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 19, 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

Pastor Hanna's Email address Revslhanna@gmail.com

In This Issue:

·       Prayer concerns

·       Exchange student needs home (NEW)

·       Heidi Zwyghuizen Mission needs (NEW)

·       Reminder for Rachel Circle Members

·       First Fall Deacons Meeting

·       Fundraiser to Benefit Isabella Community Soup Kitchen

·       Book Club Meets August 31

·       4th Annual 2010 Compassionate Community Services Fair

·       Summer Picnic at Lake Isabella

·       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,  Sue Blodgett and Columbia, Ecuador and Venezuela.

God, set us free from all that separates us from you and from each other.  Break through walls, lift burdens and barriers, and let your light shine through us and in us.  Amen.

Prayer taken from the 2010 Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study.

Exchange Student Needs Home 

We have 42 PAX exchange students left to place around the country.  I am committing myself to trying to place one more student.  Here is my student of focus:

                                                                    

ITA008 Giuseppe ITALY M

http://www.pax.org/asp/pax.asp?st_id=15516&p=9847

Please take a moment to view his profile.  Giuseppe is a wonderful boy from the island of Sardinia.  He has a very high English ability.  He is interested in computers, reading, and painting.  He is also active in church.  If you are unable to host or are already hosting, then please pass this on to anyone you know.  

Remember host families come in all shapes and sizes; empty nesters, single parents, parents with young children, and parents with teenagers are welcome to host.  The main things you need to provide are a bed, a place to study, meals, and the love and support any teenager would need. 
 
Heidi Rocha
PAX Community Coordinator
Home: (989) 773-1301
Cell: (989) 621-6236

"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." - Anne Frank

Heidi Zwyghuizen Mission needs

Thank you to all who have made contributions of pencils, erasers and pencil sharpeners.  We are in need of back packs.

I am allotted two suitcases at 50 pounds each. 

I will be flying to Costa Rica on September 15th to work and fellowship with some of the people of the churches we support through the 2 coins a meal program. 

Those churches will be distributing the items I bring to the children.    

 

Heidi Zwyghuizen

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.

Directions:  N. on Coldwater Rd to Lake Isabella.

Left on El Comino Grande

Left on Queen’s Way

Left on Bundy

Left on 2nd Lincoln Drive (there are two!)

Right on Essex

Park Entrance is on the left

LECTIONARY READINGS for Sunday August 22,  2010

Jeremiah 1: 4-10

Psalm 71: 1-6

Hebrews 12: 18-29

Luke 13: 10-17

A GLIMPSE AT THEWEEK AHEAD (Thursday - Thursday)

All events are at First Presbyterian Church unless otherwise noted

Thursday August 19

7:30 pm  FPC Walking Group

Saturday August 21

1:00 Powers Memorial

Sunday August 22

 

10:30 am  Worship Service

 

                                “Touch of Care”  by Rev. Sandra L. Hanna

11:30 am Lemonade on the Lawn

11:30  am  Memorial Committee meeting

Monday August 23

9:00  am Monday Morning Men

10:00 Staff Meeting

 

Wednesday August 25

5:30  pm  Bible Study

8:00 pm AA

Thursday August 26

7:30  pm  FPC Walking Group

 

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

 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.

 

 

Mobile Food Pantry 2010 Schedule

 

 

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 

22        Sue Presnell

23        Tom Smith

August Wedding Anniversaries

19        William & Dorothy Theunissen

21        Howard & Norma Richardson

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