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Labor Day Beach Party 12:00 noon - ?? on the Seawall beach between 57th & 61st Streets Bring towels, chairs, umbrellas, sunscreen -- food & beverages provided. *
* * New monthly Bible Study for women, begins Tuesday, September 7, 10:30 a.m., at the church, studying Revelation
* * * Weekly Potluck Fellowship Suppers & Game Nights for all ages
on Wednesdays, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Sept. 8 - No Supper because of Labor Day picnic Sept. 15 - Potluck Sept. 22 - Cajun food Sept. 29 - Mexican food
We have an assortment of new
games! Adult Bell Choir now learning Christmas music after supper!
* * * Session meeting, Wednesday, September 8, 6:30 p.m. * * * If you have nominations for the position of Elder or Trustee, please send them to green@galvpres.net or give them to Officer Nominating Committee chair Bill Grubb.
* * * Worship at 11:00 a.m., preceded by Sunday School for all ages at 9:30 a.m. & Fellowship at 10:30 a.m. New! 10:45 a.m. Sing with the Praise Band Young Children & Worship during latter part of worship
(for age 4 - Grade 3) in room across from the Nursery. Communion on the first Sunday of each month. Food Pantry collection of non-perishables for St. Vincent's House on first Sunday of month. Large Print Sunday bulletins are available. Please ask an usher if you would prefer the larger format. * * *
Ushers needed for worship
service - can you help? "Dinner for Eight".....returns every weekend in October! Sign-up sheet now available. Sign up to host or to attend. You have five Saturday evenings to choose from. Contact George Wolfe, Fellowship Chair, for more information at gwwolfe@aol.com * * * Download the September 2010 church newsletter The newsletter is in .pdf files requiring Adobe Reader ( Adobe Reader - Download Here ) * * * New Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) website at www.pcusa.org Online Mission Resource of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) - "God's Mission Matters" - at www.pcusa.org/missioncrossroads * * *
Take me out to the ballgame! Presbyterian Night at the Astros-Dodgers game on Saturday, September 11 * * *
Would you like to donate flowers for Sunday morning worship? Contact the church office at 409.762.8638
Every Monday, FPC Teams prepare & serve dinner at the Galveston Salvation Army, 23rd & Broadway, 3:30-6:00 (serving at 5:00 p.m.) The program is in its 11th year. Helpers needed once a month! Contact Pat Bumpus, Mission Chair. * * * 2010 Graduate Recognition Dylan Boor, David Nash, & Connor Wiseman (Ball High); Megan O'Malley (O'Connell Prep.); Jennifer Poole Stone (assoc. degree, Alvin Community College); Luke Boor (assoc. degree in music, Music Institute, Hollywood, September '09); Stephanie Banuelos (M.S. in Forensics-Toxicology, Sam Houston State University), daughter of staffer Terry Verduzco; Charlie Kimbrough & Katie Kimbrough (UTMB Medical School at Galveston); Leslie Gilbert (M.S. in Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M, August 2010.) * * *
Check out our church Facebook page, and become a "fan" of First Presbyterian Church, Galveston, Texas Videos featuring the return to First Presbyterian (one by Jennifer Salyer and one from Channel 39 news) are on the Facebook page.
* * * If you lost your copy of Lively Stones, the history of the first 150 years of First Presbyterian Church on Galveston Island, you may have a replacement copy free of charge. Co-author Retta Lou Weber will be happy to sign copies on Sunday mornings. * * * Prayer List If you know of someone who would like to be added to the church's prayer list, contact Chris Keller at 409.763.3510, or call the church office at 409.762.8638. The prayer list appears in the bulletin on the first Sunday of each month. Please also let us know when it is time to remove someone from the list. * * * How to Find the Church Offices First Presbyterian Church is located at 19th and Church Streets, north of Broadway and south of The Strand, on Galveston Island off the coast of Texas. The entrance to the church office is through the glass doors at 20th & Church Streets.Link to History of First Presbyterian Church, Galveston * * * On a happy "note"! Our organist, Bonnye Karger, who retired in summer 2010, has been named Organist Emeritus of First Presbyterian Church * * * Presbyterian News on Ike Recovery * * * Photos of First Presbyterian Church renovated Education Wing, Fall 2009
First Floor hallway (above)
Parlor (above) Nursery (above right)
-Staff photos
* * * Please keep the church office up to date on your contact information (snail mail & email addresses, & phone numbers) by calling the church office at 409.762.8638 or emailing to the church office at scoggin@galvpres.net* * *
* * * Mail for Church Ministries: We now have a Ministry mail boxes at the church (in the room behind the copier room.) The following people/committees have mail drawers in the cart: Buildings & Grounds ** Clerk of Session ** Christian Education ** Finance ** Ida Austin Class ** Korean Church ** Missions ** Music ** Restoration Task Force
* * * Weddings at First Presbyterian: Contact the church office at 409.762.8638 for information. Email the church's Wedding Liaison at weddings@galvpres.net You may download a copy of the "Wedding Booklet" with information on guidelines for weddings at First Presbyterian (a .pdf file requiring Adobe Reader.)
