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How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, "Your God reigns!"
Isaiah 52:7
A congregational meeting has been called for Sunday, September 7, at the 11:00 a.m. worship service. The purpose of this meeting is to elect 6 elders to the class of 2011 and 5 deacons to the class of 2011.
Candidates for Elder are: Rex Buffington, Robert Cooper, Keith Hodge, Harold Knight, Susan Kuykendall, Anne McWhorter, Richard Mullenax and Loren Zimmerman
Candidates for Deacon are: Richard Blackborn, Laura Bryanh, Pat Colwick, Cecilia Cook, Tony Doggett, Andrew Fountain and Brad McKenzie
Our Presbytery will hold a series of “open meetings” at locations around the presbytery for the following purposes: “1) to inform the presbytery about actions of the 218thGeneral Assembly and their potential ramifications as well as current responses at various governing body levels and by organizations around the denomination,2) to receive input in preparation for developing its recommendations regarding the proposed changes to the Book of Order, and 3) to receive ideas and suggestions for additional responses to the 218th General Assemblyas we develop a plan for the presbytery’s future.”
These meetings have now been set for the following dates and locations:
Sunday, September 14th, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Starkville
Sunday, September 21st, First Presbyterian Church, Greenwood
All meetings will begin at 3:00 p.m., and last no longer than 2 hours. They are open to all who wish to attend.
New Truth Project classes begin Sunday, September 14, at 4:00 p.m. Monday classes will be 9:45 a.m. and 6:30p.m. Focus on the Family’s The Truth Project is a DVD-based small group curriculum on Christian worldview. Each of the 12 lessons describes in detail God’s design for all of life. This innovative curriculum will bring about exponential change within the body of Christ by transforming the hearts and minds of believers worldwide. The class will meet in the classroom behind the chapel on the sanctuary floor of the church’s main building. Sign-up sheets are in the narthex.
The Fall Ladies’ Bible Study will begin in early October, meeting for 2 hours each Thursday afternoon. This year’s study is a 7-session series based on Beth Moore’s Stepping Up: A Journey through the Psalms of Ascent. Join us as we do an in-depth exploration of Psalms120-134. Cost of the workbook is $13, payable when the class begins. For morei nformation, contact Peggy Johnson: 323-8765 or pjohnson@ms.metrocast.net.
The Gospel of John performance is planned for Wednesday, September 10, at 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. Brad Sherrill (actor) will be with us again to present The Gospel of John. Between 2001 and 2007, Sherrill’s one-person live performance of the fourth New Testament gospel (which Sherrill memorized and performs in its 20,000 word entirety), appeared over 450 times in cathedrals, churches, and professional theaters across the United States,Canada and Europe (including a six-week run off-Broadway at New York City’s historic Lamb’s Theatre in 2003.
There are still some slots to be filled by volunteers who will take up the forms, etc. during the photo sessions. We need help on Friday, August 22, from 6:00-8:30; Saturday, August 23, 10:00-12:30 and 2:30-5:00. We also need help on Monday, September 8, from 7:00-9:30; Tuesday, September 9, 4:00-6:00 and 6:00-8:00; and Wednesday September 10, 2:00-4:00 and 4:00-6:00. If anyone can help, please call Becky Thomasson at 662-312-7529.
Also, if you need to make an appointment or change an existing appointment, please call Olan Mills at 800-866-2263. When you call them, they will probably ask you for the church phone number (662-323-1994) in order to locate FPC’s appointment list on their system.
If our new pictorial directory is to be a success, we need volunteers to assist during photo sessions and, of course, we need our members to sign up to have their photos taken. As of now, we have approximately 170 family units signed up. Our goal is a minimum of 200. With your help, we believe we can achieve this goal!
Thanks.
The Pictorial Directory Committee
Church directory photography begins Thursday, August 21. Please arrive in the fellowship hall about 10 minutes before your appointment. If you have not submitted your family’s membership update form (the blue sheet included with the August newsletter), please turn it in when you come to have your picture made. Copies of the form will be available at the registration table, but we encourage you to bring it with you already completed, if possible.
It’s not too late to book an appointment for your church directory picture. Starting Monday, August 18, Olan Mills will begin making reminder phone calls for appointments and will attempt to contact those who have not made appointments. You can either wait to be contacted or you can call them directly at 800-866-2263. (If you call them, they will probably ask you for the church phone number (662-323-1994) in order to locate FPC’s appointment list on their system.) Though most of the August appointments are already filled, there are still plenty of time slots available for the dates of September 8, 9, and 10. We need your help. If 200 families are photographed, Olan Mills will provide, at no charge to the church, one extra copy of the directory for every two families photographed. Please help us reach this goal. But more important, the directory won’t be complete if you aren’t in it!
Also, if you have already booked your appointment and have forgotten the time, please feel free to call Sandra at the church office. She has a list of those who have already booked. She cannot, however, make or change an appointment for you.
Thanks,
Peggy Johnson, Chair
Pictorial Directory Committee
AWANA Reminder: Today is the first meeting day for AWANA 4:00-6:00. Parents, please come with your child to AWANA at 4:00 for a parent meeting in the chapel 4:00-5:00. Cubbies will need to be walked to their clubroom in the educational building while the Sparks and T&Ts will come to the fellowship hall for opening ceremony. Children may start arriving at 3:45 for check-in.
Olin’s Summer Sermon Series concludes next Sunday, August 24. The title is “Love.”
We want to invite our college students and the wider congregation to worship with us tonight at our 6:00 p.m. Intermission service. A free home-cooked meal will follow the service. Come see what we’ve got going on! For a list of college Bible studies and activities, contact Joey (jsherrard@fpcstarkville.org) or check us out at college.fpcstarkville.org.
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