Click here to engage daily with Lenten devotionals written by members and friends of FPC.

Join us on Tuesdays for prayer and guided meditation in the sanctuary from 12 noon – 12:30 p.m.

Special Study on Sundays (9:45 – 10:45 a.m.) and Fridays (12 noon – 12:45) – “Jesus and the Disinherited” by Howard Thurmond.

Young Adults Study: The Gospel of Matthew – Sundays from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. at the home of Elizabeth Klinck

Side by Side: VOX VIRORUM and KIDZNOTES in Concert
Sunday, March 10
3:00 p.m. in the FPC sanctuary

Kidznotes’ Haydn, Copland, and Vivaldi Choirs to sing with Vox Virorum Men’s Chorus. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Kidznotes, a Durham-based non-profit organization that engages students pre-K through 12th grade in an intense out-of-school musical program. Free; donations accepted. All are welcome.

Join us on March 6. 

12 Noon – Holy Dusting, FPC Memorial Garden  Come hear a roll call of the saints and participate in a 30-minute service of prayer, music and the imposition of ashes.  6:30 p.m. – Worship, FPC Sanctuary Join us for a short service of worship with the imposition of ashes.  Supper is available at 6:00 p.m. in Watts-Hill Hall.

As a result of the church and day school being without power for a number of hours on February 26 and 27, our internet service was also interrupted. Today, power has been restored to the entire building, our internet service is back up, but our phone service is now down. This condition has been reported but we have no estimated time of restoral at the writing of this post. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Gone Fishing – a sermon preached by Mindy Douglas at First Presbyterian Church, Durham, NC on February 10, 2019, the fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Hebrew Scripture Lesson: Isaiah 6:1-8

Gospel Lesson: Luke 5:1-11

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The Session of First Presbyterian Church of Durham has called a Congregational Meeting for Sunday, February 10, for the purpose of electing an Associate Pastor Nominating Committee (APNC).  The meeting will be held at the end of worship.

The Associate Pastor Nominating Committee will be charged with recommending the person to be called as Associate Pastor for Youth and Their Families.   John Weicher began serving as our Temporary Associate Pastor for Youth and Their Families under a one-year renewable contract on August 1, 2018.  He is eligible to apply for this position.

With input from the membership, the Nominating Committee is recommending the following members be elected to serve on this Associate Pastor Nominating Committee:

Kim Abels

Adrienne Allison

Maddie Brigman

Lenore Champion

Will Compton

Graham Curtis

Emily Hansel

Kerry Holbrook

Kirk Huslage

Maryn Leonard

Sunday, February 3 is Souper Bowl Sunday at FPC!
The children, with help from their families and some youth, assembled packets of yummy dried bean soup mix on MLK Day 2019. The children and youth will be in the foyer after worship on Souper Bowl Sunday, February 3, to offer the soup packets in exchange for a donation to benefit the Food Bank of Central NC. Thank you in advance for supporting this annual fund-raising project for hunger relief.

SERIES CONCERT #3–LEIPZIG LOCALS in the FPC Sanctuary.
Music by J.S Bach’s contemporaries with a Leipzig connection featuring Kathie Stewart from Apollo’s Fire on the traverso (baroque flute) with cellist/gambist Jaap ter Linden. Joining them on the program are baroque violinist Nicholas DiEugenio and harpsichordist Elaine Funaro. Tickets:$25 adults/$5 children and students at the door.

This concert is given in partnership with the Raleigh Area Flute Association.

PROGRAM:
Christoph Graupner – Trio Sonata in B Minor, GWV 219 LISTEN

Johann Gottfried Müthel – Flute Sonata in D Major

J.S. Bach – Sonata in E Minor for violin and continuo, BWV 1023

Carl Friedrich Abel – Sonata for solo viola da gamba in D Major

G.P. Telemann – “Paris” Quartet in A Major, TWV 43:A1

National MLK Day Unity March, Rally, and Book Reading – January 21, 2019
(Sponsored by the Durham Community MLK Steering Committee)
The Unity March and Rally participants will assemble at 10:30 a.m. on the main steps of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company on Chapel Hill Street. Our citizens will proceed down Chapel Hill Street past the intersection of Five Points, past the Main Post Office through the intersection of Mangum Street and Chapel Hill Street and pass the #1 Fire Station and end at Roxboro Street at the Main Durham County Library(under construction). The march will culminate in the parking lot of First Presbyterian Church at about 11:30. The community rally will begin at 12 noon in the sanctuary. The Durham Children’s Choir will provide music. After the rally, there will be a book reading event in the East Parlor. Participants of the Unity March and Rally are asked to bring new and gently used children’s books for donation to Book Harvest’s Dream Big Book Drive. Donation boxes will be available at NC Mutual Life Insurance Company and at First Presbyterian Church. To learn about other events planned by the Durham Community MLK Steering Committee, go to their web page: http://www.durhammlkcommittee.org/.