Crossroads II, October 15, 2023.  Session Six; “Self awareness and Self Control”.  Presented by Annette George and Melba Moore, co-leaders for this Sunday’s class.  The class will be held in the Session Room. (and on Zoom)

Annette George and Melba Moore are co-leaders for this Sunday’s class.   Starting with scripture and then looking at your “written assignment,” they will help you examine how you understand the ways others have viewed you; how your role and position in others’ eyes has affected your self-image. They will also address the ways that your…

Crossroads II.  Sunday, October 8, 2023  Our Church/Ourselves:  Living the Life and Teachings of Jesus.  Session 5:  The Power of Prayer and Meditation. The class will be held in the Session Room. (and on Zoom)

Susan Jensen will lead the class this Sunday.  Susan is a gifted member of our Fort King family.  She is an artist in every sense:  She works with clay, with words, and with ideas – all with deep understanding and creativity.   Our focus will be prayer and meditation.  Seeking to follow Jesus on our journey inward, we note that…

FKPC Worship Zoom link & Bulletin for Sunday, October 8, 2023

​There are TWO ways to watch our FKPC live-streamed worship service. 1.  CLICK BELOW LINK or IMAGE to join Zoom worshipNote:  Use this option for meeting participation chat and interaction. Meeting ID: 863 5488 3412Passcode: 015446***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. 2.  …

PLEASE DO NOT EAT IN THE LIBRARY.  The ants will get in!

Good “Finally” Friday, I hope everyone has had a week full of blessings and joy.  Today being Friday, it’s time for crazy things that are signs or are headlines.  The following was posted in the Suwannee County Library in Live Oak (my favorite Florida town). PLEASE DO NOT EAT IN THE LIBRARY.  The ants will get in.  They will…

FKPC Worship Zoom link & Bulletin for Sunday, October 1, 2023

There are TWO ways to watch our FKPC live-streamed worship service. 1.  CLICK BELOW LINK or IMAGE to join Zoom worshipNote:  Use this option for meeting participation chat and interaction.https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86354883412?pwd=TnFnYk9HOUZBNmViaHZWaHU0dEV4UT09Meeting ID: 863 5488 3412Passcode: 015446***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. 2.   CLICK…

Crossroads II, October 1, 2023.  Our Church/Ourselves:  Living the Life and Teachings of Jesus Session 3:  Is God Calling You?  The class will be held in the Session Room (and on Zoom).

Ervin Bullock will lead the class this Sunday.  Ervin has a long history with us at Fort King.  She was a member of the church from 1989 until 2008 during the time that her husband Jim was the pastor.  Ervin worked for 20 years with the PCUSA Presbyterian Peacemaking Program staffing their annual Peacemaking conferences and providing network…

FKPC Worship Zoom link & Bulletin for Sunday, September 24, 2023

There are TWO ways to watch our FKPC live-streamed worship service. 1.  CLICK BELOW LINK or IMAGE to join Zoom worshipNote:  Use this option for meeting participation chat and interaction.https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86354883412?pwd=TnFnYk9HOUZBNmViaHZWaHU0dEV4UT09Meeting ID: 863 5488 3412Passcode: 015446***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. 2.   CLICK…

Crossroads II. Sunday, September 24, 2023. Our Church/Ourselves:  Living the Life and Teachings of Jesus  Session 3:  Finding Courage and Conviction.  The class will be held in the Session Room. (and on Zoom)

Daniel Banks will lead our class this Sunday.  Daniel is an educator and a public speaker.  He preaches from time to time, AND he has a magnificent singing voice!  It takes courage and conviction to live in our world today, even our state.  Such courage and conviction varies depending on race, religion, socio-economic status and sexual/gender preferences…

FKPC Worship Zoom link & Bulletin for Sunday, September 17, 2023

There are TWO ways to watch our FKPC live-streamed worship service. 1.  CLICK BELOW LINK or IMAGE to join Zoom worshipNote:  Use this option for meeting participation chat and interaction.https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86354883412?pwd=TnFnYk9HOUZBNmViaHZWaHU0dEV4UT09Meeting ID: 863 5488 3412Passcode: 015446***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. 2.   CLICK…

Crossroads II Fort King Presbyterian Church Sunday, September 17, 2023

Crossroads IIFort King Presbyterian ChurchSunday, September 17, 2023Our Church/Ourselves:  Living the Life and Teachings of Jesus Session 2:  Introduction to Your Inward JourneyThe class will be held in the Session Room.(and on Zoom) This Sunday we will hear five or six very different and inspiring faith stories that describe unique “inward journeys.” We will learn what strengthened people’s…

