Next Week at FPC (January 14, 2022)

Dear Friends,

The Session has called an Annual Meeting of the congregation for Sunday, January 30 at 10:00am in the Sanctuary to act on the report and recommendation of the Pastoral Nominating Committee to call a Senior Pastor, to elect an Associate Pastor Nominating Committee to call an Associate Pastor for Youth and Campus Ministry, to elect at-large members of the Congregational Nominating Committee, and to receive reports on the life and ministry of the church from the Clerk, the Session, the Diaconate and the Finance Committee.

I hope you will join us for the congregational meeting where the Pastoral Nominating Committee will present its long anticipated report and recommendation to call our new Senior Pastor. This will mark a new beginning in ministry for our congregation.

Also, we are monitoring the possibility of inclement weather this weekend. See the “Winter Weather ?” article below.

Blessings,
Lewis

Dr. Lewis F. Galloway
Interim Senior Pastor

THIS SUNDAY – JANUARY 9
8:45am MorningSong (Fogartie Hall)
8:45am Traditional Worship (Sanctuary)
9:45am Sunday School for children, youth, and adults.
11:00am Traditional Worship (Sanctuary)
5:00pm Youth Groups

Stream our services live on FPCSpartanburg.org/worship, YouTube, or Facebook.

Winter Weather??
Since some amount of winter weather is likely on Sunday, please be sure to check the church website before leaving for church to see if there have been any changes. Weather-related changed are generally communicated through congregational text messages, the church website, social media, and local TV stations. As always take the safety of your own sidewalks, driveway, and roads into consideration as you decide whether to venture out.

Sunday School
Pre-K & Nursery – Clark Building, First Floor
Elementary – Clark Building, Second Floor
Youth – Family Life Center, Second Floor
Adults:

• Abide – Social Hall
• Bible Alive –Resumes January 23
• Emmaus – Fogartie Hall
• LIFT – Room 2201

NEXT WEEK
Children’s Choir & First Steps
Children’s Music Programs are starting again for the Spring! Choirs for 4K-Grade 5 are meeting on Wednesdays at 5pm. New members are most welcome! First Steps in Music for Birth- Age 3 is resuming as well. If you would like to join one of these groups, please contact Marcia Andrews by email at mandrews@fpcspartanburg.org.

Wednesdays at First – Register Now for Dinner! (Register Here)
Join us Wednesday, January 19 for pasta with meatballs, alfredo or marinara sauce, salad, bread, dessert! Register yourself and/or your family by Monday, January 10 at 4:30pm. If you would like to serve as a volunteer in some capacity to ensure WAF runs smoothly, please click here to sign up!

WAF Programs – 6:30-7:15pm
CRC – 5K-Grade 5 (Gym and Activity Room)
Youth – Grades 6-12 (High School Room)
Adults

• The Sermon on the Mount – Led by Dr. Lewis Galloway and Rev. Craig Foster (Social Hall)
• Younger Women’s Bible Study – Led by Donna Pulliam, Carter Smith, and Leslie Lang (Perrin Room)
• Health Series – F.A.V.O.R. (Faces and Voices of Recovery) will share their stories of recovery and survival. Our past two Health Series provided information to our members regarding the current crisis that our country is experiencing with drug trafficking and addiction. Please join the Health Committee with the first installment of our Health Series to hear the personal stories regarding how this organization has helped in the panel members journey to recovery. (Sanctuary)

JOY Fellowship Trip to The Johnson Gallery – Thursday, January 20
Meet at 11:00am in the FLC Parking Lot
The JOY Fellowship invites you to join them for a trip to The Johnson Gallery, followed by lunch downtown, on Thursday, January 20.RSVP by Tuesday, January 18 with Joanie Shackleton (864-208-2132 / jshackleton@fpcspartanburg.org).

New Saturday Hours for the Gym
Starting this Saturday, the church gym will be open from 8am-noon each Saturday. For full hours for the gym, visit fpcspartanburg.org/recreation.

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES in Ministry Finder

• Donate Sweatpants to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center

• Earthquake Relief in Haiti (Donate Online)

• Habitat for Humanity Spartanburg

• Hand in Hand

• TOTAL Ministries

OTHER NEWS
Tickled Pink Women’s Study: Discipleship: On the Journey with Jesus
Tuesdays, January 25 – March 8, 9:15-10:15am
Fogartie Hall
A Bible study of Jesus’ 12 disciples and what it means to be disciples ourselves
Join other women of faith to explore the blessings and challenges of walking with Jesus today. Come for the study and reflection, for the laughter and friendship, and to strengthen your family of faith ties. Come at 9:15 am for gathering time The Bible Study will go from 9:30-10:15am. If you like, wear pink! Bring a friend. The more the merrier!

Shelter Worship Service – Sunday, January 30
6pm in Fogartie Hall
Shelter is a time of reflective, contemporary worship with song, prayers, and scripture. Scott Neely will lead us in a meditation and members of our youth will help to lead the service.

The Peace and Justice Task Force Spotlight: Live Healthy Spartanburg
The Peace and Justice Task Force February’s Spotlight is on the Equal Justice Initiative. This non-profit organization provides legal representation to people who are illegally convicted, unfairly sentenced, and abused in state prisons and jails. The EJI provides assistance to formerly incarcerated people and challenges the death penalty and excessive punishment. The EJI’s main focuses are on criminal justice reform, racial justice, and public education and awareness through their museum and memorial. In 2018, the EJI opened the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice. The Legacy Museum provides visitors with a comprehensive history of the United States’ legacy of slavery, through the transformation of Transatlantic Slave Trade to lynching to racial segregation in the law and the Jim Crow Era to mass incarceration. At the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, there are markers for each county in the United States where a lynching took place. To read more about the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, see this link: https://museumandmemorial.eji.org/memorial. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, it is a 5 hour drive from Spartanburg, and we encourage everyone to visit!

LOOKING AHEAD
January 17 – Church Facilities Closed (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
January 30 – Annual Meeting of First Presbyterian Church (10:00 am in the Sanctuary)
January 30 – Shelter Worship Service
February 13 – Souper Bowl of Caring
February 13 – Blood Drive
March 2 – Ash Wednesday

More activities and events can be found in First News.

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