Christmas Cards for Sale

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The Marketing Committee is selling Christmas cards.  The front of the card is a picture of our beautiful sanctuary taken at Christmastime last year.  The cards are 5″ by 7″ along with an envelope.  The cards will be sold in Calvin Hall, or you may call 551-9747.  The cards sell for $15.00 a dozen.  The money from the card sales will go to the Sanctuary carpet fund.  A beautiful card for a beautiful time of year!  Get your cards while they last!!

Posted November 18, 2009, 3:41 pm | Comments Off 

Presbyterian Women’s Annual Christmas Luncheon

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The Presbyterian Women’s Annual Christmas Luncheon’s theme is “Rejoice and Be Glad.”  It will be held Friday, December 4 at 12:00 noon at Field Club of Omaha, 3615 Woolworth Avenue.  Sliced pork loin with apple cranberry chutney & rosemary sage glaze will be served.  It is $16.00 per person and payment is due at time of the reservation.  A musical program will be presented by “Yesterday’s Kids.”  Sign-up in Calvin Hall.  Presbyterian women are invited to attend.  See you then.

Posted November 18, 2009, 3:14 pm | Comments Off 

Christmas Caroling Sunday Nov. 29

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Join us in our annual Christmas Caroling event as we carol to our shut-ins.  We’ll meet at church at 2:00 p.m., group up, visit our shut-ins, and return for a soup supper around 5:00 p.m.  Everyone is welcome, so bring the entire family.  The Board Of Deacons appreciates your support of this important ministry.

Posted November 18, 2009, 3:07 pm | Comments Off 

Installation of Rev. David Paul

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You are cordially invited to attend Rev. A. David Paul’s installation as Associate Pastor at First Presbyterian Church – Omaha,  this Sunday, November 8, at 4:00 p.m.  He will be the associate pastor for discipleship and care.  Come and enjoy this special time for Rev. Paul.

Posted November 4, 2009, 9:22 pm | Comments Off 

November Note from Pastor Jon

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Some of you may remember that in September of last year, we were selected and invited to be a part of a national survey called the “US Congregational Life Survey”.    This survey was designed to take the pulse of churches in the United States.  We have now received the results of the survey. 

Over the course of the next year or so, we will be sharing these results with you in a special section of this newsletter.  This is because there is such a wealth of information it would be very difficult to relay to the entire congregation effectively.  Luckily, the responses can be grouped into categories, beginning this month with “Building Spiritual Connections”, and over the next few months we will look at:

  • Building Inside Connections
  • Building Outside Connections
  • Building Identity Connections

After this we will look at the information pertaining to 10 strengths of congregations which cover information on:

          Growing Spiritually                                        Meaningful Worship
          Participating in the Congregation                 Having a Sense of Belonging
          Caring for Young People                                Focusing on the Community
          Sharing Faith                                                   Welcoming New Worshipers
          Empowering Leadership                                 Looking to the Future

If you have any questions, or would like clarification on the survey, please talk to  Rev. Sloan, or Elder Mark Smith (chair of Church Life and Worship Committee).

 In His Name,

                                                       Pastor Jon

Posted November 1, 2009, 4:18 pm | Comments Off