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New London Presbyterian Church

JANUARY/ FEBRUARY 2018 Messenger

Pastor’s Corner As we begin another year, what will you carry forward from 2017 to sustain you during the days, weeks, and months to come? What will you leave behind because it no longer serves the person God is moving you to be? What acts of kindness, hope, joy, justice, and peace will you accomplish in this next year of your life? It is time to begin again, to seek every opportunity to live a life of love, faith, compassion, and whatever else God has called you to give to the world in which we live. Following Mary’s example, I will seek to live boldly, declare God’s promises already fulfilled, walk beside all who God places in my path, and continue to learn what it means to love my neighbor as myself. I will gather with friends, family, and others to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, tend to the most vulnerable, and stand up for what is right over what is convenient and comfortable. More than anything else, however, I will seek to live the best life I can live with God in me to accomplish more than I can possibly imagine. What are your big dreams for the coming year? What steps will you take to accomplish them? I dream of a world where all are treated with respect due to our common humanity and God’s presence in every person who walks this planet. I dream of a world where no child goes to bed hungry or lacks access to quality education that will help them achieve their dreams of a better tomorrow. I dream of a world where everyone receives exactly what they need to live life fully and completely. May the God of love grant you exactly what you need to accomplish the work only you can do in this world. May each day bring you closer to your fellow human beings and the restoration of whatever has been broken between you? May you know kindness, gentleness, mercy, hope, and love wherever you may go? May you find the courage to live according to what is true, honorable, good, and glorifying to God. With God living within you, there is hope, courage, justice, mercy, love, and commonality. Go out and live as one who witnesses to the light shining in the darkness and prepares others for the fullness of God’s kingdom in this time and place. We will not let you fall. Thanks be to God. Amen. Blessings,

Aimee


General Fund Financial Summary Information

October 2017

TOTAL INCOME $6,367

TOTAL EXPENSES $5,881

NET INCOME $486

~ ~ ~ RADIO BROADCAST ~ ~ ~ Our church service is broadcast on KILJ (105.5) each Sunday. Our monthly cost for broadcasting the service is $220. Contributions from our church family and listeners keep this long time mission project going. Our broadcast reaches not only travelers, but also those who cannot get to church, including some of our own church family members. As our funds are dwindling down, we are reaching out to see if you will consider a donation to the fund.

• Donations can be mailed to: Presbyterian Church, 400 N. Elm St, New London, IA 52645 • Please include “Radio Fund” in the memo portion of your check or if • Making a contribution in the offering plate, please write “Radio Fund” on the offering

envelope. Thank you for your contributions and continued support.

November 2017

TOTAL INCOME $5,662

TOTAL EXPENSES $10,089

NET INCOME -$4,427

YTD Jan - Nov TOTAL INCOME $80,811

TOTAL EXPENSES

$83,725

NET INCOME -$2,914

Have you ever partnered with a friend to sponsor an angel from our Angel Tree at Christmas time or treat someone to lunch on their birthday? When did you last pay dues to an organization that you belong to? Much like our membership dues to organizations, the monies given towards this year’s per capita go to our presbytery, synod, and denomination to maintain our connections with one another, further the ministries of Jesus Christ in our region and around the world, and share the costs that belong to the church. At the national level, this money funds work, such as helping us discern our vocations, participate in national and global ecumenical events, and support General Assembly, our biannual national gathering. In our synod, the allocated money supports the staff and covers committee expenses that impact ministries in our region. Finally, at the presbytery level, per capita helps connect pastors and congregations together for mission and support, provide opportunities for growth, and prepare for presbytery meetings. For 2018 our per capita amount is $37.00 for each member of the congregation. Please prayerfully consider paying this separately from your tithe or offering so we may better serve our local community.

2018 PER CAPITA


Twelve of our Sunday school children performed the program “The Best Christmas Present Ever” on Sunday, December 10 during worship. The

children did an excellent job and enjoyed performing before the congregation. Jane Simmons directed the program, and Jane

appreciated all of the support from parents who had their children at church each week for practice.

Sunday School will resume on January 7, and all children are invited to

join us. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Mission and Outreach Our church will be serving lunch at the Fellowship Cup on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Those who come to eat really appreciate the meal. If you would like to help prepare and

serve the meal that day please call Betty. Any and all help is greatly appreciated.


Circle of Love thanks everyone who helped with the Angel Tree during Advent. We gave wonderful gifts to twenty

local children through the Fellowship Cup. The congregation truly showed their giving hearts as they shopped, packaged, or gave money for this worthwhile

project. Ken Brown at the Fellowship Cup was very appreciative.

The Circle of Love will begin the New Year with a meeting on January 17th at 6:30 p.m. in Friendship Hall. Jane

Simmons will serve as hostess, and the 2018 program will be planned. All women of the church are welcome to join us!

Circle of Love

The next regular

meeting of the PW will be in Friendship

Hall on March 19, 2018. A

new program book for 2018

will be distributed at the meeting.

