Fast Facts
an e-update on life at FPC
March 18, 2021
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Easter Lilies or Cross flowers can be donated in memory or honor of a loved one. Click the buttons below or contact the church office with your request by Friday, March 26 if you wish to participate.
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The Session has called a congregational meeting, Sunday, March 21 following the 11:00 am worship service for the purpose of presenting the annual budget for 2021, approving the terms of call of our pastors, and for the dissolvent of the associate pastor’s call at First Presbyterian Church, Oxford effective May 5, 2021.
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Worship - Sunday, March 14, 2021 |
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5th Sunday in Lent
031520
Matthew 7:21-29
Psalm 46
This week's lectionary texts:
Jeremiah 31:31-34
Psalm 51:1-12
Psalm 119:9-16
Hebrews 5:5-10
John 12:20-33
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Join us for worship this Sunday, March 21 at 10:55 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. Simply click, "not now" at the bottom of that message and it will go away. You may then enjoy the video as it plays live.
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In-person worship at FPC continues this Sunday, March 21, 2021. There are now 2 services to choose from: 9:00 am and 11:00 am. Please choose one service below to attend. Each person attending must be registered using one of these forms. Only 70 participants are allowed in each worship service. Everyone attending worship is required to follow guidelines approved by the Covid Task Force. They are listed in the pastoral letter here.
If you want to sign up for a service that is already full, you can be put on a waiting list. Just fill out the form below and someone from the church staff will contact you if a spot becomes available in that service.
If you have any questions, concerns or need help signing up for worship, please contact the church office by replying to this email or calling 234-1757.
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Ushers are needed each week to assist with Sunday morning worship. A training is being held this Sunday, March 21, after the congregational meeting for anyone interested in serving. Click the button below if you are interested in attending this training. |
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Ready to reconnect with our FPC children?! Sign up to volunteer for children's church.
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We are so excited to announce that the First Presbyterian Easter Egg Hunt will take place on Saturday, April 3, 2021! Slots are limited to 35 children and we will offer two hunts with a waitlist/overflow hunt should the need arise. Please click the button below to sign up your child(ren). The hunt is for children pre-k - 4th grade.
Please bring 2 dozen plastic eggs filled with individually wrapped candies (no coins this year), and deliver to church by Thurs/April1st; placing in the box outside of fellowship hall marked for the Hunt time you are signing up for.
We also need volunteers! You can sign up to help with this below! Please consider volunteering for this much anticipated event in the life of our church! ALL snacks will need to be individually packaged and dropped off to the Fellowship Hall Kitchen by Thursday, April 1. We will be serving individually wrapped cookies from R and R Bakery. We are asking for monetary donations to offset the cost of individually wrapped cookies. Thank you for your willingness to help make this possible!
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FPC's Lenten Studies continue each Sunday afternoon in March! The first class focuses on Spiritual Practices and the second one focuses on a devotional, "Lent of Liberation: Confronting the Legacy of American Slavery". All are welcome to participate in either or both of these wonderful offerings! The spiritual practices class will meet from 3:30 to 4:45 pm and the Lenten Devotional class will meet from 5:00 to 6:15 pm. Books are now available in the church office for $10.
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Bibles with Brews continues next Wednesday, March 17, with a late night digital edition from 7:30 to 9:00 pm. All are welcome to join the conversation as we bring and share different scripture passages about the topic, "unsung". Please contact David Randolph if you would like to participate. |
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7-9th grade
Fellowship: 4:00-5:00 pm
Dinner: 5-5:30 pm
10-12th grade
Dinner: 6-6:30 pm
Fellowship: 6:30-7:30 pm
Because in-person gatherings are limited to 15, a sign up sheet is sent out via GroupMe each week. To be added to the group or to sign up to provide a meal for the youth, contact Lindsay at [email protected]. |
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Please continue your support of Doors of Hope in one of several ways. Prepare frozen meals, donate new children's clothing, or provide common household goods and toiletries that are always in need. Deliver your items to the church office which will distribute them to clients. For more information go to doorsofhopeoxford.org or call the church office. Thank you!
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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 [email protected].
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Remember in Prayer
FPC Members: Family of Walter Nance; Tommy Patrick; Family of Shirley Crawford; Helen Scruggs; Wil Howie; Martha Walcott; Family of Mary Sims; Lark Lindley Wells; Lydia Moak; Family of Pierce Buford; Max Williams; Family of Joe Burnett; Family of Doug Alexander; Family of Marleah Hobbs; Family of Elizabeth Black; Family of Jane Boykin; J. T. Davis; Becky & Joe Murphey; Lynton Dilley; Debbie McElreath; Director of Music/Organist Search Committee
Family and Friends: Steve Milner; Ellington Family; Family of Tom Mullen; Norma Myers; Family of Tommie Waters; Family of Paulette Logan; Family of Florence Pulliam; Stephanie Polk; Taylor Polk; Wanda Lundstrom; Family of Jane Chancey Dubberly; Family of Randy Lutz; Charles Moseley; John Hamauei and family; Rhona Justice-Malloy & Amanda Malloy; Rachel & Bruce Robinson; Family of Betty Field; Joyce Sumners; Richard Bremer; Sarah LaPrade; Mary Tyler Browne; Patch Hailey; Family of Mary Poole; Family of Ruth Ellen Duvall Kuhnel; Family of Carolyn Stevenson; Sigrid Morrison Long; Family of Barbara Young; Pauline Dick; Bill Sessions; Family of David Brooks; Roun McNeal; Jamie Henderson Turner; Family of Joel James; Lowry Davis; Family of Don Gleason; Brad Hovious; B. Jones; Pat Gillenwater; Linda Chavers; Mark Barnes; Joe Houston; Matt Branch; Erica Baggett; Mackenzie Stetz; Mike Smith; Parchman Prison inmates; Haven House residents; Our Haiti partners; Oxford & Lafayette County First Responders; Community leaders
U. S. Military: SSgt 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.
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The FPC prayer chain is ready if you or someone you know is in need. This is a confidential list that is independent from the names listed above. Please contact Carlisle Wood at [email protected] or 662-832-8606. All requests are held in strict confidence.
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Upcoming Birthdays and Anniversaries |
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March Birthdays:
18 Captain Alexander, Wes Estes, Robert Gowdy, Mary Matthews, Leighton McCool, Anne Tanner
19 Hayden Alexander, Brynn Ashmore, Alexis Longsdorf, Katherine Randolph
20 Kim Ling, Samuel Logan, David McPhail, Molly Neff
21 Harry Embry, Ava Manning
22 Hampton Hardin
23 Erin Alexander, Jim Deloach
24 Nan Davis, Bel Monteith
March Anniversaries:
22 Taylor & Hassell Wilkinson
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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].
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