First Presbyterian Church of Amarillo

Smalley to preach Sunday

The Morris Preaching Series will be April 13 with Dr. Greg Smalley as the guest speaker. Greg is director of Marriage Ministries for the Center for Relationship Enrichment on the campus of John Brown University. Besides being an assistant professor of marriage and family studies at John Brown, he also leads marriage seminars around the world. He will lead both worship services April 13 and teach a combined adult Sunday school class.

COMPASSION MONTH 2008

Here are a list of the Compassion Projects FPC is undertaking during April. Eveyone is invited to get involved in one or more projects. For more information, contact Murray Gossett at the church or the contacts for the individual projects.

Get involved and show the love of Christ through your actions.

BLANKETS FOR NEEDY CHILDREN

Saturday, April 5, 19 or 26
9am — ?

Hem blankets to help out the goal of 4500 blankets for the Eveline Rivers Christmas Project. 50”x 60” blankets need to be surged, fringed or blanket stitched around the edges. The colors are yellow, red, grey, navy, purple, pink, light blue, burgundy, turquoise, and dark lime. Please bring your sewing machine or Serger and thread.

CONTACT: Barbara Biehler—356-7501. Location will be determined by the number of people interested in helping.

WALKING THE DAY TO DAY JOURNEY TOGETHER

Friday, April 18, 2008
3 pm — 6pm
Saturday, April 19, 2008
1 pm— 4 pm
Help organize and clean a closet and filing cabinet drawers.

CONTACT: Ruth Whitehead for address of work site. 690-2921 or 358-0946 (after 7 pm)

THE HAVEN HOUSE

Phase I, II, III
Landscaping

Phase I and II are completed, two garden beds are completed, with two forsythia bushes and one tall evergreen on the south. On the north, the bed was fully planted.
Several holes were started for a Desert Willow, 2 Lilac bushes and other plants. Phase III will be the patio area which will require extra man power. Donations for supplies have been requested from local stores.

CONTACT: Diane Dabney —341-4139 for available dates and address.

HABITAT PROJECT

Saturday, April 5, 2008
8 am—12 noon
1533 N. Polk

Please bring work gloves and any personal hand tools. (Tools will be provided)
Wear long pants, work shirt and closed toe shoes.

CONTACT: Darryl Gaddy 236-6920SO

WING THE SEEDS

Saturday, April 12, 2008
9:30 am —?

Presbyterian Children’s Home
3400 S. Bowie

Help prepare the gardens for the Presbyterian Children’s Home. Bring any garden tools, rotor tillers, rakes, etc.

CONTACT: Cole Camp—676-8221 or ccamp@talonlpe.com

HELPING THE UNCHURCHED

March 30—April 30

The Hutson family. Mrs. Hutson was diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer in February. Two weeks after her diagnosis she was found to have brain cancer. She left her career to undergo treatment and was the financial stability in the family, which include her husband and two teenage children. They are now under incredible financial burden.
What can we do: Pray, pray, pray. Simple cards or letters of encouragement, gift cards, etc.

CONTACT: Kerry Smith, 678-4116 or 354-0200. Cards can be dropped in my Deacon Box, brought to Budding Art at 45th & Bell or I would be happy to pick them up from you personally.

LOVE PACKET MINISTRIES

March 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27
9:30 am—11 am
(During Sunday school hour)

Bring items to FPC Children’s Ministry Dept. 2nd floor of CE Building for Bible verse card making and for assembly of packets Eveline Rivers’ warehouse.
Children in area hospitals, shelters, foster homes, the Ronald McDonald House, and other government or volunteer agencies who are involved in various health or personal crises. Love Packet Ministries, founded by Mary Beth Waters and Laura Cook, prepare and deliver these special packets to area organizations and agencies

BACKPACKS FOR BELIZE

March 30—April 30

Table will be set up in the Great hall to drop the supplies
The new school in Belize is almost completed. We would like to collect school supplies to send for the children. Donations needed: Backpacks (all sizes), pencils, notebook paper, markers, pens, writing tablets, scissors (all sizes), crayons, etc.

CONTACT: Martin Sandoval—681-2642

HOME REPAIR

Date undetermined
Help paint, minor home repairs for a family.

