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Featured News and Events                 CHOIR REHEARSALSRehearsal for the season began on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 7:30 - 9 p.m. If you haven't been in the choir before, but think you might be interested, give Vicky a call at 964 2081 or send her an email We love to have new members. No auditions !!!: YOU are CORDIALLY invited & ENCOURAGED to join the Handbell Choir!
Who? 6th Graders-Adults When? Wednesdays 4:30 - 5:30pm Starting Sept. 10th Do you have to be able to read music? NO, particularly if you start in Sept. Contact: Maryellen Giese by Sept 5th at 659-8655, or by e-mail Come Join First Presbyterian Church's Carolers' Choir!!
If you: Are Grade 2 or Older Want to participate in the Life of our Church Are looking to have FUN through Singing Want to get to know and work with other active Church kids Think Mrs. Giese is really cool & want to spend time with her. (He He) When? Wednesdays 5:30-6:00 pm Starting? Wed. Sept. 10th No RSVP necessary!! See you on Sept. 10th Students 6th-12th Grade are invited to:
Come Sing in the Youth Choir! Rehearsals are every Wednesday 4:00-4:30pm Starting Sept. 10th Invitation to join the SWEDEN SENIOR SINGERSPlease consider this your formal invitation to come sing with the Sweden Senior Singers! We rehearse weekly and perform at nursing homes and senior facilities throughout our area. Consider it mission work that's FUN as well as being good for your own HEAD, your HEALTH, and your HEART! September is the VERY BEST time to jump in! We'll be starting all new music! Our first rehearsal of the year will be on Sept. 10th from 10:00-11:30AM, upstairs in the Sweden Senior Center. We have a Barbershop Ensemble, too! If you're interested in joining us for that, feel free to show up at 9AM!!! Sincerely, Maryellen Giese P.S. Please feel free to call me (585-659-8655) after Sept. 1st. if you have questions! P.P.S. Bring a friend who likes to sing!!! ANGEL FOOD MINISTRIES fliers for September are posted around the church and copies are on the oak table in the Assembly Room. Please note the new box for Seniors at $25!
 Church School Our journey around the world begins on September 7th, during our normal Church School time of 10:15 to 11:00. Each week the Bible lesson will be drawn from the Lectionary readings for the week. Beginning in a few weeks, the children will also be visiting a different country around the world for new games, activities, food and fun. Today's lesson is taken from Exodus 12 and Romans 13. The children will be bringing home a questionnaire to help us decide what countries we want to visit. Please plan on picking up your child in Lower Hays Hall and filling out a brief registration form at that time. Thank you. MOVIE NIGHTOn September 7th, all youth in grades 6 and up are invited to our first Movie Night of the school year. Come and bring a friend or two. There is no cost. The food and movie start right at 6 p.m. so don't be late. Movie Night will continue the first and last Sunday of the month for the whole school year so put it on your calendar now. WOMEN'S CIRCLE MEETING will be on Monday, Sept. 8, at 8:30 a.m. at 58 Main. While reservations are not necessary, it would be appreciated if you could sign up on the oak table if you are planning on attending. Come and enjoy breakfast and fellowship.
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVEPlease give the gift of life. . . Donate blood! The Red Cross Blood Drive will be held here at First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Please call the church office to make an appointment if you can help in this effort. If it is a last minute decision, please just show up and they will work you in. Thanks for your help in this important effort. September 13 Brockport Septemberfest
Presbytery of Genesee Valley Resource CenterRESOURCE SUPER SATURDAY: Saturday, September 13. Course offerings include: Exploring Living the Questions: A Fresh Alternative for Christian Invitation, Initiation and Spiritual Formation; What's New in Youth Ministry; Stewardship Lifters; and Clerk of Session Orientation. Deadline for all courses is Thursday, September 11th. To register call 242-0099. PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND . . . Potluck dinner Sept. 14, at noon. There will be something for everyone – from food to activities. Please bring a dish to pass. We will eat at noon in the Assembly Room, kick off the Phase II Capital Campaign, play games on the church lawn, walk along the canal, sit and chat, and enjoy the company.
PEACEMAKING MINI-CONFERENCESaturday, Sept. 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church. The keynote speaker will be Rev. Dr. Shehadeh Shehadeh of Israel, 2008 International Peacemaker. The Worship Speaker will be Tim Simpson, pastor at Lake Shore Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville, Florida, who will speak on "The Understanding of Nonviolence in the Early Church," plus more workshops, lunch, and a panel discussion. For more information, contact Brigit Hurley at bhurley@pbygenval.org, and watch the Summer newsletter. Half-Day Mission Trip to Hillside A Former Hillside Social Worker invites her Presbyterian family and others in the community to a half-day mission trip to Hillside for service sponsored by a Presbyterian college. This trip will take place on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 9 a.m. to noon. We will leave the church at 8:30 a.m.. You will receive a free tee shirt if you sign up by Sept. 5 on the oak table in the Assembly Room where further details can be found. The FPC Golf Tournament will be a 9-hole event held on September 28, at Pinewood at 2:00 p.m. You can contact Brian Richardson, 395-9476 if you have any questions.. Dinner will be held at the Richardson's following the tournament. The fees will be $9 if you are walking the course or $15 if you will be using a cart. The sign up sheet is available on the oak table in the Assembly Room. If you are interested in helping Brian, please indicate that as well.
