Noisy Offering

This Sunday, August 24, will be our Noisy Offering to benefit the backpack program at Coltrane-Webb Elementary. Bring your change (dollars and checks accepted too!)

Youth Group

Reminder, Youth Group starts on September 7^th.

Check out the upcoming calendar and sign-up to participate!

 9/7, see sign-up for times, Davis Hall – Cooking and serving Night Shelter

- 2025-2026 Youth: 9/7 Youth- Night Shelter cooking & serving

9/14 – 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Moore family – Youth Kick Off Party! 2025-2026 Youth: 9/14 Youth Kick-Off

9/21, Davis Hall – Baking for Market for Mission -

2025-2026 Youth: 9/21 Youth Group Baking for Market for Mission

9/23, Waterfall & Krispy Kreme road trip! - 2025-2026 Youth: 9/23 Youth Waterfall / Krispy Kreme Day trip

Rise Against Hunger

Don’t forget to sign up and mark your calendars for Rise Against Hunger,this Sunday, August 24th! 

Join us for a fun afternoon at 3:00 PM in Davis Hall, where we will package nutrient-rich meals to be sent to vulnerable communities worldwide in an effort to help fight hunger. This is not only a really fun opportunity for all ages, but is an amazing outreach event where we can help nourish the lives of others! We’d love to see lots of new faces as well as some "old hands” and encourage the whole family to come! 

Order Your FPC "More Than Sunday" Shirt Today!

It is time to order your FPC shirt! Please click here to place your order.

If you have any questions, please contact Margaret Poitevint at marg26@gmail.com and she’ll get back to you as soon as possible. Prices are indicated on the sign-up and please be reminded that the V-neck is cut for ladies so you may need to order one size larger than your size in the Unisex shirts.

Your order and payment will be due no later than noon on Rally Day, September 7th! Margaret will be there to collect money that day, but you can also send a check to the church office: PO Box 789, Concord, NC 28026. Please send either cash or a check made payable to FPC.

If you are paying on the church website select "miscellaneous giving" in the drop down fund. Please be aware that if there is extra money once the order is placed, it will be donated to Market for Missions. Thanks!

College Addresses

 We are lifting our college students in prayer as a new semester of classes begins. Please send college addresses to René Prager: r.prager@firstpresconcord.org. If you have the start date of final exams, please include that too! Thank you!

August Lunch Bunch

Join us for August Lunch Bunch next Tuesday, August 26th at 11:45 AM in Davis Hall. We will end the summer with a Covered Dish Lunch. Bring your favorite dish or buy something to bring.

We are thrilled to announce that our guest speaker will be Ms. Julianne Chavez, the City of Concord’s Sustainability Coordinator. She will share insightful information about the city’s environmental education program, which is sure to be both informative and inspiring.

Please RSVP by calling the church reservation line, 704-788-2100, option 7 by Sunday, August 24, so we can set a place for you. No cost. Feel free to invite friends and family - the more, the merrier!

Join Us For Rally Day!

Rally Day

Sunday, September 7, at 9:45 AM



Email to reserve a table for your church organization ~ kathryn.monroe71@gmail.com or kirbypsheridan@gmail.com

Friends,

Actionnel Fleurisma, Pastor and Founder of Friends Empowering Haiti, will join us for Rally Day on Sunday, September 7th. He'll be available during Sunday School in Davis Hall, at the Market for Mission Table, and in the Courtyard after the service. Actionnel will also share a brief Minute for Mission during worship. Please give him a warm welcome and try to connect with him to learn about current conditions in Haiti and updates on the children and school in Bayonnais.



Thank you,

Betsy Liles

Just a Friendly Reminder -  Friends Empowering Haiti needs your help!

Thanks to a generous donor, our sister nonprofit, Friends Empowering Haiti has an amazing opportunity for you to make a real difference for Bayonnais! Every individual unrestricted donation to Friends Empowering Haiti through December 31st is being matched dollar-for-dollar up to $83,333!! This means your $100 becomes $200, your $500 becomes $1,000 - instantly doubling your impact in the Bayonnais community.

Your matched gift today can:

• Provide over 2,200 students, teachers and staff with essential needs
• Train a family in sustainable farming
• Support a community health worker

Ready to double your impact? Visit Friends Empowering Haiti's website OR send your check to 

Friends Empowering Haiti, P.O. Box 34563, Charlotte, NC 28234. 

****Please note that checks coming directly from First Presbyterian Church do NOT qualify for the matching gift. Therefore please donate on the website or mail your check made out to Friends Empowering Haiti to the address noted above.****

Foundation grants and Donor Advised Fund gifts also qualify!

Please contact Betsy Liles with any questions –

Dinnerbell6@gmail6@gmail.com   



Save-the-Date

Blessing of the Animals

Sunday, October 5, 2025

Fellowship House Front Lawn

3:00 PM

August Session Highlights

At their August meeting, the Session approved two baptisms. Additionally, the Session approved Kevin Garrison, John Morrison, and William Niblock to the Maintenance committee for three-year terms.

All of the Session committees are preparing for Rally Day on September 7.

Upcoming projects for the Buildings and Grounds committee are the window frames in the Will Young and Education buildings, as well as the trim and soffit on the Education building.

Andrew Castrodale will represent our church at the August Presbytery meeting at Harrisburg Presbyterian.

Thank you so much!

A huge thank you to everyone who donated backpacks and supplies for WM Irvin Elementary! Because of your generosity, we were able to deliver 55 backpacks along with two big crates of extra supplies collected by the Girl Scouts. 



We also placed a “care box” in the teachers’ workroom. It is fully stocked with snacks, coffee, tea, and personal items to give teachers a little encouragement throughout their busy days. The staff at Irvin were so touched and kept saying how much they feel cared for by our church family.

Our Reading Buddies program will be starting up again soon—if you’d like to join in and spend time reading with students at Irvin, please reach out to Julianna Willis at Julianna.Willis@gmail.com.

CCM Monthly Food Needs

Our annual Celebrate HOPE Dinner & Celebration is coming up on October 6^th from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM at Crossroads Church in Concord, NC. You are cordially invited to register at this link: Celebrate Hope registration – Cooperative Christian Ministry. We look forward to seeing you!

Our current biggest needs are:

·    Canned Chicken

·    Canned peas, and Mixed Vegetables

·    Baked Beans, Black Beans, Pinto Beans

·    Pasta Sauce

·    Mixed Fruit and Pineapple

·    Cereal

·    Toilet Paper and Paper Towels

·    Diapers

We remain appreciative of items which are “low-sodium,” “no-added-sugar,” and “whole grain.” Visit https://cooperativeministry.com/wp-content/uploads/CCM-Healthy-Pantry-Donations.pdf for details on nutritional donations.

In addition to our main pantry at 246 Country Club Dr. @ 9:30 AM-1:00 PM Mondays-Fridays, CCM’s satellite pantries also accept grocery donations. They include:

1. Bethel Baptist Helping Hands, Kannapolis @ 9:00 AM-1:00 PM Mondays and Thursdays

2. Westford Methodist, Concord @ 8:30 AM-11:30 AM Saturdays

3. West Point Baptist, Kannapolis @ 8:30 AM-11:30 AM Saturdays

4. Bethel Methodist Church, Midland @ appointment by phone (704-888-2653)

5. North Kannapolis Baptist, Kannapolis @ appointment by phone (704-933-2125)