This Sunday . . . 

May 28

A gift to the Pentecost Offering helps the church encourage, develop, and support its young people, and also address the needs of at-risk children. 40% of the Pentecost offering can be retained by individual congregations wanting to make an impact in the lives of young people within their own community. The remaining 60% is used to support children-at-risk, youth, and young adults through ministries of the Presbyterian Mission Agency.

Remember to wear red on Sunday, we will be taking the Pentecost Offering on this week.

Invest In Children

You’ve done it again!   In May, because of your generosity, Invest in Children provided a delicious food truck meal for the Teacher Appreciation Week celebration at Brentwood Elementary School and a yummy ice cream truck treat for all the students as they celebrated the conclusion of the school year!  Thank you for blessing and honoring the students and the teachers in this unique way! It’s been a SuperStar year!

Read the Family Newsletter

June 12-16

Help us make the Cedarkirk counselors feel at home and sign up to bring a meal! 

Please Join Us for a Book Event June 25.



Our very own, Beth Knopik, has written a memoir entitled, Beyond the Rainbow, following the loss of her teenage daughter, Leanna. The book was released in the fall of 2022 and has received 5-star reviews on Amazon and Barnesandnoble.com. On Sunday, June 25th, Beth will host a book event in the Fellowship Hall at 10am, immediately following the New Song service. Beth will answer questions from 10:00-10:15am, and have books available for purchase for $15 each.

Synopsis of Beyond the Rainbow:

In June of 2012, vibrant 16-year-old Leanna Mae Knopik was hospitalized with a rare and sudden cardiac infection. In this unflinching account of her final month of life and the searing sorrow that followed, a grieving mother finds a path to true joy through God’s grace.

Beyond the Rainbow describes in candid detail the arduous task of piecing a family back together in the wake of tragedy, and the transformative spiritual awakening that emerges. Not just for the bereaved, all readers will benefit from the author’s journey through searing pain and her ultimate discovery of God’s grace. This memoir offers a model for how family members can move through grief. It presents an honest and complete examination of the coping skills that worked for Beth and her family—and the ones that did not. The goal of Beyond the Rainbow is twofold: 1) to ease the path to healing by offering a roadmap through the early stages of grief, and 2) to broaden the reader’s perspective on loss; with God’s grace, they can and will live a joyful life.

New Adult education Class

The Prophets Still Speak  

Tuesdays 11:30 June 13 -July 25 

(no class July 4^th) via ZOOM

Old Testament prophets were concerned with many of the same issues as Christians today: issues of righteousness, obedience, social justice, and visions of hope for the future. This study explores how what the prophets proclaimed to the people of their time still has urgency and importance for our time, as well. This class will be led by Elaine Barnett, a member of FPC, an Elder and Certified Christian Educator.  

Register by emailing Elaine at ewbarnet@me.com

June 13- Prophetic Calls

June 20 - Amos and Micah: Calling for Social Justice

June 27- Isaiah of Jerusalem: Calling for Righteous Leaders

July 11- Hosea and Jeremiah: Calling for Single-minded Devotion

July 18- Ezekiel and “Second” Isaiah: Calling for Chastened Hope

July 25- “Third” Isaiah and Jonah: Calling Forth a Broader Vision

College/Continuing Education/  

   Technical School Scholarships

Scholarship money is available for the upcoming school year. Interested students and families should go to the website using the button below and print the application. The application and transcripts must be received by Saturday, July 1. Transcripts, including those from the spring 2023 semester, should be included or forwarded as soon as available. Returning applicants need only to have transcript sent and update their contact information. All college and technical school students are encouraged to apply.

Lions Club



As you are doing your Spring cleaning, don’t forget to recycle your eye glasses and hearing aides you no longer use in the Lions Club box in the church office. Thank you! 

Grief Matters

Monthly Conversations About Grief

Bay Care Spiritual Care

TIME CHANGE

FPC's Weekly All Faiths Food Distribution 

We have expanded our food offering and are now averaging over 100 families per week!

Join us on Thursday mornings to volunteer. We start packing food at 8:30 a.m. and serve from 9:30 A.M.-11:00 a.m. (30 MINUTES EARLIER)

First Presbyterian Preschool

firstprespreschoolsarasota.org

Now accepting application for the

2023-2024 School Year.

Congratulations to the Preschool Class of 2023

ACS Church Life App is Still Available

   for Download at Your App Store

We just found out that the ACS church life app is still available for download from your app store (Apple and androids). For those of you not familiar with Church Life, it is an app that is available to church members. You can search for members, view phone and  address information, photos, and family members. You can send a text or call with a simple tap on the phone number. You can even send an email. Download it now before it is no longer available through your app store.

If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Garcia, finance manager (941) 955-8119.

First Presbyterian Church Sarasota is now on YouTube

Prayer List

Click on the link below for the prayer list. Thank you for praying for healing and encouragement for these dear ones.

Pastoral Care

When you or a loved one is hospitalized, it is important that you contact the church or the pastor to inform us directly and inform the hospital that you are a member of our congregation and would welcome a visit. Hospitals will not contact the church. We have also discovered that some will no longer even list a patient as our church member on their internal records unless the patient is careful to note their relationship with our congregation. Thank you for your assistance.

We’re Here for You!

The FPC care team, Stephen Ministers, deacons, elders and church staff continue to be available for you. Please feel free to reach out to Cheryl Track, Faith Community Nurse (941) 320-3828 or call the church office (941) 955-8119 if we can be of support to you.