August 2015

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August 2015

August 2015 Calendar

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Tuesday

Monday

Sunday

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3 Communion Sunday

Angels in Aprons Cook

Discernment Team Video Viewing

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Men’s Lunch

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Ladies’ Lunch

Stephen Ministers’ Meeting

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Fall Kickoff!

PrimeTimers’ Pot Luck Lunch

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7 Angels Food Pickup

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Genesis Center cooking group

PrimeTimers’ Council Meeting

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Stephen Ministers’ Meeting

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Saturday

Friday

Thursday

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5

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10 Discernment Team Video Viewing

Wednesday

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Angels in aprons cook

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Angels in Aprons Orders Due

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Angels planning session

“Who Knows What”

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Any event is subject to change due to adverse weather! Sunday August 2nd Communion Sunday-Stephen Ministers needed for home communion as assigned. Sunday August 2nd Discernment Team Videos will be shown in Lynn Hall at 9:30 AM. You are encouraged to attend this session (or the August 9th session) if you have not seen the videos. All are encouraged to see the presentations as well as to read the “Frequently Asked Questions” prior to attending your PLU meeting.

Try it, you’ll like it. Selections will be available the first Thursday in September and include Beef Enchilada Casserole, Pecan Chicken Breasts, Taco Soup, Cornbread Muffins, and Strawberry Banana Salad. Angels’ food is excellent for gift giving as well, so order extra for your freezer, ready to share. Pick up an order blank at the desk just inside the south door, or at the front desk. You can also call in an order either to the front desk or to Susie (684-7821). Orders can be picked up on Thursday, September 3rd from 2 PM to 3 PM, in the area west of Lynn Hall.

Monday August 3rd Angels Cook.

Thursday August 20th

Tuesday August 4th Men’s lunch out at 11:00 AM at the Athenian Restaurant, 4610 N Garfield Suite #11. This new restaurant faces Polo Park Retirement Center just off Polo Park Street. It’s on the north side of the group of shops and restaurants north off the Loop at Garfield Street. Hope you can come join the fellowship and try out Greek food. Invite a friend to join us! (Dutch treat.)

Sunday August 23rd Fall Kickoff! “R.U.N.”? We hope to see you in Lynn Hall at 9:15 AM. Please plan to come and see what all is going on at FPC. Our “R.U.N.” is a challenge to commit to participation for the next six weeks so don’t miss this opportunity to become involved in areas of interest! And yes, breakfast items will be available. The special speaker in the sanctuary will be author Carl Medearis. This is a Sunday you won’t want to miss! R.U.N. Are You In?? We hope so.

Tuesday August 4th Room 228.

Stephen Ministers’ Meeting 5:30 PM,

Thursday August 6th Angels’ Food Pickup, 2:00-3:00, West of Lynn Hall, down by the gym. Sunday August 9th Denominational/Discernment Videos will be shown in Room 228. (see August 2nd information) Monday August 10th

Genesis Center cooking group.

Thursday August 13th FPC Children’s Lemonade Stand, 9:30 AM, Texas Street Parking Lot next to the church building. Proceeds will benefit Dr. Greg Bartha’s clinic, The Cross Emergency Medical Clinic in Uganda. If you would like to donate baking goods to help raise money for this great ministry, please call Chrissie at 684-7821. Monday August 17th PrimeTimers’ Council meeting, 11:30 AM in the Parlor. Tuesday August 18th Ladies lunch out at 11:00 AM at the Athenian Restaurant, 4610 N Garfield St #11. (Check out the directions on the men’s lunch out on August 4th) Tuesday August 18th Stephen Ministers’ Meeting, 5:30 PM, Room 228. Wednesday August 19th “Who Knows What” begins at 2 PM in the Wayne Moore Room/activity area in the Helen Greathouse Building which is the large building you reach by turning east (or right) when you enter Manor Park from Sinclair Street, and follow the curve. Limited parking may be found on the north side of the building or along the street. If you come in the front entrance, which faces east, the room is straight ahead. The program will be presented by a staff member from Midland Community Theatre. Please join the group to hear information about our local theatre and all it has to offer. A matinee trip for PrimeTimers is planned for September 13 to see “Nunsense” which is being directed by FPC member Jane Moore! (more about that in your September newsletter) Many thanks to Jim and Alathea Blischke for their help with these plans. Wednesday August 19th Angels In Aprons orders due. This food is available, by order, to all who are interested. You do not have to be a member at FPC or part of any age group to order!

Angels planning session.

Sunday August 23th PrimeTimers’ Pot Luck lunch in the Koinonia Room after the 11 o’clock service. Invite your friends to be a part of the great lunch and fellowship! Bring a favorite dish to share or stop by the grocery store for some fruit, bread, or what-have-you, and if you invite a first-time attendee, tell them they need not bring food! We enjoyed meeting several guests last month! Thank you to all who help with the set-up for lunch and those of you who bring such delicious food to share. Monday August 31 Angels in Aprons cook for the second time this month due to the holiday the following Monday. (Labor Day, September 7th) Food distribution will follow the usual schedule and be available on September 3rd, the first Thursday of the month.) Tuesday September 1st No men’s lunch out. Instead, all PrimeTimers are invited to the Pastors’ Gathering in the Cowden Club House at Manor Park! Once again you are encouraged to be part of the fellowship and fun from 5 PM to 7 PM at the Great Room in the Cowden Club House at Manor Park. More delicious food, wine, and lemonade will be served and you’ll be guests of the FPC Pastors. Whether you live in town, at Manor Park, or wherever, all PrimeTimers are encouraged to come! It’s summertime still, so dress is casual. Additional information: Thank you to all PrimeTimers who help with In Touch gift preparation and delivery, Stephen Ministry tasks, food preparation and especially Angels in Aprons, mission trips, prayer support, knitting and sewing, hygiene bag supplies and preparation, choir and other music provision, and all the works of FPC. It is impossible for me to think of all the mission work of this congregation. If you are reading this but don’t find yourself a part, come on August 23rd, Kick-Off Sunday, and see if you can find a way to become more involved! Please call me (Susie-684-7821) if you know of church members who are homebound and might like to be considered for home communion delivery on the first Sundays. This is another way to help FPC. I will follow up on your suggestions and offer a home visit by an FPC Elder and Stephen Minister volunteer. I have had several who declined visits for several months and later welcomed a visit. Thank YOU for making this a caring congregation!