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AnnouncementsWELCOME VISITORS! We welcome you to worship today, and hope you will return on future Sundays so that we may come to know you and welcome you into this family of faith. We also invite you to participate in the educational and fellowship activities of this congregation. Nursery Care provided by a child care professional, Claire Cole, is available for infants and children through age 3 each week during the worship service. An usher can direct you to the nursery, which is located on the first floor of the Church House (the education and fellowship building). Church School for children age 4 through Grade 6 begins each week after The Word for Children in worship. Classes are held on the second floor of the Church House, and parents may meet their children in their classrooms at 11:30 a.m. Adult Education and Confirmation Class (for youth in grades 7-9) are held each Sunday at 9:00 a.m. The Adult Class meets in the Millheim Room, and the Confirmation Class meets on the second floor of the Church House. Off-street parking is available in the lot behind our building. Enter the parking lot by turning right from Spring Garden Street onto Bank Street (the alley alongside the church building). Any space is available for parking on Sunday morning, with two spaces reserved for handicapped drivers. An elevator located near the rear stairway (by the back parking lot doors) is available for those who find stairs difficult. Large print worship bulletins may be obtained from an usher. The Chancel Choir rehearses on Thursday evenings, September through mid-June, at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Room, second floor of the Church House. New singers are always welcome! Contact Pastor Cynthia Simmons (610-253-3579) for more information. NOTES ON TODAY’S WORSHIP SERVICE YOU ARE INVITED to a time of fellowship and refreshments in Legacy Hall (lower level of the Church House) following worship today. LEADING WORSHIP TODAY are Cynthia Simmons (Pastor), Phyllis Finger (Liturgist), Harold Redline (Organist), the Chancel Choir. HEAD USHER is Jim Van Norman; ushers are Nancy Cox, Mona Lisa Gonzalez, Chauncey Howell, David Kreidler. COFFEE HOUR AND FLOWER DELIVERY COORDINATORS are Lorraine Fugere and Elaine Rutherford; Dolores VanSyckle, helper. IN OUR CHURCH FAMILY CONGRATULATIONS TO STACY MOKI upon being awarded a merit scholarship to Lafayette College. PLEASE KEEP IN PRAYER: Patricia Martin at Easton Hospital; LeRoy Cooper (Manor Care of Easton, Room 412, 2600 Northampton Street, Easton, PA 18045); Phoebe Barta (in the health care center at Moravian Hall Square, 175 W. North Street, Nazareth, PA 18064. PRAYER LISTS are available on Sunday mornings on the table just inside the main (back) entrance to the Sanctuary, and also on the table outside the entrance to the kitchen in Legacy Hall. UPCOMING MEETINGS: The Deacons will meet Monday, January 23, at 7:00 p.m.; the Mission Team will meet on Tuesday, February 6, at 4:00 p.m.
The Session has called THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Congregation and Corporation of the First Presbyterian Church of Easton for Sunday, January 29, 2012, in Legacy Hall immediately following the 10:30 a.m. service. The business of the meeting will include presentation of the church operating budget for 2012, the hearing of annual reports of church teams and groups, including financial reports, and consideration of an amendment to Section 8.A. (second paragraph, first sentence) of the church By-Laws. Current wording of the sentence to be considered for amendment is There shall be a minimum of twelve (12) elders, divided into three (3) classes equal in number. The proposed amendment would change that sentence to read There shall be a minimum of nine (9) elders, divided into three (3) classes equal in number. OPPORTUNITES FOR FELLOWSHIP AND GROWTH ADULT EDUCATION, which meets from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. on Sundays in the Millheim Room, is spending the next few weeks looking at the parables of Jesus “through Middle Eastern eyes” under the leadership of Parish Associate Harry Freebairn. Come join this lively group for thoughtful discussion and warm fellowship. OPPORTUNITES FOR GENEROSITY PAYING OUR FAIR SHARE – All members of the church are encouraged to pay the per capita assessment that our denomination uses to fund the operations of the presbyteries, synods, and General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) This year’s per capita amount is $26.89 per confirmed member of the congregation. Our church has benefited greatly from the support of our denomination when we were able to renovate our building because of the Presbyterian Loan and Investment Program. As we have benefited from the support of the larger church, let us be generous in supporting the larger church by paying our per capita assessment. Note: Your regular pledge does not go towards per capita; this offering is “over and above” your regular pledge to this congregation. SANCTUARY FLOWERS enhance the beauty of our weekly worship services and bring joy to homebound or hospitalized members of our congregation who receive them after worship. A sign-up sheet to provide flowers during 2012 is posted in Legacy Hall. Two floral arrangements cost $35 and up, depending on the type of arrangement. After you reserve your date to donate flowers, let the church office know your price range and we will order the flowers for you from Bloomies, our church florist. Bloomies will then bill you directly. Mary Fahl in Concert on February 11th
First Presbyterian Church of Easton is pleased to host a concert by Mary Fahl, local singer/songwriter and former lead singer of October Project. The concert, a benefit for the church, will be on Saturday, February 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary. (Snow date is February 25th.) Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students. There will be a reception and meet and greet with Mary after the concert.
The following is some information about Mary and her music: “Sounding like no other singer of her generation” (Allmusic.com), Mary Fahl is an expressive, emotional singer/songwriter who first achieved fame as lead singer and co-founder of the mid-90’s chamber-pop group October Project. Fahl’s elegant, cinematic songs draw on classical and world music sources, American art song, as well as thinking man’s folk-pop. She sings in an earthy, viscerally powerful contralto that Boston Globe critic Steve Morse calls “a voice for the gods that can transport listeners to other realms”. Since her “October Project” days, Fahl has recorded solo albums for Sony Classical and V2 Records. She has written and performed songs for several major motion pictures, including the lead song (“Going Home”) for the Warner Bros. Civil War epic “Gods and Generals”. In this special solo performance, Mary will perform a number of these songs, several new works, as well as an October Project or two.
For Tickets: Call the church office at 610-253-3579, or Susan Mackay at 908-507-2621. THE LIFE OF OUR CHURCH THIS WEEK (Italics indicate community groups with whom we share our building.) Sunday, 01/22 9:00 a.m. - Adult Study; Confirmation Class 10:15 a.m. - Nursery/Child Care 10:30 a.m. -Worship (Children leave for Church School after The Word for Children) 11:30 a.m. - Fellowship Time 1-5:30 p.m. - Genesis Church Monday, 01/23 Newsletter Deadline 7:00 p.m. - Deacon Meeting Tuesday, 01/24 1:00 p.m. - Lehigh Presbytery Meeting – East Stroudsburg Presbyterian Church 7:00 p.m. - Genesis Church 7:00 p.m. - Easton Old Time Music Jam Group Wednesday, 01/25 10:00 a.m. - Al Anon 7:30 p.m. - Two Rivers AA Group Thursday, 01/26 7:30 p.m. - Chancel Choir Rehearsal 8:00 p.m. - Spring Garden AA Group Sunday, 01/29 9:00 a.m. - Adult Study; Confirmation Class 10:15 a.m. - Nursery/Child Care 10:30 a.m. - Worship (Children leave for Church School after The Word for Children) 11:30 p.m. - Annual Congregational Meeting 1-3 p.m. - Genesis Church
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