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THE SPIRE LIGHT First Presbyterian Church
100 Silver Creek Road, Morganton, NC 28655 828-437-1811
www.fpcmorganton.org
September 11-October 1, 2016
Worship with us on Sundays!
9:30 AM Sunday School
10:55 AM Worship Service
September 11, 2016 Rev. Michael R. Bailey
Lectionary Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28; Ps. 14
I Tim. 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10
Greeters Ed and Ruth Bonomo
Chuck and Marj Powell
September 18, 2016 Rev. Adam C. Bowling
Lectionary Jeremiah 8:18-9:1; Ps. 79: 1-9
I Tim. 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13
Greeters Anne Gamble
Mary Frances Young
September 25, 2016 Rev. Michael R. Bailey
Lectionary Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15
Ps. 91:1-6, 14-16 I Tim. 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31
Greeters Benjamin and Libba Belton
Scott and Amy Coley
September Visitors Table Mary Frances Young
Rally Day Kick Off
and Pancake Breakfast!
Sunday, September 11, 2016
9:00-10:30 AM
Fellowship Hall
Join us on Sunday, September 11, at 9:00 AM for our Rally Day Kick Off and Pancake Breakfast! You will be able to meet teach-ers and learn more about the Christian Education opportunities available to your family. This is a wonderful time to invite friends or family to church. Hope to see you there! Cost is free—donations appreciated but not required.
VOLUNTEER
If you are interested in volunteering to help with the Christian Education programs at church, even as a substitute, please con-tact Pastor Adam at 437-1811 or [email protected].
Church Directory Photo Day
Sunday, September 11, 2016 9:30-10:45 AM: Fellowship Hall
12:15-1:15 PM: Chapel Hallway
If you are a church member or friend of the church but your pic-ture is not in our directory, please have your photo taken this coming Sunday. You do not need an appointment—just show up! You can also update your existing photo and/or information. Our directory is available online and as a phone app, and these “photo days” are how we keep it up-to-date!
Mission Morganton Mission Morganton will be held on Saturday, September 24, beginning at 8:00 AM on the First Baptist Church
lawn. Sign-up sheets are available at church. You may also donate empty cans, pillowcase fabric, pet supplies, children’s clothing, pregnancy care items, old bat-teries (small enough to fit in one hand), CFL light bulbs, old phones, and elec-tronics. Donation bins will be at church through September 20, but donations may also be brought to First Baptist Church on the day of the event.
A House of Refuge Request! The House of Refuge serves homeless men breakfast and dinner seven days a week and has been blessed with breads, vegetables, and desserts from BUCM, but they have requested pork chops, chicken, turkey, ham, and hamburger. If you would like to donate, bring your well-wrapped packages of meat to the church kitchen on September 21. Charles and Nanette Marranca will deliver the donations to the shelter that evening. For more information, call 850-509-0056 (Nanette) or 850-322-5227 (Charles). Tell friends in other churches and mem-bers of our congregation about this need. If you would prefer to give money, you may mail or deliver it to The House of Refuge manager, Bryan Benfield, 106 Murphy Street, Morganton, NC; call 303-4661 before you go.
Interim Minister Selection Committee The Session has elected Chris Bergelin, Louis Vinay, and Jean VanNoppen to serve on the Interim Minister Selec-tion Committee. These three members will work with General Presbyter Rev. Bobbi White to find an interim minister. This committee will present their selection to Session, which then votes and extends the offer to the minister. Please keep this group and the Session in your prayers.
Operation Christmas Child Begins Sunday, September 18 Since 1993, more than 100 million shoeboxes have been delivered to children in over 150 countries. The annual drive to provide gift-filled shoeboxes to needy children throughout the world begins Sunday, September 18. Shoeboxes, with instructions, will be outside the fellowship hall for you to take home, fill from an approved list of items, and return to the church office for the collection week of November 14-21. Last year we collected 100 boxes—our goal this year is 110 boxes! Watch our progress on the "Going and Growing" chart outside the church office. This is an opportunity for us, who have been blessed by
God, to reach children with the true meaning of Christmas—the birth of Jesus—and to spread the gospel through a box filled with love. Contact Tom Kilgore (438-0844, [email protected]) with any questions.
