Worship 11:00 AM

Infant Comfort Room You can comfort your fussy child and still not miss the worship service by asking an usher to escort you to the Parlor where you can watch the service on the big screen TV.

Nursery Our Nursery is available in the Chapel Wing Room C106 from 9:30 AM - Noon. Children kindergarten aged and under are welcome to stay in the nursery or come with you to the sanctuary during the worship service.

Activity Books and Children’s Bulletins to occupy young minds and hands during worship are available in the narthex. Ask an usher to provide these if needed.

For Your Convenience the following services are provided to make your worship with us as meaningful and comfortable as possible.

Enlarged copies of the Order of Worship and hymns are available from our ushers.

Hearing Assistive Equipment is available in the narthex. Ask an usher if you would like to use one.

Rest Rooms are located in the front and back of the sanctuary.

Whether you are a long time

resident, a new-comer or a visitor

to the area we hope you will find

our church to be a place where

you experience communion with

God and fellowship with God’s

people.

F IRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH I N T H E H E A R T O F F O RT M Y E R S

Living, sharing, teaching the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ju l y 13, 2014

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PR A Y E R & P R A I S E

Firs t Presbyter ian Church

Continued Prayers for

Sherri Bales

Norma Brenner

Ted & Virginia Brown

Maxine Crumpler

Herb Dorsett

Lalai Hamric

Rev. Norman Hutchinson

Linda Ittner

Louise Ittner

Dr. Lemuel Lawrence

Irving Layne

Ron Manchester

Eddie McGlynn

JoAnn Moore

Bonnie Motsay

Emily O’Neil

Darrell & Betty Ann Prevatt

Marti Raugh

Betty Shanklin

Mary Thurman

Al Weingart

Brett Wheeler

Dottie Wilcock

PRAYERS FOR THOSE SERVING IN THE MILITARY: Jake Barbera, Steve Barton, William Connors, Thomas Jackson, Ryan James, Shaina Nelson, Curtis Perry, Kenneth Poole, Nick Schitea, Jeff Shannon, Jordon Shepler, Tyler Say-Rathbone, Vinny Surasi, Major Dave Whitman, Andrew Woodard, Matt Zajac, Jodi Zajac

PRAISE: PRAISE: PRAISE: PRAISE: 17th Annual Mid17th Annual Mid17th Annual Mid17th Annual Mid----

Summer Night’s Hymn Sing! Summer Night’s Hymn Sing! Summer Night’s Hymn Sing! Summer Night’s Hymn Sing!

Ryan Daley — well on the way to

good health. Thank you for all the

prayers!

PRAYERSPRAYERSPRAYERSPRAYERS:

Doug Bartleson

Eddygrace Bernhard

Bob Brockwell

Dolores Cope

Hank Graefen and family

Katie Hart

Eleanor Kinzie

Kay Kirk

Lenny Mlejnek

“Sam” Olstynski

family of Nancy Roberts

Lois Taylor

Mary Waldron

Joyce & Jimmy Walker

Weatherholt family; Joe, Ken,

Bob, and Jennifer

Bill, Brian, David, Dr. Charlie

Kasey, Ken, Mary, Tim

Peace - Israel and Palestine

PRAYERS

Prayers for those serving in the military on active duty and their families:

Wayne Wheeler and Matt Bracewell

Captain Amanda Filiowich - stationed at Fort Warren Air Force Base, Cheyenne, WY

Chelsey Pcolar is stationed in Hawaii and Trevor Pcolar is stationed in Hawaii

Jeremy Shepler deployed to Afghanistan July 2013

Sergeant David Gerber and Sergeant Stacy Gerber are now in Germany.

THANK YOU . . .

SOLE & UNDIE SUNDAY

The Missions Committee will be collecting new socks and underwear for school age children on July 20th. Monetary donations will also be received to purchase gift cards from Payless Shoes. Please write your check to First Presbyterian Church and put Payless Shoes in the memo section. You can place your check in the offering plate on Sunday, July 13th and 20th. Socks and underwear donations will be collected on Sunday, July 20th. All donations will be given to the children of CCMI.

Thank you in advance for your support!Thank you in advance for your support!Thank you in advance for your support!Thank you in advance for your support!

The Finance Committee reported that for the month ended June 30, 2014 actual revenues were $42,201 versus a budget of $45,340, and actual ex-penses were $44,869 versus a budget of $43,676. For the six months ended June 30, 2014 actual revenues were $264,959 versus a budget of $263,343,

and actual expenses were $258,159 versus a budget of $266,475.

F INANC IA L REPORT

On Tuesday evening, July 8th, First Presbyterian Church presented the 17th Annual Mid- Summer Night’s Sing to a full audience of members, neighbors, and friends throughout our community. The event paid special tribute to our country with numerous patriotic songs done as solos, and with audience participation, as well as many familiar hymns that everyone sang with joy.

The main focus of the evening was CCMI and the needy in our community.

Special thanks to Sam Galloway, Jr. for sponsoring this annual event and providing an opportunity for people to fellowship together, learn about the needs of CCMI, and contribute to CCMI with canned food donations and a

free will offering during the performance.

Special thanks to our music department and our community choir guests for

making the evening a wonderful experience for all to remember.

Musical Guests: The Spiritual Voices, The Sun-Sations, Michael Broyles

FPC Soloists: Beverly Cox, Beth Filiowich, Lalai Hamric

Special thanks to: Bill Filiowich, Lenny Mlejnek, Doug Molloy, Mike Pcolar

Special thanks to: Eddygrace Bernhard, Barbara Peterson, Roger Peterson

Special thanks to our ushers for the evening: Richard Chappelle, Captain Roseanne Constantinople, Harriet Hart, Lemuel Lawrence, Nancy Whitman

and Steve & Jan Culbertson who helped after the event with cleanup.

