First Presbyterian Church ECO 323 Main Street, Greenville PA

Spring/Summer

Summer Sunday Nursery Schedule

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6/4/2017 Sunday School Kerry Overfield

Church Jen & Jessica Forbes

6/11/2017 Sunday School Nancy Hoffacker

Church Mary Dawson & Janie Miller

10:00 Worship Service

No Nursery during 9:00 Sunday School

6/18/2017 Church Stacey & Bretton Walberg

6/25/2017 Church Carol Houck & Brenda Wallace

7/2/2017 Church Kaye Williams & Janice Harbison

7/9/2017 Church Amy Johnson family

7/16/2017 Church Gail Fay & Sue Hart

7/23/2017 Church Sue Blum & Bev Titzel

7/30/2017 Church Erin & Dan Williams

8/6/2017 Church Carole & Larry Lentz

8/13/2017 Church Molly & Ryan Davis

8/20/2017 Church Sue Wilson & Lisa Courtney

8/27/2017 Church Kelly Hittle & Nita Glassman

9/3/2017 Church Diane Dawson & Kim Brainard

For Your Information New office email office@fpcgreenville.com

Rev. Dobi’s email ddobi@fpcgreenville.com

Have you checked out our web site?

Go to : fpcgreenville.com

One can listen to Rev. Dobi’s sermons on a smart cell

phone, an i-pad, or a computer by going to this site and

clicking on sermons.

Summer hours begin June 18

9:00 a.m. Sunday School

10:00 a.m. Morning Worship

The Congregational Life/Fellowship

Committee invites you to an ice

cream social on Saturday, July 8

from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the

church. Enjoy cake and ice cream,

along with good fellowship.

From 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. children will play

carnival games to win prizes. There is no cost for

this event. This event is open to the public. Anyone

who would like to donate a cake to be served with

the ice cream should call the church office.

Youth Trip to North Presbyterian Church Our youth will travel by bus June 25 to North Presbyterian Church in Cleveland to serve lunch to church members from the homeless shelter. We will worship with North Presbyterian. This trip is open to any youth grades 4 through 12. Youth grades 4 through 6 need an adult to accompany them on the trip. We will leave at 7:30 a.m. and return at 6:30 p.m. We will stop at Legacy Village for a late lunch. Once youth have their seats, adults are welcome to join us. Please call the church office if you would like to attend. We are taking cookies as our dessert for the noon meal. If you are willing to make cookies for this event, please see Mary K. Miller or Dan Baker.

SENECA HILLS OPEN HOUSE Open house for campers to check out Seneca Hills is Saturday, June 10 from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Lunch will be served at no cost. Come and see what camp is all about. Anyone who would like to carpool for this event should meet at the church at 10:30 a.m. Please call the church office at 724-588-6520 if you would like to carpool.

HIS WORK HIS WAY

Friday, June 23 we will be serving a meal at

Greenville High School cafeteria to the volunteers

working at His Work His Way. A menu has been

set for the meal. If you would like to assist with

serving or helping prepare food, please call the

church office.

CHOIR & TEACHER RECOGNITION Sunday, June 11 following the morning worship service, the Congregational Life and Worship Committees invites you to join us in recognizing the Chancel Choir and Sunday School/WNL teachers for their dedi-cation and service to our church. Refreshments will be served.

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The New Wilmington Mission Conference will be July 22-29, 2017.

Information on the website includes speakers and schedules. The website is

www.nwmcmission.org. You can attend for a morning, day or week.

Dear Family of Faith, Not a day goes by that we do not think of you and thank God for the body of Christ at First Presbyterian Church on Main Street. Four months ago today, we had a devastating house fire that began a new chapter in our lives. During those first four weeks of this journey, your outpouring of love, prayers, and support, both materially and spiritually, helped us through very dark times. You became the very hands of Christ reaching out to us in need. We know without a doubt that God is carrying us through this trial and has provided for all our needs. We are ever grateful for your support. At this time, we do not know when we will return to our home, mostly likely at least three to four more months. With the close of this my last semester at Thiel College, I will begin work full time in helping to restore our home. We know that according to Romans 8:28 "All things work together for good to those who love God." Please know you are loved and appreciated and that our hearts overflow with thanks-giving for you all. Sincerely, Michael and Becky Bray

Thank You!

