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FirstPresbyterianChurchofRedWing
May2017
PRES•BITS
IcandoallthingsthroughCHRISTwhostrengthensme.Philippians4:13
Volume17—Issue5
ChurchContactsRev.GregBolt
Pastor’sofficephone:651.327.2355
Rev.HeidiBoltPastor’sofficephone:
JulieCashmoreAdmininstrativeAsstistantphone:
TomEricksonTreasurerofficephone:
503WestSixthStreetRedWing,MN55066
651.388.9584
TheRev.GregBoltTheRev.HeidiBolt
Co-Pastors
WelcomeNewMinistersRev.GregBoltandRev.HeidiBolt(frontcenter)wereinstalledasdesignatedpastorsonSunday,May7.
ParticipatingministersRev.AmyKosari,FirstPresbyterianChurch,Ellsworth,Wis.,andLaurelPresbyterianChurch,HagerCity,Wis.Rev.RobSmith,SpiritofLifePresbyterianChurch,AppleValleyRev.Dr.AnneMarshall,SciotoValleyPresbytery,OhioRev.Dr.DebDeMeester,PresbyteryoftheTwinCitiesAreaEldersSueRutford,PresbyteryoftheTwinCitiesArea,FirstPresbyterianChurch,StillwaterKathrynBreitbarth,TheHouseofHope,St.PaulMarkFairbairn,FirstPresbyterianChurch,RedWingOrganistJoAnneMcNamara
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Pastor’sMessage
ChristWithUs—TheAdventuresofFlatJesusAsChristianswearecalledtokeepChristatthecenterofourlivesandtospreadthegospelwhereverwego.ThissummerinyourtravelsandadventurestakeJesusalong...andtellusaboutit!
WhoisFlatJesus?Theoriginal“flat”characterwasFlatStanley,starofabookbyJeffBrowninwhichaboyhasremarkableadventuresafterwakinguponedaytodiscoverheisflattenedtohalf-an-inchthick.ThiswasthebeginningoftheFlatStanleyprojectinschoolstohelpchildrenwithliteracyandgeographyandfromthisgrewtheFlatJesusProject.
TheFlatJesusProject“Andremember,Iamwithyoualways,totheendoftheage.”Matthew28:20
FlatJesusremindsustokeepChristatthecenterofourliveseven,orespecially,whenwearefarfromourchurchhome.Asyouareoutandaboutthissummer,takeJesusalongfortheadventure.You’lllovetakingFlatJesusouttodinnerorthepark,toexoticlocationssuchasEuropeorLakePepin,tothezooortocamp—whereveryouandyourfamilygo.ThendocumenttheadventureswithpicturesyousharewithyourFirstPresbyterianChurchfamily.ThisprojectisforEVERYONE,notjustfamilieswithchildren.
HowtocreateyourownFlatJesus1.Copythetemplatefoundinthismonth’sPresBitsontoheavycardstockpaperifpossible.(Or,pickupacopyatthechurch)
2.Getcreative!DecorateFlatJesus—whatcolorhairdoeshehave?Whatcolorskintone?Howshouldhisrobesbedecorated?HowdoyouseeJesus?
3.Makeoneforyourselfandoneforafriend.
4.Placeareminderonthebackonhowandwheretouploadpictures.UploadpicturestoourFirstPresbyterianChurchFacebookpageat:facebook.com/FPCRWoremailpicturestoPastorGregatpastorgreg@firstpresbyterianredwing.com.
5.Ifyouhaveaccesstoalaminatingmachine,cutoutandlaminateyourFlatJesus.Thiswayifheattemptstowalkonwaterorspillsalotofwine,he’llbeprotected!
6.TakeyourFlatJesuseverywherewithyouandtakeplentyofpictures.Shareyourpictureswithus.Photoprintswillbeaddedtoabulletinboardintheparlor.
7.TalkwithfamilyandfriendsaboutwhatyouandFlatJesusexperienced.
8.HaveFun!
Wecan’twaittoseewhatadventuresFlatJesusgetsintothissummer!
Rev.HeidiBolt Rev.GregBolt
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ac,lobortisa,egestasvitae,mauris.
ThankfulWordscannotadequatelyexpressour
thankfulnesstoourchurchmembers,friendsandothersfortheircalls,concerns,deliciousmeals,desserts,flowersandcards.ThankstoPastorRobbforhervisitsandbringingus
communion.ThankyoutoPeterDulakandthePres.Churchchoirfortheirvisitstoourhomeandhavinga“hymnsing.”Itwasawonderfultribute.Also,atChristmas,carolersofall
agesvisitedus.
Aswefacethefuture,withyoursupport,loveandgenerosity,wewillmoveon.
Dale&GloriaStucki
Sadly,DalepassedawayonApril20th.
Pastors’OfficeScheduleandCommitteeResponsibilities
PastorHeidiBoltwillbeintheofficeonMondayandTuesday.
PastorGregBoltwillbeintheofficeonWednesdayandThursday.
