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This Week at ChurchThurs. Sept. 5
11:30 a.m. Ladies Do Lunch (Colonial Cafe) 7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal (Community Room)
Sun. Sept. 8 8:00 a.m. Sunday School Teachers’ Meeting (Fireside Room)
8:30 a.m. Community Life Ministry Meeting (Library) 10:00 a.m. Worship / Commissioning of Sunday School Teachers
10:15 a.m. Elementary Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Jr. High-Middle School Sunday School (Library)
6:00 p.m. Middle/Jr. High and Sr. High Youth GroupTues. Sept. 10
10:00 a.m. Women's Circle (Community Room)7:00 p.m. Stewardship Meeting (Library)
7:00 p.m. Trustees Meeting (Fireside Room)Wed. Sept. 11
6:30 p.m. PADS Kick-Off Meeting (Community Room)7:00 p.m. Worship Ministry Meeting (Library)
Thurs. Sept. 127:30 p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal (Community Room)
Sun. Sept. 158:30 a.m. Missions and Social Action Meeting (Library)
10:00 a.m. Worship10:15 a.m. Elementary Sunday School
2:30 p.m. ACE Meeting (Community Room)6:00 p.m. Middle/Jr. High and Sr. High Youth Group
Tues. Sept. 177:00 p.m. Council of Ministries Meeting (Library)
SERMON “Made of the Same Stuff”
SCRIPTUREGenesis 2:4b-9, 15-25
LITURGISTSLori Shepard
Anne SwansonCHILDREN'S TIME
Catherine RossGREETERS
Rae Ellen and Randy HostetlerLEAD USHERDale BrysonFLOWERS
Dave and Fumiko Michael
Pastor's NotesAdvancing God's Love and JusticeGreeting friends,The chairs are here! With so much gratitude to Mary B. Wangerin, whosebequest covered half the cost, and to all of you who contributed the rest, I amso happy to tell you the new Community Room chairs have arrived!
We now have 100 chairs, which is over 25% more than we used to have. Thiswill allow us to seat more people for potlucks, and special events. They alsostack better, reducing the risk of collapsing chairs, and as new chairs, theyhopefully won’t fall apart under any of us, the way the brown chairs have onceor twice.
That said, the brown chairs have been inspected, and those which are still in
useable condition are going down to the Clark Rooms to replace the black andgold chairs which are falling apart. This will allow us to be more hospitable toAlanon, Youth Outlook, CAN, SMART Recovery and all others using thatspace. Some of them will also go upstairs into our upper elementaryclassroom.
I know some of you were initially surprised by the request for donations onthis, but your overwhelming response has once again showed how committedthis congregation is to each other, and to providing a welcoming space indowntown Naperville.
Grace and peace,Mark
Coffee Hour Hosts NeededRight now, we have no one signed up for Coffee Hour this Sunday,
September 8. We would hate to have Coffee Hour cancelled, soplease consider signing up if you are able:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080e44a8ac2ba13-2019
Everyone loves to get together, catch up, and share coffee and treats, butin order to make that happen, we need hosts. It's not difficult, and detailed
instructions are available (if you're nervous, just make a note in thecomments that you'd like some help, and we will be sure someone is onhand to provide backup!). Coffee and juice are provided, and bringing
treats to share is optional. It doesn't take a lot of effort, so please considersigning up at least once this year.
Three slots are available every Sunday so that individuals can choose toshare hosting duties. However, if your family is able to handle it alone, justchoose "3" under slots to fill after you choose your date and submit, and
you can take all available slots.
Thank you!
Theresa Hus, Community Life Ministry
Sunday School RegistrationThis Sunday, September 8, is the first day of Sunday School! Registeronline using the link below. If you have multiple children, please submitone form per child (as noted on the form, you do not need to fill out your
email and phone number more than once).
https://airtable.com/shrKdIDqpTrwnFCPA
High School Youth Group Leader Needed!Interested in hanging out with a really great group of high school studentson Sunday nights from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m.? Our high school youth group
is looking for a leader to guide them this school year through serviceprojects, adventures and outings, and just general teen bonding and
discussion time!If you are interested, please contact Denise Majewski or Mark Winters.
Women's CircleNext Tuesday, September 10 will be the first meeting for the new season forWomen's Circle. Our program will be provided by Gail Diedrichsen, Ted Slupikand his wife, Bernie Slupik.
(Brody Diedrichsen and Rosebud Slupik)
Ted and Gail are members of the Alliance of Therapy Dogs, which is the largestnetwork of therapy dog handlers in the U. S. with 16,000 members. Certifiedtherapy dogs provide a meaningful service for people in nursing homes,hospitals, schools and summer camps. Ted and Gail are not only therapy doghandlers who make these visits, but they are also test handler/observers
who train people and their dogs to be become certified and carry on thisimportant work. Bernie Slupik is a therapy dog handler and a co-founder ofLizzy's Fund, a senior dog charity which financially supports abandoned seniordogs in rescues and shelters.
