October 2017 October Stewardship Series
2 www.firstpresgf.org First Presbyterian Church October 2017 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 Communion 10am Sunday 8 10am Sunday 2 9 6pm & 7pm Christian 3 Home Communion 10 4 6:30pm Church 7pm Communication Mtg. 11 5pm Finance Mtg. 6:30pm Church 5 5:30pm Hospitality Mgt. 7pm Christian Education Mtg. 12 7pm Building & Ground Mgt. 6 9am Bulletin Folding 9am Landscaping 6:30pm Korean Prayer 13 9am Bulletin Folding 9am Landscaping 6:30pm Korean Prayer 7 8am Men s Breakfast (Perkins) 9:30am Church Fall Presbytery Meeting at in Hallock 14 9:30am Church 15 10am Sunday 16 6pm & 7pm Christian 17 18 6pm Mission Mtg. 7pm Worship Mtg. 6:30pm Church 19 2pm After Eve 20 9am Bulletin Folding 9am Landscaping 6:30pm Korean Prayer 22 9:30am Church 22 10 am Sunday 12:15 am LIFT @ Ground Round 23 6pm & 7pm Christian 24 25 6:30pm Church 7pm M&A Mtg. 26 7pm Session Mtg. 27 9am Bulletin Folding 9am Landscaping 6:30pm Korean Prayer 28 8am ~ Noon Apple Fest 29 Reformation Sunday Wear Red 10 am Sunday 10 am Potluck 30 6pm & 7pm Christian 31
3 www.firstpresgf.org First Presbyterian Church October 2017 CLERK S CORNER Committees and their Members of our Session Due to the September Session Meeting held so late in the month, here is not a Clerk s Corner article for this newsletter. If you have a question or concern about something that is going in in the church or with our ministries, you may contact the office via telephone or email. Alternately you may reach out to the Session members individually with your questions or concerns. Session meets the fourth Thursday of most months at 7:00 p.m.; the next stated Session meeting is 26 October 2017. Building & Grounds (Richard Jorde) in charge of maintenance, new building projects, emergency repairs, etc. Christian Ed. (Delphine Gregoire) in charge of all education for each of the different age levels. Communications (Ron Thaden) focused on advertising for the church. Mission (Karen James) responsible for organizing mission efforts both financial and hands on, local and abroad. Ministry & Administration (Scott Halstead) guides pastor/congregation relations, the overall ministry of the church, and provides human resource oversight. Finance (Randy Knutson) tracks the budget and bookkeeping. Nominating Committee (Chris Douthit) seeks those called by God to serve as elders, deacons, etc. Weekly emails to keep you up to date on the current events in our church! Put your name and email address on the clipboard in the fellowship area, or email Sign me up to firstpres@firstpresgf.org to be included! Worship (Linda Shaw-Elgin) all matters pertaining to public worship. Hospitality (Bonnie Jacob-Forseth) all fellowship activities of the congregation, and maintenance of membership. Follow First Pres on Facebook and stay up to date with all of the current events happening in our ministry!
4 www.firstpresgf.org First Presbyterian Church October 2017 Norma Bennett October 7 Scott Halstead October 7 Amber Miller October 9 Bob Sheppard October 13 Patricia McGurk October 19 Pam McGurk October 22 Valerie Bauer October 23 Rae Ann Larson October 24 Emily Walker October 26 Lowell Thompson October 26 Randy Knutson October 29 Faith Krueger October 30 SET YOUR CAR PRESETS TO CHRISTIAN RADIO! FAMILY FRIENDLY, POSITIVE AND INSPIRATIONAL! FM 95.3 (KLOVE) KLOVE is a listener supported, Christian contemporary music & programming radio station in the National market. Concerts and Music Festivals are promoted and tickets sold from their website. FM 97.9 (LIFE) This is a local radio station out of Fargo that is listener supported. View their Playlist online at life979.com. Associated with Northwestern College, St Paul, MN FM 104.9 (QFM) Local Grand Forks Radio station based in Fosston, MN. This is another great radio station playing contemporary Christian music. Sirius/XM Channel 63 (The Message) Nonstop music from worship songs, to hard rock and everything in between. Listen during the daytime hours to hear songs that you recognize from our praise team, Sunday mornings for worship songs, and late night Saturday for hard rock Christian music. From Bethesda Society... Dear Members of the Presbyterian Church, Thank you so very much for providing the good program and for the delicious lunch for our September 2017 Bethesda Society Meeting. We sincerely appreciate your willingness to participate in our Bethesda Society. God s Blessing to each of you. From the daughters of Toni Shields... Thank you so much for all your prayers and opening your church to my family as we celebrated the life of our mother, Toni Shields. Our mom had spoken fondly about your church when she came on Good Friday and expressed her desire to attend your church but her cancers got the best of her. Thank you, Pastor Homan for the beautiful service and your kindness. A special thank you to the Praise Team for playing her favorite songs during our celebration of her life. God bless, Robin Hensley and Cari Kincannon
5 www.firstpresgf.org First Presbyterian Church October 2017 October is Stewardship Drive Month! The end of 2017 is coming into view. We have had a very big year! Our membership is growing. Children are starting to fill the Sunday morning class rooms. The committees have been busy working to make our church a growing and welcoming place for anyone and everyone who walks through the door. It won t be long now and the challenge budget will be in your hands. Every committee has wonderful project goals and ideas. Wouldn t it be wonderful if all of the dreams we have could come true? You can help make that happen! In October you will have the opportunity to complete a pledge card for the year 2018. This card does not represent a bill you owe, but a commitment you make in your heart to support our ministry and outreach. All support is helpful. Pray about what you can do to support your church. Turn in your pledge card by October 31st so the Finance committee can plan a 2018 budget that meets not only the needs of the church building, but the growing congregation that uses it.