FKPC Worship Zoom link & Bulletin for Sunday, September 10, 2023

There are TWO ways to watch our FKPC live-streamed worship service. 1.  CLICK BELOW LINK or IMAGE to join Zoom worshipNote:  Use this option for meeting participation chat and interaction.https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86354883412?pwd=TnFnYk9HOUZBNmViaHZWaHU0dEV4UT09Meeting ID: 863 5488 3412Passcode: 015446***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. 2.   CLICK…

FKPC Worship Zoom link & Bulletin for Sunday, September 3, 2023

There are TWO ways to watch our FKPC live-streamed worship service. 1.  CLICK BELOW LINK or IMAGE to join Zoom worshipNote:  Use this option for meeting participation chat and interaction.https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86354883412?pwd=TnFnYk9HOUZBNmViaHZWaHU0dEV4UT09Meeting ID: 863 5488 3412Passcode: 015446***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. 2.   CLICK…

FKPC Worship Zoom link & Bulletin for Sunday, August 27, 2023

There are TWO ways to watch our FKPC live-streamed worship service; 1.  CLICK BELOW LINK or IMAGE to join Zoom worshipNote:  Use this option for meeting participation chat and interaction.https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86354883412?pwd=TnFnYk9HOUZBNmViaHZWaHU0dEV4UT09Meeting ID: 863 5488 3412Passcode: 015446***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. 2.   CLICK…

FKPC Worship Zoom link & Bulletin for Sunday, August 20, 2023

There are TWO ways to watch our FKPC live-streamed worship service; 1.  CLICK BELOW LINK or IMAGE to join Zoom worshipNote:  Use this option for meeting participation chat and interaction.https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86354883412?pwd=TnFnYk9HOUZBNmViaHZWaHU0dEV4UT09Meeting ID: 863 5488 3412 Passcode: 015446***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….

KPC Worship Zoom link & Bulletin for Sunday, August 13, 2023

There are TWO ways to watch our FKPC live-streamed worship service; 1.  CLICK BELOW LINK or IMAGE to join Zoom worshipNote:  Use this option for meeting participation chat and interaction.https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86354883412?pwd=TnFnYk9HOUZBNmViaHZWaHU0dEV4UT09Meeting ID: 863 5488 3412Passcode: 015446***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. 2.   CLICK…

FKPC Worship Zoom link & Bulletin for Sunday, August 6, 2023

There are TWO ways to watch our FKPC live-streamed worship service; 1.  CLICK BELOW LINK or IMAGE to join Zoom worshipNote:  Use this option for meeting participation chat and interaction.https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86354883412?pwd=TnFnYk9HOUZBNmViaHZWaHU0dEV4UT09Meeting ID: 863 5488 3412Passcode: 015446***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.​​ 2.   CLICK…

FKPC Worship Zoom link & Bulletin for Sunday, July 23, 2023

There are TWO ways to watch the FKPC live-streamed service; 1.  CLICK BELOW LINK or IMAGE to join Zoom worshipNote:  Use this option for meeting participation chat and interaction.Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88433188168?pwd=SnZiZ2FVeTdxa2RjWnVnMVkyRTlGdz09Meeting ID: 884 3318 8168Passcode: Micah6:8 ***Zoom opens early at 10:00 AM, for anyone wishing to test audio/video connections and pre-worship chat.  Worship Service starts at…

FKPC Worship Zoom link & Bulletin for Sunday, July 16, 2023

There are TWO ways to watch the FKPC live-streamed service; 1.  CLICK BELOW LINK or IMAGE to join Zoom worshipNote:  Use this option for meeting participation chat and interaction.Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86973899300?pwd=Umx6MGoySXRIVXBNQURpY3JvNHUrZz09 Meeting ID: 869 7389 9300Passcode: Micah6:8 ***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….

