First Presbyterian Church News (Clarksville, TN)

Join us for Wednesday Family Fellowship each week in Fellowship Hall! Doors open at 5 pm. Dinner at 5:15. Program begins at 5:45.  February 8 Program: BOOK CLUB with Pastor Greg! Pastor Greg will lead a conversation about Janet Malcolm’s Still Pictures: On Photography and Memory (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023). Malcolm takes her cue from a box in her home labeled “old not good photos,” mostly B&W 2x2 blurry, grainy images that conjure memories.  We hope to make the Book Club a monthly occurrence. For our first conversation, please bring either 1) an “old not good photo” of your own to share or 2) a book that you think is worth talking about in the future. See you there!

Cindy Curtis Johnson, her husband Glenn, and her children moved to Clarksville in 1991 and have called it HOME ever since.  In 2009, her son Brandon died.  Prior to his death, she thought she had endured tragedies but quickly realized, nothing else even came close to this tragedy.  She wrote a book which was published in 2011 titled:  “Turning Tragedy Into Hope”. Cindy will be sharing about how God has allowed her greatest tragedy to direct her path and give her a strength and courage she could have never imagined before.  She knows if God has done this for her, He can and will do the same for you.  Join her on her journey of healing and hope.

Events this Week Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 15 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) 9:00 a.m.  Women's Friendship Class (on 3rd Floor) Men's Brotherhood Class (on 3rd Floor) Conversations on the Front Porch (in the Chapel) Topic this Week: "Bringing back nuclear power/Ditching the income tax" The Trek Discussion Group (in Fellowship Hall) Childcare   (in the Playroom on 2nd Floor) Confirmation Class (in Library) 9:15 a.m. Choir Rehearsal (in Sanctuary) 10:00 a.m. Worship (in Sanctuary) Children's Church 11:00 a.m. (or after worship)   Young Adult Brunch (at The Mailroom) 6:00 p.m. Session Meeting (in Library) 6:00 p.m. Martin Luther King Unity Service (at Christ the Healer Church) Monday, January 16 ***Office, Learning Center, and Preschool Closed for Martin Luther King Day*** 4:30 p.m. Yoga (in Fellowship Hall) Tuesday, January 17 7:30 - 12:15 p.m. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) Wednesday, January 18 7:30 - 12:15 p.m. Co

Stay Connected with Our New App! We are pleased to launch a new way to communicate and stay connected to the church! With our new app, you can... Watch worship services streamed online to your tablet or phone. Join a Bible Study or small group with one click. Communicate more easily with members of the congregation and Learning Center/Preschool. Read or listen to the Bible on your phone or tablet. Offer prayer requests and testimonies digitally. Easily tithe from your phone or tablet. Share your favorite messages via Twitter, Facebook, or email. Stay up to date with push notifications about special events and opportunities.  DOWNLOAD HERE!

Important Announcement Town Hall Meeting Next Sunday, February 5 9 am in Fellowship Hall Please make every effort to attend this congregational meeting! The Session and Staff have important updates to share and are looking forward to hearing from you. All members are strongly urged to be present to hear firsthand about significant challenges facing our  congregation. Additionally, the Coffee House will be open in Fellowship Hall to supply all your caffeine and breakfast needs.

  Events this Week Baptism of the Lord Sunday, January 8 ***Coffee House Closed due to Second Sunday Lunch*** 9:00 a.m.  One and Done Choir Rehearsal (in Sanctuary) Women's Friendship Class (on 3rd Floor) Men's Brotherhood Class (on 3rd Floor) Conversations on the Front Porch (in the Chapel) Topic this Week: "Overpopulation" The Trek Discussion Group (in Fellowship Hall) Childcare   (in the Playroom on 2nd Floor) 10:00 a.m. Worship Children's Church Confirmation Class 11:00 a.m. (or after worship) Second Sunday Lunch (in Fellowship Hall) Monday, January 9 7:30 - 12:15 p.m. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) 4:30 p.m. Yoga (in Fellowship Hall) Tuesday, January 10 7:30 - 12:15 p.m. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) 10:00 a.m. Congregational Care Committee Meeting (in Library) 12:30 p.m. "Martha Circle" Presbyterian Women's Group (in Library) 7:00 p.m. "Night Circle" Presbyterian Women's Group (in Library) Wednesday, January 11 7:3

