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The Presbyterian Church, 123 West Hill Street, Wabash, IN 46992-3049 www.wabashpresbyterian.com | [email protected] | 260-563-8881 Periodically in our life with God we undergo seasons of being under construction. (We would be wise to admit that this is always taking place, but some seasons more acutely than others). This is especially important for churches. It means that we are thinking beyond ourselves, seeking to do our part to ensure the message of God’s saving grace and Kingdom dream continues to the next generation (…and the generation after that). In the Old Testament books of Exodus and 2 Chronicles God lays out, in painstaking detail, instructions for construction and maintenance of the Wilderness Tabernacle and Jerusalem Temple. Places matter. Even though they are not necessary for the Spirit to work, God still moves in people’s lives through places. The leadership at Wabash Presbyterian has known for some time that we would soon need to address some issues with our campus. Over the last two years here are a few of the steps we’ve taken to prepare for future construction projects: 2015 – Architectural Survey of all buildings, with prioritized list of most pressing needs. 2016 – Team led by Cathy Wright takes part in a year- long program called Partners for Sacred Places, for the purpose of preparing to fundraise for our project. 2017 – Buildings and Grounds Committee identified the heating system repair as a matter of highest priority. Team consults with our boiler service provider Goudy Brothers on the project and secures a construction timeline. PASTOR’S DESK Pardon Our Dust Birthdays & Anniversaries Missions Announcements Church Calendar Prayer List Worship and Connect Community and Missions Children’s and Family Ministries Update May 2018 – Re-piping of the Sanctuary Building’s boiler system begins. Being good stewards of God’s resources means maximizing our efforts and minimizing unnecessary spending. The boiler in the Sanctuary building is still relatively new and in excellent working condition. However, the horizontal piping that provides heat to the building is not. Beginning sometime in the middle of May we will take up the floor from Fellowship Hall to replace the horizontal piping running below the church building. We want to give everyone plenty of lead time before breaking ground in May, as it will mean considerable expense and moderate inconvenience. We anticipate the project will last between 6-8 weeks. However, access to the elevator, as well as the Miami Street door will remain available, with the exception of the first and possibly second Sunday in June. In the coming weeks we will hold a congregational meeting to address the project and answer any questions you might have—including plans for financing the project. We believe that places matter, but no place matters to God more than our hearts--for that is the temple where the Holy Spirit resides (1 Corinthians 3:16). We invite you during this season of construction to let this building project be analogous to the construction God is doing in your heart each and every day. In this new season of ministry to the community of Wabash, God will use this space we’ve worked hard to preserve and maintain. But more importantly God will use the cultivated and generous hearts of the people who gather to worship and share life there. For His glory. March 2018 By Pastor Jonathan Cornell Pastor Jonathan Email: [email protected]
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The Presbyterian Church, 123 West Hill Street, Wabash, IN 46992-3049
www.wabashpresbyterian.com | [email protected] | 260-563-8881
Periodically in our life with God we undergo seasons of being under construction. (We would be wise to admit that this is always taking place, but some seasons more acutely than others). This is especially important for churches. It means that we are thinking beyond ourselves, seeking to do our part to ensure the message of God’s saving grace and Kingdom dream continues to the next generation (…and the generation after that).
In the Old Testament books of Exodus and 2 Chronicles God lays out, in painstaking detail, instructions for construction and maintenance of the Wilderness Tabernacle and Jerusalem Temple. Places matter. Even though they are not necessary for the Spirit to work, God still moves in people’s lives through places.
The leadership at Wabash Presbyterian has known for some time that we would soon need to address some issues with our campus. Over the last two years here are a few of the steps we’ve taken to prepare for future construction projects:
2015 – Architectural Survey of all buildings, with prioritized list of most pressing needs.
2016 – Team led by Cathy Wright takes part in a year- long program called Partners for Sacred Places, for the purpose of preparing to fundraise for our project.
2017 – Buildings and Grounds Committee identified the heating system repair as a matter of highest priority. Team consults with our boiler service provider Goudy Brothers on the project and
secures a construction timeline.
PASTOR’S DESK
Pardon Our Dust
Birthdays & Anniversaries Missions
Announcements
Church Calendar Prayer List
Worship and Connect
Community and Missions Children’s and Family
Ministries Update
May 2018 – Re-piping of the Sanctuary Building’s boiler system begins.
