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
July 15, 2010
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
· SJP
Reminder (NEW)
· 90th
Birthday Card Shower (NEW)
· Thank you
from Dean Adams Family
· 20th
Anniversary Celebration Isabella Community Soup Kitchen
· Congregational
Meeting
· 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 Scheibner,
Kelly DeWitt (Kim DeWitt's brother), Shelly Roy, John Kingsnorth (Nancy Klunzinger’s
brother), Cody Weisenberger (Jack and Sallie Weisenberger’s grandson.), Sarah Cox, Dorothy Nugent,
and Roy Klopcic.
God of mercy, help us to imitate you in showing mercy to others.
Give is wisdom and courage to act for the common good. God of surprises,
help us to discover our gifts and talents and use them for the sake of
others. In your glorious name. Amen.
Prayer taken from the 2010
Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study.
SJP Reminder
SJP would like to remind everyone to bring in the pop cap lids
they have been saving for Ronald McDonalds House. Our pickle jar is
almost full and if everyone brings in what they have been saving, we will be
able to send off our first jar before the end of the month!
90th Birthday Card Shower
Effie Moore will be celebrating her 90th Birthday on
July 30th. For those of you who would like to join in on the
card shower, her address is Effie Moore 2925 Lincoln Dr.#105,
Roseville, MN 55113
Thank you from Dean Adams Family
Thank you to all of our friends at First Presbyterian church. We were overwhelmed at the caring and love
shown to us at the time of Deans death. Thanks
to all of you for being there for us.
Love Dorothy and our entire family.
20th Anniversary Celebration Isabella Community Soup
Kitchen
Saturday, July 31, 2010 from 11:30 am to 3:00
pm. Come and celebrate! For a day of free food, music,
children’s games, face painting by the Heart of Michigan Clowns, and fun
activities to celebrate our 20th year of serving meals to the needy
of our community. 621 S. Adams Street Mt. Pleasant, MI Phone 989-772-7392
Congregational Meeting
On Sunday July 18th at 11:30 am immediately following
the worship service there will be a Congregational Meeting for the purpose of
electing a Pastoral Nominating Committee (PNC).
This is the slate of proposed Nominees that will be considered at
the Congregational meeting. Nominations from the floor can also be
considered. If there are additional nominations, the person has to be
asked ahead of time.
Jon
Baker
Lois Miller
Harold
Crawley
Allan Riggs
Robyn D’reaux
Clinton Roscoe
Jason
Lowe
Sallie Scheide
Sheri
Loubert
Elinor Smith
Amy Madsen
LECTIONARY READINGS for Sunday July 18,
2010
Psalm 119: 151, 50, 18, 90
A GLIMPSE AT THEWEEK AHEAD
(Thursday - Thursday)
All events are at First Presbyterian Church unless otherwise noted
Thursday July 15
6:00 pm VBS
7:30 pm FPC Walking Group
Sunday July 18
10:30 am Worship Service/VBS
Sunday
11:30 am Lemonade on the Lawn
11:30 am Special Congregational meeting
Monday July 19
9:00 am Monday Morning Men
10:00 Staff Meeting
Tuesday July 20
6:30 pm Prayer Ministry Teams
meets at Rosebush
Wednesday July 21
5:30 pm Bible Study
8:00 pm AA
Thursday July 22
7:30 pm FPC Walking Group
LOOKING AHEAD AT EVENTS IN THE CHURCH, AROUND THE TOWN AND BEYOND
Mobile Food Pantry 2010 Schedule
July 24 - Mt. Pleasant Church of the Nazarene
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
July Birthdays
15 Emily Domeyer
17 Mark Cox
17 Marilyn Hole
19 Marion Heydenburg
19 Joyce Nisbet
21 Erin Doymeyer-Back
22 Gerald Cassel
22 Matthew Poindexter
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