Ministers: Members of Congregation Pastor/Head of Staff: Rev. Dr. Sue Coller Pastor for Sudanese Ministry: Rev. Jock Tut Paleak

Music Director: Dr. Brian Pfoltner Organist: Dr. Charles W. Ore Director of Christian Education: Kris Brammer Finance Coordinator and Treasurer: Patricia Wissink Church Administrator: Nicole Toman

Maintenance/Custodian: Jeff Kephart Clerk of Session: Terri Sherman

Sue’s Musings Easter … the power of life over death

… the power of hope over despair … the promise of a future … the promise of new life.

Sunday, April 16

S E R V I C E S

Join us for the celebration of Easter!

7:00 AM - Easter Sunrise Service, led by 1PC youth

8:30 AM - Traditional relaxed worship in Great Hall

11:00 AM - Traditional service with organ, brass and

choir in the Sanctuary

(Refreshments will be available between the

Sunrise service and the 8:30 AM service.)

New Staff Emails

Church Administrator Nicole Toman:

ntoman@fpclincoln.org

Director of Christian Education Kris Brammer:

dce@fpclincoln.org

First Presbyterian Church will

host a children’s Easter Egg

hunt on Sunday, April 9. The

event will kick off at 9:30 AM ,

in Fellowship Hall, with a

story. Then the kids will hunt

for eggs (outside, weather

permitting) and have a snack.

All are welcome.

New Life. Life after death. We present that as if it is

universally understood that this is a great thing … but new life

means different things to different people. We have family and

friends who have lost spouses. They are very much experience-

ing new life … however it isn’t a life they would have chosen.

The death of a marriage leads to new life … but it may be a life

that is marked by new challenges, less resources, difficult

parenting relationships. Then there’s the “death” of a job, a

home, a friendship … Each marks a significant shift in life, the

ending of one “life” and the beginning of a new one.

We do a disservice to each other and to the world when we

come to Easter and only focus on the promise of life after death

– for the one who experiences physical death. The longer I am

at this “faith” thing, the less convinced I am that this is really

what Easter is about. In fact as I study scripture, it is clear that

resurrection has never been only about life after physical death

– resurrection speaks to us in our darkest times, and shines a

light that guides us to a new life of meaning and love, hope and

promise, and service. Out of those things, we discover that God

calls us to a new life of meaning and relationships, with each

other, and with the one who is greater than all.

So as we approach Easter, what are the deaths you have

experienced this year? Where is the light of hope and new life?

How is God calling you to out of your death to a new start? And

knowing that we all go through times when that light is all but

invisible, how can we help shine that light into someone else’s

death, so that they might discover new life?

Grace and Peace, Pastor Sue

~ Rooted in God ~ Open to Grace ~ Filled with Joy ~

Maundy Thursday Dinner & Service April 13, 6:30 PM, Fellowship Hall

Join us Maundy Thursday for a unique sharing of the Lord’s Supper. The Lord’s Supper, or communion, has it’s roots in the Jewish Seder service – a remembering and retelling of God’s action freeing the Hebrew people from slavery in Egypt. It is a meal celebrating God’s love, God’s power, and the future God promises. Jesus took that meal, and reinterpreted it in light of his own imminent death and resurrection. We will celebrate the Seder meal, so that means we will be sharing a full dinner together, using the outline of the traditional Seder service as celebrated by Jews today, and fleshing it out with some of our Christian understanding of the meaning of this sacred meal.

Please RSVP to the church office if you plan on joining us. Reservations are not required, but it will help us estimate how much food to prepare.

Palm Sunday, April 9 8:30 AM Worship — Great Hall

9:30 AM Easter Egg Hunt

11:00 AM Worship — Sanctuary

12:30 PM Nuer Worship — Great Hall

Maundy Thursday, April 13 A Christian Seder Meal & Worship Service

6:30 PM — Fellowship Hall

Easter Sunday, April 16 7:00 AM Sunrise Worship — Courtyard

led by the Youth Group

8:30 AM Worship — Great Hall

with Piano & Soloist

11:00 AM Worship — Sanctuary

with Choir & Brass

Our 11:00 AM Sunday church worship service is broadcast on

Spectrum Channels 71.11 and/or 13, Thursdays at 8:00 PM &

Fridays at 1:00 PM. To learn more about us at First Church

visit us at www.fpclincoln.org.

