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2010
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2010
October
2010
Presbyterian
Church Non-Profit 73150 Garden City, KS
1719
Texas Street 5-Digit Zip + Permit No. 122
Garden
City, KS 67846
U.S.
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Mission Statement
With Jesus Christ as our Head,
we aspire to be a church home and
family, visible and open to all in the
community, where people come to
be welcomed, included, loved and
nurtured; where people come to
quench their spiritual thirst.
We:
† Worship together to glorify God
by offering meaningful spiritual
experiences for people of all ages,
† Teach the Gospel in such a way
that it provides a sense of hope,
meaning and direction for people’s
lives,
† Care and Pray for one another as
we experience life’s challenges,
† Equip people to use their spiritual
gifts in ministry,
† Share our abundance as we reach
out in service to our community
and the world,
† Offer true hospitality to all, seeking
to know them and their needs,
† Develop our professional staff and
lay leadership seeking to strengthen
the ministries and programs of the
church.
THE PRESBYTERIAN
1719
Texas Street Garden City, Kansas 67846
phone
(620) 275-9141 fax (620) 275-9142
email:
pcgardencity@sbcglobal.net
www.pcgardencity.org
September
29, 2010
Dear Friends:
October is nearly here
– there’s a crispness in the air that tells us
Fall has arrived and
Winter isn’t too far off.
I love this time of
year! There’s a hearth and home sort of
anticipation in my
heart. I can pull on an oversized sweater and
sink into a soft chair
with a good book. I want to bake pumpkin
bread, attend a
football game, and drink hot cocoa.
Of course, the best
thing about Fall is the new TV schedule! We
have new seasons of
old favorites and some strong new
contenders. And no doubt,
there will be a few duds.
Fall is, also a great
time to make a commitment to make daily
Bible reading a part
of your life: as a devotional, as prayer time
or just quiet time to
begin or end your day with God. There are
tons of resources
online, one of the easiest to use is:
http://www.oneyearbibleonline.com.
A few printed
resources are available in the Atrium if you’d like
to take something home
with you. I encourage you to be in the
Word daily, so that
the Word will be in you.
Denise
The Fellowship Committee invites you
to a Potluck
Dinner following worship on October
17, 2010.
Personnel Committee
The Personnel Committee regretfully announces the
resignation of our Administrative Assistant, Connie
Boese. We are grateful to Connie for 6 1/2 years of
outstanding service and dedication to this church. We
wish Connie and Clayton all the best as they begin a new
chapter in their lives. The congregation is invited to a
farewell reception for them on Sunday, October 10 in
Fellowship Hall following worship.
Garage Sale Saturday, October 2nd 8:00a
It’s time again to start thinking of our annual ‘garage sale’
and all the things that you would like to donate. What a
wonderful way to clean out the stuff that has been piling
up in sheds, basements, garages. And what better way to
get rid of it!!!
Join Pastor Denise and others from
southwest Kansas in
Dodge City on the afternoon of October 2 for a special food
packaging event with Numana - Share the
Bounty. This
ministry involves packaging ingredients in an assembly
line. Volunteers measure the ingredients (beans, rice,
soy, multi-vitamin flakes, chicken flavoring) with scoops,
and fill and seal the bags as teams. The bags are packed
in cardboard boxes and put on pallets to ship across the
world. When the meals reach the hungry (using the
Salvation Army World Service Office), local water is
added to make the meal. This usually suffices as most
impurities are boiled away as the meals are
prepared. Volunteers of all
ages are invited -- there are
even special assembly areas for those who cannot stand
for two hours on an assembly line. Denise says, "This is
very similar to the ministry I first encountered in Ohio,
called Kids Against Hunger. This is hands down the
most exhausting and invigorating mission work I've ever
done. I hope several of us can enjoy this ministry
opportunity together." For more information contact
Denise or the Numana website:
October Birthday
Andrew Garcia 10/4
Aubrey Whippo 10/5
Kurt Peterson 10/6
Kyle Deaver 10/10
Leslie Ford 10/11
Jo Fouse 10/11
Bill Saunders 10/12
Mark Tarwater 10/12
Greg Shaw 10/15
Audrey Law 10/16
Theresa Heatwole 10/20
Bob Halloran 10/28
Donna Jameson 10/29
Shelby Heatwole 10/30
Nancy Woods 10/30
October Anniversaries
Van & Anita Salyer
10/6/1962
John & Sharon Ford
10/8/1983
Doug & Theresa
Heatwole
10/22/1988
Card
Ministry
We
like to send cards and
birthday
wishes.
If
you have not received
a
birthday or anniversary card
from
us in the past, we may
not
have your information on
file.
Please contact the office
so
our Deacons can get you on
their
greetings list.
November Birthday
Yvonne Battles 11/1
Halle Jones 11/2
Emily Headrick 11/3
JJ Ford 11/4
Larry Meschke 11/4
Chad Woods 11/5
Pat Sanders 11/7
Ryan Cornett 11/9
Jan Collins 11/13
Ron Major 11/14
Anne Jones 11/15
Mary Buchele 11/17
Eva Lewis 11/18
Nancy Sowers 11/20
Jayson Neff 11/21
Jessa York 11/25
Gary Shrader 11/26
John Frazier 11/28
Kathy Irvin 11/29
November Anniversaries
George & Debbie
Wharton
11/20/1977
John & Julie Ford
11/24/1976
Bob & Melinda Hitz
11/26/1982
Bob & Audrey Law
11/27/1960
Church Family in
Need of Special Prayers:
Yvonne Allman, Yvonne
Battles, Neely Burnside, Gladys Cripe,
Leona Crotty, Kelli
Ford, Leslie Ford, Linda Friesner, Debbie Harden,
Blanche Larson, Rolland
Mathias, Leona Meadors, Emme Miller,
Joan Parsons, Ruth
Richards, Greg Shaw, Dave Sweley, Anna Tyson,
Jim Wharton, Larry
Zant.
Church Friends
in Need of Special Prayers:
Eunice and Ralph
Cooper (L. Kern’s parents), Belinda Fouse (J.
Fouse’s daughter-in-law),
Pat Haga (L. Shrader’s mother), Grace
Hamilton (J.
Hamilton’s mother), Jim Hamlett (D. Hamlett’s father),
John Hoxie (friend of
K. Ochampaugh), Faye Hunt, (friend of the
church), Bettye James
(L. Shrader’s aunt), Ethel Kern (R. Kern’s
mother), Eden Murphy
(J. Hamilton’s granddaughter), Ruth Oliver
(friend of K. Golay),
Charlie Robinson (friend of the church), Craig
Sundquist (E.
William’s brother-in-law), Jennifer Adkins-Swaim
(friend of C. Cooper),
Linda Tuttle (friend of the McVey’s), Blanche
Wolfe (R. Wolfe’s
mother).
(Please call the
church with your personal prayer request).
The following
families have recently lost loved ones.
Please pray for: Rex Burden and family on the passing of Mary,
Mark Tarwater and
family on the passing of Suzan.
This week’s
prayer family: Craig, Jessica and
Connor Wikoff, Jerica
and Andrew Garcia.
This week’s
prayer church: Trinity Presbyterian
Church in
Wichita, KS.
Worship Attendance
in
September
Sep 5 72
Sep 12 76
Sep 19 76
Sep 26 75
The
Presbyterian
Newsletter
will now be
published
only once per
month.
We encourage
everyone
to check out our
website
at:
www.pcgardencity.org.
To
find the activities
happening
in the church click
the
bulletin button below the
Session Highlights
Ř
Cayla Kalm has been hired as the new childcare
attendant.
Ř
Presbyterian Today magazine available in atrium for each
church household. You
may want to subscribe to this
publication and
receive it regularly.
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Our income is below budget for the year but
our spending
remains below budget.
Ř
As required by the Book of Order, the
membership rolls will be
reviewed and inactive
members will be contacted by the session
Ř
The Heard Gift Fund CD (valued at $10,430) is
being
reinvested at the best
possible rate, possibly 1.4%.
Ř
Profits from the food booth at the Tumbleweed
Festival were
approximately $1,900,
for the Youth Mission account.
Ř
The Deacons have purchased a portable DVD
player in order to
take video of worship
services to shut-ins.
Ř
The Stewardship Committee is preparing a draft
revision of the
church by-laws.
Ř
25% of the Peacemaking Offering, being
collected on Oct, 3,
World Communion
Sunday, has been designated to the
ministries of Ellen
and Al Smith who serve as missionaries in
Moscow.
Ř
November 7 has been set as Stewardship Sunday with
a meal
following worship
catered by Golden Corral.
Ř
A congregational meeting has been scheduled
for November 14
following worship to
elect church officers.
Ř
Committees are being formed to develop a
long-term plan for
the church and to plan
a 125th Anniversary Celebration
for the
church, scheduled for
April 3, 2011.
Ř
The next meeting of Session will be October 25
@ 6:30p in the
middle school
classroom.
Budget Update
Church Budget
Update
Budget for
2010……...……………………………...$ 250,377.00
2010 opening bank
balance……………………………….$ 84.24
Deposits to date
.................. ………………………..$ 159,846.16
August
................................ ………..01 $ 3,489.00
............................................
………..08 $ 3,109.47
............................................
………..15 $ 9,086.05
............................................
………..22 $ 941.00
Expenses to
date…………………………………….$ 164,773.91
September
.......................... ………..15 $ 9,394.22
September
.......................... ………..30 $ 11,736.17
Balance ..……….……………………………...
($ 4,843.51)
Transfers from
Pre-paid included in deposits $ 38,200.00
Flowers for worship
services....
We are happy to
provide flowers in honor or in memory of loved
ones for Sunday
mornings and then you may take them with you
after worship. Please
give your check for flowers to the church
office when signing up
on the Flower Calendar located on the
bulletin board across
from the main office door and we will
purchase them on your
behalf. Thank you!
Ringers needed… Would you like to become a member
of our Bell Choir? We
are looking for more ‘Ringers’. Whether
you have experience or
not, training is provided. Come join our
wonderful group of
musicians. Bell choir rehearsals are every
Sunday morning at
8:30a in the balcony. For more information
contact Linda Adams.
Love to sing? No experience necessary, will train. Benefits: great
fellowship, loads of
fun, great seats. Choir rehearsals every Wed.
evening at 7:30p in
the sanctuary. For more information contact
Kevin Ochampaugh.
Presbyterian Border
Ministry – Meet Joca Gallegos
Y'All Come
Wednesday Night, Oct. 6, 5:45p
Rosario Jocabed
Gallegos Viesca, or Joca (pronounced ho-ka) is
from the Presbytery
of Chihuahua, Mexico, a partner of the
Presbytery of Southern
Kansas. Born in Durango, Mexico to a
Presbyterian family,
she is a fourth generation Presbyterian which is
not too common in
Mexico. Within a month of her birth, her father
entered the
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Mexico City. In
1998, Joca herself
entered the same seminary, graduating in 2002
with a Bachelors
Degree in Sacred Theology. Joca works with the
Presbyterian Border
Ministry (Frontera de Cristo). Plan to come
&
invite a friend!
What is the line in
“The Muppet Movie” about Presbyterians?
