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<strong>January</strong> 1, 2010<br />
Volume X, N O. 1<br />
A CARING<br />
MINISTRY<br />
When you see people who<br />
are sad, lonely or griefstricken,<br />
don't just tell them<br />
you care - show them you<br />
care. Ask them how they<br />
are, listen to what they<br />
have to say, share the love<br />
<strong>of</strong> Jesus. And if their need is<br />
great, encourage them to<br />
consider Stephen Ministry<br />
as a way to receive the<br />
transforming love and care<br />
<strong>of</strong> Jesus. Show them you<br />
care, and you can make a<br />
real difference in their life.<br />
<strong>First</strong> <strong>Church</strong>'s first Stephen<br />
Ministers were commissioned<br />
on <strong>January</strong> 12, 1986. Since<br />
then, over 100 people have<br />
become trained Stephen Ministers.<br />
The most frequent comment<br />
heard from a Stephan Minister<br />
is that what they learned in<br />
class has been so helpful to<br />
them, not only in their Stephen<br />
care giver relationship, but in<br />
their everyday lives with family<br />
and friends.<br />
Come and learn more about<br />
Stephen Ministry at the<br />
next continuing education<br />
program, open to all:<br />
Saturday, <strong>January</strong> 16<br />
10:00AM: C<strong>of</strong>fee &<br />
Fellowship<br />
10:30-11:30AM:<br />
"Depression As an<br />
Underlying Issue in<br />
Life's Challenges"<br />
Speaker: Michele Junkin,<br />
Mental Health Care<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
in South Parlor<br />
THE ADULT FAITH FORMATION COMMITTEE PRESENTS<br />
IMMIGRATION:<br />
Detention and Deportation<br />
A program on how and why undocumented immigrants<br />
come to the United States and to <strong>Lake</strong> County, and<br />
understanding the detention and deportation systems<br />
that affect them and their families.<br />
Jenny Dale is the coordinator for the<br />
Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition (CNSC),<br />
a project <strong>of</strong> the Chicago Religious<br />
Leadership Network on Latin America.<br />
CNSC challenges faith communities<br />
through education, advocacy and<br />
action to live in compassionate<br />
solidarity with our immigrant sisters<br />
and brothers.She has lived and worked<br />
throughout Latin America laying a<br />
foundation for her commitment to<br />
work for peace and justice.<br />
Please join us for an<br />
informative evening <strong>of</strong><br />
discussion on this<br />
important topic!<br />
Sunday, <strong>January</strong> 24 at7:00 PM in Fellowship Hall<br />
Junior High PRESBYTERY Winter Retreat<br />
<strong>January</strong> 29-30, 2010<br />
We had a great time last year and this year is looking even better !<br />
Join us for a two-night retreat for 6-8 grade youth in the Chicago and<br />
Blackhawk Presbyteries at East Bay Camp Bloomington, IL<br />
Registration info can be picked up in the church <strong>of</strong>fice<br />
or on the website
Pastor/Head <strong>of</strong> Staff...Reverend Christine Chakoian...cchakoian@firstchurchlf.org<br />
Associate Pastor for Mission...Reverend Corey Nelson...cnelson@firstchurchlf.org<br />
Associate Pastor for Faith Formation, Youth &Young Adults...Rev. Erik Dailey...edailey@firstchurchlf.org<br />
Associate Pastor for Faith Formation, Children’s...Rev. Amy Pagliarella... apagliarella@firstchurchlf.org<br />
Parish Associate...Reverend Kent Kinney...kkinney@firstchurchlf.org<br />
Executive Director...Lynnette Hinch ...lhinch@firstchurchlf.org<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Faith Formation, Youth and Parent...Kristie Finley...kfinley@firstchurchlf.org<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Music/Organist...Jill Hunt ...jhunt@firstchurchlf.org<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Sanctuary Choir...Tom Tropp...ttropp@firstchurchlf.org<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Youth Music Ministry...Lesley Byers...LesleyPByers@aol.com<br />
Preschool Director...Ruth Luke ...rluke@firstchurchlf.org<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Communications...Donna Birney ...dbirney@firstchurchlf.org<br />
<strong>Church</strong> Business Manager...Herb Smyers...hsmyers@firstchurchlf.org<br />
<strong>Church</strong> website...www.firstchurchlf.org ... fax 847. 234 . 6283...phone 847 . 234 . 6250<br />
<strong>First</strong> <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Church</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> <strong>Forest</strong> 700 N. Sheridan Rd, <strong>Lake</strong> <strong>Forest</strong>, IL 60045 847-234-6250<br />
Dear Friends,<br />
