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PASTOR’S LETTER
Grace & Peace brothers and sisters,
It’s hard to believe that later this month, February
10th to be exact; we turn our eyes from the joys
of Christmas and Epiphany, to the solemn
realization of the cross of Christ and the season
of Lent.
On Wednesday the 10th at 7:00 p.m. we will
gather as a church family to worship God and
begin our journey to the cross of Easter with a
traditional Ash Wednesday service. This year’s
Lenten journey will focus on “Windows of
Faith.” Throughout our six week journey we will
look deeply into our faith. Sometimes we will
look with great joy and anticipation, like window
shopping along New York’s Madison Avenue.
Other times our faith might scare us because our
windows have been boarded up and our faith has
been obscured and left abandoned.
For those windows of faith that are clear and
pristine, we will look through them and see and
seek the glory that is on the other side. For those
windows of faith that are cloudy and hard to see
through, maybe even boarded up, we will work at
clearing off those things that block our faith so
we might be able to catch a glimpse of the beauty
that is on the other side.
WINDOWS
OF
FAITH
This Lenten season, as we worship, study and
pray, I encourage you to look through those
windows of your faith and ask questions, like
what do you believe, why do you believe, and
who taught you what to believe? Great questions
to ask yourself as the cross of Easter comes into
view through our windows of faith.
Peace and Blessings,
WORSHIP SERVICE - SUNDAY 10:30 A.M.
Sunday School - 9:15 A.M.
Pastor
Visitation Pastor (Ret.)
Music Director
Executive Assistant
Nursery Attendant
Andy Gans
Tom McNeil
Rick Roberts
Pat Brown
Tammy Keeslar
13 NE 36th Ave
Ocala, FL 34470
Office: (352) 694-4121 Fax: (352) 694-5226
www.fortking.org
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John Stewart
ADMINISTRATION and FINANCE
Financial Status:
Below you will find the results of our 2016 Stewardship drive. As compared to 2015's results, we were short
$15,145.84 in pledges. The report shows the results of new pledges, increase in pledges etc.
Seen below is our 2015 Financial Summary Report. Our pledges were above budget (thank you so much FKPC
congrega/on) but our non-pledged members gi2s were significantly below budget resul/ng in an income deficit to
budget of $4,951.72. However, thanks mainly to our ministries, we were able to save $18,259.87 in expenses, as
compared to budget, which le2 us with a posi/ve income of $13,209.83.
Using some of our le2 over income from 2015, as well as Mission and Youth ministries using their reserve funds,
we were able to present a balanced budget for 2016. A huge thank you to Mission and Youth as their willingness
to use their reserves saved FKPC $7363.00 in funding requests for 2016.
By the /me you receive this Link, your 2016 FKPC Budget will be available to you.
Steve Layendecker, Chair
Administra/on and Finance Ministry
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CONGREGATIONAL CARE
May your birthday and every day be filled with
the warmth of sunshine, the happiness of
smiles, the sounds of laughter, and the feeling
of love. Happy Birthday to everyone having a
birthday in February.
SMILE PRETTY..….
Life Touch photographers will be at Fort King on February 2, 3, 26 and 27 to
photograph members of our church family for a new directory. You may make your
individual appointment on-line by going to our FKPC church website at
www.FortKing.org and log on to the appointment schedule. Members of the
Congrega/onal Care Ministry will be available before and a2er worship each
Sunday to assist in making an appointment for you. Every family that has a photo
taken will receive a free 8X10 photo, a free church directory, and a $10 coupon to
be used if addi/onal photos are desired.
A Blessed and Wonderful Year
There is an old saying that “/me flies when you are having fun”;
therefore, I must be having the /me of my life!
One year ago I walked into the church office as your new Execu/ve
Assistant. I was excited to be going back to work, excited to be a part
of a church family, and excited to be able to give back to God by using
the talents with which he so richly blessed me.
