Posted on 13 Dec 2010 . 8 comments
Advent Reflections by Rev. Nancy
Over the years I have collected Christmas nativity sets. In fact, I brought a new one home from my recent trip to the Holy Lands. It is made of olive wood and I bought it from a man selling various items out of his trunk just outside the entrance to the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem.
My love for nativities came from my mother who always made a big deal of putting up our family set early in Advent. One by one she would take the figures that had been carefully packed away the year before. As she would put each piece in place she would be sure to tell the story and the role each figure played in the drama.
There would be Mary and Joseph, the shepherds, animals, angels and the wise men. One piece would always be missing and that was the baby Jesus. He would ceremoniously be put in his place between Mary and Joseph on Christmas Eve after we returned home from the worship service. It was a way of living out the story year after year.
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Posted on 06 Dec 2010 . 11 comments
Do you know this long-time FPCG member?
When Jim Kelly (Dr. James H. Kelly) and his wife joined First Presbyterian, he was a Methodist and she a Baptist, but they both agreed that this integrated church offered a Christian message to which they both could relate. The congregation was highly regarded in the community, and the Kelly’s quickly were made to feel welcome.
Jim notes that they were the second African American couple to unite with the church but that they never “thought that much about it.” The year was 1973.
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Posted on 02 Dec 2010 . 8 comments
Don’t Miss Church This Sunday, December 5th!
The moderator of the 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) is coming to worship with us at First Pres this Sunday!
Cynthia Bolbach, an elder from the Washington DC area, was elected as moderator at this year’s assembly meeting in Minneapolis, MN this past July.
This is quite an honor for us as a congregation to host the moderator of our national church, as there are approximately 10,000 PCUSA congregations throughout the United States. Imagine...we are one of 10,000! The duties of the moderator include serving as an ambassador of the church as she travels throughout the world.
Be sure to be at worship this Sunday and offer a warm welcome to Cynthia!
Read more about our youth delegates that attended this year’s General Assembly
Posted on 23 Nov 2010 . 20 comments
Monday evenings at 7:00pm
This summer we had some guest ministers come and share with the congregation stories of their churches and how prayer empowered them to accomplish more than they thought possible. These ministers preached about the power of prayer and invited us to take advantage of this spiritual discipline as well.
Beginning on Monday evening, November 29 at 7:00pm, there will be a prayer service at The First Presbyterian Church in Germantown.
This will be a time for us to rely upon the power of prayer as we hold up to God the concerns of the world, our nation, our community, our church, our families and friends and ourselves. Included in this service will be readings from scripture and time for personal meditation.
Come and be part of this time when together we offer the prayers of our hearts to God.
Posted on 15 Nov 2010 . 6 comments
Stewardship Reflections by Lois Nafziger
“Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” - 2 Corinthians 9:6
My dad planted fruits and vegetables to sell to earn extra money in addition to his day job to support our large family. Paul’s letter to the Corinthians reminds me of those summer farming days.
In the spring Mom and Dad and all of the children who were old enough were out in the fields planting the summer crops. Dad showed us exactly how close to each other to drop the seeds or young plants so that we would have a bountiful harvest. We worked in pairs, one child would drop the seeds or plants ad the other would cover up and plant.
The rains came, the sun shone, the plants grew and then we harvested the crops. The more we planted the bigger the harvest. God gives us resources and talents to use for him. When we use and invest our time and abilities, God will multiply our investment with even more to give back to Him.
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