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In-Person & Online
Worship Service at 10:00 a.m.
Call 888-969-5508 to listen to the service
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Dear Friends,
All of us need a break from the routine to refresh, renew, and re-invigorate. You have graciously and generously given that gift to Patrick Murphy, our Organist and Choirmaster, on a well-deserved three-months sabbatical.
On Saturday, May 1, Patrick began his sabbatical. On Sunday, May 2, Tom Jones began his three months with us as our Guest Sabbatical Organist. This Sunday, July 25, will be Tom’s last Sunday in this capacity.
Following Tom’s closing voluntary this Sunday, Tom will join us on the front plaza for lemonade. I want to invite you to greet him and express your gratitude and appreciation to him. What a gift Tom has been to us all!
On Sunday, August 1, Patrick will be returning. I look forward to seeing the relaxed smile and joyful reflection on his face.
I hope that you will rally in your warm welcome of Patrick as he returns to continue to play such a vital part in the life, worship, and ministry of First Presbyterian Church.
He has become a cherished colleague and a friend. I am thankful he is back with us and I am sure you are also.
Grace and peace,
Ron
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Reminder For All Church Members Entering the
Church Building During the Week
Even though the rest of the church and most businesses in the community are relaxing their Covid related protocols, the FPC Child Development Center is still under strict guidelines from the NC Dept of Health and Human Services and the Center for Disease Control to require masks for all people ages five and over that are inside the Child Development Center portions of the church building. Our student population is not eligible for vaccines at this time and we need to do everything we can do to keep them safe and healthy. Only a fraction of our student population is under a mask requirement because the rest are too young to be able to manage a mask. Our teaching staff has been very diligent with all Covid protocols including the mask mandate. To summarize, the mask mandate is still in effect for all parents, church staff, church members and church visitors when they are in or around the Child Development Center. This includes the church kitchen and the lower level of the new building during the weekdays.
Thank you for your support,
The FPC Child Development Center Board
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Update from the FPC COVID-19 Re-Entry Task Force
The Delta variant of COVID-19 is on the rise in North Carolina and to help mitigate its spread we ask that everyone please read and follow the worship service protocol noted below.
- Please enter the sanctuary through the center aisle only.
- Please select a seat in the pews marked by the green crosses; please sit in family groups toward the ends of the pews. Seating is also available in the balcony.
- Please do not sit in a pew that does not have a green cross on the end.
- Please sign in using the pew register and pass it down so that everyone seated on the pew signs in. Please tear the completed sheet off and leave it on top of the register for easy collection after the service.
- Please exit from the side aisles after the service has ended. Please do not exit through the center aisle.
- Please do not congregate inside the sanctuary or narthex. Please go all the way outside to Lemonade on the Lawn to spend time visiting with others.
The Delta variant is highly transmissible and those who are not vaccinated are at greatest risk for significant health outcomes from infection. So, we strongly encourage anyone who is not yet fully vaccinated or who feels more comfortable wearing a mask, to continue to do so.
In addition to reminding you of these public health measures, we urge you to get vaccinated if you have not done so and encourage you to talk with your family physician if you have concerns.
Thank you.
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Stock Gifts
If you have made a stock gift to the church in the last month, and did not notify Lacey you were sending it, please call or email her: 336-228-1703 or Lway@fpcburlington.org.
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Welcome Back to
In-Person 10:00 a.m.
Sunday Worship
As of now, and continuing through September 5, there will be one in-person and live streamed service at 10:00 a.m. in the sanctuary. No sign-up is necessary and there will be congregational singing.
For more information and the necessary protocol for this indoor service, please click here.
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You Asked for It! —
Summer Worship Series
Our worship series this summer is entitled, “You Asked for It!” A couple of months ago, we asked you to suggest a title for one of our summer sermons —and the response was incredible. Your church staff had a difficult time selecting just 12 from all of the suggestions. As you will see, many of the sermon titles reflect what we have all encountered during the pandemic. The preacher was responsible for picking a text for each title, so it will be interesting to see where he/she goes with it. Join us each week either in-person or by live streaming.
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Lemonade on the Lawn
The Fellowship sub-team will host Lemonade on the Lawn on the patio after worship on Sundays. Everyone is invited to stop by and grab a cool, refreshing lemonade. No snacks will be provided at this time.
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Summer Night at the Movies Fellowship Event is Postponed
The Fellowship Team recently discovered that 4th Fridays in Downtown Burlington is starting back up on July 23 — the same night as our Summer Night at the Movies Fellowship Event. As we wish to celebrate our city’s efforts, we have decided to postpone our movie night. We are looking for another time to host our movie event, so stay tuned!
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Young Adult Grasshoppers Game
It’s a night at the ballpark! All Young Adults are invited to join us for a Greensboro Grasshoppers’ game on Tuesday, July 27. The game starts at 6:30 p.m. Reserve your ticket by contacting Taylor via email or phone (336-228-1703 x216). All are welcome to join!
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Burlington Sock Puppets Game & Lock-In
On Friday, July 30 we welcome our Jr. Highs to join us for a Burlington Sock Puppets game at 7:00 p.m. followed with an overnight lock-in at the church! Please RSVP to Taylor (tbarner@fpcburlington.org) or Nolan Chilton, Summer Intern, (nchilton@fpcburlington.org) 336-263-3811.
