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Dear FIPC Church Family,
Have you ever heard the saying, good news and bad news? Well the good news is that Tina Calloway will begin working for St Vincent's Healthcare at the end of the month. The bad news is that she will no longer be our Director of Children's Ministries and Communications. Here is a letter she wrote for her church family:
Dear FIPC Family,
It has been a tremendous blessing to be a part of the leadership at FIPC. The relationships formed with staff and our church family will be everlasting. God called me here for a purpose and at this time, I feel that He is calling me forward to another position.
I am blessed that the new position is in a Christian environment, where I will be able to continue the use of the talents God has blessed me with. It is with a heavy, but assured heart that I must submit my resignation from the Director of Children's and Communications ministry, effective May 27, 2013.
I have accepted the position of Communications Specialist with St. Vincent's Healthcare located in Riverside. The job will consist of implementing marketing functions including publicity, events, and production of marketing publications.
FIPC has and will always be my church family. I look forward to continuing my membership with this Body, to see my son grow and be sent out with the Christlife skills learned within these walls, and to worship with my family and church family.
In addition to continuing my membership, I plan to serve on the communications team, continue as a youth leader, and will gladly offer my services for special programs and events.
May the grace of our Lord continue to bless this church, its leaders, and its members.
Blessings
Tina Calloway
Mother's Days is this Sunday! I found this touching poem which you may like:
LETTER FROM A MOTHER TO A DAUGHTER: My dear girl, the day you see I'm getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what I'm going through.
If when we talk, I repeat the same thing a thousand times, don't interrupt to say: "You said the same thing a minute ago"... Just listen, please. Try to remember the times when you were little and I would read the same story night after night until you would fall asleep.
When I don't want to take a bath, don't be mad and don't embarrass me. Remember when I had to run after you making excuses and trying to get you to take a shower when you were just a girl?
When you see how ignorant I am when it comes to new technology, give me the time to learn and don't look at me that way. Remember, honey, I patiently taught you how to do many things like eating appropriately, getting dressed, combing your hair, and dealing with life's issues every day. The day you see I'm getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what I'm going through.
If I occasionally lose track of what we're talking about, give me time to remember, and if I can't, don't be nervous, impatient or arrogant. Just know in your heart that the most important thing for me is to be with you.
And when my old, tired legs don't let me move as quickly as before, give me your hand the same way that I offered mine to you when you first walked.
When those days come, don't feel sad ... just be with me, and understand me while I get to the end of my life with love.
I'll cherish and thank you for the gift of time and joy we shared. With a big smile and the huge love I've always had for you, I just want to say, I love you, my darling daughter. (From: Mikey's Funnies)
God is good! All the time!!
Grace and Peace,
Jim
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| News & Upcoming Events |
CHURCH WIDE EVENTS
WELCOME
 Join us in welcoming our newest members:
Dawn DeAbreu and James Reese. They have three children, Drew (22), Aiden (16) and Addison (12). Dawn is an Insurance Agent and James is a Consultant for health insurance software.
Congratulations to the following who completed the Home Plate Class and all Christian Growth Classes:
Mike Duhon
Maureen and Glen Hamiliton
God is Good All the Time!
 Thank you to the 33 ladies that attended the 9th Annual Women's Retreat. Even with the crazy weather it was a special time we'll all remember. A big thank you to the team "Pink Lobby Ladies" for all their hard work and dedication to ensuring a wonderful weekend was had by all and for helping the women of FIPC Love God and Love Others.
BLESS MY DRIVE
- All teen drivers and families are invited to "BLESS MY DRIVE"
- Held after worship on May 12
- We will be praying over all our new restricted and permanent teen drivers
- Be at church with your car by 9 am so we can park the cars in a circle on the front lawn
- Contact Joie McGee - mcgeejax@comcast.net for more information
YOUTH LED WORSHIP SERVICE
The youth at Fleming Island Presbyterian Church are preparing for a Youth Led Worship Service.
Sunday, May 26 th10 am service
There will be a testimony given by one of our youth, a youth drama skit performed by several of our senior high students, and some powerful worship music led by several college aged students that lead our worship on Wednesday nights. Praise God for our youth!
4th ANNUAL SENIOR HIGH
PALM AWARDS
6:30 to 8:00 pm
4th Annual Senior High Palm Awards
There will be 8 categories, and each student will be selected from our small groups by the adult youth leaders for accomplishments for the 2012/2013 school year in youth group. Each student that wins a category will receive a certificate and small palm trophy. Please RSVP to Philip by email by no later than May 26.
