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On Wednesday evening we kicked off our annual stewardship campaign with a wonderful time of fellowship and reflection. Our Generosity Committee chair, Elder Jessica Barnes, helped us celebrate many moments of joy that have taken place at FPC in the last year as well as the reality of how our financial gifts help make these moments possible.
As you consider the ways the First Presbyterian community has impacted your faith journey, we invite you to prayerfully consider a pledge of time, talent, and treasure this year. Those on our mailing list will soon receive a paper copy of the Time & Talent and Financial Pledge. All are welcome to visit www.fpcauburn.org/give, where you can enter your financial pledge online and download a PDF of the Time and Talent form.
Dedication Sunday will be on October 16 - we are grateful for pledges big and small that demonstrate the abundance of blessings God bestows upon each of us and puts to use faithfully through the ministries of FPC!
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Congregational Meeting - Sunday, October 9
The session has called a congregational meeting to take place on Sunday, October 9, following the 11 a.m. worship service. At this service we will elect elders to the session class of 2025, trustee class of 2025, and the 2023 Nominating Committee.
Elder Nominees for the Class of 2025
Susan Bannon, Ruth Brock, Karen Herring, Sarah Hill, Shane Klugh, Daniel Parsons, and Susan Stanley
Trustee Class of 2025
Jim Disque
2023 Nominating Committee
Jeffrey Stewart, Harriette Huggins, Carol Griffin, Don Andress, and two representatives of the session to be determined (by the session) in 2023
A short bio on each of our elder and and trustee nominees will be shared in next week's newsletter.
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World Communion Sunday is October 2!
On World Communion Sunday, we celebrate that Christ’s peace extends throughout all creation. We celebrate that we are all together at the table, in God’s house.
9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Worship
9:45 a.m. Sunday School in the Chapel
Guest Preacher and Teacher Rev. Julie Kandema
Julie Kandema is an ordained Minister from the Presbyterian Church in Rwanda. She leads the church program in charge of Church Growth supervising church activities related to evangelization, women and youth activities, deacons and Sunday School. She serves on a variety of commissions for peace building at the national and international levels. She looks forward to sharing with us her experience of the genocide against the Tutsi people of Rwanda in 1994. She will also share the efforts of the church in post-genocide Rwanda and the work done by different categories of people, particularly women and youth, to bring about true reconciliation and development in Rwanda.
Special Offering: Peace and Global Witness
A gift to the Peace & Global Witness Offering enables the church to promote the Peace of Christ by addressing systems of conflict and injustice across the world. Individual congregations utilize 25% of this Offering to connect with the global witness of Christ's peace. This year, 25% of funds collected by our congregation will go to benefit the Domestic Violence Intervention Center. You may give via check (please write "Peace and Global Witness" in the memo line OR at https://www.fpcauburn.org/give by entering your gift under "Special Offerings."
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Mission Committee Invites You
On Friday, September 30, the Mission Committee will be hosting a trip to the Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery as part of our International Peacemaker's visit and World Communion Sunday weekend. If you are interested, please contact Rev. Kathy Reed (kreed@fpcauburn.org) no later than Friday, September 23. The cost is $5 and transportation can be provided. We will likely leave around 9am and return after lunch - details will be confirmed once we have finalized the number of participants.
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Flu Shot Clinic
The 2022 Flu Clinic will be held on Sunday, Oct. 2, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm offering both a walk-up and a drive-by option. The clinic will be available under the overhang off the driveway leading to/from the sanctuary. You can walk up to the table after the 11:00 am service or drive by after 12:15 pm using the driveway entrance by the Student Center. The October date will allow sufficient time for immunity to occur when flu viruses appear in the winter months. We thank The Drug Store and Janie Fisher for providing this opportunity.
Jan Widell, Parish Nurse
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BraveHeart Center for Place and Purpose invites you to stop by and say “Hi”!
Tuesday through Friday, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Baird Hall turns into a fun learning center with 11 BraveHeart young adults and their Auburn interns. Angela Powell is the program coordinator at FPC and she welcomes visitors to stop by and share a few moments in their day and/or join in on their adventures. And volunteers are always welcome. They enjoy a full schedule with walks, trips, crafts, dance, bowling, tennis, community service and more. And you may encounter a couple of their smiling faces at Bitty & Beau’s Coffee in Auburn - Duygu and Hailey. (If it sounds too quiet as you pass by Baird Hall they are out on an adventure but please try again later and get to know them)
BraveHearts Center for Place and Purpose is a joint outreach program of the Auburn University Social Work Program in the College of Liberal Arts and First Presbyterian Church of Auburn. It serves as an intensive diversity and inclusion training opportunity for Auburn University interns and volunteers across a variety of disciplines. The mission of BCPP is to provide a place where individuals with disabilities are offered comprehensive opportunities for continued growth in the areas of health and fitness, academia, life and job skills, community outreach, and creative arts exploration. It creates a place that is sensitive to the need for safety, the importance of belonging, the benefit of consistent daily routine and creates a purpose for those who would otherwise be excluded from full participation in the adult community.
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Refreshing Punch, Smiling Faces, and YOU!
Join us in the courtyard following the 11 a.m. worship service for a time of fellowship and refreshment. Greet your neighbors, introduce yourself to visitors, and enjoy God's creation as we spend time together in community.
