Leadership Training that had been rescheduled for the 18th is also rescheduled due to conflicting schedules. It has been scheduled for January 25th, 9 – 4.
Homemade soup will be provided for lunch. Feel free to bring brown bag to eat throughout the day.
Our January event is Game night on January 12, with January 26 as the snow out alternative. We will gather at 4:30, count noses, order pizza, and plan to eat by 5:45 or earlier. Please consider bringing a snack to share and your favorite game. We will provide the drinks and service ware. This is a great event to come to if you do not care to eat the meal, since coming at 6 still provides plenty of time for fun and fellowship.
In light of Eleanor Rickerson’s Memorial service this Saturday at l:30 p.m. at the church the leader training scheduled for this Saturday has been cancelled.
Mrs. Rickerson passed away on Tuesday, January 07, 2014. Arrangements under the direction of Null and Son Funeral Home of Rolla.
The title of Pastor John Oerter’s sermon for the week of January 12, 2014 is Jesus Came Home based on scriptures from John 1: 1-5, 10-12, 18. The hymns for Sunday are I Come with Joy, and Bread of the World.
Worship begins at 9:45 am, followed by education and fellowship at 11:00 a.m. Our church provides a Nursery during worship service. First Presbyterian Church is located at 919 E. Tenth Street in Rolla. Our website is www.rollapresby.org.
Annual congregational meeting will be on Sunday, January 26, 2014 at 11:00 am in the Sanctuary. Please plan to attend.
Town Hall meeting at 11:00 am in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday, the 19th.
Heritage Cookbooks are now available in the office for $10.00 each.
The Mission Committee will collect white paper goods for the Russell House during the month of January. A box will be placed in the foyer. Items include paper towels, toilet tissue, napkins and Kleenex.
Membership Committee is seeking a few new members and folks to sign up for the next several months of Fellowship. A box of crackers and a bag of cookies plus coffee and a cold drink are all we really need.
Please look at the display boards on either side of the office. The large one is an interactive display in which you can write your dream for our family. The Jesse Tree is also still up for children, young and old, to write the name from the Lineage list and place it on the tree. This tree reminds of Jesus’ humanity, His connected heritage through history and spiritually to us, and our calling to become part of God’s family.
There will NOT be a mission committee meeting for the month of January.
Pastor John will conduct leadership training on Saturday for all Elders, Deacons, and Trustees of the church as well as for anyone interested in the future of our church. Judy Boyd will be bringing homemade vegetable beef soup and crackers for everyone for lunch. You may also feel free to bring a brown bag lunch.
See you there!
I failed to include Jonathan’s article in the January Newsletter.
Happy New Year! As I have recently stepped up to chair the worship & music committee, I wanted to share a few thoughts with everyone. The first thing I have learned is how many people contribute to making worship happen, both those visible (like John, Jeff and Lorie) and those behind the scenes. The other thing I have realized is how difficult it is to balance competing objectives in planning worship: being liturgically and theologically correct; maintaining continuity while being open to change; managing logistics; fostering an openness to the Holy Spirit; and making each service meaningful to most or all congregants. During this time of transition, we are also updating our order of worship in hopes of achieving a better balance. If you have any suggestions, the committee will consider them and integrate them as appropriate. Also, if you would like to participate in the planning and execution of worship, please contact me, or come to one of our regular meetings (generally, second Monday of the month at 5:30pm).
I would also like to mention a few changes that you should expect. First, we will continue to introduce new-sounding hymns. Our target for now is one song per month, possibly increasing as our little band, the New Presby Minstrels, builds its repertoire. If you are an instrumentalist who would like to join the band, or if there are particular songs that we should consider using, please let me know. Second, in response to a member’s wonderful suggestion, we are going to experiment with changes to the Doxology and Gloria Patri (one at a time!). Although we are all comfortable with these two choral responses, that comfort can sometimes blind us to their meaning. We will try new words for the Doxology that are more inclusive (and that address the full Trinity in a more balanced way) and a new tune for the Gloria Patri. Finally, we will continue to tweak the order of worship—no big changes, but small adjustments to improve flow.
Again, thanks to all of you who make worship a meaningful experience for me and for all congregants. I wish you peace in the new year.
Jonathan Kimball, Worship & Music Committee Chair
The title of Pastor John Oerter’s sermon for the week of January 05, 2014 is Jesus Came Home based on scriptures from John 1: 1-5, 10-12, 18. The hymns for Sunday are I Come with Joy and Bread of the World.
Worship begins at 9:45 am, followed by education and fellowship at 11:00 a.m. Our church provides a Nursery during worship service. First Presbyterian Church is located at 919 E. Tenth Street in Rolla. Our website is www.rollapresby.org.
The annual congregational meeting is scheduled for Sunday, January 26, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. following worship. Please plan to attend.
The PALS will meet for lunch on Monday, January 06, 2014 at 11:45 a.m. at Fortune Inn.
The Heritage Cookbooks are available. Call or come by the office to place an order or pick up a copy.
The Mission Committee will be collecting paper products for the month of January for the Russell House.