CHURCH NEWS FOR THE BIG SPRING HERALD
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, BIG SPRING
FOR SEPTEMBER 20, 2020
Sunday afternoon, September 20, at 4:00 p.m. there will be a Service of Installation for Rev. Allen R. Cross III as Minister of First Presbyterian Church of Big Spring. Members of the Installation team will be from Tres Rios Presbytery. Rev. Robert Reno will deliver the message. Refreshments will be available in the courtyard after the service. The service will also be on Zoom, and the link, meeting ID, and passcode will be on Faith Notes and offered on Sunday morning.
The Service Committee reminds members to donate hygiene products from now until the end of September for people in need. Travel size items needed are the following: deodorant, combs, razors, toothpaste, tooth brushes, dental floss, shampoo, conditioner, soap, lotion, wash cloths, shave cream.
For anyone wishing to join in a daily prayer, one may go to www.fpcbigspring.com and select DAILY PRAYERS. Rev. Allen Cross also posts a Weekly Devotional at that website, which may provide food for thought or help during time of stress or feelings of isolation. The devotional is posted on Wednesdays. Select DEVOTIONALS on the above website.
Presbyterian Women will resume their monthly meetings and Bible study on Tuesday, September 22, at 2:00 p.m. in the library. The study for 2020-2021 is called Into the Light: Finding Hope through Prayers of Lament by P. Lynn Miller. The study books may be picked up at the church. Everyone is welcome to participate in PW.
The Communications Committee, Kay Kennemur, Monika Robinson, and Nancy Koger, met with Rev. Cross on Monday, September 14 at 6:00 p.m. in the library.
Wednesday Lectionary Bible Study continues to meet in Fellowship Hall at 6:00 p.m. with physical participants and welcomes those who are staying at home to join by computer on Zoom. The link to join in the Zoom group will be posted on the church website, in Faith Notes, and in the Sunday worship bulletin.
The Thursday Lunch Bunch is meeting in Fellowship Hall at 11:30. The monthly Session Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 24, in Fellowship Hall.
The Sunday morning Take Ten fellowship in the parlor between Sunday School and worship has resumed. The following guidelines are in place to provide for everyone’s safety: no home-baked goods, individually-wrapped items only, individual juice servings, plates and napkins supplied by the church, and social distancing is recommended. Deborah Jones will be host for this week.
Lectionary passages for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost are: Psalm 105:1-6; Exodus 16:2,3; Matthew 20:1-16.Rev. Cross has chosen for his sermon topic ”The Way the World Works.” Rev. Allen Cross will lead the worship service. Organist/music director Gabe Martinez leads the music on the organ and piano.
Anyone who is not attending worship physically may hear the service on KBST 1490 AM at 11:00 a.m. as usual or online at www.fpcbigspring.com by selecting the SERMONS tab and the correct date. A copy of the liturgy for the service may be downloaded from the website or by receiving a copy by calling the church office
Please call the church office at 263-4211 for other information. We would be pleased for you to Like us on Facebook. Although the physical address of First Presbyterian Church is 701 Runnels, the mailing address is P. O. Box 2222, Big Spring, Texas 79721.