~ Joys & Concerns ~

Prayers: Bob Jeambey, Donna Lewis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

If you have a joy or concern to add to this list, please call or email the church office. 402-477-6037, info@fpclincoln.org.

Tenth Annual Spring Fellowship Trip May 19-21, 2017

Over the past nine years of Spring Fellowship Trips, we’ve

always enjoyed our travels through the Nebraska Sandhills. So,

for our 10th Anniversary Spring Fellowship Trip, why not have

another amazing adventure in the Sandhills! This trip will

include a return to the location of our first Spring Fellowship

Trip in Halsey, that only a few of our current “Trippers”

experienced.

Walt Schacht, Carol Ott Schacht, and Nate and Julie Van

Meter will lead this guided tour on resource use in the south-

central Sandhills and will include stops at an outlaw’s remote

hideout, horse and cattle ranches, picturesque, isolated

Sandhills lakes, the Bessey National Forest, a cedar-log cabin

on a ranch pond, and the Thedford Art Gallery. We will also

climb a fire tower, visit with land owners about development

and conservation issues, learn to identify native plants, and

consider a float trip down the Middle Loup River.

As always, the focus of our trip will be fellowship and fun.

We will stay in cabins at the 4-H Camp in the Bessey National

Forest near Halsey, which is about 60 miles northwest of

Broken Bow on scenic Highway 2. The Halsey area is known

for the Bessey National Forest, cattle ranching, its “cowboy”

culture, and some of the most picturesque scenery in Nebraska,

especially if you like rivers (North Loup, Middle Loup, and

Dismal Rivers), grassland landscapes with prominent dunes and

wet meadows, and ranch headquarters.

Late spring is the ideal time to visit the Sandhills because

of warm days and cool nights, relatively few bugs, green hills

and meadows, and active ranch schedules (including calving,

branding, and moving cattle to summer pastures).

We will leave around noon on Friday, May 19 and return

by early evening on Sunday, May 21. Please complete a

registration form and return it to the church office by May 1 if

you would like to be part of this adventure. The trip is limited to

50 people. Registration forms can be found at fpclincoln.org.

One Great Hour of Sharing is our Lenten special offering

which supports three outreach programs. This week we will

look at Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA). This outreach

works alongside communities as they recover and find hope

after the devastation of natural or human-caused disasters. The

sad news is only about half of Syrian refugee children living in

neigh-boring countries go to school. However, some good news

is in 2016 PDA joined in partnership with the National

Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon to open five schools

which serve over 300 elementary aged Syrian children living in

refugee camps who are now receiving an education.

Let’s give generously so we can open more schools! This

offering will be received beginning on Palm Sunday, April 9.

LOST AND FOUND We have items in our lost and found that need to be

claimed. Please check periodically, we will donate what

remains to People’s City Mission.

The Rodney Marsalis

Philadelphia Big Brass Saturday, April 1, 7:30 PM

“No one plays absolutely beautifully all the time…

unless you’re my cousin Rodney.” — Wynton Marsalis

A group that always reflects the diverse makeup of men

and women in American culture, The Rodney Marsalis

Philadelphia Big Brass is dedicated to the notion that music

is a gift to be enjoyed by everyone. The group is especially

dedicated to reaching out to the world’s youth and inspiring

them to reach for their dreams. A veritable “dream team” of

virtuoso brass players, group members have appeared on the

world's most prominent stages and performed with such

groups as the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the Philadelphia

Orchestra, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the

Baltimore Symphony, the São Paolo State Symphony

Orchestra, the Imani Winds, Canadian Brass, Empire Brass,

Dallas Brass, and Boston Brass.

