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Volume 12, No. 4 ˜ January 25–31, 2015
Ministry News
Activities Ministry, Lindsay Graham
BASKETBALL SUPPER FEBRUARY 22
Save the Date! The annual Jim Johnson Basketball
Supper for Youth Basketball Team awards (grades
4-12) will be Sunday, February 22, at 5:00pm in
Fellowship Hall.
Children’s Ministry, Tina Jones
HELP US PLAN AN EVEREST ADVENTURE!
Children’s Ministry is in the process of forming our
2015 VBS Planning Committee. It will be a fun
challenge to plan a COOL EVEREST VBS during
the hot summertime! If you are gifted in organizing
and planning and you love to share Jesus with our
children, then YOU are the person we need! The
first VBS Planning meeting is Thursday, January 29,
at 11:30am in Room 212. Please contact Karen King
(kking@firstpresgreenville.org, 672.1840) for details.
Congregational Care, Stan Johnson
LIFE HURTS. GOD HEALS.
FPC’s Congregational Care offers Support Groups
to our congregation and community to provide
help, friendship, compassion, and spiritual comfort.
These groups meet Sunday evenings for 13 weeks
beginning Sunday, February 1, 5:00–7:00pm at
the church. Divorce Care, for those going through
a divorce or already divorced, meets in Room 308.
GriefShare, for those grieving the loss of a loved
one, meets in Room 305. There is no charge to
attend the group sessions. Workbooks are $10.
Please register at FirstPresGreenville.org, or fill out
a form from the literature racks and return it to
Congregational Care, Tammy Burkhalter (672.0327
or tburkhalter@firstpresgreenville.org).
Education Ministry, Tim Leslie
SUNDAY SCHOOL IN 2015: A COMMUNITY FOR
LEARNING, FELLOWSHIP, AND SERVICE
True Christian education... is giving [the student] the
framework for total truth, rooted in the Creator’s
existence and in the Bible’s teaching, so that in each
step of the formal learning process the student will
understand what is true and what is false and why it
is true or false.
—Francis A. Schaeffer
Sunday School at First Pres has three focus areas:
learning God’s Word and ways, enjoying the
community of fellowship with other disciples of
Jesus, and doing mission together for God’s glory.
Join a Sunday School class and be renewed in your
life with God. For details, visit FirstPresGreenville.
org, look over the Sunday School brochure found
in the information racks, or contact Charlotte Joye,
cjoye@firstpresgreenville.org or 672.0309
SEARCHING FOR A BIBLE READING PLAN?
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
PSALM 119:10
Many Christians take the beginning of a new year to
evaluate their Bible reading habits, and then change
or begin a Bible reading plan. Ligonier Ministries
has compiled a list of Bible reading plans to choose
from: ligonier.org/blog/bible-reading-plans/
Evangelism and Missions, Brian Stewart
PRAY FOR DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MISSION TEAM
A mission team of 16 people will be traveling to the
Dominican Republic January 24-31 to share the
love of Christ with some of the poorest people in the
Western Hemisphere. The group will be divided into
four teams: medical team, eye clinic, dental clinic,
and evangelism with the patients waiting to see our
medical professionals. Your prayer support is vital to
this mission; please remember to pray throughout
the week of the trip, January 24–31. Follow the
team’s progress during the trip at Facebook.com/
firstpresgreenville.
UNITED MINISTRIES THANKS YOU!
Because you contributed money, food, school
supplies, toiletries, and volunteer time in 2014,
United Ministries was able to:
•Provide food for 2,697 households (6,250 people)
•Pay a portion of rent for 247 households (463
people)
•Pay a portion of utility cost for 985 households
(1,883 people)
•Pay heating/cooling expenses for 1,054
households with elderly or babies (1,629 people)
•Provide 4,600 showers for the homeless
•Wash 980 loads of clothing for the homeless
•Obtain housing for 31 homeless people
•Give soft skill job training to 587 people
•Sponsor 56 people for job training
•Find employment for 232 people
•Provide tutoring for over 1000 adults studying
for the GED test
•Sponsor 15 adults who passed all portions of
the GED test
And, all of this was accomplished with the help of
volunteers who donated 7,751 hours! Thank you!
