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May 01, 2010

May Newsletter

Pastor's Pen

April was a great month at Faith Church. We started it on April first with our Maundy Thursday Service. Several of our members read the Scriptures and the Choir did an excellent job presenting several anthems. We concluded that service with celebrating Communion by intinction. It is a real joy for this pastor to give communion to each person individually. They (you) come forward from ages 5 to beyond 85. It gives me a real first hand and comprehensive experience of who we are as a congregation. I thank Elder Jane Stewart for assisting me in celebrating the Sacrament that evening.
We had about two dozen attendees at our two Good Friday Services. These have been quiet times to reflect on the suffering of our Lord.
On Easter we celebrated the resurrection of our Lord with yet another celebration of the Lord’s Supper. After Worship we had our annual Easter Brunch and Easter Egg Hunt. We thank the Congregational Life Committee for organizing and serving the Brunch, and we thank the Youth Group for preparing and leading the Easter Egg Hunt.
On April 18th the Deacons presented our annual Mission Fair. We had two guests present at the Mission Fair: Patty Callahan presenting LUM and Todd Westbrook presenting Trinity Missions. (Joe Micon was present earlier in the morning for those of us who were here before Worship). The rest of the missions were well represented by literature and some of our Deacons. We thank our Deacons for their leadership in our participation in various Missions.
On April 25th we celebrated Youth Sunday. All of the members of our Youth Group participated. Reflections or Meditations were offered by our four graduating seniors: Adam Beasley, Graham Bethel, Olivia Lockwood, and Doug Varys. I thank them for their leadership of Worship and their participation in our Youth Group.
Our activities for May will begin on May First with a Spring Clean Up from 8:00 AM to Noon. We hope you can come and help spruce up our building and property.
May 23rd will be the last day that our Sunday School will have classes until late August.
Also on May 23rd, the Blythes will visit us during Worship and remind us of what they do.
On May 30th the Steubings will visit for the same purpose.
For those of you who have Children, Grandchildren, or neighbors with children, our Vacation Bible School will be held from June 21st to June 25th. We have an excellent staff and group of helpers lined up, but you would be welcome to volunteer. Our leader this year is Barb Knox. I invite you to invite all the children in your life to be a part of our VBS.
I know that some of you will be beginning your Summer vacations before June, so I want to end by relating a conversation I recently had with a lady who has been unchurched for most of her life. I was telling her about some of the things I was planning to do on my Summer Vacation and she asked “So when a Pastor takes vacation, does he stop reading the Bible and praying and being nice to people?” After I finished chuckling, I replied that I hoped not. But as we all plan to take vacations, I hope we take our Christian commitments and devotional practices with us. As you prepare to be away, I want to wish you a good time and remind you to gather with other Christians for Worship wherever you are.

Your Pastor,
Dave Horner

Mark Your Calendar for Spring Clean Up:

Saturday, May 1st
8:00 am to 12:00 noon

If you can help please sign-up on the clip board on the table in the narthex so that we can better plan our activities with the number of volunteers attending. If you are available we would certainly love to have you join us in this friendly good fellowship activity to spruce up our grounds and clean our windows. Thank you.

Volunteers needed for:
general clean-up outside including weeding, pruning, raking, washing windows inside & outside

Bring:
hats, gloves, sunscreen, large & small trimmers, leaf blower, rakes, weed eater, spade, shovel

See you May 1st. Questions: call Jerry Matthews @ 583-4111.