Performances by The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big

Brass range from solo trumpet, to brass quintet, to the full ten-

piece ensemble with percussion. The group effortlessly mixes

classical, big band swing, and New Orleans jazz into an

incredible concert experience.

Tickets: www.fpclincoln.org, 402-477-6037

10th Anniversary Closing Gala Event…

A Silent Film with

Brett Valliant, Organ Friday, April 21, 7:30 PM

Based on a true story from the

Civil War (The Great Locomotive

Chase), The General, 1926, starring

Buster Keaton, is consistently

ranked among the greatest films

ever made. It is so brilliantly

conceived and brilliantly made that

it continues to inspire awe and

laughter with every viewing.

According to a United Artists

press release at the time, the film

had 3,000 people on its payroll and

cost $400 an hour to make. Enter-

tainment trade papers reported

rumors that the film’s budget had grown to between $500,000

and $1 million, and that Keaton was out of control, building

real bridges and having dams constructed in order to change the

depth of rivers. Producer Schenck was angry at Keaton over the

growing costs. There were also numerous on-set accidents that

contributed to the growing budget. This included Keaton being

knocked unconscious; an assistant director being shot in the

face with a blank cartridge; a train wheel running over a brake-

man's foot, resulting in a $2,900 lawsuit; and the train's wood-

fire engine causing numerous fires. The fires often spread to

forests and farmers’ haystacks, which cost production $25 per

burnt stack.

On July 23, Keaton shot the climactic train wreck scene in

the conifer forest near Cottage Grove, Oregon. The town

declared a local holiday so that everyone could watch the

spectacle. Between three and four thousand local residents

showed up, including 500 extras from the Oregon National

Guard. They all dressed up in Union uniforms and were filmed

going left-to-right before changing into Confederate uniforms

and being filmed going right-to-left. Keaton used six cameras

for the scene, which began

four hours late and required

several lengthy trial runs.

The shot cost $42,000,

which is the most expensive

single shot in silent film

history.

The silent film will be

followed by a special Gala

Reception in our reception

hall. Come join us for live

music, hors d’oeuvres, and a

celebration of a decade of

Arts for the Soul.

The First Presbyterian Choir performed Feb. 22nd at The Legacy.

Presbyterian Women Highlights

A big THANK YOU from Presbyterian

Women to all those who made Sunday, March

5’s worship service and luncheon a huge

success. Special thanks go to Brian and the women who sang,

Charles who accompanied them and Lynn Struebbing for her

special music. Paul Jasa and his kitchen crew prepared a great

dinner. We especially enjoyed a sit down dinner. And to Pastor

Sue who provided us with a fitting message for women and for

Lent. Lastly but not least the special ushers, greeters and

communion servers.

PW plans to meet with the Mission and Justice and Peace

Committee to discuss combining our efforts towards mission

and Justice and Peace issues.

A new funeral reception policy is being written and will

hopefully take effect in April.

83 Wyoming Autumn Rd NE

Rio Rancho, NM 87124

March 7,2017

First Presbyterian Church

840 South 17th St.

Lincoln, NE 68508

To the Session and Members:

We are writing to thank you for your role in making It possible for our grandson, William James Higgins, to

be baptized recently. Sue Coller traveled to Omaha to officiate at the home of our daughter and son-in-law, and

Linda Brodzik also joined the family as a representative of your congregation. While we recognize that this was

not the usual path to the baptism of a baby, we are very appreciative because your flexibility and compassion

made it possible for William's mother, our daughter Wendy, to not only be present for his baptism but to

participate as his parent. Wendy had been undergoing treatment for a particularly aggressive form of metastatic

breast cancer starting when William was just a few months old, and her disease advanced very quickly. It was

literally one of her final wishes for William to be baptized, and your allowing Sue and Linda to come to Omaha

so that the baptism could take place at home was Important for our entire family. William's baptism, though

unconventional, was extremely moving for everyone in attendance and meant a great deal to all of us, especially

to our daughter Wendy.

