TODAY (9/24) 7:45 am Church Steps Rehearsal (Sanctuary) 8-9:30 am Youth Coffee Shop open (Gathering Area) 8:30 am Choir Rehearsal (Music Room) & Sunday School (various rooms) 9:45 am Worship Service (Sanctuary) 10:45 am Coffee Fellowship (Family Life Center) 12:30 pm I.C.P. Worship (Rooms 5, 9, & 12-13) *1:00 pm Bike Ride (Fox Point Boat Launch) 6:30 pm JAM & CORE Teams

Monday (9/25) 7:15 pm Private Event (Family Life Center)

Tuesday (9/26) *Weekly Newsletter deadline... 1:00 pm 4th Tuesday Readers (Church Library) 6:30 pm Handbells Rehearsal (Music Room) & Private Rehearsal (Koinonia Lounge)

Wednesday (9/27) 8:30 am Private Meeting (Library) 6:00 pm Pledge Committee Mtg. (Room 3)

Thursday (9/28) *Ministry Agendas due... 9:30 am PW event set-up (Koinonia Lounge) 10:00 am Thursday Prayer Group (Prayer Room) 7:00 pm I.C.P. Worship (Rooms 12 & 13)

Friday (9/29) *Office closed… 9:00 am Liturgical Arts Mtg. (Sanctuary) 9:30 am PW Fall Cluster Meeting (Koinonia Lounge)

Next Sunday (10/1) 8-9:30 am Youth Coffee Shop open (Gathering Area) 8:30 am Choir Rehearsal (Music Room) & Sunday School (various rooms) 9:45 am Worship & Communion (Sanctuary) 10:45 am Coffee Fellowship (Family Life Center) 12:30 pm I.C.P. Worship (Rooms 5, 9, & 12-13) 6:30 pm JAM & CORE Teams

Volunteers for Next Sunday

Greeters Judy Nighorn & Katie Bivins Liturgist Sally Lindow Acolytes TBD Ushers Bob Knuth, Frank Petiniot, Marilyn Heim, & Vera Dauffenbach Flowers *none yet Fellowship Amy Cassidy & Becky Dzekute

TODAY Frank Petiniot Monday Lois Van Abel Tuesday Coltin Blahnik, Marilyn Knuth, & Aleda Peters Wednesday Barbara Nixon & Carol Walter Thursday Nan Cuene Friday Kevin Driscoll & Debbie Pahl Saturday Ian Farwell, Sandy Kufahl, & Patricia Schock

September is “Suicide Prevention Month.” In the hope of

addressing this critical issue facing our communities, Pastor

Luke is completing a two week focus this morning on

suicide. Our church family will continue investigating the

subject using the Witness of Scripture, historical and ethical

interpretations, as well as Pastor Luke’s own personal

experiences. As part of his Doctoral project, he invites us all

to continue with him in learning, sharing, and reimagining

how the church can provide a more caring, supportive, and

hopeful response. If you have any concerns or questions,

please email Pastor Luke at luke@firstunitedpc.org or call him at 920-461-2663.

SOMETHING NEW! Sundays from 8-9:30am, our senior high youth will be hosting

a coffee shop in the Gathering Area. Enjoy a cup of “fair trade” coffee or tea for a donation or a specialty drink for $3. Proceeds will help support our Christian Education activities.

First Uni ted Weekly Newslet ter

September 24, 2017 Coming Up This Week

Be a part of something new! Our traditional Simple Suppers are

being updated and renamed Agape Dinners. Agape means “selfless love,” and this new format will allow us to share our love

by donating food items and/or our time for each upcoming meal.

Today’s your last chance to check out the Agape Meal Board in

the Family Life Center to see what the needs are for our upcoming

October gathering. You can also help by donating your time to join

in for the cooking, set up, or clean up. If you have questions or want more details,

contact Amy Cassidy (336-1994) from our new Agape Planning Team.

