Mother s Day Bake Sale. May 11, Coffee Hour Sunday School Teachers and Worship Leaders. Your support is such a gi!

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1 Sunday School Teachers and Worship Leaders Nursery: Micah Dillman, Sarah Baule Preschool-Kindergarten Children s Worship Center: Dawna Duff, Gary Hansen, Lis McGovern, Jon McGovern, Sean Walker, Colleen Walker 1st-3rd grade: Sara Blair, Tracy Wildermuth 4th-8th grade: Beth Rolle, Linda Longfield High School: Michael Hill, Mark Stant Adult: Lyle Vander Broek, Mark Achtemeier, Amanda Benckhuysen, Bradley Longfield, John Eby, Rob Hoch Opening Exercises: Katherine Achtemeier, Kristen Eby Youth Group Leaders: Kat Achtemeier, Sara Blair, Bryan Blair First Pres is blessed in so many ways. We give thanks for these dedicated folks God has raised up in our midst to teach and lead. Mother s Day Bake Sale FPY and Senior High Youth will provide items for you to purchase. You name the price. Each dime and dollar is matched. First Pres is planning to host two Kids Against Hunger events this summer. We buy the food supplies, help set up equipment in our church basement, provide assembly line teams (just about any age can par cipate), and package the food, to be boxed and shipped! The dona- ons you make at the Bake Sale will all be matched & will go toward the purchase of food to be packaged by this community of faith and sent all over the world! May 11, Coffee Hour Your support is such a gi!

2 Chris%an Educa%on A Glimpse at our Sunday School Program Over the last few weeks, the 1st-3rd grade class studied the travels of the disciples found in Acts. The children really enjoy finding different passages in their Bibles, discovering new places on our wall map, doing cra+s related to the lessons, and being together. We will be ending the year with a few of the parables Jesus used to teach us how to live according to God's word. This picture in the children s worship center shows some of the different ways the children respond to God s stories which include: drawing, pain ng, using story materials to reenact God s stories, using play dough, making a puzzle about one of the stories. During Lent, the 4th-8th grade Sunday School class looked up the Messianic prophesies foretold in the Old Testament and fulfilled in the New Testament. We do memory work and have spent a good por on of the year wri ng in a journal about the lessons found in each book of the Bible. Using the Bible as a guide, the High School class has spent the year discussing current events and challenges that face us as Chris ans and ci zens. It s been a great year!

3 Chris%an Educa%on MIXED UP BOWLING FUN with the Senior Highs That was the name of the game at Cherry Lanes on Sunday, April 27th. Folks were invited to bring a friend along, and so Ian Searles, Jack Dillman, Timmy & Bobby McCaw, Brianna Lewis, Brandon Prine, Ethan, Bryan, & Sara Blair, and Pastor Kat gathered to fling a few bowling balls down the lanes. Ever tried to bowl through your partner s legs? (SCARY for the splayed-leg person!) What about le--handed bowling? Or bowling child-style? We did it all and had a blast! Thank you to Sara and Bryan Blair for making arrangements Join us to learn how God calls us! July 7 11, 2014 Celebra*ng in Worship July 13, News You Need to Keep Your Directory Up-to-Date! After the printing of our new directory we discovered some information missing and some information that needed to be corrected. Below are those changes: OKEY, Audrey 3203 Lake Ridge Dr. Dubuque, IA SIEFKER, Florence SMITH, Nikki* C/O Shady Rest Care Center PO Box Johnson St. NW Cascade, IA 52033

