Nursery Schedule Today… Amber Ammons & Chris Carter

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH 582 Southwood Drive

Eden, North Carolina 27288

Sunday, September 22, 2019

Where Christ is FIRST in all things!

Peter N. Smith – Pastor

Brandi Snyder – Elder of the Month Doug Brown – Elder of the Month

9:00 am Sunday School 10:00 am Worship Service

Welcome Visitors & Guests!

Hearing devices are available during services. Please inquire at the information desk in the Gathering Area.

Phone: 336-623-3962 Preschool Phone: 336-623-4271

OFFICE HOURS; MONDAY – THURSDAY 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

FRIDAY closed

First Presbyterian Church Website: www.fpceden.org

CHURCH E-MAILS, PHONE EXTENSIONS & CONTACT NUMBERS:

First Presbyterian Church (office)

E-mail: fpceden@firstpresbyterianeden.org

Pastor: Rev. Peter N. Smith - Ext. 301

E-mail: peter@fpceden.org

Treasurer: Beth Chandler - Ext. 305

E-mail: beth@fpceden.org

Dir. of Preschool: Lorraine Benthin

Ext. 306 or 336-623-4271

E-mail: preschool@firstpresbyterianeden.org

Church Custodian: Wayne Evans

Organist: Cindy Gauldin

E-mail: cagmusicteach@yahoo.com

Music Worship Leader/Chancel Choir Director:

Lisa Smith 336-612-2081

E-mail: lsmith4316@gmail.com

Nursery Director: Chris Carter

E-mail: chris.carter@ymcagreensboro.org

Have you considered including the church in your will or as a beneficiary on your life insurance policy? It is a beautiful way to leave a lasting legacy for future generations of worshipers at First Presbyterian Church.

Adult Volunteers needed for the Nursery every Sunday morning during Sunday School and Worship. Please speak to Chris Carter if you are able to help.

PRAYER/VISITATION OPPORTUNITIES:

Paul Brown, Kitty Reynolds, Hazel Horton (Lisa Smith’s

mom), Joan Young, Dee Way, Gloria Rhabe, Jerry &

Mary Owens, Yvonne Light, Ricky Helms and Kay

Helms (Larry’s brother and sister-in-law), Larry Helms,

Gayle Petrey (Jeannie Brown’s sister), James Spain,

Marian Robertson (Bill’s mother), Rick Taylor, Scott

Vestal, Larry & Lib Roberson, Jackie Chandler, Ron &

Suzon Martin, Morgan Barker (Jim & Mariam Wilson’s

granddaughter), Shirley Carter, Billy Shafer, Berlyn

Swearengin, Jim & Mariam Wilson, Mike Corum

Bayberry: Joy Outland Suite #7

Brian Center: Marsha Doyle

Caswell House: Margaret Smith Room #104

535 US Hwy. 158, Yanceyville, NC 27379

UNC Rockingham Nursing Center (Morehead

Nursing): Deborah M Crutchfield, Buena H. Martin

Carillion Assisted Living Wake Forest NC: Mary Ruth

Martin

Highgrove Longterm Care Center: David Smith

2135 S. Scales St. Reidsville, NC 27320

Military: Maj. Steven Harrison, Lt. Col. Rodney

Thurman, Lt. Col Matt Way, Austin Craven, Ensign

Philip Criswell, Gary Benthin, CAPT-USN Patrick S.

Martin

Missionaries: Stephanie Black, Ben & Ellie Childs

(Lahore Pakistan), Brent & Marianne Pilson (France),

Al Doomy

Children’s Church Schedule

Sept 22 Lisa Hines Sept 29 Roger & Gail Thurman Oct. 6 Dorothy Andrews Oct. 13 Barbara Wilson sept

Age requirements for our nursery - The nursery will serve infants and toddlers age

birth to three years of age.

Children’s church children age 3 – 5 Room D-06 others up through 5rd grade

Activity Room.

Children’s church children age 3 – 5 Room D-06 others up through 5rd grade Activity Room.

