Greetings! we are pleased to present your 2019 November-December
First Presbyterian Church of Green Bay newsletter!
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Pastor Nominating Committee Update by Bruce Deadman
The Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC) REALLY appreciates the fantastic response to our survey. We had over 100 responses!! Your answers and comments gave us some great insights as to where we are as a church and what you seek in a pastor. We are incorporating that into the Ministry Information Form (MIF), which we hope to get approved by Session soon. Then we can forward it to the Presbytery Committee Ministry for approval, and once approved, we can start recruiting!!
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Stu Bear Stewardship - Worship / Commitment Sunday & Potluck Meal
November 3, 10 am & 11 am
Stu Bear will be highlighted by the Worship Committee as they explain how the Worship Ministry is an important part of our church. Please join us on Sunday, November 3 at 10:00 a.m., at which pledge cards are to be returned, and Tom Schoffelman will be preaching. The service will be followed by an old-fashioned potluck meal immediately following worship. Please join us for this special morning!
Also, today is the first day of the Christmas Carol suggestions (see sheet outside the Choir Room) for the January 5 Christmas Carol sing along. See info at end of newsletter.
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Help the Pantry by Shopping through AmazonSmile
As the holiday shopping season is approaching (as well as Toy Shop items, etc.), a reminder to all who use Amazon for their online shopping - you can help the Pantry by shopping through AmazonSmile. AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice. The Presbyterian Pantry of Green Bay is one of the Charitable Organizations listed. Last year we received about $70 for the Pantry through this program. Help us increase that amount by using AmazonSmile. Simply go to
smile.amazon.com when you purchase through Amazon! Thanks for all your help!
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Toy Shop Collection
November 1-30
Remember that we are collecting new (or very, very gently used) toys for any age for the Christmas Toy Shop. We need lots of donations! You can drop them off in the Toy Chest in the corner of the hallway from November 1-30. The Christmas Toy Shop will be on December 10 during Pantry. Parents and grandparents / guardians are brought through the room off Banner Hall so that they can select items for their children, while the children visit Santa.
Also, you can donate money and Jane Bies will shop for you! You can give by check (write “Toy Shop” in the memo line) or
online, select the "Other" fund and note Toy Shop in the memo area.
If you have any questions, contact Jane at (920) 621-6400 or email her at
mrskakelady04@aol.com.
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Rev. Meggan Farwell to Preach for Service
November 10, 10 am
On Sunday, November 10, the Reverend Meggan Farwell will be preaching for our 10 a.m. service. Reverend Farwell has recently been named co-pastor for our sister church, First United Presbyterian to serve alongside her husband, Reverend Doctor Luke Farwell.
Congratulations Meggan!
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Youth Lock-in / Service
November 16, 6 pm / 17, 10 am
Saturday, November 16 (6 pm) to Sunday, November 17 (after worship) will be the Youth Lock-in and Youth Worship. Please have youth eat supper before coming on Saturday night. We will be having a lock-in and practicing for the service on Sunday morning. The youth (with help from Loni and Bobbi) will be leading the entire worship service on Sunday morning. If your child(ren) would like to participate in the service - make sure that they are attending Youth Group in October & November. We will be assigning parts, working on writing them, and practicing for the weeks leading up to the service.
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Prayer Basket Collection
November 17 - December 20
The Outreach Committee Ministry provides a complete Christmas for 3 families from Tank School, and we collect all the items needed from November 17 - December 20.
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Each family receives blankets and a complete Christmas dinner. We will have 3 trees in the back of the sanctuary with tags identifying special gifts for our Baby Jesus, Star, and Angel families. Please feel free to take as many tags as you'd like - just put the tag on an UNWRAPPED gift and return it to the church. The Youth Group will wrap all the gifts during their sleepover December 20-21. We need 3 family coordinators. Please let Stephanie Fahringer know if you can help!
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Intergenerational Choir
November 24, 10 am
Do you sing in the car? Sing with us with the
Intergenerational Choir which is planning to sing on Sunday, November 24. We sing very easy music, and practice following worship on the Sunday before (11/17) and before service on Nov 24. Anyone second grade and older is welcome to join. Contact Mary Steeno with questions.
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Thanksgiving Service
Monday, November 25, 7 pm
The annual Thanksgiving service will be held at First Presbyterian Church on Monday, November 25, at 7:00 p.m. We will be joined by our friends from First United Presbyterian in De Pere. There will be a combined choir, and Rev. Dr. Luke Farwell will preach. Fellowship time will follow the service.
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Sunday School
November & December
Our Sunday School teacher in November will be Deb Gauthier. Deb will teach our children
the following lessons: Jeremiah and a New Covenant, the Fall of Jerusalem, and Ezekiel and the Dry Bones.
In December, Cassandra Aceituno & Gaby Jimenez will teach Sunday School. They will teach the following lessons: Returning to Jerusalem, Rebuilding the Temple, and Reading God's Word together.
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Presbyterian Pantry
November & December Needs
For November, Presbyterian Pantry volunteers are requesting donations of toilet paper; and for December, canned fruit. You can place your contributions in the shopping cart in the narthex at your convenience. Don't forget, the Pantry can always use monetary donations!
