CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE

We were excited to share an update on Phase 2 of the Capital Campaign during our worship services last Sunday. In case you missed it, please click here to watch the video of how your giving has already impacted the community. You should receive your commitment card in the mail this week. Please return it to the church office or place in the offering plate by May 31. Thank you for being a part of transforming the heart of the city and “finishing the work”!

REPORT FROM CONGREGATIONAL MEETING

On Sunday, April 21, the congregation approved the Associate Pastor Nominating Committee’s recommendation to call Rev. Don Feuerbach as our new Congregational Care Pastor. We welcome Don and his wife, Mary Ann, to our church family! His official start day is May 6. To read more about him, click here.

MOTHER’S DAY OFFERING MAY 12

Each year South Carolina Presbyterian churches participate in a Mother’s Day Offering for the six Presbyterian Communities of SC. The offering provides charitable care to enable residents to stay in their retirement homes when they have outlived their life’s savings. Their average age is 89! The envelopes will be distributed on Mother’s Day with the bulletins, or visit PresCommunities.org to contribute online. Thank you for your generosity!

2024 GRADUATES TO BE ANNOUNCED IN JUNE

FPC members and family members who are 2024 (or August/December 2023) graduates of High School, College, Graduate School, and Seminary will be announced in early June. To be included, complete the form online here or contact Austin Clay (aclay@firstpresgreenville.org) by Friday, May 31.

BUNCOMBE STREET PARKING LOT

Please do not park in the Buncombe Street parking lot on Sundays. It is reserved for Buncombe Street Methodist church members only. The parking garage on Richardson Street is available and free to use on the weekends if FPC lots are full. Thank you!

 

WEDNESDAY MEALS AND PASTOR’S BIBLE STUDY

Most Grow@First activities have ended for the Winter/Spring. The lunch AND evening Pastor’s Bible study will continue in the Fellowship Hall through June 5. Lunch will be available for the daytime study, but only dessert and beverages will be served in the evening.

DISCOVER FIRST: NEW MEMBER WEEKEND

Are you interested in making First Presbyterian your church home? Discover more about the vision, discipleship, and outreach of FPC! New Member Weekend will be Friday−Saturday, May 3-4. Childcare is available for children age 5 and under. For details, contact Linda Sholtis (lsholtis@firstpresgreenville.org). Register by clicking here.

MAY CIRCLE MEETINGS

Tuesday, May 14
#6 10:30am • FPC Room B303
#7 10:30am • Cascades Verdae Community
#10 11:00am • FPC Formal Dining Room

Thursday, May 9, 6:30pm
#3 Jane Starkey’s home, 6 Parliament Road 29615

Tuesday, May 21, 11:30am
#1 Foothills Retirement Community

LEARNING TO REST IN GOD SEMINAR

Living with demanding schedules, addiction to SMART phones, and daily deadlines, can leave you exhausted and unconsciously committed to schedules over significance and busyness over holiness. Join us as we discuss the Sabbath and how to intentionally engage in God’s invitation to rest, reflect, and quietly interact with Him to refresh and reenergize your soul. Don’t miss this “Learning to Rest in God” seminar, hosted by the Flourish Institute of Technology, held on May 3-4 at FPC. The cost is $60. Please register by clicking here.

TUESDAY HEALING & PRAYER SERVICE

The Healing & Prayer Service is held each Tuesday at 6:30pm in Harper Prayer Chapel. You are invited to come and receive God’s love, peace, hope, and healing through prayer and the work of the Holy Spirit.

PIEDMONT WOMEN’S CENTER BORN TO RUN 5K

Piedmont Women’s Center is hosting their annual Born to Run 5K event on Saturday, May 11, at 8:00am on the Bob Jones University campus. The Light & Life Ministry of First Presbyterian Church is one of the event sponsors. For more information or to register for the run, click here.

CLOP CLOP ON THE REEDY: A TALE OF HUGUENOT MILL

Written by FPC member Dave Burke, this one-act performance follows the struggle of three characters in the 1890s and their responses to a tragic event. The performance is sponsored by a Metropolitan Arts Council grant and the Fine Arts Ministry of FPC. Join us on Friday, May 31, at 7:00pm in the FPC Worship & Arts Center. Tickets are available at FirstPresGreenville.org/Events.

JAZZ QUARTET CONCERT APRIL 28

Our organist, Sarah Wannamaker and three musical friends of First Pres are presenting a concert featuring the music of French jazz pianist Claude Bolling. Join us for “Suite for Cello and Jazz Trio” next Sunday, April 28, at 2:00pm in Harper Chapel. Admission is free.

OPENINGS FOR FPC MUSIC CAMP

Spaces are still available in Music Camp for rising 2nd–rising 6th grade children. Rising 7th-12th grades can also register as a counselor. Music camp follows VBS, June 10-13, from 12:00pm–4:00pm. Register by clicking here.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR DAY MISSIONS

Join us in assisting students as they serve the needs of our city this summer! We’re also asking our FPC family to donate “necessity items”: paper towels, toilet paper, hand soap, shampoo, deodorant, dish detergent, etc. “Homeless kit” items needed are: hotel size toiletries, chap stick, and reading glasses. Bring items to the Children’s Ministry check-in area. Click here to register or click here to see the full list of items needed. Questions? Contact Karen King, kking@firstpresgreenville.org.

SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AT VBS JUNE 10-13

We are busy preparing for our annual VBS and are looking for teens, parents, grandparents, and any others who want to be a part of this amazing week! If you aren’t available to be here, you can also serve by bringing in food and craft items. For a full list and sign-up, click here. Contact Tina Jones at tjones@firstpresgreenville.org for more information.