January 2015
Sunday Schedule Worship Service 9:30 a.m. Coffee & Fellowship 10:30 a.m. Small groups for all ages 10:45 a.m.
Inside this issue:
Joyfully Sharing
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Africa
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Nursing Home
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Christmas Shop
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Youth
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Kairos
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Small Groups
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First Look
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Contact Info
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Joyfully Sharing 2014—Presbyterian Fellowship of Fountain Inn Local Outreach and Evangelism Golden Strip Emergency Relief and Resource Agency FIKE Backpack Blessings Meals on Wheels Thornwell Home for Children (Clinton, SC) Red Cross - "Holiday Mail for Heroes" Fountain Inn Nursing Home Solider Care Packages Souper Bowl of Caring Veteran Ministries Christmas Gift sponsorship (in partnership with Fountain Inn Police Department) Christmas Shop Community Feast for All Georgia Street Park beautification Fountain Inn Christmas Festival and parade Community-wide summer Vacation Bible School Short Term Missions to Charlotte, NC Generations Group Home Kairos Prison Ministry International Mission at Home Weekly Bible Study at Agape English Language Institute Conversation Partner ministry at Agape International Student ministry at Furman University SOLE Hope shoe-cutting party Ornaments for Orphans Operation Christmas Child Ponchos and school supplies for children in the villages of Tete Province iFACE - Lea Ann Wright (Greenville, SC) International Mission SERGE – Mixon family (Kenya) The Antioch Partners – Boones (Lithuania) The Outreach Foundation– Holistic Evangelism Project (Tete Province, Mozambique) Support of Lithuania church planters Short Term Missions to Peru and the Dominican Republic Sent pastor on Short Term mission to Africa Christmas party for children in the Dominican Republic
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Our boxes of school supplies and rain ponchos have arrived in the Tete Province of Mozambique. Nedson and Sebber sent us these pictures! The rains have also arrived (late this year) and the ponchos are in use! Thank you for your generosity in providing these items for our brothers and sisters in Africa!
Joyfully learning, living and sharing the Word of God and the love of Jesus. Where Can I Get More Information? Our Mission statement, and Core Values are available at the Welcome Station (at the back of our sanctuary). Take a copy with you. This information is also available on our website at www.pffi.net. A web address for our denomination, ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians is available on the back of this newsletter. Pastor Shawn is also happy to talk with you—you can reach him at 864-423-4265. Attend our First Look session. Details are on page 7 of this newsletter!
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Congregational Meeting Sunday, January 4th Immediately following the 9:30 a.m. Worship Service To vote on the motion presented from the Nominating Committee for Elders, Class of 2017
Joyfully Sharing—Nursing Home Ministry We serve at Fountain Inn Nursing home for one hour on a Sunday afternoon each month (2:30 p.m.—3:30 p.m.)! This is a great opportunity for multi-generational service together! We will not meet in January—we will resume in February! We will serve again on Sunday, February 8th! Contact: Dawn Hamilton (
[email protected])
Joyfully Living—January G.A.L.S. meetings Evening Group: Tuesday, January 6 at 7 p.m. Church Office
Morning Group: Wednesday, January 7 at 10 a.m. Church Office
Both groups will continue the Beth Moore study, “Children of the Day.” Choir News Weekly choir practice will resume on Wednesday, January 7 from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. at our temporary worship facility (604 A North Woods Drive).
Steel arrived at 417 South Main Street this week.
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Joyfully Sharing— Christmas Shop Thank You Dear PFFI, I wanted to thank all of you, again, for helping to sponsor a child and make Community Christmas Shop a wonderful success this year. We were able to provide needed items and at least 3 "wish list" items for over 150 kids from Fountain Inn Elementary, James Monroe Mission House, and Center for Community Services. This would not have been possible without your generous contributions of money and time. It truly was a joy to watch the parents come and pick out toys for their children, receive large bags with all sorts of goodies, and wrap their presents. Many loving volunteers added all sorts of Christmas cheer! Thank you for giving these parents and guardians the opportunity to shop and provide for their children in a way that showed God's provision, while allowing them to be a contributing and involved participant! I pray that the Lord was pleased with our efforts! In His Great joy and love, Laura Barrineau PS: We had so many donations, that we were able to pass along our leftover toys to Safe Harbor Women's Shelter! So the giving just kept going... Our Fellowship sponsored 7 children at the Christmas Shop! In addition, 4 folks served the day of Christmas Shop at the wrapping station. Thank you for your tithes and offerings to Fellowship which allowed us to provide gifts for the children in our community through Christmas Shop.
