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    ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE

    Financial Status Year-to-Date as of February 28, 2014

    Total Offerings Actual = $49,474Total Expenses Actual = $40,726

    Variance = $8,748

    Total Offerings Budget = $49,356Total Expenses Budget = $50,253

    Variance = - $897

    Our Total Offerings (which include Estimate of Giving, MembersGifts, Church School, & Loose Offerings) are $118.25 over budget. This is indeed good news!

    At first glance it appears our expenses are running $9,537 below our expected costs. However, due to Februarybeing a short month, our Utility bill ($1,388.30) was not paid until after 2/28/14. The Mission Ministry budgeted

    $2,250 to our Presbytery that has not been paid yet and the Property Ministry is running approximately $2,200below budgeted costs. Thus we have $5,838 in expected costs that will be paid in the near future. That leaves us$3,699 below budgeted costs.

    As was the case in January, our ministries are below their budgets. This will change somewhat as their particularactivities occur during the year. Our administrative costs are also still in line.

    Overall, it appears that we are right in line regarding our income versus expenses.

    Questions? Contact Steve Layendecker at [email protected]

    CONGREGATIONAL CARE

    Thank You

    The Jensen and McChesney families wish to express our gratitude to the FKPcommunity for your support and thoughtfulness during Alberts long decline aneventual death. We were touched by your kind thoughts and heart-felt prayeryour cards, visits, care-giving assistance, music, gifts to brighten our days anease our efforts, memorial gifts to the church and to our beloved Skill Day Center ministry. We thank all who participated in his memorial service and recetion. We are grateful for these fresh reminders that church does not just happeon Sunday morning.Many blessings for blessings received,Susan, Children, & Extended families

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    April Birthdays

    CONGREGATIONAL CARE (continued)

    "Camp Montgomery"

    1. Early morning mistFort King Women in retreat

    Mirroring God's Peace

    2. For Peace perfect PeaceCome walk with me through the trees

    And sit by the lake

    3. Meeting by the lakeLearning how to BE the Peace

    We seek in the World

    While at Camp Montgomery I was inspired to write these Haikus (3- lined poems with the meter 5-7-5).Pamela Lewin, M.D.

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    CONGREGATIONAL CARE (continued)

    Do you enjoy showing Gods lovethrough service to members of this church?

    Are you looking for a new way to share your gifts?Perhaps you will consider joining the Congregational Care Ministry. We are looking for some new members tojoin us in service to the church congregation. Some projects we participate in include: meals for shut-ins, me-

    morial service receptions, tool guys, college care and prayer shawl just to name a few. This is a wonderful wayto share the love of God. We meet the second Sunday of each month after church in the Session room. Wehope you will join us on April 13th. Please contact Cate Martin at [email protected] if you have anyquestions or more information.

    Join the Link Newsletter Assembly Team

    We have a wonderful team of volunteers who gather once a month, usually on thelast Wednesday of the month from 9:30 a.m. for a couple of hours. We are lookingfor additions to this team who fold and label the Link. Please contact the Church

    Office if you are interested in volunteering.

    CONNECTIONS

    Discovery Class

    We will be holding our first Discovery class for 2014! Are you a guest of Ft. King Presbyterian, or know of a guethat would like to learn a little bit more about our church? We would like to invite you to join our upcoming Dicovery classes. These two classes will provide an opportunity for us to get to know one another better, and at thsame time learn a little bit more of what we are all about. Join us at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 4 that the home Andy Gans for some light refreshments, and then again on Sunday, April 6that 9:15a.m. at the church.

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    CONNECTIONS (continued)

    Come Enjoy a Wonderful Passover Meal and Fellowship

    Connections Ministry is Hosting a Traditional Seder Dinner and Worship.

    When: Sunday, April 6, 2014When: Sunday, April 6, 2014When: Sunday, April 6, 2014When: Sunday, April 6, 2014

    Where: Fellowship HallWhere: Fellowship HallWhere: Fellowship HallWhere: Fellowship Hall

    Time: 5:00PMTime: 5:00PMTime: 5:00PMTime: 5:00PM

    ** Volunteers needed to bring baked chicken. If you are interested, please contact Debbie Bush, Becky Wolf,Bernice Henry, or call the Church Office.

