THE Church Bell Vol. 70, No. 34 Oct. 2, 2018 THE CHURCH BELL (U.S.P.S. #442-300) is published weekly for $1 per year by First Presbyterian Church, 200 Church St., Neenah, WI. POSTMATER: Send address changes to First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 100, Neenah, WI 54957-0100. This coming Sunday... October 7, 2018 World Communion Sunday Guest Preacher: Susan Stabile Communion Noisy Offering 8:00 a.m. Worship in the Chapel 9:00 a.m. FaithTime! Kids & Adults 9:15 a.m. Chancel Choir 10:15 a.m. Worship in the Sanctuary SAVE THESE DATES! Congregational Meeting to Elect Officers Sunday, October 14 th HARVESTFEST Saturday, October 20 th Adult Mission Trip Hurricane Florence Response Team Departs on October 20 th Commitment Sunday October 28 th If we all do a little, it adds up to a lot! Peace & Global Witness This Offering joins Presbyterians together as active peacemakers; enabling the church to promote the peace of Christ by addressing systems of injustice in our own communities and across the world. Twenty-five percent of the Offering will stay with our church, to do peacemaking close to home. This coming Sunday, World Communion Sunday, we will dedicate your donations and the Noisy Offering to the Peace & Global Witness Offering. Special envelopes are available in each pew, or write Peace and Global Witness Offering in the memo of your check. If you or your child would like to take part in our World Communion Flag Processional this coming Sunday, please meet in the Narthex of the Sanctuary (back of the big church) at 10:00 a.m.
Sunday mornings at 9AM On Sunday, October 7 th, Susan Stabile will join FaithTime! for Adults with a discussion on Praying as Jesus Taught Us. We will pick back up on Sunday, October 21 st with Dr. Bob Hilgers, Think Globally, Act Locally. Visit the information desk to pick up a FaithTime! for Adults class list through December. PreK 5 th Grd The Lord s Prayer Middle and High School Praying as Jesus Taught Us Also available after the Time for Children during the second service is Wee Worship. This week s Wee Worship story is: Jesus and the Children. 2 9 2 Wonderful Wednesdays Poverty Mission Project: The group from FPCN that traveled to Houston to help hurricane Harvey victims were stunned to learn how large the homeless population is in Houston, and how few resources exist to help them. The need there is greater than ever, so, as a Wonderful Wednesdays mission project, the youth will be assembling hygiene kits to send to Loaves and Fishes, Houston, for their clients. What can you do to help? Drop off any of the following items in the baskets outside the office from now until 10/17. Monetary donations are also appreciated. Please contact Gina Struensee or the church office with any questions. Supplies For Hygiene Kits: One gallon slider zip lock bags Toothbrush Toothpaste Emory boards Soap (regular size) Hand Sanitizer Unscented deodorant Individual wet one s Shampoo (reg. size) Comb Chapstick Washcloth Ball point pen Small notebook (5x7)
Fall Wonderful Wednesdays FWW continues every Wednesday night through October 24 th. Evenings begin with dinner and fellowship in the Fellowship Hall at 5:30 p.m. Feel free to attend one, two, three, or all evenings whatever your schedule will allow. Visit our website (www.firstpresneenah.org) for full details and online registration or visit the information desk for a hard copy. Pare Down Your Food Container Collection Looking to get rid of a few of your food storage containers? Bring them to the church. We use these containers to send leftovers home with members or to bring meals to homebound members or shelters. Please be sure all containers have no warps or cracks and a tight fitting lid. Carol J. Chouinard October 8, 1954 September 28, 2018 We extend our sympathy to the family of Carol Chouinard, who passed away on Friday, September 28, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. at Wichmann-Laemmrich Funeral Home in Menasha. Visitation will be held the night before 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. and again on Saturday beginning at 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. Isaiah 43:1 CROP Hunger Walk Our JOY and SPY youth will be walking in the Annual CROP Hunger Walk on Sunday, October 14 th! Please support our youth in this event. Your gift can have an impact around the corner and around the globe. $1 US Food banks can distribute $10.00 worth of groceries for every $1 given to them. $100 can provide up to 222 pounds of food distributed to families in need. $1,000 provides a pump so a community has access to clean water. JOY/SPY Cooks Needed Each time our JOY and SPY groups meet at the church, a meal is provided for the group s members and advisors by their parents (you will be reimbursed). If your kids will be attending either group this year and you were unable to attend the kick-off meeting, please send your contact information to Jennifer Hillend (buryat1@new.rr.com). Jennifer is taking care of meal sign up. Looking forward to seeing you in the kitchen!