Shepherd Program Organizational Meeting A reminder to all '16-'17 Shepherds: There will be a Shepherd Program Organizational Meeting on September 18 at 5:00 PM in room 102. We will get organized and inspired to continue our work of ensuring that all members receive the love, care, and concern of the church. Please RSVP to the church office. Thanks!
Collect Labels for Local Schools If you do not already collect box tops for education, labels for education, and Sunny D and/or Fruit-2-0 labels, please start collecting and bring these to church to help local schools. Pastor Adam will collect labels in the bin on his door during the school year.
Neighborhood Presbygreeter Meeting We will have a short meeting for Neighborhood Presbygreeters on Sunday, September 18, follow-ing worship in room 200. Please contact Pastor Adam if you are interested in serving as a Neighborhood Presbygreeter. Job description: “The Presbygreeter should welcome newly-arrived neighbors and let them know that First Presbyterian would be delighted to welcome them as visitors or members. If the new arrival indicates interest, the next step is to invite them to Sunday worship, a special event, Wednesday night supper, youth fellowship, etc. A report of the visit should be made to the Good News Committee Chair or the church office so that a follow-up contact might be made.”
First Presbyterian is a connectional church; let us therefore pray for other congregations within our Presbytery:
First Presbyterian Church of Dallas, NC
Sunday, September 11, 5:00-8:00 PM—Bread Sunday at Church Gather your friends and head on over to the church at 5:00 PM. Please bring a snack and/or drink to share and $3 to help cover the cost of dinner. Bring your Bible and bring a friend! Please RSVP via Facebook or email Pastor Adam today! Topic: Risky Business, David & Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11:2-5, 8-11, 14-17, 26, 27; 12:1-7) POV: Put one foot in front of the other and run from tempting situations. Trying to cover up sin only makes things worse. A PG-13 Bible Study!
Saturday, September 17, 8:45 AM Meet, 10:00 AM Run—J. Iverson Riddle Color Run If possible, registered participants need to pick up their race packet Friday, September 16, 12:00-6:00 PM, at the Riddle Center gymnasium. If you need a ride to the event, please let Pastor Adam know via email and plan to meet Saturday, September 17, at 8:45 AM. Note: You must register online and pay ahead of time to participate.
Sunday, September 18, 6:30-8:00 PM—Faith in 3D Meeting All participants registered for the 2017 Faith in 3D Trip to Orlando on January 12-16 and their parents are asked to come to this meeting in room 102. Please bring a completed health and permission form, medical cards, payments, and questions to this meeting. Dinner will not be served.
Saturday, September 24, 8:00 AM—Mission Morganton Youth Project Please meet at First Baptist church at 8:00 AM for prayer and a ride to our work site. Please eat breakfast before you arrive and bring a water bottle. We will be working at Burke County Friends for Animals. We will have lunch with the wrestling team from Gardner-Webb Uni-versity around 1:00 PM in the First Baptist Youth Lounge. Please bring $3 to cover the cost of lunch and a snack or drink to share.
Sunday, September 25, 1:45-7:45 PM—Youth Rally at Montreat Both middle and high school students, meet in the church parking lot Sunday, September 25, at 1:45 PM to travel to Montreat for the PWNC Youth Rally. Bring a friend! Come hear the keynote speaker, sing songs, play games, and have lots of fun in small group! The rally is free, but we ask that you bring $5-7 for dinner on the way back home. We should be back by 7:45 PM. RSVP by emailing Pastor Adam or leaving him a message on Facebook.
Student Ministries
Rev. Adam Bowling 828-448-8914
Elective Sunday School Class For our fall session, Rev. Beth Ann Miller Vinay will lead the first two Sundays in September with the very
interesting subject: “Who Are J.E.P.D., and What Do They Have to Do With the Old Testament?” For the second two Sundays in September, Maggie McKin-
ney will lead lively discussions on the topics: “But Is Sin Fun?” and “Is Humility Humiliating?”
EVERYONE is WELCOME and CELEBRATED!
Please Join Us!
Primetimers On the Road Again! We begin with a cookout (hamburgers, baked beans, etc.) at Bob Lowry's Lake James home. Bob loves to host this cookout in remembrance of his wife, Lois, who was a very dear friend to many of us and a very active leader in Primetimers. After the lunch, we will drive around the lake and visit the new state park. We hope to conclude our outing with a trip to the Sil-ver Fork Winery for a beautiful view and a glass of wine if you desire (extra cost). Please RSVP as soon as possible to Lewis Rigsbee at 433-5032.
