January 11, 2015 - First Protestant Church

This Week With
FIRSTPROTESTANT
Sunday 1/11/15
8:00 am
8:30 am
9:00am
Traditional Service – Sanctuary
Breakfast - Schumann Hall
Adult Bible Study Classes – FP Church Office
Conference & Meeting Rooms, Mornhinweg
Youth Sunday School - Seele/Bormann Room
10:15 am KFPC Kids’ Church - Seele
10:30 am Traditional Service – Sanctuary
10:30 am Contemporary Service – Schumann Hall
Monday 1/12/15
10:00 am WF Seating Ceremony - Chapel
6:00 pm Flying Fingers - Mornhinweg
BSF -Men’s Bible Study - Sanctuary
Tuesday 1/13/15
2:00 pm
Moms In Prayer - Mornhinweg
Wednesday 1/14/15
11:30 am Noon Bible Chat - Mornhinweg
12:00 pm Not Over The Hill Yet Gang - Golden Corral
6:00 pm Wednesday Night Live - Seele/Bormann Rm
Handbell Choir Rehearsal - Sanctuary
7:00 pm Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal - Sanctuary
Thursday 1/15/15
5:30 pm
6:30 pm
Church Council Meeting - Office Conf. Rm
River’s Edge Band Practice - Schumann Hall
GriefShare - Mornhinweg Large Rm.
Sunday 1/18/15
8:00am
8:30am
9:00am
Traditional Service – Sanctuary
Breakfast - Schumann Hall
Adult Bible Study Classes – FP Church Office
Conference & Meeting Rooms, Mornhinweg
Youth & Chi Alpha Sunday School - Bormann
Room
Super Bowl Sub Sales - Foyer
10:15am KFPC Kids’ Church - Seele
10:30am Traditional Service – Sanctuary
10:30am Contemporary Service – Schumann Hall
12:00 pm Missions Board Retreat - Mornhinweg Lrg. Rm
4:00 pm Confirmation Meeting - Seele/Bormann Rm
Church Leadership
Church Council Meeting
Thursday, Jan. 15
5:30PM
FPC Office
Meeting Room
Women
Mission of the Month
Forward 2015
Women’s Fellowship
is now
Women’s Ministries
Missions at FPC in 2015
Please join us for the “Seating” of the new
President & the installation of officers.
Date: Monday January 12, 2015
Place: Small Chapel next to the Sanctuary
Time: 10:00 am
Speaker: Alice Boettger – The Family of God
Special Music
This is the “Year”: So why not start here?
It won’t be the same without you so mark your
calendars and come join us!
Refreshments served in the Church Corridor
Save The Date
February 15, 2015, we will be celebrating
with the new Mr. & Mrs. Savage.
Please plan to stop by Schumann Hall for
a short reception following the 10:30 am worship
services to congratulate the newlyweds!
A card box will be available, and cake &
punch will be served. See Anna Brown for more
details.
FPC Nursery
The FPC nursery is in need of loving
caregivers for our youngest members. Please
stop by the nursery today for more
information.
Thank You
A very special thanks to everyone who
helped clip coupons for our troops and their
families at overseas bases. The grand total for
the year was $361,936.00. Well done!
Radio Broadcasts
2014 Radio Sponsorship
While the annual radio broadcast
sponsorships for 2015 continue to be confirmed,
there are early dates that are currently open
for sponsorship. Many of you have supported
this wonderful ministry that has been
broadcasting the 10:30 traditional service live
from the Sanctuary over KGNB Radio for the past
40 years. Sponsorships may be one-time or
annually on a special date, and/or in honor or
memory of a loved one or special event.
The cost remains at $160.00 and
sponsorships may be requested through the
church office at 609-7729 x10 or at
www.firstprotestant.com.
The Board of Mission has been praying that
this year would be a year of excitement and
expansion in both our support and participation
in missions opportunities at First Protestant Church.
Our missions giving this year will be spread out
among some very familiar names and projects,
as well as branching out into some new
opportunities with new missions partners.
