Announcements

Epiphany Star Words: Do you remember choosing an Epiphany Star in worship in January? Did you put it somewhere you would see it frequently to remind yourself to think about it? Were you able to discern what God might be saying to you through it?  Did you discover something you’d like to share with the congregation about your Epiphany star word?  If so, please either email it to Rev. Lincoln to share on your behalf on Sunday, January 4, when we will celebrate Epiphany in worship, or better yet, plan to stand up and tell us a brief story about how your 2025 star word impacted your faith journey. We will also pick new 2026 star words in worship. Wishing you a safe and happy new year!

Christmas poinsettias for our homebound and FPC friends: If you would like to volunteer to deliver a few flowers and share the joy of Christmas, please sign up after church in Fellowship Hall. Flower pick-up for delivery will be on Friday, December 26, or Saturday, December 27, from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. in Fellowship Hall.

Christmas Joy Offering: Each year during the Advent and Christmas season, we lift up past, present, and future leaders of the church. God has blessed the church with incredible leadership in every time and place, but those leaders often need to be supported by their communities as well. This offering provides support for Presbyterian church workers and their families in times of need, and leadership development and education for communities of color at Presbyterian-related schools and colleges equipping communities of color. Your gifts to the Christmas Joy Offering combine with gifts from thousands of congregations throughout our denomination to do our part to repair the world and to ensure our siblings have the tools they need to flourish. Your gifts prepare the way for the God we know in Jesus Christ, the child whose birth we celebrate.

  • 50% supports the Assistance Program of the Board of Pensions, which provides critical financial assistance to current and retired church workers and their families in their time of need.

  • 50% supports Presbyterian-related schools and colleges equipping communities of color to provide education and leadership development. 

Click here to find out more about this offering. Please support the special Presbyterian offering of Christmas Joy by writing a check to FPC with “Christmas Joy” in the memo line or by donating online: Choose "Give Online," the Fund "Special Offerings," and the Sub Fund "Christmas Joy.”

2025 Advent Season: This Advent season, you are invited to actively participate in preparing your heart to receive Jesus this Christmas. Please pick up an Advent Devotion booklet, What Do You Fear? Insisting on Hope This Advent, after worship or in the church office - and a breath prayer Advent Calendar - and use them regularly to enrich your preparation. The devotion booklet created by A Sanctified Art includes artwork, readings, reflections, and poetry to inspire you each week of the Advent season.  We will meet together on Wednesdays (Dec 3, 10, 17) at 10 am in the Parish House to discover and discuss the treasures in this booklet. The Advent Calendar offers a prayer word of the day from Dec 1 to 25 - and a suggested Breath Prayer to practice each day - which may bring you calm and insight as you prepare your heart and soul this season. We commend these wonderful resources to you for the month ahead as we ready our lives - and our world - to be blessed as the love and light of Jesus enter in to bring us Hope, Peace, Joy and Love!

End-of-Year Giving to FPC - The church office will be closed between Christmas and the new year. If you plan to drop off an end-of-year 2025 contribution at the Parish House, we recommend you do so by noon on December 24. After that, the church office will be closed for the remainder of the year. Contributions dropped off when the office is closed may be left in the porch mailbox. December 30 is the last day contributions for 2025 may be dropped off at the Parish House. If you are mailing in a contribution to be recorded in 2025, it must be postmarked December 31 or earlier. Credit card gifts must also be completed before midnight on the 31st in order to be recorded for 2025. Thank you. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

2026 Pledges: Our annual focus on stewardship is an opportunity for you and your family to move into a time of prayerful contemplation, to ask God for direction and resolution.  This time of reflection allows you to more deeply experience God’s blessings as you share in the financial commitment to fulfill our mission, to Shine God’s Light. FPC uses the resources that God graciously gives us to carry out the missions and ministries to which we are called.  Our missions and ministries are supported by the stewardship of our members and friends.  We are committed to Shine God’s Light by welcoming, growing, caring, and being generous.  You make a difference by enabling our church to change lives. You can submit your pledge for 2026 either by using the card that was mailed at the beginning of November or by going to the church website under
Giving to submit it online. Thank you for helping us be good stewards of the gifts God has granted us.

Little Food Pantry Needs: Our Little Food Pantry is so highly used by the community, FPC volunteers restock it four times a week. In order to support our neighbors in temporary housing and those living in hotels, cars, or outdoors, we ask that you provide products tailored to their limited cooking and refrigeration options. Our current needs are: shelf milk, microwave foods, snack bars, peanut butter, jelly, and toothpaste/toothbrush. Please drop donations off in the marked box in Fellowship Hall, or you can write a check to FPC with LFP in the memo line. You can also donate from our regular inventory list: Small cereal boxes; chicken/tuna packets; Campbell’s soup; nutrition bars; bottled water; canned ravioli/pasta; toothpaste; coffee pods; toothbrushes; shelf milk (small cartons); fruit juice; and tampons. Thank you for shining God’s light! 

