First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Rock Hill, South Carolina

9 a.m. - Acous�c Service • 11 a.m. - Tradi�onal Worship Service 10 a.m. - Sunday School

FIRST CHURCH LIFE

Church Wide Retreat October 18-20

Bonclarken—Flat Rock, NC

Speaker—Matt Lucas “Equipped to Serve”

Registration is now open for our annual Church Wide retreat in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina. Our speaker, Matt Lucas, serves as the pastor at Reformation ARP in downtown Hendersonville. He previously pastored in Columbia, SC as an RUF minister while on staff with First Presbyterian Church. He has served at Reformation ARP for several years, helping the church navigate through a revitalization much like our own.

This year, he will lead discussion on how we can all engage in the life of the church, regardless of age or occupation. Youth and children will have activities planned for them and nursery is provided for ages 3 and younger.

Highlights of the weekend include campfire singing with Philip, s’mores, family movie night, delicious snacks, time to explore the area, climbing wall ($15), casual worship, and lots of fellowship. Saturday afternoon is perfect for enjoying apple picking at Skytop Orchard, exploring the Carl Sandburg house, hiking in Dupont State Forest or shopping in downtown Hendersonville. Register in the connector on Sundays or Wednesdays or by contacting the church office.

J. Barry Dagenhart, Pastor Philip Bunch, Associate Pastor Robert J. Robinson, Pastor Emeritus

Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. & Friday 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 803.327.2009 phone 803.327.4123 fax www.firstarp.org

September 2013

Highlights for September

September 4 .................Foundations for the Family - Kick-Off September 15 ...............Installation of Women’s Ministries Officers (11:00 service) September 15 ...............RiverCrossing Church First Sunday Service September 21-23 ..........Senior High Retreat September 22 ...............Membership Sunday & Reception (11:00 service) September 26 ...............Just Joy—Junior Joys (6:00); Worship Service (6:30) September 29 ...............Just Joy Sunday

Foundations for the Family—Wednesday Evenings 5:30 p.m. Dinner — 6:00 p.m. Children’s Choir

6:20 p.m. Adult, Youth & Children’s Programs — 7:15 p.m. Adult Choir

Dorothy Day Soup Kitchen Thursday, September 19, 2013

Fall 2013 Women’s Bible Studies ‘Daniel: Lives of Integrity, Words of Prophecy’

by Beth Moore (12 sessions) Tuesdays, September 3 through November 19

10 a.m. until 12 noon — Robinson Hall Workbooks: $20.00

Leaders: Ellen Hamilton and Beverly Simpson

AND

‘Nehemiah: A Heart That Can Break’ by Kelly Minter (7 sessions)

Thursdays, September 12 through October 31 12 noon until 1:30 p.m. — Faith Room (2nd Floor, Robinson Hall)

Bring lunch & a drink! Child care provided! Workbooks $18.00

Leaders: Several members will share this responsibility

JUST JOY SUNDAY ~ SEPTEMBER 29TH

Next Worship Service Thursday

September 26, 6:30 p.m.

JUSTJOY

Just Joy

Junior Joys

Starting with our September Just Joy service we will offer a service for school age children beginning at 6 pm until roughly 6:45 pm. The

Junior Joys service will primarily be separate from our existing service and will be geared for the younger age groups of the special needs

community. Additional volunteers are needed for this service, and please help us spread the word!

We are looking forward to a very special Sunday with our very special friends. Kate Brueck from Joni and Friends Ministries will speak to all

middle school, high school and adults during the Sunday school hour and our special needs friends will help lead worship during the 11:00 service.

JUST JOY is selling car magnets for $5.00 each.

They can be purchased in the church office or from the basket in the Connector.

All American Athletes For those who haven't heard the exciting news, Just Joy has partnered with

All American Athletes to offer a sports league to children with special needs. Our first season - kickball - will begin September 29th at 4:00pm at Tirzah ARP. Volunteers are needed to help partner with the children, serve as

supporters and help facilitate the games. This is open to middle school & high school youth, and adults of all ages. A brief orientation will be held

promptly at 4:00pm on September 29th. Questions? Contact Jamey Dagenhart at (803) 517.4893.

Please submit informa�on for the next newsle� er by September 23 at 12:00 noon.

