You are invited to worship with us on Sunday, March 20th!
This Sunday is the third Sunday in Lent!
Worship begins at 11:00 am
in-person and on Facebook Live!
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Special Edition Prayers from the Pews:
Prayers for Ukraine
(pre-recorded with Pastor Neeley)
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Looking for a Way to Give? |
Donate to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. Funds are being used for emergency humanitarian aid such as food items, shelter, medicines, diapers, hygiene items, and more.
To donate text PDAUKR to 41444
or click below for their website.
If you prefer, you may also write a check to First Presbyterian Church Covington with Ukraine in the memo line, and we will take care of it for you.
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APNC Congregational Meeting |
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The Associate Pastor Nominating Committee (APNC) is ready to hold a Congregational Meeting on their search for an Associate Pastor.
The meeting will be held Sunday, April 10, 2022 after Worship in the Sanctuary for the purpose of reviewing the APNC's search for an Associate Pastor.
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9:45am
Sunday School Room Downstairs
Teachers: Rotation Model
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9:45am
at Bread and Butter
Teachers: Pam and Jim Stillerman
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9:45am
Downstairs
Teachers: Bob Tabb, Charles Ardis, and Brad Phillips
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"Women On-The-Go"
Monthly Book Study
MARCH 21st
5:45 pm-7:15 pm
@ Church Parlor
Childcare Provided
Book: Brene Brown's Daring Greatly Cost $12 per book.
Email catherine@fpccov.org
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Join in while you still can! Jammies and Jesus ends on April 10th! |
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Join us as we partner with Good Shepherd Episcopal Church and Oxford College in caring for our siblings in Christ who are experiencing homelessness at the Warming Center!
The week of March 25-31 we will be providing and serving hot meals and need your help doing it! We need volunteers to cook or bring dinner, deliver food from FPC to the Warming Center, wash linens, and to set up, serve and clean.
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The Warming Center is located at
Grace United Methodist Church
3145 Washington Street SW
Covington, GA 30014
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New Book Study
this LENT!
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Book: Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers, by Anne Lamott
When: Wednesday evenings during Lent at 6:00pm
Where: On Zoom!
To order a book email catherine@fpccov.org! Cost $12
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Poetry and Prayer
Every Monday morning in March
8:00am on Zoom!
Gather with church family for a time of reflection and a shared cup of coffee to begin each week this Lent!
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Click HERE or on the image above for the full form. |
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Music Ministry News and Notes |
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Liturgical Arts Guild
Want to try your hand at creating paper lace cut banners, peace crane origami models, worship banners, and other types of sacred art? The arts are a vital and growing part of our worship at First Presbyterian Church of Covington! If you have a creative mind and love to craft, sew, cross-stitch, needlepoint, quilt, draw, paint, or any other type of art, please email Alicia Taylor at alicia@fpccov.org or call her at 770-656-6848 to express your interest in joining our newly forming Liturgical Arts Guild. Let's get started over a cup of coffee!
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Montreat
Worship & Music Conference
Sign up ends
Friday, March 18th at 12:00pm
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Your last chance to sign up and join us is THIS FRIDAY at 12:00pm! Email alicia@fpccov.org to sign up.
Montreat Worship and Music Conference, June 19-25, 2022, is for everyone! Not a musician? No worries! You can experience daily worship and evening concerts, try your hand at pottery, venture into Black Mountain for an ice cream cone, take a walk around or paddle boat on Lake Susan, and simply enjoy the beauty of God's creation! The Friday evening concert is not to be missed!
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Choir and Bell Choir Moving Day
This Sunday, March 20, is the big move day! Stan, Dana, and crew have been working hard to prepare and paint our new Music Ministry HQ, and we need some muscles to come help us move into the new space. Our play date is from 2-5 PM, and anyone who wants to walk over to Amici's or Your Pie for pizza is welcome to join us afterward! Alicia's treat for all of the busy worker bees!
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Ways to serve in our community |
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Join us as we partner with Good Shepherd Episcopal Church and Oxford College in caring for our neighbors who are experiencing homelessness.
Want to donate supplies and snacks?
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Snack Basket for the Staff of Fairview Elementary!
It is a joy to care for our School Community Partner: Fairview Elementary! You are invited to donate individually wrapped snacks to our Teacher basket! The basket is located in the entrance to the Sanctuary!
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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!
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General Ministry Information |
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The Church office is open
Monday - Friday 9am-5pm
Lunch hour Noon - 1pm
Fridays - Neeley's Sabbath.
If the church office is closed and/or a staff member is away we will post this information on our church calendar and in the bulletin.
Beginning May 2022, the church office will close at noon on Fridays
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Interested in joining FPC?
We will welcome visitors to official membership on
March 30 at our session meeting!
You may participate in person or by zoom!
Contact Neeley if you would like to become an official member of the First Presbyterian Church family!
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Time and Talent Form
We need YOU!
Our Elders and Deacons are working on forming our church committee teams! This is an opportunity to get involved in the life of the church and meet new people!
If you have not turned in your Time and Talent Form (A form with a variety of needs for our church), please do so as soon as possible.
Click HERE for Time and Talent Form |
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Usher Sign up
All are invited to serve as Ushers at FPC! One goal of our strategic plan is to equip the saints for ministry! Yes, that is you! Our hope is to have all members and active visitors participating in servant leadership through a variety of ministry opportunities!
What is an usher? An usher is a person who shares gifts of hospitality. Ushers are responsible for greeting worship attendees, passing out bulletins, collecting offering, etc. A current elder serves as the Usher chair ensuring all who have signed up to serve are well prepared. We need three ushers every Sunday. Being an usher is a great way to meet our church family!
If you are interested in signing up for a Sunday or two to be an usher email catherine@fpccov.org or click HERE for the direct link! |
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Please keep the following people and their families in your prayers this week:
Prayers:
- Danny Vining - eye surgery
- Joe Burckel, nephew of Danny and Beth Vining - brain cancer
- Bernice Bailey - recent fall
- Kim Bailey, family of Bernice and Betty Bailey - tests
- Beverly Beasley, friend of Jean Elder - caring for husband who has leukemia
- Tom Boutelle, friend of Jeff Mackenzie - pancreatic cancer
- Anne Cranford - breast cancer
- Bob Darby, friend of Jeff MacKenzie—kidney problems
- Karen Lein Kaasa, sister-in-law of Julia MacKenzie - home health care
- Cathy Martin, sister-in-law of Chris Martin - breast cancer
- Melissa, friend of the congregation - cancer
- Karen Moss - breast cancer
- Saba Tanner, friend of Warren and Jeanie Liem - cancer
- Bobbie Vining, sister-in-law of Danny and Beth Vining - recovering from back surgery
- Blair Weaver - health issues
- Joyce Williams, sister of Danny Vining - Alzheimer’s
Condolences
- Our prayers are with Cathy Dobbs and her family as they grieve the passing of her brother, Johnny Burns.
Independent and Assisted Living
- Penny Blakeney - home
- Julia Brubaker - Benton House
- Jean Elder - Florida with her daughter
- Dot Fincher - Merryvale
- Guy McGiboney - Merryvale
- Travis Moss - Westbury, Conyers
- Betty Robinson - Merryvale
- Louise White - Merryvale
Military Service
- Koen Ardis - Navy
- Billy Scarborough - Marines
- Lee Scarborough - Army
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.
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