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1 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH {xtüà Éy à{x v àç The Broadcaster December 2014 g A Monthly Publication of The First Presbyterian Church g Volume 43, No. 12 First Presbyterian Church 1702 Iowa Street Davenport, Iowa fpcdavenport.org Taizé Worship Services throughout the Season of Advent Rejoice, Rejoice, Wednesdays, December 3, 10, & 17, 6:30 PM, in the Chapel Isaiah had prophesied: A shoot shall come out from the stock of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots - Isaiah 11:1 Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah would come. Advent for Christians is the four week period before Christmas of expectation and anticipation of the Messiah s (Christ s) birth. The meditative Taizé prayer service provides the worshiper an opportunity to reflect on Christ s birth and life and its significance and influence on his or her life, during the season of hope. Join others in this peaceful, candlelight service of song, prayer, and silence. It provides a time to commune with God in a very personal and individual manner while renewing your spirit. Plan to experience this worship opportunity to praise and thank God for the Light He sent which provides salvation for each of us. All are welcome. Ugly Christmas Sweater Dinner Party Friday, December 12, 5:30 PM, Fellowship Hall This fun-filled Ugly Sweater party is for all adults in their 20 s through 40 s. CHILDCARE WILL BE AVAILABLE. We are going to have an awesome dinner, courtesy of the Olive Garden, and enjoy some fellowship and a White Elephant Gift Exchange (keep it below $10, please. Think Starbucks gift cards, ornaments, Christmas decorations, a 1969 Mustang GT, etc.). RSVP s needed so we know how much food to order please let Tiffany know if you can come by ing her at horvath@fpcdavenport.org. Come and hang out with some of the young adults both singles and couples at FPC! And don t forget to come adorned in your tackiest Christmas sweater! Anyone who needs help with tacky sweaters, come see Tiffany. She has cornered the market on these. Christmas Eve Services - Wednesday, December 24, :00 PM What Is Christmas? Pageant Children s Christmas Program with Sing-Along of Familiar Christmas Carols 9:00 PM Candlelight Christmas Communion 11:00 PM Carols and Candlelight Emmanuel! The 4:00 PM worship service is particularly for families with young children. Along with Christian Education Director Tiffany Horvath, the Sunday School youth and A.C.T. will present What Is Christmas? The Cherub Choir and Kirkwood Choir will share special music. We will sing traditional carols and experience the wonder of the candle lit service. The Blessing of the Babies recognizes all infants born since last Christmas and little ones who are new to the congregation. At 9:00 PM, candlelight Holy Communion will be shared in the hushed quietness of the first Christmas when God descended the back stairs of Bethlehem to become one with the human race. Soloists will offer the special music for the evening. The Feast of Light will be celebrated as the darkened Sanctuary is transformed by candlelight to symbolize pilgrims coming to see the Light of the World. The Rev. Richard Miller will offer the meditation. Several traditional and favorite Christmas carols will be sung during the distribution of the Sacrament. At 11:00 PM, a festive service of carols and candlelighting will herald the welcome of Christmas Day. The Rev. Richard Miller will preach the Christmas message. The Vesper Bells will accompany the Cathedral Choir of Young Men and Boys, and the service will also include the Sanctuary Choir and the Cecelian Carolers. Alumni are invited to join the choirs by contacting Steve Jobman ahead of time. Of course, carol singing will abound. The traditional and inspiring Service of Darkness and Candlelighting during the singing of Silent Night will add a special feeling to the conclusion of this memorable Christmas celebration. First Presbyterian Church g 1702 Iowa Street g Davenport, Iowa g g fpcdavenport.org

