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 29, 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
· 4th
Annual 2010 Compassionate Community Services Fair (NEW)
· Summer
Picnic at Lake Isabella (NEW)
· Thanks
From SJP (NEW)
· Thank you
for Making High Seas Expedition a Success!
· 6th
Annual Morey Senior Music Outreach Program
· 20th
Anniversary Celebration Isabella Community Soup Kitchen
· 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), Sarah Cox, Dorothy Nugent, Roy Klopcic, Mike Carey and Landis
Anderson.
Gracious God, you give us all that we have and you lead us into
greater service. Some of us have more than enough, while others live in
need. By your Spirit, guide us to show love and compassion and to share
what you have given. In the name of Christ, we pray. Amen.
Prayer taken from the 2010
Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study.
The 4th Annual 2010 Compassionate Community Services
Fair
Saturday, August 28th, 2010 at Mt. Pleasant Community
Church , 1400 W. Broomfield, Mt. Pleasant from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. The
fair will serve about 500 families in our community, and we expect attendance
to exceed 1000 this year. This event is sponsored by the Isabella County
Community Collaborative, the Isabella Continuum of Care, the Community
Compassion Network and the Salvation Army in partnership with other local
service agencies and churches.
We are asking service providers and
organizations to offer basic services and items such as, haircuts, eye exams,
school supplies, clothing, information on the program that their agency/business/church
offers and various raffle items. COMPASSION IN ACTION - PLEASE JOIN
US!
For more information, contact Erin Herrington at the Salvation
Army at 989-773-4663 or email us at servicefair@ccnhome.org
If you are interested in providing a service or reserving an
information booth, please fill out the Compassionate Community Services Fair
2008 Service Provider Form and either
fax to
989-773-9221 or email to servicefair@ccnhome.org.
You can pick up one of the forms at the church office.
Summer Picnic at Lake Isabella
Saturday, August 28, 2 - 6 pm
swimming, games, volleyball, boat
rides!
Bring a dish to pass and your own beverage. Hot dogs
provided! Alain and Carol Shannon are our hosts.
Thanks from SJP
Thanks for all who participated in the offering for the 2 coins a meal program on Sunday. The total
was $23.35.
Please remember that the offering silent or noisy is on the last
Sunday of each month.
Social Justice and Peace Making Committee.
Barbershop Harmony
Wednesday, July 28 at 7:00pm
Music on the Mall (Warriner Mall at CMU)
MountainTown Singers
and Friends
Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy music by Mt.
Pleasants local chorus and guest quartets
Rain plan: inside Warriner Hall
Thank You for Making High Seas Expedition a Success!
A huge thank you to all the volunteers, people who donated money
or supplies, and all of you who were praying for us! We had a great time on our
High Seas Expedition! 35 children explored the "mighty love of
God" and discovered the ways that God's word reveals that love to us. We
sang, played games, experienced exciting and surprising Bible stories, made crafts,
and responded to God's love by tying fleece blankets that will be distributed
to children in Africa who have been victimized by the AIDS epidemic. We also
were able to present 15 children with Bibles, so that they could continue to
learn that "God's Word is True," "God's Word is
Comforting," "God's Word is Surprising," and "God's Word is
for Everyone." Those were the 4 daily themes.
Thanks to everyone for sharing your gifts!
6th Annual Morey Senior Music Outreach Program
The School of Music at Central Michigan University is pleased to
announce our 6th annual Morey Senior Music Outreach Program for
senior citizens and their families. On Sunday, September 26th
20140 at 2 pm., we will present a one-hour musicale, performed by CMU students
and made possible by the Morey Foundation. The performance is in our
Staples Family Concert Hall and refreshments and entertainment for all in our
beautiful School of Music lobby will follow the concert.
This is a wonderful occasion for seniors and their family members
to get out and enjoy good music, food, and fellowship. There is no cost
to seniors or their families; this event is a gift to the community from the
Morey Foundation. You may contact the director for more details at
774-3738.
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
LECTIONARY READINGS for Sunday August 1,
2010
Psalm 107: 1-9
Luke 12: 13-21
Hosea 11: 1-11
A GLIMPSE AT THEWEEK AHEAD (Thursday -
Thursday)
All events are at First Presbyterian Church unless otherwise noted
Thursday July 29
7:30 pm FPC Walking Group
Sunday August 1
10:30 am Worship Service/Communion
“To Feed On Hope” by Re. Sandra L. Hanna
11:30 am Picnic Luncheon
11:30 Memorial Committee Meeting
Monday August 2
9:00 am Monday Morning Men
10:00 Staff Meeting
Wednesday August 4
5:30 pm Bible Study
8:00 pm AA
Thursday August 5
7:30 pm FPC Walking Group
LOOKING AHEAD AT EVENTS IN THE CHURCH, AROUND THE TOWN AND BEYOND
Mobile Food Pantry 2010 Schedule
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
31 Dorothy Scheibner
31 Hannah Irish
August Birthdays
2 Jack
Wiesenberger
3 John
Nichol
3 Matthew
Roberts
August Wedding Anniversaries
2 Richard
and Joyce Nisbet
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