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July/Aug 2004 Edition
WHAT HISTORY HAS TO SAY
The lectionary offering for the summer will take us back in time,
into the world of the pre-exilic prophets for the nation of Israel. We’ll wander for a couple of weeks at a time with Amos,
Hosea, Isaiah, and Jeremiah.
While the message of these prophets is sharp, it is also
timeless, and as we explore together these texts, let us prepare our
ears to hear well God’s word for our day.
If you want to get a headstart, go ahead and set aside some time
with these prophets, reading introductions to the book as well as
several chapters. For the
longer books of Isaiah and Jeremiah, our texts will stay within the
first 10 chapters, but if you get interested, keep reading!
What we’ll be especially looking for are the lessons given from
the past that speak to our day. Sometimes
it will be a metaphor that reaches into our lives.
Sometimes it will be an illustration that is amazingly
contemporary. Sometimes it
will be a sentence or phrase that could be said by the wise among us as
it was long ago.
This is one of those summer sermon series that takes us along a
path we haven’t tread often, in hopes of finding insight and wisdom as
we travel the journey of following Jesus Christ.
Together, may we glimpse God’s work among us. Grace
and Peace,
OFFICER MEETINGS for JULY (in the parlor) Deacons:
Session:
NO
MEETINGS THIS MONTH! Trustees:
Presbyterian Women:
OFFICER MEETINGS for AUGUST (in the parlor)
Deacons:
Tuesday, August 3rd @ 7:00 p.m.
Session:
Tuesday, August 10th @ 7:00 p.m.
Trustees:
Tuesday, August 17th @ 7:00 p.m.
Presbyterian
Women: Monday,
August 23rd @ 7:00 p.m.
JULY BIRTHDAYS
1st – Ray Joe Millward
19th – Jackie Houser 2nd – Richard Wood
22nd – Ryan Good 3rd – Jill Blake
23rd – Bill Richmond 7th – Mary Whitehead Gilham
24th – Tom Johnston 8th – Karen Wood
24th – Casey Blake 9th – Sally Laux
27th – Megan Eyet 9th – Beth Calvin
28th – Jamison Warg 13th – Lindsay Genesi
28th – Norman Van Cleeve 16th – Noah Jeffries
28th – Gene Broberg 17th – Sarah Holden
28th – Thomas “Eliot” Reed 18th – Gary Broberg
31st – Brian Wood 19th – Jerilin Pritchard AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
2nd – Becky Houser
19th- Megan Rummel
2nd – Hannah Holden
22nd – Joy McCliment
4th – Lynn Test
23rd – Amy Rodgers
5th – William (Wink) Richmond
24th – Kevin Gearhart
9th – Cristen Blake
25th – Todd Askey
10th – Dot Davidsen
25th – Tyler Walter
15th – Colton Harris
28th – Bernhard Warg
16th – Racquel Branthoover
30th – Lisa Holden
19th – Abby Rummel
31st – Fred Houser JUNE
ANNIVERSARIES
July
1st – Gary and Susan Broberg – 26 years July
9th – Rodger and Judy Pleskonko – 28 years July
12th – Lynn and Susan Test – 18 years AUGUST
ANNIVERSARIES August
7th – John and Ruth Kashella – 56 years August
8th – Reverend Bill and Carol Moore – 45 years August
16th – Jim and Judy Gearhart – 35 years August
19th – Chris and Nikki Rohrback – 4 years August
25th – Earnest and Dede Coleman – 20 years ____________________________________________________________________ OUR
“THANK YOU” COLUMN SUNDAY
SCHOOL THANKS
We have the joy of such a great Sunday School ministry because
many people contribute. For the last several years, three people have given time and
energy to our children and young people, and are now stepping out to
pursue other forms of ministry. For
the Youth, Joyce Kanour-Kitko and Nikki Rohrback have creatively and
faithfully walked with our teenagers.
The Youth class has maintained steady attendance and moved
through interesting Scripture and topics.
Thank you, Joyce and Nikki!
