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LONG RANGE PLANNING The Session
has approved a vision statement for the church. It will be combined
with the church's mission statement and published for the congregation.
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Our present
education program includes a preschool class, Workshop Rotation Our program now looks impressive, and keeping it working smoothly is only one of the things we work on as we focus on Christian Education for this faith community. We must always keep the faith formation of this community in mind as we seek to design and present meaningful materials, whether it be in the Sunday School hour or in the extended life of our congregation. Faith formation is the name given to the gathering and listing of the congregation's hopes for the future. It takes into account faith development, the church's overall stated mission, and any hopes-goals-we have as individuals that we may share. The work of this area of the church's life changes often, so that we must constantly ask questions about our community's needs. Who are the learners here? Are there needs that are specific to our community, and to Rockwall? Do we have special needs as a community, or do we have special talents to share in the greater Rockwall community? Since
I am new to the church community, I will be asking questions, and
listening to hear your hopes and concerns for our future here. I am
excited to be working with all of you, particularly the staff and
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SESSION
MEETING:
The regular stated meeting of the Session will be |
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following morning worship February 15th, there will be a birthday celebration
in fellowship hall for all our February "babies". They are:
If you
know of a February Baby who's not listed here, please contact the church
office. |
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LADIES
NIGHT OUT: meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM.
MORNING
CIRCLE: will meet Thursday,
February 12th at the church, 10:30 AM, and will be hosted by Dee Whitfield. THE
4TH ANNUAL CRAFT AND GARDEN SHOW The
Presbyterian Women are calling for volunteers. |
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MEMBERSHIP THE NEW DIRECTORY IS READY! Many thanks
to these faithful First Presbyterians who shared their time and talents
to produce this in-house pictorial directory. It is abeautiful professional
looking directory for all to use and enjoy. Hearts and Roses to: Janet Catlin, David Catlin, David Crutchfield, David Dutsch, Caitlin Demura, Michelle Demura, Wilma Foster, Lorraine Glover, Norm Glover, Charlie Hale, Julie Hendon, Annette Slackney, Laura Tennent, and James Tunnell. Dee
Whitfield, |
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Budgeted Pledge Receipts
for January: $22,090 Budgeted Plate Income
for January: $ 2,447 |
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SOUPER BOWL The Senior
High youth collected a total of $179.06 on February 1st for the
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OUR
PRAYERS FOR: Jan Hale and her family on the death of Jan's father. Jannie Clark and her family on the death of Jannie's sister. Erika Nannis and her family on the death of her father. OUR
PRAYER LIST:
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classes
for first through sixth grade children (though I understand that we
presently do not have any sixth graders) and two classes for adults.
This program is designed, now, to bring to light the stories of our
faith, including becoming better acquainted with the life and teachings
of Jesus. One adult class studies the scriptures while the other class
has begun to learn more about prayer. We are excited to have offered
a Workshop Rotation series on the Parable of the Sower, and to have
had Rev. Reeves highlight our study with a dialog sermon, calling
attention to the beautiful stained glass window that depicts the parable.
