Mission Sewing Group Preparing for the 10th

Annual Sew-a-Thon

The Mission Sewing Group is getting ready for the 10th Annual Sew-a-Thon, which will be held from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 23rd, in the Family Life Center. At this all-day event,

ladies will make as many children’s quilts for Bags of Love as possible. Bags of Love are given to children in Montgomery County who are removed from their homes by Children’s Protective Services. The bags contain a quilt, a stuffed animal, age/gender appropri-ate books, toys, games and toiletry items. In 2018, 189 bags were distributed. Don’t sew? No Problem, we have a special place for you. Registration for the event will begin on Sunday, February 10th.

(Article and photo submitted by Joan Lowery)

The Link Your monthly newsletter from First Presbyterian Church of Conroe

February 2019

First Presbyterian Church of Conroe 2727 N. Loop 336 W. Conroe, TX 77304

TO:

Upcoming Events

February 3-10 - Family Promise at FPC

February 10 - Worship Leader Training

February 18 - President’s Day (PDS Holiday)

February 23 - Annual Sew-a-thon

February 24 - Youth Soup Kitchen

March 10 - Daylight Saving Time Begins

April 12 - Youth Lock-in (Stuffing Easter Eggs)

April 19 - Good Friday

April 21 - Easter

If you have photos or events you would like to see featured in The

Link, please submit them to sharonv@fpcconroe.org.

Presbyterian Day School

Priority Registration

Kindergarten Registration is now open!

Fall 2019-2020

PDS Priority Registration

Monday, January 28th

Siblings and church members

Monday, February 4th

Open Registration

Monday, January 11th

Interested in Leading Worship?

Beginning February 10th, Dr. Green will re-prise the lesson series for worship leaders. The classes will meet February 10th & 24th, and March 10th & 24th, from 12:30-2:00 p.m. For more information, please contact Sharon Walker at sswalker46@hotmail.com or Dr. David Green at dgreen@fpcconroe.org.

FPC Annual Chili Cook-Off

This year our Chili Cook-off teams outdid themselves!

As always, it was great fun to see the teams that en-tered the cook-off, as the smell of fierce competition was in the air (and the lingering smell of onion on the following Monday morning).

The team that placed first were The Basso Boyz (appropriately named as they all sing bass in the FPC Choir). Congrats on the prize-winning batch.

The second place win-ners were the Disciple-

ship Sunday School class, The Thundering Herd.

And last but not least, the third place winners were also represented by our FPC choral talent, The Noteworthies.

At the end of the day, however, the youth of FPC were the real winners, thanks to the hospitality of so many. They were able to raise over $5,000 for their mission trips this sum-mer. This couldn’t have been done

without the outpouring of love, support, and well… chili.

CERI Hats and Scarves

The Mission Sewing Circle is

about to celebrate it’s tenth

anniversary partnering with

Children’s Emergency Relief

International or CERI. CERI

was founded in 1999 by Dr.

Dearing Garner, who remains

Director of Pastoral Care and

Senior Missions Advisor.

CERI is associated with BCFS

or Baptist Children and Family Services and sponsors mission trips all over the world to benefit orphans.

Mission Sewing Circle has been associated with CERI since

2009. In that time period of ten years, the group has provided

7,392 handmade hats and scarves that are given to orphans in

the countries of Moldova, Ukraine and Romania. Each year

CERI volunteers travel to one of these countries to provide new

winter boots and socks to orphaned children. While they are

being fitted for boots, the children can pick out a hat or scarf

while supplies last.

While many hands have participated in making these hats and scarves,

two members of the Mission Sewing Circle need to be recognized for

their faithful service in producing volumes of hats and scarves. They are

Kay Jackson and Barbara

Evans. Thank you, ladies.

If you are interested in

making children’s hats

and scarves for this very

worthwhile project, please

stop by the Sewing Room

for yarn and instructions.

(Article submitted by Linda Harshbarger)

(Pictures provided by CERI – orphans of the Ukraine, December 2018)

Flag Dedication: Robert Starrett Miller

Our flag this month is being flown in honor or Gunnery Sargent Robert Starrett Miller, USMC Retired, son of Mrs. Polly Miller.

Starrett (Rob), lives in Virginia with his son, Mason. Rob entered the United States Ma-rine Corps October 1996 and served until November 2016, a period of twenty years.

Upon graduation from Boot Camp in 1997, GSgt Miller served in various capacities which included motor transport operator, swim instructor and coxswain (naval term for small boat pilot). 2006 through 2008 found Rob doing three tours in Iraq, supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. It was during this time, Rob did a lateral transfer to the imagery analysis field during the 2005 time-frame, where he summarily spent 2006-2016 serv-ing in various imagery analysis billets, includ-ing analyst, Geospatial Team Chief and Mas-ter Instructor.

Rob earned his BS degree in Strategic Intelli-gence from the National Intelligence Univer-sity in 2013. He also participated in Opera-tion Inherent Resolve, which had him deploy-ing to Bahrain September 2013 through March 2014.

During Rob’s active duty period, he was

awarded the Navy and Maine Corp Com-

mendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement

Medal, Navy and Marine Corp Achievement

Medal, as well as Multiple Marine Corp Good

Conduct Medals, National Defense Medal,

multiple Iraq Campaign Medals, War on Ter-

rorism Service Medal and multiple Navy Sea

Service Deployment Ribbons. He is also

authorized to wear the Expert Rifle Badge

and Pistol Sharp Shooter Badge.