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pfc connect Depending on Jesus to Restore our [Imperfect] Lives June 2016 Table of Contents Pastors Column……………..1-2 Philippians Bible Study……...2 Mission Moment……………….3 Tinas Column……………….…..4 Palouse River Duathlon……..5 Life Lessons Update…………..6 Summer Camp……………….....6 Prayer Requests………………..7 Next Steps…………………………8 Be-A-Blessing Ministry……...8 Blanket Blessings……………….8 Chrisan Fellowship…………..9 Mens Breakfast………….…….9 VBS Volunteers Needed.....10 Sermon Schedule…………….10 Palouse Federated Church (509) 878-1509 www.pfc.palousechurch.org Corey Laughary, Pastor Cell | (509) 336-9154 [email protected] Tim Sievers, Communicaon & Connecon Director Cell | (406) 270-7062 [email protected] A Journey Toward a Vision By Corey Laughary Pastor [Note: This is an arcle about vision, but it starts with a needed history lesson, please read to the end.] One of the most repeated quesons I receive from people new to our church family, or with people who consider worshiping with us, is: What does Federatedmean?In 1947, three organized Chrisan churches in Palouse formed a Federaon.The Methodist -Episcopal, Bapst and Presbyterian churches had been experimenng for the previous year by worshiping together and seeing if it would be feasible to join forces. When they did com- bine they decided on the name Federatedas it described their combined reality, and obvi- ously was a word that didnt favor one denom- inaon over another. Keep in mind that in the 1940s this was a very new idea. There werent a lot of community churches back then, or unitedchurches, or federatedchurches for that maer – even non-denominaonalchurches were extremely rare. Federateddescribed both the form of the organizaon and the original form of govern- ance for the newly-formed church. What federateddidnt describe was the churchs mission or beliefs; and there is no federateddenominaon. In truth, we no longer have a federated form of government as we dont have representave boards from the original denominaons. Apart from the literal meaning of the word federated,there is an important senmental and legacy meaning of the word to people who have been part of the church or people from the area. For many people the word means much more than combinaonor a form of governance adopted in the 1940s. For people who have been involved with our church for a long me that word is aached to memories, history, people and ministry. As we honor our legacy, we also must keep in mind that most people outside of the church have lile to no understanding of what the word federatedmeans. You see, federatedis not a common word in language usage to- day. Some have asked me if we are a racist church, geng us confused with the Confederates.Let me assure you – we are not confederate or racist. Some have won- dered if we are a strange, fringe Chrisan group. Let me assure you – we are not here- cs. Others have asked more lightheartedly if we have a connecon to Star Wars, Star Trek or a certain auto parts chain. Some well- meaning Chrisans have wanted background on the Federated Denominaon, and if one exists, I dont know of it, and we arent part of it. Many have told me that they didnt try wor- shiping at PFC for many years because they didnt think we were a Chrisan church. So we must admit our name communicates some confusing messages to those outside of the church. If you have this conversaon with someone about our name its a good me to explain our history, and then share how it is connected to our mission of being a group of Chrisans from different backgrounds who Depend on Jesus to restore our [imperfect] lives.See Vision, Page 2 PFC – Palouse Federated Church

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pfc connect Depending on Jesus to Restore our [Imperfect] Lives June 2016

Table of Contents

Pastor’s Column……………..1-2

Philippians Bible Study……...2

Mission Moment……………….3

Tina’s Column……………….…..4

Palouse River Duathlon……..5

Life Lessons Update…………..6

Summer Camp……………….....6

Prayer Requests………………..7

Next Steps…………………………8

Be-A-Blessing Ministry……...8

Blanket Blessings……………….8

Christian Fellowship…………..9

Men’s Breakfast………….…….9

VBS Volunteers Needed.....10

Sermon Schedule…………….10

Palouse Federated Church (509) 878-1509

www.pfc.palousechurch.org

Corey Laughary, Pastor Cell | (509) 336-9154

[email protected] Tim Sievers, Communication

& Connection Director Cell | (406) 270-7062

[email protected]

A Journey Toward a Vision By Corey Laughary Pastor

[Note: This is an article about vision, but it

starts with a needed history lesson, please

read to the end.]

One of the most repeated questions I receive

from people new to our church family, or with

people who consider worshiping with us, is:

“What does ‘Federated’ mean?”

