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1 Weekend Update of FUPC View this in your browser First United Presbyterian Church Weekend Update - July 8, 2016 This Weekend at FUPC PRAYER VIGIL TONIGHT The Ministerial Alliance invites the Community of NWA to a Prayer Vigil at St. James Missionary Baptist Church (764 W North St, Fayetteville, AR), tonight, July 8, at 6:00 p.m. We will be praying for peace and unity, and for the families of the victims killed in Minnesota and Baton Rouge, and the police force in Dallas. BRIEF CONGREGATIONAL MEETING A Congregational Meeting will be held immediately following the 11:00 a.m. service this Sunday, July 10 to elect a Commissioned Deacon for an unexpired term. SIGN UP FOR CHURCH PICTORIAL DIRECTORY The Belonging Sub-Committee invites you to be part of the new pictorial church directory coming this fall. We will be taking pictures by appointment on August 2, 3, 13, 14, 21, 25 and 26. Available appointment times vary by date. Please sign up for an appointment in the Narthex any Sunday in July or contact Amy McCann ( or amccann@fupcfay.org). If you have not signed up by July 17, we will begin calling members to set appointments. This is a great opportunity to connect with our church family and we encourage all to participate. You will have the option to take family portraits as well as a photo for the directory. Photo packages will be available for purchase if interested. 1

2 THANK YOU FROM THE 2016 REACH TEAM FUPY and Friends, Thank you so much for sending UPY to Prairie Grove with REACH Workcamps. We had an amazing week! Not only did we grow closer as a youth group, but we participated in God's work in a significant way. Working in Prairie Grove fostered a desire in our hearts to continue to share God's love with our community. Click the button below to watch a video about our week at REACH. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! from the FUPC youth, Rob Button, and Brianne and Jacob Christiansen. (If you happen to be missing tools from the REACH trip, they can be picked up in the Left and Found Closed off of Fellowship Hall.) Click to Watch Video Upcoming in Worship This summer we are worshipping around the theme, Stories of the Kingdom, learning specific stories that comprise a small part of God s larger story. We ve been exploring stories of the original establishment of Israel as a kingdom, as God led the people from being a nomadic desert tribe to an established ancient nation-state, and all the adventure it took to get there. These are exciting stories about the godly woman Hannah, the prophet Samuel, King Saul, and King David. They are stories like ours: of births, deaths, God s call, conflict, family joys and problems, depression, wars, fears, and hopes. These foundational lessons that God s people learned as they settled down in the promised land and sought stability and security as a people have many applications for us today. Our summer worship services will continue to be led by children, youth, and adults from the congregation, in addition to our pastors and staff. You won t want to miss any of them. July 10 "Saul and David" 1 Samuel July 17 "David and Abigail" 1 Samuel 25 July 24 "David Honors the Troubled King" 1 Samuel July 31 "David Becomes King" 2 Samuel 1-10 This Sunday's Scripture (click here) Christian Education for All Ages - Each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Children: On Sunday mornings we offer the nursery, preschool classes, one class for elementary children, and one class for youth. Preschool children go to the nursery, Elementary children gather in Upper Knox for Growing in Grace and Gratitude. Youth: (completed 6th 12th) gather in Lower Witherspoon each week to learn about a different ministry the church supports and do a service project that supports each ministry. Adults: The combined class, "A Bird's-Eye View of the Bible," facilitated by Rev. Phil Butin, focuses on a different theme each week that will allow you to get a deeper sense of how the broad story of the Bible fits together. This week's theme is, Living as God s 2

3 People (Library). Current Announcements & Upcoming Events THE P.L.A.C.E. (Presbytery Leadership Academy for Congregational Enrichment) Mark your calendars and plan to attend the third annual P.L.A.C.E., Saturday, August 6, at Second Presbyterian Church in Little Rock. We begin the day together at 9:30 a.m., worship at 10:00 am and then offer three workshop sessions, with lunch between the first and second session. We conclude the day at 2:45. We are offering a variety of workshops for church leaders, teachers, officers and pastors (see the June/July FOCUS for a list of workshops). The registration deadline is July 20. The best way to register will be online. If you plan to attend, please contact Kristi Button before July 20. We will coordinate transportation in the church van. Click Here to Register PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN CIRCLE 2 ICE CREAM SOCIAL Presbyterian Women Circle 2 would like to invite the ladies currently in Circle 2 or any who are interested in joining Circle 2 to an Ice Cream Social. This will be an evening of fun and fellowship on Monday, July 18, 7:00 p.m. at the home of Ruth Rodgers. Please bring your favorite toppings to enjoy together. For more information please contact LeNelle Cagle ( or lenellecagle@gmail.com) or Dianne Warren ( , or dwarren0803@sbcglobal.net) CELEBRATE FIFTH SUNDAY WITH US JULY 31! We re counting down to a very special morning on July 31, beginning at 9:45 a.m. We ll worship together in ONE service (Communion Celebrated) followed by a brief Congregational Meeting at 10:45 to elect Elders. At 11:00 a.m. we offer education for children and youth and also: Sunday School Sing led by S. Michael Shuman, Director of Music Ministry, will meet in the Sanctuary to enjoy old and new songs from the Glory to God hymnal; A Bird s-eye View of the Bible led by Rev. Phil Butin will meet in the library. At Noon we ll have a covered dish lunch (as is our tradition on Fifth Sundays), so please bring something delicious to share with the church family. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend this exciting morning. CONGREGATIONAL MEETING JULY 31 A brief congregational meeting to elect Elders will be held immediately following the 9:45 a.m. service on Sunday, July 31. Biographical details for each nominee will be available in the church office beginning July 25 and will be included in the bulletin Sunday, July 31. ENJOY HONDURAN COFFEE AT CHURCH THIS SUMMER Enjoy another cup of coffee! During this summer, (until our supply runs out), we will be enjoying true Honduran coffee, thanks to the hard work and generosity of our Presbyterian brothers and sisters in Honduras. Recently, while Phil and Leslie were in Honduras they were given packages of coffee hand-ground from beans grown on the 3

