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July 3 — 10, 2016

Overview of the Week

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Any outstanding donations/payments may be submitted to the FPC office.

Make checks payable to “First Presbyterian Church.”

Check your email every morning for our

“Daily Update and Announcements”

July 3 July 4 July 5 July 6 July 7 July 8 July 9 July 10

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

Breakfast & Devotional 7:30 - 8:30 Graham Hall

Breakfast

Morning 9:00 - 11:30

Regular Church Worship Service

4th of July Parade

Meet near SciTech

Morning Service Opportunities (exact times vary)

Regular Church Worship Service

Lunch 11:30 - 1:00 Graham Hall

Lunch

Afternoon 1:00 - 4:00

1:00 - 2:00 Registration

Harkness Center

2:00

Amazing Race

4:00 - 5:15

Registration

Afternoon Service Opportunities (exact times vary)

Dinner 5:00 - 6:15 Harkness Center

Roast Beef with Gravy

6:15 Picture

outside

Grill-out Burgers,

Brats, Chicken

BBQ Pulled Pork,

Chicken

Oven- Roasted Chicken

Taco Bar

Italian Night

5:00 - 7:00 Food

Trucks

5:00 - 8:00

Neighb-orhood Carnival

Evening Worship 6:30 - 7:30 Sanctuary (Main Bldg)

Evening Speaker

Matt Woodley

& Worship

Fireworks @

RiverEdge Park

Evening Speaker (Matt Woodley) and Worship Time

Children’s

Musical,

God of

this City

Evening Hang-out Murray Commons (Main Bldg)

Evening Hang-out &

Games with

Coffee & Snacks!

Evening Hang-out & Games with Coffee & Snacks!

8:30 Outdoor Movie,

Woodlawn

Welcome to Mission Aurora Week 2016

Welcome to Mission Aurora Week!

On behalf of the Mission Aurora Lead Team, I would like to thank you

for joining us this week as we seek to love and serve our city. We are

very excited to see how God will use us as we partner together to

share the good news of Jesus Christ in word and deed across Aurora.

This year, we have five churches coming together on over thirty ser-

vice opportunities to bless our city. God has placed all of us in Auro-

ra for a reason. We are God’s ambassadors and missionaries in our

local communities, and Mission Aurora Week is a tangible way for us

to be His hands and feet to our next door neighbors. God is already

out there working, and we are privileged to join him as he expands

his Kingdom.

We’d also like to thank Matt Woodley for joining us as our speaker

this week. Matt lives right here in Aurora, and he is passionate about

sharing Jesus in this city. We look forward to what he has to teach us

from the book of Matthew about what it means to “Go Local” for

Jesus.

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Go Local!

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Let’s be open to what God has for us this week, and let’s be open

to making new friends as we serve alongside each other. Nothing

is more fruitful than when God brings his church together for a

common purpose, and First Pres is honored to host this Kingdom-

Work. So without further ado, let’s get to it!

Pastor Isaiah, First Presbyterian Church

Mission Aurora Lead Team:

Pastor Jeff Moore Pastor Isaiah Nordhagen

Fr. Trevor McMaken Jen Nordhagen

Casey Hartman Andrew Smith

Katie Hartman Brittany Smith

Rachel Wassink

Host Churches:

www.firstpresaurora.org www.cityoflightanglican.org

325 E. Downer Place Hill Elementary

630-844-0050 724 Pennsylvania Ave

My Schedule

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Sunday, July 3

1:00 Registration (1:00 - 2:00 in Harkness Center)

2:00 Amazing Race (meet in Harkness Center Parking Lot)

4:00 Registration (4:00 - 5:15 in Harkness Center)

5:00 Dinner (6:15 meet in Harkness Center Parking Lot for picture)

6:30 Worship & Speaker (Sanctuary upstairs)

8:00 Evening Hang-out & Games (Murray Commons upstairs)

Monday, July 4

Morning Breakfast on Your Own

10:00 4th of July Parade (meet earlier near Sci Tech - Old Library)

Noon Lunch on Your Own

4:30 Big Cookout @ FPC (Harkness Center Parking Lot)