Which of these
people were Presbyterians? John Glenn,
Neil
Armstrong, Sally Ride,
Roy Rogers, Fred “Mr.” Rogers, Jimmy
Stewart, Amy Grant,
Peyton Manning, Dwight Eisenhower.
Find the answers in
your family’s copy of Presbyterians Today,
provided by the
Mission and Outreach Committee.
Presbytery Women
Fall Gathering…Thursday Oct. 7, 9:00a to
2:30p Jetmore
Presbyterian Church, 303 W Best St. Jetmore, KS.
Lunch $8.00. For more
information please contact Melanie Marcy
@ 276-3004.
Presbyterian
Women’s Fall Rummage Sale
The annual Women’s
Fall Rummage Sale will be held on October
28, 29 AND 30.
You may start to bring in your items for the sale
on October 24. The
hours of the sale will be October 28: 1 to 7p,
October 29: 9a - 4p
and October 30: 9:00a - 12:00p. All proceed
go to support the
mission of the Women’s Association.
Volunteers are needed to help cover the office from October 18
through October 29. If
you would like to volunteer for a full or
even a half day, there
is a sign up sheet located on the front counter
in the church office.
Thank you!
Halloween Hayride –
HELP NEEDED!
Christian Ed. needs
your help to hold a hayride in the afternoon of
Sunday, Oct. 31, for
our children, youth, and their friends. We are
looking for people who
could provide any or all of the following: a
wagon or trailer,
small bales for seating, a tractor or truck to pull,
and a place to go!
Contact Mary, the church office, or any CE
member – Rodney York,
Chip Marcy, Becky McVey, Pat Sanders,
Steven Buchele.
Think Advent in
October?! YES!
If you enjoy our
Advent Devotion booklet, please consider being a
writer and/or helping
to type and assemble the booklet! This year
the devotions will use
phrases from favorite scripture or Advent/
Christmas hymn. The
sign up sheet and information will be on the
office bulletin board.
Please submit your selected hymn or verse
and devotion by e-mail
to mrbuchele@hotmail.com or bring it to
the church office by Thursday,
November 4th.
Your experiences
and thoughts are unique,
and serve to encourage others.
Meet Ellen Smith,
PC (USA)
Missionary in
Moscow, Russia
Ř
Plan to come & invite a friend!
Sat., Oct. 2,
6:00p, Potluck Dinner &
Informal
Presentation. Other
churches have been
invited to come,
as she will focus on
ecumenical
partnerships and
ministries.
Ř
Sun., Oct. 3, 9:30-10:30a, Fellowship Hall
On doing God's work
with the Roma people, with the Russian
Round Table, the
Belarusian Round Table, their camping and VBS
programs, a new
basketball ministry with youth, and more.
Ř
10:45a Worship, World Communion Sunday
Ellen will be
preaching. Come to hear her message, and visit
during Fellowship
time. 25% of our Peacemaking offering will
be given to the
ministries of the Smith’s in Russia.
Youth!
Save the Date!!
PSKYC Westminster
Woods Work Weekend Middle & High School
November 19-21, 2010
PSK College Winter
Retreat @ WMW - Jan 7-9, 2011
PSK High School Winter
Retreat @ WMW - Jan. 21-23, 2011
PSK Middle School
Winter Retreat @ WMW - Feb. 4-6, 2011
PSKYC SleepLESS in
Sterling - March 11-13, 2011
PSK Summer Camp (5th-6th) - June
6-10, 2011
PSK Summer Camp 7th -
8th) - June 13-17, 2011
PSK Summer Camp
(9th-12th) - June 20-26, 2011
PSK High School Summer
Retreat - July 29-31, 2011
More Info???
PSKYC - Kelly Whitesell:
tgwklw@sbcglobal.net
PSK -
westminsterwoods@terraworld.net
Adult Studies
Sunday Mornings 9:30a
Oct. 10, 17, & 24
in the Parlor, led by Chip Marcy
Discipleship: The
Way of Jesus
Oct. 31 – Nov. 28 in
the Parlor, led by Rod Buchele
In the Dust of the
Rabbi, filmed in the Middle East,
Ray VanderLaan
explains the historical, geographical & cultural
context.
God deserves our
best in worship - doesn’t He?
Denise would like to
meet with everyone who wants to be a greeter,
usher, lay leader, or
acolyte. Our youth will meet with her on
Wednesday, Oct. 13
from 6:30 - 7:30p, and with adults on
Sunday, Oct. 24, 9:30
- 10:30a. Plan to come, so we can give God
our best!
C.E. is also
looking for “shepherds” who would take a
turn at
being a second adult
in our elementary classrooms and greeting our
families as they come
in. Great perks - for more info and to choose
a Sunday to “shepherd”
please see Mary.
The Presbyterian
Church will hold a Memorial Service on
Saturday, October 23,
2010 during the evening to celebrate the life
of Suzan Tarwater.
August 25, 2010
Greetings!
This
months’ newsletter is FULL to the brim with exciting news: the start of Y’all Come Wednesdays on Sept.
8th, Sunday School on the 12th, Celebration Worship on
the 15th and the first session of the PSK Lay Academy on Reformed
Worship on the 17th and 18th. WOW! We’ve got a lot
packed into the first two weeks of September!
Pay close attention to the start times of these events because we’ve
shifted a few of them this fall.
There are
days when I have to remind myself that I’ve only been here two and a half
months. Time flies! I continue to feel welcomed and embraced and
I am grateful for the many ways you invite me to share your lives or enjoy the
things that you enjoy! Thanks also for
making my friend Michele, my mom and her husband John feel so welcome at the
Installation Service. They were excited
to meet my new church family.
One of my
great pleasures has been getting to know our deacons. As our Book of Order describes, “It is the duty of deacons, first
of all, to minister to those who are in need, to the sick, to the friendless,
and to any who may be in distress both within and beyond the community of
faith.” Our congregation is blessed to
be served by six wonderful, capable deacons who are eager to support, help and
care for you in tangible and spiritual ways.
We don’t want
ANYONE to
fall through the cracks! The deacon for
the month of September is Mary Eves, for October, Melanie Marcy, for November,
Brenda Watson and for December, Carol Hodgkinson. Our other current deacons are Rodney Wolfe and Sandra Neff.
The Nominating
Committee is already meeting regularly to study scripture, to pray and to
discern the qualities and qualifications of those whom God is calling to serve
as your elders, deacons and in other positions of leadership. One of the ways God calls leaders from the
body is through nominations from the congregation. Elsewhere in this newsletter you will find a form for your use in
making nominations. Please leave your
nomination(s) in the box on the counter in the church office. All nominations are held in the strictest
confidence. Your Nominating Committee
members are: Cathaleen Cooper, Daryl Hamlett, Virginia Sowers, George Wharton,
Darlene Mathias and Brenda Watson.
God bless you as
you enjoy the final days of summer!
Denise
TUMBLEWEED WORSHIP
Sunday, August
29th will be our
annual Tumbleweed Worship on the west lawn at Lee Richardson Zoo.
Worship Service will begin at 10:00 am.
(No Worship at GCPC)
Personnel Committee
The Personnel Committee is
once again seeking to fill the nursery attendant position. The hours for
this job would be from 9:15am to noon on Sundays and 6:00-8:30pm on Wednesdays
with supper provided. If you know of anyone who might be interested, please ask
them to pick up an
application at the church
office. Thank you.
Nomination for Church
Officer
I suggest the name of for
Nomination to the office of
elder q
deacon q
The committee needs additional
information to help decide, among names suggested, whom to nominate. To help
them consider this person’s qualifications, please comment on the candidate in
such areas as the following (use another sheet of paper if necessary):
Church Involvement
* Attendance at public worship
* Participation in church activities
* Offices held
* Services rendered
Christian Living in Daily Life
* Within the
family
* At work
* In the community
Personal Characteristics and Skills
* Cooperativeness
* Willingness to
learn
* Ability to
follow through on assignments
* Openness to new
ideas
* Maturity of
judgment
Particular Qualifications for this Office
Return this to the box in the
Church Office marked:
NOMINATIONS by September 12th.
Your Signature:
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Technology Brainstorming
On Sunday, September 19 at 12:15pm in the
Church Parlor. Kevin Ochampaugh and
Steven Buchele invite anyone who would like to meet to discuss and prepare a
“Wish List” for audio and visual equipment to better enhance our Worship
services and other church activities.
Our Anniversary is Coming!
Next year is the 125th Anniversary of our church
and the Session is gathering ideas on how we can celebrate. The question has come up as to whether there
is a time capsule in one of the cornerstones at the front entrance. Do you know?
Hamburger
Feed
The
Fellowship Committee will be hosting a hamburger feed following worship on
Sunday, September 12th. Bring a side dish and salad or dessert to share
and join in a time of fellowship.
We Have A New Voice Mail System!
We have private voicemail boxes for Connie at ext. 10; Denise
at ext. 11; and Mary at ext. 12. We look forward to getting LOTS of
messages from you!
Denise’s contact information:
denise.pass@sbcglobal.net or call the church office and we will be happy to
give you her cell number.
Hunger Barrel
The
Garage
Sale
Saturday,
October 2nd 8:00am
It’s time again to start thinking of our annual ‘garage
sale’ and all the things that you would like to donate. What a wonderful way to
clean out the stuff that has been piling up in sheds, basements, garages. And
what better way to get rid of it!!!
Please consider donating items such as: old sporting
equipment, yard equipment, useable furniture, even those
‘I may need this someday’ items that have been around for years. Items can be
dropped off beginning Sunday, September 26th . If you are not able to bring them in and
would like to still donate them, call the church office and we will arrange to
have them picked up for you.
If enough people commit to taking courses
in addition to the 3 or 4 who are interested in being a Commissioned Lay
Pastor, we can offer those classes in Garden City. The first class on Reformed Worship is tentatively scheduled for
Sept. 17-18 and Oct. 22-23
Talk to
The Presbyterian
Newsletter will now be published only
once per month. We encourage everyone to check out our website at:
www.pcgardencity.org. To find the activities happening in the church click the
bulletin button below the pictures.
Thank you to those who have
answered God’s call to be teachers and youth coaches in our Christian Education
programs this year. You are wonderful
and we invite you to a teacher/coach orientation, Tuesday, August 31st. More info will be sent out later. If
God’s been calling you to be part of this adventure, it’s not too late! See Mary or any of the CE committee (Rodney
York, Chip Marcy, Pat Sanders, Steven Buchele, and Becky McVey).
Kids & Parents: CELEBRATE the
beginning of our 2010
Sunday School and Youth Groups with a swim
party and parent meeting, Sept. 1, 5:15pm - 7:30pm at 1118 Pershing. Swim, eat hot dogs & chips, and
parents get important information.
When does Youth Group Start?? Y’all
Come Wednesdays??
Official start is 5:45pm, Sept 8 with
Kick-off and Parents Night. We’ll have
an orientation evening with our regular schedule of classes and worship
starting Sept. 15.
New
dinner time: 5:45 – 6:15pm
New
Worship Unplugged: 6:15pm
Programs & activities: 6:30-7:30pm
-for
Adults: A new format for seeing Christian perspectives on contemporary
issues, Nooma begins with a short DVD
clip and is followed by questions for discussion.
