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SUNDAY ScheDUle July 3 & 10, 2011

Christ at the Center

Sunday, July 3 Independence day Sunday

• Prayer breakfast for Homeless persons - 6:30 am, Fifield Hall

• Communion Service - 8:30 am, Winship Chapel

• The Mustard Seed Bookstore - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

• Sunday School for all ages - 9:00 am

• All-Church Hymn Sing - 9:00 am

• Worship Service - 10:15 am, Sanctuary

• Fellowship Hour - 11:15 pm, Fifield Hall

Sunday, July 10• Prayer breakfast for Homeless

persons - 6:30 am, Fifield Hall

• Communion Service - 8:30 am, Winship Chapel

• The Mustard Seed Bookstore - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

• Sunday School for all ages - 9:00 am

• Worship Service - 10:15 am, Sanctuary

• Fellowship Hour - 11:15 pm, Fifield Hall

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July 3 - Rev. Charles Black to preach

s we prepared to celebrate the 235th

birthday of our nation on July 4, 2011, what continues to inspire you about America? These days I find myself reflecting hard and long on this question. Yet I know with in my heart of hearts there is still much

for which I am thankful and grateful. And yet there is something unsettled within me. Maybe it has something to do with the work load and seeing people struggling day and day out just to make ends meets. It seems like we as a nation are just not able to get the wheels rolling again so that people can pursue life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We continue to bounce from one extreme to the other, and there is no balance or medium. There is a lot of rhetoric and opinions from all sides but nothing that provide a resolution, rather endless debate. How will history judge us as a nation? It seems to me that we are going to have to make some hard and difficult decisions regarding the future of this beloved county. My eternal hope is that history will judge us as a Nation that continued to welcome the strangers who are different from us and that all people are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness. My hope is that you and your families will have a great 235th birthday, Happy 4th of July.

charles Black

t is again a g r e a t

h o n o r t o w e l c o m e Rev. Alastair S y m i n g t o n and his lovely wife e i l een t o F i r s t Presbyterian church.

Senior Minister at Troon Old Parish Church since 1998, Rev. Symington also serves as Chaplain to the Queen in Scotland, a position that he has held since 1996. Prior to his present dual roles, he had served as Assistant Minister at Wellington Church in Glasgow, as a Royal Air Force chaplain, as Minister at Craiglockhart Parish Church in Edinburgh, and as Senior Minister at New Kilpatrick Parish church, Bearsden, the largest Presbyterian congregation in all of Scotland. In addition, he is a frequently sought-after guest preacher in the USA, Canada, Norway and Hungary, and has just served as Chaplain at chautauqua Institution for June 26 - July 1. Please join us July 10 as we welcome Rev. and Mrs. Symington to our church.

Faithfully yours,

Dr. George B. Wirth

July 10 - Rev. Alastair Symington to preach

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Care, Growth & events

Pastoral Care report(As of June 22, 2011)

recuperating: Mike russ, Betty Miller,

Bobby Candler, John Beard, Brenda Wallace

Births: We send our congratulations and wish many blessings upon:

Kate and ned Morgens following the birth of drew Maxwell Morgens

on May 24th; proud grandparents are Jim and Sally Morgens; proud

grandmother Martha Massey, following the birth of Zachry david

Massey iii on June 2nd to Sara and david Massey; big sister is Maisy;

erin and Michael demo who welcomed Katherine Gibbs demo on June

3rd;Gwyn and Tim Schneider following the birth of Timothy Porter

Schneider, on June 6th; proud grandparents are John and Jane Huffard.

deaths: We extend our deepest sympathy and lift up in prayer:

Kelly Williams & family following the death of her uncle, Sam Oliver

on May 24th; leigh and Jeff Juliano & family following the death of

Jeff’s father, Patrick Thomas Juliano, on June 5th in nY;

John & libby Baum & family following the death of libby’s

grandmother, Barbara Gustafson, who died June 5th; Karl and

Mary dannehl & family upon the death of Karl’s mother,

ruth dannehl, on June 7th in illinois.