THIS WEEK’S ACTIVITIES

Sunday 9:00 Sunday School (Sept. 22) 10:00 Worship Service New member lunch after worship 4:00 Science with Jesus Tuesday 10:30 Morning Bible Study (Daily Living Class – enter through Choir Room 7:00 Session Wednesday 6:00 Pastor’s Bible Study

7:00 Chancel Choir Thursday 6:30 Celebration Saturday 6:00 Home group meet at Southard’s 435 Greenway Dr. 919-500-6816 6:00 Cantata Choir Cookout at Smith’s 132 Corn Tassel Trail, .Stoneville Sunday 9:00 Sunday School (Sept. 29) 10:00 Worship Service 4:00 Science with Jesus

PRELUDE Cindy Gauldin

CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP 10,000 Reasons Celebration

* PRAISE SONG Trading My Sorrows Celebration and Congregation

* RESPONSIVE READING Psalm 95:1-7

* HYMN Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee Verses 1, 3, and 4

* GREETING

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

CHORAL ANTHEM Surely the Presence Chancel Choir

CHILDREN’S SERMON Jennifer Shafer

PRAISE RESPONSE In Moments Like These Celebration and Congregation

SCRIPTURE READING Mark 10:13-16

MISSION TESTIMONY Operation Christmas Child Alyona Eakes

PASTORAL PRAYERS AND THE LORD’S PRAYER

PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS Cindy Gauldin, Offertory

* DOXOLOGY AND PRAYER OF ADORATION

* HYMN Here I Am, Lord Verses 1-3

* BENEDICTION AND RESPONSE Threefold Amen

POSTLUDE Cindy Gauldin

Tuesday is the deadline for getting

information in the bulletin.

First Presbyterian Church Preschool presents the Raleigh Ringers. Sunday, Nov 3, 2019 at 3pm. Tickets are $20. Limited to 300 seats (we don’t have many tickets left - don’t be disappointed get your ticket now). Open seating. For tickets, contact Bird 336-613-1520 or Pam Cundiff pam@edentravelconsultants.com

This morning we welcome Alyona Eakes (guest mission speaker) she will tell about her experience of receiving an Operation Christmas Child Shoebox from Samaritan’s Purse when she was a child living in a Ukrainian Christian orphanage. Operation Christmas Child is an important mission outreach of our congregation, and First Presbyterian Church is the collection location for other churches and organizations in the city of Eden.

Christmas Cantata Choir Cookout – Saturday, Sept. 28 at 6:00pm Lisa and Peter Smith invite anyone interested in singing with our Christmas Cantata Choir to

their house for a cookout hamburgers and hot dogs), followed by a fun time of listening to this year’s Christmas Cantata. Speak to Lisa Smith about the cookout and singing with our

Cantanta Choir. This is a great opportunity to be part of leading Christmas worship without having to make a long-term commitment. Our Christmas Music Sunday will be December 15.

FALL FEST 2019

Saturday, October 26, 2019, 7:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Our Reverse Giveaway was a great success!! Now it is time to concentrate on our

Fall Festival in hopes we can do as well…… and we can with your help!!

NEW THIS YEAR, folks will have the ability to use their charge or debit cards at

Fall Fest for everything but the Yard Sale.

FLYERS with all the information about this year’s Fall Fest are on the tables in the

Worship Center and Gathering Area. Please take a handful and place them

wherever you can so that we can get the word out to the community.

RAFFLES - We have 4 great raffles, plus Red Ticket, and books of tickets to sell are

available in the Gathering Area this morning. They will sell easily and we are going

to have a prize for our top ticket salesperson. (Prize to be announced later)

SIGN UP – The sign ups that were in the bulletin are now on the tables, so please fill

out one today and let us know how you are planning to help. To be successful,

everyone must help!

DONATIONS – Ways to donate are: 1. Monetary gifts are appreciated if you cannot

help in other ways. 2. Items for the Silent Auction, Red Ticket Raffle, Door Prizes

and Yard Sale 3. Items for Gift Baskets (Please sign up) 4. Baked goods, candies,

biscuits as a breakfast item, etc. Coffee will be free again this year. 5. Lottery

scratch-off tickets for our Collection Frame. Give to Suzon Martin

LUNCH - Barbecue and Hot Dog Plates with all the trimmings will be on our lunch

menu. Tickets will be available soon.

BRUNSWICK STEW – Will be available by the quart. Look for a sign up soon.

NOTE: If you are getting drinks, please get Coke or Pepsi products which are the

most popular. AND PRAY!!!!!!!

New Ruling Elders Class of 2020 Class of 2021 Class of 2022

Flavel Collins Doug Brown Chris Carter

Robert Gauldin Bird McSwain Ben Gammon

Sue Parker Curt Southard Gary Moore

Billy Shafer Terry Widel Brandi Snyder

Pat Smith Jim Wilson Leslie Wyatt