There will be an important planning meeting for parents of middle and senior high youth today following our worship service in the Koinonia Lounge. We’ll be going over the calendar for our JAM and CORE youth groups, discussing upcoming plans, and signing up volunteers for the return of the Youth Coffee Shop. We really need your input, so please come and join us.

Our monthly Agape Dinners will be returning on September 5 which means your chance to help begins NOW! You’ll find the September donation board in the Family Life Center. Please take a tag or two to donate some of the needed supplies and/or sign up to volunteer your help to set up or clean up. Our menu in September will be a tailgate theme with brats, Polish sausage, hot dogs, potato salad, watermelon, and desserts. Thanks to all the hard work of our Agape Dinner Planning Team, we’ll be opening our dinners to the whole community

each month this year so we really can share the love with everyone. Please join us!

Watch for your emailed copy of our September Monthly Newsletter later this

week. Please contact the office if you need to update your email address or want a copy mailed to you each month. Be sure you don’t miss a thing!

TODAY (8/26)

9:45 am Worship Service (Sanctuary) 10:45 am Coffee Fellowship (Family Life Center) 11:00 am JAM/CORE Parent Mtg. (“K” Lounge)

12:30 pm I.C.P. Worship (Rooms 5, 9, & 12-13) 4:00 pm Sunday Bike Ride (Mountain Bay Trail)

Monday (8/27)

6:30 pm Session Meeting (Room 11)

Tuesday (8/28) *Weekly Newsletter deadline…

1:00 pm 4th Tues. Readers (Library)

4:00 pm CASA Meeting (Room 2)

Wednesday (8/29) 8:30 am De Pere Christian Outreach (Library)

Thursday (8/30) *Ministry Agendas due... 7:00 pm I.C.P. Worship (Rooms 12-13)

Friday (8/31) *Office closed…

Next Sunday (9/2)

9:45 am Worship & Communion (Sanctuary) 10:45 am Coffee Fellowship (Family Life Center) 12:30 pm I.C.P. Worship (Rooms 5, 9, & 12-13) 4:00 pm Sunday Bike Ride (Fox Point Boat Launch)

Next Sunday Volunteers

Preaching Rev. Meggan Farwell Greeters Tom & Sandy Steffen Liturgist Cindi Barnett Acolytes TBD Special Music Lynnee Schmidt Ushers Loren Porretto, Lou Seiler, Judy England, & Vera Dauffenbach Fellowship Corday & Sydney Goddard Flowers *none yet

>Please consider giving flowers. The sign-up sheet is in our Family Life Center near the Webster doors.

TODAY Julie Mackey Monday Kari Jensen & Jase Maroszek Tuesday Lee Richardson Wednesday Peg Hardt Thursday Cayley Griffin Friday Judy Nighorn & Kevin Nixon Saturday Wanda Bauer, Steve Dill, & Sean Macklem Next Sunday Korbin Blahnik

First Uni ted Weekly Newslet ter

August 26, 2018

Rev. Barbara Ristow returns to lead our service again this morning. She’s a retired United Methodist minister with a background in Christian Education, local church ministry, plus hospital and hospice chaplaincy. Barbara is also the mother of our church secretary, Michelle Lake.

Today, we’ll also enjoy music from Michele Griffith and her friend Heather Piontek. Michele’s been a member of our church family for almost 20 years. Heather is a member of the St. Bernard Parish. The two became dear friends as teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing. Heather will be singing while Michele signs the lyrics of the song “Thy Will.” We offer our special thanks to Barbara, Michele, and Heather for leading us in our worship service this morning!

Coming Up This Week

Our Judy Allan Memorial Garden has generated almost 300 pounds of produce for local food pantries so far this summer! This week, members of our Worship & Music Ministry are scheduled to handle most of the routine weeding, watering, and harvesting, but everyone is always encouraged to get involved. Whether you have a green thumb or just like playing in the dirt once in a while, we’d appreciate your help! Contact Lynn Huebbe at lynn_huebbe@new.rr.com for more information.

First United

Presbyterian

Church

“Changing Lives through

God’s Love in Christ”

605 N Webster Ave

De Pere, WI 54115

(920) 336-1446

info@firstunitedpc.org

www.firstunitedpc.org

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Sunday School * Returns September 9!

Worship Service

9:45am

Coffee Fellowship

10:45am

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Office Hours

Monday-Thursday 9am - 1pm

Friday - closed

More Stuff You Should Know…

† Thanks to everyone who helped with the CASA Back-to-School Drive. We raised $780 in gift cards to allow 20 youth in their program to learn about shopping wisely for clothes and supplies.

† Our Contemporary Readers Group will return in September. They’ll meet monthly to discuss books dealing with religion, social issues, environment, and other “hot” topics. If you’d like to suggest a book, lead a review, or just learn more, please contact Corday Goddard, Jean Hamersky, or Lee Richardson.

† Esther Circle will resume its monthly Bible study for women next month. Contact Marilyn Knuth at 336-7159 for more information.

† The summer break is almost over for our creative ladies of Mission Sewing. If you knit, crochet, quilt, or want to learn how, you’re invited to join them when they hold their first meeting of the new program year on Thursday, September 6 at 9:30am in the Koinonia Lounge.

It’s time to register for the Third Annual Presbyterian Golf Outing at the Ledgeview Golf Course on Saturday, September 22. Men and women of any skill level from our church and from First Presbyterian in Green Bay are invited. It’s only $30 for nine holes, a cart, and lunch. To register, please write down your name, phone number, and email address, and drop it in the offering plate. Contact Ken Nyberg for more information.

Rally Day 2018 is coming two weeks from today! On Sunday, September 9 we’ll begin a new program year with the return of Sunday School for all ages at 8:30am, the return of our regular musical groups during the worship, and our annual Rally Day Potluck Lunch. Please plan on bringing your favorite main dish, salad, or dessert to share. Help our church family kick

off another amazing year of activity and fellowship.

Time to stop monkeying around and join the fun on our Sunday Afternoon Bike Rides! Everyone’s invited to meet at Spring Green Park in Howard this afternoon at 4pm. Rides usually last about an hour at a pace decided by those who join in each week. For more details, contact Becky Nyberg at 920-606-6438 or find the full schedule and all the information on our website (www.firstunitedpc.org).

Are you part of a group that meets at the church regularly? A brand new program year is beginning soon, so please turn in a “Building Use Form” to reserve the room you need and get on our Church calendar. Forms are available in the Copy Room and can be downloaded from our website. Be sure to complete both sides.

These are the flowers our church sent to the funeral of Pastor Luke’s step-father, Syd Campbell. Luke sent the photo with his heartfelt “thank you” to our church family.