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Volume 42 Number 6 July 2010

• AustinAshenbrennerwaselectedbythecongregationonSunday,June20,toserveastheAssociatePastorforYouthandMissionatFPC.HewillbeexaminedbythePresbyteryofNorthernKansasonJuly20,andwillbeatthechurchonJuly21.

• VictorForce,ChaplainfortheGoodShepherdHospiceHouseinManhattan,willbeassistingwithpreaching&pastoralcareandofferingBiblestudieswhileFPCmovesthroughthistransition.

• MaryAndersen,longtimeFPCemployee,willalsobeaidinginpastoralcareadministrativeduties.

As the Lead Pastor Nominating Committee continuesto meet and FPC’s vision continues to grow,these are the latest developments:

see inside for more details!

PERSONALS

Henry Leiker, a member of this congregation since April 27, 1952, died May 27. Sympathy is ex-tended to his wife, Clara; sons: Larry of Saint Peters, MO, Curtis of Wamego, David of Emporia, and James of Grandview, MO and their families. John Ramsey, a member of this congregation since March 24, 1940, died June 4. Sympathy is extended to his wife, June and daughters: Julie Douglas of Casa Grande, AZ and LinnAnn Deanda of Lenexa and their families.

In Memoriam

Senior Singles July 10, Huckleberry TeasMeal: $13.00 Sandwich, salad & dessert buffet3:00 pm: Meet at Sunrise Church to carpool 4:15 pm: Bob’s Toy Barn, Clyde, KS5:00 pm: Pipe organ concert at an old Presbyterian Church6:00 pm: Dinner in Concordia

RSVP by July 6th to Jean Burch (827-2878)

Wedding AnniversariesMarilyn & Bill Holgerson will celebrate 50 years of marriage on July 3.Maryellen & Robert Batt will celebrate 59 years of marriage on July 7.Marj & Norm Morrow will celebrate 55 years of marriage on July 10.Nancy & Aubrey Linville will celebrate 59 years of marriage on July 13.Dorothy & Alvin Spellman will celebrate 60 years of marriage on July 23.Toni & Dick Renfro will celebrate 51 years of marriage on July 31.

Happy Birthday!Wilma Swartwood will celebrate her 97th birthday on July 7.Verna Freeman will celebrate her 96th birthday on July 31.

A Million Thanks!to Manor Bus Drivers Brandon Gary, Jimmie Lewis, Bob Salem and Morrie Soderberg for driv-ing Manor residents to FPC for Sunday services during the month of June!

to Jan Carr, Steve Knowles, Joy Mansfield, Amanda Soderberg, Seara Weir and Bev Zizumbo for standing in the heat with smiles on their faces as they rep-resented FPC as River Festival greeters on Friday, June 11.

FPC StaffTom Reid

Pastor

Becky MaguffeeDirector of Congregational Care

and Mission

Sally SutherlandDirector of Administration

and Communication

Mary AndersenVolunteer Assistant

Melanie PearsonAdministrative Assistant

Deb ShetlarDirector of Christian Education

Willow LeendersYouth Coordinator

Katy England4th/5th Fellowship Coordinator

Patty MansfieldMidweek & Nursery Coordinator

Richard KoshgarianDirector of Music

Angie KoshgarianOrganist

Ed ZochDaytime Custodian

Bob BoydRelief Custodian

a son, Max Thornton, was born June 19 to Emily and Ben Weaver, Prairie Village. Grandparents are Pat & Barb Neustrom, and Deb-bie & Dave Sellers.

Congratulations!

To my church family,Thank you doesn’t even begin to express my feelings for the response of First Presbyterian Church following Dustin’s death. And “thanks” can’t express my deep appreciation for the influ-ence of all of you on Dustin’s life growing up. It does take a village and the First Presbyterian Church village had a big influence on Dustin becoming the wonderful and beautiful person that he was.

Thank you, Glen Stovall

Sympathy is Extended toToni & Dick Renfro, Cary Renfro, Craig & Deanna Renfro, and Clark & Amber Renfro and fami-lies, on the death of Toni’s father and the boys’ grandfather, Richard F. Henry of Wichita, on June 22.

Christian Education @ FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Thoughts on the journey of life, the presence of God, vocation, and living life faithfully, daily, where you are and with what

you have been entrusted.

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Wednesday,June30Thursday,August5

Wednesday,August18

(bringalunch!)

Summer Reflections

(with Tom)

Take a break from the heat...

