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First Presbyterian Church of Maumee
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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2/22 Women's Bible Study, Panera
2/22 Ash Wednesday
Intergenerational Activity, Union
Worship, Chapel
2/23 Theology Group
2/23 5Fs Fellowship Group, Union
2/27 Jump Start Prayer Gathering
For more events and more details,
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Dear Friend of FPC,
This Wednesday (Ash Wednesday) will mark the beginning of Lent. Traditionally, Lent is a time for Christians to remember the sacrifice of Christ on their behalf with even more intentionality than at other times of the year. Below you will learn about activities and resources offered through the ministry of the church to encourage your faith during this very important time. Sermons offered during the season of Lent will continue to proclaim Christ through the book of Hebrews. This series will conclude on Palm Sunday. Those who have engaged in the E-100 Bible reading challenge should continue to read while being mindful of how these Old Testament readings prepare us to receive Christ as Savior and Lord. In addition to these, I encourage you to explore the online Lenten devotional "Journey to the Cross" and plan to attend our special worship activities. (Ash Wednesday, the Agape Meal and worship during Holy Week)
Christians throughout the ages have found that in order to make time for these additional practices of faith sacrifices needed to be made. Sometimes a meal or an activity is given up during Lent, not only to be reminded of Christ's sacrifice, but also to make room in our life for additional attention to our faith. Stacey and I gave up television one year for Lent and found it to be an extremely rewarding practice!
Whatever the Lord leads you to do, I encourage you receive the season of Lent as a blessed opportunity to focus on Christ's love shown most fully at the cross.
For His Kingdom,
Pastor Clint
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Lent @ FPC
(See many ways to engage at: http://fpcmaumee.org/#/news-events/lent-fpc)
Ash Wednesday Intergenerational Event,  February 22, 5:30 pm, Union
Join us at Union Elementary for dinner at 5:30 pm followed by intergenerational fellowship and activity. Three small groups will be formed out of those who attend to share in conversation, scripture reading, and an activity in Ash Wednesday based prayer stations.
Ash Wednesday Worship,
February 22, 7:00 pm, Chapel
Following the intergenerational event will be an Ash Wednesday Worship service at 7 pm in the Chapel. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season in the church year known as Lent. Lent is a time to prepare for the celebration of Easter and to renew our life in the mystery of the saving death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We begin this holy season by acknowledging our need for repentance, and for the mercy and forgiveness proclaimed in the gospel of Jesus Christ. We begin our journey to Easter with the sign of ashes, a biblical symbol of mourning and penitence. Please join us for this special service.
The Agape Meal, Sunday, March 25, 5:30 pm, Fellowship Hall
Two thousand years ago, the first Christians gathered on Sunday evenings for worship. Although they were still devout Jews and had already worshiped in their synagogues on the Sabbath (Saturday), they wanted to worship as Christians too. To do this, they invented a new service, an Agape Service. The First Presbyterian Church still celebrates this custom, and the Worship Commission and Board of Deacons will serve the Agape Meal on Sunday evening, March 25th at 5:30 in Fellowship Hall. All we need is you and your platter. Any finger foods, such as appetizers, hors d'ouevres, sandwiches, cheese, crackers, fruits, vegetables, dips, chicken wings, cookies, etc. will do (utensils are not used). It will be fun, memorable, and moving. Why not join us!
Daily Devotions Available at D365.org
If you are desiring a daily devotion to take part in as part of your Lenten practices, check out the "Journey to the Cross" at D365.org. This site has daily devotions always available, but will be focusing on a "Journey to the Cross" during the season of Lent.