    Childrens Easter Egg Hunt

    When: Saturday, April 19, 2014When: Saturday, April 19, 2014When: Saturday, April 19, 2014When: Saturday, April 19, 2014

    Time: 10:00 a.m.Time: 10:00 a.m.Time: 10:00 a.m.Time: 10:00 a.m. NoonNoonNoonNoon

    Ages: Toddlers through 5Ages: Toddlers through 5Ages: Toddlers through 5Ages: Toddlers through 5ththththgradegradegradegrade

    Hopon overwith your children and grandchildren for a fun morning of games, prizes, hot dogs, and of coursecandy!!

    **Wrapped Candy and dollar store Easter Prize donations are needed, please drop off at the Church Office byApril 16th. (No Plastic eggs needed)

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    GROUP ACTIVITIES (continued)

    Presbyterian Women Circles

    All women of Fort King are Presbyterian Women and are invited to participate in all activities of PresbyterianWomen.You are cordially invited to attend one of the Circle meetings. Deborah Circle meets at the church, in the Ses-sion Room, on the third Tuesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. Deborah Circle will meet on April 15th. EstherCircle meets on the second Monday of each month in the evening at members homes. Esther Circle will meeton April 14th, at 7:00 p.m. at the home of Jo Ann Parramore.

    Picnic Time

    The annual church picnic sponsored by Presbyterian Women will take place on May 4thMay 4thMay 4thMay 4th, at Coehadjoe Park im-mediately following worship. Presbyterian Women will provide the fried chicken and drinks and everyone thatattends will bring a side dish (potato salad, beans, desserts, salads, etcjust good picnic food). This is a greatday for fellowship, some games, good food and great fun. Rememberwe can wear our casual picnic clothes tochurch that day! Coehadjoe Park offers a great facility that PW has reserved that includes a covered pavilionwith tables to accommodate a large crowd. From the church you drive north on 36thAvenue to 35thStreet, turnright and go approximately a mile where you will see the entrance to the park on the left.

    See you on May 4th...Mark your calendars!!See you on May 4th...Mark your calendars!!See you on May 4th...Mark your calendars!!See you on May 4th...Mark your calendars!!

    Gifts of Women Sunday

    On Sunday, May 18th, the worship service will be led by the women of Fort King with Cheryl Gans bringing themessage. This is a tribute to all the talents the women bring to the ministry of Fort King.

    Thank You - White Elephant Sale Success

    A big thank you to all the donors, buyers and workers for making the White Elephant Sale a huge success. Weenjoyed working together, making new friends, and welcoming first time helpers. Items not sold were donated toCare for America Charity, Hospice, Tools for Teachers, Literacy Council, Domestic Violence, and our church.

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    MISSION

    Give Blood - Save Lives

    The Big Red Bus is coming to Fort King Presbyterian Church on April 13th between thehours of 9a.m. and 1p.m. Please come out and donate a pint of blood. As you knowthere is always a need for blood here in Marion County. So please make an effort to do-nate. If you can't donate then pray for our success. Thank you. The Mission Ministry

    Habitat for Humanity Work Day

    On Saturday April 26th, the Mission Ministry is planning a work day in conjunction withHabitat For Humanity at 801 NE 3rd Ave. The work will consist of some demolition andsome painting. We need between 7 and 10 volunteersplease sign upplease sign upplease sign upplease sign upwith Bill Reed.

    April 14 - It Takes a Village

    Thank you to everyone who penned a thank you note to the teachers and staff of Ward-Highland Elementary School. These cards, along with a bottle of water and candy, will beplaced in their school mail boxes to enjoy April 14 th, the first day of FCAT. Please keepthem and the children of Ward-Highland Elementary School in your prayers during thisstressful week.

    April 20 - One Great Hour of Sharing

    Since 1949 Presbyterians have joined with millions of other Christians through One GreatHour of Sharing to share Gods love with our neighbors-in-need around the world. Yourgenerous gifts to this Special Offering helps provide relief to those affected by natural disas-ters, provide food to the hungry, and assist in helping to empower the poor and oppressed.Your gift will support Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, Presbyterian Hunger Programs andSelf-Development of People Programs.

