1. ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADULT FAITH FORMATION FELLOWSHIP HALL 9:45 AM
Patrick and Shannon will lead a discussion around how FPCA lives out its mission
statement to experience the boundary-breaking love of Jesus by practicing radical
hospitality, forming deep relationships, and joining in shared ministry. This class will
explore what this looks like at FPCA--where we have been and where we are going as
a church. We hope to help participants understand our “what” and our “why” as we
explore the “how.” Whether a long-time member, a new member, or a visitor, today’s class
members will explore how to be a part of the FPCA mission.
YOUTH GROUP COMBINED
4:15-Youth Choir/Choir room: youth choir will meet in the choir room with Jeremy
5:15-Dinner on Patio (meal sign-up is available www.fpcasheville.org/youth)
7:15-pm Youth Group on Patio or in Fellowship Hall
EASTER LILY DEDICATIONS & MEMORIALS
You can pay ONLINE or mail your payment to the church ofϐice at 40 Church Street,
Asheville, NC 28801- indicate “Easter ϐlower memorials” in the memo line. You can
submit 2 per form-use this form as many times as you need to for multiple dedications.
Note: We need the dedication information by Wednesday, April 13th to get it in the
publication for Easter.
GALLERY CHANGE-OUT TIME!
Please stop by the gallery today and take your family retreat weaving project home!
EASTER OFFERING FOR MALAGASY PEOPLE
We continue receiving your special offering to support the needs of Dan and Elizabeth
Turks’ work in Madagascar, through April 17 (Easter Sunday). We are working to match
the $4000 funds designated by the Mission Committee. Dan and Elizabeth work to
improve the quality of life and to strengthen the spiritual lives of the Malagasy people
while they face life-threatening results from famine, cyclone, and COVID-19. Our
prayers and our monetary gifts change their lives. They are grateful for our involvement
with them.
PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN
APRIL 4, 10:30
Meeting in person in room 112
and on Zoom. Nancy Ramsay will
be leading the class in covering
Lesson 8: Mary in the Faith &
Tradition of the Church.
FPCA STITCHERS
Monday, April 4, room 214
Do you knit, crochet, weave, or sew?
FPCA has a wonderful group that meets
each 1st Monday at 6 pm. They create
wonderful prayer shawls for people
who need to know that God’s love is
surrounding them, offering healing,
comfort, and love.
2. TAIZE LENTEN WORSHIP
Join us on Thursday evenings through April 7 from 7:15 to 7:45 during Lent for Taize
worship in the Sanctuary. Taize is an ecumenical Christian monastic community in
eastern France. Their music and liturgies, known for their meditative chants and
chorus, reϐlective prayers, and pointed silence, have spread world wide.
HELP NEEDED FOR OUR NEW AFGHAN NEIGHBORS
Our church is supporting an Afghan couple living temporarily in Leicester. Because their home is not on a bus line,
there is a great need for transportation assistance. We have set up sign-up lists to take them grocery shopping
on Mondays and to the mosque on Fridays. We need more help in getting them to these locations and other
appointments. If you have the time and are willing, please consider signing up to help. You may wish to team up
with another church member on transporting them to and from the mosque so that you don’t have to wait around
during the service. Contact Randy Fluharty (rϐluharty54@gmail.com) or Alan Young (alan.g.young.sr@gmail.com)
for help in accessing the sign-up lists in Realm.
FPCA ZOOM ANTIǧRACISM WEBINAR: SUNDAY, APRIL 24TH 7ǧ8PM
“Deϐining Racism and the Work of Resisting Racial Oppression and Racial Privilege ”
Two concurrent, profoundly different deϐinitions of racism function in our culture and among faith communities:
“racism as a system of disadvantage based on race” and “racism as an interlocking system of advantage based
on race.” We will examine the implications of these two deϐinitions for shaping our personal, cultural, relational,
political, and spiritual imaginations and practices regarding racial justice. We’ll explore ways the theory of
Intersectionality is a resource for the work of resisting racism and especially helpful for those whose racial identity
is privileged.
The Rev. Dr. Nancy J. Ramsay is a Presbyterian clergywoman (ret.) whose career included service as an associate
pastor in Rocky Mount, NC followed by PhD studies and then 36 years as a theological educator in the ϐield of
Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Care ϐirst at Louisville Presbyterian Seminary and then Brite Divinity School in Fort
Worth, TX.
PALM SUNDAY
9:45 am: All Faith Formation classes join the
community parade. Gather at Central UMC;
deposit your non-perishable donations.
List found at https://www.fpcasheville.org/
children-and-families.
10-10:30: Parade to & from Prichard Park.
10:45 am- 11:00 am: Children gather on the
Children’s Hall for Palm Processional.
PLEASE REGISTER FOR MAUNDY THURSDAY
On Maundy Thursday, we will gather in the Gardner
Fellowship Hall at 5:30 pm. This is a family-inclusive
event with all ages participating; dinner is served
family-style, with worship and communion enjoyed
around the tables. To help us prepare for our
Maundy Thursday event, please register using QR
code on the left, or register on the Realm Event Page
from our website or you app.
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3. UPDATED COVID POLICY
As we gradually emerge from the pandemic, our goal is to take small and careful steps that continue to make room
for those who are vulnerable, concerned for their health, or not yet able to be vaccinated. On the ϐirst Tuesday of
each month, the session reviews these protocols at their meeting. To see full details, click the link on our webpage
(Update Covid Policy 2/22/22).
Presently, masks are strongly recommended; and they are required in our children’s wing, at all children’s and
youth events, in choirs, and in the safety seating options in the sanctuary and chapel. Coffee and food service is
available, with masks removed to partake. Masks are optional at campus outdoor activities for all groups. Streaming
remains a viable option for those at home.
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE
Sunday, April 3
8:30 am - 12:30 pm Nursery 3 + masks required
8:45 am - 9:45 am Worship Service in Chapel, Patrick Johnson preaching
9:45 am - 10:45 am Faith Formation
105 Godly Play for Preschoolers (3-K)
106 Godly Play for Children (1-5 grades)
107 (Widman Room) Coffee Talk for Parents of elementary-aged children
Fellowship Hall Adult Faith Formation led by Patrick and Shannon
213 Conϐirmation Class led by David Germer
11:00 am Worship Service with Communion, Patrick Johnson preaching
4:15 pm - 7:15 pm Youth Choir (Choir Room), Dinner (Patio) and Youth group (Fellowship Hall/Patio)
Monday, April 4
10:30 am Presbyterian Women, Hybrid meeting Rm. 112 or Zoom; speaker Nancy Ramsay
6:00 pm Stitchers (Rm. 214)
Wednesday, April 6
2:00 pm The Text This Week Bible Study (Zoom)
7:00 - 8:30 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room)
Thursday, April 7
7:15 pm - 7:45 pm Taize worship service
Sunday, April 10
Palm Sunday
8:30 am - 12:30 pm Nursery 3 + masks required
8:45 am - 9:45 am Worship Service in Chapel, Patrick Johnson preaching
9:45 am - 10:45 am Faith Formation All Faith Formation classes join for community parade
Gather at Central UMC; deposit non-perishable donations
10:45 am- 11:00 am Children gather on the Children’s Hall to begin Palm Processional
11:00 am Worship Service, Patrick Johnson preaching
Fellowship in the Wallace Foyer
Zoom & Registration links can be found on the church calendar at fpcasheville.org.
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