FIPC Newsletter

Issue 12 Volume 11  - Week of March 31, 2013

From Pastor Jim

 

Dear FIPC Church Family,

 

What a blessing Easter week was! It all began on Palm Sunday where we experienced an awesome worship service. The rain did not dampen anyone's spirits.

 

If you missed our Holy Thursday worship service, you really missed something special! After the service I heard comments like - "it was the best Holy Thursday worship service I have ever attended." And "God was very present in this service." And "what a powerful portrayal of the crucifixion." A heartfelt thank you to all those who helped to make this worship service so special.  

 

Our annual Easter Egg hunt was our best one to date!   So many of you came and helped make this special. We reached out to our community and showed people the love and hospitality of Christ.

 

Easter was the icing on the cake! We had the largest crowd we have ever had at the Sunrise service at Eagle Harbor Golf Club. It was a very beautiful service and God's Holy Spirit was very present. The 10 am service was awesome as well. Thank you to all to made this special.

 

We have some very special worship services coming up over the next few weeks - you will not want to miss them! Hebrews 10:25 (CEV) says, "Some people have gotten out of the habit of meeting for worship, but we must not do that. We should keep on encouraging each other, especially since you know that the day of the Lord's coming is getting closer."

 

God is good! All the time!!

Grace and Peace,

Jim

News & Upcoming Events
CHURCH WIDE EVENTS    

  

FIRST FRUITS MINISTRY



TWO NEW ADULT BIBLE STUDIES


"Paul, and his letter to the ROMANS" 
  • Led by       Mike Horst
  • Starting April 3
  • Wednesdays
  • 7-8:30pm
  • ROCK Room

  

  

  

  

  

The writings of the Apostle Paul make up the majority of the New Testament.  We will study the life of Paul, as well as his most informative and transformational letter-Romans.  Many call the letter to the Romans, Paul's gospel, as it contains clear explanations of salvation, grace, and God's righteousness.  Be prepared for spirit led conversations, challenging questions, and Christian fellowship. 

"NOT A FAN"
  • Led by Scott & Joie McGee
  • Starting April 14
  • Sundays
  • 11:30am - 12:30pm
  • Classroom 2
  • Childcare provided upon request 

Jesus is NOT looking for fans...
He's looking for followers.
Followers who understand that...

 

There is no forgiveness without repentance.  
There is no salvation without surrender.
There is no life without death.
There is no believing without following.



SPRING CAR SHOW 

Sponsored by Clay County Cruzers 


REV IT UP! 
For Wounded Warrior Project and Clay County Scholarship Program.


April 27
10am - 3pm 


Trophies, Door Prizes, Raffles and Great Food.  Fun for the entire family.
 

  

If you have a car to show and would like more information please contact Nord Logsdon 707-7056 or go to www.claycountycruzers.com.

FIPC BLOOD DRIVE 
Blood Alliance FL/GA Blood Alliance Blood Drive
Sunday - April 28
8:30am to 12:30pm  

The Blood Alliance mobile will be in the Counseling Center Parking Lot. Bring a Florida Driver's License or State ID to the blood mobile. 

Please sign up (at 15 minute intervals) with Ann Roos at the name tag table.

CHRISTIAN GROWTH CLASSES
Sign up today for the next "Christian Growth Classes" 
April 14
1pm


1ST FIPC's GOLF TOURNAMENT

The Golf Club at Fleming Island 
May 3

1pm


Cost $75 per person (includes golf, range balls & lunch).  Awards, Prizes, Raffle, and Gift Bags.
Proceeds go to FIPC's Local Mission Fund for more information or to sign up contact:                         

Oz May - 403-1654
Tim Hobson - 236-3199
Rick Trecida - 881-6138
David Drew - 233-6545


WOMEN'S RETREAT
Women's Retreat Sign-ups
In Focus
May 4-5
One Ocean Resort

Pick up your flyer at the Sign up table or call the office 904-269-2412 today.

Spots are limited!!!


YOUTH GROUP

 

THE ROCK LOGO
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! The Net logo
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

Paryer Requests
Prayers of Praise and Thanksgiving:
 

"...if you confess with your mouth," Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." Romans 10:9

 

"I am the way and the truth and the life.  No ones comes to the Father except through me."  John 14:6

 

 

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 Jesus for a clean bill of health; thank you for helping me through a tough week.
  • The Holy Thursday service was one of the most moving services I've been to.  Thanks.  Great service today.
  • For the blessings that God has bestowed on our family.  Beautiful Sunrise Service.
  • Pastor Jim, Mike and all who participated in the Thursday service, wonderful!
  • Praise God, my son came to church.  God is working in our family.  Praise God.
  • This has been an awesome Easter week at FIPC.  Thanks to all who participated.    
  • Thank God for the blessed life he has given me.   
  • He is risen!
  • God's love for me and others.
  • New birth; church family.
  • For FIPC staff who helped make Easter so special.
  • He has risen indeed!  Awesome praise music.  Great job Mike.
  • Great speaking, great services, great music.
  • I am very glad to be part of this church.
  • Thank you for my great family and friends. 
  • Great service.
  • We are here.