Marriage & Family Ministry, Phil Hargrove
CSI SINGLES DINNER OUT FEBRUARY 13
All singles are invited to spend Valentine’s Eve
together enjoying fresh Tex-Mex food. Join us
for dinner on Friday, February 13, at 6:00pm
at The Local Taco (15 Conestee Avenue off
Augusta Road). RSVP to Jennifer Paramore at
jparamore1991att.net.
Prayer Ministry, Stan Johnson
PRAYER AND COMMUNION JANUARY 27
The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be
observed on Tuesday evening, January 27, at
7:00pm in Harper Chapel during the Tuesday
evening Service of Prayer for Healing.
Senior Adult and Visitation Ministries
VALENTINE CONCERT AT WIT & WISDOM
Please join Wit & Wisdom on Tuesday, February
3, for a Valentine Piano Concert by our own richly
talented Sally MacArthur. The free program begins
at 11:30am with lunch ($7) to follow. Please
call Anna Teasley at 367.8504 to make your
reservation by Thursday, January 29.
Announcements
FPC BLOOD DRIVE THIS SUNDAY
Plan to donate blood on Sunday,
January 25, 9:00am–1:00pm in
the Gym. Free doughnuts for all
participants. Thank you for helping
to alleviate the shortage of blood
our hospitals are experiencing.
STAFF NEWS
The Session has formed search committees for:
•Interim Executive Director to replace Harry
Ussery, whose retirement is pending. If
interested, please contact Barbara Seibel
(bseibel@firstpresgreenville.org, 672.1754) or
visit FirstPresGreenville.org/execdirector.pdf.
•Mother’s Morning Out Director to replace
Tina Jones, who is our new Children’s Ministry
Director. If interested, please contact Tina Jones
(tjones@firstpresgreenville.org or 672.0347).
GALLIVAN-MILLS SCHOLARSHIP
The Gallivan-Mills Scholarship is granted each year
to college undergraduate and seminary students
who are FPC members. Academic merit, Christian
commitment, Christian service work, and personal
testimony are all key elements of the application.
Financial need is considered, but not required.
Applications are available at the FPC Reception
Desk and online at FirstPresGreenville.org/
gmscholarshipapp.pdf. Submit a fully completed
scholarship application, three letters of reference,
and academic transcripts to the Gallivan-Mills
Scholarship Committee (drop off at the Reception
Desk) no later than Friday, March 13. Questions?
Contact Doug Stokes at stokeye@aol.com.
UPSTATE HEART BALL ON VALENTINE’S DAY
Pastor Gibbons is one of this year’s Heart Ball
Honorees and will be recognized by the American
Heart Association on Valentine’s Day, February
14. For more information about this event, please
visit upstatescheartball.heart.org.
SANCTUARY FLOWERS
If you would like to provide Sanctuary flowers
in memory or honor of a loved one for Sunday,
February 1, please call Karen Franzen at 235.0496.
Member News
CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY
The Pastors and Congregation extend sympathy to:
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Goad (Nancy) in the death of his
mother, Evelyn Eleanor Barr Goad of Greenville,
on January 17.
Are you interested in membership?
Do you just want to learn more
about First Pres?