Today, I am s/ll excited as we start a second year together! I am
richly blessed, not in talents alone but in being a part of this
loving and beau/ful family called Fort King Presbyterian Church. God
be with each of you always. ~ Pat Brown
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ADULT DISCIPLESHIP
RECENT & NEAR-FUTURE CLASS PRESENTERS IN THE CROSSROADS 11 CLASS
JOIN US EACH SUNDAY
FOR FELLOWSHIP, CHRISTIAN STUDY,
AND LEARNING
9:00 a.m.
Coffee and Social Interac1on
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.
Presenta1on and Group Interface
PLEASE JOIN US FOR
ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
WEDNESDAY NIGHTS
FEBRUARY 17, 24,
MARCH 2, 9, and 16
6:00 p.m.
Session Room
7:00 p.m.
YOUTH DISCIPLESHIP
Calling all elementary children to par/cipate in High Tide! We dove into the Fruits
of the Spirit this fall. In February we will be focusing on posi/ve emo/ons. Join us
on Valen/ne's Day, February 14th as we cook up a special gra/tude treat. Our
Scripture is Revela/on 11:16-17. Then on Feb 28th we will explore how hope
keeps us going on ordinary days. Our hope will be founded upon hope in the Lord
from Lamenta/ons 3: 22-26. Be ready for dinner at 5 p.m. followed by play /me
and a cra2 un/l 7p.m. See you then.
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GROUP ACTIVITIES
MEN’S NIGHT OUT
Joe Tyler will host Men’s Night Out on Monday, February 8th at 6:30 p.m. at the home of John
Stewart, 4878 NE 64th Ave in Silver Springs.
PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN
All women of Fort King are Presbyterian Women and are invited to par/cipate in all ac/vi/es of
Presbyterian Women.
Circle Mee/ngs for February: Esther Circle will meet at 7:00 p.m. on February 8th, at the home of
Sue Thomas. Deborah Circle will meet in the Session Room at 10:00 a.m. on February 16th.
The Coordina/ng Team will meet on Wednesday, February 3rd at 10:00 a.m. in the Session Room.
TAI CHI CLASSES RESUME
Tai Chi classes are each Thursday at 3:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Tai Chi is a gentle series of
movements and breathing that is great for your health. It slows you down, if that’s what you need;
it gets you moving, if you need movement in your daily life. If you have not tried it with us, please
come and give it a try. If you have tried it, and stopped coming, we’d love to have you back. If you
are one of our “regulars,” we’re always happy that you are here.
Mary Beth Neely and Donna Lavery.
White Elephant Sale
The Presbyterian Women will again host their annual White Elephant Sale on
Saturday, February 20th, from 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in the Fellowship
Hall. This is one of the biggest fundraisers for Presbyterian Women each
year.
Dona1ons will be accepted on:
Wednesday, February 17th from 8:00 - 1:00
Thursday, February 18th from 8:00 -1:00 and from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Friday, February 19th from 8:00 -1:00.
The deadline for dona1ons will be Friday, February 19th at 1:00 p.m.
We look forward and appreciate your dona/ons of furniture, toys,
linens, dishes, glasses, knickknacks, clothing, cra2s, jewelry, tools,
etc. Computers and old televisions cannot be accepted this year.
We will also be selling delicious baked goods. Please plan to
donate baked goods for the sale.
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GROUP ACTIVITIES (continued)
WOMEN’S RETREAT 2016
WOMAN OF WONDER,
Fort King women and Rev. Dr. Carole DiGuisto INVITE you to a woman’s retreat filled
with Fun, Friendship, Contempla/on, and Joy!!!!!!
When:
Where:
Cost:
Call:
May 13-15 6 p.m. Friday—Noon, Sunday
Camp Montgomery
See Pricing Detail below
Becky Wolf (867-8778) for more informa/on about this inspiring retreat or
Bernice Henry (694-6798) to make your reserva/ons.
