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SUNDAY ScheDUle May 15 & 22, 2011

Christ at the Center

Sunday, May 15 Children’S 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 - 1:00 pm

• Children’s Sunday Worship Service - 9:00 am, Sanctuary

• Sunday School for all ages - 10:05 am

• Parenting Seminar - 10:05 am, Fifield Hall

• Children’s Sunday Worship Service - 11:15 am, Sanctuary

• Good-bye Reception honoring Rev. David Florence - 12:15 pm Reception Room

Sunday, May 22 diSability awareneSS

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 - 1:00 pm

• Worship Service - 9:00 am, Sanctuary

• Sunday School for all ages - 10:05 am

• Youth Contemporary Worship - 10:05 am

• Worship Service - 11:15 am, Sanctuary

• Fellowship Hour - 12:15 pm Fifield Hall

We expend a great deal of energy teaching children how to do the right thing. consider

how often we recoil from complexity and just say to our

children, “Be good!” We may remember our grandparents sharing wisdom in a nutshell: “A stitch in time saves 9,” “Waste not, want not.” Beyond proverbs, we often feel compelled to drive the message home by summing up stories with a moral about being good. Jesus’ way of teaching was not as straightforward. he grew up with Jewish law, but found its counterpoint in grace. his riddle-like parables invited puzzlement anddiscovery. It’s almost impossible to summarize an inner discovery or an “Ah ha!” moment. Our text, the Prodigal Son, is a familiar one, but it invites us to discover something. Dr. Wirth and I will deliver our sermon together in a dialogue form with room for the child in all of us to puzzle and discover. David c. Florence

As we prepare to celebrate Disability Awareness Sunday on May 22, I am delighted to welcome to our worship services Ms. Subie Green, President of

the center for the Visually Impaired, and Mrs. Jenny Pomeroy, executive Director of Prevent Blindness Georgia. The focus of our liturgy that Sunday morning will be “The Gospel of Imperfection” as we recognize that people with disabilities, including sight impairment, can actually help us “see” things that many of us cannot see…and that all of us have different kinds of disabilities which bind us together as “imperfect members” of God’s family. Following both worship services, we will offer the opportunity for everybody to interact with leaders from both cVI and PBG in Fifield Hall as we demonstrate the realities of living with disabilities. So please join us at 9:00 and 11:15 in the sanctuary on May 22 – I look forward to seeing you in worship, and hope that you will invite your family and friends to come on along!

Faithfully Yours,

George B. Wirth

May 15 - David Florence to preach

May 22 - George Wirth to preach

MAy 15, Children’s Sunday

MAy 22, Disability Awareness Sunday

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Care, Growth & events

Pastoral Care Report(As of May 4, 2011)

Recuperating: David Watson, Wally Hills

Births: Congratulations to the following proud grandparents: Kit and Ron Robey following the birth of Julia Lucille Robey on April 2nd; parents are Captain John Warren and Nicole Robey in Fort Benning, GA; Randy & Liza Bryan following the birth of Blakely Taylor Bryan, on April 23rd; parents are Holly & Randall Bryan; Gary and Jenny Shell upon the birth of Caroline Lea Dinges on April 24; parents are Martha & Andy Dinges; Dick & Robin Lea following the birth of John Harrison Deupree on April 25th to Reed & Roberta Ann Deupree; big sister and brother are Amelia and Charles.

Deaths: We extend our condolences and lift up in prayer: Polly and Dennis Price & family following the death of Polly’s mother, Dorothy Anglin Jenkins, on March 12th; Stacy Martin & family following the death of her mother, Doris Pade Stacy, on April 14th; Tina and Horace Bornstein & family following the death of Tina’s brother, John Hansen, on April 18th; Randy Harris & family upon the death of Randy’s husband, David Harris, on April 20th; Ted & Patra Buchanan & family following the death of Ted’s father, Dr. Bailey Buchanan, on April 23rd in PA, El-eanor Dabney, John Dabney Jr. & Russell Dabney, following the death of husband and father, John Dabney Sr., on April 28th; Mike, Alice and Lane Tillman following the death of Alice’s father, Mr. H.C. Hunt Jr., on May 3rd.

