Fellowship Cafe - On summer hiatus thru September 1
Monthly Fellowship Dinners
JMS GYM
The contract for the JMS kitchen and exterior renovation has been awarded to Jonathan Wilkins of Sawgrass Properties. His work crews have begun and expect to finish early in 2020. We'll keep you updated with the progress.
The contract for the JMS kitchen and exterior renovation has been awarded to Jonathan Wilkins of Sawgrass Properties. His work crews have begun and expect to finish early in 2020. We'll keep you updated with the progress.
Where: J. Murphy Smith Center (Gym)
When: September
Time: TBD
Menu: TBD
Make your reservations
by calling the church office 252-637-3270
or
signing up on the Friendship pad in church on Sunday.
Lunch Wagon Upcoming Events!
August- Summer Hiatus - no events
September 20 - Friday Beaufort Double-Decker bus tour and NC Maritime museum
Double-Decker bus tour and NC Maritime museum for a narrated Double Decker bus tour of the historic area of the city. Following the tour you will be free to visit the Maritime Museum and have lunch on your own at one of the fine Beaufort restaurants.The cost of the narrated tour is $12 which will be collected as you board the church bus at 9:15 a.m. Please have the correct change. The bus will depart at 9:30 a.m. and should return by 4:00 p.m.
Sign up through the Church Office 252-637-3270. Our bus can accommodate 22 people.
October 19 - Saturday Lobster Fest-Salter Path
Mark your calendars. The Lunch Wagon will be going to the Lobster Fest at the St. Francis by the Sea church on Saturday October 19. The lobster dinner will cost $25.00. Tickets go on sale later this month. Details on how to order tickets will be posted when available. Everyone will need to purchase their own tickets. Call the church office to sign up for the bus. 252-637-3270
November ?-History Place, Morehead City-Rodney Kemp-storyteller
December 1 - Sunday Mike’s Farm, Beulaville
January 5 - Sunday Kinston The Boar’s Head and Yule Log Banquet
First Presbyterian Church
Family Camp
Huge Success!
Our 2019 Family Camp was
Saturday, April 27th at beautiful Camp Albemarle
The fun began at 1:00 pm when YOU arrived!
There were games and activities or just a chance for you to visit and catch up with friends.
Tree climbing, bouncy house & tower!
Around 4:00 pm a catered meal of BBQ and Fried Chicken w/sides and cobbler & banana pudding.
Family Camp
Huge Success!
Our 2019 Family Camp was
Saturday, April 27th at beautiful Camp Albemarle
The fun began at 1:00 pm when YOU arrived!
There were games and activities or just a chance for you to visit and catch up with friends.
Tree climbing, bouncy house & tower!
Around 4:00 pm a catered meal of BBQ and Fried Chicken w/sides and cobbler & banana pudding.
2019 HOUSE CHURCH HANDBOOK
THE PURPOSE OF HOUSE CHURCH:
The purpose of the House Church program to "build up the body"- to build a sense of community and belonging among our adult members. This program is not under the “Education Commission” but the “Fellowship Commission.” Thus, House Church is not primarily a “learning time” or a Bible Study time. Yet we want there to be some meaningful content to House Church. We want what we do at House Church to help people interact and begin to know one another. The warmth and joy of being together is to be promoted at all times.
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The Gift of House Churches
As of June I have had the chance to visit each of the fourteen house churches at least once. For those who are not familiar with house churches, a house church is a group of people who meet together once a month on a particular day and time for food and fellowship and faith conversations. House churches are a really remarkable thing! You meet month in and month out, year after year. You open your homes to one another, you feed one another, you take care of each other, and you welcome new folks into your midst. Some groups spend the precious hour or two a month just catching up with one another, deepening friendships along the way. Some groups choose to learn new things together, using devotionals or a Bible lesson. Some groups serve together, some play games together, some groups pray together. House churches have been a part of the fabric of First Presbyterian for decades, and I think that is part of what makes this church such a strong community of faith. House churches are on break for the summer and will start back up in the fall. If you are not a part of a house church and would like to join up with one (or more!) in the fall, I would be happy to help with that! Or if you would be interested in forming or leading a new house church, I would be happy to help with that too!
Rev. Dr. Maren Sonstegard-Spray