Nursery
A nursery is provided for second grade & under in the Ministry Center room 1.23.
Nursery is available from 8:30 am through 12:00 pm. Masks will be worn by the adults offering this program.
A nursery is provided for second grade & under in the Ministry Center room 1.23.
Nursery is available from 8:30 am through 12:00 pm. Masks will be worn by the adults offering this program.
Sunday School
Meets Sundays 9:40-10:40 am
in the Ministry Center
Please register your children and youth participating in Youth Ministry and Sunday School: https://forms.gle/5UmDHUCoNte974Pr6
Children and Teachers are asked to wear masks in the classroom
Preschool – Ministry Center room 1.24 (God Loves Me – 52 storybooks)
Kindergarten-5th Grade – Ministry Center room 1.27 (Follow Me: Biblical Practices for Faithful Living)
Middle & High School – Ministry Center room 2.23-24 (Follow Me: Biblical Practices for Faithful Living)
in the Ministry Center
Please register your children and youth participating in Youth Ministry and Sunday School: https://forms.gle/5UmDHUCoNte974Pr6
Children and Teachers are asked to wear masks in the classroom
Preschool – Ministry Center room 1.24 (God Loves Me – 52 storybooks)
Kindergarten-5th Grade – Ministry Center room 1.27 (Follow Me: Biblical Practices for Faithful Living)
Middle & High School – Ministry Center room 2.23-24 (Follow Me: Biblical Practices for Faithful Living)
Kindergarten – 5th Grade children
Invited to worship with us at 8:30 am or 11:00 am
or watch our video online service which has a children's bulletin available online.
Invited to worship with us at 8:30 am or 11:00 am
or watch our video online service which has a children's bulletin available online.
*Children’s Worship & Wonder
After the Children’s Moment at 11:00 am worship, children ages 3 through 2nd grade may attend Worship & Wonder in the Ministry Center room 1.25. This is an age-appropriate time of worship where children can grow in their understanding of God and praise God through prayers and songs.
A Children's bulletin and worship bag is provided for the service & a Children's bulletin is available online.
After the Children’s Moment at 11:00 am worship, children ages 3 through 2nd grade may attend Worship & Wonder in the Ministry Center room 1.25. This is an age-appropriate time of worship where children can grow in their understanding of God and praise God through prayers and songs.
A Children's bulletin and worship bag is provided for the service & a Children's bulletin is available online.
New Sunday School Classes for February
Glittering Vices: A look at the Seven Deadly Sins/Maren Sonstegard-Spray - Session House Main Room - Starting February 20
During the season of Lent, a time of self-examination and reflection, let's take a closer look at the seven deadly sins (also known as the seven capital vices). The study of vices has a revealing and illuminating power and can be the starting point for spiritual growth. We will be guided by Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung's book "Glittering Vices" (but no need to buy the book) and feel free to join in for any of the classes. We will meet 9:40-10:40am in the Session House Main Room.
Special Offering: 2022 Faith Build Information Session by Catherine Campbell - Library (Second floor of the Ministry Center)- February 20
The 2022 Habitat for Humanity Faith Build is starting this month! It is an opportunity for service and relationship-building in our community. On Sunday, February 20, 9:40-10:40 in the Library, Catherine Campbell, the Volunteer Coordinator for Habitat for Humanity, will walk through a history of Habitat for Humanity, how we make an impact in our community, and what volunteering looks like for all ages and abilities as the Faith Build begins. The ground-breaking and community breakfast will take place on Saturday, February 26 at 9am.
Special Offering: Suicide Prevention by Madison Crum - Library (Second floor of the Ministry Center) - February 27
Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention offers hope for those in crisis and for those who have been impacted by suicide. This presentation by Madison Crum will discuss suicide research and prevention techniques for both individuals and the community. The discussion will also offer suggestions on regaining a sense of hope after losing a loved one to suicide.
During the season of Lent, a time of self-examination and reflection, let's take a closer look at the seven deadly sins (also known as the seven capital vices). The study of vices has a revealing and illuminating power and can be the starting point for spiritual growth. We will be guided by Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung's book "Glittering Vices" (but no need to buy the book) and feel free to join in for any of the classes. We will meet 9:40-10:40am in the Session House Main Room.
Special Offering: 2022 Faith Build Information Session by Catherine Campbell - Library (Second floor of the Ministry Center)- February 20
The 2022 Habitat for Humanity Faith Build is starting this month! It is an opportunity for service and relationship-building in our community. On Sunday, February 20, 9:40-10:40 in the Library, Catherine Campbell, the Volunteer Coordinator for Habitat for Humanity, will walk through a history of Habitat for Humanity, how we make an impact in our community, and what volunteering looks like for all ages and abilities as the Faith Build begins. The ground-breaking and community breakfast will take place on Saturday, February 26 at 9am.
Special Offering: Suicide Prevention by Madison Crum - Library (Second floor of the Ministry Center) - February 27
Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention offers hope for those in crisis and for those who have been impacted by suicide. This presentation by Madison Crum will discuss suicide research and prevention techniques for both individuals and the community. The discussion will also offer suggestions on regaining a sense of hope after losing a loved one to suicide.