 Calling all parents with children graduating high school or college. Please contact Philip about Graduation Recognition Sunday deadline May 20.
FLEMING ISLAND HIGH BACCALAUREATE  May 19 2 pm FIPC Worship Building
We are happy to welcome back Fleming Island High School baccalaureate. This year the main speaker will be our very own Tonya Stansberry. Pastor Jim and Philip will be attending the ceremony to open and close with prayer. Come and support the FIHS graduating class of 2013.
CONFIRMATION SUNDAY May 19th 
10 am during worship
FIPC is excited to confirm 12 Jr. High students from this years confirmation class. Join us in celebrating these youth for deciding to take a huge step in their walk with Christ.
1ST FIPC's GOLF TOURNAMENT RESCHEDULED
The Golf Club at Fleming Island 
May 24
1pm
For more information 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 |
 Prayers of Praise and Thanksgiving: "I will bless you.....and you will be a blessing to others." Genesis 12:2
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.
- We had an awesome time in Daytona! Our youth group kids are absolutely amazing.
- Pastor Jim and Mike for their passion for His Word and for teaching/spreading it. Thank you so much!
- Women's Retreat.
- For my health, family, the blessings I don't know about yet.
- Congrats to Tina.
- Granddaughter, Emily, graduates from Clay High May 31. So proud of her!!
- Placing persons in my life for your purpose. Father's continued recover from illness.
- Thank you to the Women's Retreat team members. It was an awesome weekend!
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 our FIPC Pastor, Staff,Elders, Deacons and their families.
- For families and individuals who are hurting.
- For the PCUSA and FIPC's response to the changes. For our Denominational Relations Committee.
- James & Martha Williams, health issues.
- Claude Faircloth, health.
- Helen Goddard, health.
- Zach Duncan, healing from knee injury.
- Richard Calloway, healing from surgery.
- James Weldon, Sr. and Barbara Weldon.
- For Greg's grandchild's bone marrow transplant.
- For good results from today's job fair at TPC.
- For Greg's family, Weldon family. For Shirley T., who had a double lung transplant is having problems.
- Prayer for our daughter's safe travel home from the University of Tampa.
- Granddaughter, Teresa, new driver. Family and extended family to come together in love.
- Please pray for my mother as she undergoes cardiac tests.
- Mercy Network ministries to the less fortunate in Clay County.
- Pastor Jim and family, Sabbatical. Health needs, spiritual needs, all needs.
- Greg's grandson, Will. Keep your angels around him.
- Grandson Kevin G. being deployed to Afghanistan in July, protection. Keith's career in Tampa as band instructor.
- Kathleen Drew's stepdad (Rudy) cancer. David Drew's boss and best friend (Mike) cancer.
- David M., healing; friend, Wade, just returned from Afghanistan, that he can adjust back smoothly.
- Prayer for First Fruits.
- Family & friends; our church; students/teachers/our country.
- Greg and Iris' grandson. Dawn. For safe travels south on Monday. Love, peace and joy in our new home. A church family to try to replace FIPC. Our home here to sell.
- Greg & Iris' grandson. Jim Weldon Sr.
- My family and friends.
- Dale Capito gets the new job that he has applied for.
- Holding the baby boy; and family; awaiting a bone marrow donor close to my heart and in my daily prayers.
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This Week's Funnies
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Friendship can double our joy and divide our grief.
"If you'll make the toast and pour the juice, Sweetheart," said the newlywed bride, "breakfast will be ready." "Good, what are we having for breakfast?" asked the new husband. "Toast and juice," she replied.
"Patience is not the ability to wait but how you act while you're waiting." - Joyce Meyer
While my wife and I were shopping at a mall kiosk, a shapely young woman in a short, form-fitting dress strolled by. My eyes followed her. Without looking up from the item she was examining, my wife asked, "Was it worth the trouble you're in?"
Twenty thousand for my brand new car; Fifteen thousand for a piece of sod; Thirty thousand I paid to begin a house; A dollar I gave to God.
The kindergarten class had settled down to its coloring books. Steve came up to the teacher's desk and said, "Miss Merc, I ain't got no crayons." "Steve," Miss Merc said, "you mean, "I don't have any crayons. You don't have any crayons. We don't have any crayons. They don't have any crayons. Do you see what I'm getting at?" "Not really," Steve said, "What happened to all them crayons?"
Somebody finally invented a a solar-powered laundry dryer! They are calling it a "clothes line." |
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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
05/05/13 =159
Ministry & Building Funds
05/05/13 = $13,205.70
(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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