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Special Schedule this Sunday Due to UCI Road World Championships
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This Sunday, September 27, join us at FPC at 8:30 am for coffee and breakfast treats and the opportunity to see the UCI Road World cyclists ride (speed by!) on Cary Street shortly after 9:00 am.
There will be no 9:00 am worship services on this Sunday due to the brief road closings on Three Chopt and Cary Street Roads from 8:50 - 9:20 am, although Grove Avenue and streets to the north will be open.
Our schedule on September 27 will be:
8:30 am Coffee, breakfast treats and race watching together
* * * No 9:00 am worship services * * *
9:45 am Sunday School as usual
11:00 am Worship service as usual
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11:00 am Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary
The Race That Is Before Us Dr. Charlie Summers
5:00 pm Evening Prayer in the Chapel Taste and See Dr. Charlie Summers
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Youth Fellowship
Grades 6 - 12
Sundays
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Meet in Fellowship Hall for dinner
$25 flat fee for all dinners Sept - Dec
OR $3 for dinner
Bring a friend!
Fall Youth Service Day
Grades 6 - 12
Monday, October 12 (Columbus Day)
9:00 am - noon
Small groups are available for youth in grade 8 and grades 9 - 12. For information and locations, visit fpcrichmond.org/youth.
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Laugh, Reflect and Discover with Creating the Covenant
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Charlie Summers, Rosalind Banbury and Melissa Mintz are offering an 8-week Bible survey study that focuses on the key themes of promise-keeping and God's faithfulness. We will be using a new easy-to-follow curriculum called Creating the Covenant. Daily scripture readings will be sent by email. There is also a participant's guide with additional information. In class, no one is put on the spot, and all have the opportunity to ask questions and share. What is said in the group stays in the group.
- Sundays, 5:30-7:00 pm, Oct. 4 - Nov. 22, led by Melissa Mintz OR
- Mondays, 9:30-11:00 am, Oct. 12 - Nov. 30, led by Rosalind Banbury OR
- Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30 pm, Oct. 6 - Nov. 24, led by Charlie Summers
Childcare available upon advance request for all classes.
Orientation: Monday, September 28, 7:00 pm. Pick up your study guides and find out how to prepare for the first class. Homework takes about 15-20 minutes a day.
Participant Book: The cost is $20. Or if you have an iPhone or iPad, you can get the Covenant app for $9.99. Each participant will also need the Common English Version Study Bible or any study Bible.
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Young Adult Ministries: Dates Through 2015
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Young Adult Small Group
7:00 pm @ FPC Library
September 29
October 13 & 27
November 10 & 24
December 8
Service Project: October, TBD
Retreat: November 13 - 15
Christmas Party: December 15
Join the FPC Young Adult group for Bible study and fellowship. All are welcome!
Questions about any Young Adult Ministries activities?
Contact Emily Walker or visit the website
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Calling all women! You're invited to participate in the annual FPC Women's Choir. All experience levels are welcome.
We will sing on Sunday, October 4, at the 11:00 am worship service. There will be one rehearsal on Wednesday, September 30, 6:30-7:30 pm.
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Speaking Up About Depression and Its Stigma
October 1 7:00 pm FPC Sanctuary
FPC Care Ministries presents Speaking Up About Depression and Its Stigma with speakers Grace & David Gallagher of the SpeakUp5K and CKG Memorial Foundation. Please consider helping with this exciting community event by:
- Bringing food to reception or being a host/greeter - sign up here
- Share our event page on Facebook
- Register to attend yourself!
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If you would like to have flowers placed in the Sanctuary or Memorial Corridor in honor or in memory of a loved one, and have your memorial listed in the bulletin, please contact Lauren Neal. |
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Justice Ministry Offering Will Be October 4
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On World Communion Sunday, October 4, we will receive our annual Justice Ministry Offering. This offering goes to local and overseas efforts to assist the poor, help the refugees, and grant liberty to those who are oppressed.