Prayers for THose IN MILITary serVICe

This is a list of known servicemen/women in our Church family.

To add names, please call 404.228.7719.

Pray for:Chaplain Capt. Jamison Bowman

ABE3 Gregory Bridges Sgt. Isaiah Bridges

Lt. Col. Bradford W. Cousar LCPL Austin W.P. Eskew First Airman Kevin Lee

Captain Alexandria Victoria Miller Captain John Warren Robey

Captain Gabriel Rulewicz Ensign David B. Sibley USN

Commander Ryan Tewell Col. Roderick G. Turner III

MC2 Tyler Wilson

are YoU traveLInG

thIs sUMMer?

http://www.firstpresatl.org or www.firstpresbyterian.tv

Sundays 9:00 a.m. & 11:15 a.m. 10:15 a.m. this summer

Don’t forget to take us along.

Worship with us live from any place in the world.

“Christmas in July”

The Christmas Pageant Committee is look-ing for a few seamstresses to help make costumes this summer. If you are inter-ested, please contact Kelly Shea-Miller for more information kshea_miller@yahoo.com (770) 454 8890.

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ProGraMs & events

FPC 2010 Annual Report

Available for pick-up or

view online at www.firstpresatl.org

Church Members who would like a copy

of the 2010 Annual Report, may pick one

up at the Reception desk anytime during normal

working hours.

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Summer FellowShip F P C E V E N T S 2 0 1 1

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Sunday, June 5 - 11:15 a.m. Ice Cream SocialFPC Preschool playgroundContact: Hardy Kim - 404-228-7718 Thursday, June 23 - 5:00 p.m.FPC Game Day and Tailgate PartyWinn ParkContact: Will Breytspraak - 404-228-7772

Sunday, June 26 - 2:00 p.m.Book Club – Outcast Unlimited by Warren St. JamesJoanne Nurss’s home in DecaturContact: Connie Lee - 404-228-7741 Thursday, June 30 - 6:00 p.m.Date Night on PeachtreeAtlanta Botanical GardensContact: Kate Breytspraak - 404-228-7762

Sunday, July 3 - 11:15 a.m.Ice Cream SocialFPC Preschool playgroundContact: Hardy Kim - 404-228-7718 Thursday, July 7 - 6:00 p.m. Girls’ Night OutContact: Katharine Hamerkhamer@firstpresatl.org -404-228-7712

Thursday, July 14 - 6:00 p.m.FPC Movie NightFifield HallContact: Hardy Kim - 404-228-7718

Thursday, July 21 - 6:00 p.m.Capture the FlagTBDContact: Lindsay Armstrong - 404-228-7713 Thursday, July 28 - 6:00 p.m.Holy Rollers Bowling NightMidtown BowlContact: Margaret Evans - 404-316-9751 Sunday, July 31- 4:00 p.m.FPC Potluck PicnicPiedmont Park - Main PavilionContact: Hardy Kim - 404-228-7718

Saturday, August 6Whitewater Rafting TripContact: Lindsay Armstrong -404-228-7713

Sunday, August 14 - 11:15 a.m. Ice Cream SocialFPC Preschool playgroundContact: Hardy Kim - 404-228-7718 Sunday, August 28 - 4:00 p.m. FPC Potluck Picnic GlenLake Park Pavilion, DecaturContact: Hardy Kim - 404-228-7718

J u L Y

A u G u S T

CheCk out what’S going on thiS Summer

All-Church Hymn Sing

led by Will Breytspraak

& Sue Mitchell-Wallace

Sunday, July 3rd 9:00 am , Fifield Hall

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You arE iNViTEd To aN

ice Cream Social

for all ages July 3, 11:15 Playground

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Gifted to Care throuGh Stephen

MiniStry

Spiritual gifts are gifts to give away. God gives them to us, and we use them to serve others. How are you using your gifts right

now? Are you looking for a new way to use them? Consider Stephen Ministry,

our congregation’s one-to-one caregiving ministry. Pat Gordon one of our Stephen Ministers had this to say about using her gifts, “I felt led by God to be a life-line for others, so Stephen Ministry really chose me.” This may be just what you’ve been

looking for! Please contact Rev. Chris Moore-Keish at (404)228-7720 to learn

more about this ministry.

