BELLVIEWS. First Presbyterian Church of Dallas Center FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DALLAS CENTER, IA. May In This Issue:

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1 May 2014 BELLVIEWS FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DALLAS CENTER, IA We at FPC have a vision to Know Jesus: To listen to his story, to sing his praises, To paint His portrait for all to share May 2014 In This Issue: Announcements from Session Greeters and Fellowship, Birthdays & Anniversaries, Liturgists 2 3 Mother s Day Feature 4 PW News and Did You Know? 7 Class of Calendar 9 UPCOMING EVENTS First Presbyterian Church of Dallas Center May 01 PW May 04 Worship: Communion ; Graduating Seniors Service May 11 Worship May 13 Session Meeting May 13 DC Elem Reading May 18 Worship: Confirmation May 25 Worship May 26 Memorial Day (Church Closed) May 29 Ascension of the Lord

2 CONGRATULATIONS TO PROUD NEW PARENTS Prayers of Thanksgiving for both of these families! Will and Erin Myers, parents to son Dylan Franklin Myers, born March 27, 2014 & C. J. and Erin Lane, parents to daughter Catharine Elida Lane, born March 31, 2014 PRESENTATION OF COVENANT FOR PARTNER CHURCHES-Nancy Lister Settle -Nancy presented the written Covenant with Our Sister Parish. This is prepared for Partner Churches & Delegations, Partner Communities, Companeros, and the Pastoral Team & Mission Co -Worker. She shared history, current happenings and plans for the future. A question/answer time was held. Motion was made and approved to accept the Covenant. This will be a guide for our future mission in El Salvador. -When planning the next budget there will be a need to place Our Sister Parish on a line item to assist on a regular basis with a donation from our congregation. -Session members and church members were encouraged to purchase Fair Trade Coffee for personal use. WORSHIP ATTENDANCE -Average attendance for the month of March was 65 adults and 15 children for a total of 80. ORDINATION -Craig Ivers was ordained and installed as a Deacon for the Class of 2015 on TREASURER S REPORT - Elder Sue Beavers -Ending March 31, 2014: Total Income= $ 12,064.88, Total Expenses = $ 64, and Balance= $ 32, The Mid American Energy budget bill in May will go from $502 to $644. NEW MEMBER WELCOME Duane and Elizabeth Heaberlin and daughters, Kylie and Kenadie were present at the April session meeting to share their journey of faith and respond to questions. Motion was made and approved to welcome Duane and Elizabeth as new members in the FPC family by Letter of Transfer from Covenant PC, West Des Moines, IA. The Heaberlin s live at th Street, Dallas Center. Please introduce yourself to our newest church family members.

3 May 2014 Page 3 Greeters List for MAY Fellowship List for May May: 04 Cindy Carpenter & Jeanne Shields 11 Tom & Karla Pinegar 18 Ken & Jeani Shepherd 25 Mike and Donna McClure If you are not able to serve on the day scheduled, please trade with someone or call John Arrasmith at May: 04 Chloe Bircher & Ardie Enderson 11 Jordan & Amanda Lint 18 Mitch & Michelle Hansen 25 Jim, Maria, & Niah Howard If you are not able to serve on the day scheduled, please trade with someone or call Cindy Carpenter at Birthdays in May 01 Jack Kidd 02 Vicky Myers 04 Dana Myers 05 Kara McClure 08 Jeanne Shields 08 JoAnne Ramaeker 09 John Lint 09 Gavin Drake 09 Hannah Luellen 10 Joe Keller 16 Ivan Myers 18 Brian McCleary 19 Alex Madole 21 Sarah Smith 22 Jody McClure 25 Alex Biggs 25 Jon McClure 27 Kate Kimple Anniversaries in May 01 Todd & Amy Lawton Max & Jeanette Bodermann Darren & Sherry Madole Melvin & Sue Beavers Jack Settle & Nancy Lister-Settle 1976 LITURGISTS FOR May 04 Jon Kimple 11 Joel Myers 18 Barb Britson 25 Cathy Kelly Special Summer Music We will be asking folks who are musically gifted to give of their talents during the Sunday worship service this summer. You don t need to wait for us to ask! If you have some music that you would like to offer, please talk to Janet Hougham, Jeani Shepherd, or any choir member. Either vocal or instrumental would be great! With busy summer schedules and vacations, we know that there will be Sunday s that we will not be able to find someone to share their musical talents. On those Sundays, we will add a special hymn to the service. It will be special, because we are asking for suggestions from you. Thumb through the hymnal and find an old favorite! Or maybe there is a church camp or youth retreat song that you would like to sing. In early May we will have a Summer Hymns box in the Narthex with pen and paper for you to submit your requests.

