First Presbyterian Church News (Clarksville, TN)

Music Spotlight! Opening Hymn #465 "What A Friend We Have in Jesus" (CONVERSE) “In the steerage of the steamer, a traveler returning from Europe, heard a mixed company, who spoke different languages, united in singing [What A Friend...]” - James Cleland, 1895. This modest poem, written in Canada by  Joseph Medlicott Scriven (1819–1886),  has found its way into many hearts worldwide and, undoubtedly, has been a source of comfort for millions of Christians for more than one hundred fifty years. We believe it was written  as a private meditation for the author's ill mother in Ireland . It was not intended as a congregational hymn, like many other hymns written by Scriven .   "What A Friend" first appeared as we know it anonymously in three stanzas of eight lines each in  Social Hymns, Original and Selected  (1865).  New England composer and church musician Charles Converse (1832–1918) then included the text in his  Silver Wings  (1870) with his tune under his

LEARNING CENTER 📚 Tutoring is offered in all academic areas. Contact the office at  reports.alc@gmail.com  or 931-648-2665 to schedule. Space and times are limited. 📓FPC Learning Center offers a Learning Mentor program for CMCSS students. For more information  click here .  📋Registration for the FPC-LC 2021-2022 Academic Year is ongoing and a few spaces are still available. Request a meeting to register with FPC Learning Center by calling 931-648-2665 or emailing  reports.alc@gmail.com . You may also schedule an information meeting and a tour of the classrooms. For more information about FPC Learning Center see our brochure  here . 

Worship Resources Scripture Reading:  Isaiah 66:18-23 ; John 15:1-17 Sermon Preview: Come and Stay Online Invitation to Worship:  Youtube   or  Facebook Hymns & Music: Music Spotlight Liturgy Explanations:  "Why do we worship this way?" Get Involved: Events Prayers & Praises: The Pink Sheet ; Memorials Give to the Church:   Make an Offering

We invite all FPC youth to attend NaCoMe's Fall Youth Retreat this year!  All those who plan to attend the Oct 1-3 NaCoMe Retreat MUST have forms and fees turned in no later than Sunday, Sept 19. Make your checks payable to First Presbyterian Church (FPC) for $60 for the weekend or $20 for the Saturday only options. More details will be provided via email for those who register for the retreat. Please contact Rebecca Maurer or Dianne York for questions or concerns. WHO: Youth groups from across middle Tennessee (and across denominations). Specifically 6th-12th grade students. WHEN: October 1-3 COST: $120 per person, with a $20 per person day option and limited scholarships are available. HOW TO REGISTER:  Registration is by church. To reserve your spots, your youth pastor or the leader in charge of your church's youth program should fill out the Church Registration form. Then the individual participant form should be completed by all those attending with your church.  NaCoM

We can’t wait to see you at the next Youth Community Night! This monthly event is open to all Middle School and High School students. Come join the fun and fellowship--and bring a friend! See you on Friday, September 24, from 6:00-8:00 p.m.  at the Activity Outreach Center (AOC) located across from the back of the church on the corner of Third and Foster St. Activities and snacks provided. Call (931-645-6551)  or email (fpcclarksville@gmail.com) the church for more info. Our youth director, Rebecca Maurer, would love to hear from you!

THIS SUNDAY AFTER WORSHIP! The next monthly Young Adult Brunch is on September 19th, following the 10:00 service . Join the group and walk over, or meet us at Strawberry Alley restaurant around 11:15. From college students to young adults, come...and bring a friend! (Child care will be provided at the church--no charge.) Contact person for this month's brunch is Hannah Cruse (call the office if you need her personal number/email). Looking forward to hanging out!

Why make dinner on a Friday night? Let Loaves and Fishes do the cooking!  On Friday, September 17th, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., you can use the "drive thru" at Loaves and Fishes, 825 Crossland Ave. The meal will be your choice of a meaty red sauce or vegetarian sauce over pasta--plus tossed salad, bread, dessert and a drink for $10. (I hear dessert is bread pudding!)  You may buy a meal ticket ahead of time or at the window upon pickup. Purchase online  HERE .  Proceeds will go to support the daily meal mission at Loaves and Fishes. Buon Appetito!

Prayers & Praises We mourn with those who mourn: For Don Beck, family, and friends at the passing of Marita Beck this past week.  For the families and friends of those who were killed in the bombing in Afghanistan. For our friends in Haiti as they recover from the most current earthquake.  Please be in prayer this week for:   Lee Persinger (niece of Larry and Charene Watson) Rhonda Banasiak, Maggie McGrady-Sumonka, and Dennis Moore. Please continue to pray for: Don Atkins, Florence Bailey, Don 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: Dr. Patty Orr, prof essor of nursing at APSU, was awarded the university's top faculty honor--the National Alumni Association Distinguished Professor Award! Read more Here .