As the New Year opens, once again we have the chance to make a fresh<br />
start. I don't know about you, but the thought <strong>of</strong> resolutions <strong>of</strong>ten makes<br />
me feel more guilty than inspired.<br />
Recently I read a suggestion that has sparked my imagination about<br />
resolutions: picture yourself at the end <strong>of</strong> 2010, happy and pleased with<br />
what you have done with this year. What would it look like? What will you have done to<br />
feel this way? To add to that idea, I am asking myself, what would make God happy and<br />
pleased with what I have done this year? Perhaps you will have accomplished something<br />
for yourself and for others that make you feel proud. Perhaps you have done something<br />
differently that makes you feel spiritually contented and alive? Perhaps you will have<br />
made the world a better place for the next generation.<br />
As we do every year, on <strong>January</strong> 10 we will celebrate the Renewal <strong>of</strong> Baptismal Vows in<br />
worship. As you approach your own renewed commitment, I invite you to ponder your<br />
own resolutions. Happy New Year!<br />
Every blessing,<br />
as<br />
The Presbytery <strong>of</strong> Chicago<br />
and<br />
<strong>First</strong> <strong>Presbyterian</strong><br />
<strong>Church</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> <strong>Forest</strong><br />
cordially invite you to the Service <strong>of</strong> Installation <strong>of</strong><br />
The Reverend Erik Dailey<br />
Associate Pastor for Faith Formation,<br />
Youth & Young Adults<br />
on<br />
Sunday, <strong>January</strong> 17, 2010 at 5:00 PM<br />
All youth are invited to this very special event.<br />
Sunday Worship<br />
SUNDAY, JANUARY 3<br />
EPIPHANY SUNDAY<br />
9:00 & 11:00AM Worship<br />
Matthew 2: 1-12<br />
Reverend Erik Dailey<br />
Communion<br />
Sanctuary Choir at 9:00<br />
first@five<br />
@ 5:00 in the sanctuary<br />
fellowship & dinner @ 6:00<br />
Reverend Corey Nelson<br />
SUNDAY, JANUARY 10<br />
BAPTISM OF THE LORD<br />
RENEWAL OF BAPTISMAL VOWS<br />
9:00 & 11:00AM Worship<br />
Luke 3: 15-17, 21-22<br />
Reverend Christine Chakoian<br />
Baptism at 11:00<br />
first@five<br />
@ 5:00 in the sanctuary<br />
fellowship & dinner @ 6:00<br />
Reverend Corey Nelson<br />
Faith Connections<br />
is published bi-monthly and mailed<br />
to 1300 members and friends <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>First</strong> <strong>Presbyterian</strong><br />
<strong>Church</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> <strong>Forest</strong>.<br />
700 North Sheridan Road<br />
<strong>Lake</strong> <strong>Forest</strong>, Illinois 60045<br />
Submission due dates are the<br />
1 st and the 15 th <strong>of</strong> every month.<br />
Please send submissions to<br />
kwolff@firstchurchlf.org<br />
faxed to (847) 234-6283 or<br />
dropped <strong>of</strong>f at the church <strong>of</strong>fice.<br />
CHURCH OFFICE 847-234-6250<br />
HOURS: Mon-Fri 9:00-5:00PM<br />
Saturdays [Sept - May] 8:00-noon
What makes <strong>First</strong> <strong>Church</strong><br />
Special...<br />
<strong>First</strong> <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Church</strong> is a safe place - it provides shelter<br />
from the storm <strong>of</strong> life! It's a place to worship God and to<br />
build our relationship with Him. <strong>First</strong> <strong>Church</strong> is a place Beth Mynhier<br />
to celebrate the occasions that mark our lives; weddings, remembrances,<br />
and membership in this community <strong>of</strong> spiritual nurture.<br />
FLOWER MINISTRY<br />
Flowers in the niches during worship are an enhancement to the beautiful sanctuary<br />
and remind us <strong>of</strong> the beauty <strong>of</strong> God's creation.If you would like to donate flowers<br />
to be placed in the niches for Sunday worship, please sign your name on the 2010<br />
Flower Chart on the wall outside the <strong>of</strong>fice. After your donation, the flowers may<br />
be taken with you, left for distribution to our shut-ins, or shared with one arrangement<br />
taken with you and one left for shut-ins. The space in front <strong>of</strong> the communion table<br />
is also available. Contact Sarah Seccombe for further information at<br />
sseccombe@firstchurchlf.org or (847) 234-6250 ext 226.<br />
NEW MEMBER CLASS will be held on Sundays, <strong>January</strong> 10,<br />
17 and 24 from 10:00 am to noon. These gatherings are for those interested in<br />
joining <strong>First</strong> <strong>Church</strong>, learning more about <strong>First</strong> <strong>Church</strong> or refreshing your knowledge<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>Church</strong>. Child care is <strong>of</strong>fered. Contact Beth Gillies to register for the class<br />