4 Page 4 May 2014 THANK YOU, MOM! Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.. Proverbs 31: We would like to Honor our Mother, Mary Lou Myers, on Mother s Day. Just the fact that her five children and many of her grand and great-grand children attend this church, is reason enough to honor her on this special Mother s Day She is the best Mom, Grandmother and Great Grandmother ever so on this Mother s Day, we would like to honor her for not only being a wonderful Mom, but for also instilling in each of us the tradition of placing church and family, right up there at the top Thanks Mom, for being such a Great Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother We Love You!! Karla & Lacy Pinegar, Joel, Dana & Brian Myers & Families My mom, Lois Heimberger, has been my spiritual inspiration my whole life. She is truly a woman of faith and an example of love and caring to all of us! She is 86 and still puts meals on the table for Dad and treats out for her sixteen grandchildren and ten greatgrandchildren! From II Timothy 1:5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother, Lois. I m sure all her grandchildren, as well as her children, echo these words! Here is a picture of Betsy, Mom, Nora, and I taken almost a year ago on Nora s baptism day! - Jeani Shepherd

5 Page 4 May 2014 THANK YOU, MOM! Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.. Proverbs 31: Our Mom, Violet Westphal is 85 years young and lives in Madrid, IA at the Madrid Home. She loves people, activities and music, music, music. She is a real social butterfly! We love you Mom! Your daughters, Cindy Carpenter and Linda Chambers Picture was taken while watching the 2013 Fourth of July parade in Minburn! I am blessed to be surrounded by strong moms and women in my life, my mom-in-law, both of my grandmas, Troy s nana, all of my aunts, my friends and co-workers, but this month I would like to honor the strongest mentally, physically and spiritually woman I know, my mom, Lacy Pinegar. She is the rock of our family with her guidance, unconditional love and unwavering faith. We have a joke in our family and say, She s the man! But she is so much more than that. We have a very special motherdaughter bond that I cherish. I enjoy our daily conversations, texts and s, our walks, our shopping road trips, our love of decorating and all things antique and vintage, our love of flower gardening, our love of cooking and FOOD, watching the boys in their sporting events, singing in the choir, pretty much any time we spend together I cherish. She is also a wonderful grandma to her 6 grandsons! Mom is beautiful inside and out and has taught me so much in her own casual way. The best compliment I can receive is to hear, You are just like your mom! I hope so!! I love you, mama! - Paige Fenn

6 Page 4 May 2014 THANK YOU, MOM! Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.. Proverbs 31: I cannot begin to put into words what my mother means to me. I did not write this poem but I would like to share it with everyone because it sure exemplifies how I feel about my Mom, Carolyn Knoll. She is the perfect Mom and a wonderful role model! If I Could Build A Friend If I were able to build a friend, I'd choose the qualities on which I could depend. Her eyes would tell me how much she cared, and relieve my hurt when I felt alone and scared. She'd smile that smile that says it'll be okay, I'm always here for you night and day. She'd cry with me when my world fell apart, and I'd know the tears were from her heart. She'd make me feel like a V.I.P., and no one could ever be dearer to me. So where should my search begin, for this special lifetime friend? There's only one person I trust for advice, so I reach over to pick up my phoning device. It occurred to me as I dialed the number, this extraordinary friend is my very own Mother. Happy Mother's Day Mom! Thank you for being the special person you are. I am so very blessed to have you. Love you Lynn This is our 85 year old mother, Janice Lemke. She currently resides at Spurgeon Manor. She is always there to help, no matter what we need. Love you, mom! Janice is the mother of: Connie McClure Pam Conrad Gale Lemke Gene Lemke Thank you Connie McClure

7 Page 4 May 2014 THANK YOU, MOM! Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.. Proverbs 31: Sue Beavers Our mother and grandmother is faithful, caring, and generous. She has taught us so much and is so giving of herself. We are truly blessed to have her! We love you! The Beavers Thank you for the love, support, and friendship! We are proud to call you Mom, Jean Marie, Nurse Jeani, Ma Shep, and John McGlaughflin. We are most proud that our kids call you Grandma! Love, Jason, Abbey, and Betsy

