And we mean REALLY SOON! Vaca�on Bible School will be held June 20-24 from 9:00-

11:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church for kids age 4 to entering 6th grade. Our theme

is "Light of the World." We will hear and explore Bible stories through drama, music,

cra-s, and recrea�on. This summer’s mission project is the Dubuque Rescue Mission.

Sign up now to a4end or to volunteer to help. Feel free to tell friends about VBS at FPC.

All are welcome!

Coming Soon! VBS 2016 — ”Light of the World”

Meet our Summer SPM

My name is Kate Rupert and I am very excited to be your SPM student this

summer. I will be entering my final year at the University of Dubuque The-

ological Seminary in the fall. My husband Tim, our dog Zacchaeus (Zac for

short), and I have lived in Dubuque since February and we are currently

moving to just outside of Waukon, IA where Tim will be serving Zalmona

and Rossville Presbyterian Churches. Before we moved to Dubuque, we

lived in Eau Claire, WI and I commuted to school for the week and then

went home on the weekends.

I grew up in the country just outside of Wilton, WI. A-er gradua�ng

from high school, I went to the University of Dubuque to pursue a degree

in avia�on. By junior year I changed my major to Religious Studies and I

graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 2006. It was at UD that Tim and I met. I began going to church with Tim at

First Presbyterian in Dubuque and I immediately felt at home here. Tim started at UDTS in the fall of 2006 and

I followed a year later. In the spring of 2007, Tim proposed and I said yes and we were married in the fall of

that year here at First Presbyterian Church. We graduated from UDTS in 2009, Tim with a Master of Divinity

and myself with a Master of Arts in Religion. We then moved to Eau Claire, WI where Tim did a year long resi-

dency as a chaplain at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Eau Claire. A-er that year, Tim was hired as a staff chaplain.

During this �me, I did a number of different jobs including an administra�ve assistant for a construc�on com-

pany, worship coordinator for our church in Eau Claire, and a campus ministry leader at the University of Wis-

consin, Eau Claire. I also took some �me to discern what I was supposed to do with my life. I then felt a call to

return to seminary to pursue a Master of Divinity and begin the ordina�on process in the PC(USA). I feel par-

�cularly called to campus ministry. I am currently a candidate in the Presbytery of Northern Waters.

Some fun facts about me: I love to bake, especially cakes. I also like swimming, snowshoeing, hiking, canoe-

ing, golfing, and riding bike. A-er we move we will once again have a Star Wars room; an en�re room in our

house dedicated to Star Wars books, Legos, memorabilia, and collectables. We like most things that are con-

sidered geeky/nerdy. I also like history and in par�cular enjoy learning more about the Elizabethan and Victo-

rian periods in England and German history surrounding WWII. I love to travel and my goal is to visit all seven

con�nents before I die. I have made it to North America, Africa, Europe, and Asia so far.

Sunday School will wrap up May 29th and then will be in

summer recess. We will resume on Rally Day, September 11!

In the Life of the Church

Mission in the Name of Christ...ON THE ROAD!

Hallelujah! Our mission team con�nues to grow! Now we are 12!

From July 17-22 the FPC Senior High Mission Team: Carlie Boelk, Elias, Jonah, & Nao-

mi Brehm, Bobby & Tim McCaw, Lupe & Sam Morales (youth); and Anne4e Boelk,

Kate Rupert, Mark Stant, and Kat Achtemeier (adults) will eat and sleep at First Pres-

byterian Church, Ferguson, MO, and serve in mission in the Ferguson/St. Louis area.

Thus far $1,242.65 has been collected through dona�ons that have come through the

offering plate and generous dona�ons at our April bake sale. With these funds, plus

funds from the Mission Commi4ee, and each youth (who will be expected to contrib-

ute), we are geNng close to our goal, but are s�ll about $500 short. Specially marked

envelopes are in the pews.

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THANK YOU MICHELLE!

Michelle Daniels’ last Sunday to serve as a care-giver in our church

nursery will be Sunday, May 29th. We are saddened about our

loss, but so very grateful for Michelle and her dedica�on to our

children.

During the summer Micah Dillman will return to her old posi�on in the

nursery and will serve alongside Elissa Smith, but we will need to secure a

2nd nursery care provider by summer’s end. Please let the Personnel Com.

(John Dillman, Bob Monthey, Mark Ward, Cherie Daniels) know if you have

sugges�ons.

Dear Pastor Kat and all of our generous friends,

It rained more than buckets this week! You are amazing!

It must have taken a truck to bring all your dona�ons to

the shelter. Thank you!

Your dona�ons are not “just” paper products. They are

everyday, ordinary things. But they represent “normal”

and “safe” and not to worry about the small stuff. God

bless you all!

Gratefully on behalf of all we serve-

Sister Charla and staff at the Dubuque Community YM/

YWCA Vic�m Services Shelter

Dear First Presbyterian Church,

We want to let you know that

during a staff mee�ng this

morning, we li/ed your name in

prayer and thanked God for your ministry.

