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Dear Friends,
I was doing my daily quiet time and found this quote...
"The greatest need in the world is the transformation of human nature. We need a new heart that will not have lust and greed and hate in it. We need a heart filled with love and peace and joy, and that is why Jesus came into the world. He died on the cross to make peace between us and God and to change us from within by His Spirit. He can change you, if you will turn to Him in repentance and faith." - Billy Graham
Isn't that true. If we as human beings could let God through His Holy Spirit replace the lust, greed, and hate in our hearts with love, peace, and joy, it would rock our world!
Billy Graham tells us how to let God do that. Jesus died on the cross to make peace between us and God. Now God wants to grow us up from the inside out by the Holy Spirit. As we enter February, the month we celebrate our loved ones, our prayer could be that God would continue His work in our heart through the Holy Spirit. I hope this month is full of the joy which repentance and faith brings.
Please be praying for our Missionaries while they are in Haiti this week serving the Lord:
Pete Sites
Jim Weldon
Jennifer Weldon
Maria Mack
David Haznedl
Kristi Haznedl
Tim Worthy
Remember, God is good! All the time!
Grace and Peace,
Jim
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| News & Upcoming Events |
CHURCH WIDE EVENTS
ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE
 Feb. 13 at 7:00 pm
FIPC Worship Building
Crossroad Lutheran Church will be our guests
FATHER/GRANDFATHER CAMPING TRIP
February 22-24
- At the Old Farm in Inverness FL
- 10 and under $25, all others $49
- Hay Ride, Bon Fire and Cow Feeding
- Have a horse or two?? Bring them
- ATV's and/or Motorcycles
- Trap Shooting, BB guns, Small Caliber and Archery Target Shooting
- Bring Air-Soft and Paint Ball Guns and Gear
For questions please contact the Church Office @269-2412.
NEW SERMON SERIES
 Does God have a way of seeing Time, Talent, and Treasures?
February 10, 17, 24 with Rev. Greg Cruice
A discipleship journey into the three elements of stewardship: Time, Talent, and Treasure.
- Is there a Biblical order of time as God would like to see it used?
- Did God ever give us hints about how time should be viewed?
- Is there something we can learn about talents, Spiritual gifts, how to use them, where to use them?
- And why does Christ talk so much about money in Scripture?
Greg will be teaching an 8:30 am class each Sunday to go a little deeper and probe your questions and thoughts. Following worship join Greg in the gathering area for questions, answers and a brief discussion.
The Stewardship of Life involves the time, talent and treasures God gives us to manage
DAVE RAMSEY'S -
FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY
 FPU is the most important step to changing your financial future. It is your Total Money Makeover Program. It takes the knowledge from God and turns it into real action in our lives through a step-by-step process taught by best-selling author and financial counselor Dave Ramsey.
The class will run for 10 sessions, 4-5:30PM, over these specific dates:
- March: 3, 10, 17, 24
- April: 7, 14, 21, 28
- May: 5, 19
MULCH FOR MISSIONS
BUY YOUR SPRING MULCH WITH US!  This is FIPC's Summer Mission Fundraiser. Our Goal is to raise $6,000 to help ROCK, FUEL & ChristLife Mission Camps.
Details:
$3.00 / Bag (standard size)
$20.00 Delivery Charge (Optional)
$1.00 / Bag Spreading Fee (Optional)
Spreading and Delivery Date
March 2, 2013
Place your Orders today!
GRIEF GROUP
New Grief Group starting Feb. 12 @ 4pm in Pastor  Jim's office.
EASTER EGG HUNT TEAM  Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt
March 24 Planning Meeting Feb. 26 @ 6:30 ROCK Room If you would like to be on the planning team, please let us know.
SONSHINE TEAM
 The Team provides meals to FIPC families who are ill, recovering from surgery, experiencing a family death, or celebrating a new baby.
If you love to cook and/or reach out to those in need, this ministry may be for you! The team would like to have "ready to go" dinners in the freezer to deliver to families as needs arise. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DELIVER YOUR DISH.
Contact Pat Conway for more information @ 375-2474 / 631-4581 gompcon@yahoo.com or write a note on your Welcome Card.
WOMEN'S RETREAT
May 4-5 - One Ocean
Details coming soon!
Planning Meeting
Feb. 12 @ 6:30 ROCK Room
If you would like to help plan the retreat please attend the first meeting.
NEW WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY
 NEW Thursday night Ladies Bible Study begins in February.
Topic: "Unglued" by Lysa Terkeurst
This is a 6 week study to show how to process our emotions and resolve conflicts in ways that lead to a much more peaceful life.
When: Feb 7- March 21
Time: 6:15-7:30pm
Place: FIPC ROCK room.
Leaders: Shon Brewer and Jennifer Weldon
To order books please email Shon Brewer at shonandjim@bellsouth.net or call her at 962.4483. The participant workbook price is $7.00 and the book price is $ 10.00. You will need the workbook for the study. The book is helpful but optional. Please let Shon know by January 29th what you would like her to order for you.
YOUTH KARAOKE SUPERSTAR NIGHT Come out and test your karaoke skills @ a Youth Karaoke Superstar night.
There will be two separate nights.
Sunday, February 10 Sr. High (9th-12th)
6-7:30 pm
Sunday, February 17 Middle School (7th, 8th)
6-7:30 pm
There is selection of over 4,000 songs and if you have any questions, please contact Philip Hart 334-750-9668.
YOUTH GROUP
The ROCK Youth Group!
 Wednesday Nights!
5:30-7:00PM
5th & 6th Graders
Come Join us for games, fellowship, snacks, small group time and mission work
Invite a friend to get Rocked by Christ!
The Net!
 Wednesday Nights!
6:30-8:30PM
Jr. High and Sr. High Youth
Games, music, small groups, and worship!