A $25 deposit is due upon registra/on.
PLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION between February 7th and February 23rd
so we can tell the camp how many par/cipants are aQending.
PRICING DETAILS (Per Person)
2 nights at the Inn, double occupancy
2 nights in a Cabin, mul/ple occupancy
Saturday night only, in Cabin
Saturday night only, in Cabin
Saturday only
Saturday only
$120 (includes 4 meals)*
$100 (includes 4 meals)*
$ 67 (includes 4 meals)*
$ 59 (includes 3 meals, arriving a2er Saturday breakfast)*
$ 28 (includes 3 meals)*
$ 20 (includes lunch & dinner meals)*
* Camp Montgomery will accommodate special dietary needs. Please let Bernice know your special needs
when you register!!
POETRY CONNECTIONS
INVITES EVERYONE TO
WINDSONG and MORE!
Saturday, April 9th
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Fellowship Hall
Poetry, Drama, Liturgical Dance.
Come and be inspired!
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LIBRARY CORNER
For all adults who have been aQending the Sunday morning class on “Being Mortal”, as
well as those who have not, the following books from our church library may be
of interest to you:
OUT TO PASTURE by Effie Leland Wilder
OVER WHAT HILL? by Effie Leland Wilder
A DOG WALKS INTO A NURSING HOME by Sue Halpern
MAKING THE ROUNDS WITH OSCAR by David Dosa, M.D.
ON MY OWN AT 107 by Sarah L. Delany
LIVING WITH PURPOSE IN A WORN-OUT BODY
TALKING WITH GOD IN OLD AGE by Missy Buchanan
DON’T WRITE MY OBITUARY JUST YET by Missy Buchanan
As you have probably suspected by just reading these /tles, the above books are full of humor and poignancy. If
you are looking for something more instruc/onal on living with old age, then the books listed below might be
helpful:
CAREGIVING: THE SPIRITUAL JOURNEY OF LOVE, LOSS, AND RENEWAL by Beth Witrogen McLeod
THE 36-HOUR DAY: A FAMILY GUIDE TO CARING FOR PERSONS WITH … MEMORY LOSS IN LATER LIFE
by Nancy Mace and Peter Rabins (both associated with John Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine)
HOW TO CARE FOR AGING PARENTS by Virginia Morris
STAGES OF SENIOR CARE by Paul and Lori Hogan (founders of Home Instead Senior Care)
HOME SWEET HOME: HOW TO HELP OLDER ADULTS LIVE INDEPENDENTLY by Aid Associa/on for Lutherans
TO LIVE UNTIL WE SAY GOOD-BYE by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
WHAT DYING PEOPLE WANT: PRACTICAL WISDOM FOR THE END OF LIFE by David Kuhl, M.D.
The library is open every Sunday from 9:00 a.m. un/l 11:45 a.m. (or about 15 minutes a2er the Worship Service has
ended). On weekdays, just ask Pat in the office to open the library for you. Remember to sign your name and that
day’s date on the check-out card (usually inside the front cover of the book) and place the card in the small gray box
on the table. Thank you and enjoy the books.
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MISSION
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to
drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you
looked aer me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord,
when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we
see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or
in prison and go to visit you?’ “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the
least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ Ma&hew 25:35-40 (NIV)
INTERFAITH MEALS
A very big ‘thank you’ to Marianne Fullarton, Louise Olivarez, Rebecca Bishop, and Susan
Jensen who prepared and served the January Interfaith Meal. In February, the meal is scheduled
to be prepared and served by Bill and Gert Roots, Lorraine Fuller, and the Gans Family and in
March, Ginny Spring and Mary Beth Neely.
The new sign-up sheet is posted on the bulle/n board outside the office. Please take a minute
to look at the list and sign up to help if possible. Thank you to everyone for volunteering to help
with the Interfaith meals.
