Sunday, June 26, 2022
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Join us this Sunday at 10:00 a.m. as Dr. Ryan Baer will preach a sermon entitled, Strangers Brought Near. The scripture lessons for this week are Psalm 145:10-18 and Ephesians 3:14-21.
At the service, the Chancel Choir will sing Consider, by Roland E. Martin, as the anthem.
You can follow the livestream of the service on Facebook or YouTube. For instructions to follow livestream through Facebook or YouTube, click here. Find the text and audio from previous weeks' sermons, along with a copy of the bulletin, here.
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Matthew 25 Summer Book Study |
In between your light summer reading, the Matthew 25 Commission invites you to dig a little deeper into what it means to be a Matthew 25 church with two book studies:
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JUNE: I’m Still Here, Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness, by Austin Channing Brown; Discussion and lunch on June 26 - 11:15 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Please RSVP here by tomorrow, June 24, at noon to order your lunch
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JULY: Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich; Discussion and lunch on July 31 11:15 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Please RSVP here.
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You may bring donations of fruit juice (whole bottle or individual), hamburger helper, muffin mixes, pasta-roni (flavored pastas) to church Sunday, July 10 (Emergency Food Bank will be closed for the July 4 holiday). You may also bring food to the church office until Friday, July 8. Thanks for your donations in June - our neighbors in need are grateful!
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Sunday Conversations: Faith and Film |
In July, join Kent Burel in the Moses Waddel Room after the morning worship service for Sunday Conversations: Faith and Film.
- July 10: The Wizard of Oz
- July 17: About Schmidt
- July 24: The Way
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Interested in Membership? |
Join us for “First Things,” an informative class about First Presbyterian Church, 11:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Sunday, July 10. Please call the church office (706-543-4338) or e-mail Lucy Bell Johnson at lbell@firstpresathens.org by Wednesday, July 6, to make a reservation. Lunch will be provided. Child care available upon request.
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Good Shepherd Summer Club
June/July 2022 Mini Mission Project
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We reached our 80, $10 Chick-fil-A Gift Card Goal! Thank you, First Pres Church Family!
I have no doubt that big smiles will appear on the faces of our Bethel Buddies when they receive their $10 Chick-fil-A Gift Cards and a handful of popsicles ready to be frozen for these hot summer days!
Next up is our Backpack Drive for the Big Kids!
Clarke County Schools will be providing most of the school supplies this upcoming school year, but bookbags will be an extra expense for families. Our goal is to raise enough money to purchase 20 bookbags for our Middle School and High School neighbors who live in the Bethel Neighborhood.
Please consider making a monetary donation that is comfortable for you to help us out with the purchasing of 20 bookbags. You can get a solid, large bookbag for around $30. Please mail or bring a check to the church office, or make an online donation here (please select “General Fund” under “Select a Fund,” and in the optional memo be sure to type “bookbags”). Please bring or mail in donations by Sunday, July 10.
Thank you for supporting our First Pres Kiddos and helping our Good Shepherd Summer Club continue to share God’s love with our neighbors this summer!
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Psalm 71 testifies that a foundation of faith established during childhood helps ensure lifelong faith and service. By donating to the Pentecost Offering, you are nurturing the faith of those who are the church to come — children, youth, and young adults.
This year, your Mission and Outreach Commission has selected the the Athens Nurses Clinic to receive a portion of Pentecost offering (40%). The Athens Nurses Clinic serves the Athens Homeless and indigent community with Medical and Dental care. Prior to Covid pandemic, the Nurses Clinic had nearly 4,000 patients and over 12,000 patient encounters. They provide a valuable service to the ‘least of these’ as our society views them. The remaining 60% is used to support children at risk, youth and young adults through ministries of the Presbyterian Mission Agency.
Please mail your check to the church office. Or you may go to our website, then select “Pentecost Offer” under “Select a Fund.” Thank you for your generosity!
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Introductory Meeting for Grief Support Group
Sunday, July 17, 11:30 a.m.
