If you are not yet a member of First Presbyterian Church, you are invited to participate in an Inquirers Class on Sunday, April 23, following Worship. Watch for more details in future Sunday Announcements, or contact Heather Kortlandt at 352-1451 for information.
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The Health Ministries Committee invites everyone in the congregation to get healthy by getting moving this spring! Join us in our ‘Walk to Jerusalem!’ We need to collect 3,589 miles to make our imaginary trek from Kalamazoo to Jerusalem. Get your walking shoes, swim suit, bike, cane, or walker ready!!! What kind of exercise counts?…
You are invited to attend the annual ISAAC Banquet, “Unity and Persistence” on Saturday, May 6. Seating begins at 5:30 and the Program/Banquet begins at 6:00. The Keynote speaker is Dr. Ruben Martínez, a nationally-known scholar on societal change and equity issues. The Rev. Robert Rasmussen (grandfather of Rob Bradford) and the Northside Ministerial Alliance will be given awards for their outstanding…
Members of the congregation are invited to be part of an All-Church Read for Lent, which began on Monday, March 6. Together we will read the book Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer, by Richard Rohr, O.F.M. In his book, Father Rohr offers a personal retreat for those who hunger for a deeper spiritual life, but don’t know what contemplation is.…
SAVORING THE LECTIONARY: Sunday, March 26 Kurt Grossman will lead the Sunday morning Lectionary Study, beginning at 9:00 in Room 302. One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) The OGHS offering is collected each year during the week preceding Easter. This long-standing special offering benefits three specific ministries within the Presbyterian Church (USA). Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) receives 32% of the OGHS offerings…
The Kalamazoo Public Library’s Reading Together book for 2017 is Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White, by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. This is a book that lends itself particularly well to discussion and understanding of several currently relevant issues. You may visit http://readingtogether.us, or pick up a brochure at any…
First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo on Bronson Park at 212 S. Park Street is offering a free Lenten Organ Recital Series on five Thursdays during Lent. The 50-minute concerts begin at noon and are open to the public. The concerts will feature a variety of organ music played by accomplished organists. Refreshments will be available following each recital. Free will offering.…
What is Self -Development of People (SDOP)? Self-Development of People (SDOP) is a ministry of the Presbyterian Church that affirms God’s concern for humanity. We are Presbyterians and ecumenical partners, dissatisfied with poverty and oppression, united in faith and action through sharing, confronting, and enabling. We assist the Presbyterian Church in carrying out its global commitment to work toward the self-development and…
Lenten Devotionals for 2017: A leaflet entitled “Lenten Devotionals” is available for FPC families at the church entrances. Please take only one per family. These devotionals are wonderful for personal or family meditations during Lent. Church School Teachers will meet on March 26th (not the 3rd Sunday of the month) at 9:30 in Room 301. CHILDREN Nursery Infants and children up to age…
Thank you for your continuing support of our outreach project at Edison School. Our volunteers experienced a power outage last week and continued with their listening to children read and helping them with difficult passages. Your support enabled the fourth graders to take a field trip to the Nature Center, and that support enabled the teachers to take advantage of professional development…