I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

From the

Pastor’s

Screen

2

News in Brief 3

Council

Highlights

3

April

Volunteers

4

April

Calendar

5

From the

Prayer Chain

5

Mark Your

Calendar!

6

The Good News S P E C I A L

P O I N T S O F

I N T E R E S T :

Centering Prayer

will continue on the

third Thursday of

each month. In

April we will meet

on April 19 at 6:00

p.m. These sessions

are led by Jeff

Smith; all are

welcome!

Men’s Breakfast

meets at Mama’s

Place at 8:00 a.m.

on the first and

third Tuesdays of

April.

F I R S T C O N G R E G A T I O N A L U C C

Easter Sunday activities will begin with a Sunrise

Service at 7:30 a.m. on April 1 at Ball Lake, at the

home of Sally and Gary VandenElst. If you plan to go,

dress warm and take a lawn chair!

A Pancake Breakfast will follow from 8:30 to 9:30

a.m. in Fellowship Hall and then our traditional Easter

Worship – at 10:00 a.m. – will include Holy Com-

munion and welcoming of new members. (There will

be no Coffee Hour following worship.) Plan to join us

for any, or all, of these Easter morning activities as

we celebrate the resurrection!

A N G O L A , I N A P R I L 2 0 1 8

White Privilege Class Continues

Pastor Deb will continue to facilitate

a conversation on White Privilege on

April 15 and 22.

Reading materials are available on

the Information Table. We will begin

Part III in April.

Even if you have missed previous

classes, please feel free to enter into the

conversation any Sunday you are

available.

Join Us on Easter Sunday!

Welcoming Class April On Sunday, April 29, Pastor Deb will

offer a Welcoming Class for those who

have been journeying with us and would

like to learn more about our church and

the United Church of Christ.

We will meet from 11:30 a.m. to

12:30 p.m. in Pastor Deb’s office; please

let Pastor Deb know if you plan to

attend!

P A G E 2

Pastor Deb Davis

From the Pastor’s Screen

T H E G O O D N E W S

“The best field

education

experience is

one that

allows the

student to

learn about all

phases of

ministry ...”

Council has approved a request by

David Grim, that he be allowed to

complete his required field education

work at FCUCC.

David has preached here twice dur-

ing the past year, and is currently a li-

censed UCC minister at Plymouth

UCC in Fort Wayne, as well as a semi-

nary student at Chicago Theological

Seminary.

He will need to complete 400 hours

with us beginning in the fall of 2018

(and perhaps some hours as early as

this summer).

He will be working with the youth,

doing pastoral care, preaching, and of-

fering support in Sunday worship – and

he may even teach a class or two. I also

hope we can get him involved in our

teen coffeehouse mission at Cahoots.

The best field education experience

is one that allows the student to learn

about all phases of ministry and so that

is what we will try to offer David since

his plan is to do pastoral ministry after

his graduation from CTS.

David currently works full time for

the Fort Wayne Parks Department and

is in seminary part time. He is married

to Michelle Grim and they have five

children that range from high school to

elementary school.

So needless to say, David is very

busy. Most of his time with us will be

completed on Sundays and some

Wednesday evenings.

I am excited to have David with us,

sharing his gifts for ministry. He will

broadened his own experience as well

as ours.

Beyond that, however, is the very

important role of the local church in

preparing new leadership to nurture

and lead the church into the future.

That is a role I take very seriously and

I hope you do too.

We are blessed to have David

make this request and I hope we can

also become a blessing to him over

the next many months.

Blessings,

News in Brief P A G E 3 F I R S T C O N G R E G A T I O N A L U C C

No-Book Book Club We are gathering for breakfast

at 8:00 a.m. on the second and

fourth Wednesdays at the

Village Kitchen. We have no

agenda and no book to read!

Just come for breakfast and fun

conversation!

Women’s Book Study Women’s Book Study will meet

on Tuesday, April 17, at 2 p.m.

in Pastor Deb’s office to contin-

ue the book, Educated: A Mem-

oir, by Tara Westover.

Soup & Scripture Pastor Deb leads a Soup &

Scripture session at Cahoots

each Tuesday at 12 noon. Join

us for a look at the lectionary

scriptures for the next Sunday.

Friday Prayer Group The Friday Morning Prayer

Group meets each Friday at

9:00 a.m. at Cahoots. All are

welcome to take part.

About the Community

Our sympathy to Heidi, Dave,

Anna and Erik Finley at the

death of Heidi’s father, Richard

Reichenbach on March 17 in

South Lyon, Michigan.

Congratulations to Jim Si-

mons for being ranked number

one in the state among swim

officials – third year in a row!

Cahoots

needs a group

of folks to

volunteer to

provide snacks

once or twice a

year for MRT.

If you can help,

contact Nancy

Krohn at

665-5751.

Sunday School: Betsy report-

ed that Jill Noyes said Sunday

School will continue through

April and May and break from

Memorial Day through Labor

Day. Teachers are still needed

for April and May; Betsy sug-

gested that the youth might be

able to do a project for the June

mission trip to Peru;

Trustees: Rod reported on

the interim pastor selection

process and distributed two

sections from the UCC guide-

lines for replacing departing

pastors and asked Council

members to read them. Rever-

end Scott Bowie from the IKC

will meet with Council mem-

bers on Tuesday, March 20;

Church Council met on Sunday,

March 11, and the following

items were among those dis-

cussed/approved/reported:

Treasurer: A group will meet

with Marv Mays to prioritize his

duties; June Julien will obtain

data to help with this;

Pastor’s Report: David Grim,

a seminary student from Plym-

outh Church, would like to do

his field education with us,

which was approved;

Deacons: Kim said the Food

and Fun Game Night went well.