Adult Sunday School - please feel free to join classes already underway:
Getting Old – Growing Gracefully: Lloyd Griffith (Hybrid Class - Offered in-person and Zoom)
“The laws of nature that dictate sundown dictate our demise.” This final part of our journey raises inevitable questions: What is our relationship with the younger generation? What is truth? What is the connection between work and vocation? How can I stay engaged with the outer life? How can I stay engaged with the inner life? Where do I go when I die? How we respond to these built-in concerns is ours to choose. We can answer this inevitable aging process with denial or defiance and find ourselves on a passage of decline and inaction. OR…we can collaborate faithfully with this unique section on the arc of life and find ourselves on a different passage of engagement and discovery of a Holy energy holding and guiding us along the path. This Sunday School class on aging gracefully will begin on January 2 at 9:40 am in room 2.21 (large center classroom on the second floor of the Ministry Center, Owl Room) and on Zoom. We will be guided through these challenges of the journey by Parker Palmer’s "On the Brink of Everything, Grace, Gravity and Getting Older." Please contact the church office or Lloyd Griffith to register for this class. Inquiries welcome!
Contact Lloyd Griffith for meeting ID and password for Zoom - lloyd@firstpresnb.org
Law and Religion: James R. Copland
America’s original constitution did not expressly cover the relationship between church and state. But the Bill of Rights—insisted upon by some states, including North Carolina, as a precondition for joining the union led off with it: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” This course will cover the historical background framing the First Amendment’s religion clauses; the evolution of Supreme Court doctrine interpreting them; and modern cases and controversies. Copland is formerly a Coker Fellow in constitutional law at the Yale Law School, but the course is intended for a general, rather than legal, audience. Where appropriate, Biblical interpretation and discussion will be incorporated to augment the discussion of law. This class will begin on Sunday, January 2 at 9:40 am in the Session House main room.
“The laws of nature that dictate sundown dictate our demise.” This final part of our journey raises inevitable questions: What is our relationship with the younger generation? What is truth? What is the connection between work and vocation? How can I stay engaged with the outer life? How can I stay engaged with the inner life? Where do I go when I die? How we respond to these built-in concerns is ours to choose. We can answer this inevitable aging process with denial or defiance and find ourselves on a passage of decline and inaction. OR…we can collaborate faithfully with this unique section on the arc of life and find ourselves on a different passage of engagement and discovery of a Holy energy holding and guiding us along the path. This Sunday School class on aging gracefully will begin on January 2 at 9:40 am in room 2.21 (large center classroom on the second floor of the Ministry Center, Owl Room) and on Zoom. We will be guided through these challenges of the journey by Parker Palmer’s "On the Brink of Everything, Grace, Gravity and Getting Older." Please contact the church office or Lloyd Griffith to register for this class. Inquiries welcome!
Contact Lloyd Griffith for meeting ID and password for Zoom - lloyd@firstpresnb.org
Law and Religion: James R. Copland
America’s original constitution did not expressly cover the relationship between church and state. But the Bill of Rights—insisted upon by some states, including North Carolina, as a precondition for joining the union led off with it: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” This course will cover the historical background framing the First Amendment’s religion clauses; the evolution of Supreme Court doctrine interpreting them; and modern cases and controversies. Copland is formerly a Coker Fellow in constitutional law at the Yale Law School, but the course is intended for a general, rather than legal, audience. Where appropriate, Biblical interpretation and discussion will be incorporated to augment the discussion of law. This class will begin on Sunday, January 2 at 9:40 am in the Session House main room.
The Present Word
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George Evans – Session House Parlor
The class is currently studying “Justice, Law, History” in Old Testament texts. Please contact George Evans (gkevans4@gmail.com) with questions. The book is available in the church office. |
Sunday Afternoon Men’s Beer and Theology ("Calvin and Hops")
We will meet at Brewery 99 (1014 Pollock St) at 4:00 pm, Sunday, February 20, led by Ken Wilkins. This is a casual men’s gathering for fellowship and conversation around topics of theology and faith. Don’t let any bad weather stop you from coming – there is a nice indoor space for gathering!
We will meet at Brewery 99 (1014 Pollock St) at 4:00 pm, Sunday, February 20, led by Ken Wilkins. This is a casual men’s gathering for fellowship and conversation around topics of theology and faith. Don’t let any bad weather stop you from coming – there is a nice indoor space for gathering!
