NEW Adult Sunday School Class -

Introduction to Spiritual Practices

You are invited to join our six-session workshop series on Spiritual Practices. What are Spiritual Practices? How does scripture shape our understanding of these practices? How can I engage individually and/or as a parent with school-aged children?

Please join us, starting THIS Sunday, September 14^th for answers to these questions, and much more! We will gather at 9:30 AM in room 201 of the Education Building (aka “The Journey Room”). The class series runs weekly through October 19^th. Join us each week or drop in as you are able.

Following the six-session series, we will meet again on October 26^th to explore what’s next! You are welcome to bring a favorite journal with you or select one in class on Sunday.

If you have any questions, please reach out to René Prager at r.prager@firstpresconcord.org. René is excited to lead this series and has scheduled it to run alongside the Children’s Choir and Music & Motion offerings, which also begin at 9:30 AM.

Room Change for Journey Class

Members of the Journey Sunday School class are encouraged to gather in The Commons on September 14 at 9:45 AM!

See you there.

High School Sunday School – Lunch Sept 14

All High School students are invited to our first High School Sunday School gathering of the school year! We will gather outside the sanctuary after worship and walk over to Pump Social for lunch. Parents can pick-up at Pump Social (24 Church Street N) or the church parking lot at 1:00 PM. Students should plan to bring money for their own lunch. 

CHILDREN'S CHOIR AND

MUSIC & MOTION STARTING THIS WEEK

Recruiting all Kindergarten thru 8th graders for Children's Choir! Join Ms Jacquie to learn new music on Sundays from 9:30 AM to 9:55 AM before heading to Sunday School. Meet in the Children's Choir Room on the 3rd floor of the Education Building.

NEW THIS YEAR: Music & Motion fun for younger kids (2-5 year olds) at the same time as Children's Choir (9:30 AM - 9:55 AM on Sundays) in the Children's Library. 

Please reach out to Elly Steel ellysteel@gmail.com for more details

Illustrate the Sermon

We appreciate our young worshippers sharing God’s Word to us through visual images.

Families can pick up the weekly Illustrate the Sermon pages in the Narthex on Sunday mornings. 

Youth Group News!

Our official Youth Group Kick-Off is THIS Sunday, September 14^th!

All 6^th-12^th grade Youth will gather from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM at the Moore Family Farm. Please see the parent e-mail with the address information. Dinner is a pot-luck, so please sign up for a dish your Youth enjoys. There are suggestions on the sign-up. We will enjoy s’mores, fishing, yard games, crafts, fellowship, and more! Don’t miss the fun.

Youth are welcome to invite a friend.

The sign-up helps us gauge supplies needed, but you are welcome to attend even if you haven’t signed up: 2025-2026 Youth: 9/14 Youth Kick-Off

Check out the upcoming calendar and sign-up to participate!

9/21, Davis Hall – Baking for Market for Mission - 2025-2026 Youth: 9/21 Youth Group Baking for Market for Mission

9/23, Waterfall & Krispy Kreme road trip! - 2025-2026 Youth: 9/23 Youth Waterfall / Krispy Kreme Day trip

9/28, Combined Youth Scavenger Hunt in Downtown Concord

10/4, Youth Market for Mission bake sale volunteers - 2025-2026 Youth: 10/4 Youth Market for Mission bake sale table volunteers

September Lunch Bunch

Please join us on Tuesday, September 23, at 11:45 AM in Davis Hall.

        “Gleaning”

       The Society of St. Andrew

The Society of St. Andrew is a wonderful organization that has helped provide food for our hungry neighbors for the last 45 years and yet not many people have heard of the organization. I hope you will read Leviticus 19: 9-10 as God instructs the Israelites to share food through gleaning.  It is really beautiful scripture.

I became interested in this organization when I went with a group of ladies to Hendersonville to glean apples with the Society of St. Andrew for food pantries in the area. They are one of the most effective models for food recovery and distribution in the United States. It keeps food out of landfills and is given to those in need. So much food is grown and never harvested or some is imperfect and never sold and yet the taste and nutrition is the same .

Many of you are familiar with the Barbee Farms at the end of Pitt School and Poplar Tent Road. It is truly amazing how much food they give to the needy through this wonderful organization!

We will have as our speaker, Maria Gandy ,to tell us about their work. It is her responsibility to coordinate the harvesting, recovering and distribution in this part of North and South Carolina .She told me that they gleaned 90 thousand pounds of watermelon this summer from Barbee Farms and distributed them to a number of food pantries.

We do hope you will come to hear this very interesting program. We will also have Charlie Barbee with us. He works with those who glean at the farm. Be sure and call the church 704-788-2100 # 7 and sign up by Thursday, September 18,so there will be food for you to enjoy.

Red Cross Cabarrus County VIP Blood Drive

The Cabarrus VIP Blood Drive hosted at First Presbyterian Church will take place on Monday, September 15 from 2:30 PM to 7:00 PM in Davis Hall. There are whole blood and Power Red donation appointments available. To find a time and schedule an appointment to give click here or call the Red Cross at

1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Blessing of the Animals

On Sunday, October 5, at 3:00 PM, we will gather on the Fellowship House lawn for the Blessing of the Animals service.

Dogs, cats and other pets (crated or leashed) are welcome, as are photos of pets, photos or drawings of wild animals, and stuffed animals.

Rally Day Success

Thank you to everyone who participated in Rally Day! We had a great turnout for the event, and it was wonderful to see church members chatting with each other while enjoying a delicious breakfast and browsing the different tables.

Seeing so many groups represented shows how active our church is both within our congregation and among the broader community.

There truly is something here for everyone!

Night Shelter Week!

Our Youth kicked off the our week at the Night Shelter. Youth, 15 and under, cooked two different types of chili (meat and vegetarian) and cornbread. They enjoyed eating a portion of the meal together as the Youth dinner. Our 16 and older Youth loaded up the meal and served the clients of the Salvation Army Center of Hope. It was a meaning experience for all of the Youth. A shout out to our adult volunteers!

Thank you to the Presbyterian Women for coordinating this important ministry. It is a wonderful opportunity to serve our neighbors.