| Guidelines for when church services and committee meetings are cancelled and church office is closed due to weather. Church Cancelled: You can go to the following television station websites: www.wthr.com (Channel 13) or www.wlfi.com (Channel 18). Click on Weather; then on Closing and Delays. They will be listed in alphabetical order. Watch Channel 13 or Channel 18 and the cancellation will scroll at the bottom of the screen. We will place the cancellation on the church website @ www.monticellofpc.org. The cancellation will be announced on our local radio station WMRS 107.7. Church Committee Meetings Cancelled: The Committee Team Leader will determine if meeting will be cancelled. They are to be conservative in making their decision. Meetings can always be rescheduled or held on the following Sunday after worship service. Appears to be snowing and ice – cancel. Appears to be cleared up prior to meeting – Committee Leader to decide. Church Office Closed: Twin Lakes School Corporation on 2 Hour Delay – get into the office when you can. Staff should call office and leave message. Twin Lakes School Corporation Closed – Staff to call if you can not make it in. Staff should not take unnecessary risks getting into work. Use your judgment in making decision. |
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A benefit of a local church is that it provides you with the spiritual protection of Godly leaders. God gives shepherd leaders the responsibility to guard, protect, defend and care for the spiritual welfare of his flock. We are told, “Their work is to watch over your souls, and they know they are accountable to God” (Hebrews 13:17, NLT).
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| Relay For Life First Presbyterian Church Team
On June 8th there is a special event taking place in Monticello. This event is called the “Relay for Life.” I am starting to organize a church team this year. If you are interested in helping me in presenting a team from our church, to our community showing, our support in helping others, please contact the church office.
Relay for Life Team Captain – First Presbyterian Church |
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SOUP 4 SOULS |
The Methodist Church hosts Soup 4 Souls on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. Our church is responsible for the 4th Tuesday of each month from 4:15 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. We need to provide at least two people to work and donate two plates of brownies. Volunteers are needed. Please contact Ardis Bramlage if you are willing to serve. |
"Upon this rock I will build my Church" Matthew 16:18 “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21 A pastor made an appeal in church for a great and worthy cause. A certain woman came to him and handed him a check for $50 asking at the same time if her gift was satisfactory. The pastor immediately replied, “If it represents you.” There was a moment of soul-searching thought and she asked to have the check returned to her. She left with it and a day or two later she returned handing the pastor a check for $5,000 and again asked the same question. “Is my gift satisfactory?” The pastor gave the same answer as before, “If it represents you.” As before, a truth seemed to be driving deeply. After a few moments of hesitation, she took the check and left. Later in the week she came again with a check. This time it was for $50,000. As she placed it in the pastor’s hand, she said, “After earnest, prayerful thought, I have come to the conclusion that this gift does represent me and I am happy to give it.” Few if any of us could afford to write a $50,000 check for anything but that’s not the point. The point is: Does our giving represent who we are and who God intends for us to be? Remember the story in Mark 12 about the widow’s mite? “A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins which were worth a penny. Then Jesus called to his disciples and said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.” No one expects anyone to give all of their financial resources to the church. However, if we each covenant with God and with each other to give our whole selves to God, then our financial gifts will represent who we are and who God intends for us to be. As you consider your gift to the reconstruction fund, remember that this gift needs to be in addition to your regular tithe. Does your giving represent who you are? Building & Grounds Team |