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Non-Profit Org,

Quincy, Florida

Permit # 88 Phone: 850-627-6576_Fax: 850-627-3328

E-mail: fpcofquincy@yahoo.com

F IRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 306 N. M ADISON STREET

P .O. BOX 627 QUINCY , FLORIDA 32351

Return Service Requested

Assisted Living Nursing Home

Martha Kleiner

(South Carolina)

Pauline Smith

(Harbor Chase)

Jenna Palmer

(Miller Nursing Home)

Audrey Milner

(River Chase)

Ion Williamson

(River Chase)

At Home Nora Larsen

Esther McCall

Neff McMillan

Barbara Bietenholz

Buena Proskine

LABOR DAY MONDAY SEPTEMBER. 7th OFFICE CLOSED

1 Leah Clark, Bert Fletcher, Daniel Meeks, Mary Ryan Mitchell

2 Katie Stephens

3 Trey Suber, Lucas Jackson, Whitt Suber

4 Farley Maxwell, Sara Clark, Steve Wilkerson

6 Ronnie McLane

7 Jim Copeland 8 Wilson Hinson, Emily White, Tom Curvey, William P. McCall, Ellie VanLandingham

9 Donna Cook

10 Jane Hinson, Rebecca Shaw, Jackson Boone

11 Bradley Joyner

12 Lauren Suber Clenny

13 Hubert Bohannon

14 Don May Jr., Elizabeth Clark, Ivie Thomas, Rachel Wilkerson, Fountain May

15 Erin Bell, Chuck Laslie

17 Mitch Lewis

18 Janice Curry

19 Rick McCaskill, Dan Hooker

20 Clifton Curvey, McCall Dyer, Daniel Boyd

21 George Hackney, Jena Shelton, Lynne Gwaltney, Michael Hanawalt

22 Jason Mahaffey, Carole Barber

24 Adam Thompson, John Jackson, Tom Maxwell, Bettsy Mitchell, Mary Lamarche

25 Vickie Stegall, Rebecca Edwards Pustejovsky

26 Terry Mock, Carol Barineau

27 David May, Pam Hollingsworth

28 Adrianne Woodward

29 Katie McFarland

30 Becky Reep, Dena Manchac

NEW RAMP BUILD IN QUINCY AREA Sat Oct 1, 2016 Approximately 8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.

This will be a full ramp build. We need 10-12 adult volunteers. No experience is necessary. Join us for an enjoyable , rewarding, and convivial enterprise. Call or text Jack Schmidtman at 850 661-0708

to get on the crew list. Details will be provided by email when they become available.

Monthly Fellowship Teams Update

The Monthly Fellowship Teams play an important role in the life of our church. They are designed to help members get to know each other, to create the feeling of family through smaller groups, and to help new members quickly become an integral part of the church. In our new Fellowship Team format members will get together to socialize and carry out various church-related activities.

Below you will find an outline detailing our plan to restructure the Monthly Fellowship Teams. We hope to create teams that offer interests for each of us, provide ongoing enthusiasm and fellowship for our faith. 1. Re-establish teams with an emphasis on participation opportunities and shared leadership. 2. Establish team leaders for each interest group. 3. Create Community groups, possibly two groups of each. Each group would do quarterly

activities with one of them being some type of service project for the church or community.

4. All the groups will continue ushering and helping with the Food Bank. These changes will take place the first of the year. Please fill out the enclosed survey and turn into the church office or place in the collection plate on Sundays during the month of September.

Covenant Bible Study is an in-depth study in which we read and discuss the Bible together. It uses the metaphor of Covenant, God’s relationship with God’s people, as the unifying theme to guide the study. It is a 24- week program which will be broken down into 4 week units, spread over a year or so. Participants will meet weekly to discuss the assigned scripture readings and how the readings relate to their daily lives. We will view a conversation between bible scholars and the host pastors. A date and time for this program will be determined by those who indicate an interest. You are invited to join the conversation.

COVENANT Bible Study

News of First Presbyterian Church Quincy, Florida

September 2016

Who’s In Charge? Thornwell Building Families Workshop - You Are Invited!

