The Salt Shaker
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NEAR ELY
11100 Spanish Road, Ely, Iowa 52227
Summer Worship Schedule
June 1: My Country Tis of Thee, John 17:1-11
June 8, Pentecost: Holy Communion: Useful and
Un-useful Body Parts, 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13
June 15, Father’s Day: Hazardous: Do Not Enter, Matthew 28: 16-20
June 22: Extinction or Resurrection, Romans 6:1b
-11, Vacation Bible School Sunday #1
June 29: Baldness, Matthew 10:24-39
July 6: Selfies, Romans 7:15-25a
July 13: Vacation Bible School Sunday #2
July 20: Guest worship leader: Herb Isenberg
From the Pastor’s Keyboard
About three times a year we have five Sundays in a
month. June is one of those months. On those fifth
Sundays, we gather our coins out of our pockets,
purses, and coin jars at home and bring them to
church to put into tin cans for the noisy can offering. Then they are used for a variety of Congregational Cares in financial gifts for times of financial
stress by congregation members.
In recent years, Congregational Cares has given
gifts to families unable to pay their rent, experiencing fire and storm, feeling the pressure of being
between jobs, or economic difficulty due to medical conditions.
The small coins that we bring combine together to
show those in our church family that we are with
them. The small coins remind all of us that we are
compassionate, kind people showing the grace and
love of Jesus. They may be token financial gifts, but
they are meaningful.
May you find meaning in the small things that you
do in your day.
May you discover that your integrity and your
kindness guide your decisions.
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May you be open to doing small acts of kindness
that may not be your norm, but, may draw you
closer to the Creator of kindness and compassion.
In Christ,
Pastor Julie
Summer Young Family Group
Christal Bressler and Pastor
Julie are organizing a young
family group with kids in
preschool / lower elementary for the summer. We
would like to meet five or
six times over the summer
with three in the day and
three in the evening for play,
Bible activity, and snack.
If you would like to host or attend, please talk to
Christal or Pastor Julie. First play time is
Saturday, June 7, 9:00-11:00 a.m. at the manse.
The next play time is Monday, June 16, 6:008:00 p.m. at the Bresslers home in Marion including a grill out!
Summer Musicians Wanted
Please consider performing during worship this summer. Contact Sharon Furler
or Stephanie Corkran to schedule your
performance.
Summer Church Office Hours
Office hours this summer for Pastor Julie are
9:00 a.m. to Noon on Tuesdays and Fridays.
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Preschool – Grade 6 Themes: 1. God creates people in his image.
2. God sends Adam and Eve from the Garden. 3. God tells Noah to
build. 4. God tests Abraham.
Large group movie and skit times. Small group activities (kids divided into
preschool, lower elementary, and upper elementary). Snack. Music. Skits.
Prayer.
Dates: Sundays June 22 (NOTE THIS DATE HAS CHANGED), July 13, August
3 and then camp out on August 16-17.
After the children’s time in worship, children and VBS leaders will begin their programing.
VOLUNTEERS needed for snacks, games, crafts, small group leaders, and decorations. Help
with one Sunday or all. A Campout Organizer is needed, too. Contact Rene Tedrow to be a part
of this exciting program. Thank you!
Hello from the Youth Group!
We are gearing up for Summer and all the opportunities that holds:
 Fundraisers to reduce the cost of our mission trip and supplement local missions (See Pizza Ranch flyer
on back page of this newsletter. Take it with you on June 18 to benefit our Youth Program.)
 Participate in a Mobile Pack event for Feed My Starving Children
 Entertain at the church talent show and with summer special music
 Take a retreat to Wisconsin Dells
 Create a float and ride in the Ely July Fourth Parade
 Assist with summer VBS
 Go to Loveland, Colorado on a mission trip to provide relief to a flood-affected area
For our mission trip, July 26 to August 2, we will work in the Big Thompson Canyon west of Loveland,
CO. We will work in conjunction with a ministry called Serve 6.8 that has been on the ground since the
flooding occurred; they are a long term recovery organization in northern Colorado connected to the local
church. We will be housed at a school, and will have the opportunity to help others with cleanup and rebuilding. We are currently looking for chaperones – and have a special need for male chaperones - if you
are interested in going with us, please contact Angie with any questions about this trip!
