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The FPC Newsletter 601 Pine Street Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601
July 2017
I'm a Life Diplomate of the American Psychotherapy Assn. Counseling has been a significant part of my over-all ministry for 40 years.
One of the common issues for troubled clients is that she/he wants the answers "right now!" so that they can get on with their lives. The problem is that the client is not ready yet to discover, accept, and live with the essential in-formation that must be uncovered. Preliminary steps must be taken before the whole story can be revealed and absorbed.
The same is true in our relationship to the Lord God. Poet Rainer Rilke counsels: "I want to beg you, as much as I can, dear sir, to be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms and like books that are written in a foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live with them" (Second Guess-ing God). He goes on to counsel, "live everything:" Live the questions now to be prepared to live through the an-swers later on.
There are times in each of our lives when we’re not ready to have God
grant our request, or reveal the truth, even though we're convinced that we are. Just as the counselor must lead the client through the steps of recov-ery, so must God, sometimes, lead us (or the other person) through a series of steps and learnings, before He can answer our prayers. When I'm in that fix, I've learned to pray something along these lines: "Dear God, This is what I earnestly desire" (to be healed, to learn why this has happened, to fix the problem now.....). "But if I am not yet ready for Your answer, then sustain me during this time, keep me from ut-terly falling, strengthen my faith, and teach me what I must know in the in-terim so that I'll be prepared for your answer."
Sometimes God answers quickly. Oth-er times, God will use the concerning problem to also strengthen us, give us greater wisdom, deepen our faith, and/or prepare us for some future task, which is part of our life's purpose to accomplish, according to His will. In that last part, however painful or frus-trating the experience was, I have nev-er been disappointed in the end. In fact, there are even times when, in hindsight, we pray, "Thank you for not answering my prayer." Pastor George Nye
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History
entire months of CANDY Bible lessons! Can you imagine that much candy? Me either! Every
week we took a candy and related it to a story in the Bible.
We compared how Lazarus' day was a lot like Sour Patch Kids, first it was sour then Jesus made it sweet. Kids were able to share the message with their friends at school in a relatable way. Was so amazing to watch!
Huge SHOUT OUT to Scott Dickson for lend-ing us his giant cotton candy machine and making 65+ bags of cotton candy for the kids to take home on their last CandyLand Adventure party day!
Thank you Don and Sherrill Boyd for coming several times and sitting with the kids during their dinners engaging them in sweet conversations and helping clean up.
We couldn't do it without everyone's help! Thank you Katie Mengis, Karli Fussell, Randy Clark, Scott Senter, Valerie Brown, Payton Mengis, Courtney Rosario, Belinda Scalas, Doug and Grace Barnes, Belinda Reno, Tammie Williams, SWAG Kids and so many more for all your help!!!!
By Austyn & Heather
King’s Kids CandyLand Adventure
Table of Contents
On October 31, 1517 Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the church door in Wittenberg. This was a prominent event in the Reformation; a period of history that would have a major impact on Western history. The Protestant Reformation spelled out time-less truths about God’s Word, our salva-tion and the role of the Church. The im-pact can be seen not only on Christianity and the eventual founding of the Presby-terian Church, but on our culture and government.
You are encouraged to spend part of an afternoon learning about this exciting pe-riod. There are many fine resources avail-able on the lives of a couple of the re-formers, A Martin Luther and John Cal-vin. Wikipedia has some good material and movies can be found on the History Channel.
We are benefactors of a rich heritage that has proclaimed the truths of the Bible. Rejoice and be glad in it.
By Dave Pollard
Page 1 Life Diplomate-Pastor Nye
Page 2 History-Dave Pollard
Table of Contents
CandyLand Adventure Party
Page 3 Missions: Mentor One Child
Church BBQ & Picnic
Page 4 2nd Annual Father/Daughter Dance
VBS Information
Page 5 Kid’s Shoe Drive
Blue Zone Project Invite
Two Little Feet
Page 6 Gifts of Giving
Session Summary June 15, 2017
Page 7 Session Summary continued
Look at all these kids!!! W
OW!
