On Sunday, October 22nd, we will be honored to welcome Russ Kerr to our pulpit.  Russ, who is currently pursuing his Masters of Divinity at Union Presbyterian Seminary (UPS) in Charlotte, is the current recipient of the  Ridenhour Scholarship, which is awarded each year by our Presbyterian Women to a deserving seminary student. Dr. R ichard Boyce, Dean of the Charlotte campus of UPS, will also be assisting in worship.

On October 31, 1517, a priest named Martin Luther nailed 95 "suggestions" for church reform to the doors  of a cathedral in Wittenberg, Germany. It was a critical spark in the movement that would become the Protestant Reformation. On October 29, 2017 , just shy of 500 years after Luther's  bold action, we will celebrate our Reformation-era heritage with two special worship services:

   8:45 a.m. --  Join us in Memorial Garden for bagpipes, acoustic music and reflections on our Reformed Heritage. 

   11 :00 a.m.  -- In the Sanctuary, we will be blessed by music from a special ensemble of brass instruments who will supplement our traditional liturgy and order of worship.

Our church hostess, Jayne Maurer, is a wizard in the kitchen as she faithfully feeds our church family every Wednesday night!  But she can't do it alone.  Feeding this group can get a little messy, so we need your help drying the dishes and putting them away.  The kitchen crew is a lot of fun, so don't miss out on this opportunity to serve your church family!  Click here to sign up:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0948acab2dabf49-wednesday1

We have all heard how Jesus turned the water into wine at a wedding.  Seeking to be faithful followers of Christ, the Lunch Bunch is planning a day trip to Shelton Vineyards!  We will have lunch, take a walking tour of the winery, and have a tasting of seven different wines.  And you get to keep the complimentary wine glass!  It is a walking tour, including stairs, so be sure to wear comfortable shoes.  The trip will take place on Thursday November 2nd, and the cost is $40 per person, which includes transportation, lunch and the tour/tasting.  Please reserve your spot no later than October 26th!

The series continues on  Thursday, October 12th , from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m . with Session 2:  Who am I?  Understanding Implicit Bias.   Dr. Christie Matthews and Dr. Jennifer Schaal will lead an interactive session on personal bias and how it affects the health of the community.  Doors to Davis Hall open at 5:30 p.m..  Food trucks will be on site. 

4th Annual  Chili and Cornbread

benefiting the ministries of  Opportunity House

Hosted by First Presbyterian Church

Sunday, October 22, Davis Hall

11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

Serving chili, vegetarian chili, cornbread, desserts.  Hot dogs

available for children.  No tickets or reservations required. D onations accepted at the door.  A dditional containers of chili will also be available for sale.

NEW: Check out our Chillin' Chili Contest

Area firemen will present their finest products,  and you get to select a crowd favorite.

Kate Prager earned her Girl Scout Gold Award on September 27th.  Swimming has always been important to Kate and she wanted to help keep others safe around and in the water.  She developed a program to provide free water safety lessons to elementary-aged youth.  She partnered with the Boys and Girls Club of Cabarrus County and the West Cabarrus YMCA to help educate youth and their families about water safety.