Sunday's Installation formally establishing the pastoral relationship between Rev. James Goodlet and First Presbyterian Church is an act of the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta.
Installations are worship services by which ministers affirm their commitment to congregations, and congregations affirm their commitment to ministers. We welcome all who are visiting Sunday for this special service, including James’ friends, family, and the Installation Commission.
As this service is an act of the Presbytery, Sunday’s offering at the 11:00 service will support the Presbytery’s Pastor Emergency Fund.
This
fund was created for pastors who encounter emergencies for which help is needed.
First Presbyterian Church and St. Mark’s Episcopal Church are co-sponsoring a 4 week session on GRIEF.
This outreach is part of FPC’s ongoing congregational care and there is no fee to participate.
Susan Marshall, LPC, CPCS, will facilitate this group, offering information, skills, and strategies for grief and loss support on the following
Mondays:
January 14, January 21, January 28.
Topics will include: the stages of grief, what one might experience, what can help one move forward, general topics of grief support, as well as a biblical perspective of grief. Materials will be provided to assist the discussion of the group. The small group will meet at First Presbyterian Church from 6:00-7:00 p.m.
The Women of the Church
will meet Monday, January 14 at 10:00 a.m. on the third floor of the Gallant Building, next to the Choir room.
Stewardship Update:
Thank you to all of you who have already made a financial commitment for 2019. It has been a wonderful season for FPC to remember all the ways
OUR DOORS ARE OPEN
, and to be reminded that
OUR TIME IS NOW!
As of Wednesday, January 10, 147 pledges have been received totaling $704,934. Our Finance Committee is in the process of finalizing our budget for 2019. If you have not turned in your pledge and would still like to make one, please let the Church office know as soon as possible this week. Let’s conclude this Stewardship Season in such a strong way that ALL of the ministry we are called to do can faithfully happen in 2019. WE can do this together! “Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”
—2 Corinthians 9:7.
On January 27, First Presbyterian Church will begin using the PCUSA's congregational hymnal,
Glory to God
.
This hymnal contains 853 hymns, psalms, and songs, 400 of which are carried over from the 1990 blue hymnal that our church currently uses. In addition, there are more than 450 new hymns that come from older Presbyterian hymnals, other songbooks, and individual composers and authors.
Glory to God
includes a complete Psalter of singable Psalms and enough music for a complete Taizé service. There are liturgical texts which serve as a model for Reformed worship, and a brief note is included with each hymn, which provide information about its music, theology, or history.
Glory to God
reflects the diversity of the church, incorporating many different musical styles, including traditional, spirituals, folk, gospel, jazz, contemporary, and global music.
The currently-used blue hymnals will be placed for sale, with more information on their price and the purpose of the sale to come. We will also look to donate the blue hymnals to groups or churches in need of them.