In 1947, three organized Christian churches in

Palouse formed a “Federation.” The Methodist

-Episcopal, Baptist and Presbyterian churches

had been experimenting for the previous year

by worshiping together and seeing if it would

be feasible to join forces. When they did com-

bine they decided on the name “Federated” as

it described their combined reality, and obvi-

ously was a word that didn’t favor one denom-

ination over another. Keep in mind that in the

1940s this was a very new idea. There weren’t

a lot of community churches back then, or

“united” churches, or “federated” churches for

that matter – even “non-denominational”

churches were extremely rare.

“Federated” described both the form of the

organization and the original form of govern-

ance for the newly-formed church. What

“federated” didn’t describe was the church’s

mission or beliefs; and there is no “federated”

denomination. In truth, we no longer have a

federated form of government as we don’t

have representative boards from the original

denominations.

Apart from the literal meaning of the word

“federated,” there is an important sentimental

and legacy meaning of the word to people who

have been part of the church or people from

the area. For many people the word means

much more than “combination” or a form of

governance adopted in the 1940s. For people

who have been involved with our church for a

long time that word is attached to memories,

history, people and ministry.

As we honor our legacy, we also must keep in

mind that most people outside of the church

have little to no understanding of what the

word “federated” means. You see, “federated”

is not a common word in language usage to-

day. Some have asked me if we are a racist

church, getting us confused with the

“Confederates.” Let me assure you – we are

not confederate or racist. Some have won-

dered if we are a strange, fringe Christian

group. Let me assure you – we are not here-

tics. Others have asked more lightheartedly if

we have a connection to Star Wars, Star Trek

or a certain auto parts chain. Some well-

meaning Christians have wanted background

on the Federated Denomination, and if one

exists, I don’t know of it, and we aren’t part of

it. Many have told me that they didn’t try wor-

shiping at PFC for many years because they

didn’t think we were a Christian church. So we

must admit our name communicates some

confusing messages to those outside of the

church. If you have this conversation with

someone about our name it’s a good time to

explain our history, and then share how it is

connected to our mission of being a group of

Christians from different backgrounds who

“Depend on Jesus to restore our [imperfect]

lives.”

See Vision, Page 2 PFC – Palouse Federated Church

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Vision (continued from page 1)

So sometimes we use the very short version “PFC” on documents

or signs. But truth be known “PFC” doesn’t communicate much to

outsiders either. (Example: Does it mean Private First Class?)

This is getting me to my main point. We are going to begin experi-

menting with using a “Vision Statement” with outsiders that de-

scribes more succinctly who we are. A vision statement is some-

thing a church aspires to SEE happen by God working through

them. It is not a name replacement, it is a vision. So what is a BIG

vision that all of us Christians at PFC would love to SEE happen? I

can think of nothing bigger in our mission context than seeing “The

Palouse Following Christ.” Think about it. Pray about it.

Wouldn’t we all long to see our neighbors, friends, family and co-

workers of “The Palouse Following Christ”? I know I long to see

revival to come to our beautiful town and region. I pray that the

depth of healthy spiritual soil in our region will one day far surpass

the amazing natural soil of our rolling hills. So if you see “Palouse

Following Christ,” or “PFC,” or “Palouse Federated Church”- that’s

all “US.” It’s just different ways of describing who we are. And we

will be wise about honoring our legacy, while at the same time

being careful to communicate who we are, what we stand for, and

what our vision is for the Palouse.

Depending on Jesus to see The Palouse Following Christ,

Pastor Corey

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The New Testament Bible Study (Tuesdays at 10 a.m. )

The New Testament Bible Study has started a new book—Philippians. Join Pastor Corey as he walks attendees through this encouraging letter to the church in Philippi, written while Paul was in prison. Even in the midst of tremendous op-position and Paul found joy in Christ. Philippians has helped many to grow in experiencing the joy of Christ and now you can too! ALL are welcome— men, and wom-en, young and old – everyone has a place. Don’t worry if you missed the first couple of sessions, you will be welcomed and Pastor Corey can provide you with introductory notes. Child care is provided. Invite a friend or neighbor, and we will see you there.

Have you missed a Sunday at PFC? Are you wish-

ing you still could hear the morning message?

You can! You can listen to Pastor Corey’s ser-

mons anytime and from anywhere - just visit the

church Web site: www.pfc.palousechurch.org

(click on “Resources” then “Audio Sermons”).