FKPC Worship Zoom link & Bulletin for Sunday, July 9, 2023

There are TWO ways to watch the FKPC live-streamed service; 1.  CLICK BELOW LINK or IMAGE to join Zoom worshipNote:  Use this option for meeting participation chat and interaction.​Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83522884499?pwd=bVBDVDFMcUFWUWdrMyszTlRIaWYyQT09Meeting ID: 835 2288 4499Passcode: 525262 2.   CLICK BELOW to join LIVE simulcast on FACEBOOK Live   Facebook stream is a simulcast, so does not include user interaction.https://www.facebook.com/FKPCinOcalaWorship and…

FKPC Worship Zoom link & Bulletin for Sunday, July 2, 2023

FKPC Worship Zoom link & Bulletin for Sunday, July 2, 2023 There are now TWO ways to watch the FKPC live-streamed service, now with real-time closed captions! 1.  CLICK LINK or IMAGE BELOW to join Zoom worshipNote:  Use this option for meeting participation chat and interaction.LINK:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87362597304?pwd=Qm1FeDh4WTJGSTNDL0xuLytySTQvQT09 Meeting ID: 873 6259 7304Passcode: Micah6:8​***Zoom opens early at 10:00 AM, for anyone wishing…

FKPC Worship Zoom link & Bulletin for Sunday, June 25, 2023

There are now TWO ways to watch the FKPC live-streamed service; 1.  CLICK BELOW to join Zoom worshipNote:  Use this option for meeting participation chat and interaction.Meeting ID: 873 6259 7304Passcode: Micah6:8***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. 2.   CLICK BELOW…

FKPC Worship Zoom link & Bulletin for Sunday, May 28, 2023.

There are now TWO ways to watch the FKPC live-streamed service; 1.  CLICK BELOW to join Zoom worshipNote:  Use this option for meeting participation chat and interaction. Meeting ID: 873 6259 7304Passcode: Micah6:8​***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.​ 2.   CLICK BELOW to join…

Crossroads II .  May 14, 2023.   It’s Never Too Late to Begin Again:  One Group’s Experiences of Renewing Creativity in Their Lives. In the Session Room and on Zoom.

Zoom Link to class ​Six women from Fort King met for 12 weeks to talk over Julia Cameron’s book It’s Never Too Late to Begin Again.  It is a book meant to enhance creativity of living in those who are 50+.  Kathleen Polston, Judith Bullen, Ione Martin, Sheena Schlegel, Cathy Beebe, and Jo Anne Dyson will be…

Crossroads II, Sunday, May 7, 2023.  A Conversation with a  Member of Marion County School Board.  The class will be held in the Session Room (and on Zoom).

Mrs. Lori Conrad, a member of the Marion County School Board, will join our Crossroads class on Sunday to address some of our concerns about the removing of books from classrooms and school libraries.  She will explain the policy that the School Board has adopted in response to the recent state regulations. She welcomes all of…

To Think About for Crossroads this coming Sunday, April 30, 2023

This coming Sunday in Crossroads we will have a chance for reflections on what we have heard and learned in the past few months.  It will be an open discussion, so please come ready to share how you have been impacted by our speakers and discussions.  Our topics in the past four month have fallen…

FKPC Worship Zoom link & Bulletin for Sunday, April 9, 2023

 ***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. ​There are now TWO ways to watch the live-streamed videoservice; .  1.  Join Zoom Meeting Note:  Use this option for meeting participation chat and interaction.https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88657803685?pwd=K0R1QWJsUWF3U25VTlBZaVZvVGQ4dz09Meeting ID: 886 5780 3685Passcode: Micah6:8Click here for ZOOM link  2.   Watch LIVE…

Crossroads II, April 9, 2023.   Frederick Buechner’s “Thoughts about Easter”.   The class will be held in the Session Room (and on Zoom).
Crossroads II, April 9, 2023.   Frederick Buechner’s “Thoughts about Easter”.   The class will be held in the Session Room (and on Zoom).

Susan Jensen will lead the class this Sunday.  Susan is one of our Fort King treasures.  She is the chair of Art4All Ministry and a member of the Adult Discipleship Ministry. Susan has written meaningful and contemporary words to a number of familiar hymn tunes.  She is an artist, a teacher and preacher.  Susan volunteers at Skill Day Center.  …

Please join us for coffee (and on Zoom) at 8:45 and class will begin at 9:00. Crossroads II. April 2, 2023 God’s Awesome Creation:  Bees The class will be held in the Session Room. (and on Zoom)

Gwynn Pealer will be our speaker this Sunday.  Gwynn has been an integral part of Crossroads and the Adult Discipleship Ministry that plans the classes for many years.   She was a biology teacher in the Marion County schools for 40 years, and was Crown Region  Teacher of the Year in 1988.   About 6 or 8 years ago,…

