| Installation
of Paul
J. Kirbas
October 29, 2006
Reverend Dr. Paul J. Kirbas was installed as Pastor/Head
of Staff on Sunday, October 29, 2006. A reception in Stewart
Hall followed the service.
The members of First Presbyterian Church of Wheaton had
voted overwhelmingly to approve the recommendation of our Pastor
Nominating Committee to call Dr. Kirbas as our new Pastor/Head
of Staff Elect at a Congregational Meeting on Sunday,
August 6, 2006, following the preaching of his candidacy
sermon during our worship services at 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
that morning. His sermons,
more information about him,
and a letter from Dr. Paul
Kirbas are now online, along with photos from
the worship service and reception held for him and his family
on August 6. He started here on September 10, Homecoming
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Rev. John Kerr, a
retired professor from Oxford University and the former Warden
of Ordained Scientists, presented the message, "What About the
Shape of Things To Come," during the installation service
for Rev. Paul J. Kirbas as Pastor/Head of Staff of First Presbyterian
Church of Wheaton held October 29, 2006.
John has been working
with Paul on Paul's PhD studies since 2000, serving as Paul's Ordinarius (a
role in the British Educational System, similar to that of an
Advisor). John lives in Evanston.
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| The Westminster Choir of First Presbyterian Church, which also participated in the installation service, listened intently to the message delivered by Rev. John Kerr. |
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| Elder Skip Booher from South Port Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis,
Indiana, introduced Paul Kirbas. |
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Elder Gordon Zerkel, Moderator of the Presbytery of Chicago,
presented the installation questions to Paul Kirbas. |
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| Elder Agnes Kenton, Clerk of the Session of First Presbyterian
Church of Wheaton, presented the questions to the congregation. |
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| Rev. Dr. David Boumgarden, Pastor/Head of Staff, River Glen
Presbyterian Church, presented the charge to Paul Kirbas. |
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Additional participants in the installation service included
Rev. Andre Allen, Pastor of the Second Baptist Church in Wheaton;
Rev. Jennifer Burns Lewis, Pastor of the Presbyterian Church
of Western Springs, Illinois; Rev. Virginia Smith, Associate
Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of Chicago; John Janke,
an elder of the Knox Presbyterian Church in Naperville, Illinois;
and Jan Buscher, an elder of the First Presbyterian Church of
Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and Church Administrator of the First Presbyterian
Church of Wheaton. |
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View
Photos of the Reception - Page 1
View Photos of the Reception - Page 2
Our thanks to Bob Stevens for the photos!
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