at egillies@firstchurchlf.org or (847) 234-6250 ext 223.<br />
<strong>First</strong> <strong>Church</strong> Children Follow the Star<br />
On Sunday, <strong>January</strong> 3, Sunday School children will follow the star to an Epiphany<br />
celebration in Fellowship Hall. Please join us for the 9:00am worship service,<br />
followed by a Special Event for pre- and grade- schoolers, with middle school<br />
students volunteering. We'll learn about Epiphany, read a wonderful story,<br />
The Mysterious Star, and enjoy a service project - making star-shaped cookies<br />
for the Night Ministry. We will learn that God sent a special star to guide the way<br />
to Jesus, and our star-shaped cookies will share Jesus' light with the homeless<br />
people who receive cookies and hot cocoa on cold nights.<br />
IN MEMORIAM<br />
Donna D. (Klann) Mueller died on December 7, 2009. Mrs Mueller joined the church<br />
in 1961. Donna loved travel, mission and reading and shared her gifts with the Mission<br />
and Library committees. She will be missed by her family including Kam and Jamie<br />
Walters and their children Cori, Jeff and John. A memorial service will be held on<br />
<strong>January</strong> 9, 2010 at 11:00 am in the sanctuary.<br />
Grace Ann Crone died on December 10, 2009. Grace was a member <strong>of</strong> the Jefferson<br />
Avenue <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Church</strong> in Detroit. Grace served on the staff <strong>of</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>Church</strong> as<br />
Education Secretary. She will be missed by her brother, Larry Crone. A memorial<br />
service was held in the sanctuary on December 29, 2009 with Reverends Peter Smith<br />
and Christine Chakoian <strong>of</strong>ficiating.<br />
Betty (Freeman) Simmen died on December 25, 2009. Betty joined the church in 1966.<br />
She graciously served on the Chancel Guild for many years and was a past member <strong>of</strong><br />
the <strong>First</strong> <strong>Church</strong> staff. She will be missed by her husband, Jim and their children and<br />
grandchildren. A memorial service is pending.<br />
CALVIN’S CORNER<br />
DIVERTED BY WAR<br />
In 1536, Calvin left Basel to visit Italy and then<br />
returned to Paris to settle affairs, as there had<br />
been an amnesty granted by the Edict <strong>of</strong> Coucy<br />
that briefly made the plight <strong>of</strong> the French<br />
Reformed tolerable in their own homeland.<br />
In Paris, he collected his brother Antoine and<br />
half-sister Marie and set out on the road to<br />
Strasbourg, leaving France behind forever.<br />
He found himself on the road again, intending<br />
to go to Strasbourg. However, due to war<br />
between Francis I and Charles V, the direct<br />
route from Paris to Strasbourg was blocked by<br />
Imperial troop movements in Lorraine, and so<br />
Calvin took a wide detour to the south, through<br />
Lyon, then east to Geneva. His intent was to<br />
spend only a single night there and then to move<br />
on to Strasbourg, but upon his arrival, a friend<br />
informed the leader <strong>of</strong> the Reformed movement<br />
in Geneva, Guillaume Farel, <strong>of</strong> Calvin’s<br />
presence in the city. Farel, upon hearing <strong>of</strong> the<br />
presence in Geneva <strong>of</strong> the already famous<br />
Calvin, appealed immediately to Calvin’s sense<br />
<strong>of</strong> the need to advance the cause <strong>of</strong> the new<br />
church, essentially blackmailing him into<br />
staying permanently. As Calvin put it, “I had<br />
intended to continue in the same way [to<br />
Strasbourg], until finally Master Guillaume<br />
Farel kept me in Geneva, not so much by<br />
advice and exhortation, as by a dreadful<br />
adjuration, as if God from on high had<br />
extended his hand over me to stop me.”<br />
Thus, by the hand <strong>of</strong> God, and that <strong>of</strong><br />
Guillaume Farel, did Calvin remain in Geneva,<br />
and in so doing left behind the comfortable life<br />
<strong>of</strong> a scholar and writer, becoming instead a<br />
“public figure” at age 26, a notion that terrified<br />
the timid young man. “Any hope for peace in<br />
the academic climate <strong>of</strong> the College had . . .<br />
failed. Until the day he died, Calvin would find<br />
no rest . . “<br />
BIRTH<br />
We welcome Zoey Nieman, born on<br />
December 22, 2009 to Hillary and Chad<br />
Nieman. She brings joy to proud<br />
grandparents Susan and Gaylord Fill.