FKPC Worship Zoom link & Bulletin for Sunday, April 2, 2023

***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. There are now TWO ways to watch the live-streamed videoservice; .   1.  Join Zoom Meeting Note:  Use this option for meeting participation chat and interaction.https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88902401360?pwd=QmVjK2hwbGpQbWZKeDVtTHl0ZjBCZz09Meeting ID: 889 0240 1360Passcode: Micah6:8 2.   Watch LIVE simulcast on…

FKPC Worship Zoom link & Bulletin for Sunday, March 26, 2023

***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. There are now TWO ways to watch the live-streamed videoservice; .  1.  Join Zoom Meeting Note:  Use this option for meeting participation chat and interaction.https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86781280835?pwd=WFBNYjI5M0tNK0ROYUNSL1ViMkZFUT09Meeting ID: 867 8128 0835Passcode: Micah6:8 Click here for ZOOM link  2.  …

Crossroads II.  March 26, 2023. A Message during Ramadan from one of our Muslim Neighbors The class will be held in the Session Room. (and on Zoom)

Ramadan, the month-long period of fasting for Muslims, began yesterday, March 22 and continues for a month.  Like Lent, Ramadan is a time for spiritual reflection and renewal, a period of self-restraint.  During Ramadan, Muslims do not eat or drink from sunup to sundown, each day.  After sundown, they break the fast with a meal called iftar.   At the…

Crossroads II. Sunday, March 19, 2023. Part II:  Exoneration of the Groveland Four A special two-part series led by Bill Gladson, State Attorney for the Fifth Judicial Circuit The class will be held in the Session Room.

A pardon is not enough.  Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd, and Ernest Thomas – wrongly accused of raping a white woman in a 1949 case defended by then-NAACP attorney Thurgood Marshall – were finally pardoned by Florida’s governor in 2019. The pardon came seven years after the publication of Gilbert King’s book Devil in the Grove about the…

Crossroads II. Sunday, March 12, 2023 Finally… Exoneration of the Groveland Four.  A special two-part series led by Bill Gladson, State Attorney for the Fifth Judicial Circuit.  Ccass will be held in the Session Room and on Zoom.

Please join us for coffee (and on Zoom) at 8:45 and class will begin at 9:00. Link to class on Zoom Meeting ID: 829 2645 1159​Passcode: Micah6:8 Pardon is not enough.  Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd, and Ernest Thomas – wrongly accused of raping a white woman in a 1949 case defended by then-NAACP attorney…

Crossroads II,  Sunday, March 5, 2023.  “An open discussion about classes we have had and where we might go from here”.  The class will be held in the Session Room and on Zoom.

Crossroads Zoom Link Meeting ID: 863 4206 2681​Passcode: 352661 Gwynn Pealer will lead the class as we look back at things we have heard and learned over the past two years.  There will be opportunity for suggestions for class topics for next Fall.   Please come to class ready to offer your response to the classes we…

Crossroads II. Sunday, February 19, 2023. “The Personal Power of Learning and Experiencing Black History and Art”.  Class will be held in the Session Room (and on Zoom).

We are privileged to have Mr. Charles Eady as our guest this Sunday.  Mr. Eady is an art educator at Belleview High School.  He is an award-winning mixed media artist.  One of his pieces, entitled “American Jockey” is part of the permanent collection at the Appleton Museum of Art in Ocala.  He will have a one person exhibit at the…

Crossroads II Schedule February 12-April 23

Mary Beth Neely reports:   “We have a meaningful and timely schedule of classes planned for Crossroads in the coming weeks.  We intentionally move between issues of justice and matters of the spirit, the outward journey and inward journey.    I am pleased to send you the Crossroads Schedule for the next 11 weeks! Crossroads IIFebruary 12 – April 23,…

Crossroads II Fort King Presbyterian Church Sunday, February 5, 2023.   Negro Spirituals:  A Vital Piece of the Black Experience.  The class will be held in the Session Room and on Zoom

Daniel Banks will lead class this Sunday.  Daniel is an active member of Fort King PC, serving as an elder and the Chair of the Worship Ministry.  Daniel is a graduate of Florida State University with a degree in elementary education.  He retired after teaching early childhood education for 29 years, and now works to train teachers. In…

Crossroads II class for Sunday, January 29, 2023.  A Piece of Local Civil War History That We Were Not Taught:  The Marshall Plantation Raid. Part II.   The class will be held in the Session Room.