Each month in this space, we will be
highlighting one specific missions project. Along
with general information about the missionary,
their family, their primary ministry focus and
location, we’ll also be providing the
congregation with specific prayer requests each
week. This way, we can join the missionary’s efforts
to reach people with the gospel in a very tangible
way – through our prayers. We’ll also have
specific “action points” each week, so that along
with our prayers, we can work alongside the
missionaries and participate in ministry with them –
even if we’re on the other side of the world.
Our missionary partners can generally be
organized into three categories: local, national
and global. It’s our desire to create and maintain
partnerships with ministries in each of these spheres
so that we are doing everything we can to be the
hands, feet and voice of the gospel here at home
and around the world.
Prayer Point – Please join us today in prayer
for our partner missionaries. Whether you know
them by name or not, ask God to bless them, their
family and their ministry. Pray also that God would
open your heart to mission activity.
Action Point – This week, support the S.O.S.
Food Bank by bringing RICE to the donation box
outside the nursery. FPC has pledged 500 lbs. per
month of non-perishable food items to the S.O.S.
Food Bank (and we only hit that mark once in
2014).
Prayers For Matthew
As many of you know, Matthew Parker is in need
of a kidney transplant. The hospital has begun a donor
campaign and has provided Matt a web page. The
address is:
http://www.universitytransplantcenter.com/matts-wish
Please share this information with your friends,
family and contacts. Let’s rally around this precious little
guy and work together trying to find a kidney for him as
soon as possible! What an amazing gift that would be!
Please keep the Parker family in your prayers!
GriefShare
GriefShare begins on January 15, 2015, in
the Mornhinweg Center and will be held every
Thursday from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.. Please contact
Marilyn Challenner, 830-624-5440, for more
information.
This group is open to all who have
experienced the loss of a relative or friend to
death, in the recent or distant past. If ou have an
aquaintance who has suffered such a loss,
attendance is not limited to church members.
2014 Council & Boards Installation
Council Executive
Committee
President
Eric Goelzer
V. President Lee Graham
Secretary
Florence Borchers
Treasurer
John Milam
Nominating
Committee
Herman Borchers
Jim Heitkamp
Carroll Lindeman
Patti Westbrook
Charlie Wimberley
Board of Christian
Education
Amy Coulombe
Cathy Fischer
Jesi Harlow
Meiling Hernandez
Tracie Skarovsky
Lori Skrzycki
Board of
Contagious Christians
Kathy Coulehan
John Duckworth
Dale Messerle
Trent Tompkins
Kelly Williams
Sean Williams
Board of Finance
Anne Buck
Sarah Cernosek
Scott Haag
Jim Heitkamp
Calvin Henze
John Milam
Salvation Army
Representatives
Gladys Bartling
Gene Challenner
Council Members
At Large
Brian Coulombe
Ron Hamel
Ellen Milam
Rob Miller
Celeste Salge
Jackie Schneider
Sandra Schriewer
Board of Music
& Fine Arts
Vicki Hamel
Lisa Jaroszewski
Joanna Lewis
Da Gin Stewart
Cindy Weidner
Johnnie Wise
Board of
Missions
Nathan Cernosek
Ardie Kendig
Sue Saur
David Smith
Melissa Williams
Shawn Wimberley
Board of
Pastoral Care
Marilyn Challenner
Elizabeth Marshall
Marlene Moore
Stacy Villanueva
Mary Wendland
Bob Wynne
Board of
Hospitality
Laurel Evans
Carole Herr
Lucille Koehler
Kolette Palacios
Audrey Stratemann
Lizanne Wynne
For Our Guests & Members
Traditional Worship Service
Welcome!
To better serve our newcomers, we ask that guests
please fill out a Visitor Card* located in the pews in the
sanctuary and at the Connection Center in Schumann
Hall. Cards may be placed in the offering trays or given
to an usher or minister.
New Member Classes
Find out what we stand for, why we do things the way
we do, and meet the ministers. Anyone interested in
becoming a member of First Protestant Church should
contact Mae Kraft, Volunteer Coordinator, at X52 in the
church office.
God Answers Prayer
If you or someone you know needs prayer**, please fill
out a Prayer Request Card* located in the pews in the
sanctuary and at the Connection Center in Schumann
Hall.
If you would like to be added to the E-mail Prayer &
Praise Chain to pray for those requesting prayer, or
would like to submit E-mail requests to pray, please
contact chuck@firstprotestant.com.