2 Congregational News Rev. Richard E. Miller Out the Study Window Advent Taizé For well over a decade, First Presbyterian Church hosted one of the most successful and long standing monthly Taizé worship experiences in the quad Cities. We were one of the first churches to explore this wonderful quiet reflective worship experience in the area. As time went on, other churches began their own Taizé services, and we watched the interest for our monthly Friday night service wane. So, this year we decided to highlight the strengths of this reflective service during the seasons of Advent and Lent. With the Advent season upon us we want to make sure you know about the dates and times so you can make the Advent season even more meaningful by attending these wonderful worship experiences. Each year brings a unique set of opportunities and challenges. We eagerly accept these opportunities and embrace the challenges, strengthened by the combined efforts of the entire congregation. The Session has identified challenging goals for our congregation, as we raise money to support the church s mission and ministry for We ask that you to prayerfully consider supporting the church s work with a stewardship investment for the coming year. Show your support by making a commitment to First Presbyterian Church for the coming year. Pledge cards may be found in the pew racks and dropped into the offering plate. You may also visit the church website at to set up your donations for We will gather in the Chapel on Wednesday, December 3, 10 and 17 from 6:30 7:15 PM. Bring a friend, or family member and enjoy the candlelight, the music, the silence, and the reflections that are all part of the spiritual journey of waiting for Christmas during Advent. Small Group Study -Thursdays at 5:30 PM Rev. Kristy Parker is leading a study of Pastrix by Nadia Bolz -Weber, meeting every other Thursday at 5:30 PM in the Chapel. This is an ongoing small group for study, prayer and sharing. For more information, please contact Rev. Kristy Parker ( ). Women of Hope Bible Study Wednesdays, December 3 & 17, 9:30 AM Join the Women of Hope Bible Study on Wednesdays, December 3 & 17, 9:30 AM in Von Maur Hall. Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Rev. Kristy Parker ( ). Contemplative Prayer Group - Wednesdays, December 3 & 17, 7:30 PM Webster s Dictionary defines the word contemplate as to think deeply or carefully about something. When applied to prayer, contemplative refers to a quiet setting where one can concentrate wholly and completely on communication with God. Every other week, a small gathering of church members interested in contemplative prayer gathers to silently lift in prayer the concerns of our church family, of our community and of our world. Anyone interested is welcome to attend. Contact Rev. Kristy Parker ( ), Mark Jones ( ), or Nancy Foster ( ) for more information. Prayer Vigil at FPC for Victims of Gun Violence Sunday, December 28, 7:00 PM Join with fellow Christians for a Prayer Vigil in the west parking lot of First Pres., on Sunday, December 28, 7:00-7:30 PM. We will pray for people in our country, and for families and friends who are victims of gun violence. Let us pray for God s healing for victims, and let us bear witness to the senseless violence in our country. For information, contact Rev. Richard Miller ( , miller@fpcdavenport.org). Church Officer Training Saturday, December 6, 8:30 AM Newly elected officers, please plan to attend officer training on Saturday, December 6, 8:30 AM 12:00 PM in the Parlor. A make-up date, for those who cannot attend that meeting, is set for Saturday, January 10, 2015, from 8:30 AM 12:00 PM. Currently serving Elders and Deacons may also attend. Installation and Ordination of church officers will be on Sunday, January 11, 2015, during the 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM worship services. Please R.S.V.P. to the church office ( ). Congregational Meeting Sunday, December 7, 9:55 AM Church officers for the Session, the Board of Deacons, and Foundation will be elected on December 7 at 9:45 AM. The slate of officers include the following: Session: Class of 2017: Patti Angelici, Nancy Chapman, Carolyn Draper-Math, Kathlyn Price, Class of 2016: Vacancy. Deacons: Class of 2017: Steve Johnson, Margarette Johnson, Diane Gere, Angie Allen, Michelle Sinclair, Meredith Ellard, 6 Vacancies; Class of 2016: Steve Earp, 1 Vacancy; Class of 2015: 2 Vacancies. Sacrament of Communion Sunday, December 7 The Sacrament of Holy Communion will be served on Sunday, December 7, at all of the services of worship. The Furthest Pew Communion will be delivered the week of December 7. If you or someone you know would like to be visited by a Pastor and served Communion, please contact the church office ( ) so we may place you on the schedule. 2 THE BROADCASTER DECEMBER 2014

