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Mission Sewing Group Preparing for the 10th
Annual Sew-a-Thon
The Mission Sewing Group is getting ready for the 10th Annual Sew-a-Thon, which will be held from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 23rd, in the Family Life Center. At this all-day event,
ladies will make as many children’s quilts for Bags of Love as possible. Bags of Love are given to children in Montgomery County who are removed from their homes by Children’s Protective Services. The bags contain a quilt, a stuffed animal, age/gender appropri-ate books, toys, games and toiletry items. In 2018, 189 bags were distributed. Don’t sew? No Problem, we have a special place for you. Registration for the event will begin on Sunday, February 10th.
(Article and photo submitted by Joan Lowery)
The Link Your monthly newsletter from First Presbyterian Church of Conroe
February 2019
First Presbyterian Church of Conroe 2727 N. Loop 336 W. Conroe, TX 77304
TO:
Upcoming Events
February 3-10 - Family Promise at FPC
February 10 - Worship Leader Training
February 18 - President’s Day (PDS Holiday)
February 23 - Annual Sew-a-thon
February 24 - Youth Soup Kitchen
March 10 - Daylight Saving Time Begins
April 12 - Youth Lock-in (Stuffing Easter Eggs)
April 19 - Good Friday
April 21 - Easter
If you have photos or events you would like to see featured in The
Link, please submit them to [email protected].
Presbyterian Day School
Priority Registration
Kindergarten Registration is now open!
Fall 2019-2020
PDS Priority Registration
Monday, January 28th
Siblings and church members
Monday, February 4th
Open Registration
Monday, January 11th
Interested in Leading Worship?
Beginning February 10th, Dr. Green will re-prise the lesson series for worship leaders. The classes will meet February 10th & 24th, and March 10th & 24th, from 12:30-2:00 p.m. For more information, please contact Sharon Walker at [email protected] or Dr. David Green at [email protected].
FPC Annual Chili Cook-Off
This year our Chili Cook-off teams outdid themselves!
As always, it was great fun to see the teams that en-tered the cook-off, as the smell of fierce competition was in the air (and the lingering smell of onion on the following Monday morning).
The team that placed first were The Basso Boyz (appropriately named as they all sing bass in the FPC Choir). Congrats on the prize-winning batch.
The second place win-ners were the Disciple-
ship Sunday School class, The Thundering Herd.
And last but not least, the third place winners were also represented by our FPC choral talent, The Noteworthies.
At the end of the day, however, the youth of FPC were the real winners, thanks to the hospitality of so many. They were able to raise over $5,000 for their mission trips this sum-mer. This couldn’t have been done
without the outpouring of love, support, and well… chili.
CERI Hats and Scarves
The Mission Sewing Circle is
about to celebrate it’s tenth
anniversary partnering with
Children’s Emergency Relief
International or CERI. CERI
was founded in 1999 by Dr.
Dearing Garner, who remains
Director of Pastoral Care and
Senior Missions Advisor.
CERI is associated with BCFS
or Baptist Children and Family Services and sponsors mission trips all over the world to benefit orphans.
Mission Sewing Circle has been associated with CERI since
2009. In that time period of ten years, the group has provided
7,392 handmade hats and scarves that are given to orphans in
the countries of Moldova, Ukraine and Romania. Each year
CERI volunteers travel to one of these countries to provide new
winter boots and socks to orphaned children. While they are
being fitted for boots, the children can pick out a hat or scarf
while supplies last.
While many hands have participated in making these hats and scarves,
two members of the Mission Sewing Circle need to be recognized for
their faithful service in producing volumes of hats and scarves. They are
Kay Jackson and Barbara
Evans. Thank you, ladies.
If you are interested in
making children’s hats
and scarves for this very
worthwhile project, please
stop by the Sewing Room
for yarn and instructions.
(Article submitted by Linda Harshbarger)
(Pictures provided by CERI – orphans of the Ukraine, December 2018)
Flag Dedication: Robert Starrett Miller
Our flag this month is being flown in honor or Gunnery Sargent Robert Starrett Miller, USMC Retired, son of Mrs. Polly Miller.
Starrett (Rob), lives in Virginia with his son, Mason. Rob entered the United States Ma-rine Corps October 1996 and served until November 2016, a period of twenty years.
Upon graduation from Boot Camp in 1997, GSgt Miller served in various capacities which included motor transport operator, swim instructor and coxswain (naval term for small boat pilot). 2006 through 2008 found Rob doing three tours in Iraq, supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. It was during this time, Rob did a lateral transfer to the imagery analysis field during the 2005 time-frame, where he summarily spent 2006-2016 serv-ing in various imagery analysis billets, includ-ing analyst, Geospatial Team Chief and Mas-ter Instructor.
Rob earned his BS degree in Strategic Intelli-gence from the National Intelligence Univer-sity in 2013. He also participated in Opera-tion Inherent Resolve, which had him deploy-ing to Bahrain September 2013 through March 2014.
During Rob’s active duty period, he was
awarded the Navy and Maine Corp Com-
mendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement
Medal, Navy and Marine Corp Achievement
Medal, as well as Multiple Marine Corp Good
Conduct Medals, National Defense Medal,
multiple Iraq Campaign Medals, War on Ter-
rorism Service Medal and multiple Navy Sea
Service Deployment Ribbons. He is also
authorized to wear the Expert Rifle Badge
and Pistol Sharp Shooter Badge.