Issue 15 Volume 12 - Week of April 13, 2014

From Dr. Jim Weldon, Jr.

Dear FIPC Church Family,

THANK YOU! This year's Easter Egg Hunt was our best ever. I can't thank you enough for all you did to make it so. You reached out and met people you did not know, showed the love and hospitality of Christ, and went above and beyond for Jesus' sake. We counted about 150 children who participated in the hunt for 2,914 eggs.

That is what Easter is all about! Reaching out to others. Jesus died on the cross not only for ourselves but for others as well. There are so many people in our community who do not know Christ and do not have a church family. This Easter, let's be sure we reach out and invite others.

Remember, we worship and serve a God who is good all the time! All the time, God is good!

Your pastor and friend...

Jim Weldon

Church Celebrations

Easter Egg Hunt Photos

Church Announcements

Holy Thursday Service

Thursday, April 17

7:00 pm

Fleming Island Presbyterian Church

Join us for this special service of worship music, communion, and a dramatic portrayal of the last days leading up to the crucifixion of Christ. This is a moving and somber worship service. Childcare for ages 3 - Pre K will be available.

Easter Services

We would love to have you attend one or both of our Easter Services. Invite your friends and family and come celebrate the resurrection of our Lord!

Sunrise Service

7:00 am

Eagle Harbor Golf Club

Message given by Dr. Jim Weldon, Jr.
Music led by our special Sunrise Music Team
Please bring a lawn chair (we will have some chairs available if you forget)

Contemporary Service

10:00 am

Fleming Island Presbyterian Church

Full service with our full Praise Team and Easter Band Ensemble
Message given by Dr. Jim Weldon, Jr.

Sunday, April 27

Immediately Following Worship

There will be a Congregational Meeting immediately following worship to approve the refinancing of our current building loan. Other matters may also be addressed, if the information is available.

Walk of Faith

We will be sending in our next brick order for our Walk of Faith on Monday, June 2. Memorialize any significant event with an engraved paver:

in honor of
in loving memory of
in celebration of anniversaries
birthdays
graduations
favorite Bible verse
family name
just because

Imagine if we had all of our FIPC families represented on our Walk of Faith! Pick up an order form from the Information Table in the Gathering Area and be sure to turn it in by Sunday, June 1.

Clay County Cruzers

Rev It Up Car Show

Saturday, 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.

FIPC's 2nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament

Saturday, May 3

11:30 am

The Golf Club at Fleming Island

Cost $75

For more information about the tournament, contact Oz May, Rick Trecida, Tim Hobson, or David Drew. Register online now!

Adult Ministries

Great Banquet

Great Banquet

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 until Sunday afternoon. You will be fed and blessed in over abundance! The Great Banquet seeks to bring people 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.

Christian Growth Classes

April 27, 1:00 pm

Worship Building

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.

Youth Ministries

Sr. High Youth

Student Life at the Beach Camp

July 14-18

Cost $350*

Give your youth the gift of a week with God at the beach and you will see them take the next step in their spiritual growth-whether that's the very first step in faith or their next step in Christian maturity. Worship will be led by Louie Giglio and Chris Tomlin-this truly is a phenomenal experience!

Initial Deposit: $170.00 (due April 27)
Cost Includes: Lodging, travel, and food for the week
Lodging Location: Hilton Daytona Beach

*pending meeting fundraising goals

Parent's Meeting

April 22 @ 7:00 pm

Sanctuary

Online registration opens soon. Spots are limited!

Children's Ministries

2 New Summer Camp Opportunities!

Cost: $50 (for early registration)

Fleming Island Presbyterian Church is proud to introduce a new summer camp opportunity for children grades K-6. Think VBS with a sports camp concentration! Kids will learn about their sport (soccer, lacrosse, basketball, flag football, or cheerleading), as well as learning about having faith in Jesus Christ. Price is $50 for early registration, before June 1st. After this date, it will increase to $65.

We need volunteers!

Please contact Carissa Hogan, if you are interested in helping out with this camp. Register online now.

Cost: $50 per camper

Children will enjoy crafts, games, and snacks.

We need volunteers!

Please contact Sandy May, if you are interested in helping out with this camp and love to work with Pre-K children. Register online now.

In This Issue

Church Celebrations

Church Announcements

Adult Ministries

Youth Ministries

Children's Ministries

A Record of Our Faithfulness

Thanks and Prayer Requests

This Week's Funny

This Week's Devotional

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:

04/13/14 = 172

Ministry & Buliding Fund Offerings:

04/13/14 = $7,728.02

(2014 weekly need = $10,048)

Offering envelopes are 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 contact 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
10:00 AM

Attire is casual. It is an uplifting, come as you are 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 - Jr. High Youth Group

ROCK / Children

Thank You Notes

Thanks to:

The Hospitality Team for Sunday morning refreshments!

The counting team for your continued service to your church!

Our Awesome Worship Band!

Those who helped usher/greet last Sunday!

Our Children's Ministry Volunteers!

Our Youth Ministry Team!

Announcements

Announcements for the e-newsletter, power point slide show during worship, and web site should be emailed to Dawn Vanderpool by 9 am on Mondays.

Announcements for the bulletin should be emailed to Sara Dryden by 10 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.

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

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.

