December 27, 2015 - First Presbyterian Church

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First Presbyterian Church, Charlotte N C
December 27, 2015 - January 03, 2016
Volume 22, No. 26
Sanctuary Flowers
Members who wish to
memorialize a loved one or
honor a baptism or marriage by placing flowers in
the sanctuary should
contact Diane Maye
at 704.875.6176 or e-mail
[email protected].
The Adrong (left) and Robinson (right) families receive their keys to their new
homes.
Making home
ownership a reality
Holiday Hours
First Presbyterian Church and the Charlotte
Church Partners handed over the house keys
to the Adrong and Robinson families this
month after finishing two houses in the
Lakewood community. This was the 17th year
that FPC has partnered with Habitat for
Humanity to build homes for families and the
20th year that First Presbyterian Church has
been active in Lakewood.
Church offices will be
closed on December 25
and 28 and on January 1.
If you have a pastoral care
emergency, please call
704.927.0254 and leave a
message. Your call will be
returned promptly.
The Savior is born, but
?
WHO NEEDS
SAVING
A Sermon Series. Sundays in January.
T wo W e e k s
Sunday, December 27, 2015
9:00 AM
Toddlers Childcare - P-103
9:00 AM
Infant Childcare - P-104
9:00 AM
Fours/Fives Childcare - P-108
9:00 AM
Threes Childcare - P-109
9:00 AM
Twos Childcare - P-110
9:00 AM
First Church - P-205
11:00 AM
Sunday Worship - Sanctuary
Monday, December 28, 2015
7:00 AM
Offices Closed
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
8:30 AM
FPC Schools Music
9:00 AM
Staff Meeting - S-312
10:00 AM
Program Staff Meeting - C-307
3:00 PM
CDC Yoga Class - S-203
3:00 PM
Room in the Inn - P-306B, P-306A, P-307, P-212
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
9:30 AM
Prime Timers Exercise 101 - P-206
12:00 PM
Wednesday Worship - Snctuary
12:30 PM
Wednesday Worship Lunch - WFH
1:00 PM
Loaves & Fishes - Pantry
3:00 PM
Room in the Inn - P-306B, P-306A, P-307, P-212
Thursday, December 31, 2015
1:00 PM
Loaves & Fishes - Pantry
7:30 PM
MeckMin Youth Basketball - P-309
Friday, January 1, 2016
Offices Closed
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Offices Closed
Sunday, January 3, 2016
9:00 AM
Toddlers Childcare - P-103
9:00 AM
Infant Childcare - P-104
9:00 AM
Fours/Fives Childcare - P-108
9:00 AM
Threes Childcare - P-109
9:00 AM
Twos Childcare - P-110
9:00 AM
First Church - P-205
9:00 AM
Sunday Worship - Sanctuary
10:00 AM
4th Grade Catechism Class - P-203
10:00 AM
4th & 5th Grade Sunday School - P-306A
10:00 AM
2nd & 3rd Grade Sunday School - P-307
10:00 AM
K & 1st Grade Sunday School - p-311
10:00 AM
Good Samaritan - Fresco Lobby
10:00 AM
The Wired Word - P-206
10:00 AM
Conversations - P-212
10:00 AM
Friends in Faith - S-202
10:00 AM
Passages - S-203
10:00 AM
Feasting on the Word - p-205
10:00 AM
High School Sunday School - P-312
10:00 AM
Middle School Sunday School - P-301
11:00 AM
Sunday Worship - Sanctuary
2
at a
Glance
Monday, January 4, 2016
9:00 AM
CDC - Mr Sam - P-309
9:00 AM
WDS and CDC World Cultural Center
Programs - P-311
2:00 PM
Circle 4 - P-311
3:00 PM
Room in the Inn - P-306B, P-306A, P-307, P-212
7:30 PM
Ivey Handbell Rehearsal - P-114
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
8:30 AM
FPC Schools Music - P-205
9:00 AM
Staff Meeting - S-312
9:00 AM
WDS and CDC World Cultural Center
Programs - P-311
10:00 AM
Program Staff Meeting - C-307
10:00 AM
WDS Music - P-203
10:30 AM
PW CIRCLE 6 - P-212
11:45 AM
Tuesday Morning Bible Study - S-203
3:00 PM
CDC Yoga Class - S-203
3:00 PM
Room in the Inn - P-306B, P-306A, P-307, P-212
7:00 PM
Boy Scout Troop Meeting - P-321
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
8:30 AM
WDS Parent Conferences - P-205
9:00 AM
FPC Schools Chapel - S-203
9:30 AM
Prime Timers Exercise 101 - P-206
10:00 AM
PW Circle 9 - P-201
12:00 PM
Wednesday Worship - Snctuary
12:30 PM
Wednesday Worship Lunch
3:00 PM
Room in the Inn - P-306B, P-306A, P-307, P-212
5:30 PM
Wednesday Connect Dinner - WFH
6:00 PM
Disciple III - C-307
6:15 PM
Carol and Kirk Choir Rehearsal - P-119
6:15 PM
Child’s Intro to Music - P-206
6:30 PM
Youth Choir Rehearsal - P-321
7:30 PM
Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal - p-119
7:45 PM
Knox Handbell Ensemble Rehearsal - P-114
Thursday, January 7, 2016 7:00 AM
Faithful Men’s Morning Bible Study - P-212
9:30 AM
Ladies Thursday Morning Bible Study - S-203
7:30 PM
MeckMin Youth Basketball - P-309
Friday, January 8, 2016
8:30 AM
CDC Spanish Class - P-206
9:00 AM
WDS and CDC World Cultural Center
Programs - P-311
10:00 AM
WDS Music - S-203
Saturday, January 9, 2016 No on street parking on
Sunday, January 3
The Panthers will host a home game
scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.
