JULY FIRST PRESS

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Sunday Worship

Traditional Worship 8:00 am, John Calvin Chapel

11:00 am, Sanctuary

Daybreak Worship 9:00 am, Fellowship Hall

Sunday School

(all ages) 10:00 am

(various locations) (See bulletin or website

for details.)

Volume 18, Issue 7 JULY 2018

Our Vision: To proclaim Jesus Christ and be His hands and feet to the world!

Rev. Michael Bodger First Presbyterian Church

724 N. Woodland Blvd. DeLand, FL 32720

386-734-6212 www.fpcdeland.org

www.fpcdelandyouth.org

Summer Church Office Hours

CLOSED Mondays

OPEN Tuesday through Friday

8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Wednesday, July 4th Church Office Closed

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Michael’s Thoughts

Greetings to one and all,

There is much to tell about and much to look forward to as we head into the second half of the year. Can you believe it is July already? The last Sunday in June, we worshipped together as the body of Christ and took the opportunity to gather afterwards for a Pot luck Fellowship. The response was wonderful and hopefully some new relationships were established as a result. We will gather together again on July 22nd, so if you missed the first gathering, make sure you make the second. That last weekend in June also afforded the opportunity for around 30 leaders, volunteers and students to enjoy tubing down Ichetucknee Springs and a good time was had by all.

As we enter July, it brings with it VBS and our first High School and Middle School camps, as

well as other activities around the church. Take a look at what else is in First Press as well as the weekly bulletins and find opportunities to engage in relationship-building activities together. If you don’t see something that fits you, let us know; there may be others who might want to get involved in a suggestion you have, who knows?

We have reached the third of the five “Faith Catalysts,” which has us contemplating Private Disciplines. The very word ‘discipline’ has some very negative connotations, but that doesn’t have to be the case. It might be said that discipline is ‘doing what you don’t want to do now, so you can do what you want to do later.’ It’s about delayed gratification. If we look at our lives, there are disciplines in place, both good and bad. In fact, all self-imposed boundaries are a form of discipline. Our relationship with God requires discipline. It brings us closer to God and as a result we have a deeper relationship with God. It can come in many forms—bible study, Sunday School, retreats, Sabbath—but the focus here is on prayer and generosity. Andy Stanley sets forth a challenge to en-ter into the discipline of private daily prayer and also the discipline of giving consistently and to do so for a month. It’s how disciplines become habits, it happens over time and it changes them from ‘something you don’t want to do now, to something you want to do later.’ Take a moment and reflect upon the following scriptures: Matthew 6:1-6 and Mark 1:35. What would it take to establish both prayer and giving as a regular spiritual discipline?

Every day, continue to look around, breathe deeply upon the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and then breathe out that grace on all you encounter – the world will be a better place for it. Grace and peace, Pastor Michael http://northpoint.org/messages/five-things-god-uses-to-grow-your-faith/private-disciplines/

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Shipwrecked Vacation Bible School For children entering kindergarten through 5th grade. Register NOW online at fpcdeland.org. Contact Cathy Campbell (386.734.6212 or ccampbell@fpcdstaff.org) for more information.

VBS Decorating and Volunteer Training Wednesday, July 11th at 5:30 pm, all volunteers are encouraged to attend.

Stay for pizza and decorating.

Shipwrecked VBS decorating and set-up help needed! Final decorating and setup on Sunday, July 15th beginning at 12:15 pm. Help is needed!

Potluck Dinner and Ice cream social Please come join us on Wednesday, July 18th, to meet our VBS families.

Bring a covered dish and ice cream toppings to share.

All families from VBS will be invited to worship with us on July 22 and the children will be singing some of the songs they learned at VBS.

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Children in Worship this Summer

Children’s Church will be suspended for the summer until August 12th. We welcome children of all ages to join us in the worship services. Worshiping within the faith community provides an important piece of their spiritual development. This is a time they can observe their parents and other adults in the act of worship and enjoy an opportunity to practice rituals that contribute to our identity as the family of Christ.

Worship bags will be provided to equip children to create “worship art.” Worship art is anything children draw or write in response to whatever is happening in worship that day. Artist tools will be provided inside the bags so that your child can participate creatively during worship. Worship bags will be available in the hallway outside fellowship hall, on the pews in the Narthex, and in the welcome areas.

Please notice the art in Fellowship Hall and the Sanctuary. Take a moment to talk to the children about their drawings.

