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The FPC Newsletter 601 Pine Street Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601
January 2017
It surprised me a bit to realize that
I’ve known many of you since 2011
(the old Dave Dendy days). Carol
and I were with you in that wilder-
ness time known as “the interim,”
and there with you to welcome Stuart
and Cindy. We have made FPC a
kind of “second home” church since
retirement, and you have made it so
easy for us to do so. Now here we are
facing an open and, in some ways, an
unsettling future. Stuart wrote last
month about living in a world that is
constantly changing. To me that
means we can (and should) look
back; but we also need to be….
SYNOPSIS - A New York adman (Will Smith)
deals with the heartache of losing a child by writing letters to Time, Death, and Love. He is soon visited by representations of the three concepts, and they, along with his close friends, help him return to some sem-blance of a normal life. Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, Michael Peña, Helen Mirren, Naomie Harris, Keira Knightley, and Jacob Latimore co-star. Directed by David Frankel. ~ Jack Rodg-ers, Rovi. Provided by Rovi www.fandango.com/collateralbeauty_195641/
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Looking Back:
In December a movie entitled
“Collateral Beauty” was released. In
the film there’s a hospital scene in
which an old woman says to a griev-
ing young mother, “Don’t forget to
look for the collateral beauty.” It
struck me that this is what we might
best be doing together in the coming
months - looking for the “collateral
beauty” - because it’s there. As we
work our way through this painful,
problematic
and priceless
journey we call
life, you and I
will undoubted-
ly grieve many
things. My
prayer is that,
especially in
those tough
times, you will
discover the
collateral beauty. I know it’s there.
The first time I saw it was when I
looked, really looked, at the won-
drous cross on which Jesus died, and
found a love
amazing and di-
vine that would
never let me go.
Pastor Alan
Looking Forward:
The Movie “Collateral Beauty”
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Thank you Women’s Quarterly Event
Table of Contents Page 1 Looking back/forward Page 2 Thank you & 2nd Sunday Lunch Women’s event: Life around the Table Thank you from MOPS Page 3 Blue Zone Corner Page 4 Library Page 5 Women’s Bible Studies Senior Luncheon Page 6 ROCK Youth Group Page 7 “Night of Love” fundraiser King’s Kids Zoning In Page 8 Informational page
Thank you to many people for cards, calls, e-mails, visits, food, help and fix-it jobs, hugs and sup-port before and after Fred's death.
Special thanks go to Belinda and Pastor Stuart for a special memorial service,
the Deacons for the lovely set up and refreshments, the Memory Table crew who helped many see who the real Fred used to be, and the Prayer Shawl group for their loving care of me. You are each appreciated for your special love and caring. by Anne Weaver
Life Around the Table
Save the date for our next Life Around
the Table - January 19th, 2017 at 5:15
p.m.! The location will be announced
soon.
Let's gather together and share life.
Watch for more details in the bulletin.
Our cinnamon roll
fundraiser was, once
again, a success
thanks to all of you!
We made over 135
dozen cinnamon
rolls! We had a great
time together and hope you all enjoyed
your delicious baked goods. MOPS and
MOMSnext will be starting back up
Tuesday, Jan-
uary 10th at
9am. Please
consider join-
ing us as we
become the
starry eyed.
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Healthy Habits Classes are being offered at
FPC as part of becoming a
'Blue Zone' church community.
Putting You in Control of Your Portions
Jan 12th at 12:05 In the Fellowship Hall
Are you determined to be HEALTHIER in 2017? Portion control is a great tool toward your success. We will cover just WHY this is important and some ways to help you visualize proper portions and
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This is a FREE class and open to the community, so..... reach out and invite
your friends to join us at FPC.
For more information & details please go
to www.KathySkinner.com Resources or
contact Kathy at (541)331-6669 or
Kathy@kathyskinner.com.