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Upcoming Events (For full schedule of events, please see our website)
Traditional Worship Service Moved for Construction,  March 4, 11 am, Chapel
On March 4, our 11 am worship service will be held in the Chapel due to construction in the Sanctuary. As you are able, please park in the back of the church and walk around to the Chapel entrance to allow for the spaces closest to the Chapel to accommodate anyone who may need an accessible spot. A New Stage, Saturday, March 10, 5:15 pm, Union School Gym The youth group fundraiser titled, A New Stage, will be taking place on Saturday, March 10th beginning at 5:15 p.m. in the Union School gym. The evening will include a finger food dinner and dessert, a silent auction, a live variety show performed by the youth and adults of the church, and a live auction. Tickets for the fundraiser are $10.00. The proceeds from the fundraiser will go towards the Youth Group's summer trips. See Jason Armstrong for more details. Click here for a flyer to print out to invite a friend. Weekend to Remember Marriage Conference: Love Like You Mean It
March 16-18, 2012 at Maumee Bay Lodge & Conference Center  Join FPC Maumee & FamilyLife as we seek to strengthen marriages together! FamilyLife's Weekend to Remember conference is a chance to get away from the distractions of daily life. Cell Phones are shut off. To do lists are temporarily forgotten. It's time to slow down and reconnect. Each conference is a warm, engaging gathering that's all about making progress, not placing blame. Insightful speakers will help you work through your differences, improve communication, and even rekindle your romance. For more than 30 years, we've helped people reach a turning point in their marriages. Over a million couples who wanted to take their marriages from just fine to fantastic have come to FamilyLife's Weekend to Remember to help make it happen. See more information about the conference on the FamilyLife Website at www.familylife.com or on our church's page. Register online at: http://shop.familylife.com/p-775-toledo.aspx. Make sure to enter"fpcmaumee" for "Group Name." Contact Pastor Clint Tolbert at 419-893-0223 with questions or for help registering. In order to better serve you, we would like to know who will be attending this conference by no later than Sunday, February 26. So, in addition to registering with "FamilyLife" would you also send Pastor Clint a note at ctolbert@fpcmaumee.org letting him know that you plan to attend? Scholarships are available. Please talk to Pastor Clint to request a scholarship.
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Announcements
Pictures Available from "Dine with Your Valentine"  "Dine with your Valentine, A Celebration of Marriage" was a wonderful evening held on February 11th! The committee for this event sponsored by Fellowship Commission is shown in the picture: Doug and Anita Laib, Pastor Clint, Don and Joann Noethen, Judy and Bryce Harbaugh , Karen and Jim Calderone. Fellowship Hall was transformed into a romantic venue with twinkling lights, candles, flowers and back ground music, dinner was catered and served by Club 300, and we were all challenged and inspired by a wonderful movie, "Fireproof". Each couple had their picture taken and these pictures will be available after each of the 3 worship services this coming Sunday. Look for one of the committee who will have the pictures on a board.
This is the first of annual events which will be in celebration and support of strengthening marriages. 2012 Per Capita Apportionment In January we sent a check to the Maumee Valley Presbytery for $13,079.12 to cover our 2012 Per Capita dues. This number was based on $27.71 per each confirmed member of our church. Thank you to all who have contributed towards this bill. To date, we have collected $2,175.47 towards this $13,079.12 bill. If you would like to help us defray the cost of this bill, you can write a check to "First Presbyterian Church" and put "per capita" in the memo line. Associate Pastor Nominating Committee Soon to be Formed The nominating committee is seeking people who are interested in being part of a search team to nominate our new associate pastor. Might God be calling you to be a part of this team? Please read the position description by clicking on the following link: APNC description and duties. (or the description may be picked up at the church office) Serving as a member of the APNC promises to be very challenging, but rewarding! If you would like to be considered for this team please make this indication to Elder Jack Hemple at jhemple@bex.net. Help People Stay Warm this Winter through Donations to St. Paul's St. Paul's Community Center has asked for donations of new or gently used coats, socks, towels, hats, and mittens (for adults only please). A large box for donations will be located in the foyer, and another will be on the lower level. Thank you so much for your generous support. |
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Family Discipleship
This Wednesday we will begin our Lenten Journey together. We will participate in an intergenerational event for Ash Wednesday where families will travel to stations where they will read scripture, reflect together and participate in an action step. Please join us for dinner at 5:30 and stations at 6:00. We will end in the Chapel for a worship service.
