FIPC Newsletter

Issue 6 Volume 11  - Week of February 10, 2013

From Pastor Jim

Dear Friends,   

 

Thank you to our Haiti Missionaries for the love, hard work, and dedication they all showed for Christ and others.  A true example of Loving God & Loving Others!

 


Pete Sites

Jim Weldon

Jennifer Weldon

Maria Mack

David Haznedl

Kristi Haznedl

Tim Worthy

    

"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and keep oneself from being polluted by the world." James 1:27 

 

THANK YOU!!!  

 

Remember, God is good! All the time!

 

Grace and Peace,

Jim

 

News & Upcoming Events

CHURCH WIDE EVENTS    


ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE 
Tomorrow Feb. 13 
7:00 pm
FIPC Worship Building

Crossroad Lutheran Church will be our guests





 

FATHER/GRANDFATHER CAMPING TRIP  

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.    


 


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


 NEW SERMON SERIES

   

Does God have a way of seeing Time, Talent, and Treasures?


Two more Sunday's left.
February 17 & 24 with Rev. Greg Cruice

A discipleship journey into the three elements of stewardship: Time, Talent, and Treasure.  

  1. Is there a Biblical order of time as God would like to see it used?
  2. Did God ever give us hints about how time should be viewed?
  3. Is there something we can learn about talents, Spiritual gifts, how to use them, where to use them?
  4. 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.


 

CONFIRMATION

Confirmation If you have not sign up your teenage child for our annual confirmation classes, please contact Philip Hart with your child's name and grade.  

 

Confirmation will consist of 7 lessons through the month of March and April, plus a retreat weekend will take place to finish off their classes.  

 

On Sunday, May 19th they will be confirmed during worship service. Please sign your student up before our parent informational meeting Thursday, February 21th. 



MULCH FOR MISSIONS
BUY YOUR SPRING MULCH WITH US! Mulch
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!

FUEL True Love Waits 

True Love Waits Starting Wednesday, February 20, 2013 our middle school (FUEL) group will begin a 4 week Bible study on "The True Love Waits" series.  This series will be done in 4 consecutive weeks starting on February 20, and will teach your child about Biblical Sexual Purity. There will be a retreat night on Friday, March 15th from 5:30 to 9:30 pm. They will receive their memory items and promise cards on the retreat. If you have any questions please contact Philip @ 334-750-9668.


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.


 
K-Kamp   
Register soon for the best week of your summer! June 16 -20, 2013 for kids completing 1st - 5th grades.

K-Kamp is a week focused on relationships - growing kids' relationships with Christ and their fellow campers and leaders.  Together we will experience Christian community while participating in activities including worship, Bible study, swimming, tubing, arts and crafts, archery, hiking, and all camp recreation.  

 


 
YOUTH KARAOKE SUPERSTAR NIGHT
Come out and test your karaoke skills @ a Youth Karaoke Superstar night.




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

No ROCK or NET this week!
Everyone is invited to Ash Wednesday, hope to see you there.
 

 

 

 

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.

 


 

Thanks and Prayer Requests

Paryer Requests
Prayers of Praise and Thanksgiving:
 

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."              1 John 1:9

 

 

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. 
  • Great job Greg.
  • Church leaders and Elders are awesome. Beautiful solo by Carolyn Overstreet.
  • Ron Dryden for his work on our well and well house.
  • The Lord's continued provision; Financial Peace U. taught here.
  • Great music.
  • Foot healing nicely. Again, thanks for all the cards and food, very much appreciated.
  • FIPC is truly a church of Christ followers. Many thanks for understanding and encouragement given to me over the past week during a family emergency. Thank you for all your prayers.
  • Family, friends, our church.

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.
  • My family to get closer; my aunt Julie who is pregnant; my future.
  • For my children to rely more on Jesus.
  • Chris & Evan in college; Evan, career & college guidance; gov't and church leaders; Shelly M, co-worker, stage 4 cancer.
  • Robin H.; our church; all in need; Kyle, co-worker's grandson.
  • Grady K. who is in critical care unit due to a motor vehicle accident.
  • Grady K. in coma with major brain trauma.
  • Help Connie's grandmother pass peacefully without pain and help the family deal with their loss and celebrate her life.
  • Please pray for my family to make a smooth transition to move back to home town before summer and pray for Ryan's deployment.
  • Our good friend's daughter and son-in-law (Brittany and Justin) condo caught fire.  They lost everything.  He broke his arm and wrist and had some burns. Pray they get back on their feet and fast healing.  He uses his hands for a living.
  • Mike and family; Elizabeth Ann.
  • Esther Liv, continued treatment for cardio disease; mother, Sally, skin cancer surgery this week.
  • that God's love will fill the holes and heal the hurts in all extended family. Can't we all get along.
  • My family, friends, especially my sister; my sins; bad habits; get closer to Christ.
  • Family friends niece who has brain cancer. 

