First Word The

Vol. 40, No 2 March 2015

Lent/Holy Week

Sunday Worship Services

Text/Sermon/Selections from Handel’s Messiah

Sunday, Feb 22, First Sunday in Lent

Texts: Psalm 40:1-11 and John 1:19-37

Sermon: Behold the Lamb of God

Messiah: Behold the Lamb of God

Sunday, March 1

Texts: Psalm 30, Isaiah 6:1-8; Revelation 5:1-14

Sermon: Who Is Worthy? Messiah: Worthy is the Lamb

Sunday, March 8

Texts: Psalm 34, Isaiah 53:2-9, John 11:17-44

Sermon: He Bore Our Griefs Messiah: Surely He has born our grief

Sunday, March 15

Texts: Psalm 139, Hebrews 2:14-18, I Peter 3:18-22; 4:6

Sermon: His Soul Not left in Hell

Messiah: He was cut off out of the land of the living

Sunday, March 22, Fifth Sunday in Lent

Texts: Isaiah 40:1-5, John 14:8-11, Colossians 1:11-20

Sermon: The Human Face of God Messiah: And the Glory of the Lord

Sunday, March 29, Passion/Palm Sunday

Texts: Psalm 24, Luke 19:28-48

Sermon: The Gates Before Us Messiah: Lift Up your heads, O Ye Gates

Thursday, April 2, Maundy Thursday/Tenebrae

7:00 pm in the Sanctuary

Sunday, April 5, Easter

Text: Mark 16:1-8

Sermon: Breaking the Silence

Messiah: I know My Redeemer Liveth/Hallelujah Chorus

March Celebrations At First Presbyterian

March 1 Susquehanna Concert March 2 PW Spring Gathering March 6 World Day of Prayer March 8 Daylight Saving March 17 St. Patrick’s Day March 20 First Day of Spring March 29 Palm Sunday A look ahead to April… April 4 Celebration and Egg Hunt April 5 EASTER

Table of Contents

Page 3 A Note from Rola, Dr. Durham’s note Page 4 First Friends, Presbyterian Women, Book Fair Page 5 Goodtimers, Food Pantry Page 6 World Day of Prayer - March 6 Page 7 Children’s Ministry Page 8-9 Music in Words Page 10 Missions Update - Share Cluster Page 11 Boy Scouts Troop 633, Life of the Church, Vine Page 12 First Presbyterian Leadership Page 13 “Being Presbyterian” class

Vision StatementVision StatementVision StatementVision Statement United in Christ,

Scripturally Based,

Compassionate Community of Faith.

Mission StatementMission StatementMission StatementMission Statement Drawn into Community,

Nurtured by God’s Word,

Called into the World.

Memorials & Gifts The following gifts have been received: Care Cluster Bereavement Meals in memory of Walter Wright.

Memorial Fund in memory of Richard Brown, Doris Phillips, and Walter Wright.

Music Fund in memory of Doris Phillips. Presbyterian Home for Children in memory of Doris Phillips.

All women are invited to the Presbyterian Women's Spring Gathering

on Monday, March 2, at 10AM in Fellowship Hall.

Join us as we welcome Eula Battle, wife of our mayor, Tommy Battle, and founder of Free to Teach, as she shares her story.

Please enjoy this word from our friend, Rola Al Ashkar.

To fast or not to fast… that's not the question.. Here it is, this period of the year again when I have to answer the same question over and over: "Do you Protestants fast??" We all know, I assume, what does the Bible teach about fasting and what does our Presbyterian church have to say about it, so I am not actually planning to talk about that theologically, but as usual I want to share a personal experience. Lent, as I was growing up was, and contin-ues to be, a confusing season: Everyone around me is either refraining from eating sweets, bread, milk products, meat, or all of these at once! And in all cases I never understood their motives (except for some who want to lose some weight before summer arrives). When I was a kid, seeing other kids at school fasting all morning until noon, always triggered me to ask myself whether I should fast or not. Sometimes I did, and many times not; and in this latter case, questions would be hammered on me and an argument is natu-rally born as to why does the Protestant church not impose fasting or at least give a clear stand on this matter. As I grew up and grew in faith, the ques-tion of refraining from eating became less and less troubling, and I found an answer and that is: I "should" not be doing any-thing in order to please God, nor "should" I do anything to feel that I am a better Christian. I can choose whether to fast or not, and I personally choose not to, and whenever I am questioned about it, I often explain that fasting is indeed one way to get closer to God, but it is just not my way!

