Fun and Fellowship for ALL

• Faith's Summer Movies on the Lawn series is BACK! Come join us for a free Friday night movie on the lawn at Faith - movies will be projected on a giant outdoor screen! We will be set up at 8; movies will begin as soon as it is dark enough to see them. Feel free to bring a blanket or lawn chairs to sit on, and snacks to munch on! (movies will be shown at the church office site - 7520 Charlotte Hwy)
  ** August 13 - "CARS"
• The Faith Church-wide retreat will be held in Montreat, NC, the weekend of September 17-19. Group members will stay in Reynolds Lodge, enjoy meals & fellowship time together, along with planned activities for all ages. Children, teens, and adults will all find this to be a great chance to get to know one another better and to grow in faith! Cost will be $30 per person per night (children 3 and under are free), including housing and all meals except Saturday lunch. Please register through the church office (803-548-8810).
• "Wonderful Wednesdays" Mother's Morning Out program - We are registering children 2 years and up for a new Mother's Morning Out program, Wednesdays from 9-noon, at the church office! Cost for the program is $40 per month ($20 per month for each additional child). Registration is available by the month. The handbook and application are available <here>.
• Mother's Morning Out Summer Camp Program - This new program has just opened up to the public! On the following Fridays (June 11 and 25, July 9 and 23, and August 6) we will hold a "Fabulous Fridays" event from 9 a.m. to noon. There will be a preschool class (2 yrs through PreK) and an early elementary class (completed K through 2nd grade). These groups will learn a Bible story, make a craft, and have snack and play time, while their parents get a morning out! Families can sign up for one session or more. Cost for the first child per session is $10; additional children are $5 per session. To hold your space, you must complete an application and turn in a $10 deposit to the church office. Spaces will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. (The preschool class is filling quickly!!) Email Edye (dcedye@aol.com) or call the church office (803 548-8810) for an application form.
• Mom's Coffee - Join us Monday mornings at 9:30 at the Starbucks in Carolina Commons Harris Teeter (Hwy 521) for coffee and fellowship.

  This program will start back on Monday, August 23

  A nursery is available at the church office starting at 9:15. (please call the church office at 548-8810 so we can be sure to have enough nursery help on hand!) This group may begin a book study or Bible study this fall. This group will meet on selected Mondays. Please contact Edye.
• Men's Bible Study - Tuesday mornings at 8 at the Wendy's in Carolina Commons. Will resume in September.
• Ladies Bible Study - The Faith PC Women's Bible study meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 2 p.m. Brenda Tucker, who lives at 39650 Rosebay Court, is our hostess. The study for 2010 will be "Key Passages from the Bible." The group has lunch gatherings every few months and a Christmas brunch on the first Tuesday of December, combining the November and December meetings. A list of the topics is available at church or by emailing pinkbend@juno.com.

Outreach & Service Opportunities

• Operation Christmas Child - Faith will be collecting shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child once again. These boxes will be sent to children around the world who may not receive other Christmas goodies. Details about the boxes are available in the church office.

  
• We are beginning a tutoring program at Indian Land Middle School. If you are interested in submitting your application as a volunteer, please contact the church office for more details and a background check form.
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  Several of our members have enjoyed working with the Lancaster County Habitat for Humanity this summer. We look forward to continuing this ministry with the next build.
• Cemetery Mapping Project - Interested in the history of our church site? A group of committed volunteers has worked hard this fall to map the cemetery of the old Six Mile Presbyterian Church, which was located where our offices are today. A directory of the gravesites will be compiled as this project is completed.

Support HOPE
On the first Sunday of each month, we will
be collecting staples to restock the
shelves of HOPE in Lancaster.
Please bring canned goods, peanut
butter, dried beans, etc.