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Davenport, Iowa 52803

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Singularity Saxophone Quartet - Friday, November 17, 7:30 PMTickets: $15 adults, $10 students

Singularity is a contemporary saxophone quartet dedicated to building relationships through live performance. Their performancescombine precision, thoughtful interpretations, and an honest presentation of the close friendship they share.

The quartet formed in 2013, and made their Carnegie Hall debut in2015. Singularity has also been featured on performances with the

Princeton Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series, at the Ethos New Music Society at SUNY Fredonia, as guest artists and clinicians at Mercyhurst College, and as resident artists at the Avaloch Farm MusicInstitute. Their warm and artistically vulnerable presence encourages audiences to join in their exploration, establishing an inclusive environment ideal for deep listening and uninhibited imagination.

While in the Quad Cities, Singularity will also offer an educational outreach performance for students atMoline High School.

Men’s Fellowship Breakfast Saturday, November 4, 9:30 AMKWQC’s Fran Riley will share storiesof the many characters he has met overthe years on Saturday, November 4, atthe Men’s Breakfast in Fellowship Hall.The cost of the breakfast is $6 per person. To make a reservation, contactthe church office (563-326-1691). Please contact Terry Ousley (563-344-0845), if you have questions.

Pledge Sunday is November 5 You may bring your pledge forward during the worshipservice or place it in the offering plate. Online pledgingand giving can be set-up by visiting the church website at:www.fpcdavenport.org. Listen for God in response toGod’s grace and call when making your pledge.

Manna & More Fellowship BreakfastSunday, November 12, 8:15 to 10:30 AMCost: $3 adults, $1 children (12 years and under)

Share breakfast with your family and friends before andafter the 9:00 AM service. Here is the menu: Breakfastpizza, fruit, and assorted beverages.

Between The Covers (BTC) Book ClubMonday, November 20, 12:30 PMLooking for a good book and fellowship? We’ll enjoydessert and Sherry Luxton will lead our discussion of thebook, The Girl Who Wrote in Silk, by Kelli Estes. Pleasecall hostess Irene Huffman (309-787-6941) to RSVP.

Ezra 3:11

Thanksgiving Eve Service and Pie Fellowship - Wednesday, November 22, 7:00 PMThe traditional Thanksgiving Eve Service and Pie Fellowship begins at 7:00 PM on November 22, the Wednesdaynight before Thanksgiving. The Cherub Choir and Cecelian Carolers will provide music leadership. A sharing ofhomemade pies at a fellowship get-together after the service is sure to get the Thanksgiving holiday off to a sweetstart. The evening is a great time for the church family to recount blessings and give thanks to God. Bake your favoritepie and bring it to church on Thanksgiving Eve (you may drop off the pie earlier in the day, or before attending theservice). This is a special time to worship and thank God for the abundant blessings received throughout the year.

With praise and thanksgiving

they sang to the Lord

Genesis Doctors In Recital ConcertSunday, November 12, 2:00 PM, Sanctuary, First Presbyterian ChurchTickets: $20 - adults, $15 - 60+ seniors & students (children 12 and under, free)

For the eighth consecutive year, the Genesis Foundation, West Music QuadCities, and Steinway & Sons are collaborating to present an exclusive concertevent: Genesis Doctors Holiday Recital. This event will feature the musicaltalents of physicians, their family members, and friends in the Quad Cityarea, performing a variety of repertoire including classical, contemporary,and holiday favorites. This year’s program will be held in our sanctuary. Proceeds from the Genesis Doctors in Recital event will benefit music

therapy services provided by Genesis and West Music. Music therapy is a valuable service for hospicepatients, and is provided in their homes, nursing homes, and at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House.Music therapy has been shown to bring quality to life, diminish pain, and promote relaxation in end oflife care. For more information about this landmark event, or to purchase tickets, please call the GenesisHealth Services Foundation, 563-421-6865. Tickets are also on sale to the general public at the door.

The question is oftenasked whenever wehave to change ourclocks for DaylightSavings Time. Do wego ahead one hour?

Or, do we fall back one hour? For those who possess the proclivity to remember by way of wordplay; we always fall back one hour in the“Fall” season. That is how I remember this seasonalmove. It may be interesting to know that Webster’sDictionary has a definition for both the terms fallback and the term fallback.