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Peanut Butter & Cranberry Protein Bars
Ingredients: 3/4 cup walnut piece (or other type of nut) 1 1/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats (not quick-cooking or instant) 1 cup dried cranberries or other dried fruit (or a combination) 1/2 cup vegan semisweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup pure maple syrup 3 tbsp. peanut butter 1 tbsp. vegan butter, melted 1 tsp vanilla extract Directions: 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease an 8-inch-square baking pan. 2. Place the walnuts in a dry skillet and toast over medium heat until light brown and fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes, shaking often. Transfer them to a food processor. 3. Add the oats, dried fruit, chocolate chips, maple syrup, peanut butter, vegan butter and vanilla to the food processor, and pulse until crumbly. Continue to process until the mixture is well combined. Add a little water, a tablespoon at a time, if the mixture is too crumbly to stick together. Press the mixture evenly into the prepared pan. 4. Bake until lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool, then refrigerate until completely cold. Cut into 2- by 4-inch bars. Wrap each bar individually in plastic wrap for easy transport. https://www.bluezones.com
A few of the many new titles of Non-
Fiction books for a Great New Year
recently received at the Church
Library are featured here:
“ If I were to disappear,
would anybody notice?"
Each of us has asked that
question in dark, honest
moments.
In his first nonfiction book, 8 Reasons
Your Life Matters, bestselling author
John Herrick combines personal strug-
gles with biblical insight. Injecting eight
chapters with humor, memoir moments,
and a postmodern perspective on life,
Herrick shares eight reasons your life
matters:
Your Life is More Permanent
than Your Struggles
God Sees You Differently than
You See Yourself
You Have a Destiny
You are Remembered, not Forgotten
You Were Someone's First Pick
Your Absence Would Leave a
Permanent Hole
People Need to See You Overcome
You are Loved and Valued
Eight solid reasons to give life one more
chance. Eight reasons your life matters.
Amazon.com
Library
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Emulating the format
of Raising a Modern-
Day Princess, authors
Doreen Hanna and Ka-
ren Whiting and Pam
Farrel seek to help par-
ents and grandparents
cultivate strong relation-
ships and encourage the spiritual for-
mation in their daughters using exam-
ples, Bible teaching on the fruit of the
Spirit, and a variety of creative activities
that are based on Galatians 5:22-23, the
fruit of the Spirit (love, joy, peace, pa-
tience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, and self-control). Amazon.com
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kind-ness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5: 22-23 NIV
In Love Your Life, Not
Theirs, Rachel Cruze
shines a spotlight on the
most damaging money
habit we have: comparing
ourselves to others. Then
she unpacks seven essen-
tial money habits for living the life we
really want--a life in line with our val-
ues, where we can afford the things we
want to buy without being buried under
debt, stress, and worry. Amazon.com
Library (continued)
Women’s Bible Study Groups
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God's heart is moved by your cries for help, your shouts for joy, your un-spoken worries. We know Him to be a God of unparalled power and au-thority, but Mark's ac-count of Jesus paints
Him as a deeply personal and intimate God too. In The Gospel of Mark: The Jesus We're Aching For, follow Jesus through His days of early ministry all the way to the cross. It's there we discover what it means to be the recipients of His exces-sive compassion and the very reason for His all-consuming passion. Lifeway.com
This study begins Tuesday, January 3rd, at 5:30 p.m.
Our Wednesday morn-
ing group will start up
again on January 4th at
9 a.m. In Looking for
Lovely, Annie F. Downs
shares personal stories,
biblical truth, and exam-
ples of how others have
courageously walked
the path God paved for their lives by re-
membering all God had done, loving
what was right in front of them, and see-
ing God in the everyday—whether that
be nature, friends, or the face they see in
the mirror. www.anniefdowns.com
We are looking forward to fellowship
and learning from God's Word. We
would love to have you join us!
