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For Friday, September 1, 2017
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 WFPC Officers' Column
I will admit for many years church was just a box I used to check every Sunday. I was going to church because I knew I needed to feed my soul, and I wanted to be a good example to my family. I would show up every Sunday and sit in a row of strangers that I might or might not recognize. At times, my inherent shyness got the best of me, and I dreaded turning to shake people's hands because they might ask, "Is this your first time at WFPC?" I was envious of people chatting it up and talking to each other on a very familiar level before and after the service, and I often left out the side door to beat the traffic leaving the parking lot. Needless to say, I felt extremely disconnected.
A few years ago, I finally stepped out of my comfort zone and joined a small covenant group and regularly attended a Sunday school class filled with people who were in the exact stage of life I was in. There was something about studying the word along with a group of people who often had the same exact anxieties and fears that lead to not only deeper relationships within the church, but a deeper relationship with God. All it took was that first step and "sacrifice" of time. It was one of the best decisions I ever made.
This past Sunday, we had the Ministry Fair where we highlighted the numerous opportunities that WFPC offers in order to plug in and to feel connected. There is something for everyone at any stage of life. If you want to dig deeper into the word, join a small covenant group. If you want to be more active as the hands and feet of Christ, plug into a mission opportunity. If you want be part of the MOST AWESOME Christmas story production a church has to offer, sign up for Walk through Bethlehem.
At WFPC, the opportunities to learn and grow, and to feel that you are "family" are numerous and exciting. As Pastor Rebekah would say, "It gives me chilly-bumps!" If you haven't already, step out of your comfort zone and try something new. I promise, you won't regret it.
"So in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others." ~ Romans 12:5
Marla Seymour
Elder of Membership Evangelism and Growth
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Promotion Sunday
Sunday, September 10, is Promotion Sunday! Our worship schedule returns to normal (9:00 contemporary and 11:15 traditional), and ALL are invited during the Discipleship Hour (10 am) to gather in the CLC for breakfast and introductions of new teachers/classes for the fall! Children will meet their teachers and move to the modulars for some meet and greet time, and adults will have a chance to hear about the adult Sunday school offerings for the fall!
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Guided by Faith, Inspired by Song
This Sunday morning, during the 9 AM Intergenerational Discipleship Hour in the CLC, we invite everyone from children to seniors to walk in the shoes of everyday people who met overwhelming need with responses so courageous that they changed the face of history. We think you will find it an inspiring and joyful experience!
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Tell Me More!
Are you interested in learning more about WFPC, our ministries and missions, and possibly considering membership? Then please join us for the next Tell Me More class which will be held from 10 to 11 AM for four Sundays, September 17 through October 8, in Blue Modular, Room 2. Contact Sandy Christos,
schristos33@yahoo.com or Marla Seymour,
marla.seymour@gmail.com for more information.
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Congregational Meeting
There will be a Congregational Meeting on Sunday, September 17, at the end of the 11:15 worship service. We will hear a report from the Officer Nominating Team and vote on nominees to fill upcoming elder and deacon vacancies.
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JOY Group Begins Again
The JOY Group will meet Friday, September 8. We will gather in the CLC at 6:15 and enjoy our potluck dinner at 6:30. Please contact Ann and Emory Butcher at
butcho7@me.com or 919-435-7170 with your RSVP and covered dish offering. Following dinner, our program will be "Ascension Island: From Napoleon to the Space Age."
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Wednesday Nights Together at WFPC
If you've missed the wonderful food and fellowship that we share together on Wednesday evenings here at Wake Forest Presbyterian, be sure to mark your calendar! We will resume Wednesday Nights Together on September 13. Following an amazing dinner at 5:30 by our amazing kitchen crew (led by Mandy Duguid), we have something to offer everyone in the family. Be on the lookout for more details - and a menu - to follow!
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Holding Sabbath Sacred in a RIGHT NOW World
A class for parents of all ages to regain the Holy time of Sabbath with family...
Does each day begin and end with the rush of one more thing to do? Does the laundry list of activities, obligations, and "must-dos" consume too much of your existence? Our world moves at lightning speed, and our families are more and more taxed on time. So, what do we do to create a culture of Sabbath and holy rest within our family time?
Keeping the Sabbath is a spiritual practice that dwells deeply in the souls and hearts of God's people. Yet, unlike with many commandments, following this one sets us against or outside the prevailing culture. Come join us as we talk about the spiritual and practical ways to keep Sabbath as disciples continuing in our faithful walk with our families and God.
This class is open for any adult - come learn with us!
The class begins Wednesday, September 13, with our first Wednesday Nights Together, and will continue through the year. The class will build slightly from week to week, but there are no books to purchase and no mandated attendance, so please come anytime, even if you miss a week or two in between!!
