Pilgrim s Progress. AUGUST 2012 Issue

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1 Pilgrim s Progress AUGUST 2012 Issue The purpose of this church shall be to bind together followers of Jesus Christ, for the object of sharing in the worship of God and in seeking His will for our lives, especially as that will is set forth in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Page 1 NACCC Report Page 2 Birthdays/Anniversaries Members in Care Facilities HOC s Supply Closet Rally Day 2012 Prep Page 3 Youth Director Page Page 4 Building & Grounds Report All-Church Clean-up Day Page 5 Church Calendar Page 6 Contact Information REPORT OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES HELD IN MINNEAPOLIS JUNE, 2012 by Rev. Rich Miller-Todd Moderator 2012 IA/NE Regional Association The 58 th Annual meeting and conference was terrific. The move toward limited business and more workshops was a strength of this meeting. They did vote unanimously to accept the work of the new structure team. There was a lot of hard work that went into this process. The Iowa/Nebraska Association had 22 representatives at the meeting and they are excited to work toward the 2014 conference in Omaha. Three new Nebraska representatives from Ashby/Hyannis were present and really pumped about the meeting and all that it offered. A citation of appreciation was given to Rev. Wendy Van Tassell (Spencer) for all the hard work she has accomplished for the NA. The Ashland Renewal Project was highlighted as well. There was a great display and a time for Rev. Abel Sisco to address the meeting concerning the Ashland project. Rev. Rich Miller-Todd led a portion of the CFTS workshop. A Moderator s meeting gathered representatives from several associations together for lunch to share common concerns. Our youth sent a visual report to the assembly via Utube and it was a hit. Over $2000 was quickly raised to do a roof job for one of the families being assisted by the youth gathering. With 100 heat in South Dakota they did a great job. Emily Miller-Todd is one of the HOPE officers for this year. Emily was formally received into the CFTS (Cong. Foundation for Theological Studies) program by the board that met at the adult meeting in Minneapolis. She will complete the Congregational History and Polity requirements for her seminary education through this body. They award financial assistance but more importantly provide an educational seminar leading up to writing a polity paper for class credit. She will attend seminars at the Boston Congregational Library and in Britain where the Congregational movement began. Page 1

2 Maisie Gummert August 1 Aubree Runner August 2 Dave Rowden August 4 Kaylee Kacmarynski August 6 Vicki Long August 6 Teresa Wall August 8 Nicki Weeden August 8 Anna Wolvers August 8 Jane Adams August 9 David Maxwell August 10 Amy Sedlacek-Harmon August 11 Aaron Gruver August 12 Evan Gruver August 12 Al Packer August 12 Andrew Shields August 12 Donn Anderson August 13 Dan Propst August 13 Randy Breed August 14 Kelsey McGregor August 14 Judy Hays August 15 Ron Long August 15 Tyler Randall August 16 Laura Bonnette August 17 Konner Kacmarynski August 18 Raelene McGahuey August 18 Merle Ainley August 19 Lynn Maas August 20 Tom Adams August 22 Romaine Mackaman August 23 Cindy Cunningham August 24 Marty Mettlin August 24 Jacob Shirar August 24 Matt Storjohann August 24 Jo Anne Ainley August 26 Carol Stanley August 29 Cyndi Barber August 30 Savannah Harmon August 30 Page 2 Don & Kayla Bogenrief, 8/6/1977 Max & Liz Meyer, 8/10/1971 Mike & Cherryl Woltjer, 8/11/1984 Dick & Julie Squiers, 8/11/1960 Matt & Kim Schryver, 8/16/1975 Sam & Shelly Speas, 8/19/2006 Russell & Piper Harlan, 8/19/1989 Andrew & Laura Shields, 8/20/2009 Tom & Jane Adams, 8/24/1968 Clarence & Norma Balcom, 8/24/1952 Paul & Julianne Packer, 8/29/1975 Merle & Jo Anne Ainley, 8/31/1947 Please keep our members in care facilities in your thoughts and prayers: Helen Berg, Woody Shives, Pattye Morrison, Esther Riley, Delores Bavender, Don & Connie Lyman, Ginny Southard, Merle & Jo Anne Ainley, Betty Runner Ron Long s 70 th birthday is on Wednesday, August 15 th. Please send cards and/or personal notes (with special memories you have of Ron) to Ron Long 301 Richard Lane Marshalltown, IA You may also send messages via our address, if this is more convenient (we do share our address, but don t worry if it arrives before or after his special day). e- mail address: rvjlong@mchsi.com Thanks for making this a special milestone gift to him! Vicki Called by our faith in Jesus Christ to act in love, the House of Compassion responds to the needs of our neighbor and advocates justice and dignity for all. FCC S TIME TO HELP REFILL HOC s SUPPLY CLOSET The Supply Closet supplies low income families with basic toiletries, cleaning supplies, and over the counter medications. These are items that cannot be purchased with food stamps. Financial guidelines must be met by the families to use the Supply Closet. ITEMS NEEDED TO STOCK THE SUPPLY CLOSET: Hair Shampoo & Conditioner Laundry Detergent, Dishwashing Soap, Toilet Paper, Kleenex Disposable Diapers, Cold & Flu medicines, Aspirin & Non-Aspirin Please return donations to the church by Thursday, August 30 th. PREPARATIONS FOR RALLY DAY 2012 Rally Day is coming up fast and we are very excited to once again have our amazing youth provide you with an all youth lead Sunday, Sept. 9th! Don't miss it! If you have a youth that would like to participate in Rally Day, please contact Shelly Speas! August 11: Rally Day meeting with middle school and high school youth at FCC from 4:30-5:30 pm. August 12, 19, 26: Sunday morning Rally Day practices for middle school and high school youth only please. From 9 am-10:20 am, light breakfast included. August 22, 29: Wednesday Rally Day practices for middle school and high school youth only please. From 6:30-8:30pm, snack included (not supper).