-High
School (They will be naming their own group!)
Coaches:
Kurt Peterson, Kathy Friesen, Jay Schoonover
-Prime
Time Presbies, 5th-8th graders
Coaches:
Becky McVey, Kathryn Ochampaugh
-Celebrate
Kids Club, 1st-4th graders
Coaches: Pat Sanders, Mary Buchele
Youth Group Parents
– Please plan to come Sept 8 @ 5:45pm
to register
your youth and find out about this year’s programs.
Parents of
College Students
Where has
the summer gone? With the new school year beginning, please remember to contact
the office with
college
names and new addresses so we are able to send cards, newsletters and other
correspondence to our college students.
Proverbs
2 says “Come to Sunday School”
Turn your ear to wisdom, apply your heart
to understanding, call out for insight, cry aloud for understanding, look for
wisdom as if
it were silver, search for it as if for hidden
treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge
of God.
For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his
mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
Sunday School Starts September 12th
@ 9:30am
& it’s not just for kids!
Adult class will meet in the Parlor
(or if more space is needed in the
Fellowship Hall).
Discipleship: The Way of Jesus
Grow in your understanding of the
foundation of our faith.
High School class meets upstairs
Faithfully Asking Questions (FAQ)
Some of the questions include: What do Christians believe in?
Is it OK to have doubts about God? Who can be saved?
Teachers:
Randy McVey, Steve Irvin
2nd – 8th Grades
will meet in the Middle School room.
This fall’s topic is “Messengers of God,” with the stories of
Joseph, Moses & Aaron, Deborah, Elijah, Amos, Isaiah, Micah, Jeremiah,
Esther and Zechariah. Teachers: Ann Hamlett, Becky McVey, Brenda Watson. Music:
Pat Sanders
Pre-school – 1st graders will
meet in the Preschool room to receive their own “My First Read and Learn
Bible,” and to be introduced to the great stories of the Bible through play,
video, storytelling and music. Teachers:
Bill Saunders, Rodney York and Jo Fouse.
Music: Pat Sanders
Worship Attendance in July Worship Attendance in August
July 4 82
August 1 84
July 11 77
August 8 74
July 18 76
August 15 89
July 25 90
August 22 92
September
Birthdays October
Birthday
Becky McVey 9/03 Aubrey
Whippo 10/5
Ann Hamlett 9/05 Kurt
Peterson 10/6
Melanie Marcy 9/06 Kyle
Deaver 10/10
Kevin Ochampaugh 9/07 Leslie
Ford 10/11
Amanda York 9/08 Jo
Fouse 10/11
Kristen Hitz 9/12 Bill
Saunders 10/12
Randy Grisell 9/14 Mark
Tarwater 10/12
Jack Hitz 9/14 Greg Shaw 10/15
Bonnie Erwin 9/20 Audrey
Law 10/16
Wayne Lynn 9/22
Theresa
Heatwole 10/20
Eli Woods 9/22 Bob Halloran 10/28
Anita Salyer 9/23 Donna
Jameson 10/29
Mike Collins 9/25 Shelby
Heatwole 10/30
Debbie Harden 9/25
KayeLani Irvin 9/25
Mat Tarwater 9/29
September
Anniversaries October
Anniversaries
Larry & Pat Sanders
Van &
Anita Salyer
9/3/1971 10/6/1962
Craig & Jessica Wikoff John & Sharon Ford
9/7/2002 10/8/1983
Doug
& Theresa Heatwole
10/22/1988
Welcome Quentin Duncan Coons born August 16, 2010.
Congratulations
to proud parents Bryan and Sarah Coons and
grandparents
Mike and Jan Collins.
Church Family in Need of Special Prayers:
Yvonne Allman, Neely Burnside, Gladys Cripe, Kelli Ford, Leslie Ford,
Linda Friesner, Debbie Harden, Blanche Larson, Bob Law, Rolland Mathias,
Leona Meadors, Emme Miller, Joan Parsons, Ruth Richards, Greg Shaw, Dave
Sweley, Jim Wharton, Rosemary York, Larry Zant.
Church Friends in Need of Special Prayers:
Eunice and Ralph Cooper (L. Kern’s parents), Belinda Fouse (J. Fouse’s daughter-in-law), Pat Haga (L.
Shrader’s mother), Grace Hamilton (J. Hamilton’s mother), Jim Hamlett (D. Hamlett’s
father), Jim Hensley (friend of the McVey’s), John Hoxie (friend of K.
Ochampaugh), Faye Hunt, (friend of the church), Bettye James (L. Shrader’s
aunt), Ethel Kern (R. Kern’s mother),
Eden Murphy (J. Hamilton’s granddaughter), Ruth Oliver (friend of K.
Golay), Charlie Robinson (friend of the church), Craig Sundquist (E. William’s
brother-in-law), Linda Tuttle (friend of the McVey’s), Blanche Wolfe (R.
Wolfe’s mother).
(Please call the church with your personal
prayer request).
The following families have recently lost
loved ones.
Please pray
for: Mark Tarwater and family
on the passing of Suzan, Judy Tate and
family on the passing of George.
This week’s prayer family: Bob, Melinda, Kristen and Jack Hitz.
This week’s prayer church: United Presbyterian
Church in
July 14, 2010
WORSHIP ASSISTANTS FOR SUNDAY
July
18, 2010 July
25, 2010
Greeters
- Adah Jenkins
Lay
Leader - Youth Sunday Kathryn
Ochampaugh
Ushers
- Youth Sunday B & A
Law, R & J Major
Fellowship
- n/a at printing Carol &
Lauren Deaver
Installation Service
August 15, 2010
4:00 pm
A service
of Installation for
attend
and to wear Red at this special service in support of our new
minister. The Pastor Support Committee
(formerly the PNC) will host a reception following the service.
Women and Female Friends!
We've
started a Sunday Summer Evenings in Scripture but it’s not too
late to join! We'll meet weekly from
6:00 to 7:30 pm in the Middle School room until the end of August. Bring
yourself, your Bible and a friend for a time in fellowship and study.
Questions? Ask Brynn Hamlett or Denise Pass.
Celebration Worship and Potluck Dinner
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
A friendly reminder
that this Wednesday, July 21st
we will be having our monthly Celebration Worship and Pot Luck
dinner. Please bring an entrée and salad or dessert and join us in an evening
of casual worship hosted by the Celebration Team.
Certified
Lay Pastor
Don Owens will be doing an orientation meeting
on July 25 for those interested in the lay pastor training through the
Presbytery. For more information contact
A Message from Denise
Several of you have asked for a copy of
this:
People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them
anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of
ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are honest, people may cheat
you. Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness, people may be
jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten
tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it
may never be enough. Give your best
anyway.
For you see, in the end, it is between you
and God.
It was never between you and them anyway. – Mother Teresa
Several weeks ago during a sermon, I
shared these words of wisdom that I came across while I was at seminary. They have stayed with me since and often
come to mind when I’m feeling unappreciated, selfish or just downright
annoyed. I’m human. I get tired. I get frustrated.
Sometimes my mouth runs ahead of my brain. That’s when I remember it’s not about me and them. It’s about me and God.
These words also come to mind during the
many times each day when I experience grace.
When someone goes out of their way to be kind to me, when someone has
given their best, I am so grateful.
Sometimes it comes in the shape of a child’s fist holding a wilted
dandelion and saying, “This is for you!”
Or some days I see grace in the toothless smile and weak handshake from
a shut-in who’s getting their hot meal of the day. God is everywhere, anxious to be seen and for us to see the world
through his lens of grace.
What better prescription for life can there be
than: forgiveness, kindness, honesty,
happiness, goodness, and integrity?
Mother Teresa said it well.
In Christ,
Denise
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Dear
Friends,
The 219th General Assembly of the PCUSA has
just concluded and was filled with joyous worship, challenging preaching, and heart
filled prayers. Even in the midst of debate on difficult issues, the Assembly
frequently stopped for prayer. We were
reminded to seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Even though the
Assembly took actions that may cause great pain to some and joy to others, I
would urge us all to take a deep breath and pray for the leading of the Holy
Spirit as we hear about and discuss the actions being forwarded to the whole
church. (A complete summary of the GA actions will follow later this week.) These actions must be ratified by a majority
of the Presbyteries before they are enacted.
Actions referred to the Presbytery were not the only
things that happen at a GA. As I indicated, great times of worship also
occurred. There were also many other
opportunities for challenge and reflection in the many meal time presentations.
I was particularly challenged by two presentations by Phyllis Tickle who shared
a thorough grasp of the major shifts in the life of God’s people throughout
history. It is seen by many that we may
be in another time of great change.
Only time will tell. Maybe it was just the events I chose to go to, but
it was clear to me that speaker after speaker reminded us of the need to focus
on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as we face the changes within our
world and respond in the church.
I encourage us to stay focused and to keep the main thing
the main thing. We are a people whose
life is Jesus Christ. He is the one
whose love continues to transform our lives and sends us forth as servants. As we consider all these things, let us be
mindful of the word of God to the Colossians:
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as
members of one body you were called to peace.
And be thankful. Let the word of
Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all
wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in
your hearts to God. And whatever you
do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving
thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:15-17
In the Peace of Christ,
Donald Owens, General Presbyter
“Little Chapel - Big Kingdom”
Mark you calendar for
Friday, August 27, 2010, for the
Presbytery meeting
which will be held at Westminster Woods beginning at 9:00 am. At the conclusion
of the Presbytery meeting, we will worship and celebrate the dedication of the
new Chapel. Dinner will be served at 6:00 pm with the dedication to follow at
7:00 pm. Further details and dinner reservation information will be available
in early August.
Hunger Barrel
The
Tools for Schools
The
Salvation Army would like to invite you to join the Tools for Schools Program,
making sure that all students go to school with the tools needed to be
successful. The Salvation Army distributed over 800 backpacks to children in
grades Kindergarten to high school in the Garden City area.
When
it comes to writing essentials, teachers say, don’t waste your money on feather
pencils, light-up pencil sharpeners, or pretty erasers that don’t work. And for
organizational helpers, keep in mind that expensive folders with multiple
pockets and zippers are often too bulky to fit into desks.
Supplies needed to fill backpacks:
Glue sticks (at least three for the year)
Scissors (blunt ended for younger kids, pointed for
older ones)
Ball point pens
No. 2 pencils (stick with this classic to avoid
classroom competition over whose writing utensil is the coolest.)
Colored pencils
Water paints for elementary students
Pencil sharpener (hand-held with a top to collect
shavings)
Large pink eraser (the old-fashioned ones work the
best)
Water-based markers
Four-ounce bottle of white glue
Highlighters (are probably unnecessary for kids in
kindergarten through second grade)
Spiral-bound or composition notebooks
Three-ring binder
Loose-leaf notebook paper (Teachers can be picky
about paper. Schools usually supply specially ruled handwriting paper to help
younger children with letter formation. Older children use wide-ruled paper,
and some middle-school students will need the college-ruled variety)
Pocket folders (if you get a folder with two
pockets, label one “keep at home” and the other “bring to school” to help your
child organize his papers)
Ruler with English and metric measurements
Sturdy, supportive backpack.
in
the Atrium for donations.