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people who are gentle and kind.”
We would love to connect these children with caring adults driven by solid values, of every walk of life, ages young and old.
Please contact Stephanie Sullivan at 541-882-3198 for more details about becoming a part of this meaningful and important work in our community.
Phone 541-882-3198 [email protected]
http://www.citizensforsafeschools.org
Missions: Mentor One Child, Change Two Lives
Citizens For Safe Schools is in search of compassionate and posi-tive adult role models to help support and culti-vate character in at-risk Klamath Youth. For only one hour a week, you can change the life of a child in need with-in our community. Spend time simply “hanging out”; going bowling, going for a walk, riding bikes, checking out a muse-um… the possibilities are endless! The dependable, enduring presence of a sup-portive adult in a young person’s life fos-ters improvement with academics, social skills, attachment, and develops potential for future achievement. We have many children waiting to be matched! Meet two now:
Jason is 8 and goes to Henley Elementary. He says, “I love to paint, draw and sing! Soccer is my favorite sport. I love camp-ing and playing in the water. I always want to help people and see people happy. I think I want to become a baker, race car driver or a doctor after school.” His coun-selor says, “Jason would benefit greatly by having a strong, positive role model. He needs a friend he can trust who will listen and help guide him through coping with loss.”
Danielle is 11 and goes to Ponderosa. She says, “I like people who are nice and can laugh with me! I love walking dogs, swimming, playing with animals, and eat-ing ice cream! I think I would like to go hiking, swimming, or rock climbing with my mentor.” Her counselor comments; “Danielle is a sweet girl who has experi-enced many transitions with no consistent adults in her life. She could use a fun and inspirational mentor. She responds well to
All Church BBQ & Picnic July 2nd at Moore Park
following our Sunday service.
Hamburgers & Hotdogs will be provided. If your last name
begins with…
A-M please bring side dishes; salads, beans, friends, etc.
N-Z please bring desserts and friends.
We welcome you!
BBQ
Today!
ROCK YOUTH GROUP SUMMER SCHEDULE
July 2nd All church bbq & picnic
July 8th Moore Park Day-snacks &
flag football 6-8:00 p.m.
July 21st Give shoes out to Family Connect
at the fairgrounds from 9:00 a.m.
to 2:00 p.m.
July 24-27th help with vacation bible school
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2nd Annual Father Daughter Dance
What a magical night June 16th was! Over 100 people danced the night away in the Lord’s house! Out of 60 Dads about 7 of them were from FPC! God blessed this OUT-REACH event beyond
our biggest hopes and dreams!
Every Dad and daughter there heard the gospel message! Seeds were planted!
We asked the couples to bring a pair of shoes to donate in order to attend, and we ended up with a mountain of BRAND NEW shoes! God is so good!
There was so much food, photos, danc-ing lessons and fun had for the whole two and a half hours. Relix Photography gave us beautiful couple photos! Jacob Slinker helped us set up, helped with sound and gladly came to the event and took action shots of dancing. Paola Westfall, a fantastic Salsa and Tango teacher, gave everyone tons of dancing lessons.
"Let them praise His name with dance!" Psalm 149:3. By Austyn Weems
Go the Distance! We are so excited for the warm sunshine to make its grand appearance! Summer is here and that means: Vacation Bible School is almost here! We are headed to Moore Park this year for round two of Sports Camp from July 24th-27th, from 9:00 a.m. thru 12:00 p.m. "I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you." Psalm 32:8. Don't get discouraged because "The Great Comeback" is headed our way (John 14:1-3). Join us and learn how to be undefeated champions in Jesus Christ!
by Austyn Weems and Heather Bartlett
Specialty Dances!
Beautiful Daughters!
“Every Dad and daughter there
heard the gospel message!”