The Women’s Fellowship will

meet in Friendship Hall

on Monday, January 8, 2018 for a potluck at 11:30, followed

by a game of Court Whist. All

churchwomen are encouraged

to come and enjoy the

fellowship.


The Bazaar!

A big thank you for everyone who helped in putting together

another successful bazaar! The bazaar brought in about $4,500.00. There are of course expenses for the meat, jars,

advertising, etc. Thanks for all the delicious cookies, candies, and great pies. Thank you to all the women who were so dedicated in

canning all the meat and to the Circle of Love for making the noodles. A special thank you to Chance and Tom Davis for

canning and the beautiful gift baskets. Thank you so much to all who gave your time to work that day.

We have been sponsoring this bazaar for 17 years and have sold

hundreds of pounds of cookies and candies, countless jars of meets and an untold number of packages of noodles, along with lots of pies, soups, and cinnamon rolls. The funds we raise have gone to the general fund of the church and to the PW mission projects.

None of this can be accomplished without our church family and our loyal friends who have come faithfully to the bazaar every

year. ~From the officers of the PW a great big THANK YOU!!!

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Session members …………

Reminder: meetings are on the 2nd Wednesday of every month @ 7:00 p.m.


2018 Mission Trips to Houston, Texas I am excited to announce TWO mission trip opportunities to Houston, Texas to assist in disaster recovery, clean-up, and rebuilding from Hurricane Harvey. Please see the details below and respond quickly as the date is rapidly approaching! Dates:

• Option #1: Saturday, February 3 through Saturday, February 10, 2018 • Option #2: Saturday, April 14 through Saturday, April 21, 2018

Cost: $100 per person (does not include incidentals including food while traveling, souvenirs, potential hotel room and a dinner out) $100 of this will be paid when you register online with Disaster Rebuilders. You are welcome to make a contribution to assist with transportation cost but you are not required to do so. Reservation and Deposit:

• You must register online (http://fullercenter.org/disaster-rebuilders/) for either trip AND submit the forms, which you may find on the bulletin board in Friendship Hall, to Sarah Hegar by Wednesday, January 3, 2018 or Monday, February 12, 2018 to reserve your spot.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FOR THE FEBRUARY TRIP ONLY. INFORMATION FOR APRIL WILL BE DISPERSED IN JANUARY.

Transportation: 12 passenger vans are being reserved for travel to and from Houston. These vans will leave Saturday morning, February 3. Details will be discussed at the orientation meeting. Work Week: We will begin our volunteer work on Monday, February 5 and end on Friday, February 9. There will be one partial day for some sightseeing, which will also include a meal at a restaurant in the area for your trip cost planning. Orientation Meeting: Let’s plan for an orientation and get acquainted time on Saturday, January 6, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. with the location to be determined. This will give us an opportunity to meet with one another and make final arrangements. Registration: You must register online at http://fullercenter.org/disaster-rebuilders/ Clink on the link to register for the Texas location. Please indicate you are with the Presbytery of East Iowa and the dates in which you are attending. If you need help with this please contact Sarah Hegar, 319-217-9444. Leadership: For the February trip is Melody Oltmann (First Presbyterian Church, Le Claire). For the April trip is Beth Hilkerbaumer (First Presbyterian Church, Marion) and Trey Hegar (First Presbyterian Church, Mt. Pleasant). I trust Christ will be at work in us and through our mission trip experience. Please do not hesitate to call or email me. My cell is 319-217-9444 and my email is [email protected]. With love in Christ, Rev. Sarah F. Hegar


Super Bowl Sunday is Feb. 4. We will once again have our football field set up giving the church family a

chance to vote on their favorite Super Bowl team by placing a canned good on the end zone of the favorite

team.

We will also have our “ Souper Bowl” soup lunch with a choice of soups. We will have our soup lunch following the morning worship at 11:45. The donations from the

lunch will be used to support our mission work. Please, plan to stay for lunch and have

fellowship.

The Winter Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday January 21, 2018. Please plan on attending. Thank

you.


January

Wed., Jan. 3, 7:00 p.m. 2018 Budget Meeting Sun., Jan. 7, 10:30 a.m., Sunday morning worship & Children’s Sunday school, Friendship Hall Mon., Jan. 8, 11:30 a.m., Women’s fellowship – bring a dish to share Wed., Jan. 10, 7:00 p.m., Session meeting Sat., Jan. 13, 10:00 a.m., Presbytery meeting, First Presbyterian Church, Iowa City Sun. Jan. 14, 10:30 a.m., Sunday morning worship & Children’s Sunday school, Friendship Hall Weds., Jan. 17, 6:30 p.m., Circle of Love Sun. Jan. 21, 10:30 a.m., Sunday morning worship & Children’s Sunday school, Friendship Hall 11:30 a.m., Potluck & winter annual congregational meeting 4:00 p.m., Worship, New London care center Sun. Jan. 28, 10:30 a.m., Sunday morning worship & Children’s Sunday school, Friendship Hall

