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Sunday, November 27, 2022 |
WORSHIP
8:30 a.m. Worship in the Sanctuary
11:00 a.m. Worship in the Sanctuary
Call 888-969-5508 to listen to the service
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Who are we grateful to…
- Sound operators
- Live Streaming operators
- Ushers of the church
- Those who serve communion
- Those who break down flowers for distribution in the community
- Those who deliver flowers in the community
- Furniture Ministry volunteers
- VBS leaders and participants
- Financial supporters
- Sunday School Teachers
- Volunteers for Habitat for Humanity, Positive Attitude, Residential Treatment Services, CrossRoads,
- Benevolence Farms, It takes a Village, Women’s Resource Center, and Allied Churches
- Choirs members
- Youth Leaders and Youth Representatives
- John McCall, Taiwan mission partner
- Those who learn about and support racial justice
- Andrews Elementary Reading Buddies
- Contemplative Ministry organizers, leaders and participants
- Andrews Elementary Snack Packers
- Wedding Guild Members
- Prayer Shawl Ministry Knitters
- Deacons of the church
- Chenoa Stock, Peru mission partner
- Morrowtown Community volunteers
- Visiting Team Members
- New Member Team who deliver a candle from the church to those who visit
- Bereavement Team members who create receptions and supply meals for those grieving
- Those who pray for mission team partners all around the world.
- Anyone who collects, gives to or counts Pennies for Hunger offerings
- Youth who volunteer to Rake and Run,
- Anyone who gives to the food pantry
- Youth who serve as acolytes and crucifers
- CDC Staff and CDC Parents
- Those who create Monday Meditations and Contemplative Ministry opportunities
- Elders of the church
- Melissa Johnson, Zambia mission partner
- Fruit Basket Deliverers
- All who support Feeding the Hungry
- Presbyterian Women and their ministries
- Funeral Guild members
- BSA Leaders
- Nurturing God’s Children Mailer Preparer
- People who attend worship services
- Days for Girls ministry supporters
- American Red Cross volunteers
- Each one of you who call FPC Home
- Fellowship event organizers
- Meals on Wheels volunteers
- Community of the Celtic Cross members
- Matthew 25 initiative supporters
- Those who pray for the concerns of the church, the community and the world
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Worship This Sunday
First Sunday of Advent
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Sermon Title:
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"who knows" - Rev. Taylor Barner, preaching
Scripture Readings:
- Isaiah 2:1-5
- Matthew 24:36-44
Hymns:
- Awake! Awake and Greet the New Morn
- People, Look East
- Life Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates
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A Festival of Lessons and Carols
Sunday, December 11 marks the 60th offering of A Festival of Lessons and Carols at First Presbyterian Church. Carols of the season, sung by our choirs and congregation, will alternate with scripture lessons read by clergy. An ensemble of brass quintet, timpani and organ will accompany the choirs and congregation. Please mark your calendar for Sunday, December 11 at 5:00 p.m. (a prelude of carols will begin around 4:30 p.m.). An offering to support the Music Fund will be received.
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Mission Study Now Available
A Mission Study Team was created by the Session to provide a review of the church in preparation for a Head of Staff. The members of the Team are Katharine Frazier, Bob Hill, Scott Moffitt, Nan Perkins, and Hal Vincent. The Team developed a strategy and methodology to gain insight from the congregation and staff of the church with the purpose of better understanding the current state of the church, hopes for the future of the church and qualities desired in a new pastor.
The work of the Mission Study Team is now available for all to see. Click the link below to download your copy.
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Christmas Decorations
Poinsettias ($35 each) for use in the sanctuary may be ordered as memorial or honorary flowers. Contributions as memorials or honoraria may also be made to defray costs of wreaths for our church doors, lamp posts, sanctuary sconces, balcony garland, etc. Please submit checks made payable to First Presbyterian Church (marked Christmas Decorations) and the order form below to the Church Office or place your notated check and the order form below in the offering plate. The deadline to order is Tuesday, December 6th.
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Advent is just around the corner! Join with your First Presbyterian family and take advantage of this wonderful devotional resource for the season of Advent. You can pick up a hard copy of the booklet at the church on this Sunday, or click on the link below to download a digital copy. |
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The annual Live Nativity is back again! Join us after Carols and Cocoa on December 18th from 6-8pm and see our students bring the nativity story to life! Please remember to enter from the Davis St entrance and turn off your headlights upon entering. Happy Advent and Merry Christmas from the FPC Youth Group! |
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Presbyterian Women Life Membership Awards
A few weeks ago the Presbyterian Women held their Memorial Service and Life Membership Awards ceremony. The winners of the two awards were Pat Smith and Julie Monroe. You may read about each below:
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Alternative Giving Fair
The Alternative Giving Fair will be open and ready for you to shop on December 4, 11, and 18 between 9:00 and 11:00 am and on other days or times by request. the Witherspoon Room will be the location for the fair. Come explore the local and global missions supported by First Presbyterian Church. When you "shop" you are loving God and loving your neighbors by providing funds so that our community partners can assist those in need. We will have a few tangible items for sale like handcrafted items from Peru, Haiti, and Zambia, as well as hand-carved creche sets from Palestine. We will have a variety of honor cards to buy and give as your Christmas greetings cards or as gifts to your loved ones and friends. Forms can also be completed and sent to the church office with your donation. Contact Charlotte Nance-Allbright (336.228.1703 x 223) or callbright@fpcburlington.org for more information.
