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November, 2019
Announcements & Celebrations p. 2 Reminders p. 3 Nurture p. 4 Teach p. 5
Worship p. 5 Fellowship p. 6 Serve p. 7 Directory p. 8
As a diverse family of believers in Jesus Christ, our mission is to glorify God
by celebrating and sharing God’s renewing and transforming love as:
We worship the living God with joy and thanksgiving.
We teach the Word of God to deepen our faith and to grow in
our love for Jesus Christ.
We serve others through sharing the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
We fellowship to enrich and energize our life together as a congregation.
We nurture and embrace all God’s children.
This November is proving to be an exciting (and busy) time in the life of our church. On November 10th we will celebrate our 150th year as a congregation. Its hard to fathom that our church was organized only 4 years after the Civil War and Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, but that just goes to show the stretch of history this congregation has covered. As I write this, our church is also full of BOO-HA-HA trick or treaters as Hopkins Hall became a rain loca-tion for the City’s big Halloween event. It is good to share life with our community and, as we contemplate our 150 year presence in Rock Hill, it is a reminder that we have been a steady beat in the heart of our town since its for-mation. The other event of some excitement is related to stewardship. I know, I know what’s exciting about Steward-ship? But, this year, as we celebrate the paying off of the mortgage, we are preparing to use those former funds to hire a new position. In September the Session approved a recommendation to hire a full time Director of Family Ministries, and the personnel committee is moving forward with the search process as we speak. This new position will be focused on directing education, worship, fellowship, and mission opportunities for our children, youth, and their parents. Our plan is to have this position filled in the first half of 2020. We would ask that you keep us in your prayers as our search process unfolds. Lastly, I want to make you aware of a Community Thanksgiving service that will be held at Oakland Avenue Presbyterian Church on Sunday, November 24th at 6:00 p.m. It will be an opportunity to worship together with 8 different local congregations including Oakland Baptist, West End Baptist, the Vineyard Church, Freedom Temple, Episcopal Church of Our Savior, St John’s Methodist, and Oakland Avenue. I hope you will come. As we move into this season of Thanksgiving, we have so much to be grateful for both within our church and within our community. I pray God’s blessings will be with you and your family, as well.
Peace, Richard
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On behalf of the family of Pete Wheeles, we want to thank you for the prayers, cards, and phone calls extended to him and our family during his recent hospitalization and death. The luncheon for the family after his service was wonderful and enjoyed by all. Words cannot express how thankful and blessed we are to be a member of such a warm, loving and compassionate church family.
Peace and love,
Jean Horton and
Teresa Bradley
The Christmasville Pancake Breakfast will be held on Saturday, December 7th from 8:00 am—
10:30 am. The Youth and the men of the church will be working together to put on this wonderful event. Tickets are $6 adults, $4 ages 4—12, ages 3 and under are FREE. Tickets can be purchased in the church office starting November 13th or can be purchased at the door the day of the breakfast. This is a great Christmas tradition that brings in a good crowd so plan to get your tickets early. Proceeds will go towards the Youth summer conference trips in 2020.
The Christmas Post Office provided by the Youth will begin Sunday, December 1st through December 22nd. Bring your cards for church members before or after the worship service each Sunday. The youth will organize them and distribute these for you for the low price of 25 cents a card. The funds from this will go towards the Youth summer conference trip in 2020.
Fellowship - There is not a regularly scheduled Wednesday night
dinner in November, but mark your calendars now for our Christmas
Dinner which will be Sunday, December 15. Start looking now for
your favorite recipes to complement the turkey/ham and dressing
provided by the Fellowship Committee. We hope you will join us for
this long standing tradition of our church family.
Basketball News! Practices are scheduled to begin November 3rd. Cur-
rently, we do not have coaches for Coed Biddy 9 and Under and Boys 12
and Under. If we do not find anyone to coach, we will not be able to
have those teams. We also need more players for Boys 12 and Under but
we welcome players on all teams! Contact Eric Park ASAP if you would like to coach one
of these teams or if you want to play on a team. (803-984-4966 or [email protected])
Sunday Practices: Boys 12 and Under-2:00 , Biddy 9 and Under-3:00
Biddy 7 and Under-4:00, Senior Boys 2 -5:15.
Thursday Practices: Girls 13 and Under 5:30
Senior Girls 6:30, Senior Boys 1 -7:30
Advent Workshop
Please join us on Sunday morning, November 17 at 9:00 am in Hopkins Hall,
beginning with a continental breakfast, followed by Advent crafts. Chil-
dren’s Sunday School classes will not meet, but adults’ will meet as usu-
al. We hope that this will be a meaningful time for the children as we begin
the Advent season. If you are able to help with the children’s crafts, please
contact Susannah Hayes ([email protected] or 215-219-2819).
