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First Presbyterian Church Ministry Highlights Meals Ministry: Chairperson: Gail Stone "If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth." 1John 3:17-18 What gives more comfort when you are distressed than a meal given in love? With a big

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“In the Margins” with Pastor Tom I was reading the other day Practical Theology by Terry A. Veling and in it he engaged my mind rather abruptly when he mentioned the “margins of the book.” He says, “The margins represent the vital space between text and reader…. It is in the margins that I am most deeply involved and engaged with the text – reading it – but also creating it and bringing it to

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From the Desk of Pastor Tom... When a new year begins I always find myself reminiscing about life. I just can’t seem to help it. Every year I go through this and I can imagine that I am most certainly not alone in this beginning of the year endeavor. I think about the past which I cannot change. I think about the future which I cannot control. And the only thing that keeps me moving forward is

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From the Desk of Pastor Tom… I bring you greetings from my family to yours for this blessed Christmas season! We are so overjoyed to be a part of the family of First Presbyterian Church. God has, indeed, blessed us in abundance through each of you! I was thinking the other day about the stuff that really matters in life: family, friends, church. I was thinking about how knowing Jesus Christ

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A Time To Give Thanks What was the best Thanksgiving Day ever for you? A little girl named Taylor Gay writes: I had the best Thanksgiving Day ever. It was cool. My cousins came over. We had turkey, sweet potatoes. It was yummy. Most of all we played outside until dinner was ready. After we ate dinner we went to the movies. A little boy named Corey Hart said: I had the best Thanksgiving when my

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With the beginning of October my thoughts always turn to football, the World Series, the cooling temperatures, changing leaves and stewardship. It’s October, you know I had to get that one in there somehow! This is an exciting time in the life of First Church. There are many things that we are trying to build in the church. There are many ministries that we are trying to grow. Our children’s

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NEWS FLASH!!! FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Overflowing With Worshipers! If you want to attend worship come early or you may not find a seat! How about that? Wouldn’t that be wonderful! Worship overflowing with people, joy and vitality! On Sunday, September 9th let’s make that a reality! That Sunday is WELCOME HOME SUNDAY. Vacations are over and school has started once again. Here at church, Sunday

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From the Desk of Pastor Tom… Summer is here! Hurray! Oh my gosh! Summer is here! That means, I have heard, huge crowds of people, cars stacked one upon another on every street. Beaches teeming with life. I must admit that I come to the summer time this year with some fear. I am wondering when I will be able to go the grocery store, or how I will ever make a left turn onto Main Street? Or how

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From the Pastor’s Desk… In Numbers chapter 33, Moses records the journey of the Israelites. It reads: Here are the stages in the journey of the Israelites when they came out of Egypt by divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. At the Lord’s command Moses recorded the stages in their journey. This is their journey by stages….” Moses goes on to tell the locations of all the places they

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