People from the community

came as well as about 50 from

the congregation;

Church Council Highlights New Business: Michelle asked

for help – or volunteers – in

writing a grant request for the

Community Foundation to ob-

tain funds to be used for the

parking lot work. Pastor Deb

will also look for grant money

to fund some of Marv’s work.

The next Council meeting will

be Sunday, April 8, following

worship.

JoAnn Lewis, clerk

Join us at 6 p.m.

Thursday, April

12, for a lively

conversation at

WordHouse!

We will meet

this month in

the downstairs

lounge.

P A G E 4

We are looking

for gardeners

to care for the

Chapel flower

beds!

Past volunteer

Anne Eddy will

give you a

personal

orientation.

Call the church

office if you are

interested!

April Volunteers

April Birthdays and Anniversaries

03 – Cathy Covell

04 – Walt Lilley

10 – Jana Olson

11 – Deborah Miller

13 – Larry Watkins

20 – Jeannie Hetrick

24 – Kimberly Couch

24 – Christina Krueckeberg

25 – Dick Powers

28 – Art Eberhart

T H E G O O D N E W S

Upcoming in May! May 12 - Plant Sale

May 17 - Heidelberg Concert Choir Performance/Dinner

May 31 - June 2 - IKC Annual Gathering

Date Liturgist Greeters Children's Sermon

Apr 01 Marty Diller Marg e Mueller and Rita Lechleidner Michelle Olson

Apr 08 Jim McEntarfer Powers Family Celia Motz

Apr 15 Lois McEntarfer Jim and Lynn Simons Vicki Harris

Apr 22 Lynn Simons Michelle Olson Rita Lechleidner

Apr 29 Ron Hays Gayle Newton and Deb Miller Marj Lilley

Date Usher Refreshments Counter

Apr 01 Bruce Andres Easter Breakfast Gary VandenElst

Apr 08 Bruce Andres Deb Miller and Gayle Newton Jim Simons

Apr 15 Bruce Andres Bruce and Liz Andres, Kim Rentz Marge Mueller

Apr 22 Bruce Andres OPEN Gayle Newton

Apr 29 Bruce Andres Steve and Betsy Eyrich Dave Syler

April Calendar

P A G E 5 F I R S T C O N G R E G A T I O N A L U C C

1 - Easter Sunrise Service 7:30 a.m. Ball Lake

- Pancake Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Fellowship Hall

- Worship 10:00 a.m.

- Youth Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

3 - Men’s Breakfast 8:00 a.m. Mama’s Place

- Soup & Scripture 12 noon Cahoots

4 - Bell and Chancel Choir 5:45 and 7:00 p.m.

6 - Prayer Group 9:00 a.m. Cahoots

8 - Worship 10:00 a.m.

- Youth Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

- Council Meets 11:30 a.m. Community Room

10 - Soup & Scripture 12 noon Cahoots

11 - No-Book Book Club 8:00 a.m. Village Kitchen

- Bell and Chancel Choir 5:45 and 7:00 p.m.

12 - WordHouse 6:00 p.m. Downstairs Lounge

13 - Prayer Group 9:00 a.m. Cahoots

15 - Worship 10:00 a.m.

- Youth Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

- White Privilege Class 11:30 a.m. Community Room

17 - Men’s Breakfast 8:00 a.m. Mama’s Place

- Soup & Scripture 12 noon Cahoots

- Women’s Book Study 2:00 p.m. Pastor Deb’s Office

18 - Bell and Chancel Choir 5:45 and 7:00 p.m.

19 - Centering Prayer 6:00 p.m. Sanctuary

20 - Prayer Group 9:00 a.m. Cahoots

22 - Worship 10:00 a.m.

- Youth Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

- White Privilege Class 11:30 a.m. Community Room

24 - Soup & Scripture 12 noon Cahoots

25 - No-Book Book Club 8:00 a.m. Village Kitchen

- Bell and Chancel Choir 5:45 and 7 p.m.

27 - Prayer Group 9:00 a.m. Cahoots

29 - Worship 10:00 a.m.

- Youth Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

- Welcoming Class 11:30 a.m. Pastor Deb’s Office

From the Prayer Chain Holy God, in this precious time, we pause

and gather to hear your word.

To do so we break from our work responsibilities

and from our play fantasies;

we move from our fears that overwhelm

and from our ambitions that are too strong.

Free us in these moments from every distraction,

that we may focus to listen,

that we may hear, that we may change. Amen.

That We May Change – Walter Brueggemann

A huge thank-you to all those who donated to

Cahoots for the purchase of the new prep

table, pictured above. It holds all the fixings

for Cahoots’ wraps and sandwiches and makes

preparing orders so much more efficient.

Again, thank you!!

Phone: 260-665-9362

Fax: 260-668-1082

Email Office: info@angolaucc.org

Email Pastor Deb: revdebdavis@aol.com

Website: angolaucc.org

First Congregational United Church of

Christ, as an inclusive and caring Christian

community, welcomes into its full life and

ministry persons of every race, ethnic

background, gender identity and expres-

sion, sexual orientation, marital status,

God is still speaking,

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criminal history and faith background. As we serve those

within our church family, the community and the world in

the name of Jesus Christ, we celebrate each person’s

uniqueness and look forward to the gifts they bring to us.

May 17 Mark your calendar now

for the Heidelberg University Concert Choir

performance on May 17

at the AUMC at 7:00 p.m.