There will be a brief practice at 10:00 am in the sanctuary before the
worship service on November 10th. We need everyone who has a tar-
tan to participate, if possible. If you are unable to carry your Tartan,
please ask someone to help with it and let Bev Keely know who it will
be. This will be a very meaningful service with the addition of our celebration of the Sesqui-
centennial and having our Korean visitors from the Jesus Hospital in attendance.
Sunday, November 3rd: Join in for the 42nd Annual York
County CROP Hunger Walk! This intergenerational event
provides a chance for community service and a fun form of
exercise! Registration begins at 2:00 pm on the lawn of Winthrop University Dinkins build-
ing off of Oakland Avenue. Bring an item of canned food for local hunger-fighting agencies
and then walk on behalf of the hungry! Our Mission & Outreach Committee supports the
CROP Walk as yet another opportunity to raise awareness of the fight against hunger in our
community and our world!
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS THIS WEEKEND!
Don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour before you go to bed
on Saturday night!
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1 James Crean
Clair Britt
Thomas Hunsucker
3 Sam Copeland
4 David Lengers
George White
5 Beverly Keely
6 Richard Carr, IV
Brooke Price
Margaret Ann Tice
7 Karen Hickman
10 Natalie Jurado
Worth Kendall
12 Bonnie Carr
13 Brenda Taylor
14 Bryna Hayes
Rhian Hayes
15 Chris Bailey
Charlie Hunsucker
16 Delaine Robbins
17 Christopher Cycak
Kelly Gainey
18 Erica Neimann
Brian Fitzke
21 Penelope Zelinski
22 Shay Carr
23 Alex Stevenson
Eli Thompson
24 George Adickes
26 Teddy Hutchison
27 Emery Carr
28 Christine White
COUNTERS
Nov 3 Kathy James, Bobby Smith Nov 10 George White, Karen Holt Nov 17 Heather Deese, Gene Black Nov 24 Jimmy Hicklin, Jane Williams
NURSERY & CHILDREN’S CHURCH
Nov 3
Nursery/Preschool
Denise Ice
Children’s Church
James Crean
Children’s Sermon
Pat Johnson
Nov 10
Nursery /Preschool
Joanne Edwards, Hollis Nichols
Children’s Church
Mimi Goodner, Christy Goodner
Children’s Sermon
Richard Carr
Nov 17
Nursery /Preschool
Wendy Blanchard, Tara Park
Children’s Church
Heather Deese, Michelle Elston
Children’s Sermon
Susan Roberson
Nov 24
Nursery/Preschool
Cathy Abernathy, Janelle Chubb
Children’s Church
Rebecca Bridges, Joanne Lehman
Children’s Sermon
Dr. George White
Deacons on Call for
November
Deena Campbell Susannah Hayes
Gene Black
Nov 3 Sophia Hindson Nov 10 Liz Briggs Nov 17 Elizabeth Roberson Nov 24 Riley Elston
Upcoming Committee Meetings
November 5 5:30 pm Worship Committee 6:30 pm Diaconate
November 12 5:30 Property Committee 6:00 Personnel Committee 6:30 Finance Committee 6:30 Christian Ed 7:00 Technology
November 19 6:00 Session
November 25 5:30 Congregational Life 6:00 Church Growth 6:00 Mission Outreach
November 26 5:30 Visitation Ministry
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BIRTHDAYS
Please keep these members of our congregation in your
prayers:
Health Concerns (Members): Beth Easley, Worth Kendall, Mary Tice, Audrey Moore, Debbie Norwood, Linder Tucker, and Amelia Spradley.
Friends and Family Members to keep in our prayers: Carol Hines—(Susan Demchak's friend) 1106 Christopher Circle, 29730
Bob Renz (heart attack /rehabilitation) Cathy Kayser’s brother
43 Dayton Road, Jamesburg, NJ 08831
Colleen Eddington (Cathy Kayser’s sister) recovering from a stroke
106 Village Rd. Wickatunk Village, Morganville, NJ 07751
Keira Esposito (Sanfilipppo Syndrome)
746 Quicksilver Trail, Fort Mill, SC 29708-6548
Charlie Brewer-Brother of Suzie Brewer Price (colon cancer)
150 Panilla Ct., Murrells Inlet, SC. 29576
Dennis Hopkins—Joe and Lena Hopkins’ son (ALS-Lou Gehrigs Disease)
4120 Marshall Rd, 29730
Bryce Howard—Joe and Lena Hopkins’ nephew (heart attack, stints)
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Please keep the following mem-bers of the military in your prayers:
Stephen “Anthony” Bradley (Teresa Bradley’s son & Jean Horton's grandson) Navy: Stephen Bradley, 515 Chesterfield Rd Hampton, VA 23661 Matthew Blackwelder Blackwelder, Matthew B. Navy: Matt, Kellie and Jackson Black-welder 120 Kenneth Ct Newport News, VA 23602 Major and Mrs. Ryan Middle-ton (Laura Keely) 9190 Brenahm Court Montgomery, AL 36117
Taylor Ferguson (Phyllis Ferguson’s grandson)
Army:
Capt. Taylor Ferguson
7653 Kessler Dr Fort Benning, Ga 31905
If you or someone you know has a pastoral need, please contact Richard at 803-818-1863 or through email at [email protected]. You can also contact the church office (328-2467; [email protected]) or one of the
Our Prayer Ministry is now accepting prayer requests. This important minis-try is for all of our church members and extended families. You may provide as much or as little information as you wish and know that prayers will be offered at a moment’s notice. Please contact Jane Williams (366-3834 or [email protected]).
