February 21 - First Presbyterian Church

Volume 13, No. 8 ˜ February 21–27, 2016
Ministry News
Activities Ministries, Lindsay Graham
JIM JOHNSON BASKETBALL SUPPER
Youth Basketball Teams (grades 4-12) and their
parents are invited to come for awards, team photos,
and pizza this Sunday, February 21, at 5:00pm in
Fellowship Hall (no charge). Players, please return
sleeveless jerseys only.
JOIN OUR TOUR OF THE HOLY LAND!
Find out more about the FPC Activities Ministry
Holy Land Tour September 18-27, at a meeting on
Wednesday, February 24, at 5:30pm in the Formal
Dining Room. Brochures are in literature racks and at
FirstPresGreenville.org. Questions? Contact Donna
Roper ([email protected], 672.0372).
Educational Ministries, Tim Leslie
DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF THE MESSIAH
Pack your bags. We’re going on a journey. A quest
to uncover Scripture and its meaning across history.
Filmed on location in Israel and throughout the
Middle East, the Faith Lessons DVD series by Ray
Vander Laan is a life-changing experience with the
Bible. You’ll discover why Jesus turned the world
upside down with his compelling call to follow him.
Join this class on Wednesday evenings in the Formal
Dining Room at 6:15pm beginning March 2.
GOSPEL PERSPECTIVES CHAPEL SERIES IN MARCH
Join us on Sundays, March 6 and 13, during the
Sunday School hour, 9:45–10:30am, for the Gospel
Perspectives Chapel Series, led by Dr. Shelton
Sanford. Week one, Our Identity in Christ, will focus
on our need for security and significance. Week two,
Our Identity in Christ’s Family, will focus on our need
for Christian community. During this Chapel Series,
you’ll learn more about Life Groups (Sunday School
Classes, small groups, Women’s Circles, etc.) at First
Pres and be encouraged to become part of one.
Missions, Brian Stewart
COMPASSION WITHOUT COMPROMISE CD SET
The audio recordings and accompanying
handout material from the “Compassion Without
Compromise” seminar, which discussed a biblical
view of same-sex attraction, is now available for
purchase in the Vineyard bookstore for $12 per set.
CONFERENCE FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
Attention Medical Professionals: Please join us for a
special conference on Best Practices in Global Health
Missions on Saturday, March 12, 8:00am–5:00pm,
hosted by First Pres. This Christian Health Service
Corps and Medical Benevolence Foundation (MBF)
event promotes Christian excellence in global health
to help you, your church, or your mission program
implement effective short-term healthcare missions.
For more details or to register, visit http://www.
healthservicecorps.org/moto/best-practices. Partial
scholarships are available for FPC members who are
nurses or medical students; contact Brian Stewart
(672.7032).
GREAT ALASKA SPORTING CLAY CLASSIC
Over the last two years, The Great Alaska Sporting
Clay Classic has been a tremendous event to raise
funds for the ministry of Steven and Natalie Hall, who
serve in Alaska with SEND North. We invite you to
participate in this year’s GASCC, coming Friday, April
15. Pick up a flier from the literature racks, or visit
gascc2016.eventbrite.com. Learn more about the
Halls’ ministry at Send.org/give/missionaries/snhall.
JOIN THE TEAM GOING TO THE DR IN JUNE
FPC will be sending a mission team to the Dominican
Republic June 25–July 2 to conduct VBS for children,
medical and eye care, and construction. Fill out the
application at RestorationLaRomana.org/trips or
email Autumn Clark ([email protected])
for a welcome packet. Register by March 25.
Mother’s Morning Out Ministry, Beth Plyler
REGISTER NOW FOR MOTHER’S MORNING OUT
Registration for the 2016-2017 School Year is
underway. We operate Monday-Friday, 9:00am–
2:00pm, with Early and Late Stay options available.
For details, contact Beth Plyler @ bplyler@
firstpresgreenville.org
Prayer Ministry, Stan Johnson
PRAYER AND COMMUNION FEBRUARY 23
The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be observed
on Tuesday evening, February 23, at 7:00pm in
Harper Chapel during the Tuesday Night Prayer
Service.
