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First Presbyterian Church of Stillwater
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Weekly Connection
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February 14, 2018
Connecting in Christ + Transforming Lives
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Join us on Sunday! God Welcomes All People, And So Do We!
Worship on the Lord's Day
Sunday, February 18, 2018
Come and pray and share prayer concerns.
9:30 am: Worship on the the Lord's Day
Preacher: Rev. Cader Howard.
Music by the Sanctuary Choir.
Communion served.
10:30 am: Coffee & Fellowship
Join us in the Gathering Area after worship for a time to greet one another.
10:50 am: Adult Christian Education
"Hallelujah: The Bible and Handel's Messiah," with Allan Kellar and Ken McCullen - Adult Education at 10:50 a.m. on Sundays: February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 18, and 25.
Handel's Messiah is one of the best loved musical compositions
of all time. This Kerygma program of six sessions is
appropriate to Lent, dealing with the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, ending with the redemption of the world through faith. We will consider the theological significance of each text and then listen to how that text is beautifully enriched through the brilliance of the music.
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Hearing Loop, hearing assist devices, and large print bulletins and hymnals available.
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Lent: Journeying Together in Faith
Lent is a time when Christians discipline themselves to focus on methods
to examine faith and experience new depth to glorify God on Easter
Sunday. We are pleased that again this year we will have noon soup
luncheons with members of our congregation sharing their faith stories.
We start our Lenten journey today on Ash Wednesday with
pastor Cader Howard speaking at the noon and 7 pm
services.
Beginning February 22nd:
Stories of Faith: Thursday Soup Luncheons
Come and enjoy a soup luncheon at noon on Thursday, February 22, in the dining room. Peter Ulland will be sharing his faith story. This is the first in a series of five luncheons that will be held at noon on Thursdays during Lent. A free will offering is collected.
Nursery care is available if you contact Kate Bachman on the Tuesday before the Thursday lunch date. Call 651-491-4721, or email to:
[email protected]
Invite a friend!
Lenten Luncheon dates: Feb. 22nd, March 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd.
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2018 Holy Week and Easter Services
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday worship on March 25th (gather at 9:20 a.m. for palm processional).
Maundy Thursday
Dinner and service on March 29th at 6:15 p.m.
Good Friday
Service on March 30th at First Presbyterian at 7:00 p.m.
Easter Sunday
This year we will have one Easter Sunday worship service at 10:00 a.m.
Easter Breakfast will be served at 8:00 a.m. Please plan to arrive early!
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Every Pledge Matters
The Stewardship team will be presenting to Session the results of this year's campaign for pledges. The Finance team will also be presenting an operating budget for 2018.
Both teams need your support! Your pledges guide their financial decision-making for our congregation's current and future needs.
If you have not already done so, please turn in your pledge card.
You may also contact the treasurer, Myron Reubendale, with your pledge information for 2018. Email to:
[email protected].
Every pledge matters and every gift is valued!
Thank you for support in the past and for the support you are making known by pledging for 2018. First Presbyterian has a wonderful ministry in the St. Croix Valley, supported by the members of the congregation who care for each other and are --
"Connected in Christ - Transforming Lives."
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Last Chance: FPC Book Fair
The Book Fair is jointly sponsored by the Faith Formation and Mission Ministry teams. Stop by between now and Sunday to browse the collection of donated books and materials.
All donations received at the Book Fair will go for FPC Youth Members in Mission.
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New Reading Group:
"The New Jim Crow"
 After December's adult education around the state of mass incarceration in our country, Kelley Jepsen, pastoral intern, has decided to continue the discussion with a reading and reflection group. Written by civil rights litigator and legal scholar, Michelle Alexander, the book "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" offers a heartbreaking account of how the current legal system in the United States has served as a caste system which targets and oppresses millions of African Americans.
Interested? For those interested in signing up to be a part of the book study, please contact Kelley Jepsen at
[email protected]
for more information. Thanks!
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New LINC Volunteer Sign-Up
Go online and sign up for volunteer positions by filling out this year's LinC (time and talent) form.
Sign up online!
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If you are looking for a church home, please consider becoming part of our church family. Contact Pastor Cader Howard to learn more about membership. There will be a New Member class after worship on Sunday, February 25th, 10:50 a.m., in Room 202.
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Dear FPC Family --
I cannot offer enough thanks to you for your concern and your prayers. The support that you are offering me is so very comforting to us as a family. My children are also appreciative of the outpouring of the care that you extending to us all.
I live in hope as the progression of the ALS has been minimal to date, other than in my speech. I am not taking this lying down, therefore I am aggressively seeking treatment immediately through Mayo clinic.