Tuesday Morning Bible Study
This year our Tuesday Morning Bible Study will continue our exploration of New Testament Story by David L. Barr. This fascinating book covers the major themes, the historical background, and the cultural influences present during the writing of the New Testament. While this study serves more as an overview of each book, rather than a verse by verse study, it definitely uncovers the world behind the text, and offers a deeper insight into what was originally written. The Bible Study meets on Tuesday morning at 9:15 am.
Prayer and Visitation Ministries have been combined to better meet the needs of our congregation. Members will work with the pastor to show the love of Christ through visits and prayers with congregation members in times of need and help identify other needs that may be referred to ministries in the church.
If you would like to refer someone to the Visitation Ministry for possible visits or ask for prayer requests from the Prayer Ministry, please contact Jane Williams ([email protected] or 803-242-5431) or Rev. Carr ( 803-818-1863 or [email protected]). The
ir“But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for
many.” Mark 10:43-45
Join us at Oakland Avenue Presbyterian for the 2nd annual Community Thanksgiving Service on November 24th, 6:00 pm. First Presbyterian will be participating, along with several other area churches.
November 24th, 6:00 pm
Join us at Oakland Avenue Presbyterian for the 2nd annual Community Thanksgiving Service. First Presbyterian will be participating, along with several other
area churches.
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We Worship the Living God with Joy and Thanksgiving
Our Chancel Choir is Having a “HOMECOMING”! As part of our November 10th Sesquicentennial Worship Service, we are inviting EVERYONE who has ever sung in the Chancel Choir to join us for this special service! We are asking that you attend just the two prior rehearsals on Wednesdays, November 6 and October 30. We will rehearse the anthems for that Sunday at the beginning of each rehearsal (7:00 p.m.). You may then leave as we continue to rehearse the anthems for the Advent and Christmas season. The planned anthems for that Sunday will be easy to read and sing.
Calling all singers!! Come join us for this exciting event!
Women’s
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Ladies’ Night Out: All ladies are invited to join us on Novem-ber 20 at Luigi’s in Rock Hill at 6:00. For more information or to carpool, contact Karen Holt.
Sesquicentennial Celebration
On November 10, our church will celebrate our 150th year in many
special ways. Following worship service, we will enjoy a covered
dish lunch with our fellow congregation members, former ministers,
guests from Korea, along with other guests who join us for the spe-
cial occasion in the life of our church. Since we will have many
guests that day (and some who will be unable to bring dishes), please be very generous
with your main dishes, sides, salads, and desserts. It is sure to be an enjoyable and
very memorable day.
Celebrating our 150th Year: On Novbemver 10th, we are planting
a Gingko tree as part of our Sesquicentennial celebration. All chil-
dren are invited to bring a penny minted in the year they were born to
toss in the hole before the tree is planted. If you can't locate a penny
in that year any date is fine! The Gingko is a long lived tree and our
children will grow along with it having a memory of the day it was
planted and their part in it.
Men’s Fellowship Bible Study will meet at the church on Thurs-
day, November 21st at 6:30 pm. We will go to dinner afterward.
Questions or information, contact Chip Hutchison
Women’s Crossroads Bible Study will meet on Thursday, November
7th at 6:30 in the chapel. This year we are studying the twelve disciples.
All ladies are invited to join us. Questions or information, contact Susan
Roberson ([email protected]).
Chrismon Tree
The Worship Committee invites everyone to help with decorating the new
Chrismon tree on Sunday, Nov. 24th after worship. We would love to have
you join us. All ages are invited!
The Retirees of First Presbyterian Church group will
meet November 14 at the Rock Hill Little Café at noon. Our speaker, Lisa
Rumford, will tell us about the Life Long Learning Project that the City of
Rock Hill and Winthrop University will be launch-
ing this January. Let’s hope we have water this
month!
Save the Date!
The annual Christmas Cookie Walk at FPC will be held on Friday, December 6th from 4—7 pm. For on-ly $6 you can fill a box with delicious homemade good-ies! The help of all mem-bers is needed to bake, serve, set up and clean up for this event. This year, we are only asking that each member make 10 doz-en small, homemade cook-ies. We will host two “Cookie Baking” nights in the church kitchen on No-vember 14 and November 21 from 6 to 8 pm. Plan to come and get your baking done early! Invite your friends and neighbors for this delicious Christmas tradition!