In addition, the prayer shawl you provided for Wendy was something she used each of her remaining

days. We have several photos taken by Peter in which Wendy has your beautiful shawl across her lap. Later,

when she was at Hospice House, the shawl was on her bed. William's baptismal shawl is absolutely lovely

and will be saved by his father as a keepsake, but the quilt that you also sent was put to immediate use.

We are grateful to you for your loving care of our daughter and her husband and son as you helped to

soften the path they were on. We will always remember with great fondness the love you showed us. Although

Wendy died less than two weeks after William was baptized, we will all remember that day and will tell him

the story when he is older.

Sincerely,

Rev. Dr. Peter and Mickie Frazier-Koontz

PW Spring Gathering Coming Together, Working Together, Building Together

April 22, Southern Heights Presbyterian Church, Lincoln

Agenda Items

9:00 am Registration

9:30 am Lighting of the Candle Welcome Devotion and Music

9:45 am Reading Awards

10:00 am Updates & Celebrations from churches Mission Year Book Offering 10:30 am BREAK 10:45 am Speaker, Paul Yates, Human Trafficking Questions Table Grace Group Picture before Lunch

11:45 am LUNCH

12:30 pm Closing Prayer

**Bring your new of gently used bra’s for the Mission Project**

Go to homesteadpres.org to access a registration form.

Forms are due April 12.

FPChristian Education

What an honor and a privilege it is to be with you all in

ministry these past weeks. You all have been shown such

hospitality that I had almost forgotten that I wasn’t in my native

South any more (but the snow was quick reminder ). These

past few weeks, I have been doing my best in getting to know

you and learn about the many great things FPC is doing as well

as beginning the process of discernment with the CE Commit-

tee about where God is leading FPC next. Where will that be?

Only God knows for sure but I know that it’s going to be a great

adventure and I’m so looking forward to being on that

adventure with you.

Pray and Play,

Kris “Bubba” Brammer

What’s Happening in April!

Children’s Ministry: ● April 2 – The Last Supper (This is a forum Sunday but

there will be children’s Sunday School)

● April 9 – Easter Egg Hunt during the Sunday school hour

● April 16 – Easter Sunday – no children’s Sunday school

● April 23 – The Empty Tomb

● April 30 – The Road to Emmaus

Youth Ministry: ● April 2 – Youth Group (Jesus Spits!)

● April 9 – Youth Group (Palm Sunday)

● April 16 – Easter Sunday Sunrise Service (Youth led) but

no youth group that evening

● April 21-22 – Joint youth fellowship/service project with

Eastridge Pres. at Calvin Crest

● April 30 – Youth Group (Resurrection Stories)

Forum Classes The Forum class is exploring how members of our congre-

gation try to live their Christian beliefs, in our Faith In

Action series. On April 2nd, Karl & Sue Tillinghast and

Alicia Henderson will share their experiences from their

recent international mission trip to Nicaragua. Forum

classes will be held in Great Hall, at 9:45 AM. Coffee and

snacks will be served. Please join us!

~ Library ~

Looking for some spiritual nourishment, but finding the time

to read an entire book seems daunting? The church library

offers several monthly magazines that might fit your needs.

This includes:

Presbyterians Today is the award-winning, general-interest

magazine of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). It explores

practical issues of faith and life, tells stories of Presbyterians

who are living their faith and covers a wide range of church

news and activities. Presbyterians Today features easy-to-

understand articles about what Presbyterians believe, Bible

study and devotional helps, and provocative commentary on

the church’s role in society.

Horizons magazine, published by PC(USA), provides

information, inspiration and education from the perspectives

of women who are committed to Christ, the church and

faithful discipleship. Horizons brings current issues dealing

with family life, the mission of the church and the challenges

of culture and society to its readers. Interviews, feature

articles, Bible study resources and departments offer help

and insight for up-to-date, day-to-day concerns of the church

and individual Christians.

Mission Crossroads is a three-times-a-year magazine

focused on the worldwide work of the PC(USA). It offers

news and feature stories about mission personnel,

international partners and grassroots Presbyterians involved

in God’s mission in the world.

