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FROM THE CLERK
June 22, 2020 Vol. 194 No. 12
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
Sunday School via Zoom9:00 AM
Worship Service LiveStreamed via YouTube
10:00 AM
Inside this Issue
Clerk Continued . . . . . 2
Live Streaming. . . . . . . 2
CE . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Thank You. . . . . . . . . . 3
July Birthdays.. . . . . . . 3
Online Meetings. . . . . . 4
Faith in Action. . . . . . . 5
Prayer Concerns. . . . . . 6
Prayer Focus.. . . . . . . . 7
Memorial Gifts. . . . . . . 7
First
Presbyterian
Calling people to faith, Developing them as disciples, and Sending them to serve.
I pray that this finds you well. OurTransition Team has been diligentlyworking to find us a transitionalminister, formerly called interim. Theyhave narrowed it down to a few andhave been interviewing and listening tosermons. Hopefully, we will have theTransitional Pastor in place before toolong.
Meanwhile, the Tech Team has offeredlive streaming on Sunday mornings sothat we may have worship togetherwith our supply Pastors. A big thanksto Rob Evans for bringing usinspirational sermons for the month ofJune, along with the Lay Leaders fromour congregation. Connie and Shelley,thank you for your beautiful music youhave provided each week. We are sofortunate to be able to have a worshipservice to hear God's word.
On June 14th, we shared communion. Johnny and Sydney Beck have givenso much of their time and talents bypreparing communion for us throughthe years. Although our communionwas virtual for the congregation,Johnny went to the Church to preparethe elements for those who were in theSanctuary. Johnny and Sydney, weappreciate your dedication and serviceto our Church.
The Session has been working throughthis transition. Richard Goff isheading the committee to determinewhen and how we will reopen ourChurch. There are so many factors toconsider, and it will not be an easy fix. The Presbytery gave guidelines toconsider as we define this pathway. Please be prayerful and patient withthe Session as we are making these decisions.
Last Fall, our Session adopted aresolution from the Presbytery's Peaceand Justice Committee to work on racerelations. They charged us withdeveloping a plan to have at least oneproject to encourage collaborativerelationships within our community. Bill Keesler agreed to head thisimportant committee, and moreinformation will be presented as theybegin this important work.
On June 14th, the Congregation wasinvited to attend a Zoom meeting ofthe Installation of Elders. The Elderclass of 2022 was examined by theSession and installed by ourModerator, Pastor Brian Rummage.The new Elder class will begin servingJuly 1. Thank you all who joined usfor this special service.
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WE’RE LIVE!
First Presbyterian
A publication of First PresbyterianChurch of Lexington, NorthCarolina.
Mailing Address:P. O. Box 586Lexington NC 27293-0586
Physical Address:300 South Main StreetLexington NC 27292
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 336.248.2140
Fax: 336.248.6626
Web: http://www.fpclexnc.com
Church Staff
Interim Director of Christian EdMrs. Karen [email protected]
Financial Secretary Ms. Alma [email protected]
Director of MusicMrs. Shelley Jennings,[email protected]
Director of Contemporary WorshipMr. Jack [email protected]
OrganistMrs. Connie [email protected]
Preschool DirectorMrs. Jane [email protected]
Office ManagerMs. Jeanna [email protected]
Publication InformationThe newsletter is publishedsemimonthly on the 2nd and 4thMondays of the month (unless it isa 5-Monday month). Please submitarticles to the Office Manager bythe Wednesday before publication.
(From the Clerk, continued)
As my time of serving as Clerk of theSession comes to an end, I want tothank you all for allowing me to havethis responsibility at our Church. Ithas been my privilege and honor. Ifeel that we are going in a gooddirection and have the opportunity tocontinue to grow and develop our faithas we welcome new leadership. Yourprayers for the Session are needed asthey make these important choices. God be with you during this time offearful isolation. We need healing,physically and mentally, in ourcommunity, nation and world. Reachout to your neighbors safely and letthem know you are there. A phone callor card means so much.
We will continue online worship forthe month of June. We are on SummerSchedule, which means that ourworship service will begin at 10 AM,and our Adult Sunday School willbegin at 9 AM.
Worship is now being live-streamedrather than pre-recorded. This meansthat, when you tune in at 10 AMSunday morning, what you see will behappening live, in real-time.
You may access the worship servicevia a link on the first page of thechurch website. There is also a link toa copy of the bulletin for that Sunday.
