First Presbyterian Church News (Clarksville, TN)

The One and Done Choir will sing a special offertory song called "Transfigure Me" this Sunday. The songwriter himself plays and teaches us the melody in the video below. Christopher Grundy wrote the song about the Transfiguration story, but also about his friend "D," who was the first transgender person he ever really got to know. We hope you will join in singing this with us! Come to the sanctuary at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow, Feb. 27, to learn this with the One and Done Choir. 

  Prayers Please be in prayer this week for:   Charlotte Jolly, Rayna & Joey Williamson, the family of Bob Gandy, Ruby Jean McLeod, Kim Smith (Kitty Boaz's daughter), Melanie Cobb (Steve and Diane Miner's daughter), Vicki Duncan's mother and father, Leo Adames, Tom Presler, Dick Pryor, and all those affected by Covid-19. Please continue to pray for: Don Atkins, Florence Bailey, Don Beck, Jay and Diane Bowland, Melanie Cobb, Bessie Costanza, Vickie Duncan, Lew Metts, and Arch Shuler, the FPC Bicentennial and Capital Campaigns, the FPC Christian Ed Program, Seasons Respite Care, as well as those in LaGonave, Haiti, Rwanda, and South Sudan.  Praises We give prai se for: FPC's ability to provide a motel room for a hospice patient and several individuals who need shelter from the cold this week.

Sunday, February 27 9:00 a.m.   Women's Friendship Sunday School Class Men's Brotherhood Sunday School Class One and Done Choir Rehearsal (in Sanctuary) 10:00 a.m.  Morning Worship  Elementary Children's Sunday School During the Sermon in the Parlor Middle School Confirmation Class/Sunday School During the Sermon in the Library 2:00 p.m.  Shower Love (at Loaves & Fishes) Tuesday, March 1 7:00 p.m.  Night Circle Women's Bible Study (in Library) Wednesday, March 2 10:00 a.m.  Bible Study with Pastor Greg Meet in the Library or Join on   Zoom  (Meeting ID: 231 246 359; Passcode: 007472) 6:00 p.m.   Ash Wednesday Service (in Sanctuary) ***Bell Practice Cancelled*** 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

Fall 2022-2023 Student Registration is open!!! Preschool Registration begins: March 14 for church members March 21 for current PS and LC families March 28 for the public Learning   Center  Preregistration begins: Now for church members and students March 14 for the public Also, we are currently taking resumes for Preschool Coordinator, as well as teachers for the  Learning   Center . Submit a Letter of Intent and Resume to Dianne York at  dyorkfpc@gmail.com .

Come to PLANNING DAY 2022, Saturday, March 19 @ 9:00 am in the Fellowship Hall to receive a brief report about initiatives under way and to help us plan every aspect of our life together this year!  All committees and teams of the church will gather 9:00am-noon (with lunch at 11:30am) to plan the church’s activities for 2022. This is a wonderful opportunity to check out an area of church life about which you have been curious, but into which you haven’t yet dipped your toe in the water to try. Please consider joining one of the committees on this day to “observe” as members evaluate the past year and begin to plan the ministries and events that will take place at First Presbyterian Church during the coming year. We want your input as well, so come with your thoughts and suggestions!

We remember all those who have died before us at this time of year.  Bold font indicates those who have passed away; regular font indicates those who have requested the memorial.   Bob Gandy Hank Livingstone John & Mary Linn Sadler Vicki & Lew Wallace   Lucia Grimes Carter & Pam Briggs         Memorials received after February 27 will be on the Newsletter dated April 3.

Most of the texts we sing in worship are pretty straightforward -- poetic, but clear. The following text, sung to music during the offertory this Sunday, is a little bit confusing, to say the least! Keep reading to learn more about this interesting little piece... Our Father, whose creative Will  Asked Being for us all,  Confirm it that Thy Primal Love  May weave in us the freedom of  The actually deficient on  The justly actual.  Though written by Thy children with  A smudged and crooked line,  The Word is ever legible,  Thy Meaning unequivocal,  And for Thy Goodness even sin  Is valid as a sign.  Inflict Thy promises with each  Occasion of distress,  That from our incoherence we  May learn to put our trust in Thee,  And brutal fact persuade us  to  Adventure, Art, and Peace. The poem was written by W. H. Auden (1907 - 1973), a British American known for his detached, ironic tone. Auden " though...

Check out the whole season of youth group events below! Info for   NaCoMe   can be found   HERE   (early March trip) and   HERE   (late March trip). Please contact Emily Vaughn with any questions. 

