Internally Nurturing Externally Serving

Internally Nurturing – Externally Serving

October 2014

“We Care” members celebrating birthdays in October are:

Oct. 9 – Beth Glass Oct. 10 – Paul Stoppels Oct. 15 – Mary Stearns Oct. 30 – Shirley Nove You may call the church office for their addresses. “We Care” member Rae Aronheim has recently moved to Willow Gardens Care Center.

On August 31 longtime member May Wynia passed away at the age of 108. May joined FPC in 1943. She served as Sunday School superintendent for almost 60 years and was involved in the Helping Hand Storeroom from its inception.

Congratulations to Craig and Vicki Shadle on the birth of granddaughter Kaydence Elise Shadle on September 6. Kaydence’ parents are Tyler and Amanda Shadle.

Donna Iverson and her sister Valerie Turner sent a note of appreciation for the support their family has received from FPC through the years. Donna moved recently and you may call the church office for her new address. Rides to church during October are provided by Deacon Carolyn Stucker. Call the assigned deacon or the church office to make arrangements. PLEASE don’t hesitate to take advantage of this service. Your presence in worship is important to your church family.

HARVEST DINNER

Autumn brings falling leaves, crisp, cool air and, of course, the Harvest Dinner. The youth of the church will prepare and serve this annual meal on Sunday, October 26. Mark your calendar! Dinner is served at 5:00 p.m. Call the church office, 377-7309, by Wednesday, October 22, to make your reservation or to have a meal delivered.

In November the youth will be offering their services for raking leaves. Watch the bulletin and next issue of First Press for more information.

(For Your Information)

S

C

One of the positive outcomes of last year’s “Caring for Elderly Loved Ones” support group was a collection of information about services. If you are caring for an elderly loved one, or looking for general information about senior services, we now have four folders of information for your use in our church office.

These include: 1. an annotated list of website resources on many topics; 2. a list of books in our church library regarding aging and caregiving; 3. checklists to help organize documents and monitor senior health; and 4. information by the Presbyterian Foundation on estate planning.

Ask our office manager Karen Greene to direct you to these folders. You may take copies of this information and make additional copies if desired. Contact Connie Kent with questions.

T

T

‘S

’

It’s Socktober again! FPC is collecting children’s socks for Marion Cares’ Trick or Trunk on October

25. Contributions of new children’s socks of all sizes will be collected in baskets in the Social Hall.

CHURCH LIBRARY NEWS

This month we are featuring our collection of books for middle school youth. These include both classic and more recent fiction, several types of graphic Bibles, faith-based books and fun books like Bible Trivia and other humor. We will have some samples out on the display table in the library during the month of October. Find other selections in the Youth section, which is next to the kids’ DVDs.

For parents of middle-schoolers, we recommend Talk With Your Kids by Michael Parker, M.Ed. This is a collection of conversation starters to help kids aged 10 to 15 years understand why ethical behavior, such as trustworthiness and tolerance, is important, and to guide families in discussions about tough topics such as cyberbullying and cheating. We have two copies, which can be found in the Education for Parenthood section (12) of non-fiction. Copies also will be on sale at our annual Book Fair in November/December.

FPC B

C

The FPC Book Club will meet Thursday, October 16, at 3:30 p.m. in the Lounge to discuss

AN UPDATE ON THE PWCOOKBOOK

The 2014 PW Cookbook, Internally Nourishing, Externally Appealing has been sent to press! What a deal it will be – 555 recipes from your church family; a Pastor Howard original water color on the cover; suggested table graces from Pastor Howard, Pastor Beth, and Pastor Nancy; a brief history of the church; an index of recipes; and an index of contributors – all for $12.50 a book. What a deal!

Sales will begin on November 20. This date coincides with the first day of picture taking for the 2014 Church Directory, and although it is too late to submit a recipe, it is not too late to reserve a cookbook. Contact anyone on the committee to do so.

A “Taste of the Cookbook Sampling” is scheduled between services on Sunday, November 9th. We want to give you a chance to have a small taste of several recipes contained in the cookbook. If you are willing to make one of the recipes you submitted so that it can be “sampled” on November 9th, please sign up by October 15th on a sheet located at the south window of the kitchen or let anyone on the committee know you will volunteer to do this.

