FIPC Newsletter

Issue 7 Volume 12  - Week of February 16, 2014

From Dr. Jim Weldon, Jr.

 

Dear FIPChurch Family,   

 

A special thank you to the Elders who are rolling off the Session.  They are Shon Brewer, Dan Norton, Ann Roos, Carlos Brooks, and Burl White.  We cannot thank them enough for their selfless service to Christ and His Church! 

Tonya Stansberry has served this church for 9 months as our Director of Youth Ministry and she has done an outstanding job!  She is stepping down as Director of Youth Ministries at the end of February.  This Sunday we are recognizing her for her outstanding ministry to our youth.  Please join me in thanking Tonya for her outstanding work. 

Mike Horst will take over the position of Director of Youth ministries, beginning in March.  Let's keep Mike in our prayers as he steps back into this roll. 

This Sunday is Scout Sunday.  Our Boy Scout Troop #309 will join us in worship and will help hand out bulletins, and taking the offering.  They will also set up a typical Boy Scouts campsite down by the Youth Room/Counseling Center where they will be giving out s'mores. 

Between 25 and 30 people are participating in the Daniel Plan Bible study.  You can still attend, by showing up on Monday's at 6:30 in the gathering area of the worship center.  Moving on with MarkBible study meets on Sundays, at 8:30 in class room #1. 

Be sure to read through this entire newsletter for all the upcoming events, retreats, and special services that are happening within the next few months.  

  

 God is Good All the Time! 

 

Your Pastor and Friend,

 

Jim

 

Church Celebrations!
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Tonya Stansberry's Devotion and Service with the Youth Ministry
It is with great sadness that we inform you that Tonya Stansberry, the current Interim Director of Youth Ministries, will be stepping down from this position at the end of February.  Tonya was asked back in May to fill in temporarily through the summer, in hopes that the church would be able to search and find a replacement for this position. When it became a reality that we would not be able to find someone by the end of summer, Tonya agreed to stay on through the end of the year.  She graciously gave us two more months in the year 2014.

Tonya's love for Christ and love for youth made her a perfect interim.  She was able to continue and maintain the youth program during a time of adversity and conflict.  We are immensely blessed by her willingness to serve and respond to God's call for service.  Please join us this Sunday when we recognize her service and thank her for all that she has done for the youth and congregation at FIPC. 
Church Announcements

Boy Scout Sunday 
 
Sunday, February 23
During Worship

Please join us in welcoming Boy Scout Troop 309 this Sunday at worship.  The Troop will be assisting us with ushering and greeting, and will host a mock camp site after church on the South Campus Lawn.  Be sure to stop by and roast a smore and learn about what these young men are all about!


Ash Wednesday with Cross+Road Lutheran Church 
Ash Wednesday
March 5, 7:00 pm at Cross+Road Lutheran Church


Join us for this annual Ash Wednesday Service with our friends down the road.  Ash Wednesday is the service just before the the first Sunday in Lent, reminding us of the penalty of sin and recognizes our need for the grace of God to "...breathe new life into our burned-out, dusty lives." (taken from the PCUSA resources site).

    
Clay County Cruzers Rev It Up Car Show 

April 26,
10:00 am - 2:00 pm  Fleming Island Presbyterian Church


Don't miss out on this annual event.  Stop by and gaze at all the classic cars you can dream about.  Proceeds for this event are split between the church and the Yellow Ribbon Fund, Inc. (benefiting injured service members when they return home).  Please contact Elder Alrene Bowling if you have any questions.    
Adult Ministries

  
Christian Growth Classes
  
March 9, at 1:00 pm! 
 
We would love for you to join the church and continue your discipleship journey by partaking in one of these classes.  If you are interested in joining the church or attending one of the classes, please contact Sara Dryden.

Great Banquet 
Great Banquet Women's Weekend: April 3-6


Men's Weekend:
April 24-27


Don't miss out on this exciting and spiritually moving 72 hour retreat.  The retreat is held at Mandarin Presbyterian Church (just over the bridge), and runs from Thursday evening through Sunday afternoon.  You will be fed and blessed in abundance!  The Great Banquet seeks to bring folks to a deeper and closer connection with Christ through prayer, reflection, and fellowship with others.  If you have any questions, please contact Elder Iris Cruice.


Join the Worship Team Easter Choir 

Looking for folks to make a joyful noise to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord.   

Rehearsals on Thursdays at 6:30 pm.  No formal music training needed.  We have resources to help you out!  Please contact Mike Horst if you have any questions or just show up on Thursday!




 
Adult Sunday Morning Bible Study! 
8:30 am in Classroom 2 

Led by the Rev. Bill Pennewill, this new study will take you verse by verse through the Gospel of Mark, learning about how the Holy Spirit inspired the Apostle Mark to write of Jesus, the Messiah, and our Lord and Savior.  This class is for everyone who is yearning and serious about digging deeper into the Scriptures, allowing the Bible to interpret itself, and discovering how this applies to everyday life.

