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Sunday, August 20, 2023

10:00 a.m.

Join us this Sunday at 10:00 a.m. as Dr. Ryan Baer will preach a sermon entitled, Wisdom and Knowledge. The scripture lessons for this week are Luke 12:22-23 and Ecclesiastes 1:1-18.


At the service, the Chancel Choir will sing Consider, by Roland E. Martin, 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.

Youth Kickoff Potluck

August 27, 6:00 p.m., Fellowship Hall

All Middle and High School youth and parents are asked to attend the kickoff dinner/meeting. We’ll go over plans for the year, complete paperwork, sign up for trips, and get to catch up over a meal together. The church will provide fried chicken, water, and lemonade. Please bring a dish to share.


Kim would like to thank everyone for their prayers during her medical leave. She is recovering well and looking forward to getting back to church soon. You can follow her progress at caringbridge.org/visit/kimness. 

Fall 2023 Kickoff Sunday

August 27, 11:00 a.m., Fellowship Hall

Join us after worship in Fellowship Hall for bagels, greet our new members, and learn more about opportunities for ministry and faith formation at FPC this fall. Information will be available about how you can get involved in a variety of church ministries, from Sunday school to small groups, from mission to fellowship. We hope that you will find your calling among the many ways to get connected in the congregation.

Presbyterian Women New Year’s Party

August 27, 11:30 a.m., Parlor

Come join the Presbyterian Women for a New Year’s Party! Stop by the parlor and make a friend, take a look at our study guide, and learn more about our small groups. All are welcome. For more information, contact Jamie Baer at jamielbaer@yahoo.com or Betsy Canfield at betsycanfield@gmail.com.

Project Safe Work Day

August 27, 2:00-5:00 p.m.

Help tidy the Project Safe Thrift Store in Bells Shopping Center, 995 Hawthorne Ave. #7. Project Safe works to end domestic violence. Please contact Kitty Donnan at kittydavedonnan@gmail.com for more information and to volunteer.

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).

Click here to read August@First.

August 17

Bash Balogun

Lucy Bell-Johnson

Jayne Mendenhall

Teresa Tammany


August 18

Kevin Wier


August 19

Courtney Pittman


August 20

Gordon Bradwell

Betsy Canfield

Grace Ferguson

Joan Fischer

Paulo Santos


August 21

Stephen Humphreys

Sarah Johnson

Fiona Morris

Betty Shuford

Al Tammany


August 22

Camille Hayes

Mimi Middendorf


August 23

Kathy Allaire

Lane Holloway


August 24

Tim Burg

Denise LaBoon


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

Looking Ahead


August 19

Matthew 25 Civil Rights Trip 2023: Atlanta


August 20

Worship Service at 10:00 a.m., Dr. Ryan Baer preaching


Atrium Refreshments


Godly Play Meeting


Mission & Outreach Commission Meeting


New Member FirstThings Class


Weekday School Parents Meeting


August 22

Our Daily Bread Breakfast


Women's Small Group


Knitting Purls


Stephen Minister Meeting


August 23

Chancel Choir Rehearsal


August 26

Northeast Georgia Presbytery Meeting


August 27

New Member Coffee with the Session


Worship Service at 10:00 a.m., The Rev. Leigh Bonner preaching


New Member Reception & Fall 2023 Kickoff Sunday


Presbyterian Women New Year's Party


Project Safe Thrift Store Work Day


Youth Kickoff Potluck


First Presbyterian Church
185 E. Hancock Avenue
Athens, GA 30601
(706) 543-4338
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