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Church and Preschool Fall Picnic
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Sunday, October 4 12:00 noon
Please join us for a great lunch and lots of fun! Tickets are $5 per person or $20 per family and are available now at fpcrichmond.org/picnic
Volunteers are needed to help with set-up and clean-up, and to donate desserts. If you can help, please contact Beth Cook. |
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Tuesday, October 6 12:00 noon
Jennifer McClellan, member of the Virginia House of Delegates, will be our speaker for the October 6 luncheon. She is an Assistant General Counsel at Verizon Communications and a member of the Virginia State Bar, the Metropolitan Women's Bar Association, the Richmond Bar Association, and the Oliver Hill/Samuel Tucker Bar Association.
All FPC members and guests are welcome. A free nursery is available.
To make your reservation, sign up in the Memorial Corridor or online by 12:15 pm Sunday, October 4.
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Upcoming Workshop: Final Gift
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Tuesdays, October 6, 13, 20, 27 7:00 - 8:30 pm Room 218
"Is it possible to befriend our dying gradually and live open to it,
trusting, that we have nothing to fear?" -Henri Nouwen
Join us for a four-evening workshop this fall as we discuss living fully and dying well for ourselves and/or our loved ones.
- Introduction to Dying Well
- How we die matters. What can we do to prepare for the end of life?
- Discussing dying well and what that means
- What does dying well mean to you? Talking with your family about end of life.
- Creating documents that ensure end of life wishes are understood
- The What, When, Where, and Why of meaningful services and obituaries
- Sharing memories and passing along wisdoms
- How do you want to be remembered?
The workshop will be facilitated by Rev. Mary Kay Collins, Judy Jamison, Nicole Ball and Marsha Williams. For online registration, click here. You may also register on the bulletin board across from the Chapel. Space is limited.
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Wednesday, October 7 2:00 pm 
Join FPC friends for Tea With Thee at the Cedarfield Clubhouse! Visit with our members who reside at Cedarfield, and enjoy tea and goodies.
All church members are invited, not just women! Contact Beth Isaacs, 353-1147 or bisaacs17@comcast.net for more information.
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FPC Children's Ministry Club 4-5 Camp Hanover Day
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Sunday, October 11 12:45 - 4:45 pm 
Kids in grades 4 & 5: don't miss Club 4-5's fall service day at Camp Hanover! We'll do a service project and then enjoy some hiking, fishing and outdoor worship. Carpools will be arranged.
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2,000 Cookies Needed by October 18
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Kairos Prison Ministry brings God's care to those in prison who are isolated, without visitors and who have never experienced God's love.
How can you help?
- Pray - sign up to pray for 30 minutes sometime October 23 - 24 for the men in the program.
- Bake Cookies - homemade cookies are given to the prisoners as encouragement to engage in the program. Pick up cookie bags in the Commons and return them to the FPC freezer between October 1 - 18.
- Decorate Posters and Placemats - words and pictures of caring and encouragement have a big impact on the prisoners.
Sign up either online or on the bulletin board across from the Chapel.
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FPC Blood Drive
In honor of Joan Trotti
Tuesday, October 20
2:00 - 7:00 pm, Fellowship Hall
One donation can save three lives!
Round Table Supper
Wednesday, October 21
6:00 pm, Fellowship Hall
Join FPC friends for a casual fall supper
$8 / adult, $3 / children under 11 or family maximum of $20
Fall Hike and Vineyard Outing
Saturday, October 24
Depart from FPC at 8:30 am and return mid-afternoon
Hike Humpback Rocks, then visit Afton Mountain Vineyards
Sign up on the bulletin board across from the Chapel
Walk for Water
Saving lives through clean water in Haiti and Nicaragua
Sunday, October 25
3:15 pm registration begins
3:30 pm walk begins
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Sunday, November 1 12:00 noon
Would you like to join an usher team and serve one Sunday per month? Join us Sunday, November 1, right after church, for training/orientation. No experience necessary.
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