Question. Persuade. Refer. Those are three steps anyone can learn to help prevent suicide. On Wednesday, October 4 (following our first Agape Dinner), you’re invited to stay and take part in a QPR Training session. The QPR mission is to reduce suicidal behaviors and to save lives by providing innovative, practical, and proven suicide prevention training. Come for our Agape Dinner, then stay for this important training opportunity.

First United

Presbyterian

Church

“Changing Lives through God’s

Love in Christ”

605 N Webster Ave

De Pere, WI 54115

(920) 336-1446

info@firstunitedpc.org

www.firstunitedpc.org

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Worship Service

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Office Hours

Monday-Thursday 9am - 1pm

Friday - closed

More Stuff You Should Know…

† Have you heard? Our youth fellowship groups have new names. The senior high team is called JAM, and the middle high team is called CORE. They’re both meeting tonight at 6:30pm for a visit from the folks at De Pere’s Comedy City who will be teaching about improv, communications, and fun! For more details, contact Lynnee Schmidt, Youth Administrator, at lynneesv@gmail.com.

† Our Contemporary Readers Group will be meeting next Sunday at 5:30pm in Koinonia Lounge to review The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why by Phyllis Tickle, a lay Episcopal minister. Dan Hamersky will lead a discussion on her brief historical review of Christianity emphasizing the transformations of the past and the social and cultural changes that challenge Christianity today. Everyone’s welcome to join the conversation even if you haven’t read the book.

† Hey guys! Our Men’s Bible Study group will begin meeting again on October 5 with future gatherings planned for the first and third Thursdays each month. We hear there’s always some good discussion, and they usually have treats!

† Ecumenical Partnership for Housing is looking for electrical appliances in good working condition, as their supplies are very low. If you have an electric washer, dryer, stove, or refrigerator that you would like to donate, please contact Sue (at E.P.H.) at 920-676-3779 or at EPHManager1@gmail.com.

† Watch for our October Monthly Newsletter coming later this week by email. If you’re not on our email list yet (or if you don’t use email), contact our Church Office at 336-1446 to get a copy or pick one up next Sunday at the Welcome Desk.

Join us today for our final Sunday Bike Ride at a special time and location. Due to the Packers game time, we’ll meet at 1pm at the Fox Point Boat Launch in De Pere (weather permitting) for a great ride followed by some ice cream! Helmets are required for all riders, and Wisconsin Trail Passes are needed for those 17 and older. Possible rides during October will be based on weather and interest. Contact Becky Nyberg at (920) 606-6438.

Maintaining and harvesting produce from our amazing Judy Allan Memorial Garden is just about done for the season. This week our scheduled helpers are the “God’s Gardeners” group, who will meet Wednesday from 6-7:30pm. However, everyone’s invited to help at anytime! For information about how you can help as we wrap up this summer’s efforts, please contact Ted Huebbe at ted_huebbe@new.rr.com or Lynn at (lynn_huebbe@new.rr.com).

All women in our church family are invited to the Presbyterian Women Fall Cluster Meeting coming this Friday. Registration will be at 9:30am with the program running from 10am until 1pm. At this free event you’ll see displays of Peace and Justice project ideas, find out what other Presbyterian churches are doing, meet Winnebago Presbytery’s PW Coordinating Team, and make connections with other PW sisters. Please bring your own “brown bag” lunch. Beverages and dessert bars will be

provided. We hope you’ll come out and enjoy this special gathering on Friday!

Beginning next week, our Adult Christian Education (ACE) program will be providing two choices on Sunday mornings at 8:30am. One class meets in the Koinonia Lounge to explore “Faith in Action” with various leaders and topics. October classes will focus on the 500th anniversary of the Reformation and its meaning to our church.

The other ACE class will meet in the Gathering Area and study the "Believe" curriculum. Lynnee Schmidt will lead a weekly journey through the Bible exploring essential beliefs, practices, and virtues that every Christian should know. "Believe" will have a similar format to last year’s "The Story" with a brief DVD introduction followed by discussion. Our children and youth classes are also studying the “Believe” curriculum, so it could be a great opportunity for families to share their experiences.