Lenten Lunches will be March 12, 19. and 26th.  Lunch is at 11:45 followed by the service at 12:15.  Please call the church office at 364-3852 by 3 pm each Wednesday for the Thursday lunch.  Feel free to sign up for one or all at the same time.

The title of Reverend Bob Morrison’s sermon for the week of March 08, 2015 is The Way of Christ … for Me? based on scriptures from Galatians 5:25.  The hymns for Sunday are Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim; Spirit Divine, Attend Our Prayers; and Lord Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing.

Our annual Lenten Lunches will begin this coming Thursday, March 12.  Lunch will be served at 11:45 followed by service at 12:15 with our speaker, Mark Long, Development Director with Community Partnership.  Our speakers for March 19 will be Reverend Bob Morrison, and March 26, Steve Barber, PCRMC AVS Department Chaplain. Please plan to attend any or all of the services.

Worship begins at 9:45 am, followed by education and fellowship at 11:00 a.m.  Our church provides a Nursery during worship service.  First Presbyterian Church is located at 919 E. Tenth Street in Rolla.  Our website is www.rollapresby.org.

Message from Pastor Oerter below:

Worship/Music and Trustees have decided, and I concur, that we will hold worship tomorrow. We’re sure the lot will be plowed, and Larry will show up early to shovel paths to the Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall, and the Portico will be clear enough. Bells will not play this Sunday, but will bring you their gift of music at a later date.

So I’ll be there and a few others. If you can negotiate the roads and our sloping parking lot … just use your good judgement.

If I don’t get to see you, I’ll be praying for each of you as the Holy Spirit brings you to mind, and regularly in a general way for the continuing of our good work together; and, of course, for a thorough and focused search process [read: expeditious, but not rushed] for your next, long-term, pastor.

I’ve grown to love you deeply, and value your unusually fine church!

This is the core of what I would say to you tomorrow … as I said, if I don’t get to say “Good bye” with you, face to face.

love and prayers, John

Membership is happy to report the Chili Contest was tasty and fun.  We encourage more folks to attend these events.  First Friday Night Out will be March 6th at 5:30 pm at Randy’s Roadkill.  We will have a special Easter Sunday fellowship so let Mary know if you wish to help.  The adult Progressive dinner is planned for April 10 starting at 5 pm.

Looking way ahead, we have planned the All Church Picnic for May 17 following worship at Ber Juan pavilion.

The title of Pastor John Oerter’s sermon for the week of March 01, 2015 is Mortal Paradox based on scriptures from Mark 8: 31 – 38.  The hymns for Sunday are The Glory of These Forty Days and Come, Risen Lord.

Worship begins at 9:45 am. Our church provides a Nursery during worship service.  Following worship on Sunday will be a farewell luncheon for Pastor Oerter at 11:00 am in the fellowship hall.  Please join us in honoring him for his service. First Presbyterian Church is located at 919 E. Tenth Street in Rolla.  Our website is www.rollapresby.org.

Please have your newsletter articles to the office by Friday, February 20th for inclusion in the March Newsletter.