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June 16, 2021

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A Happy Hello

Please join the staff at First Presbyterian Church as we give a warm welcome to Ellen Crawford True as our Senior Pastor/Head of Staff! We are happy to have Ellen join us to lead our team as we head into the ever changing future. You may reach out to Ellen to say hello by emailing her: ellen.crawfordtrue@firstpresconcord.org or call the office: 704-788-2100 ext 2001.

A Note from Ellen

Dear FPCC friends,

Thank you for the amazingly warm welcome! I am delighted to be here and to begin serving alongside you as we discover how we are called to be and do church together in this place. I look forward to getting to know you and learning your stories, as well as hearing your hopes for the days and years ahead.

Grace and peace,

Ellen

Please Join Us!

Presbyterian Women will be hosting a reception for Ellen and her family after the church service this Sunday, Please join us for cold water bottles on the front lawn as we welcome the Trues to First Presbyterian Church! If the weather is rainy or excessively hot, we will gather in Davis Hall. An announcement will be made during the service regarding the location.

Vacation Bible School Set-up and Clean-up Volunteers Needed!

Many hands make light work!

We are looking for about ten volunteers to help set-up our outdoor stations each morning (Monday - Thursday) from 8-8:45 a.m. We will also need a few volunteers to help move items indoors at the conclusion of VBS each day at noon.

If you can help with either / both, please contact René Prager at: r.prager@firstpresconcord.org.

Parking during Vacation Bible School Week

Vacation Bible School at FPCC is next week: June 21-24. We are excited to welcome ninety-two children and approximately forty volunteers/staff. Most rotations will be outside around campus from 9 a.m. to noon each day. The upper parking lot and the driveways will be closed during that time, except for camper drop-off and pick-up.

**If you are visiting the church prior to 1 p.m. each day, please use the parking lot across the street from the church on Church Street.** Thank you!

Vacation Bible School donations and volunteers

A huge thank you to everyone who has shared or donated items for our Vacation Bible School this year! We are excited to create a fun and inviting camp atmosphere for the children! All are welcome to help get things in place for Monday morning. We will be setting up at 5 p.m. on Sunday.

We have an amazing team of volunteers set and ready to go for next week! Thank you to everyone who has helped with the planning and preparation for VBS! It is time for S'more Adventures with God!

Thank You to our Youth

A huge THANK YOU to the Youth for helping to paint backdrops and props for VBS! Thirteen total Youth volunteered during our four painting sessions, finishing off ten backdrops while exhausting twenty-five cans of spray paint! A special thanks to Christine Seitz for helping out each session and restocking the popular paint colors throughout the week.

Reopening Update

Sunday worship attendance in the Sanctuary has been increased to 175 people.

If you were signed up for Outdoors or on the Wait list - you have been moved inside the sanctuary. You do not need to do anything else.*

Contact Suzanne Russell in the office if you have any questions. Thank you.

Reopening News on the Website

Visit the NEWS section of the church website for up-to-date information on the re-opening of our Church campus for worship and other activities. We anticipate things to change frequently over the next several weeks and will post all updates for the congregation under that section of the website.