News and Events

  • The weekly News and Events provides information about ways you can join in the worship, mission, education, and fellowship of the church. For complete information on ministries and programs, and to view the church calendar, visit www.firstpresge.org
  • This week’s scripture-Luke 15:4-10
  • On Sunday, Contemporary Worship: 9:00am; Education for all: 10:15am; Traditional worship: 11:15am

  • Sanctuary flowers are given by Doug and Carol Fiene in honor of Doug’s parents, Chuck and Elaine Fiene. 

  • On Sunday, May 13th, 476 people worshipped at First Pres.

  • Please submit announcements to bcipriano@firstpresge.org for New and Events by Tuesday 10:00am.

You Are Invited to Attend The Installation Service For The Reverend Christopher Griggs, at First Presbyterian Church of Glen Ellyn, Sunday, May 20, 2012, 4:00pm. Childcare available in the nursery.

Following the Installation service we will celebrate with a family-friendly cook-out and time of fellowship in Celebration Hall. The Deacons will have the grills fired up, cooking burgers, chicken and hotdogs. Remember to bring your dish to share.

A-G – Salads: green salad, potato, cold slaw, fruit etc.

H-N – Side dishes or Snacks: chips, pretzels, nuts

O-Z – Dessert

Hope to see you here!

Wednesday Summer BBQs They’re back! Plan to escape the heat of your kitchen at our church BBQs held on four Wednesday nights this summer. Everyone brings a side dish to share and makes a nominal contribution towards the grilled items. A variety of special programming will be built in this year. Childcare activities provided during the program.

Dates: June 13, 20, 27 and July 11

Location: Upper Gallery

Dinner/Program: 6-8:30pm

Special Family Night! Families are invited to enjoy the Wednesday night BBQ on June 27 at 6:00pm. At 7:00pm, parents will enjoy hearing Dr. Todd’s presentation Keep the Siblings, Lose the Rivalry and children will enjoy planned activities. Invite your friends and neighbors for this special evening.

Keep The Siblings, Lose The Rivalry

Have your hopes of loving and cooperative sibling relationships been dashed against the reality of arguing, name-calling, and tattling? Loaded with humor and practical steps that you can put to work right away, Dr. Cartmell’s one-hour workshop will guide you through a three-part process for building close sibling relationships, teaching valuable “living together” skills, and making sure that respectful sibling behavior is the only thing that pays off.

Dr. Todd Cartmell received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Fuller Theological Seminary so he brings a Biblical perspective to his counseling. Learn more at www.drtodd.net.

 

Adult Education

Family Matters – The Sandwich Generation Are you in the stage of life where both your parents and kids need you? This class will focus on helping our parents or older relatives be well cared for. Sometimes, despite our best intentions, we find we may be unable to do everything that is needed for our elders. We find ourselves exhausted, feeling guilty and we sense we are failing our elders. The input of a professional may help us to understand our elder’s needs and the best approach to take.

Teacher: Signe Gleeson, R.N.C, C.C.M., M.S. – founder of ElderCare Solutions, a geriatric Care Management company in Naperville.

Class Location: The Parlor.

Spiritual Disciplines and Practice Learning about and practicing spiritual disciplines is an important contribution to growth in one’s Christian life. Today’s class will give you the opportunity to learn more about some of these discipline practices. Don and Chris will lead the class through two experiential prayer experiences.

Teachers: Don Vicha and Chris Hlinak. Both are members of First Presbyterian and certified spiritual directors.

Class location: Room 43

Children’s Ministry Interim Director We are looking to hire a part-time Interim Director of Children’s Ministry. The position is 20 hours a week. If you are interested, a job description can be found here. Please email your resume to the church office at firstpres@firstpresge.org.

Children’s Ministry Vision Retreat In recent weeks we have been doing a lot of great work addressing the needs of our Children’s Ministry. The next step in the process is to develop a unifying vision for our Children’s Ministry during a three day Vision Retreat June 7th through June 9th facilitated by Children’s Ministry Architects. People with a strong stake in our Children’s Ministry will be charged with developing a vision statement, a set of revolving goals, core values, and a clear structure for the children’s ministry. For more information, please contact the church office.

 Evening Faith Builders Five Things God Uses to Grow Your Faith is a six session DVD study by Andy Stanley. Pastor and author Stanley says, “Imagine how different your outlook on life would be if you had absolute confidence that God was with you. Imagine how differently you would respond to difficulties, temptations, and even good things, if you knew with certainty that God was in all of it and was planning to leverage it for good. Imagine what it would be like to have PERFECT faith.” Come on Wednesday evenings through May 30, 7:00 – 8:30pm and find out what 5 things God uses to grow your faith. Cost: $10 for discussion guide. RSVP to Sally Schumann at sbs210@comcast.net.

 Earthlings! Don’t forget our Plant Swap with our wonderful sister environmental group, First Congregational Church, is coming up May 19, 10-noon on the First Pres chapel steps facing Main Street. Bring a plant – take a plant! Be sure to mark whether your plant is for sun or for shade.

Wednesday, June 27- Special Program, “Keep the Siblings, Lose the Rivalry” by Dr. Todd Cartmell at 7pm-8:30pm, following the Church BBQ.

Have your hopes of loving and cooperative sibling relationships been dashed against the reality of arguing, name-calling, and tattling? Loaded with humor and practical steps that you can put to work right away, Dr. Cartmell’s program will guide you through a three-part process for building close sibling relationships, teaching valuable “living together” skills, and making sure that respectful sibling behavior is the only thing that pays off.

