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FALL KICKOFF … Fellowship, Food, Fun!
August 10, 2021 
Join us on Sunday, August 22 for our Fall Kick-off event!
A blessing of school backpacks during worship.
After worship, on the grounds of FPC enjoy an inflatable OBSTACLE COURSE, GAMES, CRAFTS, and SOUL FOOD food truck. Wear shorts or comfortable clothes. Bring a lawn chair or blanket.
New mask guidance for indoor gatherings!
July 28, 2021 
| Citizens of the Triangle have been under a mandate to wear masks when inside public spaces to help fight the delta variant and ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated.’ FPC is adhering to this mandate and asking members and friends to wear masks when inside buildings at FPC.
To keep everyone worshipping in the sanctuary as safe as possible as the pandemic continues: (All worship participants will be vaccinated, of course.) |
Proposed Expansion & Renovation Plan
July 12, 2021 
| Our church facilities have been a blessing both to our faith community, and the larger Durham community. In order to grow in our efforts to be welcoming, mission-driven, and a source of encouragement to both our membership and our community, changes and improvements to our physical plant need to be considered. We see opportunities to continue to grow in congregational ministries and community partnerships through significant, targeted expansion and renovation of our current facilities.
Based on guidance from the long-range plan presented to the congregation in 2019, preliminary building expansion and renovation plans have been developed and are now being shared with you in an informational brochure at this link: BROCHURE. Please take time to read it to be more informed. Contact the church office to request a copy be sent to you by email or US mail. |
We have returned to the sanctuary for in-person worship and we are still broadcasting online. What you need to know . . .
June 04, 2021 
For more information on regathering for worship in the sanctuary, read this Q & A document. For information on viewing worship online, read this Q & A document.
Sunday School / Faith Formation
May 28, 2021 
- Our children’s summer faith formation class started June 6. Beginning July 4, we are offering one children’s class via Zoom or you can come to FPC for in-person discussion and activities, 10:00-10:30 a.m.
- The summer Faith & Community class for adults will have six weeks led by the Anti-Racism Task Force (June 6 – July 11) studying the book The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South, followed by five weeks of discussion of The Black Church, the documentary by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (July 18 – August 15). The Faith & Community class will meet via Zoom from 10:00-10:45 a.m. on Sundays, June 6 and 13. Beginning Sunday, June 20 and following, class will meet via Zoom from 9:45-10:30 a.m. unless otherwise publicized.
- The Lectionary, Journeys and Scratch adult classes will meet this summer as well. Start times and locations/Zoom links for each of these classes to be announced.
- The Women’s Spiritual Formation Class will not meet this summer. They will join with the Faith & Community class via Zoom.
Intergenerational Event – May 30
May 24, 2021 
On Sunday, May 30, our youth and children’s Sunday School classes will not meet. Instead, we ask that families join us from 4:30-5:30 p.m. on the church grounds as we show love to our neighbors and reconnect with each other. We will be assembling items for hygiene kits that our friends at Urban Ministries will distribute. After we’re done with this project, there will be yard games and a bring-your-own picnic on the back lawn. This is a great event for those who are fully vaccinated and ready to reconnect.
We are celebrating Pentecost this Sunday, May 23
May 19, 2021 
On Pentecost Sunday we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit descending in a mighty rush of wind and flame to inspire the church’s proclamation of Christ’s rising and to empower its mission and ministry to the world.
11:00 AM Worship and Holy Communion. We will also ordain and install new officers during worship. The PCUSA Pentecost Offering will also be received which supports children, youth and young adults grow in their faith and share their faith, ideas and unique gifts with the church and the world. We will also receive the Hunger for Change offering
Even though we will not be together in the sanctuary this Sunday, members are asked to show their Pentecost spirit by wearing red, orange, or yellow as they worship! AND . . . remember to assemble your elements (bread and cup) for communion prior to worship.
Youth Fundraiser for Iglesia Emanuel’s Food Pantry
May 07, 2021 
| Pandemic life at FPC has taught us two very important fashion lessons. One is that quality masks can say a lot about a person. And the other is from style icon Kathy Parkins – socks complete any ensemble. Building on those lessons, the youth of the church are holding a socks and mask fundraiser. All proceeds go to benefit the food pantry of Iglesia Emanuel, whose ministry has been vital to the Durham community during these last 14 months. Between now and May 23 (Pentecost Sunday), please click on the links below to order a FPC mask and/or FPC socks. Mask Link Socks Link Because of the pandemic, we’ve chosen to have items delivered directly to you for a small shipping fee, instead of picking them up at the church. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to John Weicher. Thanks for your support. Love in the Heart of Durham, |
Spring Study: The Book of Joy
April 08, 2021 
Mindy Douglas is leading the discussion. Class meets via Zoom on Tuesdays at 6:15 p.m. Click here to join the class.
About the book: In April 2015, Archbishop Tutu traveled to the Dalai Lama’s home in Dharamsala, India, to celebrate His Holiness’s eightieth birthday and to create what they hoped would be a gift for others. They looked back on their long lives to answer a single burning question: How do we find joy in the face of life’s inevitable suffering? This book offers readers a rare opportunity to experience their astonishing and unprecedented week together, from the first embrace to the final goodbye.