“Let us hold unswervingly to the hopewe profess, for He who promised isfaithful. And let us consider how wemay spur one another on toward loveand good deeds, not giving up meetingtogether as some are in the habit ofdoing, but encouraging one another -and all the more as you see the Dayapproaching” (Hebrews 10: 23-25).
We look forward to gathering again inperson, but now, virtually. Pleaseremember to join on Sunday morning. If you do not have the equipment towatch, you may call in to listen. Sending my love and hugs to you all.
Beth Parrott, Clerk
You may also access current and pastservices by visiting our YouTubechannel athttps://tinyurl.com/fpclexncYouTube. Those who subscribe to our YouTubechannel will be notified any time weadd a new video.
Adult Sunday School continues to beheld via Zoom. The meeting ID is still872-552-958.
Many thanks to our Technology Team,worship assistants, staff & guestmusicians, and Dr. Rob Evans for theirhard work in making our virtualworship services possible.
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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION UPDATEKaren Carrickhoff, Interim Director of Christian Education
THANK YOU, MEREDITH!
Our physical doors closed March 15, but our SundaySchool and worship have continued in creative ways.Meredith led Adult and Children’s Sunday Schoolthrough Zoom. Due to summer scheduling, we endedChildren’s Sunday School on May 31.
Our children participated in virtual Bible School,entitled “Knights of the North Castle.” On June 4,children were treated to a Sunset Slush as they pickedup VBS bags filled with activities for each day. Forthose who have not yet accessed the videos, they areavailable on our YouTube channel(https://tinyurl.com/fpclexncYouTube). The videosmay also be accessed at our website by visitinghttps://www.fpclexnc.com/vacation-bible-school/.
Adult Sunday School is continuing to Zoom at 9:00AM Sunday mornings. We just started a four-weekseries entitled “The Art of Neighboring” throughRightNow Media. Zoom is definitely not the same as“in person” Sunday School; however, it is a means tostay connected, share prayer requests, and studyGod’s Word! The Zoom link for Sunday School isposted on the church website (www.fpclexnc.com). Feel free to contact me for more information.
C Office Hours:Monday 9:00 AM-1:00 PMTuesday 11:00 AM-2:00 PMWednesday 9:00 AM-1:00 PMThursday 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
C My email is [email protected].
Meredith Trout faithfully served our church family asour DCE for the last 10 years. She served in manyareas of our church life with adeep love for her church and theLord.
On June 14, she stepped downfrom this position to put all herattention and energy into raisingher three precious boys. We wantto extend a heartfelt thank you toMeredith for all the many gifts sheshared with us over the years. Maythe Lord continue to bless her and her family. Welook forward to seeing you and your family “in thepew” on Sundays as you continue to be part of ourchurch family.
1 - Olivia Henderson5 - Will White6 - Nancy Wright9 - Byron Oswald10 - Tricia Rouse11 - Kitty Anderson12 - Mark Cowan14 - Bill Bryan15 - Callie Herman, Logan Herman, Will Coltrane16 - Cathy Fulp18 - Sara DeLapp, Ann McMurray, Mac Timberlake,
Ariel Bratz19 - Rebecca Sullivan, Hayden Ayers20 - Lizzy Lawrence, Charlie Shive22 - Jeff Griffith23 - Mollie Zehmer24 - Jerry McKenzie25 - Katherine Team26 - Skip Greathouse27 - Christopher Briggs28 - Celia Stalvey, Alyson Bosworth29 - Cathy Koontz30 - Rebecca Creekmore, Nic Ramirez
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ONLINE MEETINGS
We continue to use Zoom, a video conferencingprogram that can be run on a computer or a smartphone, to conduct virtual meetings. It allows us tomeet together, to see each other, and to talk just likewe are in a room together.
If you have a computer or smart phone, we encourageyou to download the application and install it. Thiswill allow you to participate in whatever onlinegatherings we might have, including Sunday school.
Please note: Zoom has begun requiring passwords forsome meetings. If Zoom requires a password, pleaseenter fpclexnc.
Here are the links to download the program.
For your computer:https://zoom.us/download#client_4meeting
For an iPhone:https://apps.apple.com/us/app/zoom-cloud-meetings/id546505307
For Android phones:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.zoom.videomeetings
Or you could go to the website: zoom.us.
Now I know that some of you might not have either acomputer or a smart phone, but there is a way you canstill participate over a regular phone. The accessnumber is 646-558-8656.
• Once you call this access number, you will beprompted for a “Meeting ID followed by the #sign.” You then put in the 9 digit Meeting IDnumber with the #sign.
• Each “meeting” has a different Meeting IDnumber.
