Our church strives to
be a welcoming family of faith called to love the Lord and our neighbors.
We are growing in Jesus Christ through worship, teaching, fellowship, and joyful
service.
Our contemporary service at 9:30 a.m.
is led by the church's Praise
Teams. This service features modern praise and worship music and explores a
variety of worship elements. Our traditional worship service is at 11:00 a.m.
led by the Chancel Choir and organ music.
Church school for all ages is held during both services.
Beginning Sunday, May 18 we will switch to our summer schedule of only one
worship service at 9:30 a.m. For more information contact the church at (208)882-4122 or fpc@turbonet.com.
You are invited to mark the anniversary of the events and the losses of last
May 19th and 20th, and celebrate the faithfulness and grace of God during
this past year:
One special worship service at
9:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 18th
Dedication of a newly planted
tree immediately after the service on the 18th
Providing visual art for a
display in the chapel room the week of the 19th
Share your writings prompted by
events of this year
Gather in the Sanctuary on May
20th at 6:30 p.m. for readings, responses, and
remembrances
Speak individually with a Stephen
Minister or pastoral staff after the gathering in the
sanctuary
Invite the community, friends and
neighbors to participate in all or any of these
activities
Please contact Pastor Norman for further information.
Weekly
Taizé Worship
Taizé Worship in the Sanctuary: 5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Taizé will continue through May 28.
What is it to be
"Simply Christian"? Sundays at 6:30pm
Join the weekly conversation with biblical scholar and Anglican bishop NT Wright on
video. The conversation will be facilitated by Donna Scott and other leaders
from FPC.
Seekers & Learners
Class Wednesdays, May 14 and May 21 at 6:30 p.m.
You are invited to join us as we gather at the church for discussion about
the meaning of membership and following Christ. We will discuss the beliefs,
governance and history of our church. This is a wonderful way to find more
about this step in faith. Through these discussions, we offer you the
opportunity to become members of the church.
For more information, please talk with Pastor Norman.
Vacation Bible School June 9-13 from 9:30am - 12pm
VBS 2008 will transform Fellowship Hall into the Jerusalem Marketplace.
We still have many volunteer opportunities!
Please consider how you might help in this exciting and meaningful adventure
for kids. Click here for more information and to register.
Stephen Ministry Five FPC members have been commissioned to lead Stephen Ministry, a
caring ministry that reaches out to those in need with confidential,
one-to-one Christian care. Through Stephen Ministry, some church members will be equipped to
provide quality Christian care to people facing personal crises, such as
loss of a loved one, divorce, a terminal illness, loneliness, unemployment,
or a spiritual crisis. Click here to learn more.
Bible Study
Every Wednesday at noon, you're invited to a staff-led Bible study in Room
35.
Everyone is welcome to become a part of this spiritual time together.
One week or many, you are welcome!
11:00 a.m. Anthem “Sing Holy Songs” Chancel Choir; Gretchen
Strahl and Laura Kerr, flutes
A Time with Children “The Wise Man and the Foolish Man”; “He’s
Got the Whole World in His Hands” Sunday School children; Dave
Roon, guitar
let us know during "prayers of the people" in
our Sunday worship service.
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ADULT EDUCATION: Adults of all ages are WELCOME!
Make a New Year resolution to add an hour to every Sunday and come to adult ed
before or after Sunday’s worship service. You will be blessed in more ways than
we could list here! Grow in your faith, fellowship with friends, share prayer
needs, laugh with new friends, know Christ in a deeper way, learn from your
peers, share joys and be touched by personal stories, experience the love of
Christ in a small group....and more. Try out the adult ed class of your choice
this Sunday.
Coffee will be served in all
classes and each will begin promptly at 9:30 and 11:00
9:30 a.m. Current Events and Issues: Confronting Today's News with Scripture
and Hope. Each week includes biblical
commentary and discussion related to a topic in the news that week. Meets in
Room 4.
11:00 a.m. 1 John: Knowing that What We Know is for Real!
Each week we will take a passage out of John’s
epistle – first John and apply it to living a Christian life in today’s world.
We will see how we live counts even more than how we talk, and how and why a
Christian’s love for God is much more than mere sentiment or affection. The word
“KNOW” shows up a lot in this epistle...join us and find out what you can KNOW!
Come and join us. Facilitated by Donna
and Rich Scott. Meets in room 4.