Definition of – Fall back 1. Retreat, recede 2. Fallback on or fall back upon: to have recourse to (whenfacts were scarce he fell back on his imagination)

Definition of – Fallback 1. something on which one can fall back: RESERVE —often used attributively ; a fallback career; a fallback position2 a falling back: RETREAT.

It is interesting to notice that both definitions canmean “retreat,” but the definition I like best whendescribing the church is the first one under fallback.Something on which one can fall back: RESERVE—often used attributively; a fallback career; a fallback position.

Isn’t this what spiritually healthy Christians do, when faced with any new decision or new challenge? We certainly don’t “retreat.” We findways to adjust, to build a fresh course, to challengeourselves in new directions, for the living of thesedays. We use all of our “reserves,” because of thehope we have found in the God we have come toknow in Jesus Christ.

In medical research, researchers are only beginning to uncover the secrets of our DNA—thebio-chemical threads that hold the key to so much ofour physical nature and future. It seems to me thatcongregations have a “DNA” as well—only it’s not

biological, it’s spiritual. That’s what Robert Nortonand Richard Southern wrote about a few years agowhen they wrote:

“In your congregation’s DNA is encoded your genetic blueprint: your spiritual heritage, how yougrow, how you handle challenges, and how you canfulfill your higher potential to be what God hascalled you to be.”

I am always hopeful and eternally grateful that inour church’s DNA is a fallback mentality; where weare always finding ways to adjust, to build the bodyof Christ in fresh ways; to challenge ourselves innew directions, for the living of these days. So, “retreat” your clock back one hour if you must, butfallback spiritually, because God has great designson our future. It is going to take our heart, mind,soul and all our reserves to discern God’s call.

(Norton, Robert, Southern, Richard, Cracking yourCongregation’s Code: Mapping your Spiritual DNAto create your future, Jossey Bass, San Francisco,2001 p.3)

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Out the Study Window by Rev. Dr. Richard MillerFall Back or Fallback?

Caring and Outreach Happenings at FPC

Relief for Victims of Natural DisastersNatural disasters—hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires -- have been headline news in recentweeks and much cleanup remains to be done. The Mission Connection committee encouragesFPC members who are able to consider donating to relief organizations such as World Vision,Salvation Army, Americares, American Red Cross, Save the Children and MAP International.To research recommended organizations, go to charitynavigator.org and click on “Hot Topics.”

Changes Coming for Angel Tree! Believe it or not, it’s almost that time of year when westart thinking about Christmas and how we might providefor those unable to provide for themselves. FPC’s tradition of supporting the Angel Tree Project will continuethis year, but with some changes. We are teaming up withBethany for Children & Families to provide Christmasgifts to Quad City children who receive Bethany familyservices. Bethany’s social workers and therapists havesubmitted over 450 names for gifts so far this year, andare thrilled that they will have FPC’s help in meeting thatneed. Bethany’s Angel Tree Project will allow us to reacha greater diversity of needy children than in past years.

Gift tags will be available for pick-up in Fellowship Hall on November 12 and 19. Each tagwill include the name, age, size, gender and gift suggestions for a child. You can participate bypicking up one or more tags, then returning an unwrapped gift or gifts to Fellowship Hall byDecember 10. Total gifts for each child should not exceed $45. Our gifts will be delivered toBethany, which will wrap and deliver them to each child’s caregiver in time for Christmas. Be-cause of confidentiality rules, congregational members cannot be involved in delivering thegifts. If you have any questions, please contact Deacon Doug Wells (563-370-6457).

Pastor Pilar Earns International AwardThe Rev. José Pilar Álvarez Cabrera, pastor of the Lutheran Church of Guatemala(ILUGUA), an FPC mission partner, receivedthe 2017 Agent of Change Award, givenevery year by the Swedish organization “Effect” as a way of emphasizing those who fight against povertyand injustice. Pastor Pilar received the distinction as a result of hisstruggle in defense of the rights of indigenous people in ruralGuatemala. He received the award in Stockholm on October 26, including $10,000 for use by ILUGUA in its ongoing mission.

According to the awarding committee, “For nearly 15 years, José Pilar Álvarez Cabrera has defended the most invisible citizens of our world, indigenous peoples, in a country wherethose who fight for human rights are harassed, threatened, victimsof false accusations and violence, while those who are behindthese criminal acts go unpunished… He struggles for the right of indigenous Chorti people to continue living in their places of origin and have access to water, natural resources and environmental sustainability in and around Las Granadillas Mountain in Guatemala.”

