The Easter Prayer Vigil is a significant event in the life of First Presbyterian when each participant devotes at least one hour to focused prayer for the concerns, needs and thanksgivings of our community and the world at large. The goal of the vigil is to have at least one person offering up prayers in the Chapel beginning immediately after the Good Friday service on April 18 and continually until sunrise Easter morning. 

Please consider committing one hour of your time to participate in this prayer vigil. A variety of materials will be available to help guide your prayer hour. Signup sheets are available in the Chapel and Narthex before and after each worship service. An on-line signup option is also available at this link. Groups and families are encouraged to signup together as well. Security is provided during the nighttime hours.

If you are unable to be present in the Chapel, you are encouraged to join the prayer vigil throughout the weekend anywhere - anytime. Additionally, we ask that you submit prayer request cards to communicate your concerns or celebrations which will be shared with God by the participants throughout the prayer vigil. Prayer request cards can be placed in the Sunday offering plate or in appropriately marked boxes around the church campus. 

For more information or help with signing up, contact Shane Klugh at 334-707-0626 or bsklugh@gmail.com. 

Saturday, April 12 all ages are welcome to come volunteer at the Community Market! Stay for all or part of the 9am-12pm shift and help stock, clean, assist clients, etc. It's always a fun time! 

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Session Notes

During its meeting on February 16, the Session…

• learned that the church’s income for January was $106,092; expenses, $61,313; and net income, $44,780;

• learned their small group assignments for a study related to transformational church leadership and wonder in God’s creation and love;

• approved the 2025 budget of $848,698, with a deficit of $12,518, after reviewing areas in which an anticipated budget had been reduced;

• approved the use of a recent financial gift to cover the 2025 debt service;

• adopted a Church Directory Privacy Policy, which will permit church members to use our proposed online directory without compromising the privacy of members by creating a secure account that requires a two-factor authentification to access it;

• approved a congregational meeting to be held after the 11:00 a.m. service on Sunday, March 2, to change the terms of call of the co-pastors; and

• learned that Brian Bourne will work ten hours each week on routine church maintenance and will be contracted for additional work not considered routine maintenance.

Church members may read the complete, approved minutes for this meeting in the church office. 

Sanctuary Flower Sign-up

It's time to sign-up for sponsoring flowers for our Sanctuary in 2025! The sign-up sheet is located outside of the receptionist’s office in the main church office building.

If you are unable to sign up in person, you may also contact Sarah Wolak at 334-728-7853 to sign up for a date. You are welcome to split the cost with another family-- just be sure to write both names on the line. The cost of the flowers is $50 per arrangement, not including tax and delivery fee. As before, you are welcome to bring the arrangements home after the service, or to leave them to be delivered to other members of the congregation.

Lay Readers Needed for Late Spring/Summer 2025

Sign up now to serve as a lay reader for the late spring and summer season. Readers are asked to help lead the 11am service only and will be provided with all prayers and readings from a pastor in the week leading up to your chosen date. 

All ages are welcome to participate!

Questions? Contact Nick or Kathy Reed (nreed@fpcauburn.org or kreed@fpcauburn.org)

Usher Volunteers Needed!

Thank you for those who have signed up for usher duty! Currently there are still many spots available. Are you available to sign up? The Usher Coordinator, Quincy Hochard, will make sure you understand the role and answer any questions you may have. The worship committee appreciates your help! 

Sign up here: SignUpGenius  

This Week at FPC

April 13-19, 2025

Sunday

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

9:30 AM - Coffee and Fellowship (Baird)

9:45 AM - Sunday School for all ages

11:00 AM - Worship Service (Sanctuary)

Bulletin for April 13 worship

Sunday Parking Map

4:00 PM - Children's Choir

5:00 PM - Jr/Sr High Youth Dinner and Fellowship

7:00 PM - UKirk Dinner and Bible Study

Thursday

5:15 PM - Congregational Dinner (Baird)

6:15 PM - Maundy Thursday Service (Sanctuary)

Friday

7:00 PM - Tenebrae Service (Chapel)

8:00 PM - Easter Vigil Begins (Chapel)

Children and Youth News

Food Bank Volunteering April 12

Join us Saturday, April 12 for the Saturday of Service at the Food Bank. Everyone will meet at the Food Bank at 9am. We will be finished at 11:30. Bring a friend!

