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First Presbyterian Church members and friends are living God’s love in all kinds of ways. One of them is Lauren Daniel, who has been a leader in a variety of educational and worship ministries. Here’s her story, in her own words.


Te first interaction I had with the church was in the audience for the show Te Odd Couple, which my husband, Craig, was in. He introduced me to Judy Fisher, who invited me to sit with her in church, and I just kept coming to church every Sunday morning.


I started acting in the theater group and then started to handle the dinners and tickets.


I began volunteering in the nursery and eventually taught kindergarten Sunday School until my daughter, Brittney, was born, when I moved to the 4-year-old class, where I have been teaching ever since. Tere is nothing more satisfying than the joy and wonder of the little ones as you teach them that there is a God who loves them and wants each of them to be loving and kind to others.


In 1992 I was asked to run a full program for the nursery during Youth Club on Tuesday nights. We did crafts, had Bible lessons, sang songs, and played games every week.


In 1995 I was asked to be part of a committee that created the tableau for Christmas Eve. Tis has been a wonderful tradition that many have looked forward to not only attending but also participating in.


I’ve also sung in Cantate Domino and helped serve the dinners for the Youth, both for many years. I have participated in so many activities because this church is home to me. I can help teach the little ones about God and His love for all of us and share the most beautiful story ever, the birth of Jesus, with many people. When children tell their mother that “Jesus is in their heart” or when even one person is moved by the Christmas Eve service, maybe my love for God has been passed on to someone.


“Proclaim the message; be persistent…convince, rebuke, and encourage, with the


utmost patience in teaching.” —2 TIMOTHY 4:2


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HIGH SCHOOL WORK CAMP Sign up to help those less fortunate in high school mission work this summer from June 29 to July 2. Registration deadline is Monday, February 1. For more information, contact the church at office@fpcallentown.org or Noha Khoury at noha.khoury@ fpcallentown.org.


HOMELESS SHELTERING With winter in full swing, there’s an urgent need for emergency sheltering for Allentown’s hundreds of homeless. Support efforts to develop sheltering facilities by buying an FPCA cookbook or contacting the Local Mission Team for information on how to become personally involved: Contact Charley Underwood at horsedriver@hotmail. com or Helen Underwood at helenunderwood@hotmail.com, or call them at 610-393-2469.


HOMELESS BREAKFASTS Members of our Wednesday Men’s Discipleship group are partnering with Zion UCC Church at 620 Hamilton Street in Allentown to provide breakfasts for the homeless on Thursday and Friday mornings from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. To help with this effort, contact Dennis Dries at 610-439-8514 or Dale Smith at dwsmithlv91@gmail.com.


CHURCH MAINTENANCE Join efforts to help keep our campus safe, functional, and beautiful. Consider adopting an area or plugging into volunteer maintenance efforts. For more information, contact the church at office@fpcallentown.org or call 610-395-3781, or contact Chris Dunbar at 610-437-5621 or ctdunbar@rcn.com.


For more information on how you can get involved, please contact the church at office@fpcallentown.org.


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