Feel free to contact Ann Roos for more information.



Adult Small Group 
Monday nights, 6:30 pm
Gathering Area
 
This awesome Bible study is being led by Rev. Jim and Jen Weldon, and Jason and Rebecca Like.  This 6 week video based small group study offers an innovative approach to a healthy lifestyle.  It's not a fad diet, it centers on five key essentials that will launch your journey to health: faith, food, fitness, focus and friends. 

Contact the Weldons or the Likes for more information.        
Youth and Children

Youth Group 

FUEL Daytona Trip: Born to Dance 
 
May 2-4 at Daytona Beach, FL 
Partnering with Mandarin Presbyterian Church

This trip is for 6th - 8th Grade youth and is an exciting time of fellowship with over 200 youth, a real connection with Christ, and much more.  Youth will be staying at the El Caribe hotel right on the beach.  Cost of the trip is $150.00, which includes hotel, travel, and food expenses, as well as a Daytona themed hoodie.  Register online coming soon!  Registration closes March 12!   


Confirmation 2014
Oops!  Did you miss the info meeting?  Don't worry there is still time to sign up!
 
Junior and Senior High Youth Confirmation begins February 23 at 3:00 pm in the worship building!  If you are interested in participating in this great opportunity that will provide awesome new insights to the faith, as well as give you an opportunity to proclaim your faith in Jesus, then sign up today! 

Contact Mike Horst if you have any questions. 


The Net Wednesday Nights
 
 
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Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm!  

Jr. High and Sr. High Youth

 

 

 

 

Games, music, small groups, and worship! Invite your friends!

 

 

Children's Ministry 

 

Communion Class Begins for K-4
 
The K-4 Sunday School Class will be learning about Communion during the first two Sundays in March.  Please be sure to speak with one of our Sunday School teachers if you have any questions about the curriculum or how communion is observed at FIPC.



The ROCK Wednesday Nights  

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Wednesdays, 5:30-7:00pm
5th & 6th Graders 

Come Join us for games, fellowship, snacks, small group time and mission work.


 

Thanks and Prayer Requests

Paryer Requests
 
 
 
 
 

  

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.
  • My new job. Going to the Great Banquet.
  • Got some important steps done.
  • God's love and blessings, giving me 3 beautiful, healthy grandchildren.
  • Thankful for such a wonderful and genuine church family.
  • Awesome music. Nice message, Jim.
  • College bound students accepted into their university of choice.
  • Volunteers in Children's ministry.
  • Thankful for travel mercies and answered prayers.

 

 

Prayer Requests:

  • For our community.
  • For our church's growth in spirit, connections, and number.  
  • For those who do not know Christ.
  • 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.
  • Jason Hersperger, deployed to El Salvador.
  • Martha and James Williams, heath.
  • Faircloth family, health.
  • Pastor Jim, healing from surgery.
  • Sydney Ward.
  • Jason McCreanor, healing from eye surgery.
  • Linda Sexe, health.
  • Our friend's little girl still needs a heart. 
  • For my grandma; my friend, Sydney, who is 16 and has MS.
  • For Josh and Brittany to always believe all is possible through Christ.
  • Ed P., cancer; Suzanne S., Sandy's sister healing from foot surgery and severe diabetes.
  • Please pray for healing and symptom relief for 2 friends fighting cancer, Lucy and Kathy.
  • Pray for safety during my travel with friend, Kathy.  We are driving and sharing our fellowship with God.
  • God's protection in our daily routine and travels.
  • Renewal vision and strength to be a servant-leader to my wife, Ann.
  • My mom, the decisions I need to make with her care.
  • Step-dad as he undergoes heart procedure in the near future. Mom as she cares for him also comfort and peace for her as to what the future holds.
  • Charlotte, surgery on Wednesday.

 

 

 
 
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In This Issue
From Dr. Weldon
Youth
A Record of our Faithfulness
ChristLife - Senior High Youth
FUEL - Junior High Youth Group
ROCK
Thank You
Announcements
Featured Article
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:

02/16/14 = 119
Ministry & Building Fund Offerings:
02/16/14 = $7,693.50
(2014 Weekly Need = $10,048)
 
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 CFO & Church Administrator, Dawn Vanderpool, at the church office at (904) 269-2412 ext. 701.
Sunday Worship Service
sunday service

Worship Service is held every  

Sunday morning  

10:00AM  

 

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 



ChristLife - Senior High Youth


 link

FULE
FUEL - Junior High Youth Group
Link
ROCK / CHILDREN
THE ROCK LOGO
Link


Childrens Ministries
Link
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.