You know how you plan for your food to be ready at a certain time? We planned re-ally well, but the Tur-key roast just didn’t want to cooperate. But you know what, that’s ok. Our guest speaker was Jessica Smith from Klamath Lake Child Evangelism Fellowship; this is a mission that FPC supports. Jessica kept us informed and entertained all at
the same time. During her informational speech, every once in awhile she would look over to us and ask “is the meat done yet?” And then keep right on going. Jessica even gave us “young kids” a
lesson like she would in the “Good News Club”. She taught us how to memorize a scripture, John 20:31. She had us read it a couple times and then she had Iva Jane Will come up and point to one word in the scripture. We read it again without reading the word she pointed to, and then we had Doug Barnes guess what word we left out. He guessed it! That was a pretty clever way to teach, and the Turkey finally got done with a little help from the micro-wave. Thanks everyone! What fun! by Belinda Reno
Senior Luncheon
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R.O.C.K. Youth Group
Sunday December 18th the ROCK Youth group had their annual Christmas Par-
ty. The youth voted this year to have pizza and chicken nuggets for the main dish
and thanks to Dominos we were able to provide!
We had a great time socializing together during din-
ner and then it was off to the White Elephant Ex-
change. We had some great gifts ranging from
cooked waffles to cups of candy with Dutch Cards
hidden in them.
The real fun started though with the "Candy
game.” This game involved a large amount of candy,
two dice and five minutes to get as much candy as
you can without loosing a limb. All in all we had a
great time together, we finished out
the year with a fun party. We will meet
up again January 8th at our normal
time and place.
by Heather Bartlett
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How Sweet it Is!
Save the date! King’s Kids News
We are so excited to announce that the
ROCK Youth Group will be hosting the
"Night of Love" again this year! We
hope that all that came last year will come
again and that we will meet some new
couples for the first time! We will start
selling tickets near the end of January.
The event will be February 24th from
5:30-8:00 p.m. The cost is: Dinner for 2
is $30.00 and childcare is $5/family
which will include dinner for the kids.
We are also doing the silent auction and
"Not So
Newlywed"
game. Any
questions
or if you
would like
to reserve
your spot
early please
contact
Heather at
hbartlett@klamathfpc.com or by calling
the church at (541) 884-7781.
Deacons Dustin Demetrakos
and Judy Swan have ar-
ranged to have Zone 4 meet
in the Fellowship Hall on
Saturday, January 14th at
2:00. Please plan on attending and get-
ting to know your neighbors!
Mission Accomplished!
Kings Kids Boot Camp was an outstand-ing successful mission for Christ. We accomplished everything we set out to do and more! 93 kids attended Boot Camp from September to December! 1/3 of those kids being "unchurched!" We're so excited that so many kids heard the Good News of Jesus Christ. They raised a total of almost $1,300 for their Missionary family in Costa Rica! That's half a semester of Spanish school for them! God is so good! "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel." Mark 16:15. One mission accomplished and so many missions for Christ left!
We are the Lord’s Army! Sir, yes sir! by Austyn Weems
King’s Kids will be starting up again on Wednesday, January 4th and going thru the school year from 5:15 - 7:15 p.m. every Wednesday. The new program is called: A Candy-land Adventure. There will be Bible stories, Music, Games, Crafts, and Din-ner will be provided at no cost for the children and helpers. The ages for Wednesday’s King’s Kids are from Pre-school (bathroom trained) thru the 5th grade. See how “Sweet it Is” on Wednesday evenings! by Austyn Weems
“Faith that is sure of itself is not faith; faith that is sure of God is the only faith there is.”
Oswald Chambers
Zoning In
First Presbyterian Church
601 Pine Street
Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601
(541) 884-7781
Return Service Requested
Contacts at First Presbyterian Church
Heather Bartlett—Children’s Ministry
hbartlett@klamathfpc.com
Austyn Weems - Children’s Ministry
aweems@klamathfpc.com
Karli Fussell - Women’s Ministry & MOPS
karlifussell@gmail.com
Kris Bienz - Financial Secretary
kbienz@klamathfpc.com
Susan Scrimsher - Choir Director
sscrimsher@klamathfpc.com
Mary Kern - Praise Team Director
maryekern@hotmail.com
Belinda Reno - Administrative Assistant
breno@klamathfpc.com
WEBSITE: www.KlamathFPC.com
Prayer requests: contact@klamathfpc.com
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-Bryan Coe
Zone 2-Sharon Nelson
& Lee Woods
Zone 3-Denny Fullerton
Zone 4-Dustin
Demetrakos &
Judy Swan
Zone 5-Charlie
Dehlinger
Zone 6-Janell Knutson