A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF F IRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, GREENVILLE , SC

Volume 8, No. 47 November 20–26, 2011

Ministry News

Calendar for the Week

Activities Ministry, Lindsay GrahamMINI-MITES BASKETBALL TIP-OFF DECEMBER 3

The Basketball Tip-off for Mini-Mites (K5-K6-1st grade) is Saturday, December 3, at 1:40pm in the Gym. Players will meet their coaches, receive their uniforms, and pose for team photos. Call Donna Roper (672.0372) for details.

Children’s MinistryFAMILY ADVENT CELEBRATION CANCELED

The Family Advent event originally scheduled for Wednesday, November 30, has been canceled due to lack of volunteer support.

Educational Ministries, Tim LeslieCONFIRMATION CLASS FOR GRADES 6 - 8

Beginning January 4 during Wednesday Advantage (5:30–6:15pm), students in grades 6-8 are encouraged to attend Confirmation Class in order to confirm their baptism. This class helps the student to consider the claims of Christ Jesus and the Christian Church, the truths of the Gospel, and the call to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The class will conclude on March 21 and students may come before the Session as early as Sunday, March 25, to join as active members of FPC. Please register with Charlotte Joye, cjoye@firstpresgreenville.org or 672.0309.

Evangelism and Missions, Brian StewartPIES NEEDED FOR THE RESCUE MISSION

With Thanksgiving just a week away, we are blessed with the opportunity to help provide a hot Thanksgiving meal for over 1,000 men, women, and children at the Rescue Mission. We need 54 pies to meet the 75 pies requested. Contact Char-lotte (cjoye@firstpresgreenville or 672.0309) with your pledge of a pie. Pies will be picked up at the church on Wednesday, November 23, at 10:00am.

HELP FEED THE HUNGRY AT THANKSGIVINGThis year First Presbyterian is again sponsoring Boxes of Love, a ministry that shares the love of Christ with people in need at Thanksgiving. Each Box of Love contains a complete meal for six. FPC is committed to providing boxes to needy families at Mattoon Presbyterian and the Bel-Aire Community. Boxes will be packed and distributed on Saturday, November 19. Financial donations ($30/box) are needed, as well as volunteers to assist in distributing the boxes and meeting with the recipients. Please contact Denton Burnette (denton@pmcsc.com) if you can help.

ALASKA MISSIONARIES VISIT DECEMBER 4Stephen and Natalie Hall, FPC members and missionaries with Send North in Alaska, will speak on Sunday, December 4, in Harper Chapel during the 9:40 and 11:00am Sunday School hours. Plan to join them for an update on God’s work in the far north.

MEDICAL MISSIONS LUNCHEON DECEMBER 11Medical and dental professionals, their families, and all others who are interested: You’re invited to a luncheon on Sunday, December 11, 12:15–1:30pm in Fellowship Hall, to hear about opportunities for short-term medical mission trips to the Dominican Republic. To make reservations for the meal, contact Beverley Alberson (balberson@firstpresgreenville.org) no later than December 2. Childcare will be available by reservation only to Evelyn Penkert (672.1843). Questions? Contact Rev. Brian Stewart (672.7032), Rick Sturgis (288-4080), or Dr. Brad Williams (242.1940).

HOLLIS ACADEMY “ITEM OF THE MONTH”Thank you for writing notes of encouragement to the faculty and staff of Hollis Academy! Remember to return your written notes to the church by Sunday, November 20; please place them back in one of the Hollis Bins or leave them with the church receptionist. The notes will be delivered to the school during the week of Thanksgiving.

SHARE THE WARMTH!Russell Memorial Presbyterian Church is collecting new or gently used blankets, coats, and warm clothes through November for the Latino Ministry Health Fair for the community early in December. Especially needed are coats and sweaters for children. Donations may be taken to Russell (31 Calhoun Avenue) or dropped off inside the FPC office. Contact Pastor Dale Youngs at Russell Memorial for more information (363.3370).

