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Midweek: Wednesday, June 29th, 2022

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Midweek: Wednesday June 29th Worship in the Park Though there were thunderstorm at 2AM, we had a quite good weather for outdoor worship in the park. It was very lovely that the two churches gathered together to worship one God because we are one family in Christ. Some photos were taken (by pastor Je) and you can see them at the link below: https://photos.app.goo.gl/WfEfwMMvCbhSySDK9 Dishes Are All Gone As you can see when you come to church on Sunday, the old church dishes, plates, and bowls are all gone. Church Facebook Do you know that the church has a facebook page? You can like us so that you can automatically get the updates when you log into the facebook. Please visit the link below: https://www.facebook.com/firstpreslebanon Secretary Got Surgery Our dear secretary, Gretel, had a Sinus Reconstruction Surgery last Friday. The surgery went well and Gretel is recovering but still having pain. Please keep her in your prayer. Since Gretel is on Medical leave this week, Teresa Brannon

Temporary Housing (Sunday, June 26th, 2022. Worship in the Park with Central Christian Church)

 OT Lesson: Exodus 25:1-9 (CEB) The Lord said to Moses: Tell the Israelites to collect gift offerings for me. Receive my gift offerings from everyone who freely wants to give. These are the gift offerings that you should receive from them: gold, silver, and copper; blue, purple, and deep red yarns; fine linen; goats’ hair; rams’ skins dyed red; beaded leather; acacia wood; oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense; gemstones; and gems for setting in the priest’s vest and chest piece. They should make me a sanctuary so I can be present among them. You should follow the blueprints that I will show you for the dwelling and for all its equipment. NT Lesson: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 (NRSV) For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling—if indeed, when we have taken it off we will

Midweek: Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022

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  Midweek 6/22/22 IN THIS ISSUE: Facebook Post! Music Notes Worship in the Park, June 26th More Dishes Your Contact Information Birthdays & Anniversaries Thank you Greeters! Change: Gretel’s hours Who is God? “. . . that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.” Romans 1:12 Facebook Post! Did you know that First Presbyterian Church has a Facebook page? We do! Please jump on there and check it out. It’s a great way to stay connected and see what is happening in the FPC family. Music Notes : No Choir Rehearsal until after Labor Day. Worship in the Park, is this Sunday - June 26th, at 10am at the Memorial Park Bandstand in Lebanon. We will worship with Central Christian Church and enjoy a pitch-in lunch after the service. Please bring lawn chairs for the service and a dish to share for the lunch. Table service and beverages will be provided. We look forward to worshiping together in this beautiful setting. More Dishes! FPC has dishes to spare. For the

101: Thou Shalt not Judge (Sunday, June 19th, 2022)

OT Lesson: Genesis 3:1-7 (CEB) The snake was the most intelligent of all the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say that you shouldn’t eat from any tree in the garden?” The woman said to the snake, “We may eat the fruit of the garden’s trees but not the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden. God said, ‘Don’t eat from it, and don’t touch it, or you will die.’” The snake said to the woman, “You won’t die! God knows that on the day you eat from it, you will see clearly and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” The woman saw that the tree was beautiful with delicious food and that the tree would provide wisdom, so she took some of its fruit and ate it, and also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then they both saw clearly and knew that they were naked. So they sewed fig leaves together and made garments for themselves. NT Lesson: John 5:19-29 (NRSV) Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, the S

Midweek: Wednesday, June 15th, 2022

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  Midweek 6/15/22 IN THIS ISSUE: Important Safety Note Facebook Post! Music Notes Worship in the Park, June 26th The Dish Ran Away . . . to Your House? Graduate Recognition Your Contact Information Birthdays & Anniversaries Thank you Greeters! God’s Strength is the Vehicle “. . . that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.” Romans 1:12 This is an important safety notice : When entering and exiting the building please be careful that you are not letting other people in. It may seem rude and uncomfortable to shut the door, but we must follow safety protocol. Anyone entering the church outside a service/when the door is locked, PPM Parent or Church Member, must each enter on their own. Unless the person is in your party, you need to let them ring the bell and ask for assistance. Whether a PPM parent or grandparent, a visitor to the church, or someone requesting assistance, please let the door shut and let them ring the bell and the PPM office or the

101: Thou Shalt Doubt (Sunday, June 12th, 2022)

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OT Lesson: Judges 6:33-40 (CEB) Some time later, all the Midianites, Amalekites, and other easterners joined together, came over, and set up camp in the Jezreel Valley. Then the Lord’s spirit came over Gideon, and he sounded the horn and summoned the Abiezrites to follow him. He sent messengers into all of Manasseh, and they were also summoned to follow him. Then he sent messengers into Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali too, and they marched up to meet them. But then Gideon said to God, “To see if you really intend to rescue Israel through me as you have declared, I’m now putting a wool fleece on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece but all the ground is dry, then I’ll know that you are going to rescue Israel through me, as you have declared.” And that is what happened. When he got up early the next morning and squeezed the fleece, he wrung out enough dew from the fleece to fill a bowl with water. Then Gideon said to God, “Don’t be angry with me, but let me speak j