8:00 Go over to Fireworks @ RiverEdge Park (Fireworks at 9:35)

Tuesday, July 5

7:30 Breakfast (Graham Hall downstairs)

8:15 Worship & Devotional (Graham Hall downstairs)

11:30 Lunch (Graham Hall downstairs)

5:00 Dinner (Harkness Center)


8:00 Evening Hangout & Games (Murray Commons upstairs)

Afternoon Service Opportunity:

Morning Service Opportunity:


My Schedule

Wednesday, July 6






Children’s Musical: God of this City


Thursday, July 7







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My Schedule

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Friday, July 8






8:00 Free Outdoor Movie, Woodlawn — Invite friends!

Saturday, July 9

Breakfast on Your Own


5:00 Free Neighborhood Carnival & Food Trucks — Invite Friends!

(Parking Lots at FPC)





Share Photos & Videos

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#missionaurora #golocal16

Share Photos & Videos of the Week!

Every day, we want as many people as possible to post photos and

videos to instagram! Take pictures and videos at your service sites,

and then write captions about what God is doing through the

different ministries. We’ll make slide shows and videos for our

evening sessions.

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Post a Photo/Video (from smartphone) with Caption

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Map of First Presbyterian Church

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Sanctuary

Evening Worship

& Speaker

Murray Commons Evening Hang-outs

Parking Lot Entrance

Harkness Center Dinner

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Map of First Presbyterian Church

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Lower Level

Graham Hall

Breakfast

Morning Devotions

Lunch

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Map of Aurora

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Locations

1) First Presbyterian Church

2) City of Light Anglican Church (at Hill Elementary)

3) Westminster Presbyterian Church

4) First Baptist Church

5) Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry—West Side

6) Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry—East Side

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Map of Aurora

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Locations

7) Hesed House (Homeless Shelter)

8) Pregnancy Information Center

9) Keeler Center

Association for Individual Development provides services to individuals who

have developmental, physical and/or mental disabilities, those who have

suffered a trauma or those at risk

10) Wayside Cross Ministries

Master’s Touch is a Bible-based, Christ centered resolution to the crisis of

the broken life, facilitated by one-on-one discipleship/mentoring within the

context of local church partners

11) Mission Possible

Holistically meeting human needs, in urban communities, in Christ’s name

through free healthcare, community impact, Christian discipleship, Bible

training, and fellowship.

12) Emmanuel House Location

Transforming lives through homeownership: We don’t just believe in help-

ing the working poor; we believe in disrupting the cycle of poverty. With

networked saving, families pay regular rent— and save enough to buy a

home in 18 months.

13) 4th of July Parade

14) Mobile Food Pantry—Early Childhood Center—East Aurora

15) Prayer at Planned Parenthood

16) Jennings Terrace Nursing Home

17) Anderson Farms Apartments

18) Constitution House Nursing Home

19) Fox Knoll Nursing Home

Speaker Bio

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Matt Woodley

Missions Pastor

Church of the Resurrection

Wheaton IL

After pastoring churches in

Minnesota and Long Island,

Matt started working for Christianity Today as the managing

editor of PreachingToday.com. Matt is passionate about en-

couraging and equipping preachers across racial and ethnic

lines. He’s also written a few books, including "God With Us:

The Gospel of Matthew" and "The Folly of Prayer."

Matt has four very fascinating kids—Bonnie (and Trevor)

McMaken, Mathew (and Tammy), JonMichael, and Wesley—

who love music, medicine, paintball, and soccer (among a few

other things). He loves watching soccer, hiking through local

nature preserves, making soup, and trying to finagle ways to

get not-your-typical-American food.

Speaker Notes

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Speaker Notes

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Speaker Notes

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Contacts

Questions?

Web: www.missionaurora.org (FAQ Page)

Email: [email protected]

Call: First Presbyterian Church Office 630-844-0050

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Information for My Service Opportunities:

Service Opportunities

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Baby Blankets for PIC Ages: 10+ Tues July 5—Fri July 8 mornings, @ FPC

Liaison: Sara Beilfuss [email protected]

We will be tying fleece blankets together to give to new mothers

through the Pregnancy Information Center and Respect Life

Ministries.

