News and Events

	Church News
	Church News
	This section contains links to church news, activities and special events. Many of the links include photos or a slide show. _________________________________________________________________________________________ CHURCH SCHOOL AND WORSHIP SCHEDULE Our summer schedule for church school and worship will begin on Sunday, May 23 and continue through August 8. Church school will be held at 9:00 a.m. and one worship service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Please join us! SUMMER CHURCH SCHOOL SCHEDULE On Sunday, May 23, the adult Sunday school classes will begin their summer schedule meeting together in room 207B. On Sunday, June 6, the youth and children will begin their summer schedule. The preschool children (2K – 5K) will meet in room 120. The elementary children (1^st – 5^th) will meet in room 213 and the youth will meet in Room 214 before walking to Sonic each morning for a devotional and breakfast. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Rally Day is August 15th! Look below for photos from last year. Note that we will return to having worship at 11 o'clock on this Sunday. __________________________________________________________________________________________ BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS On Sunday, April 25, at 2:00 p.m. in front of the Memorial Fellowship Hall, members of the congregation brought their pets to be blessed. It was a time to be reminded of the gift they are and the responsibility we have for their care. A prayer of thanksgiving and charge was offered for each family’s pet. In the Reformed/Presbyterian tradition, we believe in the “priesthood of all believers” which means that ministers have no special power to confer “blessing” upon another; but, rather, each of us is blessed and called to be a blessing to others. Therefore, the term, “bless” your pets was used in the sense of acknowledgement for us all that we have been given wonderful gifts from God in our pets and in all the elements of the good earth and we should remember, cherish, tend, and share these with others. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ GALATIC BLAST VBS AT FPC! FPC’s 2010 Vacation Bible School was held June 14 - 18. This year’s theme was “Galactic Blast – A Cosmic Adventure Praising God!” Click here to see some photos. _________________________________________________________________________________________ The Congregational Retreat on March 26 and 27th was a big hit. It was a fun time to meet members of the church in a relaxed setting. The setting was a recreation of Montreat. And we were treated to smoores and sardines! Check out the photos and videos. FPC's Got Talent Watch the video made by the Youngbloods. Click to See what generated all the excitement at Rally Day! VBS at Thornwell Click to watch the video Emily Childers, Amanda Sloan, Kelly Boone Sloan, Louanne Smith, Morgan Terry, and Tiffani Terry joined a wonderful group of youth from Morton Presbyterian Church, along with their Pastor, Bob Hill, at Thornwell Home for Children. This group spent the week hosting Vacation Bible School "Power Lab" and teaching about the power of Christ’s love. In addition, the group learned about the power of Christ’s love through the amazing children at Thornwell. Their little hearts are filled with enthusiasm, love and faith. One of the best moments was when the children said "they didn’t want us to go!" Thank you FPC for supporting such an amazing and much needed ministry! Grace and Peace, Kelly Boone Sloan Click for Rally Day Montreat Seniors Montreat Conference at PC Camp Pee Dee Workday 09 Relay for Life 09 Christmas in April FPC Confirmands 2009 Emily Childers• Taylor Jones Hunter Segars• Alex Waldrop Allie Coskrey • Gillian Munoz Click to see a video