This wonderful fellowship opportunity continues through the end of October, and we need volunteers to host/serve. Please see this sign up link to reserve your date - you will be contacted ahead of time with details about setup and clean up. For more information about volunteering, please contact Kirstin Yost at at kmyost97@gmail.com or 910-309-1625.
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Sanctuary Flower Sign-up
There are many available Sundays beginning in July for sponsoring flowers for our Sanctuary! The sign-up sheet is located outside of the receptionist’s office in the main church office building.
If you are unable to sign up in person, you may also contact Sarah Wolak at 334-728-7853 to sign up for a date. You are welcome to split the cost with another family-- just be sure to write both names on the line. The cost of the flowers has been increased to $50 per arrangement, not including tax and delivery fee. As before, you are welcome to bring the arrangements home after the service, or to leave them to be delivered to other members of the congregation.
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Children and Youth News
♢ Join us this Sunday morning in Baird Hall beginning at 9:30 for a time of fellowship and doughnuts, pastries, coffee and juice!
♢ Football Parking this Saturday: Our lot will open at 7 a.m. for the 11 a.m. game. Parking is first come/first served, with the lot closing when full!
♢ Check out our Google calendar! Go to the link below and follow the instructions to add our Google calendar to your device. For the safety of our children and youth, this calendar is private and can only be accessed through this link.
Children Pre-K through 5th grade
• Children’s Sunday school will meet this Sunday from 10 – 10:45 in their new classrooms on the first floor.
• Children’s Church: After the Word to Grow By (at 11 a.m. worship), children ages 4 to 1st grade will go to the Preschool Room to worship together for the remainder of the worship service.
• Worship bags are also available for all children during worship.
• 3rd through 5th grade parents – click the link below to sign your child up to be an acolyte
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d44ada82faaf85-acolytes
Jr. and Sr. High Youth
• Jr. and Sr. High Sunday school will meet in the Youth Lounge on the third floor this Sunday.
• Jr. and Sr. High Youth will meet in Baird Hall at 5pm for dinner and then from 5:30 – 6:30 for Youth Group. Parents – click the link below to volunteer to prepare youth group dinner. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d44ada82faaf85-youth
• Parents of Jr. and Sr. High Youth, if you haven’t already, click the link below to sign up for an AU Football Parking volunteer slot. Money raised helps to offset the cost of all summer retreats and conferences!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d44ada82faaf85-aufootball
• Registration is now open for the Living River Presbytery Retreat. Click the link below to for more information and to register!
http://pslpcusa.org/retreats/
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Birthdays
Sep. 18 - Henry Brandhorst
Sep. 20 - Jenny Shaffer
Sep. 21 - Jay Gogue
Sep. 23 - Carolyn Crandell, Wyatt Yost
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Prayer Concerns & Celebrations
- Prayers of healing for Jim Foil who is now home after a brief stay at EAMC due to health issues.
- Prayers of healing for Hap Reeves as he receives rehabilitation treatment at EAMC.
- Prayers of healing for Jan Reppert she receives rehab treatment at Phoenix City Rehabilitation Hospital.
- Prayers of healing for Olyne Fischer who is now at EAMC receiving rehabilitation treatment.
- Prayers of comfort for Liz Lindahl as she receives hospice care. We pray for strength and peace for her family as they surround Liz with love and care.
- Please continue to pray for many members of our church who are dealing with illness, significant health issues, and grief, but at this time do not wish to be mentioned by name. Prayers of healing and comfort for many in our congregation.
- Prayers for Steve Schmidt’s sister Janelle Schmidt Vargas as she grieves her husband’s death and navigates the best living situation for her. Prayers for Steve and his brother as they care for their sister.
- We continue to pray for Marianne Cone’s brother David who is now in hospice care. Prayers of peace for David and prayers of understanding for all those caring for him.
- Prayers for Rebecca Schmidt, daughter of Steve and Margaret Craig-Schmidt, who had to evacuate her home in Japan due to the flooding from the Typhoon.
- Prayers of healing for Steve Hickok as he recovers at home after successful surgery.
- Prayers of healing for Thomas Pope’s mother as she continues to recover from successful surgery.
- Prayers of healing for Jo and Raymond Cooper as they both recover from health issues.
- Prayers of healing for Anna Brock’s sister who lives in Mobile and as she recovers from health issues related to COVID-19.
- Prayers for Evert Duin’s mother, Nel Landzaad, after some recent health issues. Nel lives in the Netherlands, so we pray for the Duin family who care for and love her from afar.
- Prayers of healing and comfort for Catherine Wolfe’s father, Ned Wolfe as he begins a period of chemotherapy treatment.
- Prayers of healing for Mary Burkhart as she recovers from successful heart surgery.
- Prayers for Tripp Hinkle’s mother as she recovers from successful surgery.
- Prayers of healing for Kay Recknor’s friends the Rev. Mitzi Lesher-Thomas and her husband the Rev. Troy Thomas. Mitzi has glioblastoma brain cancer and has been undergoing chemotherapy.
- Prayers for Amy Kilner and her family (daughter in law of Dorothy Moran). Amy is in need of a kidney transplant and is currently looking for a donor.
- Prayers of healing for Jason Banks (Margaret Brinkley’s neighbor). Jason is now back at work. However is recovering from successful shoulder surgery.
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