Lynette Moriak of Thornwell Home for Children, will be doing a workshop on September 27, 2016 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm. The workshop is entitled, "Who's in Charge?" and will discuss power struggles with children of all ages (the concepts could really be applicable for adults too!) Dinner and childcare will be provided, so take this opportunity to take a short break as mommy or daddy and learn some strategies to raise independent, confident children while also keeping your sanity. Lynette

Nursery 9/04 Karen May

9/11 Ann McLane

9/18 Katie Stephens

9/25 Carolyn McCall

P.W.E.C.T. MEETING

Tuesday, September 6th

4:00 p.m.

Responsibilities for September

Circle #1 - SS/Communion Setup

Circle #2 - Flowers/Plates

Circle #4 - CFM

CIRCLE MEETINGS

Monday, September 12th

Circle #1 @ 10:00 a.m. - Helen Woodward’s

Circle #2 @ 12:30 p.m. - Fellowship Hall

Circle #3 @ 12:30 p.m. - Parlor

Circle #4 @ 5:30 p.m. - Susan Keyser’s

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Women’s Ministry Ushers

Fellowship Team

Karen & Joe May*

Ann & Ronnie McLane**

Cathy & Wayne Conrad

Mark & Martha Fletcher

Jason & Rache’l Layerd

Esther McCall+

Francis & Carolyn McCall

Terry Mock

Tiffany Parsons

Tyler & Buena Proskine+

Zack Ray

Beverly Stephens

Kenny & Katie Stephens

Mary Ann Thomas

Marc Ventry

Mike Waddell

Elder & Deacon

September

Joe May* Ronnie McLane** Joan Stallworth**

Joe May

Ronnie McLane

Joan Stallworth

Rache’l Layerd

Tom Maxwell

Kenny Stephens

Jr. Ushers Josie May

Emory Layerd

Announcements

Office Closed Monday September 5, Labor Day.

October 9, 2016 — Congregational meeting to elect officer nominating committee during morning worship service.

Stephen Ministers meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.

Knitting after Wonderful Wednesday each month at 1:00 p.m. in the Parlor.

If you have an emergency and the office is closed call Chris Erde 228-9084, Ruth Mashewske 508-6032, or Lisa Wilder 933-0220

LAST CALL FOR SOCCER AT FPCQ

FPCQ Side Yard Soccer is gearing up for our next season. Children ages 3-11 can

participate in one of 3 leagues. Games are each Saturday morning. If you are

interested in participating please contact Melissa May at 321-6374 or call the

church office at 850 627-6576. You may also stop by the office and pick up a

registration form.

Our season begins the last Saturday in September and runs through

the last Saturday in October. Also looking for volunteers to help out-

Give Melissa a call if you can help.

Presbyterian Men Tuesday September 6th

at 7:00 p.m.

Session Meets September

7th at 5:45 p.m.

Diaconate Meets September

6th @ 6:00 p.m.

WONDERFUL

WEDNESDAY

September 21st 12:00 Noon

Fellowship Hall

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SEPTEMBER 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 3

4 5

Office Closed

4:00 PWECT

Labor Day

6

3:00 T.T.

6:00 Deacons

7:00 Pres Men

7

5:45 Session

8

2:30 Rt. 456

9 10

11

12

Circles

13

3:00 T.T.

6:30 Stephen

Min.

14 15 16

17

18

5:00 Youth

19 20

3:00 T.T.

21

12:00 WW

1:00 Knitting

22 23 24

Soccer

25

Thank Off.

CFM

5:00 Youth

26 27

3:00 T.T.

5:00 Thornwell

meal and

workshop

6:30 Stephen

Min.

28

9:30 Fold

Newsletters

29 30

Rock the Universe

Rock the Universe

Our Youth are collecting toiletry items for 850 Tally Ho. Please donate any items you may have left over from hotel stays such as: shampoo, conditioner, lotion, soap, toothpaste, etc.

Items may be dropped off at church office.

Knitters & Crocheters

We will meet following Wonderful Wednesday, September 21, from 1:00-2:00. Bring your latest project. Both beginners and experts are encouraged to come and enjoy the fellowship.

Thank Offering September 25th The generosity of Presbyterian Women and their families and congregations as demonstrated through their Thank Offering gifts help chosen recipients find real solutions for projects related to health, education, economic development, and needs of women and children. The Thank Offering has provided and continues to provide much-needed financial assistance to numerous worthwhile programs not included in ongoing General Assembly mission support. Each year, domestic and international projects are carefully and prayerfully selected by the Creative Ministries Offering Committee to help meet a crucial need. Forty percent (40%) of this offering is used to support hospitals and community health programs that place priority in helping the most needy members of God’s community. The remaining sixty percent (60%) is used for new creative ideas for mission, undesignated in advance.