We also provide CDs or mp3 files for your listening

pleasure. #IC

YMI

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African Friends: A Book Review Part 1 by Kay Tronsen

I’m one of those bibliophiles who usually has

more than one book in process. Right now,

it’s two books on Africa, Hearing God by Dal-

las Willard, a novel about the apostle Paul

(called Paul), and a new book about shame by

a Christian neurobiologist/psychiatrist. God

made me this way – I love to swim in words!

One of those in-process books is African

Friends and Money Matters by David Maranz,

an experienced anthropologist who has spent

years working in Africa. This book came to my

attention through another anthropologist/

linguist who I work with at Moody Bible Insti-

tute in Spokane (a marvelously experienced and funny guy). It was

one of those God moments— a God-orchestrated, God-timed, God

-touched event (you know the ones I mean? The ones that remind

you He’s hanging around all the time?). As part of our faculty de-

velopment at Moody we were doing peer teaching evaluations,

and so I found myself sitting in Dr. Beine’s Intercultural Communi-

cation classroom listening to an engaging lecture. I had seen this

book on Amazon some time back, almost ordered it, didn’t, and so

it caught my attention when Dr. Beine recommended it during his

lecture. Hence, the book in my stack, and this essay in your hands.

The book is intended as “observations” on the question, “How in

the world do finances work in Africa?” (1). As a compilation of 90

observations, it is surprisingly readable with examples and expla-

nations from both Africans and Westerners intended to demon-

strate each observation in story-like fashion. Maranz makes an

important point at the beginning of the book. Africa does not

share the same history as the West, especially those of us in the

United States. They endured incredible warfare, enslavement, lack

of resources and disease, and have survived. One way they have

survived is by slowly developing strategies that

helped them survive. So don’t miss this im-

portant point. One of those strategies was to

live in such a way that sharing economic re-

sources would lead to everyone having at least

a basic level of subsistence. Maranz writes

that the “fundamental economic consideration

in African society . . . is to ensure the survival

of family and kin” (5). Sharing is a priority and

a deeply engrained cultural expectation; for

Africans not to share when they have the abil-

ity to share is a cultural misstep of the worst

kind. He contrasted this with the West’s pri-

mary economic focus on gathering wealth and

capital – two very different worldviews of eco-

nomic understanding based on history and

reality.

Watch for Part 2 next month . . .

Our Uganda committee is beginning a different book

study on Africa. Will you pray for us? Will you continue to pray for our

ministry to the Hope for All Children Orphanage in Uganda? Please pray

for Pastor Martin, Pastor Isa, and Alex (our primary contact there). We are

so appreciative for the generous giving of our PFC family. Thank you so

much.

Citation: Maranz, Daviod. African Friends and Money Matters.

Dallas: SIL, 2001. Print.

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No Time to Write this Article By Tina Laughary Spiritual Formation Director Do you ever feel like you just don’t have

enough time? I cannot even venture to

guess how many times I myself have said, “I just didn’t have the

time…” Thousands of times, I am sure. Even though I am guilty of

it myself the, “I didn’t have time” excuse has always driven me

crazy because we all have exactly the same amount of time—24

hours each day to be exact. So when we say, “I don’t have enough

time to do _________,” what we really are saying is, “I don’t value

_________enough to devote some of my precious time to it.” Let

me just say right from the start—this isn’t always a bad thing. I

don’t have time to read vampire romance novels and I am actually

ok with that. I have decided not to give any of my 24 hours to

readying vampire romance novels, and that is ok.

For me, vampire romance novels are an easy thing to do without,

but how many of us have said (or thought), I wish I had time to

read my Bible…spend time in quiet prayer…attend a Bible Study…

snuggle on the couch with my kids…sit on a park bench with my

husband – but I just don’t have that kind of time. Ouch…I’m talking

to myself now as well. Time is precious, each day is a gift and 24

hours fly by quickly. Let’s all make sure that we are filling those

precious minutes, hours and days doing what really matters.

Like I said, I’m writing this article for myself to read too. I am tak-

ing an EMR (First Responder) training class right now and I find

myself spending about 25 hours a week in classes, reading text-

books and studying flash cards. I am acutely aware of each minute

I waste these days. Obviously, during this 6-week class I am cutting

some “things” out of my life. I have to decide what I value enough

to spend precious time on. Certainly there are things that haven’t

made the cut. But our precious heavenly Father made us his priori-

ty. He sent His son to make it possible to have relationship with me

(and you too). How disrespectful of us to cut Him out because we

just couldn’t spare the time.

May we all carefully choose how to spend our gift of hours, days

and years. Unless we make the important things a priority, they

will get pushed out by other, less important options. God should

get our first and our best, not our leftover and our little.