Dear Friends, Thank you just does not seem like enough to say, for everything that you all did for me and for my mom during her illness and death, but that’s all I can say. Thank you for the many, many prayers for her and for us, thank you for the food, cards, visits, coming to calling hours and funeral, and most of all thank you for the love and concern for all of us during our grief. When you look up the words “compassionate’ and “caring” there must be pic-tures of all of you! You are truly our church “family”. Thank you again and blessings to all of you! Love, Jennifer and John Forbes and family

Good Shepherd Food Pantry Again THANK YOU for continuing to support the “Good Shepherd Center & The Food Pantry”. May request is: peanut butter or break-

fast items, June is canned or boxed meals Collection baskets are located at the Rear Vestibule and the Main Street entrance.

Social Concerns Committee

Sincere thank you from CLCS. Many thanks to all those who made donations of money, sale items and baked goods. Also those saints who worked Friday and Saturday doing all the labor, a special word of gratitude. JD and Bev Titzel Jillian Morgan and staff

FPC Members Give Very Generously to the Easter Share Offering in 2017 On Palm Sunday (April 9) the children, youth, and congrega-tion gave $910 to the Easter Share Offering, which will help the emergency field hospital near Mosul in Iraq and refugees from Syria and Iraq. On Easter Day $360 was given and on April 23 (tentatively) $.815.27 was given. Thank you all for giving very generously to help people who have lost loved ones, homes, and property, and who have fled their home-towns, which are now in war zones. The total amount given is (tentatively) $2,085.27.

Dear Class, How thankful I am to have been a guest at your Passover Meal. It was a wonderful learning experience for me. From the beautiful purpose-ful decorations and delicious food with the significance thereof, the research and history, the many minute details such as the informa-tive brochure. (I do believe I’m the only one at our table to consume the rocks and bricks). The best part of the whole meal to me was the low key presentation by all who served us with love, no matter how small or young, how old or tired they did a wonderful job, especially my little dolls whom I love. Again know how grateful I am to all of you, particularly Mary Kay and Dave Miller, Josh Lentz and Ben Glass-man for sharing their knowledge of the symbolism’s. Thank you. Yours in Christ, Gert Warren P.S. I give this dinor 10 gold stars. This FISH class thanks the person or group responsible for

placing the Chancel flowers in their honor for the Passover Meal. Your kindness is appreciated.

THANK YOU FROM WORLD VISION CHILD Beloved the children of the Lord. I am so excited to write to you. Thank you for the letters you wrote. I am so happy to hear that you sponsor me. I am now doing grade 5. In our family we are 2 girls. My sister Brenda is 8. We go to church with our parents on Sunday. My mom is Joyce and my father Sherpherd. Greet all whom you share with Jesus Christ. The word of our Lord and Savior. You are in our prayers. Let your love continue to flow like the waters of the sea. In God’s Love, Emmah

Thank you for the Valentine's Day care package. It made my day with the treats that were packed for me. Thank you Jason Forbes

The Property Committee thanks all who assisted with the annual church outside work day. We appreciated all the time donated to this project. Folks came and went as their sched-ule permitted. This system worked very well. Many thanks to all the participants.

The Christian Education Committee thanks everyone in the con-gregation for providing items for the grooming bags. The bags will be delivered June 25.