F P C A D U LT M i s s i o n T r i P s E P T E M B E r 2 1 - 2 7 , 2 0 1 1

J O I N U S F O R A G R E AT A D U LT M I S S I O N T R I P t o F o r t a l e z a , B r a z i l S e p t e m b e r 2 1 - 2 7 , 2 0 1 1

DON’T DELAY CALL TODAY

F o r m o r e i n F o r m at i o n C a l l :

r o s e e m i ly B e r m u d e z 4 0 4 - 2 2 8 - 7 7 3 3

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M e a L s o n w h e e L s has openings! Hours vary depending on the volunteer opportunity.Please call for more information. Regular and substitute volunteers are needed. Our need is great – especially for the summer months!

Deliver, pack, coordinate on Monday, Wednesday, Friday

For more information please call on Mon, Wed, or Fri between 9 am and 2 pm - Sandi Harsh, 404-228-7726.

The Partner-

ship Minis-

try’s Refugee

Resett lement

C o m m i t t e e

works with Ref-

ugee Resettlement and Immigration

Services of Atlanta (RRISA) to help

resettle arriving immigrant families

every year. RRISA has asked for our help

in collecting items related to newborns

and their care as they are expecting a lot

of new babies this summer among their

families. They are requesting donations

of the following:

Cribs, car seats, high chairs, pack n plays,

umbrella strollers, infant tubs, and financial contributions.

For safety reasons, they ask

that items be new or gently used and

manufactured in the last 5 years. Please

drop off your donations at RRISA by July

30. Donations will be received Monday

through Thursday, 10am to 3pm, at 4151

Memorial Drive, Suite 205D, Decatur,

30032. Their contact is 404-622-2235,

ext. 233 or Phyllis@RRISA.org.

If you have items to donate

and cannot make it to Decatur, please

contact the Partnership Ministry at 404-

228-7741 or email to fpc_hillside@bell-

south.net.

All Are Welcome!

New Orleans Mission TripF o r n e w M e M b e r s

FPC Atlanta New Member Mission Trip October 2-8, 2011

Join us as we share in the hands-on work of rebuilding homes in New Orleans, learn about the situation in the Gulf Coast, get a taste of bayou cooking, and share in relaxed fellowship with other FPC members and volunteers from around the country. You don’t need to be skilled in construction; Project Homecoming is set up for volunteers of all skill levels. And the cost of everything for this trip is only $300 per person! We really hope that you will consider getting involved in a project that promises to be as fun as it is meaningful. Contact Rose Emily Bermudez, FPC’s Mission Staff Liai-son (404.228.7733 or reb@childspringintl.org) so that we can talk about how you can be a part of this amazing new journey.

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PATH OFFERING JULY 3, 2011 We need 12 youth to take up the Presbyterian Answer To Hunger (PATH) Offering on Sunday, July 3 at 10:15 AM. Please contact Allison to sign up at aper-lee@firstpresatl.org or 404-228-7751.

YOUTH FELLOWSHIP EVENTS IN JULY

LUNCH AND A MOVIE JULY 3 – 11:30-4:00 PM

All youth are invited to join us after church to grab lunch and see a movie. Bring money for both and plan to catch up with those youth who are in town.

BRAVES GAME JULY 17 – 11:30-4:30 PM

All youth are invited to join us and go to the Braves vs. Nationals Game on Sunday, July 17. Bring money for lunch and the game. We will sit in the cheap seats. So bring about $25.00. Friends are always welcome!

“FAITH IN FILMS” SUNDAY SCHOOL CONTINUES THROUGH JULY

Youth Sunday School meets at 9:00 AM in B111.

