The Weekly Grapevine - Sunday, May 27, 2018
DON'T FORGET - WORSHIP BEGINS AT 10 AM!
TODAY – MAY 27, 2018
Head Usher: Nancy Davis
Side Usher: Jason Pflug
Summer Spark Teachers: TBA – Classes will be combined today
WEEK AT A GLANCE
Sun, May 27
9:45 am – Sunday School
10:00 am - Worship/Spark
Mon, May 28
Church Office Closed
6:00 pm – Girl Scout First Lego League
Tues, May 29
8:00 pm – NA Meeting
Wed, May 30
Weekly Grapevine Items Due
8:15 am – First Steps Program
Thurs, May 31
6:00 pm – Relay for Life Mtg
Fri, Jun 1
8:15 am – First Steps Program
Sat, Jun 2
7:00 am – Beacon Yard Sale
PRAYERS AND PRAISES
Prayers
Our Church Family: Ilene Boyles, Barnsley Brown (Suzanne Lewis-Brown’s daughter), Mark, Kate & Sam Brown & Family, Jane King, Bobbie Lane, Steven Lowe, Wayne Lowe, Pam Shelton (David and Millie Beal’s niece), Karen Smith (Dawn Lundquist’s sister), Betty Street, Melanie Younger Winfree, Janice Younger
Friends of our Church Family: Nancy Breedlove, Darrell Dickerson, Roxanne Gartland, Allison and Robin Hardin, Andy Hennis, Theresa May Johnson, William Money, Nancy Quinn, Gary Sewell
CHURCH MINISTRIES
The Flowers in the Church today are given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Bob Taylor by Lydia Taylor, Joel and Mandy Taylor & Dale, Jennifer Maggie and Mason McNeely.
Summer Sunday Worship: Today through Labor Day, Sunday, September 2nd, we will have worship at 10:00 a.m. We hope you will join us!
Beacons: Will not meet this evening due to the Memorial Day holiday.
Church Office Closed: Monday, May 28th, for the Memorial Day holiday.
Summer Adult Sunday School Opportunity: Learning to Pray Together:
Prayer is so integral to our lives as the people of God no matter what is happening, but especially when we are grieving, lamenting, upset, or transitioning. Sarah Butler will be leading a short 6-week series on prayer at 9:00-9:45 am, beginning Sunday, June 3 and ending Sunday, July 8. We will meet in the Ladies Parlor.
Whether you are a seasoned prayer “warrior” or someone newer to praying out loud with other Christians, this class will be structured so that you can participate at any level. Each week will have a topic for prayer and a brief passage of Scripture that will guide reflection. The topic for June 3 will be: trust and hope in the face of an uncertain future.
Again, all “experience” levels and youth or adults welcome! Email sarahcatherinebutler@gmail.com with questions.
Listening Sessions with Sarah Butler: FPC is in a season of unique congregational and organizational needs, as we lament the death of our Director of Christian Education, Shasta Bode-Brown, and consider the future of children’s, youth, and adult ministry at our church. To address these needs, the Session has invited Sarah Butler, our Duke Divinity School Intern from last summer, to return to be with us for eight weeks as an external pastoral consultant. Many of you got to know Sarah last summer. The Session’s desire is that Sarah may utilize her strategic planning, human resources, and church ministry professional experiences, in order to help us discern how God is at work amid all the current changes and tumult, and to help us prayerfully discern a vision for the next chapter of our congregational life.
To begin this discernment process, Sarah will conduct a series of “listening sessions” with members of the congregation to take the pulse of the congregation and better understand our diverse hopes, needs, desires, and concerns for this church. A deep understanding of the current state of things will help give rise to a vision for where God is leading next. The wisdom gleaned from those conversations will be given to the pastor and to session for the purpose of establishing vision and goals for the upcoming year.
If you are interested in this kind of conversation, please feel free to reach out to Sarah at church on Sundays or via email: sarahcatherinebutler@gmail.com.
Lighting the Christ Candle in Shasta’s Memory: The Christ Candle symbolizes the light of Christ coming into the world. As we grieve the death of our Christian Educator, Shasta Bode-Brown, we will light the Christ Candle each Sunday. Shasta reflected the love and light of Christ in her ministry among us. As a symbol of her ministry, the Christ Candle is surrounded by seventeen smaller votive candles: one for each year of Shasta’s service to the church.
