an interim ministry at First Presbyterian Church in Pekin, Illinois.  The following dates will be the schedule of worship for the next few Sundays:  
 
July 6 - Pulpit Supply - Elder Donald Fry, Stronghurst
July 13 - Pulpit Supply - Elder Gary Pullen, Faith
July 20 - Rev. Dr. Kathy Stoner Lasala's candidating sermon (with a picnic event for the congregation to meet her on Saturday, July 19)
July 27 - Pulpit Supply - Rev. Danie DeBeer, GAP Executive Presbyter, Presbytery of Great Rivers
August 3 - If approved, new pastor begins   
 
Financial Report for Jan - June 2014
 
 
 
Vacation Bible School

  

Thank you to the more than 24 volunteers who made our Workshop of Wonders a wonderful place for over 30 children this week. On Thursday they are brightening the lives of many at Courtyard and the Monmouth Nursing Home with their songs and young faces. The offering that the Visioneers gave this week will go to the Community Care Days committee.  

 

2014-2015 Horizons Bible Study Books Now Available
 
The 2014 - 2015 Horizons Bible Study is "Reconciling Paul:  A Contemporary Study of 2 Corinthians" by Elizabeth Hinson -Hasty. 

When the PW/Horizons Bible study committee selected 2 Corinthians for the topic, they requested that the study focus on the following aspects of faith:  generosity, grace, forgiveness, living by faith, the image of God, funds development, ambassadors of reconciliation (peacemaking), reconciliation, the ways in which Paul's letters are a response to these themes, what was in the original letters, and Paul himself. 

The books are illustrated with traditional and contemporary stained glass designs that are truly beautiful. 

Copies may be purchased from Vicki at the church office 8 - noon and 1 - 4 p.m. M-F for $9.00 (except Mondays during July).  Please make checks payable to Faith United Presbyterian Church and write "PW Horizons Study Guide" on the memo line. 
Prayer Concerns

Rick Roundtree; Beth Dingman;  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;  Greg Haning; Bill Hoover; Blaine Robinson; Vern Mettler; Cinda Stansbury; Mary Johnson; Lindsay Murdock; and Jim Paris.

Good news!  Beth Dingman has been allowed to go home after a week in the hospital.  Please keep her in your prayers as she learns new regimens to keep her blood sugar under control.

Betty Lee's son, Rick Roundtree, 53, was in a serious motorcycle accident on Highway 67 on  Sunday, June 29. He is at St. Mary's in Galesburg with five broken ribs and injuries to the left side of his body, including his left leg. He may be transferred to Iowa City later. 
You Are Invited!  

Dick and Jan Speer will be guests of honor at their 60th wedding anniversary celebration on Sunday, July 6th at Courtyard (in the TV room) from 2 - 4 p.m. They were married on July 3, 1954.  Refreshments will be served.
(No gifts please) 

Card of Thanks
Thank you to everyone for the beautiful birthday cards.  I really enjoyed them. 

Betty Lee

Birthdays

 

July 4   -   Kris Brown

July 6   -   Kelsey Green
July 7   -   Leroy Lantz
July 8   -   Norma Mettler, Jane Warfield, 
                      Whitney Pullen Eberhardt
July 10  -  Steve Spainhour
July 13   -  Greg Lewis, Courtney Agan
July 14   -  Douglas Bowman, Echo Logsdon
July 15   -  Hallie Hottle
July 16   -  Gene Larson
July 17   -   Jeff Rankin, Will Best
July 18   -   Louise Roos
July 19   -   Mark Lyle
July 21   -   Lolla Ballard, Shari Glasgow
July 25  -   Mary Distin
July 27  -   Dee Ann Shuff
July 28  -   Judy Andrews
July 29  -   Eugene Inman
July 30  -   Donna Larson, Emily Fisher
 

Wedding Anniversaries

 

July 3    -  Dick & Jan Speer (60th)

July 7    -  Charles & Janet Cunningham (30th)

July 23 -  Gary & Jonalyn Heaton (37th)

 
Fifty Years Ago This Month...
 
1964 - 2014
REGULAR MEETING OF THE SESSION - July 15, 1964

(condensed)   -- Part 1   

 

Present: Lipes, Wallace, Rhea, Armstrong, Patterson, Royer, Kritzer, Rankin, Jewell, Keating, Allison, Parsons, Thompson, White, Simpson, Connell, Ebersole, Marshall, Hallam, and Wells. Moderator: the Rev. H. D. Finley. Also present was the Rev. Wm. R. Phillippe, a stated supply pastor and David R. Moffet, chariman of the Board of Trustees.

Dr. Finley requested that his resignation as stated supply pastor and moderator of the Session be approved effective August 31, with the month of August to be taken as vacation. At this point the Clerk of Session took charge of the meeting and offered the following resolution:
 

Resolved, that the Session of Faith United Presbyterian Church, Monmouth, Ill. accept the resignation of the Rev. H. D. Finley as a stated supply pastor and moderator the church effective on August 31st and that the Session highly commend the unique contribution made by Dr. Finley

in the early months of the existence of this church toward bringing about a truly united congregation. The Session further expresses its appreciation for Dr. Finley's tireless efforts as pastor to the whole congregation, for his wise counsel and understanding leadership as moderator. The Session speaks for the entire congregation as it prays God's richest blessing upon Dr. and Mrs. Finley as they leave the church and community and extends to them the sincere affection and good wishes of each of us. Be it further resolved that this resolution be made a part of the permanent Session record of Faith Church.
 

The resolution was adopted.  

 

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! -  
 
July 4th Fly-In Breakfast    

The Monmouth Flying Club is having the Fly-In / Drive-In Breakfast at the Monmouth Municipal Airport from 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on July 4. The Monmouth Municipal Band will perform patriotic music starting at 8:30 a.m. Tickets are $5 for adults in advance or $6 at the door ($3 for children 6-12 yrs.)  Get your tickets at local lending institutions, the Monmouth Airport, or from Flying Club Members.  Serving ham, eggs, hash browns, gravy, pastries, fruit, toast, coffee, milk and more! Craft displays and sales too.    

Old Friends Talk Art - Wednesday, July 9

On Wednesday, July 9 the Old Friends Talk Art (OFTA) group will present "Wood Turning:  From Bats to Bowls and Rolling Pins to Ink Pens" from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Buchanan Center for the Arts. Bob McVey, woodworker extraordinaire, will bring a small lathe and demonstrate turning techniques and will have a number of his works on display. Free Admission.