Occasionally, the pastors at FPC are invited to lead worship at Westminster Canterbury senior community. We have over 50 church members who live at WC. We are grateful to their pastoral staff for inviting us to partner.

The Rev. Josh Andrzejewski was invited to be the preacher last week, and I joined him as a liturgist. Josh preached a meaningful sermon about baptism, and following the service about eighteen folks stayed for a time of visiting with Josh and me. Josh shared with this group his ministry vision of belonging, identity, and purpose. We had a great conversation around youth mental health and the church today.

We also had a conversation about transportation for our WC members who want to join us in person for Sunday worship. We had a wonderful bus ministry with Van-Go for many years. During the pandemic, Van-Go went out of business. We have attempted to revive our bus ministry with some other companies, but we have not yet found what we need.

Thankfully, there is money in our budget that will allow us to move forward with our bus ministry once we can find a service. I find myself looking at buses while driving around town to see if they might be a service we can use – please join me in praying for this ministry to be revived. And if you have connections or know of companies we might partner with for our bus ministry, please give me a call!

We are so grateful for the many ways we are able to connect at FPC. I look forward to seeing you on Sunday for our Annual Meeting and brunch. Please let us know of your plans to attend by clicking the button below.

Join us For Worship

Join us in-person or online at 10 am, or anytime after, at www.youtube.com/fpcrichmond.

You can download and print a copy of this Sunday's bulletin here.

Sunday Schedule

9:00am J-Term: Food as Medicine (Room 216/Zoom)

9:00am J-Term: Jesus & Sitcoms (Library)

9:00am J-Term: Making Sense of Christian Nationalism (Chapel/Zoom)

10:00am Worship (Sanctuary) & Children's Faith Formation (Room 206 & 207)

11:00am Annual Meeting with brunch (Fellowship Hall/Zoom)

4:00pm J-Term: Visio Divina (Library)

5:00pm Worship (Rec Room) & Children's Faith Formation (Library)

6:00pm Annual Meeting with brunch (Rec Room)

6:00pm Youth Group (Youth Suite)

Please keep in your prayers those with special concerns:

• Bobby Cobb, health concerns
• Leigh Comsudis (George Gretes’ sister), health concerns
• Erin Fitzgerald, recovering from surgery
• Larry Gegner (Karen Rohr’s brother), in home hospice care
• Jan Hamby, recovering from heart bypass surgery
• Bill Livingston (Sally Brown’s brother), in hospice care
• Jane Neer, relief from back pain and recovery from surgery
• Ila Porter, recovering from surgery
• Bob Priddy, treatment for Large B cell Lymphoma
• Errol Rohr, recovering from a mild stroke
• Karen Sigel, relief from chronic back pain
• Evalane Slaughter, upcoming surgery
• Emily Tafel, please visit caringbridge.org/visit/teamemt, Emily has asked for prayers and privacy at this time.

Those grieving:

• The family of Mary Porter Hutter who died on January 24.

We pray for members and family serving in the military:

Tripp Bowles, Jenny Sigel Burkett, Zach Kirk, Mason Louthan, Anne Marks, Nathan Thomas Meade, Connor Partlow, Peyton Spivey, Pierce Tarry, and Will Watkins.

We want your feedback!

In the fall of 2022, the members of the Coordinating Council, charged by the Session, put together a process to asses the Sunday schedule. So far the Coordinating Council has met with our standing council and committees to hear their feedback on the Sunday schedule. We will collect the results and share them with the Session. 

We would like to offer times for those who are not on the councils and committees to join in on one of the assessments. If you are interested in being a part of this process, click here to sign up.

Here are the available dates:

• Monday, February 6 at 10:00am
• Sunday, February 12 at 3:00pm
• Wednesday, February 15 at 1:00pm on Zoom
• Sunday, February 19 at 3:00pm

Sister Stories 2023

NEW DATE: Sunday, February 5, 11:30am

Fellowship Hall

Sign up for CPR/AED Training!

Learn how and when to use CPR and an AED for adults and children.

Click here to see the available dates in February and to sign up for a session at the church. There is a $25 fee.

