to feed your soul this summer

FPC news
336-373-0445 • fpcgreensboro.org
First Presbyterian Church • Greensboro, North Carolina
B
June 2013
ks
to feed your soul
this summer
(other than,
you know,
the Big One.)
Pages 6 & 7
Feed your body
well, too, Page 4
FPCJOBS: That’s
leadership, Page 5
Renovation
update, Page 9
God Whispers,
Page 5
June events,
calendar insert
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FIRST CHURCH
Birth
PEOPLE
Congratulations to Barbara Bear
& David Mount upon the birth
of their son William “Manning”
Mount, on May 22, 2013. Manning
has a brother, Noah and three sisters,
Hannah, Isabella, Caroline.
Welcome new members
Sympathy
Kayse & Parker Burke
1219 Hill Street
Greensboro, NC 27408
Fritz & Amy Kreimer
with Weller, Max, & Oliver
204 Willoughby Boulevard
Greensboro, NC 27408
Kristen Lynne Werner
4603 Crowne Lake Circle
Apt. 3-E
Jamestown, NC 27282
The next date for
Exploring FPC, for
anyone interested in
membership, is August 17.
Class meets 9 a.m.-noon.
Sign up and request child
care: Stephenie Sanders,
ssanders@fpcgreensboro.
org or 478-4735.
Sympathy to FPC member Wade
Britt upon the death of his mother,
Elizabeth J. Britt, on May 26, 2013.
Sympathy to family and friends of
member Carl Ivan Carlson, Jr. who
died May 20, 2013.
Sympathy to family and friends of
member Denolda Reynolds Patten,
who died May 20, 2013.
Sympathy to family and friends of
member Esther Louise Record
Kuykendall, who died May 7, 2013.
Sympathy to member Ann
Kunkel upon the death of her sister,
Martha Yates Taylor, April 28, 2013.
2013 Confirmands (mentors)
Gracey Albright (Jane Trevey), Sam
Albright (Randy Pearsall) Alexis Currie,
(Colbert Trotter & Terry Lashley),
Sandra Davis (Fleming Edwards), Ava
Enochs (Tracy Purdie), Henry Enochs
(Sam Simpson),Gibson Farabow
(Scott Faircloth), Maggie Harrill (Alex
& Catherine Harrill), Worth Hartsell
(Maurice McCord), Sophie Hatcher
Peters (Mary Margaret Hart), Edward
Helms (Clint Farabow), Maggie Hild
(Marty Sumner), Mary Myers Hill (Mary
Hale), Madeline Jones (Ashley Staton),
Andrew Kirsteins (Jeff Shell), David
London (Rusty & Beth Sherrill), Ally
Majestic (Christie Shell), Mac Maultsby
(Whit Edwards), Alexander Michael
(Ralph Paris), Hunter Oehmig (John
Albright), Bill Osteen (Tyler Hollis),
Isabel Paris (Anne Chamblee), Parker
Pearsall (John Albright), Taylor Purdie
(Wendy Enochs), Kameryn Purdie
(Paige Enochs), Cannon Robinson
(Helen Spigner), Gray Robinson (Diane
Cavin), Charlie Sanderson (Brian
Rightsell), Christian Schaede (Charlie
Holderness), Benjamin Schwartz (Lee
Atkinson), Bill Shields (KayKay Snipes),
Rebecca Shell (Elizabeth Caccamo),
Chandler Simpson (Kelly Rightsell),
Luke Skeritch (Edwin Underwood),
McKinley Slaughter (George Robison),
Charles Snipes (Bob Lovejoy), Luke
Steen (Stu Johnston), Lilly Washburn
(Beth McAlhany)
fpcgreensboro.org • June 2013 • Page 3
Dear Friends,
God is moving in a powerful way in our Paisley House on Greene Street. Women and men who have
struggled for years with unemployment and all sorts of hard times are finding jobs, financial stability,
and hope through StepUp Ministry.
So far 429 people have completed the intense, weeklong job
readiness class. More than 200 are now employed. This is a
ministry we all should celebrate, learn more about, and get
involved in.
In the Job Readiness Class, participants learn how to build
a resume, interview effectively, and dress for success. Our
clothing closet provides the clothes they need to make a good
impression. There is also vital training about a strong work
ethic, a good attitude, reliability and overall professional
conduct on the job.
More than 429 people have completed Job
Readiness training.
Unlike other programs, StepUp provides intensive follow up through coaching, mentoring, job leads
and weekly support groups. To help people grow much deeper in their new and successful lives, a yearlong Life Skills class is offered that teaches personal development, financial literacy and goal setting,
healthy relationships, vocational training, physical and mental health, and home ownership.