Children’s Ministry magazine is an excellent resource for

anyone working with children, including teachers, parents,

and volunteers. Each issue is packed with practical, authentic

ministry ideas to help you better lead children to a life with

Christ.

Guideposts magazine (available in large print) has published

true, compelling stories of hope and inspiration by people

from all walks of life, for more than 70 years. Every monthly

issue is packed with personal, uplifting

accounts by folks who live life to the

fullest, even in the face of the most

difficult problems.

Current issues of these magazines

are on display, and past issues are

available behind the display shelves.

Check them out!

Camp Calvin Crest,

located near Fremont,

is now offering

numerous summer

camp opportunities for

children and youth.

Learn more about these camps at www.calvincrest.org. Due to a

generous donation from a member, the Church is again able to

offer assistance of up to $100, to help cover tuition for Camp

Calvin Crest camps. Please contact Debbie DeFrain, Nancy

Janike, Sherry Knapp, or Marlene Wagner for more

information.

The Gathering Place Tues., April 4

Mission Outreach/Social Justice

Continue to Save Labels! Please continue to collect General Mills Box Tops for

Education points and Best Choice bar codes. Drop them off in

the church office. These are turned in and the money collected

benefits McPhee School.

Update: We will no longer collect the Campbell’s Soup

Labels for Education… they are being discontinued.

Food Distribution in partnership

with Jacob’s Well Saturdays: April 1 & 15

9:00 AM: Doors Open / 10:00 AM: Food Distribution

Thanks to all who help! Volunteers are always welcome!

Christian Education

Kris is getting settled and learning his duties. He will be visiting all the classed in the next few weeks and setting up meetings with various CE volunteers and leaders in the congregation.

No Sunday School on March 13th or Easter April 16th.

Kids sing next on Palm Sunday at the 11:00 service.

Teacher training planned for late summer.

Youth lock-in March 11th.

Easter Egg Hunt April 9th.

The committee approved the Library Mission Statement.

Member Nurture & Evangelism

21 shut in visits in January.

Volunteers needed for grocery card sales.

Friendship pads are ordered.

Spring Fellowship Trip is organized and will be advertised.

The committee has gone through the member roles and with session approval has moved some to inactive and have removed some that are no longer active, out of town, or wished to have their names removed.

Property

Approved tuck pointing the entire building at a cost of $30,000.00.

The committee is working on revising the Building Use Agreement.

Remodel of the pastors office is nearly complete.

The City will be working on the alley. We found out the walls in the gym can be repaired without digging into the alley so bids are being obtained.

New guards will be put on the two windows by the air conditioner to prevent break in’s.

Stewardship & Finance

The church’s designated funds will be managed by First Nebraska Trust.

Asking all committees to put together a small items wish list that we can display so members and friends can purchase or donate money for the purchase of said item.

Contributions year to date are ahead of budget, expenses are close to budget but property is over because of some special projects, and utilities are higher than expected but will even out as the year goes on.

Session Business

Session approved separating Marketing and Media into two committees.

It was approved to offer the Presbytery some office space and will encourage them to give the church a donation for the use.

Session agreed that we will have Justin, our Tech person, give the church all of the administrative passwords and we approve the Chair of Media and the Head of Staff to communicate with them as needed. They will receive no instructions from anyone but these two.

Worship & Sacrament

The summer schedule of worship will begin on May 28th and go through September 3rd.

Fall schedule will begin September 10th.

Session Highlights March 9, 2017

Engineers Without Borders

Fundraiser

EWB is currently participating in a crowdfunding cam-

paign sponsored by KU Endowment. The top three organiza

-tions with the most donors receive an additional

contribution to their organization. This competition is based

on number of donors, not dollar amount, so even $1 will

help our group. In addition to any bonuses we may receive

from KU Endowment, we’ll receive all of the money that is

donated to our campaign.

If you would like to donate go to

https://www.everonwardkue.org/project/1680.

This fundraising campaign ends Sunday, April 2, 2017

at 11:59 PM CDT. Thank you for your support.