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

C O M E - O N - A L O N G M AY 2 6 t h !

Join us for a bus trip to the Barber’s family lake house, “White Pines.” Enjoy a catered lunch on the porch overlooking the lake and take a pontoon boat ride with “Captain Bill” Barber. For reservations, please call Pat Kimbrell (404.228.7719), and if you need a ride from one of the Hi-Rises, please call Julia Brooke

(404.438.7344).

COME-ON-ALONG TO A DAY ON LAKE

BURTON DATE: Thursday, May 26, 2011

TIME: Meet at 2nd Ponce de Leon Baptist Church at 9:30 a.m. returning around 4:00 to 4:30 p.m.

COST: $20

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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.

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ProGraMs & events

W E D N E S D A y @ F I R S T

May 18

WEDNESDAYwedneSday night ChoirS6:30 - 7:25 pM St. Cecilia Consort7:30 - 9:00 pM Chancel Choir

T h E F I N E A R T S C o M M I T T E E presents

ANDREW CRAWFORD METAL ARTIST

May 15, 2011, 4:00pM

Join Andrew at his design - Nancy’s Garden Lamppost – outside of the Smith Building to hear from the artist and

then travel by car to his Westside studio to see his artisans at work. Complete the tour with more conversation and

light urban bites and wine.

Tickets available online now or outside of Fifield Hall. Reserve your space early. Due to studio space limitation,

we must limit this special event to just 50 people.

Cost $20 per person

Tickets available between Worship services or by emailing

Kate Breytspraak at kbreytspraak@firstpresatl.org.

Thank-You David!After serving faithfully and beautifully as ourInterim Director of Elementary and Family Ministries, the Reverend David Florence isbecoming the Director of Buc Outdoor Center in Sapphire, North Carolina.    On Sunday, May 15, we celebrate his ministry at FPC and wish him well at a 12:15 pm good-bye reception held in the Berean/Reception Room.

Goodbye Reception May 15th

Rev. David F lorence

No Wed. night activities

til Sept. 7

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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

D r I v e r s n e e D e D !

The Prison Visitation Programs desperately needs volunteer drives! The next trip will be May 14. 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.

MEMORIAL DAYCELEBRATION & BREAKFAST

Sunday, May 29th9:00 – 10:00 am

Fifield HallCome one and all as we thank God for our country,

enjoy patriotic songs and honor our veterans. Led by

Rev. Chris Moore-Keish and Rev. Hardy Kim

Childcare available for ages 5 and under.

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“I am blessed to be able to say that I haveattended First Presbyterian Church for over 80 years. I made friendships here as a child that have lasted throughout my life. I’ve sung in the choir, taught elementary

Sunday School, been a supporter of Meals on Wheels since its beginning, served on Session three times, and now work on the Archives Committee.I became a Legacy Giver because I want to continue to support this wonderful church beyond my lifetime.” Susan Daugherty

L e g a c y G i v i n g C o r n e r

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CHILDREN’S SUNDAYMay 15, 2011

“For Our Children’s Sake”Celebrate, Educate, Activate!

Adult Sunday School10:05 am

Fifield Hall

Led byDavid M. Alexander

“Family Stress, the individuality ofeach child and parenting”

worship9:00 am and 11:15 am

l Elementary children will lead usl Commissioning of Elementary

Family Mission to Appalachia

David M. Alexander, psychotherapist and member of the Temple, specializes in child, family and parenting concerns.

Don’t ForGetDon’t forget, on Sunday, May 29 we will be switching over to 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

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YOUTH JAMAICA ORIENTATION SESSIONS MAY 15 AND 18, 2011 On Sunday, May 15 we will go over details and answer ques-tions for youth and parents. We will meet right after wor-ship at 12:30 in B111. On Wednesday, May 18 we will have team building and work project planning for youth only. We will meet at 7:00 PM in B111.

PATH OffERINg May 15 at 9:00 and 11:15 AM

We need youth to take up offering on Sunday, May 15 at both the 9:00 and the 11:15 AM Worship Services. Please let Allison or Alan know if you can serve God and our church in this way.

