First News
November 25, 2019
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Congregational Meeting
There will be a congregational meeting on
December 15th @ 11:00 am in the Sanctuary
to elect a Pastor Nominating Committee and hear a report from the Special Nominating Committee. You will receive an email by December 2nd with a listing of the nominees put forth by the Special Nominating Committee along with pictures and bios for each.
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Continue reading for more details on these events and more
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Pick up an advent devotional at the Advent Wreath Making Event or throughout the church starting December 1st.
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FPC will host a blood drive on Sunday, December 1 from 5:00 to 7:30. A sign up sheet is in the gathering area. It is not absolutely necessary to sign up ahead of time. If there are questions, please call Charlotte Koehler 864-787-6634.
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Join us for Joygift Christmas Music Celebration
Reception following in the Fellowship Hall
The candlelight Joygift Service has been a tradition at First Presbyterian for over 70 years. This music and candle lighting service tells the sacred story of Jesus' birth. Interspersed among biblical readings will be selections from our handbell and chancel choirs, instrumentalists and Christmas hymns. Please join us and bring a friend. Childcare will be available.
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Homemade cookies are needed for the Joygift program on Sunday, December 8 at 6:30. Please make and deliver your homemade cookies to the church kitchen on the morning of Sunday December 8. Please do not add nuts to your cookies.
Thank you.
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Advent Study
You are invited to join us on Wednesdays as we use Amy-Jill Levine’s
Light of the World
to look at the Christmas narrative through the stories of Zechariah and Elizabeth, Mary, the journey to Bethlehem and the visit from the Magi. The study will take place on Wednesdays at 10 am and 6 pm in upstairs Kirk Hall. The class will meet on
December 4, 11 and 18.
Books are available from Whitney for $10 each.
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F3 will celebrate Christmas together on
December 8th
, following the 11:00 worship service. We will have lunch, do some special Christmas activities and then walk to the Greer Christmas Parade together. Parents can pick up from the church at 3:30.
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Children, birth - 5th grade, are invited to join us for Fabulous Friday on
December 13th
. We'll be continuing our exploration of the Fruits of the Spirit with JOY. Please RSVP at the link below or to
Maggie Wentzky
by December 9th so that we can plan accordingly.
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Children will be participating in music during Joygift on December 8th and at the 8:55 worship service on December 15th. Please mark your calendars accordingly. Details will be sent to parents by email in the coming weeks.
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December 1st
Advent Wreath Making Event & Supper.
RSVP Here
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December 8th
Join us for Joygift. See details above.
December 13th
Sr. High Lock-in! Meet at the church at 5:30 to help with Fabulous Friday, then we will do a service project, eat a midnight meal, play games, watch movies and spend the night at the church. See
Victoria
for details.
December 15th
Mid-High Movie Night. Meet at the church at 5:00 for a movie, devotion and cookie decorating. See
Victoria
for details.
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Calling All Senior Highs...Summer Montreat Registration is Here!
All current 9th-12th graders are invited to register for summer Montreat youth conference the week of July 12-18. Montreat Youth Conference is a unique gathering of young people from all over the country for a week of study, worship and recreation. The 2020 theme is “We Are”. The total trip cost is $300 which includes all food, housing, transportation and conference fees. Scholarships are available. $50 deposit is due December 1st. Please contact Victoria if you have any questions.
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One of our local mission partners, Greer Relief is once again sponsoring their Christmas Morning Shoppe. This program enables members of our community to be able to shop for family Christmas gifts. New presents for boys and girls, infants to teens, should be unwrapped and placed under the Angel Tree in the Fellowship Hall by Wednesday, December 4. Gift wrapping supplies may also be donated.
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Your purchase and gift of Cafe Justo is not only the gift of delicious coffee, but also the gift of hope and support of coffee farming families. Cafe Justo is a co-operative of coffee farmers who produce fair trade, organic, family grown coffee. We will have 1 lb. bags for $10 and ½ lb. bags for $5 available for purchase throughout December.