Today I'd add the following quote from Pope Francis: "Lent is a favorable time for showing this concern for others by small yet concrete signs of our belonging to the one human family."

Nevertheless, there remains a big ques-tion mark on Lent, something troubling not only me, but presumably every Chris-tian in our area. In Lebanon, and some neighboring countries as well, we have two Lent seasons and two Easters! Those who follow the Western calendar (and we Protestants are among them, in addition to the majority of Catholics pertaining to the 6 or 7 denominations) celebrate Lent first, followed by those who follow the Eastern calendar like the Orthodox churches, normally after one or two weeks. While this has always been a source of joy to me as a kid (we always got to have two Easter vacations at school) now I realize that this is the biggest manifestation of our divisions as Christians. It is hard to imag-ine that the big schism that happened in 1054 still shows now after almost a thousand years.

Living in such a diversity of denominations in the Arabic world, and especially with the dominant Muslim pres-ence, this is a source of shame for Christians, who, in the sight of outsiders, have two lents, two crosses,

two resurrections and two Christs?. This is a cry to unite Christ! I pray in this season that Christians of the world realize that: (and I take you back to my last sermon preached in FPC) "if God is the truth, then we do not and cannot own the truth." I pray that the truth illuminates our way so we may be more and more Christ-like, whether we fast or we do not!

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Just call me Charlie By Charlie Durham

Whatever happened to the Presbyterian General Assembly’s vote to divest in three companies doing business with Israel’s settlements: HP, Motorola and Caterpillar? At the recent Presbytery information sessions we learned that the vote of General Assem-bly was a recommendation to the Pres-byterian Foundation and the Presbyte-rian Board of Pensions. The latter took no action on the recommendation and kept their holdings. The Foundation, however, did divest of those stocks. The money from the sale of those stocks was reinvested with other companies doing business with Israel like Coke and Proctor & Gamble, etc. So the Presby-terian Church is still just as financially invested in Israel as ever. The misguided action of the General Assembly, in my opinion, not only strained the usually strong bonds we have with the Jewish people but it also obscured the issue that the divestment was trying to address: building Jewish settlements in Palestinian territory. The international community and many Jewish people themselves strongly op-pose the illegal encroachment of Israel on Palestinian land. I hope we can face that issue directly. Of the Christians still living in Israel, most are Palestinians. The votes on the marriage amendment will continue for the next months ending by May. As the Presbyteries vote, you will be kept informed. Despite what many may feel is the world spinning out of control around us we are traveling through Lent’s wilderness with the music of Messiah and its Easter declaration that “the kingdom of this world shall become, the Kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall rule for ever and ever: King of Kings and Lord of Lords!”

"if God is the truth, then we do not and cannot own the truth."

Presbyterian Women Circles by Harriet W. Bibb

The circle meetings will be held Monday, March 9 as follows: Circle 1 10:00 a.m. at the GBH Circle 2 10:00 a.m. in a home Circle 3 2:30 p.m. at the church Circle 4 6:30 p.m. at the church

All women are invited to our Spring Gathering, Monday, March 2.

Presbyterian Women will have their third Gathering of the circle

year Monday, March 2 at 10:00 a.m. in Fellowship Hall. Eula

Battle, founder of Free To Teach, will be our speaker. We are

encouraged to bring school supplies, or write a check to pur-

chase supplies, or volunteer to help in their store. We will also

receive the Columbia Friendship Offering to help give scholar-

ships to married couples where one or both are students at

Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA. This is a

much needed project as Columbia Friendship Circle was only

able to give three scholarships this year. In the past, we have

given as many as eight. Many people are going into ministry

as a second career and are struggling to make ends meet while

preparing for ministry. Let's help them not come out of school

with a big debt!

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First Friends will be open

5 days a week

The 2015-2016 school year registration is active and filling up fast!!

We are now accepting applications from the community at large while space is available! If you have a friend or neighbor looking for a wonderful preschool, tell them about First Friends. Invite them to bring their children to meet their first and forever friends! Stop by the church office or online to pick up a registration packet. Contact our Director, Chris Anne Causey with any questions at 256-536-3354, ext. 128, or ccausey@fpchsv.org.

March 3rd - March 6th

Tue - Thu 9 to 1, Fri 9 to 3 Upstairs in the Study

Every purchase benefits First Friends!