4 Easter Sunrise and the Summer Ahead Easter Sunrise came early and First Pres was there to greet it! Over 130 people, including at least 43 from First Presbyterian Church, gathered in the River Room of the Grand River Center at 6AM on Sunday, April 20 to worship with sisters and brothers of First Bap*st and GracePoint Churches and the University of Dubuque Community. We were grateful for all the musicians, especially Kristen and Amanda Eby, who shared their musical gi-s as part of our worship and praise. The Lord is risen! He is risen indeed! Meet Sara Su)er our Summer SPM I am excited for the opportunity to be in the Supervised Prac*ce of Ministry program this summer at First Presbyterian Church. My name is Sara SuHer and I am just wrapping up my first year at University of Dubuque Theological Seminary. What a joy it's been to take *me to study Scripture, theology, and church history! That said, I have missed serving a church, especially interac*ng with youth. I came to seminary with a background of children and youth ministry, most recently as the Director of Chris*an Educa*on in Cherokee, Iowa. I have been in youth ministry since 2002, working at the Presbyterian Camp on Okoboji prior to serving on the staff of two different churches. I grew up in northwest Iowa and ahended Northwestern College in Orange City so I'm s*ll gelng used to the east side of the state. My husband Steve and I moved to Dubuque last August so that I could pursue a Master of Divinity. Steve grew up in Wisconsin so some*mes we drive across the river just so he can breathe the air of his home state. Steve currently works for Dupaco in their call center. He enjoys playing his guitar and we are both avid readers. While we don't have children of our own yet, our family is rounded out with our beloved cats Chloe and Haiku. I'm eager to see what this summer has in store for us as I get to know the church by par*cipa*ng in the life of your congrega*on. Along with this internship, I'm looking forward to represen*ng UDTS at General Assembly this June as a Theological Student Advisory Delegate. I'm praying for a summer rich with learning and laughter. I look forward to mee*ng each of you and worshiping together.

5 Mission/Stewardship One Great Hour of Sharing How are OGHS gi s used by the PC(USA) offering? 36% - Presbyterian Hunger Program 32% - Presbyterian Disaster Assistance 32% - Self Development of People REJOICE & GIVE THANKS! Congrega onal support came to $1900. With a boost from the Mission/Stewardship Com. First Pres will give a record $2000 to support all the wonderful programs helped by OGHS! FIRST PRES CLOSED OUT APRIL WITH A GIFT! FPC hosted lunch & a hymn sing for the UDTS Presbyterian students, staff, and faculty. Thank you to Queen Bee Rachel Vander Broek, & worker bees: Jamie Dillman, Victoria Slemmons, Linda Longfield, and VeNita Fawce for preparing and serving a bodacious meal. Thank you to the inimitable Rev. Dr. Henry Fawce for leading our upli ing hymn-sing! Mail bag Thank yous in brief! (for complete notes & le ers see the Coffee Room bulle n board) Dear First Pres Folks, Thank you for your Second Sunday remembrance of our needs! Our ladies were delighted beyond words to have all occasion cards now on hand. I ve been told this is be er than Hallmark! It s making available these li le things that restore dignity and beauty into lives where these had been robbed! Gratefully on behalf of all those we serve, Sister Charla and staff at New Beginnings Shelter - My Dear Church Family, I cannot thank you enough for your generous contribu on toward my college New Orleans Mission trip. Thanks to you all, I was able to raise even more than I needed and was then able to donate excess money to the mission there You have been so invaluable in my walk of faith, FPC church. Thank you for everything you do. With love, Shannon Black To Session, members & friends at FPC, Thank you for this scholarship! While I am grateful for your generous gi, it must be said that it means much more to me than the financial help it brings; it is sacramental as it nurtures the spiritual es of love within and sustains the sensible work of study without. In your midst (during UDTS distance intensives) I am always blessed by the Word and welcome. I thank God and you, always. In Christ, Carol E. Bayma (FPC partners with UDTS in offering essen al scholarship aid. Carol was chosen to be this year s recipient of the First Presbyterian Church Scholarship for Distance MDIV.)

