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For the week of
March 18, 2018
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MARCH
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- DOOR Chicago Mission
16 - Genesis March Madness
18 - Zomi Celebration
19 - Women's Ministry Card Making and Writing
21 - Lenten Supper
22 - FPC Book Club
24 - Easter Party and Egg Hunt
25 - Palm Sunday Worship
25 - WF Palm & Pancakes Fundraiser
26-31 - Passion Art Walk
29 - Maundy Thursday Worship Service
30 - Good Friday Worship Service
APRIL
1 - Easter
19 - Women's Ministry Tea
24 - Deacon's Senior Event
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Online Calendar
Looking for even more details about what's coming up? See our online calendar
here
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Your FPC book club is reading
Still Life
, the first book in Louise Penny's series about Inspector Gamache, the hero, who commands his forces with integrity and quiet courage.
Join us on Thursday, March 22, 7:00 p.m. in the church Parish House for great fellowship and good discussions.
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New needs this month are canned tuna, cooking oil and toothpaste for Peoples Resource Center.
Interfaith Food Pantry needs women's
personal products, bar soap, tea, diapers and wipes.
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Please join Pastor Kyle as we gather together for Bible Study on the first Tuesday each month. This year we will be studying "
Cloud of Witnesses: The Community of Christ in Hebrews
" as we delve into the Book of Hebrews. 10:00 a.m. in the Living Room. Books are available in the church office for $10.
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Amazon Smile
If you shop on Amazon, you can triple your impact for First Pres by using Amazon Smile from
March 12-31
and Amazon donates to First Presbyterian Church.
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Boy Scout Troop 23 Needs Your Help!
Troop 23 has been an important part of First Pres since 1955 and currently has over 80 active scouts. If you are interested in becoming a liaison, and making a difference in these young lives, please contact Ron Hands at (630) 670-6710. The time commitment is small but the impact is huge.
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Remember our College Kids with a prayer or care card:
Kevin Buh,
Illinois State University and Olivia Linebarger,
New York University
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Pastor Kellen Smith
Worship 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Recordings of our past sermons are available on our website here.
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Special Music This Sunday
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On Sunday, we will journey through one of Johann
Sebastian Bach's earliest church cantatas. Bach has always been known as one of the greatest composers of Western classical music, but how does his music remain relevant in the 21st century? What place can his church cantatas, of which he composed over 300, have in the 21st century church? As we journey through this season of lent, we pray that this musical experience would shed light on how we can to journey forward in worship, while continually digging into the rich history of church music from the past.
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A 20th Century Martyr
FINAL class this Sunday, March 18, 9:45-10:45 a.m
in Stewart Hall 102-103.
Dr. Paul Bischoff is our Theologian-in-Residence during Lent to present a four-part class on Dietrich Bonhoeffer. As professor and pastor, Bonhoeffer spoke out early against Hitler and the Nazis. This seminar explores three of Bonhoeffer's best-known books:
Discipleship, Life Together
and
Letters & Papers from Prison
in which he challenges us to proclaim the Gospel through our lives.
Childcare Available.
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Read the Gospel of Matthew
During Lent, take the opportunity to grow your faith by reading through Matthew's gospel over 40 days. As a complement to our FOCUSED sermon series, you can find a purple reading guide in the pew or you can download it HERE. The reading schedule began on February 18 and concludes on Maundy Thursday, March 29.
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Final Lenten Supper, Wednesday March 21
6:30 - 7:15 p.m. Food and fellowship in Stewart Hall
7:15 - 7:45 p.m. Worship
7:45 - 8:15 p.m. A time of study
All are welcome! There will be a free will donation to offset supper costs.
To RSVP, call the church office at (630) 668-5147.
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Join us this Sunday, March 18 following worship at 12:15 p.m. in Stewart Hall as we celebrate with our Zomi friends and wish them well. After six years of being our wonderful neighbors and friends they will be moving to a new building on Ellis and Front Streets and they wish to thank us for our warm hospitality. Please come and bring a dish to share.
You are also invited to help us celebrate with a contribution toward a gift for the Zomi Congregation as they begin a new chapter; a special Timothy Botts Print for their new church building. We will continue to partner with the Zomi Congregation by providing school supplies, the Zomi Christmas Tree gifts, & student scholarships. Funds over and above the cost of the farewell gift will go toward this mission partnership. Checks can be made out to First Pres with Zomi gift in the memo line.
