Welcome!

Sunday, January 22 9:30 a.m.—Church School 10:45 a.m.—Worship, Sanctuary After Worship—Potluck Dinner and Annual Meeting of the Congregation, Fellowship Hall

Our Mission

Called by God and guided by the Holy Spirit, the mission of the First Presbyterian Church, Great Bend, Kansas, is to worship God, grow in our knowledge of God’s love, reach out to make new disciples, and commit our lives to Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.

Welcome to Worship

If you're a new visitor to our worship service, we welcome you! Please be sure to register at our guest registry and take our "Mug and a Hug" home with you. Along with the Hugs®, the mug contains a brochure full of information about First Presbyterian in Great Bend. We hope you'll worship with us again!

Prayers

Remember these people during times of prayer today:
Bob Harders, Gina Wilkes, Marge Shauers, Terry Schenkel, Irv Burhenn, Shelley Brooks, Shannon DeHaan, Laura Padgett, Joe Spears, Abby Trapp, Phyllis Bosley,

Harold Johnson and Jane Howard and family on the death of Elaine Johnson,

The Bosley family on the death of Phyllis's sister, Edith.

Grief Support Sessions

Starting January 12th at 6:00 p.m. in the parlor, Hospice Care of Kansas will be hosting a grief support group. The group will meet every other Thursday. Sessions are free of charge and are offered to persons associated with Hospice Care's deceased patients and to the public.

Annual Meeting of the Congregation

January 22, 2012 - Following Worship

Please plan to attend this important meeting! There will also be a potluck dinner so bring a covered dish and your table service. If you are not able to bring something, please still come for the meeting and the meal.

Prayer Service for Week of Prayer For Christian Unity

The Barton County Association of Churches is offering a Prayer Service January 22 at 3:00 p.m. for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (January 18-25). The service will be at the Dominican Chapel of the Plains, 3600 Broadway.

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity focuses attention on the call and vision of Christian unity and celebrates the truth that what unites Christians is greater than what divides them. Each of the 37 churches in Great Bend has been invited to this service with the goal to have representation from every church.

Session Retreat

The Session is reminded that the Session Retreat will be Wednesday, January 25, at 6:00 p.m. in the Mustard Seed Room. New and returning session members should attend this retreat.

PW Gathering

The next PW Gathering is Wednesday, February 1, in the parlor.

2012 Envelopes

The contribution envelopes for 2012 are available at the back of the Sanctuary.
Please do not use them until 2012.

It is not too late to return your commitment card for 2012!
Per Capita for 2012 will be $26.00.

Coffee Klatch

Join us for coffee and conversation every Friday morning at 9:30 a.m. in the parlor!

Presbyterian Men

Presbyterian Men meet each Friday at noon at the Highland Hotel. All men are invited.

We Are Still Collecting

• Sunday Coupon Sections (given to Military Moms to distribute to Food Bank and PXs overseas) - We have been told this is greatly appreciated.

• Box Tops For Education (given to area schools)

Collection boxes are in the bookcase in the small parlor and on the shelves across from the handicapped-accessible bathroom.

2011 Thank Offering Recipients

National:
Pastoral Candidate Internship
Austin, Texas
$22,402

Street Youth Ministry (SYM) is a ministry founded in 2008. The mission of Street Youth Ministry (SYM) is to know, love and serve street-dependent youth in the 12 blocks west of the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.

A Thank Offering grant will provide a small stipend to seminary interns working with homeless youth. Over ten years, the Street Ministry Pastoral Candidate Internship will train 100 pastors to be better able to lead their churches in justice ministries dealing with homelessness and poverty.

International:
Livelihood Empowerment and Poverty Alleviation Through Sustainable Fish Processing
Central Region, Ghana
$38,500

The Community Livelihood Improvement Initiative's mission is to alleviate rural poverty, improve women's income levels, generate local employment and address food security and malnutrition challenges within the coastal villages of the Gomoa East District.

It is a collaborative program in the community to involve mainly women in fish buying, processing and marketing.

A grant from the Thank Offering will help build a cold storage facility for fresh fish and increase employment for women by teaching them fish processing, marketing and sales techniques.

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