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Presbyterian Women invite FPC members to participate in a Sunday-Soup-Swap on January 25 at 5:30 in Conway Hall. Please bring your favorite homemade soup in four plastic containers, approximately 5.2 cup size. Label containers with your name, soup name and ingredients so folks can avoid potential allergens. Bring 4-take 4. What a delicious way to share and discover new ways to keep warm this winter!

Sowers & Knitters

Being that it has been such a long time since we have met, wanted to remind everyone that we will meet next Monday, January 5, at 10:00 a.m. We will meet in our regular room on the third floor of the church. Certainly hope that everyone will be able to come - it will be wonderful to get back together once again. Happy New Year to all!

This Week at FPC

January 4-10, 2026

Sunday

9:00 AM - Worship Service with Weekly Communion (Chapel)

9:45 AM - Sunday School for All Ages

11:00 AM - Worship Service (Sanctuary)

Bulletin for January 4 worship

Monday

10:00 AM - Sowers & Knitters

Wednesday

8:00 AM - Men's Bible Study

7:00 PM - Jr/Sr High Youth First Wednesday Fellowship

Saturday

9:00 AM - Community Market

Children and Youth News

Children Pre-K through 5th grade

• 3rd through 5th Grade Parents! Being an acolyte is a great way for your child to be a part of worship leadership! Click this link and sign up today!!!
• Sunday School: Youth and Children will meet together for intergenerational Sunday school this Sunday at 10:00 am. The regular Spring Sunday school schedule will begin January 11
• Godly Play is taking a winter break; please join us again on January 11, 2026!
• Worship bags are available for all children during worship.

Senior and Junior High Youth

• First Wednesday Fellowship January 7: Jr. and Sr. High Youth will gather for fellowship Wednesday, Jan 7 from 7-8pm. Meet in the church parking lot and we will walk downtown for ice cream. Bring a friend! 
• Jr/Sr High Youth: We're taking a break - see you January 11, 2026!
• Jr/Sr High Parents! Fellowship around a meal together is an extremely important part of our youth ministry! To help make that happen, please click this link and signup to provide a meal for our youth on a Sunday evening.
• Sunday School: Youth and Children will meet together for intergenerational Sunday school this Sunday at 10:00 am. The regular Spring Sunday school schedule will begin January 11

Birthdays 

Jan. 5 - Jennifer Stewart

Jan. 6 - Jim Hecathorn, Amanda Smith

Jan. 7 - Quinn Delano

Jan. 8 - Jim Parker

Jan. 10 - Adele Whatley

Anniversaries

Jan. 4 - Jim & Patty Disque

Prayer Concerns & Celebrations

• Please continue to pray for many members of our church who are recovering from successful surgery, dealing with significant health issues, surrounded by grief and difficult circumstances but at this time do not wish to be mentioned by name.
• Prayers of healing and rest for Bobbie Thurlow as she recovers at EAMC after successful hip surgery this week. Prayers for all of those caring for her, especially her family.
• Prayers of healing for Ed Moran as he receives care at the hospital in Florida. Prayers of Dorothy as she cares for him while she stays at her daughter’s house.
• Prayers of comfort for Kim Holman and her family as they grieve the death of her grandmother.
• Continued prayers of comfort for Frank and Carole Covington as they grieve the death of their daughter Amanda. There will be a memorial service for Amanda on Saturday, January 3 at 1pm at First Presbyterian Church of Burlington, NC.
• Prayers of healing for Chuck Thurlow as he recovers from successful back surgery. Prayers for Suzanne and all his family as they care for him. 
• Prayers of healing and comfort for Joy Elam as she navigates health issues and receives care at her daughter Susan’s house.  
• Continued prayers of healing and comfort for Carole Covington as she navigates health issues. Prayers for Rev. Dr. Frank Covington as he cares for her. 
• Prayers of healing for Stephanie Delano’s father as he recovers from a serious car accident. Prayers for Stephanie and all her family as they care for him.
• Prayers of healing for Hunter Anderson (brother to Andy and brother-in-law to Marty) who suffered injuries in a very serious accident earlier this summer. He has been recovering at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta and the family would appreciate prayers for his continued improvement. We also pray for Andy and Marty as his primary caregivers.
• Prayers of healing for Margaret Craig-Schmidt’s brother Bill as he receives treatment and recovers from successful surgery for bile duct cancer at M.D. Anderson. Prayers for Margaret and Steve as they care for Bill from afar. 
• Prayers of healing for Leslie Chamber’s grandmother, Imogene Hill, has she recovers from hip replacement surgery. Prayers for Leslie and all her family as they care for Imogene.
• Prayers of healing for Addy Steele’s mother, Emily McDaniel, as she recovers from significant surgery. Prayers for Addy and her family as they care for her mother.  
• Prayers of healing for Catherine Wolfe Riley’s father Ned. Prayers for Catherine as she cares for her father.
• Continued prayers of healing, rest, and comfort for Donna Yeager’s mother Patsy Yeager as she navigates health issues at home. Prayers for Donna and her siblings as they care for her mother in Texas.
• Prayers healing and comfort for Sarah Wolak’s brother Chris French. Chris has been diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome and is receiving treatment for his symptoms. Continued prayers of healing and comfort for Sarah’s mother Susan French as she also navigates health issues.  
• Prayers of healing for Karen and Bob Cochran’s friend Randy Tucker as he undergoes a stem cell study for his cancer treatment.
• Prayers of healing for Anne Leader’s friend Janice Philpot as she continues chemotherapy after a recent cancer diagnosis. 
• Prayers of healing for Don Ball’s son Kelly Ball, who is undergoing immunotherapy treatment for recurrence of cancer.
• Prayers for former Ukirk student Shannon Smith as she recovers at home after having a stroke.
• Continued prayers of healing for Chris Greer. We especially pray for good healing and rest as Chris recovers from successful treatments. We continue to rejoice with Chris because the latest scans show no sign of cancer. We are so grateful the chemotherapy treatments have been successful.
• Prayers for Brooke Myers as she cares for her father Charlie Myers. Charlie is recovering from a fall and has moved to Morningside.