March PRESS 2015 - First Presbyterian Church of Downey

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IN THIS ISSUE
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PASTOR TIM
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PNC REPORT /GIVING
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EVENTS & UPDATES
4
KIDS NEWS
5
YOUTH NEWS
6
WHAT’S NEW
7
CLOTHES DRIVE
8
OGHS
9
MARCH CALENDAR
THANK YOU
GOD!
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PASTOR
TIM
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A WORD FROM PASTOR TIM
In case you were not aware, the daffodils bordered
by the frame of a cross next to the basketball court
were already blooming as early as the third week of
February!
In case you were not aware, Ash Wednesday
(February 18th) has come and gone. As you read this
we are into the second full week of what is called the
season of Lent. “Lent” refers to the habit of Christians
to observe a season of fasting in spiritual preparation
for Easter. Lent begins with Ash Wednesday as a fast
day, and then continues for 46 days – 40 fast days
plus 6 Sundays (on which you don’t fast) –
culminating in the Easter Sunday celebration and
feast!
According to the gospels of Matthew, Mark and
Luke, Jesus spent 40 days fasting in the desert and
was tempted by Satan. Many believe Lent originated
as a mirror of this for the building up of Christian
men, women and children in their faith. He fasted, so
we fast in some form or fashion. Protestant
Reformers were not of one mind and had mixed
feelings about the season and various practices
associated with it. This conversation continues to the
present day.
For the last two years we have not had an Ash
Wednesday service at 1st Pres Downey. Perhaps next
year you will! One thing we did do on Ash
Wednesday, which coincided with our weekly FPC
youth gathering, was talk with the youth about the
meaning of these traditions and study Jesus’
temptation in the wilderness.
We talked about how coming face to face with
death actually helps you get clear about life, its
meaning, and what Jesus is calling you to do with
the life he’s given you! (Ashes on the forehead, is a
reminder of our limits and a call to follow Jesus in
his way of life.)
Resurrection Sunday (a.k.a. “Easter”) is coming
(April 5th)! Easter and all the events of Holy Week
are all about God giving everything out of love for
you, and then calling on you to give everything to
him as a response. Ash Wednesday and Lent gets us
thinking about that as some of us fast or “give up”
something for the season. With the youth that
night, we gave them the opportunity to give up
something for Lent as a spiritual reminder of the call
to give up (surrender and place under his control)
everything. We “imposed” ashes on their foreheads
in the sign of a cross, if they wished, and said
“Repent, and believe in the Gospel.”
So the daffodils are up and have come to life in the
same way Jesus is “up” and come to life in his
Resurrection. It didn’t and doesn’t happen outside
the frame of the cross and all that dies with it. The
same goes for our youth and for you. Ash
Wednesday and Lent remind us of all that and get
us ready for Easter and resurrections.
Every blessing,
Pastor Tim
PROGRESS REPORTS
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By Jerry Scott, PNC Moderator
PNC REPORT
The PNC is in the process of reviewing additional
PIFs (resumes). Over 30 new PIFs have been
submitted. After going thru the process of review on
previously submitted PIFs, the final candidates
became unavailable. Please continue to hold the PNC
and the selection process in your prayers. We know
God has the right Pastor already selected for us. We
need to discern who that is through our review
process.
Jerry Scott
PNC Moderator
GIVING
FINANCES
MONTH
INCOME
EXPENSES
NET INC/ (EXP)
Y-T-D
INCOME
Y-T-D EXPENSES
Y-T-D NET
INC/(EXP)
JAN
28,967
29,967
(1,000)
28,967
29,967
(1,000)
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Events Updates
&
DOWNEY PRES
YOUNG SINGERS!!!
PHILIPPIANS 4:6
MARGIE KALIE
Hacienda Grande, Long Beach
MIYO YOKOTA
Sunrise, Hermosa Beach
ROBERT QUILLIN
LARC, Norwalk
2ND MONDAY OF THE MONTH
@ 2 P.M.
IN THE CHURCH LIBRARY
JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT MEETING
MARCH 9TH
THE LESSON “FIVE VISIONS ”
(PART 2) IS FROM AMOS 9
LED BY LOIS DELINE
BIBLE STUDY
CIRCLE 1
FOR MORE INFO. PLEASE CALL
LOIS DELINE, 562-869-8215
Welcome & CONGRATS
Come and lift your spirit
& your voice in praises
to God! We
WELCOME ALL
YOUTH to join!!! No
age barriers!
PRAY FOR SHUT-INS
YOUTH|CHOIR
verything
PRAY ABOUT E
New Members!
Let’s WELCOME the
following as members of FPC Downey:
Hugo Coronado, Andrea Coronado, Alfredo
Coronado, Hugo (Jr) Coronado, Norma
Galvan, Dorian Aquino-Galvan, Gayle Parks
and Angela Salguero!
BAPTISMS!!!
Dorian Aquino-Galvan & Kaiden Angel Chacon
BIG T H A N K YOU…
In Loving Memory of Ed Todd
Prayers for Donna Huff and extended
family in the death of her loving brother,
Ed Todd.
