the newsletter of first presbyterian church, somerset, ky...
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Sunday: 9:00am Handbell Practice 9:15am Childcare Opens & Coffee Plus 9:30am Pastor’s Bible Study 9:30am Youth Bible Study (6-12 grades) 10:00am The Thoughtful Christian with Pastor Emeritus, Jack Wilhelm 10:00am Women’s Sunday School Class 10:30am Choir Warm Ups 11:00am Worship 12:00pm Session Meeting 5:00pm Silent Prayer in the Chapel
Monday: 6:30pm Lake Cumberland Chorus
Wednesday: 5:00pm Dinner 5:30pm Cross Fit 5:30pm Youth Group 6:00pm Children’s Choir 6:30pm Adult Choir 7:00pm Organ Recital
Thursday: 7:30pm Lake Cumberland Chorus Spring Concert Saturday: 8:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous
This Week...
Assisting In Worship NEXT Sunday, May 24
The Chancel Choir Piano & Organ………..…………..….Beth Kleppinger Liturgist. . . . . . . . . . . .……...……...…………………. Chancel Choir………………………….Dan Carpenter Ushers………..Josh Jones (*IISY), Rodney Patton (*C),
and Dan & Jane Venters Nursery. . . . . . . . …..…….Deanna & Ashley Wahlman Coffee Plus………………………………….Josh Jones IISY 1 & 2…………………………………Kerry Brock
May 17, 2015
We Believe God’s Love Sets Us Free!
Deacons of the Month for May
Please contact the Deacons of the month when someone is ill, hospitalized, has passed away or is in need of prayer. Kim King 606.219.1139
[email protected] Marty Whitson 606.679.3315
Elder of the Month for May
Paul Guffey 606.305.4915 [email protected]
The Newsletter of First Presbyterian Church, Somerset, KY
Prayer List
Anita Fackler-Waller and family; Shirley Brasfield; Bill & Liz Isaacs; Jalyn King; Sue Burkett; Doug Choate; J.B. Pitman’s mother; Wanda & Al Hamilton; Sherry Brown’s brother, Lee Alexander;
Marty Whitson’s sister, Gail Malott.
Please remember our homebound members with cards and prayers:
Pat DeBerry, Virginia McMillen, Joanne Jasper; Al and Wanda Hamilton,
Alice Wayman, Dudley and Shirley Hosch, Shirley Brasfield. Pat DeBerry’s new mailing address is:
The Neighborhood of Somerset
100 Neighborly Way
Somerset, KY 42503
The Elder of the Month and a
Deacon of the Month will be
available at the front of the
Sanctuary after the Worship Service
for questions and/or concerns.
Meal Share
Monday, May 18 at 6pm **This is a week early due
to Memorial Day on May 25. Please bring a side dish to share
with our neighbors. We can always use an extra helping hand to serve
and clean-up! We had 75 guests last month!
Organ Recital May 20, @ 7:00pm
Organ and Piano Duo Martin Ellis and
Randall Frieling are artists that bridge
the gap between traditional piano and
organ repertoire with
innovative approaches to more con-
temporary and popular genres.
Pentecost Picnic Sunday, May 24
Our church family will be celebrating Pentecost with a picnic
immediately following church. We will be celebrating here at FPC, outside if weather permits. The Deacons have
ordered BBQ, so all we need are salads and desserts. Please join us!
And don’t forget to wear RED!
Session Meeting Today Immediately following Worship in the
Fellowship Hall
Pine Cone Primitives
invites you to a showing
of Eccentric Florals
and Landscapes
featuring church
member, Dan Phelps!
Friday, May 22
5:30-7:30pm
Wine and cheese will be served
For questions, please call
606.677.1228
All are welcome!
Lake Cumberland Chorus Spring Concert
Thursday, May 21 @ 7:30pm Hosted at First Presbyterian
Church
This is a free choral and instrumental concert. Several
church members are in the group, directed by church member
John Neikirk
Your ears will surely be pleased!
