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 - Wednesday mornings,
(Thursdays: home office,
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
March 25, 2010
Our email is churchoffice@fpcmp.org
Our website is www.fpcmp.org
In This Issue:
· Prayer
concerns
· Kroger
Rewards Re-enrollment Program (NEW)
· Do
Christians Live On Earth? Reconciling Faith and the Environment (NEW)
· Report
from House & Grounds (NEW)
· Members
Needed
· Help CROP
Walk Earn an extra $1,000
· PW Silent
Auction
· Spring
Clean-Up
· Isabella
Community Soup Kitchen Chef Extravaganza
· Progressive
Dinner (NEW)
· Share
& Care Request
· Announcement
about Evolution Sunday
· Holy Week
Schedule
· One Great Hour
of Sharing
· Lions
Annual BBQ (NEW)
· Annual
Rummage Sale
· 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 Dorothy Nugent, Dorothy Scheibner,
Neil Sowle, Maxine Tanner, Kelly DeWitt (Kim DeWitt's
brother), Wally Blodgett, Shelly Roy, Betty Enders, and Dick Featheringham .
· Prayers
for World peace.
O God, you call us, asking us to follow in faith and not knowing
where you will lead. Thank you for new ways to share your love and see
your spirit working. May we continue to be in prayer and action for those
who need hope in you. Amen.
Prayer taken from the 2010
Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study.
Kroger Re-enrollment Program
You may want to remind yourself to contact members of your
organization and encourage them to re-sign up for Kroger Community Rewards this
April. All participants must sign up for the program in order to earn
funds for your group during 2010.
Even if you have members who sign up for Kroger Community Rewards
in February or March—which will earn your organization funds as part of the
05/01/2009 to 04/30/2010 program—they must sign up again in April to continue
earning rewards during the coming year 05/01/2010 to 04/30/2011.
It’s easy for your members to enroll or re-enroll in Kroger
Community Rewards. They can visit www.krogercommunityrewards.com,
click on “Michigan” and click on “Enroll” or “Re-enroll” All participants must
have a valid online account at Kroger.com and must sign up online to
participate. Organization members can no longer scan their group’s
barcode at the registers or service desk
Step by step instructions:
Go to www.krogercommunityrewards.
Com
Click Michigan
Click “Re-enroll” if you were registered in the program
last year.
1. Put in your e-mail
2. Put in your password -(If you forgot the password you set up please go thru the “Forgot
you password”)
3. Find your organization by
typing in your organization’s NPO number
4. Click the “Select Your Organization”
5. Click the” Save Changes”
--or--
Click “Enroll” If you have never been a part
of Kroger Community Rewards.com, Kroger.com or registered with the scan bar
method last year.
1. “Sign up today” (to
the right)
2. Enter your zip code and
click “Search”
3. Click on the arrow to
display the list of stores in your zip code and highlight your preferred store
4. Enter in your email and
password
5. Click “Next”
6. Key in you Kroger Plus Card Number (If it says that this card has already been
used, please call the number on the back of your card)
7. Enter the security code
(from the box above it)
8. Enter in your contact
information.
9. Click on “next”
10. Verify that your account information is
correct. Check box for agreement of the terms and conditions and click “complete
information”
11. Kroger will send an email that you entered earlier
in the process. (this can take up to 10 minutes)
12. Open the email that Kroger sent. Read the email
and either click on the link within the email or copy
and paste it into your browser.
13. Sign in: click on the “Click here “button
and then type in your email and password.
14. Under Kroger Community
Rewards Section at right, click “Edit Kroger Community Rewards Information.”
15. Find your organization by typing in your
organization’s NPO number
16. Click on the organization name that you
want. Please make sure that you click on the circle to the left of your
organization so that it becomes highlighted.
17. Click on “Save Changes”
18. Scroll over the page and make sure all information
is accurate
You are now “registered”
Do Christians Live on Earth? Reconciling Faith and the
Environment; Public presentation and discussion with Dr. Kevin O'Brien;
Tuesday, March 30 at 7:30pm; Alma College Campus, Dow Science Center, Room L4 ;
Kevin O'Brien teaches Christian ethics, comparative ethics and
environmental ethics at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA. His
research focuses on the interconnections between religious faith and social
justice, human ethics and environmental concerns, scientific data and moral
commitments.