JAMAICAN ECUMENICAL MUTUAL MISSION (JEMM)
For almost 40 years, the Presbytery of St. Augus/ne has worked “Hand-in-Hand with our partners in the Jamaica
Ecumenical Mutual Mission Program” to give medical and dental care and support for our Jamaican friends who do
not have access to health care.
The Medical/Dental team is making prepara/ons for their next mission to Jamaica on June 12-18, 2016. The team
will consist of doctors, den/sts, pharmacists, nurses, optometrists and op/cians. The team welcomes and is looking
for medical personnel to join them in this mission.
Saint Augus/ne Presbytery is also asking churches to donate money to help treat the approximate 1,000+ pa/ents
that the two teams will see in 2016.
$ 200 will purchase blood pressure medica/on for 40 people for a year.
$ 200 will purchase pain medica/ons for 60 people.
$ 300 will purchase diabetes medica/ons for 10 people for a year.
$ 500 will purchase new eye glasses for about 25-30 people.
$ 500 will purchase the supplies needed to make a set of dentures for 10 pa/ents.
$ 100 will purchase the materials needed to fill teeth for 10 pa/ents.
$1,000 will purchase vitamins for 100 children for a year.
The gi2s we make to the “2 Cents a Meal” fund each month are used to support not only the medical and dental
program, but also helps in the areas of disaster relief, counseling programs and suppor/ng the annual youth and
adult exchanges.
Thank you for your con/nued support.
The Mission CommiQee
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SESSION
At its January 19, 2016 mee/ng, the Session approved/heard from:
Steve Benz, the Transi/onal Execu/ve Presbyter from the Presbytery of St. Augus/ne was present for the
mee/ng. He discussed the upcoming three month pastoral sabba/cal for Rev. Gans beginning Monday, June 20,
2016 through Monday, September 19, 2016. He advised, based on the parable of the talents, that the church
(through the Session) should not simply sit and wait for Andy’s return, but should be ac/ve in also learning things
about themselves.
One of the purposes of the sabba/cal is for the pastor to physically get away and “learn things about him/
herself”. The goal is that the pastor should be renewed and eager to return to serve the congrega/on, and that
the congrega/on should also be refreshed. Elder Benz urged that we should “not be the same church when the
pastor returns, in a posi/ve way.”
A three-person Session commiQee was formed to lead the church through this period: Elders Wolf, as chair, and
Elders Messmore and Schlegel. They are urged to have Elders and others preach as well as arrange for a sendoff
commissioning for the pastor as well as some sort of return celebra/on.
Elder Benz offered to preach one Sunday and gave us a copy of the Presbytery’s sabba/cal policy, (also on their
website along with forms). It was suggested that the church consider the Pastor be given a cash gi2 as
part of his sabba/cal commissioning which may enable him to travel or make other financial decisions about the
sabba/cal. (The pastor will receive his regular salary and benefits during the /me away.)
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The Session approved the budget for 2016, holding expenses to the same as 2015, where possible, with no
increases in base salaries.
The Session elected Elder Kelly Bush as elder commissioner to the Saturday, February 6th, 2016 Presbytery
mee1ng at the Gainesville First Church.
The Session approved the holding of a Community Maundy Thursday Service at Fort King with Communion
by In1nc1on.
The Session voted to allow Lena Lewin to have a poetry reading at church during April’s Poetry month.
The Session heard that a commiQee of parents and Scouters is in the final process of forming Venturing Crew
196. Not surprisingly, many parents of Scouts are interested in mee/ng the desire of their daughters to join-- as
their male siblings have been able to do as Cubs and Boy Scouts (Venturing is open to male and female youth
who have completed the 8th grade and are 13 years of age or are 14, regardless of grade).
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WORSHIP
THIS THING CALLED LOVE
I have always referred to February as the “Love Month” because we celebrate Valen/ne’s Day on February 14th. I
remember as a school child having Mom take me shopping to buy packets of liQle Valen/ne cards to give to my
friends at school. They had cute liQle sayings like “Be My Valen/ne” or “You Are My Special Valen/ne.” All the
cards had big red hearts somewhere on them. Later in life, the cards changed to flowers and candy for that special
person.