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Intergenerational Sunday School Meeting at 10am in room 10 will continue every

Sunday morning through August 12th.

This summer we invite all children, youth, families and any other interested adults to join us as we talk about the need for water in

other countries and the lack of access in many places. We will study selected Bible stories and learn about the PCUSA mission

project; Living Waters for the World.

Each Sunday we will look at a different country—Thailand, Haiti, Ghana, Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua and Cuba—we will hear

stories from that country and get a glimpse into the daily lives of the people there, particularly the way in which they struggle to have clean, safe water to drink. There will be hands-on activities and opportunities for

working on a service project.

10:00 each Sunday. All classes are open to guests and new members! Christian Forum meets in the Westminster room. The leaders and topics rotate each week. They explore contemporary issues within a Christian context. Open Door meets in room 11B and is led by Harland Merriam. They will be studying a Crash Course on the Bible over the next six weeks. The study introduces us to Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, Moses, David, Jesus, and Us. Serendipity meets in the middle conference room of the church office. Frank Wilson is leading a study on I and II Timothy.

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First Presbyterian School

Thank you to everyone for all your support and prayers.

“May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.”

Psalm 115:15

To see more photos go to our facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/FirstPresSchoolDeLand/

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Family Camping Weekend

at Alexander Springs

This will take place on Nov.9-12. This is Veterans’ weekend. Monday the 12th is the actual holiday.

We will again camp on D loop. Campsites accommodate up to 2 tents and 5 people. Two vehicles are allowed at each site. More details will follow later.

Make your reservation thru reserveamerica.com

For questions you may contact Kathy Ambachtsheer or Janet Troxell.

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July Birthdays

May God's blessings abound to you in every little way.

Susan Daus 1

Myrna Bryson 2

Genie Augustine 3

John Bodger 3

Steve Blakeslee 4

Betsy Carper 4

Duane Ruck 4

Robert Jacob 7

Chase Raynor 7

Shirley Grim 8

Susana MacArthur 8

Becki Svare 8

Teresa Apgar 11

Elizabeth Magarian 13

Muriel Mooney 18

Linda Lasher 19

Steve Hayman 20

Diane Heidel 20

Bryan Seager 20

Ray Veech 21

Clint Christian 22

Lacie Luckett 22

Scott Clements 23

Amy Clements 24

Allison Cox 24

Andru Jones 24

Sarah Stegall 24

Peter Bodger 26

Zoye Ruehl 26

Mary Herr 27

Jason Kempher 27

Jim Rossi 27

Bobby Cann 28

Sondra Luebke 28

Grace Dickinson 29

Jordyn Hester 29

Mike Davis 30

Thornton Ridinger 30

Flowers for Worship July 2018

If you would like to purchase flowers,

contact Kristen in the church office (386.734-6212 or khanks@fpcdstaff.org).

Flowers (2 bouquets) cost $45.00.

July 1 Jodee Cook Janice Gindl July 8 Deedria Frost July 15 Janet Williams July 22 Paul & Maria Jones July 29 Beth Teskey Martha Sylvester

Fellowship of Intercession “Do not forsake me,

O Lord! O my God, be not far from me Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!”

Psalm 38:21,22

Peter Cooling Alice Pegram Jan Hague Jackie Maxcy Randi Walters Rabel Parson Ruth Threlkeld Arlene Liggett Bryan Seager Tunis Baxter Karen DeJong Deen Comer Carolyn Brooke Al Blue Peggy Huegele

Prayer Requests

There are three ways for you to submit prayer requests to our Prayer Ministry Team:

1. The blue Prayer Request forms found on the welcome tables

2. The gold card located in the pew racks

3. Our website www.fpcdeland.org

Christian Sympathy

to the families of:

Ann Ettinger Carol Beal

Pauline Kyker Phillips Gloria Rykowski Colello

Please keep their families and friends in your thoughts and prayers.

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Register Now for Central Florida Presbytery’s 2018 Bible Study This year’s PW study is God’s Promises: I Am With You by Amy Poling Sutherlin. It takes readers on a journey through scripture to consider circumstances in which God articulated God’s promise of presence. Be sure to fill out and mail the form on the following page by August 3rd if you plan to attend. We will meet in the church parking lot at 8:15 am on August 18th and carpool to Park Lake Presbyterian in Orlando. Please let your circle leader or Betsy Craig know if you are planning to go. If you wish to buy a study book in advance, they will be available for purchase before and after all worship services in August. The cost is $10 for regular print and $15 for large print.

