It's not too late to join Young at Heart friends when hey carpool to the Lourdes University campus in Sylvania on Tuesday, April 24 to enjoy the program Dawn of the Space Age in the Appold Planetarium followed by lunch in the University cafeteria. Viewers will travel through time form the time of Sputnik to the International Space Station. Costs are $5 for the 1 hour show and $6 for lunch in the cafeteria. For more information or to make a reservation, please call Norm & Nancy Rasmusson (874-711) or leave a message for Dot Otis at (866-1680).

Theology Group, Thursday, April 26, 1:30 pm

Please join us on Thursday, April 26th at 1:30 p.m. in Room 009 at Union School (enter from Harrison St. Door 9) as we continue our discussion of "Religious Literacy:  What Every American Needs to Know - and Doesn't" by Stephen Prothero.  Discussion of Chapter 4 will be led by Ann Braunschweiger.   

It may be hard to believe, but summer is on it's way! Mark your calendars for these exciting church events:

• Vacation Bible School, June 10-14. "Clean Water for All God's Children," is the theme for this summer's Vacation Bible School.  Learning about our responsibility for the goodness of Creation and for the care of the physical health of others along with facts about the world water crisis will be our mission focus. Mark your calendar now for June 10-14!  More information will be available soon!   If you are interested in helping, please contact Stephanie McClellan or Lynn Bova.   
• Senior High at Workcamp in Racine, WI, June 17-23 Contact Jason Armstrong for registration forms at jarmstrong@fpcmaumee.org . Registration forms and payment are due to Jason Armstrong by Sunday, May 6th The cost of the trip is $100.00 per student. Please make checks payable to First Presbyterian Church  

• Junior High at Massanetta Middle School Conference, July 16-20  
  Contact Jason Armstrong for registration forms at jarmstrong@fpcmaumee.org. Registration forms and payment are due to Jason Armstrong by Sunday, April 15. The cost of the trip is $100.00 per student. Please make checks payable to First Presbyterian Church.  

The Deacons are on the move this spring.  After the Easter service, the lilies that had blessed and decorated chapel and sanctuary were taken to our homebound members to brighten their day and encourage them.  Spring and flowers remind us of God's resurrection power and blessing.  Even as the church building is being renewed, the deacons are busy looking at ways to improve and update our welcome and follow-up materials that are handed out from our hospitality and welcome tables.  The deacons want to remind all of the church members that it is all of our "jobs" to welcome and greet newcomers as well as to care for long-time members who have missed at First Presbyterian Church.  There is a reason why God reveals to you that someone you know has missed church; it isn't to merely talk or think about.  It is so that you can pray for and be a part of helping people know that they matter and are missed.  This isn't so we can heap guilt on people but rather so we can tangibly show that we care.  When you notice someone new at Church  it isn't  just a curiosity or how about that moment; it is so that you can add a heartfelt greeting and welcome that could well be the very thing that blesses a newcomer or visitor and helps them to realize that coming to this church is like finding your way back home.  So, get involved and open your eyes, ears and hearts to what God is doing around about you in Church.  Really "pass the peace" during the service and help newcomers and regulars alike recognize the presence of God in our midst.  Don't be shy.  Now that you have a new pictorial church directory, study it with new eyes and pray for one another.  Perhaps you were meant to become a deacon, pray about it.  God is on the move; join Him.  

Your Project Team reports that the remodeling is proceeding well and is going according to plan and schedule.  The new walls for most of the interior rooms are in place and drywall is starting to be applied.  The new windows have been installed and the cement board siding on the back of the church is being installed.  The concrete floors have been poured and the electricians have most of the rough-in work done.  The heating and air conditioning work is well on its way as well as most of the pluming.  The crews are now working on the back entrance and stairwells.

Thank you to all who participated in this year's Cross Walk. Hundreds of people attended and helped to provided a public witness on Good Friday. This event was held by Maumee Churches United. Find our more about our partnership with Maumee Churches United on our church website at: http://fpcmaumee.org/#/mission-outreach/maumee-churches-united. More pictures from this event and many others in the life of our church are available on our church website at:  http://fpcmaumee.org/#/our-life/pictures.