The committee highlighted that this year there were four LatinAmerican countries in the pre-selection for the award, all with important struggles. This indicates that in the face of injustice andsuffering, there are many voices being raised to fight for dignity.

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ACT and EPICACT (Active Christian Teens for high school youth) and EPIC (middle school youth group-- these initials aretop-secret and are only told to youth when they attend) meet on Sunday evenings from 5:30-7:00PM.

We are going to start off November making College Care Packages to be sent out to our college kids, andthen we get to focus on rehearsing for our Christmas Pageant during youth group this month!

All middle and high school youth have an opportunity to be a part of this pageant, which is titled:“Who’s The Star?” Lots of youth are needed to make this Christmas pageant a success—so we hope to see you there!

There will be **NO** Youth Group or Youth Choirs on Sunday, November 26 due to Thanksgiving Break.

Service Day: The middle and high school youth at FPC will be volunteering at the new Davenport FoodPantry at the former JB Young Elementary School on Tuesday, November 28 from 4:00-8:00 PM. We haveagreed to take at least 20 volunteer spots: parents also welcome to volunteer! Let Tiffany know if you areable to take one of these spots. This is something we would like to do every month going forward if wecan get the volunteers. It’s a pretty amazing experience—and a way we can give back and serve others inour community.

Kirkwood ClubFPC’s Kirkwood Club Youth Group is for ALL children, whether FPC members or not, in first through fifthgrade and happens on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-7:15 PM. Kirkwood Choir, for these same youth, is also onWednesday evenings from 5:45-6:30 PM.

In November, we are going to play some games, do a lesson on anti-bullying, make Thanksgiving Cards forshut-ins whom the church supports and have a Family Game Night. There is NO Kirkwood Club onWednesday, November 22 due to Thanksgiving, or on November 29 due to the service of “Lessons and Carols” ringing in the Christmas season.

Sunday School Thanksgiving Breakfast - November 19, 10:00 AMOur annual Sunday School Thanksgiving Breakfast is going to take place on Sunday, November 19. Therewill be NO upstairs Sunday School this morning—instead, all the Sunday School youth are asked to bring abreakfast casserole or a pumpkin pie to Fellowship Hall. We could also use apple juice. PLEASE—themore, the merrier!!! Following the 9:00 AM worship service, the congregation is invited to this breakfasthosted by the youth of the church. This is a way our Sunday School youth can thank the congregation fortheir support throughout the year. Youth are asked to help serve food, clear plates and visit with members.It’s a lot of fun and we look forward to seeing everyone again this year.

Tiffany’s Epiphanies: A Pilgrim’s favorite kind of music is Plymouth Rock.

Christian Education & Fellowship for Youth (CEFY)

Youth Mission Trip“Thank You” Dinner

Musikgarten - Sundays, 10:20 AM

Classes are a musical experience designed to bring the joy of music toparent/caregiver and children from infants through three-years-old. Activities include songs, movement, focused listening and the use of simple instruments. Each class features bouncing and rocking songs, wiggle and peek-a-boo games, and other fun age-specific activities. Allclasses meet from 10:20-10:50 AM. If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Kathy Middleton (middleton@fpcdavenport.org; 563-505-0471).

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Music Ministries of FPC

Christmas Flowers 2017 In the tradition of past Christmas seasons, the Chancel Guild will brighten the Sanctuary with poinsettias given in memory or honor of loved ones. To be a part of thiswonderful tradition, please complete and return the form to the church office or place in the offering plate. The deadline for making memorials is Sunday, December 10.

In Memory or Honor of: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(circle one)

Given by: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

FPC Handbell Ensembles: An Advent Service of Lessons and Carols Wednesday, November 29, 6:00 PMKickoff the liturgical season of Advent with a twist ona traditional Service of Advent Lessons and Carols.While there will be sung congregational carols, most ofthe music will feature FPC's bell ensembles: VesperBells, and the newly formed Matin Bells (middle schooland high school age youth) and Kildalton Quartet (anauditioned four-in-hand ensemble).

The Lessons and Carols service is a tradition that developed in England after WWI as church leaders

sought to bring more creative worship into the Church of England following the war. The service grew in popularity, and many major churches throughout Europe and America present them each year (most notably atKing's College at Cambridge, which is broadcast internationally on Christmas Eve). Modified with Adventreadings and carols, this service is an intimate way to initiate the season of expectancy before the busy monththat follows.