Love is wonderful! I look around from my vantage point on Sunday mornings and see couples who have
been married 40, 50, 60 and 70 years. Amazing! I know there is a lot of truth in that old saying “love conquers all.”
But nothing matches the Love of God:
O love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure
The saints’ and angels’ song.
Frederick M. Lehman was a California businessman that lost everything through business reverses. He was forced
to spend his working hours in manual labor, working in a Pasadena packing house packing oranges and lemons into
wooden crates. Not an ideal environment for wri/ng love songs, but this was the environment the Lord chose to
use. Mr. Lehman was a Chris/an who rejoiced in his salva/on. He was so moved by a Sunday evening sermon on
the love of God that he could hardly sleep. The next morning, the thrill of the previous evening had not le2 him. As
he drove to the packing house, the makings of a song began to come together in his head, with God’s love as the
theme.
Throughout the day, as he packed oranges and lemons, the words con/nued to flow. Perhaps he joQed
down words on various pieces of broken crate as he went along. He could hardly wait to get home and commit
these words to paper.
Upon arriving home, he hurried to his old upright piano and began arranging the words and composing a melody to
fit them. He soon had finished two stanzas and the melody to go along with them.
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The love of God is greater far
Than tongue or pen can ever tell;
It goes beyond the highest star,
And reaches to the lowest hell;
The guilty pair, bowed down with care,
God gave His Son to win;
His erring child He reconciled,
And pardoned from his sin.
When years of /me shall pass away,
And earthly thrones and kingdoms fall,
WORSHIP (continued)
When men, who here refuse to pray,
On rocks and hills and mountains call,
God’s love so sure, shall s/ll endure,
All measureless and strong;
Redeeming grace to Adam’s race—
The saints’ and angels’ song.
Now what was he to do? In those days, a song had to have at least three stanzas to be considered complete. He
tried and tried to come up with a third stanza, but to no avail. The words just would not fall into place.
It was then that he remembered a poem someone had given him some /me before. Hun/ng around, he found the
poem printed on a card, which he had used as a bookmark. As Mr. Lehman read the words, his heart was thrilled by
the adequate picture of God’s love they pictured.
Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade,
To write the love of God above,
Would drain the ocean dry.
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky.
He then no/ced this wri/ng on the boQom of the card: “These words were found wriQen on a cell wall in a prison
some 200 years ago. It is not known why the prisoner was incarcerated; neither is it known if the words
were original or if he had heard them somewhere and had decided to put them in a place where he
could be reminded of the greatness of God’s love - whatever the circumstances, he wrote them on the wall of his
prison cell. In due /me, he died and the men who had the job of repain/ng his cell were impressed by the words.
Before their paint brushes had obliterated them, one of the men joQed them down and thus they were preserved.”
Lehman went to the piano and began to voice the words with the melody he had just wriQen. They were a perfect
fit. It was a miracle! The song was published - and remains today - with these words as the last stanza.
In later years, the origin of these words became known to Alfred B. Smith, which reveals an even greater miracle in
the wri/ng of this song. The original third stanza was wriQen in Hebrew around the year 1000 by Meir Ben Issac
Nehoria, a Jewish Rabbi. God, knowing that Lehman was going to write a song, also realized that Lehman would
have trouble wri/ng a third stanza and so He chose this Rabbi, who though not accep/ng Christ as the Messiah did
possess the skills to graphically paint a picture of God’s love in words. He would preserve these words and then
hundreds of years later he would have them translated by this prisoner into a language that did not as
yet exist, namely English.
And to think, he did it in the exact meter to fit Lehman’s melody.
I love the words in the refrain referring to God’s love for us: “O love of God, how rich and pure! How measureless
and strong!”