— Elizabeth Peterson

Dear Fellow First Pres Committees,

Our committee received approval from the Session to

create, for lack of a better term, a giving tree. On the

“giving tree” we would display various small-ticket items

between $20 and $200 that members and friends of the

church, who wished to, could donate the funds to purchase

those items for the church. Our committee is in the process

of creating how and where the items will be displayed but

we need your help in creating a list of those items. Please

consider what small items your committees could use that

would enhance your programs and send them to me. Our

committee will then compile a combined wish list and

present it to the Session for their approval and we will go

from there.

We are hoping that this will be yet another way to

engage our members and friends to contribute in a small

but very visible and significant way to the ministries of our

congregation. Also, by having the items be small, we hope

it might be conducive to having our children participate in

the act of giving in a very tangible way as well.

Thank you for your help in giving us your ideas!

Marlene Wagner

Stewardship & Finance Committee

Sat., April 1 9:00 – Food Distribution/S, EE 10:00 – Sudanese Bible Study/208 1:00 – Concert Set Up/S 4:00 – Voice Lesson/GH 7:30 – Arts for Soul Concert/S, FH

Sun., April 2 Communion Sunday 8:30 – Worship/GH 9:45 – Adult Forum/GH 10:00 – Children Sun. School/205 11:00 – Worship/S 12:30 – Nuer Worship/GH 4:00 – Bell Rehearsal/S 5:30 – Youth Group/216 Dinner/FH

Mon., April 3 8:30 – ESLSCC Classes/208, 215 9:00 – McPhee Parent Grp/RR 11:30 – ESL SCC Class/215 5:00 – Worship & Sac/115 5:30 – Irish Dancers/GH 6:00 – Christian Ed/Library 7:00 – Men’s AA/FH

Tues., April 4 8:00-8:00 - Election Day/EE 7:00 – Men’s Breakfast/K 8:30 – ESL SCC Classes/208, 215 10:30 – Lincoln Lit Class 11:00 – Staff Meeting 11:30 – ESL SCC Class/215 4:30 – Gathering Place/MOSJ 5:30 – Property/115 6:00 – GtS BB/Gym 6:00 – Women’s AA/FH

Wed. April 5 8:30 – ESL SCC Classes/208, 215 9:00 – McPhee Parent Grp/RR 11:30 – ESL SCC Class/215 12:00 – Men’s Lunch Grp/Stauffer’s 5:30 – F3/FH 6:15 – Lord’s Supper Class/208 7:30 – Choir Rehearsal

Thurs., April 6 8:30 – ESLSCC Classes/208, 215 9:00 – McPhee Parent Grp/RR 9:00 – Sewing Grp/FH 11:30 – ESL SCC Class/215 1:00 – Lincoln Lit Class 6:30 – Session/GH

Fri., April 7 8:00 – Organ Practice/S 9:00 – McPhee Parent Grp/RR 10:00 – Moving in the Spirit/208

Sat., April 8 8:30 – Stephen Ministry/FH 10:00 – Sudanese Bible Study/208 4:00 – Voice Lesson/GH

Sun., April 9 Palm Sunday 8:30 – Worship/GH 9:30 – Easter Egg Hunt/FH 9:45 – Adult Bible Discovery/115 9:45 - Adult Bible Study/RR 11:00 – Worship/S 12:30 – Nuer Worship/GH 4:00 – Bell Rehearsal/S 5:30 – Youth Group/216 Dinner/FH

Mon., April 10 8:30 – ESL SCC Classes/208, 215 9:00 – McPhee Parent Grp/RR 11:30 – ESL SCC Class/215 5:30 – Irish Dancers/GH 7:00 – Men’s AA/FH

Tues., April 11 7:00 – Men’s Breakfast/K 8:30 – ESL SCC Classes/208, 215 10:30 – Lincoln Lit Class 11:00 – Staff Meeting 11:30 – ESL SCC Class/215 6:00 – GtS BB/Gym 6:00 – Women’s AA/FH

