7/18/09 Fred Paxton Fund Runat Noble Park Twenty-nine First Presbyterians were on hand for the Fred Paxton Fund Run for Charities. Each organization that raised at least $2,500 will receive an 87% match. Bellewood and PCM are in that category.

10/21/09 Family Night Supper Guests at the family supper were the Vrettos family. Nick Vrettos is the Jamaica Field Director for Christian Service International. He and his wife, Jody, live in Jamaica with their two young daughters. The family lives in a mission house that hosts teams from the United States who do short-term mission projects such as home construction, bible school for local children, sport ministries, etc.