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The ChimesN e w s l e t t e r o f F i r s t P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c h o f A t l a n t a
p.s.: As we leave for vacation at Chautauqua Lake on June 13, I will be working on the sermons for the coming church year. If you have any suggestions re: themes, topics and passages from the Bible, please let me know by e-mailing [email protected] or sending me a note through Martha Olson in the Pastor’s Office – I look forward to hearing from you!
SUNDAY SCheDULe
June 5 & 12, 2011 Christ at the Center
Sunday, June 5 Seminary 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
• Worship Service - 10:15 am, Sanctuary
• Fellowship Hour - 11:15 pm, Fifield Hall
Sunday, June 12 PentecoSt communion
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
• Worship Service - 10:15 am, Sanctuary
• Fellowship Hour - 11:15 pm, Fifield Hall
O n J u n e 5 , w e c e l e b r a t e Seminary Sunday a n d w e l c o m e t h e R e v e r e n d Pa u l T i m o t h y Roberts Sr. , as
o u r p r e a c h e r. Reverend Roberts
graduated from Princeton University in 1985. he then received the Master of Divinity degree from Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, GA, and is an Academic Fellow of the ecumenical Institute of Bossey in Celigny, Switzerland. Paul has served as Pastor of Church of the Master Presbyterian in Atlanta for 13 years. he is also is a member of the Macedonian Ministry Project of Presbytery of Greater Atlanta and through this project visited Israel in 2010. Paul was recently inaugurated as tenth President-Dean of Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary in Atlanta, GA. I look forward to seeing you in worship, and pray that the Lord will continue to bless our ministry and mission during this summer season – thanks be to God!
The Book of Acts, chapter 2 tells the Pentecost story in all of its’ mystery a n d m a j e s t y , including these i n t r o d u c t o r y verses: “When the day of Pentecost
had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the holy Spirit gave them ability.” All these years later, we call Pentecost “the birthday of the church,”and on that first day of celebration, “the church caught on fire”! So please come join us in worship as we explore this profound and provocative theme - who knows what birthday surprises are in store for us! I look forward to seeing you in the sanctuary at 10:15, and please invite and encourage your family and friends to come on along. Faithfully Yours,
George B. Wirth
June 5 - Dr. Paul Roberts to preach
June 12 - Dr. George Wirth to preach
June 5, Seminary Sunday
June 12, Pentecost Sunday
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Care, Growth & events
Pastoral Care Report(As of May 25, 2011)
Hospitalized: Ethel Evoy, Sara Deiters
Recuperating: Sonia Mize, Julie Webster
Deaths: We extend our deepest sympathy and lift up in prayer:
Jim and Lucy Cherry & family following the death of Jim’s sister,
Vicki Cherry Durbin, on May 18th; Francis Tchikaya upon the
death of his father, Pierre-Marie Tchikaya, on May 23rd
in the Republic of Congo.
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
1st Sgt. Antonio G. Whitfield 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.
Christian EducationF pC
FPC VaCation BiBle SChool 2011
June 6th-9th, 2011June 10th - Elementary Optional Bonus Day
Register OnlineToday! www.firstpresatl.org/vbs
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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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You are invited to an
ice Cream Social
for all ages June 5, 11:15,
FPC Playground
Summer FellowShip F P C e v e n t S 2 0 1 1
J u N E
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 [email protected] -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
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Thinking about summer reading? To give you some ideas, The Mustard Seed bookworms have gathered a short list of reads (all of which are available on our shelves).
respectable sins Confronting the Sins We Tolerate by Jerry BridgesDrawing from scriptural truth, Bridges sheds light on subtle behaviors that can derail spiritual growth, such as jealousy, anger, pride and judgmentalism.
visioneering God’s Blueprint for Developing and Maintaining Vision By Andy StanleyWith warm, down-to-earth practicality, the author explores the ordinary life of Nehemiah and his God-given vision for
accomplishing the extraor-dinary. A great tool to help you develop and maintain God’s unique purpose for your life.
no More Jellyfish, Chickens, or wimps Raising Secure, Assertive Kids in a Tough World by Paul CoughlinBy showing how to avoid over-parenting and how to instill the glorifying virtues of toughness, wisdom, and courage, Coughlin presents a clearer picture of Jesus–not just the “meek and mild” side often presented.