As always, if there are any questions or comments about the Youth programs, please feel free to contact
me at church, by phone, on Facebook, or email. Thanks to all who continue to support and pray for our
youth program!
JUNE & JULY YOUTH CALENDAR
Sunday, June 1: 6:00 pm Parent Meeting
for Mission Trip 6:30–8:30 Youth Group
Sunday, June 29: 6:30-8:30 Youth
Group
Saturday, July 26: 6 am leave
from church for Loveland CO
Sunday, June 8: 10:45 am Church talent
show & Potluck; 6:30–8:30 Youth Group
Thursday, July 3: Decorate Parade float in evening ,time TBA
Saturday, August 3: Return
from Colorado
Sunday, June 15: FATHER’S DAY
6:30-8:30 Youth Group
Friday, July 4: 5:30 pm meet at Ely
park to ride parade float
Wednesday, June 18: 4:45–9:00 pm: Pizza
Ranch Fundraiser
Sunday, July 6: 6:30-8:30 Youth
Group
Sunday, June 22: VBS#1; 6:30-8:30 Youth
Group
Sunday, July 13: VBS#2; 6:30-8:30
Youth Group
Saturday June 28: 6:30 am: meet at church Sunday, July 20: 6:30-8:30 Youth
for WI Dells
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Adult Education Opportunities
On June 1 two opportunities are available: 1. )YouthPort presentation in the
church living room 11:00-11:45. 2.) Field trip to Prairiewoods. Leaving from church
at noon for lunch at Culvers, Hiawatha and then on to Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road, Hiawatha) which is displaying 17 prints of art from The Saint John’s Bible.
Mission Summer News
Sunday, June 1: YouthPort Coordinator, LaTaunia Crockett, will speak during
Adult Forum. Bookmarks with information about YouthPort are available at
church. (See more YouthPort information below.)
Saturday, June 7: Summer Fest, sponsored by Tanager Place, at Rockwell by
baseball diamonds. This event is free to the community. Volunteers are needed. To volunteer, please visit www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4CACA62AABFA7tanager
Sunday, June 8: Pentecost Offering (40% of the offering will support YouthPort.)
Thursday, June 12: Salvation Army Outdoor Concert and Auction at NewBo
City 5-7:30p. Volunteers are needed for this event. To sign up to volunteer, contact Kristen at [email protected] or phone 319-364-9131.
Saturday, August 2: Linn County Heart Walk at Kirkwood Community College.
If you are interested in volunteering or walking at this event, please contact
Christal Bressler.
Neighborhood and Family Focused
Forty percent of the Pentecost offering will support YouthPort’s programs to meet
specific neighborhood needs. They are designed by child development professionals
to meet the needs of a diverse age range, and are centered around family involvement and education.
Specifically, our partner organizations provide:
Boys & Girls Club of Cedar Rapids offers a secure setting for children before and
after school. Programing includes health and life skills as well as recreation and fitness. Study time is also provided, which includes an organized tutoring program,
and children are served a nutritious breakfast and dinner. Youth are transported to
and from school by bus.
Young Parents Network offers a prenatal and parenting group at Polk Alternative
Education Center. The group meets each week and participants enjoy an evening
meal. The network also holds quarterly family events such as the Fall Family Fun
Fest. Tanager Place offers diagnosis, assessment, support and treatment for children struggling with emotional issues.
It’s YouthPort’s goal to build trust within neighborhoods and to provide safety and
diverse skill-building experiences that empower families and strengthen communities. All three partners have missions that focus on children; enhancing our success.
The other 60 percent of the offering is sent to General Assembly (our national
Presbyterian Church USA governing body) to provide leadership development opportunities for Presbyterian youth and young adults and supports children-at-risk
programs at the national level. Since 1998, Presbyterians of all ages have raised
more than $8 million for these ministries that benefit younger members of God’s
family.