Congregational Meeting
The Session has called a congregational meeting for Sunday, August 15, immediately following the 10:00 a.m. worship service. The purpose of the meeting is to hear and act on a report from the Nominating Team. They will be proposing a slate of members to serve in the Class of 2024 on the Session and Diaconate. Please join us that Sunday in-person, if possible, so we can be assured of a quorum for the meeting.
Explore FPC Lunch
All visitors are invited to join the FPC staff on Sunday, August 15 at 11:00 a.m. in Calvin Hall to learn more about FPC. Many of you have been worshiping with us by live streaming during these past seventeen months and we would love the opportunity to see you in person. A boxed lunch will be served. We will maintain social distancing. Please call the church office to register: 336-228-1703.
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Men of the Church Oyster Roast & BBQ
We will gather on Saturday, October 30, at Hugh Cummings’s Farm (2609 Pitts Road, Elon) at 5:00 p.m. to watch college football and at 6:00 p.m. enjoy Hugh Cumming’s steamed oysters and Phil Langley’s BBQ. We will conclude the evening around 7:30 p.m. Bring a pair of gloves and shucking knife if you have one. You will greatly enjoy the time together and can’t beat the cost — $10 for oysters, BBQ, and beer and soft drinks! If you have questions, call Jerry Bailey (336- 213-1942) or Hugh Cummings (336-260-8071). Call the church office (336-228-1703) to make your reservation.
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Civil Rights and Racial Justice Trip —
A multi-racial group of 20 people from the Burlington area are planning a Civil Rights and Racial Justice trip in November.
WHY are we going?
- To learn more deeply about our country’s history of racial terror in an effort to understand the ways that racism manifests itself today.
- To be on holy ground where Civil Rights activists risked (and many gave) their lives to move our country towards greater racial equity in many forms.
- To grow together in our personal and collective commitment towards antiracism within the Christian faith and in our community.
The trip is supported by, but not limited to, members of First Presbyterian Church Burlington. The planning team consists of Loy Campbell, Ron Shive, and Tony Foriest. Every participant must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 at least two weeks prior to the trip. We will be traveling in two 15-passenger vans and will be together in a group for most of the trip.
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Footsteps of Paul Trip
A trip to Turkey and Greece has been planned for October 16-31, 2022 by Dr. Ron Shive. The trip is limited to 20 people. Please contact the church office at 336-228-1703 for more information.
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Adult Studies Classes
Adult Summer Studies — Sunday, August 22 at 9:00 a.m. in Calvin Hall for a time of faith formation, education, and fellowship. Don Grady will be teaching.
Middle School & High School
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Dough Devotions — Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. we will be gathering at Skid’s (S. Church Street) to partake in food and fellowship! Dough devotions are typically only for our high school students, but over the summer we would love to invite our middle schoolers to join us as well!
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Contemplative Ministry News
Click here to read about Summer/Early Fall Contemplative Ministry opportunities in their quarterly newsletter.
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FPC Furniture Ministry
The Furniture Ministry of our church continues to bless the neediest in our community. Since the beginning of 2020, we have served 192 families with 358 children despite having to close for at least two months due to the pandemic. Thanks to Elon University’s Don’t Trash It! Campaign, we have 200 “beds in bags” assembled and stored in the warehouse ready to go to clients. All of this is made possible by your support.
On our church Giving Calendar, July is the month for the Furniture Ministry. How can you help?
We need VOLUNTEERS of all types—
- To lift and load donated furniture and furniture being picked up by clients at the warehouse
- To sort, wash, package and shelve donated linens and household items
- To answer the phone, record clients’ needs and tag items for pickup
- To assemble the framed Blessing for the Home that are given to each client
As always, we are in need of donated beds and household furnishings new or in good condition. We are in special need of the following:
- mattress pads of all sizes except king,
- pots and pans, flatware and dishes.
- Monetary donations to purchase bed frames
Smaller items can be delivered to the Furniture Ministry warehouse Mondays from 1-4 p.m. Call 336-212-2937 to arrange pick up of larger items.
On behalf of all our clients, thank you for your generous, ongoing support!
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Feed the Hungry
Please bring non-perishable foods for the Food Pantry. Drop them off in the collection bins outside the CDC entry anytime during the week or when you come to worship on Sunday morning. Thank you!
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Mabel Trollinger - Twin Lakes Healthcare - Room 210
Bill Rodgers - Daily Chemo at UNC
Herb Carmen - Hospice Care
Jean Frissell - Hospice Care at Homeplace
Barbara Higgs
Jean Parsons
Jo Watts Williams
Morgan Baker
Dean Vaughn
Diane Barnwell
Ellen Gensinger
Don Bullis
Terry Johnson, husband of Linda Johnson, hip replacement at ARMC - Room 145
Christian Sympathy is expressed to Susan Skeen and family at the death of her mother, Catherine Richters Shepherd, on July 24, 2021.
A Service of Witness to the Resurrection will take place on
Saturday, July 23 at 2:00 p.m. at Rich and Thompson.
Congratulations to Lawson and Micala Patty on the birth of their daughter, Claire Elise Patty, born July 10. The grandparents are Reid and Beth Patty.
Christian Sympathy is expressed to the family of Phyllis Elaine Gee Tate
who died on July 16, 2021.
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Church Business
Click here to view the minutes from the May 16 Session Meeting.
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You may give through our online platform Tithely here or mail your contribution to the church office: 508 West Davis Street, Burlington, NC 27215. Thank you for your support!
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