A Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday, March 23 immediately following worship. We will hear an update from the Nominating Committee with their proposed candidates to fill the open pastoral care Deacon positions.

Our theme for Lent this year is “Everything In Between: Meeting God in the Midst of Extremes” by the creative team at A Sanctified Art LLC. The following is from one of their founding creative partners, Rev. Sarah Speed:

The story of Lent is a story of messy middles. Jesus is on the road, but he’s not there yet. Jesus is telling stories, but the crowds don’t understand. Jesus is leading a parade, but it’s not the one they expected. Jesus is risen, but the disciples can’t forget the cross. The story of Lent, the story of our faith, is a story of messy middles and nuanced surprises. So this Lent, we are remembering that faith is more complex than this or that, black or white, true or false storytelling. This Lent, we are wading into the middle of these sacred texts to find God and to stretch our own understanding beyond the binaries our world so often gives. And we hope you’ll join us. Welcome to an in-between Lent. This is the light before the dawn.

Click HERE or below to read Neeley's Notions on the in between times of our lives.

THIS SUNDAY!

Summer Save the Dates!

Vacation Bible School: June 16-19, 2025

Intergenerational Mission Trip: week of July 6

More details to follow!

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2024 Year End Finance Report

We have included a summary budget attached below for December 2024. As you will see we started the year with a deficit budget and although we ended with a $53,799 deficit, it was lower than the predicted $61,786. This is due to some extra donations by the congregation and underbudgeted expenses. Thanks for your dedication to the ministries of FPC ministries!

The Finance Team

Click the button to pledge your treasures for 2025!

Completed Pledge Cards can be...

• Emailed to peni@fpccov.org
• Brought/mailed to the Church office
• 1169 Clark Street SW, Covington, GA 30014
• Placed in the offering plate during worship

We may have finalized our annual operating budget, but it’s not too late to make your commitment by offering your Time, Talent, and Treasures!

FPC Legacy of Love Endowment

Remember you can always give to the FPC Legacy of Love Endowment to make a gift that will last for generations to come!

We held a St. Paddy’s Gathering for our friends at the High Rise! Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers who helped make this event possible!

Our Young Adult Ministry had a trivia night for their "Belief & Beer" group which they have now renamed to "Brewskyterians"! Join the Brewskyterians for their next gathering on April 28th!

The Youth Group and their families would like to thank the congregation for their generous support of the recent Youth Conference Cake Auction Fundraiser. $440 was raised and this money will go to the Youth Conference Fund to support our youth as they go on various conferences such as Montreat Middle School and the Presbytery-wide youth retreat. We are so grateful for the many ways that FPC supports our youth and their families as they journey. 

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

Most recent prayer requests

Requests will be moved to “ongoing” after three weeks unless the office is notified

• A.C. Hardigree, son of Ellie & Ashley Hardigree
• Bo-yeong Seo & baby Joy, family of Jiyeong Seo - in the hospital with pneumonia
• Beth Vining - AFib & recovering from surgery
• Annette, friend of John Leavitt
• Angie, friend of John Leavitt - pneumonia
• Jeff Cullen, friend of Angie Woodham - lung cancer
• Parker Ford, friend of Angie Woodham - return of leukemia
• Pope Francis
• Cathy Vining, daughter-in-law of Danny & Beth Vining - two broken wrists

Ongoing prayer requests

Requests will be removed from “ongoing” after six weeks unless the office is notified.

• Charlie Kennon, brother of Larry Kennon
• Nancy, friend of Mark & Jennifer Fogarty - stage IV pancreatic cancer
• Sharon Sharp, cousin of Erin Morgan - recovering from foot amputation
• Ruth Robinson - friend of Joel & Faye Kitchens
• Barbara & Chris Martin
• Trevor Sookdeo, friend of Donna Weesner - critical health concerns
• Hattie Bellinger - recovering from foot surgery
• Jill Chandler, sister of Brad Hawley - cancer
• Kim Fratesi, friend of Mark & Jennifer Fogarty - pancreatic cancer
• John Martiniere, friend of Denny Dobbs
• Wesley Berg, friend of Tom Crews - pancreatic cancer

Condolences

• Our thoughts and prayers are with John Leavitt and his loved ones as they mourn the passing of his dear friend Janice Campbell.

Celebrations

• We celebrate Louise White who will mark her 99th birthday on March 30, 2025! Her mailing address is listed below for anyone who feels called to send her birthday wishes!

Louise White

10050 Eagle Drive Apt 205

Covington, GA 30014

Military Service

• Koen Ardis - Navy
• Clint Williams - Army
• Daryl Williams - Army

Independent and Assisted Living

• Penny Blakeney - Prema at Ashton Hills
• Jean Elder - Florida with her daughter
• Dot Fincher - Madison, GA
• Louly Hay - Presbyterian Village Athens
• Carol McGiboney - Prema at Ashton Hills
• Jon Paschal - Annandale Village, Suwanee
• Louise White - Prema at Ashton Hills

Prayer requests and updates may be given to either of our pastors, put in the offering plate, or emailed to catherine@fpccov.org