3 Mission & Outreach The Advent Giving Tree The Advent Giving Tree is an important part of the life of the church during the Advent season. It is a way for the congregation to reach out to people in our neighborhood and around the world to bring the love of God to them, to help meet their needs during the holidays, and to remind them of God s ever-lasting gift to us all through the birth of Jesus Christ. The Advent Giving Tree will include: Re-Member Tools Angel Tree Project (Prison Ministry) Alice Chikomo Ministry Harare, Zimbabwe ILUGUA Irrigation Systems Love Gift Boys and Girls Club Re-Member - Tools Multiple mission groups from FPC have traveled to South Dakota to work on building projects coordinated by Re-Member at the Pine Ridge Reservation. Work groups do not typically bring their own tools for the projects, as Re-Member furnishes the necessary items. FPC has funded the purchase of tools in previous years and a Giving Tree gift to Re-Member will provide additional tools for the June 2015 mission team to deliver. ILUGUA - Irrigation Systems ILUGUA (Lutheran Church of Guatemala) has been FPC s mission partner since 2007 and has been internationally acclaimed by Bread for the World for its efforts in coordinating programs in sustainable agriculture to some of the poorest citizens in the Zacapa region of Guatemala. The area, one of the driest in Central America, sustained a major drought in 2014 which caused severe crop loss for those with already limited water resources. However, families who had previously received irrigation systems funded by FPC were equipped to produce a crop in the midst of the drought. A Giving Tree gift to ILUGUA will help to fund water systems and ultimately to feed additional families served by ILUGUA s outreach. Alice Chikomo Ministry Mrs. Alice Chikomo and her husband, Rev. Herbert Chikomo, served the FPC congregation in 1983 before returning to their native Zimbabwe, where Rev. Chikomo became the first indigenous pastor at City Presbyterian Church in Harare. Alice continues to serve the Harare community with an outreach program assisting blind mothers and their young school children. Alice uses FPC financial gifts to provide daytime shelter for activities with the women, who are street people. She helps them via sewing projects, light lunches, and assisting with assembling school uniforms for those who have school aged children. Boys and Girls Club Once again, the Boys and Girls Club will have a Backpack Christmas Tree set up in Fellowship Hall. The club would love any new backpacks you can donate for Christmas this year. Many of them start the school year without one, or with the free, nylon drawstring bags that businesses give away and by December, they have nothing left. Backpacks are definitely on sale now and all donations are so appreciated. For more information, contact Tiffany Horvath (horvath@fpcdavenport.org). Love Gift The Love Gift is a ministry of the Pastoral Care & Spiritual Development Committee of the Deacons. Love Gift serves members of our congregation in special financial need on a one time basis. Gifts remain anonymous and staff or Deacons can nominate someone for a Love Gift. A Love Gift cannot be requested by an individual for themselves. Stop by the Advent Giving Tree in Fellowship Hall and pick a Love Gift card. Simply indicate Love Gift on your check or Deacon Green envelope and place it in the offering plate, or mail to the church. Please return monetary gifts by December 7, so they can be distributed in time for Christmas. Thank you in advance for your generosity. Angel Tree Project Ask most children and they would probably say that the Christmas season is their most favorite time of the year. Children learn the holiday traditions of their families, Christmas cookies add a wonderful scent to the house, and most of all, there is the excitement of wondering what will be awaiting under the tree for them on Christmas morning. For children with an incarcerated parent, however, Christmas can be a very bleak time of year. Children may feel unloved or abandoned by their incarcerated parent, and their remaining parent or care giver may not have enough money for anything but the basic necessities of life. The Angel Tree Project helps these children by having church members purchase gifts for them, on behalf of their imprisoned parent. For a child to know that they have not been forgotten may be even more important than the gifts themselves! For an incarcerated parent, it allows the opportunity for restored dignity and hope. Thanks to everyone that supports the Angel Tree gift giving program. Please reminder that wrapped gifts are due back at the church by Sunday, December 7. We will need help sorting and delivering gifts. On Saturday, December 13 from 9:00-11:00 AM please plan to stop by Fellowship Hall to help with sorting. We will be making sure all gifts have the correct tags and are sorted by families. On Sunday, December 14 the deliveries start. If you sign up to deliver, please stop by Fellowship Hall to pick up gifts. This is a wonderful way to make the whole family feel the holiday spirit and to teach children the real meaning of Christmas. Please prayerfully consider becoming part of First Presbyterian Deacons Angel Tree Project, in conjunction with the Prison Fellowship Ministries. Contact Erika Schmidt (schmidte@isualum.com), Mia Carr (mialyncarr@hotmail.com), or Diane Schreiner (dschrein@mchsi.com) or more information or to offer to help. THE BROADCASTER DECEMBER

4 ACE & New Members Welcomed The Adult Christian Education Committee (ACE) challenges you to participate in study and learning while experiencing Christian fellowship. Adult Education (ACE) Programs in Von Maur Hall - Sundays, 10:00 AM December 7, 14 & 21: Four Gods Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion had a 40 page survey completed by 3,369 respondents. The results were validated by the Gallup Organization. The Baylor Institute discovered that most of us have one of four distinctly different understandings of God s nature. In this series, we address the following topics and questions. 1. How is God represented through a study of the Bible and the work of artists? 2. We will take a private survey and compare responses to the four concepts of God found in America. 3. Do you believe in an Authoritative God, a Benevolent God, a Critical God, or a Distant God? 4. Is it possible to reach common understanding about God s nature? 5. What shapes the positions you take regarding politics, morality and social issues? Many of our personal, social, and political decisions are determined by our beliefs regarding the nature of God. Plan to join this discussion. Tuesday Morning Video Class - 10:30 AM, in the Parlor The World of Biblical Israel This course traces the history of Israel from its origins in the central villages west of the Jordan, to its emergence as a nation and then a pair of kingdoms, through the Babylonian conquest and resettlement. The lecturer, Dr. Cynthia Chapman, Professor of Biblical Studies at Oberlin College, goes beyond the sweep of history to zoom in on the daily life of Israelites. From the family compounds to the battlefields, from the kitchens to the temples, she puts flesh on the bones of the stories. The class meets in the parlor from 10:30 AM to 12:00 NOON on Tuesdays. Two half-hour lectures will be shown each week. For more information, contact Connie Richardson ( , thedottedi@aol.com). Welcome New Members - On Sunday, November 23, 2014, the following new members of FPC came before the congregation and were introduced and welcomed. They look to the whole congregation to help them become oriented and involved. Make it a point to get to know these wonderful people. Renea and Josh Ferkel Renea is a customer service representative at MidAmerican Energy. Josh is employed as a sheet metal worker at Schebler. He enjoys hunting in his spare time and volunteers with the City of Buffalo Fire Department. Their son Colt was baptized at FPC on November 9, Pamela Wolfe Pamela is employed as a customer service representative at APAC Customer Service. In her spare time, she likes reading, music and being with people. When she lived in Minnesota she enjoyed being part of a Christian singing group for eight years. Allison Nisbett Allie is from Wheaton, Illinois, and is a full time student at Palmer College of Chiropractic. In her free time, she enjoys piano, knitting, reading, running and yoga. She volunteers with the Palmer College Campus Guides. ACE opportunities to grow in life faith and Sunday Morning Video Series on the New Testament 10:00 AM, in the Chapel December 7: The Historical Jesus Solutions and Methods Scholars have developed three major criteria for establishing what Jesus really said and did based on the surviving sources. These criteria of independent attestation, dissimilarity, and contextual credibility will be discussed. December 14: Jesus the Apocalyptic Prophet In this session, the video lecturer will outline why many contemporary scholars have understood Jesus as an apocalyptic prophet and show how an apocalyptic perspective can explain his words and deeds. December 21: The Acts of the Apostles Acts is the earliest account of church history and it stresses the theological point that the powerful hand of God was at work behind early Christianity, bringing success to its missionaries and peace and harmony among its innumerable converts. December 28 - In Recess Discover New Books in the Church Library! Children s Books: Runny Babbit, by Silverstein The Carpenter s Gift, by LeMarche Snow, by Shulevitz Young Adult Book: Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Palmer Fiction Books: Orphan Train, by Kline Edge of Eternity, by Follett The Burning Room, by Connelly Raven Black, by Cleeves Non-Fiction Book: Country Driving, by - Journey Through China, by Hessler 4 THE BROADCASTER DECEMBER 2014

