And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. (Matthew 28: 20)

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1 First Presbyterian Church A community serving and worshipping Jesus Christ our Lord Member: ECO A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians Website: firstpresc@gmail.com Phone: (760) January 2017 And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. (Matthew 28: 20) Peter Kennedy (Pastor at New Venture Christian Fellowship) tells the story of British astronomer Dr. Fred Hoyle, an atheist and Darwinist After years of study and observation, he came to the understanding that there was a high structure and order in the universe. He concluded that there was a guiding hand in the universe and it left him "greatly shaken." It was Dr. Hoyle who coined the term Big Bang Theory, a theory he dismissed. A common sense interpretation of the facts suggests that a superintellect has monkeyed with physics, he exclaimed. As Dr. Hoyle saw it, the beginning of the universe was not a Big Bang chaotic explosion, but rather a very highly ordered event, one that could not have occurred by random chance. He stated, "the probability of life originating at random is so utterly miniscule as to make the random concept absurd." It was Dr. Hoyle who compared the random emergence of even the simplest cell to the likelihood that "a tornado sweeping through a junk-yard might assemble a Boeing 747 from the materials therein. The simplest of life forms is far more complex than we can comprehend. Billy Graham puts it this way, "The world is not here by chance, nor is human life a biological accident. God brought it all into existence." Here is an amazing thought The God of all creation, our God, who brought it all into existence, is the same God that promises us, I am with your always, to the end of the age. As we move into a New Year, God is with you. No matter what 2017 has in store for us, God is with us. In the challenges and hurts of life, God is with you. In the joys and celebrations of life, God is with you. and behold, I am with you always. Today as well as every day in Blessings, Pastor Peter SUNDAY MORNINGS Worship 10:00 a.m. Sanctuary Communion is on the 1st Sunday Nursery Care (0-3) Mighty Lambs 9:50 Little Lights Kinder-2nd Gd. 9:50 Son Lights 3rd-6th Gd. RHP Class 7th-12th Gd. Sunday School (1st Sunday Movie & Popcorn -Called at beginning of service 2nd 5th Sundays ~10:20 a.m. -Called to go from sanctuary Adult Sunday School 9:00-9:45

2 2 ADULT SMALL GROUPS First Presbyterian Church MONDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY - Monday evenings, 6:30 p.m. Johnson Room - For more information contact Jeannie Hutton MONDAY NITE LITE - Monday evenings, 6:30 p.m. Patterson Room - For more information contact Lynette McIntosh TUESDAY EVENING BIBLE STUDY - - 1st and 3rd Tuesday evenings, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Patterson Room - For more information contact Peter Thomsen WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY - - Wednesday mornings, 9:30 a.m. Patterson Room - For more information contact Ellen Siegal PASSION BIBLE STUDY AND LUNCH - Wednesdays at 12:00-1:00 p.m. Hillis Hall - For more information contact Jennifer Montin MEN S COFFEE AND BIBLE STUDY - - Thursday, 9:30 a.m. Patterson Room - For more information contact Bill Horn WOW BIBLE STUDY - - Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - For more information contact Kris Langley RECOVERY BIBLE STUDY Celebrate Recovery Materials - Thursday, 5:00 p.m. Patterson Room - For more information contact Lynette McIntosh at MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES In the life of the church, there are many ideas for serving others. Session would like to hear your ideas. Perhaps the Holy Spirit is leading you to help in one of the following ministries: 1. Bishop Care Center: We usually go on the 4th Monday of each month to visit the residents and host a sing-along time. 2. Bible Studies: We have many Bible Studies from which to choose. Check the calendar for times and places or call the church office (760) Would you like to help with the Children s Ministries of Kid s Club Sunday School, occasional help in the Nursery on Sunday or either of our Youth Group nights? 4. Prepare food for our monthly Share Your Blessings dinner or for the fellowship table?

