Fellowship Friday - September 16, 2022

What a wonderful week! Thank you to all who attended worship last Sunday and made our program year's Kickoff Sunday 2022-2023 a success. The potluck didn't disappoint either! We discussed the Fall Semester at FPC, as well as how to use the Realm platform to stay up-to-date on FPC's calendar, access the directory, as well register for upcoming events. If you're still of unsure of how to gain access, please let me know.

Basking in the memory of the wonderful Sunday, Monday morning had me flying to Denver to spend a few days at the Highland Camp and Conference Center, a PC(USA)-affiliated camp, to represent the Association of Partners in Christian Education (APCE) to the denomination. APCE, along with other organizations that are a part of the Office of Christian Formation of the Presbyterian Mission Agency, discussed plans, dreams, and visions for where God is calling our organizations. I am incredibly grateful to this Fellowship Family for supporting me in supporting APCE and the denomination by giving me this time to work away from the office for a few days.

I'm excited to be back with you on Sunday, when we will begin a four-part sermon series called "Follow Jesus". Utilizing a churchwide curriculum, we will focus on different aspects of this topic not only in worship, but in our education hour as well, which formally begins this Sunday shortly after worship concludes. If you're curious what Part One holds, the picture at the top should give a bit of a hint.

There are so many exciting events and programs coming up in the next few weeks, including a WVAR event tomorrow, Wednesday Wisdom next week (make sure to make your dinner reservations!), and more. Please find details below and let me know if you have any questions!

I hope to see you all very soon - but hopefully on Sunday!

With gratitude,

Pastor Kathryn

Sunday (Virtual) Worship Information

Sunday worship is in-person, but will continue to be available through Facebook Live, Zoom, and YouTube.

Worshipping via Zoom allows for worship participants to, at the least, see each other during worship, should a participant join through computer. Zoom also allows for worship participants to join by phone, should they not have access to a computer.

To join by phone, call: (646)558-8656

When you dial in you will be asked for a meeting ID number: enter 847 7231 7808. The password is: 658602. Depending on the time you dial in, you may not hear anything to start with. When the Prelude begins, you will hear audio.

To access worship by Zoom via computer, please click here.

(If you'd prefer to access the worship service through the Zoom website, please enter Meeting ID 847 7231 7808 - the password is: 658602.)

To access worship by Facebook Live, please click here.

To access worship by YouTube, please click here.

Don't forget - you can access this week's bulletin via the church's website or by clicking here .

Email Lee About Worship Leadership

Women's Bible Study will continue on September 20! In the spring we began Come to the Waters, and we will resume with Lesson 6. Meetings will continue also October 4 and 11 at 6:30pm via Zoom as well. All are welcome! For more information, contact Mimi Carter at [email protected] or Jeanie Harrison at [email protected].

White Voices Against Racism (WVAR) Events Coming Up!

Continuing on our Journey to Justice, WVAR is excited to share our upcoming Greensboro History Tour! Learning our history is vital to our understanding of the present and for prosperity in the future. White Voices Against Racism will host a series of tour events that highlight the history of the personal and local struggle against injustice. Three different events are offered, spanning 200 centuries of Greensboro’s history. Details for Tour 1 are below, with additional information about Tour 2 (October 8) and Tour 3 (October 22) on the organization's website.

Tour 1: September 17 - 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Guilford Woods, The Underground Railroad

The significance of the woods as a place of refuge has been passed down through the years. Abolitionist Levi Coffin grew up north of the site and references these woods between his home and his New Garden Quaker Meeting as a place of refuge. The case of John Dimery’s escape and quick movement to Indiana in 1819 is the earliest documented instance of Underground Railroad activity in the Guilford Woods.

The best part... these are all FREE to attend!

More details and registration can be found at www.wvar .love

or contact Mark E. Kirstner.