Constance Addington<br />
David Aho<br />
Bill & Diane Allen<br />
Linda Alpert<br />
James & Audrey Altounian<br />
Evie Amundson<br />
Richard Anderson<br />
Lawrence & Frances Anderson<br />
Ed Anderson<br />
John & Megan Anderson<br />
Carolyn Andress<br />
Ed & Karen Angelbeck<br />
Paul & Michelle Astolfi<br />
Luben & Astrid Atzeff<br />
Ken & Lynn Baehr<br />
Carol Bagan<br />
Joe & Ann Barbour<br />
Caryl Barclay<br />
David & Sue Barkhausen<br />
Elaine Barner<br />
Bob Barnett<br />
Steven & Margaret Barnhart<br />
Jon & Sharon Bayer<br />
Pearl Bean<br />
Jane Beers<br />
Frank & Prue Beidler<br />
Lorraine Bellingham<br />
Bruce & Patty Bennett<br />
Tim & Carolyn Bennett<br />
Peter & Judith Bensinger<br />
James & Kimberly Benson<br />
Paul Bergmann<br />
Jacquie Berkshire<br />
Jim & Mary Lynn Bertram<br />
Brad Bildsten<br />
Ed & Ruth Bindi<br />
Robert & Carol Binkley<br />
Wy Bisch<strong>of</strong>f<br />
Fred & Nikki Block<br />
Glenn & Marilyn Blackmon<br />
Darrell & Paula Bloom<br />
Phil & Julie Boersma<br />
Ron & Judy Boggs<br />
Jack & Alice Bohlen<br />
Robert & Susan Bouma<br />
Malcolm & Mindy Bourne<br />
Tom & Susan Boyden<br />
Liz Bradner<br />
Peg & Bob Bramhall<br />
Dana Breckinridge<br />
Robie & Susan Briggs<br />
Paul & Carol Bubala<br />
Joe Burger<br />
Roger Burgis<br />
Michael & Sally Burns<br />
Jane Byman<br />
David & Wyn Cain<br />
Elizabeth Calahan<br />
Geroge & Phoebe Caldwell<br />
Charles & Laura Carothers<br />
Don Carter<br />
Pat & Janet Cayce<br />
Catherine Cecchi<br />
Henry Chakoian<br />
Kent Chandler<br />
Nora Chandler<br />
Art & Dorothy Chantler<br />
Jim & Joy Christensen<br />
Tim Christie<br />
Russ & Nan Clark<br />
Jim & Jo Cochrane<br />
Chris & Donna C<strong>of</strong>fin<br />
Emily Condo<br />
Mike & Diane Conklin<br />
Bob & Annaliese Crawford<br />
Bob & Winnie Crawford<br />
Scott & Leslie Crawford<br />
Phyllis Cretors<br />
Larry Crone<br />
Paul & Pat Cummings<br />
We are grateful to everyone listed here who, as <strong>of</strong> Monday, December 28,<br />
are supporting <strong>First</strong> <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Church</strong> through their 2010 pledge.<br />
Thank you for your generous support! If you did not receive a pledge<br />
card, you may pick one up in the <strong>of</strong>fice or you may pledge online at<br />
www. firstchurchlf.org Every gift makes a difference!<br />
Michael & Karil Curran<br />
Erik & Millason Dailey<br />
Paul & Wendy Darling<br />
Dennis & Michelle Davalle<br />
Janet Davidson<br />
Allen & Eliza Davies<br />
Carlisle Davis<br />
Gloria Davis<br />
Carolyn Dean<br />
Dan & Anne Delozier<br />
Margaret Dempsey<br />
Bill & Chris Denniston<br />
James Deters<br />
Wes & Sue Dixon<br />
Ann Dixon<br />
John Donald<br />
Robert & Lorraine Doran<br />
Carol Dorge<br />
Martha Doyle<br />
Ed & Nancy Dudley<br />
Edward & Cindy Dudley<br />
Madeleine Dugan<br />
Jim & Bevan Duncan<br />
Rina DuToit<br />
Lee Duyckinck<br />
Joe & Sue Dye<br />
Craig Earnest<br />
Stanley Eaton<br />
Jack & Chris Edwards<br />
Jay & Dawn Edwards<br />
TS & Stephanie Elliott<br />
Mitch & Kris Engel<br />
Janice Engle<br />
Bill & Pat Ensing<br />
Marg Estle<br />
Marvin & Mary Farwell<br />
Frank Farwell<br />
John & Abigail Fassnacht<br />
Libby Faulks<br />
Daniel & Leah Fietsam<br />
Gaylord & Susan Fill<br />
Sherm & Marty Finger<br />
Paul & Kristie Finley<br />
Bob & Patty Fitzgerald<br />
Joy Fitzgerald<br />
Archie & Kathy Fletcher<br />
James & Katherine Fluri<br />
Michael & Laura Flynn<br />
Kathleen Flynn-Barnett<br />
Jim & Diane Fondriest<br />
Bryan & Carrie Ford<br />
Thomas & Heidi Ford<br />
Roland & Gerry Ford<br />
George & Rita Fossell<br />
Jerry & Joyce Fox<br />