We are facing this head on, as our Mom won't let us do it any other way. That has always served us well as a family.
We all appreciate the time to plan a few weeks to be together in the early stages of her diagnosis and ongoing treatment as we continue to plan for the future.
We are so grateful for your presence in our lives being that as a family we are close in heart and spirit, yet widespread throughout the world. We are each buoyed by your support and care.
With our deepest thanks -- Cindy, Hadley, Addison, and MaryScot
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 Thank You Food Shelf Volunteers!
Many thanks to Bill Baker, Carol Gorke, Bonnie & Duane Mutschler, Rebecca Erickson, Roger & Marianne Tyrrell, Julie James, and Cheryl Kocian for volunteer time at the Food Shelf at Valley Outreach.
This was a very last-minute request and these folks came through!
Our next opportunity is the week of April 23rd.
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Watching Us on Sunday Mornings?
Our audience watching us on Facebook on Sunday mornings continues to grow! If you're one of our online viewers and would like a copy of the Sunday bulletin, send an message to the office at: [email protected] and request to be added to the email list for the PDF copy of the bulletin (sent out late on Fridays).
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 Community Event:
Culture, Religion, and Race Building
Thursday, February 22, 2018
Trinity Lutheran Church 6:00-8:45 PM
beginning with Community Supper
Through group and interactive exercises, this session will explore how race influences our worldviews, conscious and unconscious communication through history, legacy, and socialization. Program will be led by Okogyeamon (Herbert Perkins, Ph.D., MDiv., who received the name Okogyeamon during a naming ceremony in Ghana in 1998; it means "He who saves a village.")
This presentation will kick off a series of experiential learning opportunities created in communion with four local churches (including First Presbyterian!) that will include a community book read, movies, field trips, dinners, presentations, and more.
For more information about this and other future events that are being offered, please visit our website: cultureandrace.org
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Calendar for February
TODAY:
Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14th:
No K4C. Come to Ash Wednesday - 7 pm.
Sunday, February 18th: Book Sale!
Wednesday, February 21st:
K4C at our regular time (5:30 pm). Our Quest Time focus will be Following the Servant (John 13:1-7)
Sunday, February 25th: 5:30 to 7:30 pm: ArtSpoke Training
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The Top Secret Project
Wednesday March 14, 6:30-8 PM
Stillwater Area High School Auditorium.
Please attend this free presentation for adults only that helps parents recognize unfamiliar hazards of teenagers. Delivered by Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation staff, the presentation features informing parents of items often found in any home, that when seen through an educated lens, could be a signal that there's a problem. The presenters also discuss what to do if you or someone you know is concerned, and provides important resources for young people and families.
Please register at:
ysb.net/event/march14
Contact Julia Geigle, YSB: [email protected] or call: 651-351-8198
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Saturday: PW Mission Opportunity on Feb. 17th 
This Saturday
is our second Mission Opportunity day for hand-on projects to help those in need. Come from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to sew, knit, cut material, and do other mission project work. There is plenty to do for everyone, sewers and non-sewers alike. Morning snacks and a light lunch provided. Bring a project to work on, or come and see what projects are in need of willing hands. Bring a sewing machine if you would like, or perhaps a pair of scissors. Come join us!
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Joy Circle:
Meeting at the church on February 15th at 9:30 am for lesson 6 in our Horizon Study Book. Jane Knapp and Darlene Doty are hostesses, Nancy Davis will lead the lesson, and Marian Adkins will share a Devotion. We look forward to having Cindy Monteith visiting us. Others may join us. Contact Margaret Carasik for more information.
Hope Circle: Meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 20th at 9:30 a.m. in the Church Library. We are studying lesson #6. Please remember to bring a canned food item for the food shelf. Contact Bonnie Mutschler if you need a ride.
Serendipity Circle: Meeting on Saturday, Feb. 17th in the Library. Because the PW mission opportunities begins at 10 a.m., we will meet at 8:45 a.m. Linda Orsted is the hostess and Phyllis Reubendale will lead lesson 6. Guest welcome! Contact Linda for more information.
Charity Circle: Meeting on Thursday, 15th at 9:30 at Boutwells Landing, lower level next to the auditorium. Hostess is Mary Goodwin; devotions by Carol Gorke; Lesson 6 by Carolyn Clark. Visitors welcome!
Patience Circle: Meeting on Thursday, Feb. 15th at 1 p.m. at the home of Julie James. Linda Kellar will lead Lesson 6. All are welcome!