Thank you God, for loving us with no condi/ons.
With a song in my heart,
Rick
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WORSHIP (continued)
DOMINATION AND “MOANING”
Versus
LIBERATION AND “MURMURING”
Perspec1ves in the Book of Exodus - I
There are two very dis/nct presenta/ons in the book of Exodus concerning human responses to slavery/
domina/on and libera/on: the first is represented by “moaning” and “groaning”; the second by “murmuring.” The
dis/nc/on is very precise in the book of Exodus; it challenges us to evaluate our own behavior and aZtudes in our
social context.
Exodus 2:23b – 24 spells out the first: “The children of Israel groaned… and they cried out and their wail
went up to God… and God heard their moaning.”
Egyp/an stone reliefs of Hebrew slaves (from 1000 BCE!) shows the Hebrews as so stacked on one another that
“they appear as a single whole…without any individuality at all” (G. Plaut 2005 Torah 360 fn. 2; similar to photographs taken of Jews being moved into Auschwitz).
Four different verbs are used in Exodus 2:23b f: “”groan,” “cry out,” “wail,” and “moan.” “This conveys that their
agony is intense, con8nuous, and pervasive” (R.E. Friedman 2001 Commentary on the Torah 175). It is interes/ng
that the only outlet from slavery, their moment of “freedom,” came by “mul8plying” as a people under severe
oppression (Exodus 1:12!), which in turn caused the Egyp/ans to make the people “serve with rigor” (Exodus 1:1314)! But, “God saw the people of Israel and… knew their condi8on” (Exodus 2:25)! So, the story in Exodus turns
toward the libera/on of the people “out of “ Egypt, their escape into the “wilderness,” a desolate barren place, to
discover the meaning of their libera/on.
In the “wilderness,” the people no longer experienced the harsh reali/es of slavery; no, they were now liberated,
“free”! Instead of “moaning and groaning” under oppression, they began “murmuring” under freedom. What does
that verb mean in Exodus?
“Murmuring” (Exodus 16 and 17) refers to a “grumbling and mu&ered complaint” about one thing or another,
which becomes an undercurrent of human “noise” and “griping” that is not only disquie/ng but downright
agita/ng and aggrava/ng. This goes beyond an occasional “mouthing off.” Who was doing this? The group of
people who in Egypt were regarded as “expendables,” “slaves,” who had escaped under the “leadership” of Moses,
and were now experiencing the first taste of freedom in a “wilderness” – a desolate barren area with no I-Hop or
Days Inn.
The theme of their murmuring is summarized in Exodus 16:3:
“Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots and ate
bread to the full; you have brought us out into the wilderness to kill the whole assembly with hunger,” to which
Exodus 17:3 adds “with thirst!”
There were two literary paQerns by which the peoples’ murmurings were presented:
A. The oldest is found in Exodus 15:22 ff.; 17:1 ff., and Numbers 20:1-13, which reflects life in the
wilderness. The paQern is this:
• a genuine need for food and water
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WORSHIP (continued)
the peoples’ “complaint”
intercession by Moses
God’s provision
The secondary and later paQern is found in Numbers 11:1-3; 17:6-15; 21:4-10, which focused on Israel’s
“disobedience” and punishment, a theme the later Prophets enunciated.
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B.
According to the first paQern on “murmuring,” the people had a genuine need for food and water in order to survive
in the desola/on in which they found their “freedom” from slavery; but, why would anyone in his/her right mind
think s/he’s “free” in a desolate region with no food or water? The upshot of their murmuring: Moses is an awful
“leader,” and so began the “murmuring” process of undermining his leadership, even though he had said that
Yahweh-God was the leader of the people, not he! It was God who provided for the people’s needs!
