Let’s Keep our Church Beautiful!
As we gather for worship and fellowship each Sunday and throughout the week for events and activities, it’s important that our church reflects the love and care we share. We’d like to ask for your help in maintaining a clean and welcoming environment for everyone. Yes, we do have our spaces cleaned weekly. But we can each preserve our spaces by placing our trash and recycling (for example, coffee cups and water bottles) in the appropriate receptacles whenever we leave the building. Especially since we’re using more water bottles with the water fountains out of commission, please make sure you take them with you or recycle them when you’re done! Thanks so much for doing your part to keep our church looking beautiful!
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Who’s Graduating This Spring?
Please give the office a shout if you know of anyone in our faith community who is graduating from high school, college, vocational/trade school, etc., at the end of the spring semester. And just a reminder, graduates can be anyone from teenagers to adult learners. It’s great to acknowledge and celebrate these accomplishments by folks of any age! Thank you!!!
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Be a Flower Patron!
Sponsoring flowers for Sunday worship is a beautiful way to remember your loved ones.
The cost is $45 per Sunday, and we have 2 dates still available for 2025: May 4 and August 3. All you need to do is use the link to choose a Sunday.
Your payment may be mailed to the church office or placed in the offering box in the sanctuary. Please write “Sanctuary Flowers” in the memo line of your check. Or use the convenient online payment option.
Note: Date reservations are on a first come, first served basis.
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(choose 'Give to Flower Sponsorship' in the dropdown menu)
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Saturday, April 26, 2025 | 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Magnolia Hall at First Pres
Come along with your loved ones for a fantastic time at the Community Breakfast! Savor delightful meals and have meaningful conversations. It's a perfect chance to catch up with familiar faces and make new acquaintances.
If you're up for it, we would love any help you can provide while you're there. We could use assistance in different areas, such as setting up, cooking, cleaning, serving, or just chatting with guests. Let’s team up to make this event a memorable one for everyone! Whether you’re coming to enjoy a meal, lend a hand, or do both, it’s always a pleasure to see you and share some quality time!
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Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Magnolia Hall at First Pres
Join us for a special gathering where we’ll worship God and dive into the Bible together. You’ll feel right at home in our friendly environment as we explore the teachings and celebrate Jesus Christ! Make sure to bring your Bible, your lunch, and your excitement for discovering more of God’s word.
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Saturday, June 7, 2025 | 8:00 a.m. – noon | First Pres Parking Lot
June is just around the corner, so it's the perfect time for all you gardeners to start your plant cuttings and gear up for our Great Plant Exchange! And if you're not into cuttings, that's totally fine! Feel free to join us as you are – and keep in mind, you don’t have to bring a plant to take one home!
Indoor and Outdoor Plants - free to a loving home!
Meet friends & exchange gardening tips
Drop off your extra flowers and plants to share with others
Donate plants in non-returnable containers
Pick up something new for your own garden
Non-invasive plants only!
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People of Progression’s
Spring Clean-Up
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | 12 Noon – 5:00 p.m.
333 First Street, Suite A, Menasha
For more info: call 920.815.9487
Can you lend a hand at the Spring Clean-Up Day at the People of Progression’s resource center? They’re looking for volunteers to come together to help them prepare for the summer season, ensuring their community garden and space continue to provide fresh food and a healing environment for the individuals and families they serve. Let’s work as a team to make our community a better place for all. Hope to see you there!
In the way of background, the mission of People of Progression is to use our collective voice, resources, and collaborative partnerships so African Americans and all diversities reach their full potential, lead healthy lives, and live safely within their communities.
People of Progression envisions a society that honors all Afrodiasporic identities, respects our experiences, and celebrates a thriving Black community as a source of pride and joy.
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SCHEELS
Breakfast and Bows Spring Shopping Event
Sunday, May 4, 2025 | 7:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Scheels | Fox River Mall
4301 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 015, Appleton
Buy Tickets
Christine Ann is partnering with SCHEELS for their Spring Fashion Breakfast and Bows event. Join in for a fun morning of shopping spring must-haves. Enjoy breakfast foods and coffee from local businesses and shop a great selection of new products for this spring. Enter in a chance to win products from the top brands!
Tickets are $25, and every guest will receive a $25 SCHEELS gift card at the door. All proceeds support Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services, Inc.
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Thursday, May 29, 2025 | 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Bubolz Nature Preserve | ChargePoint | 4815 N. Lynndale Drive, Appleton
Buy Tickets
Radiate Hope is Samaritan’s premier fundraising event. Held annually in May during Mental Health Month, this gathering brings together community members, business leaders, and supporters who share a commitment to ensuring mental health care is accessible to all, regardless of financial barriers. Proceeds from the event benefit the Samaritan Fund, which provides financial assistance to individuals and families in need of counseling services.
This year’s event features live music from local recording artist Lilie Collins, games, raffles, and auction opportunities. Tickets are $75 each.
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Step Up, Not Back
Oshkosh Pride | Donate Today
As LGBTQ+ spaces are being defunded and erased across the country, Oshkosh Pride is doubling down — and they need you with them. Help them keep Pride free, visible, and radically inclusive. They’re calling on supporters to donate, sponsor, or spread the word.
Oshkosh Pride, Inc. stands for the uplifting and encouragement of all LGBTQ2SIA+ persons to live proudly as themselves, and they come together to celebrate Pride as a needed celebration. Their mission is to give Oshkosh a more visible, loving, educational, and embracing space for its LGBTQ2SIA+ community. Oshkosh Pride promotes and hosts safe spaces for our local LGBTQ2SIA+ community.
Oshkosh Pride, Inc. operates with the belief that everyone should be free to live proudly and safely as themselves, and love who they wish to love. Their educational focus is on the promotion and hosting of non-violent, educational, and informational events related to LGBTQ2SIA+ and/or other intersectional issues, as well as expanding visibility and representation to help empower everyone in our community to live their life with pride. Oshkosh Pride, Inc. is open to all who respect those who are LGBTQ2SIA+.
Let’s lead with love — and show this community they’re not going anywhere. Please consider donating and please share this article with your family and friends. They need your support now more than ever. Now’s the time to step up, not step back. Donate today!
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Revoking Temporary Protected Status for Our Neighbors from Afghanistan and Cameroon Betrays Our Values
Source: PC (USA) Washington Office
April 14, 2025
Church World Service expressed its deep concern over a report that the Trump administration intends to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 9,000 Afghans and 3,000 Cameroonians living in the United States. The decision will have dire consequences for Afghans and Cameroonians who have built lives, filled essential jobs, started businesses, and contributed to our communities. The termination of protected status for these populations comes as humanitarian crises deepen in both Afghanistan and Cameroon. Read the full CWS statement .
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