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    WORSHIP

    Attention Poets and Creative Writers

    One of our Lenten Wednesday night programs will focus on poetry and/or storytelling. I am looking for writers,readers, and storytellers to help me prepare a 45 minute presentation for Wednesday, April 9th. I would love to

    hear your stories or poems or perhaps you have a favorite poem written by someone else that you would like toread. Please contact me by the end of March and we will pull this together.

    Kathy Kuhns ([email protected]), 352.622.4073.

    During Lent, take time for reflection . . .

    The Worship Ministry invites everyone in our Church family and all of your friends togather each Wednesday during Lent for a period of alternative worship and reflection. Thiswill be an opportunity for the spiritual renewal that precedes Easters promised new life.

    Wednesday, April 2 Reflection through Jamaican WorshipReflection through Jamaican WorshipReflection through Jamaican WorshipReflection through Jamaican Worship6 p.m. in the Session Room Led by Judith Bullen and Pam Lewin

    Wednesday, April 9 Reflection through PoetryReflection through PoetryReflection through PoetryReflection through Poetry6 p.m. in the Session Room Led by Kathy Kuhns

    Passing the Peace . . .

    The Peace of Christ be with you! -- And also with you!

    Christians have passed the peace from the earliest years of the Christian community. According to bothLuke and John, Jesus greeted his friends, Peace be with you. The words are simple, but the meaning is pro-found: It is an affirmation of peace and an expression of unity.

    The Worship Ministry has decided that during the month of April, we will experiment with a small change inour regular order of Worship. Rather than moving around the Sanctuary, greeting and conversing with many

    people, as we are accustomed to during our meet and greet time, we will pass the Peace of Christ to those sit-ting nearest to us.

    Because we know that the time to converse with our Church family and to greet our visitors is a precious onefor all of us at Fort King, we will have a time for fellowship after the Worship service.

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    Flower Calendar

    Please note:Please note:Please note:Please note: I am trying to work ahead on the flowers, so if you would like to provide flowers to commemorate special event/occasion/memory etc. for a specific date, please call me as soon as possible. Thank you.

    Please also note:Please also note:Please also note:Please also note: It is never too early to call me to select your chosen date. Dates in latelatelatelate 2014 are already beingselected, so please dont hesitate to call me if there is a Sunday you would like to commemorate by sharing withthe church some type of flowers or plant of your choice. (It could be fresh, silk, dried, etc. from your yard, a supermarket, a florist, etc.)

    As of this mailing, the following people will be providing flowers in April, May, June and July 2014. If you wouldlike to provide flowers on a date of your choice, please call Nancy Hall at 694-3221. Thank you.

    Thank you to these people as they share in donating the flowers for the following worship services:

    April 6, 2014---In celebration of Codys 17th birthday on April 3rd from Bruce, Gouley (Nena), Nana Andrews,and many people that love Cody

    April 13, 2014---In celebration of Trent and Liesha Herrons 29thwedding anniversaryApril 20, 2014---Easter (Easter lilies in the Sanctuary)April 27, 2014---In loving memory of Ray (April 2007) from Sue and the girls

    May 4, 2014---Celebrating the life of my dear wife, Nel, from Charles KirkMay 11, 2014---To my loving wife, the mother of my three children from Charles KirkMay 18, 2014---From John and Jean Stewart in celebration of their 59thwedding anniversaryMay 25, 2014---From Pat and Jerry Merrill in recognition of our 59thwedding anniversary

    June 1, 2014---From Nancy Stephenson in loving memory of her parents, Ted and Violet Wikary

    June 8, 2014---In memory of our parents, Aleta, Max, and Robert, from the Repp familyJune 15, 2014---From Bernice and Bob Henry in celebration of their 54thwedding anniversaryJune 22, 2014---OPENJune 29, 2014---In honor of our 52ndwedding anniversary from Charles and Mary Ellen Vowinkel

    July 6, 2014---In loving memory of my mother, Ann Patnode, and my brother, Edward, from Kay DahlenJuly 13, 2014---OPENJuly 20, 2014---OPENJuly 27, 2014---OPEN

    WORSHIP (continued)

    _____ (qty) Lilies at $10/ea = $_______(total $s)

    (please circle one)Dedicated to or in memory of __________________________________________________(please pri

    From ____________________________________(please print) -Thank you for decorating the SanctuaPlease make check payable to Ft. King Presbyterian Church and indicate Lilies in the memo section

    Turn in your check with your order form to the Church Office or place them in the offering plate.Please pick up your lily(s) after the 10:30 a.m. worship service on Easter, April 20, 2014.

