WORSHIP SERVICES. Volume 10, Issue 7 February 28, 2018 Editor: Janice D. Gray. March 4, 2018 Third Sunday in Lent. 8:30 a.m. & **11:00 a.m.

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1 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1400 South Elm Street Greenville, NC Phone: (252) Fax: (252) Volume 10, Issue 7 February 28, 2018 Editor: Janice D. Gray Office Hours: M-Th 8-5 Fri WORSHIP SERVICES March 4, 2018 Third Sunday in Lent 8:30 a.m. & **11:00 a.m. Worship Rev. David McNeilly preaching, Psalmists Scripture: Psalm 20:1-9 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 **Service broadcast live on WNCT 1070 AM starting at 11:00 am and streamed live at and LENT GATHERINGS During the season of Lent we will be engaging in a new format for our Wednesday gatherings. Each week during Lent we will be hearing thoughts and perspective from great women and men of faith in the areas of: Preparing for the Spiritual Life, The PrayerFilled Life, the Virtuous Life, The Compassionate Life, and the Word-Filled Life. Each Wednesday through March 21 we will gather at 12:00 for lunch and fellowship in the fellowship hall followed by a Lenten reading. Please plan to join us each week. Cost for lunch is $5 and will go to One Great Hour of Sharing. NEED PRAYERS OR A VISIT? Due to HIPAA laws, hospitals are unable to notify churches of members being admitted, so please let us know if you or a family member are in the hospital or have a need. Please contact the church office at janice@fpcgreenville.org, , or leave a note in the offering plate. TRANSITIONAL (INTERIM) PASTOR The Rev. David McNeilly, our Transitional (Interim) Pastor, will begin work here on March 1. There will be a lingering after worship on Sunday, March 4, to welcome Dave to our church. The congregation is encouraged to attend. BARBECUE PLATES FOR SALE The Youth Barbecue Fundraiser is this Friday 10:00am until 2:00pm! Tickets are $8.00 and delivery is an option if you need 10 or more plates. All proceeds go towards our mission trip. If you have already purchased tickets, thank you so much. If you did not get a chance to purchase tickets, it is not too late. We will be selling the plates at the door. There will be curbside pickup on the Elm Street side of the church at the kitchen door. The youth are looking for volunteers to help with the barbecue fundraiser on Friday since the youth are in school. If you can help in any way for any amount of time, please call Brian Dilday at UPCOMING EVENTS Wednesday Lenten Gatherings/Lunch (Wednesdays through March 21) Youth BBQ Plate Fundraiser, March 2 Children s Musical, March 11, 11am followed by Soup/Sandwich lunch fundraiser (no 8:30) Mayfest Workday, March 10, 9:30-11:30am Palm Sunday Easter Egg Hunt, March 25 Maundy Thursday Service at Immanuel Baptist, 7pm on March 29 Good Friday Tenebrae Service, 7pm at FPC, March 30 Easter, April 1 (6:30 outdoor Sunrise Service, 8:30 am and 11:00 service) The next edition of our printed publication, FOCUS, will be published on Wednesday, March 7, Please submit all articles to janice@fpcgreenville.org by 9:00 a.m. Monday, March 5, 2018.

