April and May Newsletter - First Presbyterian Church

NEB-KAN Parish
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A)
Falls City, NE
Hiawatha, KS
April/May 2015
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PARISH NEWS
PALM/PASSION SUNDAY
Join the throng who welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem on March 29th. We will
have palms and sing “Hosanna” before asking with the crowd, ‘Who is this?’
MAUNDY THURSDAY
Falls City will host the service on April 2nd. Fellowship will begin at 6:15
followed by the service at 7:00. We will celebrate Jesus’ last night with communion
as we experience the gathering darkness which surrounds the death of Jesus.
EASTER WORSHIP
Alleluia! Alleluia! will ring from our sanctuaries on Easter Morning. Come,
celebrate the risen Lord with us on April 5th. Worship in Hiawatha will be preceded
by an Easter Brunch at 10:00 AM served by the youth of the church and sponsored
by the Growth and Nurture Committee. A free will offering will be taken to support
the youth activities.
WORSHIP TIME CHANGES
Worship time changes for both congregations beginning Sunday May 4th,
2014. Worship service in Hiawatha will be at 9:00 AM and Worship service in
Falls City will be at 11:00 AM.
PARISH CELEBRATION
Roxie’s last Sunday is May 31st and she has asked that we celebrate her last
Sunday together worshiping as a parish. Since the worship to elect her as pastor
was held in Hiawatha the Parish Council decided to hold the final service in Falls
City. The Council invites you to join them and Roxie in Celebrating together her 14
years of ministry with us on Sunday May 31st at 10:30 in Falls City. The worship
service will be followed by a pot luck luncheon in the fellowship hall. Come wish
Roxie well as she begins a new adventure.
FIRST UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
POST OFFICE BOX 627
FALLS CITY, NE 68355-0627
Web Site Address: http://fallscity.homesteadpres.org
E-Mail Address: E-Mail Address: presbyterian@sentco.net
HIAWATHA
SUPER BOWL SUNDAY
Our gathering on Souper Bowl Sunday, February 1st this year, included a
$220 contribution and 20 canned goods items given to the food bank. Thanks to all
who participated in this caring ministry.
LENTEN LUNCHEONS
The final Lenten Lunch for this Lenten season is on Wednesday March 25th
at First United Methodist Church with Father Dan Gardner bringing the message.
STATED MEETING
The Presbytery of Northern Kansas will hold their Stated Meeting on Tuesday April 21st in Ellsworth. The Presbytery will be voting on the amendments sent
to the presbyteries by General Assembly. If you would like to review these amendments Roxie has copies of them available for you to see. They can also be found on
at pcusa.org.
MAY 2015 GRADUATES
This year’s High School graduates are Ashlyn Riley and Ryker Smith from
Hiawatha High School. Ashlyn will be attending KSU and Ryker will attend Highland College. Reagan Riley will be promoted from the eighth grade into high
school.
FALLS CITY, continued
STATED MEETING
The Homestead Presbytery Stated Meeting will be held in Tekamah on
Thursday May 21st. At this meeting Roxie will be ‘Honorably Retired” along
with greeting new members to the presbytery. Pray for the presbytery as it
meets.
SCHOOL KITS
At the congregational meeting in January we decided to prepare 100
school kits for Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. We have started making the
bags the school items will be put in and now it is time to begin collecting the
things to put in the bags. We need 100 of each item please bring boxes of 24
crayons on March 22nd, 12” rulers on Easter Morning, large erasers on April
12th, pencil sharpeners on April 19th, and blunt scissor on April 26th. We will
purchase in bulk pencils, construction paper and spiral notebooks. We will
gather after worship on May 17th to put the items in to the bags. The school
bags will be taken to the Presbytery Meeting on May 21st so they can catch the
truck to Arkansas.
SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM 2014
The Summer Lunch Program will again be sponsored by the Falls City
Area Ministerial Association. The program provides a noon meal for all children under 18 (Children under 3 need to be accompanied by an adult or care
provider) and runs from June 2nd through July 31st. Mornings begin at 11:30
with lunch at noon. The children are off to afternoon
activities by 12:30.
This program runs on volunteers. We need food
preparers, servers and clean-up as well as children
tenders. Please share some of your time this summer
with the children of our community.
Sign up to volunteer by speaking to Roxie.
FALLS CITY
SOUPER BOWL SUNDAY
Our congregational offering for Souper Bowl Sunday, February, 1st, was
$40.00 to the ministerial association’s helping fund and 42 items for the food
pantry. Thanks to all who joined in this caring ministry.
SERMONS A LA CARTE
March 27th at St Peter and Paul Catholic Church with Roxie Sullivan
preaching on “deliver us from evil’.
April 3rd at First Church of the Nazarene with Andrew Chavanak preaching on ‘for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory’. There will be no
lunch served.
HUMBOLDT COMMUNITY CHOIR
The annual Palm Sunday performance by the Humboldt Community Choir
will be on March 29th with performances at 2:00 and 4:30. The choir will present
“The Easter Story” by Tom Frettke and Thomas Grassi. Jennifer James (and
probably Dick) is singing in the choir. The music will be inspirational and
seasonal so put the date on your calendar.
PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN EVENING CIRCLE
The April 13th meeting of evening Circle will be at
Marlene Schwarting’s (2712 McLean). Roxie Sullivan will lead
the lesson.
The May meeting of evening Circle will be May 11th at
Sharan Kerl’s home (1740 320th Street). Sharan Kerl will also
PRESBYTERIAN
WOMEN
be giving the lesson.
BAPTISM
The Baptism of Noah Kristopher Glather will be May 3rd. The family is
hosting a reception following the worship service
HIAWATHA, Continued
EARLY EVENING CIRCLE
The April meeting is the 13th at the home of Deloris Ripple (601 Miami).
Deloris Ripple will lead devotions and Roxie Sullivan will lead the Bible Study
~ Lesson #8~ ”Power, Authority, and Honor are not Always
What We Expect”
May’s meeting is the 11th at the home of Deloris Ripple
(610 Miami). Barb Rupe will have devotions and Roxie Sullivan will lead the Bible Study ~ Lesson #9 ~ “A Call to Apostleship in the Twenty-first Century”
Coffee and cookies are served each Sunday morning.
We hope you will join us for this time of fellowship.
Servers for April & May are:
April 05- Easter Brunch
April 12 - Mary Jane Dawson
April 19- Linda Jimeson
April 26 - Robyn Lanter
GREETERS AND USHERS
April - Jim and Barb Rupe
May 03- Lynn Lanter
May 10 - Mother’s Day
May 17- Honor the Graduate
May 24- Jena Meyer
May 31-Parish Celebration
May - Debi Wright and Robyn Lanter
RELY FOR LIFE
This annual event will be held again on June 12th.
We will have our own team this year. The church will be a
Gold Sponsor and each team member should pay their entrance fee to the church. Pam Smith has agreed to be captain. She will hand out & collect the envelopes. Please
sign up with her to be part of the team.
Our Lord asks us to pray for each other, in an effort to help focus our prays here is a list
with the name of a person or family or church employee in the parish for which to pray each
day in April and in May 2015. We will pray through the list about every four months.
When your day to receive pray approaches and you have a special request please make that
request known during the worship service so we can pray specifically for your needs.
APRIL 2015
1. Nancy Foster
2. Michele Gaskell
3. Kris, Allison, Ella, Brynna, &Noah
4. Lucille Hawks
Glather
5. Ron Hazard
6. Jan Hixson
7. Brian, Jamie, Alaina & Lincoln Hopp
8. Russ Hurkman
9. Chick & Carole James
10. Dick & Jennifer James
11. Matthew James
12. Sarah James
13. Art & Linda Jimeson
14. Mary Lou Johnson
15. Leon & Carolyn Joy
16. Rod Joy family
17. Dorothy Kerl
18. Sharan Kerl
19. Wyatt, Alison & Aubrey Kerl
20. Ed Kirkendall family
21. Thelma Kirkendall
22. Dorothy Kline
23. Thomas Kopf family
24. Aaron, Robyn, Austyn & Natalee Lanter
25. Keith & Lynn Lanter
26. Linda Leuty
27. Robin Leuty
28. Stanley Lewis
29. Becki Libhart
30. John & Kathy Martin
MAY 2015
1. Rick Martin
2. Kelby, Jena, Kolby, Kloie & Adalyn
3. Dick Moses family
Meyer
4. Jerry& Cathy Newland
5. El Dana Nichols
6. Mark Nowack
7. Mark & Carla Patterson
8. Virginia Peck
9. Jordyn Petro & Bentley Wintz
10. Bill, Christy, Morgan & Jordan Phroper
11. Darcy Pralle & Morgan Horsch
12. Deb Push
13. Paul Rieger family
14. Ken & Cheryl Riley
15. Mike, Courtney, Ashlyn & Reagan Riley
16. Harold & Deloris Ripple
17. Jim & Barbara Rupe
18. John, Amy & Katie Russell
19. Jean Sailors
20. Edith Scheuerman
21. Gabi Schuetz
22. Marty Schuetz
23. Rhonda Schuetz
24. Larry & Marlene Schwarting
25. Terry, Pam & Ryker Smith
26. Kristin Soden & Cade
27. Marcy Stalder
28. Merle Stalder
29. Brittany Stevens
30. Wayne & Betty Stoller
31. Roxie Sullivan
EASTER LILIES
Anyone who would like to purchase a lily in honor of or in
memory of a loved one, please call the church office. The Easter
Morning bulletin will include those dedication. The cost is
usually about $8.00 per lily.
SUNRISE SERVICE
Our congregation will be hosting the Sunrise Service on Easter morning
for the Fellowship of Christians. The service will begin at 6:30. There will be a
combined choir join in this celebration. Roxie will bring the good news of the
resurrection as we join in singing ‘Alleluia’. Coffee and sweet rolls will be
served following the service.
“As Jesus Christ is God’s assurance of the forgiveness of all our sins, so
in the same way and with the same seriousness is he also Gods mighty claim
upon our whole life. Through him befalls us a joyful deliverance from the godless fetters of this world for a free, grateful service to his creatures.”
The Theological Declaration of Barmen 8.14