Our meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the Community Room. We welcome all to attend this informative program.
Vicki Keller and Judy Bryson
Our 2019 PICK-A-PARTY List of Parties!
We want to help you fill your social calendar with wonderful parties andactivities to enjoy the fellowship of church friends while supporting our Missionsand Social Action fund.
We invite you to look over the list of parties and activities so you can prioritizeyour choices. As you can see, there are many wonderful and unique eventsbeing offered. We have parties to fit any budget. Some are less expensive,while others are much grander affairs and therefore cost more. Because this ismeant to build community more than raise funds, the prices aresuggested donations – you can pay more or less, whatever works foryou.
On Sunday, September 15, 10 minutes after the worship service, we willdrop the ribbon in the Community Room during fellowship time and leteveryone walk around the room signing up for the parties of their choice. Sign-ups are first-come, first-serve.
After you make your selections, you will “cash out” with one of our cashiers.Bring your checkbook or cash that day – however, we will accept IOUs. Or youcan bring your smartphone and pay online!
If you can’t come to church on September 15, you can use a proxy. Justarrange with another church friend to do your party-picking for you.
Certificates will be given to you (when you pay) that will include precise addressinformation for the parties you purchased.
Note that you are not expected to buy the entire party or event. Rather, youonly purchase the number of spots you would like to reserve. For example, ifyou want to attend a party with your spouse or friend, then you buy two spots tothe event. If you plan to attend by yourself, then you buy only one spot. Eachparty has a limited number of spots available for purchase. IMPORTANT – writeonly one name per line on the sign-up sheet per person (use two lines for “MaryDoe” and “John Doe” - don’t write “Mary and John Doe” on one line). We needto use the lines to count the number of people signed up.
Waiting List: Each party will have a waiting list. If desired, please add yourname; however, we won’t collect your money if your name is on the waiting list.Should there be an opening, the host will contact you and make arrangementsto collect your payment.
Second Chance: Any parties not completely sold out will be offered again onSunday September 22 after worship. Most of the parties, however, may be soldout by then.
We hope you will join us on Sunday, September 15!
Sincerely,Lori Bush Shepard and the Community Life Ministry
A.C.E. (Act.Connect.Engage)Join ACE on Sunday, September 15, 2:30 until 4:30 p.m.
in the Community Room for the first fall meeting.
A panel discussion will be presented on “Renewable Energy:Developing a Plan NOW for the Future.” We’ll welcome panelists fromWheaton, Downers Grove, and Naperville to share how their towns and
grassroots groups are moving toward renewables and other greenpractices; Dan Hebreard from the DuPage Forest Preserve District todiscuss renewable installations in use now and what’s planned for thefuture; and Dr. George Crabtree from Argonne National Lab to discuss
advances in long-term energy storage and applications of same.
Confused About Your Medicare Options?
With so many decisions to make, it can be difficult to know what to do next!Join Riverwalk Adult Day Service (Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center305 W. Jackson Ave. Naperville) for a lecture “Medicare - Navigating theMaze.” The lecture and a lite fare are free of charge and they will be servingsandwiches, fruit and beverages. Their guest speaker, Mary Kay Furiasse ,willdiscuss Medicare options. This lecture is on Tuesday, September 10.Registration is at 5:15 p.m. with the lecture from 5:30 until 6:30 p.m.
Please RSVP by calling 630.357.8166 orwww.RiverwalkAdultDayServices.com.
Try Something New... Sing or Play with Spirit Band!
Spirit Band is fun and fulfilling for singers and instrumentalists who enjoyor want to learn contemporary, folk, and popular kinds of styles andsongs.
Spirit Band presents music for worship on five Sundays during theprogram year. Rehearsals are held on Saturday mornings from 9:00 until10:30 a.m. once or twice before each Spirit Band Sunday. Recordings andmusic are sent out ahead of time, in case you like to listen in advance. Ifyour work or school schedule is busy, you can join the group when you'reavailable, whether it's for one Spirit Band Sunday or more.
Please contact Deb Schertz Zelman for more information and for therehearsal dates.
The Chancel Band is Looking For New Members!Dust off that instrument and join us on September 22 for our first performanceof the year. We try to select music that is grade 1-1/2 or 2 so playing will beeasy for all of us with busy lives and little time to practice. Our rehearsal timeis at 8:30 a.m. on the Sunday of the performance, and music will be distributedto you at church a couple of weeks before the performance so that you canpractice at home before we perform.
There are no tryouts - just come and join the fun.Our performance dates are 9/22, 11/24, 2/2 and 3/22.
If you need more information, email or see Ron and Vicki Keller at church.
Faith in Action describes what we do at FCC.
The Stewardship Ministry invites you to thinkabout all the ways we collectively put our faith
into action and what those actions particularly mean to you.