Shasta’s Office: A small team of people will be sorting through and emptying Shasta’s office in mid-June. The Session and church staff would like you to know that the door will be open between now and then, should you like to stop in and have some time to remember all the good, faithful work that took place in that space.
Beacon Yard Sale: Saturday, June 2: Beacons are currently collecting items for their annual yard sale to raise money for their summer trips. Items can be dropped off in Fellowship Hall before and after worship today, and during office hours May 28-31. Anyone making a donation will be allowed to shop at the preview sale Friday, June 1, 4:30-7:00 pm. On Saturday, June 2, sale hours will be 7:00-noon. Doors will reopen at 12:30 for half-price/fill-a-bag sale. Sale ends at 2pm. Contact Sandy Bowers (336-341-9432) or Beth Pequeno (336-756-1879) for more info.
FPCMA High School Summer Internship: FPCMA is considering offering rising high school seniors the opportunity to spend time this summer at the church as an intern. Interns will spend a few mornings a week at the church. They will study scripture, spend time in prayer, read a book, assist in worship, and learn more about the day in and day out life of our congregation. If you are a rising high school senior and are interested, please contact Griff.
WITNESS
PB & J Collection: We will be collecting peanut butter and jelly for our Sandwich Saturday ministry. If you’re at the store picking up any, could you pick up a few extra so we can feed the hungry in our community? There are boxes on the table in the Koinonia Room for you to place any items purchased.
Sandwich Saturdays: Will begin on Saturday, June 16th and will run through August 18th. Please sign up on the board in the upstairs foyer if you’d like to assist with this ministry.
CELEBRATIONS
Birthdays: 5/27: Brian Helton, Ben Heath; 5/28: Claire Youell; 5/29: Daniel Hatcher; 5/30: Alex East, Ben Wilson; 5/31: Ilene Boyles, Mae Daniels, Jason Pflug; 6/1: June Hollman
Anniversaries: 5/30: Mac and Carole Simpson
TODAY – MAY 27, 2018
Head Usher: Nancy Davis
Side Usher: Jason Pflug
Summer Spark Teachers: TBA – Classes will be combined today
WEEK AT A GLANCE
Sun, May 27
9:45 am – Sunday School
10:00 am - Worship/Spark
Mon, May 28
Church Office Closed
6:00 pm – Girl Scout First Lego League
Tues, May 29
8:00 pm – NA Meeting
Wed, May 30
Weekly Grapevine Items Due
8:15 am – First Steps Program
Thurs, May 31
6:00 pm – Relay for Life Mtg
Fri, Jun 1
8:15 am – First Steps Program
Sat, Jun 2
7:00 am – Beacon Yard Sale
PRAYERS AND PRAISES
Prayers
Our Church Family: Ilene Boyles, Barnsley Brown (Suzanne Lewis-Brown’s daughter), Mark, Kate & Sam Brown & Family, Jane King, Bobbie Lane, Steven Lowe, Wayne Lowe, Pam Shelton (David and Millie Beal’s niece), Karen Smith (Dawn Lundquist’s sister), Betty Street, Melanie Younger Winfree, Janice Younger
Friends of our Church Family: Nancy Breedlove, Darrell Dickerson, Roxanne Gartland, Allison and Robin Hardin, Andy Hennis, Theresa May Johnson, William Money, Nancy Quinn, Gary Sewell
CHURCH MINISTRIES
The Flowers in the Church today are given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Bob Taylor by Lydia Taylor, Joel and Mandy Taylor & Dale, Jennifer Maggie and Mason McNeely.
Summer Sunday Worship: Today through Labor Day, Sunday, September 2nd, we will have worship at 10:00 a.m. We hope you will join us!
Beacons: Will not meet this evening due to the Memorial Day holiday.
Church Office Closed: Monday, May 28th, for the Memorial Day holiday.
