A Byt of News
A Byt of News is published by First Presbyterian Church, Hibbing, MN 55746 February 2011
The Ladies Thursday Horizon Bible Study (Journeys Through Revelation, Apocalyptic Hope for Today) will begin on February 10th @ 10:00 a.m.
AAUW BOOK SALE (American Association of University Women)
Irongate Plaza, Hwy 169 ~ Hibbing, MN. Largest Used Book Sale on the Iron Range! Proceeds used towards Scholarships.
Fri Feb 4 Sat Feb 5 Sun Feb 6
10:00 am – 8:00 pm 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Noon – 3:00 pm
$1.00 a Book $.50 a Book $1.50 a Bag
Over 40,000 books to choose from!
Make someone smile and take time to visit our members and other Presbyterians in nursing home facilities:
Guardian Angels: Doug Lindahl, Ernie Nelson
Hillcrest Adams:JoAnne McClure
Hillcrest Suites: Kathy Moe
PRAYER REQUESTS: Members and Friends
John Buchwitz ~ Health concerns
Elizabeth Carlson ~ Health concerns
Harriet Danielson ~ Health concerns
Rita Geary ~ Foot Problems
David Nelson ~ Cancer
Ernie Nelson ~ Health concerns
Kay Paczkowski ~ Health concerns
Sophie Robinson ~ Health concerns
Eileen Smock ~ Health concerns
Irene Stoyke ~ Health concerns
Renee Tomatz ~ Health concerns
Renee van Dyke ~ Health concerns
If you wish to have a family member put on this list, please call the office @ 262-3413
Please keep all of our young people in your prayers for a safe year.You can call the office or send an email if you want to have a name and address in the newsletter.
ALLISON JAYNES315C MCVEY HALL
GRAND FORKS, ND58202 / FC3 Samantha Lowen
CG Division
U.S.S. Chafee DDG90
FPO AP 96662-1305 / Neva Wagner
1427 South 900 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
Siri Wagner
501 Westminster Ave.
Campus Box 1190
Fulton, MO 65251-8000
/ Jacquelynn Williams1400 W 116th Ave Apt 38
Westminster, CO 80234
/ Jay WilliamsBradford Hall Rm 208
1223 W Campus Rd
Golden, CO 80401
John Williams
845 21st Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414 / Mallory Young
CSS Box 2227
1200 Kenwood Ave
Duluth, MN 55811
/ PFC Keeler, Loren #126
G Company 1st-19th INF
9075 Holcomb Dr.
Fort Benning, GA 31905
(Circle address with blue highlighter)
February Birthday’s
01 Mary Ann Rathbun
03 Leah Sikich, Joyce Silas
04 Meghanne Lowen
06 Amy Jaynes
09 Ryan Lindahl
11 Priscilla Bussey, Sherry Spanner
13 Steven Houghton, Adam Trenberth
16 Rose Marie Rushton
17 Jackie Robinson, Abigail Theien
19 Marlene Lindahl, Rob Rushton
20 Wendy Suhonen
21 Christopher Bergum, Sue Jamar, Charles Lindberg
24 Allison Jaynes
25 Lillian Cowling, Sulo Ojakangas
26 Mary Wentland
29 Lorraine Jamar
DECEMBER FINANCIAL INFORMATION
2009 Year End Deficit ($ 92,802.33)
Income to 12-31-10: $ 93,469.16
Expenses to 12-31-10: $161,539.44
Income/Expense ($ 68,070.28)
Value of Operating Reserve 1-1-10 $361,283.37
Value of Operating Reserve 12-31-10 $354,384.43
Funds Transferred to date $ 72,260.92
Each year the Session is asked to pay a Per Capita assessment for each member of the congregation to the Presbytery. For 2011 the assessment is $26.00 per member.
FROM THE FINANCIAL SECRETARIES
It would be very helpful when making your contributions if you could put your envelope number on your check. Please check your newsletter mailing label for your number.
Parish Visitor’s Notes ......
Advance Directives,
also known as Living Wills
Nearly one year ago I woke up in the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital, bruises on my face resembling a weathered raccoon. I was told I had experienced a Grand Mal seizure, which led to a coma. I was informed I had been placed on a ventilator since my breathing was very shallow in hopes of minimizing the effects of oxygen deprivation. Even in my foggy state I recall making it abundantly clear that action had gone against my wishes…. My written wishes.
I have a living will, also referred to as advance directives, but I had not kept the document up-to-date or filed with the proper healthcare facilities. My oldest daughter, Neva, was the only person I had discussed my wishes with; yet she was miles away in Utah unaware of the gravity of the situation. In retrospect, all this truly was a blessing. Had my hastily scribbled instructions from several years ago been followed I may not have survived that ordeal. What I once considered “heroic measures” are indeed the very actions that may well have saved my life or at the very least contributed to minimal vital organ damage. Prayer, faith, love and support from my family and friends, excellent medical care and physical therapy have kept me seizure-free for nearly a year and recovered to an extent my healthcare team describes as miraculous.
What forced me to reflect on all this is my lack of attention to my living will. It is only recently while cleaning my office that I realized I still had not updated and properly filed a revised version that clearly states my current wishes. My life situation has changed dramatically since I last completed my advance directives. Although I still feel similarly about many of the decisions I made, the need to have a frank discussion with my family and make a few revisions is abundantly clear.
You may be asking “Why is it so important for me to have a Healthcare Directive?” Several reasons:
Medical decision-making is a patient’s right. Adults have the right to control their own medical care by consenting or refusing medical treatment. Patients have the right to understand their healthcare problems, potential care options, and what effect accepting or rejecting various treatments might have on their quality of life.
A person’s right to control his or her healthcare decisions does not end if they become incapable. There are times when healthcare decision may need to be made when an individual is no longer able to decide or communicate his or her preferences. Adults of all ages are at risk as a result of an injury or illness.
Putting your written wishes in writing is the best way to help make sure your wishes will be known and followed by family, friends, healthcare providers and others.
A healthcare directive is a tool, which allows you to:
Appoint another person (called an agent) to make healthcare decisions for you if you become unable to make or communicate decisions for yourself, or
Leave written instructions so that others can make decisions based on your wishes or preferences, or
Do both – appoint an agent and leave instructions.
If you have a Healthcare directive, I urge you to review and revise it if necessary. Make sure you get copies on file with your physician and other healthcare providers. Get copies to your healthcare agent and alternate agents, also on file with close friends and family. Inform those important to you that you have completed a healthcare directive, where it is and who you have chosen as decision makers. DO NOT keep it in a safety deposit box where is would be unavailable in the event of an emergency.
If you don’t have an Advance Directive and are interested, please contact Renee through the church office. She can provide copies for you and offer assistance in filling out the forms.