PastorHeidi:FinanceandStewardship,Deacons,FellowshipandMembership
PastorGreg:Mission,BuildingandGrounds,TechnologyTaskForce
Both:ChristianEducation,WorshipandSacraments
SubmittedbytheIntra-ChurchCommittee
FoodShelfNews
ThankYouDearFriendsandmembersoftheFirst
PresbyterianChurch:Ihaveenjoyedandappreciatedthegreetings
formy90thbirthday.
Thankyou—youaregreat!
GeneFoster
DearFirstPresbyFamily,Thanksforallofyourprayersandsupportformydadandfamily.HewillnolongerbesingingBarbershopsongs.Asof12:50p.m.onPalmSunday,hepassedontosingwiththeangels.
AnneBarlass
FaithinActionpresentsourAnnualSheldonFundraiserEvent
Featuringmovie:ChristmaswiththeKranks
Friday,May19attheT.B.SheldonTheatre
HorsD’Oeuvres/Refreshmentsbeginningat5:30p.m.ProgramandMoviefrom7-9p.m.
Tickets$20—AvailableatFIAoffice
Partnerchurches
FIAboardmembers
Atthedoor
GiveFIAacallat651.327.2400formoreinfo
Taxdeductible$10donationfromeachticket
FaithInActionisa501(c)3not-for-profit,publiccorporation
(PleasetakenoteofthechangeofdatefromTuesday,April4toFriday,May19.Thankyou.)
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GreenWing
WeareexcitedtoannounceFirstPresbyterianwillbeparticipatingintheGreenWingGet-UpandSaveCongregationalEnergyChallenge!
Whatisthisyouask?Itisafriendlycompetition,runningApril1throughMay15,amongstlocalchurchestoencouragetheirmembersandfriendstodotheirpartinEnvironmentalStewardship—reduceenergyusagetomakeacleaner,greenercommunity—allwhilesavingmoney!
Whatisinitforus?Ifweareoneofthetopearningchurches,wecanearnafreeTurnKeyEnergyAssessment($600)tohelpourcongregationsavethousands!
Whatcanyoudo?Helpusearnpointsbycompletingone(oramanyasyoucan!)ofthefollowingactionitems:
ENERGYADVISORSERVICEFreehomeenergyefficiencysupport.Call651.328.6224orvisitwww.thenec.rg
EXCELENERGY’SMYACCOUNTFreetooltotrackresidentialenergyuseonline.Registerforyouraccountatxcelenergy.com/MyAccount.
HOMEENERGYSQUAD®ENHANCEDEnergyexpertswhomakehousecallsandhelpyoulearnhowtoimproveyourhome’sefficiencyandcomfort.RequestanenhancedHomeEnergySquadvisit($100fee)[email protected]
XCELENERGY’SREFRIGERATORRECYCLINGGetpaidforrecyclingyouroldworkingfridgeorfreezer.Scheduleapickuporvisitxcelenergy.com/fridge1.800.599.5795.
XCELENERGY’SRESIDENTIALENERGYEFFICIENCYREBATESANDPROGRAMSRebatestohelpyousaveonenergyefficiencyupgrades.Visitxcelenergy.com/Rebatesforinformationonavailablerebatesandprograms.
CENTERFORENERGYANDENVIRONMENTResidentialloansfromaMinnesota-basedenergynonprofit.Visitwww.mncee.org/services/financing/residentialformoreinformation.
XCELENERGY’SWINDSOURCE®Subscribetogetresidentialelectricityfromwindpower.Visitxcelenergy.com/Windsourceorcall1.800.895.4999.
GETSOCIAL!Share,commentorpostaboutyourenergysavingactionsontheCityofRedWingpageatFacebook.com/CityofRedWing.
Stillnotsure?ChatwithourCongregation’sRepresentative:[email protected]’slocalenergycoachJillFanslow651.235.2430orjfanslow@outlook.com.YoumayalsovisitRed-Wing.org/Challengeforadditionalinformation.
BesuretoenteryouractionsontheGreenWingChartbytheelevatororletRonknowofallthepointsyouearnsowegetcredit.WelookforwardtodoingourpartinmakingRedWingagreenercommunity.
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MonthlyVolunteers
MonthlyMeetingsMinistryMeetingsBuildingandGrounds—TBDChristianEd.—Sun.,May28,10:30a.m.Deacons—Tues.,May2,5:30p.m.FellowshipandMembership—Tues.,May2,4:30p.m.FinanceandStewardship—Tues.,May9,8:00a.m.Intra-Church—TBDMission—TBDSession—Wed.,May10,7:00p.m.WorshipandSacraments—Sun.,May21,11:30a.m.
ReminderWewillbeginourSummerWorshipScheduleonSunday,May28at9:30a.m.TheSummerWorshipSchedulewillrunLaborDayweekend,Sun.,September3.TheFall/WinterWorshipSchedulewillstartupagainonSunday,September10at10:30a.m.
ThelasthandbellchoirpracticewilltakeplaceonTuesday,May9at6:55p.m.Afterbreakingforthesummer,theywillstartpracticebackuponTuesday,August22at6:55p.m.
