WORSHIP WITH US!

You are invited to worship with us!

Fourth Sunday in Lent, March 19th at 11:00am

Worship in person and on Facebook Live!

Join us for Sunday School at 9:45am

Facebook Link for Worship
Visit the Lent page on our website for more!
Upcoming Ministry Opportunities

Want to donate for a great Egg Hunt?

We need some regular sized empty plastic eggs and our go to Easter candies: Starburst and Skittles. Then join us on Wednesday the 22nd at 10:00am for an egg stuffing party in the Fellowship Hall!

Email Neeley to register

Witness and Easter Lilies

If you would like to make a donation this Easter to honor or memorialize a loved one, fill out the form and attach a check made out to FPC and place it in the offering plate or drop it off at the church office. Please put “lilies” or “Easter Witness” in the memo space on your check or envelope. Donations can also be made via Text to Give, by texting FPCCOV to: 73256 or by clicking HERE.

Please email catherine@fpccov.org with your “in memory” and “in honor” details if you use Text to Give.

The deadline is Sunday, April 2nd and a minimum donation of $12 is suggested.

Donations we collect over the cost of the flowers will fund witness and outreach projects.

Thank you!

Click for a fillable Easter Lily form
Email Neeley to RSVP

Lenten Book Study:

Were You There?

Join Neeley and Erin on Zoom,

Mondays in March at 6:00pm

to study Were You There?: Lenten Reflections on the Spirituals by Luke A. Powery.

Contact the office if you would like to order your book through the church.

For the class link click below or visit fpccov.org/zoom-links

Were You There?

 At FPC we will take up an offering for One Great Hour of Sharing on Easter Sunday. Envelopes for this special offering will be provided. If you give online, choose the fund “One Great Hour.”

Visit pcusa.org/oghsmap for more information on One Great Hour of Sharing and their projects around the world.

Click for the Jammies and Jesus Zoom link

Save the Date for

Vacation Bible School!

Monday-Thursday | June 5-8

More details to follow!

Want to volunteer? 

Let Erin know at erin@fpccov.org

Music Ministry News and Notes

Montreat Worship & Music Conference - Week 1

Dates - Sunday, June 18 - Friday, June 23

(returning back to Covington on Saturday, June 24th after lunch)

Conference cost per ADULT Conferee 

February 1 - April 30 - $555

After April 30 - $605

Conference cost PER CHILD / YOUTH Conferee

February 1 - April 30 - $340

After April 30 - $390

Limited scholarships are available.

Click HERE for class descriptions

The Worship & Music Conference is open to all ages (Montreat Clubs available for children of all ages younger than rising 4th graders). We are hoping to partner with FPC of Tuscaloosa

Housing for the Week - Reynolds Lodge

Double Room - $200 per person

Single Room - $400 per person

Food for the Week

$50 per person (plus evening meal at Red Rocker Inn on Monday and My Father's Pizza on Saturday).

Montreat offers a peaceful and beautiful setting for guests to commune with their Creator, rest their souls, and shed the burdens of everyday life. Personal Sabbath can provide time and space for prayer, study, or rest, as well as daily worship at 11:00 AM and the glorious conference concert on Friday evening, featuring a choir with hundreds of voices. You are more than welcome to attend as a non-conferee for a relaxing week at Montreat, covering the cost of lodging and meals. Come and enjoy the Monday evening dinner out and organ concert, have an ice cream cone at The Huckleberry on the rocking chair porch overlooking the waterfall from Lake Susan, paddle boat or canoe, swim in the outdoor Olympic size pool, play a game of tennis, or simply relax on the front porch of Reynolds Lodge. Please email Alicia Taylor if you are interested in attending.

Email Alicia

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

Hallelujah Kids! meets at 5:00pm for 2nd through 8th graders who will focus on the puppetry arts this season!

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

"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!

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Ways to serve in our community
Covington FUMC Food Ministry
Volunteers Needed to be the hands and feet of Christ in our community!
Click the link below for ways to serve!
Volunteer information

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!

Covenant Card
Time & Talent
Visit our Stewardship page
Email Erin
General Ministry Information

Sunday School

Sunday School classes are at 9:45am on Sunday mornings.

Children's Class (PreK-4th)

Youth Class (5th and up)

Lectionary Adult Class

The Wired WORD Class

Interested in teaching?

Email erin@fpccov.org

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!

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We have started a "Children's Church" monthly email offering!
Click HERE or the button below to subscribe and stay up to date on all of our children's ministry at FPC!

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

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People to Think About this Week

Welcome to our NEW MEMBERS!

This past Sunday, we welcomed two new families as members of First Presbyterian Church Covington! Be sure to welcome them with love whenever you see them!

Jonathan and Amanda Goddard started attending FPC at the end of January with their son after finding us online!

Luke and Meghan Usry started attending FPC in December when their daughter participated in our Children's Christmas Pageant!

We are so happy to have you join our church family here at FPC!

March Birthdays

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


Prayers:

  • Dan Walden - recovering from knee surgery
  • Jennifer Idrobo, friend of Jonny Atkins - bone marrow biopsy
  • Brenda Buckelew, mother of Jennifer Buckelew
  • Patsy Freeman, sister of Judy Davis - dementia
  • E.W. Sims, great uncle of Robert Lane
  • Beverly Beasley, friend of Jean Elder - caring for husband who has leukemia
  • Patrick Carmichael
  • Ellen Clary, ex-wife of Bill Clary - ovarian cancer
  • Larry Cox, brother-in-law of Randy Layton - cancer
  • Bob Darby, friend of Jeff Mackenzie - leg amputated, kidney problems
  • Karen Lein Kaasa, sister-in-law of Julie MacKenzie - home health care
  • Linea Lott, niece of Tricia Hinton - leukemia
  • 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
  • Jean Elder - Florida with her daughter
  • Dot Fincher - Merryvale
  • Travis Moss - Westbury, Conyers
  • Jean Carol Mundy - Merryvale
  • 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.