Issue 5 Volume 13 - Week of February 1, 2015

From Dr. Jim Weldon, Jr.

Dear FIPC Church Family,

I am pleased to announce that we have an exciting new way to communicate with our congregation for 2015 and beyond. We have implemented a mobile communication program that will allow you to enroll to receive mobile communications from your Pastor and staff. Once you join our mobile program, you will be able to receive important reminders, alerts, polls, devotionals, or other types of information. We are living in a mobile-first always-connected environment and text messages have a 97% open rate. What better way to stay truly connected to your FIPC church family!

It is so easy to enroll. You don't have to download an App on your phone. All you have to do is text the word MYFIPC to the number 84464. Once you send your text, you will receive a prompt automated response (like the one shown on the phone screen shown below) that informs you that you have successfully enrolled in our mobile communications program.

If you prefer, you can write your cell phone number on your yellow welcome card during worship. Then, check the box below it indicating that you want to opt in to receive text messages.

As our mobile communications program gets off the ground, we will be able to add special targeted groups (Youth, Children, Women, etc.). This will allow the communication with our church family to be even more personal.

P.S. If you already enrolled in the mobile communications program as part of our test pilot (staff, Elders, and Deacons) in 2014, please enroll again. We deleted all of the test data and are starting fresh in 2015. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for testing the program before we rolled it out to the rest of the congregation.

God is good all the time! All the time God is good!

Grace and Peace,

Jim Weldon

Church Celebrations

Early Wedding Present for Mike & Keri

At a Youth Leadership Team meeting Monday night, Mike was presented with an early wedding gift from Pastor Jim's family and Barbara Weldon. Which wedding registry was this on? Happy hunting Mike and Keri!

Church Announcements

Mike & Keri's Wedding Invitation

And Two Shall Become One

Rev. and Mrs. Kevin C. Pound

Request the honor of your presence

as their daughter

Keri Ann

Is united in marriage to

L. N. Michael Horst

Son of Mr. and Mrs. K. Michael Horst

Saturday, February 7, 2015

3:30 PM

Mandarin Presbyterian Church

Jacksonville, Florida

Please no gifts or RSVP's

Brown Bag Lunch Fundraiser

February 8 After Worship

Worship Building

Help us raise money for our summer Sports Camp by purchasing a brown bag lunch after church.

Lenten Season Events

Sermon Series - Jesus' Journey to Jerusalem

February 18 - Ash Wednesday Service @ 7 pm

February 22 - Pot Luck - 1st Sunday of Lent

March 29 - Annual Community Egg Hunt - Palm Sunday

April 2 - Maundy Thursday Service

April 3 - Good Friday Service

April 5 - Easter Services

7 am Sunrise Service @ Eagle Harbor Golf Club

10 am Service @ FIPC

Women's Monday Evening Bible Study Service Project

Baby Boutique

for

First Coast

Women's Services

February 1 - February 22

They will be collecting different items each week in the Gathering Area:

Week 1 - new born diapers

Week 2 - baby formula

Week 3 - baby bottles
Week 4 - baby food

Want a take home service project to do with your family? Baby bottles are available for you to collect your loose change. This project is tax deductible and they raise about $32,000 a year doing this simple project.

The Women's Monday Evening Bible Study thanks you for your participation in this service project!

Join the Easter Choir

We are putting together a special Easter Choir for Easter Sunday 10 am service. We are looking for anyone (men and women, ages 9th grade on up) who loves to sing and make a joyful noise. You do not need to know how to read music! Please sign up on your yellow welcome cards or contact Mike Horst at the church office for more information. Rehearsals are Thursday nights at 6:30 pm beginning February 19!

Save The Dates!

Spring Car Show

April 18

3rd Annual FIPC Golf Tournament

April 24

Relay For Life

April 25

Watch for details on these great upcoming events.

Adult Ministries

Northeast Florida Great Banquet

Men's Weekend

April 16-19

Women's Weekend

April 30-May 3

Christian Growth Classes

March 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 Sara Dryden, Director of Membership. 1st Base participants, please sign up ahead of time in order to receive information to be discussed at the meeting.

Youth Ministries

The Net Wednesday Nights

Wednesdays

6:30-8:30 pm

Jr. High & Sr. High Youth

The Shack

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

Children's Ministries

ROCK Wednesday Nights

5:30-7:00 pm

ROCK Room

ROCK stands for "Reaching Out for Christ's Kingdom" and is a youth group for 5th and 6th graders.

