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February 01, 2005
February Newsletter
Pastor’s Pen
One of the Psalms that hooked me early in life was Psalm 63. I came to love it because I heard my father quote it so often when he prayed aloud. I memorized it nearly as an extension of growing up in our home.Those words haunt me, “O God, Thou art my God, early will I seek Thee. My soul thirsts for thee. My flesh longs for thee as in a dry and thirsty land where no water is.”
If your Bible reads a bit differently it’s because I anchored these words in my memory from the King James Version. There are three “exercises” of my life that keep me inwardly hungry and thirsty, that is alive to the reality of God—through life’s ups and downs.
First, memorization of chunks of the Bible—an activity that began very early in my life. Second, privately reading the Bible slowly, mulling over in my mind what I’m reading. Third, the most basic kind of prayer.
Each of these has its difficulties.
I find that memorizing Scripture makes me slow down. Memorizing doesn’t happen quickly. It seems I forget so quickly. So I have to keep plowing the same ground, repeating those phrases and words over and over. Eventually the words of Scripture find a sure foothold. Even if I forget exactly every word, I remember most everything. And the thoughts and words become a part of my thinking. They accumulate with time.
Reading the Bible too has its difficulties. Not all of it is equally interesting. Then too, I find I don’t always feel “pious.” I want to be on to other things, to the newspaper, to an interesting book, to whatever easily distracts me. But I keep trudging on. Exposing myself to the Bible steadily means a lot to my sense of God, to my desire to live my life purposefully as a Christian, that is, someone for whom Jesus is central to life’s meaning.
Prayer is hard for me because I feel so futile when I pray. So few prayers get answered that I can tell. I feel powerless in the face of life’s disasters. I have the faces of many people flash before my mind and to pray for them can feel odd in that on the one hand, I want to—and do, but on the other hand, it feels a bit strange to be telling God what He should be doing—as if He doesn’t know. So I usually pray the kind of prayers that don’t require measurable answers. “Lord, I wonder why I’m so fortunate to live where I do. Why wasn’t I born to a poor family in Zambia rather than into the one where you put me. I feel bad about what I said to ______ yesterday. Forgive me and help me to do better. I give you my life today again. Lord, I don’t know what the new day will bring, but I want to live faithfully today—treating other people fairly. When I become discouraged help me to remember my blessings and move on. If I should have a chance to help someone trust in you, I don’t know what to say very often, so help me know what to say.”
I tell you this about myself because I wonder if you might find such simple exercises as these helpful in keeping your sense of God’s pertinence to life alive. Life takes on a different texture when I do a few simple exercises regularly. I think I’m no different from anyone else. I think you might find these three exercises helpful and hope you might try them on to see how they fit you—that is, if you’ve not developed spiritual exercises already.
- Pastor Robertson
Worship Information
Feb. 6: “Jesus Christ--From Heaven”
Communion
Psalm 104: 1-4
Hebrews 1: 1-8
Feb. 13: “Our Hospitable God”
Isaiah 56: 3-8
Matthew 21: 12-17
Feb. 20: “The Power of Faith in God”
Job 38: 1-12
Matthew 21: 18-22
Feb. 27: “How to Catch God’s Notice”
Jonah 2: 1-6
Matthew 21: 28-32
Clerk’s Corner
While Jurgen Honig is out of town I am serving as Interim Clerk of Session. Luckily for all he is shortly due back on February 9. In this space Jurgen has the habit of telling us about the many members who contribute to Faith’s life behind the scenes. These quiet acts that enhance our fellowship experience, but by their very quietness might go unnoticed. Acts reminiscent of Jesus’ example and command for us to wash each other’s feet. The washing of feet would have been a service performed by lowly servants. Hardly to be noticed by the guest, but one that gave great comfort nevertheless. This command of Jesus to wash each other’s feet is alive and well in the guise of all the quiet acts of service we perform for each other. I will mention only the few I happen to have heard about. The wonderful fellowship time after the Christmas Eve Service was organized by Emily and Jerry Matthews. They also handled all the clean up with some help from Helen Toebes and Pastor Robertson. The bright new paint job in the Fellowship hall was given to us by the Shorts and the Kuciks. Nice to have it done right before the Moody Choir visited. A thanks to all who pitched in and helped clean up the Christmas greenery after the worship service. At the meeting of January 11 the hiring of Stephanie Cardwell for the new administrative assistant position was finalized. We will have a reception following the worship service on January 30 to welcome her. She has jumped into this job with both feet; a good example being this very newsletter you are reading. Thank you already, Stephanie! Session will be having a special meeting on January 24. This is a “working meeting” to discuss long range plans and ideas. I’m sure you will be hearing the about the fruits of this meeting in the months to come. Jane Stewart, Interim Clerk of Session
Friendliness and Hospitality
I read a book one of our elders lent me about congregational life. A key idea struck me. It was about the difference between being a “friendly” church and being a “hospitable” church. There are many churches that are friendly. There are some churches that are hospitable.
