First Presbyterian Church News (Clarksville, TN)

Rescheduled for 12:00 on 4/10 in the Chapel (instead of 11:30 at Sanctuary on Main) due to Second Sunday Lunch right after worship! Watch our 2 min. video above for all the details! ATTN. Young Adults (college-age through early 40's)! If you are yearning for deeper spiritual discernment, connection with your faith community, and ways to take action in your life, this upcoming study series is for you. During the season of Lent, we will dive into the book Practicing Our Faith . Each week, we will read one chapter and come together for discussion on Sunday. The chapters stand alone, so you won't get behind if you have to miss a discussion (although you'll get the most out of this series if you attend regularly).  We will meet around 11:15 am at "Sanctuary on Main"--a cafe and yoga venue just a block from the church. It's a really comfortable, quiet space with lots of coffee and tea options. On nice weather days, we can even sit out on the porch. Parents -- child...

Please be in prayer this week for:   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, Bob Gandy, 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: Service Day at Loaves and Fishes, where the young adults got to serve lunch to those in need, stock the food pantry, and hand out blessing bags. 

Sunday, January 30 9:00 a.m.   One and Done Choir Rehearsal (in Sanctuary) Women's Friendship Sunday School Class Men's Brotherhood Sunday School Class 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 Tuesday, February 1 4:30 p.m. Yoga (in Fellowship Hall) Wednesday, February 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. Bell Choir Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal Thursday, February 3 8:30 a.m. Yoga (at AOC)

Our three hymns this Sunday require us to use a little "imagination" (which is what the sermon will be all about!) The first hymn is "For the Beauty of the Earth," a favorite of this congregation. For the beauty of the earth,  for the glory of the skies,  for the love which from our birth  over and around us lies. In the first stanza, we are told that there's "beauty" in the earth and glory in the skies. British hymnologist J. R. Watson suggests that this hymn “is said to have been inspired by the view of Pierpoint’s [the author's] native city of Bath on a spring day.” [ Read More ] On a warm, peaceful day, beauty is easy to spot. Beauty becomes more elusive when we're in pain or surrounded by reminders of suffering. We wonder, is the earth inherently beautiful? What is beautiful about it? Why exactly is it beautiful? The hymn answers. We find beauty everywhere in "the love, which from our birth over and around us lies." Raising our ...

The  Chapel Cinema Series  is an intimate screening of the finest international, independent, and documentary films, many premiering for the first time in Tennessee.  We showcase movies that creatively address the most important religious, cultural, and social aspects of human life with passion and inspiration. This month, we are showing "Midnight in Paris," a 2011 Woody Allen film. GET YOUR FREE TICKETS HERE! When: Thurday, February 24, 2022 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CST Where: First Presbyterian Church 213 Main Street Clarksville, TN 37040

Our next Young Adult Brunch is on Sunday afternoon,  February 20, following the 10:00 service . Join the group outside of church to walk over, or meet us  at Strawberry Alley Ale Works  around 11:15.  College-age through early 40's adults are all welcome! Feel free to invite a friend. (Childcare will be provided at the church--no charge.) Hannah Cruse is the young adult director. Please call the church office and ask for her contact info if you have any questions. Looking forward to hanging out!

Please be in prayer this week for:   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, Bob Gandy, 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, Ruby Jean McLeod, 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: the progress of our sanctuary lighting project so far! the choir, who has started rehearsing the commissioned anthem for our Bicentennial celebration in May.

Sunday, January 23 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  "Arts & Worship" Sermon Series We start our Congregational Art Installation! 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 and Fishes) Tuesday, January 25 4:30 p.m. Yoga (in Fellowship Hall) Wednesday, January 26 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, January 27 8:30 a.m. Yoga ***CANCELED*** 7:00 p.m. Chapel Cinema  Double Feature Saturday, January 29 10:00 a.m. Young Adult Service Day (at Loaves and Fishes)