Video produced by the preschool and shared on Sunday, January 9: https://youtu.be/RqrYK-WW3oQ

Also, apologies for the poor sound level at the beginning of worship. We are continuing to improve our A/V system and settings.

March 29 “Hope and Lamentation”. Pastor Hartley has prepared a homily on Psalm 42.  To view it, please find the YouTube video here:   https://youtu.be/P98kVJMSMz4

Interfaith Dialogue

Campus Ministries Association is holding an Interfaith Dialogue on April 16 at 6 pm in the Carver-Turner room at the Havener Center. It is open to both the campus and the community. It is an opportunity to discuss faith issues with Christians, Muslims, atheists, and others, in a friendly environment.

Chess Blitz!

On Wednesday, April 18, at 7 pm, Common Call Campus Ministry is hosting a speed chess event. It will be held in the Ozark Room at the Havener Center. The goal is to foster fellowship between the sponsoring churches (First Presby, Christ Episcopal, and Hope Lutheran) and students on campus. Feel free to join us, especially if you enjoy playing chess.

Preached by Rev. John Oerter at First Presbyterian Church of Rolla.  Based on Luke 15:3-7 and 1 Timothy 1:12-17.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

The Trustees are charged with the physical assets of the church, from the basement to the roof and the outside grounds.

Thanks of the generosity of the members of this church we have been able to complete the following in the last 4 years:

• New Metal roof $90,000
• New sanctuary A/C $34,000
• New Energy efficient windows: $28,000
• Reseal and strip the parking lot: $7,000
• New Heating Boiler: $17,000
• Thanks to the PW for the kitchen update: $21,000
• We have just finished the last of the window updates for a cost of $2,700
• Repair of one of the fellowship hall A/C units: $1,300
• New concrete in front of church out side the sanctuary doors: $2,000

Our wish list for the future is: new security cameras for the church, additional insulation in attic above day care, second new a/c unit for the fellowship hall, and the repaving of the east parking lot estimated to be $40,000.

Trustees are in addition to myself, Ken Kwantes, Bob Anderson, Frank Jessop and Rhonda Kimball.  If you have any questions or notice any problems, please talk to one of the trustees about it.

The membership committee is planning a float trip for August 18.  We will probably float the Big Piney, which should have enough water.  The outfitter has both canoes and rafts.  If you are interested, please contact Jonathan Kimball for more details.

The Stewardship & Finance committee has two closely related roles.  During most of the year, our only task is to monitor income and expenses and identify any areas of concern.  Our financial statements are all audited by Verkamp & Malone, who generate a long report that our treasurer, Barbara Ford, uses to compare cash flow against our budget.  Then each fall, we organize a stewardship campaign that emphasizes giving as an expression of our relationship with God and His work in the world.  After the fall campaign, we assemble a budget that the Session reviews and approves.

As you know, we are going through a transition now.  I would like to personally thank Barb for stepping up to help.  Eventually our new office manager will take over the day-to-day tasks, and our committee will go back to its oversight role.  I would also like to make it clear that our financial information is readily available to anyone who is interested.  Barb’s reports are posted in the hallway, and anyone on the committee—myself, Ray Fox, Sharlene Morgan, Mary Williams, or Barb—should be able to answer most of your questions.  The exception is that any information about individual giving is known only to Barb and the office manager, and that’s only for tracking purposes.  Thank you.

(Announcement made July 15 by Jonathan Kimball)

Worship and Music
Minute for Session,
May 20, 2012

The job of the worship and music committee is fairly simple… so simple that much of it is invisible to the congregation. Indeed, over the years, many committee tasks have been adopted by groups such as the ushers, or by individuals and even by the church staff. On behalf of us all, we express great gratitude to them… As a committee, one of our ongoing jobscontinues to be trying to find out who does what.

To make a long story shorter, the Worship and Music Committee supports the Pastor and Choir as they lead the congregation in worship every Sunday.

Most of the time what we do are some of the quiet week to week routine tasks that support worship services.

– We try to make sure there is someone to be worship leader every Sunday.

– We try to make sure there are elders to serve communion on the first Sunday of the month, and on other occasions when the Lord’s Supper is celebrated.

– We prepare the Communion meal.

– We organize and prepare special services on special days such as Ash Wednesday. Sometimes that involves preparing and serving a regular meal.

Most of these tasks involve recruiting people. To do these tasks regularly and weekly we need more people to help.

We would like more people to join us on the committee, but you do not have to be on the committee to help.

Talk to us, ask us to tell you more about what we do. Call us or the church office and say you’d like to help.

We are
Vashy Rahaman
Shirley Andrews
Jean Day
and Dixie Finley