Office Hours

1:00-4:00pm

Monday-Friday

Lenten Edition, 2018

The Window

First Presbyterian Church Jeffersonvi l le , Indiana

Worship Schedule

Wednesday

5:10pm—Dinner

5:50pm—Worship in

the Chapel

Saturday

5:00pm—Worship in

Chapel

Sunday

9:30am—Sunday School

10:45am— Morning

Worship

Lent & Easter Worship Ash Wednesday, February 14

Downtown Churches’ Ash Wednesday Service—12:05pm at First Prez

Ash Wednesday & Lord’s Supper Service—5:50pm in the Chapel

Palm Sunday, March 25

10:00am Blessing of the Palms with other Downtown Churches

Maundy Thursday, March 29

Dinner at 6:00, Maundy Thursday Communion service in the sanctuary at 7:00

Good Friday, March 30

5:00pm Downtown Churches’ Way of the Cross

Easter Saturday, March 31

11:00am Easter Egg Hunt at Howard Steamboat Museum

7:00pm Easter Vigil

Easter Sunday, April 1

6:45am Easter Sunrise Service at the Overlook (Riverside Drive @ Spring)

10:45am Easter Worship in sanctuary

Transitional Pastor Nominating Committee Update

Our Transitional Pastor Nominating Committee has reviewed the Pastor Infor-

mation Forms that our church was matched with from our Presbytery. There

are eight individuals that partially matched, plus three self-referrals. Our job

was to review these candidates according to the criteria we originally stipulated

in our Ministry Information Form for our church. Our committee has held a

video conference interview with our top choice, and then did a face-to-face

interview. We ask for your prayers in this continuing process. Please be aware

the individual we seek must be an ordained minister with preaching and interim

minister training experience. We cannot give out names or current congrega-

tions the candidates may be serving. Fellow members of our committee are

Charlie Neal, Jerry Collins, Jill O’Daniel and Kathy Bixler. Feel free to ask us at

any time concerning our progress.

Peace and grace

Roger Emily

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One Great Hour of Sharing The One Great Hour of Sharing will be received the weekends of Palm Sun-

day and Easter, with a follow-up the weekend of April 8.

The One Great Hour of Sharing supports the good work accomplished

through Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, The Presbyterian Hunger Program

& Self-Development of People

Please give generously!

Coffee & Lemonade Coffee and Lemonade are available in the atrium after worship, and we always need more helpers to get

things set up. If you’d be willing to host a Sunday, please call Sharon Rudd at 812-283-7833 or Alecia

Simonis at 812-987-6711 to sign up.

Youth Update It has been an extremely fruitful year for First Prez Youth!

This year, the youth have travelled on a prayer tour, praying for their schools and the people who go

there. They have shined their bright lights on bowling nights, hang-outs at church, and casual meals of pizza

or Puerto Vallarta. They travelled to Conner Prairie this past fall and bravely participated in an intense, im-

mersive event called “Follow the North Star”, where they got to witness firsthand the cruel mistreatment

of our brothers and sisters who were sold into slavery. They have asked profound and stirring questions in

their Sunday school classroom, and have collaborated with me to bring an original Christmas program to

life: “The Eye Witness Accounts of the First Christmas”. The Youth were recently seen in the 2018 youth

worship service that we titled “Out of Many, We are One.”

In Sunday school we began the year by learning how to pray. We learned that the best way to do this is

to pray; not follow an instruction manual! We proceeded to talk about who God is, why we should follow

Him, and are beginning a new unit centered around the question: “Is God mad at me if my life isn’t com-

pletely dedicated to Him?” This is no “bless your heart” Sunday school class! We are asking questions that

have puzzled biblical scholars for centuries, and diving into the Word to find them.

Jesus made a way that we might care for these incredible kids and point them back to Him. As a church

we should always ask about what the church needs and how to do it. The church needs the youth. The

youth are the future of our church and will pave the way for generations to come. We will continue to

search for ways we can challenge ourselves, grow, and make a difference.

God loves His children. Matthew 18 says that whoever welcomes a child,

welcomes the Lord.

Blessings,

Sarah Inman

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The Isgrigg family would like to thank the congregation for all the love and support during Dora’s illness

and after her death. What a blessing to have life-long friends! The hugs, cards, prayers, prayer blanket and

food were much appreciated!

Love you all,

Rod, Sheri, Rod, Josh and Rod

Save the date for the

2018 Churchwide Gathering of

Presbyterian Women! The 2018 Churchwide Gathering of Presbyterian Women will be held August 2–5, 2018 at Louisville’s very

own lovely Galt House. Registration is open now. Attend because you want to...

Experience deep community and workshop with more than 1,000 Christian women (and men!)

Discover how PW is engaged with the world.

Learn about current issues in the church and the wider world.

Explore missions and mission opportunities.

Attend forums and workshop on a variety of topics.

Meet international participants.

Participate in Bible study.

Visit the exhibit hall to connect, relax, and shop!

Celebrate 30 years of Presbyterian Women!

For more information, visit www.presbyterianwomen.org/gathering.

Thank you for surrounding my family with your love and prayers through the last 2 1/2 months. Ray

was a caring and faithful Christian. He was ready to be with the Lord from the beginning of the ordeal. He

was happy as members visited, sent cards, or texted. I feel that you wrapped your arms around us to give

us strength.

