Welcome Jessica Wietzke

A Note From Jessica . . . .

September 2009

Greetings in Christ! This month marks my 1 year anniversary here in Mexico (Sept 22nd to be exact). I’ve enjoyed this year immensely and am pleased to get to know so many of you. The following are a few of the many changes and ideas I’ve brought to FPC over this year, along with the help of many volunteers: I brought the youth/college & children’s ministry committee together & developed mission statement, ministry manual & goals; I developed a confirmation syllabus & devotional, and re-introduced the concept of elder mentors; I focused on equipping parents to teach their children faith at home. I reviewed & cleaned out our library; I planned church & worship celebrations for confirmation, graduation, youth trips, VBS, teacher recognition (at Pentecost) & Promotion Sunday; I developed curriculum training & evaluation; I oversaw the Parents’ Day Out program expansion in workers & kids & increased tuition; and I helped implement & organize our child protection policy & protocol. Also, look for our youth to be leaders in worship over the coming months as they study parts of the worship service in Sunday School & then lead and/or write parts of the worship service. As we look ahead to next year, I’ve tried to prepare the way so whether I stay or go, you all can continue to thrive and grow as disciples devoted to God and to God’s work in this world.

Working together towards transformation in Christ,
Jessica