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WEEKEND UPDATE
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
AND LUNCHEON
FEBRUARY 15
We will have our annual Congregational Meeting immediately following worship on February
15. This is a time for the session, pastors and staff to present the work completed in 2014 and our
continuing projects and goals for 2015. Each year we also elect the congregation’s Nominating
Committee for that year, and approve the co-pastors’ terms of call. This year our focus will be
on becoming more familiar with our new congregational vision statement and how we can
translate it into action. This is a covered dish event. There will be a person in the kitchen at
8:30 to help receive and store food for the luncheon. The session is providing ham, bread and
beverages. Please plan to bring a main dish, side dish, or dessert that your family enjoys to
share.
SERMON SERIES
Our current sermon series is called “Rightly Focusing Our Faith: The Apostles’ Creed for
Today.”
February 1
I Believe in the Holy Spirit
February 8
The Church, Forgiveness of
Sins and Eternal Life
Resurrection and Life
Everlasting
February 15
February 18
Ash Wednesday service,
6 p.m.
February 22
Coming to Grips with Our
Powerlessness
SCRIPTURE FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2015
“I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. 5 But now
I am going to him who sent me; yet none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6 But
because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts. 7 Nevertheless I tell
you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Advocate
will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 And when he comes, he will
prove the world wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 about sin, because
they do not believe in me; 10 about righteousness, because I am going to the Father and
you will see me no longer; 11 about judgment, because the ruler of this world has been
condemned. 12“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak
on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that
are to come. 14 He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to
you. 15 All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is
mine and declare it to you.
Galatians 5:16-25
16 Live by the Spirit, I say, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For what the
flesh desires is opposed to the Spirit, and what the Spirit desires is opposed to the flesh;
for these are opposed to each other, to prevent you from doing what you want. 18 But if
you are led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are
obvious: fornication, impurity, licentiousness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife,
jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions, 21 envy, drunkenness, carousing, and
things like these. I am warning you, as I warned you before: those who do such things
will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There
is no law against such things. 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the
flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the
Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, competing against one another, envying one
another.
WONDERFUL WEDNESDAYS
Elizabeth Lee Power, Associate Professor and Director of the Immigration Law Clinic at the
University of Arkansas School of Law, will speak on "Immigration and the President's
Initiatives" during next week’s Wonderful Wednesday. On the menu is chili and cornbread.
Please make your reservation by noon Tuesday by calling the office (442-4411). Please see the
dessert sign up in the narthex if you are able to bring a dessert or sign up at any Wonderful
Wednesday supper.
LEFT AND FOUND
Many of you have delivered meals in times of joy or need for members and others who worship
at FUPC regularly. These families often return your dishes to the church. When they are
brought here, they can be retrieved from the Left and Found closet (door immediately to the far
right when you enter Fellowship Hall). Please check this area for any missing items, currently
including: a black scarf, a Bank of Fayetteville baseball cap, a 4T red velvet snowflake girl’s
jacket, 1.75 brown “reader” glasses, a white ceramic deep quiche pan, and several other kitchen
dishes and utensils. At the end of each quarter, if they are not marked, these items are donated to
a local thrift store.
PW NOW RECEIVING NOMINATIONS FOR HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP
Presbyterian Women is now receiving nominations for the Honorary Life Membership. The
Honorary Life Membership is “conferred upon an individual in recognition of faithful service in
some area of church work.” Those nominating an individual should include a short note of
explanation of why this person should be considered for this award. Nominations may be given
to circle leaders or sent to Chris Harris ([email protected]) or Melinda Nickle
([email protected]). The Honorary Life Membership will be revealed to the
recipient/s at the spring dinner on May 13, 2015. Please have nominations in by February 16,
2015.
OUR PRESBYTERY CONNECTIONS
The Presbyterian Church (USA) is a connectional church. Each week we pray for other
congregations within the Presbytery of Arkansas. This week, we pray for First, McGee and
Inquirers and Candidates for Ministry.
Please call the church office, 442-4411,
during the week with prayer concerns, joys
or hospital information (* denotes member)
New Baby
Magnolia Jolene Nemmo, daughter of Elizabeth Jordan and Michael Nemmo (grandparents are
David and Marilyn McLaughlin)
Grieving
Families of: Clayton Barnhart, Sloane Briggs, Walker Butin (father of Revs. Phil Butin and
father-in-law of Jan Butin), Suzette Haden Elgin, Doug Frans, Kelley Kirkpatrick, Rick
Allen Long, Dick Morrison, Margaret Perry, Myra Rice, Don Taylor, Trevor Trumbo,
Dale Vinzant and Tom Williams.
Illnesses and Other Needs
*Randy Andersen, *Jim Bales, Patty Bello, Catherine Brantley, Patric Brosh, Kelley
(Baker) Cole, Edward Currier, Mary Curry, Sharon Davis, Sarah Derrick, Robert Dublin,
Gary Ervin, Caitlin Farrell, Sarah Fries, *Sara Harris, Athan Irwin, Melissa Irwin,
Marissa Henley, *Camille Marino, Tara McDaniel Kerr, *Debbie Power, Tess Shipley,
*Sue Ellen Ward, Paula Goode Adkins, Young Chul Adkins, Knox Ogden, Ashley Ober,
Cheryl Garrison Emerick, Heather Dugan-Feldt, Carl Hackelton, Borgny Hanley, Shirley
Harms, *Bonnie Heiple, Michele Holland, Susan Hendrickson, Phyllis Johnson, Fran
Keasler, *Ann Rogers, *Roger Kennedy, Angela Lehren, Steve LaMastus, *Amy Locke,
*Judy Marino, Jimmie Mathews, *Gwen Mattice, *Betty Monroe, Karen Morrison, Jessica
Johnston Myer, *Ashley Ober, *Debbie Oliver, *William Oliver, *Ronny Pope, *Rev. Lee
Power, Allen Reaves, *Marilyn Rice,*Barbara Rutledge, Ruth Sampier, Jonathan
Schierschmidt, *Clendora Sharp, Naoto Sekiguchi, Joe Selzer, Kim Seymour, Coltrane
Smith,*Tony Stankus, *Jane Steinkraus, *Zoe Sparks*Tina Stuart, *Rosetta Taylor, Ruth
Vickers, *Maxine Ward, Janet Watkins, Tom Williams, Betty Wilton, Julia Yaryan,
*Dorothy Clinehens, *Helen Ezell, Dave Fulton, *Helen Jablonski, *Pete Schaller, Billy
Thompson, *Janet Watkins, *Jo Ann Whitlatch and *Laurel Bohlander.