PresbyTidings May 2015

Join us for a baby shower honoring

Miriam & Clayton Mauritzen

Saturday, May 2nd 10 a.m.– 12 p.m.

The shower will be held at church.

All women, men, children are invit-

ed . For gift ideas, they are registered

at Target & Amazon.

Please RSVP to church: 752-7488 or

email: info@pcusa-kalispell.org

Lectionary Readings for May

Worship Scripture Texts from the Reformed Common Lectionary

May 3 Acts 8:26-40; Ps. 22:25-31; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8

May 10 Acts 10:44-48; Ps. 98; 1 John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17

May 17 Acts 1:15-17, 21-26; Ps. 1; 1 John 5:9-13; John 17:6-19

May 24 Acts 2:1-21, Ps. 104:24-35, John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

May 31 Isaiah 6:1-8; Ps. 29; Romans 8:12-17; John 3:1-17

Tuesday, May 26th

6:00 p.m.

Meet at the new McKenzie River Pizza located north

of Kalispell by Lowes All ladies and friends of the church are welcome to!

Please RSVP to the church office: 752-7488 or

Email: info@pcusa-kalispell.org.

Weekly Office Schedule Mon-Fri. 8:00 - 12:00 pm/ 1:00-3:00 pm

Sunday Worship Nursery opens at 9:30 am

Worship begins at 10:00 am

Church Staff

Glenn Burfeind Pastor Miriam Mauritzen Assoc. Pastor Debbie Bosley Admin. Ministry Jody Collins Treasurer Mark Brewer Bldg. Supervisor Lee Scifers Organist Marilyn Anderson Choir Ministry Candee Stickney Accompanist Diane Melick Nursery Ministry

540 Main, Kalispell, MT 59901

www.fpckalispell.org

info@pcusa-kalispell.org

Phone) 406.752.7488

May Worship Schedule

May 3 Mexican Mission Team Helps Lead and Share in Worship

May 10 Mother’s Day ~ PW Lifetime Honoree

May 17 Praise Sunday ~ College Scholarship Sunday

May 24 Pentecost Sunday ~ Celebrating New Partners in our Covenant Congregation

May 31 Following Worship a Congregational Meeting to Elect Church Officers & Consider Amending a Bylaw

Glacier Campership Fundraiser

& Silent Auction (page 5)

Friday, May 8th—5:00 p.m.

“Rainbow After the Storm” - Rails to Trails

for our 2-5th Grade Class

Spiritual Growth

Opportunities for

our Kids

Nursery hours are 9:30 a.m.—11:30 a.m. The nursery is located in the lower level of the church in the southeast corner and cares for children ages 3 and under. Parents are also welcome to have children in worship and then bring them to the nursery after A Time With the Children.

Each Sunday our older Sunday School Class will study the same scriptures

as our sanctuary worshippers through this exciting, interactive curriculum

from mainline Augsburg Press. Kids will now learn about our rich worship

seasons AND be able to explore the same texts as their parents! Kids will

grow from great teachers, DVD discussion starters, songs, Bible explora-

tion, and learner leaflets with seven ways for families to put faith into ac-

tion throughout the week. Doug Nelson & Deb Possin are teaching our kids

this spring. Our 4 yr-1st Grade Class will continue the Spark Curriculum

with Mary Collins and Deb Burfeind as teachers.

Interested in the high, holy ministry of teaching the next generation?! Our teachers come from you! During summer volunteer to co-teach for one Sunday.

In the school year, volunteer to co-teach for 1-3 months. Speak with Elder Heather Siderius or Pastor Miriam to express your desire to serve this summer

or next school year.

On Pentecost Sunday there will be no Sunday School as we encourage kids to take part in worship on this special Sunday.

Spiritual Growth: Youth

Last month, I had the pleasure of taking lunch to our youth at FHS, cheering on the softball teams as well as Aidan & Anika in

the GHS play. This month our youth are invited to the baby shower, an-other FHS production AND will be hosting Foster Kids for a night out Sunday, May 17th from 4-7p.m.