6:30-7:30 PM, Wednesdays, CLC, Room B104
Katherine Peiper (katherinepeiper@wakeforestpres.org) and
John Fawcett (johnfawcett@wakeforestpres.org)
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Presbyterian Women Fall Gathering
The PW Fall Gathering will be held on September 9 from 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
, with an optional lunch following, at St. Paul Presbyterian Church, Louisburg, NC. Ladies, we hope you can join us for a Saturday morning! Dr. Catrelia Hunter, a onetime moderator of Presbyterian Women Churchwide, will bring the keynote address focusing on inclusion, acceptance and diversity. Choose from two breakout sessions that will be offered, one on human trafficking and one on how to come up with good missions projects. The optional lunch is $8. The deadline to register is September 2 to be sure you have a lunch, but you can also just arrive the same day to enjoy the presentations. Please RSVP TODAY if you can join us. Additional details and registration info are available. Contact Leslie Olmo, leslieolmo@yahoo.com. We usually try to organize a carpool for those interested!
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2017 WFPC Annual Mission and Outreach Golf Outing
When: Saturday, October 7, 2017
Where: Wendell Country Club
Time: 1:00 PM
Cost: $50.00 per player (includes dinner)
Hole Sponsorships: $100.00
Contact: Kevin Sharpe: ksharpessi@yahoo.com
Come out and enjoy some golf and fellowship at WFPC's annual Mission and Outreach Golf Tournament. All proceeds from this tournament will go towards
supporting the mission ministries of WFPC, as well as any non-budgeted opportunities that may come our way. So, we need lots of golfers and sponsors!
This is a great opportunity to invite your friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers to come and see what we do to support our local community and beyond.
Signups sheets are available at church or you can contact the tournament coordinators above to get on the list or to sign up a team. There will be prizes and, of course, our traditional end of golf dinner prepared by our own chefs: Larry and Robin Roper. If you don't golf, please consider a hole sponsorship. All checks should be made out to "WFPC" with "M&O Golf Outing" on the memo line.
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Chick Flicks Update
There will be no Chick Flicks in September, but please plan to join us starting in October for fellowship, food, and a feature film on the third Friday of each month. We'll meet on October 20 to watch "St. Vincent." For more information or to be put on our distribution list, contact Trish Floyd (
pjfloyd90@gmail.com) or Diane Terrell (
dianegterrell@gmail.com).
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Walk Through Bethlehem
Work Day September 9
Believe it or not, it is about 13 weeks until one of our biggest gifts to the community, Walk Through Bethlehem! Unfortunately, the set has been ravaged by the wind and rain of the past year. We are planning to work from 8 AM to noon on Saturday, September 9, but with many hands we should finish earlier. Ladders, saws, and screw guns will help. Please contact Jim Wills (jpw6477@gmail.com) or Wayne Moore (waynemoore670@gmail.com) with any questions.
Calling for Cast and Crew Members!
The Walk Through Bethlehem leadership team has been busy setting the stage for this year's program. The dates are December 1, 2 and 3; 6-9 pm on Friday and 5-8 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Sign-ups have begun, and excitement is building. We are looking forward to another great year and are praying for good weather. We are doing a few things differently this year that we wanted to let you know about. Sign-ups will continue on
SignUp Genius, but we also have a brick and mortar presence on the bulletin board across from the youth room on the second floor of the CLC. The print and online sign-ups are synced frequently, so you can sign up either place. As always, contact Kathy Drake with questions about volunteering at 919-570-1100 or
kathryn@ksdrakelaw.com.
There will be a rehearsal on November 29 at 7 pm in the CLC, but you will also be able to select a costume at various designated times in Room B103 in the CLC during the two weeks preceding the program. Hopefully, this will alleviate some of the chaos on opening night.
We have moved the start time on Saturday to 5:00 pm to accommodate families and, hopefully, get us out earlier on Saturday; this will require our Saturday volunteers to be at the church by 4:00. We also want to see if we can find a man to play the Angel 1 part and have divided that part into two shifts to make it a little less burdensome. We added back the guide from the manger to the cross last year, which got so much great feedback that we are keeping that in this year, and are looking for a special person to play that role.
Thank you so much for your support of this wonderful program year after year. We look forward to another wonderful year!
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Mission and Service
CROP Hunger Walk
Do you feel called to be the hands and feet of Christ? What have your feet done lately? CROP Hunger Walk - September 24 - Walk, Give, Change the World!
Sign up here!
Buddy Run September 16
Register online here. Remember to bring a food item for the race weekend food drive. While you are running, the donated food will be organized and divided to be used immediately to feed our local children through BackPack Buddies. Along with the 5K, there will be a mile walk/run and an itty-bitty dash for kids ages 5 and under.
We begin right in front of Discovery Point on Thompson Glenn in Heritage Wake Forest. Run on Saturday, and wear your dog tags from the race to church on Sunday!
