Issue 9 Volume 12 - Week of March 2, 2014

From Dr. Jim Weldon, Jr.

Dear FIPC Church Family,

Ash Wednesday Service

with Cross+Road Lutheran Church

March 5, 7:00 pm

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)

Cross+Road Lutheran Church is located at 5101 Lakeshore Dr. West in Fleming Island.

Reminder: Daylight Savings Time Begins

Saturday, March 8

2:00 a.m.

Don't forget to turn your clocks forward 1 hour before bed Saturday night so you don't miss church on Sunday!

God is Good All the Time!

Your Pastor and Friend,

Jim

Church Celebrations

FIPC Mission Support

FIPC has been blessed to be able to offer financial support to the following outside missions during the first few months of this year:

First Coast Missional Communities

Food Pantry of Green Cove Springs

Jamaica Ecumenical Mutual Mission

Mercy Support Services

Presbytery of St. Augustine

The Salvation Army

Church Announcements

Join us at the church at 8:00 am. Be sure to bring work gloves and wear comfortable closed-toed shoes. We will be preparing our entire church campus for Easter. Some of our plans include picking up trash, pulling weeds, planting shrubs, mulching, power washing, and painting. This is our church home. Let's make it warm and inviting so that others will make it their home too!

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 Arlene Bowling, if you have any questions.

Golf Anyone?

FIPC's 2nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament

May 3

Fleming Island Plantation

time TBA

For more information about the tournament, contact Oz May, Rick Trecida, Tim Hobson, or David Drew. If you prefer, leave a message and your contact information on the yellow welcome card and we will call you.

Adult Ministries

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 Director of Membership Sara Dryden.

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.

Adult Bible Study

Sunday mornings, 8:30 am

Classroom 2

Refer to our web site for a more detailed description of Moving on with Mark. Feel free to contact Ann Roos for more information.

Adult Small Group

Monday nights, 6:30 pm
Gathering Area

A detailed description of The Daniel Plan can be found on our web site. For additional information, contact the Weldons or the Likes.

Youth and Children

Youth Group

FUEL Daytona Trip: Born to Dance

May 2-4

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. Registration closes March 12, so register online now!

The Net Wednesday Nights

Wednesdays

6:30-8:30 pm

Jr. High & Sr. High Youth

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

Don't forget to join us this week for a special joint Ash Wednesday Service at Cross+Road Lutheran.

Children's Ministry

2 New Summer Camp Opportunities!

Sports Camp for K-6

Mark your calendars!

July 21-25

9:00 am-12 Noon cost TBA

This awesome summer camp will provide various sporting activities (soccer, flag football, cheerleading, basketball, and much more). Children will experience team work, while learning about the good news of Jesus Christ.

We need volunteers! If you are interested in helping out with this camp, please contact Carissa Hogan.

Cub Camp for 3, 4, & 5 Year Olds

Mark your calendars! June 23-27

times and cost TBA

Children will enjoy crafts, games, and snacks.

We need volunteers! If you are interested in helping out with this camp and love to work with Pre-K children, please contact Sandy May.

Communion Class 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

Wednesdays 5:30-7:00 pm

5th & 6th Graders

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

Don't forget to join us this week for a special joint Ash Wednesday Service at Cross+Road Lutheran.

Thanks and Prayer 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.

From the Welcome Cards:

Thank you Tonya for an inspiring message.
Wonderful message, Tonya. Great music.
Thank you Tonya for your message.
Friends, church family.
Tonya, thanks for your service and appropriate sermon on attending worship of our Jesus!
Great sermon, Tonya.
Tonya, thank you for reminding us of the importance of worship. It is all about Him!
Great words from Tonya Stansberry.
I was accepted for the "biggest loser" weight loss challenge (@ the gym not on TV). Pray that God gives me the strength to make it through 36 weeks with great results.
Middle daughter continues to attend church.
Thank you God for last weekend with family.
Mike H. and Tonya S. for all their awesomeness.
Jessica coming to church!!! Jessica getting the opportunity to do the free biggest loser challenge. Finding a nursing home for my mom. Going to the Great Banquet.
The Lord is opening my eyes.

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, health.
Faircloth family, health.
Sydney Ward.