8 Page 5 May 2014 PW News The Dallas Center Women met at the church on April 10, 2014 at 06:30 PM. The meeting was cancelled on April 3, 2014 due to Roger Shields funeral. There were 5 women present. The business meeting was opened with prayer by moderator Cindy Kisting. The minutes were read and approved. The treasurer reported a balance of $ The treasurer s report was filed for audit. A call to Spurgeon Manor to provide a birthday party for the residents. All the dates were filled except one. That date was inconvenient for us. So Cindy was returning the call to say there would not be an interest for us this year. The Election of Officers would be suspended this year. It was agreed that we would keep the same officers for next year. We have changed the date for the Senior Recognition to May 18, The rest of the evening was planning the Community May Breakfast on May 3, 2014 at 09:00 AM: Cheese soufflé Carolyn Kinney Muffins (2 dozen) - Cindy Kisting, Ardie Enderson, Cindy Carpenter Napkins Marian Keller Coffee + Juice (Apple, Orange, Cranberry) Ardie will check for a piano player, a singer, and Alicia to help with an invitation The Least Coin was collected and prayer was offered by Cindy Kisting. Refreshments were served by Carolyn Kinney and Cindy Kisting. Fellowship was enjoyed by all. Secretary, Ardie Enderson DID YOU KNOW? The tea light in the front of the church is lit each Sunday. There are two different trains of thought on what this is for: it is a Peace Candle started by an elderly woman in Russia, who passed it to Nancy Lamb (Mouse & Jody McClure s daughter), who passed it to us. It is also there to remind us of our sisters and brothers in El Sal-

9 May 2014 Page 6 CLASS OF 2014 Over the next three months we will be honoring the seniors within our church. Graduates featured in the April Newsletter were: Jack Kelly, Zach Johnson, and Justin Gardner. Graduates featured in the May Newsletter are: Zac Ross, Natalie Fowler, and Tom Fowler. Graduates featured in the June Newsletter will be: Madeline Blair. ZAC ROSS, 18 Zac Ross is the son of Rick and Barb Ross. He is graduating from Dallas Center-Grimes High School. He will be attending Iowa State University and major in engineering. Zac is a two year letter winner in wrestling and captain of the 2014 team. He won the 2014 Wrestling Sportsmanship Award and is a 2 time Academic All Conference winner. NATALIE FOWLER, 18 Natalie Fowler is the daughter of Mark and Jeanne Fowler, and the late Diane Fowler. She is graduating from Adel-Desoto -Minburn Senior High School. She is in mock trial, track, speech, TSA, and peer helpers. Natalie will be attending Iowa State University in the Fall and will be majoring in Engineering. TOM FOWLER, 21 Tom Fowler is the son of Mark and Jeanne Fowler, and the late Diane Fowler. He is graduating from Adel-Desoto-Minburn Senior High School. He is a multi-state champion in Special Olympic Bowling. After graduation Tom will be attending REM, a living program, full time.

10 May 2014 First Presbyterian Church Dallas Center, IA Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 4 B: Dana Myers Third Annual Auction 11 Mother s Day 1 B: Jack Kidd A: Todd & Amy Lawton 1993 National Day of Prayer B: Kara McClure B: Jeanne Shields B: JoAnne Ramaeker DC Elem Reading Session Meeting 2 B: Vicky Myers PW Meeting 9 B: John Lint B: Gavin Drake B: Hannah Luellen A: Max & Jeanette Bodermann B: Ivan Myers B: Brody Gannon 3 10 B: Joe Keller Garage Sale B: Brian McCleary Graduating Senior Service Confirmation Sunday 19 B: Alex Madole B: Sarah Smith 22 B: Jody McClure 23 B: Lacy Pinegar 24 B: Eva Helps 25 B: Alex Biggs B: Jon McClure 26 A: Darren & Sherry Madole 1990 Memorial Day 27 B: Kate Kimple A: Melvin & Sue Beavers Ascension of the Lord A: Jack Settle & Nancy Lister-Settle

11 Bellviews Church Address: First Presbyterian Church th Street PO Box 368 Dallas Center, IA Contact Information: Pastor: Rev. Adam Smith Cell: Church Phone: Church s Website: dcpresbyterian.org Pastor s pastor@dcpresbyterian.org Church s office@dcpresbyterian.org The Session Church Staff Class of 2014 Class of 2015 Class of 2016 Youth Elder Treasurer Dana Myers Barb Ross Shelley Horak Linda Nelson Sue Beavers Cindy Carpenter Ryan Chambers Coon Ann Beavers Betsy Bejarno Zach Johnson Sue Beavers Pastor.. Rev. Adam Smith Secretary..Alicia McMahon Choir Director Jeani Shepherd Organists. Carol Arrasmith, Nancy Wilson, Jeani Shepherd Pianists...Pat Lint, Sarah Smith, Carol Arrasmith, & Joanne Knoll Class of 2014 Class of 2015 Board of Deacons John Arrasmith Brenda Johnson Sherry Madole Craig Ivers Clerk of Session Nancy Wilson Class of 2016 Kara McClure Amanda Niebuhr-Lint Youth Deacon Grace Horak