Nominations for Elders, Trustee, and 2025 Nominating Committee

Our 2024 Nominating Committee is beginning its work of discerning who God may be leading to serve as an Elder, Trustee, or member of next year's Nominating Committee.

To submit a nomination, please use this link. Paper forms will also be available in the chapel vestibule and sanctuary narthex.

Duties of Ruling Elders -

Ruling Elders are chosen by the people. Together with Teaching Elders, they exercise leadership, government, and discipline and have responsibilities for the life of a particular church as well as the church at large. Ruling Elders should be persons of faith, dedication, and good judgment. Their manner of life should be a demonstration of the Christian gospel, both within the church and in the world. 

Duties of Trustees-

The trustees shall have the following powers: to receive, hold, encumber, manage, and transfer property for the church; to accept and exercise deeds of title; to manage special funds for the furtherance of the purposes of the church, all subject to the authority of the session and under the provisions of the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), provided further that in buying, selling, and mortgaging real property, the trustees shall act only after the approval of the congregation granted in a duly constituted meeting.

2024 Nominating Committee Members:

David Burkhart

Katie Forster

Harriette Huggins

Jeffrey Stewart

Jan Widell

Our Jr. and Sr. Highs are hard at work at their mission trip in North Charleston

While summer tends to be a time of travel and sabbath for many of us, we hope you will join us as you are able for our summer worship series: I've Been Meaning to Ask. This eight week series draws from resources from A Sanctified Art, helping us to reflect upon biblical stories and faith-forming questions like: 

• Where are you from? 
• Where does it hurt? 
• What do you need? 
• Where do we go from here?

There is a study journal available to accompany this worship series. If you would like a digital or printed copy, please contact Rev. Dr. Kathy Reed at kreed@fpcauburn.org.

Join us on Saturday, June 8 from 9am-12pm or anytime in between at the Community Market of East Alabama. Members of all ages are invited to stock items, assist clients, clean, and help in any way we can. Sign up at this link.

VBS registration is now open!!!

This summer we are doing VBS a little differently. We will still be offering four amazing days of VBS but instead of all in one week, we are offering two days in June and two days in July! Choose one, two, three, or all four days! There is a place on the registration form to indicate which days your child can attend. We are hoping this will allow more of our kiddos to participate.

The dates are Sundays June 16, June 30, July 14, and July 28 from 4-7pm.

Click the link below and register ASAP!

https://firstpresbyterianchurchauburn.mycokesburyvbs.com/register-child

Leith Lectures 2024

For this year's Leith Lecture Series we look forward to welcoming author Rev. Mary Ann McKibben Dana (August 17-18 - more details to come.) In anticipation of this event, we will be offering a summer book club to explore her book, Hope: A User's Manual. 

We will meet several times in June and July. (Exact meeting dates and times will be determined by the availability of those interested in participating.) 

If you'd like to join us, please fill out this form and you will be contacted with more information. Questions? Contact Kathy Reed at kreed@fpcauburn.org

Summer Lay Readers

We are still in need of lay readers for our summer months! Please use the sign up link below to volunteer for a Sunday in June, July, or early August:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050548A8A92CA3FC1-48628530-11am#/

This Week at FPC

June 9-15, 2024

Sunday

9:00 a.m. - Worship Service with Weekly Communion (Chapel)

9:30 a.m. - Coffee (no donuts for the summer) & Fellowship (Baird Hall)

9:45 a.m. - Sunday School for all ages

11:00 a.m. - Worship Service (Sanctuary)

Bulletin for June 9 worship

Sunday Parking Map

Children and Youth News

Intergenerational Sunday School with Children and Youth meets this Sunday in Baird Hall from 10 - 10:45

Children Pre-K through 5th grade

• Worship bags are available for all children during worship.
• Children's Church: After the Word to Grow By (at 11 a.m. worship), children ages 4 to 2nd grade will go to the Godly Play room for the remainder of the worship service.

Jr. and Sr. High Youth

• Jr. and Sr. High Youth will volunteer at the Food Bank Saturday, June 8. Meet in the church parking lot at 8:45 to ride the bus or meet at 9 at the Food Bank.
• Jr. and Sr. High Youth Group will take a break for the summer. Mark you calendars - the Fall Kickoff is August 11.

Summer Conference Dates for Jr. and Sr. High Youth

Montreat Youth Conference - July 7-13, 2024

Montreat Middle School Conference - July 17-21, 2024 

Birthdays 

June 9 - Millie Ragan

June 10 - John Tamblyn, Stewart Whatley

June 12 - Gwyn Yost

June 14 - Kim Holman, Hannah Reed

June 15 - William Boecklen, Mary Dalrymple, Jeff Fergus

Anniversaries

June 13 - Hal and Lauren Smith

Prayer Concerns & Celebrations

• Prayers of JOY for Addy and Nathan Steele, who welcomed baby Thomas Wilder Steele into the world on May 27.

• Prayers for Sarah Wolak as her brother, Chris French, has recently been diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome and is receiving treatment for his symptoms.

• Prayers for Kay Recknor as she grieves the death of her brother, Don Decker.

• Prayers of healing for Amanda Covington Anderson as she begins treatment for her recent cancer diagnosis. Prayers for Frank and Carole and all of Amanda’s family as they care for her.

• Prayers for Mary Burkhart as she navigates health issues. Mary is now at home after a brief stay at EAMC.

• Prayers of healing for Joan Foil’s granddaughter Kate Mouchet as she recovers from surgery.

• Please continue to pray for many members of our church who are dealing with illness, significant health issues, grief, and difficult circumstances but at this time do not wish to be mentioned by name. Prayers of healing, wholeness, and comfort for many in our congregation.

• Prayers for Kay Recknor’s family friend Jack Mallory as he navigates significant health issues.

• Continued prayers of healing for Henry Helmke as he navigates health issues at home. Prayers for Shirley and all of the caring for Henry.

• Prayers of healing for Don Ball’s son, Kelly Ball, who is undergoing chemotherapy treatment for recurrence of cancer.

• Prayers of healing for Daniel and Amanda Johnson’s nephew James Ivey as he receives critical care. Prayers for the doctors and caregivers who are caring for him, especially his parents and family.

• Prayers for former Ukirk student Shannon Smith as she recovers at home after having a stroke.

• Prayers of healing and wholeness for Becky Buchanan’s family friend Hughes Allen who has been diagnosed with cancer.

• Prayers for Amy Kilner (daughter-in-law of Dorothy Moran) as she recovers from a kidney transplant.

• Prayers for Jim Foil and his family as they continue to manage Jim’s health.

• Prayers for Catherine Wolfe Riley’s father, Ned. Ned has a recurrence of cancer and will be undergoing treatment over the next few months. Prayers for Catherine as she cares for her father.

• Prayers of healing and rest for Donna Yeager’s mother, Patsy Yeager, as she navigates health issues.

• Prayers healing and comfort for Sarah Wolak’s mother, Susan French. Prayers of comfort and strength for Sarah and all her family as they care for her mother.

• Continued prayers of healing for Chris Greer. We especially pray for good healing and rest as Chris recovers from successful treatments. We continue to rejoice with Chris because the latest scans show no sign of cancer. We are so grateful the chemotherapy treatments have been successful. Chris will continue a plan of treatment for the upcoming months. 

• Prayers for Brooke Myers as she cares for her father, Charlie Myers. Charlie is recovering from a fall and has moved to Morningside.

• Prayers of healing for Debbie Duin’s friend Ann Suttles who is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer.