Wed@First

Dear Friends,

Please make plans to join us on Wednesday, October 11, for our next Wed@First of Fall 2023. Each week, there will be opportunities for all ages for fellowship, food, learning, and spiritual growth. Please see the full schedule of activities below, and don’t forget to RSVP for dinner by Monday at 12 noon.

Picnic with Redcoat Band

Friday, October 6, 5:30 p.m.

Pack your picnic basket, blanket, frisbee, and chairs and join friends of all ages at the Intramural Practice Fields to enjoy hearing and watching the UGA Redcoat Marching Band practice.

Choir Dedication Sunday

October 8

Please save the date for this annual celebration of our music ministry when we honor members of our choirs and they also publicly commit themselves to offering their time and talents by serving in one or more of our choirs.

Faith Formation Leader Gathering

Sunday, October 15, 12:30-2:00 p.m.

The Education and Discipleship Commission has rescheduled our fall Faith Formation Leader gathering! Join us Sunday, October 15, after 11:00 a.m. worship, in Fellowship Hall breakout area of for a light lunch and a mid-semester check-in. We will share news from the commission, equip leaders with facilitation tips, and hear from you about how things are going in your groups so far this fall. Please RSVP by Thursday, October 12 at tinyurl.com/FPCFaithLeaderGathering or email Leigh Bonner at lbonner@firstpresathens.org.

Ray and Joan Nicholson Memorial Reception

October 22

A reception honoring the lives of former members Ray and Joan Nicholson will be held at the State Botanical Gardens on Saturday, October 21 from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Please RSVP to JNicholson3@mac.com.

AthHalf Pre-Race Service

October 22

Invite your racing friends and supporters to our informal worship at 6:30 a.m. on the Atrium. Due to the race there will be no 8:45 a.m. service on October 22.

Matthew 25 Movie and Conversation

The Matthew 25 Commission will be hosting a documentary viewing and PC(USA) conversation series about race and the church on the following Sunday nights: 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, and 11/12; 5:00-6:30 p.m. in Moses Waddel Room. Stay tuned for details and sign-up information.

For more information, please contact Dan Nadenicek at dnadeni@uga.edu.

Volunteers Needed for Family Promise Host Weeks

October 29 - November 12

First Presbyterian will be the host church for Family Promise families October 29 - November 12 and we need your help to fill the volunteer slots. The families will be at the Milledge Avenue Baptist Church static site. If you are able to volunteer, please see a Family Promise Team member in the church atrium on Sunday morning, scan the QR code, or go to this webpage: tinyurl.com/FPChostweek2023. Training required for new volunteers is very simple: you just have to watch an online video. For more information or questions, please contact Susan Boatwright at boatwright.susan@gmail.com.

News from Family Promise of Athens

We are running low on supplies at our static site and day center! Please go to our Amazon wishlist here, or drop items off at our Day Center (First Baptist: 355 Pulaski Street) or our Static Site (Milledge Avenue Baptist Church: 1690 S Milledge Ave).

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