First Presbyterian Church Kearney, Nebraska

Sunday School & Wednesday Night Live Leadership Recognition

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Friday, May 11th, 2012 in Congregational, General, Youth | Comments (0)

SUNDAY SCHOOL & WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE LEADERSHIP RECOGNITION May 13, 2012
During 10:30 a.m. Service
Please join us Sunday May 13th for Sunday worship where the Sunday School Teachers and Wednesday Night Live Leaders will be recognized for their fantastic work and support. May 13th wraps up the Sunday School program for the Spring. The Christian Education Committee is proud to highlight the following volunteers that bring the message of Christ to live at FPC Kearney through two wonderful programs, Sunday School and Wednesday Night Live.
Amanda Badgley
Rich Elliott
Gary Feind
Lorraine Feind
Barb Friskopp
Myron Haines
Dwayne Hibbs
Jack Hild
Jill Hurt
Erin Jenkins
Peggi Jenkins
Mary Kulhanek
John McKirahan
Rose Miller
Steve Miller
Jeff Newby
Rona Newby
Bev Pickens
Charlie Pickens
Janet Pickens
Stephen Price-Gibson
Earl Rademacher
JoAnn Rademacher
Alan Rees
Sharon Rees
Ruth Slominski
Tiffany Tarvestad
Paulette Wagner
Annabelle Wells
Eldin Wells
Shawni Wright

Join us in the Fall and be part of Sunday School! Classes will resume on August 19th.
Consider helping to coordinate next season’s programming. Contact Lorraine Fiend at (308) 390-7455 for more details and how you can be an active part of Christian Education at First Presbyterian Church Kearney.

Prime of Life

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 in Prime of Life | Comments (0)

PRIME OF LIFE

Sunday, May 6 – 6:00 p.m.

Prime of Life will meet on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. in the Family Life Center. Hosts for May are: Charlie and Bev Pickens, Emily State, Joan Hartman and Helen Marshall. Contact one of the hosts to confirm your attendance.

Vacation Bible School

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 in VBS | Comments (0)

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Crossroads Center Planting Seeds of Hope

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 in Community, Outreach | Comments (0)

The event will include a delicious meal, guest testimonials, an update about what God is doing at the Crossroads Center, and wonderful fellowship. Individual tickets are $25 each and seating is available in tables of ten attendees. Seating is limited to the first 500 responses. Tickets are available in the church office. For more information call (308) 236-5688.

It’s Graduation Time!

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 in Congregational | Comments (0)

READY, SET, GO!
IT’S GRADUATION TIME!
Congratulations to the following graduating High School Seniors.
Brittany Shultz
Chet Wallace- Award recipient of a $400 school scholarship from FPC
Wishing you all the best with your studies next Fall and Spring.
College graduates are:
Michael Miller, Bachelor of Arts, Biblical Studies, Liberty University, May 12, 2012
Collin Rees, Bachelor of Science, Engineering, Harvard, May 24, 2012
Benjamin Tye, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration and Comic Art, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, May 12, 2012
All graduates will be honored on May 13th during the Sunday 10:30 a.m. worship service.

Easter Egg Extravaganza Success

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 in Community | Comments (0)

EASTER EGG EXTRAVAGANZA SUCCESS!
Thank you to all that participated with the egg hunt on Saturday April 8th. Nearly 50 adults and children were in attendance. Thank you Ruth Slominski for donating plastic eggs and candy! And thank you Ruth Slominski and Phil Feese for detailing the church lawns for the egg hunt. The event was a lot of fun for kids and adults. Thank you

Lenten Lunch Thank You

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 in Community, Lent | Comments (0)

We had a very successful Good Friday Lenten Luncheon. Thank you to all of the people who donated food and the sandwich crew, tray filler crew and everyone involved in the event! This project could not be fulfilled without all of our volunteers. Thank you all so very much. Sincerely, Patricia Elliott, Women’s Bible Study Circles Coordinator

Thank you from the Mission Committee

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 in Mission | Comments (0)

The Mission Committee would like to thank everyone who donated items, baked some wonderful goodies, helped sell, made signs, or supported us at the Garage/Bake Sale on April 14th. We currently have made approximately $1100.00 with a few donations still coming in. It shows us that when people come together, great things can be accomplished. We are in the planning stages for a Go and Serve Mission trip in the future. We will keep you posted. Thanks again for the support.

