| From Pastor Jim | |
Dear Friends,
FIPC had 18 of our 6th, 7th & 8th graders attend the Daytona Trip. They had an exciting, crazy, and awesomely spiritual time at the beach.
They enjoyed playing games, listening to awesome Christian music from Canopy Red, and growing closer to God. Thank you to our group leaders - Colleen Brennan, Jacque Hobson and Scott Tremaine for investing in our kids and helping them grow in their faith.
Saturday we teamed up with Clay County Cruisers for our best car show ever! Over 120 cars were entered in the show. The proceeds from the car show benefited our youth mission work and the Wounded Warrior Project. Thanks to the Empty Nester's small group, Diana Capito, Ann Roos, Richard Calloway, the youth that came out and all the other volunteers who made this a wonderful event!
Please keep Sara Dryden in your prayers as she recovers from knee replacement surgery. Sara is home and doing well.
God is GOOD! ALL the time!
Your pastor and friend...
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| Thank You From Sara | |
 To my church family,
Thank you so very much for all your prayers, food, cards, phone calls, visits and flowers. You all are such a blessing to me. I am progressing very well and hope to be back to normal soon. Please continue to pray for strength to endure the PT.
Thank you and blessings to you all.
Sara Dryden
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| News & Upcoming Events | |
CHURCH WIDE EVENTS
LADIES BUNKO NIGHT 
May 10
6:30 PM
Gathering Area
$5 a person
Mission for this fantastic night is to raise money for Hospitality Ministries. Every Sunday the Hospitality Team gives of their time and skills with a wonderful buffet of food, goodies, coffee, and drinks. Join us for a fun ladies night out to help raise money for this amazing ministry.
PSALM CHALLENGE
Can you take the 2 month challenge to fix a Hard Heart?
Psalm 139:23-24 (NLT) Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.
Psalm 51:10 (TLB) Create in me a new, clean heart, O God, filled with clean thoughts and right desires.
DENIM & DIAMONDS
Friday May 18
Thrasher Horne Conference Center
 To benefit: First Coast Women's Services Event Tickets $35
Silent Auction 6pm
 2012
Summer of
Local Missions!
June 18-22
More information TBA! Please mark your calendars. This will be a day camp that meets every day and is for Junior and Senior High Youth Groups.
CHILDREN'S MINISTRIES
The Rock (5th & 6th Graders)
Meets this Wednesday from 5:30 pm - 7 pm in the ROCK Room.
YOUTH MINISTRIES
The Net (Jr. High & Sr. High Youth)
Meets this Wednesday from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm in the Youth Room.
Confirmation Class of 2012
- Retreat--May 18 - 19
- Be at FIPC on Friday, May 18, at 4:30PM!
CHURCH STAFF
If you would like to contact a church staff member please go to our
website >>>
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Check out our facebook page! It's a great way to add photos of events and stay in contact with your church.
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 Prayers of Praise and Thanksgiving: Knowing God by Praying the Names of God ... to Know His name is to know His character and who He is.
Pray: Spirit of Adoption
" And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of salvation. Having believed, you were marked in Him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession -to the praise of his glory." Ephesians 1:13-14
Prayer Requests:
- For Spiritual Revival.
- The grace to live out our faith.
- For FIPC Pastor and family, Staff and families and Elders and families.
- For our Adult Overseas Mission Trip Planning Task Force.
- For families and individuals who are hurting.
- For marriages that are hurting.
- Pray for the Youth who went to Daytona that they grow in a relationship with Jesus. Teens with serious health issues and family support.
- School; travel mercy for N.C. this week; son-- unspoken at school.
- Safe travels for Kevin and Natalie. Safe travels for my family in N.C.
- Pray for Sara D. recovery from surgery. Pray for our youth and youth leaders during this period of confirmation.
- For Dee's mother, Beverly.
- Don's job situation and ability to pay money obligations.
- Pray for Bruny and pray for healing. Pray for my family to stay safe and healthy during the summer.
- Pray for Sione L. with breast cancer; Pete P. with pancretitis; and Carol M. with cancer.
- Healing for Suzanne S. and Alex S.
- Lord please help me make wise choices. Help those with drug addictions.