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Holy Moments during Holy Week...

Maundy Thursday Service: Hannah & Gordon

experiencing the Final Days of Christ

Celebration for JD & Nicky Carabin’s Ministry the Last 8

Years. They have now moved to AZ.

Serous JuJu Opens for Skating & Worship:

707 Center Street West

Thanks to everyone who played a role in Easter Sunday! Our ushers, greeters, nursery volunteers, music leaders,

Marisa & the children’s dance, and each of you who donated and hid eggs for the kids. Easter Sunday we had 32 kids in worship! What

a joy to see this new generation experience Easter and begin their traditions!

Faith @ First Series:

For four weeks, discover more about what it means to belong to the covenant community of faith at First Presbyterian Church.

First Gathering: Thursday, April 30th 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Pastor Miri-am’s Home—625 3rd Ave W. Second Gathering: Tuesday, May 5th, 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Deacon Joan & Elder Dick Siderius’ Home—385 Auction Road, Kalispell—off HWY 93 close to Somers

Third Gathering: Tuesday, May 12th, 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Pastor Glenn’s Home-200 Meadow Vista Loop, Unit C

Fourth Gathering: Tuesday, May 19th, 6:00-8:00 p.m. at church. Worship, dinner & conversation with our Elders & Deacons. Please RSVP to the church office for a headcount.

All who desire to play an active role in this congregation will be invited to become active covenant partners Sunday, May 24th.

A Very Real Help for our College Stu-dents…

Scholarship Sunday

May 17th

Ana Serrano Daniel DeVall Annie King

Small Groups

for Adults

Wednesday Noon Study

Our Wednesday study group meets from Noon-1:00

p.m. in the church parlor. Consider checking out

this enriching small group led by Pastor Glenn!

Colter Bible Study This small group continues its study on the Book of

Acts. This month we will meet Monday, May 11th

and Tuesday, May 26th at Colter Coffee (424 South

Main) from 6:30-8:00 p.m. We gladly welcome new

folks to join us as we slow down and listen to the

Spirit helping us feed on these ancient texts. Bring

your Bible and grow from this intimate, relaxed

small group gathering facilitated by Pastor Miriam.

Warm up Kalispell The Warm up Kalispell group meets the 4th Thursday of each month from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. We’ll meet Thursday, May 28th. All interested in knitting, crochet-ing, or sewing mission items are welcome. Call Pat Sand-ers at 257-1932 for information.

Your are invited to join Our

Saturday Quilting group the first Saturday of each month in the Parlor from 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. to sew quilts for the Veteran’s Center, the Samaritan House or other worthy programs. Soup will be provided for the main entrée along with snacks and other foods brought by participants. Anyone wishing to join us, please come and we will put you to work.

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Kid’s

Day

Camp

July 6 - 10

For Ages 6-10

Camp Sign-ups Have Begun Sign up today for Kid’s Day

Camp and/or other camps

at Glacier Camp. Day Camp

is Monday, July 6—Friday,

July 10th and is for all kids

ages 6-10. Glacier

Presbyterian Center offers

a variety of camps for

children completing grades

1-12. Brochures are in the

church office or you can

check them out at

www.glaciercamp.org, A

suggested donation of $50

is appreciated for Day

Camp, but not required. We

turn no child away due to

lack of funds. To apply for

a scholarship or have

questions, please call

Glacier Camp at 844-2114.

Space is limited to the first

100 children, so register

your child/ren ASAP.

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May 2015

Requested

Food Bank

Item for May:

School Snacks

Flathead Food Bank 2014 Stats

3,390 households served: 9,049 people served!

23,106 boxes of food = 460,484 meals!

1,465,000 pounds of food!

