UPCOMING EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Summer Carillon Concert Series
Begins Sunday, June 9
FPC Belmont invites you to join us for a special Carillon Concert Series this Summer. Dr. Andrea McCrady, Canada’s Dominion Carillonneur, will open the series with her program “Primary Colors” on Sunday, June 9th. This will include folk songs, hymns, and popular tunes based on red, yellow, and blue.
The second and third concerts will be performed by church carillonneurs, Mary McFarland and Kailey Lawing. On Thursday, July 4th, the two will perform their seventh annual “Celebrate America” program. This program will feature both solo and duet repertoire of traditional patriotic music. Sunday, August 18th will close out the series with an all-dance inspired duet program. “Step in Time” will include famous marches, waltzes, and other pieces that make listeners want to get up and move.
All concerts will begin at 6:00 p.m., rain or shine. Concerts can be enjoyed from the lawn or inside a car in the church parking lot. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket.
MAP Mondays
July 15, July 29, August 5
Rising K-2nd Grades: 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Rising 3rd-5th Grades: 11:00-1:00 p.m. (please bring a lunch)
Inspiring young minds through creativity and imagination to see God’s amazing world.
Senior Adults Congregation-Wide Trip to Dan’l Boone Inn
Thursday, July 18
The originally scheduled trip to Dan’l Boone Inn for our Senior Adults has now been opened to individuals (and guests) of all ages who are interested in attending. The group will travel to the Blue Ridge to enjoy lunch at the Dan'l Boone Inn and time spent in Blowing Rock. The cost to attend is $100 per person and includes a chartered bus ride and lunch. The group will depart from the church at 10:00 am and return by 4:00 pm.
Space is limited to 25 guests, so please register as soon as possible. Registration will close on July 16th or once all seats are filled.
For information about scholarship opportunities for this trip, please contact Beth Geddis.
Compassion Camp Days
“What Every Living Thing Needs” - This day camp allows children to explore what all living things need to live—shelter, food, water, air, and community—and how we can have compassion for the living earth that God created.
Rising 1st & 2nd Graders
July 30 & August 6
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Rising 3rd-5th Graders
July 17, 31 & August 7
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Farewell Reception for Leslie McLeod
Sunday, July 28 at 12:00 pm
Please join us to honor our beloved friend, Leslie McLeod, and to wish her well as she begins a new chapter of her life in Raleigh.
We invite all who have had the pleasure of knowing our wonderful friend, Leslie, to come together with us as we express our heartfelt appreciation for her faithful service to First Presbyterian Church of Belmont and to our community.
Light refreshments will be served. Please click the button below for more important information and to RSVP by July 24. You may also call the church office at (704) 825-3357 to RSVP. We look forward to seeing you there!
Family Baseball Game Day
Sunday, August 4 at 2:00 pm
All are invited to join us as we cheer on the Gastonia Baseball Club (formerly the Honey Hunters) at CaroMont Health Park and enjoy an afternoon of fun, food, and baseball! Cost to attend is $17.50 per person and includes admission, private pavilion space for our group, and a buffet dinner. Space is limited to 100 attendees. Please click the link below for more information and to register.
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