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Bible Study Opportunities

Monday

Ladies Bible Study Acts & Exodus

3 p.m. @ Tina Laughary’s

Tuesday

Men’s Way Too Early Study Acts & Exodus

5:30 a.m. @ PFC

New Testament Study Philippians

10 a.m. @ PFC (Child Care Available)

Wednesday

Ladies Bible Study Acts & Exodus 10 a.m. @ PFC

Bible Study for All Ruth

6:30 p.m. @ PFC (Child Care Available)

By studying scripture in community with our neighbors, together we are able to discern what God wants us to learn and to apply the scriptures in a practical manner to our day-

to-day living. Join a Bible study today!

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REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Both races begin and end at Palouse Park. The duathlon is a 2 mile run, 10 miles of biking

on multi-surfaces, and ends with another 2 mile run OR opt to run the 10 mile bike course. Pasta meal, prizes and t-shirt included.

DUATHLON INDIVIDUAL $35 2 PERSON TEAM $55 3 PERSON TEAM $75

10 MILE RUN INDIVIDUAL ONLY $30 Student price is $10 off per person with I.D.

Prices are for Early Registration (On or before May 27)

$5 increase per person after May 27.

FOR MORE INFO: contact Mark Sawyer, Race Director (509) 939-2143 or [email protected] or find us on Facebook: Palouse River Duathlon

TO REGISTER: www.visitpalouse.com/duathlon

100% of proceeds supporting teens through GarPal Young Life.

Summer Camp Fundraising Car Wash

Support our youth at the camp car wash on June 18, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Banner Bank parking lot! If you or one of your youth received a scholar-ship from PFC this also is an opportunity for to complete your required service hours. Every scholarship of 50% requires you to help with 2 fundraisers or complete 4 service hours!

Sunday School Thanks: A very big Thank You to our Sunday School and Bible Class teachers for a great year! We appreciate your com-mitment to share the Gospel with our chil-dren EVERY Sunday. Please give these dedi-cated volunteers a hearty “thank you” when you see them around…

Jr. High Lisa and Tony Jeffers

Grades 3-5 Butch Smith

Preschool & Grades 1-2 Brenda Cook

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Life Lessons 2016 Each year, area churches, in partnership with Palouse Federated Church, offer a scholarship opportunity for high school seniors. The program aims to help students learn some valuable life lessons to help them make the transition from youth to adulthood and from high school to college or career. Participants attend three sessions covering a variety of topics including: personal finances, healthy relationships and finally a discussion of the future. Additionally, students were given a choice of reading a book or meeting one-on-one talk with one of many adult mentors from our church and others who assisted through the course of the program. In all, $3,250 in scholarships will be awarded to 13 gradu-ating seniors. But more importantly, these students leave Life Lessons knowing they are loved and supported by the community and church and that Jesus loves them and has a plan for their lives. Please continue to pray for all our high school seniors. The next few weeks and months will be challenging, and full of opportunities to make bad decisions. They, like all of us, need the prayers and support of the community. Another way you can show your support is to attend this year’s Baccalaureate Service on June 2 (details below).

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Summer Camp Summer camp at Ross Point is quickly approaching. Camping ex-periences are available for all ages. Scholarships are available - just con-tact Brenda Cook, Pastor Corey or Mikel Nisse. Register online at www.rosspoint.org

Dates Camp Grade in Fall

June 19-24 Junior High Camp 6 - 9

June 24-25 My First Camp Age 7 & Under

June 26-29 Middler Camp 2 - 4

June 26 - July 1 Junior Camp 4 - 6

July 3-8 Senior High Camp 9 - 12

Life Lessons Participants: 12 of 14 Gar Pal seniors and one Potlatch senior completed Life Lessons. Each will receive a $250 scholarship.

Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 7 p.m.

Calvary Chapel of The Palouse

215 E. Church St.

Palouse, WA

BACCALAUREATE

If you or someone you know is looking for some sum-mer work, Ross Point Camp has several positions to fill.

Guest Services and/or Kitchen Assistant (16 years +) Lifeguard (16 years +) Counselor (20 years+)

For more information check the camp bulletin board at the church or go online to: www.rosspoint.org

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Prayers for these individuals and families:

Pray for Summer Camp at Ross Point—for the leaders, administrators, counselors and campers!