What??
Say “Yes, Lord” and be a teacher or sponsor.
Youth Ministry is a great
place for ANYONE to serve the Church.
It is extremely rewarding, fun and a place where the entire church
should be involved. There’s no such
thing as too old, boring, or un-cool!!
We have a great group of children and youth who come to Sunday School
and Youth Group and they are very receptive to adults who enjoy sharing their
lives with others! Please
prayerfully consider if you are called to be part of their faith
journey. The time commitment is 1 to 1
˝ hours/week, plus preparation time which varies. Team teaching allows for flexibility. Benefits are everlasting! See any of the CE members (Rodney York,
Chip Marcy, Becky McVey, Pat Sanders, Steven Buchele), or sign up on the board
in the Atrium.
Philly Steaks Coming
Right Up! Aug. 28 & 29
Working in our Youth Mission
Food Stand is a great chance to have fun while working together. Sign up to
work a shift. Sign up sheet is in the
Atrium or call or email Mary (mrbuchele@hotmail.com).
Dillons Certificates
Support Youth
We purchase Dillons Gift Certificates
at a 3% discount and sell them for face value.
If you are a Dillon’s shopper, you
can support us for ZIP! They can be used for groceries,
prescription, gas (at Kwik
Shop), etc. They are available in the
office during the week, or you can purchase them from Mary Buchele on Sunday’s
during fellowship time. Thanks to our
faithful purchasers.
Volunteers Needed
We will be having a church ‘spring cleaning’ on
July 31 at 8:00 am.
There will be plenty of opportunities for you to help
us spruce up the church inside and out.
Hope to see you there.
Zumba in our Fellowship Hall??!!
Find out about it at “Oasis”
“Oasis”
- a conference sponsored by the
Mid-Central Region of the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators (APCE)
- Open to volunteers, elders, deacons,
and pastors/staff.
- Exciting and inspiring worship services
and keynote speaker
- a wide range of learning opportunities –
from “Autism and Your Church,”
“Faith-filled Hospitality,” “The Lord’s Prayer with Beads,” “Risk Management,” to “Zumba.”
-October 24-26 (Sunday evening – Tuesday
noon)
- The Elms Resort & Spa, and Barbee
Memorial Presbyterian Church,
We hope to have several people attend from Garden City. Scholarship from CE may be available. If you are interested please contact Mary
Buchele or any CE Committee member (Rodney York, Pat Sanders, Becky McVey, Chip
Marcy, Steven Buchele).
To all Youth –
By popular request, I will work on scheduling a
Pool party/Dive-in Movie near the beginning of school. ~
Mary
Informational websites
General
Assembly updates can be found at www.pcusa.org/ga219
Social Networking for Presbyterians
Facebook
- www.facebook.com/pcusa
Linked in
- www.linkedin.com
(Look for the group “Presbyterians
Everywhere”)
Twitter -
www.twitter.com/Presbyterian
YouTube -
www.youtube.com/user/PresbyterianChurch
Allwomen
- www.pcusa.org/allwomen
Deep and
Wide - www.pcusa.org/deepandwide
Mission
Crossroads - www.pcusa.org/missioncrossroads
July
Birthdays
Linda
Adams 7/16
Lucas
Whippo 7/16
Jill
Mayfield 7/18
Annalise
Marsha
Golay 7/19
Leona
Meadors 7/19
Darcy
Reeve 7/20
Patti
Ansley 7/24
Chip
Marcy 7/24
Jana
Burnside 7/29
Rodney
Wolfe 7/29
Tom
Walker 7/30
August
Birthdays
Marsha Grisell 8/1
Ellen Lynn 8/7
Larry Sanders 8/8
John L. Ford 8/9
Van Salyer 8/11
Don Harden 8/15
Cathaleen Cooper 8/16
Rod Buchele 8/17
Brynn Hamlett 8/17
Pat LeClerc 8/18
Lee Reeve 8/19
Katie Wharton 8/19
Daryl Hamlett 8/25
Erin Jones 8/25
Lexi Billinger 8/27
George Wharton 8/30
Blake Burnside 8/31
Phil Sloderbeck 8/31
July
Anniversaries
Michael & Jan Collins 7/17/1971
Kevin & Kathryn Ochampaugh 7/23/1994
Larry & Kelley Jenkins 7/27/1991
Mark & Suzan Tarwater 7/29/1978
August
Anniversaries
Ken & Marsha Golay
8/7/1971
Randy & Becky McVey 8/8/1981
Jeff & Mary Sterling 8/11/1984
Kirk & Sara Brown 8/15/1992
Don & Debbie Harden 8/15/1991
Randy & Marsha Grisell 8/17/1974
Steve & Kathy Irvin 8/18/1984
John & Patti Ansley 8/20/1977
Bob & Anne Jones 8/26/1966
Wayne & Ellen Lynn 8/31/1968
Card Ministry
We
like to send cards and birthday wishes.
If you have not received a birthday or anniversary card
from us in the past, we may not have your information on file. Please contact the office so our Deacons can
get you on their greetings list.
Church Family in Need of Special Prayers:
Gladys Cripe, Barb Endorf, Kelli Ford,
Linda Friesner, Debbie Harden, Blanche Larson, Rolland Mathias,
Leona Meadors, Emme Miller, Joan Parsons, Ruth Richards, Greg Shaw, Dave
Sweley, Suzan Tarwater, Anna Tyson, Jim Wharton, Larry Zant.
Church Friends in Need of Special Prayers:
Eunice and Ralph Cooper (L. Kern’s parents), Belinda Fouse (J. Fouse’s daughter-in-law), Grace Hamilton
(J Hamilton’s mother), Jim Hamlett (D. Hamlett’s father), Jim Hensley (friend
of the McVey’s), John Hoxie (friend of K. Ochampaugh), Faye Hunt, (friend of
the church), Ethel Kern (R. Kern’s mother), Jinny Macy (Anna Tyson’s
mother-in-law), Eden Murphy (J. Hamilton’s granddaughter), Ruth Oliver (friend
of K. Golay), Charlie Robinson (friend of the church), Craig Sundquist (E.
William’s brother-in-law), Linda Tuttle
(friend of the McVey’s), Shirley Whitham (friend of the McVey’s), Blanche Wolfe
(R. Wolfe’s mother),
(Please call the church with your personal
prayer request).
God bless all
of you.
The following families have recently lost
loved ones.
Please pray
for: the
family of Jonell Friend, Bobbie Karchner on the passing of her mother Gerri
McKernam, Tom Walker and family on the passing of his brother Melvin.
This week’s prayer family: Joe, Robert and Rosemary York.
This week’s prayer church: First Presbyterian Church
in
June 30, 2010
WORSHIP ASSISTANTS FOR SUNDAY
July 4, 2010
Greeters - Adah Jenkins
Lay Leader - Carol Hodgkinson
Ushers - Wayne & Ellen Lynn, and Kathy
Friesen
Fellowship - The Ochampaugh family
Retirement Celebration
You are cordially invited to a Retirement
Party for Ann Hamlett
Wednesday, July 14th from four
o’clock to six o’clock in the evening
Russell Child Development
“Secretary for a Day”
Our Administrative Assistant Connie Boese
will be gone on vacation the weeks of July 19 and 26.
Now is your chance to be "Secretary
for a Day". We are looking for
volunteers to answer the phone, take messages and talk to people who come into
the office.
You will not be expected to do the many
other administrative tasks that Connie ordinarily takes care of. Full and half day shifts available. Please contact the church office and we will
get your name put on the schedule.
Thank you!!
Garden City Community Chorus and the Garden
City Municipal Band present
“Our
featuring popular patriotic music for
choir and band on Friday, July 2, 2010 at 8:00 pm in Stevens Park. Admission is
free.
Bruce Spiller, Conductor - Clay Wright,
Choral Director
refreshments served after the concert
Thoughts from Denise
Look around you: Everything you see is
God's—the heavens above and beyond, the Earth, and everything on it. But it was your ancestors who God fell in
love with; he picked their children—that's you!—out of all the other
peoples. That's where we are right
now. So cut away the thick calluses
from your heart and stop being so willfully hardheaded. God, your God, is the God of all gods, he's
the Master of all masters, a God immense and powerful and awesome. He doesn't play favorites, takes no bribes,
makes sure orphans and widows are treated fairly, takes loving care of
foreigners by seeing that they get food and clothing.
You must treat foreigners with the same
loving care—
remember,
you were once foreigners in
Reverently respect God, your God, serve
him, hold tight to him,
back
up your promises with the authority of his name.
He's your praise! He's your God!
He did all these tremendous, these
staggering things
that you saw with your own eyes.
Deuteronomy 10:14-21, The Message
Within just a few short weeks, your hospitality
has made me feel welcomed and cared for.
It’s not easy settling into a new community, finding your way around
town, meeting new people every day – and I am thankful for all the fellowship
and support you’ve given. During the
next few months, I look forward to getting to know each of you and your
families and I hope you will invite me to share a cup of coffee at your home or
a meal at your favorite restaurant. I
also plan to do some small group interactions in the fall to hear more about
where you sense the leading of the Holy Spirit and what God has placed on your
heart as hopes and dreams for this congregation. Hospitality is a big part of what God has called us to do and be.
In a world that has grown frighteningly wary and
uncaring, Christians are called to imitate the “table manners” of Jesus by
being instruments of God’s hospitality in the world. This isn’t easy because the hospitality of God is nothing like
the hospitality of Martha Stewart. Our
God is a God who loved us while we were still sinners. Our God took flesh in the hospitality of
Jesus, whose love knew no bounds.
Christian hospitality is a matter of welcoming,
caring for, and befriending the stranger, the poor and needy, the homeless and
destitute, the unloved and the unlikable, the weird and the strange – because
we are grateful to God for doing that for us and we seek to be imitators of
Christ. It may be the most important
Christian calling for our times, but it is one we easily neglect unless we are
part of faith communities who make it a priority. For Christians, hospitality is not an occasional token action but
a whole way of being. Hospitality isn’t
an interruption to our “normal way of life” but part of our DNA. It’s a habit, practice, or virtue that
consistently characterizes our lives.
My prayer for this congregation is that
the hospitality you have shown me is what we will be known for when people
speak of “those people at
We need a lot more communities like that
today if we’re not going to be defeated by the modern culture of fear. We have a different calling. We are communities formed in the charity and
hospitality of God. We don’t see the
strangers of this world as threats to overcome, but as guests to welcome, just
as God always welcomes us.
And speaking of weird and strange, most of
you know that I’m a vegetarian. It’s
not quite as bizarre as it sounds – I eat fish and eggs along with lots of
pasta, veggies, tofu, fruit and of course, chocolate! Why did I give up meat?
Well, two factors played into the decision. In June 2008, my vegetarian daughter was graduating from high
school and I didn’t have the money to do a big splashy gift, so her brother and
I gave her “becoming vegetarians” for her graduation gift. That same summer also saw food prices sky
rocketing across the globe for staples such as rice, corn and wheat. Bags of rice were rationed in such far away
places as –
Thank you for welcoming this stranger – and the
many strangers God sends your way each
day! Denise
CE Happenings:
Our Pre-schoolers joined in the SonQuest
Rainforest VBS Adventure held at Trinity Lutheran June 14-18. Children attending were Carl VI and Henry Bors,
Jessa and Annalise York and their cousin Jareht, and adults Linda Kern and Mary
Buchele. It was an exciting week of
learning about Jesus and five parables.
