Fast Facts
a weekly e-update on life at FPC
June 4, 2020
Worship - Sunday, June 7, 2020
Trinity Sunday

Go and Make Disciples
Matthew 28:16-20

10:30 am Worship
This week's lectionary texts:

Genesis 1:1-2:4a
Psalm 8
2 Corinthians 13:11-13
Matthew 28:16-20
We will celebrate the sacrament of Communion this Sunday, June 7th, during worship. During this season of online worship we invite you to have bread/crackers and juice available as we remember that the Holy Spirit binds us together with one another and with Christ in this meal even when we can't be together in person.
Join us for worship this Sunday, June 7 at 10:25 am on Facebook Live. You do not have to have an account to join us. The video will go live on the church's public Facebook group. If you do not have a Facebook account, a message will pop up asking if you wish to join. You may click, "not now" at the bottom of that message and it will go away. You may then enjoy the video as it plays live. Last week's service is available at the link below.  
Join your pastors at 8:30 pm on Thursday, June 4 on Facebook Live for a Service of Wholeness and Healing for our nation and all who live with injustice, racial prejudice and oppression. Psalm 133:1 says, "How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity." May our prayers help us to discern how God is calling us to participate in Christ's work of healing and reconciliation.

You do not have to have a Facebook account to join us. The video will go live on the church's public Facebook group - FPC Oxford MS - at 8:30 pm. If you do not have a Facebook account a message will pop up asking if you with to join. You can reply by clicking "Not Now" at the bottom of the message and it will go away so that you can participate in this service of scripture readings, music and prayer.
Sanctuary flowers  will not be used during online worship services except for special Sundays such as Pentecost. We regret that we will not be able to honor or memorialize your loved ones with flowers during this difficult time, but we hope you will choose another date once we are able to resume in-person worship. This decision was made to limit the number of people who are in and out of the church and because the flowers will be such a welcome part of worship once we are together again. 
Reverend Barrett Milner, his wife Carrie and sons, Cole (11), Tucker (8), and Price (5) will arrive in Oxford next week. Barrett will be working remotely for the first couple of weeks as they settle in their temporary home and self-quarantine. His first time in the pulpit will be Sunday, June 21. Make sure to join us for worship that Sunday on Facebook Live! Once Barrett is here we'll begin planning for some opportunities to meet him and begin to get to know him even if we are still social distancing. Stay tuned for more information on that. Please keep the Milner family in your prayers as they make this transition to their new church and new home!
The Adult Faith Formation Ministry has teamed up with members of the Worship Ministry to bring you two weekly devotions each week throughout the month of July. Look for these devotions written by members of our church family in your inbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Our hope is that they will bring you hope and inspiration as we face the challenges of these uncertain times. 
Bibles & Brews continues digitally each Wednesday from 4:30 to 6:00 pm via Zoom! All you need is an electronic device, a Bible and a scripture passage to share about the group picked topic. Next week's conversation is about "XXX". Contact David Randolph if interested, and as always, all are welcome!
Theological Thursdays continues TODAY from Noon to 1:00 pm via Zoom! All are welcome to participate in this congregational Bible study about topics picked by you! Each week focuses on a single topic and corresponding scripture passage. Today's class is about "God in Both Testaments." Our passages of study are Deuteronomy 6:1-9 and Mark 12:28-34. Please contact David Randolph if interested in participating in this or another class.
As our church family continues ministering during this season of social isolation, please continue to remember your faithful giving to our church. The ministry of FPC continues to make an impact within our congregation and throughout our community. Bible studies and various small group meetings continue online to enrich our lives through the sharing of scripture; local missional activities continue to care for others like More Than A Meal and Love Packs; partners in mission, like Interfaith Compassion, the pantry, Doors of Hope and more, continue their important work as well and we help make that possible.

There are a variety of ways you can give:


If you need help with any specific ways to give, please contact Frances Saralvarez at fsaralvarezfpc@gmail.com .
Presbyterian Women Officers for 2020-2021

Congratulations to our new Presbyterian Women Officers who were elected and installed via Zoom on Sunday, May 31. Officers include:

Kathryn Elliott - Moderator
Caroline McIntosh - Vice Moderator
Whitney Bolen - Secretary
Margaret Fancher - Treasurer
Marianna Ochs - Historian

Thank you for your willingness to serve FPC in this way!
Thank you for your generous support of More Than a Meal! FPC will provide the food for Tuesday, June 9 and our request for donations has received $2,650.00 to date! That will cover this meal and several more! Thank you for supporting this vital ministry to our community.
The Pantry has a new PayPal link to allow you to make donations more efficiently in this season of social distancing. As you can imagine the longer this situation lasts, the greater the need at the Pantry. Make your donation at:  http://paypal.me/pantryoxfordms    
The FPC prayer chain is ready  if you or someone
 you know is in need.
 
Please contact Carlisle Wood at carlislewood@gmail.com
or 662-832-8606.
All requests are held in strict confidence.
Remember in Prayer
 
FPC Members: Family of Joe Burnett; Anna Ruth Kesler; Family of Doug Alexander; Family of Marleah Hobbs; Family of Elizabeth Black; Family of Jane Boykin; Leon McCullouch; Family of John Neff; Family of Pat Bittmann; Pierce Buford; Deb de Boer; Max Williams; J. T. Davis; Becky & Joe Murphey; Lynton Dilley; Walter Nance; Mary Kay McDowell; Debbie McElreath; Director of Music/Organist Search Committee
 
Family and Friends: Frances Drury; Family of Martha Oliver; Family of Mary Poole; Jane Waits; Family of Ruth Ellen Duvall Kuhnel; Family of Carolyn Stevenson; Sigrid Morrison Long; Lee Paris; Family of Barbara Young; Pauline Dick; Bill Sessions; Family of David Brooks; Roun McNeal; Susan Treas; Family of Carolyn Aldridge Delorio; Jamie Henderson Turner; Family of Joel James; Family of Don Dees; Family of Leland Smith; Bill Flautt; Lowry Davis; Family of Don Gleason; Brad Hovious; B. Jones; Pat Gillenwater; Ted Stocker; Tom Callery; Tom Mullen; Linda Chavers; Mark Barnes; 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.
Upcoming Birthdays and Anniversaries
June Birthdays :

4 Patsy Abbott, Elizabeth McLellan
5 Cecilia Jimenez, Bradley Mayo
6 Allyson Ashmore, Jacquelyn Gage
7 Jennifer Williams
9 Fay Grissinger, Ben Neff, Molly Tanner

June Anniversaries :

4 Maggie & John Abernathy
6 Betty & George Abdo, Allison & Nat Harris
8 Nila & Max Williams
9 Leigh & Kevin Christian
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  jmcgeefpc@gmail.com .