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we are pleased to present your September-October 2018 First Presbyterian Church of Green Bay newsletter!
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"Food for Thought" by Pastor Randy
There is much in our newsletter and on our church calendar related to Christian Education opportunities. Our Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministries, Ben Menghini, and our Christian Education Committee, have been working diligently to provide classes, activities, and programs that will help us grow in our understanding of what Scripture leads us to believe and do. I hope you will participate in the educational offerings of our church and benefit from them.
Note: You can access previous, current, and upcoming blogs at the link below. You can also now access the Pastor's sermons in an audio version here.
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Youth Group starts again 9/5
The Unga Bunga Tribe will start meeting on Wednesday,
September 5 from 6:30-8:00 pm in the Youth Group Room. Check out just a few of the activities the group will be or has been involved in on our website - on the
Unga Bunga Tribe / Youth Ministries channel!
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Feed My Starving Children 2018
Each year First Pres commits to raising money to help with our share of the FMSC Mobilepack. We have multiple goals this year, including raising the funds for, and packing 750,000 meals! We also have a challenge out to all of the committees and groups of First Pres to get members of your group to participate in the MobilePack on
October 1-4. Please help us reach our goals by participating in one or more of the upcoming events!
Timeline for September/October:
- September 8 - 5K Run/Walk - register here
- September 30 - Each partner church to provide two people to help set up at Green Bay Community Church
- October 1-4 - MobilePack at GBCC - register here
- October 2 - First Pres a lead church for 7:00-9:00 pm shift, providing rovers, registration, and greeters
- October 3 - Unga Bunga Tribe volunteering and First Pres will again be one of the lead churches
Thank you to all who have participated in the fundraisers to date, including Giving Tuesday, the rose sale, ice cream social, and Deacons' bratwurst, hamburger, and hot dog fry. Every dollar helps!
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Is Chancel Choir for you?
Are you interested in joining the Chancel Choir? Regular rehearsals are held on Sundays at 8:45 a.m. Rehearsals begin September 9. Please contact Bob Nickel if you are interested or have questions. Bob's email address is roberthnickel@gmail.com.
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Sunday School kicks off 9/9
Sunday school will resume on September 9, and you are invited! Coffee hour following the service that day will be held in the Sunday School room so that everyone can see the space that our children will learn and grow in. Kathleen Ford will be our teacher for September, and she will be continuing our Armor of God theme from Vacation Bible School. In October our theme will be Faith and Gratitude. Sunday school will now be held September through December, and January through April.
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Esther Circle to meet on 9/13
Esther Circle will begin the new Bible study,
God's Promise:
"I Am with You" on Thursday
September 13 at 1:00 pm. The study is available from Nancy Siewert for $10. All are invited to attend for a snack, fellowship, and study.
Esther Circle is a study and fellowship group of Presbyterian Women which means it is open to all women of the church. We also support Presbyterian Women with second mile giving pledges. Please join us the second Thursday of the month, September through May (or June depending on weather).
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Joint Golf Outing on 9/22
The men's club of First United Presbyterian invites the women and men from First United Presbyterian of De Pere and First Presbyterian of Green Bay to participate in the 3rd Annual Golf Event. Format will be "Best Ball", so all levels of golfers are welcome.
- Date: Saturday, September 22, 2018
- Place: Ledgeview Golf Course
- Time: 9:00 am
- Includes: 9 holes with cart and lunch
- Cost: $30.00 (to be paid at golf course on Sept 22nd).
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Outdoor Movie Night featuring Coco 9/22
Join us Saturday, September 22 at 7:30 pm on the front lawn of the church for our outdoor movie night. Our feature is the PIXAR film Coco, a spirited adventure about family and music. Snacks will be served. The movie is free and everyone is welcome. Invite your friends and relatives, and bring a blanket or lawn chair.
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For September, the Pantry volunteers are requesting donations of spaghetti sauce and for October, spaghetti. You can place them in the shopping cart in the narthex at your convenience.
Don't forget, the Pantry can always use monetary donations as well!
Did you know? The Presbyterian Pantry started in 1971 and through the decades, we've helped thousands of local individuals and families combat hunger. The pantry's name stems from the fact that the two major supporters are First Pres and First United Presbyterian Church of De Pere. First United contributes to the Pantry in several ways. They collect food donations, give money from their church's mission budget and special offerings, provide a representative on the Pantry Board of Directors, and provide all the volunteers to pack the shelf-stable food items on the second and fourth Mondays each month from 9-11 am.
And last, but not least, it's vacation time! If you travel and stay in a motel or hotel and do not use your shampoo, conditioner, lotion o
r bar soap, please bring them back and give them to the Pantry. They will be
gift wrapped for distribution.
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Church Chix to meet on 10/2
Church Chix will meet at Angelina's on Adams St. on Tuesday,
October 2 at 6:00 p.m. Leah will call in and reserve a table downstairs. We have been assured that we will not have to go upstairs. A signup sheet will be on the hallway bulletin board. See you on October 2!
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2 for 2 at the U on 10/9
The Outreach Committee announces that 2 for 2 at the U will again be held at the Mauthe Center on Tuesday,
October 9. We will be serving the students dinner, and will need volunteers, as well as desserts. Please let Stephanie Fahringer know if you can help with either or both! The desserts should be brought to the work room by noon that Tuesday, and Stephanie will transport the items.
