News for Sunday, January 29, 2012

[News from First Presbyterian Church]

SUNDAY MORNING
Church, Elders and Deacons will be ordained and installed during the
9:30 a.m. worship.  Pastor Rob Craig’s meditation will be a charge to
these new officers.  The Youth Choir will lead music.

FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER - Watch for the February edition of the FPC
Newsletter coming your way next week, directly from the email of Tisha
Terry, new Church Secretary. Please make sure you add
tis...@fpccolumbus.org as a safe recipient to your email account so
you don’t miss it.

WORSHIP SERVICE AUDIO - Did you miss last Sunday's service due to the
weather and want to hear it? Now you can hear last Sunday's Worship
and all future Worship Services by clicking on the FPC Website Worship
Service Audio Page. Each Monday we will upload the most recent service
in an MP3 format so you can listen from your computer, smartphone,
ipad or tablet. Simply go to www.fpccolumbus.org and click on the
Worship tab at the top and scroll to Worship Service Audio.

APCE CONFERENCE – Three people from our ministry including Pastor
Peggy will be attending the APCE conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan
leaving Wednesday and returning Saturday this week.  This is the
Associate Pastor Christian Educator conference with leaders and
speakers from all over the country.  It is a great opportunity to gain
new ideas and see the latest trends in youth and children’s ministry.

ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING, PART II will be held immediately
following worship on Sunday, February 5.  After attending the meeting,
we hope you will enjoy the SouperBowl soups prepared by our youth. 
The agenda for the meeting will be to elect officers, to receive
written
copies of committee annual reports, and to hear a progress report on
the 2012 annual budget.  The Session’s Stewardship and Finance
Committee will be sharing some good news, some concerns, and some
possible strategies for balancing the 2012 budget.  Your attention and
input will be appreciated.

ATTN. ALL THE LOVEBIRDS IN OUR CONGREGATION:  FPC Youth will be
sponsoring a Sweetheart Dinner on Saturday, February 18.  Italian
cuisine including a vegetarian entre will be served & there will be
live music. Tickets will go on sale this Sunday in the gym.  $15 per
person or $25 for two. Festivities will begin at 6 pm. There will be
tables available for 2 , 4, 6 or 8.  We will also have tables reserved
for singles who would love to come mingle and make some new
friends. All the proceeds will go towards our 2012 summer mission
trips.  Please visit us in the gym on Sunday and make your
reservation!  As always, we appreciate the support of our church
family as we travel out into the world to make it a better place. We
know that we couldn’t do it without your generous support and for that
we are very grateful!

CONFIRMATION RETREAT – a confirmation retreat is being planned for the
weekend of Feb 24-26 at Camp Pyoca for any student who missed the
traditional 7th – 8th grade confirmation class.  This retreat is for
older teens, college age students or even an adult who never had a
confirmation experience but who would like one.  If you are interested
in this weekend confirmation retreat, please contact our Associate
Pastor – Peggy Casteel at peg...@fpccolumbus.org.  Thank you!