Christian Formation
Adult Ministry
No Adult Classes on December 27
Feasting on the Word Chapel
January 3
John 3:1-10 Hunter Hoover
Conversations P212
January 3
Fellowship and Semester Previews Conversations Ministry Team
The Wired Word January 3
Current Event
Brent Torstrick
Passages S203
January 3
What do you mean it’s not about me? Presbyterian Worship 101
Hal Clarke
Good Samaritan
January 3
No Class this week
Fresco Lobby
P206 Friends in Faith
S202
January 3
Fellowship and Semester Preview
Friends in Faith Ministry Team
Youth Ministry
January 3
Middle School Youth High School Youth
December 27 - No Classes
P301
P321
December 27
January 3
No PYC
No PYC
Stay Connected with FPC Youth!
If you’d like to receive reminders via text about upcoming youth events, please send a text to 81010 with the
following:
@fpc2022 (for 6th grade updates)
@fpc2019 (for 9th grade updates)
@fpc2016 (for 12th grade updates)
@fpc2021 (for 7th grade updates)
@fpc2018 (for 10th grade updates)
@fpc2020 (for 8th grade updates)
@fpc2017 (for 11th grade updates)
Youth Trips & Registration Deadlines
Youth Trip
Confirmation Retreat (8th gr)
Middle School Sabbath Retreat
Middle School Mission Week
Montreat Youth Conference
Trip Date Registration Dates
Mar. 4-6, 2016
Jan. 1-17, 2016
May 13-15, 2016
Jan. 18-Feb. 1, 2016
June 12-18, 2016
Jan. 31-Feb. 14, 2016
July 24-30, 2016
Jan. 4-25, 2016
Children’s Ministry
Nursery Care
(8:30am-12:00pm)
Sunday School
(10-10:45am)
December 27 - No Classes
January 3
December 27 - No Classes
January 3
Infants—
P104
Toddlers— P103
Twos—P110
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Threes — P109
Fours/Fives—P108
K & 1st Grade— 2nd & 3rd Grade— 4th Grade— 5th Grade—
(continued)
P311
P307
WFH Overflow
P306
Grade-Level Gatherings for Elementary Children
Now that everyone has had the chance to get back into school and sports/activity routines, we would like to rally
everyone to participate in our elementary fellowship gatherings so that our kids have the chance to build upon and
reconnect with their Sunday School friends. The current need is for parent volunteers to help host these events. No
pressure to host at your home! The SignUpGenius site below will provide you with event suggestions and more
information on how this works.
K-1 http://tinyurl.com/k1fellowship 3rd http://tinyurl.com/3fellowship
5th http://tinyurl.com/5fellowship
2nd http://tinyurl.com/2fellowship
4th http://tinyurl.com/4fellowship
If the site asks for a password, use: children. Our goal is to have an event for each age group every quarter. You
choose a grade level (K-5), and a quarter (2-3 month period) that you would like to host. Decide upon a date/time
and venue for our kids to socialize and build connections, and coordinate that event through Missy Spears
(704.287.0211 or [email protected]), our chair.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dear Parents of K-5th Graders,
We hope you are having a wonderful Fall! We want to be sure your child is included in all of the activities and
programs our congregation provides for their age group. In order to streamline this process we are:
1) Having parents update their child’s information, so that we can be prepared for them and their needs while they
are with us at church and on church outings. For this we have asked parents to complete a Child Information
Form.
