So many exciting things are happening in the life of our church!
When I brag to friends and colleagues about all of the wonderful events, programs, and ways God is at work, they often ask how many members are a part of the Fellowship Family. Each and every time, they are surprised at all of the great things we are doing for "such a small congregation". Small but mighty, in my opinion - and growing!
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Last weekend, we saw the church filled with friends and visitors who attended the Craft Show and Café. The Café made over $1,100 for the church - so THANK YOU to all who volunteered, made soup, baked cookies and treats, or did anything either in-front or behind the scenes to make it a success.
This weekend, we are equally buzzing with activity:
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Saturday morning, the Missions Committee is gathering in the Fellowship Hall to pack Thanksgiving meals for refugee families in support with Church World Service - if you're available to 10 am, you're invited to come to join the activity; many hands make light work!
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Sunday morning, we will celebrate the conclusion of this year's Stewardship season during worship. Rev. Katie Barrett Todd, Executive Director of UKirk Greensboro and friend of this Fellowship Family, will provide her perspective on how we, as a family, will look ahead in this next chapter of our church's story. All are invited at 9:30, whether in-person or online, to worship with us. All are also encouraged to bring your 2022 Stewardship pledge cards with you as well, if you haven't already done so.
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Immediately after worship and our Fellowship time on Sunday will be a special opportunity during Education Hour. Gray Delafield, child of this Fellowship Family and son of proud Fred and Marilyn, will share his story and faith journey with all who gather to listen. I encourage you to stay and hear from him.
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Later in the afternoon, at 3 pm, our own Jeannine Bailer will be in the sanctuary to direct her Unity Bell Choir for a Community Concert entitled "Folk Songs and Spirituals", followed by an opportunity to socialize.
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At the same time, members of the Mission Committee will be delivering the baskets that were packed on Saturday. If you're able to deliver a meal, please contact Judy Meyler.
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As we draw our Stewardship season to a close, we turn our attention to Giving Tuesday. Started in 2012, Giving Tuesday is in response to Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday's focus on consumerism. Giving Tuesday, instead, focuses on Radical Generosity and support of nonprofit organizations.
Fellowship Presbyterian Church will be participating in Giving Tuesday this year. Any monies raised on Giving Tuesday will go toward the efforts being made by the Session to start 2022 on a new foot, including plans for a new website, nametags, and other exciting plans for the Fellowship family that center around the new mission statement and vision statement. Like I said: exciting things are happening in the life of our church!
As always, I hope to see you Sunday, whether in-person or virtually - noting that you can now join us virtually via YouTube as well!
Blessings,
Pastor Kathryn
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p.s. The church's Facebook page will continue to focus its attention on Stewardship. "Faith-Filled Friday" is one of those many posts that do that - thanks, Carol, for your responses to those questions. If you would like to participate in answering the same questions for a future post, I encourage you to do so and email your responses to me.
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Sunday (Virtual) Worship Information
Sunday worship is in person, but will continue to be available through Facebook Live and Zoom.
Worshipping via Zoom allows for worship participants to, at the least, see each other during worship, should a participant join through computer. Zoom also allows for worship participants to join by phone, should they not have access to a computer.
To join by phone, call: (646)558-8656
When you dial in you will be asked for a meeting ID number: enter 847 7231 7808. The password is: 658602. Depending on the time you dial in, you may not hear anything to start with. When the Prelude begins, you will hear audio.
To access worship by Zoom via computer, please click here.
(If you'd prefer to access the worship service through the Zoom website, please enter Meeting ID 847 7231 7808 - the password is: 658602.)
To access worship by Facebook Live, please click here.
To access worship by YouTube, please click here.
Don't forget - you can access this week's bulletin via the church's website or by clicking here.
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Volunteer with Applewood, Backpack Beginnings,
and Greensboro Housing Authority!
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Fellowship has started an ongoing partnership between Backpack Beginnings, Greensboro Housing Authority, and The Applewood Community. Please contact Mary Howe to sign up: maryhowe0712@gmail.com or call/text at 336-698-6541. Please click here to sign up.