Wednesday Wisdom

Wednesday Wisdom is a new program starting Wednesday, September 21. Dinner and a program, including guest speakers, will take place over four Wednesdays with dinner being served from 5:45-6:15 and the program from 6:30-7:30. Dinner is $12 for Adults (13+), $8 for Children (5-12), Free for Toddlers (under 5). Professional Childcare provided during program. To RSVP, please contact Lee Wineholt.

September 21: Reservations due by Sunday, September 18.

Dinner: Grilled chicken breast with fresh green beans, garden salad with French roll OR Grilled chicken over garden salad greens with French roll. Banana pudding for all for dessert.
Program: Supporting Children and Youth in our (Church) Community. Rev. Pepa Paniagua will name those things that are a part of the orbits of youth in our community.

September 28: Reservations due by Sunday, September 25.

Dinner: Enchilada pie layers of shredded chicken, cheese, and black beans with red enchilada sauce OR Mexican street corn pasta salad with sliced chicken breast on top. Strawberry Shortcake for all for dessert.
Program: Scams, Scams, Scams with Jen Mauney, Greensboro Police Department and Fellowship Family Member

October 5: Reservations due by Sunday, October 2.

Dinner: Chicken Florentine, garden salad, & French rolls OR Grown-up Mac & Cheese, garden salad, & French rolls. Texas Sheet Cake for all for dessert.
Program: Financial Matters with Yanique McLeod, Financial Advisor and Fellowship Family Member

October 12: Reservations due by Sunday, October 9.

Dinner: Mojito grilled chicken with Cuban rice, scratch-made salsa OR Taco salad (sliced chicken, lettuce, shredded cheese, black beans, salsa, and tortilla chips). Strawberry margarita cake for all for dessert.
Program: The Waters of Grief with Nancy Hull, Integrative Health Coach and Fellowship Family Member

The Barrels in Liberia!

These are some of the pictures that Wynston Walker shared with the Mission Committee earlier this week. Not only did the barrels that Fellowship helped fill and send to Liberia arrive, but their contents also were distributed to many in his home community. On behalf of Wynston and the Mission Committee, THANK YOU to all who helped donate and support the barrels. The Committee hopes to send more barrels in 2023!

Fellowship Presbyterian has online giving available through the Presbyterian Foundation.

Click this link to be taken to the online donations page.

FPC SUPPORTING BACKPACK BEGINNINGS

Fellowship has started an ongoing partnership between Backpack Beginnings, Greensboro Housing Authority, and The Applewood Community. Please click here to sign up, check the signup list in the Dogwood Lobby on Sunday mornings, or contact the church office during the week.

Wondering what to do with all of those grocery shopping bags? The Missions committee will be collecting “gently used” plastic grocery bags for Backpack Beginnings. Please bring any you don’t use to church with you, leaving them on the Missions table in the Dogwood Lobby closest to the double doors leading towards the classrooms.