2 OUR MEMBERSHIP CARES Cypress Glen: Ben Lattin, C120, Martha Coffman, C213, Margie Wright, B318 Spring Arbor: Thelma Flye, Rm. 101B At Home: Betsy Baggett, Mary Ann Barnhill, Dawn Flye, Mike Horton, Jean Klein, Joyce Lewis, Michael Nelms, Jane Steele, Harriette White, Sarah Whitehurst, Sarah Winbourne ECU Rehab: Joe Sullivan McGregor Downs: Odell Welborn Cleveland Clinic: Ronald Sessoms, Jr. Duke: Margaret Kugler Vidant: FPC Events. Wednesday, 2/28 9:30 am Prayers & Squares (R207) Lenten Devotion/Lunch 6:00 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry (Par) 7:00 pm Chancel Choir (R216) 8:00 pm AA (R202) Thursday, 3/1 9:30 am Service League Board (R202) 10:00 am Bible Study (Parlor) 6:00 pm UKirk (FH) 7:00 pm Overeaters Anon (R211) 8:00 pm AA (BFH) Friday, 3/2 8-2 pm Youth BBQ Fundraiser (FH) 6:30 pm First Friday Club Saturday, 3/3 8:00 am Scouts Pinewood Derby (FH) 11:00 am Overeaters Anon (R211) Sunday, 3/4 8:30 am Worship 9:45 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship 2:45 pm Youth Group (Humane Soc.) 3:00 pm Children s Musical Rehearsal 5:00 pm Children s Choir/Bells/Spread the Word 7:00 pm Ministries Meet 8:00 pm Communications Council Monday, 3/5 9:00 am Service League (FH) 11:00 am Staff Meeting (HHR) 6:30 pm Boy/Cub Scouts (BFH, Rms) Session Clerks Mtg (R202) 7:00 pm Overeaters Anon (R211) Stephen Ministry (R205) Tuesday, 3/6 7:00 am MOC Breakfast (Seahorse) 10:30 am Age Venturers (Farmville) 6:00 pm Personnel Committee 7:00 pm Bell Choir (R213) Wednesday, 3/7 9:30 am Prayers & Squares (R207) Lenten Gathering/Lunch (FH) 1:00 pm Address Angels (R202) 6:00 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry (Par) 7:00 pm Chancel Choir (R216) 8:00 pm AA (R202) Thursday, 3/8 10:00 am Bible Study (Parlor) 7:00 pm Overeaters Anon (R211) 8:00 pm AA (BFH) Friday, 3/9 Saturday, 3/10 9:30 am Mayfest Workday 11:00 am Overeaters Anon (R211)

3 PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN Circle 1 will meet March 12, 10:30 am at the church; Circle 3 will meet March 12, 2:00 pm at the home of Anne Epps, 1061 Vicksburg Dr, Winterville; Cypress Glen Circle will meet March 13, 10 am at Cypress Glen; Circle 6 will meet March 13, 7 pm at the church; Circle 007 will meet March 18, 5 pm at the church. CT will meet Monday, March 26, 6:30 pm at the church. All Presbyterian Women are invited to lunch at McAlister s on Tuesday, March 27, 1:00 p.m. AGE VENTURERS On March 6th, Age Venturers will leave the church at 10:30 for Farmville, have lunch at Marabella s, shop downtown, and then see a glass blowing demonstration at the ECU glass blowing facility. Cost is $10 plus lunch. Sign up and pay in the church office. Age Venturers will be going on their Spring Fling to Old Salem and Mt. Airy on April 10 and 11. (Note date change) We will spend the afternoon in Old Salem and have lunch at the Tavern at Old Salem. We will tour the town and visit the Old Salem Bakery, historical homes, and gardens. Lodging will be at the Breakstone Inn. The following day we will be going to Mt. Airy to visit The Andy Griffith Museum and lunch at 13 bones restaurant. After lunch we will visit a very special winery, Shelton s, for a tour and tasting and then head home. More details later. Cost for double lodging (2 double beds) is $ per person or single lodging $ This includes transportation, lodging. breakfast, ticket to Old Salem, ticket to the Andy Griffith Museum, and fee for tour and wine tasting. All money is due by April 4. In Memoriam Wilma Stampley Piner November 14, February 22, 2018 Jesus said I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live. John 11:25 The church extends heartfelt sympathy and prayers to her family and friends. Memorials may be made to Presbyterian Women, First Presbyterian Church, 1400 South Elm St., Greenville, NC PW SCHOLARSHIPS Attention: high school seniors and college students: Presbyterian Women Scholarship application are due March 1. The same form is used for all scholarships. There is also a separate application available for a Presbyterian Women of New Hope Presbytery Scholarship. That application must be received by the Presbytery by March 1. Forms are in the church