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Angel and Salvation Army Tree gifts for children and nursing home residents: If you have chosen a name from one of the trees in the narthex,
please bring wrapped and tagged gift to the church by this Sunday, December 10th.
Pastor's Discretionary Fund: Each year we have last minute requests from families who are not covered by the Salvation Army but cannot afford Christmas gifts for their children. After investigating the request, church staff give the family a gift certificate to one of the local stores. If you would like to contribute to this fund, make your check out to the church and designate "Pastor's Discretionary Fund". The Discretionary Fund is used throughout the year to help local folks with various needs.
The
Hudson/Chandler Bike Fund
supplies bicycles for children under the care of DFACS. To give, make a check out to the church and designate "Bike Fund".
Deadline for giving is this Sunday, December 10th.
A Ceremony of Carols
The combined choirs of FPC and Epiphany Lutheran Church of Conyers presented Benjamin Britten's
A Ceremony of Carolsduring worship this past Sunday. If you would like to listen to this musical offering, click HERE.
Silver Saints Luncheon
The Silver Saints and the Ambassador Choir will have their annual Christmas party on
Thursday, December 7th in the fellowship hall. The holiday meal will be served
at 11:30am. and the much anticipated gift exchange will follow. If you wish to participate in the gift exchange, the gift value should be $10.
All are invited, but please make a reservation by calling the church office at 770-786-7321.
Red Cross Blood Drive
Life's a gift. Give more of it.
DONATE BLOOD.
Wednesday, December 13th from 1:00 to 6:00pm in the Fellowship Hall. To make an appointment, please visit
redcrossblood.org and enter the sponsor code: FIRSTPRESCOV or call 1-800-Red-Cross.
Please remember to eat a healthy meal, drink plenty of non-caffeinated beverages and get a good night's rest before donating blood. PHOTO I.D. REQUIRED
** Drivers Needed **
Some of our members would like to come to church but have no transportation. The Congregational Life and Care Team would like to form a group of 8 that could rotate this responsibility. To bring a member to church one Sunday out of 8 would be greatly appreciated. Please call Jean Wolverton (678-342-3463) to volunteer.
Praise & Prayers
Adriane Ivey had major surgery last week and is resting at home where she will have a lengthy recovery. If you are able to help out by providing a meal for Adriane, her husband Brad and their two teenagers, sign up on CareCalendar. The log in ID for Adriane is 258295 and the Code is Healthy.
Please keep the following people and their families in your thoughts and prayers this week:
Bryant Family - friends of Jeanie & Warren Liem
Steve Bozarth - ill (father of Debra Arnold)
Jeanette Davis - hospice care (mother of Maria Davis)
Danny Vining - skin cancer surgery
Ethan Lassiter - brain tumor (8 y.o. grandson of E.G. and Maryanne Lassiter)
Pat Patrick - back surgery (Emory Rehab Hospital)
Nat Allen Long - surgery (step-son of Alice Walker)
J.L. Johnson - fall, broken arm (Dogwood Forest Alpharetta)
Louise Strickland - home
Rick Gunter - Glory Personal Care Home (Covington)
Adriane Ivey - surgery
Teresa McCurry - tests
Matthew Howell - motorcycle wreck, home
David Cooper - lung cancer (father of Rebecca Bates)
Anderson Krieger--chemotherapy at home
Debi (Dee) Selin - home
Carol Baynes--cancer, friend of Phyllis Yoder
Robin McKeown - cancer, friend of Phyllis Yoder
Chuck Hodges--treatment for lymphoma (friend of Patti Lanford)
Ron Swatty--heart problems (brother-in-law of Charles Ardis)