If you would like to send a card please send to:
8432 Dacosta Street
Downey, CA 90240
THANK YOU to ALL volunteers and FPC
ministry leaders. Thank you to our
volunteers Anna Marie Brislin and Ruth
Ruckman for all you do day in and day out
as volunteers at the office! To all
departments and leaders who dedicate
their time and effort towards the ministry at
FPC Downey, THANK YOU!!! You are all very
much appreciated. We are part of a much
larger picture for God’s glory!
“U N I T Y IS STRENGTH… WHEN THERE IS
TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION, WONDERFUL
THINGS CAN BE ACHIEVED.”
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FRIDAY, MARCH 6
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
3RD - 5TH GRADERS
CUMBERLAND HALL (FPC)
ST. PATRICK’S DAY
FOOD, FUN & FUN GAMES!
WEAR GREEN TO ADD TO OUR ST. PATRICK'S DAY THEME!!!
QUESTIONS? Call Donna Huff at 562-923-1797
PARENTS WILLING TO VOLUNTEER?
CONTACT DONNA by phone or
email at donnath72@aol.com
Education Hour
SUNDAYS 9 AM
Children’s Worship
SUNDAYS 10 AM
Nursery
Available for
0-4 yrs
(DURING SUNDAY WORSHIP)
JOIN US!!!
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Youth
B ble
Wednesdays
i
Study
*ACTIVITIES
*LEARNING ON
JESUS
& ISSUES FACING
YOUTH
SUNDAY SCHOOL
SESSION
*HANGOUT
9-9:50 a.m.
RECEIVE A NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE!!!
MAKE NEW FRIENDS!
EVERY NIGHT
LET’S MAKE TIME TO PRAY FOR OUR YOUTH!!! THERE’S POWER IN PRAYER
EASTER Lilies
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We will be selling lilies to comprise the
Easter Sunday cross at the front of the
sanctuary for the next five Sundays (March 1,
8, 15, 22 and 29) in Cumberland Hall
following the worship service. Each lily may
be purchased for $15, either in honor of living
loved ones and friends, or in memory of
those who have touched our lives and have
already passed on. The names of those who
purchase lilies and the people they honor
and remember will be listed in an insert in
the Easter Sunday bulletin.
E A S T E R week
HOLY WEEK WORSHIP SCHEDULE
MARCH 29- Palm Sunday 10:00am
APRIL 3- Good Friday Service 7:30pm
APRIL 4- Easter Egg Stuffing 10-11am
APRIL 5- Easter Sunday
-9am Egg-stravaganza Activities
-10am Worship Service
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Imagine the joy when your gift positively affects
someone’s life—both the joy someone feels as their
burdens ease and the joy you feel when you realize
your gift has helped. As Christians, we speak of
God providing us with blessings in abundance, but
there are many in the world who live without the basic
necessities of life. Surely God calls us to share.
By giving to One Great Hour of Sharing, you make a
conscious decision to bring the joy and love of
Christ to some of the most vulnerable and desperate
places and people around the world.
With your generous gift to ONE GREAT HOUR OF
SHARING, you can be a channel through whom
God satisfies the hungry, comforts the distressed, and
Brings hope to the poor and oppressed.
Learn more about this annual offering each
Sunday!
Be blessed as you give!!!
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SUN
MON
1
2
TUES
3
HOLY COMMUNION
7:30pm BAND
10am Worship
8
9
10am Worship
15
10
Circle 1
Bible Study
16
10 am Worship
7pm ALL TEAMS
7:30pm BAND
17
7pm DEACONS
7:30pm BAND
22
23
24
7pm SESSION
10 am Worship
29
7:30pm BAND
30
WED
4
THURS
5
6
CHOIR
7:30pm
YOUTH
7-8:30 PM
11
12
YOUTH
7-8:30 PM
25
YOUTH
7-8:30 PM
OFFICE
CLOSED
13
19
OFFICE
CLOSED
20
CHOIR
7:30pm
7
9AM PRAYER
14
9AM PRAYER
7:30pm Spanish
Bible Study
CHOIR
7:30pm
26
SAT
KIDS Fun
Night
@6pm
CHOIR
7:30pm
YOUTH
7-8:30 PM
18
FRI
OFFICE
CLOSED
21
9AM PRAYER
7:30pm Spanish
Bible Study
27
OFFICE
CLOSED
28 9AM
PRAYER
7:30 pm Spanish
Bible Study
31
7:30pm BAND
10 am Worship
PALM SUNDAY
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Lilian Alfaro
Agnes Eyong Tabot
Damaris Chacon
Eric Stender
Gary McCaughan
Brandon Garcia
Rick Trejo
Laura Terasaki
Judi Harper
Owen Diaz
Paul Ivison
Norman Evangelista
Bonnie Symonds
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29
30
31
Kathy Johnson
Andrew Gasdia
Paula Montoya
Laura Dayhoff
Samantha Duron
Office hours
MON-THUR: 9-4pm
FRI: Closed
Fpc
First Presbyterian Church of Downey
PO Box 5069, 10544 Downey Avenue
Downey, CA 90241 (562) 861-6752