 

 

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.
  • Zach Duncan, healing from knee injury.
  • Richard Calloway, healing from surgery. 
  • Rick Trecida's dad. 
  • Lewis family in the loss of Tammy's grandmother.
  • Pray for Mike S., Grady & Jean K., Suzanne T.
  • Pray for my wife, Roxanne, terrible pain.
  • Carolina, her health, good test results; Mom & Dad; my marriage.  
  • My daughter.
  • Please pray for my half-brother, Craig and his family in the passing of his father.
  • My sister's family still needs prayers regarding her baby.  
  • Grandniece, Scarlett, 18 yrs old, in jail for heron, praying for her to realize her need for Jesus, without him she will never be free. Pray for my sister to quit rescuing her and let Jesus do the rescuing.
  • Prayers for family.
  • Thank you Lord, for Zach and Grady, maintaining their faith and give them healing.
  • Billy B, 15 yr old, recovering from bone marrow transplant; Smith family.
  • Hurting hearts.  Waiting medical test results.
  • Pray for friend with breast cancer; travel safety for Katie coming back from Germany.
  • Evan - job, school; church and gov't leaders; Brian P. (son of co-worker, good decisions).
  • Please pray for healing and strength for my 2 friends fighting for recovery in medical issues.
  • The Morrison family.
  • Jennifer Noel.
  • Abigail's college choice.
  • To bring Brittany back into the arms of Christ.
  • Richard's continued recovery.
  • Sister, family, friends, sins.  
  • All service meb and women in harms way.
  • Kathy, Leona, Bill, Marie.
  • Marriage issues, possible cancer, getting my family back into a solid relationship with Christ.
This Week's Devotional
This Week's Devotional
Friendship
by: David H. Roper


 

 

   

Friendship is one of life's greatest gifts. True friends seek a special kind of good for their friends: the highest good, which is that they might know God and love Him with all of their heart, soul, and mind. German pastor and martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer said, "The aim of friendship is exclusively determined by what God's will is for the other person."

 

Jonathan, David's friend, is a sterling example of true friendship. David was in exile, hiding in the Desert of Ziph, when he learned that "Saul had come out to seek his life" (1 Sam. 23:15). Jonathan went to Horesh to find David. The significance of this scene lies in Jonathan's intent: He helped David find strength in God or, as the text puts it, he "strengthened his hand [grip] in God" (v.16).

 

That is the essence of Christian friendship. Beyond common interests, beyond affection, beyond wit and laughter is the ultimate aim of sowing in others the words of eternal life, leaving them with reminders of God's wisdom, refreshing their spirit with words of His love, and strengthening their grip on God.

Pray for your friends and ask God to give you a word "in season" to help them find renewed strength in our God and His Word.


Dear Lord, thank You for loving us. May Your love compel us to show love to others. Give us sensitivity to Your Spirit that we might know how to encourage them in their walk with You.
A true friend is a gift from God and one who points us back to Him.

This Week's Funnies

At the end of my factory shift, I was asked to purchase some supplies. The machines' conveyor belts needed talcum powder to prevent them from sticking, and we had run out of aspirin for workers with noise-induced tension headaches.

  
I drove to the nearest store and loaded a shopping cart with four cases of baby powder and several boxes of aspirin. As the man behind me in the checkout line peered at my purchases, he laughed and exclaimed, "Must be one big kid!"
  

  
A father took his five-year-old son to several baseball games where The Star-Spangled Banner was sung before the start of each game.
  
Then the father and son attended a church on a Sunday shortly before Independence Day.
  
The congregation sang The Star-Spangled Banner, and after everyone sat down, the little boy suddenly yelled out, "PLAY BALL!!!"
   

  
Miss Hardy had been telling a class of small pupils the story of the discovery of America by Columbus. She concluded enthusiastically, "And all this happened more than 500 years ago."
 
"WOW!" exclaimed Steve, "What a memory you've got!"
  

 
Bobby's class was having an English lesson, and the teacher called on Bobby to recite a sentence with a direct object.
  
Bobby stood and thought, then said, "Teacher, everybody thinks you are beautiful."
   
"Why thank you, Bobby," the teacher said, blushing. "But what is the direct object?"
  
"A good report card next month," he replied.
 
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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 

03/31/13 =250 (Sunrise)
03/31/13 =307 

 

Ministry & Building Funds
03/31/13 = $10,289.75
(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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