Prayer Concerns and Celebrations

Charles Layno reports that his doctor has cleared him to return to work Monday with no restrictions. Prayers answered!
Lesa Layno requests prayer for her brother-in-law, John Cantrell, whose heart is in Afib; he is a candidate for an ablation.
Steve Brandt requests prayer for Dee, who is undergoing a scheduled heart procedure this week.
Joy Savage requests prayer for her sister, Roxanne, who underwent total knee replacement surgery this week.
Ben Wordsworth requests prayers for his friend, Dotti Fairchild, who was hospitalized after a fall last week. She is at Blumenthal Nursing Facility. If you would like to send a card, the address is: Room 312, 3724 Wireless Drive, Greensboro, NC 27455.
Amy DiTomasso requests prayers for recovery after a successful outpatient procedure on Tuesday.
Nancy Hull thanks everyone for their prayers for Mussa and his family. He has secured a job as a mechanic with Rice Toyota and starts sometime next week.
Traci Rankins gives thanks for the results of a bone scan and CT scan earlier this week that showed that the cancer has NOT spread into her bones, nor has the tumor in her chest grown in size. She asks for continued prayers as her cancer treatments continue.
Dena Campbell, Yanique McLeod’s mother, continues to be hospitalized for heart problems. Yanique is thankful for your continued prayers.
Yanique McLeod requests prayers for Donnie, twin brother to her neighbor, Ronnie. Donnie has Stage 4 Renal cancer which has spread to his spine and lungs.
Continued prayers for our church members: Jeannine Bailer, Charles Layno, Ben Wordsworth, Ned & Donna Steele family, Traci Rankins, Peggy and John Koppel, Julian Bullock, Lea Groves, Nancy Baughman, Bruce Weaver, and Marjorie Van Horn.
Continued prayers for the family and friends of our congregation: Denise Beyer (Jeanie Harrison’s sister), Bob Knorr (Susie Knorr’s uncle), Curt Bacorn (Fred Campbell’s friend), Adrienne and Tim Shelton (friends of Susan Harman), Doug McColl (friend of Whip and Lisa Urbine), Joyce and Don Berger (Kandee Spain’s parents), Megan Kennedy (Judy Meyler’s daughter-in-law’s sister), Lucy Robbins (Betty Crutchfield’s friend), Abby & Casey (Terry Anderson’s niece and niece’s daughter). Linda McDaniel (wife of Terry Anderson’s co-worker), Wynston Walker’s brother’s family, Judy Harron (Steve & Toni Lindahl’s friend), Barbara Dooley (Claire Clark’s mother), Christy King (Phyllis’s daughter-in-law), Ryan and Lauren Barnes (Tye Wittman’s friends), Mandy (Judy Meyler’s aunt), Cindy Cantrell & Libby Ansel (Lesa Layno’s sisters), Kate Hopper (Martha Shannon’s friend), Dennis (John Archambault’s cousin), Todd Southard (John Archambault’s friend), Suzanne (Judy Meyler’s sister-in-law), Johnny Ziegler (Terry Anderson’s uncle), Katherine and Donald Bennett (Barbara Smith’s sister and brother-in-law), Felicia Schaps (Lindahl's daughter-in-law's mother), Gwen Flowers & her family (Linda Ueland’s sister), Dorothy & Edward Archambault (John Archambault’s parents).

If you have any additional prayer concerns, please contact Carol Morgan (336-707-7071) or call Martha at the church (336-288-5177). If you would like to receive the weekly prayer updates via email, please contact the main office.

Did you know that there are TWO weekly emails that are sent out? A prayer-specific email is sent out early in the week and a newsletter sent on Fridays. If you are not receiving one (or both!) of those emails, and would like to do so, please contact Martha in the church office at [email protected] to provide her with your email address.

This Week’s Calendar

September 18:

9:45-11:45am: Professional Childcare available (Preschool Classroom)
10am: Worship (Sanctuary) – in-person, on Facebook Live, Zoom, and YouTube
11am: Fellowship Time (Dogwood Lobby)
11:15am: Education Hour
2:30-4:45pm: Girl Scouts Troop 15003(Parlor)
5-8pm: Girl Scouts (Fellowship Hall)

September 19:

12:30pm: Personnel Committee (via Zoom)

September 20:

6:30pm: Women’s Bible Study (via Zoom)

September 21:

7am: Men's Koffee Klatch (Panera Bread – Lawndale Location)
12 noon: Bulletin and Blast Deadline
Applewood Food Delivery for Backpack Beginnings
5:45-7:30pm: Wednesday Wisdom (Fellowship Hall)

September 22:

9:30am & 1:30pm: Meyler Oil Studio (Fellowship Hall)
1pm: Bridge (Library)

September 24:

9:30am-12:30pm: Salem Presbytery Mental Health Workshop (Fellowship Hall)

September 25:

9:45-11:45am: Professional Childcare available (Preschool Classroom)
10am: Worship (Sanctuary) – in-person, on Facebook Live, Zoom, and YouTube
11am: Fellowship Time (Dogwood Lobby)
11:15am: Education Hour
6-7:30pm: GSO YOCO (Greensboro Youth Collective) (First Pres. Greensboro)