God’s blessing to you and yours!

John Knox Presbytery Staff

In the Life of the Church

TIME TO CELEBRATE AND GIVE THANKS!

Sunday, May 8, the Congrega�onal Life Commi4ee hosted a celebra�on of thanksgiving. We celebrated and gave

thanks for the accomplishments of our graduates and our faithful Sunday School Teachers and Worship leaders.

Thank you to the Congrega�onal Life Commi4ee: Terri Gronau, Suzanne Heber, Steve Foxen, Tracy Wildermuth, Deb

Stant, & Tarry Prine. Below are some pictures we caught that day and the plans people let us know about.

Nathan Longfield will be geNng married in

July and will start seminary at Western Theo-

logical Seminary in Holland, MI in the fall.

Shannon Black will marry in August & will

subs�tute teach in Illinois, and possibly

star�ng some online graduate courses.

Tim McCaw is planning to a4end Trinity

Interna�onal University.

Cooper Boelk plans to go to the Uni-

versity of Dubuque with a Flight Oper-

a�ons major and hopefully become a

pilot a-er college.

Sean Walker will be serving as

pastor of Chapel on the Hill in

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

Julius Sheppard is moving to Colorado

with his family where Nicole has accepted

a posi�on as Banquet Chef in Allenspark,

Colorado. Julius will seek a call.

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3 Bradley Longfield

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6 Clint Biekert

8 Tom Cosgrove

12 Rachel & Lyle Vander Broek

14 Rebecca & Robert Hoch

Sean & Colleen Walker

17 Edmund Sheppard

18 Carvel Bloesch

20 Tim McCaw

23 Mark Stant

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24 Henry Fawce4

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25 Jus�n Alba

26 Mark & Annalee Ward

27 Tom Jack

28 Jim Prine

30 Donna Meyer

OFFICE HOURS

Pastor: Mon. (afternoon) Tues. 9AM—2PM Wed. (by appt.) Thurs. (by appt.)

Secretary: Summer Hours (June 6-August 19) Mon. 10:00-1:00pm Thu. 10:00-1:00pm

JUNE

June 5 Rev. Katherine Achtemeier

June 12 Rev. Katherine Achtemeier

June 19 SPM Kate Rupert

June 26 VBS Sunday

PREACHING SCHEDULE ELECTRONIC GIVING has arrived at

FPC. Informa�on was included in

your quarterly statement from the

church. If you have ques�ons or

would like more informa�on con-

tact church treasurer, Bob Mon-

Your Church Family Needs You!

All areas of ministry at FPC could use your help.

Please volunteer for one of the following commi4ees:

Buildings & Grounds – Chris Daniels & Alex Jack

Chris�an Educa�on – Linda Longfield

Congrega�onal Life – Terri Gronau

Finance & Personnel – John Dillman & Bob Monthey

Memorial – Linda Longfield & Rachel Vander Broek

Mission & Stewardship – Annalee Ward

Worship – Rachel Vander Broek

2014-2015 Sunday School

Teachers and Worship Leaders

Nursery: Michelle Daniels, Elissa Smith

Children in Worship: Dawna Duff, Gary Hansen

2nd-4th grade: Tracy Wildermuth, Sara Blair

5th –8th grade: Beth Foxen, Linda Longfield

High School: Mark Stant, Maggie Lewis

Adult: Bradley Longfield, Tim Slemmons, Sara Su4er, Lyle

Vander Broek, Julius Sheppard, Mark Achtemeier

SubsBtutes: Jessica Shetler, Bryan Blair, Beth McCaw,

Rebecca Hoch, Sean Walker, Kat Achtemeier

Opening Exercises: Katherine Achtemeier, Kristen Eby,

Maggie Lewis

ConfirmaBon: Kat Achtemeier, Linda Longfield

FPY Youth Group: Parents of the FPY kids

The Dubuque Food Pantry needs your help. All non-

perishables are welcome especially macaroni &

cheese, tuna and other canned meat, soup, peanut

bu4er & jelly, cereal, rice, pasta, boxed potatoes, #3

baby food, diapers (size 3-5), and baby wipes.

Please place your dona�ons to Food for the First in

the basket in the Narthex. Your generous dona�ons

assist those in need in our neighborhood and help to

make their lives a li4le brighter.

Thank You!

Mission Commi4ee

Food for the First

June First Presbyterian Church

1684 Iowa St.

Dubuque, IA 52001

“Supplies for the Second”

While serving at the Domes�c Violence Center we

learned how we can help by providing supplies that are

always needed: toilet paper, paper towels, boxes of �s-

sues, toilet bowl cleaner, cleaning products like Win-

dex, laundry detergent, diapers.

This month’s major needs are:

a variety of cleaning and paper products

Please bring your “Supplies for the Second” to the

church and place them under the table in the narthex

the second Sunday of each month. Dawna Duff has vol-

unteered to deliver them to the collec�on site at the

Dubuque Community Y.