Summer Adult Sunday School Opportunity: Learning to Pray Together:
Prayer is so integral to our lives as the people of God no matter what is happening, but especially when we are grieving, lamenting, upset, or transitioning. Sarah Butler will be leading a short 6-week series on prayer at 9:00-9:45 am, beginning Sunday, June 3 and ending Sunday, July 8. We will meet in the Ladies Parlor.
Whether you are a seasoned prayer “warrior” or someone newer to praying out loud with other Christians, this class will be structured so that you can participate at any level. Each week will have a topic for prayer and a brief passage of Scripture that will guide reflection. The topic for June 3 will be: trust and hope in the face of an uncertain future.
Again, all “experience” levels and youth or adults welcome! Email sarahcatherinebutler@gmail.com with questions.
Listening Sessions with Sarah Butler: FPC is in a season of unique congregational and organizational needs, as we lament the death of our Director of Christian Education, Shasta Bode-Brown, and consider the future of children’s, youth, and adult ministry at our church. To address these needs, the Session has invited Sarah Butler, our Duke Divinity School Intern from last summer, to return to be with us for eight weeks as an external pastoral consultant. Many of you got to know Sarah last summer. The Session’s desire is that Sarah may utilize her strategic planning, human resources, and church ministry professional experiences, in order to help us discern how God is at work amid all the current changes and tumult, and to help us prayerfully discern a vision for the next chapter of our congregational life.
To begin this discernment process, Sarah will conduct a series of “listening sessions” with members of the congregation to take the pulse of the congregation and better understand our diverse hopes, needs, desires, and concerns for this church. A deep understanding of the current state of things will help give rise to a vision for where God is leading next. The wisdom gleaned from those conversations will be given to the pastor and to session for the purpose of establishing vision and goals for the upcoming year.
If you are interested in this kind of conversation, please feel free to reach out to Sarah at church on Sundays or via email: sarahcatherinebutler@gmail.com.
Lighting the Christ Candle in Shasta’s Memory: The Christ Candle symbolizes the light of Christ coming into the world. As we grieve the death of our Christian Educator, Shasta Bode-Brown, we will light the Christ Candle each Sunday. Shasta reflected the love and light of Christ in her ministry among us. As a symbol of her ministry, the Christ Candle is surrounded by seventeen smaller votive candles: one for each year of Shasta’s service to the church.
Shasta’s Office: A small team of people will be sorting through and emptying Shasta’s office in mid-June. The Session and church staff would like you to know that the door will be open between now and then, should you like to stop in and have some time to remember all the good, faithful work that took place in that space.
Beacon Yard Sale: Saturday, June 2: Beacons are currently collecting items for their annual yard sale to raise money for their summer trips. Items can be dropped off in Fellowship Hall before and after worship today, and during office hours May 28-31. Anyone making a donation will be allowed to shop at the preview sale Friday, June 1, 4:30-7:00 pm. On Saturday, June 2, sale hours will be 7:00-noon. Doors will reopen at 12:30 for half-price/fill-a-bag sale. Sale ends at 2pm. Contact Sandy Bowers (336-341-9432) or Beth Pequeno (336-756-1879) for more info.
FPCMA High School Summer Internship: FPCMA is considering offering rising high school seniors the opportunity to spend time this summer at the church as an intern. Interns will spend a few mornings a week at the church. They will study scripture, spend time in prayer, read a book, assist in worship, and learn more about the day in and day out life of our congregation. If you are a rising high school senior and are interested, please contact Griff.
WITNESS
PB & J Collection: We will be collecting peanut butter and jelly for our Sandwich Saturday ministry. If you’re at the store picking up any, could you pick up a few extra so we can feed the hungry in our community? There are boxes on the table in the Koinonia Room for you to place any items purchased.
Sandwich Saturdays: Will begin on Saturday, June 16th and will run through August 18th. Please sign up on the board in the upstairs foyer if you’d like to assist with this ministry.
CELEBRATIONS
Birthdays: 5/27: Brian Helton, Ben Heath; 5/28: Claire Youell; 5/29: Daniel Hatcher; 5/30: Alex East, Ben Wilson; 5/31: Ilene Boyles, Mae Daniels, Jason Pflug; 6/1: June Hollman
Anniversaries: 5/30: Mac and Carole Simpson