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The FPC Newsletter 601 Pine Street Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601
December 2016
We tend to think of Christmas as a
time of homecoming. It is a brief
respite from a world that is constant-
ly changing. Even the songs we hear
are the same ones we knew from
childhood!
But this Christmas is a season of change for Cindy
and I. And it begins a season of change for FPC as
well. We aren't sure where our change will lead us,
and you are in a similar spot (although it is great to
know that Alan Jackson will be with you in the im-
mediate future).
It strikes me that the first Christmas was a season of
change as well. Mary and Joseph were going to a town that was not their
own, she was about to have their first child, and every indication was that this
little one would bring more changes to their lives and this world than either of
them could imagine.
More than two thousand years later, we have all benefitted
from the changes that came into our world that first
Christmas. Among other things, that change has brought
hope, joy, love and peace to our world, even in times of
drastic change.
So, amid our goodbyes, amid the changes that we don't
welcome, let us also be aware that
great things come with changes and
uncertainty. They came that first
Christmas. And they can come this
season as well.
Cindy and I wish you all a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Season of Change by Pastor Stuart Bond
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Foster Kid’s Clothing Closet Sunday School News
Table of Contents Page 1 Season of Change Page 2 Foster Kid’s Clothing Closet Sunday School News Page 3 Blue Zone Corner Page 4 Library Page 5 Communion Class King’s Kids Boot Camp MOPS Fundraiser Info. Page 6 ROCK Youth Group Page 7 Women’s Ministries Announcements
We are excited to announce that we fi-
nally have a location for our Foster Kids
Clothing Closet. We hope to be able to
give out new clothing to all the kids
coming into care in emergency situa-
tions. We want to be able to provide
them with something new as they come
into a very scary time in their lives. Our
hope is to make them feel loved and
cared for ......... with that being said our
bible study groups have been collecting
new clothing for the closet. We would
love to get some donations of new
socks, underwear, coats, jeans, shirts,
shoes........ anything that a kid in an
emergency situation could use. Thank
you so much for your
thoughts and prayers
as we have been
working on getting
this closet up and
running for almost 2
years now.
By Katie Mengis
We are celebrating the word and works
of the Lord every week in Sunday
School. In November, we spent time
with some of the great stories of the Old
Testament, courtesy of Max Lucado's
inspired The Story curriculum. We
learned about Ruth's faith, we watched
Saul's rise to power, and celebrated
young David's victory over Goliath. We
also had the opportunity to see an older
David, now a king, make mistakes, re-
pent, and write beautiful songs to the
Lord.
In December, we will take a brief break
from The Story and walk through Ad-
vent talking about the people present at
the Nativity: the angels, Mary, Joseph,
baby Jesus, and the Shepherds. Each
week, each child will complete a beauti-
ful Christmas tree ornament that will
remind the whole family of the "reason
for the season".
While we are doing these crafts, we are
looking for adult hands to help guide
little ones, so please let Alison Martin
know if you'd like to assist in the learn-
ing and the fun.
Finally, there will be no Sunday School
on either Christmas Day or New Year's
Day, to allow our amazing team of vol-
unteers to spend these special days with
their families.
By Alison Martin
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Healthy Habits Classes are being offered at
FPC as part of becoming a
'Blue Zone' church community.
Finding Joy and Balance
During the Holiday’s Class
December 8th at 12:05-12:55
Fireside Lounge
(change in location)
This is a FREE class and open to the
community, so..... reach out and invite
your friends to join us at FPC.
Our main focus will be on ways to
Enhance your Joy & Balance!!!
