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I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

From the

Pastor’s

Screen

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Ongoing

Opportunities

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Council

Highlights

3

January

Volunteers

4

January

Calendar

5

From the

Prayer Chain

5

Mark Your

Calendar!

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The Good News S P E C I A L

P O I N T S O F

I N T E R E S T :

Licensed Minister

David Grim’s

Thursday night

meetings resume

on January 10 at

6:00 p.m.

Men’s Breakfast

meets at Mama’s

Place at 8:00 a.m.

on the first, third,

and fifth Tuesdays

of January.

F I R S T C O N G R E G A T I O N A L U C C

Activities are being planned, and on

Sunday, May 5, our Conference

Minister, the Reverend Chad Abbot,

will be with us and will preach during

our morning worship service.

Following the service, we will have

“cake on the lawn” to share with our

whole community!

If you would like to be involved in

planning for our year-long celebration,

please let Pastor Deb know!

In 2019, our congregation will

celebrate 150 years of proclaiming the

Gospel in Angola!

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Our Congregation Marks 150 Years!

Members of our Pastoral Search Committee will host

a Q&A session after worship on January 27 in the

Community Room.

Members will explain the Search and Call process that

they will be engaged with this spring, as they review the

profiles of prospective candidates and then schedule

interviews.

Committee chair Bruce Andres says that strict

confidentiality has to be kept about the ”who” … but the

committee can share a great deal about the “how.”

So plan to drop in the Community Room, ask your questions, and stay

informed about the Search and Call process.

Pastoral Search Committee to Host Q&A January 27

in balance. That is what happens in our

families and that is what can happen in

our church family.

So, the more aware we are that peo-

ple might feel more anxious than usual

and that stress levels may be higher, the

better able we will be to manage it and

make it through in great shape.

So let’s become those “kinder and

gentler” people in the next few months

… people who help each other through

this. Don’t easily take offense, don’t

overreact, find a friendly ear to listen …

whatever helps you to stay in balance.

Blessings,

From the Pastor’s Screen

New Year’s Resolution

P A G E 2

We will soon have turned the corner

on a new year, and 2019 promises to be

a busy and exciting year for our congre-

gation!

The search is on for a new minister,

we will celebrate our 150th year as a

congregation in Angola, and Paul and I

will say good-bye to you after many

wonderful and blessed years of minister-

ing together.

So with all this causing excitement –

and some stress! – perhaps our New

Year’s resolution should be that we are

extra kind and extra understanding with

each other.

Stress, whether good or bad, puts a

lot of pressure on a family system, ac-

cording to people who study these

things, and the church operates very

much like a family system.

Imagine if you will, the church family

as a mobile in pretty good balance most

of the time. But, when there is any one

piece of that mobile that is removed, or

a different piece added, the whole bal-

ance can be thrown off and then the

other pieces have to adjust to get back

“Imagine, if

you will, the

church

family as a

mobile in

pretty good

balance most

of the time.”

Pastor Deb Davis

T H E G O O D N E W S

FCUCC youth join youth from Cal-

vary Lutheran and Holy Family

Episcopal churches , at left, on the

toboggan run at Pokagon State

Park. Other joint youth activities

are being planned for the young

people. (Photo by Jill Noyes)

Ongoing Opportunities P A G E 3 F I R S T C O N G R E G A T I O N A L U C C

No-Book Book Club This month, we are gathering

for breakfast on the 2nd and

4th Wednesday. We have no

agenda and no book to read!

Join us at Bob Evans at 8:00 for

breakfast and fun conversation!

Women’s Book Study Women’s Book Study will meet

on Tuesday, January 15, at 2:00

p.m. in Pastor Deb’s office. We

will finish our discussion of The

End of Your Life Book Club. Start

reading!

Soup & Scripture Pastor Deb leads a Soup &

Scripture session at Cahoots

each Tuesday at 12 noon. Join

us for a look at the lectionary

scriptures for the next Sunday.

Join David Grim

Thursday, January

10, at 6 p.m. at

Cahoots, as he

resumes weekly

Thursday evening

meetings with a

planning session.

in” this coming February with these same churches. Jill is looking for ideas for Sunday school for January. David Grim, our seminary intern, will help. They are also putting together toiletry boxes. Younger chil-dren will be making quilted or-naments for the shut-ins of the church.

Music: Lynn Syler reported that she and the choirs are busy working on music for the sea-son including helping with songs for the youth play that will be presented as part of the Christ-mas Eve service.

Lynn’s last Sunday as music di-rector will be the second Sun-day of June. Pastor Deb has asked that we plan a reception following church that Sunday.

Lynn has also begun looking for replacements for both her and Jeanine and asked for Council’s approval to update her job de-scription. Council had no prob-lem with her doing this.

Lynn will also research salaries of music directors at other churches.

Pastoral Relations: Claudia Camargo, moderator, and Michelle Olson, past moderator and chair of the Pastoral Rela-tions Committee, had agreed to ask the following to serve on this committee, based on the 2018 Bylaws: Rod Lewis, mod-

Church Council met on Sunday, December 9, and the following items were among those dis-cussed/approved/reported:

Treasurer: John French re-ported we are down for the month, but still ahead overall annually for this time of year.

He presented a draft of the 2019 budget which shows an overall increase of $6,300 from 2018. A final budget will be pre-sented at next month’s council meeting for approval before presenting it to the congrega-tion for acceptance at the Janu-ary 20, 2019, Biannual Meeting.

Stewardship Report: Bruce Andres reported the results of the Stewardship Campaign which currently reflects a $10,000 increase over last year.

