Tower Tidings. From the Pastor. Our Mission: To Welcome, Prepare and Serve

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1 Tower Tidings First Presbyterian Church Roseburg, Oregon Our Mission: To Welcome, Prepare and Serve Table of Contents Pg Birthdays 5 Calendar 3 Building & Grounds 5 Children s Class 2 Church Elders 2 Church s 2 Deacon s Corner 6 Fish of Roseburg 8 Helpful Aids 2 Lectionary Readings 4 Library Nook 7 Mission Committee 7 Monthly Meetings 2 Notification Procedure 2 Parish Life 4 Sunday Schedule 2 Worship Window 5 TT Deadline 2 This Issue Building Update 4 Session Actions 4 Thank You 6 Events at FPC 6 Concerts at FPC 6 From the Pastor Dear Friends in Christ, November is the month of T/thanksgiving in my mind. I write it that way to indicate both the holiday and the practice of giving thanks! Even a brief time of reflection brings to mind the many reasons for gratitude that fill our lives. Currently I am reading a book entitled, Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks by Diana Butler Bass. In it she quotes David Steindl -Rast, Everything is a gift. The degree to which we are awake to this truth is a measure of our gratefulness, and gratefulness is a measure of our aliveness. This theme of gratitude will flow through the month of November from our Women s Retreat Nov. 2-4, to our worship each Sunday, and on into our stewardship as we share the gifts that fill our lives through the use of our time, talents and resources to serve God in the church as we reach out with God s love to our community and world. Butler-Bass states, Jesus promises that gifts, like wildflowers in a field, surround our lives as extravagant goodness and care. There is enough, enough for all people, in all times, and in all places. In the biblical view, God gives all gifts, and we human beings accept them and pass them on to one another. Our faith is a wonderful circle of reciprocity we are gifted N O V E M E R with love and life from our Creator God and then we live our lives expressing our gratitude by giving of ourselves to others. Praise God from whom all Blessings Flow we sing these words in the Doxology each Sunday as we celebrate God s gifts and dedicate our gifts to be used for God s glory. Thank you for joining in this ongoing response to God s grace. Joy and peace to you in Christ, Pastor Vicky

2 Church Elders First Presbyterian Church 823 SE Lane Avenue, Roseburg, OR , fax Pastor Vicky C. Brown, Editor: Sandra Riley, Children s Church Each Sunday, a Bible class is offered during worship for K-5 grades. The children are dismissed to go with the teachers after Children s Time in worship. Children are also welcome to remain in the sanctuary during worship at whatever age the family determines appropriate Sarah Agsten, Clerk Mike Fieldman, Stewardship & Finance Manya Meador, Worship Dianne Tunno, Mission Committee 2019 John Brinegar, Mission Ginny Debusk, Worship Connie Johnston, Stewardship & Finance Bill Mehlhoff, Building & Grounds Committee 2020 Roxanne Bartlett, Christian Spiritual Development Connie Johnson, Parish Life Jeff Plummer, Personnel Don Wright, Building and Grounds Committee November Meetings Building and Grounds Committee....8th at 5 pm Christian Spiritual Development 9th at 11 am Deacons.13 at 5:30 pm Finance & Stewardship Committee....8th at 4 pm Memorial Committee...Not Scheduled Mission Committee....14th at 10 am Parish Life Committee...13th at 11 am Personnel Committee......Not Scheduled Session th at 7 pm Stephen Ministry.8th at Noon Worship Committee...7th at 10 am Sunday Schedule Bible Study Class 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 11:35 a.m. Fellowship Time Helpful Aids Large print bulletins and hearing assistance devices are available for worship services. Please ask an usher. Submission Deadline for the December/January Tower Tidings is November 16. Receiving s from the Church Office If you are interested in receiving s from the church, contact Sandra in the office to sign up. Prayer requests, a weekend activity reminder, and occasional special interest items are sent out as needed from office@fpcrose.org. Visit our website at for the most up to date information. Notification Procedures Please remember that if you are admitted to the hospital and would like Pastor Vicky or someone from the church to visit and pray with you, it is necessary for you, your family or friends to call the church or Pastor Vicky's home to let her know. The hospital does not notify the church when you are admitted (or it may call days later). Like us on Facebook Roseburg First Presbyterian P A G E 2