Our next FIRST LOOK Series is
Sundays, January 25, February 1, 8,
9:40–10:50am
in the Formal Dining Room
Register with Chuck Emory
(672.1753, cemory@firstpresgreenville.org)
Calendar for the Week
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25
Pastor of the Day: Tim Leslie (423.2063)
8:30am•Worship Service (Sanctuary)
9:00am•Blood Drive (Gym)
9:30am•Continental Breakfast (Memorial Hall)
9:40am•First Look Class (Formal Dining Room)
9:45am•Sunday School
10:45am•Ignite Worship (Fellowship Hall)
11:00am•Worship Service (Sanctuary)
4:30pm•Combined Youth Choirs (Choir Room)
6:00pm•Youth House Groups (Off campus)
•High School Boys Small Group (Youth 352)
MONDAY, JANUARY 26
Pastor of the Day: Stan Johnson (423.2067)
6:00pm•Session Meeting (Formal Dining Room)
7:00pm•Community Bible Study (Harper Chapel)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27
Pastor of the Day: Stan Johnson (423.2067)
11:30am•Circle #1 (Off campus)
6:00pm•Pack 11 Webelos (Scout Hut)
6:30pm•Worship Team Rehearsal (Fellowship Hall)
7:00pm•Healing Prayer (Harper Chapel)
•Boy Scout Troop 11 (Scout Hut)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28
Pastor of the Day: Phil Hargrove (423.3455)
7:30am•Senior High Breakfast Club (Youth 352)
9:30am•Women’s Study: Purpose of Man (Room 212)
11:30am•Luncheon Bible Study (Fellowship Hall)
5:15pm•Wednesday Advantage Supper (Fellowship Hall)
5:30pm•Youth Confirmation Class (Room 316)
5:45pm•Nursery Care–age 0-2 (Nursery Suite)
•Junior High Roots (Youth 354)
6:00pm•Stephen Ministry Training (Room 305)
6:15pm•Bible Study–age 2-3 (Room 215E)
•Bible Study–grades 1-2 (Room 323)
•Bible Study–grades 3-5 (Room 318)
•Cherub Choir–age 4-5 (Room 317)
•Covenant Choir–grades 3-5 (Choir Room)
•Cathedral Ringers Rehearsal (Room 402)
•God Designed Marriage... (Room 210)
•Why Most Christians... (Room 321)
•God’s Holy Days (Formal Dining Room)
•Men’s Fraternity: Navigating Genesis (Room 301)
•Patterns of God (Room 303)
•Crescent vs. Cross (Parlor)
6:30pm•Bible Study (Fellowship Hall)
6:45pm•Radiance Young Women’s Study (Off campus)
•Bible Study–age 4-5 (Room 323)
•Carol Choir–grades 1-2 (Room 317)
7:30pm•Senior High Roots (Youth 352)
•Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room)
8:00pm•Young Adults Pickup Basketball (Gym)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29
Pastor of the Day: Stan Johnson (423.2067)
7:00am•Men’s Small Groups (Parlor)
•Men’s Prayer Breakfast (Formal Dining Room)
8:00am•Women’s Prayer Group (Room 212)
8:30am•Women’s Study: Path to the Cross (Room 309)
9:30am•Women’s Study: Genesis (Room 301)
•Women’s Study: James: Mercy Triumphs (Rm 308)
•Women’s Study: Hoping for Something... (Rm 321)
11:30am•VBS Planning (Room 212)
12:00pm•Women’s Study: Children of the Day (Room 316)
6:30pm•Pack 11 Tiger, Wolf, Bear Scouts (Scout Hut)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30
Pastor of the Day: Phil Hargrove (423.3455)
9:00am•High School Moms in Prayer Group (Room 352)
10:00am•Bulletin Stuffing (Room 212)
3:30pm•Route 56 Tube World Trip (Off campus)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31
Pastor of the Day: Phil Hargrove (423.3455)
A W E E K LY N E W S L E T T E R O F F I R S T P R E S B Y T E R I A N C H U R C H , G R E E N V I L L E , S C
Worship
Assignments for January 25th
JANUARY 25, 2015
8:30 and 11:00am Worship
10:45am Ignite Worship
Romans: Building on a Solid Foundation
Romans 9:30–10:21
Rev. Dr. Richard Gibbons
9:30am – Continental Breakfast
9:45am – Sunday School
This WEDNESDAY
JANUARY 28, 2015
Bible Study (12:30pm & 6:30pm)
Dr. Richard Gibbons — 1 Peter
Wednesday Meals (11:30am & 5:15pm)
Glazed Pork Chops
Sliced Turkey with Dressing
Breaded Okra
Sweet Potato Soufflé
Green Beans with Watercress
Salad Bar, Assorted Breads and Desserts
8:00 First Welcome Team: Jackie Thompson (DC); Bill and Helen Arthur (MH);
Tom and Diane Drake (RSMH); Jackie Thompson, Chuck Blankenship, Jamie
Hunter, Ross Plyler, Gary Pouch, Chris Wright, James Day, B.J. Pate, Sandy
Wright, Arik Hempy, Jim Yarnell, Sherry Yarnell (Ushers).
9:20 First Welcome Team: Hal Willson (DC); Drew Brown (FH); Lauren Thomas
(WCFH); Betty Stone (WCN); Scott Stewart (P); Tony Greene (WSL); Drew
Brown, Hal Willson (Ushers).
