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1 The Good News of First Presbyterian Church Marshalltown, Iowa Volume 82, No March 31, 2017 The Purpose Statement for the First Presbyterian Church of Marshalltown G Growing in Christ through worship. R Reaching out in fellowship. A Affirming faith through discipleship. C Caring for the lost through evangelism. E Embracing others in mission and ministry. April Memory Verse We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. Romans 6:4 Women s Conference How Sweet It Is-- Enjoying God's Presence You are encouraged to attend a Women s Conference Saturday, April 1, 9:00-4:00. Do you sometimes wonder why God doesn't seem to speak to you or why He isn't giving you the direction you so desperately desire? Maybe He is waiting for us to come closer to Him! In the midst of job-related commitments, busy schedules, and family responsibilities, God calls us to be still, to delight in Him, to draw near to Him, to listen to His voice. Ladies--Come join us on Saturday, April 1, to take time to pause and retreat from your daily pressures and rekindle your love relationship with Jesus Christ. Let's come together as sisters in Christ to worship, study, and strengthen our relationship with Him. Your $25 registration fee includes lunch, snacks, and chocolate! Bring a friend or two! This is a community-wide event. There will be childcare available for a free-will offering to support the youth mission trip. Register with Valerie King at (home phone) or via at vking@adiis.net. There s still time to register. Session and Deacon Members Do you have concerns about the church that you would like to talk to someone about? See one of our Elders currently serving on Session. They are as follows: Roger Anders: A & P Committee Chairman Matt Broshar: Church Bookkeeper Doug Butler: Clerk of Session Mike Gerbo: W & M Committee Chairman Craig Henze: M & I Committee Chairman Lucas Johnson Pat Kremer: Mission Study Committee Chairman Julie Lynch Kurt Lynch: Property Committee Chairman Darrell Meyer Ed Peng Larry Schrum: Finance/Stewardship Chairman Carter Strand: Mission Committee Chairman Nancy VanWyk: CE Committee Chairperson Kyle Young If you would like to serve on any of the committees listed, please contact the chairperson of the committee you are interested in, or if you would like more information about how that committee serves. If you have a loved one or know someone who would enjoy a visit from our Deacons or need a ride to church on Sunday, please contact a Deacon: Joyce Anderegg Irene Ballard Carolann Ballenger Greg & Suzanne Brown Larry & Judy Erion Margaret Fehrle Bonnie Grimmius Barb Hawkins Linda Kauffman Harlan & Marcia Quick Becky Sharpshair Barb Vovos Good News from First Presbyterian Church March 31, 2017, page 1

2 Remaining Lenten Breakfasts On March 1, the season of Lent began, and the community Lenten Breakfasts started. This is a great opportunity for us as Christians to give a united message about the salvation that has been given to all through the sacrifice of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. There will be fellowship and a worship message every Wednesday morning during Lent. The remaining churches hosting the Lenten Breakfasts this year are: April 5, Trinity Lutheran Church 1011 S. 3 rd Avenue April 12, First Congregational Church 312 W. Main Street Breakfast will start at 6:30 a.m. followed by a Lenten message. The host congregation is asked to finish by 7:15 a.m. The suggested theme for this season will be "How Do We Keep Our Faith in Christ in These Troubled Times?" Both the breakfast and message are to be sponsored and conducted by lay members of the host congregations. Everyone is encouraged to attend. Church Women United will meet April 7, at 9:30 a.m. for a forum meeting at 1 st Un. Methodist Church and will feature Charlie Cochran doing a program on The Amish. Financial Report for FEB. FEB Actual Total Receipts $37, Budget 42, Total Expenses $45, Budget 45, Year to Date: Total Receipts $66, Budget 79, Difference (13,124.00) Total Expenses ($79,124.00) Budget (80,957.00) Difference 1, Easter EGGstravaganza An intergenerational gathering to celebrate Easter on Saturday, April 8, from 10:00-11:30 in Fellowship Hall is planned. Each child (thru elementary school) will be paired with a (non-parent) grown-up as they enjoy Easter activities! We need YOU! Please come share in this morning of fellowship and fun. You can be a blessing to a child and help them learn about the real meaning of Easter! Activities will include: Egg coloring, Cookie decorating, Craft and an Easter Story Egg Hunt To help us with planning, please let us know by if your kids are coming or if you are planning to attend as a grown-up partner. Older kids can be a partner to the younger kids as well. (Parents with young kids can either drop them off or stay around to help; regardless your child will be placed with a partner.) If you have any questions, contact Amber Young or Ashley Johnson. RSVP to ashleymjohnson@gmail.com Join us Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. for the Hymn Sing (note the date change due to Easter being on the third Sunday.) Mike Gerbo will lead the music, and Marsha Bristley and Marla Grossman will accompany the songs. The program will feature the Lincoln Highway Band. Refreshments will follow the program. Mini Mission Opportunity Are you curious about camp, looking for a way to help, getting a chance to visit the lake, having fellowship with your church family, or an opportunity to serve without a large time commitment? A mini-mission trip to help with spring clean-up needs at Lakeshore Center on Okoboji will take place April 21-22, This trip is open to all ages, and families are encouraged to attend. The cost is $10 for meals plus money for Saturday dinner on the road. Lodging will be provided in the lodge in exchange for six-hours of work. We will leave at 5:30 p.m. from the church parking lot on Friday, April 21, and caravan up to camp. After working Saturday, we will leave camp around 4:00 p.m. and stop for dinner on the way home, and return around 9:00. Please sign up by April 16, to reserve your spot. ---Michelle Wilkinson, CE Coordinator Good News from First Presbyterian Church, March 31, 2017, page 2

3 Summer Camp Information on 2017 camp offerings for children and families is available on the Lakeshore Center at Okoboji website: amps/overview.aspx. Check the Summer Camp tab at the top. There is also a calendar showing the weeks when different ages can attend camp on the church website and on Michelle s door. We want children to have this faith-building experience, so camperships are available to all. The form is available on the church s website and Michelle s door. ---Michelle Wilkinson, CE Coordinator Awesome Presbys Awesome Presbys will meet on April 9. They will be participating in the Easter Sunrise service on April 16, and the mini mission trip to camp on April Sunday school Sunday school completed their study of the Prodigal Son on March 19. They are now learning about Easter, particularly about how Jesus was put on trial and Peter s denial. Throughout the spring, the preschool class will learn more about how Jesus cares for us. On Easter Sunday, there will be one multi-age class. This picture shows the Prodigal Son partying away his inheritance. The second one shows him feeding the pigs. Thank you to our March preschool helpers Sue Turbiville and Matt Broshar. ---Michelle Wilkinson, CE Coordinator Wednesday Club Wednesday Club is going strong with an average of 30 children attending each week. We have been learning how to be winners in God s kingdom. The children had lots of fun popping balloons that represented pride and tracing their footprints to remember to follow God no matter what. A few weeks ago, we were learning about Hannah, how God heard her prayers for a child, and the many ways we can pray to God. The kids quickly offered up a classmate and his family for special prayer. His father had just been killed in a terrible car accident, and they were glad for a way to help. The classmate (and his brothers) were Wednesday Club kids a few years ago, and I am glad that this ministry continues to bless them. Thank you to our March Wednesday Club helpers: Wynona Anderson, Marylou Beckmann, Matt Broshar, Jackie Hughes, Nancy Van Wyk, Lee Wilkinson, Cindy Wise, and Phyllis Wubben; youth helpers Makenna Ainsworth, Grace Collins, Carissa King, Drew King, Haley Reed, Haley Reid, and Thomas Wilkinson. Snack providers: Jan Faber, Nancy