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First Presbyterian Church
Natchitoches, Louisiana
www.fpcnatchitoches.org
Rev. Kathy Muder, Pastor February 2012
(318)352-3016
First Presbyterian Church of Natchitoches
(Adopted by the Session, September 18, 2011)
Called as individuals to be a community, we are created by God.,
Saved by Jesus Christ, and
Led by the Holy Spirit to serve in
this place, at this time.
The Church Office has a new email address. It
is “officefpcn@gmail.com”. The old email account was rendered
useless by a bogus email. Please make appropriate changes in your
address book.
First Sunday Lunch resumes on February 5,
with the annual Souper Bowl of Caring. The meal will be a
tasting of soups cooked by our experts in soup-making. Bread and
crackers will complement the soups.
Trish Chaney and Elaine Miller were welcomed
into the membership of our church on January 22. Trish and Elaine
and hard and enthusiastic workers committed to service in the church.
We welcome them with open arms into our fellowship.
From Garrett and
Anastasia Watson
“Thank
you all sooo much for the incredible kindness and generosity that
you have shown to us! We will never forget it.”
Love In Christ,
Garrett and Anastasia
Congratulations
to Lincoln Hall upon being the first recipient of the LaCap Federal
Credit Union’s Music Scholarship. The $350 scholarship is awarded
to an outstanding upper-classman music student from Natchitoches Parish.
Lincoln continues to excel in the music education program at NSU.
At Home:
Fred and Melba Rorex and family, CJ. & Opal Lachney, Pat
Maechling, Jewlia McClanahan, Susie Lam, Glenda LaCaze, Iris Saez, Helen
MacAskill, Rob Lockwood, Ken Culverson, Jordan Kerstetter, Jonathan
Hammons, Molly Coleman, Rev. Ken Peters, Kimberly Williams Self,
Jonathan Crabtree, Kim Collins, Vickie Rich, Patricia Possoit, Sis Durr,
Alli Calender, J.W. & Callie Smith, Ted Early, Johnny Antoon, Penny
Weaver, Patsy Bentley, Karen Gordy, Linda Fontenot, Darwin Guillory,
Amanda Sparks, Billy Bradley, Angela Boiven, Erin Marbut, Jeff McAlpin,
Clint Gibson, Sam Chance, Sara Kessler, Melissa Dunn, Linda Bass, JoAnne
Witkowski, Sue Smith, Russell Zakarison, Chris Hampton, Andy LaMar,
Ethan Hebert, Tom Hoog, Emily Boydstun Raines.
Hospital:
Hutson Genola, Amanda Rozman.
Long Term Care/Rehab:
Katheryne Dollar, Rhetta Poole, Margaret Harling,
Ed McClung.
In the Military:
Eric Maxwell, Kevin Hall, David Coleman, John Hatley, Brian Johnson,
Matt Williams, Trevor Bates, Gene Bentley, Ann Brown, Scott Motley, Kyle
Possoit, Coleman Martinelli.
Haiti, Syria, The United
Church of Bangladesh; People in the United States affected by storms,
flooding, drought and heat.
Presbyterian Women will meet for a spring projects
planning meeting on Monday, February 20, at 10:00 am in Dugdale Hall.
The coordinating team will discuss where treasury money will be spent
and any spring project ideas. Anyone who is interested is invited to
come for coffee and cake.
An ongoing project of the PW in our church and
of many churches in the Pines Presbytery is the Haiti Education Fund.
Founded over thirty years ago by El Dorado Presbyterians Frances Landers
and her husband, Gardner, the project continues to work closely with the
Anglican Church of Haiti to provide education to thousands of children
and young adults in Haiti’s southwestern mountain region. Some of the
HEF schools were impacted by the earthquake of 2010 but have since been
repaired or rebuilt to continue the educational mission of the
foundation. More information about the foundation is available on its
website at haitifoundation.org.
Other organizations the Natchitoches PW group has
supported are Cane River Children’s Services and the Vera Lloyd Home in
Arkansas. The coordinating team (Chris, Donna, Marilyn, Peggy and Linda)
invite anyone interested to come for coffee and cake to discuss ideas
for the group to assist with funds, helping hands, or any other support
needed.