The enthusiastic and detail-oriented Colleen Viehdorfer will also
be stepping down this summer, realizing that life with one son in
college and one son in high school is going to be even crazier than this
last year. Now, she has two
sets of sports schedules to keep up with!
Colleen has been creative, flexible, and accessible as she has
worked with students and parents. Many
thanks go to her in her oversight of this vital ministry! THANKS
OF THE MONTH
Two big events in the month of June almost require that we just
print the Membership list in handing out the thanks.
First, there was the annual Yard Sale, which raised money for the
Furnace Drive. Ethel Cipollini oversees this event, and has enclosed a list
of all the helpers, but we also want to say to Ethel … thanks!
Plus, to all of you who brought items in, bought items, and
advertised the sale … thanks! To Gary Barnett, who patiently restored the Westminster Hall
and hauled the trash out … thanks!
The second big event was community-wide in the Relay for Life.
To our first-ever team … thanks!
To the Deacons, chaired by Dave Dixon and Relay Co-chairs, Mary
Gilham and Julie Jo Johnston … thanks!
To all of you who donated time, money and your legs in walking
… thanks! And then, there
were the behind-the-scenes saints who just keep finding ways to be
wonderful: To Hannah Holden for folding most of the Church notecards to
sell … thanks! To the
Pulpit Supply Preachers in Pastor Tracie’s absence (Bill Moore and Joy
Kaufmann) … thanks! To
the Bat Management Team of Gary Barnett, Don Blake, and Marty Bullis …
thanks! GARAGE
SALE THANKS
Our successful “Garage Sale” cleared $1,145.00.
A GREAT
BIG THANKS
to all of the following helpers: Ethel
Cipollini, Theresa Martha, Shirley Turner, Ray and Dot Davidsen, Pat
Milsom, Louise Blake, Helen Gill, Helen Hollis, Babs Herman, Bill and
Carol Moore, Harold and Mary Shirey, Gertie Clyde, Fred and Alice
Houser, Betty Snyder, Steve Starner, Paul Springer, Marty Bullis, Jill
Blake, Jennifer Johnston, Ilo Warg, Virginia Colley, Dede Coleman and
Joy McCliment.
Start saving your trash and treasures for next year’s sale.
Remember – this is an annual affair. RELAY
FOR LIFE THANKS
Mary Whitehead Gilham and Julie Jo Johnston, the co-Chairs of our
first team to participate in the annual “Relay for Life” event, wish
to extend their sincere thanks to everyone involved.
Thank you to Dave Dixon and the Deacons for their help in
overseeing the event… to the Storcks for finding those awesome
canopies at Dick’s … to ALL those who helped in setting up…
to ALL those who sat at our booth selling chances and baked goods
and providing moral support … to ALL those who took an hour or
two to walk in this wonderful event … and to ALL those who
helped tear down.
Our first year was a great success as we helped the Philipsburg
“Relay for Life” exceed their goal of $72,000.00.
We are still a little disorganized and learning as we go;
however, we look forward to a BIGGER
AND BETTER next year! Thank
you again to EVERYONE who helped make our first Relay a
memorable event!
MAKE
A NOTE! 1)
Summer Worship
begins at 9:30 AM
2) Mid-Summer Communion will from
Sunday, July 4, through Sunday,
be held on Sunday, July 18th. August
29!
3) Deacons will hold a Summer Picnic at Coldstream Pavilion
on Sunday, August 22nd at 12:00 p.m. Please bring
a covered dish to share. Meat
and beverage will be provided. FURNACE
DRIVE UPDATE The
Furnace Drive is continuing to grow through your faithful
gifts and the hard work behind the Yard Sale.
The
total given as of Sunday, June 20 towards our goal of
$30,000 (to be completed by December 31, 2004) is $6,701.00. SPECIAL
MUSIC FOR AUGUST Sally
Laux is in need of music for the month of August.