Well and good! Just what does this book of Exodus mean? It is not idle chit-chat, but a serious portrayal about what
are people’s responses and aZtudes when they encounter LIBERATION:
(1) We want a religio-poli/cal leadership (presumably represen/ng God!) that will serve our immediate and biological needs: food, water, and sex! (See Exodus 32)
(2) We want a God whom we can control and direct to fulfill our own self-interests and needs. Why? Two points,
at least:
(1) The people were in such a hurry to escape from slavery, they had given no thought as to what they
were escaping to: what libera8on meant and required of them!
(2) Egyp/an culture was hard to shake off: the people behaved, thought and felt the way they did in
Egypt: The people were uncri/cal of their learned socio-cultural prejudices! The “new” Israelite
society and culture was an extension of Egyp/an culture because they had not cri/cally evaluated
their own socializa/on and accultura/on.
In a nutshell, what began as expressions of agony because of mass slavery in Egypt became in the “wilderness”
carping, griping, and “peasant resistance” that threatened to undermine and destroy the whole project of the
libera/on of the people from corvée slavery. This is similar to the Pilgrims and Puritans that escaped from Britain
only to bring their problems with them to and into the New World!
Exodus’ message: we’re s/ll dealing with the same human problems, aZtudes and behaviors as those Habiru from
Egypt. And the Ten Words (Exodus 20) s/ll stand as the star/ng-point for a new form of human community. New
laws will not do the job – the Pentateuch is full of them!
My human response and responsibility to you as a person and to God is s/ll the star/ng point for new
human community! And if I/you so decide, be prepared to meet each other and God! To quote Jesus of Nazareth:
“The Kingdom of God is in your midst” (Luke 17:21f).
Just how do we learn to work together as “liberated” partners? We begin by facing one another and cri/cally
evalua/ng our socio-cultural situa/on. AND STOP USELESS MURMURING.
Hmm? Something to think about!
SHALOM,
Tom
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WORSHIP
(continued)
FLOWER CALENDAR
PLEASE NOTE: If you would like to commemorate a special event/occasion/memory etc. for
a specific date, please call me as soon as possible. It is never too early to select your chosen
date. Several people have already selected dates in 2016. Please don’t hesitate to call me if
there is a Sunday you would like to commemorate by sharing with the church some type of
flowers or plant of your choice. (The flowers or plant can come from your yard, a florist, a
supermarket, etc.) Thank you. Nancy Hall 694-3221
Thank you to these people as they share in dona1ng flowers for the following worship services:
February 7, 2016
In celebra/on of our 60th wedding anniversary on February the 11th from Steve and Janet
Mitchell.
February 14, 2016 In honor of my mother, Dorothy, with love from Marianne Fullarton.
February 21, 2016 In memory of loved ones, from Rodney and Ginny Spring.
February 28, 2016 In memory of Anthony Clegorne from Nell, Nik, and Patrick.
March 6, 2016
In loving memory of Jim Copeland from Nancy.
March 13, 2016
In honor of Charles Stevenson from his family.
March 20, 2016
From Jean Brown, Hal, Douglas, Bruce, and Lynn in loving memory of husband and father,
Halowell E. Brown.
March 27, 2016
In celebra/on of Nan Andrews’ 94th birthday from her family.
April 3, 2016
OPEN
April 10, 2016
OPEN
April 17, 2016
In loving memory of Ray Chancey, from Sue, Laura, and Elaine.
April 24, 2016
OPEN
May 1, 2016
OPEN
May 8, 2016
In celebra/on of Jodi’s gradua/on from college from Frank and Heidi Lawson.
May 15, 2016
From John and Jean Stewart in celebra/on of their 61st wedding anniversary.
May 22, 2016
In loving memory of our son, Andy. Jack and Sue Harshman.
May 29, 2016
In honor and memory of those who serve, or have served, our country! from Pat Brown.
June 5, 2016
In memory of our parents, Alteha, Max, and Robert, from the Repp family.
June 12, 2016
In honor of our 50th anniversary from Alan and Onalee Mease.
