First Presbyterian Church News (Clarksville, TN)

  Events This Week Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, October 23 8:30 a.m.  Coffee House   (in Fellowship Hall) 9:00 a.m.   "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 9:15 a.m. Choir Practice (in Sanctuary) 10:00 a.m.  Morning Worship Confirmation Class Children's Church 4:00 p.m. Youth Group ***CANCELED*** 6:00 p.m. Session Meeting (in Library) Monday, October 24 7:30 a.m. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) 9:00 a.m. Shower Love (at Loaves & Fishes) Tuesday, October 25 7:30 a.m. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall)  5:00 p.m. Yoga (in Fellowship Hall) Wednesday, October 26 7:30 a.m. 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: 007472) 6:00 p.m. Hand Bell Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal Thursday, October 27 7:30 a.m. Coffee Hou

  Prayers Please be in prayer this week for:   Tommy Sallee (our fill-in security guard who needs continued prayers for healing), 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, and Dick Pryor. 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, and all those affected by Covid-19. Praises We give praise for: The Nominating Committee and all those who will become elders this year! The teachers and volunteers who made the LC/Preschool Fall Festival possible and for all the kids and parents who came out to enjoy the day! Click here to see pictures. 

The Annual Congregational Meeting will take place on October 30 at the end of worship ( around 11 am ). This meeting is for the purpose of electing elders to serve on Session for the next three years.   The nominees are: Class of 2024: Todd Harvey Class of 2025: Charlie Keene, Jennifer Ellis, Doug Young, Patty Orr Youth Elder: James McNiel Participation in this meeting is an important responsibility of membership. Please make every effort to attend. Also, please join us in thanking our Elder Nominating Committee for 2022, chaired by Ken Giles (Session, Class of 2022) and Chair elect Elder Hershel Basham (Class of 2023). At large committee members included Brandi Goodwin, Ross Hicks, Patty Orr, Karla Posey and Allister Banasiak (Youth Elder).

During the weekend of Nov. 4-6 , Cindy Corell, a PCUSA mission worker in Haiti, will be visiting us in Clarksville. Because of the violence and civil unrest in Haiti, she has been in the USA for several months. But she stays in touch with her colleagues and will be giving us updates and sharing her past experiences. Details to follow. For now, here are a few chances for you to be with her, so save the date!    FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 6:00 @ Ann Waddle’s home – potluck dinner This is especially for folks from Trinity and FPC who have traveled to Haiti and visited La Gonave, but all are welcome! Contact Ann for dinner details.   SATURDAY, Nov. 5, 2’ish @ restaurant TBD – book discussion and hangout Join Cindy and a group of book lovers to discuss Haiti, books, and other things that make us happy!   SATURDAY, Nov. 5, 6:00 @ Ann Waddle’s home – potluck dinner This is especially for   Service & Missions Committee   members, but all are welcome! Contact Ann for dinner details.   SUNDAY, Nov. 6

We will discuss and approve the elder nominees at our congregational meeting at 9 am on Sunday, October 30.  Class of 2024 Todd Harvey Class of 2025 Charlie Keene Jennifer Ellis Doug Young Patty Orr Youth Elder James McNiel

Sign up for the Fall NaCoMe Work Retreat! All youth who are attending will need to have permission forms filled out and returned before leaving for the trip.   WHO: Youth from FPC. Specifically 6th-12th grade students. WHEN: November 12-13.  COST: $30 per person. HOW TO REGISTER:  Complete the permission form below and pay the fee on or before Nov. 6.

Instead of participating in the reverse trick or treat this year, the youth group will stay and assist with the Halloween Hunt and then gather for the Youth Group Lock In, followed by worship the next morning. See details below.

FPC's Green Team has held their first meeting and is excited to start working on projects together! Their goal is to leave a positive impact on the environment and encourage commitment to creation care.  Their first project together will be to create a garden space in the unused Runyon and Runyon beds across the street from Fellowship Hall. The hope is that this space will provide refuge for pollinators, demonstrate creation care to the community, and serve as a food production teaching tool. On Sunday, Nov. 6, after church , they will dig out old soil, replace it with compost, and potentially plant bulbs for early spring color.  If you would like to help on Nov. 6 or participate in future Green Team efforts, please contact Hannah Cruse.