E-CHIMES

A Weekly Update of Joys, Concerns and Ministry with

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday Worship Hour

10:30 a.m.

Church Office Hours: Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Pastor's Office Hours: Monday – Thursday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

(Fridays: Pastor's day off, office closed)

OUR MISSION

We are committed to inspiring a

sense of identity and belonging

through love, faith, and service in Jesus Christ

January 6,  2011

Our email is churchoffice@fpcmp.org

Our website is www.fpcmp.org

Church Phone 989-773-9609

Pastor Hanna’s phone 989-317-0820

Email address Revslhanna@gmail.com

 

In This Issue:

·     Prayer concerns

·     “Twelfth Night” Big Success!  (NEW)

·     Book Club

·     Share & Care Needed

·     Children’s Grief Camp

·     Presbyterian Women have placed new books in the library

·     Annual Meeting Reports Due

·     Lectionary Readings

·     A Glimpse at The Week Ahead

·     Looking at Events in the Church, Around the Town and Beyond

·     Birthdays and Anniversaries

·     Web Links of Interest

PRAYER CONCERNS

Prayers of Concern for Shelly Roy,  John Kingsnorth (Nancy Klunzinger’s brother),  Sarah Cox, Dorothy Nugent, Sue Blodgett, Cindy Miles, Warren Long, Tim O’Brian (The Loubert’s brother-in-law), Alfred O’Brian (The Loubert’s nephew) and Iran, Iraq and Jordon.

 

Prayers of Sympathy for Vern and Lois Austin and family for the loss of Lois’s brother, Ted Bouterse who died January 1, 2011 at the age of 84.

 

God of new life and new living, as this New Year unfolds, help us to hear your loving voice proclaim to each of us, “This is my beloved child, with whom I am well pleased.”  As those baptized in Jesus’ name, call us to a new way of living, such that the world might recognize your love and grace at work through us.  Amen.

Prayer taken from the 2011 Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study.

“Twelfth Night” Big Success!

The “Twelfth Night” gathering the church held on Wednesday January 5th was very successful! We gathered at 6:00 pm. for pizza and King’s Cake.  Dave Patten and Lois Miller were crowned King and Queen for the evening when they found a whole almond in their pieces of King’s cake.  Decorations from all over the church building were taken down and packed away while we learned a bit more about Epiphany, the coming of the Wise Men and the baptism of Jesus.  Young and old alike had a great time.

Book Club

To get the new book for the book club, see Marydeana Duckworth.

Share & Care Needed

Advanced Power Point tutoring is needed by Hal Crawley.  4 - 5 specific programming tasks.

for Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac, 2009. 

Have Macbook, will travel

Children’s Grief Camp

Losing a loved one can be especially confusing and devastating to a child.  MidMichigan Home Care and Hospice of Helping Hands understand the challenges these children face and are once again uniting to host the fifth annual children’s grief camp, Camp Warm Hearts.  The indoor weekend camp, open to children and teens between the ages of five and 15, will offer an opportunity for children to meet others with similar experiences.  The camp provides the children with coping mechanisms, unique ways of dealing with grief, as well as fun filled activities including sledding, arts and crafts, campfire activities and much more. 

The deadline to register for the camp is January 14, 2011.

Tuition for this year’s camp is free due to the generous donations of Camp Warm Heart’s supporters.

For more information or to register, please contact MidMichigan Home Care toll free at (800) 862-5002.

The Presbyterian Women have placed 3 new books in the library

In memory of the following women, 3 new books have been placed in the church  library.

“Something Beautiful” in memory of Dorothy vonREICHBAUER

“The Grace of God”  in memory of Dorothy Scheibner

“Anna’s Story” in memory of Maxine Tanner

Annual Meeting is January 30, 2010: Reports Due

Please have your committee reports to the office by no later than January 14, 2010. 

LECTIONARY READINGS for Sunday January 9, 2011

Matthew 3: 13-17

A GLIMPSE AT THEWEEK AHEAD (Thursday - Thursday)

All events are at First Presbyterian Church unless otherwise noted

 

 

Sunday January 9, 2011

 

9:30 am  Adult Bible Study

 

10:00 am  Children’s Choir Rehearsal

 

10:30 am  Intergenerational Worship & Sunday School

                        “Water, Come Down”   by Rev. Sandra Lee Hanna

 11:30 am  Fellowship Luncheon

Monday January 10

10:00  Staff Meeting

10:00  am  GFWC

5:00 pm Finance Committee Meeting

6:30 pm  Deacons

Tuesday January 11

4:00 pm  Worship & Music Meeting

Wednesday January 12

Noon P.E.O. Meeting

6:00 pm  Girl Scouts

8:00 pm  AA

Thursday January 13

6:30 pm Handbell Choir Rehearsal

7:30 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal

ANNUAL REPORTS DUE BY FRIDAY JANUARY 14TH

LOOKING AHEAD AT EVENTS IN THE CHURCH, AROUND THE TOWN AND BEYOND

Mobile Food Pantry Schedule 2011

January 8        West Intermediate School

January 22        CMU’s Finch Field House

February 12      West Intermediate School

February 26      CMU’s Finch Field House

 BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

January Birthdays

7          Robert Madsen

7          Plas Presnell

8          Audrey Featheringham

8          Christi Godde

11        Michael Waggoner

12        Joan Griffendorf

 

January Wedding Anniversaries

11        Bruce and Evelyn Kent

LINKS

Presbytery of Lake Huron www.presbylh.org

Presbyterian Church USA www.pcusa.org

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance http://pcusa.org/pda/response/usa/hurricanekatrina-index.htm