Goodtimers Lead by Patty Conley and Janis Williams

Look at the sign up bulletin board for current details!! Some of the upcoming good times planned include: Monday Matinee - the 1st Monday of every month

The movie will be decided that day. We have many choices. Come give us your opinion. Bring your sack lunch and arrive around 11:40 a.m. if you want to eat with your fellow Goodtimers. The staff graciously provides us with freshly popped popcorn, coffee, lemonade, and water during the movie. We will continue to meet in the library as long as we fit.

The BLUE NOTES WERE AWESOME! About 30 of us enjoyed dinner theatre with The Blue Notes—an acapela quartet from Huntsville City Police Department. Thanks to Anne Peters for serving a deli-cious meal.

March 5, 10:00 AM showing of Jerusalem

at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center The U.S. Space & Rocket Center invites you to be our guest at a special showing of JERUSALEM in our National Geographic Theater, located in the Davidson Center for Space Exploration. FPC has reserved 15 seats (plus 1 for Quentin) and we will ride the FPC bus. Call the church office TODAY and get on the list. JERUSALEM captures the grandeur and glory of one of the world’s most beloved cities in astonishing high-definition and reveals the story of a city and its peoples that speaks to us across the ages. Renowned archaeologist, Dr. Jodi Magness, travels underground to solve some of this city’s greatest historical mysteries, and Jewish, Christian and Muslim residents tell why this tiny piece of land is sacred to all three major religions. This National Geographic movie is a stunning cinematic experience that features the city's holiest sites, as well as rare, breathtaking aerial footage of the Old City and the Holy Land.

Future planning: We are looking into a trip to the Cumberland County Playhouse again. We will let you know when we have it planned but we’re looking at some time around June or July. Goodtimers, as a whole, needs to have feedback/signs of interest. We have a good core group but need feedback. Please talk to either Patty Conley or Janis Williams if you have any suggestions for us.

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A Food Pantry Note from Trinity -

In January the pantry helped 22 families, including 40 adults, 13 children and 11 teens, for a

total of 64 individuals.

Food Offering Sunday will be March 1. Items especially needed are cereals, canned fruits, canned

meats, pork and beans, chili, saltine crackers, mashed potatoes, bar soap, and toilet paper.

We received large quantities of food from Christmas Charities, WRLH radio station, and Faith Presbyte-

rian Church and money offerings from Trinity members and non-members. A special thanks to our hard-

working volunteers who take calls from FoodLine: Frances Bell, Marlene Aspinwall, Louise Miller, Tony

and Linda Crutcher. Still needed are more volunteers who would be willing to take calls and fill orders.

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World Day of Prayer USA promotes justice and equality for women through prayer, partnerships, service and celebration. The World Day of Prayer is a worldwide movement of Christian women of many traditions who come together to observe a common day of prayer each year, and who, in many countries, have a continuing relationship in prayer and service.

� It is a movement initiated and carried out by women in more than 170 countries and regions. � It is a movement symbolized by an annual day of celebration – the first Friday of March – to which all people are welcome. � It is a movement which brings together women of various races, cultures and traditions in closer fellowship, understanding and action throughout the year.

Through World Day of Prayer, women affirm that prayer and action are inseparable and that both have immeasurable influ-ence in the world. The motto of the World Day of Prayer is “Informed Prayer and Prayerful Action”. The host country for WDP 2015 is The Bahamas. The main biblical text for the 2015 service is based upon John 13:1–17. After washing the feet of his community of disciples, Jesus asks, “Do you understand what I have done for you?”

It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love. The evening meal was being served, and the devil had already prompted Judas Iscariot, son of Simon, to betray Jesus. Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples' feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him. He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?" Jesus replied, "You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand." "No," said Peter, "you shall never wash my feet." Jesus answered, "Unless I wash you, you have no part with me." "Then, Lord," Simon Peter replied, "not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!" Jesus answered, "A person who has had a bath needs only to wash his feet; his whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you." For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean. When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. "Do you understand what I have done for you?" he asked them. "You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them. John 13:1-17

Please join us March 6th. All are welcome. 10 AM. Prayer Places in GBH 11 AM. Toby Mueller - John 13:1-17 12 AM. Lunch 1 PM. Prayers Places in GBH

March 6 at the GBH

March 6 at the GBH

March 6 at the GBH

March 6 at the GBH

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CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES

Karen Madison, DCM

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Upcoming

Children’s Ministry

Events

In February we studied The Great Commandment: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind and with all your strength….and your neighbor as yourself.” Even though Jesus’ words re-leased the people from the daily bind of 600 laws guiding Jewish life, he did not make life easier. These words still demands a life that demonstrates God’s love and sovereignty every day. If we fully love God, we show it when we treat all persons and all of creation with love and respect. It is a simple formula, but not easy to follow.

