Weekly Word - Sunday, September 18, 2022

Sunday, September 18, 2022

8:45 and 11:00 a.m

Join us this Sunday at 8:45 and 11:00 a.m. as Dr. Ryan Baer will preach a sermon entitled, God’s Mission Statement. The scripture lessons for this week are Matthew 28:19-20 and Genesis 12:1-9.

At the 11:00 a.m. service, the Chancel Choir will sing He Comes to Us, by Jane Marshall, as the anthem.

You can follow the livestream of the service on Facebook or YouTube. For instructions to follow livestream through Facebook or YouTube, click here. Find the text and audio from previous weeks' sermons, along with a copy of the bulletin, here.

Wednesday@First Begins September 21

Wed@First provides an opportunity to experience Christian fellowship and growth in a relaxed atmosphere. It includes dinner, choirs, Bridge, Chair Yoga, "Dante's Inferno", beginning as early as 2:00 p.m. and ending at 8:00 p.m. Dinner opens at 5:30 p.m. Our after-dinner program, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., will have a study led by Dr. Ryan Baer called "This I Believe: A Conversation About the Apostles’ Creed". Click here for the full schedule.

Please RSVP for dinner in the Atrium, online, or by contacting the church office e-mail frontdesk@firstpresathens.org or call 706-543-4338 by Mondays at 12:00 p.m. Price is $10/person and a $40/family max (complimentary for children 5 and under).

Picnic with Redcoat Band

September 23, 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.

Movie Night and Discussion, Wall-E

September 30, 7:00 p.m.

Join us in Moses Waddel Room on September 30 at 7:00 p.m., for a movie screening followed by discussion. Popcorn and soft drinks will be provided. All are welcome.

News from Family Promise of Athens

We are running low on supplies at our static site and day center! With the start of school, we have seen an increase in families asking for household supplies because they have had additional expenses this past month. Some of the items that we need include:

Toilet paper
Paper towels
Laundry detergent
Clorox wipes
Lotion, shampoo, body wash

You can shop on 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)

Click here to read Fall@First.

Our Church Family

Christian Sympathy to:

Kemp Gaskill on the death of his father, Deidrick Hart Gaskill.

Wendy Humphries on the death of her father, George David Pirie.

September 15

John DeBarry

Cora Epting

September 16

Sylvia Bangle

Bob Bishop

Jamie Clark

Andy Jordan

Michael Poole

September 17

Helen London

Conley Parks

Bill Patterson

September 18

Alexa Knowles

Jaylen Wilson

Sylvia Wilson

September 19

Frank Guest

David Lay

Christine Register

Phil Van Dyck

September 20

Lily Brantley

Eric Carr

Mary Ann Jones

Nixon Roberts

September 21

Linda DePascale

Chuck Hunt

Jeremy Kilpatrick

Kitty Lay

September 22

Jason Hasty

Olivia Jordan

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Please see FirstPresAthens.org for more information about the life of the church.

Looking Ahead

September 18

Worship Service at 8:45 and 11:00 a.m., Dr. Ryan Baer preaching

Sunday School and Godly Play

First Things Class

Cherub Choir Rehearsal

St. Andrews Choir Rehearsal

Celebration Singers Rehearsal

Mission and Outreach Commission Meeting

Youth Group

September 19

Handbell Rehearsal

Grief Support Group

September 20

Knitting Purls

September 21

Wed@First Begins

Bridge Group

Chair Yoga with Mel Berzack

Dante’s Inferno with Ron Bogue

St. Andrews Choir Rehearsal

Wed@First Supper (reservation deadline on Mondays at noon)

“This I Believe: A Conversation About the Apostles’ Creed” with Dr. Ryan Baer

Chancel Choir Rehearsal

September 23

Picnic with Redcoat Band

September 25

Worship Service at 8:45 and 11:00 a.m., Dr. Ryan Baer preaching

Sunday School and Godly Play

Cherub Choir Rehearsal

St. Andrews Choir Rehearsal

New Member Tea

Celebration Singers Rehearsal

Youth Group

First Presbyterian Church

185 E. Hancock Avenue

Athens, GA 30601

(706) 543-4338

www.firstpresathens.org