THANK YOU TO OUR 2010-2011 YOUTH TEACHERS AND ADVISORS! BRUNCH ON MAY 22, 2011 -10: 15 AM IN ROOM 330 Sunday, May 22 at 10:05 AM we will honor our Youth Teachers and Leaders as we recognize them with the youth at the beginning of Con-temporary Worship. After that recognition, the teachers and advisors will go upstairs for a Brunch hosted by the Youth Parent Committee. We hope you will join us for this fun event.

YOUTH SUNDAY SCHOOL UPDATE Sunday, May 15 – Last Regular Sunday School Class of this church year. Sunday, May 22 – Contemporary Worship – Recognize Teachers/Advisors and Brunch for them. Sunday, May 29 – No Youth Sunday School Sunday, June 5 - Youth Summer Sunday School Begins – “Faith in Films” – 9:00 AM – all 6-12th grade at 9:00 AM in B111

HAITI ORIENTATION fOR COLLEgE STUDENTS MAY 25 AT 7:00 PM All College Students and Leaders going on the Haiti Mission Trip – May 29-June 4, please plan to attend an orientation meeting on Wednesday, May 25 at 7:00 PM in B111. We will get organized, give out airline tickets, etc. Please plan to attend.

UPCOMING YOUTH MISSION TRIPSPlease pray for our college students,

youth and leaders who are preparing for 2011 Mission Trips. May 29-June 4 – College Mission Trip to HaitiJune 5-11 – Sr. High Mission Trip to JamaicaJune 12-18 – Jr. High Mission Trip to Jamaica

July 10-16 – Passport Mission Trip to MissouriJuly 23-30 – Youth Family Mission Trip to Honduras

Thank you for making the Children’s Musical

a huge success!!

CHILDREN’S SUNDAY MAY 15TH! “FOR OUR CHILDReN’S SAke: CeLeBRATe, eDUCATe, ACTIvATe!” · Wednesday, May 11 is Children’s Sunday Rehearsal. Dinner at 5:00 and rehearsal at 5:30·On May 15, we will celebrate children with our children leading worship at the 9 and 11:15 services! Children are signing up for slots as ushers, offering gatherers, and readers for the service. ·During the education hour, David M. Alexander will speak on “Family Stress, the Individuality of each Child, and Parenting.” · A Goodbye Reception for our Interim Director of elementary Ministries, David Florence, will follow the 11:15 worship service.

WELCOME NEW INTERIM DIRECTORS MAY 16TH Please welcome Joel and Morgan Moore mmoore@firstpresatl.org as they step into the position of Interim Director of the elementary Ministries!

CRADDOCK CENTER TRIP Please keep this important family mission trip in your prayers. We leave on May 27th and come home May 30th. ·Thank you to everyone who has donated books for the Story Book express!! You have until the end of May to drop them off. · Contact Morgan Moore at 404-216-1593 or mmoore@firstpresatl.org.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2011 June 6 - 9 (optional elementary day on June 10) - Make your reservations now for the SHAke IT UP Café!, where kids carry out God’s recipe!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. Through interactive lessons, that are easy for kids to apply to their lives today, boys and girls will celebrate biblical festivals that reveal ingredients for being a follower of God.

For more information, please contact Margaret evans at mwevans76@gmail.com or Ann Council at anncouncil@gmail.com. To register, please visit the vBS site: www.firstpresatl.org/vbs.

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berean bible ClaSS Reception Room

OnMay15th,theBereanswillfinishuptheserieson Love and Justice in Christian Life with Dr. Mark Douglas. We will continue to explore three different ways that the Christian faith has understood agape (love) and how those perspectives on love have shaped understandings of justice. On May 22nd,theBereanswillfinishupouryearwithacelebration brunch in the Reception Room.

CoMMunity bible Study Room B415 Join us on the 4th Floor as we continue our study of The Gospel According to John.

Covenant ClaSS Room 230Our lively discussions are led by members of the church staff and congregation. Our members are generally age 35-55, married, have children in Elementary-College, and interact socially.

diSCovering god’S word Room 317This spring, our class is studying John Claypool’s book, Glad Reunion: Meeting Ourselves in the Lives of Biblical Men and Women. On May 15th, we will discuss “Solomon” (p. 103-111), and on May 22nd, “Elijah” (p. 112-122). Please join us!

eMMauS ClaSS Room 227 Thefinaltwoweeksoftheourchurchschoolyear-May 15 and 22- we will have Florida Ellis as our teacher. Florida will wrap up our year of “Abiding” with a Christian contemplation teachings and discussion. All are welcome.