A friendly person is quick to say “Hello, how are you?” You and I hear that often enough. We also know that after we hear that the conversation doesn’t exactly surge as we become instant psychologists for one another. But to say hello is better than to look the other way. In the narthex after church and in Fellowship Hall most of us try to make sure to say hello to new folk as well as to our friends. It is good to be friendly.
Hospitality is a step beyond friendliness. Hospitality offers comfort and care. It is treating people we see at Faith Church as we would treat our favored guests in our home. When guests come to your home for the night you have put fresh sheets on the bed in the guest room and fresh towels and other amenities are folded and placed on the end of the bed. If guests come for a meal, you pull out the stops and serve your finest.
We had the Moody Bible Institute Women’s Concert Choir and Bell Ensemble as our guests last Friday. They sang beautifully. More than that, their ways were winsome and lovely. A number of our ladies put together just the kind of dinner a busload of young ladies would like most. You took these young ladies into your homes Friday night and fed them yummy snacks and talked with them, and on Saturday morning when they came back to the church to load on the bus I saw a lot of hugging good-bye, which said that the hospitality you offered them was warm. We had the Director of the choir as our guest. Bonnie made scones for breakfast and served fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice. Why? We, like you, wanted to make abundantly clear our welcome. The message got through. The hospitality of Faith Church was winsome. These folk hope to be invited back—though of course, it will be a new group of young ladies next time around. Students tend to graduate.
When we are treated this way we always come away feeling wanted and cared for. It is possible for us to present this kind of welcome regularly at Faith Church. A custom I have heard in some churches is for church members to come to church expecting to invite over for lunch afterward guests they see at worship that morning. When a college student is invited over, it’s a banner day. A home-cooked meal!!! When a young family is invited over at first it’s a moment of embarrassment—“will my kids behave or like the menu?” Whether the person can come or not, to be invited is a hospitable encounter.
A means to Faith Church becoming a growing church for the right reasons is for us to be a hospitable church. It is possible to induce growth by doing popular things and offering programs that target interests and needs we know. We want to be an interesting and useful place. But a deep and natural way to draw to us people who come here is for them to know we care for them. This care will come from person to person. Our homes are wonderful vehicles of the best kind of growth at Faith Church.
It’s not only new comers that need hospitality. There are lonely people who are regularly at worship at Faith Church on Sunday morning. Let there be no lonely people here because we care for each other. What if each Sunday part of our project were not only to be faithful in attending worship, and perhaps even arriving with enough minutes to spare so there is time to pray before the service starts—for the pastor, for one another, for yourself—but to be here expecting to extend your hospitality to someone.
Let Faith Church be a hospitable church. The range and reach of the benefits of our hospitality will be remarkable.
