Presbytidings – April 2017
The Newsletter of First Presbyterian Church
216 West Third Street, Wayne, Nebraska 68787
(402) 375-2669 + www.fpcwayne.org
“Our chief end is to glorify and enjoy God forever.”
Holy Week
Ann Weems
Holy is the week…
Holy, consecrated, belonging to God…
We move from hosannas to horror
with the predictable ease
of those who know not what they do.
Our hosannas sung,
Our palms waved,
Let us go with passion into this week.
It is a time to curse the fig trees that do not yield fruit.
It is a time to cleanse our temples of any blasphemy.
It is a time to greet Jesus as the Lord’s Anointed One,
to lavishly break our alabaster
and pour perfume out for him
without counting the cost.
It is a time for preparation…
The time to give thanks and break bread is upon us.
The time to give thanks and drink of the cup is imminent.
Eat, drink, remember:
On this night of nights, each one must ask,
as we dip our bread in the wine,
“Is it I?”
And on that darkest of days, each of us must stand
beneath the tree
and watch the dying
if we are to be there
when the stone is rolled away.
The only road to Easter morning
Is through the unrelenting shadows of that Friday.
Only then will the alleluias be sung;
Only then will the dancing begin.
From the Pastor….
Just like the greening grass in the yards lots of things are springing up here at First Presbyterian Church. These last three months have been filled with firsts as I get to know the congregation, your history as a faith community as well as settle into the rhythms of the church and community. All this newness brings to mind the words of the prophet Isaiah,[*]
“Look, I am about to do something new. Now it begins to happen! Do you not recognize it?
Yes, I will make a road in the desert and paths in the wilderness.
Spring is a time of transition and change, like a spring bulb with the first green leaves breaking ground, new ideas and suggestions are being shared. The Session is talking about congregational activities, events for the summer and beginning to think and plan for the rest of the year. It is exciting to see the openness of the Session to think “outside the box.” It is the presence of the Holy Spirit moving in a congregation, members as well as leadership that opens us to new ideas and new opportunities as well as new ways of looking at the familiar. The congregation has graciously accepted some changes in worship during this Lenten season and I hope that your worship has been enhanced as a result.
As the Session and I begin to look toward the future we will be reviewing the information gathered from the congregation prior to your pastoral search. These comments and ideas will inform the Session and various Teams as we look to the future. I welcome your comments and ideas about your vision for the future of FPC and would be happy to visit over lunch or at your home, feel free to contact me to arrange a time to visit.
I look forward with a sense of anticipation as Holy Week approaches which begins with Palm/ Passion Sunday. It will be a special morning with a palm processional, the Presbyterian Pealers providing special music and our youth providing a dramatic reading during in worship. During the service on April 9th we will not only remember Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, but also his sacrifice for us. We remember Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples before he gave himself up for us as we worship together and celebrate Communion at our Maundy Thursday service.
Easter morning the Deacons are organizing the 9:00 a.m. Brunch, you can read the details elsewhere in the newsletter. I look forward to seeing our beautiful sanctuary filled with flowers as we celebrate on Easter Sunday that death did not have that last word, that Christ’s resurrection defeated death and secured salvation for all who put their trust and faith in him.
April brings several opportunities for service and outreach some new and some familiar. Habitat for Humanity is actively working on the house at 315 Nebraska Street and volunteers are welcome to help especially on Saturday’s. If you want more information talk to Mark Hammer or Greg Worner or see the article in the newsletter. FPC will be providing a meal for the Habitat workers on April 29th. April 23 has been set for spring roadside clean-up, more details will be coming in the next few weeks. This will be an opportunity for the congregation to be visible in the community so I hope you will save the date and plan to participate.
Spring is a time of new beginnings and renewal, I give thanks for the opportunity to be a part of the FPC family and look forward to the Spirit inspired new things which will spring up and bloom in our midst.
Grace and peace,
Pastor Teresa
LENTEN SUPPERS AND EVENING PRAYER
Be fed! Join us for our last soup supper Wednesday, April 5th at 6:00pm (a sign-up sheet is on the Opportunity Table in Fellowship Hall), followed by evening prayer at 7:00.