Senior Adult Ministry, Stan Johnson
WIT & WISDOM MARCH 1
Please join us for Wit & Wisdom on Tuesday, March
1. Greater Greenville Master Gardener Hedy
Dreskin will present “Getting Ready for Spring
from the Inside Out,” demonstrating how to adapt
outdoor containers for the spring and summer
seasons. The free program begins at 11:30am in
Fellowship Hall with lunch ($7) to follow. Please
make your reservation by calling Susan Stewart
(672.1757) by Thursday, February 25.
Announcements
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
Attention college students! Do you love children?
Enjoy hands-on serving? Want to learn what it
takes to run Children’s Ministries in a large church?
If so, consider applying for one of the 2016
Summer Children’s Ministry Internship positions.
Contact Tina Jones (864.672.7031, tjones@
firstpresgreenville.org) for details. Applications are
due by Thursday, March 31.
GALLIVAN-MILLS SCHOLARSHIP
The Gallivan-Mills Scholarship is granted each year
to college undergraduate and seminary students
who are FPC members. Academic merit, Christian
commitment, Christian service work, and personal
testimony are all key elements of the application.
Financial need is considered, but not required.
Applications are available at the FPC Reception
Desk and online at FirstPresGreenville.org/
gmscholarshipapp.pdf. Submit a fully completed
scholarship application, three letters of reference,
and academic transcripts to the GallivanMills Scholarship Committee (drop off at the
Reception Desk) no later than Thursday, March
31. Questions? Contact Lee Miller at LMiller@
arthurstatebank.com.
SUMMER @ 1ST CAMPS
This summer, First Pres will host exciting weekly
Summer Camps for infants through rising 8th
graders, brought to you by the Academy, Activities,
MMO, Children’s, and Music & the Arts Ministries.
For details, pick up a brochure from the literature
racks, or go to FirstPresGreenville.org; click on
the Summer @ 1st icon. Questions? Contact Tina
Jones, [email protected] or 672.7031.
ORDER EASTER FLOWERS BY MARCH 13
To help decorate the church for Easter, you may
purchase Easter Flowers in honor or memory of
loved ones. Fill out the form from the literature racks
or Sunday bulletin, or go to FirstPresGreenville.org
and click on the Easter Flowers icon.
Member News
BAPTISMS (February 14, 2016)
Caroline Grace Paulk, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Ryan
Paulk (Kara).
Townes Gault Prosise, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Prosise
(Courtney).
CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY
The Pastors and Congregation extend sympathy to:
Mrs. Dana Bostian in the death of her mother,
Jimmye Ruth Partee Thompson of Greenville, on
February 7. Dana is a teacher in the Academy.
Ms. Mary Ellen Keathley in the death of her mother,
Dolly Keathley, on February 10.
IN MEMORIAM:
Dolly Adams Keathley
February 26, 1925 – February 10, 2016
Honors & Memorials
AGAPE CLASS
In loving memory of:
Jim Dickenson by Mr. and Mrs. Sloan Gray.
CHURCH MEMORIAL FUND
In loving memory of:
Dr. Paul Stoddard by Mrs. Roberta Maddox; Mr.
and Mrs. Terry Thompson; Ms. Betty Bailey; Ms.
Patricia Bailey; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Grier; Mrs. Hazel
Stoddard; Ms. Belinda Stoddard; Mr. and Mrs.
Shell Dula.
MUSIC FUND
In loving memory of:
Dr. Paul Stoddard by Agape Class.
TURNER MEMORIAL FUND
In honor of:
Nancy Lusk on her birthday by Mike Geris.
In loving memory of:
Nancy MacArthur by Mr. and Mrs. Andy Anderson;
Mr. and Mrs. Towers Rice; Circle 7.
Pick up your free prayer journal at
church or access it on the website,
and join us in 40 Days of Prayer!
