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Join Us For Worship
All are welcome!
Sundays 9:00 & 10:30 am
FPCP has Sunday School for Children and Nursery Care is provided at both services
Aug. 26 - "Making Room for Jesus" - Pastor Dave Weidlich.
This message will be adapted from the widely read booklet by Robert Munger,
"My Heart, Christ's Home," which expands the idea of Jesus coming
into our hearts and taking up residence in us.
For more information, go to our webpage: www.petalumafirst.com
Did you miss a Sunday?
Past Messages:
July 29- Jeff Richards: on grieving
Aug. 5- Rev. Randy Bare: "Is Your Calling, Calling?
Aug. 12- Baseball and the Gospel
Aug. 19- Jesus and Paul It's not too late. You can listen online.
Sermons are available online in several formats, including iPod/Podcast, mp3, Windows Media, Real media. Here's the link.
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We're reading the New Testament in 2007. It only takes 5 minutes a day, 5 days a week with 5 new ways to dig deeper.
Read the Bible
From this Week's Bible Reading
"So,
my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and steady, always enthusiastic
about the Lord's work, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is
ever useless."
- 1 Corinthians 15:58 (NLT)
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Sanctuary Choir Begins a New Season
The Sanctuary Choir's first
rehearsal for the fall season will be held Wednesday, September 5 at 7:30pm in
the sanctuary. Beginning Sunday, September 9, the choir will lead worship at the
10:30 service, following their warm-up rehearsal at 9:30.
A music reading session is
planned for Friday, August 31 at 7pm, also in the sanctuary. We will sight read
through a stack of music, and pick out the best ones for the year. Choir members
are invited to search through the file cabinets to find anthems from the past
for consideration. New members are always welcome.
If you sing in the shower or the car, you have enough talent to join the choir.
If you play an instrument, such as flute or violin, and would like to
participate once in a while, contact director Patty Graham at 763-4196 or
OboeOne@juno.com. Benefits of singing in the choir
include increased air capacity, heightened awareness of God's presence, and free
parking. A 10% raise has been approved for singers as well, so join the choir,
and praise the Lord!
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Fall Potluck Groups Forming
We are gearing up for the start of the fall potluck groups. These
groups consist of 3 couples who take turns hosting a potluck dinner in
their home each month. Anyone interested in joining a
September-November potluck grou ( eeding more information) is
invited to call Diane Olson at 763-3550 or Verna Bueckert at 778-0828. Everyone
who participated in last spring's potluck groups will be included
unless you notify Diane or Verna to say you are not interested. All singles or couples (members or non-members, with or without children) are welcome to participate. | |
 Your Heart, Christ's Home?
A Message from the Pastor
What does it mean to have Jesus come into your life? We describe it different ways. We say it means Jesus is in your heart. Or Jesus is the King of your life. Or Lord of your life.
It's hard to describe - especially to children - because it is a mysterious thing to have God the Father loving us, Jesus
Christ guiding us, the Holy Spirit filling us. So, we often resort to
cliches or we use biblical language we may not understand. Years
ago, Bob Munger, a pastor, set about to describe the experience in a
sermon. The message hit home for many and it became a booklet named,
"My Heart, Christ's Home." In this brief 28 page booklet, Munger
imagines the heart as a house, and walks you through each room,
encouraging you to surrender its contents - no matter how messy - to
Jesus. Now the booklet is available in a children's version.
I will be describing this experience as best I can this Sunday in our worship services. I hope you'll be there.
I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you
trust in him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God's
marvelous love.- Ephesians 3:17 (NLT)
Yours in Christ,
 
Blog: Rev Dave's Raves
Email: Dave@petalumafirst.com
 You
can purchase the booklet, "My Heart, Christ's Home"
at the church Booktable this Sunday for $1 - or online (packs of 5).
It's a great thing to pass along - it fits easily inside a greeting
card and costs less. Use our Online Bookstore
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JUNIOR HIGH YOUTH
(Going into or out of)
PLEASE JOIN US FOR A JUNIOR HIGH YOUTH GROUPSUMMER FUN EVENT AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH, 939 "B" STREET ON
SUNDAY, AUGUST 26th FROM 1:00-4:00 PM. WE WILL BE ENJOYING SUMMER
GAMES, GETTINGWET, AND ROOT BEER
FLOATS.
IF
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, CALL
MIKE
ROBERTS 773-1261
BRENT
RUSSELL 658-1369 The Youth Page Online
www.petalumafirst.com/youth
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SAVE THE DATE!