2) Sending out a Children’s Ministry Newsletter every other week. If you have not received this yet, please update
your email address on the Child Information Form &/or email me ([email protected]) your preferred
email address.
Friends
in
Faith
Friends in Faith Sunday Class Resumes
January 3, 2016
Let’s start the New Year out reconnecting with old and meeting new Friends in Faith as
we get back together for Christian Formation at 10:00am on January 3
Who: Anyone aged 35-50 years old (although our doors are open for all who want to
attend)
What: Friends in Faith class – Come get to know friends in the same stage of life as we explore topics of faith
and deepen our relationships at FPC
When: Sundays 10-10:45am
:Kick-off on January 3 – Semester preview and fellowship.
:January 10 – 3 week series about individual spiritual temperaments called “Knowing Yourself, Knowing God” led by Katelyn Gordon.
:January 31 - “How to Talk to Your Kids About …” Emily Phillips , Chaplain at Trinity Episcopal
School and Former Director of Children’s Ministries at FPC and Selwyn Avenue Presbyterian will
walk us through the developmental levels of children 6-11. Future topics may include terrorism/fear,
technology, and sexuality.
Where: S202, the Lemma Howerton room (the hallway behind the sanctuary)
What else: A CLASS SOCIAL! January 30 at the home of Richard and Jamie Morrow – details to follow.
We look forward to making real connections with fellow FPC members that will feed our spirits as we journey
through life together. Come be a part of this renewed energy!
Your Friends in Faith team:
Kim Bowman, Alison Dalton, Ritchie & Heather Faulkenberry, Richard Morrow, Jim & Suzanne Schaffer, Wes
Self, and Sonya Snowdon
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* Circle 2 Thursday, January 14, 11:30 am
Julie Jones
First Presbyterian Church
* Circle 4 Monday, January 4, 2:00 pm
Melanie Twyne
First Presbyterian Church
* Circle 5 Monday, January 4, 10:30 am
Woody Clark & Marinell Bostian
Sharon Towers
* Circle 6 Thursday, January 5, 10:30 am
Birshal Poole
Frances Browne Dining Room
* Circle 8 Tuesday, January 12, Noon
Dora Lee Brown
First United Presbyterian Church * Circle 9 Wednesday, January 6, 10:00 am
Cindy McDowell & Heather Herring
First Presbyterian Church
* Circle 10 Tuesday, January 5, 7:00 pm
Heather McNatt
2039 Shenandoah Ave.
* Circle 12 Tuesday, January 5, 7:00 pm
Kathryn Justis
8323 Bar Harbor Ln.
* Circle 13 Tuesday, January 5, 7:00 pm
Retta Poynter
4210 Quail Hunt Ln.
* Circle 15 Tuesday, January 12, 9:45 am
Page Hull
1528 Biltmore Drive
First Presbyterian Prayer Ministry
The Prayer Ministry of FPC seeks to support this community of faith through intercessory
prayer and education. If you would like to be on the church’s prayer list, please contact
the church office or any of the pastors. If you would like prayer for a need that is causing
you fear or any concern join a member of the Prayer Ministry Team and a pastor
in the overflow area after the 9 am service and in the chapel after the 11 am service.
If we truly love people, we want for them far more than we have power to give, and this leads to prayer. Intercession is
a way of loving others.
Tuesday Bible Study Explores
Metaphor
Wearing God: Clothing, Laughter, Fire, and
Other Overlooked Ways of Meeting God
January 12 – February 2 | 11:45-1:15
When it comes to talking about God, our language is limited. Even though
there are more than a million words in the English language, it’s impossible to
come up with a comprehensive description of who God is or how God chooses
to be in relationship with us.
Enter metaphor. That handy literary device that asks us to use our imaginations in how we think. In the church, we have long used metaphors for God
that have been given to us in Scripture: God as shepherd, God as king, God as
light.
Those metaphors are helpful but also come with their own limitations.
In her latest book Wearing God, Lauren Winner explores other lesser-known
but equally-powerful Scriptural images of God and challenges her readers to
spend time with these other metaphors and allow them to expand our understanding of who God is.
Over a course of four weeks, Katelyn Gordon and the group will go in-depth with four different
Scriptural images of God and discuss how these particular images connect with our day-to-day lives.