Available in:
Memorial Hall • Fellowship Hall
Vineyard Bookstore
Calendar for the Week
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Pastor of the Day: Stan Johnson (423.2067)
8:30am •Worship Service (Sanctuary)
9:30am •Continental Breakfast (Memorial Hall)
9:40am • First Look Class (Formal Dining Room)
9:45am •Sunday School
10:45am •Ignite Worship (Fellowship Hall)
11:00am •Worship Service (Sanctuary)
12:00pm•Stephen Ministry (Formal Dining Room)
12:15pm•Missional Ministry & Evang Comm. (Rm 261)
4:00pm • Resonate! Prime (Choir Room)
5:00pm •Jim Johnson Basketball Supper (Fellowship Hall)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22
Pastor of the Day: Stan Johnson (423.2067)
6:00pm •Community Bible Study Potluck (Fellowship Hall)
•Session Meeting (Formal Dining Room)
7:00pm •Community Bible Study (Fellowship Hall)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23
Pastor of the Day: Claire Ripley (423.2064)
8:30am •Women’s Study: James (Room 314)
9:30am • Women’s Study: Children of the Day (Room 307)
3:30pm •Covenant Ringers Rehearsal (Room 402)
6:00pm •Pack 11 Webelos (Scout Hut)
7:00pm •Tuesday Night Prayer Service/Communion
(Harper Chapel)
• Boy Scout Troop 11 (Scout Hut)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24
Pastor of the Day: Phil Hargrove (423.3455)
9:30am •Women’s Study: Calvinism (Room 212)
11:00am•National Day of Prayer Task Force
(Formal Dining Room)
11:30am •Luncheon Bible Study (Fellowship Hall)
5:15pm •Wednesday Advantage Supper (Fellowship Hall)
5:30pm •Youth Confirmation Class (Room 316)
•Holy Land Tour Q&A (Formal Dining Room)
5:45pm •Nursery Care–age 0-2 (Nursery Suite)
• Junior High Roots (Youth 354)
6:15pm • Bible Study–age 2-3 (Room 215E)
• Bible Study–grades 1-2 (Room 323)
• Bible Study–grades 3-5 (Room 318)
• Cherub Choir–age 4-5 (Room 317)
• Covenant Choir–grades 3-5 (Choir Room)
• Cathedral Ringers Rehearsal (Room 402)
• Level 2 Prayer Training (Room 303)
•With All Your Heart (Formal Dining Room)
• Men’s Fraternity—33: The Series (Room 301)
• Women in Worship (Room 405)
• Angels (Parlor)
• Colossians & Habakkuk (Room 403)
• Raising a Modern-Day Knight (Room 314)
• Alpha (Room 316)
6:30pm •Bible Study: Exodus (Fellowship Hall)
6:45pm •Bible Study–age 4-5 (Room 323)
• Carol Choir–grades 1-2 (Room 317)
7:30pm •Senior High Roots (Youth 352)
• Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25
Pastor of the Day: Tim Leslie (423.2063)
7:00am •Men’s Bible & Breakfast (Formal Dining Room)
8:00am •Women’s Prayer Group (Room 212)
9:00am •Women’s Praise and Worship (Harper Chapel)
9:30am •Women’s Study: Breathe (Room 308)
• Women’s Study: Acts (Room 301)
• Women’s Study: Mission Unstoppable (Rm 323)
• Women’s Study: Lamb of God (Room 305)
10:30am •Level III Healing Prayer Training (Room 303)
11:00am •Truth Project Discussion (Parlor)
12:00pm •Women’s Study: Truth Project (Parlor)
• Men’s Christian Fellowship (Formal Dining Rm)
6:30pm •Worship Team Rehearsal (Fellowship Hall)
• Tiger, Wolf, and Bear Cub Scouts (Scout Hut)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26
Pastor of the Day: Stan Johnson (423.2067)
9:00am •High School Moms in Prayer Group (Room 352)
10:00am •Bulletin Stuffing (Room 254)
3:30pm•ROOTS Junior High Winter Retreat (Off campus)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Pastor of the Day: Stan Johnson (423.2067)
7:00am •Men’s Cycling Club (Parking Lot)
A W E E K LY N E W S L E T T E R O F F I R S T P R E S B Y T E R I A N C H U R C H , G R E E N V I L L E , S C
Worship
Assignments for February 21st
FEBRUARY 21, 2016
8:30 and 11:00am Worship
10:45 Ignite Contemporary Worship
REVELATION: MAJESTY & MYSTERY
“To the Church in Philadelphia”
Revelation 3:7-13
(SERMON STUDY NOTES ON FPC WEBSITE)
Rev. Dr. Richard Gibbons
9:30am – Continental Breakfast
9:45am – Sunday School
This WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
Connections Greeter Team:
8:30 Service (8:10am): Bob and Jackie Thompson (Portico),
Brenda Evans (Loggia), Bayne Brown (Memorial Hall), Jim Williams
(Washington/Richardson Corner) – 1 greeter needed
Sunday School (9:20am): Bayne Brown (Portico), John Stelling
(Loggia), Darst Guest (Richardson Street), Davey Tucker (Choir
Door) – 4 greeters needed
11:00 Service (10:40am): Heather Tapp, Klara Szekely (Portico),
Susan Montjoy (Loggia), Will Sykes (Memorial Hall), Charlotte Watson
(Sanctuary), Suzanne Rivet (Choir Door)
Nursery Team: (9:15) Caroline Mullen, Bentley Mitchell, Amy Willcox,
Megan Blackston, Jeanette Terry, Emily Smith; (10:30) Kate Hellier,
Emilie Simpson, Teresa Dick, Melissa Copeland, Devon Pace, Pace
child, Ellie Hungerford, Clary Hill.