Austyn Weems
There is a little story
About two little feet
That went walking to the bank
On a very hot, hot street.
They were wearing flip flops,
And then splat and plop, one broke!
So at the bank they gave them tape
To put in just the right spot.
So, with a skip and a hop,
Maybe a jump and a flop,
On the way back to work,
Again they broke, broke, broke!
But alas, the story ends well
About the two little feet
As they made it back from the bank
On a very hot, hot street!
By Belinda Reno
Kid’s Shoe Drive
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Our annual shoe drive is in effect from June 1st-July 1st! So far we have 50+ pairs of shoes. The shoes are going to be given away at the Family Connect Event that is happening on July 21st at the Fair-grounds. If you are thinking "oh man! I am too late it is after July 1st!" Don't you worry, we will take shoes all the way till July 17th! The shoes are for the chil-dren of the basin; so for kids ages 0-18 years old. We would like to have new shoes and/or gift cards from Big 5 or Payless Shoe Source.
We want to thank you in advance for donating to this wonderful cause!
Two Little Feet
***You’re invited to the***
Blue Zones Project
OC&E Interfaith Trek 2017
Come walk with us along the
Beautiful OC&E Trail! All ages
and ability levels are welcome.
Saturday, July 8th, 9-11 a.m.
Begin at any of three booths along the
OC&E Trail:
Main Trailhead (Avalon, N. of Crosby)
Wiard Park Trailhead (Hope St. Cross)
Hwy 140/39 Trailhead (S. of KCC)
Free to public
Giveaways
Snacks & Water
Learn about local churches
Please register at:
http://whoozin.com/N3G-Q7D-W3FD
Call Christy: 541-205-3038 or
Blue Zones Project: 541-359-2802
or ask Maggie Huntley 541-892-1571
Sponsored by: local churches & Turn Thom
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Session Summary
“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faith-ful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10
Physical Resource Committee thanks those who came to the June 24 Work Party—Jackie Clark, Rich Touslee, Scott Senter and Anne Weaver, as well as thanking those who worked before that day on multi-stage projects and are con-tinuing on those projects—Jim Stewart, Jeff Newsom, Don Boyd and Ron Cox.
The Fellowship Hall windows were cleaned inside and outside, plastering and painting at the back of the Sanctuary was done as well as the Fireside Room & Lounge painted by Heather & Austyn, petunias were planted by Don and Nancy Boyd and filters were replaced for the heating and cooling system and a few other small jobs.
I want to be a worker for the Lord, I want to love and trust his Holy Word; I want to sing and pray, and be busy everyday In the vineyard of the Lord.
I will work, (and pray,) I will pray, (and work,) In the vineyard , in the vineyard of the Lord, (of the Lord;) I will work, I will pray, I will labor every day In the vineyard of the Lord.
Rev. Is. Baltzell 1832-1893
Gifts
Your Church Session met at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday night and the meeting lasted un-til 10:00 p.m. That alone should be an in-dication of the dedication of these folks. Three folks that were not Session Mem-bers visited for part of the meeting. Visi-tors were Tim Bartlett and Jake Weems and came to share concerns about the pro-grams for children and youth and Bill Kennedy came to share in the discussion of our “Heart of the City Projects”. The meeting opened with prayer followed by the devotion by Clerk of Session Thel-ma Cox.
The agenda was approved with a change from Keith Stone, on a Personnel matter and one we spent time listening to the con-cerns about the Children’s and Youth Pro-grams, and agreed that some of the con-cerns that we shared, but during this inter-im period, we are not doing much to estab-lish anything new until the new Pastor is here to guide us. The two were assured that there were no plans to change things, though there would be some refinements in job descriptions in the near future.
We looked at the report about how we can move forward into the community, how we could be the true “Heart of the City”. These plans will continue to evolve as the summer and Fall progress. Any with ideas are encouraged to contact Gay Woods. We will have “Minute for Mission” speakers several times over the next months to help us see how and where we are involved. Again, if you have ideas, see Gay Woods.