TO SCHEDULE AN EVENT, PLEASE

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

1 9:00 a.m. Acoustic Worship 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship

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LABOR DAY Office Closed

3 8:30 a.m. Barry Dagenhart Prayer Team 6:00 p.m. C.E. Meeting 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon Women’s Bible Study (Daniel)

4 Preschool starts5:30 p.m. the Family Dinner and Kick-off7:15 p.m.

8 9:00 a.m. Acoustic Worship Congregational Meeting 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship Congregational Meeting

9 Preschool 9:30 a.m. Jeanie Alexander Prayer Team 7:00 p.m. Circle #3

10 Preschool 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon Women’s Bible Study (Daniel) 7:00 p.m. Deacon’s Meeting 7:00 p.m. Kay McKinney Prayer Time

11 Preschool 5:30 p.m. the Family 7:15 p.m.

15 9:00 a.m. Acoustic Worship 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship 5:30 p.m. Discipleship Groups

RIVER CROSSING CHURCH LAUNCH

16 Preschool 6:00 p.m. Family Life Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m. Session Meeting

17 Preschool 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon Women’s Bible Study (Daniel) 12 noon - HARPS

18 Preschool 5:30 p.m. the Family 7:15 p.m.

22 9:00 a.m. Acoustic Worship 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship 5:30 p.m. Sarah Harper Prayer Team

SENIOR HIGH RETREAT

FIRST DAY OF FALL

23 Preschool 6:00 p.m. Women’s Ministries Board 7:00 p.m. Tom Simpson Prayer Time

24 Preschool 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon Women’s Bible Study (Daniel) 7:00 p.m. Missions Committee Meeting

25 Preschool 5:30 p.m. the Family 7:15 p.m.

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JUST JOY SUNDAY 9:00 a.m. Acoustic Worship 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship

30 Preschool

Addi�onal informa�on about these events may be found within the newsle� er or by calling the church office.

PLEASE CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE.

Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Preschool starts 5:30 p.m. Foundations for the Family Dinner and

off 7:15 p.m. Choir

5 Preschool 10:00 a.m. Circle #2 7:30 p.m. Circle #1

6 Preschool

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Preschool 5:30 p.m. Foundations for the Family 7:15 p.m. Choir

12 Preschool 12 noon - 1:30 p.m. Women’s Bible Study (Nehemiah)

13 Preschool Wedding Rehearsal

14 Wedding

Preschool 5:30 p.m. Foundations for the Family 7:15 p.m. Choir

19 Preschool 12 noon - 1:30 p.m. Women’s Bible Study (Nehemiah) Dorothy Day Soup Kitchen

20 Preschool SENIOR HIGH RETREAT

21 9:00 a.m. Matrix/Vision Team Workshop SENIOR HIGH RETREAT

Preschool 5:30 p.m. Foundations for the Family 7:15 p.m. Choir

26 Preschool 12 noon - 1:30 p.m. Women’s Bible Study (Nehemiah) 6:00 p.m. Junior Joys 6:30 p.m. Just Joy

27 Preschool

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The first Splash, Dash, ‘N’ Bash will be held on Saturday, October 12 from 9:00a.m. to noon. This Family Fun Biathlon will begin with a swim at the YMCA and continue with a walk/run to First ARP. Once participants reach the church, there will be a “Bash” of fun with free refreshments, bounce castles, and other activities. There will also be special activities for our friends with special needs.

Volunteers are needed! Those interested in volunteering can contact Rebecca Gilleland

(rebeccagilleland@mac.com) Dash, Bash, Crash, and Cash While the participants Dash, Bash, and maybe even Crash a little, the parents and the public will enjoy browsing and shopping for gifts, home decor, pottery, wood crafts, and even some yummy baked goods at the Bazaar in the First ARP Fellowship Hall. Bring your cash to purchase items or make some cash by sharing your talents and selling your wares at the Bazaar. Please contact Joanne Mauldin at 493-2287 or jojomauldin@gmail.com if you are interested in “making” some cash. Information and registration forms will be available in the weeks to come. Monies raised will go towards our daughter church, RiverCrossing ARP.

RiverCrossing Church Update: Please pray for us as we prepare for our public launch on

September 15th at 10:00 a.m. We want to thank all of you that have given financially for the supplies and equipment that

we need to begin. Thanks for your continued support! David Stover

The following were elected as Elders for the class of 2018. Thank you to all who are willing to serve.