Middle/High School Paintin’ & Fixin’
Service Project
Amy McVey and Mary Lynn and Mary Buchele
worked with the youth of Trinity Lutheran in a service project in Garden City,
scraping and painting the outside and inside of the Girl Scout House in Garden
City. What a huge difference the group
made! Thanks to Ann & Brynn Hamlett
and Yvonne Battles for serving lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Several from Garden City attended
Be sure to ask them about “Crazy Love” (camp
theme).
Why??
Because God
wants us to –
We will tell the next generation…Psalms
78,
Train a child…
Proverbs 22,
Therefore go and make disciples...teaching
them…
Matthew
28.
And because we
have told God we would -
Whenever we baptize a child in our church
we promise before God to nurture him or her.
What??
Say “Yes, Lord” and be a teacher or sponsor.
Youth Ministry is a great place for ANYONE to
serve the Church. It is extremely
rewarding, fun and a place where the entire church should be involved. There’s no such thing as too old, boring, or
un-cool!! We have a great group of
children and youth who come to Sunday School and Youth Group and they are very
receptive to adults who enjoy sharing their lives with others! Please prayerfully consider if you are
called to be part of their faith journey.
The time commitment is 1 to 1 ˝ hours/week, plus preparation time which
varies. Team teaching allows for
flexibility. Benefits are everlasting!
See any of the CE members (Rodney York, Chip Marcy, Becky McVey, Pat
Sanders, Steven Buchele), or sign up on the board in the Atrium.
Philly Steaks Coming Right Up! Aug. 28
& 29
Working in our Youth Mission Food Stand is a great
chance to have fun while working together. Sign up to work a shift. Sign up sheet is in the Atrium or call or
email Mary (mrbuchele@hotmail.com).
Dillons Certificates Support Youth
We purchase Dillons Gift Certificates at a 3%
discount and sell them for face value.
If you are a Dillon’s shopper, you can support us for ZIP! They can be used for groceries,
prescription, gas (at Kwik Shop), etc.
They are available in the office during the week, or you can purchase
them from Mary on Sunday’s during fellowship time. Thanks to our faithful purchasers.
“Little Chapel - Big Kingdom”
Mark you calendar for Friday, August 27,
2010, for the Presbytery meeting which will be held at Westminster Woods
beginning at 9:00 am. At the conclusion of the Presbytery meeting, we will
worship and celebrate the dedication of the new Chapel. Dinner will be served
at 6:00 pm with the dedication to follow at 7:00 pm. Further details and dinner
reservation information will be available in early August.
Ice Cream Social Sunday, July 4th, the
Ochampaugh family will host fellowship
with an Ice Cream Social. This has become a tradition for the Ochampaugh
family and they invite you to join them following worship.
Yes, we recycle ink jet printer cartridges.
Bring your used cartridges to the box in the
atrium.
The Best of Bible Trivia
Teacher, Teacher
- What famous rabbi was Paul’s teacher?
- Who commissioned Ezra to teach the law to
- According to Jesus, who would teach his followers all they needed to
know?
- What two men were to instruct the people involved in the construction of the tabernacle?
- What king of
- What learned Greek taught in the synagogue at
- What king sent an exiled priest back to
- What apostle taught and disputed in the lecture hall of a man named Tyrannus?
- Who was supposed to teach the Israelites how to deal with Lepers?
- What New Testament word means “teacher”?
Answers can be found on prayers
page.
Tools for Schools
The
Salvation Army would like to invite you to join the Tools for Schools Program,
making sure that all students go to school with the tools needed to be
successful. The Salvation Army distributed over 800 backpacks to children in
grades Kindergarten to high school in the Garden City area.
When
it comes to writing essentials, teachers say, don’t waste your money on feather
pencils, light-up pencil sharpeners, or pretty erasers that don’t work. And for
organizational helpers, keep in mind that expensive folders with multiple
pockets and zippers are often too bulky to fit into desks.
Supplies needed to fill backpacks:
q Glue
sticks (at least three for the year)
q Scissors
(blunt ended for younger kids, pointed for older ones)
q Ball
point pens
q No. 2
pencils (stick with this classic to avoid classroom competition over whose
writing utensil is the coolest.)
q Colored
pencils
q Water
paints for elementary students
q Pencil
sharpener (hand-held with a top to collect shavings)
q Large
pink eraser (the old-fashioned ones work the best)
q Water-based
markers
q Four-ounce
bottle of white glue
q Highlighters
(are probably unnecessary for kids in kindergarten through second grade)
q Spiral-bound
or composition notebooks
q Three-ring
binder
q Loose-leaf
notebook paper (Teachers can be picky about paper. Schools usually supply
specially ruled handwriting paper to help younger children with letter
formation. Older children use wide-ruled paper, and some middle-school students
will need the college-ruled variety)
q Pocket
folders (if you get a folder with two pockets, label one “keep at home” and the
other “bring to school” to help your child organize his papers)
q Ruler
with English and metric measurements
q Sturdy,
supportive backpack.
Session Highlights
Meeting of the Session on June 28, 2010. A
quorum was not available for this meeting so no votes were taken on behalf of
the church. The following items were discussed in a general forum.
Christian Education: Planning is underway for Sunday School and Wednesday
Night “Y’all Come” activities. Sunday School resumes on Sunday, September 12.
Y’all Come Wednesday start date is undetermined at this time.
Deacons:
Training with Denise will be scheduled shortly. Some discussion on
Community Welfare recipients - how we can be responsive and responsible with
resources.
Stewardship: Bylaws, building use and wedding policies are being reviewed,
with recommendations to Session upon completion. Bids for sanctuary speakers
being
gathered and other technical needs
discussed. Bids for the Handicapped Bathroom Renovation requirements underway.
Looking at upgrading fire safety and building security. Revisiting insurance
policy in regards to content insurance.
Seeds of Hope Jail Ministry, Inc.
The second annual Day of Praise Ice Cream
Social fundraising event is scheduled for July 31, 2010, at Stevens Park from
11:00 am to 6:00 pm. Praise teams or musical talent are needed to perform. Food
items are needed for sale at the Ice Cream Social. Donations are needed for a silent
auction. Sheets of 10 tickets are available at $2 per ticket.
Contact Becky Upshaw for more information
at 276-9649
As General Assembly convenes (July 3rd to
10th) please pray for
our commissioners and attendees. Daily
updates on activities of the General Assembly can be accessed online at pcusa.org/ga219
Thank
you so much for awarding me a scholarship for next year. Your support and
encouragement means the world to me and I will work hard to continue earning
your gifts! Thanks again!
Love,
Lauren Deaver
Teacher Teacher Answers
- Gamaliel (Acts 22:3)
- King Artaxerxes (Ezra 7:25)
- The Comforter (John 14:26)
- Bezaleel and Aholiab (Exodus
35:30-35)
- Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 17:7-9)
- Apollos (Acts 18:24-26)
- The king of
- Paul (Acts 19:9)
- The priests (Deuteronomy 24:8)
- Rabbi (John 1:38)
July Birthdays July
Anniversaries
Doug
Heatwole 7/1 Robert
& Rosemary York
Blanche Salyer (97) 7/1 7/1/1968
Connor
Wikoff
7/1
Ernie
Wharton 7/3 Phil
& Paula Sloderbeck
Anna Reid 7/6 7/12/1975
Rosemary
York 7/6
Brad
Irvin 7/8 Michael
& Jan Collins
Connie
Harsha 7/10 7/17/1971
Pat
Roth 7/12
Debbie Wharton 7/12 Kevin
& Kathryn Ochampaugh
Linda
Adams 7/16 7/23/1994
Lucas
Whippo 7/16
Jill
Mayfield 7/18 Larry
& Kelley Jenkins
Annalise
Marsha
Golay 7/19
Leona
Meadors 7/19 Mark
& Suzan Tarwater
Darcy Reeve 7/20 7/29/1978
Patti
Ansley 7/24
Chip
Marcy 7/24
Jana Burnside
7/29
Rodney
Wolfe 7/29
Tom
Walker 7/30
Card Ministry
We like to send cards and birthday wishes. If you have not received a
birthday or anniversary card from us in the past, we may not have your
information on file. Please contact the
office so our Deacons can get you on their greetings list.
Worship Attendance in June
Sunday, June 6 49
Sunday, June 13 79
Sunday, June 20 90
Sunday, June 27 90
Church Family in Need of Special Prayers:
Gladys Cripe, Barb Endorf, Kelli Ford, Jonell Friend, Linda Friesner,
Debbie Harden, Blanche Larson, Rolland Mathias, Leona Meadors, Emme
Miller, Joan Parsons, Ruth Richards, Bill Saunders, Greg Shaw, Dave Sweley,
Suzan Tarwater, Anna Tyson, Jim Wharton, Larry Zant.
Church Friends in Need of Special Prayers:
Eunice and Ralph Cooper (L. Kern’s parents), Belinda Fouse (J. Fouse’s daughter-in-law), Grace Hamilton
(J Hamilton’s mother), Jim Hamlett (D. Hamlett’s father), Jim Hensley (friend
of the McVey’s), John Hoxie (friend of K. Ochampaugh), Faye Hunt, (friend of
the church), Ethel Kern (R. Kern’s mother), Jinny Macy (Anna Tyson’s
mother-in-law), Eden Murphy (J. Hamilton’s granddaughter), Ruth Oliver (friend
of K. Golay), Charlie Robinson (friend of the church), Craig Sundquist (E.
William’s brother-in-law), Linda Tuttle
(friend of the McVey’s), Shirley Whitham (friend of the McVey’s), Blanche Wolfe
(R. Wolfe’s mother),
(Please call the church with your personal
prayer request).
God bless all
of you.
The following families have recently lost
loved ones.
Please pray
for: Bobbie
Karchner on the passing of her mother Gerri McKernam, Tom Walker and family on
the passing of his brother Melvin.
This week’s prayer family: Joe and Jana Burnside.
This week’s prayer church: Presbyterian Church in
Activities
Sunday, July 4
Worship @ 10:45
pm
Ice Cream Social
Monday, July 5
Office Closed
Wednesday, July 7
Choir @ 7:30 pm
Worship
Committee @ 8:30 pm
Sunday, July 11
Worship
w/Communion @ 10:45 pm (Class of 2012)
Memorial
Committee @ 12:15 pm
June 9, 2010
WORSHIP ASSISTANTS FOR SUNDAY
June 13, 2010
Greeters - Yvonne Battles and Frances Muck
Lay Leader - Chip Marcy
Ushers - Ellen & Wayne Lynn, Audrey
& Bob Law
Fellowship - Breakfast at the Church
Presbytery Meeting
The PNC presented Rev. Denise Pass at the congregational
meeting held on May 23, 2010. Rev.