Support Duvall Homes

Thanks to everyone who has donated restaurant gift cards for the gift basket we are preparing for Duvall Homes’ Inspiration Gala. If you would like to contribute, you can drop off cards in the Duvall Homes basket in the church office. You can also make cash donations of any amount and PW will purchase the cards. We will be accepting donations through the summer.

Presbyterian Women

Jane Christeson, Director of Music jchristeson@fpcdstaff.org or

mchriste@stetson.edu

“MUSIC NEWS”

Happy summer to everyone from your church musicians! We have a lot of members coming and going this summer and doing exciting

things. The Chancel Choir will sing in worship through July 22 at our next combined service and will then take a 3- week summer vacation break. Our last summer Chancel Choir rehearsal will be Thursday night, June 27 even thought we will be continuing to meet on Sunday mornings to rehearse for worship through 7/22. Choir rehearsals for any interested folks will resume on Thursday, August 16, with our first Sunday back in worship on August 19. Meanwhile, service music will be provided by soloists and other combinations of special musicians. Handbells will be continued on and off during July based on availability of our ringers and will be on a TBA notice for now. We have an exciting opportunity to participate on August 18 in a Handbell Workshop at Emmaus Lutheran Church in Debary—3 members attended this workshop last year and it was fun and rewarding. If anyone is interested in trying out handbells, this is a great opportunity; please get in touch with me if so. We were sad to lose four of our scholarship student singers from Stetson as they graduated and are moving on to the next step in their journeys. The choir will be joined by some new faces to replace them and I will introduce them to you all in the September First Press.

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Independence Day—Church Office CLOSED July 4 InterFaith Kitchen July 5 Vacation Bible School July 16-20 Mayor’s Backpack Giveaway July 21 Blended Worship Service July 22 InterFaith Kitchen August 2 Back to School Blessings August 12 FISH Conference August 25 Labor Day—Church Office CLOSED September 3

Go to our website at fpcdeland.org to view more Bunco pictures.

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Toothpaste Needed We need 59 more tubes. We are moving ever closer to our goal for the tubes of toothpaste we need to fill our hygiene bags for homeless middle schoolers. The backpacks will be given away at this month’s Mayor’s Backpack Giveaway. Large tubes can be purchased for $1.00 each at the Dollar Tree.

Interested in Cuba? Join our new Cuba interest group as we establish a relationship between First Pres and a church in the Central Cuba Presbytery. See what that means for First Pres. Explore the possibility of joining a relational trip to Cuba or just find out more about the Presbyterian Church in the country and their survival during the previous 50 years. Fill out an orange interest card available in the Welcome Center and drop it into the offering plate or bring it by the church office. Contact Mary Hoffmann (mary100550@aol.com) for more information.

InterFaith Kitchen Needs

Every month First Presbyterian Church members cook and serve a dinner for the InterFaith Kitchen, located at the First United Methodist Church on the corner of Woodland Blvd. and Howry Ave. If you would like to donate,

items need to be in by the Sunday before the first Thursday of the month. Volunteers are always welcome—we always feed between 80 and 100 people. Preparation begins on Thursday, July 5th, at 3:00 pm and serving begins at 5:30 pm. We will serve hotdogs and hamburgers. On August 2nd we will have chicken casserole and will need cream of chicken soup and buttery crackers such as ritz or townhouse.

Mary Eggleston is the contact (if you have any questions). You can reach her at 386-626-5071.

If you know of a need or difficult situation where a meal would be helpful,

Call the Meals Matter Ministry! Contact Alice Foerster

((386.882-2250 or my3sons@earthlink.net) She will arrange a meal to get to you as

soon as possible.

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Keeping You in the Know. . . The apartment has been readied for a new family and we are expectantly waiting to find out who they will be. A special thank you to the Tutts, Foersters, LaPides, Mocioleks, Grose/Williams, and Lucketts for setting a world record for bed-making and wipe-down. They cleaned the bathroom and kitchen, made eight bunks, and dusted and vacuumed in one hour and fifteen minutes!!!

Also a special thank you to the Lydia Circle for providing essentials for an almost 3-month-old who is living with her young father in one of the other apartments. The baby arrived in a diaper. . .and is now comfortably clothed and supplied so she will be able to start day-care this week.

