First Presbyterian Church News (Clarksville, TN)

Our October card shower recipients are Virginia Lowe and Don Atkins . Join us in sending them a card to let them know you are thinking about them! Addresses can be found on Realm or by calling the church office.

  Events This Week World Communion Sunday, October 2 8:30 a.m.  Coffee House   (in Fellowship Hall) 9:00 a.m.   One and Done Choir Rehearsal (in Sanctuary) "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 10:00 a.m.  Morning Worship & Communion Peace and Global Witness Offering Confirmation Class Children's Church 11:00 a.m. (or after worship) Service and Mission Committee Meeting (in Library) 4:00 p.m. Performance of Mendelssohn's "Elijah" (at Grace Lutheran Church) Monday, October 3 7:30 a.m. - 10:00 am. Coffee House  (in Fellowship Hall) Tuesday, October 4 7:30 a.m. - 10:00 am. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) 5:00 p.m. Yoga (in Fellowship Hall) Wednesday, October 5 7:30 a.m. - 10:30 am. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) 10:30 a.m.  Bible Study with Pastor Greg Meet in the Library or Join on  Zoom  ...

  Prayers Please be in prayer this week for:   Justine Kaneris (worked with "Seasons"), Libby and Ralph Stewart, Wade Rudolph, Nicole Williamson (Greg and Denice Williamson's daughter-in-law), Rayna & Joey Williamson, Kim Smith (Kitty Boaz's daughter), Melanie Cobb (Steve and Diane Miner's daughter), Leo Adames, Dick Pryor, and all those affected by Covid-19. Please continue to pray for: Don Atkins, Don Beck, Jay Bowland, Bessie Costanza, Lew Metts, the FPC Christian Ed Program, as well as those in LaGonave, Haiti, Rwanda, and South Sudan. Our condolences to: The family and friends of Ms. Florence Bailey . You may read her obituary here. Praises We give praise for: The generous anonymous donation of playground equipment for the Preschool 1's and 2's playground! A successful volunteer day at Loaves and Fishes with the Young Adults last Saturday.  Friendships made and strengthened during the Youth Group scavenger hunt in September!...

In 2018, members of FPC visited Bois Brulee, Haiti. Since then, we have joined other Presbyterian churches as part of the La Gonave Haiti Partnership. Through your support, we provided hand washing stations during COVID, paid for a new latrine (there is no electricity or running water), have paid for repairs to the school along with new desks and benches, and are paying teacher salaries in Bois Brulee! Keep on reading for a full update on our mission in Haiti. Your support of this mission is appreciated every day!  A new middle school was constructed by local manual labor during 2020-2022 and is scheduled to open in October, when the Haitian government will hopefully allow all schools to open for the new school year. Here's a Google map view! Upper elementary students came back to class last spring. Because of increased enrollment and normal wear & tear, many of the 10 schools we serve have asked for new desks and chairs/benches. And for the first time, this summer, they held s...

  Diane Bowland                                  Janice Ledbetter   Nell Frances Chambliss (Mother of Lynda Basham)                                 Vicki & Lew Wallace   Susan Elliott Janice Ledbetter      Bob Gandy Janice Ledbetter      Karen Goggin Janice Ledbetter      George Lowe Janice Ledbetter              Ruby Jean McLeod Janice Ledbetter   Liz Thomas Janice Ledbetter       Memorials received after September 30 will be  on  the Newsletter dated November 6.  

 

 

New discussion group starting with Pastor Greg on October 2 at 9 am in Fellowship Hall ! It's called " The Trek - Fuel for the Pilgrimage."  Try out this weekly discussion group as we review the week just past and the week that lies ahead. Backpackers say everyone must "hike your own hike," but they also say that you cannot complete your hike without the help of trail angels, trail magic, and the help of fellow hikers. The spiritual life is a pilgrimage journey, a thru-hike, and the portion of trail we are on in 2022 requires plenty of refueling. Let's help one another travel light and travel far with the help of a few spiritual guides and outfitters who have walked the path before us.