In March we will study Holy Week. We will take a journey through the stations of the cross and also partake in a foot washing service.

The Bible Quest memory

verse for March is: For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, and whoever should believe in him will not die but have eternal life. John 3:16

The LOGOS themes for March are:

Mar. 4 Suess-orama Bring a book for Second Mile

Mar. 11 Teacher Night Invite your teacher to dinner Mar. 18 Lucky Charm Day

Wear Green Mar. 25 NO LOGOS

Maranatha

2nd—5th Grade

Over-night

Retreat

Saturday

April 25th

More

information

to Follow

LLLL oooo gggg oooo ssss

Palm Sunday March 29Palm Sunday March 29Palm Sunday March 29Palm Sunday March 29

Palm Sunday falls at the end of Spring Break. We hope that all children, age 2 through 5th grade that are in town will plan to participate in the Palm Processional. We will practice for the pro-cessional during the Sunday School hour beginning at 9:00 a.m., in the sanctuary. Following the 10:30 service there will be a pot luck lunch in the Fellowship Hall.

Families...please mark your calendars

for the Easter Celebration & Egg HuntEaster Celebration & Egg HuntEaster Celebration & Egg HuntEaster Celebration & Egg Hunt Saturday, April 4th at 3:00 pm.Saturday, April 4th at 3:00 pm.Saturday, April 4th at 3:00 pm.Saturday, April 4th at 3:00 pm.

Music in Words

As we enter the season of Lent,

I ask you a question,

“What does Lent mean to you?”

Many people take these forty days

to give up the things that they like

as a reminder of the sacrifices that

Jesus made for us. I need to be

honest with you; it is hard to take

those things away. Instead I

decided to pray. Even though I

pray everyday throughout the day,

it has been hard to reserve a time

for me to pray alone and to

disengage my mind on all the

activities that I have planned.

I need to clear my mind for

at least 10 minutes and

spend that time with God.

Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice,

His life for our sins.

I am giving 10 minutes,

which is not nearly the amount of

time that He deserves.

He lives in my mind, constantly, and

this season of Lent is a reminder of

the sacrifice He made for me.

Lent on Sundays

Anthem: Behold the

Lamb of God from

Messiah

Sermon: Behold the

Lamb of God

2/22

3/1 Anthem: Worthy is

the Lamb that was

slain from Messiah

Sermon: Who is

Worthy?

3/8 Anthem: Surely He

has Born Our Grief

from Messiah

Sermon: He Bore

Our Griefs

3/15 Anthem: He Was

Cut Off of the Land

of the Living from

Messiah

Sermon: His Soul

Not Left in Hell

3/22 Anthem: And the

Glory of the Lord

from Messiah

Sermon: The

Human Face of God

3/29 Anthem: Lift up

your Heads,

O Ye Gates

from Messiah

Sermon: The Gates

Before Us

4/5 Anthem: I Know

My Redeemer

Liveth, Hallelujah

from Messiah

Sermon: Breaking

the Silence

4/2 Maundy Thursday/

Tenebrae Service

7:00 pm in

Sanctuary

Dr. Patricia Ramirez Hacker

Director of Music

+ Psalm 33:1-4

Shout for joy in the Lord,

O you righteous!

Praise befits the upright.

Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;

make melody to Him

with the harp of ten strings!

Sing to Him a new song;

play skillfully on the strings,

with loud shouts.

For the word of the Lord is upright,

and all his work is done in faithfulness.

Susquehanna

Concert

+ Sunday March 1

2:00 pm

First Presbyterian Church Sanctuary

Please join us.

Susquehanna University Concert Choir in Concert

We have a great opportunity to host such a wonderful choral ensemble

from Pennsylvania. The Susquehanna University Concert Choir is visiting us bringing a variety of music

from different musical genres. Directed by Dr. Julia Brasher Thorn,

a multifaceted musician with choral conducting, Voice, and music education specializations.