3 Thursday, 1st Think Tank Evensong Bells Friday, 2nd Women s Retreat 5:30 p.m. FPC Dine-Out Saturday, 3rd Women s Retreat Sunday, 4th Communion Jack Finney s Bible Study 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Children s Church 11:35 a.m. Fellowship Hour 11:45 a.m. Nominating Committee Tuesday, 6th CURN Gospel Parallels Wednesday, 7th Worship 5:45 p.m. Celestial Tollers Jubilate Choir Thursday, 8th Think Tank 10:45 a.m. Hope Noon Stephen Ministry Horizon Bible Study 4:00 p.m. Finance Committee Building and Grounds Evensong Bells Friday, 9th 11:00 a.m. Christian Spiritual Development Sunday, 11th Veteran s Day Worship Service 9:15 a.m. Children s Church 10:05 a.m. Fellowship Hour Tuesday, 13th Ecumenical Book Group 11:00 a.m. Parish Life Gospel Parallels 5:15 p.m. Deacons Wednesday, 14th Mission 2:30 p.m. Oasis 5:45 p.m. Celestial Tollers Jubilate Choir Thursday, 15th Think Tank Evensong Sunday, 18th Communion Jack Finney s Bible Study 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 11:35 a.m. Congregational Meeting Fellowship Hour Tuesday, 19th Gospel Parallels Session Wednesday, 20th 5:45 p.m. Celestial Tollers Jubilate Choir Thurs. & Fri., 21st and 22nd Thanksgiving Holiday Sunday, 25th Jack Finney s Bible Study 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 11:35 a.m. Fellowship Hour Tuesday, 27th Ecumenical Book Group Gospel Parallels Wednesday, 28th 5:45 p.m. Celestial Tollers Jubilate Choir Thursday, 29th Think Tank Evensong Bells ATTENTION ~ ATTENTION!! 2018 Veterans Day Parade This year s Veteran s Day Parade will be held on Sunday, November 11 at 11 a.m. The parade route turns at the corner of Lane and Jackson. We will hold worship at 9 a.m. that morning so that members have access to our building and then may attend the parade. We have been promised that parking barricades will be moved for those attending worship. The Church office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. Meetings held here weekly or monthly: Associated Writers in the social hall 2nd Monday, 9 a.m.; Al-Anon in the library Mondays, 6:30 pm; Freelance Writers in the library Tuesdays, 2 p.m.; Over Eaters Anonymous in the library Wednesdays, 5:30 pm. and Saturdays, 11:15 am; Men s Alcoholic Anonymous in the social hall Wednesdays, 7:30 pm.; Roseburg Zen in the parlor Thursdays, 5:30 p.m.; Habitat Board in the upstairs classroom Thursdays, 5:30 pm. PAGE 3