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Young Adult Hockey Night
Join the young adults for a Hurricanes Hockey game! The Canes host the Dallas Stars Saturday December 17th starting at 7pm. Our group will arrive around 6pm and carpool options are available and will depart from FPC at 5pm. Tickets are $30.00 per person. Contact Taylor by December 11th to reserve your ticket.
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FPC College Gift Exchange:
All FPC college students are invited to Taylor’s house on December 19th at 7pm for a Christmas gathering and a white elephant gift exchange! Please rsvp to Taylor before December 18th.
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Quiet Spaces Meditations
Advent - a time of watching, waiting, planning, a time of cherishing Hope, Peace, Joy and Love. Quiet Spaces Meditations will arrive in your email each Monday of Advent, beginning November 28, 2022 and ending January 2, 2023.
These short, contemplative readings, taken from the poet Ann Weems, and stunning visual imagery will provide space and time to quieten ourselves during this busy season and focus on the birth and promise of the Christ Child, the Savior of the world.
Begin your Advent weeks with quiet moments as you travel the Advent Journey to the manger.
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SAVE THE DATE for a RETREAT! — Friday, March 3-Sunday, March 5, 2023
We will be heading to Montreat for a congregational (intergenerational) retreat. The planning team is forming and we’ll have more details SOON, but please put this on your calendars! Contact Carrie Tuttle (ctuttle@fpcburlington.org) if you are interested in assisting in the planning of this special new event.
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Sunday Formation, November 27
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John Knox Class: Join the John Knox Fellowship Class at 9:45 a.m. in the John Knox Room on November 27 as we discuss "God Gives Tools for Our Protection" from The Present Word Curriculum. We will be looking at Revelation 2:1–7, Acts 19 and Ephesians 6:10–24
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The Pointe Class 9:45 a.m. in Room 227
Weekday Formation
Enrichment Class.
- On November 16 & 23, the Enrichment Class will do a two-week study from the Thoughtful Christian entitled "Older Adult Spirituality." We will discuss our attitudes about growing older and the impact faith has on them. Follow the Zoom link HERE.
- Join the Enrichment Class via zoom at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays, November 30 through December 21. Paul Reeves will be facilitating discussion based on the book Holy Disruption, Discovering the Advent in the Gospel of Mark by Tracy S. Daub.
To view the entire Adult Formation schedule and Zoom links, click the button below.
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Children's Sunday School
To view the Fall Schedule for Children's Sunday School, click the button below.
Nursery Hours – Sunday Mornings, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. in Room 101.
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MEALS ON WHEELS LOCAL MISSION
Alamance County Meals on Wheels (ACMOW) is our mission focus for November. This agency offers hot nutritional home-delivered meals, frozen home-delivered meals, and winter weather emergency meals to homebound seniors in our community. ACMOW is expanding its current facility to serve its growing number of clients adequately. This agency serves over 525 seniors on 24 different hot and frozen meal routes. Please refer to the lists attached here — Food Pantry List (link HERE) and Birthday List (link HERE) — to see what supplementary food items and birthday treats you can contribute for the ACMOW clients. Please leave your donations in the box marked "Meals on Wheels Donations" by the CDC entrance. Thank you for giving generously!
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FURNITURE MINISTRY - The Furniture Ministry needs donated items! We have been helping a number of clients, including several refugee families referred by Church World Service, a new partner agency. Our inventory is low on sofas, kitchen or dining table and chairs, end tables, coffee tables, lamps, pots and pans and sets of dishes. Larger items can be picked up. Small items can be delivered to the Garrison Building Mondays between 1 and 5 pm. Call 336-212-2937 first. Thank you for your ongoing support!
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The Food Pantry
Please bring non-perishable foods for the Food Pantry. Drop them off in the collection bins outside the CDC entry anytime during the week or when you come to worship on Sunday morning.
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Celebrations and Concerns |
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Jean Frissell- ARMC- Room 136- Hip Surgery
Diane Barnwell- Home
Patricia Johnson - Eddie Lee Lipscomb’s family
Jay Johnson
Ron / Sharron Joyce
Dean Vaughn
Kathy / Peter Johnson
Dale Walker
Christian Sympathy is expressed to Peggy Harrelson and family at the death of her husband, Clark Leonard on Friday, November 4, 2022. A Service of Witness to the Resurrection will be held on December 12, 2022 at 2pm in the First Presbyterian Church sanctuary.
Please note:
Requests for prayer are intended to be private and confidential. Please be respectful of the privacy of those on the list. When in doubt, please consult with one of the pastors.
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Church Elders and Deacons
For a current list of the FPC Elders and Deacons, CLICK HERE. |
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Financials & Meeting Minutes
Click here to view the October 2022 Financial Statement
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You may give through our online platform Tithely here or mail your contribution to the church office: 508 West Davis Street, Burlington, NC 27215. Thank you for your support!
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