2016 Presbyterian Women’s Honorary Life Membership Recipient Jacqueline Dooner

CHURCH FAMILY MEAL September 25th, 2016 Immediately following the morning worship service.

Bring a dish for your family and one more!

Presbyterian Women’s Annual Gathering As one year came to a close, another began with the 2015-2016 Moderator Juliane Hackney passing the gavel to 2016-2017 incoming Modertor Fran Schmidtman.

New Officers and Circle Moderators were installed during the meeting.

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New Circle Moderators:

Circle One: Sandy Joyner and Judy Gregory Circle Two: Carolyn McCall and Wendy O’Brien Circle Three: Mary Lil May and Mary Boyd Circle Four: Becky Reep

Church Hostess: Jean Little Dining Supply Coordinator: Janice Curry

New Slate of Officers: Moderator: Fran Schmidtman Vice Moderator: Carol Barineau Secretary: Ann McLane Treasurer: Wendy O’Brien Historian: Vicki Bell Prayer Leader: Judy Gregory Search Committee Member: Juliane Hackney

Thank You to these folks and others for

volunteering each month to prepare the newsletter for mailing!

Every week magazines, newsletters, and catalogs come into the church office, all of them filled with articles and items "every church needs" to grow and thrive in the world today. The catalogs want to sell us musical instruments, sound systems, and curricula. The magazines are filled with advice about "transformational" worship experiences, and "connection points" to make the church more relevant in the lives of congregants.

It'd be easy to roll our eyes at all the tools and suggestions we see and, honestly, we in the office do to most of them. However, there is one church-vitality theory that I find myself whole-heartedly agreeing with. According to those who study and write about such things, the churches today that are strongest and most healthy are the churches that have an outward focus; they are the churches that open their doors and share their resources, offer programs for the community, and listen to their neighbors.

Over and over again I've been told by people who've joined our congregation that what they liked most about FPCQ was that we showed our faith in doing work not just for ourselves but also for others; that through ministries that benefit the community, we learn more about God and God's place in our lives. I must admit this observation always warms my heart. So, as we head into the Fall, come find a ministry to help with (or suggest a new one), come meet our neighbors, share the love of Christ through service, feel your heart swell with love for the Lord and love for all God's children, and in so doing, help keep God's Church, your church, the FPCQ, healthy, strong and life-changing here at home and wherever we might go.

Peace, Chris

FoodBank-ClothesCloset-Terrific Tuesday-Wonderful Wednesday-Ramp Builds-AA-Side Yard Soccer-Barton Reading-Thornwell Building Families-Health Screening-Meals Delivered-Circles-Knitters-Stephen Ministers-850 & Youth-Scouts-Helping Hands-News Letter Crew-just to name a few...

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Welcome New Members

Ryan and Katie McFarland and their daughters Leah and McKenzie who were baptized July 31st.

Baptism

Caroline Reese Hackney

Daughter of Martin and Kara Hackney Granddaughter of George and Juliane Hackney and Jesse and Carlotta Medford

Vickie Stegall and committee members

(Janice Curry, Margaret Johnson, Lisa Curvey, and Juliane Hackney) and all others who helped make our nursery a bright and cheerful place for our little ones!!

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Montreat Youth Conference is a gathering of young people from all over the country for a week of fellowship, worship, and recreation. Youth engage the Word of God as they seek to understand and respond to the challenges and triumphs of being a high schooler in the twenty-first century. Youth Conference worship is joyful, reflective, and seeks to glorify God using the many creative gifts of

the participants.

RALLY DAY 2016

We have gotten off to a great start for the new School year!

Terrific Tuesday begins on September 6th with a swim party at the Golf Club of Quincy. Pick up will be out at the pool at 5 pm. T.T. will visit the Art Center again this year, with the third

grade going on September 13th.

Route 456 will kick off with a trip to the Gadsden Art Center on Thursday, September 8th. I will pick them up at RFM at 2:30 and we will have snack at the church before going up to the Art Gallery. Pick up will be at 5 pm at the church.

Youth will be attending Rock the Universe on September 10-11th. We have a LARGE group attending- please pray for our safe travel and fun times! Regular youth fellowship meetings will begin on Sunday, September 18th.

Side Yard Soccer season will begin on Saturday, September 24th. Bring a chair and come support the children of our community!

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