Easter Music — Deadline is TODAY: On Easter Sunday, the 11:00am Festival Service with choir and organ will be enhanced by five brass players and timpani as we celebrate the Resurrection. The cost for the brass and percussion players is funded solely by donations, and we depend on your generosity to make this happen each year. Please consider giving any amount not only in memory of friends and loved ones, but also in honor of those who mean the most to you. This is a wonderful tribute to those who continuously carry out the work of our great God and gives appreciation for their efforts, time, and talents during this important church season. Thank you for your generosity to make the Easter music beautiful, grand, and festive.
Easter Flowers — Deadline is TODAY: The flowers for Easter are made possible through monetary gifts given in loving memory of family and friends. Memorialized names, with the names of the donors, will appear in the Easter worship bulletin. To donate to either the music, flowers or both, please make checks payable to First Presbyterian Church (memo line: Chancel Guild – Easter Music or Easter Flowers) and mail to First Presbyterian Church, 300 West Wayne Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802 or online at: www.firstpresfortwayne.org. Please have your contribution in by 7pm today, to be listed in the Easter bulletin. Thank you in advance for your generosity!
MISSIONS
The Hunger Relief Committee would like to remind everyone that we are sponsoring our annual FISH and LOAVES food collection during the six weeks of Lent. Leave your donations on the Fish and Loaves table, next to the Church office. You can leave your donations anytime the church is open. We are requesting the following items:
- Canned tuna
- Tuna fish (in cups or packets)
- Canned salmon
- Snack crackers (saltine or oyster crackers)
- Tuna helper
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
You are Invited to a very special Palm Parade! – March 29th between 10:45-11:10 AM: Each Wednesday, Pastor Carrie meets with our day-school children for a weekly chapel lesson. On March 29th, our lesson is all about Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, and the kids will be parading from the chapel, down Preacher’s Row, past the office, and then into the Sanctuary. If you’d like to wave a palm and cheer on our day-school kiddos, we would love to see you there! Construction paper palms will be provided to all who attend. Please feel free to reach out to Carrie (cwinebrenner@firstpresfortwayne.org) with questions or curiosities.
MAD2 Camp Registration is now OPEN! Calling all artists in kinder through fifth grade!
Join us for the third annual MAD2 Camp at First Presbyterian Church! Come spend the week (June 5th-9th) in the wonderful worlds of Music, Art, Drama, and Dance! Dabble in the performing arts under the creative direction of our fabulous partners, the Fort Wayne Youtheatre, the Fort Wayne Dance Collective, and Music Together! MAD2 Camp runs Monday thru Friday, 8:15-12:30 PM, and then we have a showcase and art gallery on Friday evening. This is a wonderful time for grown-ups to see what the campers have been learning, creating, and exploring all week…with cookies and punch! Camp Schedule:
Monday – Friday: 8:15 AM-12:30 PM
Friday evening, Campers arrive for Rehearsal at 5:30 PM while grown-ups peruse the art gallery in McKay Hall
The MAD2 Camp Showcase will begin at 6:30 PM in the Sanctuary with a cookie and punch reception to follow.
Spaces are limited, so sign up today! Please reach out to Pastor Carrie (cwinebrenner@firstpresfortwayne.org) with questions or for scholarship information.
Coffee with the Pastors: April 23, 2023: Have you been visiting and want to know more? Maybe you’re curious about something we do in worship, want to know more about how to get involved or wonder what we believe. If so, this is your chance to find out while getting to know others! Join us for “Coffee with the Pastors” on Sunday, April 23, 2023, at 9:30 AM in the Session Room (down the long hallway across from the Church Office.) Annie and Carrie will be there with coffee, ready to talk all things First Pres! Please let us know if you can come by emailing Annie (aepling@firstpresfortwayne.org) or Carrie (cwinebrenner@firstpresfortwayne.org) or by RSVP’ing in the office by April 20th.
CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES
Annual Easter Egg Hunt – April 9th after the 11 AM Service! Early Christians adopted the egg as a symbol of Jesus’ resurrection—new life breaking free from the grave…or a shell in this case. Join us on Easter Sunday, after the 11 AM worship service, for an eggs-citing hunt for sweet and elusive Easter Eggs! We will all gather in McKay Hall, and then our hunt locations will be separated by age to ensure every child finds fun. If you’ll bring a basket, we’ll bring the eggs!
Sunday School Today! – During our 11am Worship: Calling all kids between kindergarten and 5th grade! Join us for Sunday School with Miss Rachel and Friends! We’ll all start in worship together, and then after the Time with Children, we’ll all head to our SS room as a group. We hope you’ll join us for fun, fellowship, learning, and….of course…Bible Bucks! Woohoooo!
Nursery Available for Infants thru Pre-School: Jesus loves the little children, and we do, too! Should you decide that today would be a good time to explore the nursery, your child is always invited to drop in. Ask the office volunteer for a key fob and directions, and our skilled child care employees will be excited to welcome your child while you worship.
THE ARTS
Gallery Congregational Reception TODAY!: Please join us in the Gallery for the Parish Art Show Reception following the service. Enjoy fellowship and share in the talent and creation of our fellow artisans as we partake in showcasing their creativity and hard work!
Godspell (2012): Don’t forget to purchase your tickets to “Godspell,” the first major musical theatre offering from three-time Grammy and Academy Award winner, Stephen Schwartz. This is a great way to get into the Easter Spirit, as a group of people help Jesus tell parables and stories in various unique ways. Bring the family out for this G-rated show! This musical runs through Sunday ,April 2nd, so reserve your seats today!
ADDITIONAL NOTES
IN LOVING MEMORY: Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Hilda Seybert who. Hilda passed away peacefully March 21, 2023, at 100 years of age. Her service will be held in McMillen Chapel, date and time to be announced.