The Faith Formation Team and our FPC staff want to hear your voice! We invite you to fill out the survey linked below so our staff and team can know what YOU might be interested in. It should only take a couple of minutes and it will help us make more informed plans for FPC! 

Ice Skating for Teens

Sunday, Feb. 5 at 12 pm

We'll have pizza in the Fellowship Hall then go ice skating.

RSVP by 2/9. $15 each.

Bring a friend!

Pick up at the church at 2:30 pm

"Lord, even as we enjoy the Super Bowl football game, help us be mindful of those who are without a bowl of soup to eat" 

The Souper Bowl of Caring is on Sunday, February 12th! You are invited to bring canned goods or monetary donations to support   the Community Food Pantry. We will gather canned donations and deliver them to the food pantry that Sunday at 4:00pm. Contact Neeley for more info

Presbyterian Women

PW Circles meet on the first Tuesday of the month! All are welcome to join!

February’s lesson from “Celebrating Sabbath” is Lesson Six: Sabbath and Hospitality.

Elizabeth Ann Circle will meet on February 7 at 10:00am on Zoom and in the Fellowship Hall!

Martha Circle will meet on February 7 at 10:30am at the home of Rachel Mason, 8222 Wood Street SE, Covington, GA 30014. Please let Rachel know that you plan to attend so she can prepare enough places at the table. Rachel's menu will be Chicken and Dumplings, and she has suggested that others who wish to do so may bring salads, vegetables, or desserts to complete the meal. If you plan to bring a dish, please let Rachel know at 678-863-4751. Rachel is an accomplished chef, so we will have a culinary treat! Alice Walker will be leading the discussion.

Jammies and Jesus starts back this Sunday, February 5th!

Card Making and Pizza

Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 5 pm

in the Fellowship Hall.

We'll make cards to share with first responders.

Save the Date for

Vacation Bible School!

Monday-Thursday | June 5-8

More details to follow!

Want to volunteer? 

Let Erin know at erin@fpccov.org

Montreat Worship & Music Conference - Week 1

Dates - Sunday, June 18 - Friday, June 23

(returning back to Covington on Saturday, June 24th after lunch)

Conference cost per ADULT Conferee 

February 1 - April 30 - $555

After April 30 - $605

Conference cost PER CHILD / YOUTH Conferee

February 1 - April 30 - $340

After April 30 - $390

Limited scholarships are available.

The Worship & Music Conference is open to all ages (Montreat Clubs available for children of all ages younger than rising 4th graders). We are hoping to partner with FPC of Tuscaloosa this year for lodging and meals. All bedrooms contain two single beds; communal bathrooms, one for men and one for women, with three showers, three toilets, and four sinks each.

Housing for the Week - Reynolds Lodge

Double Room - $200 per person

Single Room - $400 per person

Food for the Week

$50 per person (plus evening meal at Red Rocker Inn on Monday and My Father's Pizza on Saturday).

Montreat offers a peaceful and beautiful setting for guests to commune with their Creator, rest their souls, and shed the burdens of everyday life. Personal Sabbath can provide time and space for prayer, study, or rest, as well as daily worship at 11:00 AM and the glorious conference concert on Friday evening, featuring a choir with hundreds of voices. You are more than welcome to attend as a non-conferee for a relaxing week at Montreat, covering the cost of lodging and meals. Come and enjoy the Monday evening dinner out and organ concert, have an ice cream cone at The Huckleberry on the rocking chair porch overlooking the waterfall from Lake Susan, paddle boat or canoe, swim in the outdoor Olympic size pool, play a game of tennis, or simply relax on the front porch of Reynolds Lodge. Please email Alicia Taylor if you are interested in attending.

Children 3 years old through 1st grade are invited to Joyful Noise at 4:30pm to ring bells, sing praise, and participate in a rhythm band.

Hallelujah Kids! meets at 5:00pm for 2nd through 8th graders who will focus on the puppetry arts this season!

Childcare will be available from 4:30 PM to 8:00 PM each Wednesday at the church for parents who are involved in the church music ministry.

Please contact Alicia Taylor at 770-656-6848 or at alicia@fpccov.org with any questions

"Grace Notes & Gospel Gab" is a new email offering from our Director of Music and Worship Arts, Alicia Taylor. Subscribe to learn about FPC’s music ministry and the history behind special worship services. Click below to subscribe!

