OCTOBER 15, 2020
Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God."
Philippians 4 NRSV
Find all First Church events and worship at FirstChurchTulsa.org/events
Pathfinders Fall Retreat for 5-8 grade
Friday and Saturday, October 23, 7 p.m. – October 24, 4 p.m.
Camp Loughridge
We will enjoy fellowship and fun while being in God’s wonderful creation. This year’s retreat will look a bit different as we will stay overnight on October 23 and enjoy the day on October 24. Activities will include canoeing, fishing, games and high ropes. This retreat will be 100 percent outside and participants will sleep under the K-Dome. Register here.
Fall Festival – Join us for Fall Festival – Carnival
Sunday, October 25, 3:00–5:00 p.m.
Camp Loughridge
Join us for fun at this year’s Fall Festival with carnival games, safe hayrides for family units and a fair-themed food truck. Tickets will be $8 for adults, $4 for children and $20 per family. Because it will be difficult to socially distance at this event, masks are encouraged. Following the event, carnival-goers can attend evening worship at the Vespers service beginning at 5 p.m. Tickets are available at the event or you may purchase your tickets online.
Armed Forces Prayer List
Sunday, October 18 deadline
For Veterans Day, the Guild of Intercessors is updating its Armed Forces Prayer List. If you have loved ones who are on active duty and you want them included on this list, please contact the Guild by October 18. Contact Paula Peterson 918-296-5548, mandppeterson@msn.com or Monte Prater 918-446-6418, monteprater@aol.com.
UKirk Fall Party
Friday, October 23, 6 p.m.
Metcalf House – Contact for location
Join us for a socially-distanced party including s’mores, pumpkin painting, great food and friends. Email Julia Metcalf for event location.
Little Lambs
Mondays, 10 a.m. – Playground
Monday School with Dr. Auden Autry – Apostles Creed
Mondays, 12:00 p.m. - Kirkland Library
Sign up online for an optional lunch at 11:30 a.m.
Precepts led by Denise Rounds – Philippians and cultivating joy
Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. - Room E100
10:10 Pastor's Message live on Facebook
Tuesdays and Thursdays
Find us on Facebook. Facebook.com/FirstChurchTulsa
UKirk “Gather” for ages 18-24
Tuesdays, 6 p.m. – TU Campus

Join us for food, friendship and fun.
Follow us on Instagram @ukirktulsa for updates. Email Julia Metcalf for more information.
Pastor’s Study with Dr. Jim Miller – “The Pilgrim’s Progress”
Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. and Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
Stephenson Hall
Sign up online for an optional lunch. Find recordings of this class at https://vimeo.com/showcase/7509710.
Downtown Theological Roundtable with Phillip Bowman & Rev. Dan Hutchinson – “Theology Brewed in an African Pot”
Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. - Miller Library
Sign up online at our web calendar.
UKirk “Grow” for ages 18-24
Sundays, 12:15 p.m. – E201
Join us for a free lunch and lesson that intertwines life and faith. 
Wednesday Night Downtown Tulsa (WNDT) Fall 2020
5:15 p.m. dinner and 6:15 p.m. classes
Sign up for an optional dinner at FirstChurchTulsa.org/WNDT.
AWANA
Wednesdays, 6–7:30 p.m. - Downstairs in the Children’s Ministry Area (Age 2-grade 4)
Dr. Miller’s class – Bridging the Divide 
Starting October 21
Stephenson Hall
You’re invited to a new WNDT series regarding the city we love and the ongoing racial divide. We begin with an FPC all-pastors’ panel followed by African-American pastors Terry Buxton, Anthony Scott and Mel Cooper, each taking a Wednesday night to share their perceptions.
Theology of Parenthood with Rev. Dan Hutchinson & Sarah Savage through October 28
Miller Library
Sundays 8:30 a.m. – Contemporary Worship
Stephenson Hall
Sundays 11:00 a.m. – Traditional Worship
Sanctuary
Bulletins are published Friday evenings for the following Sunday.
Cox Cable Ch. 3 at 11 a.m., 5 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Sundays 11:00 a.m. – Tulsa International Fellowship Worship
Great Hall
Sundays 5:00 p.m. – Vespers through November 2020
Camp Loughridge K-Dome
Evening worship for all ages outdoors – please bring chairs or blankets.
Register worship attendance
Please link over here and let us know that you’ve attended worship for our records. Thank you.
Thursdays 5:30 p.m. – Prayer Service
Miller Library
Sunday, November 1 at 11 a.m. – All Saints Worship Service
Join us in celebrating our faith and the unbreakable ties of love. If you have lost a loved one in the past year, contact the Church. A luncheon hosted by the Deacons will be held in the Miller Library following the service for those who have lost a loved one in the past year. Email your RSVP for lunch by October 25 to Beverly Carter or Kathy Wilson or by calling 918-301-1029.
Better together through Christ
2020-21 stewardship
Thank you very much for your ongoing gifts to the Church which allows us to help the community and the world through mission work. When you have a moment, please return your stewardship envelopes to the Church office. If you’d like to pledge online, please visit our website at FirstChurchTulsa.org/Give.
Ron Pearson’s 47th Annual Organ Concert – online
Are you interested in watching a video of Ron’s recent organ concert? View it here.
First Church Merch
Order online at CafePress
Find First Church branded wearables and more at the CafePress First Church online store at CafePress.com/FirstChurchTulsa.
FPC Help Ministry
Make a prayer request or report a birth, marriage or hospitalization
Please email Bev Carter or call 918-301-1029. For prayer by the Guild of Intercessors, call Paula or Mark Peterson at 918-296-5548 or email mandppeterson@msn.com. For afterhours emergencies, please call 918-584-4701.
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FirstChurchTulsa.org Do you have questions? Call us at 918-584-4701