Crisis Nursery Wish List: Here are some items that can be donated or cash donations can be given to the Deacons to purchase:
● Outside toys like sidewalk chalk, balls, jump rope, sprinkler, bubbles, etc. and
sunscreen
● Spring/summer clothing age 9 months through 8 years, underwear and socks for boys and girls age 2-8
● Girls shorts, shirts and underwear size 8-12
● Food: mac and cheese cups, individualized snacks, Gerber lil entrees, GoGo squeeze applesauce, Go-Gurt
● Kids silverware, Dr. Brown or Avent bottles and nipples
● Kids plastic plates and bowls, take and toss cups
We will put the blessing bags together and drop them off at the Crisis Nursery. Donations of items can be dropped off at the church or call the church office for other options. Cash donations can be mailed to the church with Blessing Bags in the memo.
Second Sunday of Easter - April 11, 2021
Worship – Streaming at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday morning.
This Sunday We Welcome Guest Preacher Rev. Deborah Chassy-Slack, who is a minister member of the Presbytery of Southeastern Illinois and Staff Chaplain with Carle Hospice in Champaign.
A Note from our Congregation’s Earth Care Team
April 22 is the 51st anniversary of Earth Day, a time when environmental issues take center stage. Across our nation and around the world, individuals and communities will engage in activities that focus attention on today’s environmental crisis and the role each of us can play in “Restoring Our Earth,” this year’s theme.
The Earth Care Team of First Presbyterian has arranged a three-part seminar series to help us, as individuals and a congregation, focus on environmental issues that need attention here in Illinois, including the impacts of the Biden Administration’s reinforcement of some environmental protections rolled back during the previous administration.
Alice Englebretsen, a member of the Executive Committee of the Prairie Group of Sierra Club, will describe the present work of this local group, an affiliate of the national Sierra Club, our nation’s first environmental organization. Founded in 1892 by John Muir with a goal to “make the mountains glad,” the national club and its local groups advocate for the protection of natural areas, promote the responsible use of the earth's resources, and educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment.
Jen Wallig, Executive Director of the Illinois Environmental Council, the state-wide advocacy organization headquartered in Springfield, will describe impacts of the previous administration on efforts to clean up toxic coal ash pits, particularly those belonging to the Dynegy Coal Company, located along East-Central Illinois’ Middle Fork River. The pits threaten not only this National Scenic River, but also the drinking water of downstream communities.
Eric Freyfogle, Research Professor and Swanlund Chair Emeritus of the U. of I. College of Law, will discuss rollbacks of nation-wide protections that impact the threatened and endangered species that share the earth with us and actions needed to restore those protections.
The series will be presented via Zoom during the 11:00 A.M. Education Hour on April 11, 18, and 25. We urge you to attend and to invite your friends and neighbors to join us, using instructions provided in this week’s Bulletin.
Dr. Seuss once wrote that “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” The beautiful earth God created needs each of us to care NOW. This seminar series will help us focus on actions we can take.
Dixie Jackson
Member, Earth Care Team
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Earth Care Seminar Series: “Impacts of the Biden Administration's Reinforcement of Environmental Protections” - Sundays, April 11, 18, 25
April 11: Impacts of the Sierra Club, the Oldest Grassroots Environmental Organization in the U.S., Alice Englebretsen, Prairie Group chapter of Sierra Club.
Alice Englebretsen, a long-time environmental activist and member of the Executive Committee of the Prairie Group, the local chapter will describe the present work of this local group, an affiliate of the national Sierra Club, our nation’s first environmental organization. Founded in 1892 by John Muir with a goal to “make the mountains glad,” the national club and its local groups advocate for the protection of natural areas, promote the responsible use of the earth's resources, and educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment.
April 18: Impacts on Cleanup of Coal Ash Pits, including Dynegy's Pits along Illinois' Middle Fork River, Jennifer Walling, Executive Director, Illinois Environmental Council
April 25: Impacts on Endangered Species, Eric T. Freyfogle, Research Professor
and Swanlund Chair Emeritus, U of I. College of Law
Following worship, we’ll have fellowship, then the seminar will begin at 11:00 a.m. The Zoom link is the same as for worship (as listed on page 10).
Book Discussion Group: The group discussing Flannery O’Connor’s “The Complete Stories” will meet on Sundays, April 18 and 25 at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom.
Mid-day Prayer: All are welcome to join together for weekly Mid-day Prayer at 12:15 p.m. on Thursdays. Use the same Zoom login and password (see page 10 for instructions).
Crisis Nursery Wish List: Here are some items that can be donated or cash donations can be given to the Deacons to purchase:
● Outside toys like sidewalk chalk, balls, jump rope, sprinkler, bubbles, etc. and
sunscreen
● Spring/summer clothing age 9 months through 8 years, underwear and socks for boys and girls age 2-8
● Girls shorts, shirts and underwear size 8-12
● Food: mac and cheese cups, individualized snacks, Gerber lil entrees, GoGo squeeze applesauce, Go-Gur
● Kids silverware, Dr. Brown or Avent bottles and nipples
● Kids plastic plates and bowls, take and toss cups
We will put the blessing bags together and drop them off at the Crisis Nursery. Donations of items can be dropped off at the church or call the church office for other options. Cash donations can be mailed to the church with Blessing Bags in the memo.
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