John & Kathy Fox<br />
Craig Fox<br />
Kathryn Friedberg<br />
Bill Friedeman<br />
David & Jacqueline Frye<br />
Norma Garrett<br />
Van & Hildy Gathany<br />
Dona Georgeson<br />
John & Liz Gescheidle<br />
Barbara Giannasi<br />
Tom & Alice Gibson<br />
Phyllis Gilboy<br />
Mimi Gillespie<br />
John & Kathy Glennon<br />
Andy & Maria Gottschalk<br />
Carl & Bubs Gottwald<br />
Stephen Gray<br />
Charles & Jill Green<br />
John & Jean Greene<br />
Will & Diane Gregg<br />
Gwendolyn Griffen<br />
Bette Griffis<br />
Dave & Maureen Grinnell<br />
David & Elizabeth Grob<br />
Kurt & Peg Gronau<br />
Grace Groner<br />
Jean Grost<br />
Mark & Sarah Gunderson<br />
Lester & Margrit Hammar<br />
Les & Margrit Hammar<br />
Ed & Nancy Hamming<br />
Margaret S. Hart<br />
Hope Hart<br />
Kathleen Harwood<br />
Mark & Margaret Hausberg<br />
Mary Anne Havey<br />
Michael & Jill Havey<br />
Skip & Lynn Heizer<br />
Gig & Mary Jane Hender<br />
Dave & Pam Henkel<br />
Dan & Elizabeth Hennessy<br />
Nancy Hensel<br />
Carrol & Jim Herber<br />
Cynthia Hessemer<br />
Joe Hickey<br />
Michael & Jeniece Higgins<br />
Jeff & Lynnette Hinch<br />
Reed & Julie Hoekstra<br />
Cynthia Holck<br />
Dick & Marilyn Holmes<br />
Lloyd & Sue Hood<br />
Hildo & Dora Hoogcarspel<br />
Brett & Tish Houston<br />
Jeff Howard<br />
Connie Howes<br />
Shirley Hunt<br />
Ellen Hyndman<br />
Mark & Liz Jacob<br />
Maralyn Jahp<br />
Ken & Alice James<br />
Ken and Vandy Janson<br />
Bob & Emily Jennings<br />
Ginny Jensen<br />
Jane Jensen<br />
Gladys Johnsen<br />
Jane Johnson<br />
Pat Johnson<br />
John & Nancy Johnson<br />
David & Donna Johnson<br />
Chuck & Laura Johnson<br />
Dick & Ann Johnson<br />
Bill & Cindy Johnson<br />
Ken & Gretchen Johnson<br />
Gregory Jones<br />
Phillip & Rebecca Jones<br />
Rick & Beth Jones<br />
Tom & Margie Juedes<br />
Bob & Karol Karlblom<br />
Tom & Susan Kearney<br />
Bruce & Celia Keith<br />
Jim & Sharon Kellock<br />
Paul & Fran Kent<br />
Stewart & Marcy Kerr<br />
Bill & Cheryl Killam<br />
Kent & Carolyn Kinney<br />
Betty Klingenberg<br />
Mary Knight<br />
Doris Knox<br />
Helen Kohr<br />
Charles & Lynda Kraemer<br />
Harold & Bev Kramer<br />
Norma Kraus<br />
Patricia Kreischer<br />
Bert & Judy Krueger<br />
Sarah Kuchar<br />
Nancy Kunz<br />
Tracy Kurasiewicz<br />
John & Nancy Laesch<br />
Jill Landry<br />
Ed & Jeanne Lane<br />
Rob & Kitty Lansing<br />
Lary & Cheryl Larsen<br />
John & Karen Larson<br />
Bill Lay<br />
Bernie & Susan Layton<br />
Sean & Cynthia Leahy<br />
John & Peggy Lehman<br />
Rich Levin & Sally McDonald<br />
Rich Levin & Sally McDonald<br />
Dick & Marilyn Lewis<br />
Jerry & Fay Ligon<br />
David & Barbara Linville<br />
John Litchfield<br />
Bill & Diane Lloyd<br />
Jeff & Cindy Long<br />
Bill & Helen Loving<br />
Albert Lowe<br />
Bill & Cristina Lowe<br />
Joe & Amy Lucas<br />
Ge<strong>of</strong>frey & Laura Luce<br />
Beth Lucy<br />
Bob & Rita Lundeen<br />
Greg & Pam Lungmus<br />
Gean Lutz<br />
Jeff Lytle<br />
Mike & Jan MacDougal<br />
Steve & Susan MacFarlan<br />
David MacKenzie<br />
Richard & Ruth Mandahl<br />
Dan & Ann Marinic<br />
Brian & Linda Martinat<br />
Keith & Anne Martino<br />
David Mattoon<br />
Jeanette Matoon<br />
Alan & Hope May<br />
Jim & Susie Mayhall<br />
Elliott McCoy<br />
Chuck & Mary McDermand<br />
Joe & Cathy McGowan<br />
David McKee<br />
Betsy McKiel<br />
Ken & Janet McPheeters<br />
Milt & Joann Meigs<br />
Wilbur & Pat Meinen<br />
Richard Mentzinger<br />
Eric & Aimee Messner<br />
Phyllis Metcalf<br />
Leroy & Lois Meyer<br />
Susan Milanak<br />
Rosealice Miller<br />
Dick & Beth Miller<br />
Art & Janet Miller<br />
Frank & Jean Mohr<br />
Fred & Michele Montgomery<br />
Chris & Liz Moore<br />
Andrew & Jill Moot<br />