Joyfully Sharing—Dinners For FIKE Thank you to everyone who has signed up to prepare and deliver a dinner to FIKE this semester. Presbyterian Fellowship is covering dinner every Tuesday for this wonderful local ministry to students. We do have open spots on our Spring 2015 calendar—if you are interested, or have any questions, please contact Dora Abbott 862-2117.
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Youth SMALL GROUP Every Sunday Youth gather every Sunday following worship and coffee time for small group. Join us as we grow deeper in our discipleship as we study “The Gospel Project for Students.” Youth newsletters were emailed out this past week. A printable copy is also available on the website (check the Youth link under Joyfully Living). Be sure to mark those January dates on your calendar.
Joyfully Sharing—KAIROS Opportunity
Ann Case shares this invitation from Kairos. The Spring Weekend is April 23rd—April 26th. The team meetings will begin on Saturday, January 10th. You may speak to Ann Case if you have any questions or want to participate. Ladies, I know it's hard to believe, but we will soon be preparing for the Kairos Spring Weekend at Leath. I would ask that each of you prayerfully consider joining the Spring Team. The team formation meetings, locations and weekend dates are as follows: Saturday, January 10th Downtown Presbyterian Church, Greenville Saturday, February 14th Downtown Presbyterian Church Saturday, March 14th Downtown Presbyterian Church Saturday, April 11th Downtown Presbyterian Church Wednesday (evening), April 22nd Main Street United Methodist Church, Greenwood Thursday, April 23rd - Sunday, April 26th Leath Correctional Institution, Greenwood Please respond to this email to let me know whether or not you will be participating. Also, feel free to forward this invitation to anyone who has expressed an interest in serving. The first team formation meeting on January 10th would be an excellent opportunity for those who are interested to experience our fellowship and learn more about Kairos. I would also be happy to meet personally with anyone who has expressed an interest in the ministry. Blessings to all of you as you consider serving! Kim Prince 864.704.0986
We collected over $1,000 for Ornaments 4 Orphans this December. Thanks for your generous support of this ministry!
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Joyfully Living—Small Groups After a 4-week large group study during Advent, the adult small groups are resuming on Sunday. Three adult small groups will meet following the Coffee time after the worship service. Now is a great time to plug into one of the small groups. Do you have a question about which small group is a good fit for you? Do you want more information about where the groups meet? Send your questions to
[email protected] and we’ll put you in touch with a small group leader.
A reminder that small groups for Youth and Children meet at the same time as the adult small groups.
First Look Sunday, January 11 3 p.m.—4 p.m. Join us for a casual time of exploring what Presbyterian Fellowship is all about. At the end of our time together, there will be an opportunity to learn how to become a Covenant Partner. Please register for FIRST LOOK by contacting Dana at
[email protected].
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Contact Information
Church Website: www.pffi.net Church Phone/Shawn’s Mobile: (864) 423-4265 Shawn’s Home: (864) 408-9947 Email:
[email protected] Church Mailing Address: P.O. Box 429, Fountain Inn, SC 29644 Church Office (Physical Location): 417 South Main Street, Fountain Inn Sunday Worship Service Location: 604 A North Woods Drive, Fountain Inn
eco-pres.org
http://eco-pres.org/
Join us on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. for our Worship Service 604 A North Woods Drive, Fountain Inn
Rev. Shawn Hevener, Pastor Bob Kunkle, Director for Worship Heather Nash, Traditional Choir Director Celia Tuttle and Shelly Kunkle, Pianists Pete Smith, Caretaker Bob Bunnell (Elder, 2014) Lynn Farmer (Elder, 2015) Chip Green (Elder, 2016) Anna Hewett (Elder, 2014) Dime Hollingsworth (Elder, 2015) Amanda Stewart (Elder, 2016) Linda Scott, Clerk of Session