Praying in Color/Sue Callahan – Ministry Center - Library (Second floor) beginning January 23
Maybe you love color? Maybe you are a visual learner, a distractible or impatient soul, or a word-weary pray-er. Perhaps you struggle with a short attention span, a restless body, or a tendency to live in your head. The prayer practice “Praying in color,” by Sybil MacBeth, invites your hands as well as your mind into prayer and gives you a new way to be with God. Join us, in the Ministry Center- Library, starting on January 23 for a four-week class that explores various ways doodling can be used to pray for others and ourselves. No art experience is required, and supplies will be provided. For more information contact Maren Sonstegard-Spray (Maren@firstpresnb.org)
Maybe you love color? Maybe you are a visual learner, a distractible or impatient soul, or a word-weary pray-er. Perhaps you struggle with a short attention span, a restless body, or a tendency to live in your head. The prayer practice “Praying in color,” by Sybil MacBeth, invites your hands as well as your mind into prayer and gives you a new way to be with God. Join us, in the Ministry Center- Library, starting on January 23 for a four-week class that explores various ways doodling can be used to pray for others and ourselves. No art experience is required, and supplies will be provided. For more information contact Maren Sonstegard-Spray (Maren@firstpresnb.org)
Monthly Gathering
Tuesday Afternoon Grief Support
The group meets every 2nd Tuesday of the month from 12:00 to 1:00 pm in the Chapel. This ongoing group provides its members with companionship, understanding, support, and guidance as we seek to go on living when someone we love dies. All are welcome. Come and bring a friend. Contact Lloyd Griffith for more information. lloyd@firstpresnb.org
The group meets every 2nd Tuesday of the month from 12:00 to 1:00 pm in the Chapel. This ongoing group provides its members with companionship, understanding, support, and guidance as we seek to go on living when someone we love dies. All are welcome. Come and bring a friend. Contact Lloyd Griffith for more information. lloyd@firstpresnb.org
Life of Prayer: The Practice of Contemplative Living & Contemplative Worship
PILGRIMAGE OUTFITTERS
Equipping pilgrims for the spiritual journey
Life of Prayer: (Hybrid Class) The Practice of Contemplative Living
Led by Lloyd Griffith on Wednesdays noon-1:00 pm and meets in Ministry Center Room 2.21 and by Zoom in a hybrid format currently. The group will be studying “Soul Force” by Lloyd Griffith and “Immortal Diamond” by Richard Rohr.
Wednesday Evening Contemplative Worship
Led by Lloyd Griffith and meets in the Chapel of the Ministry Center. This contemplative, or reflective, approach to worship is offered each Wednesday from 5:00 pm to 5:30 pm in the Chapel. This quiet service is focused on silence, prayer, and reflection on the Biblical text chosen for preaching the coming Sunday. The Lord’s Supper is observed on the 4th Wednesday of the month. Come when you can and bring a friend.
Lloyd Griffith, lloyd@firstpresnb.org
Travel Guide
Equipping pilgrims for the spiritual journey
Life of Prayer: (Hybrid Class) The Practice of Contemplative Living
Led by Lloyd Griffith on Wednesdays noon-1:00 pm and meets in Ministry Center Room 2.21 and by Zoom in a hybrid format currently. The group will be studying “Soul Force” by Lloyd Griffith and “Immortal Diamond” by Richard Rohr.
Wednesday Evening Contemplative Worship
Led by Lloyd Griffith and meets in the Chapel of the Ministry Center. This contemplative, or reflective, approach to worship is offered each Wednesday from 5:00 pm to 5:30 pm in the Chapel. This quiet service is focused on silence, prayer, and reflection on the Biblical text chosen for preaching the coming Sunday. The Lord’s Supper is observed on the 4th Wednesday of the month. Come when you can and bring a friend.
Lloyd Griffith, lloyd@firstpresnb.org
Travel Guide
Monday Evening
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Thursday Morning
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Montreat Women's Conference 2022
Sarah Bessey
Join us at the Montreat Women's Connection Conference
Friday-Sunday, August 12-14!
The keynote speaker is author Sarah Bessey. More information at montreat.org/women. We will register as a group again this year which means instead of registering on the Montreat website, you register with Maren Sonstegard-Spray (maren@firstpresnb.org). Rooms in the Assembly Inn (with air conditioning and elevator) go very quickly so please contact Maren by Sunday, January 23. The deposit to hold your spot is $100. Registration cost includes program, room, and meals (single and double occupancy options) and the prices range from $391 to $511 per person. Transportation is on your own and many arranged carpools in previous years. We are offering a discount off the cost of the registration from the McClary Scholarship fund to make it easier to attend the conference! Please contact Maren (maren@firstpresnb.org) to learn more about the discount.
Friday-Sunday, August 12-14!
The keynote speaker is author Sarah Bessey. More information at montreat.org/women. We will register as a group again this year which means instead of registering on the Montreat website, you register with Maren Sonstegard-Spray (maren@firstpresnb.org). Rooms in the Assembly Inn (with air conditioning and elevator) go very quickly so please contact Maren by Sunday, January 23. The deposit to hold your spot is $100. Registration cost includes program, room, and meals (single and double occupancy options) and the prices range from $391 to $511 per person. Transportation is on your own and many arranged carpools in previous years. We are offering a discount off the cost of the registration from the McClary Scholarship fund to make it easier to attend the conference! Please contact Maren (maren@firstpresnb.org) to learn more about the discount.
Photo's from 2021 Montreat Women's Summer Conference
Word Wise: Encountering the Word that draws us in and sends us out
Jen Hatmaker - Keynoter
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FPC 2021 Women Attendee's
Montreat Campus view of Lake Susan
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Beautiful Silk painting used as backdrop for Women's Conference 2021
Rev. Dr. Alice Ridgill
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