First Presbyterian Church News (Clarksville, TN)

Experience Maundy Thursday at FPC on March 28. At 6 pm, we will enjoy a simple meal of soup and homemade breads in the casual setting of our Fellowship Hall and then will worship with acoustic music, prayer, a short sermon, and communion.

We are starting a little free pantry for folks who need food and items unavailable with food stamps. It will be located near the AOC outside. You may provide items for the “grand opening” sometime in March by dropping them off in the community room (formerly the parlor). Recommended items include canned goods with pop tops, healthy packaged snacks, toilet paper, toothbrushes, soap, etc. Special thanks to Tom Presler and Ben Haynes for constructing this pantry! 

Children and their families are invited out the Easter Egg Hunt on March 30. Games start at 2:30 followed by the hunt at 3:00 in Glenwood Park.

March Birthdays Brooksie Arrington Christina Barnett Whit cobb Bessie Costanza Hannah Durbin Julia Giles Amy Goder Steve Griffey Gail Hudson Kathryn Kemmerly Hank Livingstone Patrick Neuman Charlie Patterson Talley Posey Kenny Pryor John Sadler Sara Salyer Nancy Sneed Abigail Sturdivant Talen Waddle

Youth are invited on the Spring Work Trip on March 16-17. We will depart the AOC on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. and return on Sunday by 6:00 p.m. The form below and $40 fee is due by March 10 to Emily Vaughn. We will work as a team to perform various tasks around camp, preparing for summer camp season. Of course, we will also have time to have fun and fellowship as well!  What to bring: work clothes gloves toiletries sleep gear for bunk beds outdoor shoes and medications games to play (optional) snack money (optional) Please Note: Cell phones do not work at NaCoMe. In case of emergency, you may reach the Dining Hall at 931-729-9969.

Watch and discuss "Inshallah a Boy" at Cinema Night on Thursday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. Come to the Chapel at 213 Main St.  FREE TICKETS HERE! After the sudden death of her husband, Nawal is struggling to cope with the upheaval in her life. However, her pain is soon compounded by the possibility of losing her home to her brother-in-law. Desperate to keep her home and provide a stable life for her daughter, Nawal resorts to deception by faking a pregnancy. But as time passes, the lie becomes harder to sustain and Nawal faces a difficult choice. With only three weeks to find a solution, Nawal embarks on a journey that challenges her fears, beliefs, and morality, as she fights to secure her rightful inheritance and protect her daughter’s future.  Runtime 1h 53m  Released 2023

Dwell Ministries young adults are invited to box up meals after Second Sunday Lunch on March 10 and hand them out to the hungry at the Downtown Commons. Plan to stay until 12:30 pm. This is a great opportunity to reduce food waste and help those in need.

Come out during Art Walk on March 7 to see artwork by Tracy Bettencourt!  The Chapel at 213 Main St. will be open from 5 to 8 pm.  Tracy Bettencourt--owner/artist of Bettencourt Originals, advocate for persons with disabilities, former fitness competitor,  motivational speaker, and APSU alumni--began to lose her eyesight in her early 30's from an eye disease called Retinitis Pigmentosa. Although the disease has left her blind, the hardships she experienced have not prevented her from living her life to the best of her abilities. She brings new insight to how art is viewed. She uses assistive technology on her iPhone and iPad to identify colors and textured acrylic/puffy paint. Her hands are her eyes as she moves the paint across the canvas. Her paintings reflect hope, adversity, love, positivity, strength and determination. There will always be a mountain to climb, yet no matter what the obstacle, there is light within darkness and therefore hope!