First Presbyterian Church Tower Tidings March 2018 Celebrate the Gifts of Women on Sunday, March 4th On Celebrate the Gifts of Women Sunday, March 4, 2018 we will celebrate women whom God has called to lead with love. Don t miss this special service. Reminder also that on Sunday, March 4th Pastor Paul will be with the Youth Group on a trip to Michigan. Rev. Keith Harris will be filling the pulpit on March 4th. Communion will be on Sunday, March 11th. Birthday Celebration Sat. March 10 at 6:30 p.m. E&F is hosting a birthday celebration for everyone on March 10 at 6:30 in the fellowship hall. We will have 6 tables for every two months of the year. So one table will be Jan./ Feb and everyone with a birthday in those months will sit there and another table for March/ April and so on. A quartet will perform: Jeff Clodfelter, Charlie Montgomery, Kim Baker & Dean Worthey! Breakfast & Easter Egg Hunt 8:30 a.m. Easter Morning, April 1st There will be a Potluck breakfast in the fellowship hall on Easter Sunday, April 1st starting at 8:30 and going until 9:45. Drinks and table service will be provided. Along with the potluck breakfast we will have over a thousand Easter eggs hidden around the church! There will be plenty for everyone! Hope to see you there! Easter Flowers Flowers are so beautiful in the Sanctuary and especially on Easter Sunday. Would you like to be a part of making the Sanctuary beautiful for Easter? There is a sign-up sheet for you to choose between an Easter lily, hyacinth, daffodil or tulip. You may place your order in the back of the church. The cost for each flower is $7.00 Please place your $$ into the envelope provided. Please order by March 11. If you have any questions, please ask Julie Clodfelter. Baby Shower for Danielle Maden & Caitlin Hicks - April 14 at 11 a.m. A baby shower celebrating Danielle and Caitlin will be held on Saturday, April 14 at 11:00 a.m. in fellowship hall. Caitlin is registered at Amazon & Target and Danielle is not registered (has expressed a need for diapers). RSVP to Chelsea Hartman or Marilyn Armstrong by Saturday, March 31st.
PW Ladies Mary/Martha Circle will meet on Monday, March 12 in the church library. Paula Connelly will have our lesson based on Hebrews 11:1-3. Friendship Circle meeting date is Tuesday, March 13. Janice Shiffer will provide details. Ladies, please come and join us! Note, Spring Forward! Daylight Savings Time begins March 11th. Don t forget to set your clock ahead on Saturday night, March 10th! Monticello Fighting Hunger Thank you to all who represented First Presbyterian Church in Monticello Fighting Hunger event on Feb. 24. It was a lot of fun and great to represent the church! Opportunity to Serve The Worship Committee is looking for a couple more people to be on their committee. Are you interested? Here are just a few things you would need to do as a member of the committee. Each member of the committee takes a couple of months and calls people to see if they'd like to be Liturgist, Acolyte, Communion servers. We prepare the communion. Straighten the pews. Help out with anything that is involved in the Worship service. Please contact Julie Clodfelter if you're interested! We'd love to have you! All Daughter s Banquet The All Daughter s Banquet will be held Saturday, April 28th. More details to come in April s Tower Tidings.
