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Communion Schedule
Communion will be served on
Sunday, May 11th during our worship service to be held at 11:00 am in the sanctuary.
Please join us as
we celebrate Pentecost as well as Mother's Day.
2008 Communion
Schedule
January 6, 2008 Epiphany
February 3, 2008 Transfiguration Sunday
March 20, 2008 Maundy Thursday
May 11, 2008 Pentecost Sunday
June 8, 2008 Confirmation Sunday
July 27, 2008 Last Sunday of July
October 5, 2008 World Communion Sunday
November 23, 2008 Christ the King Sunday
COVENANT
PLAYERS HERE ON APRIL 20th!
The Covenant Players will be joining our worship service on Sunday, April 20th. They will also be participating in a dinner theater setting on Sunday evening. A Chicken and Biscuit dinner will be served at 5:00 pm followed by a presentation by the Covenant Players. Sign up Sheets are located in the Narthex, in the Fellowship Hall and on the bulletin board outside the office. Please
join us for this wonderful time of fellowship and meaningful
entertainment.
Choir
News
New ringers are needed, welcome and essential for rehearsals so please come and join our ministry of music!
The Campanile
Choir has resumed rehearsals most Sunday evenings. Please check
the Church Life or call the church office to see if there is a rehearsal
scheduled this week. Rehearsal times vary according to the weather.
Please see Gayle Olsen on Sunday morning or contact the
church office if you think you might be interested in returning to the
Campanile Bell Choir or if you might like to try ringing even if you have no
experience. This is a very meaningful ministry here at First
Presbyterian Church and enhances worship. Please prayerfully consider a
commitment to the Campanile Choir today! We will begin preparing
music for Music Appreciation Sunday (June 22nd) on Sunday evening, April
20th at 8:00 pm. We plan to rehearse at 6:00 pm each Sunday April 29th
and May 4th. Please watch the Church Life for rehearsal times.
The Chancel Choir rehearses on Sunday evenings at 7:00
pm. New voices are always needed and welcome so please come and join our ministry of music!
If you have any questions, please contact the church office or talk to music director Gayle Olsen at church.
Sunday
School
Welcome to everyone who
has joined us for Sunday School this year. If you
have been unable to attend lately, please join us next week. We start at 9:45 each Sunday morning, in the chapel for children up through 4th grade, and in your classroom for 5th grade and up. We have classes for children ages 3 through 12th grade. Adults:
We now offer an adult Sunday School Class in the Blue Room. We'd love to have you
learn with us ! Children's Day will be held June 1st with rehearsals
during the Sunday School hour each week. There will also be a rehearsal
on Saturday, May 31st from 10 until noon.
Our teachers this year are :
Pre-K through 1st Grade : Gia Cantwell
2nd grade – 4th grade : Lou Dibble and Leslie McKeegan
5th grade – 7th grade : David Althaus and Barb Thompson
8th grade – 12th grade : Rev. Allen Presby and Diane Maxwell
Adult Class:
Ken Schermerhorn and George Thompson
Following
Children's Day on June 1st, Sunday School will take a summer vacation
and resume on September 7th! Watch for more information coming soon
on Vacation Bible School to be held Sunday, August 24th through
Thursday, August 28th.
Acolytes
ATTENTION ALL YOUTH GRADES 4 & UP:
ACOLYTES ARE NEEDED FOR 2008
Please see Susie Little if you are interested in serving as an Acolyte this year. If you are unable to connect with Mrs. Little at church, you may call her at 746-2536.
Adult
Education Offerings
We have added some exciting opportunities for our adults here at First Presbyterian Church to grow in their faith and increase their personal resources for living each day as an intentional Christian.
YOU
MAY JOIN THIS STUDY AT ANY TIME!
• An Adult Sunday School Class has been added to our Sunday morning Christian Education schedule. This class
meets from 9:45 – 10:30 a.m. with coffee available in the Blue Room of
the CE Wing. George Thompson and Ken Schermerhorn serve as the leadership team to guide the group’s discussions.
The group completed James W. Moore’s book entitled “The Top Ten List for Christians: Priorities for Faithful Living.”
(Copies are available for a good read in the church office.We are now
studying the book "Adventures in Missing the
Point" by Brian McLaren and Tony Campolo. This study promises
to bring us into
a closer relationship with God and into fellowship with one another. Please join us
and bring a friend!