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One Great Hour of Sharing
During this season of Lent, our gifts to One Great Hour of Sharing enable us 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. If you would like to make a gift to One Great Hour of Sharing, you can make your check out to First Presbyterian Church with OGHS in the memo line, or contribute online.
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Feed My Starving Children
Tuesday, March 27, 2:30-4:30 p.m. in Aurora.
We are looking for 25 volunteers, ages five and up to help pack nutritious meals for hungry children around the world. Please contact Nora Lawson
or call 708-267-3309 to sign up.
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Easter Flowers
Flowers will adorn our chancel for Easter and  be delivered to our homebound parishioners and closest neighbors. To dedicate Easter flowers in honor or memory of a loved one, please complete the form below and return it to the church office, along with your donation, no later than Monday, March 26. Your dedication will be printed in the Easter bulletin. You may also pick up an Easter flower following the last service on Easter at noon.
____ In Honor of ____________________________
____ In Memory of __________________________
Given by:__________________________________
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Card Making and Writing
On Monday, March 19 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm in Stewart Hall 101, we will be making greeting cards to send to women in our church. If you like to create greeting cards, write encouraging words to other women or just want to join us for fellowship we would love to have you join us. Come for an hour or the whole time...your help will be greatly appreciated.
Call Alice Lechiara (630) 462-0536 or Donna Laidlaw (630) 690-7402 with any questions.
 Ladies High Tea
High tea fare, fellowship and fundraising, Thursday April 19th, 1:00-3:00 pm in Stewart Hall.
We will be collecting new & nearly new shoes for silent auction and gently used shoes for donation to Twice As Nice Consignment benefiting Outreach Community Ministries. Auction funds will benefit the eight charities supported each year by Women's Ministries.
You are encouraged to bring infant, child, and women's shoes of all sizes. You can shop for yourself, neighbors, friends and family members.
Bring your friends with you to share in a fun event of connecting, shopping, and the delicious fare of "High Tea".
Please RSVP to the church office.
Women's Ministry: Jesus is Calling You to Tea at K'Tizo
Join us on the 4th Thursday each month for a deep breath of peace and calm with a Jesus Calling devotion at K'Tizo Tea & Coffee Shop, 1915 North Gary Ave. at 9:30 a.m.
Questions? Call Angela Stephenson at 630-200-2533.
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Easter Party and Egg Hunt
Saturday, March 24th, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
2 years thru 3rd Grade (4th & 5th Graders welcome to come assist!) Crafts, Games, the Easter story and an egg hunt will all be a part of the fun!
To register bring 1 dozen filled eggs (wrapped candy only) to the office by March 20 or email
Lynn.
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March Madness!
Friday, March 16, 7:00-9:00 p.m. in the Ministry Center
Welcome 5
th
graders! Join your
new
Genesis middle school friends for March Madness. We will have basketball, ping pong, bag-o, board games, box ball, an all church scavenger hunt and make your own sundaes. Bring $5.00 and the church permission form found in the church office, at the info desk or online at
www.firstpreswheaton.org
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Middle Schoolers let's go AWOL
with the Chicago Presbytery.
Mark your calendars for an overnight mission trip to downtown Chicago, Friday, April 20-Saturday, April 21. We will start at Fourth Presbyterian Church with dinner Friday night, spend the night and then head out on Saturday to do gardening or park clean-up as it is Earth Day weekend. More information to come.
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 Palms & Pancakes Fundraiser
Sunday, March 25, 9:30-11am.
This is our second (and hopefully last) fundraiser for the summer mission trip, and all mission trip participants will be expected to help out. Watch for an email with more details!
Chattanooga, TN Summer Mission Trip
June 16-23
It's not too late to join us for our awesome summer mission trip to Chattanooga, Tennessee! We will be doing general home repair, interior/exterior painting and/or deck/ramp building - whatever our resident needs! This week long trip is such a meaningful way to grow in our faith and our relationships with each other. It is so exciting to see what God will do in us and through us this week! Register with forms and a payment of $100 (or scholarship request) ASAP. The final cost depends on our two fundraisers, but will range between $300 and $450. Partial scholarships are available. All participants need to help out with our second fundraiser on March 25, and parents and students should plan to attend the mission trip information meeting on May 20 at noon. Please let Nancy know if you have any questions.
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This week we celebrated together a fantastic year at LOGOS. Thank you one and all for sharing your fellowship, friendship and faith this year!
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