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For the week of
May 21, 2017
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First Pres welcomes
Reverend Kellen Smith, who will be starting with us on June 26. You can now view and download the full brochure about Pastor Kellen
HERE.
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Starting May 28
One Worship Service at 9:30 a.m.
Education Hour 10:45 a.m.
Office Hours
Monday-Thursday
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday
8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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The Pastor Said Whaat?!
Enjoy donuts, coffee, and a discussion of Sunday's sermon led by Denny Lawson. Sanctuary Hall (below Sanctuary)
"Parents of Confirmands" Class
Led by Stacy Chojnacki and Julee Lockard
In the Living Room.
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Children and Youth
Education Hour
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Children:
Peter and Cornelius
Lower Level
6th Grade:
The Old Testament: A Story of God's Faithfulness
LL 107
7th Grade:
Game Day
LL 107
8th Grade:
Confirmation
SH104-105
High School:
Hot Breakfast - Kitchen
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May
21 - Prescription for Life Bottles Due
25 - FPC Book Club
25 - Women's Ministry Tea at K'Tizo
28 - Summer Worship Hours Begin
June
3 - Cream of Wheaton
4 - Pentecost Sunday
11 - Farewell to Pastor Dave
11 - Zomi Graduation
12-16 - Vacation Bible School
17-24 - WF Mission Trip
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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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Bottles are available in the Rotunda and can be returned to the church any time before May 21.
Thanks so much for your continued support of this long standing mission of First Pres.
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In May we are collecting spaghetti sauce and cereal - heart healthy types. Thanks to everyone for their generous donations!
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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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I Believe in the Holy Spirit
Worship 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Recordings of our past sermons are available on our website here.
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This Sunday We Celebrate 
Heidi Gagnon's outstanding service as a teacher in our preschool program. Heidi has been a First Pres preschool teacher since 2003 and was integral in helping launch the two year old preschool classrooms, while teaching primarily in the three year old classes at First Pres.
She has taught, encouraged, played, led, and helped prepare children and their parents for their elementary school years with compassion, sensitivity and love. Her service and dedication to our mission of early education has impacted countless young lives as well as nurturing and mentoring numerous adults who taught with her.
She is well loved by parents and staff alike and she will be greatly missed. Heidi is officially retiring at the end of the school year, so we want to extend our appreciation and well wishes as she enters the next phase of her life journey. Thank you and God bless you Heidi!
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Pastor Dave Handley's last day with us will be Sunday, June 11. Please join us for the reception in Stewart Hall following the 9:30 a.m. worship service on June 11 as we say farewell to Pastor Dave. We are so grateful for his ministry at First Pres these past two years as he has led and cared for our congregation during this interim time in countless ways which have encouraged and inspired us. We will have a basket for cards and well wishes at the reception.
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Pentecost Sunday
Who Is the Holy Spirit?
Did you know that Jesus told his disciples a lot about the Holy Spirit in the Upper Room on the night of his arrest? He told them to expect one like himself to come and live within them.
"I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Comforter to be with you forever. This is the Spirit of Truth...I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you."
(John 14:16, 18)
This will be the theme of the next three worship services, leading up to Pentecost Sunday on June 4.
On May 21 we will dive into the amazing promise of Jesus,
"Very truly I tell you: the one who believes in me will do the works that I do and, in fact, greater works than these because I go to the Father."
(John 14:12)
How could this possibly be?
May 28 we will look at Jesus' teaching on the Vine and the Branches in John 15:1-11, and how we can experience this Spirit of Jesus in our lives.
On June 4, our Pentecost Communion Service we will see how the ancient prophecy from Jeremiah 31:31-34 helps us understand what happened six centuries later when the Holy Spirit came to fill the disciples and transform their lives completely. Can this happen to us?...our heart and our will changed from our deepest longing "My will be done!" to "Your will be done!"
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Taste of Wheaton
First Pres is stepping out into the community with a table at the Taste of Wheaton on June 3 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. We want this to be an outreach opportunity in which we talk about our church, the wonderful music program, mission opportunities, and so much more. We will be handing out our First Pres bookmarks (along with some free books) and have face painting for the kids. If you are able to volunteer for a couple of hours, please contact Sue Hervey at
or call her at 630-682-4603.
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It is graduation time and our Zomi congregation has four young people graduating from high school this year. We will join in the Zomi's worship service at Noon on June 11 to recognize these young people. If you would like to contribute to a scholarship fund for these students, please contact Mary Kinsey (at the church - 630-668-5147) or Gwen Henry (630-665-4230) or pick up an envelope at the information desk. Checks may be made payable to the church.
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FPC Book Club 
"Lucy Barton is recovering slowly from what should have been a simple operation. Her mother, to whom she hasn't spoken for many years, comes to see her. Gentle gossip about people from Lucy's childhood in Amgash, Illinois, seems to reconnect them, but just below the surface lie the tension and longing that have informed every aspect of Lucy's life: her escape from her troubled family, her desire to become a writer, her marriage, her love for her two daughters. Knitting this powerful narrative together is the brilliant storytelling voice of Lucy herself: keenly observant, deeply human, and truly unforgettable."
Join us on Thursday, May 25, 7:00 p.m. in the church Parish House living room for discussion of this New York Times #1 Best Seller, also named One of the Best Books of the Year by The Washington Post. Questions? Please contact Mary Kinsey (
630) 668-5147 x20
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Calling for the Hands, Hearts and Feet of God!
On Sunday, May 21, in the Rotunda look for tomatoes. The Mission Outreach Committee will have tomato plants (and a few pepper plants) to give away to children and adults of our church. When you plant, water, tend and harvest the fruit of the tomato plant, you are caring for a part of God's creation. When you bring your harvested tomatoes back to First Presbyterian as part of our service during July and August, you are helping to care for the people of God because we will donate your harvest, along with our "Giving Garden" crops, to the food pantry.
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Register Now for Vacation Bible School!
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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Volunteers Opportunities:
Game Leaders
Crew Leaders to guide and assist the children
Childcare Providers (for Volunteers kids)
Decoration Creators
Set up/Clean Up (Sun & Fri)
Greeter and Registration Assistance
Photographer
Closing Refreshments Organizer
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WE NEED YOUR HELP! VBS Decorating Meetings in May
Come join us this Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Parish House basement (Undercroft).
We will be painting, stapling, cutting and more! Come fellowship with others and help out with VBS!
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VBS Donations 
Check out the donation board in the Rotunda!
Also in need: large cardboard boxes, toilet/paper towel tubes, sidewalk chalk remnants (used pieces) Please leave donations in the church office. Thanks!
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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 (includes a t-shirt). 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 Willowbrook 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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Sunday AM - Hot Breakfast
This Sunday, May 21 at 9:30 a.m. in the kitchen
Bacon. Need I say more?
WF Year End Family BBQ
This Sunday, May 21 at 6:00 p.m. at the Carroll's House
803 E. Illinois St
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Join us for some tasty grilled meat, and fun family fellowship! We will provide the meat but we ask that families would contribute as follows:
Last Names A-J bring salad, fruit, pasta salad, or chips
Last Names K-O bring dessert
Last Names P-Z bring drinks
Please RSVP to Nancy if you will be coming! 8th graders and families are welcome!
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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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