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/.

All ages, especially families with school-age children, are invited to the church on Monday from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. to make dry bean soup packets. We will save these to offer on Souper Bowl Sunday (February 3) for a donation to benefit the Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC. The church office is closed on Monday, January 21.

“Only Light, Only Love” – Winter 2019
Songs of Light, Love, and Freedom
Sunday, January 20, 2019, 3:00 p.m.
With Special Guest NCCU Vocal Jazz Ensemble.
Concert features music about light, love, and freedom; its centerpiece is based on the words of Martin Luther King Jr. The concert will also feature freedom songs from around the globe, compositions and texts by contemporary female composers and poets, and other songs of hope and love. Tickets are now available online – $17 for adults and $7 for students/children. Group rates available for parties of 10 or more; for more information email [email protected].

Sunday, January 13 at 3:00 p.m.

Durham’s Vox Virorum Men’s Chorus continues their popular Winter Concert tradition with an eclectic mix of music for the male voice, certain to warm the heart and soul. Directed by Jeremy Nabors, accompanied by Deborah Coclanis
Free admission; $10 suggested donation

Durham City/County Employees Annual Civic Celebration

Tuesday, January 15 at 12 Noon (FPC sanctuary)

The keynote speaker will be newly elected judge Anita Earls.  The event program will also include remarks from local leaders and elected officials along with musical selections from the Durham City-County MLK Employee Choir. The event is free and open to the public.

Saturday, January 5 –

7:30 p.m. in the FPC sanctuary –

Singers of New and Ancient Music (SONAM) will present a concert of lullabies and dreams music from composers of the Baltic Basin. They will sing works by Byrd, Pärt, Bach, Rautavaara, and more. All proceeds will benefit Book Harvest.

The church office is CLOSED Tuesday – Friday, December 25-28, 2018, and Monday, December 31, 2018, and Tuesday, January 1, 2019.

Your financial contributions must be received by this Sunday, December 30 at the church or postmarked by December 31, 2018 if mailed, to be deductible on your 2018 taxes.  Contact Tom Bloom regarding stock gifts: [email protected] or 919-682-5511 ext. 216.  You can also donate online by clicking here.