First Presbyterian Church

We will have a catered luncheon (no cost to attendees) immediately following worship on May 27 to honor our military veterans. We will decorate the fellowship hall and prepare a table to display photographs and military items from our member’s time serving.

Here is how you can help.

   If you have served or are currently serving in the military:
      • plan to attend;
      • if you did not give us your information last year, please give us the following information: your years of service, branch of service; combat tour or other duties - by May 20);
      • please loan us pictures or items for the display table (ASAP);
      • on that Sunday, wear your uniform, or hat, or medals;

   For everyone else:

Our Acts Alivers will be joining other youth from First Baptist, First United Methodist, First Reformed, and First Lutheran churches to hold a spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Sunday, May 20 at First Baptist Church to benefit the Backpack Program of Communities in Schools. Tickets are $10 per adult, $5 for each child under 10, and may be purchased from any Acts Alive member or advisor. Seating is available for 5:00 & 6:00 pm with the LSHS Chorus as entertainment. A 4:30 takeout option is also available.

An excellent video report on TDCWL 2012 featuring Betty Knox & Jo Leonard and a whole cast of workers!
TDCWL Video

The next edition of our pictorial directory is in the process of being made. The directory will again be published in-house. Pictures will be made in April by a team of volunteers from our congregation. This means you will not have to sit through a sales pitch, nor will you be asked to purchase a picture package. Pictures will be taken outdoors in a more informal setting; for those with health problems, pictures will be taken indoors. We are currently scheduling picture sessions. Please call the church office or sign up on the gold bulletin board in the corridor outside the fellowship hall. Also, please watch the bulletin and newsletter for more information as it becomes available. We anticipate the directory being ready for distribution by early fall, and we thank you in advance for your help with our efforts.

This informal group is open to all church members; each person is responsible for his or her own expense. Gatherings will be held Wednesdays at 6:00 pm. Everyone is encouraged to join us any week for fun, fellowship, good food, and lots of laughter.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE:

• May 16 - Yarborough's Restaurant, 321 Marco Boulevard, Lexington
• May 23 - Pinocchio's Italian Restaurant, 518 Salisbury Avenue, Spencer
• May 30 - Portobello Italian Restaurant, 11 Plaza Parkway, across from Cracker Barrel, Lexington

A little over a year ago, several people from our church took a Saturday to drive over to Madison, NC to observe the men of First Methodist Church cooking peanuts. We had tasted their peanuts and were interested in how they cooked them. Following that trip we searched for a cooker we could use to cook peanuts ourselves, but couldn't find one. We now have contracted with the Madison church to sell us peanuts wholesale.

NUTS ON A MISSION is a unique, delicious gift for your neighbor, a relative, or just for yourself! Contact the church office or Emmy Floyd to purchase. Each pint jar costs just $6.00, or pick up two jars for $10. A case of 12 jars costs $60. All proceeds will go toward missions.

Pastor Zehmer has the following sermons planned:

May 20, 2012 - Graduation Sunday
“Saying Goodbyes”
Acts 1:1-11

May 27, 2012 - Pentecost Sunday
"The Work of the Holy Spirit"
Acts 2:1-21

June 3, 2012 - Trinity Sunday
“The Trinity - What is it and Why is it Important?”
John 16:12-15; Romans 5:1-5; Matthew 28:16-20

June 10, 2012 - The Rev. Bill Sosebee
"Dealing With The Devil"
Mark 3:20-35

June 17, 2012 - The Rev. Bill Sosebee
"Producing Abundant Harvest"
Mark 4:1-9

"June 24, 2012" - Installation of Officers
Called, Equipped, Empowered
Jeremiah 1:4-8; Romans 12:3-8; 1 Timothy 1:3-14

“So the churches were strengthened in the faith and increased in numbers daily.” - Acts 16:5

You may have heard the phrase “Acts 16:5” used around church by the elders and deacons and been wondering what it is. Well, it is obviously a reference to a verse in the book of Acts which is quoted above, but it is also an initiative sponsored by Salem Presbytery in which the churches take disciplined and intentional steps toward creating new ministries to reach new people while honoring and strengthening the work of present ministry.