Help with Hurricane Florence Recovery Presbyterian Disaster Assistance is on the ground helping hurricane and flood victims to recovery. You can help by contributing to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. 2 Ways to Give: 1. Directly to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance through their website (www.pda.pcusa.org); or 2. Through this congregation. Write a check to FPCN, with P.D.A. on the memo line, and we will get your funds to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. Join the Hurricane Florence Response Team First Presbyterian Church will be sending a mission team to Wilmington, North Carolina departing Saturday October 20 th and returning Sunday October 28 th. We ll be helping in the recovery efforts. For more information or to sign up please contact Paul Huxtable (phuxtable@ firstpresneenah.org or 725-4391). We will be staying in the home of a former FPCN member and assisting with cleanup. Please keep everyone affected by Florence in your prayers. HABITAT for HUMANITY 2018 INTERFAITH Build Let s work together to show God s love! FPCN is participating in the Habitat for Humanity Interfaith Build. No experience is necessary to volunteer. You will be shown all that you need to know on the build site. To learn more, see dates and times, or to register visit: https://foxcitieshabitat.volunteerhub.com/lp/firstpresbyterian/. Please contact Amy Cebulski (acebulski22@gmail.com or 757-0694) to volunteer or for more information. FPCN has been assigned Oct 9, 18, and Nov. 15 to serve lunch to all onsite volunteers! Used under license from shutterstock.com
Calendar of Events Sunday, October 7, 2018 World Communion Sunday Guest Preacher: Susan Stabile Noisy Offering Communion 8:00am Worship in the Chapel 9:00am FaithTime! Kids & Adults 9:15am Chancel Choir 10:15am Worship in the Sanctuary Monday, October 8, 2018 7:00pm Mission & Outreach Cmt Tuesday, October 9, 2018 9:00am TLC Quilting Ministry 9:30am Overeaters Anonymous 6:30pm Sweet Adeline Chorus Prac 7:00pm Finance Cmt Wednesday, October 10, 2018 9:30am Book Study 4:30pm Building & Grounds Cmt 5:30pm Fall Wonderful Wednesdays 7:30pm Chancel Choir Thursday, October 11, 2018 5:00pm Yoga 5:30pm Worship Committee 6:30pm Survivors of Suicide Support Grp (SOS) Friday, October 12, 2018 6:30am Men s Fellowship Grp Sunday, October 14, 2018 Congregational Mtg to Elect Officers Adult Mission Trip Commissioning CROP Walk Deacon s Thanksgiving Basket Collection Begins 8:00am Worship in the Chapel 9:00am FaithTime! for Kids 9:15am Chancel Choir 10:15am Worship in the Sanctuary 11:30am Sermon Talk 7:00pm Session On Sunday, September 23 rd during the 10:15 a.m. service, I shared with you that a short video of Habitat for Humanity s Rock the Block event would be shown (that s what I thought) before the end of the service. Imagine my surprise when a different video was shown. Actually, surprise doesn t do justice to how I felt when I realized the video instead was about 20 years with you at First Presbyterian Church. There are so many people to thank for the time they spent, behind the scenes, planning and rolling out the celebration. So let me just say a big THANK YOU to everyone for making this such a meaningful and heartfelt event. It is hard to believe that 20 years have gone by. So many stories, so many events, so many memories flooded through my mind as the video was played. For our entire family it has been and continues to be a blessing to be with you and to travel together through all of the ups and downs of life. Thank you again for a very special day, the cards, gift, and luncheon. Harvestfest Volunteers Needed Harvestfest takes place on Saturday, October 20 th, 9:00 a.m. to Noon with fall foods and lots of fun activities for the kids. The Membership Committee is seeking volunteers to help bake treats and/or help out during the event. Contact Jim Kading (jxkmjk@gmail.com) for a list of food needs or if you would like to volunteer for the event.