Vacat ion Bible School

Registration is now open for VBS! You can register

online at FPCEustis.com. June 12 - 16 from 6 - 8:30

PM. Open to children in PreK-4 thru 5th.

Sum m er Day Cam ps

Registration is open for half-day and full-day summer

camps for children K - 5th grades! Find out more info

and register online at FPCEustis.com. We are hosting

Bricks 4 Kidz camp this year which is a Lego and

STEM-style program with different weekly themes

such as Star Wars, Minecraft and Pokemon!

Let 's Get Physical

Our annual sports and back-to-school physical event

is July 29th from 9AM - 2PM. This year we have a new

name, Let 's Get Physical! This is an exciting

opportunity for for us to open our doors to area

students grades K-12. We will offer free vision and

dental screenings, information about nutrition and

exercise, as well as a physical examination by local

physicians. We will be recruiting volunteers in the

coming weeks so don't just stand there, Let 's Get

Physical! Contact Tracy Hofmeister to volunteer:

tracy.leann@icloud.com.

Music Minist ry

Summertime is great time to sing with an incredible

group of singers like the Chancel Choir. Choir

rehearses on Monday nights at 7:00 PM in the choir

loft in the sanctuary. Child care is provided.

Resounding Brass Plus rehearsals are Sunday

mornings at 9:30 AM in the choir loft. The

instrumental ensemble includes brass, woodwinds,

strings, and percussion. There is a place for you!

New Mem ber Inform at ion Session

On Sunday, June 4th, at 9:20AM we will host an

informal information session in the Gathering Place

for anyone interested in pursuing membership at

First Church.

July Fait h & Film Serm on Ser ies

July 2 - Despicable Me (Derrick De Yarman)

July 9 - Casablanca (Pastor Z)

July 16 - Beaut y & t he Beast (Paula Welter)

July 23 - Sully (Tom & Mary Weikel)

July 30 - Wonder Wom an (Joy Holifield)

CONGREGATIONAL LIFE

TOW ER BELLS

EX PRESS

June 2017

First Presbyterian Church of Eust is

ELDERS

Barbara Yancey

Peggy Berutich

Craig Brady

Don Brandt

Paula Welter

Mark Bischoff

Bryan Ferguson

Ginger Babb

Jeanne Abernathy

If you would like to submit an email to our current ruling elders:

Session@fpceustis.com

OUTREACH

FINANCIAL REPORT

As of Apr i l 30, 2017:

Tot al incom e: $229,151.35

Expenses: $195,379.13

FPCE Preschool

The Children's Department

renovat ions should be completed by

June 1st! We are looking forward to

the Grand Opening of the preschool

and classes start ing in August! We

st ill have a few spots remaining so

spread the word to enroll now!

Buddy Break

This ministry to families with special

needs children will take a break for

summer and resume in August.

He-Brews Men's Group

He-Brews will be taking a break for

the summer and will resume in

August. Stay tuned for some

upcoming men's events planned for

the summer though!

Mom's Morning Out

Our Mom's Morning Out program

will cont inue to be held every

Tuesday and Thursday during the

summer months. Please email

Shawnie@fpceust is.com for more

information.

LifeTree Cafe

We will cont inue to hold LifeTree

Cafe on Mondays at 7PM at

Uncorked in downtown Eust is and

Thursdays at 11AM in the Gathering

Place on campus throughout the

summer months. For more

information contact Paula Welter at

pwelter4@gmail.com.

FROM THE PASTOR

REVOLUTION YOUTH

We often talk about ?honeymoon? periods at the beginning of major life events: marriages, of course; but also new jobs, polit ical terms in office? and t imes as pastors of churches. I have found that as an interim pastor honeymoons have been so short as often to be non-existent. Usually, in the first week (or month at least), several people will ask, ?When is the real pastor going to show up?!?? It?s kind of an occupational hazard. I assure folks that after thirty-six years in ministry, I am a real pastor. Then I out line the process we Presbies follow to achieve the mutually-agreed upon goal? calling the next installed pastor for FPC. It?s not a swift process, but I have found it to be a beneficial one.

While it is more important for you all (through the Mission Study Team) to conduct a thorough and honest assessment of yourselves as a church, I will contribute my thoughts along the way. At the beginning of the summer of 2017, here comes my first word of encouragement. I have stated (and preached) that significant changes have occurred around FPC over the last decade. Change of any sort challenges us; and change in the church can rock us to the core of our being. When challenged, we often let the inst inctual port ion of our brain take over. We call it the fight or flight response. We have higher levels of thinking abilit ies, but sometimes we resort to those base inst incts. We all do! Sometimes we save lives in doing so. However, our primal inst incts

do not always best represent the image of God in us. Rather, our abilit ies truly to care for one another and rat ionally to imagine how best to do so gives evidence of the inner Divine.