COMMITMENT SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20Pastor of the Day: Pam Cole (423.0677) 7:50am•ChancelChoirRehearsal(ChoirRoom) 8:15am•WorshipService (Sanctuary) 9:20am•ContinentalBreakfast(MemorialHall) 9:40am•IgniteWorship(FellowshipHall) •SundaySchoolA •First LookClass(Parlor) 11:00am•WorshipService(Sanctuary) •SundaySchoolB •StephenMinistryContinuingEd(Room210) 3:00pm•Children’sChristianEdSubcommittee(Rm308) 3:30pm•ChristianEducationCommittee(Room308) 4:30pm•YouthChoirRehearsals(ChoirRoom) 5:00pm•DivorceCareSupportGroup(Room308) •Grief Share Support Group (Room 305) •DenominationalConcernsCommittee(Rm261) 6:00pm•The Truth Project (Room 317) 7:30pm•“Joseph”Performance(HarperChapel)MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21Pastor of the Day: Stan Johnson (423.2067) 12:00pm•Moms’College-agePrayerGroup(Room212) •MarriageandFamilyCommittee(Room261) 5:30pm•Finance&StewardshipCommittee(Room261) 6:30pm•Life.Community—YoungAdults(OldCentreStage) •Deacons’PrayerTrainingandDinner (Fellowship Hall) 7:00pm•The Truth Project (Room 308) •CommunityBibleStudy(Room303)TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22Pastor of the Day: Pam Cole (423.0677) 8:30am•Study:Becoming a Woman of Grace (Room 308) 6:30pm•WorshipTeamRehearsal(FellowshipHall) 7:00pm•HealingPrayer(Parlor) •BoyScoutTroop11(ScoutHut)WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23Pastor of the Day: Brian Stewart (423.2660)Academy & MMO closed—Thanksgiving holiday 7:00am•LifeMen’sBibleStudy(Offcampus) 9:30am•PrayerCommittee(Room310) 11:30am•Route56Party(Offcampus) 2:00pm•BulletinStuffing(Room212) 5:00pm•StrategicPlanningMeeting(Room261) 5:30pm•StephenMinistryTraining(Room305) 6:00pm•The Truth Project (Room 307) 6:13pm•Men’sFraternity:Fathered by God (Room 301) 6:15pm•CathedralRingersRehearsal(Room402) 7:00pm•LifeFemale20-somethingsBibleStudy (Offcampus) 7:30pm•SanctuaryChoirRehearsal(ChoirRoom) 7:45pm•YoungAdultsPick-upBasketball(Gym)THANKSGIVING, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24Pastor of the Day: Tim Leslie (423.2063)Church Office, Academy, & MMO closed—Thanksgiving holidayFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25Pastor of the Day: Phil Hargrove (423.3455)Church Office, Academy, & MMO closed—Thanksgiving holidaySATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26Pastor of the Day: Stan Johnson (423.2067)

Military Ministry, Stan JohnsonWREATHS ACROSS AMERICA

Wreaths Across America (WreathsAcrossAmer-ica.org) coordinates the sponsorship and laying of wreaths on veterans’ graves in many national, state, and local cemeteries in December each year. If you would like to help lay wreaths during the ceremony at the M. J. “Dolly” CooperVeterans Cemetery in Anderson on Saturday, December 10, at noon, and/or sponsor one or more wreaths, please contact Larry Montandon (864.332.8022 or lmontandon@oepp.sc.gov).

Music & Arts, John GentryJOSEPH... THIS WEEKEND!

Our youth choirs will present Andrew LloydWebber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, in Harper Chapel on November 18, 19, and 20. Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for students. Come support our Youth Choirs!

Prayer MinistrySERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE NOVEMBER 29

The Abiding Prayer Team invites you to a Service of Remembrance led by Dr. Richard Gibbons on Tuesday, November 29, at 6:30pm in Harper Chapel. All who seek comfort from a loss are invited for a time of reflection and prayer.

AnnouncementsSHARE YOUR BLESSINGS! FPC BLOOD DRIVE

Thanksgiving Sunday morning, November 27, please plan to donate blood in the Gym, 9:00am–1:00pm. Volunteers are also needed to help serve refreshments. Contact Tina Jones (tjones@firstpresgreenville.org or 672.0347) to reserve a time or to volunteer. SHARE LIFE!

