Seeking Christ...Sharing His Love
WORSHIP+2
FALL 2011
Worship + 1 service act + 1 spiritual experience
WORSHIP + 2
This year we are challenged to participate in an experiment called Pra-X-is, a Greek word meaning “practices.” Our hypothesis is simple; if we commit to five spiritual practices over the next year, our relationships with Jesus Christ and with one another will be radically transformed. The five practices are found in the word Pra-X-is: Pray for the entire world, Read through the entire Word, Add to the community, Invest in the Kingdom, and Send yourself to the nations. The X represents Christ (the Greek letter Chi, or X, is the first letter of Christ and an ancient symbol for Jesus) and reminds us that what we do only find meaning if Jesus is at the center. If you are seeking purpose or meaning, if you want to know and grow closer to God, or if you want a deeper spiritual life, we invite you to join us this year and take the experiment!
Sunday Morning Worship
Super Sunday 9.11.2011
8:30 a.m. Traditional Service In Sanctuary with Organ and Chancel Choir
Jr. and Sr. High Kickoff Sunday, 9.11.2011 4:30 p.m.
9:30 a.m. Contemporary Service In Sanctuary with Organ and Chancel Choir
11:00 a.m. Traditional Service In Sanctuary with Organ and Chancel Choir
Coffee and Fellowship All Morning in The Common
9:30 Worship First (K-2) 11:00 Worship First Steps (ages 3-4) Sunday School 9:30 and 11:00 Sunday school classes for age 2-Adult Full listing at the Welcome Center Nursery available 8:20 a.m. - Noon
Parking Members, please park 2 blocks off campus, leaving our lot for visitors, handicapped, and seniors unable to walk that distance.
Alpha Express Course
Women’s Ministry: Women’s Bible Study Weds. mornings 9.14.2011 - 11.16.2011 9:30-11:30 am Thursdays Nights, Oct.-Nov.
9.11.2011-11.13.2011
Norfolk Night Mops
Fall I.D., CKC & CORE
1st and 3rd Thursdays September - May
Begins Wednesday 9.28.2011
Meet Me at the Well Faith & Imagination Weekend 9.23-9.25.2011
Church Picnic at Talbot Hall
3rd Thursdays Sept.-Nov.
Men’s Ministry:
4-7pm, 10.2.2011
Shoulder-to-Shoulder Breakfast
Deep Worship
2nd and 4th Tuesdays 7am -8am
10.18.2011
FPC 101 for Inquirers 10.9.2011 & 12.4.2011, 4-8pm
Small Group Connection Sunday
Men’s Retreat OBX 10.14.2011-10.16.2011
Men and Women:
10.9.2011 & 12.11.2011
Chuckatuck 50-mile Cycle Ride
Seniors FIRST Birthday Luncheons
3rd Saturdays 7am-2pm (Spring & Fall)
1st Wednesdays, 12 noon
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WORSHIP+2 Fall 2011
Send Yourself to the
Nation(s)
Learn more about our local and global missions at www.fpcnorfolk.org ~ Creation Care ~ Red Cross Blood Drive St. Andrews 9.14.11 Sacred Heart 11.9.11 ~ Park Place Child Life Center ~ GAM Coat Drive 10.30.11 Thanksgiving Devotionals ~ Thanksgiving Baskets ~ Access Aids Hygiene Kits ~ Meals on Wheels ~ Jail Ministry ~ Video Jail Ministry Saturdays 9-1pm - Sundays 1-4pm ~ Soup Kitchen Saturdays 10-1pm ~ Five Cents a Meal Collection 2nd Sundays ~ Tree of Lives ~ Call of Kenya 10.22.11-11.5.11 ~ African Boxes of Love 11.27.11 ~ Mission Market 11.20.11 ~ Living Waters ~ World AIDS Awareness Day 12.4.11 ~ Empower Hampton Roads ~ N.E.S.T. 12.21.11-12.28.11 ~ Crisis Pregnancy Center ~ English as a 2nd Language
EXPERIENCE THE
ARTS Imagination and Faith: C.S. Lewis Weekend Adult Sessions and Children’s Workshops 9.23.11-9.25.11 ~ FIRST Imaginings: A Conversation with Jim Wood 9.25.11 ~ Writers’ Workshops 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 7:00-9:00 p.m. ~ Creative Kids for Christ and Imagination Launch:
CORE Academy Kickoff 9.28.11 ~ FPC Drama Ministry Workshops ~ Chancel Choir Rehearsals Wednesdays 7:30-9:30 p.m. ~ Cherub Choir Kickoff 9.11.11 ~ Narnia Movie Screening 10.21.11 ~ Creative Writing Symposium with Cindy Peak 10.30.11~ Contemporary Worship Music & A/V Teams ~ Music Sunday 12.11.11 ~ Christmas Pageant 12.18.11
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WORSHIP+2 Fall 2011
ENCOUNTER
THE WORD
Sunday Morning
Wednesday Institute of Discipleship Session 1: Imagination and Faith September 28 -
Bethlehem Babies Nursery Birth -23 months ~ 8:20 - 12:10pm
Little Lambs Sunday School ~ 2-4 years old ~ 9:30 & 11 a.m.
