Sunday, Feb. 25, 8:45-11:45am in the Gathering Place Sr. High students will host a bake sale to raise funds to purchase computers for the new STEM center at the Kamwenge Secondary and Vocational School in Uganda. The STEM center, which serves refugee and local children in Kamwenge, will be completed…
Sunday, March 4 (Classic Service): Choir with Orchestra Adults and teens: Have you always wanted to sing with an orchestra? Join us in singing “Libera Me” from the Faure Requiem. Attend 1 or 2 rehearsals & warm-up: Thursday, Feb. 22; rehearsal 7:30-8 p.m. Thursday, March; 1 rehearsal 7:30-8 p.m. Sunday, March 4; warm-up…
The great German pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote, “It is in fact the most normal thing in the common Christian life to pray together.” Some of us can relate to this statement; when we come together with other Christians to share our lives, it is natural for us to…
Church Family, Today is “Fat Tuesday.” Hurricane drinks, plastic beads, Polish pastries, blah, blah, blah. Let’s get to the good stuff. Tomorrow begins a experiment we are calling “Let Us Pray: A Congregational ExperiLent.” During the season of Lent, which is the 6-week period that precedes Easter Sunday, I’d like…
Sermon Series | All In: Life Will Never Be The Same When we say “Yes!” it can mean “Certainly!,” “Absolutely!,” and “By all means!” It can also mean “I suppose so,” and “If I must.” Which do you mean when you respond to God’s leading in your life? To what extent are you all…
On Sunday, February 25th the Sr. Highers will be having a bake sale before and after both church services to raise funds to purchase computers for the new STEM center that is set to be completed this spring at the Kamwenge Secondary and Vocational Institute that serves refugee and local…
Dear First Press Family, For those who were in worship on Sunday, you were given an unanticipated gift. If you missed it, you can enjoy a solid taste of that gift by listening here. We were in the final week of our series: ALL IN, where we have each been…
On Sunday, February 4 there will be “One All-Church Worship Service” at 10am followed by the Annual Congregational Meeting. Whether you are a longtime First Pres member or newer to the community, you are invited to join in worship, lunch and the congregational meeting on the 4th. Lunch Plans Most of lunch…
Saturday, Feb. 10, 9-10am in the office Conference Room | All women are welcome to come the second Saturday of the month to pray. For those who like to doodle and draw, this quiet hour of meditative prayer is a gift. If you have never prayed in color, we can give you enough…
Wednesday, Feb 14 | Join us for music, prayer, silence, and reflection upon our sinfulness and mortality. Those who desire may receive the imposition of ashes as we prepare our hearts for the Lenten season and embark on 40 days of prayer together as a community. Mid-Day Ash Wednesday Service: 12:00…
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