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June 8 & 22, 10 am - noon

You can drop donations in the narthex on Sundays or at the office Mondays-Thursdays between 9:30 and 2pm at First Pres Church on 200 S. Ashland Avenue. The pantry is inside to serve our guests, with precautions posted for everyone. Following CDC Guidelines, masks will now be optional for those fully vaccinated (two weeks following the second dose). If you're not vaccinated, for whatever reason, we ask that you continue to wear a mask.

Thank you for helping us honor safety procedures. Our main goal is to provide food for guests..safely. Please continue to use the door on Howard Street. 

The Pantry is on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. ALL are Welcome! 

To Mask or Not to Mask

Following CDC guidelines, the Session has decided that masks will now be optional for anyone who is fully vaccinated (two weeks following the second dose). If you are not vaccinated, for whatever reason, it is strongly recommended that you continue to wear a mask while in the church building. Your understanding and cooperation is appreciated. 

The Session further determined that we will return to congregational singing on June 13, with hymnals and Bibles being returned to the pews at that time. Ushers and greeters will be added back to our Sunday morning experience in July, with offering plates passed in the traditional way then. We sincerely hope to be able to welcome the choir back to worship next fall.

Praise be to God!

Beginning Wednesday, June 16th from 6:30 to 7:30 pm on Zoom

ALL are welcome to a new adult bible study, The Bible Tells Me So, beginning on Zoom Wednesday June 16 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm! This no-prep study will feature a video clip and discussion each week as we look at how to let the Bible be the Bible and not bend it to meet our needs or expectations.  The author promises to stir our imagination, deepen our trust in God, and make the Bible come alive in new ways for us all. Join us and invite a friend. Contact the church office or Pastor Katie for the Zoom link. (If enough people indicate an interest in meeting in person, we could add that on Thursday mornings!) 

Beginning Sunday, June 6^th, we will resume having a modified Coffee Fellowship time after worship. It will take place outside on the church lawn and will feature coffee and lemonade along with pre-packaged snacks. Some tables and chairs will be set up for those who prefer to socialize while seated. Our committees will take turns hosting throughout June, July, and August, and Coffee Fellowship will be re-evaluated for fall. Coffee Fellowship will not take place if there is inclement weather. 

This will be a great opportunity to visit and catch up with others after worship while enjoying our beautiful summer weather. Please reach out to the church office if you are not part of a committee but would like to help out this summer with Coffee Fellowship.

On Sunday May 16, we celebrated the Sacrament of Baptism for Oaklyn LeeAnne Lardinois with her big sister Everly assisting Pastor Katie and proud parents Justin & Michelle Lardinois looking on. Baptism is a gift to us all, and the reminder of God’s love, grace and mercy were poured out on all present in the sanctuary and participating online. 

Thanks be to God!