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A variety of greeting cards are available on the kiosk in the Gathering Area. All proceeds go to Missions. Suggested donation is $1 to $2 per card. Please leave donations in folder on the kiosk.
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Senior Health and Faith Day: April 17th
The St. Croix Valley Faith Community Nursing Program is excited to announce that the 13th annual Senior Faith and Health Day event "Mental Health and Aging....Let's Talk About It" will be on Tuesday, April 17th 2018 from 8:30-12:30pm at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Stillwater. Watch for more information to come soon!
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Two Sessions: June 18 - 22, July 9 - 13
Registration for FPC children ages 5-11 is open now!
You may go to our ArtSpoke website to download forms:
ArtSpoke.org
Questions can be emailed to Cindy Monteith: [email protected] On day five, the staff will make lunch for those in attendance of the day's celebrations.
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Wanted: Steampunk Art Materials
We need gears, nuts and bolts, clocks, watches, computer keyboards, insides of computers, small gears, etc.
You can bring your valuable 'junk' to the church or we are fine to come and sort through your wares.
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New LINC Volunteer Sign-Up
Go online and sign up for volunteer positions by filling out this year's LinC (time and talent) form.
Sign up online!
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Church Calendar
Feb. 15 - Feb. 22, 2018
Thursday, Feb. 15
9:30 am: Quilters
3 pm: Afterschool Tutoring
Friday, Feb. 16
Saturday, Feb. 17
10 am: PW Mission Opportunity Day
(10 am to 2 pm)
Sunday, Feb. 18
9:00 am: Morning Prayers
9:30 am: Worship
10:30 am: Children's Choir
10:30 am: Coffee
10:50 am: Adult Christian Education
Monday, Feb. 19
6 pm: Study Group
7 pm: Men's Bible Study
Tuesday, Feb. 20
9:30 am: Hope Circle
3 pm: Afterschool Tutoring
6:30 pm: Deacons
7:00 pm: Session
Wednesday, Feb. 21
9 am: Worship Planning
11 am: Staff Meeting
5:30 pm: K4C Night
7:00 pm: Sanctuary Choir
7:30 pm: Bells
Thursday, Feb. 22
12 noon: Lenten Soup Luncheon
3 pm: Afterschool Tutoring
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Sunday, Feb. 18th
Welcomers
Lenny & Sandy Snellman
Ushers
Sheila Gustafson
David Southwick
Joyce Lewis
Terry Lewis
Brooklyn Ward
Emily Ward
Acolyte
Maggie Bachman
Communion Preparers
Jim Stepan
Yvonne Schnarr
Communion Presenters
Gabe King
Isaac Howard
Communion Servers
Brett Emmons
Jean Emmons (Beadle)
Carol Gorke
Rosemary Stafford
Jim Stepan
Jean Marie Ulland
Peter Ulland
Bill White
Noel White
Liturgists
Jennifer Gillespie
Hannah Quayle
Soundboard
Peter Bachman
Coffee
Merle Dowdall
The Lukes
Flowers
-open date-
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 Missions:
One Great Hour of Sharing 2018
Lent is traditionally a season of fasting and prayer. During this time, Christians pay close attention to spiritual disciplines that deepen our understanding of what God is doing in our lives and in the world. As a church, we spend time together hearing about and praying for the ministries of compassion and justice done through our support of One Great Hour of Sharing.
A gift to One Great Hour of Sharing enables the church 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. This offering supports the Pastor's Emergency Fund, used to help those in our community in need of emergency support.
Our offering will be collected on Easter Sunday, April 1st. You may give to this offering at any time. Please include "OGHS" in the memo line of your check.
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Online Giving: Support First Presbyterian
You can honor God with your offering and give directly from your
computer, tablet or smart-phone for a one-time gift or set up a schedule of automated/recurring gifts. Pay directly from a checking account or credit/debit card. Click Here to give your gift today.
Thank You!
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Can't be with us on Sunday?
Find us on Facebook!
Did you know our services are broadcast live on Sunday mornings?
If you're not able to join us on a Sunday, go to our
Facebook page and click on the post with the video stream from our sanctuary.
Miss a Sunday?
Want to hear a sermon again?
Past worship services can also be found online. Scroll down on the Facebook page and click on posts from past services.
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The 2018 Member Directory is available for pick up in the church office. Please pick up one copy per household.
The Member Birthday List is printed in the back of the directory.
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Church Office Hours
Monday & Friday
9 am to noon
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
9 am to noon & 1 pm to 4 pm
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[email protected]
For pastoral care, call the number above. Additional information will be provided.
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Submissions for the Weekly Connection due by 9 a.m. Wednesday morning.
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