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
Join us as we travel to the Upper Room, to Calvary, and to the Empty Tomb. Here is our Holy Week schedule:
- Palm/Passion Sunday celebration, with a palm processional and the Presbyterian Pealers handbell choir: April 9th at 10:00am
+ There will also be a special presentation by the FPC Youth Group during Worship.
- Maundy Thursday, with Communion: April 13th at 7:00pm
- Easter Sunday celebration: April 16th
+ Breakfast in Fellowship Hall at 9:00am
+ Worship at 10:00am
EASTER BREAKFAST
Come and share in a fellowship brunch on Easter Sunday, 4/16 at 9:00 a.m. A sign-up sheet is on the Opportunity Table for anyone who would like to contribute. The Youth Group is encouraged to serve and clean up at the brunch at 9:00am (check in with Greg Worner or Ronda Ras for details).
EASTER LILIES
Please help us decorate our sanctuary for Easter by bringing your Easter lilies and placing them on the chancel before Friday, April 14th. If you would like to have an acknowledgment in the bulletin on Easter day, please let Jenny know how the acknowledgement should read.
ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING
Since 1949 Presbyterians have joined with millions of other Christians through One Great Hour of Sharing to share God’s love with those in need. Your generous gifts assist those affected by natural disasters, provide food to the hungry, and assist in helping to empower the poor and oppressed. You can view a short video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1IBCzsLZJA&feature=youtu.be or on our Facebook page. We will receive the One Great Hour of Sharing offering on Easter Sunday. Please be generous.
COMMUNION
We will celebrate the Lord’s Supper on the following days:
- Sunday, April 2nd at 10:00am (Communion elder, Kevin Peterson)
- Maundy Thursday, April 13th at 7:00pm (Communion elder, Greg Worner)
SESSION
There will be no session meeting in April. The next session meeting will be on Monday, May 22, at 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN
Presbyterian Women will meet on Tuesday, April 4, at 6:30pm. Jackie Owens will lead the Bible study. Joyce Voyles will be the hostess.
SEWING SOULS
The Sewing Souls will meet on Wednesday, April 19, at 6:30pm. Judy Lindberg will be the hostess.
RADIO DEVOTIONS
Pastor Teresa will be giving devotions on 104.9 Big Red Country KTCH the week of April 3rd – 7th at 5:40am.
HIGHWAY CLEAN-UP
We will do our spring highway cleanup after worship on Sunday, April 23rd (rain date: 4/30). Please wear your work clothes to church that day. We will depart after worship to our stretch of Highway 35 (markers 33-35 east of Wayne). This is a great time for families to do a service project together. With plenty of help, this project can take less than one hour.
SYNOD SCHOOL
Want to go to camp as a family this summer? Plan to Join Presbyterians from all over the Midwest at Buena Vista College, in Storm Lake, IA July 23-28, 2017. Plan on a week of inspiring worship, educational speakers, arts and crafts, and lots of new friends for the entire family. There is programming available for every age and every interest. Want more information? Go to http://lakesandprairies.org/SynodSchool.
SUMMER CAMP @ CALVIN CREST
Summer is coming! We promise! And what better way to spend your summer than going to camp learning about Jesus with friends? Calvin Crest is officially open for summer camp registration: www.calvincrest.org/summer-camp. Pick out your week of camp and register your kid(s) or grandkid(s). Adherents of our church may apply for a scholarship to pay ½ of the cost of registration. Additional scholarships, based on financial need may be available. Please ask Jenny or Pastor Teresa for an application.
CHURCH GROWTH LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
Pastor Teresa will be attending the 2017 Church Growth Leadership Summit April 24-25th in Lincoln, Nebraska.
FPC COLLEGE STUDENT UPDATES
We are trying to update our records for our college students (i.e. have they moved, will they be graduating, etc.) Please send any updated information to Jenny fpcwayne@gmail.com or Pastor Teresa at tbartlett98@gmail.com
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
Have you lost a loved one recently? The grief can be hard to handle. Please consider joining the Providence Medical Grief Support group. We will meet Tuesday evenings (4/11 – 5/16) from 6:30-8:15pm. Pre-register by calling 402-375-4288.