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Vacation Bible School 2017 June 5 to 9 marks the week for our Vacation Bible School. Our week will be filled with stories from the Bible, games, experiments, snacks, and music. We encourage and appreciate early registration. Children can enroll for Vacation Bible School by downloading the enrollment form on our church website at www.fpcgreenville.com or picking up an enrollment form in the church office.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT: Please consider being a VBS sponsor to help defray the cost of the supplies. For each donation of $10.00 you can support a child. We so appreciate the funds to purchase the supplies for the children. Last year we had 101 children enrolled. Thank you in advance for helping. (see form below) Check out our VBS page on the church website: fpcgreenville.com. Registration forms can be obtained on our website.

Would you like to be a sponsor for FPC Vacation Bible School? Each $10.00 donation will enable one child to enjoy the activities planned for Vacation Bible School during June 5-9. Checks should be made to First Presbyterian Church. In your memo space please put V.B.S. We would love to have the children send you a thank you note so please include your name. Envelopes with checks or cash can be turned into the church office or collection plate. Name: _____________________________________________________Amount Enclosed: ___________________ Thank you for helping us provide an opportunity for children to learn God’s word while having fun and gathering in Christian fellowship. The children from this congregation and the community appreciate your support. Please pray for our children and staff at Vacation Bible School.

DIRECTORY UPDATE By Updating Our Directory we would like to expand the use of emailing. Please fill out the form below. Please include your email address if you have one. Name:____________________________ Home Phone ___________________ Address:___________________________ Cell Phone____________________ Email address ________________________________________ Do you text? ________ Do you want your cell phone # in the directory? _______

939 Prayer Partners

During our Senior’s honor breakfast, one of our seniors had a gift and card sitting in front of her. The senior proudly

shared that her 939 Prayer Partners remembered her during this important event. Praying and displaying an interest in our

youth is the goal for our 939 Prayer Program. The number 939 represents the number of Sundays from birth to the age of

18. The Christian Education/Youth Committee would like to expand this program. If you do not have a prayer partner or

would like to add an additional prayer partner please see Dan Baker, Sharon Nystrom, or Mary K. Miller.

Flower Money Donations

To help defray the cost of the flowers used in the church landscaping checks can be made out to First Presbyterian Church. Please write in your check's memo: Flowers/ landscaping. Thank you

in advanced for helping us with this project.

First Presbyterian Church, Greenville, PA 16125

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SESSION NEWS

*Active Covenant Partners: 337

*Items for Action: (msp) Approval to offer three class meetings to study the ‘ Flourishing Church” course offered from ECO.

All ordained Elders and Deacons (those presently serving as well as those not presently serving) are invited to attend. All meetings

will gather at the home of Kelly and Jill Jones: Times as follows---Wednesday, May 17—6:30 PM until 8:30 PM; Sunday, May

21—3:00PM until 5:00 PM; Saturday, June 10—10:00 AM until 12:00 noon.

*Report on the Active Shooter training was heard.

*Report heard from the team working on updating the policy handbook. Chairs of the various committees will be writing up the

policies they follow in their committees.

(msp) To provide an evening meal for His Work His Way volunteers on Friday evening June 23, 2017 at the High School cafete-

ria.

(msp) To have an ice cream social/wonder fair at the church at 5:00 PM on July 8, 2017.

(msp) Approved monies ($2770) to send students and adults on the summer mission trip to West Virginia—5 students—5 adults.

This amount includes $1000 for a gift of window blinds for the church these volunteers will be working on.

*Work is continuing on the “tunnel” between buildings. There is some structural damage that must be addressed.

*“Cats Meow” cutouts of our church will be on sale for $5.00 or more. These monies will be used for the stained glass window

project.

*We now have wi-fi throughout the church. This is through Spectrum.

*We have received $7200 for the Stained Glass window fund. Much of this amount has been given in memory of Janet Zuschlag.

A donation of $100 will be given to the Greenville Fire Department.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION Treasurer’s Report ending April 30, 2017

Giving income current year: $105, 020.28 Giving income prior year: $100,857.75 Total Revenue current year: $108,347.94 Total Revenue prior year: $104,497.31 Total Expenses current year: $125,117.62 Total Expenses prior year: $123,,208.76