FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, GREENVILLE, NC FPC FOCUS MAY 7, 2014 I SSUE #613 E DITOR: JANICE GRAY WORSHIP SERVICES May 11, 2014 Fourth Sunday of Easter Mother s Day 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. - Sanctuary William K. Neely preaching, Gatekeepers Psalm 23 John 10:1-10 (Service broadcast live on WNCT 1070 AM radio starting at 11:00 a.m. and streamed live at www.1070wnct.com and www.fpcgreenville.org.) Baptism Hayden Elise Troutman will be baptized on May 18, 2014, at the 11:00 a.m. service. She is the daughter of Scott and Erin Troutman, and was born on December 4, 2013. High School/College Graduates Please submit names of high school, community college, and university graduates in your family, along with the degree earned, and a photo (for high school seniors) to the office, 758-1901 or fpcoffice@embarqmail.com. College graduates will be listed in the May 28 Flash and June 1 bulletin and high school graduates will be listed in the May 28 Flash, the June 4 Focus and the June 8 bulletin. Thank You! Thanks to everyone for all your help in making the 16th annual Mayfest for Missions the success it was at First Presbyterian Church. It could not have been accomplished without the hard work of all our members working as a team. Once again you have proven that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Many thanks for allowing me to be your chairman again this year. All our local missions will be blessed by your efforts. We have learned that several of the wedding dresses will be remade into burial dresses for stillbirths and one is being shipped to Haiti for a wedding. When our goal is to help others, we never know how far-reaching the results may be! Dale Kitchin, Mayfest Chair Mayfest Golf Tournament The Mayfest for Missions Golf Tournament will be Thursday, May 22, 1:00 p.m. shotgun start, at Ironwood Golf Club. Entry fees are $300 per team ($75 per player), and hole sponsorships are $100. Return the entry form and fee to FPC by May 18. Our next issue of FOCUS will be printed Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Please submit all articles to fpcoffice@embarqmail.com by 9:00 a.m. Monday, May 19, 2014.
P AGE 2 UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR Sunday, May 11 8:30 am Worship (Sanctuary) 9:45 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship (Sanctuary) Monday, May 12 10:45 am Circle 1 11:00 am Staff Meeting 2:00 pm Circle 3 (Vernette Dean) 6:30 pm Cub/Boy Scouts (BFH/Rooms) 7:00 pm Overeaters Anon (R205) Tuesday, May 13 10:00 am Cypress Glen Circle 6:30 pm Circle 6 (Kay McLeod) Wednesday, May 14 9:00 am Prayers & Squares (R207) Cypress Glen Lunch 6:00 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry (Parlor) Prayers & Squares (R207) 7:00 pm Chancel Choir (R216) Thursday, May 15 Age Venturers Trip (Virginia) 10:00 am Bible Study (Parlor) 7:00 pm Overeaters Anon (R205) Ulster Board (R207) 8:00 pm AA (BFH) Alanon (R202) Friday, May 16 7:30 pm POPS Concert (FH) Saturday, May 17 11:00 am Overeaters Anon (R205) 6:00 pm Scouts Blue/Gold Banquet (FH) Sunday, May 18 8:30 am Worship (Sanctuary) 9:45 am Church School 11:00 am Worship (Sanctuary) 4:00 pm Ultimate Youth Group 5:30 pm Children s Choir Covered Dish 7:00 pm Session Meeting Monday, May 19 10:00 am CT Meeting 11:00 am Staff Meeting 6:00 pm PW Spring Gathering (FH) 6:30 pm Cub/Boy Scouts (BFH/Rooms) 7:00 pm Overeaters Anon (R205) Tuesday, May 20 6:00 pm MOC Dinner (FH) Wednesday, May 21 9:00 am Prayers & Squares (R207) 1:00 pm Address Angels (R202) 6:00 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry Prayers & Squares (R207) 7:00 pm Chancel Choir (R216) Thursday, May 22 Mayfest Golf Tournament (Ironwood Golf Club) 10:00 am Bible Study (Parlor) 7:00 pm Overeaters Anon (R205) 8:00 pm AA (BFH) Alanon (R202) Friday, May 23 Saturday, May 24 11:00 am Overeaters Anon (R205) 6:00 pm FPC Serves Shelter Meal
