Here's what's happening!
January 23, 2020
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 .

To view our weekly worship bulletins and monthly newsletters, click  HERE .

Don't forget to read to the end of the e-news to find our list of ongoing prayer concerns and praises.
 
ONLINE DIRECTORY  Stay in touch with your FPC family by logging into  REALM  where you will find an online directory and up-to-date records of your giving. If you don't already have a login for the site, contact Peni Kehoe at the church office via e-mail  HERE .  
 
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The youth went ice skating in Conyers on January 12. With 60 degrees and sunny skies, fun was had by all!
Souper Bowl of Caring and Annual Meeting
February 2, 2020
We will hold our Annual Congregational Meeting, including lunch, on Sunday, February 2 immediately following worship.

In conjunction with the meeting, the youth will be collecting donations as part of Souper Bowl of Caring, which will support our local Community Food Pantry.

We still need several volunteers to bring pots of soup.

Please contact Kimmy to find out how to help.
Family Promise
February 16-23, 2020
This is our third week of hosting for this mission, and we want to offer hospitality with excellence this week! Doug Bolton will be our lead coordinator and Susan Boteler will be assisting. Jay Lanners will be coordinating all meals. Grab a friend and sign up!  

Year End Giving Statements
Available on Sunday, January 26
Year-end statements of giving for 2019, which you will need for your income-tax filing, will be available on Sunday, January 26, 2019. They will be in alphabetical order on the round table near the narthex. Be a good steward and take yours home! Thanks for your commitment and generosity to FPC!
Food Pantry
Donations for the month of January
The Food Pantry is now open on Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00-12:00. Donations of any non-perishable food items are welcome.

Suggestions donations for January: soups, chili, chicken and dumplings, spaghetti sauce
Please keep the following people and their families in your thoughts and prayers this week:

Praises:
  • Jake McCarthy made the Dean's list at Mercer University!

Prayer Updates:
  • Caryn and Michael Thompson following the death of Winnie, Caryn's great aunt and Alice Bolton, Michael's grandmother

Ongoing Prayer Concerns:
  • Bill Cobham - home
  • Martha Daddario - kidney surgery (friend of Jeff and Julie MacKenzie)
  • Cheryl Meichsner - eye surgery
  • Grace Ottley - eye surgery
  • Darcel Tabb - eye surgery
  • Brenda Howell - breast cancer
  • Anderson Krieger - leukemia (friend of Trista Hooten-Wilson)
  • Mary Ann Boyer - shoulder
  • Joe Moon - hip surgery
  • Denny Dobbs - knee surgery
  • Homer Sharp Jr. - staph infection (cousin of Alice Walker and father of Angela Gilmer)
  • Koen Ardis - Navy basic training
  • Noah Hicks - recovering from knee surgery
  • Wilford Reed - daughter was in car accident; his brother has age-related issues (friend of Jeff MacKenzie)
  • Denise & Phil Vining - Denise received a kidney from her husband, Phil (Danny & Beth Vining’s nephew)
  • Julia Jones - cancer treatment (friend of the Carmichaels and Boltons)
  • Karen Lein Kaasa - cardiac bypass (sister-in-law of Julie MacKenzie)
  • Bob Darby - kidney problems (friend of Jeff MacKenzie)
  • Jane Watson - kidney problems and blood cancer (sister-in-law of Curtis Watson)
  • Sharon Beasley Strickland - tests for oral cancer (classmate of Jeff MacKenzie)
  • Bill Miller - vascular dementia (Beth Vining's brother)
  • Joyce Williams - Alzheimer's Disease (Danny Vining's sister)
  • Warren Liem - health concerns
  • Peter Milner - cancer (nephew of Day & Larry Kennon)
  • Larri Harris - melanoma treatment (friend of Susan Boteler)
  • Larry Kennon - recovering from shoulder surgery
  • Terry Elder - myasthenia gravis (daughter of Jean Elder)
  • Ellen Clary - cancer (ex-wife of Bill Clary)
  • 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
  • Brandon Massey - blood cancer (grand- son of Chuck & Sherry Brasher)
  • Carol Baynes - cancer (friend of Phyllis Yoder)
  • Robin McKeown - cancer (friend of Phyllis Yoder)
  • Sophia Hawley - cystic fibrosis
  • Debi (Dee) Selin

Independent Living and Assisted Living:
  • Penny Blakeney (home)
  • Maxine Blankenship (The Oaks)
  • Patti Borders (Merryvale)
  • Julia Brubaker (Benton House)
  • Dot Fincher (Merryvale)
  • Alice Gadilhe (Merryvale)
  • Jerry McGaffney (Merryvale)
  • Guy McGiboney (Merryvale)
  • Betty Robinson (Merryvale)
  • Roger Wallace (Merryvale)
  • Louise White (Merryvale)


Please update your prayer requests this week! 
Email: admin@fpccov.org or call the church office, 770-786-7321.