THANKSGIVING DAYEnjoy celebrating Thanksgiving with your family. A worship service will not be held at the church on November 24.

DISCOUNT TICKETS FOR GETTY CONCERTOnMonday evening, December 12, at 7:00pm in the Sanctuary, we are hosting Keith and KristynGetty for “An IrishChristmas” concert.The Gettys are among the most popular contemporary hymn writers today and we regularly sing several of their hymns in worship. Further details are available on their website, GettyMusic.com. Visit the tables in Memorial Hall or Fellowship Hall, or stop by The Vineyard bookstore to purchase $10 tickets. Discount ends on Sunday, December 4. Invite friends and join us for this outstanding concert!

CHRISTMAS HONORS AND MEMORIALSHelp decorate our church for Christmas by or-dering Poinsettias in honor or memory of loved ones. Forms are available in Sunday bulletins and literature racks, or order online at FirstPres-Greenville.org (click on the home page banner).

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING REPORTAt the Congregational Meeting on Sunday, November 13, the congregation of FPC•Elected the 2012 Nominating Committee;

Members of the 2012 Nominating Committee are David Dixon and John Stelling (Elder Representatives), Mack Ward and David Yoder (Deacon Representatives), Laurie Thomas, Joann Reed, Barbara Franklin, Kitty Young, Chris Haines, and Ryan Trail.

•Approved the 2012 terms of call for our permanent pastors; and

•Approved two procedures related to Congregational Meetings due to changes in theBookofOrder: (1)Publicnoticeof themeeting shall be given on two successive Sundays at each worship service; (2) The quorum of a meeting of the congregation shall be not less than one tenth of the members.

Honors & MemorialsCHURCH MEMORIAL FUNDIn loving memory of:RuthCope by Ms. Betty Nipper.GLORY RIDGE CAMPIn loving memory of:DonWillis by Mr. and Mrs. Al Phillips.MUSIC FUNDIn loving memory of:RuthCope by the Good Neighbor Class.

Member NewsBAPTISM (November 13, 2011)Elizabeth“Betsy”ReadyYoder, daughter of Dr. and

Mrs. David Yoder (Kat), and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mick Yoder (Helen).

CONGRATULATIONSThe Pastors and Congregation extend blessings to:Mr. and Mrs. Ford Shipley Elliott (Kristen Nicole

Cannon), who were married in the Sanctuary on November 12.

CHRISTIAN SYMPATHYThe Pastors and Congregation extend sympathy to:Mr. and Mrs. Joe Estes (Ruby), 211A McGregor Lane,

Easley, 29642, in the death of her sister, Doris Gray of Greenville, on November 9.

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Toy (Martha), 155 Riverplace Unit 302, Greenville 29601, in the death of his mother, Alice Marie Bowser Toy of Kittaning, PA, on November 10.

The family of Mrs. Elizabeth “Betty” Tanner Allen. Mrs. Allen died on November 13.

IN MEMORIAM:Elizabeth“Betty”TannerAllen

April 21, 1933 – November 13, 2011

PLAYGROUND FUNDIn loving memory of:Sherry Thackston by Ms. Donna Blair; Ms. Jackie

Thompson; Bill and Marilou Norris.TURNER MEMORIAL FUNDIn loving memory of:RuthCope by Mr. Leland Langston.

Sunday Worship Assignments for November 20th Prayer ListNOVEMBER 20, 2011

COMMITMENT SUNDAY

8:15amand11:00amWorship9:40amIgniteWorship

“Nehemiah: Investing for a Lifetime”Part6–Nehemiah11-13

Rev.TimLeslie

9:20am – Continental Breakfast(Memorial Hall)

9:40 and 11:00am – Sunday School

Wednesday MealsNoWednesdaystudiesormeals

on November 23.

WednesdayLuncheon(only)resumes on November 30.