A StepUp staff member works full-time meeting with business leaders finding job opportunities for our
participants. Employers quickly learn that StepUp graduates are outstanding workers and ask for more
when a job needs to be filled.
Through Sheron Sumner’s superb leadership as our founder and volunteer executive director for more
than a year, we now have more than 12 funding congregation partners and have received grants from
more than 12 organizations and foundations. StepUp operates as an independent non-profit with a
Board of Directors but First Presbyterian will always be a major faith partner of this essential ministry.
Members of the current board from our church are Len White (chairman), Mike Godwin, Bill Morrisette,
Sheron Sumner and myself. Rick Hurley is our new executive director.
The ministry is rapidly growing with new programs such as a Money Boot Camp, literacy and GED,
and training for children. Through Wheels for Hope, StepUp graduates can receive reliable cars to get
them to work.
I encourage you to get involved with StepUp Ministry. There are many different ways that you can
help. Just pick up the phone and call 676-5871. I am sure you will find your time very rewarding and
meaningful.
I also would like to draw your attention to the great news about FPCJOBS on page 5. For more than four
years, this ministry has been meeting Tuesday and Thursday mornings here at the church to help people
in our community network, work on their resumes, and obtain other skills necessary to find work in
this tough economy. Founders Bill Linton, Jeff Claypool and Dick Bruce have received a community
award for their leadership. I am very proud of this outstanding ministry. This award is well-deserved.
Congratulations to Bill, Jeff and Dick.
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Making a difference in our community
Leadership Greensboro, a program
of the Chamber of Commerce, has
honored our FPCJOBS facilitators.
Bill Linton, Jeff Claypool and Dick
Bruce were recognized for having a
significant, positive impact on the
Greensboro community. They received
one of three medals awarded this year.
The medals recognize people who
are: servant leaders, serve out of a
personal mission, are inclusive and
collaborative, are process facilitators,
empower others, understand the power
of vision, and are change agents.
FPCJOBS meets Tuesday & Thursday
mornings. Job seekers gather for
support, networking and training.
Many thanks to Bill, Jeff and Dick for their ministry to our
community. We are grateful for – and proud of – you!
SUPPORT FPCJOBS
Visit www.fpcjobs.info
& tell your friends about it.
Sign up for our e-mail message
& share the info.
Listen for opportunities that might be of
interest to members of the group.
Tell your friends & contacts about our
nonprofit, FPC Job Services, which finds
temporary & contract work
for group members.
Encourage your friends
& contacts to join our network.
Info: Bill Linton
288-2467 or 202-2467
Find this story and more
God Whispers at
fpcgreensboro.org/blogs
Share your story
Contact Helen Spigner at
helenspigner94@gmail.com
And we know
that in all
things God
works for the
good of those
who love him,
who have
been called
according to
his purpose.
Romans 8:28
By HELEN SPIGNER
Coordinator, God Whispers blog
One morning, I was praying, studying and
journaling. For some reason I felt compelled
to return to my old Caringbridge site.
I began reading the entries from 2007.
Through my re-reading of them, I discovered
something; His purpose for my life was
beginning to be revealed then, though I did
not I see it. I was completely unaware of the
wisdom I was receiving.
Journaling was something I never did
prior to Caringbridge. I began the site
only to keep others abreast as to the daily
medical updates so not to have to repeat the
information more than once, especially in
front of my children.
What began as simple updates turned into
God’s treasure map. This journal is proof of
the plan He has had for me all along; proof
of the hidden treasures He has stored up for
all of us to receive. His mysterious course
seemed to unfold on paper without me even
knowing it.
I have discovered some of His richest
treasures that only through following
Him and getting to know Him could I ever
have recognized as true hidden riches; my
spiritual gifts. To be able to see God at work
in and through these journal entries from
2007 to the present, is grace in writing. It is
not coincidence but a pattern and a purpose
being unveiled. And it is His work, nothing
of which I can take credit; the gift of His
Spirit made known to me.
Who I am today, is not what I have done,
but what God has done in me.
Quiet time in prayer, reading His Word and
reflections through journaling has brought
God’s purpose for my life into a more
defining focus. I have come to believe in
His promises shared throughout scripture.
Turning back one page at a time I can see
God at work, helping me to grow into the
disciple He calls me to be.
Journaling allows us to begin
reflecting on our lives and seeing God’s work
in it. Give it a try: Begin journaling in your
prayer time and you will see God’s work and
your purpose revealed in it.
Gre
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In the Sanctuary
of Outcases, Neil
White. A magazine
publisher convicted
of a check-kiting
scheme, White was
sentenced to prison
for 18 months. He
ended up in a facility
that also housed the
last people in the
continental United
States disfigured by
leprosy and the nuns
who cared for them.