CONTACT: Manuel Duke—373-2355

NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH

Sunday, April 13 - 4:30 pm

Prepare food & treats for elderly in the neighborhood. If you would like to prepare or help deliver the food and treats

CONTACT: Brenda Talley 372-6235

FAMILY LIGHT HOUSE SHELTER

(part of the Angel Tree Ministry)

Be part of the Mentoring program for Angel Tree Ministry. For more information

CONTACT: Sara Saucier—358-4399 or smacamarillo@yahoo.comE

DONUTS FOR MEN

Deliver donuts to men standing in front of Texas Employment Commission on Adams St., waiting for work.

CONTACT: Jack Quackenbush—322-2634 or jackquackenbush@calfarley.org

FINDIN FOOD FOR FORLORN FOLKS

April 26th
9:00 am to 12 noon
High Plains Food Bank
815 Ross

By giving just a few hours on a Saturday morning (not even that early), we can help the Food Bank in their mission of providing food to thousands of our areas needy, including a bunch of kids. This organization has a big impact on our area, and does so in a very efficient way, helping many other charitable causes.

CONTACT: George Cason office 373-8133, cell 683-6598 or gcason@suddenlinkmail.com

Chancel Bells Allison Northern, from left, Colleen Feese, Carol Voiles, Jeanette Embrey, Virginia Sicola, Mary Mullin and Bettye Porterfield participate in a handbell workshop in Farmers Branch.

Chancel Bells attend workshop

By Lynn Sherman

Special to The Chimes

The Chancel Bells had the opportunity to travel to Farmers Branch on March 28 and 29 to attend a handbell workshop under the direction of Hart Morris, currently serving as minister of music at Asbury United Methodist Church of Tulsa, Okla.

Hart is a well-known composer/arranger of handbell and choral music as well as a sought-after clinician for seminars and festivals.

The Greater Dallas Handbell Association’s Winter Festival was attended by 24 handbell choirs from around the Dallas Metroplex and beyond.

It’s always a challenge and hard work to attend these festivals, as well as great fun and fellowship to be a part of First Presbyterian’s music ministry “on the road.” This trip was no exception to the rule.

During this fun trip, we ran into one of our former music scholarship students, Sandy Folger.

Sandy was part of the Sanctuary Choir 20 years ago and asked us to pass on the reason she chose her career in church music was the result of her time spent as a scholarship student with First Presbyterian Church.

You never know when or how God intends to use us for his glory!

Frequent-flier tickets needed to help family!

We are asking those with frequent flier tickets or credit-card points to please consider helping Krista Bryan, former family-teacher at the Children’s Home who is suffering with acute leukemia. She will be in Bethesda, Md., for six to eight months to receive a stem-cell transplant. The financial burdens on this family are huge.

Your donated tickets will help her husband, Curtis, a clinical specialist still at the Children’s Home, and her children, Alex (13), Christian (8) and Katie (6) go see her a few times. We are targeting a visit in mid-May, another one in early July and one Aug. 14 to 18.

Contact Sue Vermeulen at the Children’s Home, 351-8023 or 681-5714 if you can help. Her e-mail address is guy.saunders@phcama.org. She will gather a list of people who can donate a ticket, find the flights that work and contact those donors who must then purchase the ticket through the airline for a family member. Please call Sue as soon as possible.

Church seeking Director of Ministry for Children

Do you have a high energy level and enthusiasm for sharing the message of Christ with children? Do you work hard and have the stamina to maintain exciting ministry work? Then this may be the position for you!

First Presbyterian Church of Amarillo is seeking a maturing Christian with a strong spiritual and biblical foundation to join our Children’s Ministry team as the Director of Ministry for Children and Their Families.

Candidates should have a four-year college degree in Christian Education. A degree in primary education will be considered along with relevant Christian education or ministry experience. Primary responsibilities include volunteer development, teaching and leading all elementary programs for the church. Administrative and organizational skills are a must for this fun and rewarding position.

If you have outstanding communications and relational skills and a strong desire to minister to children and their families, we encourage you to submit your application. Benefits are available and base salary may be adjusted contingent upon experience and education.

Please submit your resume for consideration.