The five apartments in Daytona that were flooded and destroyed by hurricane Irma have finally been approved for occupancy. Pray for the families who begin moving in immediately! They will be starting out with everything new. . .What a wonderful way to begin a new way of life. . .

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Begins on Saturday, August 18th Books are available in the church

office for $8.00 but are not required for your date.

Childcare is free for children ages 6 months to 11 years --- call the church office (386) 734-6212 or

email ccampbell@fpcdstaff.org to reserve your spot!

Tired of the usual dinner and a movie date? Looking for some new ways to connect with your spouse? Need childcare? On a budget?

We have the book for you! $10 Great Dates; Connecting Love, Marriage, and Fun on a Budget This book includes 52 creative date ideas. From outdoor dates to out on the town dates – all on a $10 budget.

Giving Makes A Difference!

Tithing at work

(This was received by our Mission Team Elder, Mary Hoffmann)

Hi Mary,

Natalie and I have been busy with some major life transitions and traveling, but I wanted to make sure to send my huge thanks to you, the mission team, and all of First Pres for all of the support the past 3 years at seminary: After three years in Atlanta, I have finished my Master of Divinity degree at Candler School of Theology! This time has been an incredible experience full of challenges, lessons, joys, and great friendships. I’m very grateful for the financial support that you have been able to provide toward my education. I have always felt love and support of my calling from this congregation, and I couldn’t have made it through Candler without it.

In a couple of days I will begin my first job post-seminary as the pastor of two churches in Lakeland, FL. Natalie and I are both very excited to be living back in Florida where we are closer to so many friends and family. I am currently in the ordination process in the United Methodist Church, and, while I am now in a different denomination, I will always remember First Pres as my home church where I first found my faith and began to understand my calling to ministry. Regardless of denomination, I fully believe that as Christians we are working together to participate in the presence of the kingdom of God that is all around us.

Thank you again for all of your support, and, although I won’t have many Sundays off, I hope I can come visit from time to time.

Many thanks and much love, Ian Campbell

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SESSION SNIPPETS

June Stated Session Meeting

CONSENT AGENDA: The following items are reported by Teams and are in need of limited action by the Session. All items were acted upon as a single motion. M/S/C

1. Pastor Bodger requests Session ratify the e-mail vote to participate in the Firecracker Festival on July 3rd. Motion passed unanimously.

2. Adult Discipleship team recommends that Session appoint a sub-team to create the process/guidelines for church sponsored offerings involving non-staff instructors. This sub-team would best be comprised of representatives from Adult Discipleship, Care and Concern, Evangelism, Property, and others as deemed appropriate.

3. Adult Discipleship recommends that the balance class proposed by Suzie Backstrom be approved. 4. CCC requests that Session approve of a 6-week course entitled “Powerful Tools for Caregivers” be

coordinated and conducted by Trish Richeson this Fall. 5. CD Team requests that Session approve church participation in the Community Family Funfest at Earl

Brown Park on October 27th from 2-5 pm 6. CD Team requests permission to hold a family friendly movie night in fellowship hall following VBS this

summer (to be coordinated with the preschool and with student ministries). 7. The MOT requests that Session approve a commitment to a three-year initiative to build a “relationship”

with the Taguasco Presbyterian Church in Taguasco, Cuba. 8. The Personnel Team requests that Session approve employee Kristen Hanks deferring two of her 2018

vacation days into January 2019. 9. Pastor Bodger requests that Session approve changes to the Middle School Camp. The camp to now take

place July 29 – Aug 1 and be held at the Holiday Inn Resorts Orlando Suites. 10. Pastor Bodger requests that the Intergenerational Sunday School service outreach project be held at Blue

Springs State Park, Orange City. FL on either August 04 or August 05. Time TBD

ACTION ITEMS 1. CCC requests that Session approve that First Presbyterian Church DeLand accept the request by the City of

DeLand to be a “Drop Off Site” during the Hurricane Season. M/S/C 2. The MOT requests that Session approve reviewing the Church’s $25,000 contribution to Central Florida

Presbytery. M/S/C. The motion will be actioned by the Finance Team. 3. The MOT requests that Session approve the team providing lunches to people at Sunflower Park on the

third Sunday of each month (for a six-month trial) at 1:00 pm. M/S/C with the following additions. This motion requires a permit from the City of DeLand which will need to be processed through the church office. Also, further evaluation of existing provisions for the homeless was requested to ensure that duplication of effort is not occurring.