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Pantry Update
Flex Farm
The Pantry is in the farming business! With the funds through the generosity of Marguerite Lussenden, a member of Wequiock Presbyterian Church, who had passed away and named the Presbyterian Pantry as a beneficiary, we have purchased a hydroponic unit to grow lettuce and other green leafy plants. To get a better idea of how this new endeavor will work, look at a recent newscast about this at https://fox11online.com/good-day-wi/appleton-company-earns-recognition-for-indoor-farming-system. If anyone would like to help with this project, please contact Mary Ginnebaugh at 920-469-5830. All farmers and non-farmers are welcome!
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Advent Workshop
December 1, 11 am
Sunday, December 1, following the Worship service, we will have our annual Advent Workshop! We will again have a Stu Bear craft, wreath-making, and cookie decorating, chili, PB&J and fun will be shared.
The youth you are planning on attending the Ski Trip (more info below) are to help the CE Committee during the Advent Workshop. All of the donations during the Advent workshop go to help cover the youths' cost of attending the Ski Trip. (If you let Loni or Bobbi know before that your child(ren) cannot help at the Advent Workshop, but would like to go on Ski Trip, we can make other arrangements for them to help with Coffee Hour.)
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Service with Griffon String Quartet
December 8, 10 am
On Sunday, December 8, the Griffon String Quartet will provide special music for our morning worship service. We hope you can join us to enjoy their beautiful music - the quartet includes our own Blakeley Menghini.
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Griffon String Quartet Concert
December 14, 7 pm
We are excited to announce that The Griffon String Quartet is scheduled to perform in our sanctuary on December 14 at 7:00 p.m. (Additional concerts will be held in 2020 on March 14, and May 23.) Concert time is 7:00 p.m. The quartet will also play for Sunday worship services a week prior to each scheduled concert date. The Griffon String Quartet is the professional quartet associated with Midsummer's Music. Our own Blakeley Menghini is a member of this fine group.
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Wrap It Up Lock-in
December 20-21
Friday, December 20 (6 pm) through Saturday, December 21 (9:30) we will have our youth wrap it up lock-in. Again this year the youth will be wrapping the presents for the Christmas Prayer Basket Families. Which is a reminder that items need to be delivered to the church in time to be included. Please have youth eat supper before coming on Friday night. The Lock-In will conclude when Christmas Pageant practice starts on Saturday morning. All youth are encouraged to participate in the Christmas Pageant on Christmas Eve evening.
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Christmas Pageant
December 24, 5 pm
This year’s Christmas pageant is C.A.K.E. (Christmas Acts of Kindness Experiment). Any children age three and older are welcome to take part. Music will be rehearsed Sunday mornings at 9:15 a.m. in the Fellowship Room from November 24 through December 22. Full rehearsals will be on Saturday morning December 14 and December 21. The pageant will be performed during the 5:00 p.m. worship service on Christmas Eve. Please let Mary Steeno know if your child/children will be participating in the pageant or if you have any questions..
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Second Christmas Eve Service
December 24, 8 pm & 8:30 pm
The second service on Christmas Eve will be Lessons and Carols featuring congregational singing and special music. The prelude begins at 8:00 p.m. The service begins at 8:30 p.m.
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Casserole Cookoff
Thank You!
Thank you to everyone involved in the success of the Casserole Cookoff! We raised $241 and the money was split between FMSC and the Pantry. Thanks to everyone for the great turn out, in particular those who provided casseroles, and congratulations to Missy Peters and Brittany Vandenberg for their winning Shepherd's Pie.
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3rd - Delores Nelson; Robert Nickel;
Eli Solper
4th - Christian Gehri; Nancy Kwaterski;
Sandra Siewert
8th - Leah Joslyn; Donald Krueger;
Taylor Wittman
10th - William Price
12th - John Jansen
13th - Scott Zernicke
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14th - Brooke Bruette; Connie Early;
James Jansen
17th - Alyssa Thomas
18th - Andrea Christensen
20th - Diane Anderson; Floyd Bucher;
Alexander Leicht
21st - Anthony Young
23rd - Matt Gehri
26th - Virginia Nixon
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1st - Deb Shober
2nd - Joshua Kabacinski;
Samantha Phillips
3rd - Ruby Korver
5th - John Early; Eleanor Gauthier;
Kathyrine Gauther
6th - Patcee Bucher; Russell Hansen
7th - Tracie Davis
8th - Jay Rietz
10th - Pat Piaskowski; Jim Weise
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11th - Kelly Charapata; Debbie Gauthier
12th - Russ Christensen; Beth Ryder
15th - Gary McNitt
21st - Jessica Gauthier; Ashley McCormick
22nd - Kirke Ryder
24th - Barbara Leicht; David Nero
26th - Peggy Wolfe
29th - Kenneth Solper
30th - Wyatt Laughrin
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Save the Dates:
January 5, 2020
On Sunday, January 5, our morning worship service will include a Christmas carol sing similar to the favorite hymn sing we enjoyed in August. A sign-up area will be located outside the Choir Room. Because of the anticipated number of carols selected, we'll use just the first verse of each. Sign-up will run from November 3 through December 8.
January 24-25, 2020
Family Ski Trip Friday, January 24, 5:30 pm to Saturday, January 25, 8 pm. More detailed information will be passed along later. Just add it to your calendar. No skiing experience necessary, we have been teaching youth for 20+ years. This is open to all ages, not just the youth group; if children under 5th grade are attending, they need a parent to attend as well.
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