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You are invited to a special Ash Wednesday worship service
at 7:00 pm on February 18 in the Sanctuary.
First Presbyterian Church of Puyallup
Chimes
VOLUME 63, ISSUE 1 FEBRUARY 2015
412 West Pioneer Puyallup, WA 98371
253-848-7243 www.fpcpuyallup.org
Rev. Sue Watkins, Pastor
2.14 Supper Club
Valentine Event
2.18 Ash Wednesday Service
3.7 Lighthouse Gospel
Quartet Concert
3.8 New Member Class
3.29 Palm Sunday
4.2 Maundy Thursday
4.3 Good Friday
4.5 Easter Sunday
Mark Your Calendar
Draw Near During Lent Presbyterians Today’s new Lenten Devotional for 2015 invites you to journey with
Jesus to His cross and resurrection with the help of the book of Psalms, often called the prayer book of the Bible. Along this journey, you’ll sample a variety of spiritual practices and seek prayerful ways to draw nearer to God.
Draw Near features a Scripture reading, meditation, prayer, and set of reflection questions for each day of the Lenten season. The beautifully-illustrated devotional is a perfect daily companion, making it easy to grab a moment for quiet meditation.
Devotion booklets are available in the church office, Narthex and Fellowship Hall. Lenten Devotions begin on Ash Wednesday (February 18) and end on Easter Sunday.
Hebrews 4:15(ASV)
For we have not a high priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of our
infirmities; but one that hath been in all points tempted like as we are,
yet without sin. Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of
grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help us in time of need.
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Lessons for the Coming Weeks
February 1, 2015
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Holy Communion
Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Psalm 111
1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Mark 1:21-28
February 8, 2015 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 40:21-31
Psalm 147:1-12, 21c
1 Corinthians 9:16-23 Mark 1:29-39
February 15, 2015 Transfiguration of the Lord
2 Kings 2:1-12
Psalm 50:1-6
2 Corinthians 4:3-6
Mark 9:2-9
February 22, 2015
1st Sunday in Lent
Genesis 9:8-17
Psalm 25:1-9 1 Peter 3:18-22
Mark 1:9-15
You are welcome to read the lessons in preparation
for Sunday Worship.
You are invited to a Bible Study with Pastor Sue
each Wednesday at 9:30 am in the Parlor.
Rev. Sue Watkins
Thank you to all who participated in our Annual Meeting! It was longer than usual, but we all learned a lot from each other so it was time well spent. One result of our meeting is that a committee has been formed to begin planning for a separate contemporary worship service late on Sundays afternoons, probably about 5:00 pm. Pat Walton [email protected] is organizing the committee if you are interested in helping.
We have tried contemporary worship as a separate service before, and we have currently incorporated some contemporary songs into our morning service. We will be trying a separate service again because we have become aware that the blended service is not reaching many of our younger members. Did you know that we have 25 church members between the ages of 15-
25 and another 21 between the ages of 26-45? Wouldn’t it be a good thing if we could involve more of them in regular worship?
We don’t yet know when we will be launching this service, but it will be as soon as we can get things up and running. We also don’t know whether we will still include a couple of contemporary songs in the morning service or return to a strictly traditional format. What do you think? I would love to hear from as many of you as possible about this. If you want your response included in our planning, please e-mail me [email protected] or put it in writing. A lot of prayer will go into this.
I do have one thing I must ask of all of us. In the Body of Christ
we need to acknowledge and bless the worship of others, even if it
is not to our taste. Whether you prefer your favorite hymns or
worship songs fresh from the Christian radio station, please pray
for the success of the other service. Even when you are with like-
minded friends, only positive and supportive words should be
expressed. Even when you are alone, only positive and supportive
thoughts should be entertained. That is how we will grow this
church!
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Happy
New Member Class Pastor Sue will be hosting a new
member class in which we will discuss the meaning of Christian
Discipleship and membership within Christ’s body—the Church. The class will be
Sunday, March 8 Noon-3pm in the Library.
If you would like to attend, please RSVP by March 4 to our
Office Manager, Christy, at 848-7243 or email at
Supper Club ~ Valentine Celebration
This Valentine’s Day, February 14th, you are invited to Supper Club’s Valentine/Love Celebration. What do you remember about Valentine’s Day growing up? Do you remember con-
versation heart candies, heart shaped boxes of chocolates and love messages from special friends? All adults are invited to a potluck supper beginning at 6:00 pm. Our program for the evening will be our very own chocolatier, Harry Grist! Harry is busy making chocolates for you to taste so don’t miss this evening of love & sharing. Harry will share about the person who encouraged him to be a chocolatier and tell us about his sweet life of chocolate. Don’t miss this delightful evening! Did we mention there will be CHOCOLATE?
