Our Vision is to passionately pursue the calling May of Christ to: 2018 Love God. Love People. Change Lives. The Hartung family (Damien, Ciera, Connie and Lane) won the Easter Flower Cross Facebook contest! Case for Christ Mission Accomplished Another successful year of presbyKIDS is in the books! We met some new friends (gained KIDS from five new families this year!), played some cool games, sang some fun songs, and learned SO MUCH about the Messiah – his role as our rescuer, the amazing things he said and did according to eyewitnesses, his great sacrificial love for us, and the extremely important assignment he has for us to share the Good News with everyone everywhere. We couldn’t have completed our top-secret investigations without these experts – huge shout-outs to: Small Group Leaders Music Specialist Culinary Wonders Sweet Treat Specialist Craig Huffman Roger Bunnell Charley Benke Betsy Hulett Mandy Lackey Sharon Erickson Jeff Manka Craft Specialist Scott Johnston MANY Other Lisa Manka Meghann Snyder Kari Kindler Helpful Hands & Micaela Papousek Art Sorensen Dessert Bringers! Sarah Riddle Security Detail Vicki Sorensen Tyler Riddle (right) gets a selfie Lloyd Schulz Master Chef Jody Sheppard with Rebecca the Donkey THANK YOU so much for serving with our presbyKIDS this year, helping them to (left) on Palm Sunday! GROW and experience life change, as you shared his great love with each one of them with your willing hearts and skillful talents! Anissa Huffman & The PresbyKIDS Inside this issue: SERVE with the Summer Lunch Program Connect 2 Our church is once again hosting the Summer Lunch Program - beginning Tuesday, May 29, and continuing for 10 ½ weeks – through Calendar 3 Wednesday, August 8. Volunteers are needed in the kitchen, lunch room, with Dodge County Head Start’s Kindergarten Jumpstart, Fremont Public Schools’ K-4 Grow 4 S.T.E.A.M. program, and with the 5th-12th grade Hope Center for Kids youth program. Volunteers Serve 5 are also needed to help with leading chapel, assembling weekend food totes, and filling backpacks with school supplies. Contact Jen at 402-721-7904 or jen@presbyterianfremont. News & Notes 6 org to help Fremont kids thrive this summer! Page 2 The Bell May 2018 Connect First Friday Family Night: Calvin Crest Hike & Campfire Spring may have finally arrived in Nebraska! Let’s celebrate with a First Friday Night Hike and Campfire out at Calvin Crest Camp, Conference & Retreat Center! The campfire will be roaring and ready for hot dog roasting at 6 PM on Friday, May 4. After dinner, we’ll take hikes in the woods down by the river and return to the campfire for s’mores! $3 per person suggested donation to help cover the cost of dinner. In case of rain or mud, we’ll still be roasting our marshmallows over a fire – join us in the (newly painted) Lodge, Sundays, 9:00 a.m. instead! Help us with a hot dog count – sign up your family in the Alcove off the Fellowship Hall. *SPECIAL EDITION* Fourth Friday Family Night: School’s Out Summer Celebration Sundays, 10:30 a.m. No more teachers, no more books – amazing summer vacation begins. Sounds like reason to celebrate! We’ll be partying on the church lawn Friday night, May 25 beginning at 6 PM. Pack some lawn chairs or a blanket and Sunday, May 6 come on over for dinner; we’ll be grilling 1:30 Nye Square - bring a side to share (chips, pasta salad, watermelon, etc.). Lawn games, To request communion, please conversation, loads of fun & smiling faces after dinner with an outdoor movie contact the church office. (to be announced) beginning at dusk. Sign up your family in the Alcove! L.I.F.T. Women’s Ministry We are excited to announce a new ministry team – Ladies in Fellowship Together: L.I.F.T. exists to help women engage in the life of the church. The ministry is a group of women who are coordinating services and events that Next PW Gathering: continue to help the church. All ladies are invited to attend a coffee and Thursday, May 10 1:15 p.m. conversation to learn more about L.I.F.T. ministry on Saturday, May 19 at 9:00 (note date change) a.m. in the Gathering Place. One service opportunity the team would like to do is to provide meals to members in need. Whether there’s a new baby, coming home from a surgery, to finishing up cancer treatments, they’d like to take the burden off a meal planning and send some love. L.I.F.T. will provide two meals within a week. Please call the office to let them know of your need and a team member will call you with details. Next Mariners Club: Tuesday, May 8, 6:00 p.m. L.I.F.T. will also be hosting some fellowship events soon for ladies to connect Hospice Care & Home Care and sign up for ways to help. For example, the L.I.F.T. leadership team will be hosting fellowship coffees on the fourth Saturday of every month at Milady What is the difference Coffee House. This is simply to come and connect with friends from church. between Hospice Care and The first coffee will be Saturday, May 26 at 9:00 a.m. For more information Home Care? If you do not contact Jen at [email protected]. know or you want to learn more then you need to attend the Mariners Club meeting on Next K-Crew Leadership Team: Tuesday, May 8 at 6:00 p.m. Sunday, February 18, 10:05 a.m., in the Fellowship Hall. We will Westminster Room have our usual potluck meal. The Men’s K-Crew exists to help engage The Program will be presented men in the life of our awesome church. by Karin Ricker, Hospice & We cook in the kitchen, enjoy Friday Home Care Clinical Manager breakfast and Bible Study at Mel’s Diner, support many church and community of FHMC. ministries, and much more! Come join the fun! Contact Jeff Miller to get connected with the K-Crew (402-871-0127). May 2018 presbyCalendar Page 3 The Bell May 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 8:45 BSF Leaders 9:00 Women’s Bible 10:30 SLP Coordinat- 6:30 AM Men’s Please submit calendar requests 10:00 Worship on Study Fellowship ing Team Life Group at Mel’s and changes to the church office. 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