Being good stewards of God’s resources means maximizing our efforts and minimizing unnecessary spending. The boiler in the Sanctuary building is still relatively new and in excellent working condition. However, the horizontal piping that provides heat to the building is not. Beginning sometime in the middle of May we will take up the floor from Fellowship Hall to replace the horizontal piping running below the church building.
We want to give everyone plenty of lead time before breaking ground in May, as it will mean considerable expense and moderate inconvenience. We anticipate the project will last between 6-8 weeks. However, access to the elevator, as well as the Miami Street door will remain available, with the exception of the first and possibly second Sunday in June.
In the coming weeks we will hold a congregational meeting to address the project and answer any questions you might have—including plans for financing the project.
We believe that places matter, but no place matters to God more than our hearts--for that is the temple where the Holy Spirit resides (1 Corinthians 3:16). We invite you during this season of construction to let this building project be analogous to the construction God is doing in your heart each and every day.
In this new season of ministry to the community of Wabash, God will use this space we’ve worked hard to preserve and maintain. But more importantly God will use the cultivated and generous hearts of the people who gather to worship and share life there. For His glory.
March 2018
By Pastor Jonathan Cornell
Pastor Jonathan Email: [email protected]
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Do you find yourself interested in creatively leading a growing nursery ministry?
We have the position for you!
We are seeking a nursery teacher with fresh ideas and a vision that will complement the vision of the overall children’s ministry and church at large.
Please see the link below to see the job description and how to apply! http://wabashpresbyterian.com/position-available-nursery-teacher/
Birthdays:
3rd – Alison McAllister
3rd – Mitchell Hoover
6th – Brynn Broyles
7th – Christian Cornell
13th – Jeannie Walts
19th – Jim Leep
22nd – Lori Foust
23Rd – Elsie O’Brien
24th – Liam Brane
31st – Betty Randol
Anniversaries:
None
People I want to connect with
this month (i.e., card/call,
coffee/lunch, prayer, Bible study):
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Nursery Teacher Position
Easter Lily Sign Up
Honor or remember a loved one this season by
sponsoring an Easter lily. Each lily is $8.
Sign up by Sunday, April 1st.
Contact the office for more information.
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March Church Calendar
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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Friday Book
Study (11am)
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4
123 John Class &
Choir Practice
(9am)
Worship (10am) &
Fellowship Hour
(11am)
Who is this man?
(11:20am)
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Monday Bible
Study (1pm)
6
7
Choir Practice
(5:30pm)
Community
Meal (6pm)
8
Missions Team
(6:30pm)
Buildings &
Grounds Team
(7pm)
Worship Team
(7pm)
9
Friday Book
Study (11am)
10
11
123 John Class &
Choir Practice
(9am)
Worship (10am) &
Fellowship Hour
(11am)
Who is this man?
(11:20am)
12
Monday Bible
Study (1pm)
13
ROMEO Men’s
Lunch (12:30pm)
14
Taize Service @
Victory Noll
(Choir
performing at
7:00 p.m.)
15
Session (7pm)
16
Friday Book
Study (11am)
17
18
123 John Class &
Choir Practice
(9am)
Worship (10am) &
Fellowship Hour
(11am)
Who is this man?
(11:20am)
19
Monday Bible
Study (1pm)
Helping Hands
Ministry
20
21
Choir Practice
(5:30pm)
22
23
Friday Book
Study (11am)
24
25
123 John Class &
Choir Practice
(9am)
Worship (10am) &
Fellowship Hour
(11am)
Who is this man?
(11:20am)
Palm/Passion
Sunday
26
Monday Bible
Study (1pm)
Monday of
Holy Week
27
JULIET
Women’s
Breakfast (8am
@ Fried Egg)
Tuesday of
Holy Week
28
Choir Practice
(5:30pm)
Wednesday of
Holy Week
29
Maundy Thursday
30
OFFICE CLOSED
Good Friday
Good Friday
31
Great Vigil of
Easter
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Loving people
with the heart of Christ
in the heart of Wabash
March’s themes will be Animals, St. Patrick’s Day, and Easter. Remember to keep an eye on the hallway to see what we’ve been learning!