Next week we will return to our regular Wednesday evening schedule.
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Women's Ministry
The Wednesday morning Bible study group continues to work on the Horizon's Bible Study, Confessing the Beatitudes. This week we will continue our discussion of lesson 3, Honored are the Meek. For the 2 weeks after that we will work on lesson 4, Greatly Honored Are Those Who Are Famished and Parched for Justice! Please join us at Panera Bread on Dussel!
Group 5F meets on Thursday at 5:30 for exercise and Bible Study at about 6. If you are interested they will begin the Horizon's Bible Study, Confessing the Beatitudes beginning this week. Please join us. Cost of the book is $9. Contact Lynn Bova if you are interested.
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Young at Heart
On Friday, March 9 YOUNG AT HEART folks are invited to a luncheon and concert at Swan Creek Retirement Village. The invitation is extended by Jan Winke who is the Church Relations Director for Swan Creek Retirement Village.
The free luncheon is planned for 12:30 p.m. in the new Marsh Center followed by a 2:00 p.m. concert based on Hymns and their History which will be presented by Kim Danes. The concert will be held in the new Reed Chapel which was dedicated in July, 2011.
At the luncheon, YH guests will have a meal choice of Strawberry and Spinach Grilled Chicken Salad, a Ham and Cheese Omelet or a Three Scoop Salad Plate which features chicken salad, tuna salad and cottage cheese.
Those wanting to car pool to Swan Creek can meet at the church to leave at 11:45 a.m. For those wanting to drive on their own, some parking will be available on campus and a shuttle will also run from the former Bill Knapps, located at Reynolds and Brownstone. (The shuttle will bring guests right to the Reed Chapel.)
There is no charge for the luncheon or concert. YOUNG AT HEART callers will phone each YH person on March 1, 2 or 3 to see if folks want to make a reservation and if so, to tell their meal choice so the meals can be planned more efficently. We hope many will want to participate in this event planned around food , music and Christian fellowship.
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Joys and Concerns
Prayer Concerns
June Baker Swan Creek Health Care Bill Bonser St. Luke's ICC Dolores Finch Flower Hospital
Our collegiates of the week are Brian and John Russell. Members may send a card or note to Brian at 1317 West Lunt Avenue, Chicago, IL 60626. Brian's e-mail address is brussell1@luc.edu.
Members may send a card or note to John at Ohio Wesleyan University, FHCC #1224, Delaware, OH 43015. John's e-mail address is strikeout76@aol.com & jbrussel@owu.edu. Please keep them in your prayers.
Our home centered member of the week is Wilma Page. Members may send a card or note to her at Swan Creek Health Care Center, 1650 Swan Creek Lane, #203, Toledo, OH 43614. Please keep Wilma in your prayers.
Birthdays Anniversaries
21st Ellen Flemming, Matthew Hudson Robert & Dori Boggs (36th)
22nd Wendell Kollen
23rd Abby Krause, Lillian Tolbert
24th Doug Blasiman
25th Ann Elder, Joel Hertzfeld
26th Janet Querry
27th Diana Regueiro
28th Nathan Cowdrey, John Joslin
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In Worship this Week: Sunday, February 19th
8:00 a.m. in our Chapel Service. Pastor Clint Tolbert is preaching. Confirmand Ray Cintron is Liturgist.
9:00 a.m. at the Edge Service in Fellowship Hall. Pastor Clint Tolbert is preaching.
11:00 a.m. in our Sanctuary Service. Pastor Clint Tolbert is preaching. Confirmand Emily Overmyer is Liturgist. The Chancel Choir sings "Now Let Us All with One Accord" by Clarke.
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Sunday Worship Schedule
8:00 am Chapel Service 9:00 am The Edge Service10:20 am Children of God Bible Time 11:00 am Sanctuary Service
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