EASTER
CELEBRATION !
Confirmation
Class
Confirmation Class Convenes
A new class of “Confirmands” has met for a brief orientation and has
begun their Confirmation Class activities on Sunday, March 2nd. The class will meet on Sundays after worship from 12:15 – 2:30 p.m. with June
8th as the target date for concluding the program and joining the church.
Confirmation is the process by which our young people prepare to “confirm” the baptismal vows taken on their behalf by their parents when they were baptized as infants. Our program includes instruction in Bible Basics, Worship and Sacraments, Church Polity and Government, and Basic Beliefs.
This year’s Confirmation Class includes the following 7th and 8th grade students: Kacie Aitken, Kyle Cantwell, Carson King, Cody LaFever, Kelsey Little, Stosh Pawlikowski and Noah Oliver. Let’s keep these young people in our prayers as they deepen their faith and prepare to join fully in the life and mission of First Presbyterian Church. If you are interested in joining the church
or have questions concerning the confirmation program, please speak to Pastor Allen or Gia Cantwell (746-3611).
Mission
Emphasis
One Great Hour of Sharing
One Great Hour of Sharing
March & April Mission Emphasis
Sharing changes lives …
including our own.
Remember your earliest lessons about sharing? At the time, sharing may have seemed like a burden, a needless sacrifice … giving up part of what you believed was rightfully yours.
Over time, however, we come to realize that all of our gifts come from God, and that sharing actually enriches us. In blessing others with our gifts, goodness and love flow from our hearts. And blessing returns to us, subtly but surely changing us, building that desire to respond even more generously to God’s call “to do good and to share what we have.”
One Great Hour of Sharing offers an opportunity for each of us to share with people in need around the world … giving them much more than a handout. When we share our resources, we help assure that children suffering from disease receive not only treatment, but enjoy the benefits of a community made safer with proper sanitation and clean sources of water. We partner with a family living in hunger, offering them not just food, but the tools and training to build a sustainable source of income for themselves … improving their world and ours.
When we share our resources through One Great Hour of Sharing, we make a difference in the lives of others. We reach around the world, giving shape to the heart of Christ.
And when we understand how the blessing of sharing changes lives, our own lives are never again the same. Let us give One Great Hour of Sharing our prayerful and generous support. We will receive our offerings for One Great Hour of Sharing during the months of March and
April and dedicate the offering to its intended uses in April.
Wednesday
Morning Men's Breakfast and Bible Study
The Wednesday morning Men’s Breakfast and Bible Study Group continues to meet every Wednesday morning at 6:30 a.m.
The time begins with a hot breakfast together and finishes with about 30 minutes of Bible Study, concluding at about 7:30 a.m. We read the Scripture together and then share our insights about how God is speaking to us and to our time through these ancient texts. We all enjoy being together!
Please
Join us on Wednesday Morning!
Food
Bank
FOOD BANK DONATIONS
Please remember that it will soon be time to fill the food baskets and provide holiday meals as well as everyday meals for those in need on our community. Any extra food or donations will be greatly appreciated during this time of extra need. All donations of food, cleaning supplies, and paper products may be placed in the food box located in the narthex. Cash donations may be given to Charles Eustis or left in the church office. Please make checks out to “The Delaware County Food Bank”. Thank you for your extra efforts of support during this holiday season.
Let’s all make a renewed effort and make this an everyday project.
FIRST SUNDAY - canned vegetables - all kinds, soups, canned or dehydrated, powdered milk, dehydrated Idaho potatoes, rice and Stove Top stuffing. Cash donations are welcome.
SECOND SUNDAY - canned fruit - all kinds; jelly; salad dressing; mayonnaise; peanut butter; catsup; salt; flour; sugar; etc. Cash donations are always welcome.
THIRD SUNDAY - canned meat products; tuna fish; sardines; salmon; etc. Cash donations are welcome.
FOURTH SUNDAY - potatoes and onions, breakfast foods of all kinds (no baby cereals); crackers, cookies, powdered milk - plain & chocolate; juices; cake mixes; biscuit mix; Bisquick; syrup; molasses; Jello; pudding; dehydrated foods; rice; macaroni; spaghetti; noodles; canned broth, etc. Cash donations are welcome.