ACE Von Maur Hall Series Sundays, 10:00 AMNovember 5: Before therewere Gospels, there was PaulPresented by Kent Schroder.Connect with the Apostle Paulwho still challenges us today.

November 12: Paul Turned The World Upside Down and How the 20th Century Tried to Turn It BackPresented by Kent Schroder. Paul: A List ofNames: How Paul Set Out to Turn the World Upside Down and How the 20th CenturyTried to Turn It Back. Read Romans 16.

November 19: ACE in recess, please attendthe Thanksgiving breakfast

November 26: ACE in recess for theThanksgiving weekend

December 3: The Nuremberg MarketJoin Jim Tucker and Mark Jones as they present: The Nuremberg Christmas Market -- its history and how it relates to the secularizing and commercialization of Christmas.

December 10:Murder in theCathedralPresented byJim Tucker.Jim will bringin the intriguing history of the Christmas sermon that Thomas A. Becket, Archbishop ofCanterbury, preached before his death in 1170.

December 17: Christmas in History Presented by Mark Jones. Christmas in History- A survey of historical sermons that have influenced America’s conceptions of Christmas.

December 24 & 31: ACE in recess forChristmas Eve Day & New Year’s Eve Day

Adult Christian Education

Christmas Concert: “And on Earth Peace” Saturday, December 16, 7:30 PMSunday, December 17, 4:00 PMThe Christmas concerts at FPC have become a muchanticipated event in the Quad Cities. This year’s concerts, on the third weekend in December, featuremany of the church’s great ensembles: the SanctuaryChoir, Chamber Chorale, Vesper Bells, CelebrationSingers, and Cecelian Carolers, accompanied by fullorchestra and dancers.

Building upon FPC’s role as a leader against violencein our community, the theme of this year's Christmas

concerts is Peace. The concerts feature many beloved carols based on the central theme of the peace of Christ,as well as some new works. The centerpiece of the concerts is a gloriously nostalgic work by twentieth-centuryEnglish composer Gerald Finzi titled “In Terra Pax,” a rarely performed masterwork.

Be sure to reserve your complimentary tickets in advance!

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First Presbyterian Church Staff:Rev. Dr. Richard MillerPastorExt. 204; miller@fpcdavenport.org

Matt BishopDirector of MusicExt. 201; bishop@fpcdavenport.org

Ahreum Han CongdonOrganist/Assistant Director of MusicExt. 223; han@fpcdavenport.org

Linda Bengfort*Assistant Choral Director

Kathy Middleton*Assistant Choral Director for Childrenmiddleton@fpcdavenport.org

Tiffany HorvathDirector of Christian EducationExt. 209; horvath@fpcdavenport.org

Shannon M. Gruhlke, CMFinance & Facilities ManagerExt. 219; gruhlke@fpcdavenport.org

Ginny Schuette*Accounting AssistantExt. 210; accounting@fpcdavenport.org

Kandis Cooper*Nursery Coordinator

Maintenance Team:Ext. 203; maintenance@fpcdavenport.orgGeorgia Roberts, Kevin Wilson*, Chad Dean*, & Thomas Hendren*

Tammy MayhewMembership/Pastoral Care CoordinatorExt. 212; mayhew@fpcdavenport.org

Bobette Maginas* & Michelle Mahrt*Administrative CoordinatorExt. 200; office@fpcdavenport.org

Diane PumphreyCommunications & Office ManagerExt. 205; info@fpcdavenport.org

First Presbyterian Church1702 Iowa StreetDavenport, Iowa 52803

Phone: 563-326-1691

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October Session Meeting Highlights: Signage was approved for the church doors with the following wording: WELCOME TO THIS SANCTUARY OF PEACE,

No Weapons Please, “And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds inChrist Jesus.” Phil 4:7

CEFY Fall Fest on October 29 from 4:00-6:00 PM, volunteers needed. Contact Tiffany to offer assistance. Music Ministry fundraiser approved for sale of pies on Sunday, November 19, 2017. Buildings and Ground Clean Up Day Saturday, October 28, needs volunteers. Please call the church office to submit your name. Deacons are coordinating the Angel Tree Sign Program with November 12 & 19 as the dates to select names and information. Approved negotiating a potential sale of Church and Foundation Properties to Boys’ and Girls’ Club for the building of a Teen

Center for our neighborhood. This addresses our Long Range Plan for a neighborhood resource center and our E 20/20 missionoutreach God Sized Dream. Boys’ and Girls’ Club has a proven track record for building and coordinating Teen Centers andwould use their own financial resources. There are zoning and planning steps and challenges to be met for this to become a reality. Please keep this in your prayers as we continue to discern the most beneficial cross use of the proposed facility.