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CHANCEL FLOWERS The Chancel flowers today are given to the glory of God by Bonnie Lee DiGrazia

in honor of Sam Galloway, Jr. as he celebrates his 70th birthday!

WORSHIP SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY ~ July 13, 2014

Prelude ……………………………………………………………….O How He Loves You and Me Eddygrace Bernhard. Organ

Michael Broyles, Piano

Worship Chimes

Welcome to Our Visitors ………………………………………………………..Rev. Paul de Jong

* Hymn ………………………………………………………………..#275 How Firm a Foundation Blue prayer cards will be collected during the hymn. Please pass your card to the usher at this time.

*Greeting One Another

*Greeting Song …………………………………………………………………Surely the Presence

Special Music …………………………………………………...If My People (2 Chronicles 7:14 )

Lalai Hamric, Solo

Scripture Reading: Matthew 16:13-20 …………………………………………….Pati Sempsrott

Unison Prayer of Confession

Assurance of Pardon

Pastoral Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer

Receiving Our Offerings

Offertory Special Music ..………………………………………………………….Keep Making Me

Jack Merchant, Solo

*Doxology & Presentation of Tithes and Offerings

*Hymn………………………………………………………………...#270 Wonderful Words of Life

*Hymn………………………………………………………………#271 Standing on the Promises

Benediction

Postlude …………………………………………………………………………....Praise to the Lord

*Please stand if you are able.

Scripture: John 6:60-71

Piano Meditation - Michael Broyles

Sermon - To Whom Shall We Go?

Rev. Paul de Jong

First Presbyterian Church

2438 Second Street

Fort Myers, Florida 33901

AT A GL ANCE

Phone: 239-334-2261 E-mail address:

info@fpcfortmyers.org

We Thank God For . . . .

Percussion………………………………………………………………………..Lenny Mlejnek and Mike Pcolar

Ushers ……………………………………………………………………………………Captain, Richard Chappelle

Tony Beaumont, Bonnie Chappelle, Bob Gibson

Tom Hutchinson, Deborah Onderdonk

MINISTERS……………………………………………………………..Members of First Presbyterian Church

ELDERS: JoAnn Beaumont, Richard Chappelle, Pat Furbringer, Lalai Hamric, Chuck Hiles, John Poole, Frank Shannon, Joe Spielman

DEACONS: Betty Campbell, Jan Culbertson, Steve Culbertson, Sheryl de Jong, Harriet Hart, Rebecca Hayes, Jeff Hughey, Mary Ann Hughey, Tom Hutchinson, Jack Merchant, Ruth Moon, Bonnie Motsay, Deborah Onderdonk

TRUSTEES: Bonnie Chappelle, Sam Galloway, Jr., Lalai Hamric, Pete Kouwenhoven, Frank Krotzer, Larry Nixon, Donna Poole, Betty Ann Prevatt, Joe Spielman

NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Virginia Brown, Richard Chappelle, Sheryl de Jong, Max Furbringer, Phyllis Little, John Poole, Nancy Whitman

Blessings to:Blessings to:Blessings to:Blessings to:

We’re LIVE Online

Sunday @ 11:00 AM

www.fpcfortmyers.org

STAFF

Rev. Paul de Jong

Senior Pastor

Rev. Roger Peterson

Minister of Music

Barbara Peterson

Church Accompanist

Eddygrace Bernhard

Church Organist

Sheryl de Jong

Director of Christian Education

Bonnie Lee DiGrazia

Administrative Assistant

Jean Ann Gogerty

Financial Secretary

Cheyne Diaz & Lydia de Jong

Sound & Projection

Summer Office HoursSummer Office HoursSummer Office HoursSummer Office Hours

M M M M ---- TH 9:30 AM TH 9:30 AM TH 9:30 AM TH 9:30 AM –––– 5:00 PM5:00 PM5:00 PM5:00 PM

Tues., July 15th Women’s Bible StudyWomen’s Bible StudyWomen’s Bible StudyWomen’s Bible Study 10:00 AM Parlor

Study: Bad Girls of the Bible

Generous to a Fault—Sapphira: Bad for a Mooment

Sun., July 20th Sole & Undie SundaySole & Undie SundaySole & Undie SundaySole & Undie Sunday

Sunday School 9:45 AM Rooms listed above

Worship 11:00 AM Sanctuary

SUNDAY MORNING

Coed Adult Classes 9:45 AM Classes meet in the following rooms:

Straight Talk Straight Talk Straight Talk Straight Talk with Pastor Paul de Jong Galloway Hall

Seekers Class Seekers Class Seekers Class Seekers Class ---- Led by John Poole Parlor C101

The Seekers will be viewing and discussing the video series by Steven Lawson called “The Doctrines of Grace in John.” This 12 part series will show how the Gospel of John offers one of the clearest presentations of the doctrines of grace in all of Scripture.

†††† Children & Youth Sunday School 9:45 AM in Room E201 Leader: Sheryl de Jong

Nursery Care . . Nursery Care . . Nursery Care . . Nursery Care . . 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM in Room C106

Tuesday Evening Bible Study will NOT meet during the month of July.Tuesday Evening Bible Study will NOT meet during the month of July.Tuesday Evening Bible Study will NOT meet during the month of July.Tuesday Evening Bible Study will NOT meet during the month of July.

The Church office will be closed on Friday during the month of July and August.The Church office will be closed on Friday during the month of July and August.The Church office will be closed on Friday during the month of July and August.The Church office will be closed on Friday during the month of July and August.