Pray for Meredith Willcox-Norris (Cancer) Pray for Tecla Blood’s sister Mary who is recovering

from surgery. The family and friends of Ray Romjue. Carol Heinlen’s niece Barbara who is undergoing treat-

ment for cancer. Pray for this hurting world, for all the people impacted

by world suffering; from political violence and hate, human disasters, and injustice. Pray these events will be used as an opportunity to expand our faith and bring others to the feet of Jesus.

Pray for our public servants, their families and commu-nities.

Pray for your Oikos!

Please submit prayer concerns to Pastor Corey by contacting the office or on your communication card.

Pray for Active Duty

Service Members

Praises and Prayers for these Missions and Ministries:

Praise God for continued growth of the Bishop Place worship service. Pray for Pastor Matt Jorgens and his family.

Bible study at Eastern State Hospital and all the residents there.

Praise God for providing volunteer youth ministry leaders. Pray for youth to come to Christ.

Pray for our missionaries and partner church and orphanage in Uganda (pastors, teachers, orphans).

Remember our Shut Ins:

Richard Keyser Patty Myott Carol Towne Joanie Bagott Bob & Dory Tuttle Don & Lorraine Gilliland Alan Flansburg Marjorie Bourne Arnetta Tompkins Reuben Merry Our shut ins would love to have a visit from their church family. If you’re interested in going for a visit just contact Pastor Corey or the Visitation Team.

The Prayer of Faith | James 5:13-18

13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone

cheerful? Let him sing praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick?

Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And

the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord

will raise him up. And if he has com-mitted sins, he will b e f o r g i v e n . 16 Therefore, con- fess your sins to

one another and pray for one anoth-

er, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous per- son has great power

as it is working. 17 Elijah was a man

with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might

not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on

the earth. 18 Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and

the earth bore its fruit.

To be a Christian without prayer

is no more possible than to be alive

without breathing. ~Martin Luther ~

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Be A-Blessing Card Ministry by Paula Bauer Graduation, Father’s Day, birthdays, get-well….whatever the occasion, there are unique handmade cards available for your use in the card cabinet in the Fellowship Hall! Take a few moments to browse through the selection and see how some members of PFC have been us-ing their creative gifts! The cards, as always, are FREE for the taking (any freewill dona-tions help replenish supplies for future card-making endeavors, so thank you to those who have tucked something into the do-nation box in the cabinet.) As an outreach ministry of PFC, not only do we encourage our members to send cards to whomever the Holy Spirit may be laying upon your heart, but we invite you to join us for an afternoon of creative fun and fellowship at monthly card-making workshops held at the Bauer home in Viola. No experience necessary, and eve-

rything -- paper, stamps, inks and embellishments of every description -- is provided. This event is a perfect time to in-

vite unbelieving/unchurched friends or family to a non-threatening, fun activity of PFC. Child care can be arranged if needed. There are only 9 seats each month, due to space con-straints in the Bauer home. The next workshop is sched-uled for Friday, June 17 from 1-4 pm. Contact Paula to re-serve a seat or for more infor-mation:

[email protected] or 208-882-4945

We’re on Facebook too! Be A-Blessing -- Card Ministry of PFC Church

Just ask if you would like to be added!

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What’s the next step in your

spiritual journey?

Baptism?

Membership?

Bible Study?

July 27 at 10:15 a.m.

Pastor Corey’s Office

STEPS

Next Steps News

We welcome Tracy Lee and Tim Sievers as new members of

PFC. After attending the Next Steps class in May, and turn-

ing in their membership agreements, the Board unani-

mously approved them into membership. A few others

soon will become members of PFC as well.

We encourage you to consider attending the Next Steps

class in July. It is NOT just for people becoming members.

It is for all folks at PFC who are looking for their “Next

Step”- whether that is a Bible study, baptism, finding their

spiritual gifts, learning about their Oikos, or becoming a

member. (See details above)

Blanket Blessings By Robin Blair

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

~ Matthew 19:14

Every baby is a most precious gift from God. To honor God in this we now have baby blankets to give as a gift form PFC. Each blanket comes with a blessing for baby and an invitation to join us at PFC to learn the good news of Jesus Christ and his wonderful love for each and every one of us. My prayer is that through these blankets we can do our part to advance His kingdom and bring His joy to our community.

These blankets are great gifts to give to friends, family, and neighbors, or someone new in town. If you know of a single parent or family who have a baby, or small children, please consider giving a blanket as a gift of blessing.

