We are a praying church and have a team of people working diligently to pray for the needs of our congregation, community and world. If you would like to have our team praying for particular needs, please fill-out the form with your information and requests.
Your message will go to a leader of our prayer team. It will be kept private within the membership of the prayer team and will not be made public to the entire congregation. Depending on the nature of the request, it could be brought to the attention of one of our pastors.
If your request requires only individual attention, please make an appointment with one of our pastors at 559-485-6460.
Save the date
October 1-3, 2010
Women of all ages, join us for a weekend at Calvin Crest Conferences!
Jacky Gatliff, the National Director of EPC Women in Ministry, will be speaking on
“Living the Resurrection”
More information to come!
There are printed versions of announcements made June 20th available in the Narthex and here below.
We took some time in the worship service on June 20th to update you on some important matters. Knowing some prefer to read it as well, we offer this summary.
Craig Blodgett will assume the position of Youth Director, overseeing both High School and Junior High ministries. A 2-year, part-time internship position will be added to assist with Junior High in addition to the one that exists already in High School.
Sarah Meisner will remain in the HS Intern position and we will hire a new Junior High Intern. We believe this will provide much needed continuity and stability for our youth ministries. We are grateful for the great volunteers in both our junior and senior high ministries. Please keep them in your prayers as well as our youth staff.
Our Pastors will be staggering some leave time this summer after they attend the EPC General Assembly June 23-26.
After he returns from GA on June 27, David Abdo will be away for 3 weeks and returning the week of July 19. Lana Roberts will then be away for three weeks starting August 9 and returning August 30.
Please pray for deep refreshment for them both.
Kevin Reimer has been and will continue to consult and support the pastoral and program staff. His pastoral and psychological training and experience is a great resource and we are grateful for his availability in this consultant capacity for 15 hours a week.
The Jamie & Kristy Evans Children’s Educational Trust is in effect. This gives Kristy access to funds for the care and education of Nate and Kelly.
Please know that additional gifts can be added to the trust indefinitely. We will forward your gifts into that trust fund for as long you continue to give.
We did not mention these things in the service on the 20th, but want to remind you that:
There is an Interim Pastor Nominating Committee working to find the right person to fill that role. The members are: Andy Bergstrom, John Ellenberger, Emily Dull and Lisa Goodell. Mark Ford is serving as an ex-officio member.
Dennis DuPertuis is the Chair of Nominating Committee forming a Senior Pastor Seeking Committee. We hope to soon have that slate to put before you for a vote.
Attention singers and instrumentalists! Summer is almost here and I am seeking people who will contribute their musical skills for our Sunday offertory times beginning June 13. Do you play an instrument proficiently or sing well? Have you presented music in our services before? If you answered yes to any of the above, I would like to meet with you. We welcome contemporary and classical styles. Please contact Julie Carter at 485-6460 or jcarter@fpcfresno.org.
Very quietly for a number of months now some folks have been gathering and talking and thinking and praying about how to be intentional and help one another do something they deeply desired. The deeply desired something is to instill a care and concern for others in their children and a willingness to serve joyfully. They wanted to find ways to serve the community together as a family that would be meaningful for both the adults and children. And very quietly and in a rather grass roots sort of way, it’s been happening.
They feel like they have enough of a plan and structure to invite the wider body of the church to jump in as they Lord leads you.
Here are the opportunities being organized from now until July.
February’s activity is to serve at Neighbors aRe Us, and that’s an opportunity open to families every month.
For March there is a plan to serve at the Evangel Home, going in from 4:30 to 7:30 to help serve dinner and do story/play time with kids and families.
In April it’s Smiles and Snickerdoodles to CA Armenian Home. Families will bake cookies, choose their favorite verse, then meet on Saturday (time TBD) to deliver Snickerdoodles and Smiles.
In May they’re looking at a project with Bob Ditmar of FUND in this neighborhood or a project at a church member’s home with Mark May.
In June there’s an opportunity at the Poverello House that’s still in the works.
Contact Ann Abajian at abajianfamily@sbcglobal.net if you want to join in any specific month’s activity.
The third Saturday of most months, you’ll find a group of women gathered in room 102 working on their own quilting projects. You’re welcome to join us anytime between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Just bring your own project to work on and join in the fellowship. We treat ourselves to lunch together. If you want to know more, contact Joanie Martin, Carole DuPertuis or Terry Jaurena. You’ll find the specific dates in the events section!