Gender and the BibleSunday, July 11 @ 11:30 amThe Media, government and other institutions use the terms “sex” and “gender” interchangeably. But for sociologists they are two separate issues. What are the differences? What are the issues and rules that surround gender? Given these issues, can it help or change how we interpret the sto-ries of the Bible? In this class we will have a lively discus-sion about the issues of sex and gender and look at scripture for the surprising results.

Food and the BibleSunday, July 18 @ 11:30 amEveryday 26,000 people die of hunger related diseases. Most of those people are under the age of 5 years old; yet the average American family throws away about 1/3 of what they buy each month. World-wide about one billion people are hungry and about one billion people are over-fed. Food is political, yet Jesus referred to himself as ‘the Bread of Life’. Do Christians have a responsibility for this very real problem? If so what are we to do? In this class we will look at the issues and look at what God has called us to do. Finally, we will put on our creative hats and “Rethink Eden”.

Sundays after worshipJuly 11 & 18

Conference Room(childcare provided)

Gender, Food

and the Bible

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FPC’s Vision Continues to GrowOn Sunday, May 23, a congregational meeting was held to hear the report of the Nominating Committee and confirm nominees to the Pastor Nominating Committee. Jim Allen, Mollie Carter, Katy England, Randy Hardy, Aubrey Linville, Sydney Soderberg and Penni White were elected to serve on the Lead Pastor/Head of Staff Pastor Nominating Committee. While they continue their work, several events have taken place as FPC moves through this transition.

1. Austin Ashenbrenner, a recent Princeton Theology Seminary graduate, was elected by the congregation to serve as the Associate Pastor of Youth and Mission at First Presbyterian Church. Austin’s primary duties will be to provide leadership in the organization and implementation of the youth program and to the Social Justice and Mission Committee. Austin, his wife Erika and daughter Sophia, are looking forward to getting to know the people of FPC! You can read more about Austin in next month’s newsletter!

2. Victor Force, Chaplain for the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, will be assisting Pastor Tom Reid with preaching & pastoral care until FPC is fully staffed. Victor graduated from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in 1991. He is completing his Masters Degree in Sociology and loves to combine the disciplines of sociology and theology in workshops, the class rooms and the pulpit. Look inside the newsletter for two Bible studies Victor will lead in July!

3. Mary Andersen, a familiar face at FPC, will be working part-time to assist in pastoral care adminis-trative duties such as: scheduling the deacon food ministry, arranging home communion, oversight of the cares and concerns committee, and much, much more! Call Mary at the church office with ques-tions.

Please keep these people in your prayers as they begin this exciting journey on behalf of FPC!

FPC says goodbye this month to two incredibly talented and valuable members of FPC’s staff. Becky Ewing Maguffee will be ending her nearly 11 years of service here on June 30. She will be moving to Manhattan to join her husband, the Rev. Tim Maguffee. As the Director of the Family Hope Center and the Director of Con-gregational Care & Mission, Becky contributed a lasting ministry to the church and the community. A reception was held in her honor Sunday, June 20. Her presence will be missed at FPC and we wish her “good luck and God speed!” as she begins a new journey!

Willow Leenders has been the Youth Coordinator for Mid and Senior High youth at FPC for five years. In that time she has nurtured and strengthened the growing minds of FPC’s youth. A reception was held in her honor Sunday, June 6.

Thank you Becky and Willow for your passion for and your commitment to your work, and for your love of this church and the people in it!

Saying Goodbye to Becky Maguffee and Willow Leenders

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It takes a Congregation! First Presbyterian Church was transformed into mission control for the Starship Galactic Praise, May 25-28 as eighty-five kids and thirty volunteers participated in Galactic Blast Vacation Bible School and Mid-High Retreat!

The children spent 4 days in the starship Galactic Praise traveling through the wonders of space and exploring God’s incredible creation through out-of-this-world adventures, exciting challenges, great music and hours of fun!

The community outreach project for this year’s VBS was to gather supplies for area teachers that the budget will not cover for the upcoming school year. The children, and members of this congregation, contributed over 1,000 school supplies including computer paper, ink pens, tape, glue, dry erase markers and hand sanitizer, as well as $285 in monetary contributions.

Thank you to the many people who helped make this year’s VBS a huge success!

Thank you to Carson Mansfield and his cooking crew made up of Kurt Fredrickson, Jeff Holgerson, Robert Justus, Pat Putzier, Ben Rohrer, Scott Taggart and Monte White, for coming in early and preparing a delicious breakfast for the congregation. We honored and said farewell to Willow Leenders, showed our appreciation to CE volunteers and cel-ebrated an out of this world VBS! Thanks for your support of FPC’s Christian Education Programs!

