Weekly
Schedule
Sundays: 9:00 a.m. Lectionary Study 10:00 a.m. Worship Service Children's Sunday School
~ Begins again in September ~
Nursery
After Service:
Coffee/Fellowship
Wednesdays: 5:45 p.m. Choir Practice
Upcoming Dates
February 21 - New Members Meeting February 28 - Reception of New
Members
Plans are
underway to celebrate our 130 years
with a “Church Family Reunion”
on Saturday, June 26, 2010
at the Ramkota Convention Center.
We are looking for names and addresses
of all former members & ministers.
If you know of former members or ministers
and/or their addresses,
leave or call the office with the information.
We're easy to find:
2010 FCUCC Church Officers
Sandra K., President
Virgil P., Vice President
Kerry B., Clerk
Brenda P., Treasurer
Jan P., Financial Secretary
USHERS AND GREETERS
A set of name badge holders and blanks are on the desk at
the back of the church. Please wear one on the days you are
an usher or greeter so it will help new people who come to
church catch your name easier and get to know you. Please
leave the name badge holders at the desk for use the next
week by others. Thanks
Free River Cities Transit tickets
to provide transportation
to and from church services
or other meetings/services
throughout the week.
for members or others
who may wish to join us.
Contact the Church Office
Large print bulletins are
available.
If you would like one,
please ask the usher.
Volunteers Wanted
Liturgists—Ushers—Greeters
Sign-up sheet is on the desk
at the back of the sanctuary
Thank you for visiting
our web page.
Please come back!
Week of
March 7, 2010
Sunday March 7
9:00 a.m.
Lectionary Study
Third Sunday in Lent
10:00 a.m.
Worship Service with Communion &
Children's
Sunday School
Please join us for Potluck
& Fellowship
Monday
March 8
6:00 p.m.
Recital Make-Up Session
Tuesday
March 9
5:30 p.m.
Christian Ed Meeting
5:30 p.m.
TOPS
Wednesday
March 10
9:30 a.m.
Riggs Guild @ Bev B.'s
12:05 p.m.
Lenten Study at Noon
5:30 p.m.
Lenten Soup & Study
6:30 p.m.
Daring Disciples
7:00 p.m.
Choir Practice
Thursday March 11
2:30-6:00
Blood Drive
5:30
Trustees Meeting
7:00 p.m.
River Harmony Chorus
Week of
March 14, 2010
Sunday
March 14
9:00 a.m.
Lectionary Study
Fourth Sunday
in Lent
10:00 a.m.
Worship Service &
Children's
Sunday School
Please join us for Coffee
& Fellowship
5:30 p.m.
Deacons Meeting
Tuesday
March 16
5:30 p.m.
TOPS
10:00 a.m.
Altar Guild
Wednesday
March 17
12:05 p.m.
Lenten Study at Noon
5:30 p.m.
Lenten Soup & Study
6:30 p.m.
Youth Group
7:00 p.m.
Choir Practice
Thursday
March 18
7:00 p.m.
River Harmony Chorus
11:30 a.m.
Women's Fellowship
World Day of Prayer
Lectionary for Fourth
Sunday in Lent
Isaiah 55:1-9
Psalm 63:1-8
I Corinthians 10:1-13
Luke 13:1-9
Fourth Sunday In Lent
Joshua 5:9-12
Psalm 32
2Corinthians 5:16-21
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
Bible Gateway Just copy & paste the verse
into the search box.
JOIN
US FOR LENT…
for encouragement on the Way
Lenten Services
Wednesday
Evenings
February 24-March 24
Soup and Study
5:30 p.m.
Adult study will be Phillip Yancey’s
“What’s So Amazing About Grace”
Books are available at $7.00 each
There will be movies following supper for the kids.
Applications are
due April 1, 2010,
return to SD Conference Office.
You will also
need 4 references,
most recent transcript,
copy of your FAFSA application,
and local pastor’s endorsement.