4 Narrative Lectionary Readings, Ten Commandments Series November 4 - Communion Rev. Brian Reeves 2 Kings 5:1-15a Matthew 8:2-3 November 11 Rev. Vicky Brown Micah 1:3-5; 5:2-5a; 6:6-8 Matthew 9:13 November 18 - Communion Rev. Vicky Brown Isaiah 36:1-3, 13-20; 37:1-7, 2:1-4 Matthew 5:14 November 25 Rev. Vicky Brown Jeremiah 1:4-10; 7:1-11 Matthew 21:12-13 Building Update September 29 began early with a call from Douglas County communications stating that there was water in the church. City water from a broken water main was flowing down Lane and Jackson streets finding its way into most of our first floor rooms, with over a foot in the social hall. The past few weeks have been filled with moving furniture and the removal of cabinetry and flooring which also included asbestos abatement found in the original flooring materials. Our insurance coverage is good, we have a strong group appointed by the session to guide the re-building phase and when all the work is completed our first floor will be wonderful! In the meantime, the life and work of the church continues on the second and third floors of the building and out into the community! Session Actions The Session met October 16 for its regular monthly meeting and took the following actions: Established a Rebuild Team to direct the reconstruction of our first floor. Members of the team are Bill Mehlhoff, Carole Eckerd, Connie Johnson, David Bartlett, Don Wright, Manya Meador, Pat Dicks, Ron Northcraft, Roxanne Bartlett, and Pastor Vicky. Set aside 2018 available Foundation Funds for additional work on the building that is cost effective to complete at this time because of the water damage. Examples of projects include adding additional grounded outlets in several rooms and asbestos abatement in a few areas. Parish Life Submitted by Connie Johnson As most of you are probably aware, our kitchen will undergo a transformation due to the recent flooding. I am not sure yet how much leeway we will have in making changes, but I would welcome your comments and suggestions for things you might like to see in a new kitchen. The November 2, 2018 Friday Night Dine-Out will be held at Bangkok West on Harvard Avenue. Sandra will have a sign-up sheet in the temporary coffee room on the second floor. I hope you are enjoying the beautiful fall weather and colors as much as I am. P A G E 4

5 Building and Grounds Submitted by Don Wright Amazing how fast circumstances beyond our control impact carefully thought out plans. This happened in the very early morning of September 29 th when a broken water main flooded our ground floor. At that point the committee s attention focused on recovery. After being informed by Pastor Vicky of the damage, I immediately called some members of the church and soon a small army of volunteers were busy moving books, furniture, glass ware, and other items to dry ground. To all that showed up I would like to thank you for the hours you put in that day trying to salvage as much as possible. However, as the sayings go; when the going gets tough, and making lemonade from lemons, Building & Grounds took advantage of the situation and implemented some needed improvements. Because the drywall in many areas of the first floor was removed due to potential for mold, we had an electrician install additional electrical outlets in the social hall, the church office, and the Prayer Room. A shortage of electrical outlets has been a problem for many years as our antiquated electrical system has not always kept up with demand from computers, printers, coffee machines, chili cook off crock pots. you name it. The additional outlets along with two new 20-amp circuits will fill the need. Additional electrical outlets in the kitchen is a possibility when the layout of our new kitchen is decided. Stay tuned for additional information, as we will be focusing on the rebuild of the first floor for the next few months. Through the Worship Window Submitted by Manya Meador Fall has proven to have its challenges with all of the renovations taking place. Our congregation has really stepped up and taken these events in stride. With the women s retreat coming up the first weekend in November we will have Brian Reeves at the pulpit covering for Vicky as she travels with the women to St. Rita's. We would love to have more people on our worship committee, so if you would be interested please let someone on the committee know. Being a part of the worship committee is interesting, fun, challenging and fulfilling so take a moment to consider joining us. The first Friday of each month is FPC Dine- Out, a no host dinner for family, friends and congregation. Friday, November 2 we will gather at 5:30 p.m. at Bangkok West Roseburg. If interested, please sign up in the social hall or call the church office to add your name to the list no later than Wednesday, October 31 so that we may make reservations. birthdays Paul Johnston 2 Ken Donahue 4 Norma Jo Schallich 4 Tom Hatfield 5 Pat Mehlhoff 6 Linda Wetteland 8 Susan Carleton 10 Stefanie Cruz 10 Roxanne Bartlett 11 Jack Finney 14 Renee Cornelius 14 Connie Johnson 15 Lois Allen 17 Julia Johnson 17 Elsa Danskine 18 Joan Hanzlik 18 Joyce Cooper 19 Chris Wright 22 P A G E 5

