Vol. 24 No. 8, August 2018 Vol. 24 No. 8, August 2018 First Presbyterian Church of Fairbury First Presbyterian Church of Fairbury
Communion Holy Communion will be served by Intinction on Sunday, August 5th. Pastor s Pastor Dan s standard office hours are Monday-Wednesday from 9am to noon and Thursday 9am to 10:30am. Check the weekly calendar for any changes. He can be reached at 815-692-2963 or dlrober@sbcglobal.net. Flowers 8/5 Ann Lage 8/12 Pat & Sandie Moore 8/19 John & Connie Rich 8/26 Volunteer Needed! Greeters 8/5 Ann Lage 8/12 Jon & Lisa Bach 8/19 Will & Katie Travis 8/26 Phyllis Fyke Liturgists 8/5 Coffeehouse Worship 8/12 Coffeehouse Worship 8/19 Coffeehouse Worship 8/26 Coffeehouse Worship Prayer Concerns Keith Artz, Jonathan Becker, Brian Bounds, Maradele Bowers, Molly Brown, Esther Brucker, Sara Casson, Jean Cooper, Brent Edelman, John & Bev Enderli, Mary Ellen Goold, Dave Jeffries, Janine Johnston, Jason Kilgus, Patrick Kinate, David & Ruth Moore, Jessica Rathbun, Chuck & Goldia Sasse, Deanna Stewart, Mark Teske, Phillis Tipton, Daelin Tolan, Ray Umble, The family of Kristin Zapp Deacons Calling 8/5: Rob & Liz Hobart 8/12: Lisa Kilgus & Sherrie Schmidgall 8/19: Pam Teske & Jeanette Franklin 8/26: Phyllis Nussbaum & Kayl Hoffman Food Pantry Sunday The Deacons have designated the second Sunday of every month as Food Pantry Sunday. Please help us fill the food pantry box with baking mixes (pancake mix, muffin mix, Bisquick, etc.) this month. Stay Informed! Do you want to receive the newsletter in your email inbox every month? Just send us an email at fairburypresbyterian@route24.net, and you ll be added to the list! Also, our newsletter and the most up-to-date version of the church calendar are always available for viewing on our website, www.firstpresfairbury.org.
2 Alexis Zimmerman 5 Mary Beckley 6 Melissa Goembel 7 Lynsee Clow 10 Amy Enderli Deanna Hankes Kara Stuckey 12 Elizabeth Moore 13 Cesar Chavez 14 Dennis Janssen Phyllis Tipton Ann Lage Brandon Stewart 15 Chris Harper 18 Phil Troehler 19 Ron Schlipf 20 Todd Zehr 21 Marillyn Moore Erica Gray 24 Chloe Casson Jon Bach 26 Kathy Adams 28 Todd Webster 29 William Moore The September newsletter deadline is Wednesday, August 15. 2 James & Anna McKeon 8 John & Connie Rich 13 Curt & Jennifer Casson 14 Trafton & Amy Rich If your birthday or anniversary has been omitted, please contact the church office.
Officers Ann Lage, Moderator (309-531-0234) Michelle Clemons, Vice Moderator (815-692-0622) Lisa Kilgus, Secretary (815-692-3956) Donna Roman, Treasurer (815-692-1212) Anna McKeon, Mission Rep. (815-692-2962) Together in Service Committee (Mission Opportunities) Katie Travis, Jill Krieger, Tiffany Ray Search Committee Sandy Dawson, Alma Augsburger PW Coordinating Team The next meeting of the PWCT is scheduled for 6:30 pm on Tuesday, August 7th at Sandy Dawson s house. KITCHEN DUTY FOR AUGUST: Ann Lage Presbyterian Women would love to have you join them! Anyone interested in PW is welcome to attend an upcoming meeting. Please contact one of the members of the PW coordinating team if you would like to attend! Happenings. 1. Kitchen duty - please check for vacancies on the Narthex sign up sheet. 2. We put together 36 "Summer Snack Kits" and delivered them in July to the Food Pantry. Thank you to everyone who helped put them together after church on July 15th. We'll keep everyone updated on future projects. 3. PW made a donation in July to the Clearing House upon finding out that their funds, which help our neighbors around us, were nearly depleted. 4. The next meeting will be at the church on August 7th at 6:30pm. Please contact a member of the PWCT if you are interested in attending.