February Sat., Feb. 3, Presbytery mission trip begins Sun., Feb. 4, 10:30 a.m., Sunday morning worship & Children’s Sunday school, Friendship Hall 11:30 a.m., “Souper Bowl” Soup Lunch Tues. Feb. 6, 2:30 p.m., Bingo, New London Care Center Weds., Feb. 7, 10:30 a.m., Serve Lunch, The Fellowship Cup

7:00 p.m., Session meeting Sat., Feb. 10, Presbytery mission trip ends Sun., Feb. 11, 10:30 a.m., Sunday morning worship & Children’s Sunday school, Friendship Hall Mon., Feb. 12, 11:30 a.m., Women’s Fellowship, TBD Weds., Feb. 14, 7:00 p.m., Ash Wednesday service, Location TBD Sat., Feb. 17, 6:00 p.m., Court Whist Party Sun. Feb. 18, 10:30 a.m., Sunday morning worship & Children’s Sunday school, Friendship Hall

4:00 p.m., Chapel, New London care center

Weds., Feb. 21, 6:30 p.m., Circle of Love Sun. Feb. 25, 10:30 a.m., Sunday morning worship & Children’s Sunday school, Friendship Hall

PRAYER CHAIN If you would like to be included or excluded on the Prayer Chain, let Aimee know.

REMINDER when moving: If you or a family member receives the newsletter by mail, please let us know when you or they move so we can update our records.


JANUARY BIRTHDAYS

1st Abigale Stuekerjuergen 3rd Angie (Jones) Summers 7th Sandy(Van Syoc) Griffin 7th Travis Lair 8th Sherilyn (Williams) Alden 9th Christi Corporon 10th Griffin Reed 14th Elva Jefferson 17th Ron Miller 18th Bob Griffin 20th Chance Smith 20th Katherine McAllister 24th Nella Elliott 27th Jill McCabe 30th Austin McBeth

JANUARY ANNIVERSARIES

8th Travis and Allison Lair 8th Aimee’s ordination

FEBRUARY ANNIVERSARIES

14th Karen & Ron Osborne 20th Lavelle & Berdita Hibbs 20th Peg & Brian Parks

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS

2nd Brian Jones 2nd Carmen McAllister 4TH Reggie Williamson 9th Taylor Griffin 10th Breanna Mettler 10th Cathryn Layer 13th Jaron Byrum 15th Maurie Campbell 16th Aiden Sizemore 16th Jody McBeth 17th Charlotte McGregor 19th Michael Anderson 21st Elsie Williams 22nd Adam Raub 22nd Tom Davis

REMINDER: Ruth Ann Corporon does the courtesy cards for our church. She does a great job of sending out Birthday, Anniversary, Get Well and thinking of you messages proving she knows about it. So if there’s someone you know who needs an uplifting message, please call Ruth Ann (319-‐367-‐2470) and let her know.

If you like to read, don’t forget to check out the books we have in our Library.

REMINDER: Bring non-perishable

foods for donation to the Felowship Cup, on 4th Sunday of each month.


NLPC MISSION STATEMENT

Inspired by the powerful, creative

force of God's love, our mission

is to glorify God in ways both

great and small by growing

spiritually, nurturing children,

impacting our community, and

using our gifts in service to

God.

THE MESSENGER: Published bi-monthly by the New London Presbyterian Church, 400 N. Elm St, New

London, Iowa 52645, 319-367-2744. The messenger is also posted on the church website and linked to their Facebook page: at: http://newlondonpc.org or at

https://www.facebook.com/ThePresbyterianChurchOfNewLondon.

If you’d like to help reduce paper & mailing cost and receive the newsletter by e-mail, please send a message to [email protected] . Paper copies are typically available at the church for two Sundays and those not picked up after printing, will be mailed. If someone has been removed from or if someone needs to be added to the mailing list, please let Pastor Aimee know. Postmaster: Send address changes to The New London Presbyterian Church % The Messenger, 400 N. Elm St. New London, Iowa, 52645.

Staff:

Pastor: Aimee Goldmeyer Manse Phone: 319-367-8074 Email: [email protected]

Office hrs: vary; check weekly Church Secretary: Apryl Johnson

Email: [email protected] Treasurer: Brittony Cummings Custodian: Jamie Loyd Organist & Choir Director: Nella Elliott Church phone: 319-367-2744 Church Address: 400 N. Elm St. New London, Iowa 52645 Church Website: http://newlondonpc.org Church Facebook link;https://www.facebook.com/ThePresbyterianChurchOfNewLondon.

Our leadership team seeks to nurture God’s blessings in our lives in a variety of ways. Will you please pray about how God may be calling you to serve in our congregation? If you would like to share your gifts with others or have questions, please contact Pastor Aimee or one of elders listed below.

2016-2017 Session Members

BUILDING & GROUNDS: Rod Smith and Ron Raub

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION: Jane Simmons & Dick Lane

CLERK of SESSION: Chris Selby FELLOWSHIP:

Cathy Wright FINANCE/ MEMORIALS/ STEWARDSHIP:

Lyn McAllister & Bob Wehrle MISSION/OUTREACH:

Betty Grove WORSHIP: Bob Lemley

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Information for the March/ April newsletter

is due by February16, 2018 Thank You!


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