Dr. Cartmell received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Fuller Theological Seminary thus bringing a Biblical perspective to his counseling. His website is www.drtodd.net. Watch for more information.

Coins for CareNet  For over 30 years CareNet Pregnancy Services of DuPage has shown love in action to women in our community caught in an unplanned pregnancy. By loving these women unconditionally, giving them alternatives to abortion, and offering support such as parenting skills, material goods, and mentoring, many women have chosen to carry their pregnancy and give life to their baby. In 2011, CareNet performed over 1,050 pregnancy tests, 326 ultrasounds and 466 babies were born to clients. 

CareNet offers hope and healing to those women and men who have an abortion in their past. If anyone you know needs help, contact www.restoreafterabortion.com

You can help CareNet continue their ministry of changing lives by picking up a baby bottle to fill with your spare change. The display will be in the Gathering Place. You may pick up bottles May 20. The filled bottles may be dropped off May 20 – June 3 in the Gathering Place. Any bottles filled after that day may be dropped off at the church office.

Prayer for Mission Please pray this week for the YMEN (Young Men’s Organizational Network) in the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago. Their mission is to prepare young men in the community for mature Christian leadership, academic excellence and outstanding service to others.

Pray: that the Lord will use his Church to strengthen families and bring healing to children who are being raised in broken homes. Particularly remember the family strain that often exists between young men and their fathers. 90% of their fathers do not live with their sons.

• for God to send a spirit of PEACE in the North Lawndale community, often plagued by violence (especially during the summer months.)

• that God will continue to raise up committed leadership that model Christ’s love for the poor.

• that the Lord will give wisdom to their teenage youth who have to navigate life amidst great pressures.

• for spiritual renewal and transformation. That the Lord will shine his light into areas of darkness in the broader community and in each of our personal lives. Especially pray for those living without the hope of God’s salvation and redemption.

Dupage Pads and “I Heart Shakey” in 3D Announce a Red Carpet Event With A Humanitarian Twist: “I Heart Shakey” Movie Premiere…Ending Homelessness One Ticket at a Time!

“I Heart Shakey” in 3D and DuPage PADS, a non profit serving those who are homeless, have teamed up to announce a glamorous, good-feeling, red carpet movie premiere with an opportunity to give back to the local community! The “I Heart Shakey” Movie Premiere will take place on Wednesday, June 13 at Hollywood Palms in Naperville with red carpet events starting at 5:30pm including members of the cast in attendance for photo opportunities and autographs. Tickets go on sale May 10. Adult tickets are $20 and $15 for children (12 and under). Ticket sales will be donated to DuPage PADS. For more information or to reserve a seat, visit www.dupagepads.org.

Help PADS Do Another Excellent Job of Hosting Our Guests this Summer In order to continue offering excellent services to our PADS guests at First Pres this summer, the Missions Council is still looking for volunteers to help with this vital ministry. Our greatest need is someone to be co-site coordinator to assist Jim Drasal. As the only summer site in DuPage County on Thursday nights, we need additional volunteers to serve an influx of twice the number of PADS guests as we have during the winter months. To learn how you can help please see someone from the Mission Council in the Gathering Place following worship.

We just have one question for you … WHAT ARE YOU?

• Are you a RIDER? Do you plan on riding your bike around the 25-mile course on June 2nd to support Emmaus Ministries?

• Are you a VOLUNTEER? Do you plan on helping out at the Ride on June 2nd? Maybe as a nurse, a massage therapist, or a cheerleader?

• Or maybe you are a SPONSOR? Maybe you can’t make it to the ride on Saturday, June 2nd and you are going to support a rider who is able to make it.

Whatever your answer, let us know soon. TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO REGISTER FOR THE ENDURANCE RIDE! YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS IT.

The Endurance Ride, is on Saturday June 2nd out in Plano, IL. The ride will be from 7 am to 7 pm. All proceeds from this event will go directly towards helping Emmaus Ministries reach out to men on the streets of Chicago.

Register online at www.enduranceride.org.

If you have any questions, please contact the Ride Master, Paul Goodell, at 773-334-6063 or ridemaster@enduranceride.org. Also, you can keep up with all the news about the Endurance Ride on Facebook at www.facebook.com/EnduranceRide. We hope to see you on Saturday June 2nd!

Stroller/Car Seat Combo Is anyone ready to graduate from a stroller/car seat combo? Our mission partners Dan and Carolyn Buck are expecting a baby! They are looking for a donation of a used stroller/car seat. If you have one to donate, please contact Susan Buck at 630-790-3649. Thank you.

Saint for a Day Reminder The Deacons continue to recognize lay people or groups that have volunteered in a significant way to support the life of the church. You can nominate a “Saint for a Day” by completing a form and placing it in the box on the counter by the News and Events bulletin board in the Gathering Place. We will be recognizing honorees each month.

Vacation Bible School Daniel’s courage while captive in Babylon, June 18-22, 9:30-noon. Register now! Volunteer now! Registration forms available in the Gathering Place and on the website.

Daniel was way more than a guy who survived a den of hungry lions! During VBS we will learn that he was torn from his home and forced into the king’s service. We will imagine the pressure of learning a new language and culture…and the shock of discovering your best friends have been tossed into a fiery furnace. Kids will find that they’re not much different from Daniel and his friends, who kept their faith in a faithless culture.