6 Congrega%onal Life The First Pres Easter Egg Hunt was Egg-ci2ng! Thank you to Tracy Wildermuth for all the planning and prepara*on for the Easter Egg Hunt. Tracy (with help from son, Aaron, and husband, Bob) made sure the eggs were stuffed and hidden, cra-s and snacks were purchased, and the cra- and snack tables were set up. On Saturday, April 19, Caitlin Daniels, Lyfe Fountain, and Lyfe s friend were Tracy s helpers from the hunt through clean up. Thirty-five grateful adults and children (including Nathaniel, Andrew, & Edmund Sheppard, Gwendoline, Imogen, & Gabriel Hoch, Syann Benckhuysen, Isaiah, Emma, & Elizabeth Hill, Nik kiva & Wizdom Fountain, Mirah Samuels, Aspen Herbst, and Aggie Herbst) took part in an egg-ci*ng *me! Thank you Tracy! FPC Women Fellowship Together The Women's Bible/Prayer Group meets weekly from September through mid-may. All women are invited, and the group has varied in size from 9 to 3 or 4 ahenders. They meet at 10 a.m. on Thursdays in an upper room above the church office. It is an informal group where laughter mingles with serious sharing. They are currently studying scriptures that will be used on the following Sunday, and have enjoyed summing them up by crea*ng sermon *tles.

7 May 2014 (Deacons of the Month: Anne e Boelk & Roger Ebertz) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 27 9:00am Sunday School for all ages 10:15am Worship: Beth McCaw, preaching Honoring our Teachers 1:30pm Bethany Home worship: Pastor Achtemeier 2:00-4:00pm Sr. High Bowling :00pm Westminster FPC 6:00pm Juvenile Diversion 7:00pm Choir Prac ce 1 May 10:00am Bible/Prayer Group 2 1:30pm Manor Care: SPM, Michael Hill 3 8:00am Men s Sunshine 4 9:00am Sunday School for all ages 10:15am Worship: Rev. Achtemeier, preaching Sacrament of Holy Communion Honoring our Graduates 5 6:30 DDCO 6 11:30am Young at Village Inn 3:30pm Officer Training 6:30pm CE Mee ng 7 6:00pm Juvenile Diversion 7:00pm Choir Prac ce 8 10:00am Bible/Prayer Group Mother s Day 9:00am Sunday School for all ages 10:15am Worship: SPM, Michael Hill, preaching Mother's Day Bake Sale 12 3:45pm Mission/ Stewardship :00pm Juvenile Diversion 7:00pm Choir Prac ce 15 10:00am Bible/Prayer Group Pastor on vaca on 18 9:00am Sunday School for all ages 10:15am Worship: preacher, Rev. Dr. Lyle Vander Broek John Knox Presbytery in Madison, Christ Pres Church (Sean Walker & Gilo Agwa appearing) 21 6:00pm Juvenile Diversion 7:00pm Choir Prac ce 22 10:00am Bible/Prayer Group 23 10:00am Worship Commi ee Mee ng :00am Sunday School for all ages 10:15am Worship: preacher, Rev. Dr. Mark Achtemeier 1:30pm Bethany Home Worship: SPM Student, Sara Su er :00pm Juvenile Diversion 7:00pm Choir Prac ce 29 10:00am Bible/Prayer Group 5:00pm Café 1st Congrega onal 30 31

8 May Birthdays and Anniversaries Pastor: Mon. (afternoon) Tues. 9AM 2PM Wed. (by appt.) Thurs. (by appt.) 3 Ken Rosenbecker Kristi Hill 5 Skip Shaffer 6 Randy Muntz Lyfe Fountain 7 Lis McGovern 8 Bill & Janet Spoerl 11 Katherine Achtemeier Joe Klinebriel Bob & Tracy Wildermuth 12 Aspen Herbst 13 Dusty Herbst 14 Luke McDonald 15 Clete Brehm 16 John & Jamie Dillman 17 Nathan Longfield 20 Amanda Eby Joe & Jill Klinebriel Jim & Tarry Prine 22 Mark & Kat Achtemeier Mike & Cheryl Heer 23 Scott & Beth McCaw Wizdom Fountain 24 Stephen Longfield Dale & Diane Heiken 25 Kiya Benckhuysen 29 Leith & Carol Fujii OFFICE HOURS Secretary: Mon. 11:00-2:00pm Wed. 11:00-2:00pm Thu. 11:00-2:00pm PREACHING SCHEDULE MAY May 4 Rev. Achtemeier May 11 SPM Student, Michael Hill May 18 Rev. Dr. Lyle Vander Broek May 25 Rev. Dr. Mark Achtemeier HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES: Tyler Black Hunter Brehm Emily Smith COLLEGE GRADUATES: Zachary Alba Terri Gronau Sean Walker SEMINARY GRADUATES: Gilo Agwa Amanda Beverly Andy Smothers Please join us as we honor our soon-to-be graduates during Coffee Hour on May 4: Dubuque Senior Dubuque Senior Dubuque Senior NICC Welding Program University of Dubuque, M.A. in Communica ons University of Dubuque, B.A. in Religion UDTS, Master of Divinity UDTS, Master of Divinity UDTS, Master of Divinity Your Church Family Needs You! All areas of ministry at FPC could use your help. Please volunteer for one of the following committees: Buildings & Grounds Chris Daniels & Alex Jack Christian Education Sara Blair Congregational Life TBD Finance & Personnel John Dillman & Bob Monthey Memorial Linda Longfield & Rachel Vander Broek Mission & Stewardship Judy Sheridan Worship Rachel Vander Broek ELECTRONIC GIVING has arrived at FPC. Informa on was included in your quarterly statement from the church. If you have ques ons or would like more informa on contact church treasurer, Bob Monthey.

