Rally Day!
First Press Weekly e-News
August 15, 2019
Our weekly e-news is a snapshot of what is happening in the near future here at FPC. If you have any questions please call the church office at  770-786-7321 , or send us an e-mail  HERE .

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Rally Day!
August 18 at 9:45 am
Sunday, August 18 is a great time to invite a friend to come and experience the loving community of FPC. Make plans to join us at 9:45 am for a light brunch with the whole family. Childcare is available for children 6 months through 5 years of age during the worship service which begins at 11:00 am. And we may have a special announcement to make!
Rally Day
Spencer Boyd
Funeral Tomorrow at 11:00 am
Spencer Boyd's funeral will be this Friday, August 16 at 11:00 am at Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church in Augusta. He died Sunday, August 11 after fighting cancer for about a year or so. Please keep the family in your prayers. His full obituary is available HERE .

Men's Bible Study and Breakfast
August 17 at 8:00 am
The men will meet on Saturday, August 17 at 8:00 am in the fellowship hall. Bring your breakfast and a friend. Our study continues with the book The Day the Revolution Began by N.T. Wright. We will be talking about Chapter 5 "In All the Scriptures."
Volunteers Needed for Family Promise
Sign Up Today!
Family Promise is a nation wide organization that was set up as a non-profit to help homeless families get back on their feet. Churches house and feed the families for a week at a time then they go to another church. This continues until the families save enough money and get enough financial and budgeting training to successfully get into a home. Learn more at:

 
In order to sign up as a volunteer for the week that FPC is hosting homeless families through Family Promise go to Doug Bolton's page at  Sign Up Genius . Read the introduction and scroll down to choose an event for which you would like to volunteer. Hit  Sign Up  and at the bottom of the page hit  Submit and Sign Up.  You should receive an e-mail confirming your actions. Click HERE!
Recent Sermons
August Audio Now Available
Recent sermons are now available online. You may use the links below or go to our website at www.fpccov.org/sermons.html.

Praise & Prayers
Please keep the Pastor Nominating Committee in your prayers throughout the process of searching for our new senior pastor, as well as the team seeking a Director of Family Ministries to be a new associate pastor.

Please keep the following people and their families in your thoughts and prayers this week:

  • Nancy Bowden Wiley - hip replacement complications (friend of Judy Davis)
  • Gene Stillwell - skin cancer surgery (cousin of Mary Ann Boyer)
  • Jessica Couture - skin cancer surgery (daughter of Del & Mary Ann Boyer)
  • Larry Kennon - shoulder surgery 7/24
  • Ronnie Patrick - neck surgery (son of Jim & Lynda Patrick)
  • Laura Cox - recovering from surgery as the result of a dog attack (Randy Layton’s niece)
  • Jane LeMaster - home
  • Bill Cobham - home
  • Bobbie Vining - spine surgery and rehab (sister-in-law of Beth and Danny Vining)
  • Robin Valdez - stroke (friend of Steven Barnes)
  • Terry Elder - vision problems (daughter of Jean Elder)
  • Dick Wilson - cancer (brother of Michael Wilson)
  • Gene Mann - kidney failure/dialysis (father of Renee Shelnutt)
  • Ellen Clary - cancer (ex-wife of Bill Clary)
  • Steve Bozarth - cancer treatment (father of Debra Arnold)
  • Angela Gregory - cancer treatment, in Scotland (sister of Dave Gregory)
  • Robby Ashworth - treatment for brain tumor (son of Joyce Ashworth)
  • Matt Cooper - CPD officer at home but still recovering
  • Tom Holmes - cancer (friend of Dan Walden)
  • Brandon Massey - blood cancer (grand- son of Chuck and Sherry Brasher)
  • Carol Baynes - cancer (friend of Phyllis Yoder)
  • Robin McKeown - cancer (friend of Phyllis Yoder)
  • Mitchell Jessup - cancer (father of Nick Jessup) 

Please keep the Pastor Nominating Committee in your prayers throughout the process of searching for our new pastor. If you would like to see an update on their work, check out their blog HERE.

Please update your prayer requests this week! 
Email: penihaug@gmail.com or call the church office, 770-786-7321.