Wed., April 12 8:30 – ESL SCC Classes/208, 215 9:00 – McPhee Parent Grp/RR 11:30 – ESL SCC Class/215 12:00 – Men’s Lunch Grp/Stauffer’s 5:30 – F3/FH 7:30 – Choir Rehearsal

Thurs., April 13 Maundy Thursday 8:30 – ESLSCC Classes/208, 215 9:00 – McPhee Parent Grp/RR 9:00 – Sewing Grp/FH 11:30 – ESL SCC Class/215 1:00 – Lincoln Lit Class 5:45 – Bell Rehearsal/FH 6:30 – Maundy Thursday Seder Dinner & Worship/FH

Fri., April 14 Good Friday 8:00 – Organ Practice/S 9:00 – McPhee Parent Grp/RR 10:00 – Moving in the Spirit/208

Sat., April 15 9:00 – Food Distribution/S, EE 10:00 – Sudanese Bible Study/208 4:00 – Voice Lesson/GH

Sun., April 16 Easter 7:00 – Sunrise Service 8:30 – Worship/GH 9:45 – Adult Bible Discovery/115 9:45 – Adult Bible Study/RR 9:45 – Hebrews Adult Class/211 11:00 – Worship/S Mon., April 17 8:30 – ESL SCC Classes/208, 215 9:00 – McPhee Parent Grp/RR

11:30 – ESL SCC Class/215 5:30 – Irish Dancers/GH 5:30 – Music & Fine Arts/RR 7:00 – Men’s AA/FH

Tues., April 18 7:00 – Men’s Breakfast/K 8:30 – ESL SCC Classes/208, 215 10:30 – Lincoln Lit Class 11:00 – Staff Meeting 11:30 – ESL SCC Class/215 6:00 – GtS BB/Gym 6:00 – Women’s AA/FH 7:00 – Personnel/Hebrews

Wed., April 19 8:30 – ESL SCC Classes/208, 215 9:00 – McPhee Parent Grp/RR 11:30 – ESL SCC Class/215 11:30 – Mayor’s Interfaith Prayer Breakfast Cte Mtg/115 12:00 – Men’s Lunch Grp/Stauffer’s 5:30 – F3/FH 7:30 – Choir Rehearsal

Thurs., April 20 8:30 – ESLSCC Classes/208, 215 9:00 – McPhee Parent Grp/RR 9:00 – Sewing Grp/FH 11:30 – ESL SCC Class/215 1:00 – Lincoln Lit Class 1:30 – Circle IV (SSS)/RR

Fri., April 21 8:00 – Organ Practice/S 9:00 – McPhee Parent Grp/RR 10:00 – Moving in the Spirit/208 7:30 – Arts for the Soul Silent Film & Closing Gala/S, FH

Sat., April 22 10:00 – Sudanese Bible Study/208 4:00 – Voice Lesson/GH

Sun., April 23 8:30 – Worship/GH 9:30 – Children & Youth Activity 9:45 – Adult Bible Discovery/115 9:45 – Adult Bible Study/RR 9:45 – Hebrews Adult Class/211 10:00 – Children Sun. School/205 10:15 – Youth Sun. School/216, B11 11:00 – Worship/S 12:30 – Nuer Worship/GH 4:00 – Bell Rehearsal/S 5:30 – Youth Group/216 Dinner/FH

Mon., April 24 8:30 – ESL SCC Classes/208, 215 9:00 – McPhee Parent Grp/RR 11:30 – ESL SCC Class/215 5:00 – After Work Bible Study/115 5:30 – Irish Dancers/GH 7:00 – Men’s AA/FH

Tues., April 25 7:00 – Men’s Breakfast/K 8:30 – ESL SCC Classes/208, 215 10:30 – Lincoln Lit Class 11:30 – ESL SCC Class/215 6:00 – GtS BB/Gym 6:00 – Women’s AA/FH

