Pastor Colin s Corner Vol.XXXVIII, Number 3 March 2019 Recently I led a workshop about worship for a number of church leaders in the Presbytery. As part of our conversation, these fine folks were asked what they most often felt at the end of a regular worship service in their community. The four options given were: 1: Completed 2: Comforted 3: Curious 4: Compelled Completed was understood to mean having done their good God thing. Church box checked. Task accomplished. Now on to the rest of the day. Comforted was understood to mean having had a heartening, supportive, calming experience that reassures them of God s love for them, their valued place in the community, and that all will be well. Not so afraid or lonely, they reenter the world. Curious is the experience of being interested, informed, and intrigued. Enthralled by possibilities, wanting to learn more. A desire to go deeper, explore, and understand more fully. Fascinated by God s story and what it might mean for our lives. Compelled is being captured by the Spirit and needing to respond. Something about your life needs to change and you are desiring to make it so. I will move in this direction to be more fully a disciple of Jesus Christ. I will care for these people to demonstrate the love of God. I will cease and desist from the sin in my life so that I can have life space for the Holy. I will come and follow You. These descriptions are not ranked as better or worse. They are simply intended to help us consider what really is happening for us when we gather. We may all, on any given Sunday, experience any one or more of the four. Still it is helpful to consider which is most common for us, as well as which we desire. I want to encourage you to consider two questions for yourself, and to then share if you are willing. The first question is: What do you expect and want from worship? I don t mean the elements of the service. I do mean the outcome of the experience for you. What do you hope will happen to your heart? The second question is: Which of these four experiences is most common for you here at FPCV? Contents Pastor Colin s Corner 1 Usher Information 2 Worship 2 Church Office Hours 2 Adult Education 2 Realm Directory 3 The Story 3 Sunday School 4 Community Dinner 5 Victor Farmington Food Cupboard 6 Family Promise 7 Treasurer s Report 8 Per Capita Funds 8 Lenten Suppers & Lilies 9 Birthdays & Anniversaries 10 Calendar 11 March 3rd. ~ March 10th. ~ March 17th. ~ March 24 th. ~ March 31st. ~ FOOD CUPBOARD Packaged Side Dishes Tuna & Other Canned Meats Cereal Canned Vegetables & Fruit Meal Kits (3-5 items) Thank you for your discernment and thoughtfulness. Thank you for your participation in the community. And thank you for being a part of our vibrant and vital witness to come. Pastor Colin
Special thanks to those who have helped with Ushering over the past month. If you would like to help as an usher, please contact the church office at: victorpres@frontiernet.net or Carol Fowler at : carolfowler@frontiernet.net Church Office Hours Monday Thursday 9:00am 2:30 pm Adult Education 2 SUNDAY MORNING ADULT GATHERING Meets at 8:45 am in the Library. New topics each week. Worship Worship Schedule: Sundays, at 10 am with Sunday School Anyone interested in leading worship by reading, singing or preaching, please contact Pastor Colin If there is a ministry or area of study that you would like to see as a Small Group, please contact Pastor Colin Social Media: You can now listen to Pastor Colin s weekly messages on your devices at: https://soundcloud.com/firstpresbyterianchurchofvictor Please feel free to share this link with others. If you are on Facebook, search for us at First Presbyterian Church of Victor and LIKE us! https://www.facebook.com/firstvictorpres/ You will receive updates automatically. For news about the Presbytery of Genesee Valley, check the monthly e-news at: http://www.pbygenval.org/documents/e-news/ March 14 th. March 19th. 6 pm Administrative Committee Meeting 7 pm Session Meeting 6 pm Deacon s Meeting
3 FPCV Realm On-line Member Directory If you have not yet done so, please take a moment to create your on-line Realm account. Be sure to follow the user guide that was emailed to you, to update your privacy settings, to indicate if you wish to have your information viewed by other members of FPCV. Please set up your account so we may make the most of our new system Permissions forms are available in order to make your contact information accessible to all church members on Realm. Link to the Realm data base https://onrealm.org/victorpresbyterian/signin The Story continues to be a great success! Thank You for everyone s dedication & involvement.