9 News from the Clerk Session Notes Highlights from the April 7 th Session meeting: Prayed for the church family Met with representatives of John Knox Presbytery for the Triennial visit Hired Supervised Practice of Ministry (SPM) students Sara Sutter (Summer) and Julius Sheppard ( Academic year) Met with Sean Walker and recommended to Presbytery Sean s request to come under care of the session as an Inquirer Approved Gilo Agwa s request to move to Candidacy Gave $100 as a retirement gift to Executive Presbyter Ken Meunier Rejoiced that seven FPC kids have signed up to attend Camp Wyoming Approved June 1 as the last day for Sunday School this spring A GLANCE AT THE FINANCES General Fund April Year to Date Beg. Balance $ 13, $ 16, Income: $ 12, $ 35, Expenses: $ 13, $ 39, End. Balance $ 12, $ 12, FPC WORSHIP ATTENDANCE Apr st nd rd th Did You Know..... that Jack Dillman par cipated in Hempstead High School s performance of Almost Maine on April 18 & 19?... that Elias Brehm, a seventh grader at Washington Middle School, finished in first place at the Wahlert Math Contest against over 100 middle schoolers?.. that Joe Klinebriel (Associate Professor of Drama at Clarke University) was this year's recipient of the Meneve Dunham Award for Excellence in Teaching! The Clarke University Board of Trustees established the Meneve Dunham Award for Excellence in Teaching in honor of former President Meneve Dunham. A review commi ee of faculty and students recommends the selected recipient to the president. Congratula ons, Joe!... That Dick Muntz and Alex Jack installed a brand new storm door in our alleyway entrance that gets lots of use during Vaca- on Bible School? Thanks guys!... That Dick Muntz and Tom Jack worked to adjust our Red Sea doors.

10 Food for the First May The Dubuque Food Pantry needs your help. All non-perishables are welcome especially macaroni & cheese, tuna and other canned meat, soup, peanut butter & jelly, cereal, rice, pasta, boxed potatoes, #3 baby food, diapers (size 3-5), and baby wipes. Please place your donations to Food for the First in the basket in the Narthex. Your generous donations assist those in need in our neighborhood and help to make their lives a little brighter. Thank You! Mission Committee Supplies for the Second While serving at the Domestic Violence Center we learned how we can help by providing supplies that are always needed: toilet paper, paper towels, boxes of tissues, toilet bowl cleaner, cleaning products like Windex, laundry detergent, diapers. This month s major needs are air fresheners and refills like Glade Plug-ins and all sizes of ba eries (AA, AAA, D, C, 9V) Please bring your Supplies for the Second to the church and place them under the table in the narthex the second Sunday of each month. Dawna Duff has volunteered to deliver them to the collection site at the Dubuque Community Y. First Presbyterian Church 1684 Iowa St. Dubuque, IA 52001