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 [email protected], 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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Where kids are anchored in the truth that Jesus carries them through life's storms.
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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!
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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
29
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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: [email protected]
We’re on the web: www.firstpresquincy.org
F IRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 306 N. M ADISON STREET QUINCY , FLORIDA 32351
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