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    WORSHIP (continued)

    Something to Think AboutOn the Edge of the Future A Vision of the Church

    We ritually pray: Thy kingdom come as if it is only a future event. Jesus of Nazareth declared both the reapresence of the kingdom of Godamong the poor and its fruition in the future well beyond our expectations(See Mark 4:26f and his kingdom-parables!). Never did Jesus argue for the maintenance of the kingdom of God interms of the Kingdom of David in the past or for the City of God in Jerusalem (see Revelations 3:12, 20:9)The kingdom of God,for Jesus, was a whole new phenomenon in human experience, that although already presenamong the poor, would take shape in the future. We are simply unable to anticipate precisely what the kingdomwill be like.

    An implication of the above is this: the maintenance of a social institution and its practices, past and present, forour children tomorrow is an historical absurdity; what is relevant for us today may be quite irrelevant and mean-ingless tomorrow. As an example, look at the impact electronic technology has had on receiving/transmitting communication: where is it going? What is it going to mean and do to/for our human relationships? Will we becomhigh-tech couch-potatoes?

    We are accustomed to thinking and evaluating statements in terms of bivalency or two-valued logic: if all menare rational is true, then no men are rational is false. Whole philosophies and religions have been built on given principle, an axiom, and regarded as true. A plethora of religious beliefs have been built on an axiom atrue: God exists, as if God were a datum or fact among observable things in the universe. When otherobservers have another true statement of belief, then a conflict ensues between who is it that has the truthwars have been fought over who has the truth!

    The fact is that thinking and logical statement no longer is bivalent or two-valued, i.e. true/false, but fuzzyfuzzyfuzzyfuzzy (seeBart Kosko 1993 Fuzzy Thinking: The New Science of Fuzzy Logic); that is, our truths, our logical statementsare only approximations of the truth as we so far searched for it (p. 284). Scientific logic now includes a thirdvalue: indeterminateindeterminateindeterminateindeterminate, so that our statements are posits:posits:posits:posits: i.e., posit is a statement which we treat as true althoughwe do not know whether it is so (Hans Reichenbach 1966 The Rise of Scientific Knowledge240). That truthwell use until it no longer works or is productive. Three valued logic (true, false and indeterminate) means that weadmit openly that what we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning (WerneHeisenberg 1929 The Principle of Indeterminacy), and our method of saying what we do find is meaningful to uson our terms only.

    When we look into the universe or universes, in us, out there, all around us, we get information and we interpre

    that information. For instance:

    We may see four circles arranged in a pattern in which we perceive and think there is a square in order tomake it meaningful to our minds (called the Kanizga-square illusion). We connect the dots of informationinformationinformationinformation wereceive, based on the information we have already encoded in our minds. And we forget that the eye which seesout there cannot see itself see! Nature is just elusive enough from human control so that it cannot or will no

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    WORSHIP (continued)

    be dominated by our knowledge. If this is the case with observable reality and thought-forms, how muchmore (a fortiori) is this the case with our presumed knowledge of God: God is not a datum or data to beevaluated by an electron microscope or a Hubble telescope. Yet, we use our descriptions of God as if they wereabsolutely true, and all should believe our beliefs and do as we do!

    It is only in our own self-interest, our comfort and sense of security, that we hardenhardenhardenharden our mental and emotionalbunkersbunkersbunkersbunkers to maintain the beliefs and practices of the past as if they were sufficient for the future. LifeLifeLifeLifetoleratesour self-centeredness for just so long. And then a historical swerve or anomaly occurs, which we did not ex-pect and for which we are not prepared (also called a Black Swan; see Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2010 TheBlack Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable).