Report from House & Grounds
The new lights have been installed in the Sanctuary. The
cost to us was $5,000.
Members Needed!
Members needed for various committee’s to
plan Rev. Stephen Shugert’s retirement party.
Please contact Laurie Patton @ 779-7142, Pam Baker @ 854-0226 or Carolyn
Monahan 772-1852 for more info.
Help Crop Earn an extra $1,000
Take the opportunity to help the Mt. Pleasant CROP walk earn an
extra $1,000 for this years walk. There will be
a meeting of the Central Michigan Area CROP events. The CROP event, ours
is the Mt. Pleasant walk, who has the most people represented will get
$1,000.
When – March 27th at 9:00 to 1:00 pm
Where – First United Methodist Church, 400 Main
St. Mt. Pleasant.
Come and share good food and fellowship and take a step to help
fight hunger in our community, in the USA and worldwide.
Please see, find, get a hold of Heidi Zwuyghuizen to RSVP.
PW Silent Auction
The Presbyterian Women are holding a silent auction on April 18
and 25. Sale items will be on display in the Witherspoon Room on April 18
with the final bids received on April 25. Everyone, we need your
help. Please bring your donations to the church office—baked goods,
canned goods, crafts, white elephants, etc. – the week of April 12.
Spring Clean-Up at the church is Saturday April 24, 9:00 am till
12:00 noon.
Lunch will be a lunch served at noon.
Isabella Community Soup Kitchen Chef Extravaganza
Annual Smorgasbord Friday, April 9th from 4:30 pm till
7:00 pm. 621 S. Adams Street, Mt. Pleasant (1/3 block north of W. High St. (W.
M20) between Freddie’s Grille & Mill Pond Park)
Cost: Free will donation from your heart, helping to
feed needy people of your community.
Progressive Dinner
Please plan to attend the Third Annual Progressive Dinner on
Saturday, April 17, 2010. We will meet in the Church parking lot for
those who wish to carpool. The locations for appetizers and entrees have
not yet been finalized completely. Appetizers for the entire group will
begin at 5:30 pm. At one location. Members will
go to their selected entrée location at 6:45 pm and then the entire group
returns to the Witherspoon Room for dessert at 8:15 pm. There is a sign up sheet on the bulletin board. Contact Carol
Shannon, Amy Madsen, or Laurie Patton with questions.
Share & Care Request
My name is Amanda Nixon. I am an undergraduate student at
Alma College and double majoring in Exercise and Health Science and Religious
Studies. I will be attending the Physician Assistant Graduate Program at
Central Michigan University starting May 17th, 2010. I am
currently looking for a place to rent a one-bedroom place that has access to a
kitchen, bathroom, and utility accommodations. I am very flexible and
responsible in my work and living ethics. I am open to prices for rent
during my stay. I will not unfortunately have a job during my Graduate
experience due to the demand of the program. I do not have a set price
range in view but would love to meet and talk with anyone who may be interested
or have ideas of a place to live. Thank you for your considerations and
please either email or call me with any questions at: nixona87@yahoo.com or (231)
920-1875. Thank you. Amanda Nixon
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
Palm Sunday
March 28, 10:30am Worship
Donate your gently used coats for the
Palm Sunday Parade
6:00 pm Passover Seder w/potluck
Maundy Thursday
April 1, 7:30 pm
Worship and Communion
Dramatic Portrayal
Good Friday
April 2, 12:00 pm
Union Good Friday Service
Plachta
Auditorium in Warriner Hall
Central Michigan University
Easter Sunday
April 4
8:00 am Sunrise Service/Breakfast
10:30am Worship Service
Including the Cross of Flowers,
One Great Hour of Sharing Offering
After Worship:
Time for Fellowship and
Easter Egg Hunt
One Great Hour of Sharing
About the Offering
Gifts to the One Great Hour of Sharing offering provide emergency
relief, promote sustainable development and enable people to build better lives
for their families and communities. Nine denominations and Church World
Service join together in this offering. Our offerings also support the
Presbyterian Hunger Program, Self-Development of People and the Presbyterian
Disaster Assistance programs. Like the gifts of God, our gifts multiply
as we share.