“Thanks” from the PW Cookbook Committee: Dixie Jurgens, Melanie Mabee, Ricky Machula, Barb Mineart, Shirley Pantini, and Verna Stutt.

presents

The Love Boat

Dinner Theater

Come join Camp Wyoming for a night of laughter, food, and fun as we present “The Love Boat” as a dinner theater event on Saturday,

October 4, 2014.

The cost is $25 per person, which includes the meal, show, and intermission games. Bring extra cash or your checkbook for

the dessert auction and photo booth.

The dinner and theater will be held at Deer Center at Camp Wyoming and begins at 6:00 p.m. Event attire is business casual.

No childcare will be provided.

Call the camp office at (563) 488-3893 or email [email protected] to see if they are still accepting reservations. Please be sure to include the number of people in your party. Money will be collected when you arrive at the event.

9106 42nd Ave. Wyoming, IA 52362

SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH

Sunday School meets from 10:15 to 11:00 a.m. Youth will be dismissed from the Choir Room. Please pick up your younger children at the close of Sunday School.

Classes are divided into Preschool, Kindergarten through 2nd _{Grade, and 3}rd _{through 5}th _Grade.

Middle School & High School will meet in the Youth Basement of the Mission House from 10:15 to 11:00.

S

UNDAY

A

DULT

S

TUDY

O

PPORTUNITY

 The Upper Room Bible Study is on hiatus until further notice.

 Coffee Chats is a casual, coffee-drinking class looking at issues and events, both nationally and locally, that impact our faith. This group meets in the Lounge from 10:15 to 11:00 a.m.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACTIVITIES

The LOGOS program meets Wednesdays

from 5:20 – 7:00 p.m. A meal is served at 6:30 p.m.

Children from Kindergarten through 8th grade are invited for an evening of fun, music, a meal and studying God’s word.

LOGOS themes in October are:

October 1 – Around the World October 8 – Glow in the Dark

October 15 – Spud Night October 22 – Sock Hop October 29 – Haunted House

CHERUB CHOIR, for Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade children, meets as part of the LOGOS program from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. Friends are always welcome. They work on music and rhythm activities, and sing in worship about once a month. Parents are welcome to visit. There are many fun activities and all K-2nd grade children are welcome.

M

S

Y

G

Presbyterian Women

SARAH CIRCLE meets Wednesday, October 1, at 9:30 a.m. The program is the 2nd Corinthians Bible Study.

MARTHA CIRCLE will meet Wednesday, October 8, at 7:00 p.m. in the Lounge. Joleen Twachtmann and Sandi

Richards will present the program.

PW (Presbyterian Women), Saturday, October 4, the Blue Zone. Come one and all, come young and old Come guys and gals, come short and tall. You’re welcome here, WE WANT YOU ALL! October 4 is the date, it’s going to be great!

What is BLUE ZONE? Can it make my life better? Really? PW invites you to a special program Saturday, October 4. Refreshments will be served at 9:00 a.m. followed by a program on the Marion Blue Zone with guest speaker Michelle Silman at 9:30. Learn more about Blue Zone projects and how we can live and work together for better lives. People in Blue Zone areas have enjoyed greater well-being and longevity for generations – now you can too!

F

F

e

e

l

l

l

l

o

o

w

w

s

s

h

h

i

i

p

p

G

G

r

r

o

o

u

u

p

p

s

s

C

Twenty-two ladies enjoyed lunch at the Lone Star Steakhouse in September. Naomi Wade and Clara White were hostesses. The group will meet at Summit Pointe in October with Carolyn Heitz and Barb Fitzgerald as hostesses. They have met there in the past and have always enjoyed an excellent meal at reasonable prices. Please plan to join them Wednesday, October 8, at 11:30 a.m. Contact Veda Moore or Jane DeWitte for more information.

N

Navigators invites you to dine at Wendy’s Restaurant on Collins Road Wednesday, October 8, between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. Ten percent of all sales (dine in, drive through and carry out) will be donated to Navigators for upcoming church activities and events.

