The FPC Newsletter 601 Pine Street Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601 January 2017 It surprised me a bit to realize that I’ve known many of you since 2011 (the old Dave Dendy days). Carol and I were with you in that wilder- ness time known as “the interim,” and there with you to welcome Stuart and Cindy. We have made FPC a kind of “second home” church since retirement, and you have made it so easy for us to do so. Now here we are facing an open and, in some ways, an unsettling future. Stuart wrote last month about living in a world that is constantly changing. To me that means we can (and should) look back; but we also need to be…. SYNOPSIS - A New York adman (Will Smith) deals with the heartache of losing a child by writing letters to Time, Death, and Love. He is soon visited by representations of the three concepts, and they, along with his close friends, help him return to some sem- blance of a normal life. Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, Michael Peña, Helen Mirren, Naomie Harris, Keira Knightley, and Jacob Latimore co- star. Directed by David Frankel. ~ Jack Rodg- ers, Rovi. Provided by Rovi www.fandango.com/collateralbeauty_195641/ plotsummary Looking Back: In December a movie entitled “Collateral Beauty” was released. In the film there’s a hospital scene in which an old woman says to a griev- ing young mother, “Don’t forget to look for the collateral beauty.” It struck me that this is what we might best be doing together in the coming months - looking for the “collateral beauty” - because it’s there. As we work our way through this painful, problematic and priceless journey we call life, you and I will undoubted- ly grieve many things. My prayer is that, especially in those tough times, you will discover the collateral beauty. I know it’s there. The first time I saw it was when I looked, really looked, at the won- drous cross on which Jesus died, and found a love amazing and di- vine that would never let me go. Pastor Alan Looking Forward: The Movie “Collateral Beauty”
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The FPC Newsletter 601 Pine Street Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601
January 2017
It surprised me a bit to realize that
I’ve known many of you since 2011
(the old Dave Dendy days). Carol
and I were with you in that wilder-
ness time known as “the interim,”
and there with you to welcome Stuart
and Cindy. We have made FPC a
kind of “second home” church since
retirement, and you have made it so
easy for us to do so. Now here we are
facing an open and, in some ways, an
unsettling future. Stuart wrote last
month about living in a world that is
constantly changing. To me that
means we can (and should) look
back; but we also need to be….
SYNOPSIS - A New York adman (Will Smith)
deals with the heartache of losing a child by writing letters to Time, Death, and Love. He is soon visited by representations of the three concepts, and they, along with his close friends, help him return to some sem-blance of a normal life. Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, Michael Peña, Helen Mirren, Naomie Harris, Keira Knightley, and Jacob Latimore co-star. Directed by David Frankel. ~ Jack Rodg-ers, Rovi. Provided by Rovi www.fandango.com/collateralbeauty_195641/
plotsummary
Looking Back:
In December a movie entitled
“Collateral Beauty” was released. In
the film there’s a hospital scene in
which an old woman says to a griev-
ing young mother, “Don’t forget to
look for the collateral beauty.” It
struck me that this is what we might
best be doing together in the coming
months - looking for the “collateral
beauty” - because it’s there. As we
work our way through this painful,
problematic
and priceless
journey we call
life, you and I
will undoubted-
ly grieve many
things. My
prayer is that,
especially in
those tough
times, you will
discover the
collateral beauty. I know it’s there.
The first time I saw it was when I
looked, really looked, at the won-
drous cross on which Jesus died, and
found a love
amazing and di-
vine that would
never let me go.
Pastor Alan
Looking Forward:
The Movie “Collateral Beauty”
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Thank you Women’s Quarterly Event
Table of Contents Page 1 Looking back/forward Page 2 Thank you & 2nd Sunday Lunch Women’s event: Life around the Table Thank you from MOPS Page 3 Blue Zone Corner Page 4 Library Page 5 Women’s Bible Studies Senior Luncheon Page 6 ROCK Youth Group Page 7 “Night of Love” fundraiser King’s Kids Zoning In Page 8 Informational page
Thank you to many people for cards, calls, e-mails, visits, food, help and fix-it jobs, hugs and sup-port before and after Fred's death.
Special thanks go to Belinda and Pastor Stuart for a special memorial service,
the Deacons for the lovely set up and refreshments, the Memory Table crew who helped many see who the real Fred used to be, and the Prayer Shawl group for their loving care of me. You are each appreciated for your special love and caring. by Anne Weaver
Life Around the Table
Save the date for our next Life Around
the Table - January 19th, 2017 at 5:15
p.m.! The location will be announced
soon.
Let's gather together and share life.
Watch for more details in the bulletin.
Our cinnamon roll
fundraiser was, once
again, a success
thanks to all of you!
We made over 135
dozen cinnamon
rolls! We had a great
time together and hope you all enjoyed
your delicious baked goods. MOPS and
MOMSnext will be starting back up
Tuesday, Jan-
uary 10th at
9am. Please
consider join-
ing us as we
become the
starry eyed.
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Healthy Habits Classes are being offered at
FPC as part of becoming a
'Blue Zone' church community.
