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 5,
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
· Band Student
needs home (NEW)
· Friendly
Visitor Volunteers Needed!!!! (NEW)
· Thank You
from Effie Moore (NEW)
· 4th
Annual 2010 Compassionate Community Services Fair
· Summer
Picnic at Lake Isabella
· Thanks
From SJP
· Barbershop
Harmony
· 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, Mike Carey, Landis Anderson, Sue
Blodgett and Canada, New Zealand and Austraila.
· Prayers
of Concern for the community and congregations of Alma on the tragic deaths of four
members of the Alma community in an airplane crash on July 23.
God who created us, Christ who unites us, Spirit who enlivens us,
we give thanks for life together as people of the church. Renew and
refresh us that we may embrace the future with confidence, trusting that you
are ever faithful and that grace abounds. Amen.
Prayer taken from the 2010
Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study.
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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.
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
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 8,
2010
Isaiah 1: 1, 10-20
Pslam 33
Luke 12: 32-40
A GLIMPSE AT THEWEEK AHEAD (Thursday -
Thursday)
All events are at First Presbyterian Church unless otherwise noted
Thursday August 5
7:30 pm FPC Walking Group
Sunday August 8
10:30 am Worship Service
“Get Real” by Rev. Sandra L. Hanna
11:30 am Lemonade on the Lawn
11:30 Social Justice and Peacemaking Committee Stated Meeting
Monday August 9
9:00 am Monday Morning Men
10:00 Staff Meeting
Tuesday August 10
4:00 pm Music & Worship Meeting
Wednesday August 11
5:30 pm Bible Study
8:00 pm AA
Thursday August 12
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
6 Mary Sowle
9 W. Glen Hamel
9 Erin Wieferich
10 Marilyn Bidwell
11` Mary Catherine Nichol
12 Sherry Trombly
August Wedding Anniversaries
8 Robert and
Amy Madsen
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