Our Loved Ones in Military Service

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 in Our Loved Ones in Military Service | Comments (0)

OUR LOVED ONES IN MILITARY SERVICE

Colonel Gary D. Haines is the son of Myron and the late Evalyn Haines. He graduated from Kearney High School and went on to attend the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, graduating in 1990. His first base assignment was at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska. During this time he married his wife Robin. They have five children, Breanna, Nicolas, Hunter, Claire, and Caleb. Col. Haines went on to attend Texas A & M and received his Master’s Degree in Computer Science. He returned to Colorado Springs and taught Computer Science at the Air Force Academy for three years. Col. Haines has seen many moves during his career. He has been stationed at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs; Langly Air Force Base, Newport News, Virginia; Scott Air Force Base, Bellville, Illinois; Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas; and back to Scott Air Force Base where the family currently is living. Scott Air Force Base handles transportation for all of the military and Gary handles the communications aspect of their travel. We are proud of his service to our country.

Book Browse

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 in Book Browsing, Library | Comments (0)

BOOK BROWSE

The city library is not the only one to enjoy improvements. Thanks to Annabelle, Eldin, Jill and Gordon, our church library now has 56 more volumes. See the complete list on the narthex bulletin board. For starters, you might want to check out:

101 Hymn Stories – the inspiring true stories behind 101 favorite hymns by Kenneth W. Osbeck. (see shelf 03)

Not Trying Too Hard by Bob Sitze who advocates a small-step-approach to change providing readers with the necessary tools to engage what is possible without trying too hard. (04 E)

Games Games Games for people of all ages – a game for everyone’s taste, for every situation, for every age. (07 E)

Session Notes

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 in Sessions | Comments (0)

SESSION NOTES

The Session and Board of Deacons held their annual joint meeting on Tuesday, April 24th before the regular meetings of the Session and Board of Deacons. The two councils primarily explored which group should be responsible for working with community mission agencies, the Deacons or the Session’s Mission Committee. It was informally agreed that two Deacons and two Elders would serve on a “bridge” committee to propose a framework. The Deacons were told they should provide input to the Finance Committee by October for next year’s budget.

The Session held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 24th. A brief overview of the meeting is below.

The formation of a joint “bridge” committee was approved with Elders Pat Hild and Doug Giles to be representatives from Session. Procedures for committees’ submissions for next year’s budget to the Finance Committee were discussed. Thoughts regarding new Deacons and Elders for next year were also discussed in preparation for the Nominating Committee’s work.

Session approved collection of a love offering for Ballet Emmanuel on April 29th. Christian Ed also announced that a movie will be shown at church on Wednesday, May 23rd. Rev. Price-Gibson announced that the Presbytery is planning another Invite a Guest service on August 19th.

Beach Thoughts

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 in Pastor's Notes | Comments (0)

BEACH THOUGHTS

I love the ocean, and I treasure memories of the times when my family vacationed at the beach. There is something so soothing about sitting in the sun, listening to the sound of the surf. You can be as busy as you choose, what with swimming, fishing, snorkeling, bird watching, restaurant hopping, or boardwalk shopping. Or you can just do nothing. The beach is one place where active people can just do nothing and not feel guilty.

Some people go to the same beach their parents and grand-parents enjoyed. But it is unlikely that our great-grandparents loved the ocean shore. In their day, most beaches were deserted, and the coastline was considered to be dangerous and desolate places, where ships were wrecked on hidden rocks, fishermen were lost in the storms, and pirates came suddenly to kill and steal and destroy. While there have always been those who made their fortunes and their livings on salt water, nobody thought of it as a place of beauty and peace. Too many people died or disappeared, too many hearts were broken by the sea.

So how did the unfriendly shore become a fun-in-the-sun place? Simply put, people started to go there together in large numbers. Lighthouses made the sea lanes safer, and piracy was stamped out. You could swim all you wanted if there were other people keeping track of you. Many more people could make their living on the coast by meeting the needs of visitors. Your property and your children and your life were safe.

Many people feel about religion the way our ancestors felt about the sea. Things of the spirit can be strange and forbidding— perhaps even dangerous. Phony cults, abusive leaders, peculiar rituals, exotic disciplines seem like the riptides and pirates and storms that used to make the sea dreadful. Religion is like the sea—something that it is better not to face alone. But if we “serve the Lord with gladness” together, we can be refreshed and renewed in a way that no beach resort can match. The power and purpose we all need for our lives to be worth living are always more easily learned in Christian community—and sometimes they are available in no other way.

Each of us has our own unique relationship with God, but the surest mark of an increasing intimacy with God that we are able to give and receive help from others, especially those who seek to draw closer to God day by day. This is the reality expressed in familiar Bible verses.

I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.” Psalm 122:1

Love one another, as I have loved you. John 15:12

And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deed, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another.