B
A Lesson Before
Dying by Ernest
Gaines, set in the
late ‘40s in Cajun
Louisiana, a
master novel on
human dignity
and courage.
A Million
Miles
in a A
Thousand
Years: How
I Learned
to Live
a Better
Story
Donald
Miller
Through
heartwrenching
honesty and hilarious selfinspection, Donald Miller takes
readers through the life that
emerges when it turns from boring
reality into meaningful narrative.
Hint:
Use the voucher
for Currie Library
on page 8.
The Physician by Noah
Gordon. Set in the 11th
century, this novel
follows an Englishman
who travels to Persia
to learn how to heal
human diseases
Bonhoeffer:
Pastor, Martyr,
Prophet, Spy:
A Righteous
Gentile vs. the
Third Reich by
Eric Mataxas.
Sid Batts &
Lindsey Evans
will lead a
study of this
biography in
the fall.
Su
fro
eat
fpcgreensboro.org • June 2013 • Page 7
ks
ummer ideas
om our pastors
Under the Banner
of Heaven: A Story
of Violent Faith, Jon
Krakauer. About
fundamentalist
and polygamist
Mormons (not
to be confused
with mainstream
Mormons) in
the modern day
western US states,
a haunting and
disturbing book on
the misuses of the
Bible and faith.
God’s Crucible:
Islam and
the Making
of Europe,
570-1215 by
David Levering
Lewis. The
early days of
Islam and its
interactions
with
Christianity.
Help, Thanks, Wow: The
Three Essential Prayers
by Anne Lamott.
These three prayers –
asking for assistance,
appreciating what we
have, and feeling awe
at the world around us
– can get us through
the day and can show
us the way forward.
The Problem
of War in the
Old Testament
by Peter C.
Craigie. A very
accessible book
helping us
think about this
troubling issue
in a fresh way.
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Currie Library News
LOCATION: First floor of Shetler Building
HOURS: Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.-noon; Sunday, 9-10:20 a.m.
CONTACT: Nancy Fuller: 478-4731 or nfuller@fpcgreensboro.org
GIFTS TO THE LIBRARY
Need
books
for
dads
and
grads?
Shopping for books and
other merchandise at
Barnes & Noble, Friendly
Center, June 7-13, can
help FPC's Currie Library
purchase new materials for
everyone to enjoy.
Just clip the voucher and
present it at checkout.
Additional vouchers are
available; ask the cashier.
Book Fair Voucher
benefiting
Currie Library
First Presbyterian Church
Greensboro
June 7-13, 2013
9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Mon-Sat.
9 a.m to 10 p.m. Sunday
Friendly Center
Present this voucher at the cash registers
at the time of purchase. A percentage
of the net sale will be donated to the library.
For Office Use Only:
Register # ________ Transaction # _______
_______________________________________
Amount of sale before tax, less purchase of gift cards,
membership cards and cafe consumables:
$ _____________________
11109014
Gift cards, membership cards and cafe consumables
are not included in Book Fair totals.
in memory of: Harry A. Kunkel, Jr.:
How I Learned Geography and This
Is Not My Hat, given by Sharon and
Chuck Norman;
in honor of: Libby Strickland (Library Ministry Team Chair (2008-2012):
BOMB: The Race to Build-and Steal-the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon
and The One and Only Ivan, given by Currie Library Ministry Team.
Gifts to the library are used to purchase books and other resources for
Currie Library. The library will be moving to the new welcome center
on the first floor of Smith Building in the spring of 2014.
Check it out
How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz, a Caldecott Honor Book,
is based on the author’s memories of escaping from Poland during
WWII and his father’s buying a map from which he learned and studied
geography for years.
This Is Not My Hat is the 2013 Caldecott Winner about a fish who
steals a hat and probably got away with it … probably! The clever
illustrations are by illustrator Jon Klassen and help tell the story.
Because Harry Kunkel’s wife, Ann, was a long time and wonderful
library volunteer with a special interest in children and children’s
books, the two Caldecott Award books were chosen to remember
Harry. The coveted Caldecott Award is given for the “best” illustrations
for a children’s book each year.
BOMB and The One and Only Ivan are 2013 Newbery Award Books,
which are given for good children’s literature. Although they are
written for older children and youth many adults enjoy them also.
BOMB is non-fiction about the race to build and steal the world’s
most dangerous weapon. The One and Only Ivan is fiction about
the friendship between an easygoing gorilla and a baby elephant.
