You are invited to worship with us on Sunday, August 14th!
This week is the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost!
Worship begins at 11:00am
in person and on Facebook Live!
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Our elevator is currently out of order. If you rely on travel from the Brown Street entrance to the sanctuary, please know we have a chair lift available on Hendricks Street to take you up the stairs to the sanctuary. |
This week we are continuing "RSVP: Stories of Invitation" and we are having communion! |
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Upcoming Ministry Opportunities |
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What better way to beat the heat of August than ice cream! Join us in the Fellowship Hall to build your own sundae. Choose your toppings and finish it off with whipped cream and a cherry!
Then we will have an old-fashioned hymn sing-along. Is there a hymn near and dear to your heart?
Email Alicia Taylor at alicia@fpccov.org so we can be sure to have music ready for all of the oldies, but goodies!
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This is an event for all ages, so make plans now to gather together with your church family for an evening of fun and fellowship! |
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Enjoyed our water sermon series? Want to dive deeper?
If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat by John Ortberg
Neeley will be leading this five-part book study on
Wednesdays in August from 6-7 pm.
Come one or come all!
Participants can read or not read to participate.
Want us to order a book for you?
$11 call the church office today.
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TODAY is the LAST DAY to submit sermon ideas! |
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Our fall sermon series (starting September 4th) will be a "People's Potluck of Ideas!" Neeley and Erin invite you to consider what YOU would like to hear US discuss in a sermon. We will only be able to cover a few in the three weeks of this series, but we'd love to hear all of your ideas! What is a faith topic you'd like to learn more about? What Bible story might you want highlighted? What do you want to hear us preach on? We invite you to send us your ideas and faith questions as we prepare for this upcoming sermon series!
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Please email Neeley
by August 10 at
or by clicking the button above.
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Ever thought of planning your funeral in advance? Do you have all legal documents in order for your family upon your death? |
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Heavenly Prep is not about making sure your loved ones do the right thing when you are gone, it is about ensuring your loved ones don’t have to stress about what the right thing is.
All are invited to join our pastors for a time of conversation about funeral planning in advance. We’ll hear from panelists with expertise in End of Life planning. Practical tools will be provided including Funeral Planning and End of Life guides for you to complete and put on file at the church.
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Featured Panelists:
Loy Turner, community outreach - Longleaf Hospice
Tommy Davis, funeral director/coroner - J.C. Harwell and Son Funeral Home/Newton County Coroner
Frank Turner, attorney at law - Greer, Stansfield, & Turner, LLP
Judy Davis, grief support - First Presbyterian Church Covington, GA
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Dinner will be provided so please RSVP to catherine@fpccov.org or call the office by August 18 at 12:00pm.
As always, invite a friend! This is open to the community!
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We have started a "Children's Church" monthly email offering!
Click HERE or the button below to subscribe and stay up to date on all of our children's ministry at FPC!
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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 begin sending 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
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Music Ministry News and Notes |
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Carillon Handbell Choir starts back next week
on August 17th!
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Chancel Choir starts back next week
on August 17th!
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Liturgical Arts Guild
Want to try your hand at creating paper lace cut banners, peace crane origami models, worship banners, and other types of sacred art? The arts are a vital and growing part of our worship at First Presbyterian Church of Covington! If you have a creative mind and love to craft, sew, cross-stitch, needlepoint, quilt, draw, paint, or any other type of art, please email Alicia Taylor at alicia@fpccov.org or call her at 770-656-6848 to express your interest in joining our newly forming Liturgical Arts Guild. Let's get started over a cup of coffee!
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Ways to serve in our community |
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Fairview Nurse's Clinic Drive!
Bring donations for the nurse's clinic at Fairview and drop them in the box in the narthex! Suggested donations are listed below.
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Cough drops
Antiseptic pain relieving liquid
Toothpaste
Latex gloves
Gauze pads
Feminine products
Peanut butter crackers
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Bandaids
Flossers
Soft mints
Ziplock sandwich bags
Eye wash
Kleenex
Lysol spray
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Covington FUMC Food Ministry
Volunteers Needed to be the hands and feet of Christ in our community!
Click the link below for ways to serve!
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We are hiring a Lead Teacher for Play Café! |
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We have decided to delay the opening of Play Café: A Modern Twist on Mother's Morning Out to January 2023 so we can be sure to find the best possible lead teacher to make the ministry what it deserves to be! Please continue to share our employment listing for both the lead teacher, and for our Sunday/Wednesday childcare workers. |
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First Presbyterian Church is looking for compassionate, loving, self-motivated candidates for Lead Play Café Teacher at our church. We are hiring teachers for our Play Café ages 3 months to 18 months. This church offering is to provide a safe environment and positively impact the children of our community while maintaining our core Christian values. Play Café is a modern twist on Mother’s Morning Out. Play Café is a two day a week offering from 9:00am-1:00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Lead Teacher position reports directly to the Pastoral Staff. Additional teachers shall report to the Lead Teacher. |
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General Ministry Information |
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Neeley’s Notions is a new email offering that gives Neeley the chance to start a conversation about the inspirations and influences she thinks about while writing her weekly sermon. The email will be sent on Friday mornings when the Spirit leads, and you can reply to the email with your thoughts and stories for Neeley to read.
Click the button below to subscribe.
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Time and Talent Form
We need YOU!
Our Elders and Deacons are working on forming our church committee teams! This is an opportunity to get involved in the life of the church and meet new people!
If you have not turned in your Time and Talent Form (a form with a variety of needs for our church), please do so as soon as possible.
Click HERE for Time and Talent Form |
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Please keep the following people and their families in your prayers this week:
Prayers:
- Mike Crews, son-in-law of Jack Wheeler - bladder cancer treatment
- Tony Taylor, brother of Alicia Taylor - recovering at home from heart attack
- Martha Young, grandmother of Cotton Young - lung cancer
- Lonnie Lamb - chemotherapy
- Emalee Green, granddaughter of Roger and Tootles Tingler - recovering from surgery
- Beverly Beasley, friend of Jean Elder - caring for husband who has leukemia
- Joe Burckel, nephew of Danny and Beth Vining - brain cancer
- Larry Cox, brother-in-law of Randy Layton - cance
- Bob Darby, friend of Jeff Mackenzie - leg amputated, kidney problems
- Karen Lein Kaasa, sister-in-law of Julie MacKenzie - home health care
- Melissa, friend of the congregation - cancer
- Barbara Phillips, friend of Alice Walker - cancer
- Tootles Tingler
- Donald Vining, brother of Danny Vining - lung cancer
- Blair Weaver - health issues
- Joyce Williams, sister of Danny Vining - Alzheimer’s
Celebrations
- Congratulations to Jean Elder who turns 85 on August 14th! Her daughter invites FPC to send birthday cards to their home in Florida since she cannot celebrate with us in person.
Jean Elder
2836 Aintree Ln Apt J201
Naples, FL 34112
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
- Louise White - Merryvale
Military Service
- Billy Scarborough - Marines
- Koen Ardis - Navy
Please click HERE to update your prayer requests or send new prayer requests.
You will be sent a check-in after three weeks.
In your email please indicate if you would like your request to be confidential or added to our prayer list.
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