PAGE 3 OUR MEMBERSHIP CARES Cypress Glen: Sarah Allen, C106, Frank Chipman (Memory Care), Beth Clark, A105, Ben Lattin (Skilled Care) Ayden Court: Mickie Ezelle, Rm. 103, Thelma Flye Carolina House: Genet Lilley, Rm. 308 Golden Living: John Howell Fountains at the Albemarle: Jean Soranno Vidant Health: At Home: Roz Ahrens, Daniel Griffis, Michael Nelms, Lula Patrick, Billie Jean Wheeler, Nell Webb, Fred Wood Choral Scholars As the ECU semester draws to a close, so does our time with the Choral Scholars for this year. These four outstanding students have truly gone above and beyond for FPC, and we will consider them "ours" wherever their future paths may lead. Fortunately for us, we'll have most of the students back with us in the fall, and you never know when someone might pop in to worship with us during the summer! Sunday, May 11 is the last "official" Sunday for this year's group of scholars. They are: Casey Daniel, soprano; Morgan Lane, alto; Jake Mauk, tenor; Talen Piner, bass. Please take a moment and thank them for their many contributions to worship at FPC, and give special congratulations to Jake, who graduates this weekend with a BM in Music Education! Thanks to you all! Children s Worship Class Our last worship class will be May 18. Come to Room B117 in the basement after A Time for Young Disciples in the 11:00 service. All 2nd- 4th graders are invited. FPC extends Christian sympathy to Mary Smith and family in the death of her cousin, Jake Sutton, who died April 29; and to Brenda and Grant Jarman and family in the death of her mother, Jean Tripp Morgan Manning, who died May 1, 2014. Men of the Church The Men of the Church dinner will be Tuesday, May 20, 6:00 p.m. The speaker, Henry Hinton, will talk about his role as a member of the UNC Board of Governors. Harding Sugg will be preparing pork tenderloin, potatoes, butterbeans and corn. Cost is $8. All men are invited. Please remember to use separate checks for your pledge payments and any other donations. Use the memo line to note what the donation is for. Please use blue or black ink when writing your checks. Thank you! Deborah
P AGE 4 Vacation Bible School: The Marketplace in Galilee (June 23-26) Vacation Bible School registration is now open. You may download the form from our website or fill one out at the church. Forms are in the church office or on the table near the elevator. Please call Anne Mauldin or Kathleen if you can help with a preschool class or in the marketplace. We could also use some help in setting up on Friday, June 13 at 7:00 p.m. We are going to have an exciting week filled with stories of how Jesus healed, taught and loved. Each day kids will spend 45 minutes in the marketplace where they can make bread, weave, do wood working and leather craft, make jewelry, make a dry rub, tye dye a pillowcase, or make a piece of pottery. Just as Jesus did, children will go to Hebrew school and learn scripture and write letters in Hebrew. Come and be part of the fun and learning. Registration will end on June 9. Registration is limited to 100 including 24 spots for preschoolers. Dr. Earl Trevathan Named FPC s 2014 Outstanding Older Adult Earl Trevathan was honored as FPC s 2014 Outstanding Older Adult at a service on May 4 at FPC, Rocky Mount. He was born in Tarboro and graduated from Fountain Lake High School; attended UNC as an undergraduate and a medical student for two years. He finished medical school at the University of Colorado. He then moved back home to Eastern NC, and opened a practice in Pitt County, which spanned 25 years. He then went to Baylor to take a fellowship in pediatric neurology, hoping to fill a large void in his home area. He was responsible for the healthcare of many children with neurological and mental health disorders, who were often of disadvantaged means. Married to the late Ruth Emily Franke, they had three children, Wenda, Tom, and Sue; 5 grandchildren, Jennie, Lauren, Kelly, Piper and Cole, and 4 great -grandchildren, Neil, Caroline, Hunter and Amelia). Earl has been a member of First Presbyterian Church for six decades and served in various ways. Congratulations Earl! 9 Christopher Schnier Ann Sutton 10 Meredith Hinton 11 Carol Scull 18 Amanda Becton 19 Emily Coffman Amanda Fisher Sam Hayes Matthew Matthijs 24 Charlotte J. Cutler 25 Andrew Asselmeier Ed Scull Amy Shackelford Louise Woellmer 1 Bob Newman 2 Kathryn Braswell 12 Jane Alexander Blair Burgwyn Rich Eckert Alison Tess 13 Sandy Ennis Emmett Floyd 20 Terry Batson Hayes Duke Claudia Jolls Wanda Leinweber Joyce Royster 21 Bob Simon 26 Natalie Potter Lynda Wilms Sean Winbourne 27 Matthew Chappell Jennifer Poplin 28 Becky Wood 4 Erik Hearring Allen Lyle Emma Mertz 7 Nathaniel Boal 8 Betty Bailey Chandler Manning Michelle Money Matthew Scher 9 Sarah Allen Benjamin Prosser 14 Ben Casatelli Grant Irons Tim Longest Wanda Neely Sheri Strickland 15 Marie Prosser 17 Jodi Boal Clara Carr Betsy Clayton Charlie Duke 22 Hugh Alexander Jason Hardee Sara Munzer John Strickland Elizabeth Swaggerty Thurman Williams 23 Ana Faulkner Don Guy Kathy Howard Brian Vinson 24 Alex Goins 29 Vinse Bowers Kendall Griffin David Kemble Dan Mayo 30 Sam Vinson 31 Pascalle Aldib Vera Braswell Ben Harris Lucy Ogle Forrest Pruitt, Jr. Wendy Willson
