IPC Messenger 2017 August 2017 | Page 7

Communion Season August 10-13 A season of cross-centered, Christ focused, soul-searching meetings Schedule Thursday, August 10, 6:30 p.m. Jesus’ Baptism — Matthew 3:13–17 Rev. Dr. Derek W. H. Thomas First Presbyterian Church (ARP), Columbia, SC Friday, August 11, 6:30 p.m. Jesus in Gethsemane — Matthew 26:36–46 Saturday, August 12, 6:30 p.m. Jesus and the Great Exchange— 2 Cor. 5:11–21 Sunday @ 9:30 a.m. — Joint Sunday School (high school through adult) will meet in Telfair Hall What Should I Be Thinking About During the Lord’s Supper? Sunday @ 11:00 a.m.—(Morning Communion) The Lord’s Supper — 1 Corinthians 11:23–29 Sunday @ 5:30 p.m.—(Evening Service at Pt. Pleasant, 441 Suncrest Blvd .) Nursery available for all services. Dr. Thomas became Senior Minister of First Presbyterian Church of Columbia on August 11, 2013. He originally joined the staff in 2011, coming from Jackson, MS, where he was Chairman of the Theology Department at Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) and Minister of Teaching at First Presbyterian Church. He is from Wales and is a well published author. Supper in the Fellowship Hall will precede each service from 5:30 to 6:25 p.m. with the exception of Sunday evening being held at Point Pleasant. Dr. Thomas and his wife Rosemary have two grown children, one granddaughter, and one grandson. Living on the Edge — Galatians 2:20 MESSENGER August 2017 PAGE 7