Worship Information

Sunday, May 2
Worthy is the Lamb
Revelation 5: 1 - 14

Sunday, May 9
Mothers of Jesus
Mark 3: 20 - 35

Sunday, May 16
A Slave Girl and a Jailor
Acts 16: 16 - 34

Sunday, May 23
Pentecost: the Holy Spirit
John 14: 18 – 31

Sunday, May 30
The Trinity
John 14: 8 - 17

Birthdays

Anniversaries

Pray For

Clerk's Corner

At the regular meeting of April 12, 2010 the Session:
• Warmly welcomed William and Jane Duncan into membership of Faith Presbyterian Church
• Accepted the Auditor’s report submitted by John Miller who, with one very minor exception, found everything in order
• Was informed that the admissions process of University Church to the Presbytery of Wabash Valley has been resumed
• Accepted with gratitude an anonymous donation that underwrites the operation of the van service for Sunday morning worship
• Granted a personal leave of absence to Pastor Horner April 22 – 29, 2010; the youth are scheduled to be in charge of worship during the intervening Sunday
• Accepted the financial report submitted by Treasurer Carol Gentry; income and expenditures are still in balance
• Took grateful cognizance of the offer by David and Ann Landgrebe to attend to the maintenance of the flower beds in front of both church entrances
• Learned that vendors have been invited to submit bids for the construction of a chair lift to the library wing of the balcony
• Was informed that the last day of Sunday School classes for the spring semester is set for May 24, 2010; the Vacation Bible School classes are set for June 21 – 25, 2010,with Barbara Knox and Steven Varys as co-chairs
• Noted that plans are underway to have the Boy Scouts paint two of the elementary classrooms
• Learned that larger banners will be erected ahead of special church activities or special events
• Was informed that a judge in Southern Indiana ruled in favor of a congregation that seeks to retain property rights to its church
• Found out that Interim General Presbyter Ray Fancher will shortly retire; a committee has been appointed to nominate a permanent General Presbyter
as his successor
• Agreed to sponsor, as in the past, the operation of Habitat for Humanity
• Set May 10, 2010 as the date for the next Session meeting.

Community Worship Services

Sunday, May 2
St. Mary’s Healthcare
2:30 pm

Sunday, May 9
Tippecanoe Villa
1:30 pm

Sunday, May 9
Friendship House
3:00 pm

Sunday, May 16
Cumberland Point
3:00 pm

Sunday, May 23
Rosewalk Commons
2:30 pm

The Deacons invite you to become a part of this ministry.

Westminster Transportation

The session is pleased to report that an anonymous gift is funding transportation to Sunday morning worship services from Westminster.

The transportation is provided by Lafayette Limo in a van with a lift that accommodates walkers and wheel chairs. Residents may board at 9:00 a.m. at the front entrance of Westminster (Mendelsohn Hall). The van departs from Faith Church at 11:00 a.m.

We will add a stop at University Place as soon as requested by members or friends residing there.

Call Dave McKinnis at 427-7292 or Lois Wark at 743-1903 with any questions.

Flowers on Sundays

Could you bring flowers for the sanctuary some Sunday morning? It could be in honor of a special occasion or a special person, or just because.

If you are interested, please contact Donna Lofgren.

Thank You

A big thank you to the Deacons who arranged displays of the Missions supported by Faith church.

It was also good to see our congregation stop by the displays to ask questions. Faith members need to know more about these missions and those that have made it their life's work to serve others here and around the world.

Polly Tyler, Moderator

Lafayette Urban Ministry is now accepting applications for VOLUNTEER AFTERNOON RECEPTIONIST at the 420 N. 4th Street office.

Volunteers will be responsible for greeting visitors, answering telephones and general office tasks.

Positions are available for one or more afternoon(s) per week, or a minimum of twice per month. This is for Spring-Summer, May 1 through August 15, 2010.

Applications are available at www.lafayetteurbanministry.org, by emailing smohler@lafayetteurbanministry.org, or by stopping by the office at 420 North 4th Street, Lafayette, IN 47901, between 9:00am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday.

For more information contact:
Office Manager
765-423-2691
smohler@lafayetteurbanministry.org

A huge banner....The LORD Has Risen Indeed!...again greeted Easter
worshippers as they moved from the sanctuary into the Fellowship Hall for
Faith's Easter Brunch. The banner was the work of the last years Youth Group
and kindly put back up by Steve Varys. The banners by the road with the same
theme were put up two weeks before Easter to invite the community to the
Easter celebration. Many people helped with the decoration and coordination
of the brunch It began Saturday morning with decorating the Fellowship Hall
with the flowers and flowering tree branches from the Stewart's. The
traditional lamb cakes were made by the Bergmann's (Mayfawny, Sophia & Sue)
and the Latour's (Chase, Sawyer & Amber) and Peggy Housley this year. The
many varied dishes were provided by the generous and talented cooks at
Faith. You might have noticed a theme "deviled eggs in plenty". In past
years they had disappeared so quickly we made a specific request for them
this year and we all enjoyed the results. As is said, "Last but not least",
the Fellowship Hall and kitchen clean-up was completed and back to its
original state as the result of the many helping hands. Thanks everyone for
you assistance. It was a blessed day to celebrate ....The LORD has risen
Indeed!

Jane Stewart and Barb Knox

Posted by faithpres at May 1, 2010 11:41 AM

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