The Library Ministry Team chose these books to honor and express
appreciation to Libby Strickland for her fine leadership as chair of the
Library Ministry Team
Passalong Books: Currie Library is discarding books that are unused
or dated to prepare for the move next year to first floor Smith. The
“passalong “books are available in Currie Library or on carts on Sunday
outside the Rejoice Service or the hallway outside the library. You may
find some treasures and benefit Currie Library at the same time! Books
are $1 each or a donation. Any books left will be given to community
organizations after June 7, but there will be new “pass-alongs” later.
Sudie Anderson’s oil paintings: You’re invited to see five of Sudie
Anderson’s lovely paintings on display now in Currie Library. Thank
you, Sudie!
Preschool Story Times
9:30 & 10:15 a.m., June 5, 12, 19, 26
All preschool children are welcome. Story tellers are Linda Watkins,
Nancy Fuller & Susanna Trotter.
fpcgreensboro.org • June 2013 • Page 9
MOST RECENT
COMPLETIONS
CAMPUS
RENOVATION
UPDATE
TOP 3 THINGS TO KNOW
Demolition in the courtyard
above
1
Demolition of most of Smith
ceiling of Virginia Gilmer Room,
below
2
3
Pre-demolition in boiler room
plus some abatement
Protective boxes around organs
below
Workers report that they are seeing some curious
heads popping through the push-bar doors
between Corl Building and Smith building. Please
RESIST the urge to peek. The renovation area is
closed for your safety.
The scheduled date to switch from the old power
transformer to the new one is Saturday, June 22.
This work might take up to 12 hours. Memorial
and Corl buildings will be on generators to keep
their sump pumps going, otherwise there will be
no power. Work should be finished by Sunday.
Webcams have been ordered and should
be installed by the end of the month, so
you will be able to see work progressing
via the church web site.
HAPPENING IN JUNE
Put in a new transformer pad outside Myers Loyalty Room on
Greene Street, begin prep for transformer installation to switch
power.
Abate Sanctuary floor. Once floor is removed, chalk trench paths
for the new hearing system and mark locations for pews and grates.
Trenches will be saw cut before remaining scaffolding will be raised.
Finish abatement & containment in boiler room; cut into tunnels
under courtyard for abatement
Put in new fire sprinkler line on Elm Street through the playground.
It will serve Smith Building and the area beneath the Sanctuary.
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session digest
First Presbyterian Church
The Work and Worship of the Session
Monday, April 15, 2013
The stated monthly meeting of the Session of First Presbyterian
Church was held on Monday, April 15, 2013, at 5:30 p.m. in
Redhead Hall. Senior Pastor Sid Batts served as moderator.
The meeting began with a responsive reading for the Call to
Worship and Work, followed by the singing of the hymn “Joyful,
Joyful We Adore Thee.”
Guests were introduced, including many Confirmands and
their mentors, as well as Steve Fogarty, Jack Glenn, Gary
Goodman, Jim Gentry, Edward Helms and Clint Farabow.
The Consent Agenda was approved as distributed.
The Consent Agenda was approved.
• From the Clerk: Minutes of the March 18, 2013 stated session meeting
• From the Associate Pastor for Discipleship’s office: March attendance and membership report
• Written report from Hospitality Committee
What’s Going Well? The Session celebrated the following
events and developments:
• Confirmation Sunday
• Transition going well
• Rejoice! crowd
• Four new members yesterday
• First 10:30 service on April 7 was a success
• Talented artists show
Outreach: Jill Tourtellot reported on the Habitat house under
construction on McConnell Road. The house has shingles
and some siding already and they will need help Saturday,
April 20 to complete the siding. It is a three bedroom, two
bath house. The homeowners are the Batel family, with six
members from Cameroon. Tom Coltrane is helping on the
house and provides great assistance in helping volunteers find
construction projects with which they are comfortable. There
are seven remaining work days through July 6. The Prigge
family has been acting as our liaison with the Batel family, and
has helped them visit on Sundays. We welcome them to our
Church family.
Project Review Team: David Kolosieke reported that the
three electrical contractors on the renovation project were
a week behind schedule submitting their bids, and then the
bids all came in higher than expected. Their bids will cause the
Guaranteed Maximum Price to be higher than what Session
had authorized in March. Therefore, the Project Review
Team has matters on hold until the bids and the Guaranteed
Maximum Price can be fully evaluated and numbers can be
updated.