  Events this Week First Sunday of Christmas, January 1 9:00 a.m. Women's Friendship Class (on 3rd Floor) 10:00 a.m. Worship and Communion Children's Church Confirmation Class 11:00 a.m. (or after worship) Service and Mission Committee Meeting (in Library) Monday, January 2 ***Office Closed for New Year's*** ***Learning Center/Preschool Break*** 4:30 p.m. Yoga (in Fellowship Hall) Tuesday, January 3 ***Learning Center/Preschool Break*** 10:00 a.m. Worship Committee Removing Christmas Decorations (in Sanctuary) Wednesday, January 4 ***Learning Center/Preschool Break*** 10:30 a.m. Bible Study Meet in the Library or Join Virtually ( Google Meet link ) 6:00 p.m.   Bell Choir Rehearsal (on 2nd Floor) 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal (on 2nd Floor) Thursday, January 5 ***Half Day for Learning Center/Preschool*** 7:30 - 10:00 a.m. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) 5:00 p.m. Downtown Art Walk (in Chapel) Friday, January 6 - Saturday, January 7 ***Private Event in Sanctuary***

Please join us for Second Sunday Lunch on January 8 at 11:15 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall!

  Events this Week Saturday, Christmas Eve December 24 5:00 p.m. Choir Warmup (in Sanctuary) 6:00 p.m.  Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Sunday, Christmas Day December 25 10:00 a.m.  Morning Worship Children's Moment Monday, December 26 9:00 a.m. Shower Love (at Loaves and Fishes) ***All Other Meetings Canceled*** ***Office and School Closed*** Wednesday, December 28 ***No Bible Study or Rehearsals Today**

  Events this Week Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 18 8:30 a.m.  Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) 9:00 a.m.   Choir Practice (in Sanctuary) Conversations on the Front Porch (in the Chapel) "The Trek" Discussion Group (in Fellowship Hall) Women's Friendship Sunday School Men's Brotherhood Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Children's Pageant Rehearsal (in Sanctuary) 10:00 a.m.  Morning Worship Confirmation Class Children's Christmas Pageant! Monday, December 19 4:30 p.m. Yoga (in Fellowship Hall) Wednesday, December 21 ***No Bible Study or Rehearsals Today*** Saturday, December 24 5:00 p.m. Choir Warmup (in Sanctuary) 6:00 p.m.  Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Sunday, Christmas Day December 25 10:00 a.m. Worship (in the Sanctuary)

Christmas Day falls on a Sunday this year. Join us for worship at 10 a.m. to sing carols, hear the Word, and celebrate the birth of Jesus with your family! 

  Events this Week Third Sunday of Advent ("Blue Christmas") December 11 8:30 a.m.  Coffee House   (in Fellowship Hall) 9:00 a.m.   Bell Choir Practice (in Sanctuary) Conversations on the Front Porch (in the Chapel) "The Trek" Discussion Group (in Fellowship Hall) Women's Friendship Sunday School Men's Brotherhood Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Choir Practice (in Sanctuary) 10:00 a.m.  Morning Worship Service of Healing and Wholeness Confirmation Class Children's Church: Practice for Pageant 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  Book Fair (in Chapel) 3:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal (in Sanctuary) 4:00 p.m. Festival of Lessons and Carols (in Sanctuary) 5:00 p.m. Congregational Dinner (in Fellowship Hall) Monday, December 12 *** Book Fair (in Chapel)*** 7:30 - 10:00 a.m. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) 4:30 p.m. Yoga (in Fellowship Hall) ***CANCELED*** Tuesday, December 13 *** Book Fair (in Chapel)*** 7:30 - 10:00 a.m. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) 10:00 a.m. Congr

The county will begin policing the parking lot on 3rd and Main starting on Jan. 1st. If you park Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm, you must display a parking tag (issued from either county or church) AND only park in the spaces closest to Main St., which will be designated as "FPC Only." Otherwise, your car will be towed. We have more members and staff than parking spots, so having a tag does not guarantee you a parking spot. This policy does not apply to Sundays, Saturdays, and evenings. Our white church tags do not expire and will continue to allow us to park on the north half of the lot (closest to Main Street). Thank you for your understanding and cooperation! 

Events this Week Second Sunday of Advent December 4 8:30 a.m.  Coffee House   (in Fellowship Hall) 9:00 a.m.   Conversations on the Front Porch (in the Chapel) Women's Friendship Sunday School Men's Brotherhood Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Choir Practice (in Sanctuary) 10:00 a.m.  Morning Worship Holy Communion Confirmation Class Children's Church 11:15 a.m. (or after worship) Service and Mission Committee Meeting (in Library) 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.   Faith and Fellowship Bible Study (at the Basham's House) 4:00 p.m. Youth Group   Angel Tree Shopping Monday, December 5 7:30 - 10:00 a.m. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) 4:30 p.m. Yoga (in Fellowship Hall) Tuesday, December 6 7:30 - 10:00 a.m. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) Wednesday, December 7 7:30 - 10:30 a.m. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) 10:30 a.m.  Bible Study with Pastor Greg  Meet in the Library or Join Virtually ( Google Meet link ) 6:00 p.m.  Hand Bell Rehearsal (on 2nd Floor) 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal (

Events This Week First Sunday of Advent November 27 8:30 a.m.  Coffee House   (in Fellowship Hall) 9:00 a.m.   "The Trek" Discussion Group  (in Fellowship Hall) Conversations on the Front Porch (in the Chapel) Women's Friendship Sunday School Men's Brotherhood Sunday School Choir Practice (in Sanctuary) 10:00 a.m.  Morning Worship Confirmation Class Children's Church 11:15 a.m.  DWELL  Advent Party  (in Fellowship Hall) Monday, November 28 7:30 - 10:00 a.m. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) 9:00 a.m. Shower Love (at Loaves and Fishes) 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Staff Meetings (in Library) 4:30 p.m. Yoga (in Fellowship Hall) Tuesday, November 29 7:30 - 10:00 a.m. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) Wednesday, November 30 7:30 - 10:30 a.m. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) 10:30 a.m.  Bible Study with Pastor Greg  Meet in the Library or Join Virtually ( Google Meet link ) 6:00 p.m.  Hand Bell Rehearsal (on 2nd Floor) 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal (on 2nd Floor) Thursd

Join us each Sunday in Advent for sermons focused on hope, peace, joy, abiding love, and eternal light as we deepen our Christmas faith together. Take special note of Holy Communion on Dec. 4, Blue Christmas and Lessons and Carols on Dec. 11, the Children's Christmas Pageant on Dec. 18, and our Candlelight Service on Christmas Eve.

Events This Week Christ the King and Consecration Sunday November 20 8:30 a.m.  Coffee House   (in Fellowship Hall) 9:00 a.m.   "The Trek" Discussion Group  (in Fellowship Hall) Conversations on the Front Porch (in the Chapel) Women's Friendship Sunday School Men's Brotherhood Sunday Schoo Choir Practice (in Sanctuary) 10:00 a.m.  Morning Worship Confirmation Class Children's Church 11:00 a.m. (or after worship) Thanksgiving Lunch! (in Fellowship Hall) Monday, November 21 7:30 a.m. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) 4:30 p.m. Yoga (in Fellowship Hall) 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Christmas Decorating (in Sanctuary) Tuesday, November 22 7:30 a.m. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) Wednesday, November 23 ***All Meetings and Classes CANCELED for Thanksgiving Week!*** Thursday, November 24 Happy Thanksgiving!

  Events This Week Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost, November 13 8:30 a.m.  Coffee House   (in Fellowship Hall) 9:00 a.m.   "The Trek" Discussion Group  (in Fellowship Hall) Conversations on the Front Porch (in the Chapel) Women's Friendship Sunday School Men's Brotherhood Sunday Schoo Choir Practice (in Sanctuary) 10:00 a.m.  Morning Worship Confirmation Class Children's Church 4:00 p.m.  Organ Recital (at Grace Lutheran) Monday, November 14 7:30 a.m. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) 4:30 p.m. Yoga (in Fellowship Hall) Tuesday, November 15 7:30 a.m. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) Wednesday, November 16 7:30 a.m. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) 10:30 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. Hand Bell Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal Thursday, November 17 7:30 a.m. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) 6:00 p.m.  Chapel Cinema Screening of " No Time to Fail &

You're invited to join us for a Thanksgiving Lunch, provided by the FPC Fellowship Committee, on November 20 at 11 am (right after worship) in Fellowship Hall! This meal is part of our "Path to Thankful Living" journey this November.  We will conclude lunch with a moving Thanksgiving slideshow of all the things for which we are giving thanks to God in 2022. (You may contribute to that slideshow by sending a photo with a brief explanation to fpcclarksville@gmail.com.) RSVP on Realm or by calling/emailing the office.

Events This Week All Saints' Day/Twenty Second Sunday after Pentecost November 6 8:30 a.m.  Coffee House   (in Fellowship Hall) 9:00 a.m.   "The Trek" Discussion Group  (in Fellowship Hall) Conversations on the Front Porch (in the Chapel) Women's Friendship Sunday School Men's Brotherhood Sunday Schoo Choir Practice (in Sanctuary) 10:00 a.m.  Morning Worship Confirmation Class Children's Church 11:15 p.m. (or after worship) Green Team Garden Project (Outside of Fellowship Hall) Elder Training (in Fellowship Hall) 3:00 p.m.  Faith and Fellowship Group (at the Basham's House) Monday, November 7 7:30 a.m. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) 4:30 p.m. Yoga (in Fellowship Hall) Tuesday, November 8 ***No LC/Preschool for Election Day*** 10:00 a.m. Congregational Care Committee Meeting (in Library) 12:30 p.m. "Martha Circle" Presbyterian Women's Group (in Library) 7:00 p.m. "Night Circle" Presbyterian Women's Group (in Library) Wedne