FIFTH SUNDAY - potatoes and onions, all kinds of paper products - napkins, paper towels, toilet tissue; all kinds of cleaning products, face soap & laundry detergent. Cash donations are welcome.
PW
Reminders
News from the circles of Presbyterian Women
Open women's circle will meet again on April 23rd at 7:30. We are making
great progress on meeting our goal. Please look at the display in the
hospitality room. We plan to deliver the items to Albany Medical Center
on May 31, 2008. We will meet at the church at 7:45.
We will visit the hospital, go out to lunch and then prepare a meal for the folks staying at Ronald McDonald House. If you
are interested in going on this trip please let the church office know
or Please sign up on the sign up sheets throughout the church.
We are trying to arrange carpooling.
Attention All Women
Spring Gathering
Presbyterian Women of the Presbytery
Saturday, April 26 at the Owego Presbyterian Church
Special Guests:
Women of the Bible, Alive!
Imagine, women from Bible times coming to tell their own stories of God's work in their lives. Experience the emotions of these women, dressed in period costume, giving Glory to God. See the Bible come to life.
Gather at 9:30 for refreshments and registration.
Lunch - $5.00 Worship and communion
On your way home by 2:30
Babysitting available on request
RSVP by Monday, April 21
Ginny Murray, 687-2257
ALL ARE WELCOME!
PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN OF FIRST CHURCH, DELHI
We have been having a difficult season with weather and cancellations. The PW coordinating team
will meet again May 6th, 2008 .(7:00 P.M.)
We might be looking at the possibility of our annual Soup and Salad Luncheon; we will need a Chairperson(s) and a willingness to work!
We also need to review our projects and mission programs…if you have ideas or thoughts just let us know!
Consider attending the Presbytery PW Spring Gathering! It’s a great way to meet people of other Churches in our Presbytery and see what they are doing!
Let’s try to get a carload to go!
Maureen Kennedy & Janet Schwengber, co-chairs
Irene Sander, Secretary
Janet Maxwell, Treasurer
Committee Meetings and Church Board Meetings
Upcoming
Board meetings include:
SESSION
- Thursday, April 17th at 7:00 pm
DEACONS
- Monday, April 21st at 7:00 pm
TRUSTEES
- Wednesday, April 23rd at 7:00 pm
Remember
if you have a comment or concern, please contact an ACTING ELDER or
Clerk of Session. Letters to the Session should be addressed to the
Clerk of Session at the church office or home address. Our current list
of officers appears in each newsletter and may also be found on the
following link.
Ministry Boards
The Committees of the church welcome your input and are also looking for interested people to become involved in the work of the church. Please feel free to attend any of the committee meetings below.
If you have any questions, please contact the church office.
The History and Archival Committee will meet Monday, May 5th at 7:00 p.m. in the Raitt room.
The Fellowship & Friendship Committee will meet Wednesday,
May 7th at 7:00 p.m. in the Conference Room.
The Mission Committee will meet Sunday, May 4th at 12:15 p.m. in the Conference Room.
The Christian Education Committee will meet Tuesday, April 8th at 7:00 p.m. in the Conference Room.
The Stewardship and Budget Committee will meet Tuesday, April 15th at 7:00 p.m. in the Conference Room.
The Membership & Participation Committee will meet Thursday, April 17th at
6:00 p.m. in the Red Room.
The Music, Worship and Sacraments Committee will meet Wednesday, April
23rd at 5:30 p.m. in the Conference Room.
Statements,
Envelopes and Apportionment
The 2008 Offering Envelopes are available in the
Church Office. If you have not picked your envelopes up, please remember to
do so today. If you can not locate your envelopes or you have not used envelopes in the past and would like a box this year, please contact the church office.
The Per Capita amount for 2008 has been set at $30.72 per member. Per Capita apportionment is based on membership as of December 31, 2006. The money is paid by our church to cover our share of basic operation costs of our Presbytery, Synod, and General Assembly. Each member is invited to contribute
$30.72 to help pay this obligation.
If you would like a statement of your giving or have any questions on what you
have given, please feel free to contact our Financial Secretary, Nancy Lee by calling her home phone (746-6946). Leave a message if there is no answer and she will return your call.
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