Issue 19 Volume 12 - Week of May 11, 2014

From Dr. Jim Weldon, Jr.

Dear FIPC Church Family,

Don't forget about our Congregational Meeting following the church worship service this Sunday. We will be approving the new slate of Deacons!

Also be sure to continually visit our webpage for upcoming events, camps, and retreats for all age groups this summer.

Remember, God is good, all the time!

Your pastor and friend...

Jim Weldon

Church Celebrations

FIPC's 2nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament

A special thank you to the following sponsors for helping us raise almost $3,000 for local missions. Our annual tournament would not be possible without your very generous support:

Auto Buffs

Bent Creek Golf

Chick-fil-A

Edwin Watts Golf

FIPC Empty Nesters Small Group

FIPC Seekers Small Group

Fleming Island Plantation Golf

Flying Eagles Limo

Happy Dog Inn

Joan Hobson

Kreative Resources Inc.

Massage Envy

O'Brother's Irish Pub

Orange Park Country Club

Cindy Roll

State Farm Insurance--Richard Morris

Magnolia Point Golf

Master Fit Golf

UPS

VanDyke Norman Insurance

Whitey's Restaurant

Jim and Jennifer Weldon

Church Announcements

Sunday, May 18

Immediately Following Worship

There will be a Congregational Meeting immediately following worship to approve and elect the new slate of Deacons.

Baby Boutique

Visit the Baby Boutique display in our Gathering Area. This event is sponsored by First Coast Women's Services and our Women's Monday Evening Bible Study. Pick up a tag for a donation item and bring in the unwrapped item through the month of May.

Top needs for the "Baby Boutique":

* hooded towels

* baby wash cloths

* crib sheets

* pacifiers

* teething rings

* baby shampoo

* soft toys

* Butt cream (actual name)

* diapers size 3,4,5

* jeans and tops for the Mom-to-be

* Walmart gift cards are always welcomed for baby bath tubs and cribs

More information is available on the display table!

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.

Adult Ministries

New Adult Small Group

Starts Sunday, May 18

12:00 noon

Classroom 1

A new small group for parents who have babies to children in the 6th grade. Based on the DVD curriculum titled: "How to Raise your Children without Raising your Blood Pressure" by Rick Warren. The group will meet at least three times on these proposed Sundays:

May 18

June 1

June 22

Childcare will be available at a nominal cost. Invite your family and friends to attend. Contact Pastor Jim Weldon, if you are interested in attending or have additional questions.

Save The Date!

Watch for details coming soon.

Christian Growth Classes

June 8, 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

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:

05/11/14 - 132

Ministry & Building Fund Offerings:

05/11/14 = $5,506.00

(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.

Quick Links

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News

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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:

For mothers.
My father's life. VA approving a referral. Beautiful grandchildren. God's love and protection.
My daughter Elena is a great blessing.
For Linda being a mom to all. So blessed to have family and friends who are my family.

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 Bahrain.
Martha and James Williams, health.
Faircloth family, health.
Sydney Ward.

Prayers from the Welcome Cards:

Gus V. III
Pray for healing and symptom relief for friends, Lucy and Kathy, who are fighting cancer.
Dawn to recover from her surgery soon. Rebecca to feel better soon!
My son's smooth move next weekend. Companionship!
My daughter's ankle to heal.
For all the husbands and wives, that they strengthen their marriage and be models for those who are entering marriage.
Continued healing for Charlotte. Dawn, continued healing.
For my mother and my grandfather.
For my children to remember all is possible through Christ.
My nephew and my sister.
Bedsole family, Kelly, Camervas, JPB.
Prayers for Kelsey and group from UCF in Ghana. Prayers for Mackenzie facing eye surgery related to softball accident.
For Sydney Ward and for my grandma without my grandpa.
For Altheda.

This Week's Funny

This Week's Devotional

"When You Reject Yourself, You're Rejecting God's Design"

by Rick Warren

PurposeDriven.com

This Week's Devotional

"My friend, I ask, 'Who do you think you are to question God? Does the clay have the right to ask the potter why he shaped it the way he did?'"

(Romans 9:20 CEV)

Spiritual gifts,

Heart,

Abilities,

Personality,

Experiences - these are the five things that make you, you. I call them your SHAPE.

Accepting your SHAPE - the unique way that God made you that brings glory to him - means to believe that God knows best. It all comes down to the matter of trust. Do you believe that God made a mistake when he made you? Or do you trust him, knowing that he has a plan for your life? Do you believe it?

When you say, "God, there are things I don't like about myself. I wish I had different hair or a different color of skin. I wish I were taller, shorter, skinnier. I wish I had more talent. I wish I could do 'that.' I wish I looked like him. I wish I had her smarts" and on and on. This kind of thinking is basically telling God, "You blew it! Everybody else is OK. But you goofed up big when you made me."

When you reject yourself, you are in essence rejecting God, because he's your Creator. When you don't accept yourself, it's rebellion against God. You're saying, "God, I know better than you. You should have made me different, with a different set of strengths and a different set of weaknesses."

But God says, "No, I made you exactly to be you because I want you to be you - with your strengths and your weaknesses. Both of them can give me glory - if you'll just start doing what I made you to do instead of trying to be like everybody else."

It's actually quite arrogant to reject yourself. The Bible says in Romans 9:20, "My friend, I ask, 'Who do you think you are to question God? Does the clay have the right to ask the potter why he shaped it the way he did?'" (CEV)

Whenever we doubt God's love and wisdom, we always get into trouble. The root behind all of your problems is that you don't trust God. You don't believe God really loves you. You don't believe that he really has your best interest at heart. You wish he had made you something different. As a result, there's a spirit of bitterness in you that keeps you frustrated and keeps you from being the person God wants you to be.

Job 10:10 says, "You guided my conception and formed me in the womb" (NLT). God wanted you, and he loves you. Believe it, and then trust it!

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