P AGE 5 Presbyterian Women Spring Gathering The Spring "Birthday" Gathering for Presbyterian Women (PW) will be held Monday, May 19, at 6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. All women of the church are invited to attend. The Gathering provides a wonderful opportunity to learn more about circles, mission projects and activities of Presbyterian Women at FPC. The program will include an update on our FPC history, installation of officers for 2014-2015, presentation of scholarships to graduating seniors and college students who have been chosen by the scholarship committee and most importantly, information and collection of the Birthday Offering, which is a PW offering collected in the spring of each year to celebrate the blessings in the lives of Presbyterian Women while providing support to missions. This year the offering will provide funds to a ministry in Albuquerque that offers culturallyappropriate services for Native American women who have experienced domestic violence. Cost of the meal is $5.00. Reservations are required and should be sent to gail.joyner2010@yahoo.com by May 13. Please come and join us for this very PW Honorary Life Membership An Honorary Life Membership in Presbyterian Women (USA) is conferred upon an individual in recognition of faithful service in some area of the church s work. Moderators, teachers, officers, pastors, and missionaries have been among recipients of this honor. You do not have to be a member of a circle to be nominated. Nomination letters should include information about the nominee and their contribution to the work of the church. Nominations will be accepted through June 30, and can be emailed to Mary Endres (mendres@suddenlink.net) or placed in the moderator s mailbox in the office. May Circle Meetings Circle 1 will meet May 12, 10:45 a.m. at the church, followed by a potluck salad luncheon; Circle 3 will meet May 12, 2:00 p.m. at the home of Vernette Dean; Cypress Glen Circle will meet May 13 at 10:00 a.m. at Cypress Glen; Circle 6 will meet May 13, 6:30 p.m. at the home of Kay McLeod. Prison Ministry To the congregation and members of First Presbyterian Church: Effective on May 6, 2014, Ed Scull and Bill James retired from Prison Ministry. Ed has been involved and given twelve years of faithful service, and Bill has given eight years of service. We want to express our grateful thanks to all of you for supporting us and our ministry. God bless, Ed Scull & Bill James Drs. Wanda and Bill Neely invite you to a Picnic by the Pool Friday, June 20 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cutter Creek Pool House, Snow Hill In honor of the upcoming marriage of Kres Neely and Audrey Bowlds
PAGE 6 Youth News: Thank you everyone for representing the youth during our biggest fundraiser as a congregation- -MayFest for Missions. We helped in every way--we had people sorting clothes and getting rooms ready, we camped out Friday night, we had people working Saturday morning getting the chicken plates ready, and we had people working the yard sale areas, and then we wrapped it all up with babysitting for the Steak Dinner. Thank you again for another job well done! This weekend, we will be heading on our Beach Retreat to Wilmington! If you are interested in going, there is still room so please join us for a great time! Please call or e-mail me ASAP if you would like to come. We will meet at the church at 6:30 Friday evening and we will return Saturday night between 8:30 and 9:30. There will be no Youth on Sunday, May 11th due to it being Mother's Day! Happy Mother's Day to all of our wonderful moms. Attention, Attention, Attention!!! If you are able to work VBS, please let me know as soon as you can. With the marketplace being set up, it will be different and they can use everybody's help to make it a success. If you can work anytime during the week, please let me know! The dates are June 23rd-June 26th. Seniors--please turn in a photo to Janice in the church office to be used for Senior Recognition. If you have not e-mailed me your future plans, please do that soon. Senior Recognition will be June 8th. There will be a family breakfast provided by the Education Ministry along with a lingering after church. Please be sure to mark your calendars! Montreat Youth Week--There are still spaces available if you are interested in going for a