Pass will now be presented at Presbytery on June 15, 2010 to fill the
position of Pastor for the Presbyterian Church of Garden City. Upon examination
and approval of the Presbytery of Southern Kansas, she will begin as Pastor of
the Church June 15, 2010. The
Presbytery meeting will be held in
attend. For those not wishing to attend the full day,
after breaking for lunch the Presbytery meeting will resume at 1:00 pm with the
examination of Rev. Pass to take place during the afternoon portion of the
meeting.
Breakfast at the Church
Sunday, June 13 @ 9:30 am
The Fellowship Committee will be serving ham, pancakes
and orange juice. The congregation is invited to bring a
side dish of fresh fruit.
Celebration
Worship Wednesday, June 16
We
begin the evening with a family potluck dinner at 6:00 pm
followed
by Celebration Worship at 6:30 pm Mark your calendar and plan to join us.
Hunger Barrel
Sunday,
June 20, the
There is a great need in
our community and your generosity is greatly appreciated. Together, we
can help ease the hunger in our community.
CE
Activities for All Ages this Summer
For more info contact Mary on Facebook,
or mrbuchele@hotmail.com
Pray for Westminster Woods campers, counselors & staff.
Paint’n & a Fixin’ Garden City Service Event,
for those completed 7th grade
and older.
***NOTE new info:
Monday-Thursday, June 21-24, 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 pm. Includes breakfast, lunch and a t-shirt. We will
work Monday-Wednesday, Thursday go to
Intermediate/Middle School
What does the FUTURE hold?
TBD – To
Be Determined…BY YOU!
-Join us as we serve God and God’s people.
-Join us while we explore how the choices
we make shape the world we live in … and determine the people we become!
-Join in fun with youth from Covenant and
1st Pres of Wichita.
Who?
5th- 8th graders, plus adult
sponsor(s)
When? The group will leave Sunday a.m. July 18,
and return Tuesday night, July 20.
Where?
Cost? $10 for registration, plus about $10 for
fast food meal. Youth
For more info: See flyer on the bulletin board, or contact
Mary
275-9141, or mrbuchele@hotmail.com or on Facebook!
Registration, release forms & $10 due to Mary by June 28!
Please Note the Changes in our VBS
Schedule
Because Trinity Lutheran’s SonQuest
Rainforest VBS and our church’s “VBS for Pre-schoolers” programs were scheduled
for the same time, we decided to work together.
June
14 – 18, Monday - Friday
9:00
a.m. – noon
NEW LOCATION:
What ages? 3
year olds (must be toilet trained) up through 6th graders. Seventh graders through adults are welcome
to be helpers. Registration forms on
bulletin board or call Mary.
Come
for a week full of Bible based fun!
Speaking of VBS and Fun…
here are some highlights from the VBS
Weekender:
-started with a splash at our Pool
Party and Dive-In Movie
-“Dave and the Giant Pickle”, a Veggie
Tales Classic
-slinging wet socks at Goliath (Kevin
Ochampaugh)
-Because of his sin, David had many
obstacles and challenges in his life, so we had obstacle courses in the pool
and the Atrium.
-portions of the movie “David” showing
Samuel anointing God’s chosen one, and Nathan the Prophet counseling King David
-ended with eating our pizza maps (Just
try making maps of Old Testament
The movies are available for
you to check out and watch at home. Please see Mary to check them out. (Note:
“David” has some violence, also brief nudity & suggested sexuality.)
Our Youth need YOU
We are already planning our youth program and
Sunday School for the fall and we are looking for adult and parent help. Youth Ministry is a great place for ANYONE
to serve the Church. It is extremely
rewarding, fun and a place where the entire church should be involved. There’s no such thing as too old, boring, or
un-cool!! Youth are very receptive to
adults who enjoy sharing their lives with others! See any of the CE members (Rodney York, Chip Marcy, Becky McVey,
Pat Sanders, Steven Buchele), or sign up on the board in the Atrium .
Welcome
We would like to welcome
Our thoughts are to try to fill her
refrigerator, keeping in mind that Pastor Pass is a vegetarian, and cupboards
with some staples: fresh fruit; paper goods (paper towels,
Kleenex, toilet paper, aluminum foil, baggies, plastic wrap); canned
goods; cleaning supplies (dish soap/dish washer detergent, Lysol wipes,
pledge) etc.
Another idea would be to put together a
theme basket:
Laundry basket filled with supplies or filled with a
variety of dish towels, hand towels, pot holders etc.
Kitchen basket filled with muffins, mixes, tea, coffee,
water bottles, salt, pepper, or other spices.
Perhaps you would like to offer a gift
card to one of the many businesses around town.
All ideas are great and welcome.
If you would prefer to do a cash
donation, we will apply any money received towards a gift certificate from
Dillon’s, Target or Wal-mart.
Your contributions can be dropped off at
the church or please call Kathy Irvin at 275-7501; Brenda Reeve at
275-9506 or Janet Major at 275-4878 and they will be glad to come and
pick them up.
All donations will be delivered to
Why Are Fire Trucks Red?
Fire trucks have four wheels and
eight firefighters, and four plus eight equals twelve. There are twelve inches
in a foot. A foot is a ruler. Queen Elizabeth is a ruler, and the Queen
Elizabeth is one of the largest ships on the seven seas. Seas have fish. Fish
have fins. The Finns fought the Russians. The Russians are red. Fire trucks are
always rushin’. Therefore, fire trucks are red.
If you think this is wild, you ought
to hear some people trying to explain why they are not attending church on
Sunday morning!!!
June
Birthdays June
Anniversaries
Darlene Mathias 6/18 Joe & Jana Burnside 6/12/1976
Carole Naylor 6/19
Rod & Mary
Buchele 6/14/1986
Ken Harsha 6/21 Ken & Connie
Harsha 6/14/1953
Sarah Hedrick 6/22 Rod & Lloydeen
Wolfe 6/15/1980
Madelyn Mathias 6/23 Lee
& Brenda Reeve 6/18/1983
Molly Wieland 6/24
Rodney &
Tara York 6/19/2004
Jeff Sterling 6/25 Rick & Bonnie
Erwin 6/21/1975
Patsy Roth 6/26
Rick Erwin 6/27
Jill Whippo 6/27
Randy McVey 6/28
Sara Brown 6/29
Bob Law 6/30
Vivian Mohler 6/30
Card Ministry
We
like to send cards and birthday wishes.
If you have not received a birthday or anniversary card
from us in the past, we may not have your information on file. Please contact the office so our Deacons can
get you on their greetings list.
Church Family in Need of Special Prayers:
Bill Saunders, Jonell Friend, Anna McVey, Yvonne Battles, Ruth
Richards, Emme Miller, Leona Meadors, Joan Parsons, Blanche Larson, Larry Zant,
Rolland Mathias, Jim Wharton, Gladys Cripe, Linda Friesner, Debbie Harden, Suzan
Tarwater, Dave Sweley.
Church Friends in Need of Special Prayers:
Craig Sundquist (E William’s brother-in-law), Shirley Whitham, Jim
Hensley, Linda Tuttle (friend’s of McVey’s), Jinny Macy (Anna McVey’s mother-in-law), Faye Hunt, (friend of the church) Blanche
Wolfe (R Wolfe’s mother), Ethel Kern (R Kern’s mother), Eunice and Ralph Cooper
(L Kern’s parents), Ruth Oliver (friend of K Golay), Charlie Robinson (friend
of the church), Don Davis (J Whippo’s
father), Jim Hamlett (D Hamlett’s father), Eden Murphy (J Hamilton’s
granddaughter), John Hoxie (friend of K Ochampaugh), Belinda Fouse (J Fouse’s daughter-in-law).
(Please call the church with your personal
prayer request).
God Bless All
Of You.
The following families have recently lost
loved ones.
Please pray
for: Bobbie
Karchner on the passing of her mother
Gerri McKernam, Tom Walker and family on the passing of his brother Melvin, the
Meschke family on the passing of Tom.
This week’s prayer family: Virginia and Nancy Sowers
This week’s prayer church: First Presbyterian
Church in
Activities
Sunday, June 13
Worship @ 10:45
pm Von Hunn - Guest Speaker
Monday, June 14
Preschool VBS 9:30
to noon, Praise Band @ 7:00 pm
Tuesday, June 15
Preschool VBS
9:30 to noon
Wednesday, June 16
Preschool VBS
9:30 to noon, Potluck dinner @ 6:00 pm,
Celebration
Worship @ 6:30 pm
Thursday, June 17
Preschool VBS
9:30 to noon
Sunday, June 20
May 26, 2010
WORSHIP ASSISTANTS FOR SUNDAY
May 30, 2010
Greeters - n/a at time of printing
Lay Leader - Joy Anstaett
Ushers - Adah Jenkins, Donna Jameson,
Darlene and Madelyn Mathias
Fellowship - Fellowship Committee
Congregational Meeting
The Pastor Nominating Committee presented Rev. Denise Pass at the
congregational meeting held on May 23, 2010. With the results of a unanimous
vote ,Rev. Pass will be presented at Presbytery on June 15, 2010 to fill the
position of Pastor for the
Presbyterian Church of Garden City.
Upon examination and approval of the Presbytery of Southern Kansas, she
will begin as Pastor of the Church June 15, 2010. The Presbytery meeting will be held in
Youth & VBS Pool Party with Dive-In
Movie,
Friday June 4th, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
@ Linda Adam’s house,
We are combining a Youth Group event and
the first half of our VBS Weekender (Kindergarten – Adults). Bring a snack & a friend.
Saturday, June 5th, 9:30 – 12:00 a.m.
The second half of our VBS Weekender will
be held at church, and include stories, crafts, and games about “David,
Shepherd and King.” We will have
activities for all ages Kindergarten - Adults. If you are interested in
helping, please contact Mary.
Meals on Wheels
In the past we have delivered Meals on
Wheels twice a year for two weeks each time, however this year we broke it down
to a one week delivery four times a year.
Our church is once again scheduled to
deliver Meals on Wheels beginning the week of June 7 through 11. Volunteers are
once again asked to sign up on the sheet on the front desk.
Hunger Barrel
Sunday, June 20, the
There is a great need in our community and your generosity is greatly appreciated. Together, we can help ease the hunger in our community.
CE Activities for All Ages this Summer
For more info contact Mary on Facebook, or mrbuchele@hotmail.com
Meals on Wheels, June 7-11, youth contact Mary to help.
Pray for Westminster Woods campers, counselors & staff.
VBS Mornings for Pre-schoolers,
June 14-17, 9:30 – 11:30
Stories, crafts and games about “David,
Shepherd and King.”
Invite a friend! If you know someone
planning to attend or if you are interested in helping, please contact Mary by
June 3rd.
Paint’n & a Fixin’ Garden City Service Event,
for those completed 7th grade
and older.
***NOTE new info:
Monday-Thursday, June 21-24, 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 pm. Includes breakfast, lunch and a t-shirt. We
will work Monday-Wednesday, Thursday go to
Mission Trip to Wichita, for 5th-8th graders,
July 18-20
Summer’s
Here!
Enjoy
your children – whatever age or stage they are in! Encourage them in their faith journey, and in doing so your own
journey will be enriched and blessed.
Ask them questions about the video and internet games they play, the
movies and TV shows they watch, the books they read.