Children's Ministries Summer Events

Cub Camp

June 15 -19

Ages 3-5

Sports Camp

July 20-24

Ages 4-12

Save the dates--watch for details coming soon!

In This Issue

Church Celebrations

Church Announcements

Youth Ministries

Children's Ministries

Thank You

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.

New Members This Year: 4

Attendance:

02/01/15 = 141

Ministry & Building Fund Offerings:

02/01/15 = $7,802.08

(Weekly Need = $8,154)

YTD Need = $40,770.00

YTD Offerings = $37,530.94

YTD Variance = -$ 3,239.06

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:

Keep up the great work of our Lord.
Fascinating review of Pastor Jim's trip.
Don made 1st job cut; Mike and Keri's wedding; church family and friends.
Jim's pilgrimage to Israel.

Prayer Requests:

For our community.
For our church's growth in spirit, connections, and number.
For those who do not know Christ.
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.
Martha Williams, health.
Sydney Ward.
Betty Gedrottis.

Prayers from the Welcome Cards:

For my grandparents, grandma, Sydney with MS and my sister.
Healing for hearts that are hurting.
Pray for Jeff's mom, Linda, who was diagnosed with lymphoma.
Fleming Island family to find comfort.
Prayer for Mike and Keri's wedding and life together.
Gianna's family as they are going through such a tough time.
For my calling as a HS football head coach leading highschool players, for wisdom in a broken culture.
Prayers for Gianna's family. She is their angel in heaven.
Pray for me as I will be the speaker at Northwood Presbyterian Church (in Clearwater) for their women's retreat, Feb. 5-7. Jennifer Weldon
For Harry on his birthday that God touches his heart and he experiences the love of Jesus with a fire so bright. Thank you Lord for Harry.
For Georgiann that she experiences the love of Jesus before she leaves this earth.
Carolyn, headaches; travel mercies (Chris and Ronnie); church and gov't leaders; family of the 14 yr. old girl killed and the driver.
God's will in possible new job at current employer; my prodigal brother will return to body of Christ.
Desiree, Shannon, John, Lou, Bonnie.

This Week's Funny

Reminder: Mike & Keri's Wedding

Saturday, February 7 @ 3:30 pm

Mandarin Presbyterian Church

This Week's Devotional

"You're The Only Manager Of Your Money"

by Rick Warren

PurposeDriven.com

"Once there was a man who was about to leave home on a trip; he called his servants and put them in charge of his property. He gave to each one according to his ability: to one he gave five thousand gold coins, to another he gave two thousand, and to another he gave one thousand. Then he left on his trip."

(Matthew 25:14b-15 GNT)

Jesus says in Matthew 25:14-15, "Once there was a man who was about to leave home on a trip; he called his servants and put them in charge of his property. He gave to each one according to his ability: to one he gave five thousand gold coins, to another he gave two thousand, and to another he gave one thousand. Then he left on his trip" (GNT).

In those days there weren't any banks, so when this rich man left for his long trip, he entrusted his property to his servants. When he returned, he asked for an account from his servants; he wanted to know what they had done with his money.

This is called stewardship - the old English word for "manager." The first law of financial freedom is the law of possession: Everything you have belongs to God. You are only a manager!

We are called to be stewards of our time. We are called to be stewards of our influence. We are called to be stewards of our health, our relationships, and our opportunities. Everything you have you are to be steward or manager of.

You may say, "But wait a minute! I worked for my money, and now you want to tell me it isn't mine?" Where do you think you got your body to work for your money? Where do you think you got your mind to work for it? Where do you think you got the energy to work for it? Where do you think you got the intelligence to work for it? Everything you have is a gift from God. You don't really own anything in life; it's all on loan.

You only get to use God's money while you're here on Earth. He's loaned it to you for 80 or so years. He loaned it to somebody before you, and he's going to loan it to somebody else after you die. You don't own it; the Master owns it all. It's all under management.

Do you know what the sign is that you've forgotten the law of possession? When you think your money is yours, you worry about it. You feel a pressure and stress that you weren't meant to have.

Money management is a spiritual discipline. God is actually watching how you handle his money to see what spiritual riches he can trust you with in Heaven. This might make you feel pressure, but there is actually freedom in the law of possession.

When you remember that God is the owner and you are the manager, you'll worry a whole lot less and focus more on managing God's money well.

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