We are excited to announce that we have hired a new Director of Music & Worship Arts! Mark Fiddie will begin his call in the position on January 8th!

Thank you to the Search Committee and the Personnel Team for their work during this search and hiring process!



Thank you to everyone who helped keep our music ministry thriving during the interim!

TONIGHT!

We will not have Sunday School on Sunday, December 31st.

Advent Theme for 2023

Click below to read Neeley's Notions on fining joy in a weary world!

When our world is hard, when days are long and cumbersome, when our bodies and spirits are weary, it proves challenging to see JOY, be JOY, experience JOY. Thus, we need one another to remember the joy! So this Advent season we will join in the rituals of our faith – telling the story of God with us – and in doing so explore the question – How does a weary world rejoice?

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End-of-Year Giving for 2023

As we approach the end of the fiscal year, some of you may be planning to make donations to the church for the 2023 tax year or to fulfill your pledge and giving for the year. If you wish your donations to be credited for this year they must reach the church or be postmarked no later than December 31st. Contact our finance administrator, Peni Kehoe, with your questions.

Peni Kehoe: (770)786-7321, ext. 1011 | peni@fpccov.org

Childcare is provided weekly for FPC's Music Ministry.

Music Ministry will start back in the new year with Mark Fiddie on Wednesday, January 10th!

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!

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.

Office Holiday Hours

Friday, Dec 22 - OPEN 9:00am-12:00pm

Monday, Dec 25 - CLOSED

Tues, Dec 26-Thurs, Dec 28 - OPEN with limited staff

Friday, Dec 29 - CLOSED

Monday, Jan 1 - CLOSED

We had a big day this Sunday! We were amazed by the glory of our Children's Christmas Pageant and had some beautiful messy fun with a petting zoo in the Fellowship Hall after! We'd also like to thank everyone who helped provided gifts for the angel charity trees this year

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

Illness and Strife

• Marissa Evans McMahan, friend of Donna Weesner - in ICU due to complications from leukemia
• Roudy Hughes, friend of congregant
• Angelic Bellinger - health concerns
• Ken Fullerton, father of Scott Fullerton - settling into life at Westbury McDonough
• 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
• Bernice Bailey - cancer treatment
• 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
• Karla Ensminger, sister of Perri Walden
• 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

Condolences

• Our thoughts and prayers are with Lonnie Lamb and his loved ones while they mourn the death of his mother, Arnetta Prichard. A service will be held out of state on December 29th.

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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