A Breakfast to Remember...

It was an amazing week at Heartland Work Camp for Teressa Cooper, Caleb Orr and twenty-two other youth from across northern Kansas and Missouri. The theme of the camp this year was “Be a Hero, Live like Jesus”. The youth that attended the work camp, truly did live like heroes as they got Heartland Presbyterian Camp ready for the sum-mer. Everyone worked hard and enjoyed opportunities for fellowship, prayer and devotions...and then came the time for play at Worlds of Fun. We may have come home tired, but also refreshed in the satisfaction of a job well done!

Heartland Work Camp 2010

For more information about Heartland, visit www.heartlandcenter.org

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First Presbyterian Church believes we are called to grow in our commitment to justice, compassion and love. Jesus came to serve, not to be served. In the same way, we will look outward, not always expecting our needs to be met, but to learn more about the needs of others and offer help and hope to the world.

FPC believes so strongly in mission, that 15% of its annual income, including our pledges, is committed to benevolent giving. For 2010, FPC’s Social Justice and Mission budget is $116,055.

FPC is involved in on-going mission at the local, national and international levels. Social Justice and Mission dollars are distributed year round, here is a partial list of what has been distributed as of today for 2010. For more information about these agencies, and FPC Social Justice & Mission, visit www.fpcsalina.org!

Our Pledge Dollars at Work in the World

International MissionAngel Covers $2,500Children of East & South Africa $2,532Fellow Man International $5,700Haiti Orphanage Relief $4,068Total: $14,800

Local MissionAmerican Red Cross $ 750Ashby House $ 594Back to School Fair $1,000CAPS $ 250CASTLE Project $1,000Central Kansas Foundation $1,000DVACK $ 595Emergency Aid/Food Bank $1,500Hospice of Salina $ 594Salina Child Care $ 500Salina Family Health Care Ctr $1,500Sunflower Adult Day Care $1,000Total: $10,283

Emergency RequestsBoy Scout Troop #2-support 2 boy $360.00scouts to attend summer ’09 camp Byron Apts - assisted man to pay rent; $50.00 partnered w/EAFB City of Salina - water bill & reconnect $144.10fee for mother w/3 children; referred by case manag. CKMHC Collier Leasing - assist mother w/ rent $50.00KS Gas Service - assist young couple $75.00w/infant keep gas on; partn. w/EAFB Westar - assist young mother w/elec.bill; $42.16partnered w/EAFB City of Salina - assist couple w/water bill $27.97to prevent disconnect Westar - assist single mother with deposit $100.00for electricity; laid off ; no elec. since March Westar - assist mother w/utility to maintain $50.00pay agreement City of Salina - assist unemployed man $46.00with water bill; partnered w/EAFB Westar - assist fx w/utility; wife laid off, $50.00 partnered w/EAFB KS Gas Service - assist lady whose husb $50.00deployed; late paycheck by 15 days

Total: $1,045.23

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

happy birthdaysJuly

1 David Weiner

2 Harry Jett2 David Walker

3 Jim Allen

4 Bart Allen4 Carol Exline4 Martha Rhea

5 Randy Hardy

6 Flo Van Meter

7 Danny Struble7 Wilma Swartwood7 Julie Taylor7 Ruby Taylor

8 Rachel Norris

9 Jennifer Landes9 Richard Morrison9 Cara Payne

10 Gary Denning10 Aimee Holgerson10 Beth Lull10 John Peckham

11 Kim Benson11 Ruth Parker11 Cindric White

12 Betty Marshall

13 Jo Buchanan13 Bill Holgerson13 Norm Morrow13 Kathleen Putzier

14 James Coddington14 Bradley Ethridge14 Paula Knox14 Pat Putzier

15 Brandt Cox15 Sam Payne

16 Luke Johnson16 John Knutson16 Betsy Scholten

17 Terry Jones17 Kamen Kossow17 John Weckel

18 Grace Holgerson

19 Peggy Bihlmaier19 Michael Ethridge19 Donna Fitzgerald19 Kevin Norris19 Glen Stovall

20 Lou Ann Dunn20 Wayne Johnson20 Hadley Johnston20 Clark Renfro

20 Monte White20 Eva Winkler

21 Jack Ludwig21 Dorothy Spellman

22 Hannah Koshgarian22 Art Neuburger22 Mike Prester22 Logan Shetlar

24 Rosemary Gibson

25 Isabel Baringer25 Abbey Rupe

27 Barkley Edison

28 Aaron Farmer28 Clara Leiker28 Dillen Lidgett28 Gage Pierce

29 Paige Enriquez29 Maria Putzier

30 Kirsten Hanzlicek

31 Verna Freeman

Evening Yoga by CLASSFPC will host a summertime evening Yoga class through the Salina Public Library’s CLASS program.