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Session Meeting Notes from May 15, 2014
1) The Emerging Missions Partnership application for a $3,000
grant for the Our Table to Yours senior food ministry program in
Ely was submitted to Presbytery of East Iowa, and was approved at
the May 10 Presbytery meeting. St. John's Lutheran Church in Ely
is coordinating the cooking/serving of the meals, and this $3,000
grant will be deposited in the Our Table to Yours bank account.
2) The volunteers for the new Facility Task Force are Pat Kilberger, Jeff Reist, Monica Bailey, Joanne Chadima, Angie Ehle, Larry
Harder, Chuck Stockdale, Barb Zahradnik and Larry Modracek.
They will have their first meeting soon.
3) A weather radio has been purchased for the church and is located in Pastor Julie's office.
4) The church has received an undesignated $50,000 gift from the estate of Edith Chadima Ard Waters.
5) Average Sunday attendance in April was 117. Communion was served on Maundy Thursday (63)
and Easter (115.)
6) Vacation Bible School will begin on June 22 and will be held on different Sundays throughout the
summer, concluding in a campout and VBS session on August 16-17.
7) There will be no Ladies Night Out in May. There will be two in the month of June (the 2nd and
the 30). The church talent show will be June 8, after church with a salad/dessert potluck to follow.
Sandwiches will be furnished.
8) Camp Wyoming's Open House/Volunteer Day/Supper and Live Music is May 31. They hope to
have many folks show up to work or just enjoy the facility and activities planned for that day. A 90th
birthday party is planned for May 31, 1 – 4 p.m. at the Clarion Hotel for longtime church member,
Arlene Reyman.
Ladies Night Out is Monday, June
2 at Popoli Restorante & Sullivan’s
Bar, 101 Third Ave SW (old People’s
Bank building on west side of the river) at 6:30 pm. Let Jennie Netolicky know if you will
attend. Watch for more details to come for Ladies
Night Out on June 30.
June 2014
Sun
1 Food Pantry
Sun Church Field
Trip/ 6 pm YG
Mon
2 Ladies Night
Out 6:30 pm
8 Variety/Comedy
9 Johanna Society at
Hour & Potluck Holy 1:00 pm
Communion; Pente16 Young Family
Group
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Happy Father’s
3 Office Hours
9am-12 pm
Wed
4 9:30-10:30 am
Adult Bible Study
at The Retreat in
10 Office Hours 11
17 Office Hours 18 9:30-10:30
Adult Bible Study
at
The
24 Office Hours 25 9:30-10:30 am
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30 Ladies Night
Out 6:30 pm
Thu
5
9am-12 pm
Fri
Sat
6 Office
Hours
7 Young Family
12
13 Office
Hours
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19 Session at
6:30
20 Office
Hours
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26
27 Office
Hours
28 6:30 am YG
9am-12 pm
9am-12 pm
22 VBS Sunday
#1
Noisy Can Offering
Tue
Adult Bible Study
at The Retreat in
Group 9-11 am at
Manse
departs for Wis.
Dells
July 2014
Sun
6
Mon
7
Food Pantry
Tue
Wed
1 Office Hours
2 9:30-10:30 am
9am-12 pm
Adult Bible Study
at The Retreat in
9 9:30-10:30 am
Adult Bible Study
at The Retreat in
10
11 Office
Hours
12
15 Office Hours 16 9:30-10:30 am
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18 Office
Hours
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25 Office
Hours
26 YG departs for
8 Office Hours
9am-12 pm
Johanna Society
9am-12 pm
20 Guest Wor-
21
22 Office Hours 23 9:30-10:30 am
Newsletter Dead- 9am-12 pm
line
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Sat
5
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Fri
3 YG decorate 4 Church
parade float
office closed
13 VBS Sunday
#2
ship Leader Herb
Isenberg
Thu
Adult Bible Study
at
The
Retreat in Ely
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Adult Bible Study
at
The
Retreat in Ely
29 Office Hours 30 9:30-10:30 am
9am-12 pm
Session at 6:30
Adult Bible Study
at The Retreat in
Ely
9am-12 pm
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Colorado Mission
Trip