For more information & details please go
to www.KathySkinner.com Resources or
contact Kathy at (541)331-6669 or
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Fruity Chocolate Almond Bark
Dark chocolate is high in antioxidants and can be lower in sugar than other treats. Add in a handful of nuts and this will satisfy any snacking cravings you may have. Just remember, cente-narians view sweets as celebratory foods. They are conscious about their decisions to indulge in sugar and eat it in moderation. Yield: 12-16 clusters
Ingredients 1 cup toasted almonds or pecans, coarsely chopped 1/2 cup dried cherries or chopped dried fruit, coarsely chopped 6 oz dark chocolate (60%-70%, or higher), finely chopped ¼ tsp cinnamon ½ tsp espresso powder, optional
Directions 1. In a medium bowl, toss together the almonds and the dried fruit. Line a baking sheet with waxed or parchment paper. 2. Melt the chocolate in the microwave on low power or until melted, but not thick. It may take from 1-2 minutes depending on the power of the micro-wave. Or use a double boiler to melt the chocolate. Stir in the fruit, nuts and cinnamon. Add espresso powder if de-sired. 3. Drop by teaspoonful for clusters, or pour onto parchment paper lined bak-ing pan and spread evenly. Refrigerate until firm and store in air tight contain-er in refrigerator. - See more at: https://www.bluezones.com/recipe/chocolate-almond-bark/#sthash.AYa5FKzF.dpuf
Recent Christmas books received :
Donna VanLiere, New
York Times bestselling
author of the time-
less The Christmas
Shoes and The Christ-
mas Hope, is back with
this moving and uplift-
ing story about finding
love, hope, and family in unexpected
places. Amazon.com
A Family Under the
Christmas Tree by Terri
Reed. In this heart-
warming tale set during
the Christmas season, a
single father and a fash-
ion photographer are
brought together by a
young boy and a mis-
chievous Bernese mountain dog—but
first they must learn to set aside their
differences if they are willing to let their
relationship bloom. Amazon.com
From pastor and New York
Times bestselling author
Timothy Keller comes the
perfect gift for the Christ-
mas holiday—a profound-
ly moving and intellectual-
ly provocative examina-
tion of the nativity story. Amazon.com
Library News
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Miranda did not put adventure on her
Christmas list, but thanks to her eighty-
five-year-old neighbor Joy, that's exact-
ly what she's getting this year. When
Joy tells Miranda that
she plans to drive an
old RV decked out in
Christmas decorations
from their Chicago
neighborhood to her
new retirement digs in
Phoenix--in the dead of
winter, no less--the
much younger Miranda insists that Joy
cannot make such a trip by herself. Be-
sides, a crazy trip with Joy would be
more interesting than another Christmas
home alone. Unemployed and facing
foreclosure, Miranda feels she has noth-
ing to lose by packing a bag and head-
ing off to Route 66. But Joy has a hid-
den agenda for their Christmas joyride--
and a hidden problem that could derail
the whole venture.
No one captures the heartwarming fun
of the Christmas season quite like Melo-
dy Carlson. Fasten your seat belt, be-
cause it's going to be an exciting ride! Amazon.com
Visit the Library and find yourself a
Christmas treasure!
By Cherie Van Horsen
More Library News
Do This in Remembrance of Me
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The Communion Class for ages 4th
grade and up was so touching this
month. Pastor Stuart taught a lesson for
10 kids on what communion means and
why we do it. Some of these kids came
the following Sunday to church and
were able to partake with their parents
for the first time. A touching moment to
have gotten to share with these kids. Luke 22: 19-20 "And he took bread,
gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to
them, saying, 'This is my body given for
you; do this in remembrance of me.' In
the same way, after the supper he took
the cup, saying, 'This cup is the new
covenant in my blood, which is poured
out for you.'"
By Austyn Weems
Kings Kids Fort Boot Camp Update!
Wow can't believe Boot Camp
is almost over already! We
only have three more Wednes-
day nights with this program theme! It's
been a BLAST of a mission with these
kids! We have almost tripled the pro-
gram size since September! God is so
good! The kids have also raised almost
$700 for their Missionary Family in
Costa Rica!
Wait till you hear what's coming in
January...
By Austyn Weems
King’s Kids
We will be making cinnamon rolls the
8th and 9th, so be sure to get your or-
ders in by this Sunday, December 4th.
They will be ready for pick up on Sun-
day the 11th at the church, unless other
arrangements are made.
We appreciate all the support of FPC for
reaching our fundraising goals and hav-
ing a place MOPS can call home. We
are looking forward to baking up a
storm and having Christmas music fill-
ing the building!
