Please join us in worship, fellowship and service as we come together, as brothers and sisters in the body of Christ.
Please join us in worship, fellowship and service as we come together, as brothers and sisters in the body of Christ.
Sunday, December 1st 10:00 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Worship Service
12:00 p.m. Congregational Meeting
12:10 p.m. Hand Chime Practice
Monday, December 2nd 6:30 p.m. Presbytery Woman Christmas Dinner
Tuesday, December 3rd 6:15 p.m. Men’s Group, conference room
Wednesday, December 4th 10:00 a.m. Ladies Bible Study CANCELLED
11:00 a.m. PW Coordinating Team Meeting - CANCELLED
5:30 p.m. Choir Practice
Saturday, December 7th 7:30 a.m. Robbins’ Food Bank
Youth Travel to Charlotte to assist with Operation Christmas Child
Family Life Center Reserved
Sunday, December 8th 10:00 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Worship Service
12:10 p.m. Hand Chime Practice
12:15 p.m. Session Meeting, conference room
Monday, December 9th 6:00 p.m. Fellowship and Mission Committee, conference room
Tuesday, December 10th 6:00 p.m. Building and Grounds Committee, conference room
6:30 p.m. Administrative Committee, conference room
Wednesday, December 11th 5:30 p.m. Choir Practice
Saturday, December 14th Family Life Center Reserved
Sunday, December 15th 10:00 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Worship Service / Communion
5:00 p.m. Youth Group
6:00 p.m. Confirmation Class, youth room
Tuesday, December 17th 6:15 p.m. Men’s Group
Wednesday, December 18th Deadline for Church Mouse
5:30 p.m. Choir Practice
Friday, December 20th Youth Lock-In
Sunday, December 22nd 10:00 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Worship Service / Christmas Cantata
Tuesday, December 24th 9:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Service
Wednesday, December 25th Merry Christmas!
Thursday, December 26th Church Office Closed
Sunday, December 29th 10:00 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Worship Service
Tuesday, December 31st Distribute Church Mouse /Newsletter
FPC Calendar
Family Life Center (FLC)
Conference Room (CR)
FPC Basket Ministries & Missions
First Presbyterian's Family Life Center serves as a collection site for ministries and missions.
Throughout the year, please consider donating simple items to show God’s love
to our neighbors!
Sandhills/Moore Coalition for Human Care
instant potatoes
Robbins Food Pantry
food and double-bagged plastic grocery bags
Nursing Home Ministry
Pinelake Nursing Home
First Health Hospice and Palliative Care
puzzles, word searches, crosswords, adult coloring books, pens,
colored pencils, crayons and snacks
(Little Debbie Cakes, Lance crackers, etc.)
Carthage Food Pantry
Please hold children’s books donations at this time.
Hospice Blessing Bags
Kleenex, Gripper Socks, and Dollar Store Large-Print Word Searches are needed, in addition to toiletries, snacks, calendars and writing pens.
at the Robbins' Food Bank of Robbins Area Christian Ministries.
7:30-10 a.m. FIRST SATURDAYS - every month.
To carpool, meet in the FPC parking lot on the first Saturday of every month at 7 a.m.
Serve as many Food Bank First Saturdays as you'd like - to fit your schedule!
Please donate double-bagged plastic grocery bags to the FPC Family Life Center Donation Station before our next Food Bank visit.
"One of the greatest values of the church is providing a community for you and your kids. A place where they can feel safe, have meaningful discussion with a caring adult, and to ask the tough questions. We all need this type of community." -Parenting Beyond Your Capacity by Reggie Joiner & Carey Nieuwhof
During the school year, grades 7-12 meet Sunday evenings at 5 p.m. in our Family Life Center to have fun, be challenged, and explore what it means to be a Christian.
Children ages 4 through 6th grade, join us on the first Sunday of every month from 4-5 p.m. for “Sunday Funday.”
Ladies Bible Study & Fellowship Circle is at 10 a.m. on the first Wednesday of the month in our Family Life Center (summer break July & August / December Christmas break).
"The beginning of wisdom is to acquire wisdom. Acquire understanding with all that you have." Proverbs 4:7
Men's Group meets on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays in our Family Life Center at 6:15 p.m.
"As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." Proverbs 27:17
*Currently on break. Will resume soon.
1st Sunday 2-Cents a Meal Offering
On the 1st Sunday of the month, our children hold a special offering for all to participate in. The 2 cents a Meal Offering helps alleviate hunger in the U.S. and the world through food programs for the poor, promoting free trade for locally produced products, promoting for wage campaigns and many other programs. By setting aside 2 cents each time we are blessed with a meal, we can make a difference!
Please place in regular offering basket in envelope with amount, marked “Special Offering.”
FELLOWSHIP OF THE LEAST - PENNY FOR A PRAYER
If you would like to participate in the Fellowship of the Least Coin, be sure to pick up information and a devotional book this Sunday in the lower vestibule of FPC. Just a penny for each prayer goes a long way in helping impoverished women and children around the world.
Because of COVID-19, programs, events, and even worship is in a stage of constant transition. Please stay tuned to announcements on Sunday mornings, our website, Google Calendar, and through our One Call Now phone tree as we update and make changes to our calendar.
The Church Mouse
FPC's monthly newsletter
For More Information
For more information about First Presbyterian Church, our upcoming events, or details on receiving a password to read our newsletter online, please email us at infofpc@gmail.com or give us a call at 910-947-2924.
First Presbyterian Carthage, NC polos are available for order!
Men, women, and children's sizes can be purchased, ranging from sizes small to 6XL.
Contact the church office for your order form today!
You can easily serve your community by simply dropping off any of these items at our Family Life Center Donation Station any time you’re at FPC:
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small Operation Christmas Child shoebox items that our FPC Youth will pack into 350 shoeboxes in hopes bring the Gospel to c
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gently used children’s books for ages 7-11 for Carthage Food Pantry’s book drive
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raisins and crackers for BackPack Pals of Moore County – an organization of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC
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instant mashed potatoes for the Sandhills/Moore Coalition for Human Care
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plastic grocery bags for our Robbins Food Bank First Saturdays
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necessities and games for our local nursing home outreach
Visit the “Serve” tab to learn more ways you can easily serve!
Presbyterian Women's News Updates
To receive Presbyterian Women’s updates via email – or to receive a call to help in times of need – call, text, or email JoAnn Wahala at (910) 947-3238.
Get your church news heard
on our CHURCH WEBSITE announcement page and Google Calendar;
in our monthly CHURCH MOUSE newsletter;
and/or in our weekly Sunday BULLETINS!
Simply email church announcements, events, calendar dates, celebrations, and prayer requests to FPC – infofpc397@gmail.com.
*Information is due by Tuesday for Sunday’s bulletin.