Deacons’ Report: June Julian reported that Reverse Advent is asking for donations of 24-pack crayons and yellow pencils to be collected for local schools whose supplies are running low. Scarves, hats and gloves are being collected for Faith Clinic, Cahoots and Turning Point.

Christian Education: Jill Noyes reported that last Sun-day our kids went tobogganing with youth from Calvary Lu-theran and Holy Family Episco-pal Church at Pokagon State Park. They are planning a “lock-

Church Council Highlights erator elect; Gayle Newton, trustee; Marilyn Newman, dea-con; Walt Lilley, congregational member at large.

With the transition from Pastor Deb to a new pastor, it was clarified that this Pastoral Rela-tions Committee will continue to serve, working with Pastor Deb up until the new pastor takes over. At that point, the Pastoral Search Committee will select 4 of their members (one of them being Gayle Newton, who is already on the Pastoral Search Committee) to serve for the new pastor until the end of 2019.

Trustees Report: Gayle re-ported that the follow-up in-spection from the Angola Fire Department was clear after a new outlet was installed near Deborah’s desk in the hall, and new bulbs installed in the exit lights. She and Sue are looking into getting the downstairs fam-ily rest room back in working order and for someone to shovel the sidewalks as needed.

Gayle also announced that the new TV for the back wall will be purchased, and there are funds to have it installed.

Sue mentioned what a great job everyone did decorating the sanctuary for the season.

Complete minutes and financial reports are available in the church office.

The next

Council

meeting will

be Sunday,

January 13,

following

worship.

P A G E 4

Would you like

to help with

Coffee Hour

refreshments

next year?

There is a

sign-up sheet

for 2019 on the

Information

Table.

January Volunteers

January Birthdays and Anniversaries

2 - JoAnn Lewis

4 - Karen Miller

13 - Sally Welter

14 - James Grant

14 - Brandon Krueckeberg

14 - Jeremy Rentz

15 - Barb Bryan

15 - Rod Lewis

16 - Ron Hays

16 - Janet Weller

17 - Patricia Brown

T H E G O O D N E W S

Upcoming in January January 1 - Our 150th Year Begins!

January 20 - Bi-Annual Congregational Meeting

January 27 - Pastoral Search Process Q&A

21 - Marilyn Newman

24 - Bob Cablk

28 - Don Mason

29 - Liz Andres

29 - Jim Best

Date Liturgist Greeters Children's Sermon

Jan 06 Marty Diller Ari and Dawn Mays Celia Motz

Jan 13 John French Deb Miller and Gayle Newton Vicki Harris

Jan 20 Jim Simons Jennifer Decker and Marj Stoudinger Marj Lilley

Jan 27 Ari Mays Norma Baker and Marge Mueller Michelle Olson

Date Usher Refreshments Counter

Jan 06 Bruce Andres Bonnie and David Snyder Gayle Newton

Jan 13 Bruce Andres Patti and Leslie Brown Marj Stoudinger

Jan 20 Bruce Andres Jan McCauley Mark Elliott

Jan 27 Bruce Andres Lauralee, Marty, Jeanine Ralph McDowell

January Calendar

P A G E 5 F I R S T C O N G R E G A T I O N A L U C C

1 - Men’s Breakfast 8:00 a.m. Mama’s Place

- New Year’s Day OFFICE CLOSED

- Our 150th Year Begins!

5 - Dedecorate Building 10:00 a.m. Sanctuary, Etc.

6 - Worship 10:00 a.m. Sanctuary

- Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

8 - Soup & Scripture 12 noon Cahoots

9 - No-Book Book Club 8:00 a.m. Bob Evans

- Bell Choir 5:45 p.m.

- Chancel Choir 7:00 p.m.

10 - Thursday w/David Grim 6:00 p.m. Cahoots



- Council Meets 11:30 a.m. Community Room


- Soup & Scripture 12 noon Cahoots

- Women’s Book Study 2:00 p.m. Pastor Deb’s Office

16 - Bell Choir 5:45 p.m.


17 - Thursday w/David Grim 6:00 p.m.



- Bi-Annual Congregational Meeting 11:15 Sanctuary

22 - Soup & Scripture 12 noon Cahoots

23 - No-Book Book Club 8:00 a.m. Bob Evans

- Bell Choir 5:45 p.m.





- Pastoral Search Q&A 11:15 a.m. Community Room


- Soup & Scripture 12 noon Cahoots

30 - Bell Choir 5:45 p.m.



From the Prayer Chain

In the hospital in December: Emma and Emilie Syler and

Lynn Simons.

Our sympathy to: Rosie, Claudia and Aaron Camargo

at the death of Rosie’s mother, Rosa Sontoya, in Mexico

in December.

Our sympathy to Jim Shearer and family at the death of

his wife, Mary Shearer, on December 8 in Angola.

Phone: 260-665-9362

Email Office: [email protected]

Email Pastor Deb: [email protected]

Website: angolaucc.org

First Congregational United Church of

Christ, as an inclusive and caring Christian

community, welcomes into its full life and

ministry persons of every race, ethnic

background, gender identity and expres-

sion, sexual orientation, marital status,

God is still speaking,

Calendar

Marker

First Congregational United Church of Christ 314 West Maumee Street Angola, Indiana 46703

criminal history and faith background. As we serve those

within our church family, the community and the world in

the name of Jesus Christ, we celebrate each person’s

uniqueness and look forward to the gifts they bring to us.

Bi-Annual Congregational Meeting

Members should plan to be present on

Sunday, January 20, immediately

following worship, for our Bi-Annual

Congregational Meeting as we discuss

and vote on the 2019 church budget

proposed by Church Council!

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