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SPANISH ALIVE!!!! What are we learning in Spanish Alive? The important tools of survival. Yes, starting with the alpha-bet, how to pronounce the vowels and consonants, and all mixed together to form words. After learning the correct pronunciation, words like Alfabeto, and camisa are easy to pronounce right? Yes!!!! In February we also learned the numbers, the days of the week, the name of each month, and other vocabulary. In the month of March we will venture to learn directions, in case we get lost in the streets of Laredo (a song of course), and we will eat Spanish rice (similar to Paella) Further-more, Amy Stucky will talk about the upcoming trip to our mission in Cuba, what First Presbyterian Church is called to do in that country, and how we can serve our Cuban brothers and sisters. Later in March we will go to the Taco Bus! If you haven’t been there I highly recommend it as quite an ex-perience beside the delicious more authentic Mexican food. If you want to join us for Spanish Alive, please join us on Thursdays: March 12, March 26, April 9, and April 23 at 5:00 pm.

Hasta la vista amigos!!!!

Revive!!!!

Please join us in worship

on Sundays at 10:00 in

John Allan Hall for our

contemporary service

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North Alabama Young

Ringers Festival

WE ARE

READY TO RING

March 14, 2015

Hartselle, AL

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Missions Update By Anne Peters

As lead elder for Share Cluster for this year I am so thankful that we are a church that values giving of our time and talent to those in need. We are involved not only in supporting the efforts of those

involved with the Outreach Foundation but also in nurturing our own membership with opportunities to serve in local and foreign mission activities. You see, when we become personally involved with the missions that our church serves, that money and effort pays off doubly! We not only help serve those in need of God’s love in action, but we as Christians have a chance to stretch our missional muscles so that we ourselves can grow and learn to love God and his people more deeply.

To that end, I want to make you aware of some current mission opportunities. Please consider how you might help.

The Haiti mission team is preparing for their upcoming trip March 21-28. They are collecting Mary Jane shoes and boy’s black lace-up shoes for school uniforms, flip flops, cereal boxes, soccer balls and pumps, and used sports jerseys (any sport). The collection boxes are in the fellowship hall. Donations designated for the trip are also welcome. Contact Bo Lundy at 256-426-6111 for further information. Labor Finders is a day labor company here in town. This is a ministry that dovetails nicely with the Men’s Morning Bible Study group. It would consist of meeting at 5:30am on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month and then going to Labor Finders to distrib-ute coffee and lunches and pray with the workers. Everyone is back to church by 6:45am in time for bible study at 7am. If getting up at the crack of dawn doesn’t interest you, maybe you can shop for the items needed for lunches. Please contact David Smith at 256-698-2983 for more details. Otis Vaughn wishes for FPC to continue the good work with the Kairos prison ministry. If you have been through Emmaus and prison ministry training there are opportunities for prison ministry visits. If you haven’t been through training there are still opportuni-ties a couple of times a year for cookie baking for the Kairos weekends and also for preparing and serving meals for training sessions. Contact Otis Vaughn directly at 256-971-1236 for info on how you can help. We continue to purchase groceries and share Logos leftovers with Penny McGlathery of Good Samaritans. Good Samaritans is a grassroots homeless ministry that is dependent upon the donations of individuals. You can help by liking their page on Facebook and keeping them in mind when you have coats, blankets, shoes, food, furniture, etc. that you want to donate. Following them on FB keeps you abreast of their current needs. We will have opportunities coming up for youth and adults to help sort donations and to clean and prepare property that has been donated to help transition some of the homeless families of our community. Contact Anne Peters at 256-509-3813 for more information on how you can help. Hope for Haiti currently meets on the third Mondays of the month to make dresses and shorts for children in Haiti. You don’t have to be a seamstress or own a sewing machine to help – just be willing to help and able to follow instructions. They are putting the finish-ing touches on 150 dresses and 30 pairs of shorts for the upcoming Haiti mission trip. In April the group will start making dresses for the next Haiti trip. All help is welcome! Contact Janis Williams at 931-993-8097 for more details. Habitat for Humanity is gearing up to help with a home building project this spring. The details are still being hammered out (pardon the pun!) but we need to know about those that would be interested in helping with the build or making lunches for work crews. FPC provides lunch April 11. This is an ongoing mission so it is not too late to join us. Please contact DeWitt Westrope at 256-536-6819 to let him know of your interest or to find out more details. Keep an eye out for notices in the bulletin and First Word for needs of the food pantry. DeWitt Westrope is the contact for the food pantry. His number is 256-536-6819. The Bereavement Ministry helps church families who are suffering the loss of a loved one by providing a meal for the gathered family after funeral services. If you are interested in helping to provide for these meals, whether cooking, delivering meals, or clean-ing up afterward, please contact Marilyn Schild at 256-426-8727. If you aren’t already involved in one of these activities I hope you see a place where you can jump in and minister through mission. There are opportunities for all ages and interests. If you know of a mission that I have omitted here please contact me to fill me in so that I can have an up-to-date list of mission opportunities. My email address is ahpeters63@gmail.com and my cell number is 256-509-3813.