Pastor Robertson
The Little Church with a Big Heart
Faith church hosted the Women’s Concert Choir and Bell Ensemble from Moody Bible Institute on Friday, January 14. The Choir presented an outstanding musical program of praise and thanksgiving. The Bell Ensemble opened the program with some numbers from the Nutcracker Suite and ended their part with Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in C# minor. Those of us sitting in the side sections got an up-close view of the hard work of ringing on time. Some huge bells were very heavy (we tried to lift them post concert) while other bells were held three in one hand and one or two in the other. It was impressive. The choir sang from the balcony as well as downstairs-surrounding the congregation with song and word! They presented a program of classical religious music and well known spirituals interspersed with scripture reading and choral speaking. When the congregation joined the choir with singing “Great is Thy Faithfulness”, I thought the walls might fall down. From the “Magnificat” to “Psalm 150” to the closing number “External Life” it was an exciting concert. It was a privilege to have this group at Faith Church. -Jan Hem, Congregational LifeFrom the Library
Maybe for the last time, I have the privilege to write to you about a marvelous book, which was added to our church library, Joy in Our Weakness. A Gift of Hope from the Book of Revelation, by Marva J. Dawn. This book is neither a commentary on the book of Revelation nor a devotional work-though it offers aspects of both. Joy in Our Weakness is instead a theological and practical guide that ushers readers into the very presence of Christ and His Lordship over the powers of evil. Marva Dawn writes compassionately for those who suffer, for this book was born out of her own struggles with physical limitations and chronic illness, and it is to help all of us how to find joy in every circumstance of life, especially in trials and sufferings. After outlining some important foundational principles in three introductory chapters, Dawn guides readers through the whole book of Revelation, pointing out errors of those who try to calendarize the end of the world and instead distort the revelation of Christ’s Lordship in the book. She exposes the workings of the powers, and sustains those who suffer until evil is ultimately defeated. Dawn highlights the Revelation’s original purpose-to comfort afflicted, suffering believers and spells out a biblically grounded “theology of weakness”. A wealth of insights and encouragement awaits us as we read this book. May the Lord be with you throughout this new year in all our trials and weaknesses, as well as I your joys and triumphs. I am handing the responsibility for the library over to Julie Powell, who accepted to steer the boat from now on. -With a grateful heart, Ursula HessThe Next Inquirer’s Classes
The next Inquirer’s Classes will be held on the evenings of Sunday, Feb. 27 and Sunday, March 6 (exact locations and times will appear in the church bulletin as the time approaches). These classes are for anyone interested in learning about the ministry and teachings of Faith Presbyterian Church. This includes those who want to become members as well as those who aren’t sure they want to become members but who would like to find out more about our church. The goal of the classes is twofold: • to help those who attend to think through the profession of faith in Christ that one makes at a membership service • to learn about the history, teaching, worship, and ministry of Faith Presbyterian Church. Taking the Inquirer’s Classes does not commit one to becoming a member. Nor is taking the Inquirer’s Classes a prerequisite for becoming a member, though it is recommended and can be helpful in preparing to become a member. The Session has recently revised and clarified the procedure for becoming a member and for the Inquirer’s Classes. The classes will now be held four times per year (February, April, August, and November). For more details on Church Membership and the Inquirer’s Classes (concerning their purpose and what’s involved in each), keep your eyes open for a brochure on the topic to be made available in February in the church narthex.Winter Safety – Sidewalks
Well, the white stuff is finally here…making us aware of the importance of sidewalks being clear of snow and ice as much as possible for the next several months. None of us wants any falls or broken bones, so…some able-bodied, strong, youthful (in mind or body) churchgoers are needed to grab shovels and some ice melt and help us out on the bad days. Volunteers are needed on weekdays as well as on Sundays, but we understand that some of you cannot be available during the week. To lessen the load on any particular individuals, we’d like to spread the load and share this good deed—the load’s always lighter this way. Several folks have already volun- teered their time and energy, but we still have the following slots open: all Sundays in February and March except for the first one each month. If you can help out by volunteering to take on one of these dates, please call Pat Short (743-3160). Remember the bruise and broken bone avoided may be your own! Thank you.ROYAL ENTERTAINMENT AND IT'S FREE!
Now that we have your attention, we'd like to tell you a bit more about the upcoming talent show at the church on Sunday, February 20 at 6 p.m. The first thing you need to know is that you don't really have to have any talent to appear. You can just think you have talent and we'll all be entertained. The second thing to know is that even if you don't enjoy what we loosely term "talent," you can still enjoy the dessert tables since that's our excuse for having you come to the church. Bring a dessert of some kind – we'll provide plates, cups, etc. The third thing to know is that you don't want to miss this occasion because something untoward or embarrassing always happens – if you don't come. you won't know what happens and there's nothing worse than not knowing. (Well, perhaps, but for the purpose of this article, there isn't.) Number four is that our talent is home grown – from our very own church community and that is a good thing! Usually. It is appropriate to mention that no animals or humans have ever been injured as a result of appearing in our talent show. Your donation to our entertainment can be serious, not serious, musical, poetical, glass-blowing, hoop rolling, tap dancing — and all ages are welcome! Fifth, you are expected to volunteer so that we can fill up an otherwise dull and cold Sunday evening. After the first couple of performers, you will realize that Faith Folk are easily amused and will give you a big hand for even standing up. Or sometimes, for just sitting down. Now, you ask, how can I throw my hat in the ring? This is the easy part. Just mention to Mr. Goodrich or Mrs. Dunn that you would like to take part in this wonderful evening of fabulous entertainment. You don't have to sign a Miranda agreement or liability clause but there are some rules, after all. Remember, there is no fool like an old fool – and the fools are the ones who ALWAYS have the most fun! And finally, IF there are not enough people stepping forward to fill the evening and entertain the congregation in the manner to which it is accustomed, you will be approached and strongly encouraged to participate. This cannot be emphasized enough! America needs volunteers! (Otherwise we'll have a four-hour sing-a-long.) If you need more information or assurance that you will have a good time, ask anybody what went on last time. (Maybe not Steve Varys). Put that date on your calendar and be prepared to enjoy yourself! -Tom Goodrich and Nancy DunnVALENTINE COOKIES?
