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In This Edition: Week of September 28-October 4, 2023
8:30 & 11:00am Traditional Worship - Sanctuary
10:45am Ignite Worship - Worship & Arts Center
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8:30 & 11:00am Worship Rev. Dr. Richard Gibbons Sermon Series on Faith & Culture: “What Do You Believe?” Part 6 John 15:1-11 10:45am Ignite Worship Rev. Dr. Claire Ripley Sermon: “Remember Me” 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
8:30am Nursery9:30am Student Life Groups9:45am Adult Life Groups10:30am Kids Church
Grow@First Brochure
Congregational Care Director, Tammy Burkhalter: Call 864.565.0943 for emergencies, upcoming surgeries, or hospital information. Prayer Appointments: To schedule a confidential appointment with our Healing Prayer Team Members, call 864.565.0960. Prayer Requests: For general prayer requests, call 864.565.0970. MILITARY MINISTRY & PRAYER - click here
If you are ready to be refreshed and renewed in prayer, come and join us on Wednesdays at 12:30pm or 6:30pm in Fellowship Hall. Over the next few weeks, we will be exploring what is often called the greatest prayer of all, The Lord’s Prayer. We will discover how to resolve some of our challenges and questions about prayer by immersing ourselves in the character and nature of “Our Father.”
The primary focus of Sunday Life Groups is to help Christians learn how to live with God’s Word shaping everything they think and accomplish in every aspect of life, enabling them to grow into maturity as disciples. There are groups for all ages and stages of life. If you are looking for a place to start, join us at Next Steps on Sundays at 9:45am in B312. For a complete list of Life Groups this fall, click here.
Join us on Thursday, October 5, for Fearfully & Wonderfully Made in the Worship & Arts Center for an evening of fashion, fellowship, and fun. Based on God’s truth from Psalm 139:14, Fearfully and Wonderfully Made is an evening that God has used to create and connect a missional community with our friends with special abilities. Pre-show reception starts at 5:30pm, followed by the event at 6:30pm. Tickets are available by clicking here.
Our next Art & Faith Lunch is Friday, October 6, at 12:00pm in the Formal Dining Room. Our speaker, Chelsea LaCourse, soprano, teaches voice at Anderson University, Musical Theatre classes at South Carolina Children’s Theatre, and has a private studio teaching all ages. She is also the Soprano I section leader for the worship choir at First Presbyterian Church. Chelsea has been blessed to perform at SCCT and Spartanburg Little Theatre, and she serves as a guest Music Director at SCCT.
Save the date for our next Creative Session: Writers’ Incubator on Thursday, October 12, at 11:00am in the Student Programming Space. Writers are encouraged to bring something they have recently written, are working on, or have been inspired to share with the group. Bring your own lunch!
The Lenz Gallery will present Mysterion: Works by Makoto Fujimura beginning November 13. Makoto Fujimura is a leading contemporary artist whose process driven, refractive “slow art” has been featured widely around the world. His bicultural arts education led his style toward a fusion between fine art and abstract expressionism, together with the traditional Japanese art of Nihonga and Kacho-ga (bird-and-flower painting tradition). Visit MakotoFujimura.com to learn more about his work.
FPC will welcome Matthew West with Micah Tyler for the upcoming My Story Your Glory Fall 2023 Tour on Monday, October 30, at 7:00pm in the Worship & Arts Center. Matthew West, renowned for his impressive songwriting abilities with hits like “The God Who Stays,” “Truth Be Told,” and “Hello My Name Is,” will bring his latest album “My Story, Your Glory” to life with a performance that will inspire. Tickets are now on sale on our website, click here.
First Presbyterian Academy invites all families and friends to our Fall Fest! Join us for a night of fun and festivities on Friday, October 27, beginning at 5:30pm on the Shannon Forest Campus. Proceeds benefit the Academy’s Armor Fund. More details at FirstPresAcademy.com.
We need individuals to help provide a welcoming experience to those attending events during the fall and winter season. Opportunities include event hosts, ticket takers, ushers, merchandise assistants, and trained crowd managers. If you are interested in serving, please email events@firstpresgreenville.org.
Join us for upcoming 2024 Mission trips with First Pres! We will be taking groups to the Dominican Republic (medical) in the winter, Egypt (medical) in the spring, Liverpool, England (young adults) in the summer, and Richmond/Harrisonburg, VA (all ages and families) in the summer. For more information, contact Joy Sturgis at jsturgis@firstpresgreenville.org or 864.423.6798.
Beginning Sunday, October 1, at 4:00pm, you are invited to join the Christmas Choir to prepare for the Christmas @First concerts on December 9-10. Regular Christmas Choir rehearsals will be held at 4:00pm on Sundays in October and November. Contact Susan at smesser@firstpresgreenville.org for further details.
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