John 3:16 This couples with children group meets once a month for fellowship and study. Free childcare is provided. John 3:16 s next meeting is Friday, August 24 at 6 PM at the home of Matt & Jenna Kilgus. It will be a Back to School party! During the summer, there will be a one room Sunday school group that will meet from 9-9:25 in the red room upstairs. August 19th Classroom Cleanup Day following service to prepare for Sunday School next month. Wednesday Bible Study This group meets every Wednesday morning at 9:00 a.m. in the Friendship Room.
Income TREASURER'S REPORT 6 Months Thru June 30, 2018 Actual Budget Pledges 76,903 78,000 Non-Pledged 13,481 13,080 Per Capita 2,045 2,500 Interest on Checking 18 12 Use of Church 209 78 Special Reserve Fund Interest 94 0 Bequest/Memorial Funds 1,025 750 Total Income 93,777 94,420 Expenses 91,321 93,577 Excess (Shortage) 2,456 843 Stronghold 13 volunteers are going on a mission trip to Stronghold Camp Aug 3 5. Pastor Dan will be with the group leading worship at Stronghold on August 5th. Kits 4 Kids and You School starts in just a few days. That means so many of our community youth will need crayons, pencils, notebooks and so many more school basics. First Presbyterian will be helping supply some of these needs of local students. We are purchasing and delivering age and grade appropriate supplies in bulk this year...not the prepackaged kits we purchased and distributed for the past few years. Our PW will be providing a large supply of Kleenex for distribution to the PC classrooms. You may help in this cause of caring by (1) providing cleansing/disinfectant wipes and paper towels for our future generation (please leave donations in the Narthex on Sunday, August 5th or August 12th); (2) helping to deliver the supplies to the schools on Wednesday, August 15 at 9 AM (please sign up to help with delivery in the narthex). A N O T E F R O M P A S T O R Brothers & Sisters, August is here! As you may well know, August means coffee house worship! I am excited to worship with you once again in a more intimate, informal atmosphere. Let us never forget that where two or three are gathered in Jesus' name, He will be there. For wherever and however God's children gather, if they gather in Jesus' name then our Lord will be present. Worshiping together in a different space around tables gives us an additional opportunity to not only connect with God, but also with each other. We will have a three week sermon series during August focused on the Psalms while highlighting their communal nature. I regret to miss the first week of coffee house worship, but you will be in good hands with JD Buchenau preaching and Living Waters leading the praise singing. I will be in Oregon, IL the first weekend in August as I join our group of thirteen for a short-range mission trip where we will be helping support Stronghold Camp and their ministry for youth and families. Blessings in Christ, Pastor Dan July Session Summary We continued our leadership training with Pastor Dan. We rejoiced at the upcoming Stronghold Mission Trip in August. We approved the recommendation from Ministry and Administration to hire Paula Putnam. Our Finance Committee is in the process of streamlining our financial reports to improve readability. Our organ update is underway and we look forward to the completion in September. We referred to Evangelism Committee to look into the possibility of updating our church signage. We referred to Ministry and Administration to look into ways to improve our newsletter. Blessings in Christ, Session
29 11:30 AM Fifth Sunday Potluck 5 Communion 12 Food Pantry Sunday Sunday School registrations due 19 Classroom Cleanup Day after Worship 9:00 AM Sunday School 26 9:00 AM Sunday School August 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 30 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Office 6 13 20 27 7:00 PM Session 31 7 6:30 PM PW Coordinating Team meeting 14 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Choir Rehearsal 7:00 PM Mission Committee Meeting 21 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Choir Rehearsal 28 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Choir Rehearsal 6:30 PM Worship & Sacraments Committee Meeting 1 6:00 PM Christian Ed. Committee Meeting 6:00 PM Evangelism Com- 8 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pastor's 7:00 PM Ministry & Administration Committee Meeting 15 Newsletter Deadline 9:00 AM Kits 4 Kids Deliveries 6:00 PM Cong. Life Committee Meeting 22 Session Reports Due 6:30 PM Deacons Meeting 29 2 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Pastor's 10:30 AM Communion at Fairview Haven 9 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Pastor's 16 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Pastor's 10:30 AM Communion at The Pointe at Pontiac 23 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Pastor's 30 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Pastor's 3 Mission Trip to Stronghold Camp & Retreat Center 4 10 11 17 18 24 6:00 PM John 3:16 31 1 Mission Trip to Stronghold Camp & Retreat Center 25
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