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MEMBERSHIP EXPLORATION CLASS - If you would like to explore membership at First Presbyterian Church, you are invited to take part in this fall’s Membership Exploration Series.  This series of three informal, discussion-based gatherings continues today with the second  seminar immediately following morning worship and Fellowship/Coffee Time.  The Membership Exploration Class will gather in Mettam Lounge (2^nd floor, Memorial Hall, off the Library).  Lunch and childcare are provided. Topics include “My Story/God’s Story;” “What it Means to be a Christian—and a Presbyterian;” and “What it Means to be a Member .”  Questions?  Would you like to participate?  Contact Pastor Greg Horn at greghorn@firstprescranford.org  or (908)868-6441. 

2007-2008 YOUTH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Hey, teens and parents!  Today kicks-off the 2006-2007 Youth Fellowship year.  At 1 p.m., Middle-School and senior highs will meet in Gray’s parking lot across from the church to go serve the hungry at First Pres.’s own Cranford–Elmora Soup Kitchen in Elizabeth.  Everyone is invited, especially 1^st-timers!

Then at 6 p.m., Middle School Fellowship will meet in Room 302 to start their year of fun, learning, eating and growing in faith.  The Middle School-ers will take part in a fun evening of “who-done-it?” action, as we all participate in a “Search for the Truth” mystery.   The Middle School Fellowship this year will be led by volunteer leaders Melissa and Gordon Layfield, and Brian Knutson.

At 7 p.m., both Middle School Fellowship and the High School Fellowship will gather together for a combined pizza dinner.

Then at 7:30 p.m., high school-age teens will get together for the High School Fellowship’s kickoff gathering. 

This year, the High School group will take part in a year-long project designing and creating a real film, using professional film-making techniques, storyboards, and cameras and equipment.  High schoolers will work with Ministry Intern Jason Ferris and volunteer adult leaders Jessica Behrens and Rob Berns.  High School Fellowship gatherings each week will design activities, Bible-talks and fellowship—and movie making!—around the faith-based theme for the whole year- “Search for the Truth”.

A NEW SERIES OF JOURNEY TO WHOLENESS SEMINARS begins on September 17^th in Mettam Lounge.  This is a series of 6 weeks which meets from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.  For more information or to register, please call Patti Williams 908 709-1341 or Virginia Waters 908 276-2226.  

 AUDIO TAPES of First Pres. worship services are available by contacting the Church Office.

PRAYER CARDS are available in the pew racks, and may be placed in the offering plate or submitted to the Church Office at any time.  Your joys and/or concerns will be included in the weekly prayers of church leaders and First Presbyterian Church’s Prayer Chain.

Walk the Labyrinth – A Path to Prayer

On the first Sunday of each month, from 1-4 p.m., the Division of Social Awareness & Adult Ministries sponsors a Labyrinth Walk in Bates Hall.  The community is cordially invited to experience this unique and meaningful form of prayer.  The next Labyrinth Walk will be this afternoon, and you’re invited.Walking the Labyrinth is an ancient spiritual practice of prayer and meditation that is being rediscovered in our time.  The 11-ringed pattern, painted on canvas, is modeled on the 13^th century labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral.   At that time, walking the labyrinth symbolized the Christian pilgrimage to Jerusalem for people who could not personally make the journey.  Here at First Presbyterian Church, the Labyrinth is made available to the congregation and our wider community as a means for all of us to grow spiritually, discover new ways to