June 2014 Grapevine - First Presbyterian Church

June Grapevine
For the LORD has told me this:
“I will watch quietly from my dwelling place—
as quietly as the heat rises on a summer day,
or as the morning dew forms during the harvest.”
Church Office:
309-944-5189
[email protected]
www.geneseofpc.org
Isaiah 18:4
133 East North Street
Geneseo, IL 61254
www.geneseofpc.org
Inside This Issue of the Grapevine
Table of Contents
From Your Pastor ........................................................................................................... 3
Announcements & News .............................................................................................. 4
Musical Notes .................................................................................................................... 5
Presbyterian Women ..................................................................................................... 6
Prayers of the People ..................................................................................................... 6
THANK YOU .................................................................................................................... 6
Geneseo Food Pantry ..................................................................................................... 7
Birthdays and Anniversaries .................................................................................... 8
June Worship Schedule.................................................................................................. 9
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From Your Pastor
Many years ago, when we lived in Missouri, my family decided to go camping. We
had a favorite spot in southeast Missouri, a campground on the East Fork of the Black
River which we often had to ourselves. We set out early on a Friday morning, in the
middle of a heavy thunder storm. The storm was racing eastward, but we were
confident we would outrun it. We didn’t. The storm, with heavy rain, stayed right
with us. By the time we got to Rolla the low-lying streets were beginning to flood.
We stopped in Rolla at a fast food place, and my daughter Grace got out the radio
she had brought along. The news spoke of roads closed due to flooding farther south
and east. It was clear that we were not going to make our destination. Finally we
decided to give it up and turn back home.
As we drove back west and then north, the skies began to clear. By the time we got to
Knob Noster, they were blue and sunny. The air was fresh and clean. Rather than
give up our trip, we decided to camp at Knob Noster State Park, and we had a great
time there. Knob Noster was only fifty miles from home. But we had traveled almost
400 miles to get there.
Life often takes unexpected turns, and we go far out of the way only to wind up in
places that were not far away to begin with. We trust God the Holy Spirit to guide us
on our journey and keep us in his care no matter where we may wander.
Pastor Tim
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Announcements & News
Finance Update
Our Church Budget Update:
Y-T-D through May 2014
Budget Income $40,810.82
Budget Expenses $48,490.70
Deficit $ -7,679.88
Wednesday Bible Study
Our Wednesday Bible Study will continue through most of the summer. Right now
we are studying Genesis. In a few weeks we will decide on a new topic. Please feel
free to join Bible Study at any time. We meet on Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m.
June Church Activities
Sunday, June 8th will be our Fried Chicken Picnic Potluck. Worship
will be led by the Celebration Band and the picnic will follow
worship. Tickets will be sold for $5 on Sunday, May 25th and
Sunday, June 1st.
On Saturday, June 14th, the Deacons will host a Father’s Day
Cookies for Dough Sale at the church. If you are willing or able to
help in anyway with this event please contact the office for more
information.
Vacation Bible School will be June 23rd – June 27th. The activities
will be combined and held at First Congregational Church with the
program on June 29th at First Congregational Church. Also if you are
willing or able to help with donations for VBS T-shirts that would be
great!
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Musical Notes
About all I have to write about this month is to say THANK YOU to all who have participated in
the musical presentations this past year.
Thanks to Max, Alex, and Nate for being our occasional MAN band. Thanks to Melanie and the
Kids Kingdom Ringers for giving us another dimension to our musical experience.
A big thank you to Greg for continuing to come out of retirement to accompany the choir and to
entertain us with his special talent.
Thank you to our “occasional singers” – Lindsey, Sue, Brandon, Olivia, Janet, Deb, Gail, Karen,
Lori and Angela. Without your help we wouldn’t have been able to do some of the larger pieces
that we did this past year.
Thank you to Sue Snell and Lori Palmgren for joining us these past few weeks. You have enabled
us to sing four part music once again. We all are hopeful you will remain with us this coming
year.
Thank you to my dear wife Deb. We all are sooooo grateful for your willingness to be our
organist/accompanist this past year. Although we need to hire a permanent person for this
position, I personally would miss having you here on Sunday mornings.
The biggest thank you goes to John, Don, Gary, Cathy, Pam, Virginia, and Karen. These seven
have been the most loyal choir members with whom I have ever had the pleasure of working.
Week after week, through “thick & thin”, they were giving their best on Thursday evenings and
Sunday mornings. Through good weather and bad weather, through good anthems and bad
anthems, they were giving us the best they had. I couldn’t be more happy or proud of the music
that these seven have given us.
THANK YOU
THANK YOU THANK YOU
One last thing - don’t forget June 8th. It’s the CELEBRATION BAND’S annual bash at our church.
Have a safe and blessed summer.
George
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Presbyterian Women
Proverbs 31:30
“Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the
Lord will be greatly praised.” (NLT)
No Faith Circle or Lamplighters Circle Meetings for the summer.
Join us for our last PW Gathering before the summer break.
Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at 9:30 a.m.
BIRTHDAY OFFERING/OFFICERS INSTALLATION
Devotions: Faith
Program: Social Time
Hostesses: Faith
Prayers of the People
Our prayers continue for Shane Haas, Janet Borkgren, Sandy Haas,
Carol (Mrs. R.C.) Johnson, Phyllis Keag, Pat Williams, Nathan
Simpson’s Family, Archie Cullen, Gen Atwell, Betty Miller, & Helen
Ellsberry
THANK YOU
The family of Nathan Drew Lee Simpson
wishes to express our thanks and appreciation to our
church family for all the prayers, cards and memorials.
The memorial gifts will be used toward his son, Kai’s education
and a memorial to Nathan in the garden at the Hospice
Haven of the Tri-Counties, Chiefland,. Florida.
Keila, Kai, Don, Beth, Brent, Spring,
Kayla, Alyssa Simpson
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From the
Geneseo Food Pantry
June 2014 Newsletter
Thank you to all for donating to the annual Postal Carrier’s Food Drive. Total
collected was 5,025 pounds of non-perishable food items. We are so grateful for the
postal employees and their families for all the hard work and dedication they put
into this project. We would also like to thank the volunteers who spent the entire day
sorting and stocking the food once it was brought to the Food Pantry.
With warmer weather on the way, we have already had a few requests for fans.
Please consider donating a new or used fan as most our clients do not have air
conditioning. Fans are especially appreciated by our older clients.
We will be collecting school supplies during the summer months for the 2014-15
school year. All supplies donated to the Food Pantry stay in our school district. Some
ideas of needed supplies are spiral bound sketch pads, composition notebooks, wide
lined loose leaf paper, red/blue/black pens, pencils, colored pencils, red marking
pencils, large pink erasers, dry erase markers, 1 or 1 ½ in. three ring binders, and
folders. Complete lists can be found at www.dist228.org
The generosity and blessings you give to the Food Pantry each month are a true
testament of God’s love at work. You are making a difference in the lives of many
families who are struggling due to circumstances beyond their control. We would
like to pass along their gratitude, as well as our own.
Peace and happiness!
Food needs for the month of June are: sugar, flour, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes,
ramen noodles, and graham crackers
Non-food items needed are: fabric softener, baby wipes, household cleaners, tissues,
and paper plates.
**For your convenience we now have a red “drop box” located in the vestibule at
Fareway for non-perishable food donations. Please consider purchasing extra items
for the Food Pantry during your next shopping trip. Just drop them in the box on
your way out the door!
Drop boxes at the church for Food Pantry donations are located outside the church office
and in the coat room off the front entrance of the church. Donations are always appreciated
and especially encouraged on the third Sunday of the month, which is designated Food
Pantry Sunday.
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Birthdays and Anniversaries
June 5th – Ron & Wanda Hallendorf
June 6th – Don & Beth Simpson
June 7th – Steve & Pam Durian
June 17th – Steven & Carrie Kocourek
June 19th – Scott & Kim Lambin
June 21st – Don & Maureen Ford
June 22nd – Dave & Sharon Esche
June 27th – Roger & Karen Stancliff
June 28th – Randy & Becky Hugh
June 28th – Drew & Amy VanKerrebroeck
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Betty Kinzer
Donna Lambin
Kelli Hartsock
Andy Esche
Marcia Fleming
Jim Hymes
Irene Knapp
Eric Wolf
Beth Simpson
Virginia Nelson
Gary Bell
Ethan Durian
Mark Schafer
If your birthday or anniversary is not
listed, please call the church office.
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June Worship Schedule
Summer Worship schedule – 10:00 a.m. Worship
June 1st
7th Sunday of Easter
Holy Communion
Confirmation Sunday
10:00 a.m. Worship
11:00 a.m. After Church Coffee
Sermon: “Where is He Now?”
Scriptures: Ephesians 1:15-23; Acts 1:1-11
June 8th
Day of Pentecost
WEAR RED IN HONOR OF
10:00 a.m. Worship
Celebration Band Leading
Fried Chicken Picnic Potluck
Sermon: “Verstehst du nicht?”
Scripture: Acts 2:1-21
June 15th
Trinity Sunday
Men of the Church Sunday???
10:00 a.m. Worship
11:00 a.m. After Church Coffee
Sermon: “The Eighth Day”
Scriptures: Gen. 1:31 – 2:3; Psalm 8; Matt. 28:16-20
June 22nd
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time
10:00 a.m. Worship
11:00 a.m. After Church Coffee
Sermon: “Resurrection of a Sort”
Scriptures: Psalm 86:1-7;
& Genesis 21:8-21
June 29th
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
9:00 a.m. Worship at First Congregational Church – VBS Program
Deadline for article submission will be June 20th for July’s Grapevine.
Monthly Publication of First Presbyterian Church
133 E. North St. PO Box 196, Geneseo, IL 61254
Volume 34, No. 13
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