Dear Campers, Parents, Grandparents & Friends,

As the winter turns to spring and the weather warms a little, it makes us

think of Summer Camp!!

We at Dogwood Acres are excited as we make the final plans for Summer

Camp 2018. There are new things in store! We are improving programming

by adding new activities, changing the music a little and adding fun instruments, planning the days and nights

with a little more free time, but all the while being careful we keep faith traditions that make Dogwood

Summer Camp the camp we all love.

Online registration has opened! It is a new and easy process. Simply go to the “Summer Camp Tab” on

our website (dogwoodacres.org). There is a lot of good camp information on the first page and at the bottom

there are instructions for registration. As always, if you have problems with this process you can contact the

Dogwood Acres office at (850)535-2695 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Central time,

or by email at office@dogwoodacres.org, and we will do everything we can to help you through any issues.

We are looking forward to a super exciting and faith filled Summer Camp Season! We hope you will join

in all the Dogwood Acres Fun!!!!! ‘Till you hear from me again,

“May the Forest Be with You!!” Ben Powell

News of First Presbyterian ChurchNews of First Presbyterian Church AprilApril 20182018

Easter Services April 1

Sunrise Service Traditional Easter Worship Service

7:00 am 11:00 am Courtyard of Church Sanctuary

Communion will be celebrated at both services.

There will be no Sunday School this day.

FLOWERING OF THE CROSS

Please bring fresh flowers from

your yard on Easter Sunday!

VBS 2018 See page 5 for details!

A Thank You For the Great Big Table

Dear Friends,

It is with extreme “Thanks” and great “Appreciation” I epxress my “Thank You” for the

delicious, beautiful, and very appreciated meals you have been giving me for sometime.

Great joy and kindness is extended to each and everyone. Sincerely, Charlotte D. Harvey

ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING

You will be given the opportunity with this Special Offering on Easter Sunday to join in God’s call to share our bread with those suffering from hunger,

natural disasters, and poverty.

The Covenant Bible Study Class will resume on Thursday, April 5, from 12-1 pm in the parlor. Over the next 4 weeks we will be reading from Ruth and Esther, Luke and Acts, II Samuel, I and II Kings and Thessalonians, Timothy and Titus. We would welcome you into this conversation with scripture.

P.W.E.C.T. Meeting

Monday, April @ 4:00 p.m.

Responsibilities for April

Circle #1 - S.S./Communion Set Up

Circle #2 - Flowers/Plates

Circle #4 - CFM

CIRCLE MEETINGS

Monday, April 9th

Circles:

#1@ 10:00 am - Beth May’s

#2@ 12:30 pm - Fellowship Hall

#3@ 12:30 pm - Parlor

#4@ 5:30 pm - Sheryl Hinson’s

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Women’s Ministry

ANNOUNCEMENTS Montreat Women’s Connection - August 10-12 - Calling all women to join us on another excursion to Montreat. We will leave Thursday, August 9 and return on Monday, August 13. Kate Bowler will be the keynote speaker. We will also worship together, attend workshops or wander through the beautiful mountain area. There will be plenty of time for rest and relaxation. The price for the conference is $187.00 through June 29 and increases to $212.00 after that. We are blessed to be able to stay at both Scott & Judy’s home as well as what we fondly know as Miss Julia’s. Let Ruth or Lisa know that you want your name on the list.

Ushers for April

Walter McPherson* George Rude Dan Hooker

Butch Lasseter Charles Strickland Hayes Woodward

Joel Webber (Jr.) Cash Layerd (Jr.)

Fellowship Team

Gloria & Walter McPherson*

George & Fran Rude**

Butch & Sharon Lasseter

Anna Dooner

Mary Howard Edwards

Ian & Renee Henning

Dan Hooker

John Jackson

Clay McPherson

Mike Mock

Sandra Smith

Charles & Lori Strickland

Ashlee Weber

Martha Jean Woodward

Rhonda & Hayes Woodward

Elder & Deacon - April

Walter McPherson *

Fran Rude**

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY

LUNCH

April 18

12:00 Noon

in the Fellowship Hall

Nursery Brett Robbins

Leah McFarland

Lawre Bradley May

Katie Stephens

Beth R. May

Jane Hinson

Mary Howard Edwards

Zoe Bergman

Becca Branson

Officer Monthly Meetings

Deacons Tues April 10 5:45 p.m. Elders Wed April 11 5:45 p.m.

OLD PHILADELPHIA

Sunday May 6 at 11:00 a.m.

Join us for the morning worship service and welcome our guest preacher Reverend Monnie Anderson. “Dinner on the grounds” will immediately follow the service. Cokes, plates, forks, etc. will be provided. Please bring enough food for your family plus one. We will not have

Sunday School this day.

A blessed Holy Week to all! This is the week that makes all other weeks possible for us and all Christians around the world. From Palm Sunday through Easter morning we gather to learn, break bread, worship, weep, wait, and celebrate. Holy Week is packed with emotion and opportunities to turn our hearts and minds toward the Lord. Holy Week is our chance to seek God and to embrace the gift of grace we have in Christ. On Thursday at 7pm we will join the Centenary United Methodist congregation for worship in their beautiful sanctuary, as we are joined with a spirit of thanksgiving, our choirs will sing together, and we will share communion together. On Good Friday at noon in our sanctuary will be a Tenebrae service, a time of Scripture and meditation on all that happened on that day which our Lord was crucified. Saturday we pray and wait, and then Easter Sunday we rejoice in the raising of the Christ with a sunrise communion service at 7am in the courtyard, we will then gather again at 11am for our traditional communion service in the sanctuary. I hope that you can be at many if not all of the services planned for this most special of Christian Seasons! Let us gather together and proclaim that we are a family of faith, waiting, praying, and suffering together, so that we can then lift our hearts and voices together shouting Hallelujah -We are a people of Hope - We are an Easter People! Peace and Grace to all, Chris

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The Lenten Season

Each Wednesday during the Lenten Season we enjoyed a delicious lunch prepared by Pam Hollingsworth and a Short Lesson based on “The Way” Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus by Adam Hamilton. Spencer Bennett, Sheryl Hinson, Rick Keyser, Randy Pople, Bill Mock, and Ben Powell helped us retrace the footsteps of Jesus across Israel and Palestine.

