Fast Facts

an e-update on life at

First Presbyterian Church

May 21, 2026

Worship - May 24, 2026

10:00 am

Weekly Calendar

Weekly Update

Children & Youth Faith Formation

Sign your kids up for our annual Vacation Bible School here at FPC. From July 21 through July 24 join us as we celebrate who we are, learn how to use our voice, and share our gifts with our community, working through the JUST like ME VBS curriculum! Click HERE to register. If you have questions or would like to volunteer, call or email Dave!

Join the CYFF on May 22 on the front lawn at FPC for our annual popsicle celebration for the end of the school year! Just come us you are ready to play, eat popsicles and celebrate. 

VIPs & Youngish Adults

SAVE THE DATE



Dr. Patton has invited us to his home on July 10 for a potluck. He will provide beverages and we will bring sides (whatever you want to bring). Time will be announced later.

Music at First

Please join us on May 26 as we welcome back the talented Ora Reed for a concert at 6:00 pm. This event is free of charge.

Presbyterian Women

It is time to update our PW Directory for 2026-2027. If your email address, home address, or cell number has changed, please contact Kathy Griffith, PW Moderator, and give her those changes. Also, if you would like to join a circle or plan to change circles this fall, just let Kathy know. Her contact information is 662-202-2929 or kathy@glawms.com. 

The Mission team meets the first Monday of each month at 5:30 in the Session Room of the Sanctuary building. Please join us as we seek creative and effective means to serve “the least of these.” If you would like more information, call the church office or contact Laura Montgomery at 662-544-7625.

Hola!

Pictured here with a new water tank is Lia Hernandez, the pastor of FPC's sister Presbyterian church in Jagüey Grande, Cuba. We have entered a partnership to install a Living Waters for the World (LWW) water purification system at their church in November. This will be one of over 70 such LWW systems currently providing potable water in Cuba. The system consists of many parts from a $4 PVC valve to the $1,000 ozonator. No contribution is too small (or too large!). To donate to the "Be a part. Buy a part" initiative, send your contribution to the church office. To donate digitally, click the button below and scroll to the Cuba fund. You can also now follow our Cuban friends on their church's Facebook page. Muchas gracias!

The Oxford Pantry provides groceries to approximately 700 area families each month.  A vital component of this ministry is the volunteer staff that stocks the shelves and serves the clients. For decades FPC has provided those volunteers for the month of June. All have participated—from the PYF’ers to the VIP’ers. Stronger backs are generally needed on Tuesdays to unload food deliveries and stock the shelves.  Clients are served on Wednesdays and Thursdays. If you would like to participate in this meaningful outreach, click the button below. Thank you!

Memory Makers of Oxford (memorymakersoxford.org)

 is a respite day service for those with memory loss. Structured activities provide enrichment for participants while allowing a much needed respite for caregivers to take a break from the daily responsibility of caring for their loved one. They welcome donations of items on their wish list or volunteers to assist with programming. Donations can be delivered to Memory Makers, 1558 Skyline Drive, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Or a Virtual list is available here. If you are interested in volunteering, contact Memory Makers at 234-3332 for more information or visit their website here.

LovePacks 

(lovepacksofoxford.com) is an in-school pantry that provides food for 250 children in Oxford and Lafayette County schools who experience hunger at home. This month's item is packs of ramen noodles. Please deliver your donation to the church office.

Need a helping hand? 

In Good Order is a group of FPC volunteers available to assist members who may need a little extra help with a yard project or light home repairs. FPC volunteers are available to change light bulbs, replace air filters, haul off a large limb in the yard, etc.  

If you would like assistance or know of someone who does,

 please contact the church office at

 662-234-1757.

Remember in Prayer 

FPC Members: The Family of Richard Atkinson; David Flautt; The Family of Chad Russell (Jeannice Russell's son); Larry Hadenfeld; The Family of Sarah Smith; The Family of Syd Shaw; Lee Borden; The Family of Max Williams; Vaughn Grisham; William Rogers; Carey Hanson; Lilly Biedenharn; Kay Tyler; Duke Goza; Keith Hayward; Tommy Smith; Becky Murphey; Ann Dickins; Scottye Boone; Leon McCullouch 

Family and Friends: Beth Mitchell; Hannah Borden Miller; Ed Parker; Brett Hoyer and Family; Our sister Presbyterian Church in Jagüey Grande, Cuba.; Clifford Cobb; The Family of Carolyn McClinton; Ray Balach; Ray Poole; The Family of Dan West (Emily Freeny); Fel Macias; Jhon Johnson; The Family of Ariadne Welch; Amy Kennedy; The Family of Craig Hayden; The Family of Pat Howard; The Family of Lynda Grimes Ferris; Marshall Roberson; Lynessa Erler; The Family of Helen Dupree Brandon; Richard Bremer; Helen Luckett; Minor Atkinson; Melissa Cribbs; Mike Flautt; Steve Mistilis; Sigrid Long; Eileen Cheney and Family; Thomas Hines; Olivia Flautt; Dr. Gladys Memnon and Friends in Bongnotte, Haiti; Doors of Hope Families; Lafayette County Detention Center inmates; Parchman Prison inmates; Haven House residents

U. S. Military: SSgt Jason Freeland, USAF 17th Special Tactics Sqaudron

Please pray, too, for those with unspecified needs.

If you wish to have a name removed or added to this list, please contact the church office.

The FPC prayer chain is ready if you or someone you know is in need. This is a confidential list that is independent from the names listed above. Please contact Carlisle Wood at carlislewood@gmail.com or

662-832-8606. All requests are held in strict confidence.  

Do you feel called to bring communion to the

farthest pew? 



If you’ve been ordained as a Deacon or Elder, you are qualified. Just sign up here, and stop by the church office to get a home communion kit

before you go.  

Upcoming Birthdays and Anniversaries

This Week's Birthdays

21 Kathy Neff

22 Beth Ann Fennelly, Jack Mauldin

23 Dave Garvey, Barrett Milner

25 Lauren Goodwiller, Jenny Kate Luster

26 Allen Elliott

27 Bradley Goodwiller, Kevin Christian

This Week's Anniversaries

23 - Carlisle and Billy Wood

24 - Beth Ann Fennelly and Tom Franklin

24 - Shelley and Tommy Cribbs

26 - Kathy and Ben Griffith

27 - Dorothy Lou and Mack Aldridge

A If we've overlooked your birthday or anniversary and you wish to have it included in Fast Facts, please contact the church office.



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