Calling all of you excellent Faith cookie bakers. We'll be making up cookie packages for our students and young friends on Saturday, February 12 at 9 a.m. We'll need lots of cookies -- what a sweet way to tell our young people that we're thinking of them and that they're important to us! Watch for a signup sheet in the Narthex soon. -Nancy DunnLafayette Urban Ministry
As the new year begins LUM has much to celebrate. Volunteers are committed through February. Weekend coordinators are still needed which is a need hopefully to be filled by returning Purdue students (pays $37/night, 8PM -7AM). The budget for last year was in the black and the transition from Joe Micon to Mary Anderson as director is going very well. Jubilee Christmas was considered a great success with over 700 families served. The Staff and Board of LUM had a second Jubilee event this year on Dec. 16 where they gave away all of the gifts returned by the 23 Churches sponsoring a Dec. 9 Jubilee. An additional 206 families were able to get gifts for their children. Families recommended by other agencies like the Red Cross were served. -Tom HousleyPersonnel Committee Report
During the November Session Meeting, the Personnel Committee was charged with developing a job description to encompass the responsibilities of the Office Administrator (Church Secretary), the accounting processes being performed outside the church, maintaining the church web page and providing administrative support for the Pastor. The new position resulted from discussions of church needs by the Session over the past several months. The Session approved the work of the Committee at the December Meeting and authorized the Committee to advertise the position, screen the candidates, interview the finalist with the Pastor, and make a recommendation to the Session. Twenty-seven candidates were screened by members of the Personnel Committee; six were offered preliminary interviews with the Chair (four accepted); and three were interviewed by the Pastor and the Chair of the Committee. The top candidate was recommended to the Session and approved at their January Meeting. - Don Gentry, Chair of Personnel CommitteeThanks Myra Leap
A true servant is one who steps up in the time of need to serve others. Myra Leap has done just that for the past four and half months. When Peggy Downey was granted sick leave in mid-September, the congregation was without secretarial support. As chair of personnel, I approached Myra to see if see might help out. After a brief time, our prayers were answered and Myra agreed to work in the church office on a temporary basis. She has performed at the highest professional level and we thank her. Myra has also assisted our new administrative assistant in making the transition. Please join me in thanking her for her service to the entire congregation. -Don Gentry, Chair of Personnel CommitteeWelcome Stephanie Cardwell, New Administrative Assistant
Please join us in welcoming Mrs. Stephanie Cardwell as the new administrative assistant for Faith Presbyterian Church. Stephanie joins us after a number of years of experience in office management, tax preparation, real estate sales, and secretarial work. She has worked for Century 21; Barton Office Supply; H&R Block; and Wihebrink and Zehner, CPA’s. She brings to this new position a rich background in working with people and numbers, and a very outgoing personality. Stephanie will provide administrative and secretarial support for the Pastor and the various Session Committees; will assume the church accounting system responsibilities; and manage the up-date of the Church’s web page. Stephanie and her husband, Bill, who is employed by Bank One, have three children who attend Tippecanoe County Schools. They live on the east side of Lafayette. Please join us in welcoming Stephanie Cardwell at a reception immediately following church on January 30th in Fellowship Hall and/or drop into the church office Monday through Friday between 9:00am and 2:30pm to get acquainted. -Don Gentry, Chair of Personnel CommitteeSchedule Information
You can contact Pastor Robertson by calling the office, 743-3683, on Wednesday mornings any time and Fridays, 9:00 a.m. to noon. Pastor Robertson's day off is Monday. Outside of office hours please feel free to call Pastor Robertson at home at 497-2162.Sunday School
There is a class for everyone! Pre-kindergarten & Kindergarten: Amber Latour & Lou Ann Johnston Grades 1-3: SueAnne Bergmann Grades 4-7: Carolyn Kessler Grades 8-12: Michael Lockwood College Class: Pastor Robertson Young Adults Bible Study: Mark Johnson Adult Bible Study: Glenn Sparks New Testament Greek: Jurgen Honig Bible 101: Michael BergmannLAFAYETTE GREAT BANQUET AND AWAKENING