Women’s “Out to Lunch” Group
The Women’s Out to Lunch Group meets following Sunday worship.
11/3 ~ Rock Hill Diner 11/10 ~ 150th Celebration Covered Dish
11/17 ~ Ruby Tuesday’s 11/24 ~ Texas Roadhouse
We serve others through sharing the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Yarns of Love - As you are aware, ladies meet each Thursday in the church’s parlor to make shawls and lapghans for Hospice and Community Care patients, as well as any of our church members who are seriously ill. Now the ladies are already busy making hats and scarves for the Mission and Outreach Committee’s Christmas tree gifts for those who are less fortunate right in our
own area. We are happy to be able to contribute to other missions in our church. If you are interested in joining this group, please come any Thursday afternoon at 3:00 to the parlor. You will be welcome!
Peggy Casey, Gus Cook, Phyllis Ferguson, Karen Holt, Linda Hutchison, Cathy
Kayser, Carol Lambert, Mary Anne Sheppard, Carroll Terry, and Margaret Ann
Tice.
Help for HOPE: During November, please consider bringing one or more boxes of macaroni and cheese to benefit the clients of Project HOPE. It doesn’t have to be name brand; store brand is fine. Large boxes, small boxes or individual servings are all needed. Bring in your contribution and leave it in the narthex by November 17. All food collected will be taken to the HOPE House the next week. Your contributions are appreciated by the Mission Committee and more importantly, the recipients who need it most. So please bring in your boxes of macaroni and cheese on or before November 17!
The Congregational Care Committee is in need of volunteers. Our committee is made up of teams that provide meals to church members in times of sorrow and joy and also provides food items for memorial receptions.
Team leaders contact members of their team to prepare an item to contribute when there is a need, then the leader delivers the meal to the family. Contact Joan Musselwhite for more information. (803-324-0704 or [email protected]).
We would love to have you join us!
Care Bags: FPC is participating in an on-going local mission project that
allows us to share compassion and kindness with those who have loved ones in
palliative care at PMC. You may leave items in the box in the narthex.
Small water bottles, peanut-free prepackaged snacks, small notebooks, pens or pencils, small tissue packs, lip balm, mints/gum. Items to pass the time: Crossword puzzles, word searches, small puzzles, etc.
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you,
so you must love one another.” John 13:34
We Worship the Liv-ing God with Joy and
Thanksgiving
HOP
Hunger Outreach
Program
On the 4th Tuesday of each
month (with the exception of
June, July and August), our
church participates in the
“Hunger Outreach Program”. We
are a member of a consortium of
several churches who meet and
prepare approximately 240 meals,
which are bagged and delivered
to the hungry and needy in our
community. Our next HOP meet-
ing will be on Tuesday, Novem-
ber 26th. Contact Christy
Goodner (803-370-0848) or Wen-
dy Blanchard (803-366-7862) if
you would like to assist in this
community effort.
Dorothy Day
Soup Kitchen The next meeting will be
on Thursday, December 26th
from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. We
will not meet in November. We
help cook for the Soup Kitchen
on Crawford Road. Anyone inter-
ested should call Wendy
Blanchard at (803) 366-7862 or
Christy Goodner (803-370-0848)
to volunteer. Page 7
Return Service Requested
The Officers of First Presbyterian Church
Members of the Session
Class of 2019 Class of 2020 Class of 2021
Heather Deese Bob Barrett Matt Goodner Jimmy Hicklin Peggy Casey Jimmy Jurado Tom Hickman Paul Horne Laura Lengers Sherry Hutchison Kathy James Susan Roberson Se Murdoch Julia Nichols George White, Clerk
Members of the Diaconate
Class of 2019 Class of 2020 Class of 2021
Deena Campbell Susannah Hayes Gene Black David Chubb Dave Keely Teresa Bradley Charles Gresham Joan Musselwhite Michelle Elston Karen Holt, Moderator Eric Park Pat Johnson Bobby Smith Jane Williams Leslie Jurado
First Presbyterian Church 234 East Main Street POST OFFICE BOX 1011 ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA 29731
Staff Contact Information:
Church Office: (803) 328-2467
Rev. Richard W. Carr, III Minister [email protected] (803) 818-1863 [cell] Rev. Dr. Craig C. Butler Marriage and Family Minister [email protected] (803) 366-5445 [cell]
Dr. Donald M. Rogers Director of Music [email protected]
Janet Miller Organist [email protected]
Mickey Johnson Handbell Choir Director [email protected] Joanne Stogner Administrative Assistant [email protected]
Jackie Johnson Financial Secretary [email protected]
