a weekly e-update on life at First Presbyterian Church
Oxford, Mississippi
|
|
Sunday, November 17
9:30 am Sunday School
10:30 am Worship (communion)
This week's lectionary texts:
Isaiah 65:17-25
Isaiah 12
2 Thessalonians 3:6-13
Luke 21:5-19
|
|
Stewardship season continues as our church family discerns God’s call to give Beyond Sunday Morning in 2020!
Over the past few weeks, members of our congregation have shared about the many ways FPC ministers through out the whole week. Read more about their stories and the various ways FPC goes Beyond Sunday Morning by visiting our website
here
.
Thank you to everyone who has already turned in their pledge card and completed an invitation to ministry form! Pledge cards can continue to be turned in with Frances Saralvarez in the front office or
can be completed online here
. Thank you for prayerfully considering how God is leading each of us to give of our time, talents, and treasures as we share Christ's love with all.
|
|
Members are invited to help decorate the Sanctuary for Christmas by purchasing poinsettias for $12 each in memory or in honor of friends or loved ones. The deadline for ordering is Monday, December 2
nd
.
Please click here for the order form.
Be sure to list your information as you would like it printed in the bulletin and return it to the church office with your payment attached.
|
|
|
|
|
Young Adults! The second conversation in our Faith & Grief series happens this Sunday, November 17th! We will gather in the UKirk building from 4:00 to 6:00 pm for a communal conversation with special guests from the community. RSVP with David Randolph if you plan to attend. Parents - FPC's Nursery Ministry is available during this event in the Education Building.
|
|
A special Advent bible study will be offered the first three weeks of December. Two classes will be offered on Wednesday at 10:00 am and Tuesday evening at 6:00 pm after the Healing and Wholeness services. The book is "Light of the World, A Beginner's Guide to Advent" by Amy Jill Levine. Contact the church office if you are interested in participating.
|
|
|
Adult Faith Formation, Children's Faith Formation and Membership & Hospitality invite you to a
Christmas Extravaganza!
Sunday, December 15, 2019
|
|
5:00 pm "The Case of The Reluctant Innkeeper"
Children's Musical in the sanctuary
|
|
5:45 pm Pizza, salad and hot chocolate bar in Fellowship Hall
6:00 pm Carols with the Chadwicks in Fellowship Hall
|
|
|
|
|
JOIN THE CAST
OF THE CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
“The Case of the Reluctant Innkeeper” is this year’s Christmas musical to be presented by our children’s choir on Sunday, December 15 at 5:00 pm. There will be a meeting of all interested children and their parents on Sunday, November 17th at 3:00 pm. If you have questions or want to participate but cannot make the meeting, please contact Whitney Bolen at 601-624-5389.
|
|
VIPs are Very Important Presbyterians, aged 55 and older, gather this
Tuesday, November 19
, for a soup and salad lunch in Fellowship Hall to hear an update from the Pastor Nominating Committee. Please make a reservation by calling the church office at 234-1757.
Also, the annual Christmas gathering for VIPs will be
Thursday, December 5
at 5:45 pm at the home of Melissa and Matthew Hall, 227 St. Andrews Circle. Guests are asked to bring their favorite appetizer along with the recipe. Mark your calendars today and let the church office know if you will be attending.
|
|
|
|
Lovepacks
donations are an easy way to help relieve hunger among Oxford and Lafayette County school children. If you'll bring your donations with you to church and deposit them in the church office or the narthex, volunteers will get them to the Lovepacks office for you.
|
|
Help the Food Pantry
Remember Old Mother Hubbard who went to the cupboard…and when she got there the cupboard was bare? The Food Pantry is experiencing a similar crisis with bare shelves. Resources from the Memphis Food Bank and Jackson are not available at this time which means that the Pantry board has had to buy resources to stock the shelves at retail prices. You can help with gifts of canned goods and money immediately. Just bring your canned goods to the church office or the front porch of the Pantry OR mail a check directly to the Pantry at P.O. Box 588, Oxford, MS 38655. Some of the items needed include: Macaroni and cheese, canned meat, pork and beans, canned soups and canned vegetables (excluding green beans). Your help is greatly appreciated.
|
|
Remember in Prayer
FPC Members:
Family of Fannie Elliott; Family of Sue Treas; Matthew Hall; Syd Shaw; J. T. Davis; Becky & Joe Murphey; Lynton Dilley; Walter Nance; Mary Kay McDowell; Family of Bennett Zinn; Max Williams; Joe Burnett; Pierce Buford; Debbie McElreath; Marleah Hobbs; PNC Committee
Family and Friends:
Gary Demand; Alex Sessions; Family of David Turner; Brad Hovious; B. Jones; Pat Gillenwater; Family of Owen Stumpf; Family of Rev. Shep Crigler; Angel Thompson; Family of Reynolds Boykin; Ted Stocker; Joan Connell; Tom Callery; Tom Mullen; Ruth Ellen Duvall Kuhnel; Linda Chavers; Mark Barnes; Don Gleason; Joe Houston; Matt Branch; Erica Baggett; Mackenzie Stetz; Betty Hoar; Mike Smith; Parchman Prison inmates; Haven House residents; Our Haiti partners; Oxford & Lafayette County First Responders
U. S. Military:
A1C Jason Freeland, USAF 4th Air Support Operation
Please pray, too, for those with unspecified needs.
If you wish to have a name removed or added to this list, please contact the church office.
|
|
|
|
The FPC prayer chain is ready
if you or someone you know is in need. Please contact Catherine Mize at
[email protected]
or 662-832-0423. All requests are held in strict confidence.
|
|
November Birthdays
14 Carmille Hovious, Samuel Lewis, Max Robinson
16 Nashua Bolen, Ramey Hardin, Lynn Sloan
17 William Bouldin, Jay Carmean, Betty Lou Flautt, Melissa Hall, Mit Hobbs
19 Porter Callery, Ben Griffith, Carlisle Wood
20 Dorothy Lou Aldridge, Pierce Buford, Kathleen Mayo, Kevin McLeod, Cindy Semmes
November Anniversaries
16 Margaret Blake & Phillip Embry
17 Katherine & David Randolph
18 Adalene & Ben Pettis
|
|
If we've overlooked your birthday or anniversary and you wish to have it included in Fast Facts, please contact Jessica McPhail in the church office.
These announcements are sent weekly from the church. If you don't want to receive them, or if your email address has changed, please send a message to Jessica McPhail in the church office at
[email protected]
.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