Here’s
a couple of books I’ve enjoyed :
-Real
Kids, Real Faith: Practices for
Nurturing Children’s
Spiritual
Lives by Karen Marie Yust
-Growing Compassionate Kids: Helping Kids
See Beyond Their Backyard by Jan Johnson
-Our
Family’s Favorite Grace published by Reiman
Vacations and road trips can bring
opportunities to talk about faith. Take
a break from the individual video games and CD/DVD players to:
-Watch
the road signs and choose one that best represents something about God’s love.
-Describe
someone you came in contact with who showed kindness. Discuss how a person’s kindness can reflect Jesus.
-Describe
your favorite sighting of God’s creation for the day.
-Describe
the best item of food you ate today, and talk about how God provides for all of
your needs, even when you’re far from home.
-Listen
to a worship CD on your drive today, and talk about ways to worship God outside
of church.
One
of my favorite Spanish phrases is “Que se vaya con Dios” – that God go with
you. That’s my hope for you this
summer!
Mary
Breakfast at the Church Sunday, June 13 @ 9:30 am
The Fellowship Committee will be serving ham,
pancakes and orange juice. The congregation is invited to bring a side dish of
fresh fruit.
Celebration Worship Wednesday, June 16
We begin the evening with a family potluck
dinner at 6:00 pm followed by Celebration Worship at 6:30 pm Mark your calendar
and plan to join us.
Example of a Good Welcome to a Church
Visitor
I
visited a church that I hadn’t been to in a while. It was packed full of people, many of whom I had never seen
before during prior visits. To many people that morning, I was a first time
church visitor. When the service was over, I was speaking to a church member,
whom I knew. He is a personal friend of mine.
Interrupted
While we spoke, a young couple with a
small child graciously interrupted our conversation so that they could conduct
some matter of business with my friend.
I found myself thinking, “How rude?”
They
* sheepishly
smiled,
* asked
permission to talk with my friend,
* finished
their conversation in about 2-3 minutes.
* started
walking away.
My friend then said Have either of you met my friend
Chris? He’s visiting with us today.
Relief
My friend had a deep value of making the
visitor feel welcome and included. He
took the initiative to introduce me to his friends.
In so doing, he resolved the awkwardness his
friends had created by excluding me.
Maybe my friend was simply being polite, but his action is a good one.
Take away
1. How can you cultivate this
awareness of visitors in your hospitality team volunteers?
2. What keeps you from taking the
initiative to greet an unknown person?
Written by www.evangelismcoach.com March 10, 2010. Check our this site for some
great ideas!
SEVERE WEATHER
With the summer upon us we know that
severe weather comes as well. Should the sirens go off during church activities
please proceed to the following locations:
West hall restrooms, the small kitchen off
the library and the walk around behind the sanctuary.
June Birthdays June
Anniversaries
Rodney York 6/4 Ron
& Janet Major 6/1/1974
Julie
Middleton 6/5 Ron & Pat Roth 6/6/1996
Sarah Harms 6/6 Chad
& Nancy Woods 6/7/1987
Riley Bock 6/7
John
& Emme Miller 6/8/1963
Brent Cornett 6/7 Joe
& Jana Burnside 6/12/1976
Barb
Endorf 6/9 Rod
& Mary Buchele 6/14/1986
Joan Parsons 6/11 Ken
& Connie Harsha 6/14/1953
Darlene
Mathias 6/18 Rod
& Lloydeen Wolfe 6/15/1980
Carole Naylor 6/19 Lee
& Brenda Reeve 6/18/1983
Ken Harsha 6/21
Rodney
& Tara York 6/19/2004
Sarah Hedrick 6/22 Rick
& Bonnie Erwin 6/21/1975
Madelyn
Mathias 6/23
Molly
Wieland 6/24
Jeff
Sterling 6/25
Patsy
Roth 6/26
Rick
Erwin 6/27
Jill
Whippo 6/27
Randy
McVey 6/28
Sara
Brown 6/29
Bob
Law 6/30
Vivian
Mohler 6/30
Church Family in Need of Special Prayers:
Anna McVey, Yvonne Battles, Ruth Richards, Emme Miller, Leona Meadors,
Jonell Friend, Joan Parsons, Blanche Larson, Larry Zant, Rolland Mathias, Jim
Wharton, Gladys Cripe, Linda Friesner, Debbie Harden, Suzan Tarwater,
Dave Sweley.
Church Friends in Need of Special Prayers:
Patsy Ruddick (friend of N Sowers), Craig Sundquist (E William’s
brother-in-law), Shirley Whitham, Jim Hensley (friend’s of McVey’s), Jinny Macy
(Anna McVey’s mother-in-law) Linda Tuttle (friend of the McVey’s), Faye Hunt,
(friend of the church) Blanche Wolfe (R Wolfe’s mother), Ethel Kern (R Kern’s
mother), Eunice and Ralph Cooper (L Kern’s parents), Ruth Oliver (friend of K
Golay), Charlie Robinson (friend of the church), Don Davis (J Whippo’s father),
Jim Hamlett (D Hamlett’s father), Eden Murphy (J Hamilton’s granddaughter),
John Hoxie (friend of K Ochampaugh), Belinda Fouse
(J Fouse’s daughter-in-law).
(Please call the church with your personal
prayer request).
God Bless All
Of You.
The following families have recently lost
loved ones.
Please pray
for: Bobbie
Karchner on the passing of her mother
Gerri McKernam,
Tom Walker and family on the passing of his brother Melvin, the Meschke
family on the passing of Tom.
This week’s prayer family: Doug, Theresa, Mike and
Shelby Heatwole
This week’s prayer church: First Presbyterian
Church in
Activities
Sunday, May 30
Bill McConelee -
Guest Speaker
Monday, May 31
Praise Band @ 7:00
pm
Wednesday, June 2
Choir @ 7:30 pm,
Worship Committee @ 8:30 pm
Thursday, June 3
CE @ 6:00
Friday, June 4
Youth - VBS Pool
Party (Kindergarten to Adult) @ 6:30 -
9:30 pm
Saturday, June 5
Youth - VBS
(Kindergarten to Adult) @ 9:30 am - 12:00 noon
Sunday, June 6
Kathryn
Ochampaugh - Guest Speaker
May 12, 2010
WORSHIP ASSISTANTS FOR SUNDAY
May 16, 2010
Greeters - Youth
Lay Leader - Youth
Ushers - Youth
Fellowship - The Buchele family
Congregational Meeting Sunday,
May 23, 2010
We ask that all members of the church attend the
congregational meeting following worship on Sunday, May 23, 2010.
The purpose of the meeting is to vote on the call
of
YOU ARE INVITED
The Tribune
and Leoti churches are hosting a retirement party for Charles Ayers.
It will be on Sunday, May 23, beginning at 5 p.m. It
will be at the Leoti Presbyterian Church 504 W Broadway. It will be a
potluck, but anyone coming from the Garden City church will be our guests.
We just need to know about how many people might be coming up from the
Garden City church. There will be a free will offering taken up to
purchase a gift for Charlie.
SEVERE WEATHER
With the summer upon us we know that
severe weather comes as well. Should the sirens go off during church activities
please proceed to the following locations:
West hall restrooms, the small kitchen off
the library and the walk around behind the sanctuary.
Adult
Putting our faith to work in the face of
moral & ethical dilemmas
Chip Marcy will lead an adult discussion
group May 16th & 23rd entitled; “Putting our faith to work in the face of
moral & ethical dilemmas".
Discussion on May 16th will center on the moral & ethical dilemmas
Presbyterians face with same sex marriage.
Discussion on May 23rd will center on the moral & ethical dilemmas
faced in
business and the financial markets.
The Presbyterian Church’s 219th General
Assembly that meets this coming July will receive a report from the “Special
Committee on Civil Union and Christian
Marriage.
Before us is the issue that our Book of Order defines marriage as
between a man and a woman. However, 5
states now recognize same sex marriages.
So how do we apply and understand our faith in the face of a dilemma
such as this? Background information is
available through http://www.PCUSA.org and a
summary of the committees work can be
accessed through
The housing bubble, financial meltdown of
September 2008 and the recession has brought to the forefront many of the moral
and legal issues business leaders must deal with. For example Goldman Sachs has recently been accused of defrauding
investors, yet on paper it doesn’t appear that there was anything illegal about
what they did. As we work for our
employer, how do we put our faith and Christian values to work in the face of a
dilemma such as this? The following
link will provide some additional information on the Goldman Sachs situation. http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2920142 .
CE Activities for All Ages this Summer
For more info contact Mary on Facebook, or
On May 23, Pentecost Sunday School (P-8)
we’ll be flying kites to celebrate the rushing wind that accompanied the
Holy Spirit. If you have a kite, please
bring it! Dads, we’ll need your help!
Y’All Come Wednesday Night Youth & Adults Groups
for this term will end with May 19 Family Potluck Dinner
followed by Celebration Worship led
by Prime Time Presbies.
Youth & VBS Pool Party with Dive-In Movie,
Friday June 4th , 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. @ Linda Adam’s house,
Saturday, June 5th, 9:30
– 12:00 a.m.
The second half of our VBS Weekender will
be held at church, and include stories, crafts, and games about “David,
Shepherd and King.” We will have
activities for all ages Kindergarten - Adults. If you are interested in
helping, please contact Mary.
Meals on Wheels, June 7-11, youth contact Mary to help.
Pray for Westminster Woods campers, counselors & staff.
VBS Mornings for Pre-schoolers, June 14-17, 9:30 –
11:30
Stories, crafts and games about “David,
Shepherd and King.”
Invite a friend! If you know someone
planning to attend or if you are interested in helping, please contact Mary.
Family Potluck & Celebration Worship,
Wed., June 16
House painting in Garden City with Trinity Lutheran Youth,
June 22-24 (Middle School & High Schoolers)
Mission Trip to Wichita, for 5th-8th
graders, July 18-20
Thank you Teachers and Sponsors, and
all who helped with our Christian Education this term. Teachers and sponsors are followers in the
footsteps of Jesus, the greatest teacher of all.
Sunday School teachers
Preschool – 6th grades – Ann
Hamlett, Rodney York, Chip Marcy, Mary Buchele
7th & 8th grade
Confirmation - Becky McVey
High School – Steve Irvin and Randy
McVey
Adults – Jim Pitts, Paula Sloderbeck,
Kathy Irvin, Chip Marcy, Brenda Watson
Music - Pat Sanders
Substitutes: Jan Collins, Kathy
Friesen, Rod Buchele, KayeLani Irvin, Brenda Watson, Kathryn Ochampaugh
Y’All Come Wednesday
Sponsors of Youth and Adult Groups
Celebrate Kids Club (1st-4th
grades) Mary Buchele aided by Mandy McVey
Prime Time Presbies (5-8th
grades) Becky McVey, Kathryn Ochampaugh
Sr. HI – Kurt Peterson, Kathy Friesen,
and Randy McVey who assisted the youth in preparing the Easter Sunrise
worship.
Adults – Linda Adams, Bob Halloran,
Kitchen Angels –
We apologize if we have overlooked anyone who
helped us this year.