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Body & Soul Ministry
Living with Grace, Dying with Dignity
(Making and Sharing End-of-Life Decisions)
The Body and Soul Ministry team would like to thank those of you for signing up for our "Living with Grace, Dying with Dignity: Making and Sharing End-of-Life Decisions" ten-week class, which will begin on Wednesday, September 13, from 6:30-7:30 PM. We wanted to let you know that if you were not able to sign up for the class on Exploration Sunday, you still have multiple opportunities to do so. The sign-up sheet and class schedule will be available in the Narthex on Sunday, September 3, both before and after the 10:15 AM service in the sanctuary, and on Sunday, September 10, in the Narthex both before and after the 11:15 AM service in the sanctuary. Additionally, you may reach out to Kevin Meese at
kjmeese20@gmail.com to sign-up for the class. Your sign-up is requested so that we know how many booklets to prepare for our class as we look forward to beginning these conversations with you in an effort to make end-of-life planning discussions easier for everyone.
Caregiver Resources
- Dementia Education Programming Series - Thursday, September 21, 9:30 am - 10:30 am, Renaissance Centre, 405 S. Brooks St, Wake Forest. Registration is required. Click here to register, or call 919-435-9458
- Information on Being a Caregiver - Click here for access to articles, a newsletter, and other resources for caregivers, regardless of the diagnosis of the person for whom you are caring.
- "OK Now What? A Caregiver's Guide to What Matters" written by Sue Collins, RN, and Nancy Taylor Robson. The book deals with focusing on what really matters "while taking care of the business of living at the end of life." For further description, click here. Available through AARP and on Amazon.
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His Kids News
CLUB 4/5
(for 4th and 5th graders) will be kicking off the new year with a party at Joyner Park on Sunday, October 1. More info will follow.
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Sunday, Sept. 10- PROMOTION SUNDAY: This will be our fall kick off morning! Our worship schedule returns to normal this week, and ALL are invited during the Sunday school hour (10 am) to gather in the CLC for breakfast and introductions of new teachers/classes for the fall! Children will meet their teachers and move to the modulars for some meet and greet time, and adults will have a chance to hear about the adult Sunday school offerings for the Fall!
~Katherine Peiper, Director of Children, Families and Youth Ministries |
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Youth News
THE YOUTH KICK-OFF AND POTLUCK DINNER will be on September 10 from 5:30-7:30 PM. All 6th-12th graders and their families are invited to attend! Come see what we have to offer, and find out where you can get involved. We will share the schedule for the year and detail on all our trips. Please bring a main dish and a side dish/dessert to share. Advisors, please bring a main dish and a drink to share. Contact Janet at youth@wakeforestpres.org for more information.
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WEDNESDAY NIGHTS ARE COMING BACK! Starting September 13, come spend Wednesday evenings with us! Enjoy dinner with our church family and then hang out with youth from 6:30-7:30. Middle School girls, God's Girls is back for you! All Middle and High School youth are invited to join Movies and Mission, where we'll focus on building relationships with those we are helping. God's Girls will meet in Green Mod, Room 3; Movies and Mission will meet in the Youth Room.
~Janet Briley, Assistant Director of Youth Ministries | youth@wakeforestpres.org
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| September 3 Scripture, Sermon and Music
This week, we will be taking a closer look at the stories behind some of our favorite music as we explore "Stories of Faith and Action Through Hymns." Pastor Rebekah Maul will share a Meditation on the hymn "When Peace Like a River."
Click here
to check out our Music Ministry's selections.
Summer Worship Schedule ~ July 2 through September 3
9:00 Intergenerational Discipleship Hour in the CLC
10:15 Worship in the sanctuary
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2017 Annual Budget
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$883,212.00
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Year-to-date Budgeted (July)
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$506,457.00
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Year-to-date Actual (July)
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$500,131.62
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Year-to-date
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$6,325.38
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August Budget
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$72,351.00 |
| August Tithes and Offerings (thru 8/27/17) |
$59,932.41 |
| August 27, 2017 |
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| Tithes and Offerings |
$8,580.45 |
| Designated Gifts |
$920.00 |
| Debt Elimination Gifts |
$498.50 |
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Sunday School Attendance
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n/a
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| 10:15 Attendance |
291 |
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Debt Elimination Monthly Budget
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$8,000.00
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| Debt Elimination Received (thru 8/27/17) |
$2,790.00 |
...all shall give as they are able, according to the blessing of the LORD your God that he has given you.
Deuteronomy 16:17
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WFPC Calendar Highlights
Saturday, September 2
7:00 AM | CLC Youth Room | Iron Sharpens Iron
Sunday, September 3
9:00 AM |
CLC | Discipleship Hour
10:15 AM |
Sanctuary | Worship Service
Monday, September 4
Church Closed - Labor Day
6:30 PM |
CLC
| Praise Team Rehearsal
Wednesday, September 6
6:30 PM |
CLC B017
| Iron Sharpens Iron
6:30 PM | Music Room | Hand Bells
7:00 PM | Sanctuary | Chancel Choir Rehearsal
Thursday, September 7
6:00 PM | CLC | FaithFit
7:00 PM | CLC | Ministry Team Night
Friday, September 8
6:15 AM | CLC | Friday Morning Men's Bible Study
6:00 PM | CLC | JOY Group
Saturday, September 9
8:00 AM | WTB Set | WTB Workday
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Wake Forest Presbyterian Church
12605 Capital Blvd
Wake Forest, NC 27587
919-556-7777
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