Dick & Cindy Morehead<br />
Harold Morrison<br />
Lew & Verna Muldrow<br />
J. Thomas Mullen<br />
Terry & Susan Mulligan<br />
David & Gale Munson<br />
Sean & Cynthia Leahy<br />
John & Peggy Lehman<br />
Rich Levin & Sally McDonald<br />
Dick & Marilyn Lewis<br />
Jerry & Fay Ligon<br />
David & Barbara Linville<br />
John Litchfield<br />
Bill & Diane Lloyd<br />
Jeff & Cindy Long<br />
Bill & Helen Loving<br />
Albert Lowe<br />
Bill & Cristina Lowe<br />
Joe & Amy Lucas<br />
Ge<strong>of</strong>frey & Laura Luce<br />
Beth Lucy<br />
Bob & Rita Lundeen<br />
Greg & Pam Lungmus<br />
Gean Lutz<br />
Jeff Lytle<br />
Mike & Jan MacDougal<br />
Steve & Susan MacFarlan<br />
David MacKenzie<br />
Richard & Ruth Mandahl<br />
Dan & Ann Marinic<br />
Brian & Linda Martinat<br />
Keith & Anne Martino<br />
David Mattoon<br />
Jeanette Matoon<br />
Alan & Hope May<br />
Jim & Susie Mayhall<br />
Elliott McCoy<br />
Chuck & Mary McDermand<br />
Joe & Cathy McGowan<br />
David McKee<br />
Betsy McKiel<br />
Ken & Janet McPheeters<br />
Milt & Joann Meigs<br />
Wilbur & Pat Meinen<br />
Richard Mentzinger<br />
Eric & Aimee Messner<br />
Phyllis Metcalf<br />
Leroy & Lois Meyer<br />
Susan Milanak<br />
Rosealice Miller<br />
Dick & Beth Miller<br />
Art & Janet Miller<br />
Frank & Jean Mohr<br />
Fred & Michele Montgomery<br />
Chris & Liz Moore<br />
Andrew & Jill Moot<br />
Dick & Cindy Morehead<br />
Harold Morrison<br />
Lew & Verna Muldrow<br />
J. Thomas Mullen<br />
Terry & Susan Mulligan<br />
David & Gale Munson<br />
Vicki Murphy<br />
Norma Murphy<br />
Ray & Cindy Murphy<br />
Don & Jo Murray<br />
Ge<strong>of</strong>f & Lisa Murray<br />
Jim & Beth Mynhier<br />
Blair & Becky Nagel<br />
Karl & Barbara Nagel<br />
David Nash<br />
Dawn Neal<br />
Erma Nehls<br />
Corey Nelson & Melissa Earley<br />
Lydon Neumann<br />
Dan & Beth Nicholson<br />
Carole Niemeyer<br />
John & Robin Norkus<br />
Ted & Tiffany Notz<br />
Barry Nudel &<br />
Sharon Jorgensen<br />
Carol Oakes<br />
Robert Ogden<br />
Brian & Amy O'Keane<br />
George & Maureen Olsen<br />
Nancy O'Mara<br />
Dan & Kristin O'Neil<br />
David O'Neill<br />
Nancy Orbison<br />
Vivian Orr<br />
Amy Pagliarella<br />
Delores Paley<br />
Mike & Marti Palmer<br />
Jody Pappas<br />
Jim & Julia Parker<br />
Jane Partridge<br />
Gordon & Elaine Paul<br />
Joe & Lynette Paulsen<br />
Fay Peck<br />
Susan Peet<br />
Barbara Peltz<br />
Jim Perkins & Jenny Zinser<br />
James & Harriet Perrin<br />
Mary Grace Peterson<br />
Susan Peterson<br />
Ray & Ruth Pierobon<br />
John & Bonney Pope<br />
Tom & Susan Powell<br />
Bob & Cesilie Price<br />
Fred & Mary Lou Price<br />
Herbert & Lucia Prochnow<br />
Carolyn Protz<br />
Todd & Christine Puch<br />
Bob & Linda Quigley<br />
Shelley Quillin<br />
Tom & Diane Quinn<br />
David & Beatrice Radcliffe<br />
Scott & Laurie Rahn<br />
Joe & Beverly Raudabaugh<br />
Bob & Julie Reaumond<br />
Bill & Judy Redding<br />
Tom & Dawn Reed<br />
Corrine Reichert<br />
Jeanne Remaley<br />
Larry & Linda Remensnyder<br />
John & Nancy Remington<br />
Timm & Robin Reynolds<br />
Dellora Ridgway<br />
Thomas & Mary Ritter<br />
Ann Roberts<br />
Elisabeth Roberts<br />
Larry & Cindy Rogna<br />
Ted & Lynn Rojahn<br />
Missy Roman<strong>of</strong>f<br />
Phil & Patrice Ryan<br />
Bill & Betty Sample<br />
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*The Fisherman's Fund is an endowment from<br />
generous church members available to match -- dollar for<br />
dollar-- all new annual pledges to the 2010 Operating<br />
Budget from individuals up to a grand total <strong>of</strong> $100,000!<br />
Suggested minimum pledge: $500<br />
(or whatever your household feels is sacrificial)<br />