Faith and liFe Room 218OurClasswillmeet in FifieldHall tohear “FamilyStress, the individuality of each child and parenting” led by David M. Alexander.

May 22 - Faith and Life will not meet.

ForuM @ FirSt FiField Hall

On May 15, Forum hosts David M. Alexander, a highly regarded psychotherapist specializing in child, family and parenting concerns. On this Children’s Sunday, Mr. Alexander will be teaching on family stress, parenting and the individuality of each child. Bring your questions & please join us.May 22 is the last Sunday before we switch to a 9:00 am Sunday School hour, and we encourage everyone to join one of the other adult classes on this day. Next week is Memorial Day Week-end,andyouareinvitedtoFifieldat9amforaMemorial Breakfast and Celebration.

internationalS Room 327On May 15th, Bob Duggan will describe the opportunities for “Traveling the World Via Ham Radio”. On May 22nd, Mario de la Hoz will be speaking about the country of Colombia.

Meditation group Room 319 Meditation Group Room 319 - May 15th will be our last class for the church year. If you want this Meditation class to continue next year please

make your wishes known by emailing me at dhitchcock@firstpresatl.org.Haveawonderfulandblessed summer!

new Sunday SChool ClaSS Room 323 A new class is forming, and if you are interested in Bible study and in being a part of something new at FPC, you are invited to an organizational meeting on May 15. For more information, please call Nathan Hartman at 404.271.5646.

open door Room 156 On May 15th, Ed Phillips from the Candler School of Theology will be our speaker. We’ll touch on the early history of Easter, Pentecost, and Lent, or Why does the date of Easter move around the calendar, and why does that matter? How did the season of Lent develop? What was it about, originally? Why do we consider it a 40 day period when it has 46 days? Why does our liturgical calendar call Easter a season? Are there 50 days of Easter? Join us to discuss! On May 22nd, we’ll have our end of year celebration.

older young CoupleS Room 322 A vibrant, conversational class that discusses a variety of topics, including the Bible, theology, current events, and the arts. Most of us are thirty something and many have young children. All of us are friendly and eager for new people to join us as we learn, laugh, drink coffee, and build friendships together. Visitors welcome! On May 15th and 22nd, we’ll discuss “Christian Perspectives on Vacation”

ourS For today Room B308On May 15th, we will introduce our summer study program and beginning planning for next year.

On May 22nd Kate Breytspraak will reward us for our bean-gathering efforts with a private performance! A representative from the Venable Food Pantry will then update us on the work they do to serve the community.

Spiritual living Room B202Througout the month of May, we are discussing Emett Fox’s book, Diagrams for Living.

the upper rooM Room 332On May 15th, Darryl Payne will speak to the class about his mission trip to Nicaragua. Please come hear about his amazing trip.On May 22nd we will meet as a class to discuss our plans for next year. Please come for this time of fellowship but more importantly to give input into what we will learn about in the following year.

young CoupleS ClaSS Room 219On May 15th we will have a planning meeting to discuss upcoming events and plans for next year. We don’t yet have something scheduled for May 22nd, but we plan to have class. Please contact Matt Wirth withquestions: mwirth@carterusa.com. Thanks!

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Prelude Pastorale, BWV 590 – J.S. BachAnthem Archangel ChoirOffertory This Little Light of Mine – Moses Hogan Ben Rsp Threefold AmenPostlude Toccata – Georgi Mushel

Music for May 15

Music for May 22

Prelude Sinfonie Nr. 11 in D Major – Scarlatti (St. Cecilia consort)Offertory Mass in C Major: Kyrie & Gloria – W.A. MozartBen Rsp Amen – LutkinPostlude Recessional – Francis Jackson

For information about private music instruction and group music, dance, and art classes,

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Kate Breytspraak, Directorwww.PSPAonline.org

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“Without music, life is a journey through a desert”