"Come, for all is now ready..." (Luke 14: 15-24). This parable provides the picture of the Great Banquet. Like its counterparts, Cursillo, Walk to Emmaus, Via de Christo and Tres Dias, the Great Banquet is an orderly, structured weekend designed to strengthen and renew the faith of Christians. Through a combined effort of laity and clergy the Great Banquet focuses on renewal of the church. The Great Banquet is a 72 hour experience, beginning on Thursday evening and ending on Sunday evening. During this time, guests live and study together in a worshipful time of singing, prayer, sharing, and discussion. During each of the fifteen talks given by laity and clergy, the theme of God's Grace is presented. Guests participate in the daily celebration of Holy Communion and experience the grace of God through the presence of Christ in a loving, supportive, Christian community. Although the weekend lasts only three days, guests are invited to use its lessons for the rest of their lives. After attending the Great Banquet, they are challenged to: • Strengthen their own spiritual life though study and active congregational participation • Strive to become active disciples of Jesus Christ in the world through their churches The Great Banquet of Lafayette, Indiana, is an extension of this ministry. The upcoming Lafayette Great Banquet Community weekends are: • Men's weekend #56 -- March 10-13, 2005 • Women's weekend #57 -- March 17-20, 2005 • Women's weekend #58 -- March 31 - April 3, 2005 • Awakening (youth) weekend #7 and #8 yet to be announced. The purpose of the Great Banquet is to know Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, and to make Him known. If your desire is to grow in the knowledge of Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, you are invited to the Great Banquet. Listed below are a few people from Faith Church who have attended a Great Banquet. You are welcome to contact any of them for more information: Steve and Mary Lou Varys, Myra Leap, Dennis and Nancy Dunn, Jan Hem, Grieke Toebes, Pat and Charlie Short, Pastor Robertson, and Tom and Peggy Housley. -Myra Leap, Chair Building & GroundsFaith Church at the Burn’s Dinner
On Saturday evening, January 22nd, an unusual number of Faith Church folk were at the birthday celebration of Scotland’s well-known poet of another day, Robert Burns. In fact there were six past, present, or future Robertson’s sitting at our table, and two thirds of these were from Faith Church. I saw little groupings of others from here across the way. Each year at this time it’s fun to play “roots” for an evening. Of course, not all who come to this dinner are of a Scottish heritage. Folk from many heritages come and are just as welcome if they are of Russian, Chinese, German, or even English. One of the well-known aspects of the history of Great Britain is the intense animosity for a while between the English and the Scots. The movie “Braveheart” celebrated the fierce patriotism of the Scots that erupted in 1297 at the Battle of Stirling Bridge, when William Wallace had a brief and surprising victory over the forces of King Edward I. But all of that is forgotten as we submit for an evening to the din of lots of bagpipes, eat haggis and scones and watch Scots country dancing and hear funny and informative speeches. I have for many years offered the blessing on this dinner. I will begin by offering either one of Robert Burns’ psalm paraphrases or a psalm paraphrase from the old Scottish Psalter, before leading the Selkirk Grace. I believe this evening is so popular, drawing a large crowd every year, because it’s the only ethnic celebration in our community. There used to be an Oktoberfest in town when the community celebrated the German heritage. But it would be terrific if other nationalities that have fed into our melting pot put on a celebration to which we all might come. There is a spin to this that I think of as I play the role of chaplain to our Scottish society. I wear on my lapel the symbol of the Church of Scotland. Christianity came to Scotland in the 6th century when St. Colomba established a community on the island of Iona in the Inner Hebrides. From there the faith of Jesus spread throughout the island so that in time it produced other hardy missionaries who took the Gospel elsewhere. Best known, perhaps, was David Livingston who was born in a poor family near Glasgow. He opened Africa’s heartland to the Gospel. My father too was born near Glasgow and went to another part of the world with the Gospel, to India. Part of what we could celebrate each year in remembering the variety of our heritages would be how each one made a contribution to the spread of the Gospel. This is of far more than historical interest. I have always had as part of my outlook the awareness that I stand on the shoulders of those who came before. We have a responsibility to pass along to those who stand on our shoulders in the next generation the richest treasure that we have received. This richest treasure is not the wealth and power of a great land that has been singularly blessed, but the faith by which we can live in peace before God. We are part of a melting pot of a nation in which we all may infect one another with what is best about our heritages, but in which we all share one blessing—we have received the Gospel from those who came before us. It is our privilege to pass this along to the next generation, well described both in its truths and in the way of life it produces. -Pastor RobertsonThank You !
