First Presbyterian Church

133 E North St., Geneseo, IL; 309-944-5189

fpcgeneseo@geneseo.net; www.geneseofpc.org

Pastor Ryan J. Landino

March Schedule

March 6 March 24

4th Sunday in Lent Maundy Thursday

9:15 am Sunday School/Confirmation 7:00 pm Worship—Here

10:30 am Celebration of the Lord’s Supper with First Congregational

11:30 am Potato Bar Lunch

March 25

March 13 Good Friday

5th Sunday in Lent 7:00 pm Worship at First

9:15 am Sunday School/Confirmation Congregational Church

10:30 am Worship

11:30 am After Church Coffee March 27

Easter Sunday

March 20 9:30 am Easter Breakfast

Passion/Palm Sunday 10:30 am Worship with

9:15 am Sunday School/Confirmation Holy Communion

10:30 am Worship

11:30 After Church Coffee

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“So what else are we celebrating...?” Official, Validated March 2016 Holidays

Peace Corps Day: (1), National Horse Protec-tion Day (1), Pig Day (1), Plan a Solo Vacation Day (1), World Compliment Day (1), Zero Dis-crimination Day (1), Dr. Seuss Day (2), World Book Day (3), Dress in Blue Day (4), Employee Appreciation Day (4), National Day of Unplug-ging (4-5), World Day of Prayer (4), National Grammar Day (4), Sock Monkey Day (5),

Daughters' and Sons' Day (6), Oreo Cookie Day (6), Girl Scout Sunday (6), Mothering Sunday (6), National Be Heard Day (7), Cereal Day (7), Check Your Batteries Day (8), International

Women's Day (8), Organize Your Home Office Day (8), International Bagpipe Day (10), Inter-national Day of Awesomeness (10), Salvation Army Day (10), Middle Name Pride Day (11), World Sleep Day (11), Daylight Savings Time Begins (13) (Turn Ahead 1 Hour), Donald

Duck Day (13), Pi Day (as in the math pie = 3.14159265 etc.) (14), Ides of March (15), Na-tional Agriculture Day (15), World Consumer Rights Day (15), Freedom of Information Day (16), Lips Appreciation Day (16), Absolutely

Incredible Kid Day (17), Companies That Care Day (17), St. Patrick's Day (17), Forgive Mom and Dad Day (18), National Poultry Day (19), National Quilting Day (19), International Day of Happiness (20), Spring (Vernal Equinox) (20), World Storytelling Day (20), Won't You Be My Neighbor Day (20), International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

(21), National Renewable Energy Day (21), Na-tional Single Parent Day (21), Poetry Day (21), Well-Elderly or Wellderly Day (21), World

Down Syndrome Day (21), American Diabetes Association Alert Day (22), As Young As You Feel Day (22), National Puppy Day (23), Inter-national Day of Remembrance of The Victims of Slavery (25), National Day of Celebration of Greek & American Democracy (25), Tolkien Reading Day (25), National Mom & Pop Busi-ness Owner's Day (29), Doctors Day (30), I Am In Control Day (30), World Bi-polar Day (30), International Hug A Medievalist Day (31)

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“The Communal Side of Being in Lent Together”

In Wednesday afternoon bible study, we had the chance to ask the

question, “What do you love most about Lent?” Responses ranged from

this most recent Be Holy devotional, to the coming of Easter, to the chance

to rededicate ourselves to God and grow closer to God in new ways. In worship, each

Sunday instead of a “Minute for Mission,” we are looking at a different spiritual disci-

plines, like self-giving, fasting, prayer, etc. All of this is really good stuff. They make us

ask every year, “Man, why am I not doing this kind of thing more often, around the

year?” In the words of Paul, “keep on doing the things you have learned and received and heard and

seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.” (Philippians 4:9).

