BARTON READING AND

SPELLING PROGRAM

Thursday, January 7 at 3:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall, we will be holding our first tutor training workshop using the

Barton Reading & Spelling System. For those who have expressed interest in tutoring struggling readers or non-readers,

please plan to attend. A workshop sign-up sheet will be located in the narthex. For more information, contact Gail Cole-

grove at 627-6102 or church office 2 6276576.

News of News of First Presbyterian ChurchFirst Presbyterian Church Quincy, FloridaQuincy, Florida 20162016

Ordination & Installation of New Officers for Class of 2018 January 3rd

ELDERS: DEACONS: JR. DEACON:

Sheryl Hinson Rick Keyser Jim Briggs Cathy Conrad Allison Bergman Randy Pople Steve Wilkerson Wil Hinson Alice Malone Joan Stallwortth

Plans for the Second Annual Enrichment Series Weekend Are Being Made!

JanuaryJanuary

C S S C S E U !

The date of the 2016 Enrichment series has been set for Friday, February 26, through Sunday February 28. Our leader will be Rev. Dr. Patrick Johnson (M.Div, Ph.D.) pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Asheville, North Carolina, and ad-junct professor of Homiletics at Princeton Theological Seminary. A quote from his blog might help us prepare for the won-derful opportunity to be with him for a few days, "My prayer is to see the church become a living parable of the kingdom of God, demonstrating the love and grace of Jesus Christ to the world through words and deeds in everyday life. My goal, by God's grace, to help create that kind of church."

The second speaker/teacher/entertainer will be Curt Cloninger, who was at our church several years ago when his presenta-tion centered around the theme "God Views." Curt's website shares that, "He uses his comic and dramatic skills to present a story which moves an audience to see and feel God's startling good news in fresh and creative ways."

We will keep you informed as the process unfolds, but for now "save the date" and look forward to a FPCQ weekend of fun, fellowship, food and faith!

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY January 20th

Fellowship Hall

12:00 Noon

CIRCLE MEETINGS Monday, 11th

#1@ 10:00 am - Helen Woodward’s

#2@ 12:30 pm - Fellowship Hall

#3@ 12:30 pm - Parlor

#4@ 5:30 pm - Fran Rude’s

Page 2 *Elder & **Deacon for the month

Women’s Ministry

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Welcome Davis Bell, III our newest member.

Office Closed New Year’s Day January 1

Office Closed MLK Day January 18

Thanks to all the wonderful knitters and crocheters who created such beautiful lap robes for the Magnolia House residents. The robes will be blessed in worship on January 3rd and delivered that afternoon. As we begin a new year we begin a new project. We will be making caps and prayer shawls to give others. This project requires soft yarn. If you have any to share please bring on

Wednesday, January 6 at 1:00 p.m. We will have “tea” and snacks.

Ushers for January

Dale Summerford

Pam Hollingsworth

Tony Brittin

Wilson Hinson

Bettsy Mitchell

Don Sirmons

Marjory Ann Boone (JR)

Jackson Boone (JR)

Fellowship Team

Carolyn & Dale Summerford*

Steve & Pam Hollingsworth**

Mary Jack Boone

Garvin & Rachel Bowden

Tony & Helen Brittin

Sheryl Hinson

Tee & Wilson Hinson

Henry & Almetta Leverett Elizabeth May

John Bradford May

Bettsy Mitchell Jena Palmer+

Julia Shiver

Don & Donna Sirmons

Grayson Touchton

Helen Woodward

Elder & Deacon For January

Dale Summerford* and

Pam Hollingsworth**

Nursery Duty

1/3 Donna Sirmons

1/10 Sheryl Hinson

1/17 Carolyn Summerford

1/24 Mary Jack Boone

1/31 Grayson Touchton

Presbyterian Men Tuesday

January 5th 7:00 p.m.

P.W.E.C.T. will not meet the month of January.

We will meet again Feb. 1, 2016.

Responsibilities for January

Circle #1 - CFM

Circle #2 - SS/Communion Setup Circle #3 - Newsletter

Circle #4 - Flowers/Plates

First Presbyterian will be conducting the worship service at Magnolia House each Sunday in January at 3:00 pm. Come join us as we enjoy this special time of

fellowship with the residents. January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31.

Page 3

Thanks to everyone who

provided gifts for the

Special Needs Kids.

Your gifts brought many smiles

to their faces!

The Presbyterian Women

Wishing everyone a safe, healthy,

blessed and joyful 2016! Chris

NEW OFFICE HOURS FOR THE NEW YEAR

Mon.-Thurs. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

We are looking for volunteers to keep the office from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. on Fridays.

If you are interested please call Beverly at the church office. at 627-6576.

Page 4

JANUARY 2, 2016 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Enjoy a delicious bowl of chili and good fellowship! Please bring Christmas

trees with ornaments removed (no wreaths please), dessert, chairs,

small table (optional), jackets and blankets. Cost: $5:00

Drop off your tree and place it in the trailer behind the church before 5:00 p.m. on January 2nd if you’d rather not take it yourself. Trailer will be available beginning Thursday, December 31st.

Directions to Tree Burn - Flora Dora (Dooner Farm) - approximate address: 1415 Attapulgus Hwy, Quincy.

From FPCQ head north on Attapulgus Hwy. (County Rd 65/N Madison St).

Go 1.9 miles and look for the dirt road on the left immediately past the home on the left.