The PNC reported that they have inter-viewed candidates and are doing all the necessary reference checking and other background work on some. More applica-tions are being received. Some of the
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Session Summary
candidates are truly exciting. Please con-tinue to pray for that person, God knows who they are, that will soon be our Shep-herd.
There was a discussion about filling the vacant Deacon’s positions. They will be filled soon. The new Elders and Deacons will be installed July 9th.
There was a discussion about the need for well-trained ushers, not just folks snagged on Sunday, but people who understand the full scope of the service they give the congregation. Volunteers are being sought so that a cadre of folks, both men and women can be trained to assist in our Worship services.
A request for Elders to sign up to be Elder of the Day was made.
There are new cameras in the Sunday School Rooms, thanks to all those who helped with installation. There will be 2 cameras outside also. Because of the out-side cameras we received a $500 grant from the City Police. Thanks to them, thanks to Keith Stone for his oversight and thanks to Heather Bartlett for finding out about the grant and following through.
Summer Worship schedule: Starting on 6/25/2017 there will be one 10:00 a.m. service, with features of both the Praise service and the Traditional service. This service format will continue through Labor Day weekend.
There was a discussion about the supervi-sion and oversight of the Endowment Fund which is invested in the Community Fund. The Finance Committee needs to be aware of what is there. The Endow-ment Committee is in charge of determin-ing how any excess earnings are spent.
Session Summary
This will be a continuing discussion as we become used to the way the Community Fund operates.
The next Session meeting will be on the 4th Thursday of each month through Sep-tember to avoid conflicts with the Third Thursday activities.
We were dismissed with prayer.
A special THANK YOU goes out to Thelma Cox, who has been a devoted Clerk of Session for several years. If you see her, thank her because she has been a miracle worker during these past few months keeping everything “Decently and in Order”.
Gay Woods will be the new Clerk of Ses-sion.
Submitted by Barb Dehlinger
The elders of Session are:
Heidi Biggs 703-345-9652
Steve Schultz 541-281-9210
Don Boyd 541-884-3507
Andrew Smith 541-281-3909
Thelma Cox 541-271-3144
Keith Stone 541-882-1727
Barb Dehlinger 541-884-5118
Rich Touslee 541-882-3265
Craig Rappe’ 541-882-8944
Gay Woods 541-882-1422
On July 9th, we will have an installation of new Elders and Deacons. All Elders, past and present, will be invited up to participate in this service.
New: Elders New: Deacons Dave Pollard Terrie Mumford Laura Stewart Randy Clark Mitch Stokes
First Presbyterian Church
601 Pine Street
Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601
(541) 884-7781
Return Service Requested
Contacts at First Presbyterian Church
Heather Bartlett-Children/Youth Ministry
Austyn Weems - Children/Youth Ministry
Karli Fussell - Women’s Ministry & MOPS
Kris Bienz - Financial Secretary
Susan Scrimsher - Choir Director
Mary Kern - Praise Team Director
Belinda Reno - Administrative Assistant
WEBSITE: www.KlamathFPC.com
Prayer requests: [email protected]
601 Pine Street
Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601
(541) 884-7781
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FPC Elders
Barb Dehlinger
Heidi Biggs
Don Boyd
Thelma Cox
Craig Rappe’
Steve Schultz
Andrew Smith
Keith Stone
Rich Touslee
Gay Woods
FPC Deacons
Brian Coe
Charlie Dehlinger
Denny Fullerton
Janell Knutson
Dustin Demetrakos
Sharon Nelson
Judy Swan
Lee Woods
FPC Parish Zones
Zone 1-Judy Swan
Zone 2-Sharon Nelson
& Lee Woods
Zone 3-Denny Fullerton
Zone 4-Dustin
Demetrakos
Zone 5-Charlie
Dehlinger
Zone 6-Janell Knutson
& Bryan Coe
