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A Parent’s Day Service of Healing and Wholeness
May 02, 2017 
Saturday, May 13 at 5:00 p.m.
We are entering a season of Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, graduations and weddings, when not everyone is able to celebrate. We will pause for reflection and prayer in the beautiful outdoor setting of FPC’s Memorial Garden (weather permitting). Guests are welcome, as are children, as we celebrate God’s presence and love at all times of our lives.
Join us on Mother’s Day for Lunch!
April 20, 2017 
Sunday, May 14 – Don’t let mom cook on Mother’s Day! Don’t make mom stand in a long restaurant line!
Instead, bring her to the Annual Mother’s Day Luncheon following worship.
Make a reservation for your family by calling the church office: 919-682-5511 or complete a reservation card found in the worship bulletin. Donations will be received to offset meal costs.
Holy Week – All are Welcome!
April 07, 2017 
Maundy Thursday, April 13
6:15 p.m. Supper / 7:00 p.m. Worship w/Holy Communion and Stripping of Chancel /
Good Friday, April 14 –
12 Noon Stations of the Cross (begins at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church) /
7:00 p.m. A Service of the Office of Tenebrae
Sunday, April 16 Easter –
8:30 a.m. Prayer Service in the Memorial Garden –
9:00 a.m. Worship w/Holy Communion –
11:00 a.m. Worship w/Holy Communion
Choral Society Concert with Ciompi Quartet
March 31, 2017 
CHORAL SOCIETY OF DURHAM Chamber Choir Concert –
“Schubert Serenade: A Concert of Chamber Music
with Ciompi Quartet” – Friday, April 7, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church Sanctuary
FPC members receive a discount on tickets. Contact the church office to receive the discount code for use when ordering tickets online and at the door.
Brian Blount preaching at FPC
March 21, 2017 
April 2 – Fifth Sunday in Lent
11:00 a.m. Worship
Brian K. Blount is the president and professor of New Testament at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, VA, and Charlotte, NC. An M.Div. graduate of Princeton Seminary in 1981, he obtained his B.A. from the College of William and Mary in 1978. He received his Ph.D. in New Testament Studies from Emory University in 1992 and returned to teach at Princeton Seminary the same year. His primary work has been in the Gospel of Mark, the Book of Revelation and in the area of cultural studies and hermeneutics.
Palm Sunday – join us!
March 17, 2017 
Sunday, April 9
9:45 a.m. EASTER EGG HUNT (FPC playground for families w/young kids) —
9:45 a.m. NO SUNDAY SCHOOL (Hot Cross Buns & Coffee in Watts-Hill Hall for all to enjoy!) —
10:15 a.m. PALM PARADE through downtown Durham with friends from Trinity United Methodist and St. Philip’s Episcopal Churches —
11:00 a.m. WORSHIP with lessons and songs about Christ’s passion
It’s “March Gladness”!
March 07, 2017 
Sunday, March 26 at 3:00 p.m. in the FPC sanctuary.
Vox Virorum presents its first joint concert with the UNC Men’s Glee Club and the NCSU Singing Statesmen Men’s Choir. The three groups will join together on stage (FPC sanctuary) for some truly stunning choral singing, including Franz Biebl’s ‘Ave Maria’ and ‘Swing Down, Chariot.’ Open to the public! Free admission, $10 suggested donation. FPC members who participate with Vox are Brent Curtis, Parker Klinck, and Sam Henry.
McPherson Lectureship—February 26, 2017
February 14, 2017 
THEME: God and Enjoyment of the World
Guest Lecturer: Dr. Miroslav Volf
Dr. Miroslav Volf is the Henry B. Wright Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School and the Founder and Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture. His most recent book is Flourishing: Why We Need Religion in a Globalized World.
Sunday, February 26
9:45 a.m. Adult Sunday School (at FPC, in Watts-Hill Hall) “Joy, Desire and Responsibility”
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11:00 a.m. Worship (FPC sanctuary) “Redemption of Touch” (Text: Luke 7:36-50)
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6:00 p.m. Presentation at Duke Divinity School, Durham “What Will Save the World? Flourishing in a World We Cannot Save” (Gathering begins at 5:30 p.m. with a reception in the Alumni Memorial Common Room at Duke Divinity School – RSVP for the reception requested to: [email protected])
All events are free and open to the public. Two of his books will be available for purchase at all events, while supplies last. For more information, contact the church office: 919-682-5511 or send an email inquiry to: [email protected].
Youth “Souper Bowl” fundraiser – February 4
January 24, 2017 
Sunday, February 4 is “Souper Bowl” Sunday! We are having our third annual chili and soup cook-off. Sign up to bring a crock pot of your favorite chili or soup by going online to: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/508094EA5AE29A57-souper1 or call or email Sarah Finbow at 919-682-5511 ext 213 or [email protected].
Chili and soup will be available for purchase after worship-take out only! All proceeds from the sale of the chili will go to combat hunger right here in Durham!
Remembering Our Baptisms
January 24, 2017 FPC had cancelled worship on Sunday, January 8, due to inclement weather. Our pastor, the Rev. Mindy Douglas, did a broadcast of a “Snow Day Worship” on Facebook Live during the time we would have been in worship together. The video is embedded below.