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First Presbyterian Church is offering a Grief Support Group this summer for persons who have experienced the death of a loved one. The death of those precious to us changes our lives forever. This group is designed to provide emotional, spiritual, and practical support as the participants share their unique experiences of loss. The Rev. Ron Gilreath and Mrs. Robyn McDonald will serve as facilitators and follow the book Understanding Your Grief, by Alan D. Wolfelt. The group is open to all who are interested. Please contact the church office at 706-543-4338 or e-mail frontdesk@firstpresathens.org to register.
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We have had several changes in Stephen Minister leadership as of late. First, we bid Carol Strickland a fond farewell as she retired from her Associate Pastor (and Stephen Leader) role at FPC. Also, Dawn and Bob Frisch have retired from their roles as Stephen Leaders to afford them more time to spend with family. These are three of the four founding members of the Stephen Ministry program at FPC (Larry Gray, who retired previously, is the fourth). We are so grateful for their role in getting the program to our church and for their continued support. We will miss them.
We welcome Susan Boatwright and Becky Hartman to their new roles as Stephen Leaders. They will be formally trained over the summer and be commissioned in the fall. Thank you to Susan and Becky for your willingness to serve as new leaders.
Thanks to all of you for giving of your time and talent to grow Stephen Ministry at FPC!
Our current Stephen Leaders are:
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News from Family Promise of Athens |
Amazon Wish List!
Now that our day center and static site are both open in full force, we have some supplies needs. We have created an Amazon Wishlist with items that would be helpful to have to keep our sites clean and to help families as they move in to their own homes get started with their supply needs. Click here to see our list!
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Host Weeks Update
Thank you for all who volunteered during May 15 - 29. If you are interested in volunteering for future dates or for more information, please contact Susan Boatwright or Jean Bock.
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Women’s Retreat – It’s Not Too Late |
Friday – Sunday, August 12 - 14
Sign up to stay at the Georgia Lodge here
Two nights at Georgia Lodge: $70
Women Connection Conference Registration: $242
We still have openings! Treat yourself (or a loved one) to a weekend of spiritual nourishment and the beauty of the NC mountains August 12-14 at the Montreat Women’s Connection Conference. Register for the conference here. Signup for the workshops just began, so hurry! Register for housing at the Georgia Lodge with our group here. Contact Carol McKay or Nancy Hernandez with questions.
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Volunteers Needed for our Audiovisual Team |
We are recruiting members who would like to help our audiovisual team on Sunday mornings or with special services. If you are interested to learn how to run our livestream and/or soundboard, please contact Paulo Santos at paulo@firstpresathens.org or call the church office at 706-543-4338.
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Click here to read Summer@First.
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June 23
Caroline LaBoon
William Owens IV
Jennifer Sunderlin
June 24
Genevieve Hromalik
Julie Knowlton
Page Pate
Molly Towles
June 25
Judy Colbert
June 26
Denise Horton
Mac Smith
June 27
Liddell Bartlett
Nora Kate Bawcum
Caleb Knowles
June 28
Maggie Davis
Sawyer Griffeth
Sydney Jackson
June 29
Jean Hopkins
June 30
Jane Collins
Susan Huff
Bennet Lee
Marilyn Shawver
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Looking Ahead
June 25
June 26
One Worship Service at 10:00 a.m.
Matthew 25 Summer Book Study: I’m Still Here, Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness, by Austin Channing Brown, Discussion and lunch (RSVP here)
June 28
Our Daily Bread Breakfast
Knitting Purls
June 29
FPC Bridge Group
July 3
One Worship Service at 10:00 a.m., Dr. Bruce Lancaster preaching
July 10
One Worship Service at 10:00 a.m.
Food Sunday
Godly Play and Good Shepherd Summer Club
First Things for Newcomers
Sunday Conversations: Faith and Film - The Wizard of Oz
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First Presbyterian Church
185 E. Hancock Avenue
Athens, GA 30601
(706) 543-4338
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