WHATWE’REREADINGThe Mustard Seed
The Mustard Seed
Summer HourS: WedneSdayS 9-12, SundayS 9-12
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Have You ever Considered BeComing a stepHen minister?
Stephen Ministers work alongside our pastors to care, encourage, and provide emotional
and spiritual support to people who are going through a difficult time, such as divorce,
grief, hospitalization, unemployment, terminal illness, relocation, chronic illness, or loneliness. If you have gifts for caring,
encouragement, and listening, please prayerfully consider becoming a part of this exciting ministry. If you think you might be interested, please call
Rev. Chris Moore-Keish at: (404)228-7720.
C h i l d s p r i n g I n t e r n a t i o n a l is in urgent need of Frequent Flyer Miles on any domestic or international carrier. We prefer a minimum of 30,000 miles and need up to 80,000 miles for children to travel to the United States for
life-saving and l i fe -changing m e d i c a l t r e a t m e n t .
P l e a s e contact Rose
Emily Bermudez at 404-228-7733 or reb@
childspringintl.org if you would like to donate. Thank you in advance for your generosity!
Sky mileS WAnTed
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Three months after we redrafted our wills, Eleanor Beckman and Bill Earnest asked us if we would consider making a planned, legacy gift to the Church. It seemed such a natural thing to do considering what First Presbyterian has meant to our family, that we wondered why we hadn’t thought to do so ourselves. We were glad to make a simple codicil to our wills that included a bequest to the Church. We like knowing we will help to sustain First Presbyterian’s mission long
after we are gone. — Ginger and Hill Jeffries, FPC Legacy Givers
L e g a c y G i v i n g C o r n e r
For more information, please contact Craig Goodrich: [email protected] L
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The Prison Visitation Programs desperately needs volunteer drivers! Quite often, the GJP’s visitation coordinator doesn’t know which Georgia state prison will be visited until the week of the trip. Therefore, there is no way to know until then how far the trip will be. For that reason, we ask volunteers to plan to be gone all day and early evening, just in case the trip takes 10-12 hours. The volunteers will pick up the family members at the GJP office (438 Edgewood Avenue NW, Atlanta, GA 30312). The Georgia Justice Project provides a car or van (depending on the number of people visiting). P lease con tac t Conn ie Lee a t 404.228.7741 for more information.
Don’t ForGetDon’t forget, we are now on the summer schedule.
6:30 am – Prayer Breakfast for HomelessPersons,FifieldHall
8:30 am – Communion Service, Winship Chapel
9:00 am – Sunday School for All Ages
10:15 am – Worship Service, Sanctuary
11:15am–FellowshipHour,FifieldHall
Thank You To Everyone Who Joined The Fine Arts
Committee for Our Events ThisYear.
Don’t Miss Next Year’s Outstanding Events.
November - Dinner, Lecture with the Experts
and Visit to High Museum’s Blockbuster-Museum
of Modern Art - Picasso to Warhol.
February - Jewish Film Festival Private Screening
and Discussion.
April - An Evening of Folk Art - Gala Event
with Lecture and Tour of
Private Collection.
T H e F i n e A R T S C o m m i T T e e
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YOUTH MISSION TRIPS – PLEASE PRAY!Our Youth and leaders will be away on mission trips June 5-18! Please pray for these students and their leaders while they work in Catadupa, Jamaica!
High School Jamaica Mission Trip – June 5-11
Middle School Jamaica Mission Trip – June 12-18
YOUTH SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL – “FAITH IN FILMS”All 6th-12th graders are invited to join us each Sunday morning for our Summer Sunday School Series, “Faith in Films.” Different leaders will present film clips to watch then lead a discussion on faith issues that are shown in the movie. They will discuss how we as Christians can live our lives in a way to love and serve God more deeply! Please join us each Sunday morning in the Youth Room, B111, at 9:00 AM. Jessica Hovis and Colleen Farrisee will teach June 5 and 12.
YOUTH VOLUNTEERS FOR VBSSpecial thanks to all the youth who signed up to help with Vacation Bible School. Please report to church each morning at 8:30 AM. You will be done at 12:15 each day – June 6-10. Check with Morgan Moore or Katharine Hamer for any other questions.
