Wednesday, October 14^th, 2020
A weekday e-mailer from
Matt Matthews
 
To Members and Friends of 
First Presbyterian Church
Champaign, Illinois
 
Dear Friends,
 
We have a Mission Surprise tonight on our 7 p.m. Wednesday Zoom. See you there.
 
Wednesday Nights:
 
1^st VESPERS—prayer meeting sponsored by our Worship Team
2^nd MISSION TRIP—sponsored by presented by our Mission Team
3^rd: DINNER MUSIC—hosted by our Worship Team
4^th SUNDAY SCHOOL on WEDNESDAY—a study hosted by our Spiritual Formation Team
5^th HAPPY HOUR—social time.

Join our Zoom Gathering each Wednesday at 7 pm
 
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GOOD NEWS! The DREAAM Big Learning Center comes to First Pres next Monday.  DREAAM will use our wifi and Education Building classrooms during the school day Monday-Friday during this pandemic season of remote, online learning. DREAAMers who have trouble getting wifi at home, or who otherwise can’t easily study remotely from at home, will meet at First Pres to do so. Mindy Watt-Ellis is our point person. (ESL currently does not use the space as they are meeting online for now.) This DREAAM program is working in collaboration with Unit 4 of the Champaign Public School District (who will provide food); DREAAM will work within their safety guidelines, the Champaign/Urbana Public Health District, and those of the CDC. Mindy Watts-Ellis is the point person from First Pres; Tracy Dace is the point person from DREAAM. DREAAMers will be divided into three pods, and will total no more than 25-youth and children. 
 
Humor (Hard times need godly laughter): 
 
Teacher/Student jokes from Carol Penka:
 
Teacher—Clyde, your composition on “My Dog” is exactly the same as your brother’s. Did you copy his?
Clyde—No sir; it’s the same dog
 
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Teacher—How old is your father?
Kid—He is 6 years old.
Teacher—What? How is this possible?
Kid—He became a father only when I was born.
 
Good Word:
 
Psalm 139
 
1 O Lord, you have searched me and known me.
2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
    you discern my thoughts from far away.
3 You search out my path and my lying down,
    and are acquainted with all my ways.
4 Even before a word is on my tongue,
    O Lord, you know it completely.
5 You hem me in, behind and before,
    and lay your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
    it is so high that I cannot attain it.
 
LET US PRAY:
 
(Submitted by Jeff Kellam.)
 
What must I do?
How can I serve you?
Is it true what I do is the way
To be near you?

I’m listening
Though sometimes
I can’t hear you.

Looking around
Fills me with wonder
At the way you can keep
This old world running smoothly.
Thinking of you always
Seems to soothe me.

I know you’re probably
Not a man or a woman
Or a time or a season.

But I’m here, and life is dear
And I guess that’s a good
Enough reason to say—

Just let me do
What you put me here to do.
Let me be what you want me to be.
And I hope it’ll cheer you.

I’m listening,
And I think
I can hear you.

Even when I thought I didn’t believe,
You believed in me.
And everyone is a part of you
And anyone can know you
All they’ve got to do is be.

I’m listening,
And I think
I can hear you.
 
    —“I Think I Can Hear You”
by Carole King
 
 
Much, much love to you all.
 
Matt Matthews
Cell: 864.386.9138
Matt@FirstPres.Church