10:40 First Welcome Team: Dean Livingston (DC); Ann Buchanan (MH); Lee
Shelton (P); Tommy Toler (CR); Meredith Rigdon (WCN); Darleene Lathan
(RSMH); B.J. Pate (RW); Ken Chapman, Tim Delaney, Rick Erwin, Walt Fowler,
Brian Garrison, Dean Livingston, Joe Palmer, Mason Powell, Louis Voorhees
(Ushers).
Elder Prayer Team 4:
Worship services: (8:30) Jim Childs, Bill Stover; (10:45) Mark Clary, Joel Wier;
(11:00) Steve Finch, Sanford Ware.
Prayer Center: (9:20–10:00) Donnie Johnson, Mark Massingill; (10:00–11:00)
Carter Perry, Charlie Wood; (11:00–12:15) Evelyn Smith (Captain), Douglas
Stokes.
Nursery Workers: (9:15) Ann Templeton, Libby Hall, Courtney Prosise, Chad
James, Jen Pestrak, Ann Ellison, Christine Harclerode; (10:30) Kate Hellier,
Stewart and Denning Saum, Aimee Waite, David and Kathy Anne Sapp, Janet
Schultz, Erin Schultz.
To join the First Welcome Team:
Contact Chuck Emory at cemory@firstpresgreenville.org or 672.1753.
To join the Nursery Team:
Contact Evelyn Penkert at epenkert@firstpresgreenville.org or 672.1843.
Doane August, Jennie Branch
Ann Broome, Lynn Campbell
Noel Cannon, Katherine Carrol
Valerie Cooke, John Creech
Jimmy Cubbage, Grace Lynn Curry
Riley Dannelly, Pat Daugherty
Harriett Dempsey, Charles Emory
Marilyn Fain, Sarah Fain, Norma Floyd
Richard Gibbons, Louise Gilstrap
Jack Goodwin, Carl Graves
Barbara Griffin, Amy Hunter, Joe James
Engrum Johnson, Mike Johnson
Claire “Cee Cee” Kaylor
Karen King, Melba Lemley
Amy Lindrum, Janet MacCallum
Drew Martin, Sarah McCorkle
Judy Meadors, Jane Mills
Janet Nabors, Jim Nabors, Kent New
Anne Parks, Ann Marie Poe, Doris Pratt
Pat Quarles, Jonas Ramirez
Dixon Ramseur, Pat Rhoden
Linda Sanders, Shelton Sanford
Bertha Mae Sims, Betty Spencer
Mary Lou Vassar, John Zwack
Bold = New Italics = In Hospital
PRAYER REQUEST LINES
Prayer Requests: 672.1838
Prayer Appointments: 672.1848
Congregational Care Assistant
Tammy Burkhalter: 672.0327
January 25–31, 2015
Contact Us
WHAT’S INSIDE
200 West Washington Street
Greenville, SC 29601
Small Group Leaders Conference
February 27-28
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
phone 864.235.0496
fax 864.235.0698
website FirstPresGreenville.org
email contactus@firstpresgreenville.org
facebook.com/firstpresgreenville
Broadcast
TELEVISION
First and Foremost Program
on WHNS-TV FOX Carolina
Sundays at 10:30am
Blood Drive January 25
First Look Class begins January 25
Life Hurts. God Heals.
Support Groups begin February 1
Wit & Wisdom Valentine Concert
February 3
VBS Planning Committee Forming
For more information about
the ministry of FPC, visit
FirstPresGreenville.org
January 25–31, 2015
SUNDAY SCHOOL • COMMUNITY GROUPS • SMALL GROUPS
&
Friday, February 27 Saturday, February 28
7:00pm–9:00pm
8:30am–12:00pm
Fellowship Hall
All group leaders and participants
are invited to join us for this popular seminar
with author and speaker Josh Hunt
Josh is a creative thinker and an energetic speaker
whose passion is to see people
come to know and enjoy God.
He has spoken at some of the leading
churches in America.
REGISTER at FirstPresGreenville.org (Events) or contact
Charlotte Joye (cjoye@firstpresgreenville.org or 672.0309).
“Incredible teachers inspire hearts;
they don’t just fill heads.”
Cost is $10 for FPC members
$30 for non-members • $25 per person for groups of three or more