5 Christmas Activities for Everyone! Canadian Pacific Holiday Train - Benefiting Churches United Hunger Ministry Program Friday, December 5, 1:45 PM, Modern Woodmen Park Come and see the dramatic Canadian Pacific Holiday Train as it winds its way along the Mississippi River into the Quad Cities on Friday, December 5. It will stop in downtown Davenport, Iowa, at River Drive and Western Avenue (near Modern Woodmen Park). The train is lit with hundreds of thousands of lights. The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will arrive in Davenport at 1:45 PM in support of the hunger ministry of Churches United of the Quad-City Area. Admission is one non-perishable food item. All food collected will be going to Churches United which operates 26 emergency food pantries in the Quad Cities. Come early because the festivities start at noon! Hot chocolate, cookies, goodie bags for the children and local entertainment will be offered. Santa and Mrs. Claus will make an appearance between 12:00 NOON and 1:30 PM. Kira Isabella, a Juno-nominated country music artist who performed on Carrie Underwood s Blown Away tour, will arrive on the Holiday Train. She also won the 2013 Canadian Country Music Award for Female Artist of the Year. Celebrate the Holidays Variety Show Benefiting Churches United Hunger Ministry Program Friday, December 5, 7:00 PM, Heritage Church Chordbuster Chorus and Churches United present Celebrate the Holidays; a QCA Variety Show at Heritage Church, th Street, Rock Island, IL. The show will feature acts like Chordbusters & Bend of the River Combined Chorus, Vocalist Chris Page, Pianist Patrick Downing, Barley House Band, and many, many more. The show will include audience participation sing-along and a free will offering will be taken to support the Churches United Food Pantries in the Quad City area. Presbytery of East Iowa Christmas Gathering - Saturday, December 6, 3:00 PM Bring the whole Family for fellowship, food and fun! (There will be activities for kids.) First Presbyterian Church, 2701 Rochester Avenue, Iowa City, IA. Please bring a side dish, dessert or non-alcoholic beverage to share. Meat and vegan dishes will be provided. RSVP by December 3 to Sarah Dyck (sdyck@peia.org) or call the Presbytery office ( ). Piccolo Christmas Concert - Saturday, December 6, 5:00 PM in the Sanctuary Piccolo Christmas is back and hoping to be bigger than ever! Piccolo Christmas is a musical day when area flutists (Grade 7 through adult) will gather together and play Christmas Flute Choir music with piccolos, flutes, altos, bass, and contrabass flutes. We look forward to having you join us for this free concert, on Saturday, December 6, at 5:00 PM in the Sanctuary of FPC, as we continue our new tradition in the QC Area! For more information please QCFluteAssociation@yahoo.com. Christmas Flowers 2014 Christmas for Everyone Celebration Singers Alumni Choir for Christmas! This December an Anniversary Celebration Singers Alumni Choir will be formed to celebrate the 25 th Anniversary for the Christmas Concerts. If you sang with the Celebration Singers from you are invited to participate. The required rehearsal is at 10:00 AM on Saturday, December 20. Even more special, children of alumni members will be invited to participate with their parent(s) during the Manilow Because It s Christmas (For All the Children) yes, even the infants! The Christmas Concerts, O Come, All Ye Faithful, are Saturday, December 20 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, December 21 at 4:00 PM. Alumni should Steve Jobman (jobman@fpcdavenport.org) to register and receive the score and mp3 recordings. TICKETS for the O Come, All Ye Faithful Christmas Concert are in great demand! If you have reserved seats and will not be able to use them, please return the tickets to the church office as soon as possible so that others may enjoy the performance. In the tradition of past Christmas seasons, the Chancel Guild will brighten the Sanctuary with poinsettias given in memory or honor of loved ones. To be a part of this wonderful tradition, complete and return the form to the church office or place it in the offering plate. The deadline for making memorials is December 14, In Memory or Honor of: (circle one) Given by: THE BROADCASTER DECEMBER