Presbyterian Women
All women are invited to join us for our monthly luncheon on Monday, February 2 at
12:00 noon. Following a salad potluck, our topic will be
“Love Abounds” Our March 2 monthly lunch-eon will also be at noon and
our guests will be the Federal Way Coalition Against
Trafficking.
Lighthouse Gospel Quartet Returns The Lighthouse Gospel Quartet returns for a concert on
Saturday, March 7th. There will be a potluck dinner at 6:00 pm. At 7:00 pm, the Lighthouse Gospel Quartet will fill the Sanctu-ary with their beautiful harmonies and gospel music. Please in-vite your families, friends, and neighbors to enjoy this evening of uplifting music. Come to dinner and the concert or just the concert. There will be a free-will offering during the musical pro-gram and CD’s will be for sale at the conclusion of their presen-tation.
Bread and Wine: A Lenten Journey
Retreat Package in Partnership with Sound View Camp & Retreat Center
March 10-12, 2015
Menchua Retreat Center, Corbett, Oregon
This reflective yet experiential jour-ney includes sessions on the art of making bread, a trip and travel component to local wineries to taste and discover wine making, as well as morning and evening devotions around Len-ten themes. Devotional times will include community devotional practices as well as opportunities to engage in self-directed spir-itual disciplines on your own.
Menucha Retreat Center is located on the south side of the Columbia River Gorge, in Corbett, Oregon inside the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.
Registration and information is available at www.menucha.org/programs/lentenjourney
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Summer Camp at Camp Soundview! We are pleased to announce that registration for the 2015
Summer Camps is now open! FPC Kids in grades 2-3 will be go-ing August 2-5 and Grades
Our theme this summer is “It IS Good” and is based on Mat-thew 22:36-40. God created the Earth and all of us and said that it was all good. As a camp we affirm that it IS good. Together we will look at Christ's command to love God and others as well as God's plan for creation.
We look forward to seeing you this summer!
Youth Group Attends Dare 2 Share Conference
On January 23-24, our Youth Group attended the Dare 2 Share conference in Redmond, WA. Dare 2 Share equips teens to make disciples who then make disciples. On Saturday, January 24th, the youth did a mission pro-ject during their lunch break. They handed out care kits to homeless in Seattle and prayed with them.
Personnel News Kristie Crow, our Youth Ministries Coordinator, has submitted
her resignation. Her last day will be January 31. We wish her and her family the best in their next adventure.
Parents Night Out! First Families is looking for vol-unteers for their Parents Night Out on Sunday, February 15th from 4 - 7pm. Come watch a
movie (and watch the kids too) so the parents can spend some
time together. Please contact Morgen Asher
to volunteer or if you are a parent to RSVP for this event.
at 253-592-9099 or [email protected].
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11th ~ Ken & Karen Cockle, celebrating 54 years!
14th ~ Mark & Heather Toomey, celebrating 15 years!
22nd ~ Paul & Joanne Hackett, celebrating 62 years!
Yule Candle The 2014 Yule Candle was
presented on December 14 to Wes & Becky Price,
Susan Hogge, Harry Grist & Shirley Ashburn.
We give thanks to God for blessing us with these
faithful servants.
Our deepest sympathies are with
the families of Rev. Eric Renz
who passed away on
December 9, 2014
and George Rasmussen
who passed away on January 16. 2015.
Annual Report Copies of the 2014 Annual Report are now available in
the Fellowship Hall & Church office.
You can also download the
report at: www.fpcpuyallup.org/resources/
annual-report/
5th ~ Ayverie Ulmer 6th ~ Jimmy Scott
6th ~ Byron Emmett Bentley-Moon
7th ~ Malakai Moyer 8th ~ Carol Moon
12th ~ Ender Kesler 12th ~ Ann Runger (99)
13th ~ Katie Potasky
13th ~ Mary Ellen Sparks
14th ~ Devin Carriveau
14th ~ Lois Sand
15th ~ Lyla Frieben
19th ~ Jane Elam
20th ~ John Dowie
24th ~ Sally Zeiger-Hanson
24th-Annette Kenyon
26th ~ Christine Field
27th ~ Shirley Bruce
February Birthdays February Anniversaries
For Your Information � Did you miss a Sunday? Want to hear the sermon? We
now have CD’s of the Sunday worship service. They are available in the church office to check out.
� The next Chimes deadline is Tuesday, February 17, 2015. Articles turned in after the deadline may not be published and all articles are subject to editing. Whenever possible, announcements and articles for publication should be sent via email to: [email protected].
� The church office will be closed February 16th in ob-
servance of President’s Day.
Thank You Thank you so very much for all the prayers, visits, support and love I received when I had hip surgery recently. You made
all the difference. I feel very blessed to be a
part of this church family. With love,
Anita Dawkins
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