great week of faith and fellowship! Please let me know ASAP so we can get registered. Our next regular youth group will be on May 18th and it will be an Ultimate Sunday from 4-7 pm. Please meet at the church at 4 to play ultimate frisbee. That evening the seniors will have an opportunity to paint a ceiling tile in the senior high room. May 25th--No Youth! Happy Memorial Day! June 1st--End of the Year Party. More information will be coming soon! Sunday School for Mid and Senior High classes end on June 1st. I am looking forward to this weekend's Beach Retreat as I will once again have the opportunity to join you in our Faith journey. Again, thank you for all that you do to make FPC Youth such a great group. Brian Dilday, Youth Director (252-367-1914)
P AGE 7 Communion Servers 8:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Leaders May 11 May 18 May 25 Spencer Hill, Ginny Hill Kim Koonce, Emmett Koonce Jason Hardee, Bill Fowler Communion Servers 11:00 a.m. Sunday Fellowship Sarah Adams Tammy Worden Karon O Sullivan Flowers Sanctuary Vera & Kyle Braswell Betty Bailey Doris & Mercer Robinson Flower Arranging Circle 1 Circle 3 Circle 6 Time for Young Disciples Luann Manning Lynne Marks Betty Bailey Godly Play Linda Kean Anne Mauldin Michelle Money Lay Reader 11:00 a.m. Elder Assisting in Worship Invitation to Discipleship 8:30 a.m. Anita Britt Frances Mallison Koryn Dilday Ashley Rudolph Suzanne Morrow Ashley Rudolph Matthew Chappell Vernette Dean Anne Mauldin 11:00 a.m. Vinse Bowers Don Guy Jason Hardee Greeters 8:30 a.m. Sanctuary Clay Britt Anita Britt David Scull 11:00 a.m. Welcome Center Doors 11:00 a.m. Welcome Center Doors Kathleen Randall Bill James Karen Eckert Becky Stasavich Karon O Sullivan Jeri Jackson Communion Preparation Committee April - June 2014 Communion Baker Sanctuary Guild - May Sound Team - May USHERS 8:30 a.m. - May Shelley Basnight, Grace Fuller Peggy Barnes Kim Koonce (11) Steve, (18) Clay, (25) Chris, (6/1) Clay USHERS 11:00 a.m. - May Bill Fowler (Captain) Emmett Koonce (Captain) Matthew Chappell Bill Lehman Mike Horton (Co-Captain) John Moss Alison Lehman Kim Koonce Craig Stanley Glen Fisher Allen Lyle Joe Sullivan Sandra Ward Suzanne & John Morrow
First Presbyterian Church 1400 South Elm Street Greenville, NC 27858 Phone: 252.758.1901 Fax: 252.758.1365 Email: fpcoffice@embarqmail.com CHURCH DIRECTORY NON-PROF. ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 264 Visit us online: www.fpcgreenville.org William K. Neely, Pastor Kathleen Williams, Director of Christian Education Karrie Rushing, Director of Music Steve Prevatte, Assistant to the Pastor Brian Dilday, Youth Director Brad Collier, Organist Deborah Durham, Office Administrator Janice Gray, Administrative Assistant Terrence Clemons, Sexton LABEL PASTOR S WORD Dear Brothers and Sisters, May in the Presbyterian Church (USA) is Wills Emphasis Month. Our denomination designates this month each year to encourage members to write a will and as part of that process to include their church in the will. Over the years, First Presbyterian Church has benefited from members who have included the church in the settlement of their estates. Our congregation benefits annually from endowments created as a result of bequests from some of our faithful members. We worship in a newly renovated sanctuary with a magnificent pipe organ because of the bequest of Mary Sorensen. Her gift continues to give annually to the maintenance of our building because of the endowment established in her name. We have resources for helping with medical mission trips because of the generosity of Betty Berryhill and the endowment she left for medical missions. Just before his death, Fred Webb and his wife, Nell, established an endowment for the benefit of our church. After the death of Harding Sugg, Sr., his family established a scholarship endowment in memory of Anna Belle and Harding Sugg, and each year a student from our congregation benefits from this lasting gift. It has long been my belief that if members of the church would simply leave a tithe of their estates to the continuing work of Christ in their community, their mission and ministry would continue long past their lives. Because we so firmly believe in this principle, Wanda and I have included the congregations we have served in our will. I challenge each of you to examine your will and how your estate will be divided and to prayerfully consider including the church as a part of those who will benefit from your life s work. Bill