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Youth Scholarship Fundraiser
October 09, 2014 
On Sunday, October 19 FPC will commemorate the National Children’s Sabbath. Worship will be led in music and in liturgy by our children and youth. Following worship, lunch will be provided picnic-style on the lawn. A donation will be received to offset the cost of the meal. Please bring blankets or towels to sit on while you enjoy your lunch. You are also invited to support our youth’s homemade chili sale. Proceeds from this fundraiser will be used for youth camp and conference scholarships. For more information, email Sarah Finbow: [email protected]
SONAM Concert to benefit Vets to Vets United, Inc
October 09, 2014 
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2016 AT 2:30 P.M. IN THE SANCTUARY OF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, DURHAM
Sonam begins its 5th season with a concert of War and Peace. Music by Guillaume Dufay, Josquin des Prez, Heinrich Schütz, Brahms, Caroline Mallonee, Veljo Tormis, and others. All concert proceeds go to Vets to Vets United, Inc, a local non-profit serving veterans by pairing them with service dogs from local animal shelters. $10 suggested donation taken at the door.
Stewardship – Pledges now due!
October 07, 2014 
If you have not already done so, please complete and return your 2015 Pledge sheet to the church office. If you need a pledge sheet (packet), or have questions about the pledging process, please contact Tom Bloom at 919-682-5511 or [email protected]. Pledges may be submitted electronically by clicking this link:
International Peacemaker visits FPC!
September 17, 2014 
Sunday, September 28 – Presentation at 9:45 a.m. in the EAST PARLOR (Lectionary Class) and peaching at 11:00 a.m. in the sanctuary
The Reverend Nicole (Nicqi) Ashwood is a Presbyterian minister who serves as the Education in Mission Secretary for the Caribbean and North America Council for Mission – CANACOM. She represents the disenfranchised and promotes mission relationships with her member churches in the Caribbean and North America basin.
Nicqi is passionate about her people (being a native of Jamaica) and prefers to use the moniker MAD to describe her work and witness – Making a Difference – with CANACOM. She also serves with the World Council of Churches (WCC) as a Mover for Gender Justice and works with the World Council of Reformed Churches (WCRC) and the Council for World Mission (CWM) on areas regarding gender-based violence. She combines her passion for youth with her enjoyment of music and drama and often experiments with contemporary secular pieces as part of the liturgical experience. Nicole is a graduate of Eden Theological Seminary.
FOCUS GROUP – Sunday, September 7 at 3 PM
September 05, 2014 
Members of the Mission Study Committee invite all members to a focus group session on Sunday, September 7 at 3 PM here at the church where they will share the results of their work during this interim period. All members are encouraged to attend. Information and questions for discussion are available under the “ABOUT US / INTERIM PROCESS” tab on this website.
Book and Bible Study
September 05, 2014 
NEW FIVE-WEEK STUDY: Barbara Brown Taylor’s Learning to Walk in the Dark Presbyterians ARE people of the book! Sometimes it’s the Bible that guides our spiritual growth, and sometimes it is another piece of literature. This year, the Friday and Sunday study groups will undertake both book study and Bible study.
We will begin with Barbara Brown Taylor’s new book, Learning to Walk in the Dark.
As noted on the book cover: “Follow Barbara Brown Taylor on her journey to understand darkness, which takes her spelunking in unlit caves, learning to eat and cross the street as a blind person, discovering how ‘dark emotions’ are prevented from seeing light from a psychiatrist, and rereading scripture to see all the times God shows up at night. With her characteristic charm and wisdom, Taylor is our guide through a spirituality of the nighttime, teaching us how to find God even in the darkness, and giving us a way to let darkness teach us what we need to know.” Classes begin on Sunday, September 7 at Croasdaile Village in the Heritage Hall Activities Room from 3 – 4:30; and on Friday, September 12 at FPC, room 203, from 10:30 – noon, with childcare provided by request. All are welcome to join either class. Books ($20 each) are available at the church, or can be purchased at the first class. Contact Marilyn Hedgpeth ([email protected] or 919-682-5511 x 220) if you are interested in joining either group.
Reformed Clergy-Duke Div Student Mentoring Luncheon
August 28, 2014 
The 3rd Annual Reformed Clergy-Div Student Mentoring Luncheon
September 15, 2014, Noon – 1:15pm
in Watts-Hill Hall at First Presbyterian Church-Durham
This is a unique opportunity to meet current Presbyterian / Reformed /UCC / RCA divinity students and for them to meet area pastors. Lunch graciously provided by First Presbyterian Church. RSVP to Katie Owen by Sept 10 at [email protected] or 919-438-1541. Join us!
Some of these students are looking for a church home. Some would cherish the ability to get to know Reformed clergy in the area better and begin a mentoring relationship. Some are just beginning the ordination process and could use your wisdom. Perhaps you are looking for a future intern or supply preacher. Perhaps you’re wondering what the future leaders of the church are thinking about as they study and grow in seminary. Perhaps you’d just like an excuse to see your colleagues in the Durham-Chapel Hill area, to eat and pray together.
SUNDAY SCHOOL PROMOTION DAY
August 07, 2014 
“FISHIN’ for a MISSION” – Sunday, August 24 at 9:45 a.m. in Watts-Hill Hall
Join us for breakfast and an introduction to our fall classes.
Friends, finger food, fellowship, new faces, new babies, taller kids, meet your teachers, check out your classroom, re-connect, belong
Free, and open to the public!
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER TRAINING
August 07, 2014 
“A Year of Living Missionally” Sunday School Teacher Training – Sunday, August 17 from 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Hear plans for Promotion Sunday, preview your curriculum, meet your fellow teachers, pick up supplies, and learn about FPC’s new Child Safety Policy guidelines.
