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For the week of
April 23, 2017
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Children and Youth
Education Hour
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Children:
Come to Breakfast!
Lower Level
6th Grade:
Babylon and Back Again
SH 106
7th Grade:
Movie Day
SH 106
8th Grade:
Confirmation
SH 104
High School:
Justice
Apartment
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April
20 - FPC Book Club
22 - Waves of Mercy Author Discussion
23&30 - Abraham's Children - Education Hour
23 - Prescription for Life Begins
25 - Senior Dessert
29 - Presbytery Women of Chicago Gathering
30 -
PNC Candidate Introduction & Congregational Meeting
30 - Fun Time Folks at Cooper's Hawk
May
12 - Dress a Girl Around the World
June
12-16 - Vacation Bible School
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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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Fun Time Folks at Cooper's Hawk
Sunday, April 30 at 5:00 p.m.
Looking for fun ways to meet new friends at First Pres? Want an excuse to get out of the house? Join up with friends and members of First Pres Wheaton as we celebrate spring at Coopers Hawk of Naperville.
A fixed price dinner is all set for you in a private dining area. No agenda, no speakers, just fun!
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In April we will be collecting canned fruit - especially pineapple - and large diapers (size 4, 5 and 6).
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Women's Bible Study
Please join Pastor Kyle at 10:00 a.m. on the 1st Tuesday of the month in the Living room.
This year we will be discussing "
Who is Jesus?", as we look at Jesus from the various lenses of the Gospel writers and Paul. To purchase a book, please contact
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Join First Pres on Facebook 
Have you "liked" us on Facebook yet? We share frequent updates on events and worship services on our Facebook page as well as post photos from recent gatherings of both adults and children. It's easy! Just
CLICK HERE.
It's a fun and easy way to share our mission and promote First Pres!
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Worship 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Recordings of our past sermons are available on our website here.
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Meeting in the Stewart Hall 101-103
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Pastoral Nominating Committee
The PNC is Excited to Introduce Our Senior Pastor Candidate.
Join us on April 30 for a day of celebration!
9:00-9:45 Education Hour
10:00 Worship with the Candidate Preaching
11:15 Congregational Meeting
11:45 Reception
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Waves of Mercy
Join Women's Ministry Tomorrow, April 22nd, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. in Stewart Hall for a brunch and presentation.
Award winning author Lynn Austin will lead a discussion on Finding your Passion followed by a Q&A on her latest book, Waves of Mercy.
Lynn will have books available and will sign copies. Offerings will be accepted to offset the cost of brunch.
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Senior Dessert
The Senior Dessert on Tuesday, April 25th will feature Marla Jedlicka, Executive Director of The Wise Old Owl Sanctuary. The sanctuary houses owls that were once wild, injured, and nursed back to health.
The Deacons invite all seniors to meet owls that are not able to be released back to their natural habitat. Join us for desserts and fellowship at 1:00 p.m. RSVP to Janet or Lisa in the church office or 630-668-5147.
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Prescription for Life
This will be the 8th year that our church has supported the Older Adults program at Outreach Community Center through the collection of your loose change.
On April 23 we will be handing out specially marked pill bottles for you and your family to fill with your spare change (or bills, or checks). Your generous donations will help make a huge difference in the life of an isolated older adult living in our area. Services include Friendly Visiting, the Mood and Memory Clinic, social activities, field trips, weekly shopping trips and the popular monthly Lunch and Learn event. So start saving your change now.
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Jesus is Calling You to Tea at K'Tizo
Join us for a deep breath of peace and calm with a Jesus Calling devotion at 9:30 a.m. Come when you can, don't stress when you can't. 4th Thursday of each month at 9:30 a.m. for 30 minutes.
If your calendar is handy, pencil it in for the next few months: 4/27, and 5/25.
Place: K'Tizo Tea & Coffee Shop - located at 1915 North Gary Ave in Wheaton.