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Leadership Breakfast Success More than 25 leaders from Palouse area organizations, char-ities and institutions gathered at Palouse Federated Church for the “Palouse Leadership Breakfast” on Saturday, April 30. Many thanks to all the volunteers who helped make this event a success. Our next breakfast will take place in Sep-tember and we again hope to bless those who serve to make our community a great place to live, work, play and worship.

Men’s Breakfast The next Men’s Breakfast is scheduled for June 18. Cooking begins at 7:30 a.m. and eating at 8 a.m. Join men from our church and community, as we share a meal, get to know one another, and hear a short devotional message.

Ignited, the youth worship band at PFC wrapped up their season in May. Thank you band members Danny Laughary, Esther Bauer, Sarah Bauer, Ethan and Kennedy Cook for helping us draw closer to God through our worship.

And many thanks also to Nancy Dernell, who with the help of her husband Bill, has led and organized the Ignited team for this last (school) year.

We look forward to your return in the Fall!

Christian Fellowship & Sunday Morning Fellowship Time at PFC The book of Acts describes the start of the early church fol-lowing the death and resurrection of Jesus. One of the char-acteristics we are introduced to at the beginning of the book is the fellowship of the believers (Acts 2:42-47). Since the early days of the church fellowship has been a hallmark of our faith. Christians, in community with one another, meet together and eat together sharing meals and time that nour-ish our bodies and our souls. To better support this fellowship commitment locally, mem-bers of the Baptist, Methodist-Episcopal, and Presbyterian churches of the Palouse joined together in 1947 to establish the Palouse Federated Church where we've embraced fel-lowship as a part of our Sunday morning and evening rou-tine. Presently, between the 9 and 11 a.m. services we have the opportunity to meet together in the Fellowship Hall for coffee and snacks - a modern-day breaking of the bread so to speak. It's a special time for our community to communi-cate and connect. The demographics of our congregation are changing and now we are looking to make a few adjustments to the way

we do things to help make the fellowship time more user-friendly. There currently are two ideas for your considera-tion. First, is to have only coffee, tea, hot chocolate, juices and water. Second, is to encourage the entire church body to partici-pate by checking the box on your communication card indi-cating if you would be willing to join with 2 or 3 others to contribute items from time to time. Taking into considera-tion special occasions and holidays when cake is provided, that leaves 46 Sundays when snacks are needed. Sharing the duties would require participation about four times annual-ly. It is important to note we are talking about light snacks, NOT lunch. This would include items like, but not limited to: cookies, pretzels, nuts, crackers and cheese, chips, fruit and vegetable pieces and dip. In this scenario the beverages (including juice) would continue to be provided by the church. We know there are many other possibilities for how to do this that we just haven't thought of yet. And so we are solic-iting input from you about how you think the fellowship time could best be handled. And remember - just because you have an idea doesn't mean you have to be in charge - so don't let the fear of that hinder your creativity and sharing. Let Pastor Corey, Tim Sievers, Pinky Glass (509) 332-9118 or Butch Smith (509) 878-1939 know if you like one of the op-tions or if you have another idea you think might work. Your participation in this special fellowship has been and contin-ues to be greatly appreciated (and tasty). Thank You.

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Palouse Federated Church 635 N. Bridge St. P.O. Box 535 Palouse, WA 99161

June 5 9 & 11 a.m. Depending on Jesus: The Promise Acts 2:37-41

6 p.m. The New Life: Anger Ephesians 4:25-32

June 12 9 & 11 a.m. The Passover Exodus 12:43-13:2

6 p.m. The New Life: Work Ephesians 4:25-32

June 19 9 & 11 a.m. Depending on Jesus: True Wealth Acts 2:42-3:10

6 p.m. The New Life: Bitterness Ephesians 4:25-32

June 26 9 & 11 a.m. Bread, Cloud & Fire Exodus 13:3-22

6 p.m. The New Life: Kindness Ephesians 4:25-32

VBS is just around the corner and we need volunteers to help bring the hope of the Gospel to the youth of our community. There are a variety of roles so start praying about how God can use you this summer. Greeters | Crew Leaders | Junior Crew Leaders Set-Up & Decorating | Kitchen Helpers Tear-Down & Clean-Up Contact Tina Laughary or Brenda Cook to sign up.

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Vacation Bible School | August 1-5

New to PFC:

Sunday Nights 6

p.m. “New Life”

Series from Ephe-

sians 4:25-32

Youth Girl’s Night

Study – Tuesdays 6

p.m.

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