Feed Our
Community You are always
encouraged to bring
canned/dry goods for the
F.I.S.H. food pantry
and drop them off in any
of the boxes throughout
the church. This month, we
are collecting Cereal,
Crackers, and Pudding
WPC MISSION
PARTNERS
Peabody Retirement
Community
Kemmerer Village
Meals on Wheels
City of Refuge (Ghana)
Thammavongsa Family
Mission
Wabash Ministerial
Association’s Assistance
Program
Wabash Habitat for
Humanity
White’s Residential and
Family Services
Winchester Community
Center
85 Hope
Arc of Wabash County
The Access
Campus Life
F.I.S.H.
Character Building of
Wabash County
Presbyterian Preschool News
Theme Time
Godly Play Storytellers WPC’s Children’s Ministry is growing and flourishing! Are you interested in getting involved in shaping the next generation of disciples?
In the coming weeks, you will be reintroduced to Godly Play, to get a glimpse of what our children experience each and every Sunday. If you are interested in getting connected, contact the office at 260-563-8881 or contact our Director of Children’s Ministry, Kari Bartkus at [email protected].
Godly Play
March 1st –
3’s Class begins music
with Peggy Coppler
March 2nd –
Tuition due
March 12th –
Walking Field Trip to
the Honeywell Center
to see “Go Dog Go”
(Both classes)
March 16th –
Green Eggs and Ham
Day (Both classes)
March 27th –
Walking Field Trip to
Charley Creek Gardens
(Both classes)
March 30th – April 6th
NO SCHOOL/
Spring Break Begins
April 9th
School Resumes
Dates to Remember Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Home!
Here are some special crafts and activities you can do to celebrate: Flower Pot Leprechaun Try-On Leprechaun Activity Page
These and other ideas are available at http://spoonful.com.
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Feel a call to go, visit, and be mutually encouraged by the Church in Cuba? The trip dates are Sept 12-20, 2018. This is a remarkable experience of traveling to Cuba with The Outreach Foundation. For more information, contact Pastor Jonathan.
February Session Minutes
B& G reported the labor for the boiler repair will
run around $67,650
It was reported full day preschool is moving
forward
Business Notes
Financial Report
Feb. Total 2018
Income: $20,995 $86,865
Expenses: 19,582 58,812
Balance: $1,414 $28,054
* Thanks to generous giving in December and January,
we did not have to use any funds from the Endowment
Account to cover our expenses for February.
Give online. Use our secure site to set up recurring
gifts (like pledges) or for one-time gifts (like paying for
a Bible study book or supporting our Mission Partners).
This month’s tidbit is “Recognition,” –
recognizing the unsung heroes in our
community; the widows and widowers.
James 1:27 articulates that a “pure and
faultless religion is to look after orphans
and widows in their distress.” These unsung
heroes are many times overlooked in our
society today. Where they were once
influential and secure individuals, they now
face life alone; having to manage finances,
home safety, car maintenance, and other
everyday decisions without their partners.
There are hard days when things don’t go
as planned such as burning dinner or the
toilet starts leaking without anyone to help
shoulder those burdens. 1 Timothy 5:3 says,
“Give proper recognition to those widows
who are really in need.” I encourage you to
take a moment to recognize an unsung
hero in your life and reach out to them.
Take them a meal, lend a hand. Let them
know they are not alone.
Deuteronomy 31:6
Tidbit Corner By: Gaye Caley
Cuba Mission Trip
The Thammavongsa family The Thammavongsa Family will be visiting the U.S. this
summer of 2018!
More info to come, but for now, let's help cover the cost of their 12-passenger van rental, which will be about $3,000. Please make any checks out to WPC, with "Thammavongsa"
or "T Family" in the memo section.
Thanks for your generosity and support!
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1 Peter 5:6 NIV
Humble yourselves,
therefore, under God’s
mighty hand, that he may lift
you up in due time.
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Prayer List
Have a prayer request?
If you have a prayer request,
please email Jessica Broyles at
Please respect the privacy of
others and share their concerns
only with their permission. You can
also email Jessica if you’d like to
receive the weekly prayer list via
email.
