Click April 2023 for the April Newsletter from the First Presbyterian Church of Champaign.  This edition includes information on…

• services throughout Holy Week including a soup supper on Maundy Thursday at 6 pm and a joint worship with First Methodist Church on Good Friday at 7 pm in our Sanctuary;
• the upcoming concert by David LaMotte on Sunday, April 16, at 3 pm in our Sanctuary;
• Know anyone graduating?  We would like to honor our graduates later this Spring;
• the One Great Hour of Sharing offering which will be taken Palm Sunday and Easter;
• items being collected to take to Cuba in April;
• Celebration of Earth Day on Sunday, April 23.  Cindy Shepherd will preach.
• Music Sunday is May 7!

We are “showered” with events throughout April.  Be sure not to miss what is happening at your church this Spring!

Click March 2023 for the March Newsletter from First Presbyterian Church of Champaign.  Coming up includes…

• Celebration of our relationship with the Presbyterian Church in Luyano, Cuba on Sunday, March 12.  Join us that morning for a special service followed by brunch Cuban style.  More information in this issue.
• We are in the midst of Lent.  Maundy Thursday, April 6, will be a communion service and soup supper at 6 pm.  On Good Friday we will host our neighbors the Methodist at a service in our Sanctuary at 7 pm.  Easter worship is at 9 am on April 9.
• During Lent, we will have a discussion series on Adam Hamilton’s “The Walk, Five Essential Practices of the Christian Life” Sunday mornings at 10:15.  (We will skip March 12 and go to brunch that morning.)
• Donate towards the Spring flowers that will decorate the Sanctuary on Easter.
• David LaMotte will join us Sunday, April 16, at 3 pm for a free concert followed by a reception.  Mark your calendars now!
• As you Spring clean, keep in mind our collection June 3 to support Habitat and Salt & Light.  Read more about what we can accept on their behalf in this issue.

Click February 2023 to find the February news from First Presbyterian Church in Champaign.

• This Sunday, January 29, hear from electric car owners Cindy Shepherd and Brandi & Jason Lowe on the pros and cons of owning an EV as part of our Adult Ed class immediately following the 9 am service.
• Join us for our 2nd Sunday Brunch on February 12.
• Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on February 22.  We will have an Ash Wednesday service at 7 pm that evening.  Lenten Devotionals will be available that first Sunday of Lent.
• The Annual Meeting of the Congregation will be Sunday, February 26.
• Get to know our Sabbatical Pastors Connie Bandy and Jean Oliver-Holder who are filling in while Pastor Matt is on Sabbatical.
• The Winter/Spring Small Group brochure is now available online or in the kiosks at church.
• Save the date for David Lamotte in Concert on Sunday, April 16, at 3 pm.

Click January 2023 2 to receive News from First Presbyterian Church of Champaign….

• Pastor Matt gives a brief outline of upcoming events in his article.  Mark your calendars and watch for more information on each.
• Why not consider sharing your enthusiasm for music and join our choir or bell choir this year?  Joe Grant tells you how.
• Pastor Matt will be on Sabbatical January 23 to February 20, 2023.  The Revs. Connie Bandy and Jean Oliver-Holder will be filling in while he is gone.
• C-U at Home’s One Winter Night February 3 along with a celebratory concert on February 4.
• Mission updates include communications from Cuba, Mission Co-Worker Mark Adams and DREAAM.
• ELL (English Language Learners ) news.

Click November 2022 for the November newsletter for the First Presbyterian Church of Champaign.  Be sure to read about…

• This Sunday, October 30, we will remember church members who have died this past year.
• Dr. Don Wuebbles, professor emeritus of atmospheric science at the U of I, is our guest speaker this Sunday, October 30, at the 10:15 am Faith in the Real World series;
• Trunk or Treat this Sunday, October 30, from 5-6 pm in the church parking lot.
• Welcomed & Affirmed Zoom series to be held in November.  Join us online for a safe Christian space to better understand how to communicate sensitively and to welcome and affirm all people.
• Join us for our next Second Sunday Brunch on November 14.
• “Surviving the Holidays” offered throughout the coming holiday season will help those who have lost a loved one.
• Mission updates include a list of items that our Cuba delegation would like to take to our sister church in Luyano in November; Environmental Team updates; and news from our ELL (English Language Learners) class;
• The Angel Tree is back this year.  Gifts for Kemmerer Village are needed by December 11, 2022.