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Due to the forecast of inclement weather, we have canceled the Church / Preschool Fall Picnic, which was scheduled for this Sunday, October 4. We're sorry for any inconvenience. If you paid online for the picnic, you will receive a refund. It may take 5-10 days to appear on your statement.
But let's not miss out on fellowship-come instead to our Fall Round Table Supper on Wednesday, October 21st at 6:00 pm. Additional details further down in First News Weekly.
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 The Lord's Supper Observed
9:00 am Open Door Contemporary Service in the Rec Room
Come to the Table Rev. Mary Kay Collins
9:00 and 11:00 am Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary
While We Wait Rev. Chris Mooney
5:00 pm Evening Prayer in the Chapel
A Chapel in the Alps Mary Ann Collins-Stauffer
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Justice Ministry Offering Will Be This Sunday
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This Sunday we will receive a special offering for the work of justice in our community and world. One half of the offering will be given to RISC (Richmonders Involved to Strengthen Our Communities), and one half will go to Syrian refugees through Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.
With the prophet Micah, we say, "God has shown us what is good: to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with God and our brothers and sisters."
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This Sunday our elders and deacons will offer communion to some of our homebound members. We thank the following for serving: Heather Cooper, Eleanor Darden, Mert Fowlkes, Connie Gottwald, Tom Holloway, Henry Holswade, Glenn Hurt, Dorothy Kuffler, Stephen Kuffler, Norma McClintic, Marylee McGregor, Ian Nimmo, Bill Overton, Mildred St. Leger, and Sophie-Ann White.
We remember in prayer all of our homebound members and especially those that we will serve Sunday: Julia Brenaman, Judy Cooke, Margaret Dawson,Libby Harris,Billie Grace Howell, Barbara Jones, Audrey King,Rosemary Morgan, Ernie Neer, John Perkinson, Margie Turnbull, Charlotte Troxell, and Marinel Wright.
 Join the team! All current and former elders and deacons are invited to become part of the Homebound Communion ministry team. A training session will be held Sunday, October 11, at 12:15 pm. For information, contact Mary Kay Collins.
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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 through Dec
OR $3 for dinner
Bring a friend!
Grades 6 - 12
Monday, October 12 (Columbus Day)
9:00 am - noon
UR Basketball Game
Grades 6 - 12 and their friends and family
Saturday, December 5
6:00 pm
Tickets: $25
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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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 here 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 Fourth Floor Activity Room! Visit with our members who reside at Cedarfield, and enjoy tea and goodies.
All church members are invited, not just women or Cedarfield residents!
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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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Young Adult Small Group
7:00 pm @ FPC Library
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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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 here or on the bulletin board across from the Chapel.
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Give Blood to Save Others
Blood Drive in Honor of Joan Trotti
Tuesday, October 20, 2:00 - 7:00 pm
Fellowship Hall
For 35 years, First Presbyterian has helped insure a healthy blood supply for premature babies, cancer patients, accident victims and many other women, men and children in this metropolitan region. The need for blood and plasma is great, and each individual's donation can help up to three people.
Our upcoming drive is in honor of FPC elder Joan Trotti, a long-time organizer of FPC blood drives. Joan went so far as to wear a Dracula cape and teeth at church to get people's attention to this critical need.
Please sign up now so that we can ensure an efficient process with enough staff. Sign up for an appointment online here. For questions about eligibility, click here or call 1-800-RED-CROSS. Walk-ins are welcome as well.
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Round Table Suppers are Back!
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October 21 6:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall
$8 adults / $3 kids (11 & under) / $20 family / Free for visitors
Salad Bar, Chicken Marsala, Rice Pilaf, Green Beans, Roll
Chocolate Pecan Squares
Iced Tea, Coffee, Milk
You may also sign up in the Commons
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All men are invited to join us for a rousing anthem!
Rehearsal: Wednesday, October 21, 6:30 pm
Sing in worship: Sunday, October 25, 11:00 am
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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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Fall Hike and Vineyard Outing
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 Saturday, October 24
Depart from FPC at 8:30 am and return mid-afternoon
Join us for a moderate hike of approximately four miles, roundtrip, in Virginia's spectacular Blue Ridge Mountains. We will begin at the Humpback Rocks Picnic Area just off of the Blue Ridge Parkway and follow a section of the Appalachian Trail, the nation's premier hiking path. We will enjoy beautiful views of the Rockfish and Shenandoah Valleys. The elevation change on this hike is approximately 520 feet from the Humpback Rocks Picnic Area to the summit of Humpback Mountain (3,600 feet). NOTE: This is not the strenuous vertical climb up to Humpback Rocks that we hiked several years ago! After the hike, we will visit the close-by Afton Mountain Vineyards, whose motto is: "Grapes Don't Grow in Ugly Places!"
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On-site registration begins at 3:15 pm. The walk begins at 3:30 pm
Did you know that a billion people do not have access to clean water, which results in disease and death, particularly among children? But we are helping to change that statistic in Haiti and Nicaragua by teaching communities to build and maintain clean-water systems. All donations from our walk will go to drilling a well in Haiti.
The walk is 3.7-mile round trip, which is the distance that many people in developing countries must walk each day for water for their families. Get friends to sponsor you. If you cannot walk, please consider giving a donation.
Bring your friends! Invite your neighbors! Bring children and babies in strollers!
Register online here, on the bulletin board across from the Chapel, or on-site the day of the walk. You may also give money online or on the day of the walk. Suggested donation: $20 a person, $40 per family. Checks may be made payable to First Presbyterian and noted "Walk for Water."
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It's That Time Again . . . Officer Nominations
The Officer Nominating Committee is seeking nominations for elders and deacons. You will find nomination forms in the Commons and online here. Please prayerfully consider those whom you would like to suggest as elected leaders of this church.
Elders are charged with the oversight of the life of our congregation. Deacons are charged with the sympathy, witness and service for all our members and the poor. One does not have to serve as a Deacon before serving as an Elder.
Please submit nominations by Sunday, November 1. We encourage you to nominate yourself if you feel called to serve. For more information, please contact committee chair Lisa Kunz.
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