6 Deacon s Corner Submitted by Chip Taylor I thought after all of our excitement this past month that we could use a little fun and fun facts. Did you know that the Deacons are responsible for setting up and cleaning up after communion twice a month? Please enjoy this Word Search Puzzle in celebration of our Deacons work in communion. E C I A L T A R C L O T H Q F U N C J M T Y D R S R T W I P T D O D G O Z I E Y T W L O I M Q M O G R P U D Y Y F F N M G L M A P P L B Q V O G C R B G H U P Y W P M P D R T Z Y C S E N D Q Z L R A A I X U T R E C I L A H C E C O E S R Y N R P O R L X R E N A O Y D I B L K N T N B B L O L K O W M Y N Q Z J Q Z M W N Y B N Z X Y R Q B Eucharist Chalice Wine Bread of Life Cup of Grace Intinction Communion Upper Room Last Supper Blood Body Altar Cloth Thank you so much for your heartfelt prayers, phone calls, visits and cards. Your words and actions guided me through each day and I felt a band of angels with me on this journey of heart issues. Bob and I were both uplifted and blessed by your kindness. Blessings, Betty Johns Upcoming Events at FPC Upcoming Concerts at FPC December 1, 9 a.m. - Hanging of the Greens December 16, 3 p.m. - Holiday Harmonies December 24, 5:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. - Christmas Eve Service. November 10, 7 p.m. - 3 Leg Torso and Umpqua Chamber Orchestra November 20,7 p.m. - Umpqua Chamber Orchestra and UCC Chamber Choir December 1, 3 p.m. - Roseburg Concert Chorale and Umpqua Chamber Orchestra P A G E 6

7 Missions Submitted by Dianne Tunno The fall colors have been just beautiful this year, hope you ve been able to get out and enjoy the changing of the seasons. Yes, it s that time of the year, time to think holidays! The Giving Tree will be set up; you ll once again have an opportunity to help young people at Phoenix School have a special Christmas by taking a name tag off the tree and purchasing a gift for them to enjoy. Thanks to the congregation, the Peace & Global Witness offering taken in October, helped support the Samaritan Inn, a place for homeless women and children. Also want to say thanks to all who give to FISH either thru green bags or neighborhood donations, and those who donated their time to collect food at Albertson s on October 27th. Come join us at our next meeting, November 14th at 10 a.m. as we make plans to further serve our community, the nation, the world! Library Nook Submitted by Carole Eckerd THE GOOD BOOK: READING THE BIBLE WITH MIND AND HEART By Peter Gomes Gom In the introduction, the author says the theme of this book is the risk and the joy of the Bible: risk in that we might get it wrong, and joy in the discovery of the living Word becoming flesh. It is around this theme that I formulate three basic questions, which the thoughtful reader brings to the Bible: What is it? How is it used? What does it have to say to me? With compassion, humor, and insight, Gomes gives us the tools we need to make the Bible a dynamic part of our daily lives and reminds us that the Bible is not just doctrine and interpretation, but one of the most available and extraordinary means by which we are brought into proximity with the divine. 241 GRATEFUL: THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF GIVING THANKS By Diana Butler Bass Bas If gratitude is good, why is it so hard to do? In grateful the author untangles our conflicting understandings of gratitude and sets the table for a renewed practice of giving thanks. We know that gratitude is good, but many of us find it hard to sustain a meaningful life of gratefulness. The author explores the transformative power of gratitude for our personal lives and in communities. Using a blend of historical research, spiritual insights, and timely cultural observation, she shows how we can overcome this gap and make change in our own lives and in the world. At our women s retreat this fall we will be using this book to explore more about gratitude and how it can affect our lives. P A G E 7

8 Tower Tidings Newsletter First Presbyterian Church 823 SE Lane Avenue Roseburg, OR RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED NON PROFIT US POSTAGE PAID ROSEBURG, OR PERMIT #148 Time sensitive October 2018 The FISH of Roseburg Service Summary FOODSERVICE: During September 2018 the FISH Pantry was open 15 times for 30 hours Totals for September: Families: Persons: Family size: Age groups: Areas of service: Roseburg Area: 547 households (66%), Outside Roseburg: 280 households (34%) North: 127 South: 73 East: 8 West: 41 Homeless: 31 Miscellaneous information: Homeless persons: 153 New Pantry applications: 77 Pantry Volunteers: 71 Volunteer hours: 528