Hebrews 10:24, 25

This is a truth we need to constantly keep telling our children, our relatives, our friends, our neighbors—and ourselves.

See you in church. Stephen

Vacation Bible School Registration

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Thursday, April 26th, 2012 in VBS, Youth | Comments (0)

VBS will be held Sunday, June 24 thru Thursday, June 28.

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Garden

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 in Community, General, Youth | Comments (0)

Crossroads Rescue Mission

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 in Community, Outreach | Comments (0)

CRITICAL NEEDS LIST—CROSSROADS CENTER

RESCUE MISSION—KEARNEY

Current census: 23 individuals
After being at our maximum capacity of 27 for a couple of days, we are back to 23 women, men and families. This week we had a follow-up presentation on grocery shopping, a session on improving parenting skills and a staff member from Good Samaritan Hospital gave a presentation on smoking cessation. We continue to seek individuals or groups who are interested in helping our guests build their skills.

Upcoming dates:
April 24th—12:00—Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting
May 4th—Seeds of Hope 1st Annual Gala—6:30 PM—Younes Conference Center— Tickets are available in the church office, at the Center or by calling 236-5688.

FOOD
1. a) Critical food needs: COFFEE, TOMATOES—SAUCE, DICED, WHOLE, SPAGHETTI SAUCE, ELBOW MACARONI, NOODLES, CHILLI, TOMATO JUICE, CHILLI POWDER, VINEGAR, SYRUP, SUGAR, BROWN SUGAR, YEAST, COFFEE CREAMER, CANNED FRUIT, CREAM SOUPS, EVAPORATED MILK, MARGARINE, BUTTER!
2. b) General food needs: fresh vegetables and fruits, pasta, tuna, ketchup, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, cereals, rolled oats
Lawn mower
Laundry products for use in “high efficiency” washers & bleach
Laundry baskets or bags
Trash bags
Plastic storage containers—4, 6 & 8-quart size
Gift cards to local retailers for purchase of socks, shoes and underclothing.
Bikes
Hand sanitizer
Baby products—safety q-tips, “sensitive” wipes, baby towels & cloths
Cleaning products—stainless steel cleaner, dish soap, sponges with abrasive
side

Thank you to all of you for your generous support in so many ways! God bless you!

Family Fun Fest

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Monday, April 16th, 2012 in Community, Outreach | Comments (0)

FAMILY FUN FEST

APRIL 29 – 2:00-4:00 P.M.

YANNEY PARK

Date: Sunday April 29th
Where: Yanney Park
Time: 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Admission is Free and the event is open to the public

Make plans now to attend the Family Fun Fest. The community-wide event is Christian based and for families. Area churches have joined together and local sponsors have proudly presents “Out of the Box” from Maranatha Camp (http://maranathacamp.org/html/OTB.htm). With 25 years of experience in performance arts ministry and evangelism, the Schiros travel promoting Maranatha Camp and Maranatha Ministries using Out of the Box Performance Arts. Along with the Out of the Box performance, you will also find inflatable play houses and carnival foods.

For questions or more information on how you can donate your time or services please contact Tiffany at 293 4687

Taize Worship Service

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Friday, April 13th, 2012 in Congregational, Taize | Comments (0)

Taize Worship Service

Sunday, April 15, 2012

7:00 p.m.

The TAIZE Community was first developed in Taize, France by Brother Roger Shutz in the 1940’s with an ecumenical group of church people from all over the world. It is from this community that TAIZE worship has come.

Our faith begins and ends in worship; yet so often our worship can be submerged in a welter of instruction, edification and moral exhortation. In many churches on a Sunday morning there is little opportunity for corporate quiet, for reflection, for focusing in on the God who speaks to us in the silence of our hearts. The great contribution made by the TAIZE Community has been the popularization of a more contemplative approach to worship.

TAIZE worship includes candlelight, prayers, readings, soft music, and silence. The service is very meditative and offers a wonderful opportunity to be silent and center on the Lord.

The service is open to the entire community.

Come as you are – and bring your friends.

Sponsored by the Worship and Music Committee of First Presbyterian Church, Kearney

Mission Committe Garage / Bake Sale

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, April 11th, 2012 in Community, Mission | Comments (0)

MISSION COMMITTEE GARAGE/BAKE SALE

Saturday, April 14 – 8 am-2 pm

The Mission Committee plans to have a garage/bake sale on Saturday, April 14th at 8 am to 2 pm. You can start bringing your treasures to the church during the week of April 9th. We will provide pick up service for those who need some help getting their items to the church beginning on April 10th. Baked goods are also needed. Please don’t bring computers. They just don’t sell. If you can volunteer your time, please let Pat Hild (236- 9989) know or just show up!