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Wondering what to do with all of those grocery shopping bags? The Missions committee will be collecting “gently used” plastic grocery bags for Backpack Beginnings. Please bring any you don’t use to church with you, leaving them on the Missions table in the Dogwood Lobby closest to the double doors leading towards the classrooms.
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Fellowship Presbyterian has online giving available through the Presbyterian Foundation.
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Prayer Concerns and Celebrations
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Susie Knorr’s uncle, Paul Williams, has passed away after a massive stroke on Wednesday.
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Ruth Trace passed away Tuesday evening. Her daughter, Amy Callaghan and the family would like to celebrate her life in the spring after COVID has lessened.
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Ruth Steele (Ned's mother) passed away Tuesday afternoon. There are no immediate service plans. She will be cremated and buried in Pittsburgh, her home town, next spring.
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Lesa Layno requests prayers for her cousin's family. Sandy Lewis died of COVID on 11/16, leaving a husband and two adult children.
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Nora Burleson requests prayer for her great granddaughter Baylee Ann, (age 5) who fractured her elbow and was placed in a cast for 3 weeks. Her grandson, Yancey, is doing well with his broken jaw, ready to get wires off this week and explore solid food.
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Melissa Johnson had successful knee replacement surgery on November 12 and is recovering at home.
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Continued prayers for our church members: Lea Groves, Donna, Katie & the Steele family, Nancy Baughman, and Bruce Weaver, and Marjorie Van Horn.
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Continued prayers for the family and friends of our congregation: Felicia Schaps (Lindahl's daughter-in-law's mother), Bryan Revels (Mary Howe’s brother-in-law), Teresa (Terry Anderson’s coworker), Ashley Long (Joel and Ann Long’s daughter-in-law), Libby Ansel (Lesa Layno’s sister), Gail Keefe (John Archambault’s colleague), John Fair (FPC’s former organist), Joyce Berger (Kandee’s mother), Gwen Flowers & her family (Linda Ueland’s sister), Dorothy & Edward Archambault (John Archambault’s parents), Roe Roe Tucker (friend of Lesa & Charles Layno), Arch Gravely (Peggy Koppel’s cousin), Tim King family (Phyllis King’s son), Donna Ritter (Aimee Steven’s aunt), Roger Eliason (Tye Wittmann’s coworker).
If you have any additional prayer concerns,
please contact Linda Ueland (336-314-5481)
or call Martha at the church (336-288-5177).
Pastor Kathryn is on vacation this week and will return on Monday, November 29. If you are in need of pastoral care,
please contact Rev. Blake Tickle at 336.710.3201.
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This Week’s Events
November 20:
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10am: Mission Committee packing Thanksgiving meals in the Fellowship Hall
November 21: Consecration/Stewardship Sunday
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9:15-11:15am: Professional Childcare available in the “Preschool” Classroom
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9:30am: Worship – in-person (with masks), on Facebook Live, and Zoom with Pennies for Hunger Collection
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10:30am: Fellowship Time – in Dogwood Lobby
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10:45am: Education Hour with guest Gray Delafield, Library
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12:30pm: Girl Scouts in the Fellowship Hall
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3pm: Refugee Thanksgiving Meal Delivery
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3pm: Community Concert in the Sanctuary, Unity Bell Choir
November 24:
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7am: Men's Coffee Klatch @ Panera Bread (Lawndale)
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12 noon: Bulletin and Blast Deadline
November 25 & 26: Office Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
November 28:
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9:15-11:15am: Professional Childcare available in the “Preschool” Classroom
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9:30am: Worship – in-person (with masks), on Facebook Live, Zoom and YouTube
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10:30am: Fellowship Time – in Dogwood Lobby
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10:45am: Education Hour in the Library
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Fellowship Presbyterian Church
2005 New Garden Road, Greensboro, NC 27410
336.288.5177
www.fpcgso.com
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