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CURRENT NEWS AND ACTIVITIES
Men's VIP Breakfast. Come to the Hometime Room at 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 14, for coffee, a light breakfast, and lots of interesting conversation. All men are invited and all are welcome to bring a guest. Hosts will be Will Marcley and Ray Janssen.
Children’s Day Celebration. Sunday, June 1, 9 a.m. in the sanctuary. Come join us as we celebrate the completion of another Sunday school year and witness how our children have grown in knowledge and relationship with our Lord. Reception immediately following program.
Yard Sale. As you go about your spring cleaning, don’t forget our annual yard sale. The proceeds from this sale will help fund our teens' mission trip to the Boston Project this summer. The sale will take place Saturday, May 31, from 8 a.m. to noon. Items can be dropped off in the church dining room after May 18. If you need to have the items picked up, call the church office (847-1749).
Join our Music Ministry. As we prepare for our special Music Sunday service in June, we invite all who enjoy praising the Lord through song to join our choirs and musical ensembles. Contact Denis Brunelle for more information.
Newsletter Deadline for the June issue of the Anchor is May 19. Please have your event, announcement, or article to Lee by this date. It is most helpful having the information early. FPC is a very active church and we want everyone to know what God is doing in our “family”!
Moving this summer?
If you are planning a move this summer, please let Lee know
of your new address. This will help ensure safe arrival of
your newsletter and enable the financial secretary to send
you your giving record at the end of the year.
Women's
Activities.
Deborah Circle will meet Tuesday, May 20, 9:30 a.m. at the
home of Barbie A.
Naomi Circle will meet at the home of Winnie F. on Tuesday,
May 6 at 12:30 p.m. Marge W. will present the program.
Sarah Circle is finishing a 12-week small group
study, Calm
My Anxious Heart; A Woman's Guide to
Contentment,
by Linda Dillow. Small groups meet on Monday evenings,
Tuesday mornings, and Tuesday evenings. Contact Laurie A.
for more information. Ladies night out will meet at Siam
Square Friday, May May 16, at 8 p.m.
Seeking
donor.
A member of FPC is awaiting a live kidney transplant.
Anyone interested in the possiblitiy of being a candidate
for donation o a kidney, please call the church office at
847-1749.
Cancer
Sewing Group
meets every Monday in the Hometime Room at 10 a.m. to turn
button-down shirts into hospital jonnies for cancer
patients around the world. They welcome donations of clean,
used button-down shirts.
Can you thread a needle and enjoy doing a little hand
sewing?
Then come join the ladies in the Hometime Room at 10:00am.
You’ll find a wonderful time of fellowship, as
well.
Food
Bank.
The deacons are collecting food goods to assist a local
food bank at St. Joseph's Church. Items currently needed
include peanut butter, jelly, canned potatoes, canned
ravioli, spaghetti and other pastas, spaghetti sauces,
snack items, baked beans, canned beef stew and soups. Items
may be placed in boxes at the back of the sanctuary to be
collected the last Sunday of each month.
Soup
Kitchen.
FPC provides a meal for those who are hungry in our
community. Soup Kitchen the first Wednesday of each month.
The next Soup Kitchen will be June 4. Volunteers are needed
to prepare food from 4 to 5 p.m., serve from 5 to 6, and
clean up from 6 to 6:30. Donations of deserts, fruit, and
granola bars are needed to accompany the hearty lasagna and
salad dinner. We are also collecting travel-size toiletries
such as shampoo, lotion, etc. A box is in the fellowship
hall for your contributions.
Adult Sunday School.
We are blessed to have quality teachers who bring insight
and depth to the Scriptures in our well-attended
classes.
Click here
for descriptions of classes.
Annual
Honduras Mission Trip.
This year’s dates are from Saturday to Saturday, October
4-11, 2008.
Here's our first call for volunteers for STM Honduras
2008! Whether you have special skills in medicine,
dentistry, teaching or construction, or just a heart for
people and a willingness to help, you are invited to join
FPC’s fourth annual short-term mission trip to the island
of Helene.
Click here for more
details.
Dinner
Club.
We have formed our April-September groups. However, we are
always looking for people to fill in when someone in a
group can't make the dinner. For more details, contact
the
church office.
Promise Keepers.
This group meets Saturday morning from 8-9:330 a.m. in athe
Hometime Room to enjoy Christian Fellowship, topical
discussion and prayer.
Fall
Spiritual Retreat.
Our annual one-day Fall retreat will be October 18, 2008 at
Camp Canonicus in Exeter, Rhode Island. Plan to attend this
affirming and rewarding event. Led by Dr. Maxwell, the
theme will be "Draw Me Nearer, Nearer, Blessed
Lord."
Vacation
Bible School.
This year it will be July 21-25, 9-11 a.m. Click here for
more details about this summer's
Vacation Bible School.
Coffee
Hour.
Every Sunday after worship service we gather in the
Fellowship Hall for coffee and refreshments, in the spirit
of continuing our fellowship as a family of Christ. We need
volunteers to sign up to help with this each Sunday. For a
simple commitment of about 45 minutes, you will be
providing a valued service, and having the opportunity to
socialize with fellow worshipers. Sign-up sheets are in the
Fellowship Hall.
Project
Linus.
Project Linus is a volunteer non-profit organization that
provides love, security, warmth and comfort to children
(age 0-18) who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise
in need. They do this through gifts of new, handmade
blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer
“blanketeers.” All styles are welcome, including quilts,
tied comforters, fleece blankets, crocheted or knitted
afghans, and receiving blankets in child-friendly colors.
Please use new and washable materials to create a blanket
of any size—lap to twin. The RI chapter delivers 175
blankets monthly to Hasbro Children’s Hospital and other
hospitals in RI. Have a question? Need a pattern? Want help
starting or finishing your quilt? Contact Robyn.
Prayers.
Please pray for our nation and for our troops who are
overseas, and offer thanksgiving for those who have
returned home.
Lost
and found.
Have you left dishes, clothing items, Bibles or other
belongings at the church? If you are missing an item, be
sure to check our lost and found box.