First Presbyterian Church

Attn: Nolan Dees

1100 S. Harrison

Amarillo, Texas 79101

Phone: 806-373-4242

Welcome, New KidZone workers

K.C. Quianes

What do you like to be called? K.C.

Have you worked someplace before where we might have seen you? Managed Care Center, Child Protective Services, Nationwide Insurance.

Tell us where you went to school: Tascosa High School, West Texas A&M University with a degree in psychology.

Tell us about your immediate family: My husband’s name is Valentine, and we have a 21-month-old son named Jeremiah.

What is your church home? None at this time.

What do you do for fun? Travel, sing, spend time with family.

What is your favorite food, movie or book? Steak and shrimp and anything choclolate! Favorite movie: “The Color Purple”; favorite book: “God Don’t Like Ugly.”

I am most proud of: My family and my son.

Elizabeth Vega

What do you like to be called? Elizabeth or Liz.

Have you worked someplace before where we might have seen you? I worked at FPC for two summers and at Managed Care Center.

Tell us where you went to school: Groom High School; degree from Southwestern Adventist University.

What is your church home? Seventh-day Adventist

What do you do for fun? Read, shop.

What is your favorite food, movie or book? Love Mexican and Italian food. Love scary movies, but also “Pretty Woman”; love romance novels.

I use this word or phrase too much: “Anyway.”

You can help support the Presbyterian Children’s Home and have the best burger in town at the same time by dining at Blue Sky from 5 p.m.

to close April 14.

Just mention the Children’s Home or wear a Children’s Home sticker, and a percentage of the meal cost will be donated to the Children’s Home.

For more information, contact Charee Godwin-Smith at the Children’s Home, 351-8004.

It’s time to plan for the 9th Annual Jim Bankhead Golf Scramble scheduled for June 6 at the Arrowhead Course at Comanche Trail Golf Club.

That’s only two months away! So, start recruiting your teammates and look for further announcements in the next few weeks.

The book club affinity group will meet at 7 p.m. April 14 at the home of Phyllis Fields, 3226 S. Travis St.

FPC will be hold a Women’s Prayer Retreat from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 29 at the Bishop DeFalco Conference Center.

The DeFalco Center will provide a facilitator to lead us through their prayer labyrinth. A prayer labyrinth is a planned prayer time in which you progressively enter into the labyrinth, removing yourself from the world and preparing yourself for quiet time in God’s presence.

After spending some time in quiet prayer, you begin the planned progression out of the labyrinth back into the world with a fresh spirit and fresh perspective given to you by your prayer time there.

Those who would like to carpool can meet at FPC at 9 a.m. and drive to DeFalco together. The retreat will include lunch. Please call Jean Edwards at 373-4242 so we will know how many lunches to provide.

Someone who volunteered during the March 26 Manna Ministries distribution day left their coat behind. Please contact Tamala McKenzie at the church to claim it.

If you are a member of FPC and have been on a Walk to Emmaus, mark your calendars for a Reunion Potluck Supper from 6:30 to 8 p.m. May 8 in the Parlor.

Also, please send your contact info to Rita Rogers, who is compiling a list of everyone from FPC who has been on the Walk. Her address is double_r@suddenlink.net or call her at 672-5555.

In last week’s Chimes we inadvertently misidentified one of the children in the photo of the choir that traveled to Lubbock. Shelby Morris was misidentified as Abbi Adams. We’re sorry about the error.

Vacation Bible School 2008 is officially set for June 9-13. It’s never too soon to plan on joining us!

Please feel free to contact Charee Godwin-Smith at cgodwinsmith@phcama.org if you would like to volunteer your time and services. It’s sure to be a great week!

Congratulations to Brian and Amanda Kelleher in the March 26 birth of their daughter, Deaven Neelie Kelleher. Grandparents are Dale and Linda Williams.

Sympathy is extended to Phyllis Collum in the March 10 death of her husband, Ed Collum of Amarillo.

Sympathy is extended to Caroline and Doug Woodburn in the March 14 death of Caroline’s uncle, Jess Willard Stout of Amarillo.

Sympathy is extended the David and Cheryl Snyder in the March 31 death of David’s grandmother, Nellie Seager of Amarillo.