Resources available online: "Hear the Word".....a new resource from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), a Weekly Revised Common Lectionary podcast of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Resources available through FPC... Tales of an African Dog and Tales of an African Dog in Alaska and Tales of an African Dog in Texas, chilldren's books by Jean Straatmeyer, are still available. The books are about "Alaska Malawi", a dog born in Malawi, adopted by the Rev. Gene & Mrs. Jean Straatmeyer, Americans who were in Malawi before moving to Alaska. The Straatmeyers now live in Crystal Beach, Texas. Cost of the books are $10 per copy (any additional donations will be gratefully accepted). All proceeds of the book will be given to care of orphan children in Malawi. Lively Stones, the illustrated, hardcover history of First Presbyterian Church of Galveston, written by our own Retta Lou Weber & her daughter, Gayle Weber Strange, includes many photos & information about the early days of Galveston. A copy was spotted in a local used book store - priced at $55.00 - and several copies are offered on Amazon.com for $50.00-$95.00. Well, have we got a deal for you! Brand new copies are available through the church office for a bargain price! If you lost your copy in Hurricane Ike, you may pick up a free replacement at the church. FPC's Child Protection Policy
The Child Protection Policy was approved by the Session in 2005. A link to the policy is here: What follows is the Child Protection Policy Additional training sessions are planned for prospective leaders, youth group workers, substitute teachers and early childhood workers, and for anyone interested in learning more.
About Church Photos Photographs taken during church events and programs may be posted around the church, used in brochures, or on the church website. If you would rather your image/your family’s images not be included, please let the church office know. Ministry Chairs: Please share news and photos with the church website. And be sure to call the church office (409.762.8638) to schedule all your meetings and events on the main church calendar.
Note from the Financial Office: Please put a memo on all checks to the church to allow us to properly identify the category of giving. Thank you! Please let the financial office know if you are changing your pledge. Grocery
Shopping Stewardship:
Use your Remarkable Card at Randall's
(link to 4542). Use your scan card at
Kroger's - pick up a letter from the church to link your card to FPC. * * *
November 2009 news story from Houston's
Channel 39 News about FPC Galveston holding the first Sunday worship
service ‘at home’ after 14 months
http://www.39online.com/videobeta/watch/?watch=81592798-140a-492a-ab0e-e4fed24ef473
Jennifer Sayler's video
reflecting over the past 14 months of clean-up, reconstruction and
preparation for worship back in the FPC Galveston building, with
Jennifer's anthem being sung by the Chancel Choir during our "homecoming
worship" on November 29, 2009:
look for "Homecoming” here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Galveston-TX/First-Presbyterian-Church-Galveston-Texas/185034170717
Volunteers set up McCullough Hall for
Photos from church fellowship events "under the tent" after Ike:
Post-Ike parking lot Halloween Party for young children, October 31, 2008 (above & right)
Conversation ensues & food is devoured during the 2009 Spring Fling fellowship supper (below left)
Easter Egg Hunt in the Chapel Yard, April 2009 (below right)
* * * Photos by church member Joe Trum of the early post-Ike interior remediation work being done at the church.....
in the sanctuary (plastic tubes are filled with warm, dry air - walkways built for access)
and the chapel (pews destroyed by flood, warped flooring removed)
The members of the FPC Restoration Committee are David Salyer (Chair); Mary Alice Black, Bruce Frasier, Catherine Garrison & Lesley Sommer. Background information & early photos on the Church Restoration Members of the church's Restoration Committee and others in the congregation continue to participate locally with the work of Partners for Sacred Places. For more about this organization & their work in Galveston (including a short video), go to their website: For post-Ike updates from around the Presbytery of New Covenant and news about its churches, go to www.pbyofnewcovenant.org * * *
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