Stewardship Sunday is November 5, 2017. Please listen for God as you complete your pledge card for 2018. Pledges can be submitted on-line or by contacting Shannon Gruhlke.

Please continue to pray for the APNC as they continue their important work. Committee members are: Samantha Crow, BarbEhrmann, Jim Keenan, Jennifer Peters, Jim Tucker, and Doug Wells.

*Denotes part-time employee

Ways to Effect Church GivingThere are many ways to give or pay a pledge to First Presbyterian Church. We acknowledge that people feel connected inworship through the act of placing their giftin the offering plate each Sunday. This act isvery meaningful. In case there is a need foran alternative, here are a few other ways toeffect giving to the church.

Automatic Bank Payments (ACH) – Thisoption allows funds to be electronicallydebited from a checking or savings accountand credited to the church’s account on a datethat the individual chooses. Go to fpcdavenport.org and click “Give Now”.

Credit Card Payments – This optionallows funds to be charged to a credit (ordebit) card credited to the church’s accounton a date that the individual chooses. Go to fpcdavenport.org and click “Give Now”to set up.

Gifting Stock – When stock is gifted to the church, please notify the Finance Office of the following information so we can givefull contribution credit:1. Number of Shares Transferred 2. Company or Stock Symbol 3. Date of Transfer

The instructions to transfer stock:

Pershing LLCOne Pershing PlazaJersey City, NJ 07399

Tax ID# 13-2741729

We ask all members to fulfill their 2017 pledge prior to December 31. Donors must deliver checks on or by December 31 in order toclaim a charitable contribution deduction for 2017. Checks that are placed in the church offering during the first worship service in2018 (January 7) will not qualify for a charitable deduction in 2017, even if the check is predated to or actually written in 2017.However, under the so-called “mailbox exception,” checks that are written, mailed, and postmarked in 2017 will be deductible in2017 though they are not received by the church until 2018. Thank you for your support of First Presbyterian Church. If you haveany questions, please do not hesitate to contact Shannon Gruhlke at gruhlke@fpcdavenport.org or 563-326-1691, ext. 219.

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Actual Budget Actual BudgetGeneral Fund Income 48,295 76,378 50,995 55,970 Custodial Accounts Income 11,585 12,162 General Fund Expenses 73,659 101,289 73,760 79,897 Custodial Accounts Expenses 11,585 - 12,162 - Surplus (Deficit) (25,364) (24,911) (22,765) (23,927)

2017 Year-To-Date

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Actual Budget Actual Budget General Fund Income 660,421 763,452 667,958 697,373 Custodial Accounts Income 82,399 85,065 General Fund Expenses 659,778 777,078 637,355 700,831 Custodial Accounts Expenses 82,399 - 85,065 - Surplus (Deficit) 643 (13,626) 30,603 (3,458)

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First Presbyterian Church (FPC) offers a variety of worship opportunities, including Sunday morning worship services, special seasonal services inAdvent and Lent, monthly prayer services, Bible studies, spirituality and prayer groups, and retreats. We praise God through beautiful music, offering music education for all ages.

Christian education and fellowship opportunities for youth and adults are designed to meet the various needs, interests, and schedules of the community. We offer a safe place to have fun, build friendships, and explore faith.

By reaching beyond the church doors and into the world that surrounds us both locally and internationally, FPC serves others and puts faith into action. Whether it’s to Guatemala, the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, or aiding with disaster relief efforts,our mission teams have traveled both internationally and locally to serve those in need.

FPC is a diverse congregation with a richheritage and ministry tradition. We havemuch to offer and are excited to sharethese offerings with you. Visit our website at www.fpcdavenport.org, whereyou can subscribe to our weekly eNews,and link to our Facebook page to see all ofthe fun pictures of recent church events.We look forward to seeing you. Come in,look around -- you’ll see a smiling face,welcoming and accepting you, as we explore our faith journeys together.

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