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The Women's Circle is collecting socks for homeless veterans. They will be distributed in the upstate by Upstate Warriors Solution. Please look for a box in the hallway of the church for donations.
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The Upstate Men’s Choir
will present “Christmas in the Upstate,” at 7 o’clock Saturday evening,
December 14
, in the Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church. Given out of appreciation to our church for providing rehearsal space on Tuesday mornings, the concert is free to church members and the community. Loren Pinkerman is the founder/conductor; Judy Pearson is accompanist; and singers include Dave Orr, Bill Greene, and Ken Schafer. For more information see
www.upstatemenschoir.org
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An
adult day trip
is planned for Wednesday,
January 8
to the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC. The group will meet at the church at 8:30 am and return by 5 pm. We will tour the house, the Downton Abbey exhibit, have lunch and shop at Antler Hill Village. The cost $45.00 per person, which covers transportation in mini vans and entrance into Biltmore. If you would like to attend, please contact
Ken Dill
or
Whitney
by Thursday, December 19.
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Click on the picture above to see FPCG's recent photos from youth events, worship & more.
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Joys & Concerns of FPC Family
Dick Baldwin
Bob Brown
Gwen Johnson
Linda McDaniel
Cindy Moore
Keith Smith
Jim Stringer
Sammy Taylor
Pat West
Carolyn Wright
“Thank you to my entire church family for all the prayers, cards, texts and calls. All were very much appreciated.” - Bob Schmidt
"I have insufficient words to thank you, my church family, for your prayers, your concerns and your care during my recent illness. Your prayers have been felt and answered in so many ways. I came through surgery with no difficulty, radiation treatments with very little difficulty, and today I’ve embarked on my five-year treatment plan. THANK YOU! When I received the diagnosis I put it all into God’s hands, and I have felt His peace from the very beginning.
Thank you, too, for your prayers and concerns for our son, Joel. He is so much better to this mother’s eyes. No testing has been done yet as they are giving the medicine time to do its work. I pray that the tests will show much healing for him.
We are so blessed to be a part of this church. God is good and so is the family of First Presbyterian Church."
- Margo Green
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Calendar of Events
November 25
6:30 Youth Basketball Game @ Pelham First Baptist
November 26
1:00 Prayer Shawl Ministry
6:30 Basketball Practice
November 27
Church Office Closed
November 28
Church Office Closed
Happy Thanksgiving
November 29
November 30
December 1
8:55 Worship
10:00 Sunday School
11:00 Worship
3:00 Basketball Practice
5:00 Blood Drive
5:30 Advent Wreath Making Event & Supper
December 2
6:30 Youth Basketball Team Game @ FPCG
8:30 Women's Basketball Team Game @ FPCG
December 3
1:00 Prayer Shawl Ministry
3:00 Book Club
6:00 Basketball Practice
December 4
10:00 Advent Bible Study
6:00 Advent Bible Study
6:00 Basketball Practice
6:15 Chancel Choir
7:15 Handbells
8:15 Praise Team
December 5
6:00 Basketball Practice
December 6
December 7
9:00 K4/K5 Basketball Game @ Memorial Methodist
10:00 3rd-5th Grade Boys Basketball Game @ FPCG
12:00 3rd-5th Grade Boys Basketball Game @FPCGs
1:00 6th-8th Grade Girls Basketball Game @ FPCG
3:00 6th-8th Grade Boys Basketball Game@FPCG
7:00 Gap Creek Singers Concert in the Fellowship Hall
December 8
8:55 Worship
10:00 Sunday School
11:00 Worship
12:00 F3
3:00 Basketball Practice
4:00 Session Meeting
6:30 Joygift Worship & Reception
December 9
6:30 Youth Basketball Game @ FPCG
7:30 Women's Basketball Game @ FPCG
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