Good news! Beginning in the new year during worship, Neeley or Erin will begin taking your children downstairs to the nursery after Wondering with God's Children (only if your children are planning to go to the nursery). This is to help you stay in worship and us get them to the nursery safely. We will sign in your children in the nursery so you can sign them out when you pick them up! As always, children are always welcome to wiggle and giggle in the pews!

Star Words for Epiphany

Star Words give us a word to guide us on our journey in the new year. If you couldn't join us in person on Sunday, email Neeley to receive a Star Word for the year.

Come help the worship team undecorate the church! January 7th at 2:00pm

All helpful hands are invited to join!

PW Circles:

January Meetings

Martha Circle to meet on January 10th at 10:30am. Pily Waetzig will host in her home. Alice Walker will facilitate lesson #5: Sabbath and Servitude.

Elizabeth Ann Circle will meet on January 3rd at 10:00am on Zoom and in the Fellowship Hall. The Zoom link is the same as last time and is available on the Presbyterian Women page of the FPC website. Discussion will be lead by Elizabeth Martin Pope. 

New Adult Sunday School Class

Lead by Neeley and Erin!

Sundays at 9:45am beginning January 22nd in the Gathering Room

between the offices and the robe room

(AKA "the old choir room" or "the old sanctuary"

Save the Date: March 11th

Church Wide Day Retreat

10:00am-4:00pm

More details to follow!

"Grace Notes & Gospel Gab" is a new email offering from our Director of Music and Worship Arts, Alicia Taylor. Subscribe to learn about FPC’s music ministry and the history behind special worship services. Click below to subscribe!

Children 3 years old through 1st grade are invited to Joyful Noise at 4:30pm to ring bells, sing praise, participate in a rhythm band, and puppetry arts.

Hallelujah Kids! meets at 5:00pm for 2nd through 8th graders to learn to ring tone chimes and handbells, sing praise, participate in a drumming circle, and puppetry arts.

Childcare will be available from 4:30 PM to 8:00 PM each Wednesday at the church for parents who are involved in the church music ministry.

Please contact Alicia Taylor at 770-656-6848 or at alicia@fpccov.org with any questions

The Warming Center is open at Rainbow Covenant Ministries Church to provide shelter for our neighbors in Christ experiencing homelessness during this cold weather.

If you or anyone you know is in need of shelter please direct them to Rainbow Covenant Ministries Church.

9 Hemlock St, Porterdale, GA 30014

Operated by Pastor Clara Lett

For more information, call 770-787-8519

Even though our stewardship drive is over and our Finance Team is working to finalize our 2023 budget, you are always welcome to make a pledge or to volunteer your time and talents to serve!

Neeley’s Notions is an email offering that gives Neeley the chance to start a conversation about the inspirations and influences she thinks about while writing her weekly sermon. The email will be sent on Friday mornings when the Spirit leads, and you can reply to the email with your thoughts and stories for Neeley to read.

Click below to subscribe if you haven't already!

Greetings in the name of the Lord! What a joy it is to serve in ministry with you! As we walk on this journey of faith together, we will send out a monthly newsletter with ministry opportunities for Children and Families. Be on the lookout for ways to connect with one another! 

With joy,

Rev. Erin Morgan

Associate Pastor for Faith Formation

Office Holiday Hours:

January 16 - CLOSED

Please keep the following people and their families in your prayers this week:

Prayers:

• Danny and Beth Vining - COVID
• E.W. Sims, great uncle of Robert Lane
• Shelvie "Memama" Belser, grandmother of Neeley Lane
• Violet Martin, granddaughter of Chris and Barbara Martin - health issuea
• Ellen Clary, ex-wife of Bill Clary - ovarian cancer
• Cy Wolverton - kidney disease, recovering at William Breman Jewish Home for Rehabilitation
• Hulda, friend of Judy Davis - breast cancer
• Jody Harris, friend of Chris, Barbara, and Alex Martin
• Dan Walden - recovering from knee surgery
• Richard, friend of Miriam and Jack Wheeler - chemo and radiation
• Joe Burns, brother of Cathy Dobbs
• Stephanie Fortson - broken hip
• Patrick Carmichael
• Beverly Beasley, friend of Jean Elder - caring for husband who has leukemia
• Larry Cox, brother-in-law of Randy Layton - cancer
• Bob Darby, friend of Jeff Mackenzie - leg amputated, kidney problems
• Bruce Hamilton, brother-in-law of Theodosia Wade - cancer
• Karen Lein Kaasa, sister-in-law of Julie MacKenzie - home health care
• Lonnie Lamb - chemotherapy
• Gary Lott, brother of Tricia Hinton - recovering at home following two brain surgeries
• Linea Lott, niece of Tricia Hinton - leukemia
• Tony Taylor, brother of Alicia Taylor - gradually gaining strength with physical therapy
• Donald Vining, brother of Danny Vining - vision loss
• Blair Weaver - health issues
• Joyce Williams, sister of Danny Vining - Alzheimer’s

Independent and Assisted Living

• Penny Blakeney - The Oaks Assisted Living
• Julia Brubaker - Benton House
• Jean Elder - Florida with her daughter
• Dot Fincher - Merryvale
• Travis Moss - Westbury, Conyers
• Gene Wallace - Merryvale
• Louise White - Merryvale

Military Service

• Billy Scarborough - Marines
• Koen Ardis - Navy

Please click HERE to update your prayer requests or send new prayer requests.

You will be sent a check-in after three weeks.

In your email please indicate if you would like your request to be confidential or added to our prayer list.