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Dinuba Presbyterian Church

1250 E. Nebraska Ave.

Dinuba, CA 93618

Office (559) 591-6610

Fax (559) 591-7840

www.dinubachurch.org

Email: [email protected]

Reporter

Dinuba Presbyterian Church

MAY 2008

Announcements

Dear Church Family,

I want to thank you all for your prayers, meals and many won-derful cards that you sent me on my last operation. It is such a comfort to know not only do I have my immediate family to watch over me but, also my church family. I can’t express my love for all of you enough and what a wonderful church family you are. May God richly bless each and eve-ryone for their giving hearts. I pray God has set me on a heal-ing path to a complete and full recovery.

Love to you all,

Karla Radtke

Saint John’s last word were:

“Children love one an-

other.” Thank you for dem-

onstrating that by your cards,

notes and donations when

my youngest brother Ted

passed away recently.

George

Moranda

Tye Dutcher’s family wishes to thank each one for all the prayers and blood donations.

Tye was on our prayer list recently, he was run over by a tractor lawn mower.

The family praises God that Tye is doing well and is in good spirits. Continued prayers for the family would be appreciated.

Inside this issue:

Session &

Financial

Pg. 2

P.W. Pg. 3

Youth Pg. 4

Special Oc-

casions

Pg. 5

Host Com-

mittee/ Mis-

sion News

Pg. 6

Calendar Pg. 7

From the Pastor

There are a number of happy things going on here. First, it is a great joy to have Rollin

Heinrichs leading our choir. He is a gift to our congregation along with his wife Janet. We are

going to experience an enrichment of our weekly worship under his leadership. If you sing, I en-

courage you to join the choir. Use the vocal gift God has given you to benefit our worship ser-

vices.

The Session continues its stellar work. We have been working on the church’s By-Laws to bring

them into alignment with The Book of Order. We have also sought to clarify and simplify them.

We hope to have them fully revised and available for you review soon. After they are printed

and you have had time to study them, we will have a congregational meeting to approve new

By-Laws.

Our Nominating Committee is doing its work. I look forward to them presenting a slate of

Nominees and their election. My goal for the future is to have those elected by you to begin to

look to the future and set forth an objective for ministry for Dinuba Presbyterian Church. We

face some opportunities for ministry. God is not done with us, yet. So, pray for the Nominating

Committee and for those women and men they will put forward as nominees for elders, deacons

and trustees.

This month I began to serve on a Presbytery Committee: Congregational Development. I’m look-

ing forward to participating in its work in our Presbytery and for our congregation.

Thank you for your continued prayers for Jane and me.

Blessings

Kent

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Session Notes Working under the direction of the Presbytery’s Administrative Commission, the Dinuba Presbyterian Session met

for the monthly business meeting on April 8, 2008. Items of interest include the following:

Vacation Approval – Matt Naylor requested a vacation/spiritual retreat leave for April 18-25. After dis-

cussion, the leave was approved.

Financial Report – The General Fund balance on March 31, 2008 was $20,863. The Building Fund con-

tained $79,609 on that date.

Mission Budget Committee Report – Phil Sadoian presented the recommendations of the committee for

the 2008 mission budget. The committee recommended that we redirect the 5% that was previously allo-

cated to both Hope Now for Youth (Fresno) and Love, Inc. (local) to an undesignated reserve to be used as

special mission needs arise during the year or to be distributed among the other mission beneficiaries at the

end of the year. After discussion by Session, the recommendation was approved.

Dedication of the Church – Debbie Hurley reported on the work of the dedication planning committee.

The dedication of the church is set for June 1st at 2:00 p.m. Sub-committees in charge of refreshments,

decorations, publicity, and worship are being formed. The schedule for the dedication includes a worship

service, fellowship time, and an open house with a display of ministry and church programs. A list of in-

vited guests is being compiled.

Use of Sanctuary for a Dinner by the DHS Adv. Leadership Class to Raise Funds for the People of

Kenya – After consideration, Session approved the request by the DHS Leadership Class to use the church

on April 25th for a benefit dinner for the people of Kenya, with speaker Jeremy Johnson.

Use of Facilities by Outside Groups – Pastor Kent passed out a sample Use of Facilities document for

review. Session will review this document in the next few weeks and discuss developing a DPC Use of

Facilities document at the next business meeting.

Future Meeting Dates – The next stated business meeting of Session is Tuesday, May 13, at 7:00 p.m.

Session also meets once a month for prayer and study. Presently we are reviewing Session’s responsibility

as outlined in the Book of Order.