If
you or anyone you know of may be interested in singing or
playing an instrument as part of the worship service on any
given Sunday in August, 2004, please speak with Sally Laux KRISLUND
CAMPERS – PRAYING THEM THROUGH! This
year, we have the tremendous pleasure of seeing nine kids go to
Camp Krislund for a week of challenge, fun and renewal in Jesus
Christ. What a delight to
see the power of time at camp returning to
our kids! Pray for the
children as they head into their weeks:
June 20-23: Chelsey Henry, Ben Jeffries, Emily Kizina, and Eliot
Reed
July 11-17: Austin and Evan Eggers and Matthew Starner
August 8-14: Morgan Coble and Linni Kline
August 22-25: The Bullis family at family camp THE
BULLIS FAMILY VACATION The
Bullis Family will be heading to Oregon and Montana to see family
from June 29 through July 14. Please
pray for travel mercies
as they go. If there is a
pastoral need, Jeff Eyet (342-0317) is
available to make referrals. On
Sundays, we will have the good
fortune of two excellent preachers, with Rev. Bill Moore filling
the pulpit on July 4th, and our General Presbyter, Rev.
Joy Kaufmann preaching on July 11. HERITAGE
DAYS HAPPENINGS AT CHURCH First
Presbyterian Church is planning to be involved in Philipsburg’s Heritage
Days in a variety of ways. Below
is a listing of activities – but check local advertising as the dates
draw nearer for the specifics. Plus,
much more is going on that we don’t even know about! Tuesday,
July 6, 7 PM: Community
Vespers Service at Trinity United Methodist Church, where our children
will display art work from Sunday
School. Wednesday,
July 7, Noon: Young
at Heart Lunch at our church for those 50 and over Wednesday,
July 7, Noon to 7 PM: Quilt
Show at our church Thursday,
July 8, 7:30 PM: Valley
Voices Concert at the Rowland, $5 Saturday,
July 10: Dinner
Theater at our church (2 showings) Sunday,
July 11: Historical
Walking Tour in the afternoon, with our church as part of the tour. SUMMER
FELLOWSHIP TIME Starting
July 11, our church will be trying a new community building time after
the 9:30 worship service. We
will be setting up a canopy tent in front of the church and offering
light refreshments in hopes of encouraging some lingering and
conversation after church. It
will also remind the Philipsburg community that “something is going
on” at First Presbyterian Church.
Perhaps someone driving by will decide to stop and visit, too!
(continued on next page) The
generous folks who have offered to serve a Host for the Sundays are: July
11:
Paul and Barb Springer, Pat Milsom, Peg Capatch July
18:
Jerilin Pritchard and the Harris family July
25:
The Kitko and Rohrback families August
1:
The Dixon and Branthoover families August
8:
Don and Jill Blake and John and Louise Blake August
15:
The Good families August
22:
The Storck and Nelson families August
29:
The Bullis and Starner families VBS
– KIDS The
Philipsburg Community is pulling together once again to offer Vacation
Bible School to children. The
Elementary-age classes will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church
on August 9-10 and 16-17 in the evenings.
The classes for children ages 3 through Kindergarten will be held
August 16-20 from 9-11 AM. Pre-registration
forms will be available in mid-July.
Contact Karen Wood or Pastor Tracie for more information, or ways
you can volunteer to help! VBS
HELP – SCHOOL KIT DONATIONS Vacation
Bible School children will be embarking on their own mission project
as part of their week together. To
help them do this, we are inviting
the congregation to bring in the following articles for the “School
Kit” they will be assembling for Church World Service to
distribute. Contributions
can begin on our mid-summer Communion
Sunday, July 18 and continue through the Sunday
before VBS, August 15. Carol
Moore has also kindly agreed
to sew 25 cloth bags to hold our kits! 12
blunt children’s scissors (13 have already been donated) 25
rulers with 12 inch and 30 centimeter markings 25
pencil sharpeners 25
large erasers 20
boxes of 24-color crayons (5 have already been donated) 25
pads or notebooks of 8 ½” by 11” paper containing 150-200 sheets JULY
CALANDER OF EVENTS
AUGUST
CALANDER OF EVENTS
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