Kremer, Susan Lawyer, and Carole Permar. Matt was our bus driver and Cindy was the bus rider. Nancy picked up our youth helpers from Miller Middle School. ---Michelle Wilkinson, CE Coordinator 2017 Vacation Bible School VBS will be June 25-29, when we will be exploring Gospel Light s Sonrise National Park. We currently need people to be on our VBS prayer team. Members of this group will pray for VBS in all its aspects: planning, set-up, while it is taking place, and for its lasting impact in the lives of the children and their families. Prayer team members do not need to be in attendance at VBS, though we would like at least some members to be here throughout the week. Please contact Michelle if you would like to be a part of this important group. After Easter, our VBS donation area will be set up where you can select acorns or pinecones for items you wish to loan or donate. These acorns and pine trees will then grow into trees in our Sonrise National Forest in the Narthex. Here are a few items we will be looking for: a kayak or canoe, kayak paddles, tents, national park maps, posters or brochures, artificial Christmas trees (without lights) and wax and candle ends. Good News from First Presbyterian Church, March 31, 2017, page 3

4 Sweetheart Banquet Recipe 7-Up Salad 2 #2 cans applesauce (40 oz.) 2 small pkgs. Or 1 large pkg. Jell-O (original recipe was Lime) 12 oz. 7-Up Heat applesauce to boiling and dissolve Jell-O in it. Add 7-Up it will boil so use a large enough pan. Pour into 9x13 pan or bowl and refrigerate. Topping: ½ pint whipping cream (do not whip) ¼ lb. tiny Marshmallows 1 pkg. cream cheese (3 oz.) Soften cream cheese. Add marshmallows and unwhipped whipping cream. Put in refrigerator and chill (1-2 hours). Before serving whip topping with a fork until thick. Place a dollop on top of each Jell-O serving just before serving. From the kitchen of Matt Broshar Easter s Dawn On the third day, the friends of Christ coming at daybreak... found the grave empty and the stone rolled away. In varying ways, they realized the new wonder; but even they hardly realized that the world had died in the night. What they were looking at was the first day of a new creation, with a new heaven and a new earth; and in a semblance of the gardener, God walked again in the garden, in the cool not of the evening but of the dawn. G.K. Chesterton PWC News Elizabeth Circle will meet April 13, at 1:30 p.m. in the Lower Lounge. Sarah Circle will meet on Tuesday, April 18, at 9:15 a.m. in the Lower Lounge. All women of the church are invited. PWC will meet Thursday, May 4, at 1:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall for a gathering for all the ladies of the church. PWC-CT will meet Tuesday, April 25, at 1:30 p.m. to plan for the May 4, ladies gathering. Luke s Ministry Whooping Cough Whooping cough, which is also called pertussis, is a serious disease that can cause babies to stop breathing. It is very contagious, and is spread by coughing or sneezing while in close contact with others, or who breathe in the bacteria that causes the disease. About half of the babies under one-year of age who get whooping cough end up in the hospital, and a few even die from the disease. Many babies who get whooping cough are infected by parents, siblings or other caregivers. There are two vaccines used in the United States to help prevent whooping cough; DTap and Tdap. These vaccines also provide protection against tetanus and diphtheria. Children under seven yearsold get DTap, while older children and adults get Tdap. Make sure your babies get all the recommended doses at the appropriate time sequence. These antibodies protect the child from some of the more serious complications of whooping cough such as pneumonia and encephalopathy (disease of the brain). Whooping cough starts like the common cold, with a runny nose or congestion, then proceeds to coughing and sneezing, then to prolonged lengthy coughing. If this occurs, see the doctor immediately. This vaccine can be given to mothers in their 27th and 36th weeks of pregnancy to provide short-term protection. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends five injections to babies who are old enough to receive the vaccination, beginning at two months of age. All other people caring for an infected infant should be up-to-date with their immunizations before any contact with the baby. With immigration from various countries, we may see an increase in diseases due to the lack of immunizations in other countries. Missions First Presbyterian Church of Marshalltown supports many missions through financial contributions, prayer, correspondence and volunteer support. Three of these are detailed below. WellSpring Missions: Clean water is the life blood of developing nations. South Sudan, and particularly Jonglei Province have been devastated with over 50 years of war only to be hit with a recent civil war within this newly formed country. WellSpring Missions was formed to drill water wells for villages without clean water in South Sudan. Initial drilling took place in the village area of Old Fangak, which prior to three years ago, was around 20,000 people with five wells. Now it is over Good News from First Presbyterian Church, March 31, 2017, page 4

5 100,000 people with still only five wells. Water borne diseases are running rampant as the population is increasing with the flood of displaced persons. WellSpring Missions was in its infancy when one of the founding families joined our church. In welcoming these new members, we found a new opportunity for mission work with a very personal and trusted local involvement. One of these mission leaders had journeyed to South Sudan to participate in drilling their first well. He has since kept our congregation updated on progress and brought other active WellSpring participants to present updates at our church and to our Missions Committee, which has contributed financially in recent years. The church also collected donations of tools and materials which have been sent to South Sudan. The organization s current goal is to fund the infrastructure to create, train, outfit, and develop three entrepreneurial teams or companies to drill wells in the Jonglei Province of South Sudan. The teams will be made up of people native to the area. The effort includes the purchase of equipment as well as training in the technical skills and in business skills required to drill and maintain the wells. As of early 2017, the equipment is in South Sudan waiting for dry season weather and sufficient political security to enable transport to the sites for drilling. Our church s current commitment to WellSpring is fund the costs for drilling one well in the region. We often hear the saying, Give a man a fish and you will satisfy his hunger today; teach him to fish and you can satisfy his hunger forever. This thought is strong in how WellSpring plans to bring clean water to the depressed area they have chosen to serve. There are known to be around 1500 defunct water wells in the province. Most of these were probably drilled and opened, but then not monitored and maintained. To avoid continuation of this trend, WellSpring s three trained teams, each with a leader, will operate on a business plan to sell a well to a community for a very affordable price and include training for community-identified local leaders in the creation, operation, and maintenance of the well. Christ showed us that human needs need to be addressed before we can be most receptive to the gospel. An entrée to evangelism is often required. The well drilling addresses needs and provides the entrée. The WellSpring teams will be equipped to use open opportunities to share the Word. WellSpring s South Sudan/Kenya based Executive Director, James, while not ordained, leads worship services at the work sites. WellSpring personnel have facilitated establishment of a Lutheran church in Old Fangak with an ordained pastor who has since, tragically been killed in the ongoing violence in the country. Evangelism is a strong part of the ministry s objectives. The predominant religion in this area is Christianity, but with all the strife, there are many believers in need of reinforcement of their faith, and there are many non-believers who need an introduction to the Good News. The Emergency Food Box is currently in need of the following food items: diced tomatoes, canned fruit, chicken noodle soup, tomato soup, pork and beans. (Please check the expiration dates to make sure the food items are not outdated.) Food items or