UPCOMING YOUTH EVENTSJune 23 – Game Day Sports Event and Picnic Tailgate Party at Winn Park
June 26 – Cool River Tubing
July 3 – PATH Offering – Lunch and a Movie
July 10-16 – Passport Mission Trip
July 17 – Braves Game
July 23-30 – Honduras Mission Trip
Watch email for additions to the summer schedule!
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2011 JunE 6 – 9 (optional elementary day on June 10) for VBS 2011 at the Shake It up Café - where kids carry out God’s recipe! In this kid-friendly café, kids will explore the Bible as a cookbook filled with recipes for living out God’s word. For more information, please contact Margaret Evans at [email protected] or Ann Council at anncouncil@ gmail.com.
NURSERY/PRESCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SUMMER ROTATORS AND TEACHERS NEEDED!After a wonderful and busy year of teaching, we want to give our nursery/preschool and elementary Sunday School teachers the summer to rest and get re-energize for the next year! However, we still have Sunday school each and every week from May 29th to September 4th and are asking parents to PLEASE volunteer in your child’s class one Sunday this summer. Please email Katharine (N/P) [email protected] or Morgan (elementary) [email protected] with your date (or dates!) of choice.
FPC SUMMER FELLOwSHIP Plans are underway for a great summer filled with fel-lowship opportunities at FPC! We are looking forward to several ice cream socials, potluck picnics around town and a variety of get togethers on many Thursday nights. A complete schedule will be in the June 5th bulletin, but be sure to go ahead and mark your calendars now for these upcoming events you and your kids won’t want to miss! • Sunday, June 5, 11:15, FPC Playground: Ice Cream Social for all ages• Thursday, June 23rd, 5:00, Winn Park: FPC Game Day and Tailgate Party• Sunday, July 3rd, 11:15, FPC Playground: Ice Cream Social for all ages• Thursday, July 14th, 6:00: FPC Movie Night
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SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES
PRECE: The Past, Present and Future On 6/19, we welcome back Kacy Brubaker to FPC. Come learn about our partners in Brasil, PRECE. Come learn about the story of PRECE and where we are headed in the future.
Sunday, June 199:00 am to 10:00 am in Fifield Hall
GEORGIA JUSTICE PROJECT Led By
Doug AmmarExecutive Director and Project Attorney
June 5: Les Misérables continued - Jean Valjean’s Impact June 12: Lost Lessons from Groundhog Day June 26: What Does Danny Glover, Crime, and a Big Hole have in Common?
Sundays, June 5, 12 and 26th9:00 am to 10:00 am in Fifield Hall
“NEW” SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS Come join us on Sunday mornings for prayer, scripture reading, and sharing of personal ex-perience. We are a dedicated group of church members that meets weekly to address individ-ual and communal prayer concerns. Of particu-lar interest are ways the Bible frames relation-ships and the different roles of men and women. We especially welcome visitors who have never had a home Bible class - We Welcome You!
Sundays, 11:25 am to 12:25 pmRoom #323
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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.
June 5: Anne Farrisee will discuss Part 1 of “Crashing Through The Crusades”, a 3-part lecture on Chris-tianity’s Holy War. For 200 years, Christians from Roman Catholic Eu-rope established and maintained Cru-sader States in what is now the Mid-dle East, Turkey and parts of Greece. We’ll be looking at three distinct civi-lizations - Western Europe, the Byz-antine Empire, and Islam - and how the incredible events of 1095 - 1291 affected and shaped each culture.
June 12: Anne Farrisee will continue with Part 2 of her 3-part series.
The InternationalsClass
Sundays, Room 3279:00 – 10:00 am
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hOW TO CONTACT USPhone/404-892-8461
Fax/404-228-7760E-mail: [email protected]
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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Drop by and
say hi!
Time to stock up on leisure time reading material for long, lazy summer days. Come check out our wide selection.
Prelude St. Francis Suite - Richard Purvis Anthem Ain’-A That Good News! - DawsonOffertory Zion’s Walls – CoplandBen Rsp Amen (587) Postlude “The Sun” [ St. Francis Suite] - Richard Purvis
Music for June 5
Music for June 12
Prelude Anthem Offertory Behold Now, Praise The Lord - BertalotBen Rsp Amen – Haugen Postlude
For information about private music instruction and group music, dance, and art classes,
please visit us on the web or call:
Kate Breytspraak, Directorwww.PSPAonline.org
(404) [email protected]
“Without muSiC, liFe iS a JourneY through a deSert”