Follow the dirt road into the property and turn right at the barn. Follow the road to the burn location.

The holidays have been a bit crazy this year but we are ready to move into the New Year!

January doesn’t offer a whole lot of rest but does have some exciting activities going on.

College Montreat Conference will be January 2-5. We are looking forward to spending time at Montreat with some of our college students.

Terrific Tuesday will resume on Tuesday, January 12th.

On January 9th we will hold our annual Capture the Flag game. We will enjoy this area church wide activity with our sister churches in Tallahassee.

On January 14th, the Route 456 group will be going to Sky Zone in Tallahassee. I will pick up after school and drive the group to Tally to enjoy the trampolines. The cost for the afternoon is $15.

At the end of the month I will be attending the APCE conference in Chicago, IL. The Youth will be doing the youth service the following Sunday, February 7th in conjunction with Souper Bowl Sunday. We will also be collect-ing, for the Food Bank, cans of food or $1 as everyone leaves the sanctuary that day.

Get ready for a fun and exciting New Year!

Page 5

Lines By Lisa

Youth from area churches gathered together to assemble Thanksgiving boxes, books, shirts, caps, snack bags, pumpkin loaves, hygiene kits, sock rolls, holiday cards, and bags for those in need. Thank you for your donations. We could not have done it without your support! See below how you helped our youth make a difference. Gently used books sorted by grade level for Grace Mission’s children’s program: 8 bags of books Turkey boxes with canned goods & centerpieces for families in need in our town: 45 Shirts for Quincy’s Farm Workers: 80 Caps for Quincy’s Farm Workers: 65 Snack bags for “Going Places” the street ministry of Capital City Youth Services: 90 Pumpkin mini loaves for exam week for PUC students: 25 Hygiene kits for The Kearney Center: 200+ Sock Rolls for The Kearney Center: 100 Holiday cards for those in military service: 80 Double bags for Manna on Meridian: 125

With the start of a new year don’t forget that Helping Hands is just a phone call away if you need a ride to a doctor’s appointment, help around the house or yard, etc.

HELPING HANDS 627-6576

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING TO APPROVE PASTOR’S TERMS OF CALL

JANUARY 10, 2016 DURING THE MORNING

WORSHIP SERVICE

Page 6

Special thanks to our hosts: Joetta Stephens, Michelle Higdon, Kena Lawson

Rita Ventry, Tamra Erde, Debbie Meeks, Linda Bergman, Rache’l Layerd, Jenni Briggs,

Diana Diaz, Katie McFarland, and Mary Jack Boone.

JANUARY 2016

Page 7

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Office Closed

New Year’s

Day

2

College

Montreat

Tree Burn

3

College

Montreat

3:00 Magnolia

House Service

4

College

Montreat

No PWECT

5

College

Montreat

6:00 Deacons

7:00 Pres. Men

6

5:45 Session

7

3:00 Barton

Workshop

Training for

Tutors.

8 9

Capture the

Flag

10 Cong. Mt.

App. Terms of

Call

Communion

3:00 Magnolia

House Service

11

Circles

12

3:00 TT

13

14

2:30 Rt. 456

Sky Zone!

15 16

17

3:00 Magnolia

House Service

18

MLK Day

Office Closed

19

3:00 TT

20

WW

21 22 23

24

3:00 Magnolia

House Service

25 26

3:00 TT

27

28 29 30

31 2 Cents a Meal

3:00 Magnolia

House Service

Phone: 850-627-6576**Fax: 850-627-3328

E-mail: fpcofquincy@yahoo.com

We’re on the web: www.firstpresquincy.org

F IRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 306 N. M ADISON STREET QUINCY , FLORIDA 32351

Return Service Requested

U.S. Postage

PAID

Non-Profit Org,

Quincy, Florida

Permit # 88

January Birthdays 2 James Stephens, Rachél Layerd, Joan Stallworth

4 John Samford, Fran Rude

6 Walter Watson

7 Al Culpepper, Don Sirmons

8 Katareen Mohammed

9 Daniel Woodward, Bill Mock, Fletcher J. Davis

10 John Hinson, Jr.

11 Dixon Vaughn, Jr.

12 Francis McCall, Jr.

13 Rhonda Woodward, Cal Cooksey, Fay Armstrong

15 Mary Bevis, Brandon Bisso, Sutton Greg Suber

16 Scott Gregory, Sr., Alice Stephens, Sandy Joyner

17 Jennifer Palmer, Bill Trail

18 Will Boyd

19 Ashlee Weber

20 Mayo Woodward, George T. Rude, Jr., Ann McLane

21 Barbara Pople

22 Rhett Tucker, Jessica Joyner, Mary Pat Thomas

23 Joetta Stephens

25 Leewood Shaw, Jessica Laslie

26 Martha Sapp

27 Polly Bohannon, Chuck Fisher, Melanie McCall, Alex Reiss, Jr.

28 Judy Gregory, Andrew Higdon, Ryleigh Higdon

30 Martha Jean Woodward,

31 Wendy O’Brien, Justin Powell, Kobie Lawson

Assisted Living/Nursing Home

Martha Kleiner

(South Carolina)

Pauline Smith

(Harbor Chase)

Sylvester Woodward

(Harbor Chase)

Jena Palmer

(Miller Nursing Home)

At Home Nora Larsen

Esther McCall

Ione Williamson

Fennel May