Wed., April 26 8:30 – ESL SCC Classes/208, 215 9:00 – McPhee Parent Grp/RR 11:30 – ESL SCC Class/215 12:00 – Men’s Lunch Grp/Stauffer’s 5:30 – F3/FH 6:30 – Member Nurture/Parlor 7:30 – Choir Rehearsal

Thurs., April 27 8:30 – ESLSCC Classes/208, 215 9:00 – McPhee Parent Grp/RR 9:00 – Sewing Grp/FH 11:30 – ESL SCC Class/215 1:00 – Lincoln Lit Class 3:30 – Emma Nelson Recital Rehearsal/GH

Fri., April 28 8:00 – Organ Practice/S 9:00 – McPhee Parent Grp/RR 10:00 – Moving in the Spirit/208

Sat., April 29 10:00 – Sudanese Bible Study/208 3:00 – E. Nelson Violin Recital/GH 4:00 – Voice Lesson/GH

Sun., April 30 8:30 – Worship/GH 9:30 – Children & Youth Activity 9:45 – Adult Bible Discovery/115 9:45 – Adult Bible Study/RR 9:45 – Hebrews Adult Class/211 10:00 – Children Sun. School/205 10:15 – Youth Sun. School/216, B11 11:00 – Worship/S 12:30 – Nuer Worship/GH 4:00 – Bell Rehearsal/S 5:30 – Youth Group/216 Dinner/FH

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Dates & Times subject to change

Life in the Church — April 2017

PERIODICAL

First Presbyterian Church 840 South 17th Street Lincoln, NE 68508 www.fpclincoln.org 402.477.6037

Next First Report Deadline

Monday, April 17, 2017 Articles received after this time may not

be included in the Newsletter. Please notify the church office of any name,

address, email, and/or telephone changes.

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First Presbyterian Church, a place to belong! Where faith is nurtured, curiosity is encouraged, diversity is welcomed, and all are loved.

Sunday Morning Drivers Pam Boyle 402-421-3270

Nancy Field 402-466-7848

Lynne Hughes 402-489-1435

Nancy Janike 402-489-6779

If you need a ride to a Sunday worship service at the church, please contact a Sunday Morning Driver or the church office.

For after-hour calls to the church office,

402-477-6037, the staff voicemail extensions

and e-mail addresses follow:

Church Fax Number: 402-477-6048

Church website: www.fpclincoln.org

Pastor/Head of Staff: Rev. Dr. Sue Coller

x 103 scoller@fpclincoln.org

Parish Associate for Sudanese Ministry:

Rev. Jock Tut Paleak

x 114 jockPaleak@yahoo.com

Music Director: Dr. Brian Pfoltner

x 121 musicdir@fpclincoln.org

Organist: Dr. Charles W. Ore

charles.w.ore@gmail.com

Director of Christian Education: Kris Brammer

x 106 dce@fpclincoln.org

Finance Coordinator & Treasurer: Patty Wissink x 102 finance@fpclincoln.org

Church Administrator: Nicole Toman

x 101 ntoman@fpclincoln.org

Custodian/Maintenance: Jeff Kephart

maintenance@fpclincoln.org

Church Office

x 101 info@fpclincoln.org

1 Thomas Hranac

1 Jennifer Koolen

3 Maggie Killeen

3 Betty Tenhulzen

4 Sally Comer

6 Nyathase Koang

7 Wilma Ackermann

7 Leslie Draper

8 Bannyeny Riek

9 Jackson Knoche

10 Logan Peterson

11 Ramona Scholl

12 Shirley Bair

13 Lexi Barrett

13 Scott Svoboda

18 Davin Soerjawitaka

19 Benjamin Hinrichs

19 Bob Peterson

20 Lisa Bolz

20 Paul Kasl

21 Paul Jasa

22 Terri Sherman

23 William Berlowitz

23 Ryleigh Draper

27 Dezmen Jefferson

27 Janna Loehr

27 Norman Massey

28 Leah Byelick

28 LeAnn Hammar

29 BJ Kasl

April Birthdays Birthdays are important events. If your birthday is missing from our list, or listed wrong, please call the church office so we can correct it: 402-477-6037.