FPC Goes to Montreat!

Come with us to the Women's Connection at Montreat

August 11–13

The keynote speaker for Montreat Women's Connection 2023 is Kate Bowler, PhD. She is a three-time New York Times bestselling author, podcast host, and an Associate Professor of American Religious History at Duke University. She studies the cultural stories we tell ourselves about success, suffering, and whether (or not) we’re capable of change.

In addition to Kate's keynote presentation, Women's Connection will be a time for us to connect with old and new friends, a time to care for yourself, and a time for space and Sabbath. Learn more about Kate and view the tentative schedule on Montreat's website here. 

We are looking forward to going together as a group from FPC. Our group reservation includes lodging, meals and conference registration. We would love for you to join us. Contact Kim Lewis at kpchlewis@comcast.net to let us know of your interest in attending or if you have questions.

ADULT FAITH FORMATION

Want to engage in faith formation? Find details and sign up for any of our year-round offerings at fpcrichmond.org/adultformation. There are weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly opportunities that you can join at any time.

Amy's Bible Study

Wednesdays at 12:15pm on Zoom

https://zoom.us/j/600841759 passcode: 257703

Contact: Rev. Amy Starr Redwine

Centering Prayer

Thursdays at 8:30am on Zoom

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84282378888?pwd=VFpsS3NXZW5nZThYZ3doWEQvNzM5UT09

Contact: Rev. Amy Starr Redwine

Covenant Class

Sundays at 9:00am in the Chapel or on Zoom

tinyurl.com/CovenantClass2

Covenant Class will return February 5

Derek's Bible Study

Contact: Rev. Derek Starr Redwine

During January, Derek's bible study will move to Wednesday evenings at 6:00pm as an in-person J-Term class.

We will return to 8:00am on Thursdays in February.

Women on Zoom

 Tuesdays at 12pm for discussion and prayer on Zoom

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2791432201 passcode: 467523

Contact: Rev. Nicole Ball

S E R V E

Hospitality Helpers

FPC members, we have a job for you! Many hands make light work and an opportunity to have a good time with others. We need help with some upcoming events at FPC. Please take a look at this sign up and join us where you can: https://tinyurl.com/hospitality-helper. Thank you!

- Rev. Mary Kay and the Congregational Life Committee

Children's Faith Formation Volunteers Needed!

Are you looking to share your gifts of compassion, listening, and joy with little disciples in our congregation? We are seeking Faith Formation volunteers to support Children’s Ministry staff in the classroom. Check out our sign-up list and reach out to Rev. Nicole Ball for more information: Sign Up Here!

This Week at FPC

Friday, January 27

7:00am Brothers in Christ (offsite)

Sunday, January 29

9:00am J-Term: Food as Medicine (Room 216/Zoom)

9:00am J-Term: Jesus & Sitcoms (Library)

9:00am J-Term: Making Sense of Christian Nationalism (Chapel/Zoom)

10:00am Worship (Sanctuary) & Children's Faith Formation (Room 206 & 207)

11:00am Annual Meeting with brunch (Fellowship Hall/Zoom)

4:00pm J-Term: Visio Divina (Library)

5:00pm Worship (Rec Room) & Children's Faith Formation (Library)

6:00pm Annual Meeting with brunch (Rec Room)

6:00pm Youth Group (Youth Suite)

Monday, January 30

6:00pm J-Term: Final Gift (Fellowship Hall)



Tuesday, January 31

10:00am Staff Meeting (Library)

12:00pm Women on Zoom

6:30pm Young Adults (Library)

Wednesday, February 1

9:30am Moms of Littles (Room 206)

12:15pm Amy's Bible Study (Zoom)

6:00pm Chancel Bells (Room 218)

7:00pm Chancel Choir (Room 218)

Thursday, February 2

8:00am Derek's Bible Study (Zoom)

8:30am Centering Prayer (Zoom)

10:00am Needlework Group (Parlor)

12:30pm Caregiver Support Group (Zoom)

LGBTQ+ Support Group (contact Rev. Derek for details)

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