INFORMATION AND EVENTS

Today Bibles will be presented to the following 3rd grade students: Blake Berggren, Micah Brownlee, Paul Byers, Natalie Blake, Jonah Erford, Katelyn Galloway, Brandt Juergens, Rowan McEvilly, Cooper Reinmuth and Olivia Trussler.

First Pres now has a Family Room located in Ferguson Chapel, off of the foyer, set up with a live audio feed of the service. This space is available for parents with children or anyone who might find this room useful.

First Presbyterian Church School is hiring both a Part Time Preschool Teacher and a Part Time Preschool Teacher Assistant. For more information and details about each position, go to the school website at www.fpcschool.org

Continues Thursday nights April 21 & 28th 7:00pm-9:00pm Gold Room $10.00/pp Led by Steve Groves 253-752-2313 mrfan10@hotmail.com.

Tuesday April 19th 12:00pm At the home of Evelyn Brose. Carpooling available. Contact Rita Martin at 253-472-0973

April 27th 6pm Dinner/7pm Talent Show $5.00 pp or $15.00 per family Tickets on sale TODAY & the 24th in Fellowship Hall. Everyone is invited to come out and enjoy the talents of the FPC Youth! Proceeds to fund the Youth Ministry summer mission trip to Gleanings For The Hungry. For questions, McKenzie Iverson miverson@fpctacoma.org. On the 24th there will be a Youth Bake Sale as well. Proceeds will go toward the Gleanings mission trip.

Do you want to support the youth mission trip? Hire a student and help them raise money for this year’s summer mission to trip to Gleanings for the Hungry. Yard work, painting, babysitting, cleaning, moving, they can do it all!! Contact Interim Youth Director, McKenzie Iverson miverson@fpctacoma.org

Saturday, May 14th 11:00am in Fellowship Hall A lovely time for women only - Sharing encouragement, friendship and gourmet food. Speaker, Kristen Rich. $10.00pp (invite a friend and she is free!)

Intentional Parenting 10 Ways to be an Exceptional Parent in a Quick Fix World by Doug & Cathy Fields Sundays/6-week class 4/10-5/8 Middleton Study Book available Facilitators: Devon & Jennifer Duval

A Deeper Look at the Sermon on the Mount Living Out the Way of Jesus by John Stott & Dale & Sandy Larsen Sundays/12-week class 4/10-6/26 South Chapel, S. Bldg. Study Book available - $16 Teacher: Matt Pickard, Elder

WEEKLY EVENT CALENDAR

3rd Grade Bible Presentations

9:15am Sunday School for All Ages

10:30am Worship Service

12:30pm Children’s Communion Class

5:00pm Middle School Youth Group, Youth Room 100D

7:00pm Youth Group Dinner, Fellowship Hall Rm 100

7:30pm High School Youth Group, Youth Room 100D

4:30pm Promise Keepers, Gold Room 103

Deadline for bulletin items

12:00pm Lydia Fellowship, Brose Home

6:00pm Elder Dinner Mtg, Martinez Home

7:00pm WBS, Gold Room

Happy Birthday Carol Heath!

9:15am WBS, Gold Room

1:00pm Staff Mtg. Gold Room

6:00pm Middle School Girls Bible Study

Lindsey Hand Bell Choir

6:15pm Praise Team Practice

7:00pm Chancel Choir Practice

1:00pm Prayer Shawl Ministry, Prayer Room

7:00pm Personal Holiness Seminar, GR

Worship Committee Mtg.

Church Office Closed

7:00pm AA, Gold Room

7:00pm AA, Fellowship Hall 100

Volunteer Recruitment Day

9:15am Sunday School for All Ages

10:30am Worship Service

5:00pm Middle School Youth Group, Youth Room 100D

7:00pm Youth Group Dinner, Fellowship Hall Rm 100

Important 2016 Dates

VBS: June 27-July1

Registration begins April 11th

Beginner Camp: July 6-8 Day Camp

Junior Camp I: July 17-21

Junior Camp II: August 1-5

Middle School Camp: July 10-15

High School Camp: July 24-30

Registration forms online at

www.fpctacoma.org

VBS & CAMPS ARE FILLING

UP FAST!

REGISTER TODAY!!

SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE

GATHERING AROUND THE WORD

Prelude He Leadeth Me, O Blessed Thought!

