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Happy Birthday to Ed Payne!

7/31/2022

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Happy Birthday to Sherri Bowman!

7/31/2022

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Did you know... about our two memorial gardens, virtual cemetery and engraved memorial pavers (bricks)?

7/30/2022

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Did you know that the Fort King Presbyterian Church has two distinct memorial gardens (sections) for the sprinkling of cremains and memorialzing our loved ones?

They are situated on opposite sides of the church property.

One section is the "Rose Garden" and the other section is the "Ken Orme Memorial Garden".

Did you know your loved one did not have to be a member of or even associated with the church?

Did you know you may memorialize your loved one here for a small one-time fee of $50 each paver/brick, which includes all the engraving, placement and perpetual care of the brick and memorial garden?

Interested? Simply click the link below for further information from our website. We now have an on-line memorial brick submission form.

Click here to visit the FKPC Memorial Gardens and Virtual Cemetery

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FKPC Worship Zoom link & Bulletin for Sunday, July 31, 2022

7/30/2022

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***Zoom opens early at 10:00 AM, for anyone wishing to
test audio/video connections and pre-worship chat.
Worship Service starts at 10:30 AM.

Click Here For ZOOM Link

Meeting ID: 880 0143 7935
Passcode: Micah6:8

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Ye Olde History Snippets... On this day, July 29th in 1974, fifteen hundred people crowded the sanctuary of the Episcopal Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia to witness the ordination of eleven women.

7/29/2022

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Historically, the position of women was typically secondary to that of men in the Christian Church.

On this day, July 29th in 1974, fifteen hundred people crowded the sanctuary of the Episcopal Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia to witness the ordination of eleven women.

The eleven women were ordained to priesthood by three retired bishops: Daniel Corrigan, retired bishop suffragan of Colorado; Robert L. DeWitt, recently resigned Bishop of Pennsylvania; and Edward R. Welles, retired Bishop of West Missouri.
(source: http://satucket.com/lectionary/ordination_women.htm

The ordained "Philadelphia Eleven", were Merrill Bittner, Alla Bozarth-Campbell, Alison Cheek, Emily Hewitt, Carter Heyward, Suzanne Hiatt, Marie Moorefield, Jeannette Piccard, Betty Schiess, Katrina Swanson, and Nancy Wittig.

The ordinations were in direct defiance of Episcopalian policy condemned by many in the Episcopal Church.

The Episcopal House of Bishops declared them "irregular". The women were not allowed to exercise priestly functions in the Episcopal Church.

However, the General Convention of the Episcopal Church will approve the ordination of women two years later!

Image courtesy Huffington Post. Read their story about the ordained women 40 years after the event, here;
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/philadelphia-11-female-priests_n_5614911

Link to:
"Remembering The
'Philadelphia 11':

Where The First Female,
Episcopal Priests
Are 40 Years Later"

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Remembering Laura Belle (Cowan) Fields, a beloved member (#1495) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today her birthday, July 29.

7/29/2022

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Happy Brithday to Bruce Andrews!

7/28/2022

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A very happy birthday to Sue Chancey!

7/28/2022

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Ye Olde History Snippets... Zak the Cat! Sometime in the 1980's

7/28/2022

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While researching today, we learned that last Friday, July 22 was the birthday of Alfred Parker Fields, a beloved member (#1494) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL. So, today we remember Alfred, a Corporal during WWII who served in the

7/27/2022

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Ye Olde History Snippets... 41 years ago. Our choir in 1981! Look... we had both the PC-USA and American Flags displayed in our santuary back then.

7/27/2022

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Remembering Harry Richard Adams, a beloved member (#735) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, July 26.

7/26/2022

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Some images from yesterdays beautiful worship service (07-24-2022).

7/25/2022

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Remembering James Howard Bovard, a beloved regular attendee and congregant of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, July 23.

7/23/2022

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Ye Olde History Snippets... Rev. Benjamin Edgar Blumel

7/23/2022

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BIRTH 23 May 1927, Middletown, Orange County, New York, USA
DEATH 1 Jan 2019 (aged 91), Ocala, Marion County, Florida, USA

1954 Ordained a Presbyterian minister

1958 Awarded the "Rural Pastor of Distinction" by the Presbyterian Church USA.

1958 Moved to Old Washington, Ohio and he served as pastor of the Old Washington and Antrim Presbyterian Churches.

Represented the Muskingum Presbytery in a five county study sponsored by the Ohio Council of Churches and Ohio State University, which resulted in the foundation of the Tuscarawas County Council for Church and Community.

1966 to 1969 Director of the Tuscarawas County Council for Church & Community

1969 to 1974 Staff the Muskingum Presbytery in Ohio.

1974 to 1977 Served in the research division of the Presbyterian Church USA in New York City.

1977 Moved back to Ohio where he served the Carrollton United Presbyterian and Scroggsfield Presbyterian churches for 15 years, until his retirement in 1992.