Parking Information
As a courtesy, we reserve the curbside parking on Coll St
by the sanctuary and the drive-thru parking area by the
school for the elderly, handicapped, or those who
require assistance. There is always an Ambassador
there to greet and offer assistance. Also, we prohibit
parking on the curbside by the Seele Hall for the safety of
the children going in and out.
Media Outreach
All posters, flyers, or literature posted on the bulletin
boards, Connection Centers, or distributed on church
grounds must be approved by the church office. All
requests for approval must be made by noon on
Wednesdays to be posted by church staff on Fridays.
Entries for the Sunday bulletin must also be submitted
by noon on Tuesday for the upcoming Sunday.
Nursery
A staffed nursery is provided for infants through 4 year olds
in the FP School area on Sunday mornings. Please see an
usher for assistance.
Closed Doors, Open Arms
It is necessary to keep doors in all FPC buildings closed so
that our AC/Heating systems will work properly. Please
don’t let these closed doors make you think you are not
welcome! Everyone is welcome to stay comfortable at
FPC!
*All info on Prayer & Visitor cards is kept confidential.
**There is no longer a local switchboard at Christus Santa
Rosa-NB. All the calls are routed through San Antonio.
Therefore it is IMPERATIVE that family, friends and loved
ones call FPC church office or notify the pastors of any
hospitalizations.
Have you liked FPC on FaceBook?
Follow the link at firstprotestant.com!
Prelude
“Jesus Bleibet meine Freude” ~ J. S. Bach
Welcome
*Hymn (#1)
“For the Beauty of the Earth”
*Sharing of Fellowship
*Gloria Patri
(10:30) Installation of 2015
Church Council & Board Members
Service of Prayer
Hymn (#161)
“Breathe on Me, Breath of God”
Scripture Reading
Ephesians 1: 3-6 (p. 827)
Special Music
“To God Be the Glory” ~ arr. Diane Bish
Erin Engllish, soprano
Message
You Have Been Chosen For Greatness
Rev. Daryl Higgins
Tithes & Offerings
Offertory
“Prelude #9 in E Major” ~ J. S. Bach
Staff Contact Information
172 West Coll Street - New Braunfels, TX 78130
Phone (830) 609-7729
Rev. Daryl Higgins - Senior Minister
daryl@firstprotestant.com
Ext. 16
Rev. Phil Brown - Associate Minister
phil@firstprotestant.com
Ext. 20
Rev. Chuck Huckaby - Minister of
Congregational Life
chuck@firstprotestant.com
Ext. 18
Dr. Joey Martin - Director of Music & Fine Arts 512-787-2269
joey.martin@txstate.edu
Doreen Schaeffer - Business Manager
doreen@firstprotestant.com
Sheenae Hernandez-Garcia - FP School
Director
sheenae@firstprotestant.com
Ext. 21
January 11, 2015
606-4110
Ext. 12
Jerald Schroeder - Director of Operations
jerald@firstprotestant.com
Ext.19
Pastor Chris Savage - Director of Youth
Ministries
chris@firstprotestant.com
Ext. 22
Mae Kraft - Volunteer Coordinator
mae@firstprotestant.com
Ext.52
Melanie Gillum - Administrative Assistant
melanie@firstprotestant.com
Ext. 10
Melissa Morris - Communications Coordinator
melissa@firstprotestant.com
Ext. 13
*Doxology
*Prayer of Thanksgiving
This Sunday
Hymn (#520)
“Lord, Dismiss Us With Your Blessing”
This week’s radio broadcast is given
to the honor and gloy of God, by members
and friends of FPC.
*Blessing
Where Everybody is Somebody
Postlude
“Prelude #6 in D minor” ~ J. S. Bach
Jenny Knowles, guest organist, joins us in worship today
as Dr. Martin presents at the International Conference
for the Arts and Humanities in
Honolulu, Hawaii.
Next Sunday
Traditional Worship
Rev. Daryl Higgins
The Kingdom Of God Is Now!
Mark 1: 14-20
Contemporary Worship
Rev. Phil Brown
Galatians 6:7-10 NLT
and Jesus Christ is Lord