January Sermon Series - Friday, January 6, 2012 - 11:27am

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Friday, January 6, 2012 - 11:27am
  Beginning January 8, Jim Blades’ new Sermon Series, “Gospel Parables: “Christ’s Troublous Tales” 1/8: Epiphany Stars Sunday SERMON SERIES BEGINS “Who Is My Neighbor? A Contemporary Reading” Jim Blades • Luke 10:25-37 1/15: “Complaint of the Grumbling Laborers” Jim Blades • Matt. 20:1-...
 

The New Organ is Coming! - Friday, January 6, 2012 - 11:24am

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Friday, January 6, 2012 - 11:24am
  After journeying across the Atlantic Ocean through the Panama Canal to the Port of Los Angeles, our church’s new Veritas chancel organ is due to arrive by truck the week of January 8! The Sanctuary will be closed for organ installation January 15, 22 and 29. Sunday morning worship will be moved to Wilson Hall.   The sanctuary will be reopened with a ribbon...
 

2011 Advent Opportunities - Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 7:47am

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Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 7:47am
  2011   Advent Opportunities Worship & Study 12/4, 11, 18  Sermon Series: God's Will Become Flesh: (Eric Garner & Jim Blades) 12/7, 14, 21  wEDnesday nights series Advent & Handel's Messiah: Paula Kelso and Margaret Ann Maricle 12/11     Special Service: Tidings of Comfort...
 

Stretching Forward to What Lies Ahead... - Thursday, November 3, 2011 - 10:33pm

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Thursday, November 3, 2011 - 10:33pm
“…stretching forward to what lies ahead …” (Philippians 3:13) Paul paints an even more animated picture in this verse’s original Greek: of stretching forward on tiptoe. Such was Paul’s buoyant expectation of the God’s plan for the future, and it’s how I feel too as I look out on the splendid opportunities that await FPCSLO in 2012 and beyond...
 

Look what's coming in October! - Friday, September 30, 2011 - 10:01pm

By: Pastor Jim Blades

Friday, September 30, 2011 - 10:01pm
SUNDAY MORNINGS will feature two worship opportunities at 9:00 & 10:30 am with the return of Praise Singers and Chancel Choir. During October, I will preach a sermon series entitled Understanding the Will of God. Is the hardship, heartache, suffering and sorrow of our world God’s will? And if not, why does God allow it? How do we discern God’s will for our life’s...
 

This fall at FPC, what’s new, old, the same and different all at once? - Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 9:09am

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 9:09am
  A riddle for you:  This fall at FPC, what’s new, old, the same and different all at once? Worship service timeswill stay the same as they’ve been over summer:  9:00 Contemporary and 10:30 Traditional.  One less thing to have to plug into the calendar!  That’s 15 extra minutes for the early crowd to sleep in, grab coffee, or take a breath and...
 

Holy Week Schedule 2011 - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 10:47am

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Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 10:47am
Palm Sunday April 17 Holy Week opens at the intersection of triumph and foreboding as Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem is recounted with the distribution of palms in both services. Maundy Thursday  April 21 • 12:15–12:45pm Gather in the sanctuary for a mid-day remembrance of the Last Supper in scripture, music, prayers, and Open Communion. The entire community is...
 

Season of Lent - Tuesday, March 1, 2011 - 10:16pm

By: Rev. Jim Blades

Tuesday, March 1, 2011 - 10:16pm
Season of Lent - Deepening our Connections with God Ash Wednesday MARCH 9 • 5:45 to 7:00 PM Come join the fellowship of our annual Deacons’ Soup Supper in Geneva Room,then observe the start of Lent at a brief worship service in the sanctuary featuring a variety of music from the Chancel Choir, instrumentalists and vocalists, prayers, re ection on the scriptures and the...
 

Year End Report from the Pastor - Friday, February 11, 2011 - 10:20pm

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Friday, February 11, 2011 - 10:20pm
  Pastor’s Year-End Summary Report for 2010 Dear Church Family: At last year’s annual meeting, I verbalized the following leadership goal for 2010: As I approach the seventh year of pastoral leadership of FPCSLO, looking back, we have accomplished much together. Many if not most of the goals we set together back in 2004-5 have been accomplished. We are a different...
 

Four Themes: Stories to Build Dreams On Report - Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 10:03pm

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Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 10:03pm
Last October, our congregation engaged in the process of telling our personal stories of how First Presbyterian Church SLO has made an appreciative difference in our lives. At the November 7 half-day Summit retreat, nearly 100 of you broke up into small groups and brainstormed your visions and dreams for our church’s future.  During the past several months, the Vision Core Team has...
 

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