Praise from the Welcome Cards:

Praise God for giving me such a great church family and a good solid job.
Great Banquet! Awesome!
Amazing teams for all their hard work.
All our staff and Elders for doing a great job.
Proud of Molly's work with the young people at MHS.
Great sermon Mike, such passion when you speak.
To God for this beautiful weather. Safe u-haul move from Palm Coast to Fleming Island.
Melissa, new job; mom saw her brother who is ill.

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.

Prayers from the Welcome Cards:

Shirley Norton and family in the loss of her sister.
Gus.
Dale finds the right job.
Mike R., loss of sister.
Our little Bailey is doing well, very happy but she still needs a heart.
For employment opportunities; for health, happiness and grace.
For Brittany and Josh to always remember all is possible through Christ. Healing for Mike S.
Healing for Lee as she battles lung cancer.
For continued healing for all suffering with illness and loss.
Cousin Ray, stomach cancer; friend Dave, melanoma cancer; grandmother Gam, hip replacement rehab.
My friend, Hillary, marriage and family.
Men's Great Banquet; Debbie S., serious cancer.
For Don, Lori, Jen's grandparents, Rafael, Rafaela, Gavin, Chandler.
Peace and comfort after the loss of Shirley's sister, Carol Sue.
For my grandma and my friend, Sydney.
Please provide healing for two friends fighting cancer, Lucy and Kathy.
My friend, Pam, as she fights her battle of cancer.
Charlie and Karen's health to improve.
Pray for Dale and his job search.

This Week's Funny

Easter Puns

Q. How does a rabbit make gold soup?

A. He begins with 24 carrots.

Q: What do you call a rabbit that stu......s... stu sssstutters?

A: Re-Peter Rabbit!

Q: How did the egg climb the mountain?

A: It scrambled up.

Q: How do comedians like their eggs?

A: Funny side up.

Q: Why are rabbits so happy after winter?

A: Because spring is in the 'hare'!

Q: What would you get if you crossed the Easter Bunny with an overstressed person?

A: An Easter basket case!

Q: Why did the Easter Bunny have to fire the duck?

A: Because he kept quacking all the eggs!

Q: What would you get if you crossed the Easter Bunny with a leprechaun?

A: The Easter Blarney!

Q: What happened when the Easter Bunny met the rabbit of his dreams?

A: They lived hoppily ever after!

Q: How is the Easter Bunny like Shaquille O'Neal?

A: They're both famous for stuffing baskets!

Q: What do you call an Easter Bunny with fleas?

A: Bugs Bunny, of course!

This Week's Devotional

"Love In Action: Meeting The Needs Of Others"

by Rick Warren

PurposeDriven.com

This Week's Devotional

"The thought of my pain, my homelessness, is bitter poison. I think of it constantly, and my spirit is depressed. Yet hope returns when I remember this one thing: The LORD's unfailing love and mercy still continue, fresh as the morning, as sure as the sunrise. The LORD is all I have, and so in him I put my hope.""The time is surely coming ... when I will send a famine on the land - not a famine of bread or water but of hearing the words of the LORD. People will stagger from sea to sea and wander from border to border searching for the word of the LORD, but they will not find it. Beautiful girls and strong young men will grow faint in that day, thirsting for the LORD's word."

(Amos 8:11-13 NLT)

The Bible says in John 19:28-29, "After this, Jesus knew that everything had been done. So that the Scripture would come true, he said, 'I am thirsty.' There was a jar full of vinegar there, so the soldiers soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a branch of a hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus' mouth" (NCV).

The phrase "I thirst" was the life verse and the theme of Mother Teresa, who founded the Order of the Missionaries of Charity and Mother Teresa's Home for the Dying. In every Home for the Dying around the world, where they take in the poorest of the poor, there is a picture of Jesus hanging on the cross and underneath the words "I thirst," because Mother Teresa said that is our duty - to quench the thirst of Christ by helping those in need.

We cannot help Jesus on the cross. That's long past. Can you imagine being that soldier who gave Jesus the drink? What a privilege! We can't do that. But we can help those around us.

The aim of our existence is to satiate the thirst of Jesus on the cross for every soul, and it is shown by our love in action.

Love in action is when we meet the needs of other people in their thirst - physical, emotional, or spiritual - out of love for Christ, who was thirsty for us.

There are people all around you who are spiritually thirsty, but nobody ever uses that term. Here are some synonyms for spiritual thirst: boredom, unhappiness, dissatisfaction, stress, and desperation.

People who are spiritually thirsty have a need for meaning, purpose, and significance. They want to hear a word from God. They want to know what to do with their lives.

"The time is surely coming ... when I will send a famine on the land - not a famine of bread or water but of hearing the words of the LORD. People will stagger from sea to sea and wander from border to border searching for the word of the LORD, but they will not find it. Beautiful girls and strong young men will grow faint in that day, thirsting for the LORD's word" (Amos 8:11-13 NLT).

Is that not a perfect description of our society today? People look good on the outside, but they're empty on the inside. They're depressed, discouraged, defeated, in despair, unsatisfied, hopping from thing to thing, looking for what's going to give them fulfillment and quench their thirst.

What is your responsibility as a believer to these people, to the world?

The only way you can serve God is by serving people and helping others in his name. Help quench their thirst by sharing with them what God has done to make them whole.

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