Bible Study (12:30pm & 6:30pm)
Dr. Richard Gibbons – “EXODUS”
New volunteers are always welcome!
Wednesday Meals (11:30am & 5:15pm)
To join the Connections Greeter Team:
Contact Chad Brown at [email protected].
Spaghetti with Sauce, Baked Chicken
Baked Potatoes, Egg Rolls
Steamed Broccoli with Cheese
Whole Kernel Corn, Fried Green Beans
Salad Bar, Assorted Breads and Desserts
Arlene Antonio, Virginia Anderson
William “Billy” Beavers, Martha Beinor
Jennifer Bridges, Jimmy Broome
Lynn Campbell, Lori Cheves
Lois Cole, Valerie Cooke
Ray Denny, Charmaine Dunn
Mickey Erwin, Marilyn Fain
Sarah Fain, Norma Floyd
Karen Franzen, Louis Garduno
Motte Grey, Natalie Hall
Don Hartz, Betty Hayman
Grover Haynes, Bettina Hensinger
Suzanne Hilger, Jay Huff
Amy Hunter, Eric Johnson
Pat Johnson, Claire “Cee Cee” Kaylor
Gloria Kohler, Randy Kowalski
Bettie Landreth, Janet MacCallum
Bruce McPherson, Gary Patton
Libba Phillips, Pat Quarles
Jonas Ramirez, Bertha Mae Sims
Pat Spangler, Ruth Stoddard
Austin Teel, Mary Lou Vassar
Dot Whitesides
Robert “Jud” Wiley, Jr.
Thomas Willcox, Carolyn Wyrick
Bold = New Italics = In Hospital
PRAYER REQUEST LINES
To join the Nursery Team:
Contact Evelyn Penkert at [email protected] or 672.1843.
Prayer Requests: 672.1838
Prayer Appointments: 672.1848
Congregational Care Director
Tammy Burkhalter: 672.0327
February 21–27, 2016
WHAT’S INSIDE
Contact Us
200 West Washington Street
Greenville, SC 29601
Turner Memorial Prayer Breakfast
with Connor Shaw March 3
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
phone 864.235.0496
fax 864.235.0698
website FirstPresGreenville.org
email [email protected]
facebook.com/firstpresgreenville
Broadcast
TELEVISION
First and Foremost Program
on WHNS-TV FOX Carolina
Sundays at 10:30am
Jim Johnson Basketball Supper
February 21
40 Days of Prayer
Gallivan-Mills Scholarship
Children’s Ministry Internships
Register for Summer @ 1st Camps
For more information about
the ministry of FPC, visit
FirstPresGreenville.org
February 21–27, 2016
Turner
Memorial
Prayer Breakfast
with
Connor Shaw
University of South Carolina & Cleveland Browns
Connor Shaw, from Flowery Branch, Georgia,
played college football at the University of South Carolina (2011–2013),
where he compiled the best quarterback record in Gamecock history,
including a 17-0 record at home.
In his final college game—the Capital One Bowl on January 1, 2014—
Shaw was responsible for five touchdowns and threw for 312 yards.
He was voted the game’s most valuable player for his performance.
He is now a quarterback for the Cleveland Browns
of the National Football league (NFL).
Join us March 3 to hear Connor talk of football and faith.
For the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught.
PROVERBS 3:26
Purchase tickets ($10) at the Church Office Monday-Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm,
and in the Loggia on Sundays, February 21 and 28. • Questions? Call 235.0496.