Go Local! Serving Our Neighbors All Ages Tues July 5—Sat July 9 afternoons, @ various locations

Liaisons: Anne Miller [email protected]

Mike & Mary Gerhard [email protected]

Want to assist with the needs right in our churches’

neighborhoods? We will have various ways to serve and build

relationships with our neighbors.

Prayer Team All Ages Tues July 5—Sat July 9 various times & locations

Liaisons: John & Mary Ann Vincent [email protected]

Opportunities: morning prayer walks (strollers welcome!),

prayer at mobile food pantries, prayer at Saturday Carnival, and

prayer at the Friday Outdoor Movie Night.

Mobile Food Pantry Ages: 12+ Tues July 5 morning, @ Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry in Hill

Neighborhood

Thurs July 7 morning, @ Early Childhood Center (278 E Indian Tr)

Liaison: Diane Renner [email protected]

Help with set-up, registration, distributing food, transporting food

to cars, and clean-up.


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Help with Backyard Kids Camp Tues July 5—Fri July 8 mornings Ages: High School + @ Hill Neighborhood

Liaison: Grace Kircher [email protected]

Serve the children of Hill Elementary neighborhood! We are

looking for host homes in the Hill neighborhood and team

members to serve the kids (ages 5—5th grade). Must serve all four

mornings.

Help with Mission Aurora Kids Club (M*A*K) Tues July 5—Fri July 8 mornings, @FPC, Ages: Finish 5th grade+

Liaison: Sue Hartman [email protected]

Needs: Bible Teachers, Small Group Leaders, Craft Creators & Leaders,

Recreation, Snack Prep, Music, Service Project Manager, Registration.

Must serve all four mornings.

ESL Camp for Adults Ages: 18+ (assist) 13+ (childcare) Tues July 5—Fri July 8 mornings, @ FPC

Liaison: Lucy VanSlyke [email protected]

During the Mission Aurora Kids Camp and Backyard Bible Clubs, we will

offer adult classes for English as a Second Language. Serve as a class

assistant or help provide childcare for young kids. Must serve all four

mornings.

Emmanuel House All Ages Wed July 6 morning & afternoon, @ a house on Oak Street

Liaison: Sarah Redelman [email protected]

EH focuses on increasing homeownership because it’s a top factor to

break the cycle of poverty. Come work on one of our houses.


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Landscaping Ages: 12+ Tues July 5—Fri July 8 mornings & afternoons, @ various sites

Liaison: Darrell Jordan 630-892-4712

Landscaping and yard clean-up at various organizations around

Aurora.

Day Camp for Adults with Disabilities Tues July 5—Thurs July 7 afternoons, @FPC Ages: 14+

Liaison: Kathy Slimmer [email protected]

Assist with Day Camp activities and build relationships. Must

attend all three afternoons. Required training Tues morning.

Picnic for Adults with Disabilities Ages: 14+ Fri July 8 morning & afternoon, @ Keeler Center


Providing, preparing, and serving food, helping with outdoor

games and activities.

Visits to Homebound Friends All Ages Tues July 5—Fri July 8 afternoons, @ various homes, nursing

homes

Liaison: Natalie Hoskins [email protected]

Share Christ’s love by spending time getting to know friends who

are homebound or in nursing homes.


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Meals for Mission Aurora Volunteers Ages: 14+ Sun July 3—Sat July 9 lunches & dinners, @FPC

Liaison: Kelli Marks [email protected]

Prepare, serve, clean-up meals for Mission Aurora Week

volunteers.

Respect Life Ministries All Ages Fri July 8 & Sat July 9, mornings, pray @ abortion clinic

Liaison: Sandy Bradford [email protected]

Pray at Planned Parenthood as a witness for life, and pray for abortion-

minded moms who choose life for their babies.

Carnival in the Neighborhood Sat July 9 afternoon & evening @FPC All Ages

Liaison: Laura Hohm [email protected]

We will be hosting a carnival for our friends and neighbors in the FPC parking

lot. Food trucks, bounce house, dunk tank, and lots of games! Sign up for

various shifts to prep and run the carnival.