MEALS ON WHEELS NEEDS YOU!Volunteers are needed to deliver hot, nutritious meals to the elderly and homebound. Routes are available in all areas of Rochester and Monroe County, and delivery only takes about an hour or so at lunchtime. Call 787-8326 for more information. THREADS OF JUSTICEThere are copies of the Presbyterian Church, USA, newsletter "Threads of Justice" available for those interested on the table outside the church office. This is the "Newsletter of the Office of Women's Advocacy." Please help yourself!  Event Photos:If you have any photographs of church events that you would like to share please email them to Mary Hastings.  KEEP THEM COMING . . . . Thanks to those who have sent postcards as you have traveled this summer. Please send a postcard to the church office when you venture out of town. Let's fill up the “Wish You Were Here” board and see where our friends have been!
 PEGGY'S PEACE GARDEN Open to the public...Dawn to dusk...May 1st - Oct. 1st. Features labyrinth for meditating, daylilies, iris and hosta. Address: 26 Meadowview Dr. off Clark Street, Brockport, NY. In honor of the Peacemaking Work of Global Volunteers (www.globalvolunteers.org).  DISASTER RESPONSEThe Outreach and Concern Committee will be collecting items throughout the summer to assemble HYGIENE KITS for the Church World Service. In the face of natural disasters or anytime families are displaced from their homes, Hygiene Kits can mean the difference between sickness and health. The following donations will be accepted: hand towels, washcloths, wide tooth combs, nail clippers, bars of soap, toothbrush (in original packaging), band-aids and gallon size zip-loc plastic bags. A collection box will be located by the elevator, downstairs. Kits will be assembled in September. DIGITAL CAMERA:The Memorial Fund recently purchased a Canon 560 digital camera for use at church functions. The camera will be kept in the church office. If you are responsible for a church activity and would like to take pictures, please see Marilyn about signing out the camera. Sept. 28 - Oct. 1 Rummage Sale set-up
Oct. 2 - 4 Rummage Sale
ADULT BIBLE STUDY will begin on Sunday, October 5th. At that time, the Bible study will again be meeting in the Church Parlor, beginning fifteen minutes after the worship service ends and running until noon.
 Alison and Corey Preston's Wedding June 28, 2008 Slideshow
Friendship Luncheon May 2008 Slideshow
Ongoing News and Events
              Office Hours: The Church Office will be open Monday - Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. On Thursdays the office will be open from 9:00 a.m. to noon.
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Looking for recipes to create our Church Cookbook We are asking for recipes from you. If we receive at least 125 recipes, we will move forward in the process of creating a First Presbyterian Church Cookbook. Any questions or for more details, please contact Kathy Harris at 395-1456 or by Email. Thanks so much!
COLLEGE STUDENTS: Rides to worship are available by arrangement. Call the church office (637-3780) before 3:00 p.m. Fridays or call: David and Peggy Hale – 637-4857, Karen Richardson – 638-0222, Gerry Maar – 637-9564, or Tom Bowdler – 637-3604.
Church Information Form: Here's an Opportunity to Share With Our Community of Faith. In 2004 as Pastor Aaron arrived, we did a Time Talent Survey as part of a Church Information Form (that long blue sheet). This is a list of interests and abilities a person is willing to share with our faith community. The Stewardship Committee is trying to make better use of our existing information. If you haven't filled one out or would like to update your information, please print a copy from the link below or pick up a blue form in the Church Office or in the Assembly Room. If you have questions, call Priscilla Baglio (637-5749) or Peggy Hale (637-4857).Church Information Form (doc) ~ ~ ~ Church Information Form (pdf) Job Jar: We all take pride in the appearance of our church building and grounds! But have you ever noticed some little job that needs to be done around the church, and wondered how to get it done, or who could get it done? Write down your suggestion and put it in the JOB JAR on the oak table in the Assembly Room. A list of jobs that need to be done will be drawn up and posted. Then, if you have some time to spend some day and want to do your church a good deed, or perhaps you have a merit badge requirement, or you find yourself at the church waiting for a child to finish an activity and you have nothing to do . . . you could tackle a job on the list. We would all appreciate it, and you will, too. - The Trustees
UPPER ROOM and THESE DAYS devotional booklets are available on the table inside the front entrance.
 Providing FLOWERS for a Sunday service is a wonderful way to celebrate or remember special people or events. If you would like to provide the flowers for a Sunday service, please sign up on the Flower Chart outside the church office or call the office during the week. There are lots of Sundays available.
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