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Adults, Youth, and Children!!!
Join us THIS Sunday (July 5), 4-6 p.m., for an evening that will include scripture studies for adults, youth, and children, as well as recreation, fellowship, and dinner.
Registration is still available for July 19. Sign-up here!
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UPDATE!!
The response to our Sacred Community Project from the FPC Family and Friends continues to overwhelm! We have received a total of $370,880.80, with an additional estimated $25,000 of in-kind donations and pledges for a total of approximately $395,880* toward our $400,000 goal. (*Please note this number is not final.)
Because of your generosity, we have paid off our $200,000 loan through the Presbyterian Foundation which funded the sanctuary roof and renovations, and have begun work on sprucing up Baird Hall. The new lighting is already in (and looking good!) and painting should begin soon, with new flooring to follow.
We are on track to having a refreshed multi-use space to complement our lovely sanctuary. Well done, faithful servants.
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Presbyterian Community Ministry
Launches New Brand and Website
Founded here at First Presbyterian Church in 1969, Presbyterian Community Ministry (PCM) has been a quiet presence in Lee County for over 50 years. PCM provides emergency utility loans and funds critical home repairs for neighbors with nowhere else to turn. Their work has always been steady, faithful, and largely unseen.
This summer, PCM has taken a meaningful step forward. With the help of a local design firm, the organization has launched a refreshed brand identity and a new website at PCM-AL.org. The new site makes it easier than ever for neighbors in need to find help, and for donors to give.
We are proud to celebrate this milestone with them. If you have not yet visited the new site, we encourage you to take a look. And if you feel called to support the work PCM does in our community, there has never been a better time to give.
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Summer Sermon Series
Appreciate These Things: Eight Ways of Cultivating Compassion
This June and July, we invite you to join us for a summer sermon series inspired by Jill Duffield’s Appreciate These Things: Eight Ways of Cultivating Compassion. Drawing on the virtues named in Philippians 4:8, this series will explore how followers of Christ are called to nurture compassion, gentleness, gratitude, and grace in everyday life. In a divisive and broken world, these timely messages will encourage us to become people who reflect the love and mercy of Christ in our relationships, our community, and our witness.
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Punch on the Lawn Needs You!
If you and your family enjoy the refreshments and fellowship after the 11:00 a.m. worship service, please consider signing-up to provide and serve punch one Sunday. We still have several Sundays open this summer! Please sign-up in the narthex or follow this link.
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RSVP Here!
Ani and Faithful look forward to seeing
any and all of the FPC family at their wedding and reception.
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Elder Nominating Committee Needs Your Help
The 2026 Nominating Committee is beginning their work to nominate the 2029 class of elders for our church's session. If you have names of church members they should consider please fill this form.
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Keep the food donations coming!!!
Many of our neighbors are using the Blessing Box weekly so we are always in need of more donations. Donated items can be placed in the basket on the second floor of the education building located outside of Kathy Rushing's office. Non-perishable food items* are always welcome, especially the following:
Ground or instant coffee
Granola bars
Canned vegetables
Canned soups
Canned fruit
Canned meats
Peanut butter
Jelly
Oatmeal
Snack crackers
Pasta/sauce
Boxed mac & cheese
Condiments
Vegetable Oil
Rice
Dry Beans
*NOTE Please make sure all items are unopened and have not expired.
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This Week at FPC
July 5, 2026
Sunday
9:00 AM - Worship Service with Weekly Communion (Chapel)
9:45 AM - Adult Sunday School
11:00 AM - Worship Service
Bulletin for July 5 worship
4:00 PM - FPC Summer Together (Session #3)
Monday
10:00 AM - Sowers & Knitters
Saturday
FPC at Community Market (see above!)
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Children and Youth News
Children Pre-K through 5th grade
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Sunday School: ***Please note, Sunday school for children and youth will take a break for the summer beginning June 7. Sunday school will resume on Rally Day August 9.***
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Godly Play: After the Word to Grow By, children Pre-K through 2nd grade will head down to the Godly Play room for worship and fun!
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Worship bags are available for all children during worship.
Senior and Junior High Youth
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Jr/Sr High Youth: We'll be taking a break until Fall.