monetary (check/cash) donations may be brought to the EFB (109 S. 3rd St.) any weekday afternoon, 1:30-4:30. Please make checks payable to: Emergency Food Box. Our mailing address is: EFB, P.O. Box 391, Marshalltown, IA Donated funds are used to buy food items from the Food Bank of Iowa and locally. We are always looking for Food Box volunteers. We have many different types of opportunities that are available. We are very flexible in arranging times to fit your schedule! Contact Edith Podhajsky at for more information. Thank you for your past contributions. We could not provide food to so many people without your help! EFB is run by an all-volunteer staff, and all food items are donated, or purchased from the money contributed. The Evans Family would like you all to know how much we appreciate you and your support at this time of both sorrow and joy with the passing of Jean. We will not try to list all of you who participated and worked the day of the funeral for fear will might miss someone. So, thank you one and all. Thank you for your memorial donations. They will be sent per your requests. Those that were sent to the Jean Evans Memorial Fund will be donated to the Alzheimer s Association. Mom/grandma loved this church and the people in it. Once again, thank you all so much. ---The Evans Family Good News from First Presbyterian Church, March 31, 2017, page 5

6 our faithful workers at the House of Compassion during the month of March: Diane & Matt Broshar, Shirley Egli, Mike Gerbo, Michele Hala, Darrell Meyer, Margaret Meyer, Natalia & Stefan Peng, Estelle Perkins, Carolyn Wilkinson, Lee & Michelle Wilkinson and Barb Wollam. ---all the PWC ladies who helped with the Lenten Breakfast. Easter is almost upon us, and I want to remind you that the more you participate in the events of Holy Week, the more meaningful your Easter experience will be. The emotional and spiritual movement from the Triumphal Entry to Easter is not very great. People hail Jesus as their savior and then He rises from the dead and we celebrate that. But when you go from the Triumphal Entry to the upper room on Maundy Thursday, where He washes His disciple s feet, institutes a memorial meal The Last Supper and is betrayed by a friend and arrested. Then you begin a spiritual and emotional journey that has the power to impact your life. If you follow Jesus from the trail before the Sanhedrin to the trial before Pilate, then your Journey goes deeper. Jesus goes to the cross for us and we need to join Him there to understand the depth of love God has for us. From the cross Jesus goes into the tomb and we wait with Him. Then Easter Sunday has a radical change for us. When you have sat with the dead Jesus for three days then the living Jesus of the resurrection seems so much more alive! This year, we will again have our Maundy Thursday Communion service in the Fellowship Hall starting with a potluck meal at 5:30 with the service starting around 6:30. On Friday, you can join myself and other Christians from our community at MCC s DeJardin Hall at 6:30. We will read the prophecies of the Old Testament and their fulfillment by Jesus on the cross, sing and share Communion as a community of faith. We hope that it will be a simple but powerful service as we remember Christ s atonement for each of us. Then on Easter, we will have a Sunrise service at 7:00 a.m. focus on going from darkness to light, death to life! The Youth will have breakfast ready at 7:45 and will serve until 8:45. The main Easter service will be at 9:00 a.m. Sunday School for all ages will follow at around 10:30. We hope to see you at many if not all of these opportunities to worship God during Holy Week. Pastor Rich MARCH SESSION ACTIONS The Stated Session meeting of First Presbyterian Church, Marshalltown, met in the Lower Lounge Tuesday, March 21, Moderator Rev. Dr. Richard King opened the Session meeting at 7:12 p.m. and Mike Gerbo presented the devotions and opening prayer. Motions prevailed to approve the February 21, 2016 minutes as written. Motion prevailed to remove Jean Evans from the rolls due to her death Pastors and staff reports were presented. Finances: Larry Schrum presented the Financial and Investments reports. Giving in February was lower than budgeted for the month. The