By Karli Fussell
Fundraiser
News
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December means Christmas! We will
meet the first two Sundays in December
in which we will talk about the different
gifts we have and how we can use them
for Christ! Then we will have our Annual
Christmas Party which includes the fun
and exciting (and very competitive)
candy game.
I can't wait to post pictures of the youth
going nuts about bags of candy. Also we
will be working on some service projects
for the youth to be focusing on in the
community. We will not be meeting Dec.
25th or Jan. 1st due to the holidays
though. We hope and pray for a wonder-
ful Christmas and a safe New Year's
Day!! January 8th we will resume our
regular meeting times.
By Heather Bartlett
More R.O.C.K. Youth R.O.C.K. Youth Group
November was a "slower" month for
the R.O.C.K. youth group. We had a
great Thanksgiving
party which includ-
ed games and a pot-
luck where the kids
brought their favor-
ite side dishes, des-
serts and drinks and the R.O.C.K.
leaders provided a yummy turkey for
the main course. We were also
blessed to have Greg Stewart come
and talk to us about being thankful for
what we have. Greg is the Head Soft-
ball Coach at OIT and was a big hit
with the youth crowd!!! We were so
thankful that he could come and talk
with us!
December 2016 Su Mo Tu We Th Fri Sat
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Youth Party 19 20 NO
KK 22 23 24
NO Youth 26 27 NO
KK 29 30 31
2 3 5 6 7 NO Youth
YES KK
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Our bible studies are wrapped up for
the year and we are looking forward to
starting fresh with the New Year. We
will be starting January 3rd with our
Tuesday evening group and January 4th
with our Wednesday morning groups.
Our new study is Look-
ing for Lovely by An-
nie Downs. Here is a
brief description of the
new study...
“As Christians, we are
not promised lives of
ease. Often it takes just
a small moment of
beauty to regain hope and continue on
when life is chaotic and unpredictable.
Only when we learn to spot the lovely in
the midst of hardship can we experience
the transcendent peace of God that
keeps us persevering when we want to
give up.”
“In this 7-session Bible study, Annie F.
Downs examines the ordinary people of
the Bible—fishermen, gardeners, wom-
en, soldiers—to reveal the moments
they found beauty in the darkest circum-
stances and hope in God’s timing. Be-
cause they trusted in this: He makes
everything beautiful in His time.”
Amazon.com
We are excited to learn with you!
By Karli Fussell
More Women’s Ministries Women’s Ministries
Life Around
the Table:
Save the date for our
next Life Around the
Table - January 19th,
2017! Let's gather to-
gether and share life.
More information to
follow in the January
newsletter. By Karli Fussell
As your Budget Committee is getting
ready to create the 2017 Budget for FPC,
please turn your Commitment Card in by
December 4th. It is as simple as placing
your commitment card in the collection
plate on this Sunday. We thank you!
Your Budget Committee
Fred Weaver passed away peacefully at
home on November 28th.
There will be a Memorial
Service for Fred here at FPC
on Saturday, December 10th,
at 1:00 p.m. Following his
service there will be a recep-
tion in the Fellowship Hall.
“No tears in heaven no sorrows given
All will be glory in that land
There'll be no sadness all will be gladness
When we shall join that happy band.”
Partial lyrics for song “No Tears in Heaven”
by Robert S. Arnold
Memorial Service
Announcements
First Presbyterian Church
601 Pine Street
Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601
(541) 884-7781
Return Service Requested
Contacts at First Presbyterian Church
Pastor Stuart Bond -
Heather Bartlett—Children’s Ministry
Austyn Weems - Children’s 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
Alison Martin
Ryan Mengis
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
Tammie Williams
Lee Woods
FPC Parish Zones
Zone 1-Bryan Coe &
Tammie
Williams
Zone 2-Sharon Nelson
& Lee Woods
Zone 3-Denny Fullerton
Zone 4-Dustin
Demetrakos &
Judy Swan
Zone 5-Charlie
Dehlinger
Zone 6-Janell Knutson
