Sip & See What Life Groups Are About August 22 This is your personal invitation to the Life Group Sip & See Reunion Sunday, August 22. If you are curious about Life Groups, please come to sip (well, actually, to sip and eat!) and see how you can connect to Jesus Christ and other people in authentic Christian community that goes beyond just Sundays. Read more...   Loaves and Fishes One in five people in the San Antonio area live in poverty and will probably need to use emergency food services at least a few times in the next year.  One in four children in Bexar County live in poverty and experience hunger every day. Be a part of this meal and friendship outreach to the homeless and needy that takes place the last Sunday of each month. Read more...   Put It All Together at 2010 Women's Retreat Join us for this great gathering of FPC women and friends of all ages as together we explore our theme of Patchwork Living: Putting It All Together. Rev. Ruthie Seiders, our very own FPC pastor for Family and Student Ministries, will be the speaker. Read more...   Flood-relief Mission Trip to Acuna July 31 Join us on a trip to help our friends in Acuna, Mexico, who were affected by recent flooding from Hurricane Alex. We'll help Fuente de Vida Presbyterian Church clean up and paint in the neighborhood around the church, as well as conduct a Bible School and play day with the neighborhood children. Read more...   Jim Singleton Speaks at Mo-Ranch Men's Conference   Former Associate Pastor Jim Singleton, who still has many friends here at First Presbyterian, will be the keynote speaker at the Mo-Ranch Men's Conference in late April 2011. Read more...   HNS School Supply Drive  House of Neighborly Service is currently accepting school supplies for the 2010 “Back-to-School Supplies” Project. The focus of the project is to provide Westside children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade with basic supplies they will need in their classrooms for starting off the school year. Read more...   All-church Chili Potluck Cook-off August 29 As we look forward to ministry in the fall semester there are many opportunities for the FPC family to serve our university students. On Sun, Aug 29, FPC will be holding an ALL-CHURCH POTLUCK CHILI COOK-OFF at 12:15 p.m. in Westminster Hall. If you think you make the best chili in town, prove it! Read more...   Study the Prophets and Letters of Paul  This year’s Disciple Bible Study on the Prophets and the Letters of Paul will appeal to men, women and couples as they seek to understand God’s teaching through the Old and New Testaments. Read more...   Discover the Power & the Passion at Thursday Bible Study  It is impossible to do a serious study of the fifth book in the New Testament, the Acts of the Apostles, without being profoundly impacted. It is the account of the birth and the spread of the early Church after the Holy Spirit comes to indwell all believers. Read more...   2010 Hurricane Season FPC Medical Needs Shelter FAQ  First Presbyterian Church has stepped up in years past to serve as a Medical Needs Shelter for our Gulf Coast neighbors. We have agreed to stand up again this hurricane season if needed, but we will not be able to do this without the help of all of you! Read more...   Youth Workers Urged to Attend Leadership Retreat   If you are involved as a small group leader or a Sunday school teacher, please do your best to participate in this important retreat August 27-28.   Read more...   Sound Board Tech and Drummers Needed for Contemporary Worship We are always looking for drummers, guitarists, keyboard players, singers, bass players and other musicians to help lead in worship during our weekly contemporary worship service. Right now we particularly need a sound board operator, laptop operators and drummers. Read more...   How to Help Haiti The Haitian Red Cross says hundreds of thousands of people likely have been killed in the quake-shattered Caribbean island nation. Teams of international relief workers are racing to bring supplies to the estimated 3 million people in need of aid. Find out what you can do to help the people of Haiti following the devastating earthquake.   Read more...   Mom's Group Studying Heart Talk Curriculum Moms’ Group is for moms of all ages and stages who are interested in deepening their relationship with Christ while enjoying fellowship with other moms. For our study, we use the Mom to Mom Ministry’s Heart Talk curriculum as we grow in our faith. Read more...   Thursday Bible Study Continues in 2010 Thursday Bible Study's survey of the entire narrative of God’s Word continues until Easter 2010. Join us as we dig deeper into the greatest love story ever told: of a God who passionately pursues his children and gives us his Son, Jesus Christ. Click HERE to get Bible Study questions. Read more...