Weekly NewsSanta-Cali-Gon Days sign-up sheets to help staff the parking lots are now available on the credenza in the Parlour. Dates are September 2-5. Our hours of operation are: Friday - Sunday: 9am - 9pm (4-hour shifts) and on Monday 9am - 3pm (3-hour shifts). Any youth who is planning on going on a youth trip next summer should plan on working. This fundraiser has several slots still open for you to choose from. Sign-up online: at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4fa8a62faafbc52-santacaligon1. Questions: contact Emily Johnson at 816-392-1409. Thank you!
Fall Music Workshop - Singers and Handbell Ringers! We will kick off the fall with the Music Workshop on Saturday, August 27. Bells will meet at 10:00am and choir will meet at 11:00am. Everyone is invited to stay afterwards for food and fellowship. Contact Nicole Murray for more information (816-519-0364 or queenofcoasters@gmail.com). Come fellowship with us and watch our Boys in Blue!! Everyone is welcome to attend the KC Royals game when they host the Seattle Mariners at 1:10 p.m. Sunday, September 25. The sign-up sheet is on the credenza in the Parlour. Tickets are $34 in Section 219, covered seating, down 2-3 steps and $17 for parking, (see Pastor Dave for financial assistance). You may bring lunch and a sealed bottled water. Money must be turned into the office by September 11. Please make checks payable to “First Presbyterian Church” with the memo as “KC Royals”. Please contact Dora Dunnaway for any questions at 816-204-0701. As a heads up, start thinking about the gently-used-in-good condition items you would like to donate to the Annual Rummage Sale in October. Collections at Westminster Hall will begin in September. More details coming soon. Ink Cartridge Recycling Program - due to the space in the Parlour for the large recycling/collection box and most cartridges and toners are not accepted in this program, Debbie will discontinue the recycling program. There are several ways to recycle ink and toners.
Summer Forum is now in session. For the first four weeks we will go through Max Lucado's Before Amen. In this four-session video-based study, Max Lucado reveals his struggles with prayer and how he discovered that it is not a privilege for the pious or the art of a chosen few but a simple tool everyone has been given to have a conversation with God. He shows you how to let go of uncertainties about prayer, trust that God hears you, and embrace a prayer life that brings peace and rest. The 2nd DVD study will be 1st and 2nd Thessalonians by Levi Lusko. The 2022 Summer Forum will conclude with another DVD series More than Enough by Adam Hamilton. Leaders/facilitators are needed. Contact Pastor Dave to offer your talents. Would you like to share the beautiful flowers from your garden with your church family? Every Sunday except the first Sunday of the month we have flowers on the communion table in the Sanctuary for us all to enjoy. If you are interested, please contact Jan Spencer at 816-260-7631. If your address, phone number and/or email address has changed or there has been any other life event such as marriage, new baby, etc. please contact the church office. The following schedule is for the Coffee Fellowship after worship. Please See Robbie Gorman for more details. 1st Sunday – (former members) VIP Sunday school class 2nd Sunday – Guidance class 3rd Sunday – Fellowship Committee 4th Sunday – Saints Alive class 5th Sunday – Ladies Circle groups When exiting the church building, please push all doors to ensure they are completely shut and secure and make sure the alarm is set as needed. Session voted Jan. 18 to share the following information from the CDC website* Close contact with someone who has COVID-19? – Where a mask if around others and get tested after 5 days or when symptoms begin, and:
* For full guidelines: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html and https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/quarantine-isolation.html Each church of Heartland Presbytery contributes money to cover the expenses of our presbytery, synod and General Assembly, which serve and support First Church and our sister churches in the PC(USA). Each family of First Church is asked to pay its share if you haven't already. The per capita payment for 2021 is $43.07 per church member in your family past confirmation age. The total is split $31.19 for Heartland Presbytery expenses, $2.90 for the Synod of Mid-America, and $8.98 for General Assembly. The 2022 per capita remains the same as this year. Your Stewardship Committee asks that you contribute if able, and gives thanks for those who already have. Please submit all information including the Greeters, Ushers, and detailed requests for the Sunday bulletin by the Wednesday before you would like it added. Bulletins are finalized on Thursday mornings. Pastor Dave and Yuri have discontinued use of their home phone landline, but can still be reached as usual on their cell phones (816-654-4281 for Dave and 816-654-4284 for Yuri). Coffee Fellowship after worship in the Parlour is back! But without food at this time, as decided by Session at the May 18 meeting. Coffee and punch will be served using health and safety practices; no self-services. Masks are optional for those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in keeping with health official guidelines. The cushions have been returned to all pews, however, please continue to respect each other's social-distancing and hand-shaking/hugging preferences. Please contact anyone on Session or Pastor Dave with any questions or concerns. Those wanting to get Facebook updates from Bonnie and Will Ratcliff as they battle Will's brain cancer recurrence can join the Will's Warriors group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/386853145972477. First Church now offers online giving for those faithfully making their pledge offerings and other contributions. You may use your computer or Smartphone to visit the FPC Giving Page (or look for the ❤GiveNow button on our website) and begin the process of simplifying (and if you want, automating) your financial contribution to the ministry of First Church. This service is thanks to The Presbyterian Foundation’s Online Giving Program, with no monthly or annual fees. The Presbyterian Foundation uses the Vanco Payment Solutions platform, an industry leader in providing churches secure and simple giving solutions in compliance with Payment Card Industry data security standards for handling, storing and transmitting credit card information. Contact Robby Klim of Finance Committee, David Melton of Stewardship or Pastor Dave with any questions. Your 2022 pledge envelopes are now ready for pickup in the Parlour. Please call the church office for any questions or concerns at 816-252-6662. Your pastor, staff, deacons and other servant leaders are available to help in whatever way they can. PER CAPITA Total per capita for 2021: $43.07 $31.19—Presbytery $2.90—Synod of Mid-America $8.98—General Assembly |
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All in-person gatherings may resume at at the discretion of the group leader, with masks optional for those vaccinated against COVID-19 and everyone respecting each other's social-distancing, handshaking and hugging preferences. Calendar listings are place-holders only. Please contact meeting/gathering organizers to ask about a specific group's status.
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