Putting You in Control of Your Portions
Jan 12th at 12:05 In the Fellowship Hall
Are you determined to be HEALTHIER in 2017? Portion control is a great tool toward your success. We will cover just WHY this is important and some ways to help you visualize proper portions and
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Peanut Butter & Cranberry Protein Bars
Ingredients: 3/4 cup walnut piece (or other type of nut) 1 1/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats (not quick-cooking or instant) 1 cup dried cranberries or other dried fruit (or a combination) 1/2 cup vegan semisweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup pure maple syrup 3 tbsp. peanut butter 1 tbsp. vegan butter, melted 1 tsp vanilla extract Directions: 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease an 8-inch-square baking pan. 2. Place the walnuts in a dry skillet and toast over medium heat until light brown and fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes, shaking often. Transfer them to a food processor. 3. Add the oats, dried fruit, chocolate chips, maple syrup, peanut butter, vegan butter and vanilla to the food processor, and pulse until crumbly. Continue to process until the mixture is well combined. Add a little water, a tablespoon at a time, if the mixture is too crumbly to stick together. Press the mixture evenly into the prepared pan. 4. Bake until lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool, then refrigerate until completely cold. Cut into 2- by 4-inch bars. Wrap each bar individually in plastic wrap for easy transport. https://www.bluezones.com
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kind-ness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5: 22-23 NIV
In Love Your Life, Not
Theirs, Rachel Cruze
shines a spotlight on the
most damaging money
habit we have: comparing
ourselves to others. Then
she unpacks seven essen-
tial money habits for living the life we
really want--a life in line with our val-
ues, where we can afford the things we
want to buy without being buried under
debt, stress, and worry. Amazon.com
Library (continued)
Women’s Bible Study Groups
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God's heart is moved by your cries for help, your shouts for joy, your un-spoken worries. We know Him to be a God of unparalled power and au-thority, but Mark's ac-count of Jesus paints
Him as a deeply personal and intimate God too. In The Gospel of Mark: The Jesus We're Aching For, follow Jesus through His days of early ministry all the way to the cross. It's there we discover what it means to be the recipients of His exces-sive compassion and the very reason for His all-consuming passion. Lifeway.com
This study begins Tuesday, January 3rd, at 5:30 p.m.
Our Wednesday morn-
ing group will start up
again on January 4th at
9 a.m. In Looking for
Lovely, Annie F. Downs
shares personal stories,
biblical truth, and exam-
ples of how others have
courageously walked
the path God paved for their lives by re-
membering all God had done, loving
what was right in front of them, and see-
ing God in the everyday—whether that
be nature, friends, or the face they see in
the mirror. www.anniefdowns.com
We are looking forward to fellowship
and learning from God's Word. We
would love to have you join us!
You know how you plan for your food to be ready at a certain time? We planned re-ally well, but the Tur-key roast just didn’t want to cooperate. But you know what, that’s ok. Our guest speaker was Jessica Smith from Klamath Lake Child Evangelism Fellowship; this is a mission that FPC supports. Jessica kept us informed and entertained all at
the same time. During her informational speech, every once in awhile she would look over to us and ask “is the meat done yet?” And then keep right on going. Jessica even gave us “young kids” a
lesson like she would in the “Good News Club”. She taught us how to memorize a scripture, John 20:31. She had us read it a couple times and then she had Iva Jane Will come up and point to one word in the scripture. We read it again without reading the word she pointed to, and then we had Doug Barnes guess what word we left out. He guessed it! That was a pretty clever way to teach, and the Turkey finally got done with a little help from the micro-wave. Thanks everyone! What fun! by Belinda Reno
Senior Luncheon
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R.O.C.K. Youth Group
Sunday December 18th the ROCK Youth group had their annual Christmas Par-
ty. The youth voted this year to have pizza and chicken nuggets for the main dish
and thanks to Dominos we were able to provide!
We had a great time socializing together during din-
ner and then it was off to the White Elephant Ex-
change. We had some great gifts ranging from
cooked waffles to cups of candy with Dutch Cards
hidden in them.
The real fun started though with the "Candy
game.” This game involved a large amount of candy,
two dice and five minutes to get as much candy as
you can without loosing a limb. All in all we had a
Kings Kids Boot Camp was an outstand-ing successful mission for Christ. We accomplished everything we set out to do and more! 93 kids attended Boot Camp from September to December! 1/3 of those kids being "unchurched!" We're so excited that so many kids heard the Good News of Jesus Christ. They raised a total of almost $1,300 for their Missionary family in Costa Rica! That's half a semester of Spanish school for them! God is so good! "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel." Mark 16:15. One mission accomplished and so many missions for Christ left!
We are the Lord’s Army! Sir, yes sir! by Austyn Weems
King’s Kids will be starting up again on Wednesday, January 4th and going thru the school year from 5:15 - 7:15 p.m. every Wednesday. The new program is called: A Candy-land Adventure. There will be Bible stories, Music, Games, Crafts, and Din-ner will be provided at no cost for the children and helpers. The ages for Wednesday’s King’s Kids are from Pre-school (bathroom trained) thru the 5th grade. See how “Sweet it Is” on Wednesday evenings! by Austyn Weems
“Faith that is sure of itself is not faith; faith that is sure of God is the only faith there is.”