Christian Education: Wendy Duncan reported on the Adult
Minutes of the April Session meeting
Approved at the May Session meeting
Education program, and she highlighted the following:
• Nine Adult Sunday School classes
• Several women’s groups and three men’s groups meeting regularly
• Young adults have an organized Sunday School class
• A First Friday group is meeting
• Both the Women’s Retreat and the Men’s Retreat were
huge successes
• 53 attendees shared in viewing a Bonhoeffer webcast
• A new class (formerly the Alpha class, now called the Travelers Class) has been meeting under Austin Carty’s leadership
• In February, classes were relocated, and that process has gone well
• A team is discussing Wednesday programs, with consideration for a study of James and Galatians on Wednesday and Sunday and a Christian Believer program on Wednesdays
• Christian Education is working on a challenge for adults to read the Bible, with web support
• We are looking for a Church History expert to teach next year
• Sid plans to lead a Bonhoeffer study next year
• There is work underway on developing an on-line series of study
• Adult Education will become a free-standing Christian Education committee
Donna Chase reported on Children’s Education, and she
highlighted the following:
•
•
•
•
We offer prayers for Scott Brown in discerning what is next for him after leading youth ministry
Lindsay Evans will continue to lead the upcoming Middle School trips, and she and advisors will take on responsibility for the planned Senior High trips.
A search process is beginning for a position in youth ministry, and Session members are encouraged to talk with Donna or Sue Cole from the HR Committee about any matters of interest
A celebration team is working on recognition for Scott, with several events planned.
Ginger Booker moved that the Session acknowledge and
celebrate Scott’s ministry among us with great thanks. Session
unanimously and enthusiastically passed the motion.
Scripture Reading: Randall Peete read Ephesians 2:4-10
Faith Sharing: Sara Stroud shared a faith statement with the
Session.
Worship: Kate Pierce provided an update on the transition in
Sunday services during the renovations. The last two weeks
have gone well. Certain audio-visual issues in the Chapel have
been resolved. It is too early to project what attendance will
be at the various services. Session members made suggestions
for a shuttle from Redhead Hall to the Temple at around 10:30
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and for more recycling boxes in many places for bulletins.
Prayers of the People: Dolly Jacobs led the Session in prayer
for those in our community with needs.
Finance Committee: Fred Carlson presented a first quarter
financial report as of March 31, 2013. The budgeting process
projected that revenues for this period would exceed expenses
for this period by $89,189, but the excess was instead only
$34,150. Revenues were $438,065 below revenues in the
same period last year, but only $62,857 below what they
were expected/budgeted to be this year. Budgeting did not
anticipate the same level of first-quarter revenues as had been
received last year. into cash on hand, increasing that total
to about $3.5 million. Session passed a motion to approve
construction financing with the Bank of North Carolina under
the following terms: (1) a $7 million line of credit with a 2.4%
fixed rate of interest, (2) a five-year term for repayment, and (3)
as collateral, a negative pledge agreement on real estate assets
and assignments of both construction contracts and architects
contracts as well as assignments of capital campaign pledges.
Fred also presented a Statement of Activities and a Statement
of Financial Position, both as of March 31, 2013, and a Capital
Campaign Summary. As for the Capital Campaign, gifts
and commitments of $14,213,872 have been received, and
following retirement of debts and the payment of expenses
(including renovation design and relocation expenses), there is
$3,162,746 of cash on hand.
New Business: Glenn Williamson discussed plans for
Communion on April 28 in the various worship spaces.
Sid discussed his plans for activities and rest during his
Sabbatical. He thanked Session for the privilege. His first week
will be spent at a Russian Eastern Orthodox Monastery, and he
will spend time at an Alban Institute Conference on “Finishing
Strong,” which focuses on ministers in the last ten years of their
ministry, what transition looks like, and where the church is
heading. Sid also has plans for social time and for reading.
Guest preachers have been planned for May and June,
including Art Ross, Haywood Holderness, Odell Cleveland, and
Bishop Brooks.
Hoke Huss discussed the latest food drive for Urban Ministries
and pointed out that blue buckets will be placed all over the
church for donations.
Also, Mobile Meals needs volunteers, usually in the morning
hours.
Evening Prayer: Following prayer, the meeting was
adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Alex Maultsby, Clerk of Session
First Presbyterian Church
617 N. Elm St.
Greensboro, NC 27401-2095
www.fpcgreensboro.org
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Built in 1928-29, the
Sanctuary and the Smith
Building did not have air
conditioning.
A MOMENT
IN HISTORY
If you think it’s hot now.....
Dr. John Redhead, pastor
from 1945 to 1970, offered
this explanation for adding
air conditioning in 1956.
One Saturday afternoon
when the heat and humidity were
both at a high level, I said to a groom
in a wedding ceremony in the church:
‘Wilt thou have this woman to be thy
wife?‘
With beads of perspiration trickling
down his cheek he replied: ‘I wilt.’
The Sanctuary was air-conditioned
soon after.