July 3 – Allison Per-Lee teaches

July 10 – Laura Clappier teaches

July 17 – Harry Sibley teaches

July 24 – TBA

July 31 – TBA

JULY YOUTH MISSION TRIPS

Please continue to pray for us as we complete our summer 2011 mission trips!

Youth Passport to Missouri - July 10-16, 2011

Honduras Youth Family Mission Trip – July 23-30, 2011

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!! Both the elementary and nursery/preschool min-istries need volunteers for the summer and the 2010-2011 program year. If you are interested in teaching Sunday school, volunteering with LO-GOS on Wednesday nights, participating as part of the committees, or rotating on the halls please contact Katharine Hamer at khamer@firstpresatl.org for Nursery/Preschool positions or Morgan Moore at mmoore@firstpresatl.org or Joel Moore at joelmoore@firstpresatl.org.

We look forward to seeing you at the FPC summer fellowship opportunities! Be sure to check out the schedule on page 3 of this Chimes for upcom-ing events!!

Summer at FPC means

MISSION TRIPS

College Mission T

rip

to Haiti... what a great

summer!!

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SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIESEveryone Welcome!

All-Church Hymn Sing led by

Will Breytspraak and

Sue Mitchell Wallace

Sunday, July 3rd 9:00 am in Fifield Hall

“NEW” SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS Come join us on Sunday mornings for prayer, scripture reading, and sharing of personal expe-rience. We especially welcome visitors who have never had a home Bible class - We Welcome You!

Sundays, 11:25 am to 12:25 pmRoom #323

Christian Views on the News(New Series July 10 - August 7)

Sunday, July 10thLed by

Rev. Alastair SymingtonSenior Minister of

Troon Old Parish Church, Troon, Scotland

Chaplin to the Queen in Scotland

9:00 am in Fifield Hall

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– Note to self –Let’s try one of the fun

programs going on during

the Sunday School hour

this summer. Summer schedule –Sunday School at 9:00 am

Worship service at 10:15 am.

9:00 am

The Summer Sunday School hour is cool.

July 3: Class member Yuriy Davydenko from the Ukraine will discuss and show a film: “Ukraine in World War II: The Untold Sto-ry.”

July10: Jim Munson, president of Munson International, will speak to the class about “Moving People around the World.”

The InternationalsClass

Sundays, Room 3279:00 – 10:00 am

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Fax/404-228-7760E-mail: youbelong@firstpresatl.org

Web: www.firstpresatl.org

WOrShIP Sunday Communion Service - 8:30 am

Sunday Worship Services -9:00 am & 11:15 am

Sunday School 10:05 am

WeeKlY BrOADcASTSSundays live at 9:00 am & 11:15 am

On demand anytime www.firstpresatl.org/servicesonline

AIB cable Network (comcast channel 5; Smyrna channel 22)

Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m.

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PAidAtlanta, GA

Permit no. 1521

Wednesdays 9-12, sundays 9-12(404) 201-6442info@themustardseedbookstore.com

The

Mustard Seed

will reopen

August 18

The Mustard Seed will be closed from June 27 - Aug 16 for inventory and restocking.

Prelude Variations on “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” – Max RegerAnthem Battle Hymn of the Republic – Howe/SteffeSolo How Can I Keep from Singing – Lowry, Renée Boone, sopranoPostlude Toccata “The Star Spangled Banner” - Sue Mitchell-Wallace

Music for July 3

Music for July 10

Prelude Partita on St. Anne – Paul ManzAnthem The Prayer of Saint Francis – ClausenSolo Simple Song – Bornstein Jonathan Pilkington, tenorPostlude Finale on St. Anne – Alfred Fedak

The FPC School of Performing Arts would like to thank the Fine Arts Committee for its generous donation to our scholarship fund. Both need and talent based scholarships are available. If you are interested in our music lessons or

classes, please contact

Kate Breytspraak, Directorwww.firstpresatl.org/pspa

(404) 228-7762

“WiThouT muSiC, liFE iS a JourNEY Through a dESErT”