office. Contact Alison Lehman, PW Scholarship Chairperson, with questions at or aflehman17@gmail.com. HLM NOMINATIONS Please send in your nominations for the Presbyterian Women HLM This award is conferred upon an individual in recognition of her faithful service in some area of the work and life of the church. Nominees do not have to be a member of a Circle or the Coordinating Team (CT) of PW to be nominated, but do have to have been a member of FPC for three or more years. Nomination letters should include information about the nominee and her contribution to FPC in Greenville, N.C. Nominations will be accepted until April 30th and should be ed or given to: Ginny Hill (HLM Moderator), SGHILL2@suddenlink.net. MEN OF THE CHURCH The Men of the Church will meet for breakfast and devotion on Tuesday, March 6, 7am at the Seahorse Restaurant. Cost is $10. SEAFOOD DINNER The churchwide Seafood Dinner and fundraiser will be Thursday, March 22, 6 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Dinner will include steamed shrimp, catfish fillets, and pork roast. You may purchase tickets to this event for $20 in the church office or from a Men of the Church member. There will also be a silent auction. This is a fundraiser for our children/youth to attend Montreat Worship & Music Conference and the mission trip to Honduras. Childcare and pizza will be provided for children, but please let us know so we can order enough food. There is a signup sheet for childcare in the Welcome Center. Share the Journey; Grow in Faith

4 Mayfest Kick-off Event Set for April 13, 2018 This year Mayfest for Missions will start with a combined Golf Tournament, Raffle, Silent Auction and Live Auction at Ironwood Country Club on Friday, April 13 th! More details will be coming soon but for now we need everyone s help to make this event a huge success! We are in need of donations of new items and gift certificates for restaurants or services to use as prizes and auction items. We would also appreciate monetary donations for use in purchasing items for raffle baskets, golf tournament prizes or auction items. Donation receipts can be picked up in the church office. All items should be dropped off in Rev. Amanda Hines office. All gift certificates and monetary donations should be dropped off in Deborah s office. Please make checks payable to FPC with Mayfest auction written on the memo line. We would love to have all donations by Wednesday, March 14 to give us more time to put together baskets and advertise items. Final deadline to donate is Wednesday March 21. THANK YOU for helping make this Mayfest another great mission event for our community! Please contact one of the chairpersons with any questions. Golf Tournament Martin Kean ( ) Live Auction - Jessica Davenport ( ) Raffle Baskets Samantha and Mary Jon Pabst ( ) Silent Auction Suzanne Morrow ( ) MAYFEST YARD SALE DONATIONS Start your spring cleaning! Mayfest storage containers are available to store your donations of furniture and other yard sale items. The containers are in the upper parking lot next to the playground. The containers will be open Mon-Thurs 9am-3pm and Sat 9:30-11am. For after-hour drop-off, the container keys are located outside the office doors. If you are willing and able to help pick up furniture on Saturday mornings, please contact the church office. The Mayfest grant application is available on the church web site under Mission Ministry, Please encourage any local organizations that you are involved in to apply for a Mayfest grant; deadline is March 29. ANCHOR HOUSE Anchor House, the first safe house in the US for teenage boys who are victims of human trafficking, is scheduled to open April 1 in the Greenville area. New Hope Presbytery s Human Trafficking Roundtable is collecting non-perishable food items to help stock the pantry for the launch of this important ministry. We will be accepting donations in the welcome center on Sundays, and Monday-Wednesday, 9-12, until March 21st. 6 Shelley Basnight Sandra Ward Fred Wood 7 Russ Bartlett Liam May 15 Emilie Kane Joy Phillips 16 Yvonne Deyton 17 Karen Pearce 26 Odell Welborn 27 Mac Clayton Martin Hamilton Emi McCall Nathan Potter 1 Pat