News for March 2008
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Our Congratulations
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Becky & Brandon Smith welcomed their little girl, Allison Diane , on Thursday, March 20. The big brothers
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Congratulations to Barb Phillips on the birth of her 8th grandchild, Sunnie Vanessa Lee Sanchez, on Saturday, January 19, 2008.
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Abby Mohaupt was designated a youth commissioner to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women as a representative for the Presbyterian Church USA. The met in New York City in late February. Session approved a $200 gift to assist her in attending this conference.
Our Sympathies
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Our sympathies to the Crosby family on the death of Gayle on Wednesday. Family includes her husband, Robert; daughter, Glendelle; son, Robert; mother in law Glendoris; and brother in law, Jim Crosby . To see the obituary, click here.
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Our sympathies to Rosetta McIntosh and family on the death of her husband, Howard on Saturday, March 1, 2008. A memorial service was held in the sanctuary on Friday, March 7, 2008. To see the obituary, click here.
Third Presbyterian Church Scholarship Program
Some
of the requirements include:
Member of Third Presbyterian
A record of participation in activities
The
maximum amount of a scholarship is $250 for a part-time student and
$1,000 for a full-time.
Application deadline is May 25!
Applications can be found online or in the church office. For
more information contact
Attention Graduates
If you
are going to graduate from high school, college or graduate school
this year, the Education Committee would like to know so that you
can be recognized on Promotion Sunday, May 18 and can also be
featured in our newsletter. Please contact
WTPB
– LP 99.3 FM
has it’s own website!! Check it out at http://wtpblpfm.presbychurch.org
Flower Chart
The 2008 Flower Chart is posted on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Room. Flowers will cost $15.00. Please select the date you wish to sponsor the flowers for the worship service. Payments, clearly indicating what it is for, may be left in the church office, or mailed to the church. Our Flower Chairperson, Shirley Hutchinson, will order the flowers, and see that they are placed in the sanctuary. Call 815-633-8743 for more information. To see what dates are available, click here.
One Great Hour of Sharing
Received prior to Sunday, March 24, 2008
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2007 |
2008 |
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Received to Date |
$2,473.75 |
$1,890.05 |
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First Sunday |
1,065.25 |
450.05 |
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Second
Sunday |
296.50 |
397.00 |
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Third
Sunday |
171.00 |
320.00 |
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Fourth Sunday |
578.00 |
245.00 |
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Palm Sunday |
363.00 |
478.00 |
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Easter Sunday |
738.31 |
1,092.00 |
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Other |
124.84 |
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Total |
$3,446.90 |
2,982.05 |
Community Outreach
Calling all disciples of Christ!
The Membership Development Committee is expanding it’s efforts to develop meaningful community outreach. Please help! Input and effort are all very welcome and needed. Please speak to Mary Hartshorn, Lorie Bentley, or any other committee member.
Help Earn Dollars for Third Pres Youth!
Our church has approved our participation in the E-Scrip Program for those who shop at area Logli - Schnucks Food stores. When you show your E-Scrip card at the check out a percentage of what you have spent will be transferred to Third Presbyterian. Periodically our Education Committee will determine which of our youth groups or programs to distribute the money to give them some extra help. It is easy to sign up...and it costs you nothing...and you do not have to reveal any confidential information. Cards will be available at the church...you need to only sign up at church with your name and address and email address if you have one. If you have picked up a card from Church and want to register the card yourself - click here . (Note: the Group ID is 167466075, if you want to call in your registration dial 1-800-931-6258.
Per Capita Envelopes
Enclosed in each box of envelopes for our
weekly or monthly giving is an envelope titled “Per Capita
Apportionment.” Each Church in our Presbytery pays $28.98 for each
member it had on the rolls on December 31, 2006.
Of this amount, $19.84 remains in our Presbytery, $3.35 goes
to the Synod, and $5.79 goes to the General Assembly.
It is used to pay for the meetings of these bodies and it
supports the work of the officers and committees.
Your gift for “Per Capita” is greatly appreciated.
Although we appreciate receiving a gift to help pay our “per
capita apportionment” no one should feel obligated to do so.
The total received as of
Outreach
On December 4, 2007, Session approved an Outreach Event Planning Packet that was developed by the Worship and Membership Committee during the past several months with extensive input from various church members and leaders. It includes procedures and check lists to use when planning outreach-related events or projects at Third Presbyterian, along with a simple final report form to be submitted to Session after the event. This packet will be a very helpful tool for our church committees and individual members to use when they are planning an outreach project. The completed packet will also be a great resource to refer to when a similar event or project is planned at third Presbyterian in future years. Thank you to everyone who gave input and suggestions as this packet was being developed! If you would like a copy, please contact Amy Sandberg, or click here for a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF.
