Lord,
the eyes of all look to You in hope;
and You give them what they need.
You open Your hand
and satisfy the hunger and thirst of every living thing.
We, too, turn to You again, longing to be filled—
to eat of the Bread of Life,
to drink from Your life-giving streams,
to taste Your goodness and live.
May the time we spend together in Your presence
nourish our hearts and minds;
may it strengthen our relationship with You,
and renew our commitment to live in this world as Your faithful disciples.
For You alone are God,
the Source and Sustainer of life.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
~ The Rev. Christine Longhurst
For the next few weeks, we will spend time in John 6 hearing Jesus talk about what it means for him to be the Bread of Life. In this week’s text, Jesus tells his listeners not to grumble. There are so many things that make me grumble—lack of sleep, hunger, meanness, when my favorite team loses, just to name a few. And when I grumble, I am quick to forget the goodness that I enjoy in Jesus Christ and in his body, the church.
What makes you grumble? What is it that you hunger for? What are our neighbors hungering for?
May the Bread of Life help us answer these questions and continue to nourish us for life in his name as we reflect on his words together in the days ahead.
Grace and peace,
Ellen
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We invite our college students to join us in worship this Sunday, August 8th, as we offer a special prayer for you as you begin a new semester.
Please join us in person or via live stream Sunday, August 8th at 10:00 a.m.
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HAVING TROUBLE FINDING WORSHIP ON YOUTUBE? |
Here is a simple guide to help you find our virtual services on YouTube:
2. search First Presbyterian Church, Concord NC
3. click on the church logo
4. you will arrive at the home page of our channel
Once on the home page you are under the HOME tab. You have the option to click on any service you would like to view. If you go to the tab labeled VIDEOS you will see the library of uploaded and live streamed videos that have been produced.
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As part of our ongoing commitment to anti-racism work, our next Racial Equity Reads book will be "I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness” by Austin Channing Brown. Whether you have engaged in this work for a long time or are just curious about this journey, we welcome everyone to join us for open and gracious conversation. We will begin our six week video and discussion series on Thursday, August 19th at 4 p.m. in Davis Hall. As always, we encourage you to purchase your book through black-owned booksellers, if possible. For more information or to sign up to join the discussion, please contact Lynne Keel at lynne.keel@firstpresconcord.org, that she may send you the reading schedule as well as notify you of any changes to meeting times/places. |
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Congratulations to Ruthie Hillman on her design for the 2021-2022 Youth t-shirt!
We are gauging interest on a church-wide shirt and are currently seeking those who are interested in financially contributing to this effort and/or artists among us who may be interested in design work.
Please contact Hunter Morrison ( huntermorrison@gmail.com) with questions, designs, etc. We would need designs in by August 11. |
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FPCC will be collecting for the WSOC 9 School Tools project to benefit students and teachers in Cabarrus County Schools and Kannapolis City Schools. Collection dates at FPCC are July 28 – August 16. The collection barrel may be found in the Fellowship House.
Teacher requests include: pencils, inexpensive headphones, composition books, notebook filler paper, copy paper, glue sticks, black Expo markers, index cards, tissues and Lysol/Clorox wipes. All donations are sincerely appreciated!
The Cabarrus County sponsor is the Concord-Afton Sunset Rotary Club.
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Lay Liturgists
Sign up here to be a lay liturgist to
read scripture in worship on Sundays.
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Sanctuary Flowers
To give the congregation a gift of
to sign-up for one or more Sundays
during the year.
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Sunday, August 8, 2021
Rev. Ellen Crawford True, Preaching
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Thursday, August 5
4:30 p.m. Personnel & Finance Committee (L/C Room)
Sunday, August 8
9:00 a.m. Choir Practice (Choir Room)
10:00 a.m. Worship (Sanctuary or Live-stream)
11:00 a.m. S & D Class (Fellowship House)
11:00 a.m. Journey Class (Education Bldg)
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Monday, August 9
7:00 p.m. Boy Scout District Roundtable (Davis Hall)
Tuesday, August 10
2:00 p.m. Staff Meeting
6:00 p.m. Cub Scouts (Davis Hall)
7:00 p.m. Session (L/C Room)
7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts (Davis Hall)
7:00 p.m. Al Anon (Commons)
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Birth
Congratulations to Katherine Caldwell Etchison and her husband Luke on the birth of their daughter, Frances Lee Etchison, born on July 26 in Asheville, NC. Grandparents are Alyson and Paul Caldwell.
Honorariums
In honor of the marriage of Elizabeth Anne and John Bishop, donations were made to the Backpack Program, the Music Program, and the General Endowment Fund.
In honor of the marriage of Chris and Jen Keeley, a donation was made to the Todd and Betsy Hobbie Scholarship Fund.
In honor of the college graduations of Courtney Keeley and Graham Keeley, donations were made to the Todd and Betsy Hobbie Scholarship Fund.
Memorials
Sarah Elizabeth Hobbie - Todd & Betsy Hobbie Scholarship Fund
Jean Sharp - Backpack program
Erwin Spainhour - Habitat for Humanity
Birthdays
August 5 - Bill Grist, Hannah Monroe, Carole Shaw
August 6 - George Bethune, Carole Parr, Nancy Rotan
August 9 - Mary Anne Ritchie
August 10 - Guner Atkinson, Julie Connelly, Margaret Irvin
August 11 - Sarah Moffitt, Brian Todd
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Ellen Crawford True
Senior Pastor/
Head of Staff
Associate Pastor
for Care and Mission
René Prager
Interim Youth
Programs Coordinator
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Director of Music and Organist
Choirmaster
Church Administrator
Kim Mazzola
Financial Administrative Asst.
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Heath Ritchie
Maintenance Superintendent
Director of First Kids
Wedding Director
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First Presbyterian Church
(704) 788-2100
70 Union Street North
Concord NC 28025
Mailing Address:
PO Box 789 Concord NC 28026-0789
Church Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Closed Friday
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The Commons Prayer Room Hours:
Closed
Memorial Garden:
(704) 786-8009
36 Spring Street SW
Concord NC 28025
Garden Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Closed Monday
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