But there is ONE other thing I want you to remember this

Lent...as much as our spiritual practices turn us inward, into ourselves,

into our reflection and contemplation, let us NOT forget that Lent is a

spiritual discipline best done communally as well. Today, I took this

picture of two Canadian Geese swimming in the pond between me

and my neighbor’s house. It reminded me of how we can sit side by side in the pew, or

side by side in the car, moving in the same direction of life without even noticing (or

even caring) what the person right next to us is going through, or how our actions affect

them. We can be so focused on what we ourselves are facing that we COMPLETELY

forget that we are all floating on the same pond. Our feet are all touching the same grace

of God, our selves lifted by the same currents of love. This presidential election cycle will

try to convince us we are each in our own sinking boats, torpedoes firing, and the camp

with the least holes wins. That is not what our gospel says. The

decisions we make send ripples that affect everyone, not just our

little boats. To say we are all floating on the same pond says we

are all in this together as God’s children, and with the world cov-

ered by 70% water, that means it’s a BIG pond…but of an even

bigger ocean of God’s love.

At a different bible study, a question has been raised, “How should we pray for

America these days?” This is a Lenten question, a spiritual question that confronts how

we shall all live together. I challenge you to pray about the different kinds of ripples we

can make in this pond we live in—are they the gentle waves of peace and beauty, or are

they like storm surges intended to sink others? May God bless us all, the rest of this Lent.

“We are all floating in the same pond…”

Announcements & NewsAnnouncements & NewsAnnouncements & NewsAnnouncements & News

Our Church Budget Update As of 2/21/16 2016 Operating Budget: $117,992 Year to Date Contributions: $16,589 Building Maintenance Fund Goal: $20,000 Building Maintenance Fund Contributions: $9,445

Sunday, March 6 at 11:30 am

Take a winter break and stop down to the dining room after

worship and enjoy baked potatoes with lots of toppings, chili,

dessert and drinks. A free will offering will be accepted.

Warm fellowship will also be included! See you there!

EASTER FLOWER ORDER FORM

You are invited to help decorate the sanctuary for Easter. Tulips and Lilies can be purchased

through the church at a cost of $10.00 for Tulips and $8 for Lilies. Please fill out this form

and drop it in the offering plate, or bring it to the church office along with your payment by

Sunday, Mar. 13, 2016. Flowers may be taken home on Easter morning after worship.

Number of Tulips ($10) ______ Lilies ($8) _______ Amount paid __________

In Memory Of

______________________________________________________________

In Honor Of

______________________________________________________________

Given By _________________________________________________________________

Presbyterian Women

Faith Circle Lamplighters Circle

Date: Wed. Mar. 16 at 9:00 am Date: Mon. Mar. 28 at 2 pm

Hostess: Louise Rash Hostess: Joan Crider

Lesson: Barb Schang Lesson: Barb Asay

CTM-March 14, 2016 at 9:00 am to plan for April gathering

All women are invited to the Brunch to be held on Wed. Apr. 6 at 9:30 am. Our friends from First Congregational Church will join us. Karen Johnson will present a program entitled: Parables of the Seas. Election of officers also! Make plans to attend!

Prayers of the People

Our thoughts and prayers are with all the men and women serving in the Armed Forces/Military, as well as Gen Atwell, Janet Borkgren, Dennis Carton, Archie Cullen, Helen Ellsberry, Patricia Fowler, Lauretta Green, Chuck Grunwald, Sandy Haas, Shane Haas, Wanda Hallendorff, Sammy

Hodgett, Carol (Mrs. R.C.) Johnson, Marian Keag, Phyllis Keag, Betty Miller, Naida Moburg, Karen Stancliff, Joyce Will, Pat Williams, Nellie Wright

Shared a new way of discussing called “mutual invita�on,” which is when each person speaks and then

personally invites someone else, un�l each person in the group has spoken equally. We prac�ced this

form of dialogue so we can have it on hand should the need arise for different kinds of discussions.

Reflected on congrega�onal mee�ng that approved 2016 terms of call for Pastor Landino. Together,

we felt that even though the mee�ng was done in good order, however because the exact terms of

call were not made available, we decided to hold a separate congrega�on mee�ng so that we could

reaffirm the terms of call (to be done following worship on 2/28/16)

Heard a presenta�on by Sue Wolf on what Life-touch Ministries could offer us in the form of a photo

directory at no-cost for our church. We will con�nue to deliberate on the direc�on we’ll take.

Revisited and reapproved our weather cancela�on policy in the event of inclement weather or other

emergency that could keep us from worshiping and mee�ng together.

Regular Session Meeting, 2/17/16 Gary & Barbara Asay , Gary Bell, John Brophy, Melanie Curran, Scott Durian, Steve Durian, , Sue Snell, John Schang, Roger & Karen Stancliff, Pastor Ryan Landino. Excused: Deb Klemmer

Area churches are again hosting breakfast for the guys every Saturday in Lent.

