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Weekly Update
CHURCH e-mails
Pastor Kip Murphy: pastorfpc@iowatelecom.net
Secretary, Lynda Seehusen: secretaryfpc@iowatelecom.net
C.E. Director, Denise Hartnett: cedirectorfpc@iowatelecom.net
Prayer Ministry: prayerministry@iowatelecom.net
Website: http://www.fpchurchwilliamsburg.com
Year of the Bible Blog
This week’s guest bloggers are Reverends Forrest and Susan Krummel.
From last week’s blog: “Job's position throughout his argument has been that he is righteous in the sense that he has been and continues to be pure in conduct. In short, he has not done anything wrong. (Job’s friend) Zophar, on the other hand, does not focus on Job's experience nor his behavior in this sense, but rather on the incorrectness of Job's doctrine.”
Go to http://yearofthebibleburg.blogspot.com/ and click on “comments” below the posts to share your thoughts.
Next week’s guest blogger is Dr. James E. Davison, author of the Year of the Bible reading program (Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, PA)
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Help Request
Some of the congregations in our Presbytery will be dealing with the affects of the flooding in their communities for the next several weeks.
We’d like to start a list of people who are willing and able to help in the communities affected by flooding. If you are willing to be on a flood assistance list, contact Sarah Dyck. She will need your name, phone number, email address, and skills (debris clean up, mucking, rebuilding skills, etc). She’ll then work off this list to match those skills with the needs in the flooded communities. People can call Sarah at (319) 321-4165 or email her at sdyck@peia.org.
Mt. T.O.P. Tools – Thank You!
Thank you so much to everyone who brought in tools and sponsored our youth and adults. Please pray for everyone at Mt. T.O.P. this week and for their safe return this Sunday.
Kip on a Stick – New Pictures
- New photos have arrived of Kip on a Stick! He has attended a Twins’ Convention (with Flat Kip) and the Kernels’ game. Check out the new pictures at: http://fpchurchwilliamsburg.com/KiponaStick.aspx
- e-mail pictures to Lynda in the office at secretaryfpc@iowatelecom.net or give them to her so your photos can go on the website.
- Remember to return your Kip on a Stick to the office or Fellowship Hall when you get back from your adventures so he can go out with others!
School Supply Ministry
School begins in 3 weeks! Help us gather supplies for students in our local community who need help purchasing necessary school items. A list of items is available on the bulletin board by the office and in the Vestibule, or ask Lynda secretaryfpc@iowatelecom.net
Thank you for your generosity; our local youth will be blessed to have nice items from FPC to start a successful year at School. Please bring items to the church office.
Rob Smith leads a book discussion group meeting this summer at 8 p.m. on Wednesdays. The current book is “The Prodigal God”. Author Tim Keller uses the parable of the Prodigal Son to reveal an unexpected message of hope and salvation.
This book will challenge both the devout and skeptics to see
Christianity in a whole new way. Talk to Rob if you’d like to join
(319) 530-2828.
Year of the Bible Groups’ Meeting Times:
Sunday evening small group at 6 p.m., Lunch Bunch on Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m. and Men’s Group on Wednesdays at 6:30 a.m. Call the church office at 668-1375 for more information on any of these groups.
Prayer Requests
Condolences to Norm and Carolyn Meyer following the death of Carolyn’s mother Alice Still; Pastor Kip, recovering from shoulder surgery; Lyle Carter continuing to recover from hip replacement surgery; Pray for Mt. T.O.P. working this week and returning this Sunday from Tennessee.
Prayer requests can be submitted any time to: prayerministry@iowatelecom.net or fill out a form in the office and put it in the Prayer Ministry box. All requests will be kept confidential unless you ask they be shared with the congregation.
Year of the Bible Readings (Wednesday to Wednesday)
7/28- Job 20,21/Luke 20 7/29- Job 22,23/Psalm 85
7/30- Job 24-26/Luke 21 7/31- Job 27,28/Luke 22
8/1- Job 29,30/Luke 23 8/2- Job 31,32/Psalm 86, 87
8/3- Job 33,34/Luke 24 8/4- Job 35,36/Philippians 1
Volunteering This Week– 08/01/10
Greeters in Vestibule (upstairs)– Dennis & Janet Oliver
Greeter in Knox (downstairs)- Tyler & Manda Marshall
Lay Leader– Erin Howell-Gritsch
Sound– Craig Harthoorn
Shepherds— Bev Watts
Nursery– Barb Perry
Children’s Sermon– Melissa Gross
Year of the Bible Questions of the Week (answer at the end of the e-mail):
1. In Chapter 24, Job observes of the wicked, “For a little while they are exalted, and then they are ____.”
2. What does Job say “cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed in silver”?
3. Jesus asks the Pharisees a question about the baptisms that John performed. He asked if they were from ______ or from ___?”
4. The Sadducees asked Jesus a question about marriage after the resurrection. What did he say re: marriage?
5. On the night before he was crucified, Jesus told Peter that Peter would deny him how many times before the rooster crowed?
This Week at First Presbyterian
Wed (7/28) 8 p.m. Book discussion group at Rob Smith’s
Thurs (7/29) 11 a.m. Prayer Group
Fri (7/30) 6 p.m. Boy Scouts
Sun (8/1) 9 a.m. Worship
10:15 a.m. Property Committee Mtg.
10:15 a.m. Worship & Music Committee Mtg.
6 p.m. Small Group
Tue (8/3) 11:30 a.m. Lunch Bunch
Wed (8/4) 6:30 a.m. Men’s Group
8 p.m. Book discussion group at Rob Smith’s.
Year of the Bible Answers:
- In Chapter 24, Job observes of the wicked, “For a little while they are exalted, and then they are gone.” (Job 24:24a)
- “Where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?... It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed in silver.” (Job 28:12, 15)
- Jesus asks the Pharisees if the baptisms that John performed were from heaven or from men?” (Luke 20:4)
- Jesus told the Sadducees “those who are considered worthy of taking part in that age and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.” (Luke 20:35)
- On the night before he was crucified, Jesus told Peter that Peter would deny him three times before the rooster crowed. (Luke 22:34)
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