second 1/3 of the apportionments has been paid. There were some high expenses from the repairs to the furnace in Jim s Barber Shop and paying the apportionments fee. Motion prevailed to authorize Larry Schrum to move the church safety deposit box from Wells Fargo Bank to United Bank and Trust. Mission/Evangelism: Carter Strand s Mission report noted that the group met with David Hicks of Youth and Shelter Services. They are working to update the church website with the current mission projects the church supports. Updates were given on Jonathan s House and David Giithi s ministry. The Bryon Lesch Memorial missions stock fund committee voted to give $330 of the 2016 profits to the Missions Committee. Worship & Music: The committee continues to work on plans on Christ in the Passover with Jews for Jesus, a community service that will be at First Presbyterian Church on Sunday, April 2, at 5 p.m. The Maundy Thursday service will be a potluck with Communion served after the worship service. There will be an ecumenical Good Friday service at 6:30 p.m. at Dejardin Hall at Iowa Valley Community College for the community. Some of the slides with the hymns are hard to read and are currently being changed to a different background. Words for all the hymns will be put in the Sanctuary slides each Sunday. The ushers list has been updated and the committee is recruiting for more alternate ushers. Communion 175 on February 5, and 192 on March 5. Home Communion was taken to June Balch, Jean Brennecke, Bonnie Buckwald, LaVone Lee, Rose Muschick and to members at Glenwood Place, Grandview Heights and Hawkeye Care residents. Christian Education: No report. A & P: The committee will work on doing an internal audit of the church financial records. Membership & Involvement: Craig Henze reported they are working to get a full-time person to oversee the nursery each Sunday. The committee will help with the Maundy Thursday service. Ways to get more new members and up-coming church activities Good News from First Presbyterian Church, March 31, 2017, page 6

7 were discussed. They will hold a Mother s Day Pie fundraiser for the youth mission trip. Changing the date and time of their committee meetings was discussed in order to get more people to attend this meeting. Property: Kurt Lynch reported that the committee discussed a request for bid form that will be sent out for quotes for options on the Fellowship Hall sound system and changing the church cameras to HD. The work on the church cross-over has started. New paper towel dispensers have been installed in the church. Repairs were made to the furnace in Jim s Barber Shop. Security of the building while people are in meetings was discussed. Stewardship: No report. Mission Study Committee: Pat Kremer reported they are working on questions for a survey for the church that will be available on line and in a hard-copy form for the congregation. Mike Gerbo noted that the Elders will take a question at each Session meeting to discuss so they will be prepared when the congregation has questions or concerns that need addressed. Other Business: Mike Gerbo shared his experience of attending Presbytery. An All-Iowa Presbytery Meeting is scheduled at Ames on Friday & Saturday, June 2-3. The cost is $35 per person to attend worship together, hear good speakers and good bands. Elders are encouraged to attend. The meeting was adjourned with prayer. Members in mission making a difference. GOOD NEWS from First Presbyterian Church is published monthly. Deadline for the following issue is published in the calendar. Comments and contributions are welcome. Church office phone: Web Site Church at church@fpcmarshalltown.org Pastor at rich@fpcmarshalltown.org Pastoral Care Minister at skywalktocure@gmail.com Youth & Families Director at jrottink@hotmail.com Christian Education Director at michelle.firstpres@gmail.com Newsletter deadline with MAY, information is due Thursday, APRIL 20, Reminder: April 1 Women s Conference - here April 2 Fifth Sunday of Lent April 2 Christ in the Passover Community Service April 9 Palm/Passion Sunday April 9-15 Holy Week April 13 Maundy Thursday April 14 Good Friday April 14 Community Good Friday IVCCD April 15 Holy Saturday April 16 EASTER April 18 SESSION April 23 Administrative Professional s Day Good News from First Presbyterian Church, March 31, 2017, page 7