The Building and Grounds committee would like to thank David Kucik for taking on the painting of Fellowship hall, it was a monster job and he did a beautiful job. Also on the thanking list are his sidekicks, Lonni Kucik and Charlie Short. Thanks to all who have made parking easier for those needing easier access to the church. -Myra Leap, Chair Building & GroundsThank You
A huge thank you to Kathy Trinkle, Bonnie Robertson and Jan Hem for the tireless effort, willingness, elbow grease and cheerful spirit shown as they cleaned out and rearranged the storage closet off the fellowship hall. And thanks also to those of you who tagged your possessions or claimed them as requested in the newsletters and bulletins last fall. This joint effort has effectively made room for storage of most tables and chairs previously "stored" in the fellowship hall. --Myra Leap, Chair Building & GroundsThanks and More Thanks…
To all who helped us host 60 students from the Moody Bible Institute Women’s Chorale. It was quite a challenge to feed and house such a large group. Carolyn Kessler and Grieke Toebes took charge of the “feeding of the five thousand”…okay, it was only 60. They had help from Carol Goodrich, Kathy Bowker, Bonnie Robertson, Nancy Dunn, and Joanne Kovacs. Jane Stewart was in charge of housing. Each host entertained two or more students overnight. They provided breakfast on Saturday morning and a box lunch for the bus trip to Cleveland, Ohio. The hardest challenge for most was to get them to the church on Saturday for an 8am departure. Many, many thanks to these families who hosted the students: Bonnie & Stuart Robertson, Polly & Ace Tyler (they had a post-concert concert) Carolyn Kessler & Callie (who loved having her picture taken), Alice & Robert Landolt, Joanne & Laszlo Kovacs, Marilyn & Bill Hinze, Vicky & Rick Kennell, Dorothy & Jim Bethel, Jan & Stan Hem (they had a candlelight breakfast), Kathy Bowker, Julie & Jim Powell (Jenny came home to join in the fun), Kathy & Dan Trinkle, Lonni & Dave Kucik, Joyce & Jeris Eikenberry, Carol & Tom Goodrich (Tom was his usual entertaining self), Alice Mundell (she was so excited to do this , she invited Maxine Jones to join them for breakfast), Elaine & Andy McVay, Grieke Toebes, Margaret Rogler, Cathy & Dave McKinnis, Emily & Jerry Mathews, Cheri & Glenn Sparks, Cathy & Mike Lockwood, Janet & Terry Stewart, Pat & Charlie Short (Charlie was out of town, so the girls sang to him on the phone and of course, Charlie sang back to them), Dorothy & Morgan Meyer, Necia & Bob Ketterman and, Fran & Hannis Thompson (on call if needed), Also, Dennis Dunn, Stan Hem, Fran & Hannis Thompson were the “door keepers in the house of the Lord” (Psalm 84: 10) ushering, welcoming and seating people as needed. It was a great team effort. Hearty thanks to all of you. -Jan Hem, Congregational LifeCommunity Worship Services
• Sun., Feb. 6 - St. Mary Healthcare 2:30pm
• Sun., Feb. 13 - Tippecanoe Villa 1:30pm
Friendship House 3:00pm
• Sun., Feb. 20 - NO Davis Manor 3:00pm
• Sun., Feb. 27 - Rosewalk Commons 2:30pm
The Deacons invite you to become a part
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Worship With Us
We invite you to join in the worship of God each Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. We also invite you to partici-pate in the prayers, fellowship, work and activities of this church.
For more information about this opportunity to be involved at Faith Presbyterian Church, please call or talk to any member of Session, Pastor Robertson or call the church office, 743-3683.
Faith Presbyterian Church
3318 State Road 26 West
West Lafayette, IN 47906-4666
(765) 743-3683
E-mail: office@faithpresbyterian.org
Home page: http://www.faithpresbyterian.org
An answering machine is available.
Fax number: 765-746-5955
Stuart D. Robertson, Pastor
Ralph Smith, Parish Associate
Stephanie Cardwell, Administrative Asst.
Ordinarily submit articles to the church office by noon on the last Friday before the last Monday of every month except November and December when deadlines are announced.
You are welcome to worship with us at
9:30 a.m. each Sunday.
Sunday School is at 11:00 a.m. September through mid May and in the summer as announced
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