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General Assembly Activities at Fort Street Presbyterian Church

General Assembly Activities at Fort Street Presbyterian Church. 631 W. Fort Street (At Third Street) ● Detroit, MI 48226-3106 313-961-4533 ● http://www.fortstreet.org. Glory to God: An Introduction. Friday, June 13 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sponsored by Presbyterian Corporation

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General Assembly Activities at Fort Street Presbyterian Church

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  1. General Assembly Activities at Fort Street Presbyterian Church 631 W. Fort Street (At Third Street) ● Detroit, MI 48226-3106313-961-4533 ● http://www.fortstreet.org

  2. Glory to God: An Introduction • Friday, June 13 • 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. • Sponsored by Presbyterian Corporation • Join us for an afternoon of worship and workshops, as we explore the new Presbyterian hymnal, Glory to God. All are welcome!

  3. Box Lunches at Fort Street Presbyterian Church • Saturday, June 14 • 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. • $7:00 — Pay at the Door • Eat in or carry out.

  4. Tour of Historic Fort Street Presbyterian Church • Saturday, June 14 • 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. • One of the finest examples of Gothic Revival Architecture in this country, providing hope in Detroit for 165 years. Includes information on architecture, history, outreach ministries and much more. • Repeated Monday through Friday.

  5. More Light Presbyterians Celebration Dinner • Saturday, June 14 • 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. • Ticket: $35.00 • Alex Patchin McNeill, MLP’s new executive director, is our keynote speaker. Come and hear about the exciting things MLP is planning for the future. All are welcome! Light Presbyterians is a national pro-LGBTQ equality network of individuals, families, churches, and local chapters.

  6. Open AA Meeting • Saturday, June 14 • 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. • Sponsored by Fort Street Presbyterian Church • Non-smoking • There will be a guest speaker.

  7. Worship Service atFort Street Presbyterian Church • Sunday, June 15 • 10:00 a.m. • Meet at COBO at 8:15 a.m. to Walk to the Church, Accompanied by FSPC Members • Lunch Provided for up to 200 Guests (Select a ticket with lunch, or without lunch, when you register.) • A multicultural congregation, Fort Street (www.fortstreet.org) has a 165 year-old history and a large, long-standing outreach to the homeless in Detroit. Generally considered a progressive faith community, FSPC is diverse in theology, ethnicity, race, national origin, education, politics, and location and circumstances of where worshippers live. Worship style is traditional, with a variety of elements reflecting diversity. The pastor is Sharon L. Mook.

  8. Presbyterian Voices for JusticeEducational and Awards Event • Sunday, June 15 • 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. • No Charge to Attend — Donations Will be Taken for Detroit Ministries • “Hope for Detroit: Economic Justice and Racial Reconciliation.” Dialogue: Dr. Gloria H. Albrecht, Professor of Ethics, University of Detroit-Mercy and ACSWP member, and the Reverend Thomas Priest, Jr., member of Detroit Truth and Reconciliation Commission and a teaching elder, PC(USA).

  9. Open NA Meeting • Sunday, June 15 • 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. • Sponsored by Fort Street Presbyterian Church • Nonsmoking • There will be a guest speaker.

  10. More Light PresbyteriansWorship Service • Sunday, June 15 • 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. • Join More Light Presbyterians for worship and music as they prepare to work for justice and a church that reflects God’s heart. More Light Presbyterians is a national pro-LGBTQ network of individuals, families, churches, and local chapters working for spiritual ordination and marriage equality in the PC(USA).

  11. Continental Breakfast Café atFort Street Presbyterian Church Monday, June 16 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Individually Priced Food and Beverage Items

  12. Tour of HistoricFort Street Presbyterian Church • Monday, June 16 • 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. • Includes information on architecture, history, outreach ministries, and much more. • Repeated, daily, through Friday.

  13. Box Lunches atFort Street Presbyterian Church • Monday, June 16 • 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. • $7.00 — Pay at the Door • Eat in or carry out.

  14. More Light PresbyteriansEducational Luncheon • Monday, June 16 • 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. • Ticket: $30 • All are invited for panel conversation on the intersection of the LGBTQ community and Presbyterians of color. Join us for these vital faith conversations about love, marriage and pastoral care for all couples and families in all churches and communities. More Light Presbyterians is a national pro-LGBTQ network of individuals, families, churches, and local chapters, working for spiritual, ordination and marriage equality in the PC(USA). Together, we’re building a church and world that reflects God’s heart.

  15. Special Offerings Impact in Detroit: A Hands-on Experience • Monday, June 15 • 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. • No Charge, but Ticket is Required • Limited to the First 25 Registrants • Sponsored by Special Offerings, PMA • Join us at Fort Street Presbyterian Church (just a seven-minute walk from COBO) as we experience how one church is making an incredible impact, in young lives and in the community as a whole, through its congregation’s gifts to the Peacemaking Offering.

  16. Free Organ Recital atFort Street Presbyterian Church • Monday, June 16 • 12:30 noon to 1:00 p.m. • Recital on the newly renovated Swift Memorial Organ.

  17. Tours of HistoricFort Street Presbyterian Church • Monday, June 16 • 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. • Includes information on architecture, history, outreach ministries, and much more. • Repeated, daily, through Friday.

  18. Afternoon Break Café atFort Street Presbyterian Church • Monday, June 15 • 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. • Pay for Individual Purchases • Homemade desserts, fruits, snacks, and beverages available for purchase in coffee shop atmosphere.