8 April 2017 Birthday/Prayer Calendar Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Ann Bresler Christey, Doug, & Patrick Sharpshair Thomas Wilkinson 9 10 Emily Bradbury 5 Michele Hala Becky Hatcher 6 Janell Dommer Amy Drummer Bethany Wirin Aaron Anderson Jan Stubbs Kelli Grabau 15 Kari Hancock 16 Barry Bryant Robin Curler Carter Strand 17 Ellen Podhajsky 18 Shelby Bovenmyer 19 Brenda Severson Julie Lynch Judy Erion Lee Duff 24 Ken Brandenburg Ryan Grimmius 25 Lynne Bovenmyer Drew King Natalia Peng 26 Doug Bacon Alaina Severson April 2 April 9 April 16 April 23 April 30 Worship Leader 9:00 Lee Wilkinson Doug Boyd Bill Eilers Bruce Wirin Joan Gerbo Greeters 9:00. O. & D. Langenbau Chuck & Karen Colwell Cathy Pearson & Reena Fellowship Hosts...Dick & Barb McBride Cup Washers Matt & Diane Broshar Darrell Meyer Norm & Shirley Egli Natalia Peng Nursery Diane Broshar & & & & & Jan Faber Deacons..G. & S. Brown Joyce Anderegg & Harlan & Marcia Quick Larry & Judy Erion Bonnie Grimmius Barb Vovos & L. Kauffman Donuts Marge Wolfe Matt & Diane Broshar Irene Sheeler Mavis Gray Roger & Donita Anders Flowers Mike & Joan Gerbo Matt & Diane Broshar EASTER LILIES M. & K. Hancock Susan Hibbs Ushers FIRST SUNDAY SECOND SUNDAY THIRD SUNDAY FOURTH SUNDAY FIFTH SUNDAY Team Captain Terry Buzbee Brenda Severson Roger & Karen Schoell Jon Rottink Dick & Barb McBride Hank Bradbury Donita Anders Pat & Mary Hemming Youth Doug & Karen Bacon Ed Jackson Roger Anders Ron & Linda Kauffman Doris & Orlyn Langenbau Harlan Quick Stan & Nancy VanWyk Steve Strand Larry Schrum Barb Vovos Jerry Rakowicz Don Turbiville Usher Alternates in alphabetical (9:00 a.m. All Year ) Bonnie Bradbury Craig Henze Dennis Ostrem Marcia Quick Yasuyo Smith Roger Bristley Pat Kremer Tracy Ostrem Jerry Schaudt Barb Vovos Doug Butler Doris Langenbau LaVern Paul Brenda Severson Dale Wedgwood Jim Grimmius Orlyn Langenbau Harlan Quick Don Smith Good News from First Presbyterian Church, March 31, 2017, page 8

9 First Presbyterian Church APRIL 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 9a-4p Women s Conferencehere 2 Communion 3 Fifth Sunday of Lent 9:00 a.m. Worship 10:05a Gathering/ 5:00p Jews for Jesus-here 9 Palm Sunday Sixth Sunday of Lent 9:00 a.m. Worship- Choir/JP Singers 10:00a Gathering/ 16 Easter 7:00a Sunrise Service 7:45a Breakfast 9:00 a.m. Worship-Bells 10:05a Gathering/ 23 Chancel Choir 9:00 a.m. Worship-Jon Rottink preaching 10:05a Gathering/ 5:00 p.m. Hymn Sing 5:30 p.m. Missions 6:30 p.m. W & M 7:30 p.m. CE 7:30 p.m. Property 10 7:00 p.m. Mission Study Committee - LL 17 6:30 p.m. Stewardship and Finance 24 10:00a Macedonia East 4 9:00 a.m. Staffing 11 5:00 p.m. A & P 18 9:00 a.m. Staffing 9:15 a.m. Sarah Circle LL 1:00 p.m. Starpha Club in Lower Lounge 7:00p Session 25 1:30 p.m. PWC-CT - Lower Lounge 5 6:30a Lenten Trinity Lutheran Church 2:30p Wednesday Club 5:00p JP Singers 6:30 p Youth 101 6:30 p.m. Bells 7:30 p.m. Choir 8:30 p Praise Team 12 6:30a Lenten First Congregational Church 2:30p Wednesday Club 6:30 p.m. Youth 101 6:30 p.m. Bells 7:30 p.m. Choir 8:30 p.m. Praise Team 19 2:30p Wednesday Club w/ BBQ 6:30 p.m. Youth 101 6:30 p.m. Bells 7:30 p.m. Choir 8:30 p.m. Praise Team 26 6:30 p.m. Youth 101 6:30 p.m. Bells 7:30 p.m. Choir 8:30 p.m. Praise Team 6 8:30 am Flapjacks 12:00p.m. Oasis 12:00p Pastor s Prayer Group 6:30 p.m. M & I 13 8:30 am Flapjacks 12:00p Oasis 12p Pastor s Prayer Grp. 1:30p Elizabeth Cr. LL 5:30p Maundy Thurs. Potluck & Service 6:30p. Service/Communion 20 Newsletter Articles are Due 8:30 am Flapjacks 12:00p Oasis 12:00p Pastor s Prayer Grp. 12-9p Boy Scout Event- Fellowship Hall HOC Volunteers 27 8:30 a.m. Flapjacks 12:00p Oasis 12:00p Pastor s Prayer Group 6-9p Steve Anderson using GP 7 9:30 a.m. First Un. Methodist Church 14 6:30p Community Good Friday Service at IVCCD Dejardin Hall 21 5:30p Youth to leave for Okoboji to clean up Lakeshore Camp 8 10:00-11:30 a.m. Easter Eggstravaganza in Fellowship Hall 15 Holy Saturday 9:00 a.m. Easter Lilies Delivered to the church Mission work to clean up camp at Okoboji and return in early evening 30 9:00 a.m. Worship-Bells 10:05a Gathering/ Good News from First Presbyterian Church, March 31, 2017, page 9