4 Sunday School First, I would like to take a moment to congratulate all of the youth in the congregation who were confirmed on February 24 th. This month the Sunday school children will continue their journey through the Old Testament using their Story books. Also, a reminder that the kids can sign up for parts in our opening skits. The sign -up sheet is posted on the bulletin board. Date March 3, 2019 March 10, 2019 March 17, 2019 March 24, 2019 March 31, 2019 Topic A Few Good Men and Women The Faith of the Foreign Messages from God From Shepherd to King A King Makes Bad Choices Important Dates March 6 th Ash Wednesday, Lent Begins March 10 th Daylight Savings Time (Spring Ahead!) March 17 th Saint Patrick s Day April 14 th Palm Sunday Breakfast (No Sunday School) April 21 st - Easter (No Sunday School)
5 Join us the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Saturdays of each month, from 5pm 7pm for a FREE dinner! Everyone is welcome invite your neighbor! We also welcome volunteers to join us for set-up, food prep, serving, or clean up or simply come and spend time sharing a meal in conversation with our neighbors. Can you help? Please contact Heather McAdoo at 585-944-3217 or heathermail@frontiernet.net March 9th. ~ March 16th. ~ March 23 rd. ~ Hosted by Girl Scouts, Menu: Spaghetti, meatballs, salad & fruit Hosted by St. Patrick s, Menu: Sausage Stew Hosted by Knights of Columbus: Menu: TBD SPRING IS COMING, BUT WE STILL NEED TO SPREAD SOME WARMTH! DONATE MITTENS, HATS AND SCARVES We need all sizes...they can be handmade, or store bought. Help us fill our Hat Tree many times! Need a pattern? See Brenda or Phidelia. Personal shoppers are also available!
6 Dear Friends, On behalf of the Victor Farmington Food Cupboard, I would like to thank you for the donation of 287 pounds of soup in February 2019. This is truly appreciated and helps us work toward our mission of feeding families and individuals who are food insecure. In challenging economic times, many in our community struggle. Our statistics for the last month indicate help being provided to a total of 1,762 senior citizens, adults and children. They received nutritious food each month to help sustain them during difficult times in their lives. Your support helps make this happen. Sincerely, Patricia O Connor, Co-Treasurer Victor-Farmington Food Cupboard
7 Family Promise Host Week March 17 24 Our 3 rd week of hosting families is upon us! Please consider volunteering one night that week to help homeless children and their families! Make a meal, setup and clean up, activities with children, maybe even spend the night! Go to: signup.com (click on Sign In) email: fpocny@fpocny.org, password: congregation, select: First Pres Victor Sign-Up, select: day and task and click on Assign. For further information, contact Karen Provvidenza, Bruce Fisher, or Rich Cromwell. Thanks again for supporting this wonderful ministry!
8 TREASURER'S REPORT (EXECUTIVE SUMMARY) For Month of October 2018 TOTAL GENERAL FUND: Beginning Balance $6,890.57 Income 20,231.00 Expenses 21,703.77 Ending Balance $5,417.80 Offering Actual Budget Difference $17,162.00 $16,791.67 $370.33 Please consider making a special contribution to the Per Capita Fund. $ 31.26 per member This is a fixed denominational administrative expense of our church and your contribution is GREATLY appreciated.
9 The Deacons will be hosting a Lenten Supper series this year. This is an opportunity to learn about the lives of others in our congregation, as we share in feast and fellowship. The supper dates are March 13 th & 27 th. and April 3 rd. & 10 th. The first supper on March 13 th, will be soup and sandwiches. As more details are finalized, they will be passed on to the congregation. Easter Lilies We will be offering lilies at $10 each to decorate our sanctuary for Easter worship. Proceeds from lily sales will be used for our church mission activities. Lilies may be taken home after the service on Easter Sunday or they may be donated to a shut-in. Orders forms must be received no later than March 17th. Forms are available in the Sunday worship bulletins and in the church Welcome center.
BIRTHDAYS 10 February Austin Mowers Feb. 1 st. Mary Wiser Feb. 3 rd. Ed Hall Feb. 9 th. Michele Ekholm Feb. 11 th. Dean Cornwell Feb. 12 th. Joshua Miles Feb. 12 th. Anne Rine Feb. 12 th. Glen Teeple Feb. 12 th. Jamie Rine Feb. 15 th. Kathryn McAdoo Feb. 16 th. Libby Patterson Feb. 18 th. Julie Rucker Feb. 20 th. Stacie Kem Feb. 21 st. Nancy Krueger Feb. 22 nd. Cathy Martz Feb. 23 rd. Raechel Ciroula Feb. 25 th. Steven Boorum Feb. 28 th. March Cathy Agnello March 1 st. John Toomey March 4 th. Nancy VanIseghem March 3 rd. Nicholas Rine March 9 th. Munda Colyer March 8 th. Brian Wiser March 17 th. Michele Liddle March 18 th. Gerrit Heerkens March 19 th. Kyle Holter March 19 th. Jason Black March 20 th. Georgia Mowers March 22 nd. Michael Reinhardt March 22 nd. Barbara Cromwell March 25 th. John Gregory March 29 th. February Anniversaries Nancy & Peter Krueger Dec. 5 th. Jane & Everett Fletcher Dec. 29 th. Dawn & Bill Rockefeller Dec. 31 st. March Anniversaries Julie & Kevin Dickens March 3 rd. February Newsletter Articles & Information due to the Church office by Wednesday, March 27, 2019
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