Little one, for you Jesus Christ came into the world:
for you he lived and showed God’s love;
for you he suffered the darkness of Calvary
and cried at the last, “It is accomplished”;
for you he triumphed over death and rose in newness of life;
for you he ascended to reign at God’s right hand.
All this he did for you, little one,
though you do not know it yet.
And so the word of Scripture is fulfilled:
“We love because God loved us first.”
(Book of Common Order, Church of Scotland)
Dear Friends,
What a great day Sunday was! Thank you to all who made it so special.
We are looking forward to more special Sundays in the weeks ahead, including a baptism this Sunday, welcoming new members in the morning on October 24, celebrating our next chapter together with my installation in the afternoon on October 24, and observing All Saints Day and asking God’s blessing on Lynne in her new call on October 31.
In each of these moments, we will hear reminders of God’s love for us, love that is constant, love that comes to us before we can ever imagine loving God in return. This love is the center of the baptism blessing above, the same one I mentioned in my sermon on Sunday.
We are each the beloved little one named in the blessing. May that love guide us on special days and every day, as we share that love with God’s world in Christ’s name.
Grace and peace,
Ellen
Save the Dates!
October 17: 11 a.m.: Worship including the Sacrament of Baptism
October 24: 11 a.m.: Worship including the Welcome of New Members
4 p.m.: Service of Installation with a reception to follow
October 31: 11 a.m.: Worship observing All Saints Day and celebrating Lynne Keel’s ministry at FPC
with a reception to follow
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There will be a Congregational meeting immediately following worship this Sunday, October 17, for the purpose of dissolving the call between Lynne Keel and FPC effective October 31, 2021 |
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Rev Dr Todd Hobbie, Pastor Emeritus |
Here are a few pictures from the celebration on Sunday for Todd, who was named Pastor Emeritus during the worship service. |
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Volunteers Needed for Pew Prep |
We are in need of several volunteers for Pew Prep in the coming weeks. If you are have taken the Child Protection training and are available during worship, please consider signing up to help.
No worries if you haven't received the training yet, we can send you the link to do it at home before Sunday!
Pew Prep starts after Ellen’s Children Message and you will return to the sanctuary with the children during the doxology.
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Pew Prep for Sunday, October 17 |
In Pew Prep on October 17th, we will be learning about baptism. If our Pew Prep students (K-2) can bring a photograph from their baptism, we will share and talk about our photos during our lesson. |
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Market for Mission Tally and Thank You! |
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The tally of the Church Street Market for Mission currently stands at $12,342.00 with some additional funds yet to be added that will bring the total even higher. It includes the phenomenal success of the youth’s ‘donation’ sale of baked goods. Major expenses of the sale including the marketing banners, ad placements and supplies were donated so as not to detract from the amount raised for Haiti. Thank you to everyone who donated in this way, including lunches for the work force the week of sale prep. And to the congregation, thank you to everyone who donated items!! Many of you volunteered during the months ahead of the sale and came in and worked the week of for the day or even just an hour. It was all appreciated so much. Kay Wall took on prepping the art by herself. The joyful chaos of checkout was managed by the expert preparation of Kathy Pilkington with an able Susan Brooks assist. Gold stars to all of you check out folks! One of the goals of the sale was to bring our own church family closer together and we certainly feel that happened! Most importantly, Friends Empowering Haiti will be glad for the proceeds to assist in providing the people of Bayonnais with health care, nutrition, and support for their community based initiatives. Finally, a special thank you to our small core team that worked so hard every week for a number of months: Judy Davison, Sallie Dotger, Harriett Phillips, Susan Smith and Pat Verner. " I thank my God for every reminder of you. In every prayer of mine for you all, I have always made requests with joy, due to your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now.” Phillipians 1:3-5
Gina and Carrie
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Church Work Day Thank you! |
The Building and Grounds Committee (Jim Holloway, Buddy Delizza, Kevin Garrison and Kathy Pilkingon) extends a huge "thank you" to the following hardy souls who showed up early this past Saturday to help spruce up our beautiful church campus: Cheryl Kelling, Carrie Myers, John Morrison, Hugh Morrison III, William Niblock, Jerry and Susan Otteni, Todd Phillips, Holly Robbins and Jim and Kay Wall. |
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Presbyterian Women will host their annual
Spiced Sunday Program
on Sunday, November 14 at 12:15 p.m.
Mark your calendar to join them!
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Lay Liturgists
Sign up here to be a lay liturgist to
read scripture in worship on Sundays.
Commons
Sign up here to open or close the Commons.
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Sanctuary Flowers
To give the congregation a gift of
to sign-up for one or more Sundays
during the year.
Ushers
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Sunday, October 17, 2021
Rev. Ellen Crawford True, Preaching
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Thursday, October 14
9:00 a.m. First Kids Preschool
7:00 p.m. Mothers of Murdered Offspring (Commons)
Friday, October 15
9:00 a.m. First Kids Preschool
Sunday, October 17
9:45 a.m. Journey SS (Ed Bldg)
9:45 a.m. S & D SS (FH)
9:45 a.m. Todd Hobbie SS (Davis Hall)
11:00 a.m. Worship (Sanctuary or Live-stream)
3:15 p.m. Children's Choir (sm choir room)
5:00 p.m. Middle School Youth (Youth Room)
6:00 p.m. High School Youth (Youth Room)
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Monday, October 18
9:00 a.m. First Kids Preschool
Tuesday, October 19
9:00 a.m. First Kids Preschool
2:00 p.m. Staff Meeting
6:00 p.m. Dunford Fund Committee (TBD)
6:00 p.m. Cub Scouts (Davis Hall)
7:00 p.m. PW CT Mtg (TBD)
7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts (Davis Hall)
7:00 p.m. Al Anon (Commons)
Wednesday, October 20
9:00 a.m. First Kids Preschool
10:30 a.m. Bible Study (Davis Hall)
7:30 p.m. Choir Practice (Choir Room)
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Birthdays
October 14 - Isabel Cook, Alicia Watson
October 15 - Whitney Carpenter, Michael Dickens, Sally Moore, Alex Porter
October 16 - Sam Davis, Lauren Salazar, Joe St. John
October 17 - Debbie Burke, Peter Faust
October 18 - Hunter Morrison
October 19 - Fritze Batts
October 20 - Sarah Bradley, Craig Gilbert, Debbie Harris, Lisa Kies
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Ellen Crawford True
Senior Pastor/
Head of Staff
Associate Pastor
for Care and Mission
René Prager
Interim Youth
Projects Coordinator
Interim Communications Coordinator
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Director of Music and Organist
Choirmaster
Church Administrator
Kim Mazzola
Financial Administrative Asst.
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Heath Ritchie
Maintenance Superintendent
Director of First Kids
Wedding Director
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First Presbyterian Church
(704) 788-2100
70 Union Street North
Concord NC 28025
Mailing Address:
PO Box 789 Concord NC 28026-0789
Church Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Closed Friday
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The Commons Prayer Room Hours:
Monday Closed
Open for scheduled groups:
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Open to the Public:
Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday mornings for FPC
Memorial Garden:
(704) 786-8009
36 Spring Street SW
Concord NC 28025
Garden Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Closed Monday
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