 

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

 

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.    

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This Week's Funny

Noah's Ark...21st Century Edition


If Noah had lived in the United States today the story may have gone something like this:

And the Lord spoke to Noah and said, "In one year, I am going to make it rain and cover the whole earth with water until all flesh is destroyed. But I want you to save the righteous people and two of every kind of living thing on earth. Therefore, I am commanding you to build an Ark." In a flash of lightning, God delivered the specifications for an Ark. In fear and trembling, Noah took the plans and agreed to build the ark. "Remember," said the Lord, "you must complete the Ark and bring everything aboard in one year."

Exactly one year later, fierce storm clouds covered the earth and all the seas of the earth went into a tumult. The Lord saw that Noah was sitting in his front yard weeping. "Noah!" He shouted. "Where is the Ark?"

"Lord, please forgive me," cried Noah. "I did my best, but there were big problems.

First, I had to get a permit for construction, and your plans did not meet the building codes. I had to hire an engineering firm and redraw the plans. 
Then I got into a fight with OSHA over whether or not the Ark needed a sprinkler system and approved floatation devices. 
Then, my neighbor objected, claiming I was violating zoning ordinances by building the Ark in my front yard, so I had to get a variance from the city planning commission.

Then, I had problems getting enough wood for the Ark, because there was a ban on cutting trees to protect the Spotted Owl. I finally convinced the U.S. Forest Service that I really needed the wood to save the owls. However, the Fish and Wildlife Service won't let me take the 2 owls.

The carpenters formed a union and went on strike. I had to negotiate a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board before anyone would pick up a saw or hammer. Now, I have 16 carpenters on the Ark, but still no owls.

When I started rounding up the other animals, an animal rights group sued me. They objected to me taking only two of each kind aboard. This suit is pending.

Meanwhile, the EPA notified me that I could not complete the Ark without filing an environmental impact statement on your proposed flood. They didn't take very kindly to the idea that they had no jurisdiction over the conduct of the Creator of the Universe.

Then, the Army Corps of Engineers demanded a map of the proposed flood plain. I sent them a globe.

Right now, I am trying to resolve a complaint filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that I am practicing discrimination by not taking atheists aboard.

The IRS has seized my assets, claiming that I'm building the Ark in preparation to flee the country to avoid paying taxes. I just got a notice from the state that I owe them some kind of user tax and failed to register the Ark as a 'recreational water craft'.

And finally, the ACLU got the courts to issue an injunction against further construction of the Ark, saying that since God is flooding the earth, it's a religious event, and, therefore unconstitutional. 
I really don't think I can finish the Ark for another five or six years." 


This Week's Devotional
This Week's Devotional
"Don't Repeat the Hurt.  Delete it!"
by  Rick Warren
PurposeDriven.com

 


   "Whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him and let it drop (leave it, let it go), in order that your Father Who is in heaven may also forgive you your own failings and shortcomings and let them drop." (Mark 11:25 AMP)

When people hurt us, we have two natural tendencies: remember and retaliate.

But that's not what 1 Corinthians 13:5 tell us to do: "Love keeps no record of being wronged" (NLT).

So how should you respond to the people who have hurt you? How do you handle all of those wounds and hurts that you've stockpiled in your memory?

You don't repeat them; you delete them. Let it go. Forgive, and get on with your life.

When we get hurt, we tend to repeat that hurt in three ways: emotionally in our minds, relationally as a weapon, and practically by telling other people.

First, we repeat it by going over and over it in our mind. But resentment is self-destructive. It only perpetuates the pain. It never heals. It never solves anything. Whatever you think about most is what you move toward. If all you think about is how much you've been hurt in the past, you'll only move toward the past. But if you focus on the future, you move toward the future. If you focus on potential, you move toward the potential.

Second, we repeat our hurt in relationships. We use it as wedges and weapons. "Remember when you did that?" "But you did this!"

The Bible says in Proverbs 17:9, "Love forgets mistakes. Nagging about them parts the best of friends" (LB). It also parts marriages and every other relationship you have. Nagging doesn't work.

Third, we repeat our hurt by telling it to other people. It's called gossip! We tell everybody else except God and the person with whom we have the problem.

Did you know that God hates gossip? He hates it as much as he hates pride, because that's what gossip is. Gossip is pure and simple ego - trying to make ourselves look and feel better. Every time you share gossip, you are being prideful, and God hates pride and gossip.

Love keeps no record of wrongs. Love doesn't repeat a wound so that it turns into resentment or gossip or pride. Love responds to hurt by letting it go.

"Whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him and let it drop (leave it, let it go), in order that your Father Who is in heaven may also forgive you your own failings and shortcomings and let them drop" (Mark 11:25 AMP).

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1743 County Road 220

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904-269-2412

 

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