When Ray went to be with the Lord, your love poured out even more. It was so comforting to know

that you were there for all our family. From Courtney to members calls and texts, bringing food, the ladies

who prepared lunch following the funeral service, and Brian & Andrew Herald's music made it truly a cele-

bration of Ray's life and how he affected others. The words cannot express my thanks, love, and comfort

for this church family.

May God grant you many blessings,

Pat, Larry, Carrie, Justin, Owen, Evan, Debbie (Ray's sister) & Tom Porta, Beverly Breast (Ray's sister)

Messages from Our Church Folks

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Memorial Gifts given to First Presbyterian Church

In Memory of Helen Gehm

Bill and Peggy Wall

In Memory of Raymond Stone

Mary Lee Whelan

Judy Behringer

Eric and Janet Moore

Beth Snyder

Petsy Thacker

Jim and Linda Keith

Deborah Snelling

Sherman and Sandrea Patterson

Patricia (Patti) Scott

Jerry and Donna Collins

Gertrud (Trudi) Kutter

Sharon Rudd

Kathy Bixler

Jill O’Daniel

Ray and Yvonne Knight

Barbara Cash and

Frank and Kathleen Cash

Dolores Hoyland

Bill and Peggy Wall

Roger and Marsha Emily

In Memory of Dora Isgrigg

Mary Lee Whelan

Bill and Peggy Wall

In Memory of Bertha Blanchard

Roger and Marsha Emily

Gifts Given to Community

Foundation of Southern

Indiana for the Benefit of FPC

by Linda and Jerry Robertson

Birthday of Theodore Robertson

Birthday of Mark McNay

In Memory of James Remley

Birthday of Jerry Robertson

In Memory of Raymond Stone

Birthday Fund Connie Woods for Conner

Woods and In Memory of

Birthday of Eunice Snepp

Mary Kaelin

Connie Woods

Margaret Sparks for Abigail Scott Dave and Carole Hammett for

Patrick Hammett

From the Student Pastor As much as I can’t believe it, my final semester of seminary has begun (assuming I pass all my classes!)

This means a change in my office hours for the spring term in order to work around my class schedule.

Going forward, I’ll generally be in the office on Monday mornings and Wednesday afternoons.

Also, as I look forward to graduation, I’m preparing for the next stage in my call process. A few weeks

ago, I passed my final assessment, in which the Committee for the Preparation for Ministry (CPM) deter-

mined I could be certified ready for a call. In our Presbyterian system, this means I can begin searching for a

call placement. Though there are many types of placements (chaplaincy, agencies, etc), I feel called to con-

gregational ministry as a Minister of the Word and Sacrament.

So, what does this mean for right now and for our live together here at 222 Walnut St.? First, let me

say what it does not mean. It does not mean that I’m ordained. Presbyterian pastors are ordained into

calls - meaning I have to be installed as a pastor (or other ordain-able position) before I can be ordained. It

also does not mean that I’ll be leaving First Prez (at least not until my term is done in May, when I gradu-

ate). I am still very much looking forward to worshiping with you and serving at First Prez over the next

few months. What being “certified ready” does mean is that I can begin to search for a call and to discern

and plan for the next phase of my ministry. But, I want you all to know what an integral part you have been

and still are to that ministry and I feel very blessed to be here at First Prez as your Student Pastor.

The peace of Christ be with you,

Courtney

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February Birthdays

March Birthdays

13th Logan & Whitney Walsh

1st Patrick Hammett

2nd Jesse Summerfield

4th Chloe Richardson

6th Kenny Smith

8th Mike Wermuth

10th Alberteen Shields

Marlene Hall Jonah Simonis

11th Jackie Smithey

13th Mary Mace

14th Margie Kardeen

15th Janet Moore

17th Beth Wall

23rd Rich Wohrle

24th Rodney Smithey

25th Dara Simonis 27th Trisha Tull

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March Anniversaries

3rd Phillip Hartzell

6th Cindy Ehringer

Janice DiTeresa

Sandy Riggle

10th Carol Rogier

12th Steve Riggle

16th Charles King 18th Andrew Herald

Trish Hughes

20th Gail Reardon

Chris Quiqui

22nd Bill Bartlett

Jerid Inman

23rd Alecia Simonis

24th Petsy Thacker

28th Helen Gehm

29th Brian Sharp Oprah Pabai

30th Jeremy Thomas

Welcome! Kenny Smith joined our congregation on January 14

by Reaffirmation of Faith.

Kenny has been a friend to

this church for some time.

Welcome to the First Prez

family, Kenny!

February Anniversaries

15th Charles King & Jill O’Daniel

16th Art & Jeanne Riehl

Sympathy We extend our Christian sympathy to Pat Stone and

her family following the death of her

husband, Ray, on January 12.

2018 Events

at Pyoca Summer Camps

Senior High

Transform—June 17-22

Junior High

Challenge—June 17-22

Challenge—June 24-29

Challenge—July 1-6

Elementary

Discover—June 17-22

Explore—June 24-27

Discover—June 24-29

Discover—July 1-6

Explore—July 1-4

First Presbyterian Church 222 Walnut St.

Jeffersonville, IN 47130

Phone: 812-283-8606

Email: 1stprez@1stprez.org

Website: www.1stprez.org

Courtney Bowen, Student Pastor

Becky Herald, Office Administrator

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