3 FROM OUR YOUTH DIRECTOR contact info for Shelly Speas: Nooma Nites: Sunday, August 5 th, 4:30 Meyer's home Bible Bowling As your summer is winding down, let's have some more fellowship fun! Come share your biblical knowledge and learn more along the way with friends and family. The last 2 Bible Bowling Family Fun Nights will take place on Friday August 3 rd and Friday August 17 th from 6:00-8:00 in Fellowship Hall. BCE will provide a potato bar on the 3rd and the 17th will be a pot-luck dinner. Bring a side dish, friends, and family members of all ages and have some fun! Please see Anna Wolvers, Chad Pinkston, or Shelly Speas if you have questions. Hope to see you there!! August 3,4,5: LaMoille Family Campout Where: LaMoille Congregational Community Church 2215 Knapp Ave. (10 min. from Marshalltown) When: Begins Friday, Aug. 3 rd meeting in LaMoille church around 5 pm to set up camp. After Bible FCC M town, let s enjoy a campout experience starting Friday evening at LaMoille Congregational. We ll go home after lunch on Sunday Aug. 5 th. If interested please contact Chad Pinkston or Patrick Stewart: If you want to carpool to get there you can meet at FCC around 4:45 pm and Chad will lead the way. If any youth ages 6-12 grade are interested in attending please contact Chad Pinkston or Shelly Speas and she will connect them with Chad. SonRise National Park Vacation Bible School August 6 10, 5:30 pm 8:30 pm Registration forms are available at church. Special Presentation Sunday, August 12 All kids and their families are invited to FCC for a special presentation during church from our kids who attended Bible school during the 10:30 am service and fellowship time to follow. Church Picnic Sunday, August 12 All- church picnic will be at Riverview Park with the BCE supplying sub sandwiches and drinks. We are asking that individuals attending notify the church office by August 10 th so that we can plan the necessary amount of lunch meat and breads. Any questions contact Chad Pinkston Thank you so much to our WONDERFUL church family for all your support and encouragement for our annual youth conference, NAPF/HOPE. This year we had the opportunity to work with a mission group called Mission Discovery that set up mission sights for our leaders and youth. This year our conference was in Rapid City, SD, and our group got the opportunity to do mission work, helping kids and families of the Lakota Native Americans around Pine Ridge Reservation. This reservation is a very poor community full of hard times and struggles. There were many sights and our girls worked on different projects which included scraping and painting houses, landscaping projects, building a deck so that kids and adults wouldn't get hurt jumping from a ledge, removing stumps and cleaning up yards, putting in new safe floors in some houses, built sandboxes, and worked with the Dakota Transitional Headstart Program for underprivileged kids and built a stage for the kids to perform songs and dance, and built a playhouse. The girls shared that they heard how they were able to help the families through these projects. Building the kids play areas helped by creating spaces for kids to play safely. Many families had major financial struggles and physical hardships, and were so grateful for the help that was done for them on their homes. One family was very grateful for the group's help because they had fallen on some pretty hard times both financially and physically. The mother had two heart attacks, and a failing kidney, and her husband had hurt his back. Our youth said that among their favorite experiences during this trip, a big part was being a part of the mission work. Helping the families and children really touched their hearts! They also loved all the wonderful friends they made among the other youth that come from all parts of the U.S. from other Congregational Churches. They also said they loved the worship time they spent together before their mission work days! So we just want to say thank you again for helping us continue to be part of these awesome opportunities for God to move through our hands! From Shelly Speas, Anna Wolvers, Riley Petersen, Katlyn McDonald, Liz Russell, Adrianna Carmer, Ashley and Alexus Beaty. Page 3

