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
August 12,
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
· Reminder
for Rachel Circle Members (NEW)
· First Fall
Deacons Meeting (NEW)
· Fundraiser
to Benefit Isabella Community Soup Kitchen (NEW)
· Book Club
Meets August 31 (NEW)
· Band
Student needs home
· Friendly
Visitor Volunteers Needed!!!!
· Thank You
from Effie Moore
· 4th
Annual 2010 Compassionate Community Services Fair
· Summer
Picnic at Lake Isabella
· 6th
Annual Morey Senior Music Outreach Program
· 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, Sue Blodgett and
Columbia, Ecuador and Venezuela.
Gracious God we thank you for your life-giving Spirit that
transforms us into your love in the world. We pray that our hearts will
always overflow with rivers of living water. Amen.
Prayer taken from the 2010
Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study.
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Reminder for Rachel Circle members: Continue (or maybe begin to read the
book of Joshua before the first circle meeting in Sept, the 4th Monday
at 7 o'clock in the parlor. New members are welcome! THE FIRST DEACONS' MEETING IN THE FALL WILL BE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, AT 6:30. We will set our Fall meeting days and time at that
meeting. An agenda will be sent to you prior to the meeting. Carolyn Monahan Fundraiser to Benefit Isabella Community Soup Kitchen at Mt.
Pleasant WAL-MART Saturday August 21st 8:00 am – 2:30 pm Donated baked goods may be dropped off at the Soup Kitchen at
621 South Adams Street by Thursday August 19th. Before noon.
For information please call 989-772-7392. Thank you for your support.
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Friendly Visitor Volunteers Needed!!!
Do you meet the following?
· Enjoy the
company of older adults?
· Have an
hour to give on a weekly/biweekly basis?
· Have a
desire to give back to your community?
If you answered yes to all of the above then we have just the
opportunity for you. We are looking for some reliable, friendly, and
trustworthy individuals to join the “Friendly Visitor Program.” If you
are interested in becoming a Friendly Visitor or if you would like to find out
more about the program please give Michelle Howes a call at 772-0748.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Thank You from Effie Moore
"To all those who sent me the beautiful and heartfelt
birthday cards , I am very grateful for the kind thoughts and wishes expressed
and want you to know how happy they made me. All is going well here and I'm
looking forward to another good year.
Thank you all, Effie Moore"
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.
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.
LECTIONARY READINGS for Sunday August 15,
2010
Genesis 12: 1-8
Psalm 24
Luke 12: 49-56
A GLIMPSE AT THEWEEK AHEAD (Thursday -
Thursday)
All events are at First Presbyterian Church unless otherwise noted
Thursday August 12
7:30 pm FPC Walking Group
Sunday August 15
10:30 am Worship Service
“Faith Must Be Lived” by Rev. Sandra L. Hanna
11:30 am Lemonade on the Lawn
6:00 pm Pastoral Nominating
Committee Mtg.
Monday August 16
9:00 am Monday Morning Men
10:00 Staff Meeting
Wednesday August 18
5:30 pm Bible Study
8:00 pm AA
Thursday August 19
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
August Birthdays
12 Sherry Trombly
13 Cindy Miles
13 Janet McGee
15 Cole Baker
15 Shari Lowe
16 Caleb D’Reaux-
Rodgers
17 Ellen Lapp
17 Bev Ketcham
August Wedding Anniversaries
14 Gerald & Shirley
Cassel
14 Robert & Nancy
Enders
16 Hal & Bev Crawley
16 Darren & Clarissa
Waugh
19 William & Dorothy
Theunissen
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