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Greetings!
we are pleased to present your June First Presbyterian Church of Green Bay newsletter!
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"Food for Thought"
by Pastor Randy
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Welcome! I hope you enjoy reading the newsletter in our new format. I take this opportunity to share with you an upcoming event that will impact all Presbyterians.
On June 18-25, I will be attending the 222nd General Assembly in Portland, OR. The General Assembly consists of commissioners elected by presbyteries. Half of the commissioners will be ruling elders, and half will be teaching elders (pastors). Along with guests, including myself, about 3,000 Presbyterians will be gathering.
Continue reading . . .
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Vacation Bible School is scheduled for August 1-4 from 5:30-8:00 p.m. with our theme being “Living Waters for the World” focusing on learning about the water issues in the countries of Honduras, Haiti and Ghana. Our kick-off will be on Monday, August 1st with an outdoor art project led by our own artist, Patcee Bucher. We are planning on having a bounce house again, along with a trip to Seymour Park to utilize the splash pad. Watch for further details and registration materials.
Further info about CE, including Family Camping Weekend, Triennium, and more . . .
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Youths with beats and eats
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The Youth Group members treated the rest of the congregation to a spirited, animated dance number, followed by a delicious pancake and porkie brunch in Banner Hall. What a wonderful way to wrap up before the summer break! Thank you to leaders Bobbi Holl, Loni McCormick and Lacy Schimmel.
Check out more photos here . . .
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2016 Presbyterian Youth Triennium
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Four young people and two adults from First Presbyterian Church will be traveling to Purdue University to attend Triennium from July 19-23. They ask for your support in their efforts to raise $1,515.
The Presbyterian Youth Triennium is a five-day event for high school age youth from all over the country. The Triennium is focused on equipping young people to be transformational Christian leaders, and seeks to join with the home churches of the attendees to help call young people into deeper discipleship in Jesus Christ. The Youth Triennium is a high energy, biblically infused and focused, youth friendly conference.
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Jo Leicht Commissioned as Stephen Minister
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Please help us congratulate Jo Leicht, who has, after 50 hours of training, been commissioned as a Stephen Minister! Supervision and continuing education will go on twice a month on a continual basis, as well as meeting with other Stephen Ministers. Jo explained, "I chose to pursue this training because I like the idea of confidentially caring for people, on a one-to-one basis, who are experiencing a difficult time in their lives. Referrals come through the Church.
See Pastor Randy's May 22nd sermon which speaks to the origin and purpose of this very important mission.
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A wonderful potluck meal was enjoyed by 21 folk for our May meeting which included great conversation, a few quizzes about fishing, baseball, birds, flowers, and some hymn singing. Thank you to all the friendly folk who helped in making 2015-16 an enjoyable year. If anyone has thoughts about program ideas for the next year please be ready to share them at a planning meeting to be held in August. Watch for the date. May God be with each one of you this summer.
Nancy Kwaterski and Shirley Schoffelman
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You are invited to join us Sunday, June 5 following worship for a wonderful time of picnicing with your fellow church members. A tent has been ordered for the church lawn from the Retired Ashwaubenon Fire Department. Volunteers will be grilling brats and hamburgers. Please bring a dish to share: a salad, casserole or dessert. In the event of rain, the picnic will be moved to Banner Hall. You are encouraged to bring a guest!
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Welcome Bob Nickel, Organist
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Please welcome Bob Nickel as our new organist, starting June 1st! Bob grew up in Princeton, Wisconsin, earned a Bachelor’s degree from UW – Whitewater, and taught business education for 23 years, serving the Algoma (15 years) and Sevastopol (8 years) school districts. He then earned a Master’s degree from Marian University as well as a church music certificate from Silver Lake College, and has served as organist and/or director of music for Catholic, Methodist, Moravian, and United Church of Christ congregations.
Read more . . .
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Director of Communications
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Hello! I started as the Director of Communication on May 9th and have been very pleased by and grateful for the warm welcome I have received from the other staff as well as members of the congregation – thank you all! I am honored to be a part of the First Presbyterian team, and look forward to getting to know all of you. I would also welcome any creative ideas that you might have for communicating the Church’s message.
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Enjoy the Convenience of Online Giving
The Stewardship Committee wants to remind you that we offer online giving as a way to automate your regular weekly offering. Online giving offers convenience for you and provides a much-needed donation consistency for our congregation. Online giving is used to automatically transfer funds from your checking or savings account to the church’s bank account.
You can set up on your online giving by clicking on the On-Line Giving graphic or going to the church’s website (www.firstpresgreenbay.org) at any time. You can set up an automatic donation plan, make a one-time donation or view your online donation history.
As you contemplate future contributions, please consider online giving. For more information, visit the church website or contact Carol at 437-8171.
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Thank you for your aluminum cans for the Pantry. Please do NOT include aluminum foil or plastic bottles. These items are not recyclable. The Pantry workers appreciate all the cans received to help feed our neighbors.
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AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support the Presbyterian Pantry of Green Bay every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at
smile.amazon.com
, you’ll find the same shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to the Pantry! Please consider using the smile.amazon.com site when you shop.
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1st – Connor Rowell
2nd – Jennifer Micallef
6th – Deirdre Rasmussen
8th – Kathleen Ford; Akinmayowa Omotoso
9th – Virginia Amen; Amber Boyer
10th – Trevor Gossen; Olivia Kannich
11th – Brian Rasmussen
13th – Gene Stenson
14th – Kendall Batal
15th – Eugene Reynolds
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17th – Loren Dunn
18th – Sophia Sperduto
20th – Hailey Hansen
21th – Meredith Ingram
23th – Scott Wittman
24th – Ken Sann; Jennifer Solper
25th – Dennis Siewert; Esther Weise
28th – Peter Blashka; Leah Mott
29th – Mackenna Altmann
30th – Keirstyn Batal; Yaw Berko
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