4 Building and Grounds Report Below is a list of some of the active projects going on around the church as well as some recently completed projects: Kitchen the tile has been ordered and an installer selected. We are currently waiting on a quote to replace the end cabinet before beginning the tile work. The new cabinet will match the cabinets along the south wall in the kitchen. The contractor that installed the south wall cabinetry has gone out of business. NE Roof Drain we re waiting for Klootwyk to investigate and give us a firm quote for cleaning, repair and reconnection of the drain tile. Sanctuary Equalizer Replacement - the Trustees have approved the replacement of the defective sound system equalizer. South entrance air lock working with contractors on additional quotes. Several of our contractors have gone out of business. Third floor education wing and front office inside windows painting of inside windows completed in July. Nursery removed faulty door knob. Will replace door knob and repair a cabinet. Air conditioner unit that serves the church offices and chapel unit repaired. May need to be replaced in the near future. Women s Restroom - the faucet and drain were replaced in the upstairs women s restroom and the sink reset. Will replace in the basement restroom as time permits. The redecoration of the basement women s restroom is now complete. Van Repair the brakes and rear tires were replaced due to a brake malfunction. Working to determine the cause. Air conditioning system Advantage Air serviced all the air conditioning systems and discovered a hole in the SE flat roof where the sanctuary units are located. Roof repairs have been made and coils cleaned. Belt needed to be tightened. Roof Leak Wood Roofing repaired a large hole due to raccoon damage. Other leaks were found and repaired. Youth Loft Upgrade in the process of determining the upgrades for the youth loft. Cordless phone system and remote door opener getting bids to upgrade the phone system and allow for remote door opening. Expecting bids in August. Next All-Church Clean-Up Day. Saturday, September 29, 9 am 1 pm This event is sponsored by the Board of Trustees. If you have suggestions for cleaning projects OR have any questions, please don t hesitate to contact any of the board members: Pat Anderson, Max Meyer, Harry Wilson, Al Hays, Kirk Shirar, Mike Woltjer, Ron Long. Page 4

5 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Bible Bowling Family Nite 6-8 pm in Fellowship Hall 4 Camp-Out 5 Camp Out Pulpit Guest: Rich Miller- Todd 6 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 5:30 8:30 pm 7 8 Board of Trustees Mtg. 6:30 pm LaMoille Family Camp- Out Set-Up: 5 pm 9 10 FCC Stamp Club 10 Noon 11 Cabinet Mtg. 11:45 am NOOMA Nites 4:30 pm 12 All-Church Picnic Noon Riverview Park Bible Bowling Family Nite 6-8 pm in Fellowship Hall BCE Mtg. 6 pm 21 Deacon s Mtg. 6:30 pm FCC Stamp Club 10-noon MMSC 26 Oktemberfest Float Meeting 11:45 am Church Library Weight Watcher Meetings: Wednesdays: 12:15 pm Thursdays: 6 pm Saturdays: 8:30 am Page 5

6 First Congregational Church 312 W. Main St. Marshalltown, IA 50158