The Mission Report - Thank you from the Costa Rica mission team for the great support at the spaghetti lunch. It was a lot of fun. - The team is still collecting white cotton or poly/cotton blend pillowcases to take to Roblealto. We had to scratch the embroidering project since the bed linens usually go through a bleaching process during the laundry cycle at Roblealto. However, if you enjoy embroidering and would like to embroider pillowcases for the fun of it we would be happy to take them along and find a good home for them. We have ten that are ready to go. - The team is also planning on a garage sale in the spring in conjunction with the Monticello citywide garage sale. We would love to have any items that you would be willing to donate. - Consider a gift to One Great Hour of Sharing. A gift to One Great Hour of Sharing enables the church to share God s love with our neighbors-in-need around the world by providing relief to those affected by natural disasters, provide food to the hungry, and helping to empower the poor and oppressed. More Information on One Great Hour of Sharing One Great Hour of Sharing starts Wednesday, February 14 through April 1st! Through your gifts, you can serve people in your community and throughout the world by alleviating hunger, rebuilding after crises or catastrophe, and working with communities to overcome oppression. Ways to give include: 1. Through the congregation 2. Donate online at presbytyerianmiss.org/give-oghs 3. Text OGHS to 20222 to give $10 Christian Education Committee News 1. Substitute teachers will be needed for the Sunday school class starting March - May (with Kaylan expecting twins). We'd be happy with folks who are willing to do a Sunday here and there but certainly welcome someone who wants to take over for the rest of the time when Kaylan needs a break. There is curriculum or you could do a special project. Any help is greatly appreciated! There is a sign up outside the office of the church or you can sign up via the email with the link from Sign Up Genius. 2. Note: The Nursery attendant is on duty during Sunday school if folks want to attend the adult Sunday school (but please check to make sure the attendant is there early). 3. Do you know someone who is graduating this May? Please let us know so we can celebrate on May 6. Fist Bumps for Staying Healthy! Due to the flu season, we invite fist bumps during the Passing of the Peace of Christ instead of hand shakes. Let s stay healthy!
Wisconsin Women s Mission Trip Would you like more information about the Wisconsin Women's Mission Trip that is being planned for Aug 26-30th? So far we have eleven ladies signed up to attend. Please let Julie Clodfelter know by March 30th, if you are interested. Intentional Church Conference - Saturday, April 21st I would like to invite any and all from our church who would like to engage in new ideas for our growth and development in outreach to our community. There is an Intentional Church Conference in Decatur (so close!) at a reasonable cost (go with FPC and it is free!). There are a couple of great keynote speakers and over a dozen useful breakout sessions. I'm excited about the fresh possibilities conferences like this one can give to the vision of our congregation. Please check out intentionalchurchconference.com and I hope you sign up to go. -Paul Strong Illini Land FCA Victory Night on Sunday, March 4th Ministry partner invitation from Fellowship of Christian Athletes: fundraiser at Virginia Theater Sunday, March 4, 7-9pm featuring touring comedian Michael Jr. (Michael tours the country performing and was in Sony Pictures feature film War Room. Free to attend (adults only). Email Paul if you would like to attend. For more information visit the website illinilandfca/org/victorynight Palm Sunday, March 25th at 10 a.m. Don t miss this special worship service! Special music featuring the quartet of Dean Worthy, Jeff Clodfelter, Charlie Montgomery, Kim Baker. Also, First Presbyterian Church has joined with a few other churches in town (Crossroads, Faith Lutheran and Christ Lutheran) in purchasing EcoPalms. EcoPalms promote environmental and social justice, you can learn more about EcoPalms by visiting www.ecopalms.org. Maundy Thursday Service Maundy Thursday Service to be held Thursday, March 29th at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel. SoJung Kwak will be the pianist. Community Good Friday Service, March 30th at Noon First Presbyterian Church will be hosting the Community Good Friday Service held Friday March 30th at Noon. Pastor Julie Rademacher of Christ Lutheran will be officiating. SoJung Kwak will be the organist.
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 World Day of Prayer Youth Winter Retreat (thru Mar. 4) 3 11 am Baby Shower for Kaylin and Nicole 4 Keith Harris Celebrate the Gifts of Women 5 6 7 8 9 10 6:30 p.m. Birthday Celebration 11 Communion Understanding Bible Text Daylight Saving Time Begins 12 7 pm Mary- Martha Circle 13 6 pm Friendship Circle 14 7 pm Missions Mtg. 15 16 17 St. Patrick s Day 18 Integrating the Bible Into our Lives 19 20 Election Day 7 pm Stephen Ministers Mtg. 21 7 pm Session Meeting 22 23 24 25 Palm Sunday What is Easter about? 26 27 28 29 Maundy Thursday Bfast @ Red Whl 7 pm Maundy Thursday Service 30 Good Friday 12 Noon Community Good Friday- Service @ FPC Church Office Closed 31 Easter Vigil