New pledges will be matched up to $1,000<br />
New pledges: households who have never pledged<br />
or have not made a pledge since 2007 are considered<br />
new and are eligible to be matched<br />
Fisherman's Fund matching gift program will<br />
expire on March 31, 2010<br />
If you have already submitted a new pledge for 2010,<br />
it will be matched by the Fisherman's Fund
Many families in our congregation have been hit hard by these<br />
economic times. Remarkably, most have still made pledges for 2010.<br />
In fact, participation in pledging to date has increased by almost 10% versus last year… more<br />
families are making pledge commitments than have in recent history. However, because <strong>of</strong><br />
the economy, many members <strong>of</strong> our congregation have had to decrease their pledge<br />
commitments, leaving us approximately $323,217 short <strong>of</strong> our goal for our 2010 budget.<br />
Therefore, we appeal to those who are able, to contribute what you can over and above your<br />
previously submitted pledge commitment for 2010, to fill the need left by those in distress.<br />
With gratitude,<br />
Your Stewardship Committee<br />
2010 Stewardship<br />
COMMITMENTS<br />
OF TREASURE<br />
PLEDGE GOAL<br />
for 2010<br />
$2,124,063<br />
TOTAL DOLLARS PLEDGED<br />
as <strong>of</strong> December 27, 2009<br />
$1,800,846<br />
PLEDGES RECEIVED<br />
473<br />
NEW PLEDGES*<br />
47<br />
COMMITTING our Hearts<br />
Listening for God's guidance, consider how you can deepen your personal<br />
relationship with Christ and commit yourself to Proclaim Christ's Message,<br />
Provide a Community <strong>of</strong> Spiritual Nurture, and Promote God's Vision <strong>of</strong> Justice.<br />
These are some <strong>of</strong> the commitments that have been made by members<br />
and friends <strong>of</strong> our congregation:<br />
• Serve as an usher on Sunday mornings<br />
• Work to discern my spiritual gifts<br />
• Serve as a Stephen Minister<br />
• Encourage friends to come to our church<br />
• Increase our involvement in mission<br />
• Discover our gifts… and <strong>of</strong>fer them<br />
• Teach Sunday School • Volunteer as <strong>of</strong>ten as possible<br />
• Become more active in our own church community<br />
• Live the Word <strong>of</strong> Christ<br />
ONLINE GIVING AVAILABLE In an ongoing effort to reduce costs, be technologically up-to-date and be environmentally<br />
conscious, <strong>First</strong> <strong>Church</strong> has implemented a web-based application which allows contributors to have secure access to financial<br />
records, providing a view <strong>of</strong> your pledge and gifts to date and allows you to pledge or give online. If you are interested in<br />
learning more about making payments online, please go to: www.firstchurchlf.org/giving<br />
We are grateful to everyone listed here who, as <strong>of</strong> Monday, December 28, are supporting <strong>First</strong> <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Church</strong><br />
through their 2010 pledge. Thank you for your generous support! Every gift makes a difference!<br />
If you did not receive a pledge card, you may pick one up in the <strong>of</strong>fice or you may pledge online at www. firstchurchlf.org<br />
Mark & Sue Sanborn<br />
David & Miriam Sanders<br />
Roger & Jean Santschi<br />
Steve Sawle<br />
Lynn & Gabrielle Schade<br />
Fred & Ruth Schneider<br />
Richard & Barbara Schulz<br />
Stan & Sherry Schupbach<br />
Polly Scott<br />
Richard & Carla Seidel<br />
John & Sue Sentell<br />
Paul Serkland & Diana Melichar<br />
Jim & Gretchen Seymour<br />
Joan Shannahan<br />
Zadonna Sharp<br />
Bob & Mary Shaw<br />
Harry & Donna Short<br />
Bill Shriver<br />