3 3 LIBRARY NEWS Many of us like to start the New Year with a new devotional. Here are a few suggestions: The One Year Bible - This gives an Old Testament reading, a New Testament Reading, a Psalm and one chapter of Proverbs for each day. The One Year New Testament Devotional - This gives a New Testament reading and a short commentary on the reading plus a chapter in Proverbs for each day. Magnificent Prayer, 366 Devotions - By Nick Harrison, this is a daily devotional with an emphasis on prayer. This gives a verse and commentary by different well known Christians, such as Corrie Ten Boom, John Wesley and many others. The Daily Walk Chronological Bible - This is the same Bible we used as a church family a couple of years ago, but set up in the order in which events occurred. This one starts with commentary and then gives a reading for each day as you move through the Bible. The next three are classics with shorter daily readings. I think these should be in everyone s library. My Utmost for His Highest - By Oswald Chambers, this gives one or two verses to read with commentary. Excellent deep thoughts. Streams in the Desert - By Mrs. Charles E. Cowman, this one gives one verse with commentary for each day. This is also very rich in thoughts out of her experiences and heartbreak as a missionary in China and Japan. Spurgeon s Morning and Evening - By Charles H. Spurgeon, this also gives one verse a day with commentary. Excellent theological insight and warm pastoral concern. Please let me know of any books you would like in the library. There is a little money given to the library. I am putting the books for the month on the little table in the library area for you to look at and see if they may be of interest to you. Anne Sutherland, Librarian

4 4 January Anniversaries: Greg & Marilee Knight January 5 Jerry & Nancy Coleman January 16 Pete & Darlene Korngiebel January 30 February Anniversaries: Rick & Darlene Whiteside February 14 Ron & Linda Jernigan February 15 January Birthdays Susan Jensen January 1 Naomi Garcia January 11 Verna Mallory January 13 Terry Rose January 14 Cayben Jahn January 15 Evelyn Rickford January 16 Blake Whiteside January 19 Patty Cano January 23 Al Hadeler January 23 June Partridge January 23 Yvette Fimbres January 27 Sonja Rickford January 29 Pat O Neil January 30 Michael Franz January 31 February Birthdays Rita Banta February 1 Wyman Fisher February 1 Regina Valencia February 1 Diane McCrary February 3 Thomas St. Clair February 3 Michael Quinn February 4 Eleanor McIntosh February 6 Ron Jernigan February 9 Elias Downard February 14 Samuel St. Clair February 15 Andrew Rosga February 19 Darlene Whiteside February 19 Kris Langley February 24 NOTICE!!! Next month s newsletter will be the last one mailed to you! We will be posting the newsletter to our website - We would like you to send us your address so we can notify you when the newsletter is posted. Our address is: firstpresc@gmail.com We will be printing some newsletters to be available in church and if you don t have a computer please let us know and we will continue to mail a copy to you if you can t pick one up

5 5 Eastern Sierra Women s Retreat January 28, 2017 The time for the 10th Annual Eastern Sierra Women s Retreat has arrived. We are excited for this opportunity of fellowship and worship to the women in our area. Every year the Lord has blessed over women representing 20+ different churches with a special message. This year we are proud to announce our speaker is Vicki Smith. She is a gifted an dynamic Christian speaker sharing God s guide for us for Happiness. The theme this year is How to Be Happy No Matter What! Happiness awaits as we study the Book of Philippians with Vicki. Our worship team this year will be Mary Lou and Angela Enriquez from the River Church. We encourage each and every church to partake in the preparation and decision making of the Eastern Sierra Women s Retreat. Please don t hesitate to contact us if your church wants to participate this next coming year. All suggestions are openly accepted. Our focus is unity in the community and without the help of everyone the retreat would not be a success. This is a one-day retreat, scheduled on January 28, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The retreat will be held at the Calvary Baptist Church on Line Street in Bishop. Cost is $35, which includes lunch. Scholarships are available. For more information contact Janna VanNest at or Donna Witherspoon at ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MISSION BELIZE We have just received notice that plans are underway to go to Belize in May (19th to 27th) of If you are interested in going you may contact Renee Taylor. This is her villagechurchmissions@gmail.com You can make a check out to First Presbyterian Church in order to support the trip. If you would like to participate, the cost per person this year is $ plus air travel. This would be great timing to start recruiting support for yourself! You may also talk to Michael or Cynthia Quinn for more information. Their phone number is:

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7 7 JANUARY FELLOWSHIP GOODIES January 1 - WOW Bible Study January 8 - Paula Weller and Marilee Knight January 15 -????????????? January 22 -????????????? January 29 -????????????? Please someone sign up we need those goodies after church!!!!! The sign-up sheet is in the Johnson Room on the sideboard. Thanks!!!

8 8 Pre-Sorted U.S. Postage PAID Bishop, California Permit No. 5 January 2017 First Presbyterian Church 585 North Main Street Bishop, CA (760) firstpresc@gmail.com firstpresbishop.org RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED january s Contest!!! Penny haye won december s contest! she will get the prize of $20 the correct conclusion to the word search was : Be pleased, o Lord, to save me Do the search on page 7, turn in your answer to the office, and We will draw a winner from the correct entries on january 27. Have fun! Keep entering you ll win eventually! Love, bonnie jahn & Marilee knight

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