– Betty K. Phipps
Imagine those
choir robes
on a June
day! Left, Dr.
Redhead
JUNE
Dolly Jennings at 854-2663 to learn more.
study invites all men, Shetler 206.
Contact Trip Adams, 856-9919.
Sunday, July 14
Functional Fitness – Exercise class
for older adults meets at 10:15 a.m. in
Memorial 304. People who have Silver
Sneakers through United Healthcare
and Blue Cross Blue Shield attend free;
otherwise $3/class. For more info, contact
FPC members Carol Sellars, 288-2077, or
Martha Sharpless, 282-0397.
Currie Library hosts story time
led by Linda Watkins, Nancy Fuller
and Susanna Trotter. Open to all
preschool children. Come join us every
Wednesday in June, 9:30 and 10:15 a.m.
in Currie Library. For more information,
contact Nancy Fuller, 478-4731.
Summer choir – Want to sing with
the Choir this summer? Come as you
are at 8:45 a.m. to Temple Emanuel for
a brief rehearsal before leading the
congregation in worship. The Choir does
not wear robes during the summer, and
no Wednesday night rehearsal. Contact
Anne Albert for more info, 478-4711.
Help stock the clothing closet –
Mondays, 10:30 a.m. to noon. Our closet
is in need of Spring/summer clothes, men’s
shorts, plus t-shirts and men’s casual &
tennis shoes. Clothes donations can be
dropped off at the church office anytime.
Contact Teri Hammer, twhammer8@
triad.rr.com, to volunteer.
Summer church school: 9:30 a.m.
Young Men’s Bible Class hosts “Summer
Church School” in Redhead Hall. Seekers
Class also meets over the summer
(Shetler 214). Youth and children’s church
school classes do not meet over the
summer.
Centering Prayer – Rev. Frank Dew,
pastor of New Creation, leads a Centering
Prayer group on Mondays, 12-12:30 p.m.
in Shetler 109. FPC members are invited.
The Temple worship service meets
at 9:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. in Temple
Emanuel. Rejoice! meets at 10:45 a.m. in
the Life Center. Neil Dunnavant preaches.
Child/Youth Protection Policy Training
– 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., Spencer Love
Room (Memorial 200). All staff, volunteers,
teachers, leaders, and parents who work
with, drive, or supervise children and
youth in our church or schools are required
to attend one of our Child and Youth
Protection Policy Training meetings. For
more information, contact Donna Chase,
dchase@fpcgreensboro.org. For more
info about the policy, go to the website:
http://fpcgreensboro.org/learn/childprotection-policy.
Young Adults Lunch: All young
professionals (singles/couples in their 20s
and 30s) are invited to join Austin Carty,
our Adult Ed Intern, for lunch following
10:30 a.m. worship. Meet outside the Life
Center on Greene Street.
Child/Youth Protection Policy
Training – 6:15 p.m., Spencer Love Room
(Memorial 200). See June 9 for more info.
Tuesday, July 16
Currie Library Voucher Days continue
at Barnes & Noble.
Middle School Service Week continues.
FPC JOBS – 8:30 a.m. in the Scout Room,
located under the Chapel, Tuesdays and
Thursdays. Anyone dealing with the
effects of losing a job is welcome.
StepUp Lunch & Learn – 12 p.m., Paisley
House. All are welcome for a light lunch
and a brief update on StepUp programs.
Contact Sheron Sumner, 676-5871 or
ssumner@reachoutfirst.org, for more.
Hot Dish & Hope – 6 p.m., Mullin Life
Center. Share in the ministry that puts
our faith into action as we serve dinner
and a “measure of hope” to individuals
and families in need. To volunteer or
learn more, contact Sheron Sumner,
sksumnr@bellsouth.net, or visit www.
fpcgreensboro.org/hotdish.
Currie Library Voucher Days continue
at Barnes & Noble.
GIFT in the Evening – Growing In Faith
Together, a Bible study for professional
women in their 20s, 30s & early 40s.
Meets in members’ homes, 6:45 p.m.
Contact Aimee Scotton, acscotton@
co.randolph.nc.us, for more.
Middle School Service Week begins,
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Redhead Hall.
Staff contact: Lindsey Evans, levans@
fpcgreensboro.org, 478-4728.
Wednesday, June 12
ALSO TODAY: Currie Library is open 9-10:30 a.m.
Monday, July 15
Ron Bauer leads a Watercolor Class in
the Cunningham Room (Memorial 300)
Monday mornings, 9-11 a.m. The only
cost is for your painting supplies. Call
ALSO TODAY: Step Up Life Skills Classes, 6 p.m.,
Paisley House .
Currie Library Voucher Days continue
at Barnes & Noble.
