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N E W S A N D A N N O U N C E M E N T S P A G E 2 JOIN US AT OUR BACCALAUREATE SERVICE Our sixteenth annual Baccalaureate Service will take place on Sunday, May 19, at 4:00 p.m. in the sanctuary and all members and friends of our church family are invited to attend. Since the youth in our church attend 20 different school districts, our Baccalaureate Service offers the opportunity for us to offer our thanks to God for our high school seniors, to celebrate this common milestone in their lives, and to seek God’s continued blessing on them in the next chapter in their lives. The Youth Handbell and Youth Choirs will assist in the leadership of this service as well as many members of our church staff. The Baccalaureate will be followed by a reception in the Fellowship Hall in honor of our high school seniors. WELCOMING CHILDREN TO THE LORD’S TA- BLE CLASS ON MAY 4! Welcoming Children to the Lord’s Table is our class to help first through fifth graders and parents better understand the meaning and significance of the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. It will take place Saturday, May 4, 2013 from 9:00 -11:30 a.m. Please contact Pam Weiss at the church office to register or if you have any questions, 610- 395-3781 ext. 43. LIVING WITH LOSS GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: Mondays, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. , June 3, 10, 17, 24, July 1, 8 at First Presbyterian Church in Allentown, Room 118. To register please call 610-682- 1337 or go to (http://www.diakon.org/family-lifeservices/northeastern-pennsylvania/events/?) PRESENTATIONS AT LUTHER CREST: The public is cordially invited to attend Dr. Manfred Bahmann’s presentation “Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace” (with video) on Tuesday, May 14, 2:30 p.m. Both presentations will be offered in Crest Hall of Luther Crest, 800 Hausman Road, Allentown, PA 18104. LAST CALL FOR NAMES OF GRADUATES! If you or a member of your immediate family will be graduating from high school, college or graduate school this spring, we want to help celebrate this milestone by recognizing our graduates. Please contact Caley Oels at the church office by this Sunday, May 5 (610-395-3781, Ext. 11, caley.oels@fpcallentown.org) and share with us the graduate’s name, school name, and, for college and graduate school, the name of the degree and major. We will share a list of all our graduates in an upcoming Sunday Bulletin and issue of Tidings. MAY COMMUNION LOOSE PLATE OFFERING The Loose Plate Offering for May Communion will help fund computers for refugees. Over the last few years, FPC has supported this highly successful program to help newly arrived refugees do well in high school and community college. For more information about the computer fund or other refugee programs, please contact Leni Harriott at 610-762- 3981 or Leni@rcn.com. PLANT SALE This Sunday, May 5, First Presbyterian Church will host a plant sale fundraiser on the front lawn from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The fundraiser will benefit Lehigh County Conference of Churches with funds earmarked for the Daybreak Program. All plants are very modestly priced. Blue Mountain Nursery has generously donated the plants. MARRIAGE PREP SERIES: Friday, June 28, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m., and Saturday, June 29 , 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church in Kutztown. Advance registration required by June 14, 2013 (Registration fee $100 per couple; lunch served on Saturday). Please call 610-682-1337 or go to (http://www.diakon.org/ family-life-services/northeastern-pennsylvania/ events/?EventId=3705)
N E W S A ND A N N O U N C E M E N T S P A G E 3 IS GOD CALLING YOU TO TEACH CHURCH SCHOOL? Have you ever thought that perhaps God has given you the gift of teaching? Have you wondered whether or not this might be a gift you could share with others? Are you open to considering whether or not you are being called to serve as a Church School teacher this fall without any pressure or expectation that you will teach? Here is your opportunity to do just that. On Saturday, May 11, from 8:45-11:00 a.m. and Monday, May 13, from 5:45-8:00 p.m. two identical discernment sessions will be offered to anyone interested in exploring this possibility. A Curriculum Task Force of our Spiritual Formation Team will offer you a hands-on overview of a new curriculum we will be using this fall in all of our Church School classes. After an extensive time of study and prayer, our Spiritual Formation Team approved moving to a new curriculum that will connect each Sunday’s class with that day’s scripture lesson and sermon in worship. This will help all participants to discern better what God is seeking to say to them through each Sunday’s scripture lesson and how best to reflect that message in their daily lives. Because all classes will be focused on the same lesson, this will also enable further discussion to continue in families and with other friends in our church family. All current, former and “never-before” Church School teachers are encouraged to participate in one of these two workshops. Simply register by Sunday, May 5, with Caley Oels in the church office by email caley.oels@fpcallentown.org or phone 610-395-3781, Ext. 11. After participating in one of the workshops, participants will be given a period of time prayerfully to consider if God is calling them to teach in the fall before offering their decision to the Spiritual Formation Team. CONFIRMATION SUNDAY Members of this year’s Confirmation Class who have chosen to make a public profession of faith in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, will be confirmed in worship on Sunday, May 12, at the 10:15 a.m. traditional worship service and the 10:30 a.m. alternative worship service. A church-wide reception honoring this year’s Confirmands will take place on the front lawn of the church following these worship services. THE 10:10 WORSHIP BAND INVITES YOU TO PRAISEFEST 2013 "The 10:10 - Life To The Full" is what you'll see emblazoned on keyboard player Phil Henderson's t-shirt pretty much every Sunday morning. It is the driving thought and Scripture (John 10:10) behind the Alternative Service at First Presbyterian. One of the visions expressed to the 10:10 band by both Lead Pastor Tony Sundermeier and Director of Alternative Worship Adam Tavolaro was to take the joy and fullness of life expressed through worship at the Alternative Service and begin to embrace the community with it outside of the church walls. Enter PraiseFest 2013. The event, taking place in Laureldale, PA on Saturday May 11, is a collaborative worship service. The 10:10 Band, in addition to Cross-Eyed Jake, The Westlawn United Methodist Church Praise Band, and Rock Solid from Calvary United Methodist Church, Mohnton, will be playing a set of worship tunes and a few originals. The idea behind the PraiseFest 2013 is outlined in its slogan: "A day of music, food, fun and praising God, getting the community together so that we can 'Help each other help others'". Event organizer, Jerry Geleff, envisioned a venue where churches could put aside their differences and concentrate on working together, pooling resources, and fostering Christian fellowship as the body of Christ continues to build the kingdom of God. PraiseFest 2013 is being hosted at the Rosedale Camp Grove Association building, located on 1616 Vine St, Laureldale, Pennsylvania 19605. The event will start at 4pm and continue until around 7:00pm. The all-ages event is free for all, and the 10:10 Band would love to see you come support this wonderful gathering of believers for Christ's glory!
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