    There are in the NT at least two very curious statements:Beloved, while we are now Gods children, it does not yet appear what wewe are now Gods children, it does not yet appear what wewe are now Gods children, it does not yet appear what wewe are now Gods children, it does not yet appear what we

    shall beshall beshall beshall be, but we know (=believe) that when he appears we shall be like him...!Hows that? That is, the future is not filled with hardened belief systems, but with surprise!

    And then Jesus of Nazareth said this:No one puts new wine into old wineskins; if he does the wine will burst the skins and the wine

    is lost, and so are the skins; but new wine is for fresh skins(Mark 2:22).

    The upshot of the above is this: Everything we think we know, believe, do, aspire to, etc., has indeterminateindeterminateindeterminateindeterminateconsequencesconsequencesconsequencesconsequences some of which we may anticipate, but some we wont. Change occurs even in the most hard-ened systems. When we become too comfortable with the status quo, the way things were and are, and thinkthisll get us through the tomorrows of our lives and community, swerve occurs, an anomaly which we did notcount on. History is full of these events, and our lives are changed (see Dietrich Drner 1996 The Logic ofFailureon the Chernobyls of life and why they occur!).

    We can wait for swerves to happen; we can rebel or slide along with the swerves; or, we can take responsibil-ity for creating new human relationships, form new communities, create new visions for a future over which wemay have little or no control. The Church doesnt have the time to side with liberal or conservative socio-political forces in a society or in the Church precisely because the work of the Church is

    - not solidifying and hardening power-bases, beliefs, and practices of the past orpresent, but rather- being open to the continuous creativity of life all around us and in us, to the future. Life andknowledge cannot be put in a box for safekeeping.

    Rather than becoming entrenched in positions, it is our mutual responsibility as children of AdamAdamAdamAdam in the

    Church to explore possibilities, to be the Church on the Edge of the Future.

    Shalom,

    Tom

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    Faithfulness

    Over the past months, I have enjoyed writing and sharing with you about my experiences in England in 2007.How well I remember those wonderful days with my Mother at my side roaming the beautiful countryside and visit-ng the sites of some of the greatest hymn writers. The sights, sounds and spiritual moments will be etched in mymind all the days of the remainder of my life. Im going to conclude my England trek with a visit that was verymeaningful and touching for me. And somehow, were going to end up in Kentucky!

    arly one morning, we left London and headed for Lancashire County, England. This was the one side-trip of themany we took that I had been looking forward to the most. You see, my 9thmaternal great grandfather, NicholasCundiff, was born there in the late 1500s. In 1611, the young squire married Elizabeth Hartley. Elizabeth was the

    aughter of Piers Hartley who built Wycoller Hall in Wycoller, Lancashire, England. The Hall later becamehe home of Nicolas and Elizabeth. Now in ruins, the Hall and estate is being restored and will eventually be-ome Wycoller Park. It is an interesting historic site with rolling landscape, many berks (streams) with ancientridges crossing them, stately trees and lush foliage throughout the estate. Wycoller Hall is thought to be the in-piration for Ferndean Manor in BrontesJane Eyre. The Brontes lived in the nearby village of Haworth, and both

    Charlotte and her sister Emily visited Wycoller on their walks. Later, King Charles II would hunt on the estatewith my 8thmaternal great grandfather, James Owen Cundiff. I cant tell you the feeling I had walking on soil thatmy ancestors walked on. I crossed the bridges, stood in the main hall of the ruins, peered into the great fireplacehat is being faithfully restored. The November Fall foliage was breathtaking with its glorious colors of red, yellow,range and crimson. The emotions were overwhelming and all I could think about was how faithful I had been too all the research I did for nearly 15 years to discover my heritage and in preparation for this trip. There were

    mes during that research that I wanted to give up, became frustrated, and just wanted to call it quits. Instead,ainstaking at times, faithfully continued on. O God, how faithful you are!