Middle School Service Week continues.
Men’s Bible study – A 7 a.m. men’s Bible
The Gospel According to the Avett
Brothers – Wednesdays in June, 7:30
p.m., Memorial Chapel. Join author,
speaker, Huffington Post blogger, and
Survivor castmember Austin Carty
each Wednesday in June for a series
using classic literature, contemporary
film, Avett Brothers music, and the
Bible to examine spiritual truths about
who God is, what it means to be in
relationship with Him, and why it all
matters in the first place. Please join
us for these casual evenings and feel
free to invite any friends or family for a
night of good music, good discussion,
and good community. For more
information, contact Austin, 4784725. Need child care? Email Wendy
Duncan (wduncan@fpcgreensboro.
org) to make a child care reservation
(must have 48 hours notice).
Thursday, June 13
Currie Library Voucher Days conclude
at Barnes & Noble.
Water Park Youth Fellowship – at Wet
N Wild Emerald Pointe for registered
MSSW participants, 9:45 a.m. to 3:30
p.m.
FPC JOBS – 8:30 a.m.,Scout Room
Friendship Day – Ages 55 and older
have fun, devotion and fellowship, 9:30
a.m. to noon in the Life Center. Stay for
lunch, $6.
Functional Fitness – 10:15 a.m.,
Memorial 304.
Children Serve at Hot Dish & Hope –
Join us 5:30-6:30 p.m. to help set up,
serve and clean up dinner. Children
K through grade 2 need to be
accompanied by a parent; 3rd- through
5th-grade children may be dropped off
at the Life Center to meet KDC adult
volunteers.
New Creation hosts “12-Step” study
series – based on Hunger for Healing
by Keith Miller, 7 p.m. For more
information, contact Frank Dew,
478-4775 or fdew@guministry.org.
Men’s Fellowship Basketball in Mullin
Life Center, 7:30-9 p.m. Contact Roland
Trout, 336-825-8363, for more info, or
just show up.
dropped off at the church office anytime.
Centering Prayer noon-12:30 p.m., Shetler 109
Friday, June 14
ALSO TODAY: FPC JOBS, 8:30 a.m., Scout Room / Hot
Dish & Hope, 6 p.m., MLC / Step Up Life Skills Classes,
6 p.m., Paisley House / GIFT in the Evening, 6:45 p.m.
in members’ homes.
Tuesday, June 25
Passport camp begins – in Lynchburg,
Va. at Eagle Eyrie Conference Center,
for pre-registered rising 5th- and 6thgraders. For more information, contact:
Ann Thornlow, 478-4722 or athornlow@
fpcgreensboro.org, or check out
the Passport Camps website, www.
passportcamps.org
Saturday, June 15
Passport camp continues
Building on Faith Habitat House –
All experience levels are welcome to
help with our Habitat build at 2125
McConnell Road. No construction
experience necessary! For more
information and to volunteer, visit www.
fpcgreensboro.org/calendar.
Wednesday, June 19
Senior High Mission Trip continues.
Community Service Group meets
monthly during the summer in Redhead
Hall (Memorial 101). During its 10 a.m.
meeting this group, open to all women,
makes useful hand-made items for
people in our community.
The Gospel According to the Avett
Brothers – 7:30 p.m., Memorial Chapel.
See June 12 for complete info.
ALSO TODAY: Men’s Bible study, 7 a.m., Shetler 206.
Contact Trip Adams, 856-9919 / Currie Library story
time, 9:30 & 10:15 a.m.
Sunday, June 16
Thursday, June 20
Senior High Mission Trip begins.
Staff contact: Lindsey Evans, levans@
fpcgreensboro.org, 478-4728.
ALSO TODAY: FPC JOBS, 8:30 a.m., Scout Room /
Friendship Day, 9:30 a.m., MLC (stay for lunch, $6) /
Functional Fitness, 10:15 a.m., Memorial 304 / Step
Up Job Friends Support, 6:40 p.m., Paisley House /
Hot Dish & Hope, 6 p.m., MLC. / Men’s Fellowship
basketball, 7 p.m., MLC.
Passport camp continues
Sing with the Intergenerational Choir –
On Father’s Day, singers of all ages
can join with the Summer Choir to
lead in worship. Dads, moms, children,
grandparents, and all relatives are
invited! Arrive at the Temple at 8:45 a.m.
to practice the music with the Summer
Choir before the Temple worship services.
No prior rehearsals are needed. For more
info, contact Anne Albert, 478-4711.
The Temple worship service meets
at 9:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. in Temple
Emanuel. Rejoice! meets at 10:45 a.m.
in the Life Center. Lori Carter preaches.