Tutino 2 Jayne Fisher Xavier Hines Carrie Hutchison Austin Phillips 4 Sonya Longest Hunter Nelson Marshall Ogle 8 GiGi Rudolph 9 Edwin Bartlett Melissa Jolley Mac McCall 12 Ann Johnson Steve Nagy 13 Bill Baggett Clay Koonce Margaret Kugler Max Nelson Bob Peck 14 Deborah Durham 18 Rob Carroll Mike Horton 19 Nancy Anderson Emmett Koonce Harding Sugg 21 Rostam Amiri Brenda Killingsworth 22 Cameron Goldie Emily Harvey 23 Johnnie May 25 Irma Chriscoe 28 Sarah Adams Emmajean Hearring Charlotte Nelms Larry Phillips Pat Sugg Mary Harding Sugg David Wood 30 Lisa Hudson Maura Nelson Charles Patterson 31 Jerry Cox Dorothy Muller Share the Journey; Grow in Faith

5 YOUTH NEWS: This past Sunday was a long day but a great day and we, once again, did our part in spreading God's love. This time it was to the furry creatures at the Humane Society. Thank you to all who came out. Sunday School--Sunday School this week with Mid Highs being taught by Lisa Burgwyn and the Senior Highs being taught by Sarah Adams. We will also have Confirmation Class. Barbecue Fundraiser--If you have any tickets left and order forms that have been filled out, please bring these to the church by Thursday at 5:00pm. Please place them in my mailbox. Food Bank--this Saturday--we will leave from the church at 8:45 and return by 11:15. All 9th-12th graders--the Senior High Retreat is March 16-18th and we will be going to Camp Willow Run for a great weekend of fun, food, fellowship and worship. If you are interested in going, the cost is $75 and I will have packets to be picked up either from the church office or from me. I know this is a quick turnaround but I will need forms returned by Sunday, March 4th! We still have some dates that need meals covered for the Youth. Please let me know if you are willing to provide the meal on the following dates: March 18th, April 22nd, and April 29th. Attention Seniors--the Presbyterian Women offer several scholarship opportunities each year. If you are interested in applying, please go by the church office to pick up an application. Applications are due March 1st!!! Confirmation and Sponsoring Elders--Thank you to those who were able to attend Sunday night's retreat. It was a great time and I am looking forward to our next opportunity. The second retreat will be Monday, March 12th starting at 6:30 with Bill Farrior speaking about tithing. Finally, the third retreat is scheduled for Saturday, April 14th and returning on the 15th for church. An will be sent out to all participants with more details soon. March 22nd--Men of the Church Seafood Dinner--this is a fundraiser for youth activities and I will need volunteers as babysitters and as servers. Upcoming Events: March 2nd--Barbecue Fundraiser March 3rd--Food Bank March 4th--Regular Youth--Keefes and Davenports providing dinner March 11th--Youth Council March 11th--Regular Youth March 16th--18th--Senior High Retreat to Camp Willow Run March 18th--Retirement Home visit March 22nd--Men of the Church Seafood Dinner--this is a fundraiser for youth activities and I will need volunteers. March 23rd--Lock-in 8:30pm -- 8:30am March 25th--Egg Hunt/Cake Auction/Palm Sunday March 25th--Mission Trip Meeting During this season of Lent, please take time to reflect on your relationship with God and how we can continue to be disciples in Christ by serving, loving and sharing His word as we share in the journey and grow in our faith together. Brian Dilday, Youth Director , fpcyouthgreenville@gmail.com Share the Journey; Grow in Faith

6 Sunday Morning Leaders Communion Servers 8:30 a.m. Communion Servers 11:00 a.m. March 4 March 11 March 18 Mike Metcalf, Suzanne Morrow, Bill Fowler Karen Kay (Captain), Charles Manning, Jeri Jackson, Mark Phillips, Malcolm McLeod, Antoinette Patterson, Don Barnes, Anne Mauldin, Todd & Alisa Fraley, Dave Kemble No 8:30 service Kelly & Mary Ann Barnhill, Vernette Dean Sunday Fellowship Karon O Sullivan Eric Money Karen Eckert Flowers Sanctuary Lehman Flower Arranging Cypress Glen Circle Circle 1 Circle 3 Time for Young Disciples John Ogle Bucket Brigade Koryn Dilday Godly Play Caroline Whaley No Godly Play Holli Williams Lay Reader 11:00 a.m. Karen Kay Bill Glidewell