Financial Report 1/1/08—4/30/08

General Fund Budget $229,468

General Fund Giving $68,647

Weekly Average 17 Sundays $4,038

Needed Weekly to meet Budget $4,413

General Fund Balance 4/30/08 $18,666

Building Fund Receipts $21,479

Interest $60

Building Fund Balance 4/30/08 $77,895

Mission Giving $6,778

Mission Distributed $1000

May Calendar 2008

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

National Day of Prayer

6:30pPraise Team

2

6:00a Men’s Bible Study & Fellowship

3

9a PW Quarterly Meeting

4

9a Heritage Service

9 Adult Discipleship

9 Youth Discipleship

10 Fellowship

10:30 Contemporary Service

4p Prayer Time

5-7 Flaming Sheep

5

9:30a Women’s Bible Study, Church Library

6 9a PW Coordinating Team Meeting

3-6p Open Youth Room

7

7p Choir Rehearsal

8

9:30a Friendship Circle at the church

6:30pPraise Team

9


6:30p to 8:00a May 10 High School Lock-in

10

5:00p Single Women’s Potluck

11

9a Heritage Service



10 Fellowship

10:30 Contemporary

4p Prayer Time

5-7 Flaming Sheep

12

9:30a Women’s Bible Study, Church Library

6:30p Deacons

7 Dedication Comm. Mtg., Westminster Room

13

9:30a Westmin-ster Circle @ Jean Adams’s


7 Trustees

7 Session

14

7p Choir Re-hearsal

15

6:30pPraise Team

16


17

18

9a Heritage Service



10 Fellowship

10:30 Contemporary Service

4p Prayer Time

5-7 Flaming Sheep

19 9:30a Women’s Bible Study, Church Library

20


5 Nominating Comm. Mtg., Westminster Rm

7 Lydia Circle

21

22

6:30p Praise Team

23


24

25

9a Heritage Service



10 Fellowship

10:30 Contemporary

4p Prayer Time

5-7 Flaming Sheep

26 9:30a Women’s Bible Study, Church Library

27


7 Session

28

29

6:30p Praise Team

30


31


Dear Church Family,

After much prayer and many conversations with teammates here in Indonesia, I have committed to serving here until Summer ’09! I’m looking forward to the joys and challenges that are to come! Our team has spent some time revis-ing our vision and thinking about our individual and team roles. Our vision for the future reads: “The name of Jesus is renowned in Central Sumatra , and crazy, unstoppable, transformational CP (Church planting) movements are hap-pening.” This is our hope for the future! It is the dream we all want to be a part of, and trust that the Lord will do it in His perfect timing. As I’ve said so many times, it’s a privilege to be a part of this Kingdom work and I covet your prayers and support. The work is not easy nor quick. Won’t you please join us in lifting up the Central Sumatran peo-ple, that they might one day soon be followers of the Way, the Truth, and the Life!! Nothing is impossible with God!

Some specific requests I’d like to share with you this month are for my personal language study. Everyday I feel the need to be able to communicate fluently with the people here, but learning a second language takes time and moti-vation! Also please lift up my use of time. I need wisdom to know which activities and relationships to be involved in and how to make my time in Sumatra most useful. A family on our team just left this morning to move to a city about 16 hours away. Please pray for their transition, immigration documents, new school, new relationships, and the work they will be starting among another Unreached People Group.

Thank you all for your prayers, emails, encouragement, and financial support! I feel blessed to have such a loving church family! Keep in touch!

Love in Christ,

Diana Musson

Host Committee For May and June

You are invited to

P.W. Quarterly Meeting

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Brunch will be served at 9:00 a.m. in

Westminster Room

Karen Hofer is the guest speaker. She will share

with us her mission trip to India.

Please come and bring a friend.

“Birthday Offering” will support mission work in

the Congo and New Orleans.

Tuesday, May 6

P.W. Coordinating Team Meeting

9:00 a.m. at Alice Hagthrop’s home

Circles

Friendship Circle—Thursday, May 8, 9:30 a.m. in

the church Library

Westminster Circle—Tuesday, May 13, 9:30 a.m.

at Jean Adams home

Lydia Circle—Tuesday, May 20, 7:00 p.m. in the

church Library

Women’s Bible Study

Shirley Schuil is leading the study of the

book of James. Come join us for study and

fellowship.

High School

Sally Musson

Ashley Garispe

Jared Kapheim

Thank you to the ones who

have already volunteered for

the nursery. If anyone is inter-

ested in helping out, please call

Coordinator Marge Freeman at

591-2976.

Junior High

Rebecca Orta

Paxtenne Giese

Presbyterian Women

Children’s Ministry 2008 Graduates


Remember May 11 is

Mother’s Day

“Love comes to the heart

through the arms of a

Mother”


Youth Programs

Youth News

Flaming Sheep Youth Group

Sunday Nights

5—7pm

RSVP for Pizza ($2)

Open Youth Room

Tuesdays 3—6pm

Students are invited to

come after school and

hangout in the youth

room.

All youth programs at DPC

are combined Junior High

and High School. Sixth

graders are welcome to

Open Youth Room.

Altared State

Sunday Mornings

9-10am

A time of discipleship

through scripture, prayer,

and fellowship.

Youth Ministry Questions?

Matt Naylor

Director of Youth Ministries

Office: 559.591.6610

Cell: 559.824.0799

E-mail: [email protected]

H.S. Baccalaureate 6pm @ DHS Auditorium High School Lock-in

w/ Turlock Pres.

6:30pm May 9th

to

8:00am May 10th

We will be eating dinner

at Espee’s before we kick

things off. Please make

sure to RSVP ahead of

time so we can reserve

enough seats.

Graduations

Dinuba High School

May 22, 7pm

Munson—Sultana

May 21, 6pm

May 29, 7pm

@ St. Anthony’s


May Birthdays

4– Kathie Hartsell, 5-Jediah Eusebio, 6– Mike Naylor,13– Pearl Young, Kent Meads, 14– Fern Tripp, 16– Nyal Carver, LaRae McFarlin, 19– Steve Sunderland, 21– Stephen George, Kayla Slusher, 22–

Mike Hayes, 24– Lucille Franzen, 25– Marcille Dozier, 26– Eva May Wade, Diana Musson,

28– Mike Henderson

May Anniversaries

6 – Richard & Pat Duerksen, 14 – Mike & Carol Slusher

26 – Hans & Sharon Wilgenburg

The Nominating Committee met on 4/10/08. They are asking that the church

family please keep them in prayer and to also be in prayer for how each of you

may be called to serve our church and our Lord.

If you have been wondering about the church landscaping, well, this is where you can help fi-nancially in order that planting can begin this spring. Make your donations payable to the church and we will proceed with planting when finances are available.

Thank you,

Karla Radtke

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