David Ledbe� er, Robert Lesslie, Eric Madsen, Cole McKinney and Tom Roper

Youth

Corner

S enior High Retreat

September 20—September 22 Bonclarken Conference Center

Theme: “The Christian Life” Speaker: Mark McDowell

Registration $45 Contact Luke ASAP if you are

interested in attending!

HARPS Will meet on the 3rd Tuesday of each month

The next meeting will be on Tuesday, September 17th at 12 noon.

Many thanks for helping us spread the word about First ARP Preschool. We are excited to be beginning a new school year with lots of new faces! As we gather our supplies for the year, you can once again help us out. Our Giving Tree will be in the T-hall for the next few weeks. If you would like to help us, you can take a leaf off the tree, purchase the item, and return it to the preschool. We also have a Target List this year too. You can search for us using "First ARP" as the first name and "Preschool" as the last name at www.Target.com or at the Registry kiosk in the store. Thank you so much for helping us make our supply dollars go further!

First ARP Preschool

Foundations for the Family Wednesday Evenings

5:30 p.m. Dinner — 6:00 p.m. Children’s Choir 6:20 p.m. Adult, Youth & Children’s Programs — 7:15 p.m. Adult Choir

September -- WORSHIP 4--Opening kick-off (Introduce kids’ teachers & Stump the Pastor) 11--What does it mean to be the Church? 1 Peter 2:4-10 “A People Set Apart to Worship” 18--What does it mean to be the Church? “Corporate Worship” [1P2:4-5] 25--What does it mean to be the Church? “Family Worship” [1P2:9-10 cf. Deut 10] October -- DISCIPLESHIP/FELLOWSHIP 2--What does it mean to be the Church? Ephesians 4:11-16 “A People put together in order to grow” 9--What does it mean to be the Church? “Discipleship meets discipline” [E4:11-14] 16--What does it mean to be the Church? “Fellowship meets function” [E4:15-16] 23--What does it mean to be the Church? “Putting this all together . . . so far” 30--Fall Festival (inter-generational night) November -- INCARNATION/MISSION 6--What does it mean to be the Church? Matthew 28:16-20 “A People called to make disciples” 13--What does it mean to be the Church? “On a Mission” [M28:19-20a] 20--What does it mean to be the Church? “Be the Mission” [M28:18&20b] 27--OFF FOR THANKSGIVING December -- Tying it all together 4--What does it mean to be the Church? The Advent of the Christ/The Advent of the Church 11--Christmas Program (inter-generational night)

2 Mary Catherine Blank Kathryn Johnson 3 Luke Grigsby Alan Harbin 4 Mary Cate Clayton Atkinson Dillingham Paul Dillingham 8 Ethan Barkley Rachel Crews Kelly Tu� le Michael Fischesser 9 Bethany Geddings Jimmy Simpson, Jr. 10 Margaret Harris Morgan Pearl Eloise Rhoad Melissa Russell Ellio� Smith 11 Stephen Gardner Susan Gardner Amanda Ghent Jim Phillips 12 Wally Green Jennifer H. Ahl Brice Landstreet John Phillips 13 Allison Boone 14 Ben Turner Collin Ge�ys Dozier 15 David Stover 16 Ben Barkley Benjamin Harris

18 Alice Love Stan Mauldin 19 Sarah Dagenhart Susan Gunderson 20 Connor Kulbok 21 George Barron, Jr. Bryan Milling Mariah Russell 22 Jamey Leathers Adah Elizabeth Lesslie 23 Jeannie Marion Le� y Peterson Kelsey Stu� s 24 Merri� Wilkerson 25 Craig Ge� ys Brandon Rapp 26 Kim Grant Fran Hancock Beth Logan Roach Ginger Lawrence Bob Slough 27 Mark Cable, Jr. Karen Harris 28 Tyler Shane Graham Jody Rankin 29 Pansy Sumner Tom Roper Chet Wingate 30 Amy Crews Tiffany Dagenhart Hannah McKinney

CELEBRATIONS

If your Birthday is incorrect or missing, please contact Kelly in the church office at administra�veassistant@firstarp.org.

Samual Woodruff Rogers “Woods” Son of Zach and Elizabeth Rogers

of Atlanta, Georgia Born on August 25, 2013

Celebrating the birth of

Congratulations to Dick and Polly Herron

on their 65th Wedding Anniversary

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