Weekday Email to Members and Friends – 2020-06-05
Friday 5 June 2020
Members and Friends of
First Presbyterian Church
Champaign, Illinois
Dear Friends,
This Friday note from our friend Don Kuhlman. Don and wife Donna were long time members here. Donna died late in 2017. Don moved a year later to Arizona to be closer to his sons. He stays in touch and wrote this yesterday:
Hi Matt: I have many great memories of First Pres . . . and I know Donna shares them with me today.
You asked for a memory. Here’s a list off many:
1. The Church: a welcoming and warm atmosphere by members
2. Greeting Tom, Julia, Richard, Ken, Marianne, Jerry and others before the 8 am church service.
3. The sermons by Matt, Eric and guests that connected me to Christ and made me think about others and the world
4. The wonderful music by Joe Grant, Richard Rossi, and Choir
5. Wonderful meetings with the Pakistan Study Group and bible study group
6. Mae Chapin parlor, a comfortable room for bible study
7. The library—small but surrounded by books on religion
8. Meeting in a church with a 150-year history
9. Stained glass windows—beautiful on sunny or cloudy days
10. Climbing stairs to sanctuary…yep, a good memory…exercise too
11. Marcia and Patty…Need I say more
12. Just a host of good memories of people who made the church so special to the lives of Donna and me.
You asked for a memory. Let me close by saying the First Presbyterian Church of Champaign has been significant in the lives of Donna and me. It still is, even though Donna has passed and I’m living in Chandler, AZ.
Best wishes to all. God Bless.
Isn’t that great to hear from Don? What memories do you have? Care to share them with us?
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What happens every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.? You church gets together for a program of some kind. Last week, it was for a prayer service.
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There is a Black Lives Matter gathering at Hessel Park on noon on Saturday. Feel free to park on our grass and in the driveway if you’d like to join with our wider community to stand up for making our world more whole. You’ll see lots of neighbors you recognize. As for every gathering during tense times, join me in praying for peace.
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I’ll ‘see’ you on Sunday.
Turn on your “device” and find us at: FirstPres.Live
Pay attention to God’s activity in the world around you.
Be amazed.
Tell somebody.
PEACE,
Matt Matthews
864.386.9138
Matt@FirstPres.Church
MUSIC FRIDAY
Blowin’ in the Wind?
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Got the blues?
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News…
Join the Saturday night French prayer service via Zoom at 6 pm
Email info@firstpres.church for the link.