The schedule is:

March 5 First Presbyterian Church

March 12 First United Methodist Church

March 19 Geneseo Evangelical Free Church

Reservations are not needed! Come and enjoy the food and fellowship.

Easter Sunday

March 27, 2016

10:30 am

Join us for worship and

Holy Communion on this day of the

Resurrection of Our Lord.

Easter BreakfastEaster BreakfastEaster BreakfastEaster Breakfast

Sunday, March 27Sunday, March 27Sunday, March 27Sunday, March 27

9:30 am9:30 am9:30 am9:30 am

Serving egg casseroles,

fruit, pastries and drinks.

Free will offering accepted.

Come and enjoy food and

fellowship before the service!

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Some�mes the history behind the hymns we sing just bears repea�ng, and the

story behind one of our great Palm Sunday processional hymns is no excep�on.

The author of the words to All Glory, Laud, and Honor, Theodulph, was

born in Spain around the year 750 AD. During the reign of King Charlemagne, a

visionary who ruled most of Western Europe, Theodulph was summoned to be

the bishop of Orleans, a city south of Paris. During his �me in Orleans, he established schools, built

churches, advocated high morals, and composed hymns of praise to God.

When King Charlemagne died, his kingdom was passed to his son, Louis I, who, in 817, began

dividing this vast kingdom among his sons and nephews. Well, as so oCen happens, the kids started

causing problems, and Theodulph was somehow caught in the middle. He was accused, without rea-

son it seems, of conspiring with King Bernard of Italy. On Easter Sunday, 818, he was imprisoned in the

monastery of Angers, a city not far from Orleans. While there, he meditated on the triumphal entry of

Jesus into Jerusalem and wrote this great hymn, all 78 verses. It is said that King Louis, around 821,

visited the city of Angers and briefly stopped at the monastery where Theodulph was held. The bishop

appeared at the window singing All Glory, Laud, and Honor. The king reportedly was so moved that he

released Theodulph from his prison. Unfortunately, he died on his way back to Orleans.

One verse he wrote that has fallen by the wayside is:

Be thou O Lord the rider

And we the li5le ass

That to God’s Holy City

Together we may pass.

Hope you enjoy this bit of history. George

With spring right around the corner we will be accep�ng dona-

�ons of lighter coats and jackets. We are also in need of baby

and toddler clothing.

We are looking forward to the “Scou�ng for Food” Cub Scout and Boy Scout food drive

that will take place March 19. The Scouts will distribute flyers prior to the pickup date.

If you set out food and it is not picked up, please bring it to the Food Pantry at 217 N.

Russell Ave. Our hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m.

to 4 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m. to noon. Food drives and con�nued dona�ons from the

community help us feed our clients well into the summer months. If your group or

organiza�on is interested in having a food drive for the Food Pantry, please contact us

at 944-3165.

Are you star�ng to plan your garden? Please consider plan�ng an extra row for those

who cannot always afford to purchase fresh produce. Our clients truly appreciate the

fresh fruits and vegetables donated from gardens in our community.

Our volunteer of the month, Pat, has been volunteering for the Geneseo Food Pantry

for 15 years! He greets clients and helps people sign in to get food and other assis-

tance. Pat said the best thing about volunteering at the Food Pantry is, “the free heart

massage I get by helping and interac�ng with families.” His most memorable experi-

ence at the Food Pantry was the Christmas he delivered presents to clients as Santa.

Thank you, Pat!

Food needs for this month are: Beans, pancake syrup, Jell-O, cream of chicken soup,

and mustard.

Non-food needs are: Pain relievers, allergy medicine, %ssues, dish soap, and feminine

hygiene products.