Sunday, February 20 9:00 a.m.   Women's Friendship Sunday School Class Men's Brotherhood Sunday School Class 9:15 a.m.  Choir Rehearsal (in Sanctuary) 10:00 a.m.  Morning Worship  Elementary Children's Sunday School During the Sermon in the Parlor Middle School Confirmation Class/Sunday School During the Sermon in the Library 11:15 a.m.   Young Adult Brunch (at Strawberry Alley) 4:00 p.m. Youth Group (at AOC) 5:00 p.m. Missions & Service Committee Meeting (in Fellowship Hall) 6:00 p.m. Session Meeting (in Chapel) Tuesday, February 22 4:30 p.m. Empty Bowls Dinner (in Fellowship Hall) Wednesday, February 23 10:00 a.m.  Bible Study with Pastor Greg Meet in the Library or Join on   Zoom  (Meeting ID: 231 246 359; Passcode: 007472) 6:00 p.m. Bell Choir Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal Thursday, February 24 7:00 p.m.   Chapel Cinema Screening "Midnight in Paris"   Saturday, February 26 3:00 p.m. Chi Alpha Dinner ...

Please be in prayer this week for:   Charlotte Jolly, Rayna & Joey Williamson, the family of Bob Gandy, Ruby Jean McLeod, Kim Smith (Kitty Boaz's daughter), Melanie Cobb (Steve and Diane Miner's daughter), Vicki Duncan's mother and father, Leo Adames, Tom Presler, Dick Pryor, and all those affected by Covid-19. Condolences to: Friends and family of Lucia Grimes, who passed away on February 5 in Charlotte, NC at the age of 86. On Saturday, Feb. 19, visitation will be at 1:00 pm, followed by the funeral at 2:00 pm, located at Resthaven Memorial Gardens Chapel in Clarksville. Please continue to pray for: Don Atkins, Florence Bailey, Don Beck, Jay and Diane Bowland, Melanie Cobb, Bessie Costanza, Vickie Duncan, Lew Metts, and Arch Shuler, the FPC Bicentennial and Capital Campaigns, the FPC Christian Ed Program, Seasons Respite Care, as well as those in LaGonave, Haiti, Rwanda, and South Sudan.  We give prai se for: Ms. Mary Linn Sadler and her many years o...

Join us in Sunday worship from Ash Wednesday (March 2) until Easter Sunday (April 17) for our new Lenten series, “Delve into the Twelve.”  Have you ever wanted to learn more about the 12 disciples?  What some of their attributes were? Why Jesus picked the ones He did? Why their stories are so important? What does tradition tell us about these men that the Bible does not mention?  We will explore all of these questions and more this Lent... 3/2 (Ash Wednesday):  Introduction to the Series 3/6 (1st Sunday in Lent):  Bartholomew (Nathaniel) and Thomas 3/13 (2nd Sunday in Lent):  Matthew and Andrew 3/20 (3rd Sunday in Lent):  Thaddeus and James, son of Alphaeus 3/27 (4th Sunday in Lent):  James, son of Zebedee and John 4/3 (5th Sunday in Lent):  Philip and Simon the Zealot 4/10 (Passion/Palm Sunday):  Judas Iscariot 4/17 (Easter Sunday):  Simon Peter

  Wednesday, March 2nd at 6:00 p.m.  Come start your Lenten journey with us this year. We will be doing the Imposition of Ashes and beginning our Lenten sermon series, “Delve into the Twelve,” a series about the 12 disciples of Christ.

Happy birthday to all listed below in the month of February! If you would like to send someone a card, please find contact info on Realm , our church directory, or call the church office.  Janet Hudson  Jennifer Griffey  John Moser  Albert Marks  Eric Salyer  Billy Shepherd  James Grigsby  Scott Giles  Doug Hildreth  Margaret Wallace Lyle  Sam Sitter  Sarah Moser  Jack Brown  Matthew Goder  Jeanne Bettencourt  Grace Glover  Emily Briggs  Gary Silvey  Eve Rice  Laura Black  Leon Sitter Kristie Kimmell  Julia Adames Purdue 

During our Arts and Worship series, we have been singing Psalms together each Sunday. Why? (If you didn't catch the article about psalm-singing, you can find it here .) Psalm-singing is one of the most obvious ways--from a historical and Biblical standpoint--to engage with our creative gifts. We have an opportunity to listen and respond to the Holy Spirit by participating in this ancient practice.  This Sunday, we will sing our final Psalm for the sermon series -- Psalm 150. Its musical arrangement, decidedly un-"Western", will push us to think about Psalms not only historically, but globally .  "Rab ki hove sanna hamesha (Blest Be God, Praised Forever)" is a Punjabi song, first recorded in 1989, which has become a very popular Christian worship song in India and Pakistan. It apparently became familiar to Western ears around 2000 through the Christian Conference of Asia. While included in several global collections, it still has only been printed in one denomina...