8:00FirstWelcomeTeam: Jonathan Philipsen (DC); Carol Loyless (P); Nancy King (WCN); Jim Williams (RW); Mary Jane Meyers (RSMH); Alan Austin, John Baldwin, Wells Black, Hunter Garrett, Scott Melzer, Jerry Murdock, Michael Pace, Jeff Paxton, Jonathan Philipsen, Mack Ward, Billy White (Ushers).

9:20FirstWelcomeTeam: Glenn Batson (DC); Rich Maris (FH); Marshall and Liza Barron (GE); Darst Guest (P) Patti Martin (CY); Lauren Thomas (WCFH); Will Sykes (CR); John Stelling (WCN); Tony Greene (WSL); Glenn Batson, Pat McNamara (Ushers).

10:40FirstWelcomeTeam: Bryan Garrison (DC); Heather Tapp, (P); Suzanne Rivet (CR); Beth Wallace (RW); Gary Wallace (RSMH); Charlotte Watson (MH); Barbara Franklin (WCN); Andy Anderson, Ted Blackston, Jamie Daniel, David Dykes, Bryan Garrison, Bobby Hoffman, Don Kiser, Bob Knight (Sub.), Jennifer Paramore, Jim Privette, Richard Rabb, Jim Rivet, Doug Stokes, Sara Morris (Ushers).

NurseryWorkers:(8:00)Angela Brown; (9:25) Grace Abrams, Mary Lang Edwards, Kim Day, April Garrison, Hannah Taylor, Laura Vaughn, Hope and Curtis Taylor; (10:45) Mary Dean, Susan Batson, Rita Brigham, Betsy Bloodworth, John and Jean Baldwin, Gaynelle Rabb, Lisa Hall

TojointheFirstWelcomeTeam:Contact Chuck Emory at cemory@fi rstpresgreenville.org or 672.1753.

TojointheNurseryTeam:Contact Evelyn Penkert at epenkert@fi rstpresgreenville.org or 672.1843.

200 West Washington StreetGreenville, SC 29601

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phone 864.235.0496fax 864.235.0698

web FirstPresGreenville.org

Broadcasts:RADIO

First and Foremost Radio Programon Shine 96.7 FM

Sundays at 10:30am

TELEVISIONFirst and Foremost Television Program

onWHNS-TVFOXCarolinaSundays at 10:30am

November 20–26, 2011

WHAT’S INSIDE:

Commitment Sunday, November 20

Boxes of Love November 19

Pies for Rescue Mission November 23

Family Advent CelebrationNovember 30

Alaska Missionaries Stephen and Natalie Hall December 4

Medical Missions Luncheon December 11

For more information aboutthe ministry of FPC, visitFirstPresGreenville.org

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AndyAndersonIII,BillBarnettBill Beavers, Reeves Dabney

Clarence Davis, DeRoshier FamilyRobbie Edwards, LindaEllison

Dara Forrester, Bob GoadGeneGillespie,Lynn Gray

Margaret Griffi n, Jack HardinJohn Harper, Janie Houser

Kerri Humphrey, Myrtle HutchinsonMabel Lee Johnson, Mike JohnsonJohn Kabas, Mary Ellen KeathleyAlice Lenz, Nancy MacArthurDeryl McKinney, Alice LenzJimmy Orders, Charlotte Parr

Bob Plexico, Jr., Virginia PutmanTatti Samuelson, Cate Simkins

Bertha Mae Sims, Robert VaughnDon Wardrope, Steve Warren

Nan Whisman, Jerry WhiteBarbara Woodward

PRAYER REQUEST LINESPrayer Requests: 672.1838

Prayer Appointments: 672.1848Congregational Care Assistant Tammy Burkhalter: 672.0327

Commitment Sunday is this Sunday, November 20.Please return the Commitment Card

that you received in the mail to the tables set up in the front

of the Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall.If you forget to bring your

preprinted Commitment Card, blank Commitment Cards are available

in the pews, at the back of Fellowship Hall, and in the literature racks.

You may also mail your card to the church:200 West Washington Street, Greenville 29601

The Stewardship Committee’s goals this year:• An overall increase in giving of fi ve percent• A fi nancial commitment from every family

in the church

Commitment 2012

Nehemiah 9:8 “You found his heart faithful to you...”