Children Pre-K through 5th grade

• Children's Fellowship and Choir: Children K-5 will meet in Baird Hall for 15-20 minutes of fellowship and recreation and then head down to Conway Hall for choir practice. Then they will come back to Baird Hall and have dinner with the Jr. and Sr. High Youth.

Children’s Fellowship and Choir will meet each Sunday 3/30, 4/6, 4/13, and 4/27 from 4-5 and then dinner from 5-530. They will meet 5/4 during the Sunday school hour to practice for Children’s Sunday.

They will sing and lead the 11am worship service on May 4.

• Parents of children Kindergarten - 5th Graders! Click below to sign your child up to be an acolyte.https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D44ADA82FAAF85-acolytes#/
• Worship bags are available for all children during worship.
• Godly Play: After the Word to Grow By (at 11 a.m. worship), children ages 4 to 2nd grade will go to the Godly Play room to worship together for the remainder of the worship service. 

Jr. and Sr. High Youth

• This Saturday is our day to volunteer at the Food Bank. We will meet at the Food Bank at 9am. We will be finished by 11:30. Please note, the bus will not be taking anyone from the church this time. Everyone should meet at the Food Bank at 9am. 
• Jr. and Sr. High Youth Group will meet this Sunday for dinner in Baird Hall at 5pm and youth group from 5:30-6:30 in the youth lounge.
• Holy Week Get-Together: We will gather in Baird Hall on Wednesday, April 16 from 7-8pm to stuff Easter eggs for the children's Easter egg hunt. We will also help Bill Sherling get the chapel ready for the prayer vigil.
• Jr./Sr. High parents, please click this link to sign up for a Sunday to provide youth dinner.

Mark your calendars: Youth Sunday is April 27 and Children's Sunday is May 4!

Birthdays 

Apr. 13 - Laura Shevlin

Apr. 14 - Mary Burkhart

Anniversaries

Apr. 17 - Anne Leader and Richard Guether

Prayer Concerns & Celebrations

• Prayers of comfort for Todd White and all the White family as they grieve the death of Todd’s mother Joan White.

• Prayers of comfort for Dan Henry and Donna Yeager as they grieve the death of Dan’s mother.

•        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, wholeness, and comfort for many in our congregation.

• Prayers of healing for Peggy Johnson’s son Richard Johnson as he recovers from successful surgery.

•        Prayers of healing for Jim Bannon has he recovers at home after successful surgery.

•        Prayers of healing and comfort for Gail Dillard as she recovers at home after an extended stay at EAMC.

• Prayers of healing for Sunny Womack as she navigates health issues. Prayers for Damion and Damion Jr. as they care for her. 

•        Prayers of healing for Clare Kranz’s mother as she recovers at home after an extended stay at EAMC. Prayers for Clare and all the Kranz family as they care for her.

• Prayers of healing for Dan Henry as he recovers from successful foot surgery. Prayers for Donna Yeager as she cares for him.

• Prayers of healing for Kay Recknor as recovers at home after successful surgery.

• Prayers of healing for Donna Yeager as she recovers from successful back surgery. 

• Prayers of wholeness, comfort, and rest for Nancy Gamble as she receives hospice care to keep her comfortable in the weeks/months ahead. She requests NO visitors or phone calls but welcomes prayers and cards.

• Prayers of healing for Joyce Bravaldo as she navigates health issues at home. 

• 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 a far.

• 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 Amanda Covington Anderson as she continues to heal. Prayers for Frank and Carole and all of Amanda’s family as they care for her. 

• Prayers 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 of healing for Caleb (grandson of Kim Ford, a friend of Anne Leader). Caleb is six months old and has been diagnosed with “Failure to Thrive.” Prayers for Caleb, his parents, and grandmother Kim Ford as they navigate these next difficult weeks. 

• 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 Don Ball’s son, Kelly, who is undergoing chemotherapy treatment for recurrence of cancer.

• Prayers of healing for Daniel and Amanda Johnson’s nephew James Ivey as he receives critical care. Prayers for the doctors and caregivers who are caring for him, especially his parents and family..

• Prayers for former Ukirk student Shannon Smith as she recovers at home after having a stroke.

• Prayers for Amy Kilner (daughter-in-law of Dorothy Moran) as she recovers from a kidney transplant.

• 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. Chris will continue a plan of treatment for the upcoming months. 

• Prayers for Brooke Myers as she cares for her father, Charlie Myers. Charlie is recovering from a fall and has moved to Morningside.