R.A.D.I.C.O.L Sunday School ~ K-5th grade ~ 9:30 & 11 a.m.
3rd Grade Bible Class - Parents accompany child first four weeks.
November 12.2011, 5:30-7:15 p.m.
Session 2: Prayer: Jesus Prays for Us October 19 November 16.2011, 5:30 7:15 p.m.
Additional Adult Classes Will Be Offered - TBA
Imagination Launch: CORE Academy Grades 6-8; Session 1: Drawing Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m., September 28-October 19, 2011
Jr. High Sunday School ~ Grades 6-8 ~ 9:30
Women’s Bible Study
Sr. High Sunday School ~ Grades 9-12 ~ 9:30
November 16, 2011 9:30-11:30 am
Combined Jr. & Sr. High Sunday School ~ Grades
Wednesday Mornings: 1st Timothy - September 14 Thursday Nights: October -November
6-8 ~ 11 a.m.
Saturday Mornings Aside
Adult Sunday School
Retreats for meditating on God’s word and listening for Him in Prayer.
9:30 Basic Bible Class: 11 Corinthians Seekers Class Covenant Class: Early Church History Marriage by the Book (begins September18.2011) 11:05 Alpha Express Men’s Small Group
Saturday, October 8, 9 a.m.-Noon Saturday, November 12, 9 a.m.-Noon Saturday, December 10, 9 a.m.-Noon
Prayer
Nehemiah Prayer Meetings Mondays at 12:00 noon
Intercessory Prayer
Beginning in October:
Second and Fourth Mondays
Faithweavers Parents’ Class (begins October) Seeking Answers - Meet with one of our pastors after Contemporary Service on the 2nd Sunday
Guided Prayer Third Mondays
FPC Preschool ~ Quality preschool education in a Christian Environment.
Ages 6 weeks - Kindergarten. 757.625.0667.
Go 2 Blocks! 1 Block of Worship & 1 Block of Sunday school; Please park 2 blocks from church to make room for visitors! SPECIAL SERVICES: Thanksgiving Eve Service ~ We will gather to celebrate the bounty of God’s blessings.
For the entire family ~
Dress: Casual ~ 11.23.2011 ~ 6 p.m.
Healing and Wholeness Service ~ The Christmas season of joy also brings reminders of old wounds and loss in our lives. Prayer, music, and reflection as a reminder that Jesus comes as light, even into our own darkness and loss. 12.4.2011 ~ 7 p.m. Sanctuary
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PRA-X-IS: The Experiment
Spirit of Christmas
Stewardship
2011-2012 Church Life Series The day we make our financial commitment to the ministries and missions of FPC.
8:30, 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. 12.11.2011
Commitment Sunday
Worship Music Sunday The Christmas Pageant September 11-October 16
Methodology October 23-November 20
Prayer for the Entire World November 27-December 25
Send Yourself to the Nations
12.18.2011
Christmas Eve Services 4:00 p.m. Especially for Children and Their Families 5:30 and 7:00 p.m. Carols and reflection on God’s Word 11:00 p.m. Celebration of the Word with Lord’s Table
Sunday, 10.30.2011 Commitment cards will be mailed mid-October.
Online Giving Use your credit card/debit card or checking account to give online, visit our home page and click on the Online Giving link.
Christmas Day Service
Pray Read Act Invest Send
10 a.m. in the Sanctuary
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WORSHIP + 2 Fall 2011