Elizabeth Macinata
Margaret Hall
Kathy Tackett
Bev Chain
Butch Randol
Amy Cornell
Katie Baer
John Schultheiss
John Hughes
Myron
Joe & Eileen Strickland
Cindy
Susan Keffeber
Jane Barlow
Ari Halderman
Families of Parkland School
Candy Olson
Linda Gabel
Bridget Kaltenmark
Allison McAllister
Thammonvongsa Family
Hoover Family
Martin & Virginia Duffy
Scotia Graham
Kenneth Doyle &
Angela Downey Family
Brett Maggart
Don Maggart
Becky Wagoner
Betty Randol
Brenton Yarger
Christine Murphy
Mike Philip
Stan Williams
Carl Willmert
Hope Unger
Carolyn Biltz
Judy Waggoner
Kay Caudill
Tina Easterday
Jennifer Maxwell
Teresa Bowman
Judy Lovellette
Heather Houlihan
Kevin Gerhart
Jack Francis
Mary Jane Garrison
Bill Skeans
Lois Smith
Palm Sunday – On March 25th, Palm Sunday, we will journey through the Passion narrative with a dramatic retelling led by members of the congregation, accompanied by music from our choir. 10am, nursery available.
Maundy Thursday – On March 29th, there will be a Communion Service in our Sanctuary. 7pm
Good Friday Community Service – WPC will once again host the community wide Good Friday Service on March 30th, in the Sanctuary. 12:10-12:50pm
Easter Sunday – April 1st Sunrise Service: 7:15am – Dr. James Ford House Gardens Worship in WPC Sanctuary: 10am
Learning Communities On Sunday mornings, we now have two learning communities you
may join to help enrich your faith walk.
At 9am - Join us in Fellowship Hall for a Study of the Books of 123 John, featuring Pastor and Teacher Tony Evans (online!)
At 11:20am - In the Christian Education Building we will be
reading and discussing John Ortberg’s book Who is This Man?
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By Kari Bartkus
Learning about Laos
We’ll spend some time before class
and at the end of class learning
more about Laos and its culture. We
have a bulletin board outside the
Godly Play classroom to display a
map, the Laos flag, and pictures of
the Thammavongsa family. We also have a couple
of bilingual children’s books so they can see the
language.
Learn More & Join us
You can learn more about the Thammavongsa
family, view their newsletter and prayer calendar,
and more at visiblethoughts.weebly.com. When
prompted, the password is “iamafriend”.
Put their picture on your fridge to remember
to pray for them and support our
educational sponsorships.
Plan to be here the weekend of June 9th-
10th to meet them in person.
Read their newsletter to learn more about
what they do and about their family and
work.
Donate to help them cover the cost of their
van rental (about $3,000) by writing your
check to WPC with “T Family” written on the
memo line. Every little bit helps!
It’s an exciting year for Children’s & Family
Ministries as we begin a partnership with the
Thammavongsa family. The Thammavongsa family
has been serving as missionaries in Laos since 2013
or so. Sam and Jen have 7 children and 1
grandchild, and so they are a great example for our
kids to learn more about service and things
happening across the world. What will our
partnership look like?
Educational Sponsorships This year, we will sponsor two
children’s education in Laos.
Children are required to attend
school up to 3rd grade. Sadly,
many families cannot afford to
send their children to school,
even for these few short years,
let alone on to higher schooling.
This lack of education feeds the cycle of poverty,
abuse, addictions, human trafficking, and a low
sense of worth. Kids are encouraged to bring
change each week to put in our piggy bank. Any
additional money raised will go to support other
projects through the Thammavongsa family.
Pen Pals
Students will have a chance to
write letters to kids in Laos and
to the Thammavongsa children,
and receive letters back. The
Thammavongsa family will serve
as interpreters with the local
children.
CHILDREN’S & FAMILY MINISTRIES UPDATE
Kari Bartkus Director of Children’s & Family Ministries Email: [email protected]
During the month of June, we will be having our heating piping replaced. This will require the floor in Fellowship Hall to be lifted. Work will begin mid-May and will last roughly 6-8 weeks.
Please pardon our dust!
Wabash Presbyterian Church 123 West Hill Street
Wabash, IN 46992
Phone: 260-563-8881
Office Hours: Mondays-Fridays
8:30am-12:30pm
Email:
Website:
www.wabashpresbyterian.com
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