Fast Facts

an e-update on life at

First Presbyterian Church

February 3, 2022

Worship - Sunday, February 6, 2022

Online worshipers may now find the weekly bulletin on the church's website under the Worship page. Click here for the Worship page, then click the link titled "Weekly Bulletin."

Sanctuary floral arrangement dates are available all Sundays in February. To provide flowers in honor or in memory of a loved one, contact Susan Joiner at [email protected] or call 662-808-3240. Contributions to the Flower Fund are greatly appreciated.

Adult Faith Formation

We had a great time meeting last night! Hope you will come and join us at our next meeting on February 16!

Adult Faith Formation is offering Bibles and Brews though the winter and spring and is open to any adult!. We meet at The Growler (265 N. Lamar Blvd, on the Square) beginning at 4:30pm for a time of fellowship, Bible study, and engaging conversation. Meetings take place on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month.

PYF

(Presbyterian Youth Fellowship)

PYF is meeting on Sundays, with 7th and 8th graders meeting from 5:00-6:00 and 9th-12th graders meeting from 6:30-7:30. Dinner for all will be from 6:00-6:30! If you have a youth in this age range, please email Lindsay at [email protected] or Feagin at [email protected] to be added to GroupMe.

Sunday school meets from 9:45-10:40 in the PYF Annex Building. If you are interested in joining PYF's rotation of Sunday School teachers, please contact Feagin Hardy at 864.684.3715. We are looking for 2-3 more volunteers so that our students can hear from a wide range of voices every month!

Are you the Best Chili Cook at FPC? Bring your crockpot full of your best chili for all to enjoy! Please join us in the Fellowship Hall this Sunday following the worship service. You can register on Realm by clicking here, or contact the church office at 662.234.1757 or via email at [email protected]. Even if you're not a cook, you're still invited! We'll need lots of people to come with big appetites to sample all that's being offered



We still need more cooks! If you're wanting to bring a pot of chili, please email or call the church office to register and show off your best recipe!

Missions

Curious about the various FPC mission activities? A new email account has been created specifically for keeping FPC members abreast of mission plans, outreach programs, committee minutes, etc. If you would like to be kept in the mission loop, contact the Mission Team at [email protected]. Your name will be placed on Mission Ministry's contact list. We look forward to keeping everyone informed of FPC's outreach opportunities.

The next Mission Team meeting is Tuesday, February 8, 5:00 in Room 101 in the Sanctuary building. Please join us as we collectively seek to discern FPC's call in this time and in this place.



Racial Healing Seminar

Oxford First United Methodist Church and FPC are planning a five-week seminar for a dialog in racial healing. The dialogue will be held weekly from March 21-April 18, 2022. Approximately ten members from each congregation will meet to faithfully explore together what it means to be a more whole and united community in Christ. To date seven FPC members are committed to participating. Several more openings are available for anyone interested. The seminar will be led by Dr. Cade Smith, the University's Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Community Engagement. 

Western Kentucky Tornadoes

Following the devastating December tornadoes in western Kentucky, St. Andrew Presbytery immediately established a relief fund. Thank you to those who have already contributed to the fund. If you are interested in giving, mail your contribution to Presbytery of St. Andrew, 24 County Road 231, Oxford, MS, 38655 with "tornado relief" in the memo line. 

The FPC Mission Team is currently investigating opportunities for a group of volunteers from our congregation to go to Kentucky in the coming months to directly assist in the recovery effort.

The Family Crisis Services of Northwest Mississippi is a comprehensive victim services organization. It is the only nonprofit in Oxford that specifically addresses and provides services to victims of interpersonal violence--sexual assault, domestic violence, homicide, etc. Staff and volunteers are available 24/7 to provide crisis intervention services. 15-20 children and their families per month are provided services. Interested in helping? FPC is collecting new stuffed animals to welcome each child that the facility receives. We thank those who have contributed some two dozen of these stuffed animals. If you would like to donate one, please drop it by the church office. More information is available at oxfordadvocacy.org or call 234-9929.

Doors of Hope is an outreach program officed in the FPC education building. DOH makes available to single parents with young children temporary housing support, budget management, and other life skills training. The Step 2 Dinner is a monthly gathering for current clients to sit at table with successful alumni of the program.  Due to Covid concerns, the dinners in January and February had to be canceled. They will resume in March; volunteers will be needed to host the meals. A Signup Genius will soon be going out for anyone interested in hosting.

Leap Frog Program

Leap Frog Program is a non-profit after-school literacy and tutoring program for at-risk students in Oxford and Lafayette County. FPC is committed to providing snacks each Wednesday for the sixty students enrolled in the program. The 'healthy' snack will consist of juice and a finger food such as fruit, peanut butter crackers, etc. The time commitment is limited to purchasing and delivering the snacks between 2:30-2:40 pm at the former Oxford Elementary School located at 1637 Hwy 30 East. A volunteer is needed each Wednesday from February 16-April 27. Look for a Signup Genius to volunteer your time. For more information email the Mission Team at the address above or call the church office.  This could be your mission!

Remember in Prayer

FPC Members: Sigrid Morrison Long; J.T. & Barbara Davis; Tommy Patrick; Marianna Ochs; Family of Lynton Dilley; Max Williams; Louise & Nolan Waller; Porter Callery; Teresa Flautt; Lydia Moak; Susan & Tom Meredith; Michele Howie; Margaret Fancher; Family of Betty Mullen White; Joe Murphey

Family and Friends: The family of John “ Nat” Sumner, Connie Whelan; Lenoir Stanley; Family of Lauren "Lo" Chastain; Peter C. Wood; Doors of Hope Families; Bob Flautt; Family of Elise & William Winter; Lafayette County Detention Center inmates; 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.

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.  

Upcoming Birthdays and Anniversaries

This Week's Birthdays:

3 Gail Hercules, Ann Hobart

4 William Elliott, Tommy Smith, Kate Embry, Hollis Hardin

6 Joan Westmoreland, Michael Abraham, West Flautt

7 Ann Dickins, Cynthia Freeland, John Callery, Jeb Bishop

8 Trey Byars, Roy Selvidge, Jim Jetton, Jennifer Day Mills

9 Carolyn Hopkins, Keith Mansel, Madison Lorenzo

10 Hayden Williams

If we've overlooked your birthday or anniversary and you wish to have it included in Fast Facts, please contact the church office.



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