June 19, 2016
OPEN (Father’s Day)
June 26, 2016
OPEN
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FEBRUARY 2016
Italicized events are non-FKPC activities using FKPC buildings
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
9:00 Prayer Shawl 10:00-5:00
7:30-9:00 BNI (FH)
8:00-3:00
Pictorial
Turning Point
Directory (FH) 1:00 Adult
12-7:00 Pictorial
Discipleship
Directory (FH)
10:00 PW
4:00 Turning Point
Coordinators 3:00 Tai-Chi (SR)
Set-up
7:00 Boy Scouts
7:00 Children’s 7:00 Choir
Discipleship 7:00 AA (FH)
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10
6:00 Finance
7:00 Boy Scouts
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5
Saturday
7:30 Men’s Bible
Study
1:30 Worship
5:00 Mission
5:00 TOPS
5:30 Property
6:30 Connections
6:30 Cub Scouts
9:00-11:45 Library
9:15 Adult & Youth Ed
10:00 Choir Practice
10:30 Worship
7:30
11:30 Youth Discipleship
1:30 Sabbatical Mtg
5:00 High Tide (K-5th) 5:00
5:00 PYC
6:30
4
Friday
2
8
7:30 Men’s Bible
9:00-11:45 Library
Study
9:15 Adult & Youth Ed 5:00 TOPS (FH)
10:00 Choir Practice
6:00 VBS Mtg
10:30 Worship
6:00 Marions United
5:00 Youth Super Bowl 6:00 Esther Circle
Party
6:30 Men’s Night Out
6:30 Cub Scouts
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3
Thursday
1
7 SCOUT SUNDAY
21
Wednesday
6
12
13
19
20
7:00 ASH
7:30-9:00 BNI (FH)
Wednesday Service
3:00 Tai-Chi
7:00 Choir
7:00 AA (FH)
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PW WHITE ELEPHANT SALE—FELLOWSHIP HALL RESERVED
WHITE ELEPHANT SET-UP
Men’s Bible
Study
10:00 Deborah
Circle
TOPS (FH)
Cub Scouts
6:00 Session
7:00 Boy Scouts
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7:30 Men’s Bible
9:00-11:45 Library
Study
9:15 Adult & Youth Ed
10:00 Choir Practice
5:00 TOPS (FH)
10:30 Worship
4:30 Small Groups
6:30 Cub Scouts
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8:00-1:00 White 8:00-2:00
8:00-1:00 White 8:00-1:00 &
Elephant Donations 4:00-7:00 White Elephant Donations PW White
Elephant Sale
Elephant Donations Accepted
Accepted
Accepted
3:00 Tai-Chi (SR)
6:00 Lenten
Wednesday 7:00 Choir
(SR)
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25
26
7:30-9:00 BNI (FH) 12:00-7:00
Pictorial Directory
3:00 Tai-Chi
(FH)
7:00 Boy Scouts
6:00 Lenten
7:00 Choir
Wednesday 7:00 AA (FH)
(SR)
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10:00-3:30
Pictorial
Directory (FH)
3:30-9:00
Cub Scout
Blue & Gold
Banquet
28 MISSION SUNDAY 29
9:00-11:45 Library
7:30 Men’s Bible
9:15 Adult & Youth Ed
Study
10:00 Choir Practice
10:30 Worship
5:00 TOPS (FH)
5:00 High Tide (K-5th)
5:00 PYC
6:30 Cub Scouts
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FORT KING PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
13 NE 36th Avenue
Ocala, Florida 34470
RETURNED SERVICE REQUESTED
Label
Boy Scout Fundraiser
Fort King’s Boy Scout Troop #196 is selling meat sticks as a fundraiser for their various scouting activities.
The meat sticks are made in Ocala at Country Meats, a FDA certified facility. The sticks sell for $1.00 each.
Please contact Bob Barton, 425-8500, if interested. See a sample on the church bulletin board.
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