Calling All Readers! Maybe you want to try something new! Every Sunday, we need one liturgist to read a scripture passage. There are slots for readers available on upcoming Sundays. Please sign up here.

Be a Greeter! We're looking for friendly faces to welcome people to church on Sunday mornings. If you enjoy meeting new people and creating a warm, inviting atmosphere, we'd love to have you on the greeting team! (this is a greeting-only position for the front door) Whether you can serve once a month or more regularly, we welcome your willingness to volunteer. Interested? Contact worship@flemingtonpres.org. 

Online Worship: Do you worship with us online? When you do, we’d love to know you have joined us by liking or commenting on the video. This helps us develop and maintain connections with everyone in our church community and allows us to report weekly worship attendance accurately. If you are watching with other people, please let us know that as well!

Prayer Requests: If you would like to submit a Prayer Request to be included in the Sunday morning Prayers of the People in worship and/or the Prayer section of the e-newsletter, you have several options:

And remember, our Prayer Chain is YOU! As members of Flemington Presbyterian Church, we ask that you practice the spiritual discipline of holding one another up in prayer regularly,  especially those who are in a particular time of struggle.  Let us actively care for each other by holding each other up to God, praying for God’s will, and maintaining our unity in the Holy Spirit as God weaves our lives together into a unique and beloved tapestry. 

Coffee Hour Hosts! Meet people and make new friends by signing up as a Sunday fellowship hour host! All food items are provided by the Fellowship Committee. Directions are posted in the kitchen for setting up and cleaning up. Sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e48abaf2da1f58-coffee

Help with Rides to Church: We are looking for volunteers to provide rides to church for church members. If you can help, please email deacons@flemingtonpres.org, and we will email you the SignUpGenius link.

ShopRite Gift Cards: By purchasing a ShopRite gift card, you can support both your family and the FPC Bell Choirs. Don't shop at ShopRite? ShopRite gift cards also are appreciated by local food pantries, struggling to help more people at this time. Email Margaret Sheneman at msheneman@flemingtonpres.org to arrange for purchase and delivery.

Pastoral Visit: If you desire a pastoral visit at home or while in the hospital, please call (or have someone contact) the church office at 908-782-3227. Due to HIPAA regulations (Health Information Portability and Accountability Act), hospitals are not permitted to call the church office or give out patient information over the phone. With your help and understanding, we hope to maintain the level of care our congregation has come to expect. If you have any questions or concerns, please call Rev. Amy Lincoln at 908-782-3227, ext. 11.

Donate Your Used Eyeglasses: Drop your used reading glasses, prescription glasses, sunglasses, and eyeglass cases in the labeled collection box in the church library in Fellowship Hall. They will be sent to Crosslink Memphis, a 501(c) (3) medical mission supply ministry, on a regular basis.

Ongoing Opportunities for Engagement

We have many ongoing opportunities to get involved at FPC: youth events, ushers, lay readers, children’s message leaders, coffee hour hosts, committee participation, bell choir Shop Rite cards, flower dedications, and more. Details are available on our Ways to Engage page. We encourage you to jump in! No experience or long-term commitment necessary. You can also let us know your interests in how you might contribute to building up our faith community by completing the Time and Talent Sharing Form.

General Information

To hear the service more clearly, you are invited to use one of the church’s personal radio receivers. Inquire from an usher.

Large print materials for worship are available on the first pew at the front of the sanctuary near the East Main Street entrance. These materials include bibles, hymnals, and bulletins.

Announcements for the weekly e-newsletter, website, and social media are due to the office by noon on Wednesdays. Please forward them to chall@flemingtonpres.org.

Hospital Visits: If you desire a pastoral visit while in the hospital, please call (or have someone contact) the church office at 908-782-3227. HIPAA regulations (Health Information Portability and Accountability Act) prohibit hospitals from contacting the church office or giving out patient information over the phone. With your help and understanding, we can maintain the level of care our congregation has come to expect.

Email Scam Alert This is a general reminder to please be on alert regarding scams requesting assistance from the church or from Pastor Amy, particularly in the form of gift cards. Our church staff would never send emails or texts requesting gift cards or similar assistance. Pastor Amy's email address is pastor@flemingtonpres.org; emails received from any address other than that are not genuine. If you are ever unsure of the authenticity of church communications, please call the church office or email Cindy Hall at chall@flemingtonpres.org or Jamie Evans at clerk@flemingtonpres.org. 

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