    Pardon for sin and a peace that endurethPardon for sin and a peace that endurethPardon for sin and a peace that endurethPardon for sin and a peace that endureth

    Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;

    Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,

    Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

    Wycoller Hall Wycoller, Lancashire, England

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    In 1638, my 7thmaternal great grandfather, Richard, was born. In 1665, at the age of 27, he came to the NewWorld and settled in Northumberland County, Virginia on a 267 acre parcel of land granted to him by KingCharles II. I guess it paid to have friends in high places. Well, as things go, Richard had children and they hadchildren. My 4thmaternal great grandfather, John Henry Cundiff, was born in Hardin County, Kentucky in theearly 1700s. I can take you to his burial site, Nelson Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Muhlenberg County,

    Kentucky. You might remember John Denvers song, Muhlenberg County, down where the Green River flows.One time when my grandmother, Vivienne, had a fever from an episode of malaria said Id just feel so muchbetter if I had a drink of water from the Green River. How funny the little things we can recall. During timesof illness, times of joy, and times when we need Him, O God, how faithful you are!

    Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;

    There is no shadow of turning with Thee;There is no shadow of turning with Thee;There is no shadow of turning with Thee;There is no shadow of turning with Thee;

    Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;

    As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.

    The beauty of this part of Kentucky is very similar to the countryside of Lancashire, England. Maybe that is whymy family settled there. There are many rivers, streams, rolling landscape and beautiful trees and plants. Alonga trail called The Wilderness Trail you can see rivers with majestic, tumbling waterfalls. Great boulders linethe trail and sometime shadow the trail with their overhang jutting out above. The trees provide comfortingcoolness as the gentle breezes ease through their branches. The music of birds singing and sending messages toeach other in their songs. O God, how faithful you are!

    Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,

    Sun, moon and stars in their courses aboveSun, moon and stars in their courses aboveSun, moon and stars in their courses aboveSun, moon and stars in their courses above

    Join with all nature in manifold witnessJoin with all nature in manifold witnessJoin with all nature in manifold witnessJoin with all nature in manifold witness

    To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

    Just south of Muhlenberg County is Franklin County, Kentucky. It was here that Thomas O. Chisholm wrotethe poem in 1923 about God's faithfulness over his lifetime. Chisholm sent the song to William Runyan in Kan-sas, who was affiliated with both the Moody Bible Institute and Hope Publishing Company. Runyan set the poemto music, and it was published that same year by Hope Publishing Company and became popular among churchgroups. The Biblical lyrics reference Lamentations 3:22-23. The song was exposed to wide audiences after be-coming popular with Dr. William Henry Houghton of the Moody Bible Institute and Billy Graham who used thesong frequently on his international crusades. Since the middle 20th Century, this hymn has been the universityhymn of Cairn University which was formerly Philadelphia Biblical University and prior to that Philadelphia Col-lege of Bible, founded in 1913. O God, how faithful you are!

    Great is Thy faithfulness!Great is Thy faithfulness!Great is Thy faithfulness!Great is Thy faithfulness!Great is Thy faithfulness!Great is Thy faithfulness!Great is Thy faithfulness!Great is Thy faithfulness!

    Morning by morning new mercies I seeMorning by morning new mercies I seeMorning by morning new mercies I seeMorning by morning new mercies I see

    All I have needed Thy hand hath providedAll I have needed Thy hand hath providedAll I have needed Thy hand hath providedAll I have needed Thy hand hath provided

    Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!

    With a song in my heart,

    Rick

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    FORT KING PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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    Ocala, Florida 34470

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    Sunday, 4/13 - Palm Sunday Service and Easter CantataPalm Sunday Service and Easter CantataPalm Sunday Service and Easter CantataPalm Sunday Service and Easter Cantata - 10:30 a.m. Ft. King Presbyterian Church

    Thursday, 4/17 - Maundy Thursday Tenebrae ServiceMaundy Thursday Tenebrae ServiceMaundy Thursday Tenebrae ServiceMaundy Thursday Tenebrae Service - 7:00 p.m. - 1st Presbyterian Church

    Friday, 4/18 - Good Friday Service - Noon - 1st Christian Church

    Saturday, 4/19 - Easter Egg Hunt and LunchEaster Egg Hunt and LunchEaster Egg Hunt and LunchEaster Egg Hunt and Lunch - 10:00 until Noon - Ft. King Presbyterian Church