Rev. Allen Brimer, Pastor
Monica DeCarlo Office Manager & Director of Christian Education
Carol Henderson Financial Secretary & Handbell Director
Dan Carpenter Choir Director
Beth Kleppinger Organist/Pianist
Josh Jones Director of Youth Ministries
Linda Slaughter Nursery Attendant
Jeannie Casada Custodian
Rev. Jack Wilhelm Pastor Emeritus
First Presbyterian Church • 200 N. Vine Street • Somerset, Kentucky 42501 606-678-5731 email: [email protected] Find us on Facebook
Class of 2017 Paul Guffey– Mission Connie Jamieson– Worship Marshall Judy– Mission Dan Phelps– Property Class of 2016 Ed Ledford– Property Wanda Mabry– Mission Jo Marshall– Personnel Christina Ross– Christian Ed. Class of 2015 Terry Randall– Finance Jonna Stayton– Christian Ed. Jeff Stockham– Personnel Peggy Tiller– Clerk
Deacons Jon Burlew Kim King Nina Joplin– Chair Nina Wilhelm Nancy Holland Suzanne Kidd Kathy Phelps Marty Whitson
Happy Birthday
5/19 Forrest Brock 5/19 Sarah Brown 5/21 Barb Germain 5/21 Tanner Hoseclaw 5/22 Bill Watkins
Pledge Report through 5.10.15 Pledges budgeted $70,946 Pledged offering received $69,868 Under Budget $1,078 Non-pledged offering received $7,477 Capital Budget Mortgage Loan Balance $643,881
Please give flowers for our Sunday worship services. Complete, tear off and put in the offering plate. Thank you, Worship Committee
Dedicate to: _________________________ Given by: _________________________
Please check the date:
__ May 24 __ May 31 __ June 7 __ June 14 __ June 21
The Staff The Session Tithes & Gifts Flowers
The deadline for information to be included in The Vine is Wednesday of that week. Thank you for your cooperation and patience.
Hold-U-Over Boxes:
Monthly Donation for May:
4 boxes of Mac & Cheese
Thank you for helping to feed our neighbors!
Anniversaries
5/8 Susie & Mark Lackey 5/11 Beth & George Hall 5/21 Annie & Bill Watkins 5/22 Ann & Don Haney
Burnamwood Conference for Summer 2015
High School June 22-27
Cost: $315; you pay $157.50 Due by May 30
Middle School June 15-19
Cost: $245; you pay $122.50 Due by May 30
3rd-5th Grades Conference July 6-10
Cost: $245; you pay $122.50 Due by June 30
8th-12th Grades Night Owl Camp July 13-17
Cost: $245; you pay $122.50 Due by June 30
1st-2nd Grades Mini Camp July 20-22
Cost: $100; you pay $50 Due by June 30
6th-11th Grades Faith Hunter Mini-Conference
July 20-22 Cost: $100; you pay $50
Due by June 30
3rd-6th Grades MADD Camp July 27-31
Cost: $245; you pay $122.50 Due by June 30
Contact Monica for more information! **Please note that the church, through the
Carol Tibbals Troxell Youth Fund, will pay for HALF the conference costs! Families just need
to match the church’s contribution!
Vacation Bible School!
Vacation Bible School will be held June 7th thru June 10th in
partnership with First Christian Church.
We are looking for attendees, crew leaders for preschool & elementary
school, volunteers to help with the cookout the evening of June 7th, and volunteers to
help as a kitchen assistant or floaters. Contact Jonna Stayton or Christina Ross if
you are available to volunteer.
The theme this year is Mount Everest!
Congratulations Class of 2015 Graduates!
Seth Vaught, Southwestern High School
He joins the Marines for training July 20.
Jon Claude Burlew, Morehead State University
He begins his doctor of physical therapy program at Marshall University next week!
Please let the office know of additional graduates!
Our sympathy and prayers go out to
Kerry Brock and family, as her mother has
returned home to be with the Lord. Notes
of sympathy can be mailed to the family
at 37 Runway Blvd.
Somerset, KY 42503.
Prayers and sympathy for Pauline House
and family, in the loss of her sister, Newey.
Cards of sympathy may be mailed to the
family at
200 Holmes Ave.
Somerset, KY 42501.