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Upcoming Events & Announcements
SUMMER WORSHIP ON THE FRONT LAWN
Weather permitting, our 11:15 worship service will be held outdoors one more time on September 19. This casual service is a great way to introduce neighbors and friends to our church. Please come as you are, and bring a lawn chair or blanket!
SPECIAL FAMILY WORSHIP SERVICE ON SEPTEMBER 12
Join us on Sunday, September 12, for a brief, action-packed Family Worship Service from 10:40-11:15 a.m. in Radical Roots (Room 210 on the second floor). If you missed the family worship class in August but would like to see techniques for engaging your children in worship, please come. If you don’t have children in this age group but are curious about what was taught in the class, please come. If you are a grandparent or friend to a family with children in this age group, and want to help those children participate in worship, please come. If you always sit next to a family at church who you don’t even know but you want to be open to their kids participating in worship, please come. All are invited!
NURSERY OPEN HOUSE
Do
you have children under age 3? Are you reluctant to use the Nursery
during worship services because you feel badly leaving them somewhere
they’ve never been with someone you don’t know? Are you skipping
worship or missing parts of it because of your little one? If you
answered “yes” to any of these questions, the Nursery Open House is for
you! Stop by the Nursery on Sunday, September 26, or Sunday, October
31, during Heartbeat Café and visit with our caregivers, Maria and
Sheri. Bring your coffee and let your little ones play while you check
out the pager system and get used to this clean, protected, friendly
place.
CHERUB CHOIR FUN BEGINS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
We’d love to see all children age 4 through kindergarten participating in our Cherub Choir this fall! Rehearsals are on Sundays from 10:45-11:00 a.m. in the Choir Room.CRUSADER CHOIR SCHEDULE CHANGE
This
fall, based on results from a recent survey of parents regarding
Crusader Choir, rehearsals for Crusaders (grades 1-5) will change to
Sundays between worship services, at 10:30 a.m. in Room 210. Join us as we start the year on September 19!
SHARE YOUR GIFTS AT OUR CONTEMPORARY SERVICE
Our contemporary music team is in need of additional singers and a percussionist for 11:15 worship. We also need volunteers to help work the sound board during rehearsal and worship. Contact the Church Office for information or to express interest.
SHARE THE HARVEST
Our church is participating in Share the Harvest, a program for gathering the abundance from our gardens and getting it to those who can’t grow or afford to buy fresh vegetables. Each Sunday, we will have a basket in the Narthex (by the Sanctuary doors) labeled "Share the Harvest." We will deliver your donations to the Second Baptist Church on Monday morning for their Food Pantry.
ROGERS PARK CLOTHING PANTRY COLLECTION
Ongoing donations of strollers, clothing, shoes, toys, children’s books or household articles for the clothing pantry may be made by contacting Linda Vebeck at 708.352.2513 to schedule a time to drop off at her home (she is also willing to pick up from you).
CLICK TO GIVE
To keep pace with the world around us, we have added online giving to our Web site. This allows you to make one-time donations or set up recurring payments by charging your checking account, savings account or credit card. The Finance Committee researched this at length and chose one of the industry leading vendors for secure payment processing. A confirmation e-mail is sent to you for each gift, and a record of your gifts is also visible to you. It is very quick and easy. Click the "make an online gift now" button on our Web site (www.fpclg.org), set up a login/password, and then make a donation to the category of your choice. SIGN UP FOR “DINNERS FOR EIGHT”
Get to know people in the church by sharing a meal and fellowship in their homes. Have dinner with three different couples at each of four rotations from October through May. You will schedule and host one dinner, and provide the entree; for the remaining three you will bring the vegetable, dessert, or salad and bread. Singles are invited to pair up with a friend. If interested, contact Carla Thorpe or the Church Office by September 30.
SANCTUARY CHOIR STARTS UP FOR THE FALL
The Sanctuary Choir will begin rehearsals on Thursday, September 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Choir Room. Absolutely no prior singing experience is necessary, and all are welcome!
PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN (PW)
The Sewing Circle will meet on Thursday, September 9, at 9:30 a.m. in Westminster Hall.
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