1992 Retired to Ocala Florida with his wife Nell, where they were regular congregants at FKPC.

Occasionlly served as a guest minister at the FKPC! His Mom Cecelia also joined FKPC!

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Ye Olde History Snippets... Women's retreat in 2007

7/22/2022

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FKPC Worship Zoom link & Bulletin for Sunday, July 24, 2022

7/22/2022

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***Zoom opens early at 10:00 AM, for anyone wishing to
test audio/video connections and pre-worship chat.
Worship Service starts at 10:30 AM.

Click Here For ZOOM Link

Meeting ID: 850 3530 0436
Passcode: Micah6:8

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Remembering Walter Houchin Dority, a beloved member (#830) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, July 22.

7/22/2022

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Save the date! 10-01-2022. Come learn practical skills for self-renewal to make room for more joy in our hearts

7/21/2022

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The Adult Discipleship Ministry is sponsoring a “HeART Steps” retreat at Ft. King on October 1. This program, led by Jessica McCune and Jillian Ramsammy, will teach practical skills for self-renewal to make room for more joy in our hearts. The day will include prayer, writing, art, music, and sharing stories.

Jessica is a professional storyteller, registered nurse, and licensed mental health counselor who works with Hospice of Marion County. Jillian is a visual artist and a higher education administrator.

Stay tuned for registration information.

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Remembering Marcella Catherine Broadwell, a beloved member of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today her birthday, July 21.

7/21/2022

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Why it's more tree wisdom!

7/20/2022

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Ye Olde History Snippets... our choir 26 years ago (1996).

7/20/2022

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Did you know... where the phrase "pull out all the stops" came from? A wee bit of music ministry trivia courtesy of John Leschak.

7/20/2022

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Two more photos by Joanie Woods from Art4All on 7-17-22

7/19/2022

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Christine Berryhill & her grandsons made a family project/tree!

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Ye Olde History Snippets... 174 years ago today, three hundred men and women assembled in New York for the first formal United States convention to discuss “the social, civil, and religious condition and the rights of women.”

7/19/2022

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The Seneca Falls, NY Women's Right Convention was the first such United States convention and considered the birthplace of the women’s rights movement. It was advertised as "a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman".

It was held in the Wesleyan Chapel of the town of Seneca Falls, New York, July 19–20, 1848. attracting widespread attention.

Female Quakers organized the meeting along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton (who was not a Quaker).

It was soon followed by other women's rights conventions. In 1850 the first in a series of annual National Women's Rights Conventions met in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Lucretia Mott (January 3, 1793 – November 11, 1880), an American Quaker, abolitionist, women's rights activist, and social reformer who was famous for her oratorical ability, was a keynote speaker.

This was an era in which women were often not allowed to speak in public. Lucretia Mott (photo right) co-wrote a "Declaration of Sentiments" at the convention.

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Happy Birthday to Ed Payne!

Happy Birthday to Sherri Bowman!

Did you know... about our two memorial gardens, virtual cemetery and engraved memorial pavers (bricks)?

FKPC Worship Zoom link & Bulletin for Sunday, July 31, 2022

Ye Olde History Snippets... On this day, July 29th in 1974, fifteen hundred people crowded the sanctuary of the Episcopal Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia to witness the ordination of eleven women.

Remembering Laura Belle (Cowan) Fields, a beloved member (#1495) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today her birthday, July 29.

Happy Brithday to Bruce Andrews!

A very happy birthday to Sue Chancey!

Ye Olde History Snippets... Zak the Cat! Sometime in the 1980's

While researching today, we learned that last Friday, July 22 was the birthday of Alfred Parker Fields, a beloved member (#1494) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL. So, today we remember Alfred, a Corporal during WWII who served in the

Ye Olde History Snippets... 41 years ago. Our choir in 1981! Look... we had both the PC-USA and American Flags displayed in our santuary back then.

Remembering Harry Richard Adams, a beloved member (#735) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, July 26.

Some images from yesterdays beautiful worship service (07-24-2022).

Remembering James Howard Bovard, a beloved regular attendee and congregant of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, July 23.

Ye Olde History Snippets... Rev. Benjamin Edgar Blumel

Ye Olde History Snippets... Women's retreat in 2007

FKPC Worship Zoom link & Bulletin for Sunday, July 24, 2022

Remembering Walter Houchin Dority, a beloved member (#830) of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today his birthday, July 22.

Save the date! 10-01-2022. Come learn practical skills for self-renewal to make room for more joy in our hearts

Remembering Marcella Catherine Broadwell, a beloved member of the Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala, FL on today her birthday, July 21.

Why it's more tree wisdom!

Ye Olde History Snippets... our choir 26 years ago (1996).

Did you know... where the phrase "pull out all the stops" came from? A wee bit of music ministry trivia courtesy of John Leschak.

Two more photos by Joanie Woods from Art4All on 7-17-22

Ye Olde History Snippets... 174 years ago today, three hundred men and women assembled in New York for the first formal United States convention to discuss “the social, civil, and religious condition and the rights of women.”