    Sunday, 4/20 - Easter Sunrise ServiceEaster Sunrise ServiceEaster Sunrise ServiceEaster Sunrise Service - 6:30 a.m. - McPhearson Complex

    Sunday, 4/20 - Easter Coffee HourEaster Coffee HourEaster Coffee HourEaster Coffee Hour hosted by the youth Ft. King Presbyterian Church

    Sunday, 4/20 - Easter ServiceEaster ServiceEaster ServiceEaster Service - 10:30 a.m. Ft. King Presbyterian Church

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    April 2014Italicized items are non-FKPC activities using FKPC facilities

    1

    10:00 Prayer

    Shawl Ministry

    5:30 Connections

    Ministry

    2

    10:00 PW

    Coordinating

    Team

    6:00 Lenten

    Wednesday

    7:00 Choir Practice

    6

    11:00 Adult

    Discipleship

    Ministry

    7:00 AA (FH)

    4

    Turning Point

    Set-up

    (FH)

    6:30 Discov-

    ery Class

    (off-site)

    5

    9-3 Turn

    Point (FH

    6

    9:00 - 11:45 Library

    9:15 Discovery

    Class

    9:15 Adult Ed &

    Youth

    0:00 Choir Practice

    0:30 Worship

    1:30 Discipleship

    Youth Ministry

    5:00 Community

    Seder Meal

    7

    7:30 Mens Bible

    Study

    5:00 TOPS (FH)

    5:30 Mission Ministry

    6:00 - 8:00 Marions

    United (CE)

    8

    5:30 Worship

    Ministry

    6:00 Finance

    Ministry

    7:00 Discipleship

    Ministry

    Children

    7:00 Boy Scouts

    (YH)

    9

    1:00 Sassy Seniors

    (off-site)

    6:00 Lenten

    Wednesday

    7:00 Choir Practice

    10

    7:00 AA (FH)

    11

    10:00 Card

    Making

    Ministry

    (off-site)

    12

    39:00 - 10:15 Blood

    Drive

    9:00 - 11:45 Library

    9:15 Adult Ed. &

    Youth

    0:00 Choir Practice

    0:30 Worship

    1:30 - 1:00 Blood

    Drive

    1:30 Congrega-

    ional Care Ministry5:00 PYC

    5:00 High Tide

    147:30 Mens Bible

    Study

    9:30 Small Group

    5:00 TOPS (FH)

    6:00 - 8:00 Marions

    United (CE)

    6:30 Mens Night Out

    (off-site)7:00 Esther Circle

    (off-site)

    15

    10:00 Deborah

    Circle

    6:00 Session

    7:00 Boy Scouts

    (YH)

    16

    3:00 Pastoral Care

    Team

    7:00 Choir Practice

    17

    7:00 Maundy

    Thursday

    Service

    (1st Presbyte-

    rian Church)

    7:00 AA (FH)

    18

    Noon Good

    Friday

    Service

    (1st Chris-

    tian Church)

    19

    10-12

    Easter

    Egg Hun

    20

    One Great Hour of

    Sharing Offering

    6:30 Community

    Service

    (McPhearson

    Complex)

    Coffee Hour

    10:00 Choir

    Practice

    0:30 Worship

    5:00 PYC

    21

    OFFICE CLOSED

    5:00 TOPS (FH)

    6:00 - 8:00 Marions

    United (CE)

    22

    7:00 Boy Scouts

    (YH)

    23

    7:00 Choir Practice

    24

    7:00 AA (FH)

    25 26

    Faith

    Leaders

    Retreat

    (off-site)

    27Food4Kids &

    2 Cents A Meal

    9:00 - 11:45 Library

    9:15 Adult Ed. &

    Youth

    0:00 Choir Practice

    0:30 Worship

    5:00 PYC

    5:00 High Tide

    287:30 Mens Bible

    Study

    9:30 Small Group

    Study

    5:00 TOPS (FH)

    6:00 - 8:00 Marions

    United (CE)

    29

    7:00 Boy Scouts

    (YH)

    30

    7:00 Choir Practice

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