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Sunday School: ***Please note, Sunday school for children and youth will take a break for the summer beginning June 7. Sunday school will resume on Rally Day August 9.***
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Birthdays
July 4 - Sydney Sklyar
July 5 - Barbara Dunham
July 6 - Debbie Duin, Madelyn Hochard, Ashley Lovell,
D'Arcy Wernette
July 10 - Chuck Gerards, Barbara Wild
Anniversaries
July 5 - Jesse and Kellye Joiner
July 6 - Todd and Elizabeth White
July 7 - Bill and Ellen Sherling
July 10 - Ken Autrey and Janne Debes
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Prayer Concerns & Celebrations
- Please continue to pray for many members of our church who are recovering from successful surgery, dealing with significant health issues, surrounded by grief and difficult circumstances but at this time do not wish to be mentioned by name. Prayers of healing, wholeness, and comfort for many in our congregation.
- Prayers of comfort for Jan Widell as she grieves the death of her brother Jay Hine.
- Continued prayers of healing for Denise and Steve Salo’s daughter Katie Callahan who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Katie is scheduled to have surgery to remove the cancerous tissue on July 17 in Birmingham. Continued prayers for Denise and Steve as they care for her.
- Prayers of healing and rest for Margaret Craig Schmidt as she navigates health issues. Prayers for Steve as he cares for her.
- Prayers for Catherine and Noah Riley who are beginning the IVF process in the next few weeks with multiple doctors visits.
- Prayers of healing for Kristina Michel as she recovers from an accident.
- Prayers of healing for Elizabeth Garrett as she receives chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. Prayers for Joe and her family and friends as they care for her.
- Prayers of healing for Mary Simon as she recovers from successful leg surgery and receives rehab treatment.
- Prayers of healing for Mari Ley as continues to navigate health issues after a fall at home. Prayers for Terry and all who are caring for her.
- Continued prayers of healing for Chris Greer as she navigates health issues.
- Prayers of continued healing for Bobbie Thurlow as she recovers at home from successful hip surgery. Prayers for all of those caring for her, especially her family.
- Continued prayers of healing and comfort for Carole Covington as she navigates health issues. Prayers for Rev. Dr. Frank Covington as he cares for her.
- Prayers of comfort for Walter Stephenson, cousin of Joel Buchanan, who has entered hospice in Montgomery. Prayers for all who are caring for him. Also, prayers of healing and comfort for Joel and Becky's friend, Margaret Lee, who is undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
- Prayers of healing for Karen Delano’s daughter Hillary and son-in-law Reece. Hillary is recovering from minor back surgery. Reece is recovering after having a life threatening bacteria infection that led to amputating part of his left leg. Prayers for Karen as she cares for her family.
- Prayers of healing for Rodney Greer’s mother as she recovers from successful hip replacement surgery. Prayers for Rodney and Chris as they care for her.
- Prayers of healing for Hunter Anderson (Andy Anderson’s brother) as he recovers from a serious accident. Prayers for Andy and Marty Anderson as they care for Hunter.
- Prayers of healing for Margaret Craig-Schmidt’s brother Bill as he receives treatment and recovers from successful surgery for bile duct cancer at M.D. Anderson. Prayers for Margaret and Steve as they care for Bill from a far.
- Prayers of healing and care for JC Stroud (neighbor of Kim Holman) as navigates health issues.
- Prayers of healing for Leslie Chamber’s grandmother, Imogene Hill, has she recovers from hip replacement surgery. Prayers for Leslie and all her family as they care for Imogene.
- Continued prayers of healing, rest, and comfort for Donna Yeager’s mother, Patsy Yeager, as she navigates health issues at home. Prayers for Donna and her siblings as they care for her mother in Texas.
- Prayers healing and comfort for Sarah Wolak’s brother Chris French. Chris has been diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome and is receiving treatment for his symptoms. Continued prayers of healing and comfort for Sarah’s mother Susan French as she also navigates health issues.
- Prayers of healing for Don Ball’s son Kelly Ball, who is undergoing immunotherapy treatment for recurrence of cancer.
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