Sunday, July 17, 2022
10:00 a.m
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Join us this Sunday at 10:00 a.m. as Dr. Ryan Baer will preach a sermon entitled, Making Peace. The scripture lessons for this week are Psalm 34:1-8 and Ephesians 4:25-5:2.
At the service, the Chancel Choir will sing, Be Thou My Vision, by Alice Parker, 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.
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Sunday Conversations: Faith and Film |
This month, join Kent Burel in the Moses Waddel Room after the morning worship service for Sunday Conversations: Faith and Film.
- July 17: About Schmidt
- July 24: The Way
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Introductory Meeting for Grief Support Group
Sunday, July 17, 11:30 a.m.
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First Presbyterian Church is offering a Grief Support Group this summer for persons who have experienced the death of a loved one. The death of those precious to us changes our lives forever. This group is designed to provide emotional, spiritual, and practical support as the participants share their unique experiences of loss. The Rev. Ron Gilreath and Mrs. Robyn McDonald will serve as facilitators and follow the book Understanding Your Grief, by Alan D. Wolfelt. The group is open to all who are interested. Please contact the church office at 706-543-4338 or e-mail frontdesk@firstpresathens.org to register.
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Good Shepherd Summer Club
Mini Mission Project Update
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THANK YOU, First Pres Family for your continued support of our Children’s Ministry Good Shepherd Summer Club. We are excited to announce that thanks to you and your generous donations, we have completed our Big Kid Backpack mini mission project! We raised $800 to go towards the purchasing of 20 durable bookbags for our High School students who live in the Bethel neighborhood. Thank you again church family!
The start of school may be right around the corner, but the summer is not over yet. We have one more mini mission project. Next up is our Coloring Book Collection! Lay Park is hosting a Back to School event for our Bethel Buddies and they have asked if we could help provide coloring books that will be included in a Back to School surprise for the neighborhood children. Please pick up a coloring book or two (for both girls and boys) and drop them off in our Good Shepherd Summer donation box next to the church receptionist’s front desk or in the atrium. Our Coloring Book Collection will run from Sunday, July 17 through Sunday, July 31. Thank you again for your support of our First Pres Children as they continue to share God’s love around the neighborhood this summer.
- Natalie Bishop, Director of Children’s Ministry
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Matthew 25 Summer Book Study |
Our next Matthew 25 Book Study will be on July 31st discussing Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich. Please RSVP here.
The image is a word cloud created from our June book study. The words in CAPS are one-word reflections on the book. The words in cursive are how the book made us feel. Thank you to Sharon Logan for channeling her inner Lit teacher to lead our conversation.
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Associate Pastor Nominating Committee |
The Nominations and Elections Committee is in the process of developing a slate of names to recommend to the congregation for the formation of an Associate Pastor Nominating Committee. If there are persons whom you believe are well suited to serve in this way, please submit their names to any member of the Nominations and Elections Committee or to the church office at your earliest convenience. The members of the Nominations and Elections Committee are Beverly Phares (chair), Keith Oelke (vice-chair), Kathy Bangle, Angela Hunt, and Richard Lane. By virtue of his office as pastor, Dr. Baer serves the committee ex-officio and without vote.
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We like to think of summer as being a relaxing, enjoyable time. But hurts, struggles, crises, and problems don’t take a vacation. Many times our difficulties seem even worse during the summer because everyone else seems to be enjoying life while you are feeling down. If you are experiencing a difficult time -- emotionally, spiritually, or relationally -- you don’t have to suffer alone. First Presbyterian Stephen Ministers are trained caregivers, ready to listen, care for and encourage you, pray with and for you, and provide one-to-one Christian care to help you through whatever it is that you are facing. Stephen Ministers meet weekly with their care receivers. The caring relationship lasts for as long as the person needs care. Men are matched with male Stephen Ministers, and women are matched with female Stephen Ministers.
It’s free. It’s confidential. And it will make a difference in your life!
To find out more about Stephen Ministry for you or someone you know, talk with one of our Stephen Ministry Leaders:
Our current Stephen Leaders are:
Our Stephen Ministers are here to care!
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News from Family Promise of Athens |
Family Promise is excited to invite you to an in-person volunteer appreciation BBQ on Thursday, July 21 at 5:30 p.m. This is an open invitation for everyone that volunteers (or wants to in the future!) with us to come and celebrate the hard work that we have put into FPA over the past year. The event will include a meal together and a short presentation on FPA's work and future.
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Volunteers Needed for our Audiovisual Team |
We are recruiting members who would like to help our audiovisual team on Sunday mornings or with special services. If you are interested to learn how to run our livestream and/or soundboard, please contact Paulo Santos at paulo@firstpresathens.org or call the church office at 706-543-4338.
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Click here to read Summer@First.
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July 14
Sarah Bryan
Stephen Covington
Ellie Pope
July 15
Tai Tai Burg
July 16
Annie Blanks
Kitty Donnan
Sara Haire
July 17
Lisa Jones
July 18
Tom Bowen
Helen DeVore
Elizabeth Gaskill
Henry Smith
July 19
John Ferguson
Lucy Ferguson
July 20
Mary Winn Granum
Margaret Johansen
Parker Middleton
Carl Nichols
July 21
Gabe Padgett
James Padgett
Walker Padgett
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Our Church Family
Christian Sympathy to:
Amy Cowsert on the death of her mother, Jeane Lois Alderson Argo.
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Looking Ahead
July 17
One Worship Service at 10:00 a.m.
Sunday Conversations: Faith and Film - About Schmidt
Introductory Meeting for Grief Support Group
July 19
Knitting Purls
July 20
Wonderful Wednesday
July 24
One Worship Service at 10:00 a.m.
Week of Wonder Godly Play
Sunday Conversations: Faith and Film - The Way
July 25-28
Week of Wonder
July 31
Matthew 25 Summer Book Study: Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich
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First Presbyterian Church
185 E. Hancock Avenue
Athens, GA 30601
(706) 543-4338
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