Rich Eckert Elder Assisting in Worship Ashley Rudolph David Webb Dave Kemble Invitation to Discipleship 8:30 a.m. Invitation to Discipleship 11:00 a.m. Jessica Davenport No 8:30 service Ray Spears Dorothy Muller Doug Boyd Todd Fraley Greeters 8:30 a.m. Welcome Center Doors Ann Herrin No 8:30 service Anita Britt 11:00 a.m. Welcome Center Doors Betty Williams Kathy Floyd Antoinette Patterson 11:00 a.m. Welcome Center Doors Jim Williams Emmett Floyd Charles Patterson Communion Preparation Committee January-March 2018 Barbara Thomson, Cathy Taylor Communion Baker Marie Prosser Sanctuary Guild - March Barbara Lanford USHERS 8:30 a.m. March USHERS 11:00 a.m. - March Kim Bell (Captain) Charles Price (Captain) Jim Williams Catherine Adams Jim Worden (Co-Captain) Betty Williams Jerry Cox Bobby Hutchison Aidan Wood Charlotte Spain Don Rudolph Austin Wood Johnny Wynne Greg Steele

7 FIRST FRIDAY CLUB Our next meeting will be this Friday, March 2nd and we will go to Pizza Inn and ice skating! We will meet at the church at 6:00pm so that we can leave to go eat pizza at Pizza Inn and head to the Carolina Ice Zone for fun times ice skating. Cost will be $6.00 for dinner and $7.00 for skating. If you need a glider, they are an additional $2.50. We will finish skating at 9:30 and return to the church between 9:45 and 10:00pm. First Friday is for 4th/5th graders. Contact Brian Dilday with questions, CHURCH DIRECTORY Dave McNeilly, Interim Pastor Amanda Hines, Associate Pastor Kathleen Williams, Director of Christian Education Karrie Rushing, Director of Music Brian Dilday, Youth Director PIANO RECITAL Since July 2017, we have all enjoyed the marvelous Yamaha Concert Grand Piano in the sanctuary. Since that time, we have been working with members of the ECU piano faculty to host a piano recital on our new instrument. Wait no longer - that recital date is Thursday, March 15th. All are invited to come at 7pm for a magnificent and varied program of piano works featuring members of the ECU Keyboard Department, followed by a lingering in the Welcome Center. Brad Collier, Organist Deborah Durham, Financial Administrator Janice Gray, Office Administrator Terrence Clemons, Sexton A Word from our New Interim Pastor Hello! First of all, several words of thanks. Thank you to Gibson McCall and the Interim Search Committee for the kindness shown to me and the wonderful welcome. You have been a blessing. Thanks to all of First Church who greeted me with such warmth when I worshiped with you. Your worship was touching, the order worked well, and the music was wonderful -- most impressive. Thanks to church staff and leadership. You have gone out of the way to answer my questions directly and gracefully, and I have sensed that you will continue to help me find my way. My entire experience with First Church has been positive -- and I'm excited about growing in service with you! I'd also like to share a few words with you about myself. I am married to Cindy Evens now for five years. While she will be remaining back in the DC area managing her business, she will be joining me in Greenville at times, as I will be returning to DC upon occasion to visit her. I have four grown children whom I both like and love - with one grandchild and another due any day now. Over my 39 years of ministry, I have served three churches (10, 20 and 9 years) and have found each church has blessed me every bit as much as I have offered blessing. I enjoy playing bridge, love classical music (on LPs!), and while I can no longer play on church softball or volleyball teams (sigh), I do enjoy riding my bicycle. My faith finds its focus in Jesus. His simple daily grace and constant compassion toward all call me to follow him. My challenge is to faithfully trust in God as Jesus trusted, to care for all as Jesus cared, and proclaim the good news he shared and brought to life with such glory. I am far from perfect - you will discover this shortly - but am counting on the grace of God and your ongoing gracefulness, to help us conduct a shared ministry pleasing to our Lord. More on interim ministry plans/goals to come in the near future. For now, may God bless our ministry from the very start! Dave