Christian Education Opportunities

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 in Congregational, Volunteer Opportunities, Wednesday Night Live | Comments (0)

The Christian Education Committee is actively seeking a Sunday School Superintendent OR Co-Superintendents. This person(s) will work and is supported by the pastor and the Christian Education Committee to oversee the Sunday School Program. Please contact Lorraine Fiend at (308) 390-7455 if you are interested and/or more information.

Sunday School Superintendent Volunteer Position

The duties of the Superintendent of Sunday School at First Presbyterian Church of Kearney include:

Securing teachers for classes that meet on Sunday mornings
Coordinating selection of curriculum
Facilitating teacher training in the fall
Organize the teacher commission in September
Become a member of the CE Committee

Wednesday Night Live Coordinator

The responsibilities of the Wednesday Night Live Coordinator at First Presbyterian Church of Kearney include:

Programing
Education
Recreation
Common meal

Save Labels for Cash

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Monday, April 9th, 2012 in Congregational, General | Comments (0)

Please save your Best Choice labels (UPC symbol) and bring them to the church where a box will be located in the church office. For every 1,000 labels we will receive $30. Best Choice products are available at Grand Central Apple Market. Some Best Choice products excluded are aluminum soda cans, aerosol cans, and cigarettes. We have reached 1,000 labels but keep collecting for another 1,000 labels. Thank you!

Ballet Emmanuel in Rain

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Thursday, April 5th, 2012 in Congregational | Comments (0)

Sunday April 29th, 2012 @ 10:30

Easter Morning Breakfast

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Thursday, April 5th, 2012 in Congregational | Comments (0)

The Congregational Life Committee will be serving breakfast after the Early Easter Worship Service. Please come to the worship service and enjoy fellowship and food following the service.

Lenten Luncheons

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 in Lent | Comments (0)

Lenten Lunches are held every Friday at Noon during Lent. The lunches are sponsored by the Kearney Ministerial Association and are open to everyone. The community is invited to the Fellowship Hall of First United Methodist Church, 4500 Linden Drive. The cost for the lunch is $5 per person, with a portion of the proceeds being given to local missions.

“Life Through the Cross” is the theme with the focus verse: 1 Corinthians 1:18 The teaching about the cross seems foolish to those who are lost. But to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

Meal Host Congregation:
April 6 (Good Friday)
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American Boychoir

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 in Community, Congregational, Outreach, Volunteer Opportunities | Comments (0)

Reminder:

On Monday, April 23, the American Boychoir will be traveling to Kearney from Colorado Springs. The Worship and Music Committee has volunteered our church to host the boys overnight. Founded in Columbus, Ohio in 1937, the choir has been located in Princeton, New Jersey, since 1950. Its members – boys in grades 4 through 8 – come from around the country to pursue a rigorous academic and musical curriculum at the American Boychoir School.

There are 30 boys in the choir, so we need 15 families who could provide them with lodging and breakfast. To show their appreciation for our hospitality, the choir has offered to do a private mini-concert for the host families upon their arrival at our church. If possible, we would also like to offer them a potluck dinner. They will be traveling to Lincoln the next day.

If you could host two boys (separate beds), please let Sandy McKirahan or Kathleen Johnston know. This is a great opportunity for our church to extend our hospitality to the United States’ premier concert boy’s choir.

Easter Egg Extravaganza

Posted by First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 in Community, Congregational, Youth | Comments (0)

EASTER EGG
EXTRAVAGANZA
APRIL 7 – 1:00-2:30 PM

Calling all little ones…..it’s time to celebrate Eastertime!
Egg Hunt begins at 1:00 p.m. Snacks and fellowship to follow in the Family Life Center
This event is free and open to the public. Bring yourself, your children, your grandchildren, even your neighbor- It promises to be a great hunting adventure.

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Sunday School & Wednesday Night Live Leadership Recognition

Prime of Life

Vacation Bible School

Crossroads Center Planting Seeds of Hope

It’s Graduation Time!

Easter Egg Extravaganza Success

Lenten Lunch Thank You

Thank you from the Mission Committee

Our Loved Ones in Military Service

Book Browse

Session Notes

Beach Thoughts

Vacation Bible School Registration

Garden

Crossroads Rescue Mission

Family Fun Fest

Taize Worship Service

Mission Committe Garage / Bake Sale

Christian Education Opportunities

Sunday School Superintendent Volunteer Position

Wednesday Night Live Coordinator

Save Labels for Cash

Ballet Emmanuel in Rain

Easter Morning Breakfast

Lenten Luncheons

American Boychoir

Reminder:

Easter Egg Extravaganza

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