Christine Chakoian &<br />
John Shustizky<br />
Frank & Laura Sibley<br />
Jim & Betty Simmen<br />
Susan Skinner<br />
Richard & Donna Slayton<br />
Keith & Jean Smith<br />
Marion Smith<br />
Steve & Cheryl Smith<br />
Greg & Janis Smith<br />
Bill & Sara Snyder<br />
Rodd & Sarah Specketer<br />
Donald & Mia Spooner<br />
William Springer<br />
Frederick Stanton<br />
C. Bennett Stephens<br />
Carl Stevens & Kathleen Barton<br />
Jim & Julie Stevenson<br />
John & Judy Stone<br />
Mona Strenger<br />
John & Frances Swaine<br />
Marjorie Swansen<br />
Bob & Elizabeth Swartz<br />
Jeff Swinson<br />
Lois Switzer<br />
Kent Taubensee<br />
Bruce & Patty Taubensee<br />
John & Kim Taylor<br />
David Templin<br />
John & Diana Terlato<br />
Steve & Meg Ther<br />
Wayne & Barbara Thomas<br />
Tom & Nancy Thomson<br />
Dick & Eleanor Thorn<br />
Betsey Thurman<br />
Dave & Tracy Tolmie<br />
Tom & Betty Toser<br />
Richard & Nadyne Tracy<br />
Carl & Darcy Traynor<br />
Bob & Mary Lou Troyer<br />
Bert & Cathy Tucker<br />
Mike & Patti Tucker<br />
Brian & Karen Uihlein<br />
Paul & Heather Upchurch<br />
E Scott Vaile<br />
Doug & Laurie Valassis<br />
Audrey Vanderaa<br />
Bill Vernon<br />
Karen Vratimos<br />
Harris & Ann Walker<br />
Rheda Walton<br />
Barbara Wang<br />
Jon & Margo Ward<br />
Kevin & Anne Warnke<br />
Gwen Wasmuth<br />
Mary Watanabe<br />
Tom & Wendy Watkins<br />
Gale Wayne<br />
Henri & Jolly Weil<br />
Mark & Carla Westcott<br />
Frank & Barb Westover<br />
Henry & Florence Wheeler<br />
David & Dawn Wheldon<br />
Bill & Anne Whipple<br />
Mike & Sue Widner<br />
Sarah Wimmer<br />
Guy Wilbor<br />
Jaime & Kristen Wildman<br />
Richard & Barbara Williams<br />
Duane & Janet Wise<br />
Paul & Corinne Wood<br />
Gene & AJ Woroch<br />
Jack & Mary Ellen Wright<br />
Bill Wright<br />
Carla Wyck<strong>of</strong>f<br />
Ann T. Young<br />
Patricia Young<br />
Jim & Tina Young<br />
Bob & Robin Zacher<br />
Janice Zilka<br />
Sarah Zimmer
TIDBITS FROM ARCHIVES From Session Records <strong>of</strong> December 9, 1933<br />
Discussion followed concerning incidental music during the <strong>January</strong> communion.<br />
It was suggested that Mr. Gruenstein play quietly and that if he preferred to use<br />
familiar hymns, change <strong>of</strong> tunes should be made only in the intervals between the<br />
passing <strong>of</strong> the bread and the cup.<br />
PRESCHOOL ENROLLMENT NEWS 2010-2011<br />
Registration materials will be mailed to everyone on the registration mailing list on Friday, <strong>January</strong> 8.<br />
Completed registration materials must be postmarked no later than Friday, <strong>January</strong> 15 to be in the first<br />
lottery pool. All returning students will be accommodated, followed by church members, alumni siblings<br />
and the general public. If the number <strong>of</strong> applicants exceeds the number <strong>of</strong> available spots, children will<br />
be chosen by lottery respecting the order <strong>of</strong> priority. Contact Brooke Westerman, Assistant Enrollment<br />
Chair, at (847) 235-2746 or email brookewesterman@yahoo.com.<br />
2010-2011 Informational C<strong>of</strong>fee PowerPoint/Questions/Preschool Tour<br />
Tuesday, <strong>January</strong> 5 South Parlor 12:30-1:30PM<br />
This session, hosted by the Preschool Board and led by Director Ruth Luke, is for 2010-2011 prospective<br />
Preschool parents as well as interested parents <strong>of</strong> currently enrolled children. Childcare will be available<br />
for $5 per child by reservation only. Please e-mail Brooke Garrigan (brookeminchin@yahoo.com) or<br />
Chris Keller (cmbkeller@aol.com) to reserve a childcare spot.
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