6 www.firstpresgf.org First Presbyterian Church October 2017 Celebrating 14 Years of Apple Fest! Can you believe we will be hosting Apple Fest on October 28 th from 8 am to Noon for the fourteenth time this year? Amazing? Of course, Blue Moose Executive Chef Nathan Sheppard will be here with his famous pancakes? The pancake breakfast will be served from 8-12. Come early and have both breakfast and lunch!!! We are hoping to have a bigger selection of Baked Goods for the Bake Sale. This has been a very popular, so we need lots of donations. It does not have to be related to apples, any recipe goes. We would like you to price your items by 25 cent increments, so as not to have to deal with small change. Single people like items to be a smaller amounts, so variety of sizes in a package would be helpful. Please Label your item as to whether it has nuts, or not. Gluten free items would also be appreciated. Bake sale items may be brought to the church on Friday, October 27 th during church hours. Craft items are needed to go along with the quilters efforts to make wonderful items. Please bring your craft items during the week before Apple Fest along with your suggested price. Include any special instructions if needed. Contact Lois MacGregor. The New To You items should be brought to the church on Sunday, October 22 nd or during the week Apple Fest on October 28 th. Again we will ask for a free will offering for these items, which worked out very well last year. Should any items be brand new, and if you feel it should have a special price for that item, please label it on your item. Contact Bonny Crow for more information. Please look at the bulletin and email blast for dates for picking apples and for making pies. Lefse making will take place on October 13 th and 14 th. There are a few remaining jobs yet to be filled, do you have your job? See Barb Beach. Do you have your quilt raffle ticket yet? Every year I think the quilt can t be even better than the year before, but I believe we have achieved that goal. Photo postcards are now available so that should help to sell the tickets. Speaking of tickets, we now have 125 books assigned with 25 books remaining. Get your tickets now! The drawing is noon at the close of Apple Fest. People are needed to help set up Apple Fest on Friday, October 27 th. We will start at 9am and work until finished. We will also need people to clean up the church when the event is over. Any questions please contact Barb Beach, Bonny Crow, Nancy Grove, Lois MacGregor or Susan Sheppard.
7 www.firstpresgf.org First Presbyterian Church October 2017 CHRISTIAN EDUCATION NEWS AND UPDATES Helping Hurricane Victims Our Sunday would like to help the victims of the recent hurricanes by putting together hygiene kits for those who have been affected. To help, simply take a heart from the board, purchase the item listed, and return to the church by October 8th. Sunday Morning Class 10 AM Sunday Mornings, Studying Moses Tuesday Night Class 7 PM Tuesday Nights, Studying Moses PAX (Parenting as Christians) 4th Friday of the Month, Studying Parenting Topics LIFT (Ladies in Fellowship Together) 12 PM Every 4th Sunday, Food and Fellowship After Eve Book Club 12 PM Every 3rd Thursday, Discussing Books We ve Read Christian Monday - Noon, 6pm, 7pm Wednesday - Noon Men s Breakfast 1st Saturday of the Month, 8 AM @ Perkins The Youth Sunday is off to a great start this year! Below are the bible points and bible verses for October so parents can reinforce the lessons at home! Monthly Bible Point: We can love and serve God Monthly bible Verse: The Lord sees into the heart. 1Samuel 16:7 INTRODUCING PAX Are you a parent? Do you wish you had a little more peace in your life? Then PAX is for you! PAX stands for Parenting as Christians (Christian in Greek starts with an X). PAX also means peace in Latin. PAX is a small group we are looking to start this fall at First Pres. It is for parents with kids still living at home. PAX will meet once a month for fellowship and bible study geared towards parenting topics. If you are interested in joining PAX, please contact Pastor Homan.
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