VBS Key Bible Verse: “The Lord comes to the rescue each time.” Psalm 34:19

YOUTH Summer Trip Schedule

Great Escape Montreat Youth Conference June 10 - 15 July 21 - 28

High School Seniors

Please provide the church office with a Senior Portrait and a sentence or two about your plans after graduation for the May Newsletter. Will need by April 20th.

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Spring has sprung, but hopefully the cool weather will stick around for a little while. Easter and Spring Break are behind us and we have lots going on in the next few weeks and months.

We begin with Easter on April Fool’s! Not an April Fool at all- no kidding taking place that day!! There were probably many that thought that people were kidding when they talked about Christ’s resurrection!

On Thursday, April 12th Route 456 will be going on their annual bike ride down the St. Mark’s trail. We will leave right after school and return by 6 PM. Please bring bikes and helmets to the church on the 11th so that Mr. Dan can trailer them down for us.

The Confirmation Class will go to Miss Alice’s river house on April 21st for some fun and to spend time together writing their faith statements before joining the church on Mother’s Day- May 13th.

“Come See Columbia Day” is Thursday, April 26th. Tamra Erde will be installed as President that day and a group is planning to go. We will leave on Wednesday, April 25th, spend the night at the seminary and return following the installation on Thursday.

Lastly, I MUST mention that our intern, Lauren Scott will be finishing her internship with us the end of April. Lauren has been a valuable asset to our programs here at the church and to me. We will miss her next year but wish her the best as she embarks on her next journey. She will be attending Columbia Theological Seminary next fall! I’m very proud of her and know she will do wonderful things wherever she ends up! Godspeed Lauren!

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If you need help with a project at home,

yard work, a ride to the grocery store or a

doctor’s appointment, etc., please call the

FPCQ church office.

Helping Hands

627-6576

Experience performances by:

Carla Connor, Soprano and Judy Arthur, Piano

Rod Gorby, Organ

Emma Harmon, Voice

Corinne Stillwell, Violin

Faith Presbyterian’s Fantastichoir, Director

Kimani Patterson

And more!

Suggested Donation $10.00/adult $5.00/Student

Thank you Lauren for sharing your love and enthusiasm for the Lord

with our kids. We will miss you, but know great things are coming your

way at Columbia Theological Seminary!

April May Jun

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APRIL 2018

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

7:00 am Sunrise

Service

11:00 am

Traditional

Easter Service

One Great Hour

of Sharing

2

4:00 PWECT

3

4

5 6 7 Presbyterian

Women of

Florida Annual

Gathering at

Fellowship

Presby.,

Tallahassee

8 9

Circles

10

5:45 Diaconate

11

Rt. 456 Bring

Bikes to church

5:45 Session

12

Rt. 456

Bikes the St.

Mark’s Trail

13 14

15 16 17 18

12:00 W.W.

19 20 21

Confirmation

Class to River

House Retreat

22 23

1:00 Luncheon

for Barton

Volunteers

(Fellowship

Hall)

24 25 26 “Come See

Columbia Day”

Installation of

Tamra Erde as

President of

Columbia

Friendship

Circle

27 28

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Quincy, Florida

Permit # 88

April Birthdays 1 Lisa Wilder, Greg Thompson, Tony Brittin

2 Martha Fletcher, Sierra Boyd

3 Sharon Lasseter, Marc Ventry, Martha Howe

4 Butch Lasseter, Chris Rivera, Joe May

5 Rachel Bowden, Dawn Edwards

6 Chris Erde

7 Zoe Bergman

8 Finley Cook, Beth R. May

9 Gracie Rhodes

10 Carolyn Higdon, Mark Thompson

11 Brooke Thomas

12 John W. Suber, Joseph Hackney, Jamie Maloy

14 Jennifer Bryan, Hilary Erde

16 Marcelle Rhodes

17 Elizabeth Wilkerson

18 Mary Jane Woodward

20 Elizabeth Sheward, Katherine Solz, Hunter Ventry, Ryan McFarland

21 Edward Woodward, Will Stegall, Hugh & Chase Thomas

22 Zack Ray, Susan Branson

23 Hayes Woodward, Lori Strickland

24 Tom Bauldree, Kelly Ann Boyd, Rick Keyser

25 John Dooner, Vicki Bell, Slater Stephens, Sonja Suber

26 Mary Katherine Robinson, Atticus Stephens, Almeta Leverette, Kolton Lawson

27 Jared & Eliza Bell, Sharon Summerford

29 Jesse May

30 Anna Fletcher Provencher

Phone: 850-627-6576**Fax: 850-627-3328

E-mail: fpcofquincy@yahoo.com

We’re on the web: www.firstpresquincy.org

F IRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 306 N. M ADISON STREET QUINCY , FLORIDA 32351

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