From the Welcome Cards:

Patricia Gray, heart procedure on Thursday, St. Vincents.
For my grandma; for my friend, Sydney, who is 17 and has MS.
Natalie, Ann's sister, diagnosed with cancer.
For positive result on Linda's heart test tomorrow.
May God continue to bless our church and bring us new members.
For wise judgement; my family's health; healing for those who are hurt or ill.
Please pray for healing for 3 friends fighting cancer, Lucy, Kathy and Natalie, symptom relief.
Please pray for me that I will learn through Christ to witness to my family and friends so that they can see a change in me and want to follow him too.
For all who have lost their way. I pray we find our way home.
For Brittany and Josh to always believe all is possible through Christ.
Pray for our son as he moves on with his life after his divorce.
My brother-in-law, John, who is being treated for throat cancer.
Renewed energy to do some physically demanding things around the house. My sister's healing.
David N. USAF, spinal surgery (Dan and Shirley's son); Shirley's sister, Carol Sue, to hospice.
The Swain twins born early.
Wayne T., requiring more surgery after a heart attack.
Charlotte, healing; John, healing; stepdad, heart procedure on Wednesday; mom, comfort, peace and strength.

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

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:

03/02/14 = 158

Ministry & Building Fund Offerings:

03/02/14 = $10,519.90

(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

Worship Service is held every

Sunday morning

10:00AM

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

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!

ChristLife - Senior High Youth

FUEL - Junior High Youth Group

ROCK / Children

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

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 Dawn Vanderpool by 9:00 am on Mondays.

Announcements for the bulletin should be emailed to Sara Dryden by 10:00 am on Tuesdays.

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.

Quick Links

www.myfipc.org

This Week's Funny

How Do You Know When It's Daylight Savings Time?

You stagger to the bathroom and fall over the dog that is still sound asleep.

The timer on the coffee pot isn't set right, and there is no coffee.

You try to fix the clock on the microwave and set the timer instead - you wonder why a microwave needs a clock anyway.

You decide this is really all a secret plot by "morning people" to get "night people" out of bed earlier.

The clock in your car has the right time for the first time since last October.

You arrive for church an hour late - just as everyone else is leaving.

You feel exhausted (and will for weeks) even though you missed only one hour's sleep.

Your computer clock sets itself ahead, but you forget and set it ahead again.

Half the office arrives an hour late, saying they forgot to change the clock. You secretly wonder why they did not arrive an hour early in October.

You take a two hour lunch break and say you forgot to change your wristwatch. ("getting even time.")

You have an extra hour of light in the evening - just enough time to mow the lawn.

The timer is wrong on the VCR so you don't get the last hour of the movie you were recording - but you don't notice it until after you've watched the first half.

It's dinner time according to the clock, but you are not hungry - yet.

You go to bed at your regular time, but you're not sleepy yet, so you stay up an extra hour.

You wonder where all the energy is that we are conserving because you sure could use some of it!

This Week's Devotional

"Why Is Courage So Uncommon"

by Rick Warren
PurposeDriven.com

"Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent."
Acts 18:9b (NIV)

If ever there was a message you need in today's culture, it's this: "Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent" (Acts 18:9b NIV). In a world full of ideas and beliefs that go against God's Word, God wants you to have an uncommon courage and stand up for what you know is true and right. Everyone else is speaking up and telling you their worldview every day. Why shouldn't you stand up for what you believe?

To stand courageously, you have to know what God says is the truth and what the world believes. This is called a worldview - what you base your beliefs on. Every person uses a different filter through which they see and understand the world. We may all be looking at the same event, but we will see it differently because of our conflicting worldviews.
Your worldview includes how you see God, yourself, others, the past, present, and future, money, time, good and evil. It influences everything in your life. Every time you make a decision, you access the worldview database in your mind and decide that, because you believe this, this is what you're going to do. Your worldview influences every choice you make.

Here's the problem: You are profoundly influenced by the worldviews of others. Every time you have a conversation, a worldview is being communicated. You are influenced by the worldviews of your parents, friends, an advertisement, or a newspaper article. Nothing is fair and balanced, because everyone has a worldview.

It is absolutely crucial, then, that you base your worldview on God's Word, which is the only truth.

In a national survey, 62 percent of Americans claimed they are "deeply spiritual." When asked how that spirituality affects their decision making, 31 percent said they make moral choices based on "what feels right and comfortable," 18 percent on "whatever is best for me," 14 percent on "whatever causes the least conflict with others," and only 16 percent on "what God's Word says."

What does that mean? It means most Christians have a non-Christian worldview. You may be a Christian and headed for Heaven, but you can also have a non-Christian worldview because you've based it on what you've learned from the world and not from the Word.

Why is it important to stand up and speak the truth? Matthew 10:32 says, "Stand up for me against world opinion and I'll stand up for you before my Father in heaven. If you turn tail and run, do you think I'll cover for you?" (MSG)

God is telling you to make a stand for his truth. Taking that kind of stand requires an uncommon courage that is only available through the knowledge and understanding of God's Word.

Fleming Island Presbyterian Church

1743 County Road 220

Fleming Island, FL 32003

904-269-2412

www.myFIPC.org

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