April 13, 2017
Holy Week  Worship Schedule
Good Friday, April 14
Stations of the Cross 
First Presbyterian will join several other churches for a time of worship and contemplation as we walk together the "Stations of the Cross" through downtown Concord. We will stop periodically to hear the story of Good Friday and join in prayer. Stations include Memorial Garden and our Sanctuary. The service begins at 3:30 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church (corner of Chestnut and Tournament) and will end by 5:30 p.m.
Easter Sunday, April 16
Sunrise Service, Memorial Garden at 7:00 a.m.
Peter, Lynne and Rachel will lead this service.  Please bring a folding chair or blanket for your comfort. After the service, you are invited to tour the garden and enjoy coffee in the Jones Yorke Room. In case of rain, the service will be held in the sanctuary.
Flowered Cross Service at 10:15 a.m., Sanctuary
We will celebrate the wonder and beauty of the resurrection in this service for families and children. Remember to bring your flowers to place on the Flowered Cross.  Children are reminded to bring their One Great Hour of Sharing fish boxes.  There will be NO Sunday School classes or nurseries during this service.
Easter Worship Services
8:45 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., Sanctuary
At both services, the Sanctuary Choir and a complement of instrumentalists will gloriously supplement the uplifting message of the resurrection. Communion will be served in the pews with trays.
One Great Hour of Sharing
   On Easter Sunday during the 8:45 and 11:00 worship services, there will be a special offering for the One Great Hour of Sharing. At the Flowered Cross Service, children, youth,and their families are invited to bring their Fish Banks to share as their offering.
   A gift to One Great Hour of Sharing enables the church to share God's love with our neighbors-in-need around the world by providing relief to those affected by natural disasters, feeding the hungry, and helping to empower the poor and oppressed. The offering this year will go to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA), Self-Development of People (SDOP), and the Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP).
Easter Eggs-travaganza!
The Youth of FPC would like to invite children in grades Pre-K through 5th grade and their families to come and join us in celebrating the Easter season with an  Easter Egg Hunt at the church on  Saturday, April 15 at 4:00 p.m.!
Bring your basket and meet on the lawn in front of the
Fellowship House. We look forward to seeing you there for some fun and fellowship!
The Worship Committee has been busy cleaning out and straightening things up in the narthex:
Name Tags -- We hope you will notice the new magnetic boards for the name tags. We believe this method is much more convenient for locating individual tags. 
Clutter -- There are also many coats, umbrellas and miscellaneous items that have been left in the narthex. Please note that if these items have not be claimed by April 30th , they will be removed and donated to a charitable cause.                                   Thank you,
  The  Worship Committee
Worship
Easter Sunday
April 16th
Matthew 28:1-10
"An Easter for Pool Halls and Greasy Spoons "
Rev. Peter Bynum preaching  
QUICK LINK
No Wednesday Night Fellowship on 
April 19th
Lunch Bunch:
A Taste of Uptown
Thursday, April 27th
We will be heading out on the road for an afternoon with the Arts!  Cost is $35 per person and includes transportation, lunch and admission to the Mint Museum.  Please contact the church office by April 24th to sign up!
Potluck Luncheon
Sunday, April 30th
We will gather in Davis Hall following the 
11:00 a.m. service.
Staff
Senior Pastor

Associate Pastor 
for Care and Mission

Associate Pastor
for Christian Formation

Director of Music and Organist

Choirmaster

Children's  Music Associate

Deborah Mesimer
Administrative Assistant

Financial Secretary

Heath Ritchie
Maintenance  Superintendent
 
Maureen O'Bryan
Director of First Kids

Church Hostess

Wedding Director

 
Calendar
 
Easter Sunday, April 16
7:00 a.m.     Sunrise Service 
                      (at Memorial Garden)
8:45 a.m.     Worship
10:15 a.m.   Flowered Cross Service
11:00 a.m.   Worship
Monday, April 17
Church Office closed
11:30 a.m.   AA
Tuesday, April 18
9:00 a.m.    Gracious Greens
5:30 p.m.    Boy Scout District Meeting
7:00 p.m.    PW CT  Meeting
Wednesday, April 19
            No Wednesday Night Fellowship
6:30 p.m.    Cherub and Junior Choir
7:30 p.m.    Sanctuary Choir
Thursday, April 20
7:00 p.m.    Boy Scouts Troop 3
Sunday, April 23
8:45 a.m.     Worship 
9:45 a.m.     Sunday School
11:00 a.m.  Worship
12:30 p.m.  Youth Lunch at Moe's
5:00 p.m.    Officer Training


First Kids Closed -  Easter Vacation
              April 17 -21

Church Report
Attendance
Palm Sunday, April 9th:  8:45 a.m. 103   11:00 a.m. - 240
Birthdays
April 13   Katherine Benbow, Dominic DeLizza, Sandra Grey, Nancy Odell
April 14   Lolo Dobson, Ellen Faust
April 15   Thomas Barefoot, Buddy DeLizza, Clare Farmer, Hayden Horton
April 16   David Austin, Joyce Connolly, Barbara Hayes
April 17   Bob Foust, David Mudd, Jill Nierenberg, Hannah Patrum, McCann Sheridan
April 18   Ben Holland, Anne Niblock
April 19   Elizabeth Campbell, James Gibson, Judy Holloway, Sydney Lisk, Bob Pierce
First Presbyterian Church | (704) 788-2100 | deborah.mesimer@firstpresconcord.org
70 Union Street North  Concord  NC  28025
Mailing Address:  PO Box 789  Concord NC  28026-0789
Church Office Hours:  Monday - Thursday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 8:30 am - 12:00 pm

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Garden Hours:  Tuesday - Saturday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Closed Monday