Next Stated Session Meeting will be on August 28.

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Thank you to our church family for the generous donations of supplies and materials to help us prepare for

VBS.

Church Directory Look it up on your computer, tablet, and/or

smart phone. Call the church office and Barbara will help

you gain access. ShelbyNext Pictures

If your picture is not in ShelbyNext or you need access to our ShelbyNext membership App, Barbara

Hughes will be available before and after the 11:00 worship to help people get signed on to

ShelbyNext in Fellowship Hall through the month of July.

If you are a Facebook user, have you noticed the increase in recent weeks of posts and followers? Please follow us and like our page. Comment on posts you see from First Presbyterian Church of DeLand. Share our posts and our events with your friends. https://www.facebook.com/FirstPresbyterianChurchDeLandFl/

Why are we increasing our use of social media? Social media is an easy way to reach people--it can be a tool for evangelism, a way to reach people where they are. Social media can also be a tool for discipleship, for teaching, and for sharing the gospel with others—it’s a way to share who we

are as a church and who we are becoming in Christ. Social media is a way to build community and to build relationships with others in our church family and beyond. It’s also an easy

way to invite others to events and activities happening at the church. Social media provides us practice in what we learned from our study, Living the Five -- “we can’t do life alone” and “found

people find people.” Facebook provides us with another way to invite others on this journey.

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Nursery Ministry Do you love babies? Would you like an opportunity to greet visitors with young children or to meet some of the young families of our church? Volunteers are needed for the nursery on Sunday mornings. Our nursery is staffed with paid childcare workers but supported by volunteers who are church members. Volunteers are asked to assist on a rotating basis during one service (9:00 or 11:00) every other month. Please contact Cathy Campbell in the church office for more information or to apply.

Liturgists Love to read Bible verses? We have openings on our Liturgist schedule and would love to see some new faces at the lectern. Please contact Barbara in the church office (386.734-6212 or bhughes@fpcdstaff.org) She will find the perfect Sunday for you to read!

Greeters and Ushers WANTED FOR 11 AM SERVICE. Ushers and Greeters, Singles or Couples. This is a great way to meet fellow members and visitors each Sunday. Contact Dave Sutherland by phone or email to add your name to the list and schedule a date.

Dave Sutherland / Head Usher 386-734-6996 n4gmu@bellsouth.net

Worship Team

Help Needed at 12:00 Fellowship Do you enjoy attending fellowship following the 11:00 a.m. service? Do you have a heart or gift for hospitality? Is there someone you would like to honor, or a birthday, anniversary or other event you would like to celebrate with your First Pres family? Consider sponsoring a fellowship time. Our small team could also use an occasional helping hand with setup, coming in at 10:30 am and serving refreshments. If you are interested, there will be a sign-up sheet in fellowship hall; or contact Sandy Guthrie, Congregational Care & Concern Team, @ 386-873-7425/sandykay202@hotmail.com; or Paul & Maria Jones @ 386-747-6965/mariastrvl@yahoo.com, for more information.

Church Office Contact Information

Church Office Phone

386.734-6212

Church Office Hours Church Office Closed on Mondays

Tuesday—Friday 8:30 am—4:30 pm

Church Office Staff

Pastor Michael Bodger ext. 101 pastormichael@fpcdstaff.org

Cathy Campbell

Director for Christian Education and Spiritual Formation

ext. 111 ccampbell@fpcdstaff.org

John David Keller

Director of Student Ministries Contemporary Worship Leader

ext. 112 jdkeller@fpcdstaff.org

Jane Christeson

Director of Music Ministry ext. 109 jchristeson@fpcdstaff.org

Barbara Hughes Business Manager

ext. 103 bhughes@fpcdstaff.org

Kristen Hanks

Communication Assistant ext. 102 khanks@fpcdstaff.org

Tom Lee

Finance Director ext. 104 tlee@fpcdstaff.org

Laura Carlisle

Preschool Director 386-734-6214 or ext. 202

lcarlisle@fpcdstaff.org

Lost and Found Did you know we often find lost items around the church campus? When we find them, we place them in the Lost and Found basket by

the mailboxes in the church office. If you lose something, give us a call or come on in and

take a look in the basket.