Weekday Email to Members and Friends – 2020-05-29

Friday 29 May 2020
 
Members and Friends of 
First Presbyterian Church
Champaign, Illinois
 
Dear Friends, 
 
About the time you get this email, your Session’s Covid-19 Response Team will be meeting via Zoom. Please pray for that group, and thank Peter Yau for his role as our science advisor. 
 
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On this Sunday, we have a special service of worship for you. It was fun to record. I’ll see you Sunday at 9:00 on Facebook, YouTube, and the Church website. Go to FirstPres.Live to find the links.
 
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What happens every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.?
 
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Don’t forget to wear your masks when you go out. When you do, you are telling the world
·      you respect the power of this pandemic, 
·      you are using the brains God gave you, 
·      you care about your safety, 
·      you especially care for others’ safety, and 
·      you are taking your role as God’s steward of creation seriously. 
 
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How are you sharing your violin/using God’s gifts to heal the world?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REwFf6tbue0
 
I’m reminded of the hymn “Lord of the Dance”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_AxMA_dE4Q
 
22-million views. Plus you. Turn it up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOjHhS5MtvA
 
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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
 
 
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New fun photo challenge! Each Friday the Nurture Committee is challenging us to read an assigned scripture about Jesus and come up with a representation of the story using whatever you already have around the house and share it in photo form.
CHALLENGE #7
RESURRECTION – Luke 24:1-12
Some may think that our story is done.
But they would be wrong, it has only begun!
For after 3 days, Jesus rose from the dead
To give us new life forever, just as He said!
 
Our greatest hope comes in knowing that we will get to spend all of eternity with Jesus and with all who follow him! We don’t have to be slaves to sin. Jesus can help us to live with joy and life now. That is what Easter is all about!
 
Take a picture of you celebrating. Maybe you have a Easter photo, past or present to share.
 
Post your photo to:
 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/firstpreschampaign/
 live@firstpres.church
 For Instagram @fpcchampaign
 
Example

 
 
 


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