It was a rather warm day for February as Iwas doing the usual morning dog walk. As Ineared home, I noticed that one square ofthe sidewalk was darker than the others.The next thing I knew, I was flat on theground and my wrist was in pain. I tried toget up, but found the pain was too great. At7:00 a.m., I saw no one about. I struggled togo home one painful step at a time. Abouthalf a block later, some wonderful collegestudent helped me home.
Resting at home brought no relief. I finallycalled Barb at church. She came and tookme to the hospital where I was x-rayed. It
was confirmed that I had broken my right wrist (my dominant hand).Barb immediately called Community Life and meals and helpers with dogwalks came rushing over and continued through my surgery. The love andsupport of this community is overwhelming.
My wrist healed long ago and I have forgotten the pain, but I will neverforget the outpouring of love from our church community. ~ Anne Swanson
FCC Book ClubCalendar of Events
Please contact Penny Schaschwary with any questions!
Sept. 9 "God Land" Host: Gene Wollaston, Leader: Group LeadNov. 11 "Rising Out of Hatred" Host: Joyce Trier / Leader: Bev ParkerJan. 13 "Evicted " Host: Anne Swanson / Leader: TBDMar. 9 "Our Women On The Ground" Hosts and Leaders: Jerry and Lee Ann HuangMay 11 "The Overstory" Host and Leader: Pat Swindle
Time & Talents Sunday Moved to October 27Our annual showcase of volunteer opportunities for church members has
been moved to Sunday, October 27. More information to come!
College Singers of Kalamazoo College Concert
Our church will have the pleasure of hosting the Kalamazoo College Singersthe weekend of October 25. Under the direction of my friend, the verytalented Dr. Chris Ludwa, this group of 32 men and women have a greatreputation and a lot of concert experience. They will be arriving on Fridayafternoon around 4:30 p.m., and we will provide them with dinner. Then we willbe treated to a fabulous concert on Friday evening, October 25 at 7:30p.m. Put it on your calendar!
And we need your help! We hope you can host one or two students,depending on how much additional space you have. They do not need theirown room, but do need their own bed. We will be asking our hosts to come tothe Friday night concert, and pick up the student(s) after the concert, and hostthem through breakfast on Saturday morning. They will be leaving on Saturdaymorning at 9:00 a.m.
If you are willing to host one, two, or more students, please let me know assoon as possible. If you have a strong preference for male or female students,let me know that also. I have every confidence we can show this group thebest of our First Congregational hospitality! Please email, call or text BarbStonewater.
Celebrate Birthdays September 4Jerry Huang
Grady SouthwoodSeptember 8Bonnie OwensSeptember 12Helen Banas
Andrea SwanbySeptember 13Miles Cannon
Denise MajewskiSeptember 16
Susan McNeal-BulakMilt Cooke
September 18Susan Bishel
Joe HusSeptember 19Mark WintersEddie Pinc
September 20Dale BrysonReilly Flynn
September 22Ed Bulak
Vicki KellerAngie VandenHeuvel
September 23Ernie Lausier
Matthew BreithauptSeptember 24Sara Walker
September 25
Neomi HeinenSeptember 28
Sabrina FlemingSeptember 30
Tom Braida
Green Team TipSave Your Bread Tags! It takes more than 260,000 bread tagsto purchase one wheelchair, but you can help do that by savingthe plastic tags that come with loaves of bread. It took Scarce
more than two years to collect that many tags, but this summer, a 3-year-oldreceived his own chair! Bring your tags and put them in the Bread Tagcollection jar in the Community Room kitchen.
Read more about this important recycling effort!https://www.scarce.org/bread-tag-recycling-provides-wheelchair/
The Matthew 25 ChallengeCarol Patterson has found a unique way to act on, “I was sickand you cared for me.” She writes, "I’m knitting dolls that aretaken to a hospital in Haiti by a doctor friend. He distributesthem to the sick children there. The first time I made one, I
wasn’t sure if it was done well enough. My friend said to me, ‘Carol, thesechildren have NOTHING, so yours is just fine.”
Thanks, Carol, for being God’s hands to these sick children!
Would You Like toContribute to Our Church Online?
You can make credit card or direct debit payments below.
You may also donate to special offerings, as well. Thank you!
Our StaffRev. Mark Winters, Minister
Denise Majewski, Christian Education CoordinatorChristopher Lorimer, Director of Music Ministry
Sue Flaatten, OrganistBarbara Bailey, Secretary
Ann Marie Gajdalo, Bookkeeper
Lay LeadersRichard Trezona, Moderator
Susan Greenwood, Moderator-ElectCheryl Newman and Jessie Winters, A Joyful Sound!
Laura Kopff, ChimeringersRon and Vicki Keller, Chancel Band
Deb Zelman, Spirit BandTom George, Stephen Ministry Leader
Contact Us630-355-1024 / 630-355-1072 - fax
Publication of the LeafletArticles for the Leaflet need to be in the church office no later than
Mondays at 10:00 a.m.
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