Some Good News 6/8/23

Sunday schedule update.

by Rev. Amy Starr Redwine on June 09, 2023

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Sunday Schedule Update

Beginning September 10, our Sunday schedule will reflect a few changes based on valuable feedback the FPC community provided about what’s working well and what could be better. At their May meeting, the FPC Session approved recommendations from the Coordinating Council to add a Faith Formation Hour before worship, with classes for all ages. Faith Formation will take place from 9:15 – 10:15am. The time for worship will be adjusted to start at 10:30am, allowing for transition from the morning classes. Evening worship will continue to be held at 5pm, followed by dinner. 

The revised schedule will start on September 10, our Homecoming Sunday. More details will be shared in the coming weeks. A few highlights include:

  • A new class for adults, in addition to the Covenant Class.
  • Children’s Chapel each week following the Time for Young Disciples in morning and evening worship.
  • Special adult faith formation opportunities on Sunday afternoons to be offered periodically, such as during Advent, J-Term, and Lent.
  • A new choir meeting time of 9:45am on Sunday mornings

Beginning last fall, the Coordinating Council, at the direction of the Session, implemented an assessment process to hear from as many church members as possible what was working well and what could be better about the Sunday schedule. We are truly grateful for the many responses we received from individuals who participated in these conversations. Your church leaders carefully and prayerfully considered the comments and suggestions you shared. We hope the new Sunday schedule and in particular, the Faith Formation opportunities, will nurture your faith and inspire you to serve the world God so loves.

About the Author

Rev. Amy Starr Redwine

Pronouns: she/her

Questions about worship, administration, adult formation, outreach, and pastoral care can be directed to Amy.

Favorite... 

  • Bible Verse: Isaiah 43:1-7; Revelation 21:1-4
  • Movies: Shakespeare in Love, The Martian, Storks, and the Marvel Universe
  • Books: Lincoln in the Bardo, All the Light We Cannot See, The Wolf Hall trilogy, the Gilead series
  • TV Shows: The Crown, The Queen’s Gambit, Broadchurch, Schitt’s Creek
  • Podcasts: Presidential, Another Name for Everything, It Was Said, It’s Been a Minute, Everything Happens
  • Music: U2, Nanci Griffith, Imagine Dragons, Alison Krauss and Union Station
  • For fun I like to: spend time with family — preferably outside — cook, read, and run

About Amy

I was born at Duke Hospital (destined to be a Duke fan!) and moved to Roanoke, Virginia when I was two years old. My family attended Second Presbyterian Church, where I was confirmed and where my faith was nurtured and my questions and doubts were openly received. After high school, I attended Middlebury College in Vermont, where I became a religion major after taking my first religion class. I graduated with a degree in religion and classics and headed to seminary.

At Princeton Theological Seminary, I found a passionate and intellectual community of classmates and professors. I also met and married Derek Redwine. Between the two of us, Derek and I have served churches in Denver, Colorado; Akron, Ohio; and most recently in Cleveland, Ohio. It has been such a joy to return to Virginia and get to know the faithful, curious, and earnest people of FPC and join with FPC members, friends, and staff deepening our faith and serving our city and the world God so loves.

I am passionate about meaningful, thought-provoking, inspiring worship; leading people to encounter God in their daily lives in ways that lead to personal transformation; exploring how God calls us to use our gifts for the transformation of the world; and discerning together how the church can best serve our community and world with passion and joy.

Derek and I have a daughter, Sarah, and two sons, Quinn and George. As a family, we enjoy reading, basketball, and baseball (watching and playing), spending time outside, cooking and eating good food, and our Friday family movie nights.

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