Click on the link below to access the annual report through the church website (www.firstpressarasota.org under the “Stewardship” tab).

In-person worshipers are asked to register in advance (through the website or News@First). Masks and social distancing will be required. Doors will be propped open to ensure optimum ventilation. The service will be available online through the website as a simulcast at 9:00 a.m.--and after that time as a recording, for those who prefer to participate from home. 

Sign up HERE for the March 14 service.

Sunday at 10:30 a.m. this Sunday.

Our Lenten class will deepen your faith and enhance your understanding as we take a closer look at the Lord’s Prayer. During each session we are discussing one part of the prayer and considering what it means for our everyday lives. All are welcome to join in this exploration together.

The class is held on Tuesdays via Zoom at 11:30 a.m. for one hour. It is offered weekly through Holy Week, March 30. The sessions are led by Elaine Barnett.

If you would like to purchase lilies or hydrangeas for the Easter worship service, please click on the link below to print and complete the form and return it with your check (marked with ‘Easter flowers’ in the memo) to the church office. The order final deadline is Friday, March 26. 

Online: If you are interested in giving electronically through our secure e-giving process, please visit FirstPresSarasota.org and select the online giving button.

Texting: Are you interested in the convenience of contributing by text message? Text FPC2050 to 73256 to donate via text. Standard rates may apply.

Mail In: During this time when the church campus is closed, all mail, including contribution checks, securely arrives to our church office.

       6:00 p.m. via Zoom

Register HERE to participate in this virtual gathering!

It was super-easy."   - Phil and Judy Kuebbeler 

The monthly PW Bible study led by Jean Luker meets via Zoom next Tuesday, March 9 at 10:00 a.m. We will study the sixth lesson in the 2020-2021 Horizons study, Into the Light: Finding Hope Through Prayers of Lament. All women of the church are welcome to join the meeting. The study guide is not required to join. Deborah circle meets immediately following for fellowship and PW updates.

Mary Martha Circle will be discussing for the next two months The Creeds and Confessions of the PC(USA), the work of people through the ages to state what the church believes and what the church resolves to do about those beliefs. When we gather on Wednesday, March 17 at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom, we will focus our time on the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Westminster Confession and Catechisms.

The Bible Study is led by Elaine Barnett. If you would like to join us and receive the materials for reading ahead contact Elaine at ewbarnet@me.com. Everyone is welcome.

There will be no PW Lite Zoom meeting in March. Please attend the spring retreat instead. Mark your calendar for our next Lite Zoom meeting on April 6 at 10:00 a.m. when Joanne Simons will update us on Family Promise.

Sisters of the Road gathers weekly at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays via Zoom for one hour to pray and study the Bible together. We support each other in any way we can. Please join us. If you have prayer requests, just let us know. To learn more, please contact Pat Feeney at (941) 228-4805 or patfeeney21@gmail, or Janet Olshewsky at (941) 376-4431 or janetolshewsky@verizon.net.

Governor DeSantis issued an order this week expanding the populations eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines. In addition to long-term care facility residents and staff, persons 65 years of age and older, and health care personnel with direct patient contact, health care providers may also administer COVID-19 vaccines to K-12 school employees 50 years and older, sworn law enforcement officers 50 years and older, and firefighters 50 years and older.

The governor's order also establishes authority and criteria for the vaccination of persons under the age 65 deemed extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 by a physician. These individuals with a physician certification may be vaccinated by a physician, pharmacist or advanced practice registered nurse. The Department of Health (DOH) COVID-19 Determination of Extreme Vulnerability form must be completed and signed by a physician. Click HERE to access this form.

For a helpful daily COVID-19 vaccine report provided by the Florida Department of Health click HERE

The Department of Health in Manatee County is offering vaccinations to seniors, age 65 or older, by appointment Click HERE or go to their website for more information (https://mymanatee.org/departments/public_safety/coronavirus_information/covid-19_vaccine ).

Sarasota County Website: scgov.net

The following is a churchwide invitation to honor the lives of loved ones who have died from COVID-19. It comes from a sister church in Holt, Michigan where Jinny and Ron Miller’s son, Rev. Kirk Miller, is the pastor.  

The bloodmobile is coming to First Presbyterian on Sunday, March 28. We are grateful to the many who give this important gift of life.

First Presbyterian's partnership with iTNSunCoast helps you get to our church events and the other important places. iTNSunCoast is a dependable, local non-profit that provides rides using volunteer and paid drivers who use their own cars. Rides are available Monday through Friday through April 30, due to COVID.

If coming to a church event, you pay just one way! FPC will pay the other way--and the $50 annual membership fee for First Presbyterian Church Members for 2021. If using iTN for non-church related rides, you will be responsible to pay the cost both ways.

For more information or to become a member, call (941) 364-7530 and tell them you are a member of First Presbyterian Church, or register online at itnsuncoast.org. More questions? Contact Cheryl Track, (941) 320-3828.

Thursday Mornings ONLY: 8:45 - 11:30 am

Click HERE to read the exciting activities and events going on at the Friendship Center--including ways the Center is assisting the community.