This week we will be collecting offerings for Thornwell Home for Children in honor of Thornwell Emphasis Month.

Thornwell Emphasis Month represents a long-standing tradition of faithful friends who so generously advocate for Thornwell and bring awareness to the needs that exist within our communities. We hope you will consider joining us as we share how God is working through children and families being supported by programs at Thornwell!

Thornwell serves to prevent child abuse and neglect, to build up and reunite families, and to support healthy communities in the name of Jesus Christ.

We may have had Commitment Sunday, but it’s not too late to make your commitment by offering your Time, Talent, and Treasures! Submit your Pledge Card today to be included in our 2024 Operating Budget!

Click to pledge your treasures for 2024!

Completed Pledge Cards can be...

• Emailed to peni@fpccov.org
• Brought/mailed to the Church office
• 1169 Clark Street SW, Covington, GA 30014
• Placed in the offering plate during worship

Click to fill out your Time & Talent survey!

Completed forms can be...

• Emailed to catherine@fpccov.org
• Brought/mailed to the Church office
• 1169 Clark Street SW, Covington, GA 30014
• Placed in the offering plate during worship
• OR you can fill out the Google form edition to submit it with no downloading required!

TONIGHT!

NEXT WEEK!

We are joining other churches in our community to put together a Community Friendsgiving on Wednesday, November 15th at 6:00pm held at the Church of the Good Shepherd! All are invited to join!

This is a free event and includes dinner!

Donations collected will go to support Faithworks.

We will be passing out doughnuts for the Lions Club Christmas Parade on December 2nd!

We will have a table in front of the church and will meet at 9:15am to set up before the parade starts at 10:00am. Please contact Curtis Watson if you are interested in helping out!

Come help decorate the church!

We'll be decorating for Advent and Christmas on Saturday, December 2nd starting at 2:00pm!

Contact Pat Harper with any questions!

Third Quarter 2023 Pledged Income Update

The last quarter of the year is a very important time for churches.  It’s an opportunity for members to catch up with their annual pledge.  Time has a way of marching on faster and faster and with the holiday season coming, time seems to move even faster.

First Presbyterian’s actual pledged income through September is $273,637.  We are $16,595 behind what we had budgeted for the period.  We are confident that we will catch up by the year’s end, but we need your help to finish the year in a positive position.  If you are not sure where your pledge commitment stands, please contact Peni Kehoe, our finance administrator to check your status.  You can also go on the church website and click on Realm to see how you are doing. 

Thank you for your financial support of our church!

Blessings to you this season!

From the Finance Committee Team,

Bob Tabb

Elder, Finance Chair

Contact Peni Kehoe at peni@fpccov.org or by calling the church office at 770-786-7321 to ask about your 2023 pledge! Peni works Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

Childcare is provided weekly for FPC's Music Ministry.

Music Ministry will continue without interruption while we search for our new Director of Music and Worship Arts. We will have interim leaders for both the children's choirs and the adult choirs. Contact Neeley with questions about Children's Choir, or contact Krista Firkus with questions about Carillon Handbell Choir and Chancel Choir.

Jammies & Jesus will wrap-up for 2023 on November 12th!

We'll start back in January.

Our WiredWORD class meets in the Gathering Room which is on the upper floor, through the Fireplace Room and near the restrooms. This room is sometimes referred to as "the old choir room" or "the old sanctuary" by long-time members. This class explores current events and discusses how our faith intersects and informs our response. 

Our Foundations Sunday School meets in the Adult Classroom which is on lower floor classroom wing at the end of the hall way on the left. This class explores the lectionary scriptures each week, taught by a rotation of teachers. 

Youth Sunday School meets in the Youth Classroom which is on the lower floor classroom wing. It is the first classroom on the left, past the restrooms. The class explores the lectionary scriptures each week, often as they relate to the weekly sermon.

Children's Sunday School meets in the Children's Classroom which is the second door on the right of the lower floor classroom wing. Children learn about God's love through the bible, play, and song.

Neeley’s Notions is an 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 below to subscribe if you haven't already!

We will have photos of our veterans playing on the TV in the Narthex this Sunday in honor of Veterans' Day! We have some already that have been collected in the past but we might be missing a few. So if you'd like your picture added, please email it to Catherine at catherine@fpccov.org by the end of the day TOMORROW!

Names will be added to the photos on the slideshow, but will not be printed in the worship guide.

Click below to see the Veterans' Day slideshow made by Dan Walden back in 2012!

Saints' Stories

We also want to celebrate the living saints of today by sharing these Saints' Stories on Vimeo! As part of their Confirmation journey and in partnership with Thriving Congregations, our FPC Youth interviewed some of our living saints to hear their stories about FPC, their faith journeys, and more! They are all uploaded to our Vimeo and we will share the individuals here over the next couple of weeks!

Saint's Stories:

Tom Crews,

interviewed by

Harper Holder

Saint's Stories:

Larry Kennon,

interviewed by

Holden Evans

Saint's Stories: Carolyn Watson,

interviewed by

Kately Lane

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

Illness and Strife

• Ken Fullerton, father of Scott Fullerton - recovering from illness at Westbury rehab
• Emmy Roth - quick healing from fall
• Patsy Freeman, sister of Judy Davis
• Grant Moss & Chris Mattice, family of Louly Fowler Hay - cancer and care
• Joyce, sister of Faye Kitchens
• Shelvie Belser, grandmother of Neeley Rentz Lane
• Carolyn Watson - undergoing cancer treatment
• Bernice Bailey - cancer treatment
• Angie, friend of John Leavitt - mother hit by car in the crosswalk
• Sam and Melissa Jo Feuer, friends of the Scarboroughs and the Fullertons - mourning the passing of Sam's mother
• Karla Ensminger, sister of Perri Walden
• Bob and Beverly Beasley, friends of Jean Elder - health concerns and care
• Brenda Buckelew, mother of Jennifer Buckelew
• Patrick Carmichael
• Larry Cox, brother-in-law of Randy Layton - cancer
• Bob Darby, friend of Jeff Mackenzie - leg amputated, kidney problems
• Randy Jones, nephew of Faye Kitchens - lung cancer
• Karen Lein Kaasa, sister-in-law of Julie MacKenzie - home health care
• Marcia McGowan-Thurman, mother of Alicia Taylor - inoperable brain tumor
• Rosalia Meadors, friend of Tom Crews - three year old with bone marrow failure
• Meredith Nash, friend of Barbara Martin - four year old with stage IV kidney cancer
• Donald Vining, brother of Danny Vining - vision loss
• Joyce Williams, sister of Danny Vining - Alzheimer’s

Independent and Assisted Living

• Penny Blakeney - The Oaks Assisted Living
• Homer Borders - Presbyterian Village Athens
• Jean Elder - Florida with her daughter
• Dot Fincher - Merryvale
• Louly Hay - Presbyterian Village Athens
• Travis Moss - Westbury, Conyers
• Louise White - Merryvale

Military Service

• Billy Scarborough - Marines
• Koen Ardis - Navy
• Clint Williams - Army
• Daryl Williams - Army

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