  19. Continental Breakfast Café atFort Street Presbyterian Church • Tuesday, June 17 • 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. • Pay for Individual Items • Food items and beverages will be available for purchase.

  20. Tour of HistoricFort Street Presbyterian Church • Tuesday, June 17 • 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. • Includes information on architecture, history, outreach ministries, and much more. • Repeated, daily, through Friday.

  21. Box Lunches atFort Street Presbyterian Church • Tuesday, June 17 • 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. • $7.00 — Pay at the Door • Eat in or carry out.

  22. Presbyterians for Earth Care (PEC)Luncheon • Tuesday, June 17 • 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. • Ticket: $21.00 • Join other earth-caretakers to hear Bill McKibbon, founder of 350.org, deliver a special pre-recorded message for Presbyterians regarding the importance of fossil fuel divestment. PEC will present their annual awards, the William Gibson and the Restoring Creation Awards, to other earthcare advocates. • The luncheon highlights local food!

  23. Free Organ Recital atFort Street Presbyterian Church • Tuesday, June 17 • 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. • Recital on the newly renovated Swift Memorial Organ.

  24. Tour of HistoricFort Street Presbyterian Church • Tuesday, June 17 • 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. • Includes information on architecture, history, outreach, ministries, and much more. • Repeated, daily, through Friday.

  25. Afternoon Break Café atFort Street Presbyterian Church • Tuesday, June 27 • 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. • Individually Priced Items • Homemade desserts, fruits, snacks, and beverages are available for purchase in a coffee shop atmosphere.

  26. National Middle EasternPresbyterian Caucus Dinner • Tuesday, June 27 • 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. • Ticket: $20 • Did you know that the PC(USA) began its mission work in the Middle East in 1823? Did you know that we have 15 million Arab and Middle Eastern Christians and the Presbyterian Church is the largest Protestant denomination in the Middle East? Did you know that we are reaching Middle Eastern people with Gospel in the USA? Come and learn about your ministry and mission to the Middle Eastern people in the USA.

  27. Continental Breakfast Café atFort Street Presbyterian Church • Wednesday, June 18 • 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. • Food Items and Beverages are Available for Purchase

  28. Tour of HistoricFort Street Presbyterian Church • Wednesday, June 18 • 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. • Includes information on architecture, history, outreach ministries, and much more. • Repeated daily through Friday.

  29. Israel Palestine Mission Network Lunch: Apartheid in the Holy Land:Reflections on the Israel and Palestine Conflict/Situation • Wednesday, June 18 • 12:00 noon to 1:45 p.m. • Ticket: $29.00 • Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jerry Pillay, General Secretary of the Uniting Presbyterian Church in South Africa and President of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. Dr. Pillay has been a prominent leader in the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa as a pastor and advocate. He brings his personal and global experiences and perspectives to the examination of “the facts on the ground” in Palestine and Israel.

  30. Box Lunches atFort Street Presbyterian Church • Wednesday, June 18 • 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. • $7:00 — Pay at the Door • Eat in or carry out.

  31. Free Organ Recital atFort Street Presbyterian Church • Wednesday, June 18 • 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. • Recital on the newly renovated Swift Memorial Organ.

  32. Tour of HistoricFort Street Presbyterian Church • Wednesday, June 18 • 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. • Includes information on architecture, history, outreach, ministries, and much more. • Repeated daily through Friday.

  33. Afternoon Break Café atFort Street Presbyterian Church • Wednesday, June 18 • 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. • Individually Priced Items • Homemade desserts, fruits, snacks, and beverages are available for purchase in a coffee shop atmosphere.

  34. Multicultural Dinner and Celebration • Wednesday, June 18 • 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. • Ticket: $20.00 • Sponsored by: The Office of Multicultural Congregational Support, PMA, and the National Presbyterian Multicultural Network. • Guest Speaker: The Reverend Dr. Roger Nishioka

  35. Continental Breakfast atFort Street Presbyterian Church Thursday, June 19 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Food Items and Beverages are Available for Purchase.

  36. Tour of HistoricFort Street Presbyterian Church • Thursday, June 19 • 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. • Includes information on architecture, history, outreach ministries, and much more. Repeated daily through Friday. • Repeated daily through Friday.

  37. Box Lunches atFort Street Presbyterian Church • Thursday, June 19 • 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. • $7.00 — Pay at the Door • Eat in or carry out.

  38. Free Organ Recital atFort Street Presbyterian Church • Thursday, June 19 • 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. • Recital on the newly renovated Swift Memorial Organ.

  39. Tour of HistoricFort Street Presbyterian Church • Thursday, June 19 • 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. • Includes information on architecture, history, outreach ministries, and much more. • Repeated daily through Friday.

  40. Afternoon Break Café atFort Street Presbyterian Church • Thursday, June 19 • 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. • Food Items Available for Purchase • Homemade desserts, fruits, snacks, and beverages will be available for purchase in a coffee shop atmosphere.

  41. Continental Breakfast Café atFort Street Presbyterian Church Friday, June 20 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Food Items and Beverages Available for Purchase

  42. Tour of HistoricFort Street Presbyterian Church • Friday, June 19 • 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. • Includes information on architecture, history, outreach ministries, and much more.

  43. Tour of HistoricFort Street Presbyterian Church • Friday, June 20 • 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. • Includes information on architecture, history, outreach ministries, and much more. • Last GA-221 event at Fort Street Presbyterian Church.

  44. Thank You for VisitingFort Street Presbyterian Church

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