Customers: 37% were children, 18% were senior citizens

Households headed by females: 58%

Back Pack School Program:

530 Students receive 38,000 pounds of food!

Senior Commodities:

720 Seniors: 16,262 bags of food delivered, 265,000 pounds of food

Thank you

for your

generous

donations!

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Office Closed

Coffee and Fellowship Naomi Circle will provide the coffee in May

Liturgists

May 3 Mission Team

May 10 David Brewer

May 17 Pastors

May 24 Tom Possin

May 31 Kim Fleming

Welcoming Team (TC) Team Captain

May 3 Jack & Sandy Bradford (TC)

Lynn Dukelow, Karen Heuscher

May 10 Jay & Mignon Latimer (TC)

Jody Collins, Debbie Meiers

May 17 Jan Woods (TC)

Glenna Small, Andy & Bonnie Riches

May 24 Pat Sanders (TC)

Jan Hartman, Roger Mitchell

Sid Anderson

May 31 Jon & Diane Johnson (TC)

Sarah Lynch, Kathleen McClure

Hospital Visitation May 1 Linda Pershall

May 4, 6, 8 Pat Sanders

May11, 13, 15 Betsy Platt

May 18, 20, 22 Toni Powell

May 25, 27, 29 Dick & Joan Siderius

Sound Board May 3 Clayton Mauritzen

May 10 TBA

May 17 David Brewer

May 24 David Brewer

May 31 Barb Nelson

Nursery Care May 3 Sherry Wheeler, Jody Collins

May 10 Diane Melick, Karen Heuscher

May 17 Sherryl Main, Barb Nelson

May 24 Marty Brewer, Joan Siderius

May 31 Deb Possin, Heidi Long

5/3 Triana Ramos

5/8 Melanie Nelson

5/9 Isabel Makman

5/13 Sharry DeVall

5/13 Aidan Fritz

5/14 Alex Heleman

5/15 Ella Mae Knebel

5/16 Joan Siderius

5/17 Maria Makman

5/17 Sue Schwab

5/18 Jo Ann Flanagan

5/20 Myrna Johnson

5/20 Janice Lake

5/29 Camille Deitz

5/29 Cooke Thompson

5/30 Barbara Athorn

5/30 Kerra Collins

5/30 Charlene Esch

5/31 Caitlin Converse

5/31 Sue Mitchell

5/31 Marisa Roth

5/31 Micah Saugen

6/1 Reece Carson

6/2 Diane Melick

6/3 Glenn Benesh

6/4 Lauretta Milne

5/21 Star Benesh

5/24 Mignon Latimer

5/25 Amy Andrews

5/25 David Brewer

5/25 Trenton Lynch

5/26 Bob Stack

5/27 Myron Strand

5/28 Marilyn Anderson

5/28 John McClure

Ministry Teams

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The Northwest Ballet Company's

35th Annual Spring Show Production

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts

Mother's Day Weekend 2015

Saturday, May 9th at 2 p.m.

(includes the popular Fairies Parade after the show)

Saturday, May 9th at 8 pm, Sunday, May 10th at 4 pm Exclusive Ticket Outlet: The Kalispell Grand Hotel

100 Main Street, 755-8100

Adults - $20, Children (12 & under) - $15 For more information, please call the N.W. Ballet at 755-0760 or visit www.northwestballet.com

Dear Church Family,

I'd like to send thanks for all the prayers and thoughts

during my recent heart procedure and recovery period. Pastor

Miriam's visit after the procedure was so comforting and

appreciated. So far, I seem to be healing well. Again,

thanks to all.

In Peace, Laura Pratt

Saturday,

May 2nd

8:30 a.m.

Scotty’s Pastor

Glenn talk about his trip to Cambodia. Please join us and bring a friend or two. Don’t for-get to bring an item for the auc-tion basket for GPC to help raise money for kids to go to camp this summer (ya know . . . guy stuff: tools, gloves, etc )

To My Church Family,

Thank you for making our mother’s memorial such an uplifting

and special time.

Thanks to Pastor Glenn for all his help planning and at the intern-

ment; to the Deacon’s for help ushering and the wonderful food at

the reception; Clayton Mauritzen for handling the audio and visu-

al; and a big thank you to Pastor Miriam, whose words spoke to

and touched all of us. Please accept our humble thanks from the

entire Bekkedahl clan. We appreciate all that you do.

Sincerely, Randy & Rebecca Bekkedahl

Intermountain Children’s Home Wish List: To help furnish the Kalispell Home for the Children a wish list is posted in the parlor on the bulletin board, along with where to deliver your donation. Cash donations are also appreci-ated, please memo “Kalispell Wish List” and mail to 500 S. Lamborn St., Helena, MT 59601

AND MEETING

Presbyterian Women . . . The final PW Coordinating Team will meet at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 7th , followed by the luncheon and program. All women of the church are invited to attend. Lunch will be served at noon hosted by Ruth Cir-cle. Naomi Circle will give the meal blessing and devotions. The program will be the election of officers and the collection of the Birthday Offering. Amy, Idella and Joan will share about their experiences at the recent Spring Gathering in Great Falls. Just a reminder that the Spring Fund Raiser is still be collected. Kalispell First Presbyterian has been asked to host the Spring Gathering for 2016. Consider how you can help. Naomi Circle will host the May coffee hours. Martha Circle will host the Abbie Shelter Dinner on May 26th.

Have a truly wonderful summer,

Joan Siderius, Moderator

PW Circles:

Thursday, May 21

Ruth: 9:30 am

Naomi: 1:00 pm

Martha: 1:30 pm / pot-

PERSONNEL TEAM

PERFORMANCE

REVIEWS

During March and April the Personnel Team does annual performance reviews on the Treasurer, Nursery Manager, Organist, Choir Director, Ac-companist and Building Su-pervisor as well as mid-year reviews on the Pastor, Associate Pastor and Administrative Assistant. The purpose of the reviews is to give these people feedback on their job performance and look at goals for the coming year. The reviews are conducted by a member of the Personnel Team and the Pastor in his role as Head of Staff. The review is focused on the job description with the person being reviewed given ratings on each aspect of their job de-scription. The final part of the review is developing jointly agreed upon goals for the coming year.

Mid-year reviews for the pastors and administrative assistant are given to assess progress toward meeting the goals agreed on in the fall performance reviews and amplify, add to or change these goals.

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Dear Congregation,

I want to thank this congregation for supporting my

continuing education in April by allowing the time for

me to attend the second and final year of CREDO. Our

denomination recognizes that 50% of first call pastors

burn out and leave ministry all together within the first

five years. My CREDO experience was the first of its

kind to reach pastors and strengthen pastors for a lifetime

of ordained ministry. I feel very blessed to have received

this gift from our denomination and this time of study

from you. I’m also very glad to be home, especially in

this last stretch of preparing the way for new life!

Be Thou Our Vision,

Pastor Miriam

CREDO FRIENDS

Remembering Those We Hold Dear to Our Hearts at Easter In Memory Of . . . .

