First Presbyterian Church News (Clarksville, TN)

Young Adults are invited to volunteer with FPC Dwell Ministries at Loaves and Fishes on Saturday, September 24, from 9am to 12pm.  Please confirm availability with Hannah Cruse.                                                       

Join us for a time of Bible study and fellowship. We will be meeting on  September 25  from 3pm to 5pm at the home of Lynda & Hershel Basham, Please RSVP with Lynda or by calling the church office. 

  Events This Week Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 11 9:00 a.m.   Coffee House   (in Fellowship Hall) Town Hall Meeting (in Fellowship Hall) Sunday School Classes ***CANCELED*** 10:00 a.m.  Morning Worship Children's Church Middle School Confirmation Class 11:15 a.m. (or after worship) Dwell Young Adult Discussion Group (in Friendship Room on 3rd Floor) 4:00 p.m. Youth Group (in AOC) Monday, September 12 7:30 a.m. - 10:00 am. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) Tuesday, September 13 7:30 a.m. - 10:00 am. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) 10:00 a.m. Congregational Care Committee (in Library) 12:30 p.m. "Martha Circle" Women's Study Group (in Library) 5:00 p.m. Yoga (in Fellowship Hall) 7:00 p.m.  "Night Circle" Women's Study Group (in Library) Wednesday, September 14 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  (Meeting ID: 231 246 359; Passcode

  Prayers Please be in prayer this week for:   Justine Kaneris (works with "Seasons"),  Libby and Ralph Stewart, Wade Rudolph, Hunter Daniel, 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, Florence Bailey, Don Beck, Jay Bowland, Bessie Costanza, Lew Metts, the FPC Christian Ed Program, as well as those in LaGonave, Haiti, Rwanda, and South Sudan.  Praises We give praise for: The blessings of creativity, music, and friendship from our Songwriting Workshop! Click here for a recap.  Beautiful events around our church like the Nashville Symphony concert in the Downtown Commons!

The Liberty Elementary Book Fair is coming up on September 23 - 30th! The school needs help setting up the fair on Thursday, Sept. 22. This is a big job, but it shouldn't take too long if lots of people chip in. The process will begin around 3:00 p.m.    They also need volunteers during the fair, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. on Sept. 23 -Sept. 30. Volunteers would help students select the items they want and possibly work the registers. The fair will then get packed up at 3:00 on Friday, Sept. 30.  Are you available to assist Liberty Elementary on any of these days during their Book Fair? Email BOTH librarian Melinda Riggins at  Melinda.Riggins@cmcss.net AND the church office at fpcclarksville@gmail.com. 

Be among the first to try out our FPC Coffee House !   What : A NEW church program at FPC, s erving specialty coffees and homemade pastries by  Rachel Chapman, an experienced barista and baker. Where :  Fellowship Hall When : Sunday 8:30-10:00 am; Mon/Tues/Thurs 7:30-10:00 am; Wednesday 7:30-10:30am. Who : All Preschool, Learning Center, and Seasons parents,  as well at Church staff, members, and guests.   Why :  Proceeds will help to provide  for opportunities and programming at our church.  This program is also a n added opportunity for serving our church families and  giving them a place to rest and find fellowship.

The Service and Missions Committee is thrilled to announce a lot of progress on our new mission, " Going Local" ! We have partnered with Mosaic Church to help provide affordable housing for single-parent families and senior citizens in the Clarksville area. The Going Local Initiative primarily focuses on rehabilitation of single-family housing and construction of multi-family housing. The city of Clarksville has provided a piece of property on Richardson Street where two houses can be built. The house buyers will be single parents that would not qualify for typical mortgages. Working with  Legends Bank, the buyers will work to improve their credit and to budget their funds. The City Council recently finalized the transfer of the land, and the old house there has been  demolished. Funding for this first project is all through grants from the city.  As we proceed beyond this project, we will  use funds from the house sales to purchase additional land and build more homes for

This month’s card shower is for Charlotte Jolly .  Please send her a card to let her know you are thinking of her!  Her address can be found in Realm or by calling the church office.