Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley Main E-vent 2021

While we have missed opportunities to gather with our fellow Presbyterians across central Alabama at presbytery meetings and youth retreats, we are very excited to share that this year’s Main Event will be held virtually, requires no registration, and is free of charge! A full list of available programs is included on the flier below. If you are interested in a particular workshop, simply click on the following link: http://pslpcusa.org/main-event/ and closer to the date of the even, individual zoom links will become available. If you need any assistance accessing a workshop, please contact Rev. Kathy Reed.


Peace,
Kathy & Nick
Sunday, January 24

✵ 11:00am: Virtual Worship - To view the service you can go directly to our church’s YouTube Channel via your computer, smartphone, or Smart TV app (https://tinyurl.com/t7dl8vh) or you can access the worship service through our website or Facebook page. Knowing we are at the mercy of technology, we appreciate your patience and grace if all does not go according to plan. Attached you will find a bulletin for this Sunday’s service.
**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**
Sunday Worship now on 99.9FM
Mark Your Calendars!

Our youth will be having a drive-through food drive on Sunday, February 7 for the Souper Bowl of Caring.

Bring a grocery bag or two full of non-perishable food to the church from noon until 2pm and a member of our youth group will unload it from your trunk. Please enter the parking lot via the driveway from Thach Ave., next to the chapel, and pull around. After the youth unload, please exit onto Gay St.

All donations will benefit the Food Bank of East Alabama.
Help Feed the College Students! 

Though we miss the days when we could gather around a table for dinner (and look forward to the day they will return), FPC is still making sure our college students are well fed! Since October, FPC has been providing the college students with weekly individually boxed meals from local restaurants.

The University Ministry Committee is asking for donations to the UKirk Meal Fund so we can continue to provide these meals to our students. Rather than volunteering to cook dinner one Sunday of the semester, as we have done in the past, we encourage you to give to this fund to help purchase safely-prepared meals for the students. If you would like to contribute, you may mail a check to the church (or drop it off in our secure mailbox). Checks can be made out to First Presbyterian Church with “UKirk Meals” noted in the memo line.

Thank you for your continued support of the college students and our ministry to them!
Adult CE

Sundays at 9:30am:
The Old Testament Walkabout class will continue its study of the history of Israel in the book of Second Kings. We are about to see the fall of Judah and, with that, the end of the Kingdom of Israel. In this segment of our studies, we will include selections from the book of Jeremiah and hear his words to these people as they experience the pain and suffering of the loss of much of what has defined them as a people. Class will begin at 9:30. If you would like to receive the zoom link for this class please contact Gayle Andress at dongayle17@gmail.com.

Mondays at 12:00pm:
The Bible Journaling class will resume this semester on Mondays at 12pm. Even if you have never explored the art and practice of bible journaling before, all are welcome to explore biblical texts in this creative and meditative way. To receive the zoom link for this class, please contact Susan Fillippeli at fillise@att.net.

The Office Hours Bible Study midweek discussion group will resume during the season of Lent (the week of February 21). More details will be shared as they become available.


Upcoming Lenten Sunday School Series: 
Beginning Sunday, February 21 we will be offering a six-week course via Zoom on Latasha Morrison's book, Be the Bridge: Pursuing God's Heart for Racial Reconciliation. We encourage everyone to order a copy of the book now. This study is a part of our congregation's commitment to the Matthew 25 initiative of the PC(USA). (https://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/matthew-25/
These Days Devotionals Available

If you have not yet received a copy of the newest quarter of the These Days devotional and would like one, they will be available on the bench outside the sanctuary entrance beginning Monday, January 25. If you would like a copy but are unable to make it to the church to pick one up, please contact one of the pastors and we will be glad to deliver a copy to you!
Virtual Worship Leadership Sign Up

We still have lots of empty spots available! This service opportunity involves preparing a recorded video of yourself the week prior to the Sunday you sign up for and then uploading it to a dropbox link. The pastors will provide you with a "script" and technical assistance as needed. 


Birthdays

Jan. 24 - Jackson Jolly, Anne May
Jan. 27 - Doug Cooper
Jan. 28 - Carolyn Jolly
Jan. 29 - Larry Dalrymple, Zachary Huddleston
Jan. 30 - Eunice Bonsi
CE News

Pre-K through 5th Grade
Below is the Zoom Sunday school class schedule:
January 24
February 7 and 21
March 7 and 21

Pre-K through 1st Grade Zoom Sunday school classes will meet at 9:45am
2nd through 5th Grade Zoom Sunday school classes will meet at 10:15am
All Zoom invites will be sent at 9am the day of class.

Jr. High and Sr. High Youth
In-person youth group meetings will resume on January 24.
Jr. Highs will meet in the church courtyard at 4pm.
Sr. Highs will meet in the Sarkowski’s backyard at 6pm.

Bring a chair and masks are required.

Auburn’s spring semester begins this week, which means UKirk resumes its programming too!

This semester, UKirk has multiple opportunities to gather and grow in faith, including a Bible Study and fellowship night over Zoom. If you are or know of a student interested in learning more about UKirk, fill out this form or email Caroline, and she will be happy to contact you with more info.
Prayer Concerns & Celebrations

For the time period in which our church family is worshiping virtually, our pastors have decided that prayer concerns will be shared via weekly email. These individuals will most certainly be prayed for during our Sunday worship service, but their names and specific concerns will not be shared via broadcast.

  • Prayers of comfort for Laura Booth as she grieves the death of her 91-year old mother after health issues due to Covid-19. Please keep Laura and her family in your prayers. It has been especially difficult since she was unable to be with her mother at the time of her death, and has not been able to gather with her family to grieve together and support one another during this difficult time.
  • Prayers of healing for James Fukai’s father as he recovers from surgery. His father, Junichiro Fukai, is beginning rehabilitation phase of his recovery.  
  • Prayers of healing for Mary Simon’s daughter-in-law, Jessica Simon, as she has had a difficult time with her health due to a Covid-19 diagnosis. 
  • Prayers of healing for Rev. Little (Amy Well’s former pastor) who is beginning treatment for a cancer diagnosis.
  • Continued prayers of healing and wholeness for many in our church family who are dealing with significant health and wellness issues but do not wish to be mentioned by name at the moment.
  • As Covid-19 cases increase significantly in our area we continue to pray for healing and wholeness of so many in our community facing health issues. We also continue to pray for all the health care workers as they tend to everyone’s well being. 
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