Carol Winegard, Tom Fitzpatrick Betty Kraus, Patricia Kincaid

Richard Fitzpatrick Edmund Fitzpatrick

Richard & Ann Bassett

Alice (Ann) Boyettte Jim Boyette and family

Truman & Ruth Bradford Glenn & Virginia Bressner

Clifford Jore Jack & Sandy Bradford

Our Parents Mark Brewer

David & Myrtle Brewer

Grant Neilsen, Michele Ostrom Roger & Marty Brewer

Robert K. DeVoe

His children and grandchildren

Robert M. Edwards, JoAnn Duncan Bob & Ann Edwards

Julia Rogers Joie Foster

Henry & Dot Beekley,

Sylvia Murphy, Cork Derby Mary Gibson

Dr. John Greene

Joan Greene

Glenn Hartmans, Marvin Enevold Jan Hartman

Ethan Johnson, Alma Johnson

Arnold Johnson, Maurie Weddle Jon & Diane Johnson

Frank & Barbara Johnson

Norman Dierks Karen Dierks

Scott & Katherine Johnson

James Griffith, Christeen Griffith Mildred Griffith

Jay & Mignon Latimer

Dan Lynch, Wesley Lynch Bess Lynch

Ted Main

Sherryl Main

Vada Mallet, Clara Davies Ken & Gran Mallett

Ruth McKay, Shirley Tutvedt Joe & Louise McKay

Norm Nowaczyk Barb Nowaczyk

Phil & Mary Parker Johei & Chisa Murai

Bill & Tie Parker

Mr. & Mrs. Henry Stricker Mr. & Mrs. Carl Pershall Allen & Linda Pershall

Mr. & Mrs. T.B. Winstead Mr. & Mrs. Van Davis

Dee Davis & Laura Pratt

Patricia Loomis Riches Sig L. Elaeson Iva C. Wesseler

Andy & Bonnie Riches

Connie, Lorraine, Marion Chuck & Shirley Rorvik

Bernard & Dorothy Robinson

Gordon, Toni & Tammy Powell

Horace Sanders Henry & Dolly Siderius

Pat Sanders

George & Ella Siderius Henry & Dora Zwaduk Dick & Joan Siderius

Carl & Margaret Smithers

Jesse & Ruth Sandy Bill & Idella Smithers

John Greene

Wednesday Lunch Bunch

Alice Lee, Bruce Turnquist Roger Turnquist

Connie Whipple & Karen Gill

Carl & Margaret Smithers Jesse & Ruth Sandy

Bill & Idella Smithers

John Greene Wednesday Lunch Bunch

Alice Lee, Bruce Turnquist Roger Turnquist

Connie Whipple & Karen Gill

Given to the

Glory of God . . .

Bill & Gloria Henderson

Mona McCann

God, from whom all blessings flow

Lou & Betsy Platt

Doug & Barb Nelson

In Honor Of . . . Rylyn, Estrella, Kadyn and

Stan & Meg Montoya Beth Denton

Craig & Kathy Bolme

Denise Brewer Mark Brewer

Roberta DeVoe

Her children and grandchildren

Our Beloved Church Family Alex Heleman

Bob & Ann Edwards

Curtis & Amy Peterson Joan Greene

Wilma Harris

Sandy & Krag Krogh

Nina Latimer Jay & Mignon Latimer

Glenn & Deb Burfeind

Clayton & Miriam Mauritzen Dick & Marilyn Anderson

Doug & Barb Nelson

Lee & Betsy Scifers Bill & Tie Parker

Jessica Anne, Melissa Marie

Karen Gill

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Thank you to all who donated

$1,290.00 to the ministry of the

Deacons while honoring and re-

membering our loved ones!

Special Session Meeting Sunday May 3rd

Following Worship

The Financial Planning Team will share an update on the status of the 2015 ministry budget. Team members include Katherine Johnson, Jay Latimer, Dick Siderius, Ralph Swain, and Jan Woods.

~ Generosity Page ~

Food for Thought . . . .

Dorothy Day has been called an American saint. She took her Christian faith right into the most dreadful slums of New York City. There she established the first Catholic Worker House, a place of radical Christian discipleship. That house became a place of hospitality for the down and out — for men Day later described as “grey men, the color of lifeless trees and bushes and winter soil, who had in them as yet none of the green of hope, the rising sap of faith.” Not long after, the Catholic Worker House began welcoming women and children as well. One day, a wealthy socialite pulled up to the house, in a big car. She received the obligatory tour of the mis-sion from Day herself. When she was about to leave, the woman impulsively pulled a diamond ring off her finger and handed it to Day. The staff was ecstatic when they heard about this act of generosity. The ring, they realized, could be sold for a princely sum — enough money to take some pressure off the budget, at least for a while. A day or two later, though, one of them noticed the diamond ring on the finger of a homeless woman who was leaving the mission. Immediately, the staff members confronted Day. Why, in heaven’s name, would she just give away a valuable piece of jewelry like that? Day responded: “That woman was admiring the ring. She thought it was so beautiful. So I gave it to her. Do you think God made diamonds just for the rich?” from Homiletics “The Power of Waste”