Boy Scouts of America

Troop 633 First Presbyterian Huntsville, AL

Mission

The overriding purpose of Troop 633 is to assist parents in preparing their

sons for a life of Christian service - service to their families, their churches,

their employers and co-workers, and their communities. The vehicle to

accomplish this is the teaching of Scout skills and Godly character qualities,

as well as the participation in activities of wholesome fun and fellowship with

other like-minded boys, their parents, and adult leaders. The nature of Scout

skills training (learning about first aid, safety, orienteering, cooking, camping,

organization, leadership, teamwork, conservation of natural resources,

community service projects, etc.), especially when combined with Christian

character training, is well suited for preparing boys for Godly service.

Weekly Meeting Time and Place

Troop meetings are held every Tuesday evening from 6:30 to 8:00 at the

First Presbyterian Gideon Blackburn House (402 Lincoln St SE, Huntsville, AL

35801). Our Patrol Leader’s Conference (PLC) meets at 6:00 PM before each

Troop meeting. Parents are invited to attend any of these meetings.

Contact Us

Scoutmaster – John Fee,

candjfee@knology.net (256) 536-7970

Assistant Scoutmaster- David Smith,

davidnlori@bellsouth.net (256) 698-2983

John Nolin, Committee Chairman,

janolin@comcast.net (256) 837-6364

http://www.troopwebhost.org/Troop633Huntsville/Index.htm

But seek ye first the

Kingdom of God and His

righteousness, and all

these things shall be

added unto you.

Matthew 6:33

The Life of the Church

*Monday Matinee Goodtimers and friends meet at 12:00 noon in the library on the first Monday. We enjoy a movie and popcorn. Bring a brown bag lunch and arrive around 11:40 a.m. for conversa-tion and preparation.

*Service of Worship for Healing This service, by The Vine and pastors, will be offered the first Tuesday of each month from noon until 12:45 p.m. at the Gideon Blackburn House.

*Hope For Haiti PWs Hope for Haiti Clothes Making is at 9:00 a.m. in Fellowship Hall the third Monday of each month.

*Circle of Friends Single Women’s Gathering is on hold until further notice.

*YOGA/Centering Prayer This class, led by Lori Smith, is on hold until further notice. Please keep Lori and her parents in your prayers.

*Fellows Pursuing Christ FPC is a men’s Bible Study lay led on Wednesday mornings at 7:00 a.m. in Fellowship Hall.

But if we walk in the light as he himself

is in the light, we have fellowship with

one another, and the blood of Jesus his

Son cleanses us from all sin.

I John 1:7

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D-Michael Lastovic

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E-Jay Stowe

E-Dave Galloway

D-Garry McClure

D-Marshall Corlew

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E-Jan McKemie

D-Lucy Yi

D-Leslie Ecklund

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E-Nicole Schroer

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“Being Presbyterian” a series of classes for all

lead by

Dr. Charlie Durham.

The classes will be

March 1, 8, and 15

from 4:30 – 5:30 in the John Allan Hall.

Nursery is provided.

Youth Mission Trip to Haiti Led by Bo Lundy

In continued dedication to our support of mission in Haiti, 10 Youth, accompanied by 6 adults will be spending their Spring Break (March 21-28) abroad. On early Saturday, March 21, the group will fly in to Port au Prince. They will then take the approximately 2 hour bus trip to Montrouis, a small seaside village where the Chadasha Orphan Retreat Center is located. On-site Chadasha missionaries Matt and Sarah Rideout, along with their 2 toddlers Willow and Olive, will house our group in the Chadasha Guest House, a short distance from the Retreat Center. The group will focus on a Day Camp ministry with local children and children who come from some of the many surrounding orphanages. One day they will travel to a remote village in the mountains to spend time with the children living there. There is a planned construction project to add a roof to the recently built shower stalls at the Retreat Center. Please remember the Haiti Mission Team in your prayers. Youth: Natalie Fogle, Katie Fogle, Tyler Hallman, Riley Hartwell, Shaun Hartwell, Connor Howard, Lucy Lastovic, Avery League, Allison Peters, Emma Stowe. Adults: Bo Lundy, Nancy Lundy Susie Harper, Michael Lastovic, Karen Madison, and George Van Kirk.

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