Worship Song * Multiplied

Welcome

Call To Worship Colossians 1:19-20

Opening Hymn #325* All Hail The Power of Jesus’ Name

Confession/Assurance of Pardon

Doxology #382 *

Passing of the Peace *

Praise Songs * Oceans

Still

At the end of the Praise Songs, Children are invited to come up to the

front for the Children’s message at this time. [[[[[ [[[[ [[

HEARING THE WORD

Children’s Message 3rd Grade Bible Presentation

Minute For Missions

Prayer of Illumination

Scripture Reading Luke 8:22-25

Sermon “A Glimpse of the King”

RESPONDING TO THE WORD

Offertory Broken Vessels

Tithes & Offerings

Prayers

Announcements

SENDING INTO THE WORLD

Closing Hymn #495* It Is Well With My Soul

Benediction *

Sending *

Postlude Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine

* PLEASE STAND IF YOU ARE ABLE

Richard Shepherd - Healing from a mild stroke. Judy - Friend of Tom & Bonnie Brown, for healing and comfort for upcoming hip & knee surgery. Carolyn Pavlovic - Niece of Carol Heath, prayers for comfort over the sudden death of her husband. Shirley Palmer - Mother of Liz Jacobsen, recovering from a blood clot. Doug Linvog - Quick recovery from heel surgery. Suzanne Lackermayer - Healing of hands. Ernie Glasman - Strength and healing. Bruce McCartney - Diagnosed with dementia, to find the right living situation for him. Prayers for peace for Betty.

SUE MILLS continues her ministry with Inter Varsity on campuses in Arizona. Recently she had a some days of training with staff from all the campuses. She was encouraged to hear how well the ministries were going and that more students were coming to the campus gatherings. Please pray that the students will continue to come to their meetings.

Congratulations to Grandparents Russ & Margie Guppy for the birth of their new Grandson Jedidiah “Jed” Vaughan Stiger!

Sunday, May 15th at 12:00pm in South Chapel Bible Memory will be celebrating the achievements of all the incredible memorizers with a potluck banquet. Come to the Bible Memory Table in Fellowship Hall to RSVP. For questions, Rita Martin rmprek2@gmail.com

Preaching -Pastor Eric Jacobsen Assisting - Pastor Becci Curtis-Lillie Minister of Worship - Dr. Daniel Perrin Worship Intern - Jesús Gomez Guest Organist - Kerry Franzke The Worship Team Chancel Choir Children’s Message - Julie Brownlee, Children’s Ministry Co-Director Minute For Missions - Mary Hagel Prayer & Scripture Reading - Olivia Trussler, 3rd Grader Offertory - Emily Davies & Jessica Turner, FPC Youth Audio/Video - Jeff Reinmuth, Steve Richards and Chip Van Gilder

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Senior Pastor - Dr. Eric Jacobsen ejacobsen@fpctacoma.org Associate Pastor - Rev. Becci Curtis-Lillie bcurtis@fpctacoma.org Minister of Visitation - Jean Malmin jmalmin42@comcast.net Sr. Ministry Coordinator - Karen Ackerson kackerson@fpctacoma.org Director of Operations - Aaron Byers abyers@fpctacoma.org Communications Coordinator - Ingrid Hunter ihunter@fpctacoma.org Volunteer Coordinator - Carol Heath cheath@fpctacoma.org Family Ministry Coordinator - Carolyn Havel chavel@fpctacoma.org Minister of Worship - Dr. Daniel Perrin dperrin@fpctacoma.org Bell Choir Director - Daniel Heath danielheath7980@msn.com Organist - Patrice Barnett patricedbarnett@aol.com Youth Min Interim Director - McKenzie Iverson miverson@fpctacoma.org Children's Ministry Co-Directors - Julie Brownlee & Laurel Juergens jbrownlee@fpctacoma.org & ljuergens@fpctacoma.org Building Superintendent - Mike Johnson mjohnson@fpctacoma.org Camp Director - Matt Miller campmccullough@gmail.com Prayer Coordinator - Betty McCartney bettymccartney46@gmail.com Head of FPC School - Matt Shuts mshuts@fpcschool.org Director of FPC Pre School - Kim Pickard kpickard@fpcschool.org

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