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COLLEGE GROUP: All college aged
folks are invited to gather on Thursday evenings during the semester at 5:15 p.m. Together we will
explore our world, ask questions of faith, search the scriptures and have some
fun and food as well. We will meet at the church for about an hour and a half.
For further info please see Pastor Norman.
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Foon on Thursdays All
senior high students are invited to Room 5 for lunch at noon. Food and
drinks are provided.
Free soda. Conversation, ping pong, and foosball are optional.
“Inside Out”—junior high youth group (7-9th grades) meets Wednesdays from 6:30
to 8pm in Rooms 5 and 7. Everyone is welcome to join us!
Summer camp! All students K-12th can attend Camp
Spalding and the church will help you get there. We’ll provide $100 per child
per summer. Sound interesting? Look for more information in the narthex, on the
youth bulletin board or talk to Donan Nealon.
30 Hour Famine will be Friday, May 9 and Saturday, May 10.
Youth from around the Moscow community will
gather together to learn more about world hunger and experience a small taste of
hunger by going without food for 30 hours. All youth (7-12th grade) are invited
to participate. See youth bulletin board for more details.
Plans for Spring cleaning?
Need a little help around the house?
The youth are sponsoring a “Rent-A-Youth” fundraiser
This spring! Work request forms are available on the youth bulletin board right
outside the sanctuary or you can phone in your request to Donan at the church
office. All projects will be staffed by at least two youth and one adult. You
can request more help if needed. Donan will coordinate a convenient time for the
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CHILDREN: Sunday School for children is offered each Sunday during the 9:30 a.m. service. Children’s Church is offered in Room 33 after the Time with Children
portion of the 11:00 a.m. service.
11:00 a.m. service attendees:
Please sign your child (ages 3 years – grade 6) in for Children's Church. The
sign-in sheet is on the small table
in the narthex (foyer).
Nursery services will be available from 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
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Evangelism
Corner:The
Christian life is a great adventure. God loves us and has a wonderful,
exciting plan for us. We are not creatures of chance, brought into the
world for a meaningless, miserable existence; but rather, we are people of
destiny, created for meaningful and joyful lives. Jesus promises, "I have
come that they may have life, and have it to the full" (John 10:10). (From
a letter from Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ) Plant a
new seed, and share this news with a friend this week! Friendship Forms:
Both new-comers and long-timers: sign, with your address and phone number.
Getting To Know You: Join us after the worship for coffee, tea and conversation.
Introduce yourself to someone new. Ours is a sharing faith.
Let’s keep our congregation a sharing fellowship of believers!
Q. What is the difference between just attending
First Presbyterian Church and actually joining? A. According to Margaret Littlejohn’s research, the term “Presbyterian”
comes from the Greek Word presbuteros, meaning “elder.” A Presbyter was
an elder in the early Christian Church. FPC, like all Presbyterian churches is
a church with Jesus Christ at the head and with government provided by elders
(and other lay leaders). While all church attendees are eligible for pastoral
care and may participate on committees and in the life of the church,
non-members do not have a vote and may not hold the position of elder or
deacon.
Q. How do I become a member? A. The three ways to join a Presbyterian church are profession of faith
in Jesus Christ, reaffirmation of faith professed at a different Presbyterian
church, or transfer from another Presbyterian church or church in another
Christian denomination.
We welcome all questions about FPC, past and present;
church membership; or the ministries of the church. Please send to
fpc@turbonet.com. We will post submitted questions (with answers).
Kathy Warren
Evangelism/Public Relations
THESE DAYS devotionals are for YOU. Looking for a new source of daily scriptural inspiration and prayer?
If you like paper, please pick up one of the booklets “These Days” from
the table by the window in the lower chapel room. The Evangelism Committee
offers these to all interested readers, with a fresh batch ever three months.
Want an onlinedevotional? Too many to choose from to recommend just one. If you put
the words “Christian devotionals” in the Google.com search engine box, you’ll
have LOTS to choose from.
Evangelism
Corner:
The
Christian life is a great adventure. God loves us and has a wonderful,
exciting plan for us. We are not creatures of chance, brought into the
world for a meaningless, miserable existence; but rather, we are people of
destiny, created for meaningful and joyful lives. Jesus promises, "I have
come that they may have life, and have it to the full" (John 10:10). (From
a letter from Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ) Plant a
new seed, and share this news with a friend this week!
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