Contact Garrell Keesler [email protected] for more information.
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January Assignments
URBAN MINISTRY (Sunday Lunch)
January 10
8Salina Millen, Captain
LOAVES & FISHES
January
5DELIVERY
Bob Brown, Lanier Hoy, Lisi & Bill Szymczyk, Duke Energy group, Mary Ann Lawler,
Neal Sigmon, Nancy Lindsey,
Rose Cooper, Betsey Rebello,
Kathleen Jacobson, Deirdre Grubbs, Don Thorpe,
Harvey Grasty, Leslie Stevenson,
Dennis Carey, Diane Carey,
Sherri Ralston, Linda Sakaluk,
Cheryl Lingenfelter, Linda Vitlar
6 Myers Park Presbyterian Church
7 Diane Carey, Mary Frances Baker,
Anita Paris, Sonja Elliott,
Gibbs Ives, Linda Sakaluk,
Gail Belsito, Mary Ann Lawler, Mary Chapman
8 St. Peter’s Catholic Church
9 Pat Moorehead, Kent Main,
Joan Singel, Miriam Brauda,
Deb Jolly, Joe Ashley,
Vikram Chopra
12 GBRE Group
13 Myers Park Presbyterian Church
14 Catherine Odom, Polly Durham,
Jane Torbet, Christe Eades,
Kathy Gunnison, Robin Cochran,
Lisa Aaron
DELIVERY
St. Peter’s Catholic Church,
Bill Murphy, Maureen Murphy,
Lisi & Bill Szymczyk, Mary Ann Lawler, Neal Sigmon, Dale Bogenschneider, Dennis Carey,
Diane Carey, Sherri Ralston,
Cheryl Lingenfelter, Linda Sakaluk
15 St. Peter’s Catholic Church
16 Barb &Rich Neidinger, Emily & Keith Hay, Bill & Tonda Gridley,
Joan & Jeff Smith, Adrienne Schermer, Vikram Chopra
19 DELIVERY
Bob Brown, Lanier Hoy, Lisi & Bill Szymczyk, Nancy Lindsey,
Mary Ann Lawler, Neal Sigmon,
Duke Energy group, Rose Cooper,
Betsey Rebello, Kathleen Jacobson,
Deirdre Grubbs, Don Thorpe,
Harvey Grasty, Leslie Stevenson,
Dennis Carey, Diane Carey
Sherri Ralston, Linda Sakaluk
19 Myers Park Presbyterian Church,
Karyn ODonnell
21 UPS Retirees, Jean Landrum
22 Debbie Barber, Kitty Ray,
Lanier Hoy, Rose Cooper,
Kenny Archie, Minnie Williams,
Sally Billington, Carmen Curti,
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Brook Porsch Davis,
Becky Kennedy, Martha Thorpe
23 Valerie and Lexie Long, Don Ubell,
Sarah Schweppe, Jennifer Twitty,
Charles Maund, Clarkson Graham
27 Myers Park Presbyterian Church
28 Katie James, Sherri Ralston,
Carol Childress, Catherine Odom,
Meredith Graves, Susan Stafford
29 Ardella Wilson, Lelia Lindsay,
Martha Mullens, Ronald Mullens,
Betty Kearns, Linda Richardson,
Willie Campbell, Charles Jackson,
Gloria Lindsay, James Bostic,
Ardy Blandford
Coordinator:
Rebecca Jones [email protected]
SANDWICH KITCHEN
January
3 Rick Winn, Captain
Kelly Graves, David Hidell, Dianne Bailey, Gena Morris,
Rich Evans,
Jane & Marc Gustafson
10 Rick Rogers, Captain
Ross and Sue Loeser, Jane Moore, Betty Storey, Eddie Booher, Kedar Bryan, Gibbs Ives
17 Susan Cunningham, Captain
Jesse Hite, Mike O’Hara,
Bill Kerr, Kenneth Archie,
David & Susan Young,
Doug & Susan Awn
24 Jane & Frasier Ives, Captains
Martha and Dan Ogburn,
Steve Sellers, Walter Bridgeman
31 Katherine & Emily Orell, Captains
Kristina & Thomsen Hoops,
Rob & Hiatt Jessup, Reese & Mandy Rencher Family
oordinator:
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Rick Rogers, 704.365.0365
FRIENDSHIP TRAYS
Route 6
Monday
1st Anne Barry
2nd Clara Wolfe
3rd Virginia Horn & Lee Stoffel
4th Gail & John Murchison
5th Sarah Lockhart
Tuesday
1st Jane and John Lomax
2nd Patrica Crowder
3rd Sally Mathis
4th Cynthia Buck
5th Nancy Brock
Wednesday
1st Jennie Holt
2nd Lilly Zhang
3rd Clara Wolfe
4th Jennie Holt
5th Mary Day
Substitutes
Doug & Lanier Hoy
Jean Cochrane
Route 3
5th Monday
Mike Ranson
January 24
(Food Tray Preparation)
Bill Hart, coordinator
Anne Barry, Don Childers,
Nancy Lindsey, Susi Lovett
Sidney Perkinson
Coordinator:
Elizabeth Scott, 704.344.0233
CHARLOTTE RESCUE MISSION
2nd Sunday Team - January 10
Martin Hull Family,
John Johnson Family, Brooke Pitts Family,
Doug Neely Family
3rd Sunday Team - January 17
Charlie Furr Family, Erin Guinan Family, Nick Valaoras Family,
Tim Ryan Family
4th Sunday – January 24