Join us on Sunday, September 9 after the second service as we kick off fall activities at FPC! Sunday
School, Youth Group, Choir, and many small groups will start up anew on
this date - sounds like a good reason for a party! Plans
for the day feature a fresh-from-summer-break choir, inspirational
services, congregational bar-b-que/pot-luck lunch, children's carnival,
and youth group games. We will also feature
informational tables with this fall's Sunday School curriculum, and
teachers, youth group leaders, etc. available to talk with families. Please
take this opportunity to invite friends to visit our church, check out
our children's and youth programs, and share a meal with new friends!
If
you or your group has a service or ministry you would like to highlight
as part of this Kick-Off, please contact the church office.
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Happy Day School News
We are looking forward to the start of a fresh, new, school year. Teachers will return on Monday, August 27th for two days of meetings. Then, on Wednesday, August 29th,
all classrooms will have visiting days. This is always a fun time
for parents and children to learn more about school and to see their
newly decorated classrooms.
The first day of instruction for all groups will be on Thursday, August 30th.
We will enjoy the Labor Day weekend and then be off and running.
It is an exciting time for staff as we welcome all the children back to
school and some for their very first experience. We will have a
Parent Workday at Happy Day on Saturday, September 8th. More news will follow in the very near future.
Maureen Bush
Interim Director
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Announcements, August 26, 2007
Here is a preview of the announcements that will be in Next Sunday's bulletin
Jr. High End of Summer Day - Today the Jr. High Youth Group wraps up the summer with a fun day at the church from 1PM to 4PM. 6th grade graduates are welcome to join us for this event. Jr. High students and anyone about to start 7th grade should invite your friends and join us for a fun afternoon. Come prepared to get wet, eat junk food and have fun.
Communion & Deacon's Offering - Next Sunday. Each first Sunday, in conjunction with our Communion Service, the Board of Deacons receives a portion of the Offering. Green Deacons' Fund envelopes are provided for your use. This offering supports the ministry of our Board of Deacons. Your contribution becomes a blessing to those in crisis.
Junior High and Senior High - The Jr. & Sr. High youth groups will Kick-Off a new year with a BBQ on Sunday, September 9th. We will meet from 5:30PM to 8:30PM in court yard at FPC/Petaluma. We have planned a fun evening of games, dinner, singing and connecting with new and old friends. So, bring some friends and enjoy some fun and the beginning of another great year. Our regular meetings begin on Sunday, September 16th. We meet from 7:00PM to 8:30PM at the church.
Save The Date! - September 9th is set for our annual "Fall Kick-Off" celebration, and this year's celebration is bigger than ever. This is the perfect day to invite friends to visit our church. A
children's carnival, youth group games, the return of our choir, and a
congregational pot-luck barbeque lunch are all part of the day's
activities. Don't' miss it!
New Bible Game Show - What do costumes, prizes and silly string all have in common? They are all a part of our new Bible show, "Rack Your Brain," which begins today in Sunday School. Kids have a chance to give clues and "act out" clues about characters in the bible while others try to guess the identity. And, if a participant accidentally says the "magic word," the Silly String Brigade goes to work! Please have your kids join this fun and educational bible game. Want to join in the fun yourself? Come and be a helper! See Shannon Trayle, Andi DiLello, or Loren Dooley for more information.
Mary's Dine & Donate Event - Join us for pizza, pasta or salad at Mary's Pizza Shack on Monday, September 10th. Twenty percent of sales will go towards the purchase of a portable church office in South Africa. You must have a flyer with you at Mary's on the 10th. Please see Donna Brumbaugh for a Dine & Donate flyer. They are also available in the church office.
Regarding Announcements - Notify the church office by 8:30 AM on the Wednesday preceding the Sunday for your announcement: (762-8269) or FPCPetaluma@sbcglobal.net.
More - for the Email edition only:
Positions Open at COTS
Because
of healthy growth and the retirement of a senior staff person, we are
recruiting three Assistant Directors for our award-winning programs.
These positions pay from $38K-$48K with superb benefits.
The positions are:
Assistant Director for Children's Programs
Assistant Director for The Family Connection and Santa Rosa Outreach
Assistant Director for Programs (Petaluma Mary Isaak Center).
We
want to continue our tradition of developing managers who have the
time, willingness and the energy to do whatever it takes for success
with integrity, who can comfortably juggle numerous duties, and who can
be a source of calmness, strength and wisdom for clients, staff and
volunteers. Vulnerability to Kryptonite is ok!
If you or someone you know might be the right person, please check out our comprehensive recruiting website, www.workatcots.org. You'll find details about COTS, full job descriptions, and videos of our work.
John Records, Executive Director,COTS, 707 332 3177,Including The Petaluma Kitchen & The Family Connection
We are still looking for a permanent Director for Happy Day Preschool. Information on the position is available on our website. |
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