Canvassing Neighborhoods All Ages Mon July 4—Fri July 8 afternoons, @ various locations

Liaison: Jen Nordhagen [email protected]

In teams, we’ll distribute flyers around Aurora, letting people know about the

Friday Outdoor Movie and the Saturday Carnival.


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Heartland Blood Drive Ages: 16+ Wed July 6 afternoon & evening @ FPC parking lot

Liaison: Brittany Smith [email protected]

Donate blood or assist with the blood drive. If you register to

donate blood, we will contact you to schedule an exact time.

Hesed House—Serve Meals Ages: 14+ Sun July 10—Mon July 11 evening, overnight, morning @ HH


Provide & serve dinner at local homeless shelter. Then some will

stay the night to provide & serve breakfast, sack lunches.

Hesed House—Prep Sack Lunches Ages: 14+ Sat July 9 morning, @ FPC


Prepare and pack sack lunches to hand out at Hesed House

Homeless Shelter on Monday morning.

Music at Nursing Homes All Ages Tues July 5 afternoon, @ Jennings Terrace

Wed July 6 afternoon, @ Anderson Farms

Thurs July 7 afternoon, @ Constitution House

Fri July 8 afternoon, @ Fox Knoll (New Opportunity!)

Liaison: Ed Young 630-962-2157

Calling all musicians! Come bless the residents of nursing homes

with music, singing, and fellowship.


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M*A*K Family Service Opportunities For Parents! Wed July 6 afternoon, @ Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry

Thurs July 7 afternoon, @ Nursing Homes


Parents—Come serve in the afternoon with your kids who are doing

Mission Aurora Kid’s Camp (MAK) in the morning!

Communications Team Ages: 14+ Tues July 5—Sat July 9 mornings & afternoons, @ various sites

Liaisons: Jen Nordhagen [email protected]

Rachel Wassink [email protected]

Take pictures and video at various service sites. Post to

Instagram. Compile pictures and videos for evening sessions.

Fourth of July – Walk in Parade Mon July 4 morning, downtown Aurora All ages

Liaison: Andrew Smith [email protected]

We are looking for a large group from Mission Aurora to walk in the

Fourth of July Parade. Distribute candy & flyers with info on our

churches and the Saturday Carnival.

Wayside Cross Ministries Ages 16+ Tues July 5 & Thurs July 7 afternoons, @ the Hope Chest

Liaison: Tom Hartman [email protected]

We will be sorting clothes at the Hope Chest, the resale shop of Way-

side Cross Ministries.


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Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry Ages 16+ Sat July 9 morning, @ East Side Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry




Mailings for Food Pantry Ages 14+ Fri July 8 afternoon, @ Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry

Liaison: Denise Curts-Lueth [email protected]

Stuff envelopes for a summer fundraiser supporting our local food

pantry.

Host Ping Pong Tournament Ages 18+ Sat July 2 (Early Opportunity!) evening, @ Mission Possible

Liaison: Andrew Smith [email protected]

Host Ping Pong Tournament & serve pizza. Primarily for men,

however, wives may be included. We will be supplying the food,

drink, prizes, and devotion.

Prep for Fence Painting All Ages Tues July 5 afternoon, @ Marie Wilkinson Community Garden

Liaison: Liz Teitge [email protected]

Move vegetation and prime the fence in preparation for the MAK

Family Service Opportunity on Wed July 6.


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Mission Aurora Kids Club (M*A*K) Tues July 5—Fri July 8 mornings @FPC Ages: 5—5th Grade Liaison: Sue Hartman [email protected]

Calling all kids! Come learn what it means to serve God in our

city. There will be lots of games, snacks, crafts, and Bible stories.

Be sure to sign up (with your parents!) for the afternoon

“MAK Family Service Opportunities” below…

M*A*K Family Service Opportunities Ages: 5—5th Gr. Wed July 6 afternoon, @ Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry

Thurs July 7 afternoon, @ Nursing Homes


Come serve with your parents in the afternoon! We’ll be painting a

fence and stocking shelves at the food pantry. Then we’ll be singing

at a nursing home and giving out our hand-made cards.