 

 

 

This Week's Devotional
This Week's Devotional
by: Anne Cetas
 

 

   

A few months ago, I had to travel to Florida and back on business. On my flight home, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I had a seat with lots of leg room. It felt so good not to be scrunched into a small area. Plus, I had an empty seat beside me! The makings of a good nap.

 

Then I remembered those around me in their not-as-comfortable seats. I invited several others I knew to join me in a better spot but was surprised they all wanted to stay in their own seats for various reasons: They didn't want to be inconvenienced with a move or felt fine where they were.

 

As believers in Christ, we have a much more significant invitation to extend: We've received a new life of faith in Jesus and want others to experience it too. Some will want to do so, and others won't. In John 1:40 we read that Andrew had begun to follow Jesus. The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and invite him to meet Jesus, the Messiah, too (v.41). Jesus offered them a wonderful new way of life of knowing Him and enjoying His promises: His forgiveness (Rom. 3:24), continual presence (Heb. 13:5), hope (Rom. 15:13), peace (John 14:27), and a forever future in His presence (1 Thess. 4:17).

 

Won't you join in? Jesus gives the best life.


If we commit ourselves to Christ
And follow in His way,
He'll give us life that satisfies
With purpose for each day. -Sper
If you want someone to know what Christ will do for him, let him see what Christ has done for you.

This Week's Funnies

Two little boys, ages 8 and 10, are excessively mischievous.

They are always getting into trouble and their parents know if any mischief occurs in their town, the two boys are probably involved.

The boys' mother heard that a preacher in town had been successful in disciplining children, so she asked if he would speak with her boys.The preacher agreed, but he asked to see them individually.

The mother sent the 8 year old in the morning, with the older boy to see the preacher in the afternoon.

The preacher, a huge man with a deep booming voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him sternly,

"Do you know where God is, son?"

The boy's mouth dropped open, but he made no response, sitting there wide-eyed with his mouth hanging open.

So the preacher repeated the question in an even sterner tone,

"Where is God?!

Again, the boy made no attempt to answer.

The preacher raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face and bellowed, "WHERE IS GOD?!"

The boy screamed & bolted from the room, ran directly home & dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him.

When his older brother found him in the closet, he asked,

"What happened?"

The younger brother, gasping for breath, replied,"We are in BIG trouble this time!"

"GOD is missing, and they think WE did it!"


Wife texts husband on a cold winter morning: "Windows frozen."

 

Husband texts back: "Pour some lukewarm water over it."

 

Wife texts back 5 minutes later: "Computer's completely not working now."


Nothing ruins your Friday like realizing it's only Wednesday.


Subscription - During a magazine and newspaper subscription drive, our son Philip, a paperboy, learned about good salesmanship. His supervisor had instructed the kids to maintain a positive attitude, even when turned down.

One potential customer told Philip, "I've got papers and magazines strewn all over the place - - I don't need any more."

Philip's reply? "Well, how about a subscription to 'Good Housekeeping'?"


Apparently, "vegetarian" is an old Indian word for "bad hunter."


Occasionally at the restaurant where I work there are extra desserts, and the staff are given some to take home. Once I brought home two pieces of cheesecake for my son and daughter. Katie had a piece that evening.

    
The next day her older brother found her watching TV and eating more cheesecake. "Are you eating my cheesecake?" he demanded.
    
"Oh, no," she replied sweetly, "I ate yours yesterday."
 

 
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In This Issue
From Pastor Jim
News & Upcoming Events
Prayer Requests
This Week's Devotional
This Weeks' Funny
FIPC Calendar
Calendar

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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 

02/10/13 =178

 

Ministry & Building Funds
02/10/13 = $5,693.00
(weekly need = $11,635.00)
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.

Sunday Worship Service
sunday service

Worship Service is held every  

Sunday morning  

10:00AM - 11:15AM.

 

Attire is casual. It is an uplifting, come as you are worship service.

 

 
Small Groups

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!

Link 

ROCK / CHILDREN
THE ROCK LOGO
Link


Childrens Ministries
Link

ChristLife
ChristLife - Senior High Youth
Link

09 ornament exchange
 

FULE
FUEL - Junior High Youth Group
Link
Christian Counseling Center
Christian Counseling Center

A ministry of Fleming Island Presbyterian Church

The Christian Counseling Center of FIPC is an outreach of the church to our community.    

Link
Thank You Notes
Thank You

 

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.

 

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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1743 County Road 220

Fleming Island, FL 32003

904-269-2412

 

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