WAYNE COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE
You can save lives! Just one pint can save three lives. The next Wayne Community Blood Drive will be held Thursday, April 27, from 9 am – 2:30 pm at the Wayne Fire Department. You can make an appointment by calling 800-287-4903 or visit www.lifeservebloodcenter.org
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
The Wayne Area Habitat for Humanity is working on its 5th house in Wayne at 315 South Nebraska Street. They are in need of labor volunteers (weather permitting) on the following Saturdays: 4/1, 4/8, 4/22, and 4/29 from 9:00am – 1:00pm each day. (Please wear long pants and closed toe shoes.) Our church will be donating some food to the volunteers on Saturday, April 29th. There will be a sign-up sheet on the Opportunity Table for individually wrapped cookies or bars. Thank you for your help!
LECTOR, ACOLYTE, GREETER SCHEDULE FOR APRIL & MAY 2017
LECTORS – APRIL 2017
2nd – Karen Johnson
9th – Jim Lindau
16th – Glenda McDonald
23rd – Judy Lindberg
30th – Jan Liska
ACOLYTES – APRIL 2017
2nd – Cate Worner
9th – Andy Wibben
16th – Braydn McCorkindale
23rd – Emily Worner
30th – Madison Urbanec
GREETERS – APRIL 2017
2nd – The Worner Family
9th – Jim & Shari Paige, Kevin Peterson
16th – Jan & Ken Liska, Jean & Phil Griess
23rd – Pat & Glenda McDonald, Joann Proett
30th – Scott & Lindsay McLaughlin, Karen Johnson
LECTORS – MAY 2017
7th – Karen McElwain
14th – Milton Owens
21st – Ken Liska
28th – Jeryl Nelson
ACOLYTES – MAY 2017
7th – Ethan Wibben
14th – Cate Worner
21st – Nina Hammer
28th – Andy Wibben
GREETERS – MAY 2017
7th – Jim Lindau, Joyce Reeg, Babs Middleton
14th – The Worner Family
21st – The Hammer Family
28th – John & Anita Fuelberth, Jim Curtiss
APRIL BIRTHDAYS
(Would you like to see your birthday listed here?
Just contact the church office 402-375-2669 or fpcwayne@gmail.com)
1 Jorge Dunklau
4 Bev Beeson
6 Shari Dunklau
8 Andrew Pulfer
9 Kevin Armstrong
19 Taylor Racely
23 Jill O’Leary Scott
24 Gina McDonald
26 Phil Griess, Levi Heese
27 Stacey Alexander, Verianne McClain
29 Heidi Armstrong
30 Greg Bloom
April 2017 – First Presbyterian Church
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Each Sunday Morning:
o Handbell Choir 8:45 o Sunday School 9:00 o Worship 10:00 o Fellowship 11:00
|
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 |
| 2
10:00 Worship with Communion 1:30 Chapel at Careage |
3
*5:40am KTCH 104.9 Moment for Living
|
4
*5:40am KTCH 104.9 Moment for Living *6:30pm Presbyterian Women |
5
*5:40am KTCH 104.9 Moment for Living *6:00pm Soup Supper *7:00 Lent Service
|
6
*5:40am KTCH 104.9 Moment for Living
|
7
*5:40am KTCH 104.9 Moment for Living
|
8
*5:40am KTCH 104.9 Moment for Living
|
| 9
Palm Sunday |
10 | 11 | 12
*3:30pm Chapel @ Brookdale *7:30 Youth Group |
13
7:00pm Maundy Thursday Service with Communion |
14 | 15
|
| 16
Easter Sunday 9:00 FPC Easter Brunch 10:00 Easter Worship |
17 | 18
Homestead Presbytery at Schuyler |
19
6:30pm Sewing Souls |
20 | 21 | 22
|
| 23 | 24
Pastor T. @ Church Growth Leadership – no session |
25
Pastor T. @ Church Growth Leadership |
26
7:30pm Youth Group |
27 | 28 | 29
|
| 30
|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Contact Information:
First Presbyterian Church
216 W. Third Street
Wayne NE 68787
FPC Office & Wayne Food Pantry:
402-375-2669
Tuesday – Friday, 9am – 12 noon
Websites:
Church: https://fpcwayne.org/
Wayne Food Pantry: https://fpcwayne.org/food-pantry/
Pastor Teresa Bartlett
402-375-2669 (office)
319-795-2911 (cell)
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[*] Isaiah 43:19 New English Translation
First Presbyterian Church of Wayne, Nebraska 