Generosity: Greek—agathosyne, haplotes The term generosity does not occur in the Old Testa-ment, although its practice is widely encouraged. For example, God expressly commands Israel to “open her hand” to the needy (Deuteronomy 15:7-11).

Throughout the New Testament, Christian generosi-ty figures prominently as a selfless response. The New Testament assumes the common Old Testa-ment practice of almsgiving and teaches its proper implementation (Matthew 6:1-6). Rather than greed, “giving freely,” materially or spiritually (Acts 10:2-4; Luke 11:41; Romans 12:8), is both spiritual gift and Christian virtue (Galatians 5:22, Ephesians 5:9). Paul depicts generosity as a concrete sign of divine grace (2 Corinthians 8-9).

Chris Smith The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible

As soon as money becomes the mission

then the church ceases to be the church.

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The Back Page . . . Wow! What a great Sunday we experienced with the kick-off of our Covenant Group Ministry on April 26th. Thank you to all who participated ~ I think it was a meaningful time of small group conversations which allowed us to get to know each other in a deeper way. Overall, we had more than 125 people gath-ering in their Covenant Groups. I appreciated the leadership of the group lead-ers and it was wonderful to hear the laughter, feel the tears, and experience the open hearts of the group members. I would also like to thank Marilyn Anderson, Roger Brewer, Mignon Latimer, Betsy Platt, and Ralph & Ann Swain for their faithful ministry on the design team which has been hard at work behind the scenes planning diligently to make this ministry a reality. Covenant Group Ministry was created after our intentional visioning process “Catch the Wind”. During this process we conducted small group conversations (75 people participated) built around the future of our con-gregation. We concluded that God was at work doing a new thing in our midst which can be summarized in one word ~ transformation. Five areas of transformation were identified for our congregation: personal, relational, community, missional and ministry. Covenant Group Ministry fulfills the areas of personal, rela-tional and ministry transformation. In the months ahead, through our Covenant Group Ministry, our congre-gation will get to know one another in a deeper way (relational transformation) and in the process of doing so, each of us will be transformed personally. I encourage you to be involved in our Covenant Group Minis-try! As the people of First Presbyterian Church we are a faith family which worships and prays together. We love one another. We reach out to our community and world with the love of Christ. I like what the Book of Order says about church membership (G-1.0304 The Ministry of Members):

Membership in the Church of Jesus Christ is a joy and a privilege. It is also a commitment to participate in Christ’s mission. A faithful member bears witness to God’s love and grace and promises to be in-volved responsibly in the ministry of Christ’s Church. Such involvement includes:

proclaiming the good news in word and deed, taking part in the common life and worship of a congregation, lifting one another up in prayer, mutual concern, and active support, studying Scripture and the issues of Christian faith and life, supporting the ministry of the church through the giving of money, time, and talents, demonstrating a new quality of life within and through the church, responding to God’s activity in the world through service to others, living responsibly in the personal, family, vocational, political, cultural, and social relationships of

life, working in the world for peace, justice, freedom, and human fulfillment, participating in the governing responsibilities of the church, and reviewing and evaluating regularly the integrity of one’s membership, and considering ways in

which one’s participation in the worship and service of the church may be increased and made more meaningful.

That’s a long, enriching list of expectations of church membership! Being a disciple of Jesus was never meant to be easy, but through the ministry of this church and our Covenant Group Ministry, we will grow deeper in our understanding of God and of each other.

Grace and Peace,

Pastor Glenn Burfeind

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