Last Friday at our PW meeting Nancy Burks Worcester spoke about our prison book ministry.
Upcoming PW events include packaging for CC’s Carry Ons on January 29, White Breakfast on February 26, and PW general meeting on March 13.
There was one male in attendance. He ate breakfast and listened enthusiastically to our speaker, mostly because she is his grandmother.
This week we ordained and installed our two new elders, Julie Dean and Derek Faulkner. Julie is the head of our worship committee and Derek is our property elder. Congrats and welcome!
In case you missed it, our new Associate Pastor is here! Welcome, Brenda! Just a reminder, please wear your name tags to help her as she gets to know us.
Brenda’s first career as a CPA spanned 30 years. Somewhere during that time, she felt God’s call to ministry so she entered seminary, became ordained, and the rest is history. She was happy to exchange the field of finance with the field of faith, but she can still create a mean Excel spreadsheet!
Yesterday, Jane Seley played a beautiful prelude, “Immanuel” by Michael Card. You can watch it here if you missed it, or if you loved it so much you want to hear it again.
Yesterday, Jane Seley played a beautiful prelude, “Immanuel” by Michael Card. You can watch it here if you missed it, or if you loved it so much you want to hear it again.
Here are the lyrics:
A sign shall be given
A virgin will conceive
A human baby bearing
Undiminished deity
The glory of the nations
A light for all to see
That hope for all who will embrace
His warm reality
Immanuel
Our God is with us
And if God is with us
Who could stand against us
Our God is with us
Immanuel
For all those who live in the shadow of death
A glorious light has dawned
For all those who stumble in the darkness
Behold your light has come
Immanuel
Our God is with us
And if God is with us
Who could stand against us
Our God is with us
Immanuel
So what will be your answer?
Will you hear the call?
Of Him who did not spare His son
But gave him for us all
On earth there is no power
There is no depth or height
That could ever separate us
From the love of God in Christ
Immanuel
Our God is with us
And if God is with us
Who could stand against us
Our God is with us
Immanuel
Immanuel
Our God is with us
And if God is with us
Who could stand against us
Our God is with us
Immanuel
See below for our January 2020 newsletter, including a calendar of events.
| In Honor/Memory | Given by |
| In memory of our parents | Max & Ruth Ann Jewell |
| In memory of John Lyon | Max & Ruth Ann Jewell |
| In honor of Armed Services of America | Earl & Sandy Haberkamp |
| In memory of Patricia Dolan | Ted Dolan |
| In memory of Donald Matthews | Jean Matthews |
| In memory of Dillon Simms | Jean Matthews |
| In memory of Troy Elliott | Connie LaClair |
| In honor of Jane Seley, our organist | Martin & Ruth Gump |
| In memory of our son, Sean Angus Mc Millan | Bill & Kay Mc Millan |
| In memory of Stuart “Bob” Higginbotham | Joyce & Susan Higginbotham |
| In memory of Joe Collins | Ruth Ann Collins |
| In memory of Doyle Collins | Ruth Ann Collins |
| In memory of Wayne Harvey | Marijane Harvey |
| In honor of Dott Tierson | Mark & Saunya Bishop |
| In memory of our loved ones | Mark & Sheila Higgins |
| In memory of Pete Blankenship | Beverly McKusick |
| In memory of Deanna Blankenship | Beverly McKusick |
| In memory of James K. Butler (Jim) | Judy Butler (Mrs. Jim) |
| In memory of our parents | Lynne & Roy Schoeneman |
| In memory of Michael W. Freeman | Lynne & Roy Schoeneman |
| In memory of Deborah D. Sykes | Tom Sykes |
| In memory of Col. Harvey H. Hogue | Kathryn Hogue |
| In memory of Howard Hogue | Kathryn Hogue |
| In memory of Bob Boyd | Carol Boyd |
| In memory of Lowell Faulkner | Derek Faulkner |
| In memory of Dale Sloan | Vanessa Sloan Faulkner |
| In honor of Emily Graham | FPC Bell Choir |
| In honor of Rev. Brenda Church | Rhonda & Drew Travis |
| In honor of JoAnn & Carrol Lackey | Rhonda & Drew Travis |
| In memory of Bill Holt | Dee Holt |
| In memory of Bill Holt | Marlin & Jan Massengale |
| In memory of Lee Shaffer | Shirley Shaffer |
| In memory of John L. Jones | Sondi Jones |
| In memory of Barbara Althouse | Jerry Althouse |
| In honor of my husband, Chet | Donna Barden |
| In memory of both of our parents | Don & Beverly Williams |
| In memory of Jim Moye | Richard & Mary Lee McCarthy |
| In memory of our parents | Juanita & Ken Morgan |
| In memory of our loved ones who have passed | The Holmes Family |
| In memory of our mother, Geneva Sanders | Richard & Debbie Sanders |
| In memory of our mother, Mary Ellen Harvey | Richard & Debbie Sanders |
| In memory of my parents, Martha & Robbie Robinson | Gwen Clay |
| In memory of my brother, Craig Robinson | Gwen Clay |
| In honor of our grandchildren, Veronica & James | Nancy & Terry Worcester |
| In honor of our grandchildren, Margaret & Elliott | Nancy & Terry Worcester |
Join us at 7 pm on Christmas Eve for our Candlelight Communion service.
Thank you to all who contributed to our Christmas gift bags for the Housing Authority!
We gave 22 gift bags for families and 83 gift bags for elderly and disabled folks.
This year we added 4 bags of snacks for the employees and 17 cat toys and 21 dog toys.
What a wonderful way for us to spread Christmas cheer in our neighborhood.
A big thank you to the Missions and Outreach Committee: Emily Graham who helped price and shop for gift items, Marijane Harvey who hand wrote 109 cards, and Saunya Bishop and Carol Boyd who filled and tied beautiful bows on each bag.
And thank you to Tim and Nancy and Thomas Bennett for delivering all 109 bags up to the community room at the housing authority.
This Sunday, we welcomed 9 new members into the faith family at First Presbyterian Church. They are Pat Luley, Arlona Herbel, Barbara Gee, Helen Furr, Ken & Allyce Peters, Richard & Debbie Sanders, Marla Hill.
We welcome you all to our congregation and look forward to continued fellowship with you.
For our second year, the Great Christmas Cookie Caper Too will feature Jingles, Nancy, and Waco the Weasel as they look for the animals who witnessed the birth of the little baby Jesus in the manger. But where IS the cow who gave up his hay, or the donkey who carried the mother? Where is the sheep who gave wool for his blanket, or the dove who sang him to sleep? They are nowhere to be found, but there are plenty of other surprises to be had. What is with all the HISSING going on? Who is this stranger who comes bearing unusual animals of every kind? You won’t want to miss this very special Christmas story brought to you by one of Granbury’s most beloved storytellers and her friends Waco and Lili Weasel, Larry the Crocodile and Jingles the Elf. They will be joined by our incredible guest Eric Brittingham, known and loved by thousands of children across the state as “Mr. B” of Wildlife on the Move. In addition, there will be live music, cookies and milk, and live animals that you can visit. There is NO CHARGE for this great show, but we do as that you RSVP so that we’ll have a cookie just for you!