Family Promise of NewRock is very glad to announce that it will be assisting one of the families staying with them move into an apartment at the end of January 2023! This family is a single mother with two children. To help facilitate the move, the family is in need of a couple of big-ticket items to furnish the apartment. The family is in need of two full size beds and bedding and two dressers, If you have any of these items that you would like to donate to Family Promise, please contact Curtis Watson at 404-550-1212 or wats1818@bellsouth.net. Curtis will gladly make arrangements to pick up the items and deliver them to Family Promise.

The Family is also in need of many smaller items such as dishes, cookware, bed clothes. bath towels, flatware, etc. If you are interested in donating any of these type items, please contact Curtis Watson. The items can be brought to the church after speaking to him and he will deliver them to Family Promise. Curtis will be keeping and coordinating a list of items so the donations can help make the biggest impact.

As stated above, the move is planned for the end of January, so please contact Curtis as soon as possible. Please keep this family in your prayers as this exciting event takes place in their lives. May God bless you and keep you safe.

--FPC Witness Team

Even though our stewardship drive is over and our Finance Team is working to finalize our 2023 budget, you are always welcome to make a pledge or to volunteer your time and talents to serve!

Giving to FPC through Realm in 2023

It’s a new year and we want to remind you that if you have signed a covenant card for the year 2023 and use our text to give or give on-line through Realm, you need to use “2023 pledge” for the fund. If you do not pledge, then please use the “non-pledge” fund. This is the way we track our funds in our yearly budget. It is very helpful when you use these directions. Otherwise our Finance Administrator, Peni Kehoe, must go in and change the fund to match whether or not you are a pledge or are a non-pledge giver. If you give towards other funds then they should be listed on the drop down menu. If you can’t find the fund you need then choose “other-specify” and then put what your donation is for in the memo space provided. We thank you for your generosity no matter how you give!

Sunday School

Sunday School classes are at 9:45am on Sunday mornings.

Children's Class (PreK-4th)

Youth Class (5th and up)

Lectionary Adult Class

The Wired WORD Class

Interested in teaching?

Email erin@fpccov.org

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Greetings in the name of the Lord! What a joy it is to serve in ministry with you! As we walk on this journey of faith together, we will send out a monthly newsletter with ministry opportunities for Children and Families. Be on the lookout for ways to connect with one another! 

With joy,

Rev. Erin Morgan

Associate Pastor for Faith Formation

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

Prayers:

• Dionne Lane - recovering from concussion
• Richard, friend of Miriam and Jack Wheeler - Emory Hope House
• E.W. Sims, great uncle of Robert Lane
• Violet Martin, granddaughter of Chris and Barbara Martin - health issues
• Beverly Beasley, friend of Jean Elder - caring for husband who has leukemia
• Patrick Carmichael
• Ellen Clary, ex-wife of Bill Clary - ovarian cancer
• Larry Cox, brother-in-law of Randy Layton - cancer
• Bob Darby, friend of Jeff Mackenzie - leg amputated, kidney problems
• Jody Harris, friend of Chris, Barbara, and Alex Martin
• Hulda, friend of Judy Davis - breast cancer
• Karen Lein Kaasa, sister-in-law of Julie MacKenzie - home health care
• Lonnie Lamb - chemotherapy
• Linea Lott, niece of Tricia Hinton - leukemia
• Donald Vining, brother of Danny Vining - vision loss
• Blair Weaver - health issues
• Joyce Williams, sister of Danny Vining - Alzheimer’s

Condolences

• Our thoughts and prayers are with Alice Walker and her family as they mourn the passing of her Aunt Hazel Howard.

Independent and Assisted Living

• Penny Blakeney - The Oaks Assisted Living
• Julia Brubaker - Benton House
• Jean Elder - Florida with her daughter
• Dot Fincher - Merryvale
• Travis Moss - Westbury, Conyers
• Gene Wallace - Merryvale
• Louise White - Merryvale

Military Service

• Billy Scarborough - Marines
• Koen Ardis - Navy

Please click HERE to update your prayer requests or send new prayer requests.

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