We will honor Olin with a Welcome Back Brunch on Sunday, August 1, during the Sunday School hour in the fellowship hall. Join us as we joyfully welcome back Olin from his (and our) time of renewal!

PYF (Presbyterian Youth Fellowship) will kickoff Wednesday, August 18th at 5:30 p.m. PYF is the FPC youth ministry’s primary weekly gathering for all students in grades 7-12. If you have any questions concerning PYF or other areas of our youth ministry please contact Cameron Beaty at cbeaty@fpcstarkville.org.

Our next diapers and wipes shower honoring Marcia and Charles Watson is scheduled for Sunday, August 15.  Their baby is due in September.  We pray for the Lord’s hand to be upon this family.

We joyfully welcome Henry Albus Strawderman, who was born on July 27, 2010.  His parents are Branson and Lesley Strawderman.  If you would like to provide a family meal, please contact Theresa Doggett at rad3tad@aol.com or 769-0537.

The dates for the Thursday Women’s Bible Study this year are September 2 through November 11 (1:00 to 3:00 in the fellowship hall). We will be using Beth Moore’s A Woman’s Heart:  God’s Dwelling Place, an eleven-week study of the tabernacle. This was the first video study done by our women’s group, in the 1990s. The current study is an updated version of the original, with new videos and a new workbook. Even if you did the original study, you will be blessed by this new version. Workbooks will be ordered in mid-August and cost $15, payable when the class begins. Let us know you will be joining us by filling out the sheet below and dropping it in the offering plate or by contacting Peggy Johnson (323-8765 or pjohnson@ms.metrocast.net).

The Awana program (3yrs. old-6th grade) is in need of volunteers to assist with the following clubs: 2 volunteers for Cubbies (3-4 yr. olds) 1 volunteer for Sparks (K-2nd grades) 1 volunteer for T&T’s (3rd-6th) and 1 volunteer for Games (all ages). If you would like to help out please contact Ellen Goodman at egoo1227@aol.com.   Awana begins August 15!

The Oktibbeha County Chapter of the American Red Cross is going to assemble health kits in preparation for the hurricane season.  They are in need of tooth paste, soap, shampoo, and hand lotion.  They can use the small items that are provided for your use in hotel rooms.  If you have any of the items or if you want to purchase any of these, please bring them to the church library

There are still spaces available for those interested in going to Honduras this summer.  Trip dates are June 9-19, June 23-July 3 and July 6-16.  If you are interested in any of these trips or if you need more information, contact “Jim” McBride or Anne Buffington.