Questions? Call Angela Stephenson at
630-200-2533
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Presbytery Women of Chicago Gathering
Saturday, April 29 in the Sanctuary and Stewart Hall, come join this amazing day of activity including speakers Diane Slocum and Pastor Kyle.
Schedule:
9:00 Coffee and Registration
9:30 -10:45 Business Meeting/ Speaker
11:00 Choose two breakouts
12:15 Lunch
1:15 Worship led by Rev. Diane Slocum
Lunch $10, pay at the door.
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Dress a Girl Around the World 
Please join Women's Ministry on Friday, May 12th, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Stewart Hall 104--107 for another round of making dresses for Dress-a-Girl-Around-the-World. We also need help in packaging the completed dresses in preparation for shipping.
Please contact Jeanne Kovanda at
(630) 380-0635 with questions or if you will be needing a babysitter.
Thank you to all the women who donated fabric and notions toward the fabric. Over 50 dresses have been completed so far!
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Registration for Vacation Bible School has begun!
June 12 - 16 from 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Children ages 4 (by Sept. 1)- entering 5th grade
$30 per child (includes a T-shirt) Music CD's available to order for $4.
Registration forms are in the church office or ONLINE.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Many fun opportunities to serve. Contact Lynn Nuzzo with questions.
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The children reenacting Jesus' entry into Jerusalem during Children's Worship.
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VBS Service Squad 
We are looking for Middle Schoolers entering 6th-8th grade to join us for a week of mission projects from Monday, June 12-Friday June 16 9:00-11:30 a.m. Cost is $30.00. Each morning begins with journaling and a devotion, and then off on a mission project; sorting food at the Humanitarian Service Project, making lunches for PADS, visiting our FPC seniors, working out in the back yard of Willow brook Wildlife Haven, recycling at SCARCE are some of the projects we have done.
Parent chaperones are welcome and needed. Mark your calendars. Forms can be found in the church office, ONLINE at the church website and will be coming in the mail.
Questions? Contact Mary Kinsey 630-668-5147x20.
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Eighth Grade Welcome Night at WF
April 23, 6-8:15 p.m.
Meet in the Rotunda.
The High School Youth of WF would like to invite all 8th grade students to join us at youth group on April 23rd! Come see what you have to look forward to when you get to high school! We will have all kinds of fun things planned especially for YOU! It's a great time to meet your confirmation sponsor, too! After this night, 8th graders are welcome to come each Wednesday night for Girls' and Guys' small groups, and WF youth group each Sunday night! Join us!
Rebuilding Together Aurora - Morning of Service
April 29, 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
This is a great hands on opportunity to serve our neighbors in Aurora. We will be working on tasks that are very much like the summer mission trip: painting, home repair and construction projects. Check it out on their website:
www.rtaurora.org
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Dear First Pres Family,
I would like to extend a HUGE thank you to all of you that attended the pancake breakfast fundraiser on Palm Sunday. It was so fun to see all of you there, enjoying each other. My students had a blast serving you! Thanks to your generosity, we raised about $4000 toward our summer mission trip- which is double what I had budgeted! Your love and support for our high school youth is just awesome. Thank you so much!
Joyfully,
Nancy Goodwin
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The Preschool Visits Willowbrook Wildlife Center
On Thursday, April 13th, our First Pres Preschool four year old and five year old classes went to Willowbrook Wildlife Sanctuary for a field trip. Each class spent part of their time in a 45 minute education program where they learned about how Willowbrook rescues animals and different types of creature habitats. They were also able to personally visit with several of the rescued animals who live at Willowbrook. The children met and were able to pet a rat and a morning dove. For another hour, the children walked around in groups with a chaperone and explored the wildlife sanctuary. In the morning, we had overcast weather and some rain but that didn't phase the children and they made the best of it enjoying their field trip in their rain coats. By the afternoon, the weather had cleared and we had a beautiful afternoon for walking around.
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Sunday Worship Schedule
Worship Service 8:30 a.m.
Fellowship 9:30 a.m.
Adult Education 9
:45 a.m.
Worship Service 11:00 a.m.
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Office Hours
Monday-Friday
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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