Youth Update

Please note that there is NO pool party or parent meeting this Sunday. We apologize for any miscommunication. The Kick-Off Parent/Youth Meeting will be Sunday, August 27 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. For updated youth info, visit www.fpcathenspit.com.

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. 

New Member FirstThings Class

Join us for our next FirstThings gathering on Sunday, August 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This will be a time to get better acquainted, to meet the church staff, and to talk about what makes First Presbyterian Church unique. A light lunch will be provided. Please call the church office (706-543-4338) or e-mail Lucy Bell Johnson at lbell@firstpresathens.org by Wednesday, August 16, to make a reservation. Child care available upon request.

Matthew 25 Civil Rights Trip 2023: Atlanta

The Matthew 25 Commission plans to annually lead tours to various Civil Rights Trail sites. For the first trip, scheduled for Saturday, August 19, 2023, we will stay close to home with a visit to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights.

The MLK National Park Walking Tour will take about two hours and includes the visitor center exhibit, historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, Ebenezer Baptist Church: New Horizon Sanctuary, the National Civil Rights Walk of Fame, the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Dr. King’s Tomb, and King’s early home. At the National Center for Civil and Human Rights we will see an evocatively designed building that expresses the civil and human rights theme through its architecture. Inside the doors, you will visit a series of exhibits and galleries, which trace the journey from Martin Luther King, Jr., the broader civil rights era from the segregation of Jim Crow to King’s Assassination, to an international human rights movement.

RSVP (tinyurl.com/FPCM25Trip) will be needed by noon on Tuesday, August 15. A maximum of 14 people may ride in the church van, but if more are interested in the trip, we will arrange for ride sharing opportunities. For more information and questions, please contact Dan Nadenicek at dnadeni@uga.edu or call (706) 540-6013.

Itinerary:

 8:00 a.m.: Leave from church parking lot

 9:45 a.m.: MLK Park tour

12:00 p.m.: Lunch (location TBD)

 1:15 p.m.: National Center for Civil and Human Rights visit

 4:30 p.m.: Picnic and discussion at Leigh Bonner and Adam Graham’s home

 8:00 p.m.: Arrive back in Athens (those needing to arrive home earlier will be accommodated)

Fall 2023 Kickoff Sunday

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

Join us after worship in Fellowship Hall to enjoy delicious treats and to learn about upcoming Fall activities. Our Faith Formation leaders will be here to share information about opportunities for all ages.

Presbyterian Women New Year’s Party

August 27, 11:15 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.

Summer Choir

Join us for Summer Choir! We will meet in the choir room at 9:15 a.m. on Sundays to rehearse music for that morning’s service, and sing at 10:00 a.m. worship service. Our Chancel Choir will be the foundation of this group. For more information, contact John Coble at jcoble@firstpresathens.org.

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).

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