Sunday, February 13 9:00 a.m.   Women's Friendship Sunday School Class Men's Brotherhood Sunday School Class 9:15 a.m.  Choir Rehearsal (in Sanctuary) 10:00 a.m.  Morning Worship  Elementary Children's Sunday School During the Sermon in the Parlor Middle School Confirmation Class/Sunday School During the Sermon in the Library 4:30 p.m. Youth Group Super Bowl Party (in the AOC) Tuesday, February 15 4:30 p.m. Yoga (in Fellowship Hall) Wednesday, February 16 10:00 a.m.  Bible Study with Pastor Greg Meet in the Library or Join on   Zoom  (Meeting ID: 231 246 359; Passcode: 007472) 6:00 p.m. Bell Choir Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

Please be in prayer this week for:   Rayna & Joey Williamson, The family of Bob Gandy, Ruby Jean McLeod, Kim Smith (Kitty Boaz's daughter), Tamara and David Foust, Melanie Cobb (Steve and Diane Miner's daughter), Vicki Duncan's mother and father, Leo Adames, Tom Presler, Dick Pryor, and all those affected by Covid-19. The flowers in the sanctuary this Sunday have been placed in loving memory of Bob Gandy by his sister Annelle Gracey and her family. His funeral service will be on Tuesday, February 15, at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel at Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home. Please continue to pray for: Don Atkins, Florence Bailey, Don Beck, Jay and Diane Bowland, Melanie Cobb, Bessie Costanza, Vickie Duncan, Lew Metts, and Arch Shuler, the FPC Bicentennial and Capital Campaigns, the FPC Christian Ed Program, Seasons Respite Care, as well as those in LaGonave, Haiti, Rwanda, and South Sudan.  We give prai se for: Mark and James McNiel for their help removing the o...

FPC Youth --  Our next event is the SUPER BOWL PARTY on Sunday, Feb. 13 ! Come to the Activities and Outreach Center (215 Foster St.) at 4:30 pm for food, football, and friends.  Check out the whole season of events below. Info for NaCoMe can be found HERE (early March trip) and HERE (late March trip). Please contact Emily Vaughn with any questions. 

Please be in prayer this week for:   Rayna & Joey Williamson, The family of Bob Gandy, Ruby Jean McLeod, Kim Smith (Kitty Boaz's daughter), Ken Giles' family members, Tamara and David Foust, Melanie Cobb (Steve and Diane Miner's daughter), Diane Lee's daughter-in-law and newborn twin grandbabies, Vicki Duncan's mother and father, David Kanervo, Howard Bradley, Leo Adames, Tom Presler, and all those affected by Covid-19. Please continue to pray for: Don Atkins, Florence Bailey, Don Beck, Jay and Diane Bowland, Sara Brooks, Melanie Cobb, Bessie Costanza, Vickie Duncan, Lew Metts, and Arch Shuler, the FPC Bicentennial and Capital Campaigns, the FPC Christian Ed Program, Seasons Respite Care, as well as those in LaGonave, Haiti, Rwanda, and South Sudan.  We give prai se for: Grants totaling over $50,000 from Clarksville Montgomery County Community Health Foundation for Room in the Inn, Seasons Respite Care kitchen equipment, and motel r...

Sunday, February 6 9:00 a.m.   Town Hall Meeting   (in Fellowship Hall 9:15 a.m.  Choir Rehearsal (in Sanctuary) 10:00 a.m.  Morning Worship with Holy Communion Elementary Children's Sunday School During the Sermon in the Parlor Middle School Confirmation Class/Sunday School During the Sermon in the Library 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Youth Group (in the AOC) Tuesday, February 8 10:00 a.m. Congregational Care Meeting (in Fellowship Hall) 12:30 p.m. "Martha Circle" Women's Bible Study (in the Library) 4:30 p.m. Yoga (in Fellowship Hall) 7:00 p.m. "Night Circle" Women's Bible Study (in the Library)  Wednesday, February 9 10:00 a.m.  Bible Study with Pastor Greg Meet in the Library or Join on   Zoom  (Meeting ID: 231 246 359; Passcode: 007472) 6:00 p.m. Bell Choir Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal Thursday, February 10 8:30 a.m. Yoga (at AOC)

The Learning Center at FPC is seeking to hire: Preschool Director A Full-time Elementary Teacher Part-time Substitute Teachers Classes are Monday through Thursday from 8:00 am - 2:30 pm with additional hours available. If you are interested in these positions, contact the Learning Center director, Jessica, at 931-648-2665 or  reports.alc@gmail.com . Please share this information with anyone you think might be a perfect fit! 

It is that time of year again! Town Hall Meeting happens this Sunday, Feb. 6 . We will meet before  worship at 9:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall to discuss the following agenda items: Update on Bicentennial Preparations See our  Bicentennial website for more info Update on Parking Lot Discussion Runyon and Runyon reclaiming parking spots Review of Financial Reports, including the Capital Campaign Contact the office for your copy of the Half yearly report PDF We hope you will attend!