First Presbyterian Church News (Clarksville, TN)

RALLY DAY this year is on Sunday, September 12 ! 9:00 a.m. -- Town Hall (in Fellowship Hall) A quarterly meeting of the congregation to keep everyone informed on the happenings of the church and provide an opportunity for questions. 10:00 a.m. --  Presentation of Sunday School Teachers during Worship A chance for parents and kids to meet teachers for the coming school year. High School students will meet on Rally Day, September 12 for a Sunday School planning session during the sermon time at the 10:00 service. ALL students are invited and encouraged to attend. Your input is valuable! Elementary will meet in the Chapel Middle School will have first Confirmation Class in the Library 11:00 a.m. -- Church Picnic at the Downtown Commons Fellowship and good food for everyone!

We are proud to offer the following Christian Education programs this fall: Elementary Children's Church/Sunday School Lesson During the Sermon time each Sunday morning Middle School "Meet-up"/Sunday School Lesson During the Sermon time each Sunday morning Confirmation Class in the Parlor during Sermon time Contact Dianne York or the church office to get more info/volunteer. Pictures from confirmation class over the past few weeks!

We start the year with a few uncertainties...  "Who will be my teacher?" "Will I know anyone in my class?" "Will this grade be easy or hard?" "Will I make new friends?"  The one thing that is always certain is that we can invite God to travel with us to school each day and ask God to "have our backs"!  At 10:00 worship this Sunday, August 8 , w e bring our backpacks forward to ask that God be with us each day and bless this school year as we put forth our best work.  Backpacks can be full, or empty and ready for new supplies. Children will come up front with their backpacks during the Children's Moment. Pastor Greg will say a prayer to bless each student and the start of their new school year.  Students of all ages--we are excited to see you during worship this Sunday and usher you into the new school year with a special blessing!

Children from VBS gathered on Sunday morning, August 1, to sing a few of their favorite camp songs! We were all so proud to hear their confident voices and see their leadership during worship. Here are a few pictures from the morning:  

All are welcome here at FPC! We are excited about the opportunity to serve you and those in our community. We have put together the following resources to help you prepare your hearts and minds for worship. Paperless Bulletin: August 8, 2021 Scripture   Reading : P salm 66:1-20 ;  John 1:35-51 Sermon   Preview : Come and See Online Invitation to Worship :   Youtube  or  Facebook Hymns & Music :  Music Spotlight Liturgy Explanations :  "Why do we worship this way?" Give   to the Church :   Make an Offering Get Involved: Events This Week Prayers & Praises: The Pink Sheet ;   Memorials

Robert Dennis Cross Friends at FPC Gary Aiken Friends at FPC Richard Carder Friends at FPC Loving father of Roxanne Lueck Sam & Pixie McCord-Mills Elizabeth Thomas Vicki & Lew Wallace   Karen Goggin Mary Linn & John Sadler Vicki & Lew Wallace Elizabeth Thomas (Memorials received after August 3 will be on the next Newsletter dated September 5.)

  Events Sunday, August 8 9:00 a.m.   Friendship & Brotherhood S.S. Classes (3rd floor of Education Wing) 10:00 a.m.  Morning Worship Blessing of the Backpacks during Children's Moment! (Open to all school aged students) Children's Church & Sunday School (after Scripture reading; nursery available) PreK-4 in Chapel 5th-8th Grade in Parlor Monday, August 9 CMCSS School Starts Tuesday, August 10 10:00 a.m. Congregational Care Committee (Fellowship Hall) 5:00 p.m.  Yoga (Fellowship Hall) Wednesday, August 11 10:00 a.m.  Bible Study with Pastor Greg In-person (in the Library) Or on Zoom   Meeting ID: 231 246 359 Password: 007472 Thursday, August 12 8:30 a.m.   Yoga (in AOC Gym) Saturday, August 14 Expungement Event (Loaves & Fishes) 7:30 p.m. Movie Night at Downtown Commons

We mourn with those who mourn: We pray especially for Jane Coate and Tamara Long, as they mourn the loss of son and brother Kyle Darnell. We offer special prayers for Sharon Falvey, and for her husband Bob and her daughter and son as they care for her. Please be in continued prayer this week for: Don Atkins, Florence Bailey, Don and Marita Beck, Jay and Diane Bowland, Sara Brooks, Melanie Cobb, Bessie Costanza, Vickie Duncan, Abigail Henson, Ruby Jean McLeod, Lew Metts, and Arch Shuler, the FPC Bicentennial and Capital Campaigns, the FPC Christian Ed Program, as well as those in LaGonave, Haiti, Rwanda, and South Sudan.  We give praise for: A tremendously successful and fun VBS! View pictures  Here. The children who sang a few of their favorite songs during worship last Sunday (pictures Here ).  Our Haiti Partners, who convened in Clarksville to discuss the under-construction school in LaGonave. View pictures  Here.