May 7 14 21 28 Flowers TeresaKohlhofer
inmemoryofJoLynnGrenfell
BitSkaarinmemoryofMarv
RichardScheerer
David&DorthyJonesin
celebrationoftheir
anniversary
Greeters DeanandBeverlyMassett
JaneWard
AndreeDodson
BarbTittle
FellowshipHosts
ScottandMaryEllenHalverson
BettyBeck,JenniferBeck,Abigailand
GeorgiaSchmaltz
YouthSunday,ConfirmationandGraduation
DavidFosterandKarenGrewe
ChurchOfficeHoursMonday–Thursday:8:30a.m.to2:30p.m.DeadlinesBulletinandThursdayEmailAnnouncements:Wednesdayatnoon.(IfanannouncementistobeincludedformultipleSundays,pleaseindicatethataswell.)PresBitsArticles:The15thofeachmonth.(IfthisfallsonaFriday,SaturdayorSunday,it’sneededby8:30a.m.Mondaymorning.)
CommitteeMinutes:BynoonontheThursdaypriortotheSessionmeeting.
Emailto:[email protected]
PresbyterianWomenwillmeetonTuesday,May9at9:30a.m.CherieRundquistwillbethehostessandDorothyKraftwillleadthelessonwhichischapter4of“WhoIsJesus?”
FoodShelfNewsMay’sgoalistocollect75cansofassortedfruit.Pleasebegenerousandhelpothershavehealthymeals.Thecansoffooditemsand/orfinancialdonationsmaybeleftontheshelfinthelounge.
Thankyouforyourhelp,supportandgenerosity!
FriendshipDayChurchWomenUnitedwillcelebrateMayFriendshipDayonFriday,May5withUnitedLutheranChurchWomenservinglunchat11:30a.m.Ticketsare$8.00andmaybepurchasedfromKayStrobel.Theprogramwillbe"Don'tTurnAwaytheChildren"andwillbeaddressedbyLindaFlandersofRedWing'sHopeCoalition.
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 10:30a.m.Coffee@
Mandy’s9:00a.m.OperaGroup4:30p.m.F&MCmte5:30p.m.Deacons6:55p.m.JuBELLationRingers
6:15a.m.Men’sBookStudy5:30p.m.Confirmation
7:30a.m.Women’[email protected]
7 8 9 10 11 12 139:15a.m.SundaySchool10:30a.m.Worship11:30a.m.Fellowship3:00p.m.InstallationService
10:30a.m.Coffee@Mandy’s
8:00a.m..F&MCmte9:30a.m.PWMtg.4:00p.m.PresbyteryMtg.inRochester6:55p.m.JuBELLationRIngers
6:15a.m.Men’sBookStudy5:30p.m.Confirmation7:00p.m.Session
7:30a.m.Women’[email protected]
14 15 16 17 18 19 209:15a.m.SundaySchool10:30a.m.Worship/JuBELLationRIngers11:30a.m.Fellowship
10:30a.m.Coffee@Mandy’s7:00p.m.GoodhueCty.Hort.Society
6:15a.m.Men’sBookStudy5:30p.m.Confirmation
7:30a.m.Women’[email protected]
ChristmaswiththeKranksattheT.B.SheldonTheatre
21 22 23 24 25 26 279:15a.m.LastdayofSundaySchoolforcurrentschoolyear10:30a.m.Worship/YouthSunday,Confirmation,YouthDrama11:30a.m.Fellowship11:30a.m.Worship&SacramentsCmte12:30p.m.recitalfeaturingLynnDulak’sstudents
10:30a.m.Coffee@Mandy’s11:00a.m.MemorialServiceforJohnThomas
6:15a.m.Men’sBookStudy
7:30a.m.Women’[email protected]
11:00a.m.MemorialServiceforCatherineUllrich
28 29 30 31 9:30a.m.Worship/GraduateRecognition10:30a.m.Fellowship10:30a.m.C.E.Cmte
MEMORIALDAY(Officeisclosed)
6:15a.m.Men’sBookStudy
May
JoinUsforTwoSpecialSundaysinMayMay21—YouthandConfirmationSundayJoinaswecelebrateouryouthandwelcomeintomembershipourtwoconfirmands:JustinScheererDavidScheerer
May28—GraduationSundayJoinusaswecelebrateourgraduatingseniors:EmmaKrajna KolbeyWilesAnikaNybo ShelbyChalmersAnnaKohlnhofer MaggieEngnesNinaKriese
PREBITSFirstPresbyterianChurchofRedWing503WestSixthStreetRedWing,MN55066AddressServiceRequested
Non-ProfitOrg.U.S.Postage
PAIDRedWing,MNPermitNo.327
MayBirthdays5/1 CarolDuff5/9 EricSmith5/9 RonWard5/10 KaitlynReinhart5/19 JeffHalbach5/19 DanMassett5/20 JustenQuinn5/20 EllenVezina5/23 MarjorieFrost5/25 EmmaKrajna5/27 ClaraGoham5/27 IsabelSchafer5/28 BeckyMcCaughtry5/29 AmaraSmith5/29 SarahTaipale5/31 DoloresRootes
Letusnotlovewithwordsorspeechbutwithactions
andintruth.1John3:18