Dear Families,
I hope everyone is doing well and settling back into school day routines – or getting ready to do that next week! Here’s what’s coming up!
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This Sunday
Join us in the Life Center at 9:30am for a Pancake Breakfast! 🥞🥞 It will be a great time of fellowship as we all come back from summer break and reconnect wiht our FPC family! There will be pancakes (including gluten free ones), sausage, fruit, coffee, and OJ. I hope to see you there!
After the pancakes, head to the sanctuary for 11am worship. We will have a back to school blessing during the children’s message and we will ordain/install our newest class of elders. It will bspecialil Sunday and you don’t want to miss it!Â
**Nursery care will be available during beginning at 10:45am in MLC 101.
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Coming Up
September 11– Sunday School Kickoff -Join other FPC families with young children on the Paisley Playground at 10am for fellowship, doughnuts, bubbles, and an inflatable slide!Â
**Worship services at 9am and 11am that day as Rev. Jill duffield begin our fall sermon series. Nursery care available in MLC 101.
September 18 – Regular Sunday School resumes: Preschool (CORL 304); Kindergarten-2nd grade (CORL 303); 3rd-5th grades (CORL 306). Our Sunday school class for parents with children of ALL ages will also resume in the rear of the Life Center.  **This year, we are excited to be introducing a new curriculum called “Follow Me” published by PCUSA. We will be using this curriculum in preschool, elementary, youth, and the Families Growing in Faith Parent class. All ages will be studying the same bible stories and concepts on age appropriate levels!Â
Also September 18 – Join us at the Diaper Bank from 3-5pm! Spaces are limited due to space at the Diaper Bank Warehouse. SIGN UP HERE. **We are continuing to collect diapers as well! Bring your diaper donations to the red wagons on Sundays or the food drive by on Wednesdays!
September 24 – Neil’s Meals – We will gather once again to pack meals for hungry children in our community! Meal packing begins at 10am, but come early for fellowship. Children ages 8 and up are welcome to join (accompanied by an adult). More details and SIGN UP HERE.Â
Looking ahead – we’re bringing back Kids Disciple Club for 3rd-5th graders! We’ll meet on the first Sunday each month and the first one will be October 2 from 3-4:30pm!Â
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Other Notes and Info
We are looking forward to a great new year in children’s ministry and hope you will be part of it! Invite a friend and make a commitment – even just a small one! – to attending worship, attending Sunday school, and/or reconnecting after a couple weird and wonky years! It’s gonna be awesome!Â
Preliminary calendar attached or find it HERE!
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Please be in touch if you have any questions or concerns!Â
Blessings,
Lisa Witherspoon
Director of Children’s Ministry
First Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, NC
(336) 478-4726