- Be with the High School seniors as they prepare for their journeys after High School graduation. Be with Brittany as she prepares for commissioning and graduation in the upcoming weeks.
- That Meldy has the strength to understand certain family members.
- Please pray for my husband Chip that he finds work and his back is healed.
- Prayers of thanks and continuing health of our new grandson and his mom & dad.
- For Jo's friend Margaret who has severe arthritis/pain.
- Maxine & Celine A. chemo not working and looking for other treatments.
- Please pray for one of my students at Dr. Inlet Elementary school. He and his family found out he has a brain tumor.
Praise / Thanks:
- Thank you Lord for our continued good health and employment.
- Thanks to all the chaperons who blessed our Jr. High youth with their presence on the retreat over the weekend.
- Very good sermon and great music.
- I am saved and so is my family. Thank you Jesus.
- That my co-worker, TG, came with her grandbaby. For the Car Show. The wedding was fantabulous! Safely home.
- Great message Jim.
- Thanks to all of our staff and elders for what they do for our church family.
- A new grandchild on the way.
- Opportunities that come my way.
- God's perfect timing, God's promises and grace.
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This Weeks Funnies
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A reporter, interviewing Jack Nicklaus: "Jack, you are spectacular! You really know your way around the course. What is your secret?"
Jack: "The holes are numbered."
Jealous Eve - After Adam stayed out late a few nights, Eve became suspicious. "You're running around with another woman...admit it!" she demanded.
"What other woman?" Adam shot back. "You're it!"
That night, Adam was fast asleep when he was awakened by Eve poking him in the chest. "What are you doing?"
"Counting your ribs."
Shampoo Alert! - As I was conditioning my hair in the shower this morning, I took time to read my shampoo bottle. SHOCK---The shampoo that runs down my entire body says "for extra volume & body." Seriously, why have I not noticed this before?
Now I understand why I am so "full-figured."
Tomorrow I am going to start using "Dawn" dish soap. It says "dissolves fat that is otherwise difficult to remove."
Matt's dad picked him up from school to take him to a dental appointment. Knowing the parts for the school play were supposed to be posted today, he asked his son if he got a part. Matt enthusiastically announced that he'd gotten a part.
"I play a man who's been married for twenty years."
"Congratulations! That's great, son. Keep up the good work and before you know it they'll be giving you a speaking part."
I live across the street from a church.
When my wife's puppy escaped from the backyard, we went looking for it.
She went off in the car, and I started to walk around the church, calling the dog's name.
I didn't think anything of it, until I noticed some strange looks from people walking in the area. The dog's name is Moses.
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A Record of our Faithfulness | | |
FIPC is a member supported church. We do not receive any outside funding. Everything we do is made possible through your faithful giving.
Church Membership - 366
Attendance
05/06/12 = 187
Ministry Fund 05/06/12 = $6.891.53
(budgeted need = $8,800)
Building Fund
05/06/12 = $910.00
(budgeted need = $2,800)
Offering envelopes are now available in the church bulletin for cash offerings. The envelopes are not necessary for checks. If you ever have any questions about FIPC finances, please call our Chief Financial Officer and Church Administrator, Dawn Vanderpool, at the church office. |
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Sunday Worship Service
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Worship Service is held every
Sunday morning
10:00AM - 11:15AM.
Attire is casual. It is an uplifting, come as you are worship service.
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God never intended for us to go it alone!
We want to help you find the Small Group where you can you grow in your faith and have some fun doing it!
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ChristLife - Senior High Youth
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FUEL - Junior High Youth Group
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Christian Counseling Center
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A ministry of Fleming Island Presbyterian Church
The Christian Counseling Center of FIPC is an outreach of the church to our community.
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Thank You Notes
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Thanks to the Hospitality Team for Sunday morning refreshments.
Thank you to the counting team for your continued service to your church!
Thank you to our Awesome Worship Band!
Thank you to those who helped usher/greet last Sunday!
Thanks to our Children's Ministry Volunteers.
Thank you to our Youth Ministry Team.
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| Announcements | | |
Announcements for the E-newsletter, and Power Point Slide Show before worship, during the offering, and after worship should be emailed to Sara by 9 am on Mondays.
Announcements for the bulletin should be emailed to Sara Dryden by 10 am on Tuesdays
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