It's Time to Have a Hay Day!

Mark your calendars and get your joy ready...

Holy Hay Day is coming!!!

Sunday, October 20

After worship

All sorts of delicious food

Details and event info coming soon!

A Deeper Dive into Matthew 25

A Deeper Dive into Matthew 25 group begins Sunday, October 6. They will meet from 5 to 6 p.m. in A128 (in the main building).

For information or to sign up to attend, email:

Joni Amerson - jwamerson@gmail.com

Dori Moore - mooredcm@aol.com

Family Movie Night

We invite ALL of the church family to our next movie night on Friday, October 18. Bring blankets, chairs, and a picnic dinner -- even wear your pj's if you choose -- and gather at 6:00 to get settled in for the movie to begin at 6:30. The movie is TBD, but always fun and family-friendly! Cookies and lemonade are provided. See you there!

Open Gym Wednesdays

for kids K-5th grade

6:00-6:40 pm -- organized play and fellowship in the CLC

6:40-7:00 -- pizza and devotion time!!

7:00-7:30 -- fire pit with s'mores for families on designated dates!

Family Dinner and Costume Party

Families! Let's bring on the Halloween fun a little early! Wednesday, October 30, will be a family dinner and costume party night! Come from 6:00-7:30, dressed in your best. No scary masks please; we're going for fun, not scary! :)

We will have a spaghetti, salad, and garlic bread dinner together and play some fun Halloween games to get us in the full fall spirit! Weather permitting, we will have a fire fellowship with s'mores at 7:00.

Questions? Contact Amy Cebrick, Children's Ministry Coordinator (amycebrick@wakeforestpres.org)

Brunch Church

World Communion Sunday

Generosity Kickoff

In the PC(USA), the first Sunday in October is designated as World Communion Sunday, which celebrates our oneness in Christ with all our brothers and sisters around the world. Begun in 1933 by a Presbyterian congregation in Pittsburgh, PA, the celebration promotes Christian unity and ecumenical cooperation bringing together churches around the world to receive both inspiration and information, and above all, to know how important the Church of Jesus Christ is and how each congregation is interconnected one with another. Today, World Communion Sunday is celebrated by Christians around the world, transcending denominations and languages.

At WFPC, we will celebrate World Communion Sunday with breakfast together in the Christian

Life Center followed by worship around the CLC tables. There will be opportunities to enjoy a

delicious breakfast prepared by our Fellowship and Events ministry, note on a world map the

places you have traveled and worshiped, sample delicacies from countries around the world,

serve each other communion around the tables, and engage in thoughtful conversation around

our place in the world.

Questions to be discussed around the tables will include describing a time you were a stranger

somewhere and someone helped you feel welcomed and how giving to the church can equip us

to be more welcoming inside the church, as well as taking the gospel outside our church’s walls

to the world and becoming more visible/welcoming to the world.

Breakfast will begin at 9:30 am; you'll remain at your tables for worship beginning at 10:00 am. After the worship service, the Finance Team will hold an open forum for anyone who is interested to take a deeper dive into the church’s finances.

October 6 will also serve as the kick off for the fall Generosity campaign, so look for weekly updates after that from the Generosity team, including a series of videos of congregation members sharing why they love WFPC. The campaign will culminate with Commitment Sunday on November 10.

If you are interested in sharing a delicacy from another country or helping with the preparation

of our breakfast, contact Bonnie Habicht or Eunice Shankland.

Congregational Meeting

There will be a brief congregational meeting in the sanctuary immediately following worship Sunday, October 13. The purpose of the meeting is to elect elders and deacons who will begin serving in January 2025.

Recent Attendance

September 1 -- 123

September 8 -- 200

September 15 -- 167

September 22 -- 166

Giving Garden

Join us for the 6th Annual Sweet Potato Harvest and Planting! We will remove sweet potato vines, harvest, and plant our second round of fall vegetables. On Saturday, October 12 (rain date: October 19) we will begin harvesting at 9 a.m. and continue until planting is done!

Regular Garden Workdays:

through October 8: Tuesdays & Saturdays, 8-11 am

after October 8: Tuesdays & Saturdays, 9 am-12 pm

Please register on SignUpGenius:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F4EABA62FAB9-2022.  

For More Information, contact Pam Schulze at (919)-522-3146 or wfpcgivinggarden@gmail.com. Website: wfpcgivinggarden.org

Turnberry

The team will visit the Turnberry Senior Apartment complex on October 19 at 11:30 for lunch and Bingo. Please contact Lorretta Highfield at loretta.highfield@gmail.com to volunteer or for more information.

Session September Meeting Highlights

• Session approved moving forward on a redesign of the WFPC website by congregation member Courtney Cissel.
• Session approved a plastic film recycling drive sponsored by Earth Care.