Invite your friends!
CHURCH STAFF If you would like to contact a church staff member please go to our website >>>
FACEBOOK
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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Thanks and Prayer Requests |
 Prayers of Praise and Thanksgiving: "Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."
1 Peter 4:8
Praise / Thanks:
- To God for all the new families He is bringing to us.
- To God for blessing us abundantly.
- To God for His Word revealed to us in the Bible.
- To God for all those who work so hard behind the scenes.
- To God for our Hospitality ministry.
- To God for our Sunday School Team.
- To God for our Youth Group Leaders.
- To God for our Great Worship Band and AV team.
- To God for all those folks who pray each day for FIPC.
- Thank you, Lord for Ginger's successful surgery.
- Thanks to staff for what they do for our church family.
- Pastor Jim.
- Praise! Esther Liv is safe back in US; my friend, Celine has started going to Bible study, praise God! (next church..)
- Jim and Jennifer; Haiti Team; God's blessing and provision.
- Thank you Women's Evening Bible Study for supporting 1st Coast Women's Services for Babies' lives saved.
- Great week!
- Praise the worship band, their hard work shows.
- Thanks to everyone for sending cards and food while I'm recovering from foot surgery. Thanks, it has been very much appreciated. Arlene Bowling
- Home nurses for the elderly.
- My girl friend, Maria for her courage and faith to go to Haiti.
- Evan got a job.
- Thanks Tina Calloway for all that she does for our children.
- Jesus is awesome!
Prayer Requests:
- For our community.
- For our church's growth in both spirit and number.
- For our Church's Pastor and Staff.
- The grace to live out our faith.
- For FIPC Pastor and family, Staff and families and Elders and families.
- For families and individuals who are hurting.
- For the PCUSA and FIPC's response to the changes. For our Denominational Relations Committee.
- Eric Berger deployed to Kuwait and his family here at home.
- James & Martha Williams, health issues.
- Claude Faircloth, health.
- Helen Goddard, health.
- Betty Gedrottis, health.
- Arlene Bowling, healing from surgery.
- Dawn, health.
- Adult Mission Trip to Haiti. Missionaries: Pete Sites, Jennifer & Jim Weldon, Dave & Kristi Haznedl, Tim Worthy, Maria Mack, Vickie Perez,
- Mike W., Elizabeth.
- For my daughter, Tracy.
- All my friends, family, everyone's sins, Your son for dying on the cross.
- I pray for my family.
- Shelly M, co-worker, stage 4 cancer; church and gov't leaders; boys in college (Evan and Chris.)
- Mom and Dad.
- Pray for my son and getting through his 4 yr old phase; pray my husband is patient with him.
- Bring Brittany back into the arms of Christ.
- Friend's job becomes less stressful; a safe and successful baseball season.
- Haiti Missionaries; Mike's health; love family more completely.
- Prayers for the Haiti missionaries, safe trip to do Your service.
- Pray for Rachel as she travels to Johns Hopkins to seek diagnosis and treatment.
- Pray for mission trip; for quick recovery for Ginger.
- Donna's foot and ankle to heal completely; bless the Hick's family.
- Lord, please bless and keep our missionaries safe as they travel and help those in need.
- Bless and protect our missionaries to Haiti.
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This Week's Funnies
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A couple drove several miles down a country road, not saying a word. An earlier discussion had led to an argument, and neither wanted to concede their position. As they passed a barnyard of mules and pigs, the wife sarcastically asked, "Relatives of yours?"
"Yep," the husband replied, "In-laws."
An Army private filling out a questionnaire for a correspondence course was stymied by the question, "How long has your present employer been in business?" He thought for a moment, then wrote, "Since 1776."
The doctor finished his examination and asked the patient to step into his office. "Sit down, Mr. Kaysen. After looking at these test results, I recommend that you have an operation immediately." The man thought for a moment, "How will this affect my hobby, Doctor?" "What's your hobby?" "Saving money!"
In a church one Sunday morning, a preacher said, "Anyone with 'special needs' who wants to be prayed over, please come forward to the front by the altar." With that, Bill got in line, and when it was his turn, the preacher asked, "Bill, what do you want me to pray about for you?" Bill replied, "Preacher, I need you to pray for help with my hearing." The preacher put one finger of one hand in Bill's ear, placed his other hand on top of Bill's head, and then prayed and prayed and prayed, and the whole congregation joined in with great enthusiasm. After a few minutes, the preacher removed his hands, stood back and asked, "Bill, how is your hearing now?" Bill answered, "I don't know. It ain't 'til Thursday."
A TV can insult your intelligence, but nothing rubs it in like a computer.
Joey and his classmates had just finished a tour of the local fire hall. Before each student could leave, the fire chief quizzed him. The fire chief asked little Joey, "What do you do if your clothes catch on fire?" Joey replied promptly, "I don't put them on."
The young lady said to Grandpa, "I noticed that when you sneeze, you've learned to put your hand in front of your mouth." "Of course," explained Grandpa. "How else can I catch my teeth???"
An executive was interviewing a young woman for a position in his company. He wanted to find out something about her personality so he asked, "If you could have a conversation with someone, living or dead, who would it be?" The girl responded confidently, "The living one!"
During his sermon, our pastor quoted Matthew 19:19, "Love your neighbor as yourself." To emphasize the point, he asked three times, with increasing intensity: "Who is my neighbor? Who is my neighbor? Who is my neighbor?!" Each time he asked, a young boy behind us answered (mimicking the pastor's intensity, but not quite as loud): "Mister Rogers! Mister Rogers! Mister Rogers!"
A bill collector came to my house the other day, so I gave him a nice big stack of old bills.
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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.
Attendance
02/03/13 =241
Ministry & Building Funds
02/03/13 = $10,017.17
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 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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