6 CEFY (Christian Education & Fellowship for Youth) Re-Member Mission Trip 2015 Orientation - Sunday, December 7, 6:30 PM If you are interested in our 2015 Mission Trip to the Oglala Lakota Reservation in South Dakota and would like some additional information about what s involved, please plan to attend our Re-member Orientation on Sunday, December 7 at 6:30 PM in Von Maur Hall. All youth in high school and up and adults are invited to attend. Our trip is scheduled for May 31-June 6, 2015 and reservation deposits are due by the end of the year. We have 15 spots available prayerfully consider if one of them is yours. December Sunday School Every Sunday in December, all Sunday School classes EXCEPT for Confirmation will be in the gym for group activities and crafts. The exception to this is Sunday, December 28, when we have no Sunday School. We re also not going to have it on January 4 either, but will resume for 2015 on January 11 in our regular classrooms. Christmas Pageant Our 2014 Christmas Eve pageant, What Is Christmas, will be at the 4:00 PM service on Christmas Eve. ALL children in preschool through high school are invited to participate. Pre-school and Kindergarteners will be angel cherubs (as the Cherub Choir will be singing angelically get it? Hahahaha. I crack myself up). Elementary-age youth will be the animals surrounding the manger. Please plan to have your child(ren) at our dress rehearsal on Tuesday, December 23 at 5:00 PM if they would like to participate. Dress rehearsal will conclude around 7:00 PM with a pizza party for everyone (after they take their costumes off). Parents are welcomed/encouraged/and occasionally begged to stick around and assist with this if they are able. ACT and EPIC Christmas Concert Refreshments FPC s Christmas Concert will be on December 20 and 21 and we are again manning the concessions tables. Since most of the youth are actually in this program, Tiffany will handle the set-up and display. We just need the youth and their families to bring the refreshments we serve. These two concerts are typically our biggest fundraisers of the year, and the most well-attended so the more treats we have to share (and accept donations for), the better! Please have everything at church by 6:30 PM on December 20. And thank you! Tiffany s Epiphanies: In honor of Christmas, I am pleased to share the following: What do they call Santa's helpers? Subordinate Clauses Which of Santa's reindeers needs to mind his manners the most? Rude Olph What did the Gingerbread Man put on his bed? A cookie sheet What do you call a cat on the beach at Christmas time? Sandy Claws What is the difference between the Christmas alphabet and the ordinary alphabet? The Christmas alphabet has No L. What is green, covered with tinsel and says, Ribbit, ribbit? A mistle-toad. What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus? Claustrophobic. Why did they ask the turkey to join the band? He had the drum sticks. What did the salt say to the pepper? Season's Greetings. What song do Santa's reindeer sing on his birthday? Freeze a Jolly Good Fellow. 6 THE BROADCASTER DECEMBER 2014

7 Financial Focus Enjoy the Convenience of Electronic Giving Visit at any time to set up an automatic donation plan, change your donation plan, make a one-time donation or view your online donation history. Click the green Give Now button on the home page of our website. Gifting Stock When stock is gifted to the church, please notify the Finance Office of the following information so we can give full contribution credit: 1. Number of Shares Transferred 2. Company or Stock Symbol 3. Date of Transfer The instructions to transfer stock are below: Pershing LLC One Pershing Plaza Jersey City, New Jersey Tax ID# FBO: First Presbyterian Church 1702 Iowa Street Davenport, IA Phone (563) Account Number: JAU DTC Number 0443 We ask all of our members to fulfill their 2014 pledge prior to December 31. Donors must deliver checks on or by December 31 in order to claim a charitable contribution deduction for Checks that are placed in the church offering during the first worship service in 2015 (January 4) will not qualify for a charitable deduction in 2014, even if the check is predated to 2014 or was actually written in However, under the so-called mailbox exception, checks that are written, mailed, and postmarked in 2014 will be deductible in 2014 though they are not received by the church until As always, thank you for your continued support of First Presbyterian Church. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Shannon Gruhlke at gruhlke@fpcdavenport.org or , ext Financial Summary for the month of October 2014 October 2014 October 2013 Actual Budget Actual Budget General Income 79,439 72,666 58,300 78,550 Custodial Accounts Income 14,666-10,186 General Expenses 77,001 72,942 73,830 78,816 Custodial Accounts Expenses 14,666-10,186 - Surplus (Deficit) 2,438 (276) (15,530) (266) 2014 Year- To-Date October Year- To-Date October 2013 Actual Budget Actual Budget General Income 765, , , ,388 Custodial Accounts Income 205,846-87,094 - General Expenses 769, , , ,982 Custodial Accounts Expenses 205,846-87,094 - Surplus (Deficit) (4,070) (31,853) (38,035) (50,594) Member News The congregation of First Presbyterian Church marks the following