Elise and Brian Barksdale,
Bryan Butler Family,
David Emery family ,
Kathryn and Jim Raby,
Diane Alexander,
Chad Peterson Family
TV ASSIGNMENTS
(January)
3 Start-up - Jim Raby
9:00 Soundboard - Jim Raby
11:00 Soundboard - John Alexander
10 Start-up - Brad McLean
9:00 Soundboard - Brad McLean
11:00 Soundboard - Bill Crocker
17 Start-up - Karl Dixon
9:00 Soundboard - Karl Dixon
11:00 Soundboard - Kelly Graves
24 Start-up - Jesse Hite
9:00 Soundboard - Jesse Hite
11:00 Soundboard - Scott Wallace
31 Start-up - Tom Cook
9:00 Soundboard - Tom Cook
11:00 Soundboard - Kyle Raygor
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Serving Our Neighbor
he gifts we have received are not ours alone. God gave them to us for the purpose of serving God and others. Through the
offering of our time, talent, and treasure, we seek to more perfectly reflect God’s kingdom and participate in the transformative
work of the Holy Spirit within ourselves, in the lives of others, and in our community.
Support Westerly Hills Academy’s
Saturday School
Beginning in February, WHA will offer Saturday School to their 3rd
through 8th graders. Principal Malacy Williams has asked First
Presbyterian to provide snack bags for students to take with them when they
leave. On Sunday, January 24, elementary students will put together these
snack bags during Sunday School. Please consider providing food for the
snack bags.
Bags will include individually packaged popcorn or cheez-its, 100% fruit
snacks or fruit cups, and 100% fruit juice boxes. A collection box is in the
hallway behind the sanctuary. Thank you for considering this very important ministry to children in our community.
COPS AND BARBERS:
An avenue toward community perspective.
Cops and Barbers is an avenue to gain perspective from two sections of the community: police
officers and citizens. Lately there has been great tension between the two groups and many
misunderstandings have occured. Cops and Barbers attempts to open dialogue give insights
into citizens rights and police protocol. You may have never had a negative encounter with
police or think you never will, but this conversation helps us understand why some do have
bad experiences. Also, as our city is growing more diverse and socially integrated, young people develop cross-cultural friendships, which results in a need for greater awareness of how to
react when stopped by the police.
Wednesday, Jan. 27. Dinner is 5:15-6:15 (no reservations required); the program will be 6:15-7:15 in Wood Fellowship Hall.
Room In The Inn:
Stay a night. Witness transformation.
Choose a Monday or Tuesday from December – March to provide breakfast food or bag lunches;
prepare and serve dinner; or spend the night with the 12 homeless guests staying at FPC. Over
250 members participated last year. Consider joining the ministry this winter. Often the stories
you hear are not much different from your own. Sign up on the church’s web site…Under News
and Announcements, select Opportunities to Serve in Our Community.
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Please contact Lisa Dillard, Community Engagement Coordinator, at 704-927-0242 or
[email protected] to learn about the many ministries of the church where you
can share your gifts and serve your neighbor.
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aand prepared to be engaged in a confidential, structured, caring
relationship with those going through difficulty. A Stephen Minister is
particularly helpful for those suffering from any kind of loss, those
going through a difficult transition, those who feel the need for spiritual
support through a hard time, those going through a separation and
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those who are struggling with unemployment. For more information,
please contact Katherine Kerr at [email protected] or
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