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The Middle School Youth Council is forming! Are you in going to be in the 6th, 7th, or 8^th grade? Do you want to help decide what activities the middle school youth group participates in at Sunday Night Fellowship and during other times of the week?

Join the Middle School Youth Council! Applications are available here. Turn your application in to Claire Butler or email it to her at (youth@firstpresby.com).

 

The High School Youth Council is forming! Are you in going to be in the 9th, 10th, 11^th, or 12^th grade? Do you want to help decide what activities the High School youth group participates in at Sunday Night Fellowship and during other times of the week?

Join the High School Youth Council! Applications are available here. Turn your application in to Claire Butler or email it to her at (youth@firstpresby.com).

Check out some of our History from 1958 when the Activities Building was dedicated!

The "before" pictures of the dome and cupola work were posted on June 24, 2007.

First Presby Weekly News -- May 11, 2008 Child Care Helpers This Sunday are Helen Liu, Amy Isaac, Melinda Sutton, Tish Chafin, Heather Peterson and Aaron and Patti Alexander. Thanks to all of these wonderful people! Won't you volunteer a Sunday morning? Call Sally King, 344-8309, if you would like to help.  Our Sympathy to             the family of  Elaine Harper on her death April 23;             Ed Bartrug on the death of his mother April 24;             Betty Ireland on the death of her mother April 24. The Sanctuary Will Be Closed from Wednesday, May 7, through Friday, May 9, for carpet repairs.  Please use the chapel for prayer and meditation.  Thank you. We Welcome the Students of the Malone College Chorale and their director, Dr. Jerry Giger, to our services of worship this morning. The group comes to us from Canton, Ohio and will present a concert of sacred music in our sanctuary this evening at 7 p.m. Admission is free; a freewill offering will be received. Open Date for Flowers. If you would like to place flowers in the Sanctuary in memory or honor of a loved one, Sunday, May 25th, is an open date. Please call Jo at the church office - 343-8961.  Nominations for New Officers - Ballots can be found on the literature table and in the narthex for making nominations for Elders, Deacons and Trustees for the Class of 2011. Please return the ballot before the May 11 deadline. Social/Emotional Development of Young Children - Wednesday, May 7   Family Centered Care: What does family centered care mean? What makes a family friendly classroom? We will also cover tips for building partnerships with parents and promoting consistency between home and school. Plan to join us Wednesday night. Please call the Church to make reservations for dinner, or come at 6:45 p.m. to Room 203 in the Activities Building. High School Seniors  -  Today we celebrate the achievement of the following youth as they graduate from high school: Ben Agsten=09 Kate Bostic Jack Burgess Amy Byrum Megan Callaghan Krista Comer Molly Drescher Michael Fluharty Robert Fluharty Peter Gaglio  Middle School - May 7: We're going Roller Skating! Meet in the Francis Recreation Room following dinner with your socks ready to lace up your skates and ROCK and ROLL!!! High School - The High School Youth Group will meet this evening at 6:30.   More details to come. Pentecost Offering - Next Sunday, Mother's Day, is the Day of Pentecost. On this day we join with Christians around the world to celebrate God's gift of the Holy Spirit to the church. We also receive the Pentecost Offering, which benefits children at risk, youth and young adults. Forty percent of the Offering stays with our congregation to be used to assist our youth to go to South Carolina to build Habitat for Humanity housing for families. Sixty percent will support General Assembly ministries that advocate for children and provide leadership development opportunities for our youth and young adults. Learn more at <http://pcusa.org/pentecost>. Remember Derrick's Roll-Arena and Skateland??? Did you ever think how much fun it would be to work there? Live out your fantasy on Wednesday evenings after Wednesday Connections dinner!  We need some volunteers to help kids with their skates and skating. You can volunteer one Wednesday per month, or more. Or just come and check it out--see if "Wheels" are you ministry here. Call Jim Buckalew for information. Charleston Civic Chorus Spring Concert - Please join director Dr. J. Truman Dalton, and accompanist Randall Peters for an afternoon of extraordinary new choral music as the Charleston Civic Chorus presents its Spring Concert on this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. in the Baptist Temple sanctuary. The program will feature several new works, including the beautiful Five Hebrew Love Songs with guest violinist Mary Odin. The Charleston Civic Chorus is extremely fortunate to have Mary's exquisite violin accompaniment on this portion of the concert. Don't miss it! Note that seven members of the Geneva choir are also members of the Charleston Civic Chorus.  They are: Carole Carter, Kathy Lynch, Jim Merrill, Kari Preslar, Tom Marchio, Beverly Haskell and Conrad Haskell. Admission is free. Sandra Hamlin, Executive Director of RCCR, will be recognized and honored on Thursday, May 8. She will be inducted into the 2008 West Virginia Affordable Housing Hall of Fame at a dinner at the Embassy Suites. The dinner will begin PROMPTLY at 6:00 p.m. and end at 8 p.m. The keynote speaker is Gayle Manchin. Tickets are $75, a table of 8 is $550. Call Lora Pierce at the State Habitat for Humanity's office TODAY or TOMORROW (May 5) at 720-7636 to make a reservation.  womanSong Spring Concert - Come enjoy listening to womanSong as they perform In My Mother's House on Saturday, May 10, 7:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church. Donations of non-perishable food for the food pantry are requested for admission to this free concert. RESERVATIONS FOR WEDNESDAY CONNECTIONS MUST BE MADE BY 4:00 P.M. ON MONDAY OF THE WEEK YOU PLAN TO ATTEND. Those without reservations may be asked to wait until those with reservations have been served. Please complete the form below or contact Marilyn (343-8961) in the church office to make your reservation. Return the tear-off portion below for your supper reservation.  WEDNESDAY CONNECTIONS - May 7, 2008  (First-time visitor, be our guest-no charge!) NAME ______________________________________        PHONE ______________________=  _____Adults                _____Children 12 and under                _____Children 3 and under  (Adult/$5; Child 12-under/$2; Child under 3 is free) Menu: Hot Dogs, Chili, Slaw, Baked Beans, Salad, Dessert

For Sale:

The church is offering property for sale in the Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens. Four adult interment spaces described as Lot No. 32-A, 1-2-3-4 are located in Section No. 5 in the Garden of Everlasing Life.  Two family companion crypts are in the WV Memorial Building described as Section :C-W, Crypt Nos. 12-D, Level: 2.

Please call Jackie Lilly in the church office at 343-8961 ext. 121 for more information.

 

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