Volume 28 | July 5, 2020

Greetings!

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Service spotlight ....

Sunday, July 5, 2020
Rev. Dr. Mark McDonough

Please join us for this special virtual service with communion and recognition for 30 years of dedicated service to the Handbell Choir by Nancy Buck.

To watch this service, click HERE !

And click here , to download the bulletin for this service.

In our prayers ....

  • Please pray for Dean LaMarr, Steve Simpson, Marilyn MacCaughey, Mary Lou Schuler, Mary Eastman, Evelyn Vanderheyden, Bill Blandford, Kay Mahl, Mary Ralston, Louise Shapley, Don & Nancy Tobias, Marlene Wilson, Mary Jane Johnston, Larry & Ellen Cardwell.
  • Prayers for Jeff—nephew of John Reitsma, Jennifer—daughter of Jim & Georgia Hall, Meg—niece of Dennis & Nancy Reeser, Cindy, Chuck & Lynn—siblings & in-law of Ed Lehmann, Samantha—friend of First Presbyterian, Christi— friend of Music & More and our church, Kesney—granddaughter of Andy & Denise Park, Tim—brother-in-law of Sheila Lawrence, Mary—sister of Carrie Massey, Betty—grandmother of Jenny Humphrey & Jessica Smith, Charlie—niece of Carrie Massey & Kathi Wilson, Shawn—friend of Denise Park, Gillian and Ben—friends and former pastors of First Presbyterian, an unspoken prayer for spiritual healing.
  • Continued prayers for those serving—Col. Jay Brooke, Nicholas Hansen, Evan Humphreys, Mary Workman, Chad Lawrence, Jared Smith, Jordan Smith.
  • Thoughts, prayers and love for all those who have recently lost loved ones; especially Carrie & Kathi, with the passing of Carrie's mother - Vonnie. May they know some peace and comfort.

Living our faith ...
The First Pres Food Pantry is going well; however, our number of clients are going up. We served thirty families last week.

We do need some volunteers as things in the city begin to open up, our current volunteers - the young people and one adult - will begin sports activities and return to school. Youth work downstairs with an adult. those upstairs where the clients come in wear masks and only move boxes to the table limiting contact with clients. So some new volunteers would be appreciated.

With the numbers going up, we need to get a new freezer. Either an upright one or chest freezer. Size would be 16 cubic feet would be preferable. We get a lot of frozen meat, vegetables and fruit that we don't have storage space. If someone has one that they want to donate that would be great. Otherwise we will purchase one. To purchase one, we have to get on a waiting list as most stores are out of stock.

Thank you to everyone that has donated to help us to continue be a support in the community.

LuAnn Hansen


“Saying Our Names”
by Marianne Murphy Zarzana

Notice how just one syllable -
say Jack - can expand and become
the world, round and whole,
when it is a child's name
being formed by a mother's mouth.

I've overheard women in stores and airports
restaurants and trains, sprinkling their talk
with the name of a brand new baby or
a grown child - Morgen, Hora
Michael, Kyle, Joseph, Ava-Rose.

They sing each vowel and consonant
so the name stands out, resonates,
a pure bell, whether the tone struck
is a major key, proud and strong,
or a diminished minor note.

Sometimes, when my daughter catches
her own name, Elaine May, part of a story
I am telling a sister over the phone,
later she'll ask, quasi-annoyed,
were you talking about me?

Yes, endlessly, shamelessly, I tell stories
about you. I say those fluid syllables,
chosen for the meaning - light -
and to honor your grandmothers,
chosen discarding countless names.

Yes, I say them again and again and wonder
at the world they have become. Is this
how God says our names? Is this why sometimes
when I hear the wind rustling through the trees,
I turn and listen?

In the know ....
If you're a musician and are interested in being a part of Grace Notes , please contact Pat Badger . And thank you!!
Where to find us ....
To add a name to our prayer wall, listen to weekly lessons for online bible study, hear daily poetry on our podcast at First Pres Holy Post or to give online - click on the appropriate graphic above!