Feinstein $1 Million Giveaway
to Fight Hunger
Pierre Area
Referral Service
will be participating in this program
again this year.
Donations received between March 1 and April 30, 2010 will count towards the challenge.
This year we are able to count donations received
for BOTH the Pierre/Ft. Pierre Food Pantry
and the BackPack Food Program.
Donations can include cash, pledges, checks
and food items (we can record each food item
as $1 for this purpose).
Financial donations should be made out
to Pierre Area Referral Service,
and note “Feinstein Challenge” on your check
so it can be counted towards the
$1 Million Giveaway!
Last year, with
your help,
we were able to collect
14,676 lbs. of food
as well as $8,549 in cash donations
for a total of $23,225
being reported to the Feinstein Foundation.
Last year a total
of 1,243 assists
were made to local families;
representing 2,038 adults and 1,187 children.
We are also providing 300 sacks of food each week
to elementary children in Pierre and Ft. Pierre
to take home over the weekend
when no other food program is available.
American
Cancer Society Daffodil Days
March 15, 2010
American Cancer Society Daffodil Days
is a celebration of renewed life
and the coming of spring.
Daffodils are the first flower of spring
and a flower of hope
for families dealing with cancer.
Through its annual Daffodil Days campaign,
the American Cancer Society raises money for
cancer education, patient services &
lifesaving research.
The flowers will be available on March 15th.
Daffodils are a thoughtful way to say thank you
to a friend, neighbor or family member
who has been helpful
and they give encouragement
to anyone going through cancer.
Give Daffodils. Give Hope.
Margurite Audiss Dewell
Church Scholarship
Applications for
the Dewell Scholarship
may be picked up at the church office.
Applications are due May 1, 2009.
This is a $1,000 scholarship and paid in half increments.
Also needed are
white crew socks, gloves and hats
for kids ages 4-11 (pre-K through fifth grade),
both boys and girls.
Backpack Food Program Mayflower Guild is
again supporting
the Backpack food program by coordinating &
delivering donations to Pierre Area Referral Service.
They have supplied a decorated box near the office
for you to drop off your donations.
The following
food items can be used:
(No items containing peanuts or peanuts products)
All individual serving sizes:
Fruit Cups
Pudding
Cups
Instant
Oatmeal Packs
Microwave
Meals (soup, stew,
mac & cheese, or noodle)
Individual
Cheese and Crackers
Cereal
bars
Pop tarts
Lunch cups—beef or chicken
Applesauce
Cups
Jell-O
Cups
Fruit
Juice Boxes
Fruit
Roll-ups
Vienna
Sausages
Small
Raisin Boxes
Cereal
Plastic Bags
You can also
sponsor a child.
For as little as $150,
we can provide a student with a backpack of food
each weekend for an entire school year.
Volunteer
groups or individuals are needed
to help fill sacks.
Call 224-8731 if you are interested.
Contact Pierre Area Referral or the church
for additional information.
Everyone
is Invited to
Potluck Brunch/Lunch Sunday
1st Sunday of Each Month
Following Worship Service
Next Potluck: April 4
Friday, March 26
Newsletter Deadline
We extend a warm Welcome
to all who worship with us.
May your attendance at our worship service
be a wonderful blessing.
E-mail Lori Eschen at
pierreucc@yahoo.com
to be added to the e-mail prayer chain.
Dear Lord,
during this Lenten season,
stir up within us
the desire to be
more Christlike.
Purify our spirits
and lead us daily
in all our thoughts
and actions.
Amen
Almighty God,
may your holiness
ignite holiness within us.
May love, righteousness and sincerity grow
as we worship you
in spirit
and in truth.
The
Youth
Group
Open to all from
5th grade thru 12th
grade.
All ladies of the church
are welcome and encouraged
to join a guild
or attend any meeting they wish
for fellowship,
program, and food. Please contact
any present member
for further information
Everyone Can Serve
Look for opportunities to serve; don’t wait to be asked!
Remember: You can serve
without being a part of an “official” ministry.
