MUSIC SERIES CELEBRATES HYMNODY OF THE CHURCH
The hymn series “When in our Music God is Glorified” continues through August. Each program in the series is approximately 30 minutes long. The link to the programs can be found on our Facebook page and in the Constant Contact email about Sunday worship. Each program contains a link to program notes, which includes the hymn history and information on the composers. The remaining presenters include vocalists Gina Shields, Colin Harrison, and Diane Ricks. Thank you volunteers for enriching this time with beautiful music!
STAY IN TOUCH BY PHONE OR EMAIL
In this time while we are not meeting in person, we remain committed to living out our care for one another and remaining together while apart. We very much want to hear from you. Do you have prayer requests or pastoral care concerns? Call the church office; 354-7615 or email the ministers:
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH RE-OPENING TASK GROUP GUIDELINES
The primary sources to develop guidelines have been Georgia Public Heath, CDC, and the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta, which Savannah Presbytery recommends.
Once Chatham County has achieved a transmission rate of less than 100 cases per 100,000, guidelines for worshipping safely include the following:
– The worship space will be sanitized
– Meeting in a large, well-ventilated space or outdoors is preferred
– Hand sanitation for staff and worshippers will be offered upon arrival
– Worshippers’ temperatures will be checked upon arrival
– The worship service will be no longer than one-half hour
– Masks are mandatory
– A distance of 6 feet from people not in your family group is required
– Activities that include physical touch, such as passing the peace, passing the collection plate, and celebrating communion will be eliminated or replaced with a no-touch option
– Hymnals and bulletins will be eliminated
– No choral or congregational singing
– Attendance will be by reservation to ensure the gathering is not larger than 50 people. Should reservation requests exceed 50, those people will be given first place for the next week.
– No nursery or childcare will be provided
– Medically fragile congregants are encouraged not to attend
– Virtual services will be offered until a vaccine is widely available.
Coastal Health District:
Georgia Department of Public Health:
Greater Atlanta Presbytery:
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
1st William Love
2nd Tucker Eagle, Jim Baker
3rd Arthur Gignilliat, Ranell Esame
4th Caroline Szczecinski
5th Judson Tate, Georgianna Broadwell, Sara Harper Bennett, Patricia Leone
7th Helen Parker, Sherry McBeath
8th Ellen Tate, Stewart Bromley, Emily Salzer, William Blaine
9th Chris Walls, James Strength
10th Katie Tillman, Christopher Walls, Landon Walls
11th Kathy DeYoung Ryan
12th Steven Eagle
14th Claire Cornwell-Williams, Maggie McManus, Tessa Parker
15th Melissa Lee, Susan Weston, Tori Quante-Dulaney
16th Trapper Griffith, Debby Taylor
17th Stacy Prather, Peggy Summers
18th Neel Foster, Charlotte Keenoy, Catherine Killingsworth, Aspen Peteranetz,
Stephen Williams
19th Bob Massey, Debbie Baker
21st Samuel Cargill, Claudia Esene
22nd Luci Barre, Augusta Eswine
24th Ashley Barre, Jr., Dan Walters
25th Megan Odom, Woodie Williams
26th Francine Wright
27th Althea Barre, Lane Middleton
28th McKay Bennett
29th Tom McKee, Jr., Cynthia Gilbert, Peggy Wrenn
30th Rebecca Odom, Zeke Ross
If we missed listing your birthday, please email judith@savannahfpc.org