DATE: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 TIME: Meet at 10:30 AM at First Presbyterian
to travel by bus or cars, as needed COST: $7.00 per person
The next issue of The Spire Light will cover October 2-22 events. Please submit information to the church office by noon on Monday, September 26.
God's Backyard Bible Club God's Backyard Bible Club begins Wednesday, Octo-ber 5. We are looking for individuals willing to volun-teer on Wednesday afternoons for this very important after-school program for children. Please contact Pas-tor Adam if you are able to help.
Sunday, September 11 9:00 AM Rally Day Pancake Breakfast 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM Chancel Choir 10:55 AM Worship Service 5:00 PM Youth Bread Sunday
Monday, September 12 11:00 AM Circle 1—Grace Ridge 6:30 PM C.E. Committee Meeting
Tuesday, September 13 7:00 AM Men’s Breakfast 9:00 AM BUCM Soup Kitchen 1:30 PM Staff Meeting
Wednesday, September 14 12:00 PM Al-Anon—Rm. 200 5:00 PM Chancel Ringers 5:15 PM Meal—Fried Chicken 6:15 PM Committee Night 7:15 PM Chancel Choir
Saturday, September 17 10:00 AM J. Iverson Riddle Color Run 8:00 PM Al-Anon—Rm. 200 8:00 PM AA—Rm. 101
Sunday, September 18 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM Chancel Choir 10:55 AM Worship Service 12:15 PM Presbygreeter Meeting 5:00 PM Shepherd Program Meeting 6:30 PM Faith in 3D Meeting
Tuesday, September 20 7:00 AM Men’s Breakfast 1:30 PM Staff Meeting
Wednesday, September 21 12:00 PM Al-Anon—Rm. 200 1:30 PM Library Committee Meeting 5:00 PM Chancel Ringers 5:15 PM Meal—Spaghetti 6:30 PM Handbell Duets 7:15 PM Chancel Choir
Thursday, September 22 9:00 AM BUCM Soup Kitchen 6:00 PM Session Meeting
Saturday, September 24 8:00 AM Mission Morganton—FBC 8:00 PM Al-Anon—Rm. 200 8:00 PM AA—Rm. 101
Sunday, September 25 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM Chancel Choir 10:55 AM Worship Service 1:45 PM Youth Rally at Montreat
Monday, September 26 12:00 PM Spire Light Deadline
Tuesday, September 27 7:00 AM Men’s Breakfast 10:30 AM Primetimers Cookout 1:30 PM Staff Meeting
Wednesday, September 28 10:30 AM Spire Light Volunteers 12:00 PM Al-Anon—Rm. 200 5:00 PM Chancel Ringers 5:15 PM Meal—Grilled Chicken 6:15 PM Bible Study by Pastor Michael 7:15 PM Chancel Choir
Saturday, October 1 8:00 PM Al-Anon—Rm. 200 8:00 PM AA—Rm. 101
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CALENDAR
See pages 5 and 6 below.
First Presbyterian Church of Morganton, NC
Wednesday Night Programs
Fall 2016
September 14: Committee Night
September 21: Handbell Duets performed by Kenneth Maynor and Janice Gravely
September 28: Bible Study by Pastor Michael
October 5: Movie Night featuring “Amazing Grace” (PG)
October 12: “A Further Look at First Presbyterian” for Potential New Members and Committee Night
October 19: Bible Study by Pastor Adam
October 26: Fall Festival (5:30-8:30 PM)
November 2: Healing and Wholeness Worship Service
November 9: Committee Night
November 16: Hunger Program by the Missions Committee
November 23: No Wednesday Night Meal (Thanksgiving)
November 30: Chrismon Tree Decorating
December 7: “A Blue Christmas” Worship Service
December 14: Children's Christmas Pageant, “Angels, Lambs, Ladybugs, & Fireflies”
December 21: Christmas Music Program by the Handbell Choir
Welcome, New Members!
John and Jean Hawes 500 Lenoir Rd., Apt #303
Morganton, NC 28655
Phone: 828-544-2168
John’s Email: [email protected]
Jean’s Email: [email protected]
Welcome, New Friend of the Church!
Joseph Pritchard (with wife, Marny, member)
2278 John Byrd Rd.
Morganton, NC 28655
Phone: 828-216-9047
Email: [email protected]