Pentecost Offering
The Pentecost Offering provides a way to directly meet the needs of
children at risk, youth, and young adults. The benefits can be seen all around
us. 40 percent of the offering is kept by congregations for use on behalf of
children at risk. This year the
Abbey Bannister
Upon
Session approval, a special Mission fund has been established to help support
Abbey Bannister on her mission travels to
May Birthdays May Anniversaries
Mason Bock 5/15 Gary
& Lee Ann Shrader
Jeff
Whitham 5/15 5/25/1991
Emme
Miller 5/17
Carl Bors V 5/19 Matt & Jennifer Jones
Henry
Bors 5/19 5/26/2001
Pauline
Weddle 5/20
Trace
Woods 5/21
Hayley
Mayfield 5/23
Mitchell
Watson 5/25
Mary
Lynn Buchele 5/27
Kathy
Friesen 5/27
Kirk
Brown 5/28
Lauren
Deaver 5/31
Pat
Whitham 5/31
Church Family in Need of Special Prayers:
Yvonne Battles, Ruth Richards, Emme Miller, Leona Meadors, Jonell
Friend, Joan Parsons, Blanche Larson, Larry Zant, Rolland Mathias, Jim Wharton,
Gladys Cripe, Linda Friesner, Debbie Harden, Suzan Tarwater, Dave
Sweley.
Church Friends in Need of Special Prayers:
Craig Sundquist (E William’s brother-in-law), Shirley Whitham,
Jim Hensley (friend’s of McVey’s), Jinny Macy (Anna McVey’s
mother-in-law) Janey Cox (C Cooper’s niece), Linda Tuttle (friend of the
McVey’s), Faye Hunt, (friend of the church) Blanche Wolfe (R Wolfe’s mother),
Gerri McKernam (B Karchner’s mother (Pastor of Lakin Presbyterian)), Ethel Kern
(R Kern’s mother), Eunice and Ralph Cooper (L Kern’s parents), Ruth Oliver
(friend of K Golay), Charlie Robinson (friend of the church), Don Davis (J
Whippo’s father), Jim Hamlett (D Hamlett’s father), Eden Murphy (J Hamilton’s
granddaughter), John Hoxie (friend of K Ochampaugh), Belinda Fouse (J Fouse’s
daughter-in-law).
(Please call the church with your personal
prayer request).
God Bless All
Of You.
The following families have recently lost
loved ones.
Please pray
for: Tom
Walker and family on the passing of his brother Melvin, the Meschke family on
the passing of Tom, Leona Meadors and family on the passing of Dale.
This week’s prayer family: Rodney, Tara, Jessa and Annalise York.
This week’s prayer church: First Presbyterian
Church in Bucklin, KS.
Card Ministry
We like to send cards and birthday wishes. If you have not received a
birthday or anniversary card from us in the past, we may not have your
information on file.
Please contact the office so our Deacons can get you on their greetings
list.
Ladies Friday Lunch
May 21
- Bonnie’s
May 28
- El Conquistador
June 4
- Benny’s Grill
June 11
- Airport
June 18
- Plank’s
June 25
- El Zarape
Activities
Sunday, May 16 - Teacher’s Recognition
Bell Choir @
8:30 am, Sunday school @ 9:30 am, Worship @ 10:45 pm
Doug Williams -
Guest Speaker
Monday, May 17
Praise Band @
7:00 pm
Tuesday, May 18
Stewardship @
6:30 pm
Wednesday, May 19
Potluck Dinner @
6:00 pm, Celebration Worship @ 6:30 pm, Choir @ 7:30 pm
Thursday, May 20
Deacons @ 5:00
at C. Hodgkinson’s
Pentecost Sunday, May 23
Bell Choir @
8:30 am, Sunday school @ 9:30 am, Worship w/Communion @ 10:45 pm
Rev. Denise Pass
- Guest Speaker
April 28, 2010
WORSHIP ASSISTANTS FOR SUNDAY
May 2, 2010
Greeters - The Irvin family
Lay Leader - Kathryn Ochampaugh
Ushers - Jake, Jon, Kyle, Ryan, Kathryn
& Kevin Ochampaugh
Fellowship - Yvonne Battles
16th Annual Emmaus House Lasagna Dinner
has been postponed.
Sunday, May 2nd
Charles Ayres will be present the message
“Mirrors Without the Smoke”.
Presbyterian Women Birthday Brunch
The Presbyterian Women invite all ladies and
their daughters to the Birthday Brunch for the Presbyterian Women on Saturday, May
1st at 10:00 am in the fellowship hall. We will be collecting
money for the birthday offering.
The Presbyterian Women’s Association would
like to thank everyone for all their help with the Annual Spring Rummage Sale.
This year’s sale raised $1,229.24 for the Women’s mission projects. Again thank
you to all who helped with setting up/taking down, donating, selling, and
purchasing.
Church Workday
Thank you to everyone that help with the
Church clean up day. Your participation in this very important task is greatly
appreciated.
The Stewardship Committee
Thank you
Thank you to the Presbyterian Women’s
Association who had our rugs professionally cleaned and scotch-guarded. They
look wonderful.
Congratulations to our 2010 Graduates!
Sarah Miner, daughter
of James and Marlene Miner.
Darcy Reeve, daughter
of Lee and Brenda Reeve, will be taking the fall semester off to have and
recover from shoulder surgery. Next
spring she plans to attend GCCC, and later study graphic design at
Associate’s Degree
KayeLani Irvin, daughter
of Kathy and Steve Irvin will not only
receive her Associates Degree but will be speaking at GCCC commencement
ceremonies. Next year she plans to major in Speech Pathology at
Bachelor’s Degree
Tyson Sterling is
the son of Jeff and Mary Sterling. He
is receiving a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology, with a minor in Music
Performance from
Katie Beth Wharton, the
daughter of George and Debbie Wharton is graduating from
Advanced Degrees
Erin Collins Jones, daughter
of Mike and Jan Collins, will receive a Master’s Degree in Accounting from the
Anna Maruska,
daughter of Linda Adams, graduates from
A Text message from GOD: Go & make disciples
We are seeking Sunday school teachers,
sponsors for our youth groups, and leaders for our adult classes and groups for
next fall, also helpers and Kitchen Angels.
Please pray that people with loving hearts will step forward. Search your own heart to see if God isn’t
texting you directly! Sign up on the
board in the Atrium or contact the CE Committee: Rodney York, Chip Marcy, Becky
McVey, Pat Sanders, Steven or Mary Buchele.
You will be blessed!
Excerpts from letters from Ellen and Al
Smith,
PC(USA) missionaries to
When the metro bombings [in Moscow] took
place, we were safely in London . . . The second metro station is very close to
our home and I am often in it, but not usually at that time of day. . . As I rode into the center today, I did
notice more security in all the stations and a large pile of flowers in the
Park Kultury station, where the second bomb went off. The grief is still fresh,
but things should be calm for a while. . .
In
A Challenge from our Christian Ed.
Director:
May has 31 days and the book of Proverbs
has 31 chapters.
Read one chapter a day, and each day
choose one verse to email to Mary @ mrbuchele@hotmail.com .
She’ll reply with her daily favorite!
Or you can keep a list & leave it for her at church.
An on-line Bible resource is www.biblegateway.org where you can read a passage or chapter
in a variety of translations. Try it
with Proverbs in May! Mary will post
favorite verses from Proverbs in the hallway by the west doors.
Pentecost Offering
The Pentecost Offering provides a way to
directly meet the needs of children at risk, youth, and young adults. The
benefits can be seen all around us. 40 percent of the offering is kept by
congregations for use on behalf of children at risk. This year the
Several members and one friend of our
congregation will be traveling this summer to
If you would like further information, their website is: ugandanowoutreach.org
Abbey Bannister
Upon
Session approval, a special Mission fund has been established to help support
Abbey Bannister on her mission travels to
“Abbey
Bannister
SEVERE WEATHER
With the summer upon us we know that
severe weather comes as well. Should the sirens go off during church activities
please proceed to the following locations:
West hall restrooms,
the small kitchen off the library
and the walk around behind the sanctuary.
May Birthdays May Anniversaries
Carol Hodgkinson 5/2 Gary
& Lee Ann Shrader
Jeanne
Hamilton 5/6 5/25/1991
Lorene
Walker
5/7
Gladys
Cripe 5/10 Matt
& Jennifer Jones
Ken
Golay 5/13 5/26/2001
Mason
Bock 5/15
Jeff
Whitham 5/15
Emme
Miller 5/17
Carl
Bors V 5/19
Henry
Bors 5/19
Pauline
Weddle 5/20
Trace
Woods 5/21
Hayley
Mayfield 5/23
Mitchell
Watson 5/25
Mary
Lynn Buchele 5/27
Kathy
Friesen 5/27
Kirk
Brown 5/28
Lauren
Deaver 5/31
Pat
Whitham 5/31
Card Ministry
We like to send cards and birthday wishes. If you have not received a
birthday or anniversary card from us in the past, we may not have your
information on file.
Please contact the office so our Deacons can get you on their greetings
list.
Church Family in Need of Special Prayers:
Ruth Richards, Emme Miller, Leona Meadors, Jonell Friend, Joan Parsons,
Blanche Larson, Larry Zant, Rolland Mathias, Jim Wharton, Gladys Cripe, Linda
Friesner, Debbie Harden, Suzan Tarwater, Dave Sweley.
Church Friends in Need of Special Prayers:
Shirley Whitham, Jim Hensley (friend’s of McVey’s) Ted Alsop (friend of
the Burnside’s), Janey Cox (C Cooper’s niece), Linda Tuttle (friend of the
McVey’s), Gerri McKernam (member of Lakin Presbyterian), Blanche Wolfe (R
Wolfe’s mother), Ethel Kern (R Kern’s
mother), Eunice and Ralph Cooper (L Kern’s parents), Ruth Oliver (friend of K
Golay), Charlie Robinson (friend of the church), Don Davis (J Whippo’s father),
Jim Hamlett (D Hamlett’s father), Eden Murphy (J Hamilton’s granddaughter),
John Hoxie (friend of K Ochampaugh), Belinda Fouse (J Fouse’s daughter-in-law).
(Please call the church with your personal
prayer request).
God Bless All
Of You.
The following families have recently lost
loved ones.
Please pray
for: the
Meschke family on the passing or Tom, Leona Meadors and family on the passing
of Dale.
This week’s prayer family: Donna Jameson, Rolland,
Darlene and Madelyn Mathias.
This week’s prayer church: First Presbyterian
Church in
Activities
Sunday, May 2 Graduate Recognition
Bell Choir @
8:30 am, Sunday school @ 9:30 am,
Worship
w/Communion@ 10:45 pm
Charles Ayers -
Guest Speaker
Monday, May 3
Praise Band @
7:00 pm
Wednesday, May 5
Dinner @ 6:30
pm, Games night @ 6:30 pm,
Choir @ 7:30 pm;
Worship Committee @ 8:30 pm
Thursday, May 6
Personnel @
5:15; CE @ 6:00 pm
Friday, May 7
PW Board @ 10:00
am
Sunday, May 9
Bell Choir @
8:30 am, Sunday school @ 9:30 am,
Worship @ 10:45
pm
Randy McVey -
Guest Speaker