| From Pastor Jim | |
Dear FIPC Church Family,
Join me in welcoming our newest members:
Jason Hersperger - Jason is in the US Navy and engaged to Laura Petrillo.
Philip & Kelley Hart - Philip & Kelley have three children, Landon (4), Adaline (almost 2) and Jillian (5 weeks.) Philip is our Director of Youth and Kelley is a stay at home mom.
Tracy Thomas - Tracy is in management. He has a son, Tanner, who attends Fleming Island High.
We are having a GREAT response to First Fruit Ministry! More and more people are catching the vision, getting excited and deciding to partner with God to accomplish the ministry He wants done here at FIPC!
Over the last few weeks, we have sent out important information about what it takes to do ministries here at FIPC. Please read through this information carefully and consider how you can partner with God and this church to help make that happen. Prayerfully consider your financial commitment to God and this church by bringing a simple tithe.
This coming Sunday April 21st, we are asking everyone to turn in a First Fruits Ministry Commitment card. You will receive these cards in the mail this week and they will be in your church bulletin on Sunday. This is a card in which you can estimate how you plan to respond to God's call to bring the First Fruit to God. After worship, we will have a free BBQ luncheon (Catered from Mojo's) to celebrate everyone's commitment to God in bringing their First Fruits. Please RSVP by calling 904-269-2412.
The leadership of this church is behind our First Fruits Ministry and will lead by example and turn in their commitments first. We will then report to you the total amount committed by the Elders, Deacons and Staff of our church.
God is doing GREAT things in and through this church! As I always say, God is good! All the time!!
God is good! All the time!!
Grace and Peace,
Jim |
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CHURCH WIDE EVENTS
FIRST FRUITS CELEBRATION LUNCHEON
This Sunday after worship, we will have a free BBQ luncheon (Catered from Mojo's) to celebrate everyone's commitment to God in bringing their First Fruits.
Please RSVP by calling 904-269-2412.
COMMITMENT CARDS
  You will be receiving your commitment cards in the mail this week. Please prayerfully consider your financial commitment to God and this church by turning in your commitment cards on Sunday during worship. After worship we will have a free celebration luncheon to celebrate everyone's commitment to God's First Fruit Ministry.
WOMEN'S RETREAT
DEADLINE APRIL 21
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.
DEADLINE TO REGISTER AND PAY is April 21.
Spots are limited!!!
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.
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.
 Sign up today for the next "Christian Growth Classes"
May 5
1pm
1ST FIPC's GOLF TOURNAMENT
DEADLINE APRIL 22
 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
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
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 Prayers of Praise and Thanksgiving:
"But just as you excel in everything--in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in our love for us--see that you also excel in this grace of giving."
2 Corinthians 8:7
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 for being there to support us during our time of grief. The flowers from the church were beautiful. Please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers. Sincerely, Chad and Heather Varney
- Burl helping with prayer vigil. The Lord's results re: First Fruits Campaign; my mom, family & church family, God's generosity through them.
- Wonderful music.
- Praise God for giving the opportunity to be apart of a new business venture.
- For those that attended the Great Banquet.
- The energy and joy this church family gives me!
- God's help in serving Him by giving our story re: giving our 1st Fruits back to serve FIPC and His kingdom.
- Friend with cancer had a clear study, no new tumors.
- All the awesome church teams. Joe's mentor Mr. Charles during confirmation Class.
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.
- Betty C., Jackie Hobson's stepmother - health issues.
- My brother, doctor appointment on Tuesday, needs good news; my father John and stepmother, both very sick. Stepmother is in the hospital, Spinal Meningitis. My son to have a forgiving heart.
- The kids during FCAT. Help them keep calm and be successful.
- Travel mercies to daughter who is traveling to California next week. Wisdom and courage to parent God's way with teenager.
- Angela P. is struggling with depression. She asked for prayer. Responses back for my mom's birthday party. Lord overseeing Women's Retreat and First Fruits.
- For good MRI test on Wed.
- For my mom, still having some issues from surgery.
- Family forgiveness and love. My wife to have relief from migrains.
- Please continue to pray for us.
- Safe travel to Missouri.
- FIPC's Women's Retreat.
- For First Fruits/our church; my friend lost her mom.
- Evan, job/good decisions; Tim J., back surgery (co-worker); Shelley M., cancer (coworker); church and gov't leaders.
- Continued prayers needed for my sister, Lana and family, for the loss of their daughter, Avlyn G.
- Please pray for Brenda as she has surgery on Monday.
- Lord, thank you for all the improvement in Zac and Grady; we know you have an awesome plan.
- For our friend, Lee, who is in the hospital with pneumonia.
- To bring Brittany back into the arms of Christ.
- Pray for Melda and her family and sister & husband from Columbia.
- A continued energy needed to carry out our commitments of time, talents and treasure; safety on vacation.
- Please pray for my friend Julie's family, she lost her mom this past Sunday.
- Please pray for my friend Brenda, she is having major surgery tomorrow with her long battle of complications with breast cancer.
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This Week's Funnies
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We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.
A man stopped at a local gas station and after filling his tank, he paid the bill and bought a soft drink. He stood by his car to drink his cola and watched a couple of men working along the roadside. One man would dig a hole two or three feet deep and then move on. The other man came along behind him and filled in the hole. While one was digging a new hole, the other was 25 feet behind filling in the hole. The men worked right past the guy with the soft drink and went on down the road. "I can't stand this," said the man tossing the can into a recycle container and heading down the road toward the men. "Hold it, hold it," he said to the men. "Can you tell me what's going on here with all this digging and refilling?" "Well, we work for the government and we're just doing our job," one of the men said. "But one of you is digging a hole and the other fills it up. You're not accomplishing anything. Aren't you wasting the taxpayers' money?" "You don't understand, mister," one of the men said, leaning on his shovel and wiping his brow. "Normally there's three of us: me, Greg and Matt. I dig the hole, Greg sticks in the tree, and Matt here puts the dirt back. Greg's job's been cut so now it's just me an' Matt."
A little girl, dressed in her Sunday best, was running to church as fast as she could, trying not to be late for Bible class. As she ran she prayed, "Dear Lord, please don't let me be late! Dear Lord, please don't let me be late!" While she was running and praying, she tripped on a curb and fell, getting her clothes dirty and tearing her dress. She got up, brushed herself off, and started running again. As she ran she once again began to pray, "Dear Lord, please don't let me be late! But please don't shove me either!"
Some people develop eye strain looking for trouble.
Cartoonist found dead in home. Details are sketchy.
My old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs, cackling, telling me, "You're next." They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals. |
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A Record of our Faithfulness
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FIPC is a member supported church. We do not receive any outside funding. Everything we do is made possible through your faithful giving.
Attendance
04/14/13 =207
Ministry & Building Funds
04/14/13 = $13,678.00
(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.
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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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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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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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