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Fall Book Study: This Is My Body
This October we will study
This Is My Body by storyteller and professor Hannah Shanks about her experience of motherhood in the church, but it is not just for mothers. Hannah offers a challenge to find yourself in the Lord's Supper and embrace your own body. This book is for mothers, fathers, grandparents, or those without children, anyone can benefit from this study. There are three opportunities each the week to join the discussion:
- Wednesdays October 10, 17, and 24 at 6:30 pm
- Thursdays October 11, 18, and 25 at 11:00 am
- Saturdays October 13, 20, and 27 at 9:00 am
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Sunday, October 28 Hannah Shanks will be visiting Green Bay to discuss her book with us. She will preach at 10:00 am worship, and we will have a light meal and book talk with her at 4:30 pm. The book study and talks are free and open to anyone interested.
Read the entire article here.
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Stewardship Kickoff 10/14
The Stewardship campaign kicks off this year with a theme of "The Giving Table". We hope you join us on this journey of memories of our kitchen table moments. C
hurch members are asked to consider a memory that took place around a table, as well as to share a photo of their own kitchen table. Send photos to Connie at communications@firstpresgreenbay.org. A schedule of events includes:
- Sunday, October 14: The difference between spoon thinking and ladle thinking. Feeding yourself versus feeding others.
- Sunday, October 21: Children's Sabbath with a skit that teaches children about stewardship.
- Sunday, October 28: Guest Speaker Hannah Shanks, author of This Is My Body, will talk about the Lord's Table.
- Sunday, November 4: The kitchen table will be our communion table, as Jesus is our host and provides abundantly. Pledge cards are returned, followed by an old fashioned pot-luck dinner (ladle thinking!)
We hope that you will be a part of this exploration into our own memories of hospitality and kitchen, as well as other, tables.
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Scouting for Food on 10/20
Save the date! Volunteers will be needed in the Pantry on Saturday,
October 20 to help load/unload, sort and shelve the wonderful donations we receive through the Scouting for Food drive.
The Scouting for Food drive provides for those in need - and through their donations to our Presbyterian Pantry, we are able to help our neighbors. We hope you can help us with this truly overwhelming effort on October 20.
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Casserole Cookoff 10/14
On Sunday
October 14 after worship the Silver Spatula is up for grabs. Who will be the new Casserole King/Queen of First Presbyterian Church of Green Bay? Bring your best casserole and dethrone reigning champs Phil Mikulsky and Ann Argall. Proceeds are donated to Feed My Starving Children.
So please start thinking about what recipe you'd like to use. Contact Ben Menghini or the church office if you have any questions or plan on entering your prize-winning casserole.
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Vacation Bible School a Hit
Vacation Bible School was once again a giant success! With a theme of
"Armor of God" and a focus on arming themselves with the shield of Faith, the breastplate righteousness, the sword of salvation, and more, children learned as they had fun. And, they provided the Sunday service with a rousing rendition of what they had learned.
Thank you to all of the terrific youth and adults who made this event so much fun for the children, and who also made sure every child had the attention he/she needed.
For more photos and a video, visit our
Facebook page
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Lacy Schimmel YAV and more...
This past year I have been living in Chinook, MT serving as a Young Adult Volunteer (YAV). Through this program, I was placed with a host family and volunteered at different sites. The sites were the local elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as a preschool, senior center, retirement living complex (The Grand Villa), nursing home, 5 of the local churches, and Loaves and Fishes. They kept me very busy throughout the year, but I also was able to explore some other parts of Montana on my days off. One of my favorite sites that I worked with was the preschool - the kids were great, and the teachers were so nice. The host family I lived with was amazing, and while living there I got an inside look at what it is like to be a beekeeper.
Read the rest of Lacy's update, including info about her new job! (Photo above is by Jerry McGillivray of Lacy & a going away gift in Chinook.) |
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Trip to China
by Nancy Blashka
Debbie (Gauthier) and I spent 14 days in China. We visited Beijing, The Forbidden City, and the Great Wall. We spent a week in Gufubao, a village four hours north east of Beijing. It was in the mountains near where the 2020 Winter Olympics are going to be held. We spent most of our time helping the local villagers remove weeds in their community garden. If they do not grow their own food, they do not have enough to eat for the winter. We visited the local grade school several times and worked on English with the students. The youth spoke more English than the adults, and even though Debbie and I could not speak their language, we were able to communicate with the locals very well. All the people we met made us feel very welcome. During our time in the village, we helped in the community garden and assisted them in laying the foundation of a new pen for their baby pigs. We shared cultural experiences and had a wonderful time.
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3rd - Benjamin McCormick;
Linda Michael; Nancy Siewert
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15th - Melvin Collins;
Kevin Kabacinski; A.J. Walker
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4th - Patty Kabacinski
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16th - Bryan Ryder;
Tammy Shober
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7th - Connie Early; Marian Turk
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17th - Hendrik Akerboom;
Wesley Michael
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10th - Sarah Solper
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18th - Jessica Kabacinski;
Wyatt Stenson; Jon Tessier
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11th - Andrew Houle; Lucas Houle
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23rd - Lacy Schimmel;
Brandt Schoffelman
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12th - Gabrielle Minor
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25th - Sara Bostedt; Donna Jansen;
Kristen Rietz
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14th - David Anderson;
Lisa Escott
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26th - Jody Minor
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October Birthdays
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1st - Katherine McCormick
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15th - Bob Jarvie
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2nd - Nancy Blashka
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16th - Patrick McCormick;
John Van Langendon;
Linda Van Pay
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3rd - Carol Christensen
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21st - Mary Steeno; Gary Van Pay
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6th - Mary Barlament
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7th - Nina Lundin;
Ann Price; Wayne Price
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25th - Jesse Batal
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8th - Gina Phillips;
Shirley Schoffelman
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9th - Jenn Christianson;
Emma Smith
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27th - Judy Knutzen-Nerad
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11th - Kyle Thomas
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29th - Keith Stange
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