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1 5:30
Choir Rehearsal
3 5:15
Taize Service
5 Souper
Bowl Sunday
9:45 Sunday School
10:45 Fellowship Time
11:00 Worship – Communion
First Sunday Lunch
6 New
Beginnings Assessment
8 5:30
Choir Rehearsal
12 9:45
Sunday School
10:45 Fellowship Time
11:00
15 5:30
Choir Rehearsal
6:15 Church Supper
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18 Presbytery – St. Andrews
19 Transfiguration of the Lord
9:45 Sunday School
10:45 Fellowship Time
11:00 Worship
4:00 Session
20 10:00
PW Planning Meeting
22 Ash Wednesday
5:30 Choir Rehearsal
6:30 Worship Service
23 10:00
Irene Wagner Circle
26 First Sunday in
Lent
9:45 Sunday School
10:45 Fellowship Time
11:00 Worship
27 10:00
Cane River Stitchers 29 5:30 Choir Rehearsal
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CHURCH HELPERS
Lay Assistant
Prayers of the People
Refreshments
5
Susan Dollar Trish
Chaney
Lumpkins
12
Link Hall
Richard Rose
Trish Chaney
19
Mike Pierce
Peggy Gilbert
Linda Black
26
Trish Chaney Link Hall
Rawsons
Communion
Preparation: Lumpkins Greeters: Rawsons
Church Supper
Hosts: Lumpkins & Briggs
BIRTHDAYS
2 Mike Megee
14 Michael Rorex
18 Richard Rose
Our Book of Order calls for men and women to be elected to serve the
congregation as ruling elders. These folks are elected, ordained,
and installed to a ministry of discernment and governance. Because
we do not have a board of deacons, ruling elders in this congregation
are also called to a ministry of compassion and service. To
that end, each ruling has a group of both members and regular attendees
that they are responsible for. Their call is to pray for each
member of their group on a regular basis, to be conduits of information
about events and needs in the life of the congregation, and to send
cards when called for.
So, you’ve been hearing about “New Beginnings” for several months and
now you are invited to participate in the assessment process which will
take place on Monday, February 6.
Carla Gorrell, from National Capital Presbytery will be our assessor.
She will meet with Elder Peggy Gilbert to do an inside and outside
review of church property; Elder Mary Lou Brown and Ed Evans, church
treasurers, to review our finances; Elder Susan Dollar will take her on
a windshield tour of the community; we will share a dinner with the
pastor, clerk of session and a few other key elders, and then at 7:00
p.m. you are invited an Appreciative Inquiry session.
Appreciative Inquiry is about the coevolutionary search for the best in
people, their organizations, and the relevant world around them. In its
broadest focus, it involves systematic discovery of what gives “life” to
a living system when it is most alive, most effective, and most
constructively capable in economic, ecological, and human terms. AI
involves, in a central way, the art and practice of asking questions
that strengthen a system’s capacity to apprehend, anticipate, and
heighten positive potential.
from
A Positive Revolution in Change: Appreciative Inquiry
by David L.
Cooperrider and Diana Whitney.
Your Session Elder Care person will be giving you a personal call, reminding you of this important gathering and helping to arrange for transportation, if need be. We hope that you will attend and share your opinions and hopes and dreams for First Presbyterian Church, Natchitoches.
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New Year’s Day, January 1, 2012
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Observance,
January 16, 2012 |
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On Sunday February 6th, 140 million Americans will tune in to the Super Bowl football game. There will be parties with abundant food, friendship and fellowship. At the same time, there will be people worrying about staying warm, finding shelter and a warm meal. Please join with people around the country as they demonstrate God’s love by loving their neighbors through the Souper Bowl of Caring. It’s a simple, yet significant act of caring for others. Following morning worship you are invited to join us in Dugdale Hall for a soup tasting luncheon as we raise money for the Central Louisiana Foodbank’s Backpacks for Kids program here in Natchitoches. There will be a variety of soups to taste and the cost is only $5.00. So come and support our Souper Bowl of Caring. |
Join us on Ash Wednesday, February 22, for Beloved
Dust to Dust. This year’s service will be a bit different than in years
past. It will be a time of contemplation, reflection, and interactive
activities designed to get us ready for our Lenten journey. The
service begins in the sanctuary at 6:30 p.m
FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
114
Bienville Street
Natchitoches, Louisiana 71457
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