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Circle the Cross All Ages Tues July 5 & Thurs July 7, 11am @ FPC

Liaison: Doug Plummer 630-809-2057

We are looking for volunteers to 'circle the cross' in prayer for our

city and prayer for specific requests made during Mission Aurora Week.

Pregnancy Information Center Ages: 14+ Tues July 5 morning, @ PIC Facility

Liaison: Alex Dewane [email protected]

There will be various indoor and outdoor projects at the PIC

Facility in Aurora.

Upcoming Mission Aurora Opportunities

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How is God calling you

to love and serve our city?

The following opportunities are already happening at our

churches! If you are interested in getting more involved (either

regularly or by trying out an opportunity), please contact the

designated liaison below.

Hesed House Ages: 14+ Sun. July 10; Sat. July 23; Mon. Aug 15 @ Hesed House


Provide & serve dinner at local homeless shelter. Then some will

stay the night to provide and serve breakfast, sack lunches.

Marie Wilkinson—East Side Food Pantry Sat. July 16, and Sat. Aug 20 8:45—11:30am Ages: 16+




Respect Life Ministries All ages Fri. Aug 12 morning @ Planned Parenthood

Liaison: Sandy Bradford [email protected]

Pray at Planned Parenthood as a witness for life, and pray for

abortion-minded moms who choose life for their babies.

Upcoming Mission Aurora Opportunities

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Kingdom Kids Club Volunteer Ages: 16+ Mondays and Wednesdays beginning in September @FPC

Liaison: Brenda Bustamante [email protected]

KKC is a neighborhood ministry which exists to provide a safe and

secure place where children can laugh, play, and learn about

Jesus.

Kids Hope USA Mentoring 2016-17 School Year @ Hill Elementary

Liaison: Cory Whitehead [email protected]

Spending one hour per week with an at-risk student at Hill

Elementary could make a world of difference in that child's

life. Contact Cory Whitehead if you are interested.

Friendship Bible Club Volunteer Ages: Adults Various times and locations… Stay tuned for upcoming events


Be the hands and feet of Jesus for adults with special needs. Con-

tact Kathy if you are interested

Visits to Homebound Friends All ages Various times and locations

Liaison: Natalie Hoskins [email protected]

Share Christ's love by spending time getting to know friends who

are homebound or in nursing homes. Contact Natalie if you are

interested.

Thank You!

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David Bain

Ellen Bass

Sara Beilfuss

Melissa Beneke

Sherrie Benoit

Kevin Bercaw

Sandy Bradford

Brenda Bustamante

Tia Carr

Mark Campbell

Elizabeth Cerutti

Kaitlin Cooper

Denise Curts-Leuth

Alex Dewane

Dan Farnum

Deb Farnum

Mike Gerhard

Mary Gerhard

Matt Gerhard

Rachel Gerhard

Tim Gregson

Sue Hartman

Tom Hartman

Jared Hohm

Laura Hohm

Natalie Hoskins

Darrell Jordan

Grace Kircher

Katie Landers

Kelli Marks

Sheli Massie

Tim Massie

Bonnie McMaken

Becky McCann

Mike McCann

Hayley Meksi

Anne Miller

Joanne Miller

Jan Modaff

Tom Modaff

Elizabeth Ortiz

Rigo Ortiz

Sarah Pavey

Tim Pavey

Mike Platt

Doug Plummer

Sarah Redelman

Diane Renner

Kimberly Riggs

Steven Riggs

John Ross

Kathy Slimmer

Liz Teitge

Jenna Seabold

Anakin Van Slyke

Lucy Van Slyke

Valerie Swan

Leah Vargo

Mary Faye Vasen

John Vincent

Mary Ann Vincent

Britta Wallbaum

Zach Walter

Dan Wegehaupt

Cory Whitehead

Local Businesses:

Aurora Fire Dept

Bakers Marketing Group

Bouncetown Rentals

City of Aurora

Luigi’s Pizza

Northern Illinois Food Bank

Reulands Catering

Thomas BBQ

Torresmania

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