4 mountainsides of the villages of El Horno and El Sute, and harvested, dried, and roasted by the church goers so that they could thank us for the solar panels that our Presbytery installed. Let us be thankful for God's blessings! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO SERVE AS SOUND BOARD OPERATORS Anyone interested in learning more about the soundboard and its operation during worship should contact Michael Shuman Training includes basic operations and one-on-one training during a service. FALL MISSION TRIP TO HONDURAS Our Presbytery s next work-trip to Honduras is scheduled for Sunday, October 23, through Saturday, October 29. We will be working alongside our Honduran brothers and sisters building homes near Copan. For this trip we will spend one night at the home in Trinidad de Copan where our groups have stayed for most of their visits in the past, and visit with representatives of the Presbyterian Church of Honduras and the Mayor of the region of Trinidad. Then we will travel to Copan for the work part of our trip, staying in a hotel. Our last day will be spent visiting the Mayan ruins and playing the role of tourist. There will be no overnight stay in San Pedro Sula. We will be escorted in a van for all of our travels and will only be staying in safe communities. We will fly out of Little Rock on Sunday morning at 6:30 am and return to Little Rock on Saturday at 8:32 pm. The cost of the trip is anticipated to be around $1,500 for those 18 and older and $1,400 for those under 18. We will need to know how many are going by July 15, Please contact Leslie Belden ( or lesliebeld@aol.com) or Lindy Vogado ( or lindyvogado@secondpreslr.org) if you need more information or are interested. A booklet with more information is available. APP FOR DAILY BIBLE READING A recent sermon encouraged us to prayerfully study scripture each day. The PC(USA) offers an App for iphone and Android with daily Bible readings called Daily Prayer PC(USA). We encourage you to download this from the App store, Google Play, or to follow the Daily Devotions link from our website: FELLOW SHAPE CLASSES Yoga and Zumba classes are available at FUPC. Each class will cost $5 per person. Beginner yoga requires only a mat (if you don t already have a mat, there are several available to borrow). Zumba is a high energy Latin dance party and tennis shoes are recommended. Yoga is on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Zumba is on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Contact Leigh Harvey for more information ( or leigh.woodruff@yahoo.com). All friends are welcome, men and women, younger and older. NEW WORSHIPPING COMMUNITY Come join Uncommon Worship this summer on July 20 and August 17, at 7:00 pm. This summer, Uncommon Worship is exploring the Beautitudes. Uncommon Worship is a new worshiping community of the Presbyterian Church (USA). They meet once a month in the building of Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church in Farmington for a casual, laid back 4

5 service that is open and accepting to all. For specific service dates and time please check the Uncommon Worship Facebook page or ALL ARE WELCOME! OFFICE Please address all general correspondence for the church to a new mailbox: officemanager@fupcfay.org Our Presbytery Connections The Presbyterian Church (USA) is a connectional church. Each week we pray for other congregations within the Presbytery of Arkansas. This week, Barr Memorial Presbyterian Church, Norman, and Hopewell Presbyterian Church, Morrilton Prayer Concerns Please call the church office, , during the week with prayer concerns, joys or hospital information. New This Week Allison Grace Harrington born to Phil and Melissa Harrington on June 29 *Christopher Talbert & Gisela Garcia wed July 2 John Downey and Linda Tramonte (friends of Molly Murray) Pat King (sister-in-law of John King who resides in Birmingham, AL) Mark Sand (brother-in-law of Sally King who resides in Wheaton, IL) Copyright 2016 First United Presbyterian Church, All rights reserved. You are receiving this because you signed up for updates from First United Presbyterian Church. Our mailing address is: First United Presbyterian Church 695 E. Calvin St. Fayetteville, Arkansas Add us to your address book 5

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