So here?s the point: change challenges. When change happens, the fight or flight response tempts us to act impulsively based on what best serves our primal needs. The result is that we either turn on others? or away from them. Our higher, more God-like qualit ies call us to care for and reason with one another when we face challenges. FPC has sojourned through a decade of challenging (and necessary) change. Now we are traveling through a transit ion in leadership. My shout of encouragement reminds, We are all in this together!! Get to know each other. Affirm one another. Accept others as and where they are. Attend one of the other services at least once even if it is not your part icular cup of tea. Support each other in this communal trek through the unknown. The pract ice of reasonable caring for one another results in a church full of happy, unique, Christ-like disciples of Jesus who cannot help but attract the attent ion of others longing for a place to call their spiritual home? the church we all want to be.

Blessings,

Pastor Z

Wednesday, May 31st will be a Water Fun Night at 6PM! Wear appropriate swimwear and come ready for some fun!

Sunday, June 4t h we will be honoring our graduates at Baccalaureate Sunday. All graduates and their families are encouraged to attend 10AM and 11AM services.

Sunday, June 11t h is Prom ot ion Sunday! If you are a rising 5th grader thru 12th grader, please come check out our Sunday School at 11AM or our Wednesday evening gathering at 6PM! We look forward to seeing some new youth joining us each week!

MONTHLY DISCUSSION TOPICS

Week of June 4:

The Church And Gays: One Pastor 's Dilemma

Week of June 11

Surrounded By Stuff: Understanding The Hidden World of Hoarding

Week of June 18

Imperfect Parents: Making Peace And Moving On

Week of June 25

What's Your Pet Trying To Tell You? Secrets From An Animal Communicator

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Father's Day

8:30 First Light 9:00 Women's S School 9:30 S School 10:00 Crossing 11:00 Traditions

7:00 Lifetree Cafe @Uncorked

Summer Camp

11:00 Center Street Kitchen

11:30 Clothes Closet

Summer Camp

11:00 Center Street Kitchen

11:30 Clothes Closet

Summer Camp

9:00 MMO

CSKids Outing

Summer Camp

6:00 PM VBS

7:00 Lifetree Cafe @Uncorked

Summer Camp

6:30 Fin. Team 7:00 Lifetree Cafe @Uncorked 7:00 Chancel Choir

Summer Camp

9:00 MMO

11:00 Lifetree @FPCE

6:00PM VBS

Summer Camp

9:00 MMO

11:00 Lifetree Cafe @FPCE

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IMPORTANT DATES:

June 4 Baccalaureat e Sunday June 12 Vacat ion Bible School Begins

June 5 Sum m er Cam ps Begin June 18 Fat her 's Day

June 11 Prom ot ion Sunday June 22 Session Meet ing

6:30 Youth & Children 7:00 Renew

Summer Camp

6:00 PM VBS

7:00 Renew

Summer Camp

9:00 MMO

Summer Camp

6:30 Youth & Children 7:00 Renew

Summer Camp

9:00 MMO

11:00 Lifetree @FPCE

6:30 Session Meeting

Summer Camp

8:30 First Light 9:00 Women's S School 9:30 S School 10:00 Crossing 11:00 Traditions

7:00 Choir 7:00 Lifetree Cafe @Uncorked

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Summer Camp

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BIRTHDAYS IN JUNE

03 Heather Blythe

05 Alan Howard

05 Sherrie Pearce

06 Judy Kelley

06 Marilyn Miller

07 Gordon Warner

08 Marcia Fowler

11 Ted Kirkland

12 Will Anderson

12 Erik Medley

12 Joshua Porter

12 Tom Russell

13 Cindy Kindinger

13 Tom Weikel

14 Ruth Brady

14 Roz Hendrick

16 Susan Bourrilion

18 Alan Lewis

18 Dennis See

18 Rose See

18 Dalton Yancey

19 Amy Singleton

19 John Verkaik

20 Shannon Walter

23 Krist in Whitaker

25 John Berry

25 Nancy Cat let t

26 Pam Kimball

27 Michael Hritzik III

27 Vern Yingling

28 Mel Brubaker

28 Jan Dagget t

30 Mark Bischoff

30 Lisa Clark