occasions in the lives of those who make up our community: Marriage: Tessa Whalen and Adam Morrison - November 15, 2014 Birth: Kai Titus Meinert, son of Luke and Gina Meinert - November 1, 2014 Baptisms: Madison Anne Kabel (daughter of Nathan and Michelle Kabel) - November 2, 2014; Colt Lee Ferkel (son of Joshua and Renea Bangert Ferkel) - November 9, 2014; Adelina Ann Lofgren (daughter of Nicholas and Stacy Lofgren) - November 16, 2014 Deaths: James Stuedemann - October 6, 2014; James Henneman - October 23, 2014; Ruth Holmes, November 6, 2014 November Session Summary The Session received four new members into our fellowship. Received a recommendation from the Church Government & Personnel Committee to have a visioning retreat soon to provide a focus for our work over the next several years. Thank you letters to the 175 th Anniversary Celebration Committee were signed by all Elders present in appreciation of the hard work by that Committee. The Deacons reported that $2,690 was raised by the CROP Walk. The Deanna Witkowski Jazz Trio concert raised $3,455 for the Pine Ridge Medical Center. Make a Note of it... Articles for the January newsletter are due to Diane Pumphrey (pumphrey@ fpcdavenport.org) by December 15. The church office will be closed December 25 for the Christmas holiday and on Thursday, January 1, for the New Year s Day holiday. Committee reports for the 2014 Annual Report are due December 31, For more information, contact Diane Pumphrey in the church office (pumphrey@fpcdavenport). FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH {xtüà Éy à{x v àç The Broadcaster: This newsletter is a monthly publication of First Presbyterian Church of Davenport, IA First Presbyterian Church Staff: The Rev. Richard Miller Pastor The Rev. Sue Howes Associate Pastor Emerita The Rev. Kristy Parker Parish Associate Steven R. Jobman Minister of Music Tiffany Horvath Director of Christian Education Ahreum Han Congdon Principal Organist & Assistant Director of Music Linda Bengfort* Assistant Choral Director & Accompanist Adam Page* Celebration Service Leadership Shannon M. Gruhlke, CM Finance & Facilities Manager Lauren Browne* Accounting Assistant Diane Pumphrey Office & Communications Manager Tammy Mayhew Membership & Pastoral Care Coordinator Rebecca Muhammad Administrative Coordinator Kerri Peterson* Wedding Coordinator Jessie Munn* Nursery Coordinator Georgia Roberts Custodian Dave Spaulding Custodian Kevin Wilson* Custodian Chad Dean* Custodian * Part-time employee First Presbyterian Church 1702 Iowa Street Davenport, Iowa Phone: Fax: Handicapped Services: First Church is handicapped accessible via the elevator entrances on the west side of the building. Childcare: Nurseries for infants through four-year-olds are provided in the Folwell Education Center (3 rd floor of the Christian Education Building) during Sunday services. THE BROADCASTER DECEMBER

8 First Presbyterian Church 1702 Iowa Street Davenport, IA Nonprofit Org US Postage PAID Davenport, IA Permit 15 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED PLACE LABEL HERE Join Us for Breakfast December 14, 8:30-10:30 AM, in the Fellowship Hall Join us for Manna & More, our fellowship breakfast. Choose from waffles, pancakes (with your choice of various toppings), sausages, fruit, coffee, tea, milk, or Tang. The cost is $3 for adults and $1 for children 10 and younger. We look forward to seeing you there! Manna & More TOURS at Ten December 14, 10:00 AM, in the back of the Sanctuary TOURS at Ten Join us for a tour of the church! We encourage guests, visitors and those new to the church to join the Hospitality and Welcoming Committee at the back of the Sanctuary for the tour. We start with a brief tour of the Sanctuary and follow through to the educational wing of the building. We will finish up with coffee and questions in Fellowship Hall. Find First Presbyterian Church on FACEBOOK, then like us! That s right! Find out all the latest FPC news on the church s Facebook page. Follow the link on the church web page at or go directly to the following: pages/first-presbyterian-church-davenport-iowa/ Youth Group Activities at FPC! Everyone is welcome, so invited your friends too! Kirkwood Choir: 1 st -5 th Graders Wednesday evenings from 5:45-6:30 PM Kirkwood Club: 1 st -5 th Graders Wednesday evenings from 6:30-7:15 PM in Von Maur Hall Celebration Singers: 6 th -12 th Graders Sunday evenings from 4:45-5:30 PM Middle School (EPIC): 6 th -8 th Graders Sunday evenings from 5:30-7:00 PM in the Parlor High School (ACT): 9 th -12 th Graders Sunday evenings from 5:30-7:00 PM in Von Maur Hall Sunday Services at First Presbyterian Church are at 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM. Childcare is provided.