Drop boxes at the church for Food Pantry donations are located outside the church office and in the coat room off the front entrance of the church. Donations are always appreciated and especially encouraged on the third Sunday of the month, which is designated Food Pantry Sunday.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Psalm 34

Genesis

45:1-15

Mark

6:1-13

2 Psalm 5

Genesis

45:16-28

Mark

6:13-29

3 Psalm 27

Genesis 46:

1-7, 28-34

Mark

6:30-46

4 Psalm 22

Genesis

47:1-26

Mark

6:47-56

5 Psalm 43

Genesis 47:

27—48:7

Mark

7:1-23

6 Psalm 84

Genesis

48:8-22

John

6:27-40

7 Psalm

145

Genesis

49:1-28

Mark

8 Psalm 34

Genesis 49:

29—50:14

Mark

8:1-10

9 Psalm 5

Genesis

50:15-26

Mark

8:11-26

10 Psalm 27

Exodus

1:6-22

Mark

8:27—9:1

11 Psalm 22

Exodus

2:1-22

Mark

9:2-13

12Psalm 43

Exodus

2:23—3:15

Mark

9:14-29

13 Psalm 84

Exodus

3:16—4:12

John

8:46-59

14 Psalm 145

Exodus

4:10-31

Mark

9:30-41

15 Psalm 146

Exodus

5:1—6:1

Mark

9:42-50

16 Psalm 5

Exodus

7:8-24

Mark

10:1-16

17 Psalm 27

Exodus

7:25—8:19

Mark

10:17-31

18 Psalm 22

Exodus

9:13-35

Mark

10:32-45

19Psalm 43

Exodus

10:21--11:8

Mark

10:46-52

20 Psalm 84

Zechariah

9:9-12

Luke

19:41-48

21 Psalm

119:73-80

Lam.

1:1-2, 6-12

Mark

11:12-25

22 Psalm 34

Lam.

1:17-22

Mark

11:27-33

23 Psalm 5

Lam.

2:1-9

Mark

12:1-11

24 Psalm 27

Lam.

2:10-18

Mark

14:12-25

25 Psalm 22

Lam.

3:1-9, 19-33

John

13:36-38

26Psalm 43

Lam.

3:37-58

Romans

8:1-11

27 Psalm 93

Exodus

12:1-14

John

1:1-18

28 Psalm 97

Exodus

12:14-27

Mark

16:1-8

29 Psalm 98

Exodus

12:28-39

Mark

16:9-20

30 Psalm 99

Exodus

12:40-51

Matthew

28:1-16

31 Psalm 47

Exodus

13:3-10

Matthew

28:16-20

Daily readings taken from:

presbyterianmission.org/devotion/daily

15 Ken & Gen Atwell

If your birthday or anniversary is not

listed or is incorrect, please call the

church office.

2016

2 Olivia Melton

6 Janet Borkgren

21 Kailee Williams

25 Kathy Lucas

31 Nathan Curran

Many thanks for all the get-well cards received since

my unfortunate fall. So nice to be remembered.

Nellie Wright

Sun Mon Tue Wed

1

5:30 pm Deacons 1:30 pm Bible Study

6 4th Sunday in Lent

9:15 am Confirmation & Sunday School

10:30 am Holy Communion Worship

11:30 am Potato Bar Lunch

7

8

9

1:30 pm Bible Study

13 5th Sunday in Lent

9:15 am Confirmation & Sunday School

9:30 am Properties

10:30 am Worship

11:30 am After Church Coffee

14

9:00 am CTM Meeting

15

4:00 pm Christian Ed. 9:00 am Faith Circle

1:30 pm Bible Study

(Sue gone til Mar. 23)

20 Palm Sunday

9:15 am Confirmation & Sunday School

10:30 am Worship

11:30 am After Church Coffee

21

22

1:30 pm Bible Study

27 Resurrection of the Lord/Easter

9:30 am Easter Breakfast

10:30 am Holy Communion Worship

28

2:00 pm Lamplighters

Circle

(Pastor on clergy renewal

leave until Apr. 5)

29

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Wed Thu Fri Sat

2

1:30 pm Bible Study

3

5:30 Worship & Music

7:00 pm Choir

4 5

7:00 am Men’s Lenten

Breakfast-Here

1:30 pm Bible Study

10

7:00 pm Choir

11 12

16

9:00 am Faith Circle

1:30 pm Bible Study

6:30 pm Session

(Sue gone til Mar. 23)

17

7:00 pm Choir

18

GRAPEVINE

DEADLINE

19

23

1:30 pm Bible Study

24 Maundy Thursday

7:00 pm Joint Worship

Here

with 1st Congregational

25 Good Friday

7:00 Joint Worship

At 1st

Congregational

26

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309-944-5189

www.geneseofpc.org