Need to unwind after a long day at work? Or maybe you just want to increase flexibility and tone your mus-cles? People who have done no physical exercise at all as well as athletes find benefits from yoga, an ancient Indian philosophy (not a religion) that emphasizes personal growth and well-being through practice and discipline. Yoga consists of poses that stretch and strengthen muscles, increase circulation and calm the mind. The instructor will demonstrate each pose and then gently guide you. If you need an easier or more difficult workout, poses can be modified on the spot. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat.

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The next newsletter will be mailed July 29. The Sunday service is broadcast each week at 10:15 a.m. on KINA, 910 AM.

If there is something you would like included in The News, email sally@fpcsalina.org

Pastor: The Rev. Thomas P. ReidDirector of Congregational Care & Mission: Becky Maguffee Pastor Emeritus: Dr. Bernard R. Hawley

Psst!

Are you up for

a helicopter ride?

C h u r c h P i c n i cSunday, August 29 ⋅ after Worship to 1:30 pm • At Charlie & Carolyn Walker’s Lakeside Cabin (just south of Rolling Hills Zoo)

• Large, air conditioned cabin with seating for 100, men’s and women’s restrooms, board and card games inside!

• Large shaded porch with plenty of seating!

• Volleyball, horseshoes, playground, paddleboats and organized games outside!

• Brookville Chicken meal graciously provided by Charlie and Carolyn Walker.

• Sorry, no swimming or fishing, but you are invited to enjoy the view of a beautiful lake.

Dear Friends,In my throat is the “going-away lump!” It is hard to leave a job that I know and love and a place that I affectionately call ‘home.’ I have thoroughly enjoyed you both as a congregation and as friends.

Over the 11 years that I have been here, I have been truly blessed by God. With this, I have come to know that all blessings are temporary and best held in open hands. Having become firmly rooted, I have found leaving a painful process; moving away disturbs roots that have grown deep. But God removes a blessing only to place another in its place. I am blessed with a new venture of relocating to join my husband, Tim, and taking some time off to discern where God is calling me next.

Thank you for sharing your journey, friendship, faith and love. This church and all who are a part of it will continue to be in my heart and my prayers.

You may reach Becky at:135 E.J. Frick Dr., Manhattan, KS 66503beckyann60@yahoo.com

Becky Maguffee

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10:15AMWorship11:30AM Gender & the Bible

10:15AMWorship Communion Triennium Youth Commissioning 11:30AM Food & the Bible

10:15AMWorship

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First Presbyterian ChurCh 308 S 8th Street, Salina, KS 67401 785-825-0226 www.fpcsalina.org

1:15PMStaff Meeting

4:30PMHospitality & Outreach5:30PMNo July Session Meeting6:00PMCAPS Parenting Class

1:15PMStaff Meeting

6:00PMCAPS Parenting Class

10:00AMCares & Concerns Meets

5:15PM League of Women Voters

7:00PM Grief Support 7:00PM Singles Fellowship Grp

10:00AMCares & Concerns Meets

7:00PM Grief Support 7:00PM Singles Fellowship Grp

10:00AMCares & Concerns Meets

7:00PM Singles Fellowship Grp

9:00AMBlood Drive

3:30PMPersonnel Mtg 5:30PM YOGA Class

12:00PMBoard of Trustees

5:30PM YOGA Class

FPC is closed

on Fridays

during

the summer!

5:30PM YOGA Class

1:15PMStaff Meeting 10:00AMCares & Concerns Meets

7:00PM Singles Fellowship Grp

12:00PM SCCA Mtg

5:30PM YOGA Class

10:30AMThe News is mailed12:00PMMemorial Mtg

Happy 4tH of July!

Youth Triennium!

FPCClosedfor4thofJuly!

Summer Reflections(with Tom)

12:00 pmin the Conference Room

bring your lunch!

4:00PMStewardship Mtg

Looking Ahead to August:Thursday, Aug 5: Summer Reflections with TomWednesday, Aug 18: Summer Reflections with TomSunday, Aug 29: Church Picnic!