A great time was had by all last Sunday as we celebrated our third annual First Pres Christmas Festival!
Here are a few photos from the day (check back often as we will be uploading new photos throughout the week)
Join a 365 Prayer Challenge and lift up First Pres
By Contina Lundy
We come from a rich history of believers, and we are still going strong. Join me for the next 365 days, starting December 1st to lift up the name of First Church. We will cover the building, the staff, the members, friends and our budget in prayer.
But first, a little background. Sometime ago I joined First Church, I won’t share the date because doing that will share my age! Anyway, I remember sharing my statement of faith and how important my prayer life was to me. Prayer was something that I didn’t ever question because of the strong foundation my parents, Mary and Frank Lundy, set for me. I understood at a young age that when you pray and believe God for who He is, great and wonderful things can occur.
December 4th at 3pm
Our annual performance of George Frederick Handel’s Messiah is just around the corner. We are excited to welcome back The Philadelphia Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra who will accompany The Germantown Oratorio Choir. This is a highlight to the Christmas season that you won’t want to miss!
And don’t forget to stay for dinner! Tickets for this year’s Christmas Dinner which follows the Concert are now available for purchase on Sundays after worship and during the week through the church office.
Where do you fit at FPCG?
Many schools now teach students the value of giving back by requiring them to spend so many hours in community service.
What a wonderful concept! It teaches not simply the importance of giving or sharing of oneself but also of volunteering. Unfortunately too many young people and adults are focused on satisfying their own needs. They guard their time and their resources for things that will bring them pleasure or satisfaction.
Imagine what our communities would be like if more people were willing to give of themselves, sharing their skills and gifts.
Even more, imagine what our church would be like if more of our members, like YOU, would give of yourselves, sharing your skills and gifts.
Longtime Members Share Memories
When three of the First Presbyterian women at Rydal Park gather in the same room reminiscing about their church, a wealth of memories fill that room.
The trio, Winnie Fahs (1950), Polly Montaigne (1949) and Lisa Panetta (1973), have a combined membership of 161 years!
Winnie, who had been very active in the Girls’ Service organization in Harrisburg where she lived, moved to Germantown in 1944, visited many churches in the area but found First Church to be the best. Polly moved from New Jersey to finish college at Penn, came here for worship and “found it very satisfying.” Lisa, the daughter of the pastor of the Italian Presbyterian Church in Germantown, grew up on Price Street in the manse of that church. Her father was one of nine sons, three of whom became Presbyterian ministers.