• You will be asked for a participant ID followedby the # sign. Just press #. We do not use thisfunction.
• You will be asked to say your name followed bythe #sign. Once you hit the # sign you will beadded to the meeting.
We will stream the audio of the worship service onSunday at 10 a.m. over a Zoom meeting for those whodo not have computers or smart phones. All you haveto do is follow the above directions and use themeeting ID: 295 249 020. Once you have joined, youwill be able to hear the audio from the worshipservice.
If you do have a smart phone or computer, please goto the church website (www.fpclexnc.com) to watchthe service through the YouTube video link.
Here are our recurring meetings and their ID numbers:
C Men’s Breakfast Devotional on Tuesdays at7:30 a.m. 131- 411- 249
C Adult Sunday School on Sundays at 9 a.m. 872-552-958
C Sunday Worship Audio Feed at 10 a.m. onSundays 295-249-020
C Thursday Prayer Group at 11 AM on Thursdays968 4279 0818
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NUTS ON A MISSION
FOOD PANTRY COLLECTIONS
As part of our local mission work, wecollect mixed vegetables for Pastor'sPantry each month. We are settingourselves a goal of 125 cans per month.
Your donations of canned mixed vegetables may beplaced in the Pastor's Pantry crates in the churchlobby.
Collected for May: 68 cans
Your peanut butter offering for Crisis Ministry is distributed to familiesand individuals in need through their foodpantry. Our monthly goal is to collect 125
jars of peanut butter. Your continued faithfulness tothis small but important offering is greatlyappreciated!
Collected for May: 43 jars
Thank you for your continued generosity to our localhelping agencies.
If you’re looking for a handy snack or asmall gift, Nuts on a Mission fits the bill. At $5 per pint jar ($60 for a case of 12),these water-blanched, lightly salted peanutsare an easy, economical way to support ourlocal missions. Available in regular salt orlightly salted. To purchase, please contactthe church office.
SHELTER OVERNIGHT STAYSWe supply volunteers to stay overnight at the HomelessShelter on the 3rd and 4th Wednesdays of each month.During this time of Coronavirus Protection Protocol,we do not know what Crisis Ministry's plan is withrespect to our overnight hosts. Please contact ourshelter liaison Craig Koontz at 336-575-5096 [email protected], to find out about stayingovernight and whether this will also be suspended.
SHELTER MEALSFirst Presbyterian is responsible for preparing andserving a meal at Crisis Ministry on the thirdWednesday of each month. During this time ofCoronavirus Protection Protocol, we do not knowwhat Crisis Ministry's plan is with respect to ourovernight hosts. Please contact our shelter liaisonC r a i g K o o n t z a t 3 3 6 - 5 7 5 - 5 0 9 6 o [email protected], to find out about stayingovernight and whether this will also be suspended.
FAITH IN ACTION
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Adam Horne (serving in the Marines)Alex Horne (serving in the Marines)Bobby Ver Halen (serving in the Army)L.P. Miller (cousin of Lucy Finley) - mobility issuesJohn & Betsy Hemmings (friends of Ginger Briggs) -
Betsy has Alzheimer’s DiseaseEd Holmes (friend of Ginger Briggs) - cancerCrystal Dean (sister-in-law of Lisa Poston Dean)Red Wilson (father of Cathy Koontz) Jonah Hiller - seeing pediatric ophthalmologistJack Hiller - has Phelan McDermid Syndrome; more
tests to comeJason, Stacy & Trent Heitman (friends of Maynard
Edwards & Alma Carlton) Joyce Nelson (college roommate of Jo Leonard) - colon
cancerAurelia Smith (friend of Ginger Briggs & many others)
– recovering from surgery Arvil Styers (father of Celia Stalvey) - has suffered
strokesMaryAnn Farthing - fell, broke 2 fingers, injured legRobert Burkhart (brother of Beth Parrott)- recovering
from surgery to insert stent
Al Cox (father of Gail Coltrane) - ALSShannon Rogers (daughter of Earl & Dakota Rogers;
cousin of Melody Durrell) - complications frompneumonia; pray for Earl, Dakota & Melody aswell
Bill Bailey (friend of Ginger Briggs) - lung cancer, metastasized to brain
Harry Grier - aggressive form of Parkinson’sMarlon Gaskins (son-in-law of Beverly Black) - fighting
cancerBob & Charlotte Rorie (friends of Gloria Bulluck)Curt Todd (friend of Jan Kiefer) - metastasized bone
cancer; pray also for wife JeanRenee (sister of Cathy Fulp) - ER physician in SC, on
the front lines fighting against the pandemicBeth Kerley Bender (daughter of Guy & Billie Kerley;
sister of Christie Brookshire) - breast cancerCharles Dean (husband of Lisa Poston Dean; son-in-
law of Jo Ann Hill) - recovering from surgeryCallie Edwards (daughter of Maynard Edwards; niece
of Alma Carlton) - recovering from appendectomyTravis Fortune - tore a ligament in his arm
PRAYER REQUESTSAs we continue to pray for one another and the needs
of those on our prayer list, please communicateupdates and additions to the prayer list to Jeanna
(336-248-2140, ext. 201 or [email protected]).Our online prayer list is password protected.