​ Bruce Seaman returns to us this Sunday with the second part of his presentation about the Marshall Plantation raid during the Civil War.  He has recently published a book, To Succeed Where Others Failed:  The Untold Story of the Marshall Plantation Raid.  ​This Sunday Bruce will speak about the raid itself. Like so many parts of our…

Crossroads II Class this Sunday January 22. 2023

Crossroads IIFort King Presbyterian ChurchSunday, January 22, 2023A Piece of Local Civil War History That We Were Not Taught:The Marshall Plantation RaidThe class will be held in the Session Room. Our speaker this Sunday is Bruce Seaman.  Bruce is a retired Presbyterian minister who has lived in Marion County for over 25 years. He is a…

Please join us!   Crossroads II Fort King Presbyterian Church Sunday, January 15, 2023.  “Leadership in the Continuing Struggle for Racial Justice With Reflections on Martin Luther King”.

Colonel Gorham L. Black III will be our guest this Sunday.  Mr. Black is a retired military officer, attaining the rank of Colonel.   Colonel Black served our country in a number of command and staff positions throughout the United States and abroad for 27 years, retiring in 1990.   Subsequent to his military service, Mr. Black worked…

Crossroads II class at Fort King Presbyterian Church Sunday, December 18, 2022, Spiritual Journeys:  “The Journey Inward”.   The class will be held in the Session Room. (and on Zoom)

We will each take our own spiritual journeys this Sunday.  We will “walk” the labyrinth and intentionally focus on gratitude as we move together toward Bethlehem.  God comes to us at Christmas, and all year through;  the spirit of God is with us, “Emmanuel.”  If we open ourselves to that gift, we too will sing,…

Crossroads II, Fort King Presbyterian Church Sunday, December 11, 2022.   Spiritual Journeys:  Journeys to Ephesus and Patmos The class will be held in the Session Room, and on Zoom.

We are pleased that Nancy Stephenson and Joe and Jeannie Tyler will share a bit about their visits to Ephesus and Patmos.  These will be modern impressions of spiritual journeys taken by Paul in the first century.   ​Ephesus was a city of ancient Greece, though the site is in modern day Turkey.  It is where the apostle…

Crossroads II, Fort King Presbyterian Church, Sunday, December 4, 2022.  Spiritual Journeys:  Journeys to Peru.  The class will be held in the Session Room (and on Zoom)

This Sunday, as we continue our series on spiritual journeys, Pastor Jo Anne Dyson and Bob Schlegel will each share a bit about their respective journeys to Peru, specifically, Machu Picchu.  Jo Anne and her daughter Glenna were just in Peru last March.  Bob and Sheena visited there in 2017.  We look forward to hearing about their experiences….

Crossroads II Fort King Presbyterian Church Sunday, November 27, 2022.  Spiritual Journeys:  Gratitude for Our Own Spiritual Journeys,   Class will be held in the Session Room (and on Zoom).

Happy Thanksgiving to each one of you!  In this season of gratitude, Barbara Fitos will lead our discussion on Sunday morning as we explore and give thanks for our own spiritual journeys.  Barbara will inspire us with the words of others, as she always does so beautifully. She will, also, invite those of us who would like…

Crossroads II Fort King Presbyterian Church Sunday, November 20, 2022.   Spiritual Journeys:  Travel to Israel.   The class will be held in the Session Room. (and on Zoom)

Becky Wolf, Mary Beth Neely, and Rev. Marianne Niesen, on the Teaching Steps of the Temple in Jerusalem​ Twenty-five of us traveled to Israel for two weeks in October on a spectacular spiritual journey which was led by Marianne Niesen.  Becky Wolf and Mary Beth Neely were two members of a group that came from all over the United States.  We…

Crossroads II Fort King Presbyterian Church Sunday, November 13, 2022.   Spiritual Journeys:  Remembering  Frederick Buechner. The class will be held in the Session Room. (and on Zoom)

 We are fortunate, once again, to have Susan Jensen lead the discussion this Sunday.  Susan has long been a devotee of the theologian and writer, Frederick Buechner.  Buechner died recently, reminding all of us of the depth of his thought.​With this remembrance of a spiritual life and journey of great meaning, we begin a series on “spritual…

Crossroads II Fort King Presbyterian Church Sunday, November 6, 2022.   Black History; Ocala’s West Side.   Class will be held in the Session Room (and on Zoom).

This Sunday Dr. Barbara Brooks will be our speaker and discussion leader.  Dr. Brooks is the founder and president of R.A.M.A.L (Reach, Aim, Motivate and Lead) Educational Services.  She has had a career in education, corrections, mental health counseling and social work.   Dr. Brooks is the author of One House, Street, Community.  The book helps fund R.A.M.A.L, which…