Serve one another with whatever gift each of you has
received. 1 Peter 4:10b
Offering received Easter Sunday April 4, 2010
Lions BBQ
The Mt Pleasant Lions Club is having their 56th annual
Chicken Barbeque, Sunday May 2nd, from 11:00 am to 2:30 pm in Island Park here
in Mt Pleasant. Tickets are $8.00 in advance or $10.00 at the Park.
Last year, the Lions Club raised over
$16,500 from this event of which 75% of this amount was spent on local
projects. This year one dollar of each ticket sold will go towards the New
Woodland Hospice house here in Mt Pleasant.
The Lions Club barbeques 5,500 chicken halves. The meal includes
a chicken halve, a baked potato, apple sauce, a roll, a large “Robaire’s” sugar cookie, a drink and utensils are all
packed in a foam container for pickup in the Park.
Tickets are available from any Lions Club member or call Bill Sowle at 944-2935
Annual Rummage Sale June 12!
Please check your closets, cupboards, basements, under the
bed. Donations will be accepted the week of June 1 to June 8. Call
Linda at 773-5913 with questions.
LECTIONARY READINGS for Sunday March 28,
2010
Psalm 118: 1-2, 19-29
Luke 19: 28-40
A GLIMPSE AT THEWEEK AHEAD
(Thursday - Thursday)
All events are at First Presbyterian Church unless otherwise noted
Thursday March 25
9:30 am FPC Playgroup
6:30 pm Handbell Choir Rehearsal
7:30 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal
Sunday March 28
9:30 am Sunday School for all ages
10:30 am Worship/Communion
“Even the Stones Would Shout” by
Rev. Stephan Shugert
11:30 am Fellowship Hour
4:00 pm Youth Group Meets
4:00 pm CMU Student Recital
6:00 pm Seder Potluck Supper
Monday March 29
10:00 am Staff Meeting
Wednesday March 31
5:30 pm Bible Study
8:00 pm AA
Thursday April 1
9:30 am FPC Playgroup
7:30 pm Maundy Thursday Communion
Service
LOOKING AHEAD AT EVENTS IN THE CHURCH, AROUND THE TOWN AND BEYOND
Vacation Bible School 2010
Mark your calendars! VBS will be July 12-15. Get ready
for a High Seas Expedition where we explore the mighty love of God. More
details coming soon!
FPC Playgroup
FPC Playgroup meets on Thursday morning from 9:30 am - 11:00 am in
the Nursery. Open to all parents and children (infant - preschool), this
is a time for children to play together and parents to relax and connect.
Come for the whole time or drop by for part. Everyone is welcome!
Wednesday @ First
Join us for a potluck supper on the first Wednesday of each month
at 6:00 pm, followed by activities for all ages.
*2010 Schedule
March 3 Variety Show
April 7 Mission Night
May 5 Picnic and Blessing of
Animals
Bring place setting and a dish to pass. Drink provided.
Bingo
Mobile Food Pantry 2010 Schedule
March 27 - Finch Field House
April 10 - Mt. Pleasant Community Church
April 24 - Sacred Heart Parish
May 8 - Immanual Lutheran Church
May 22 - Central Assembly of God
June 12 - Sacred Heart Parish
June 26 - Zion Lutheran Church
July 10 - Location TBD
July 24 - Mt. Pleasant Church of the Nazerene
August 14 - Weidman United Methodist
August 28 - Mt. Pleasant Community Church
September 11 - Commission on Aging
September 25 - First Presbyterian Church
October 9 - Location TBD
October 23 - Central Assembly of God
November 6 - Sacred Heart Parish
November 20 - Mt. Pleasant Community Church
December 4 - Location TBD
December 18 - Location TBD
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES
Birthdays March
25 Nancy Kinney
26 Lloyd Rehkopf
26 Sallie Scheide
27 Terrence Carey
28 Dick Featheringham
29 Aggie Waggoner
April
1
Sue Carlson
1 Peg
Crapo
Anniversaries
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