If you need the password, please contact Jeanna.
Please know that we continue to pray for you duringthis time of uncertainty. And remember: God loves
you, so put your trust in the Lord.
PRAYER CONCERNS
Christy HillerMeredith AndrewsCharles Welby Guy & Billie KerleyMarian Van ZantKelly GreathouseRick SommersQuincy HarmanRichard WidenerLisa DeanSally LangKim Brafford Joe Sentell
Elizabeth HamilJohn RawlingsKitty AndersonKim YoumansCarol Lemken Melissa SmithJan BumgarnerJeff DavisEmelie NorthJean MarshJack HillerNorma AbedBetty Bowman
Joan MitchellJeff ThobeDavid & Nancy WaittCarlton BergJoyce AllisonCloyd PhilpottFrank FosterMarie MuskovinPhyllis HedrickTom CavanaughHelen & John LangJean & Ed LavelleRegina Harris
G. F. SmithLynn & Norman CarltonJeff CheckJean HannAnn LackeyCoressa AndersonSid BattsRob WrightBrenda CasteelNavahlia Quesenberry Bonnie BradleyAriel Bratz
Crissy TribleyBob OatesFoster FamilyPeggy StyersMolly McGeeCharles & Mary Lee LeeWarren KnottsCody RobertsonBetty CraverBecky PoetzingerMary Beth Wheely
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The church office is currently open Monday-Thursdayfrom 9 AM-12 PM and 1 PM-5 PM. The church officeis closed on Fridays, but Jeanna may be reached duringnormal operating hours (9 AM-12 PM) on Fridays bycalling the church and dialing her extension (336-248-2140, ext. 201), or she may be reached by email([email protected]). The church office will beclosed Monday, July 6, in observance of IndependenceDay.
The church has received a gift in loving memory of Dr.James H. and Charlotte Grant by the Charles Bowyerfamily, designated to the Music Fund.
The church has received a gift in honor of the seniorhigh youth from Jerry & Judy Koonts, designated toActs Alive.
The church has received a gift in loving memory ofMartha Nichols from Susan Whitesides, designated tothe Crisis Ministry Shelter.
The church has received gifts in loving memory ofMildred Hash, designated to the Memorial Fund, fromBetty & John Knox and Mary & Richard Burns.
CHURCH OFFICE HOURSWe encourage you to join yourchurch family in praying thefollowing prayer each day for theweek indicated. Suggested prayerswill be focused on specificendeavors that we are undertaking asa church. We encourage you to cut out the prayerfrom the newsletter and place it in a prominent placein your home as a reminder.
Prayer Focus for the Week of June 28Merciful God, we are living in trying and uncertaintimes, and we need Your wisdom more than ever.Guide us as we walk day by day, help us to chooselife, and help us to be conduits of Your love as YourHoly Spirit works in us and through us. We giveYou thanks in Jesus' name. Amen.
Prayer Focus for the Week of July 5Heavenly Father, You are I AM - not “I Was” or “IWill Be.” You are here, in this present moment, andYou are working in ways we cannot see. Help us torest in You, to know that You are with us, and thatYou have promised to never leave us or forsake us. In Jesus' name we pray with grateful hearts, Amen.
Prayer Focus for the Week of July 12Gracious God, the world around us is in upheaval,and sometimes we wonder when - or even if - calmwill be restored. Lord, we thank You that ourfoundation is on solid rock because our lives are builton You. Even in those times that our grip on Youmay slip, Your grip on us never does. Thank You forpursuing us with Your great love, and for Youreverlasting faithfulness. We love You, Father, andwe thank You for all that You are. In Jesus' name, wepray. Amen.
MEMORIAL GIFTS
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SUNDAY SCHEDULE
Sunday School via Zoom9:00 AM
Worship Service LiveStreamed via YouTube
10:00 AM
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