The Navigators will sponsor "An Evening with Friends with a Surprise at the End!" This will be a fun evening on Sunday, October 12th, starting at 5:00 pm in the church Social Hall. Those who attend will be asked to bring an assigned food item/items to make a meal. Please contact Cathy and Denny Bossard for reservations no later than Tuesday, October 7, so that assignments can be made. All are welcome!

C

M

F

P

Each month the Churches of Marion Food Pantry highlights a specific need and requests contributions. In October they would like to stock supplies of canned meat and fish If you wish to make a financial contribution, make checks payable to the Churches of Marion Food Pantry. Please indicate your church affiliation on the memo line of the check.

Submitted by Sheila Myers

We were hosts to Family Promise families the week of September 21-28. The program is full which means we had three families - four adults and four children. We provide an evening meal and a place to sleep. During the day, three of the adults went to work and the other adult attended a local college.

This is the fourth time we have hosted families this year. Our next hosting week is December 7 - 14.

I am grateful for all the volunteers who give their time to help the families reset their lives. From setup to making meals, to staying overnight and tearing down the space, you are helping the families regain their independence.

O

C

C

We would like to focus on older children and boys as they tend to have fewer boxes donated. Sewing kits and fishing kits are a good idea for older children.

For October, we would like to complete the collection of several items. These include but are not limited to socks, t-shirts, crayons, colored pencils, fishing supplies, hats and gloves. Toys are always helpful.

Boxes cost $8 to ship from the processing center to the final destination. If you choose, $25 can be pledged to help purchase necessary items to fill your box. Monetary donations and pledges are accepted all year to help defray the costs incurred.

The mission trips(s) to the processing center in Minneapolis is/are currently being planned. The adult only trip will be from Friday, December 12 to Saturday, December 13. There is an outside possibility of a youth trip. If your youth is interested, please contact me and Jess Kozloski. If you are interested in going on the adult trip, contact Carrie Dancey.

October 2014

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

9:30 Sarah Circle 5:20 – 7:00 LOGOS Theme: Around the World 6:30 Chancel Bells 7:00 Confirmation 7:00 Chancel Choir

9:00 Sewing Group & Yarn Overs

8:00 A.A. & Al-Anon

9:00 Presbyterian Women COMMUNION 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 9:00 Traditional Svc. 10:00 Blood Pressure Screening 10:15 Sunday School 11:00 Synergy Svc. 3:00 High School Youth Group 5:00 Prayer Team 6:00 Youth C.E. 7:00 Building & Grounds 7:00 Children’s C.E. 11:30 Cornerstone @ Summit Pointe 5:00 Finance & Stewardship 5:00-7:00 Navigators Fundraiser @ Wendys 5:20 – 7:00 LOGOS Theme: Glow in the Dark 6:30 Chancel Bells 7:00 Confirmation 7:00 Chancel Choir 7:00 Martha Circle 9:00 Sewing Group

8:00 A.A. & Al-Anon 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9:00 Traditional Svc. 10:15 Sunday School 11:00 Synergy Svc. 3:00 High School Youth Group 5:00 Navigators 5:00 Prayer Team 6:30 Personnel 7:00 Evangelism & Membership 5:20 – 7:00 LOGOS Theme: Spud Night 6:30 Chancel Bells 7:00 Confirmation 7:00 Chancel Choir

9:00 Sewing Group & Yarn Overs

3:30 Book Club

8:00 A.A. & Al-Anon

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

9:00 Traditional Svc. 10:15 Sunday School 11:00 Synergy Svc. 3:00 High School

Youth Group 5:00 Prayer Team 6:30 Adult C.E. 7:00 Mission

5:20– 7:00 LOGOS Theme: Sock Hop 6:30 Chancel Bells 7:00 Confirmation 7:00 Chancel Choir

9:00 Sewing Group

8:00 A.A. & Al-Anon

Trunk or Treat 26 27 28 29 30 31 9:00 Traditional Svc. 10:15 Sunday School 11:00 Synergy Svc. 5:00 Harvest Dinner FIRST PRESS Deadline 5:00 Prayer Team 7:00 Session 5:20 – 7:00 LOGOS Theme: Haunted House 6:30 Chancel Bells 7:00 Confirmation 7:00 Chancel Choir 9:00 Sewing Group