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[email protected] Website: www.fpcdixon.com 2012 MARCH BIRTHDAYS 03/02 David Hage 03/09 Stanley Weber 03/20 Judith Magdich 03/02 Andrew Dempsey 03/10 Marvin Speer 03/21 Abbey Schaefer 03/03 Jack Dempsey 03/10 Jon Dempsey 03/24 Erik Hopp 03/07 Char Hawbaker 03/11 David Coers 03/28 Julie Batorski 03/07 Alexandrea Barth 03/12 Cliff Rugh 03/28 Ashley Hawbaker 03/15 Mark Dempsey 03/29 Michael Barth 03/30 DeeAnn Wendt 03/31 Allen Cumberland MARCH ANNIVERSARIES 03/04 Bruce & Carol Bennett 03/14 Dick & Cheryl Mills 03/29 Chuck & Vicki Jones 1 The Belltower A Monthly Publication of First Presbyterian Church Dixon, IL 61021 March 2010 Since the beginning of the year I’ve been following a book of devotional readings taken from the writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer ( I Want to Live These Days with You, Westminster-John Knox Press 2005). I was especially struck by the reading for February 25, and I’d like to quote it for you. Only those who are thankful for small things also receive great things. We keep God from giving us the great spiritual gifts he has for us because we do not give thanks for daily gifts. We think that we cannot be satisfied with the small amount of spiritual knowledge, experience and love given to us and always look greedily for greater gifts (Jer.