Baptism Sunday.
ALSO TODAY: Currie Library is open 9-10:30 a.m.
Monday, June 17
Passport camp concludes
Senior High Mission Trip continues.
Help stock the clothing closet – 10:30
a.m. to noon. See June 10 for more info.
Session meeting – Our governing body,
Session, meets at 5:30 p.m. in Redhead Hall.
ALSO TODAY: Watercolor class, 9 a.m., Memorial
300 / Functional Fitness, 10:15 a.m., Memorial 304 /
Centering Prayer noon-12:30 p.m., Shetler 109
Tuesday, June 18
Senior High Mission Trip continues.
The Clothing Closet, located in the
basement of the Paisley House, is open
5-6:30 p.m. for Hot Dish & Hope guests in
need of clothing. Contact Teri Hammer,
twhammer8@triad.rr.com, to volunteer.
Items needed: Spring/summer clothes,
men’s shorts, plus t-shirts and men’s casual
& tennis shoes. Clothes donations can be
Senior High Mission Trip continues.
Friday, June 21
Senior High Mission Trip continues.
Saturday, June 22
Senior High Mission Trip concludes.
Power outage day in Memorial and Corl
for campus renovation.
Building on Faith Habitat House – All
experience levels are welcome to help.
For more information and to volunteer,
visit www.fpcgreensboro.org/calendar.
Sunday, June 23
In adult church school: Sandie Gravett
teaches “Dining with Jesus” in YMBC,
Redhead Hall. Today: Luke 14:12-24, God’s
Guest List.
Summer choir – 8:45 a.m., Temple
Emanuel for a brief rehearsal before
leading the congregation in worship.
Child/Youth Protection Policy Training
– 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., Spencer Love
Room (Memorial 200). See June 9 for more
information.
Temple worship, 9:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Rejoice!, 10:45 a.m. in the Life Center.
David Partington preaches.
ALSO TODAY: Currie Library is open 9-10:30 a.m. .
Monday, June 24
Help stock the clothing closet – 10:30
a.m. to noon. See June 10 for more info.
ALSO TODAY: Watercolor class, 9 a.m., Memorial
300 / Functional Fitness, 10:15 a.m., Memorial 304 /
FPC JOBS, 8:30 a.m., Scout Room / Hot Dish & Hope, 6
p.m., MLC / Step Up Life Skills Classes, 6 p.m., Paisley
House / GIFT in the Evening, 6:45 p.m. in members’
homes.
Wednesday, June 26
The Gospel According to the Avett
Brothers – 7:30 p.m., Memorial Chapel.
See June 12 for complete info.
ALSO TODAY: Men’s Bible study, 7 a.m., Shetler 206.
Contact Trip Adams, 856-9919 / Currie Library story
time, 9:30 & 10:15 a.m.
Thursday, June 27
Children serve at Hot Dish & Hope –
Join us 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. to help set up,
serve and clean up dinner. See June 13 for
more information.
ALSO TODAY: FPC JOBS, 8:30 a.m., Scout Room /
Functional Fitness, 10:15 a.m., Memorial 304 / Step
Up Job Friends Support, 6:40 p.m., Paisley House /
Men’s Fellowship basketball, 7 p.m., MLC.
Sunday, June 30
Temple worship, 9:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Rejoice!, 10:45 a.m. in the Life Center.
Dolly Campbell Jacobs preaches.
In adult church school: Sandie Gravett
teaches “Dining with Jesus” in YMBC,
Redhead Hall. Today: Luke 24:28-35, The
Breaking of the Bread.
ALSO TODAY: Currie Library is open 9-10:30 a.m.
Monday, July 1
RSVP deadline for 55+ Travel Group
trip to Tryon Palace and New Bern –
Reservation and deposit
($142) are due for this
December 4 & 5 overnight
bus trip. Trip includes:
dinner at Persimmons
Waterfront Restaurant, guided trolley
tour of Historic New Bern (decorated
for Christmas), visit to First Presbyterian
Church of New Bern (including an organ
demo), Pepsi Museum and store, unique
stores and antique shops, tour of Tryon
Palace. Make checks to 55+ Travel Group
and mail to: Carol Sellars, 619 Plainfield
Road, Greensboro, NC 27455.
Thursday, July 4
Church offices closed – Independence
Day. In case of emergency, you may reach
a pastor by calling the church, 373-0445,
and entering 1-2-3-4 when the voice
greeting begins. Leave a message that
includes your phone number and the
pastor on call will be in touch with you.
Sunday, July 7
Temple worship, 9:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Rejoice!, 10:45 a.m. in the Life Center.
Communion Sunday. Lori Carter preaches.