Please join us this Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost for worship at 9:45 am. Jonathan Kimball will be preaching, “Righteous King of Peace,” based on Hebrews 5:1-10.

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Live stream link: https://youtube.com/live/hMCW_eLM3Fg?feature=share

Please note, last week, the network failed during the live stream. If that ever happens, a recorded version will be uploaded, most likely sometime on Sunday.

Announcements:

• The Rolla Choral Arts Society will present “Sing Joyfully” on Sunday afternoon (10/20) at 3:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian.
• During the month of October, we will be collecting items for the Presbyterian Disaster Relief Blue Buckets. We have a sign-up sheet on the easel near the entrance of the church. As in the past, there are specific sizes and amounts listed. Please use those guidelines. They are used to make sure everything will fit in the bucket. If you have difficulty shopping and would like for us to do that for you, we will accept monetary donations as well.
• The Presbyterian Preschool and Greentree Learning Center will be working together to celebrate a Fall Festival for our families. We will be hosting the event at our church on Thursday, October 24. Please consider donating boxes of snack cakes (which are individually wrapped) for the snack-cake walk. If you prefer, monetary donations are welcome and we will purchase them. Please bring any donations to church or the church office by this Tuesday, October 22. Volunteers are welcome to attend and help greet families, set up activities, or serve food.

Let us worship together this Sunday and receive Jonathan Kimball’s sermon, “Repentance and Reconciliation,” based on Hebrews 4:12-16.

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Live stream link: https://youtube.com/live/gHKRKeaTFV4?feature=share

Announcements:

• The Rolla Choral Arts Society will present “Sing Joyfully” next week on Sunday, October 20, at 3:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in the sanctuary.
• During the month of October, we will be collecting items for the Presbyterian Disaster Relief Blue Buckets. We have a sign-up sheet on the easel near the entrance of the sanctuary.
• The Presbyterian Preschool and Greentree Learning Center will be working together to celebrate a Fall Festival for our families. We will be hosting the event at our church on Thursday, October 24. Please consider donating boxes of snack cakes (which are individually wrapped) for the snack-cake walk, by October 22.
• Our next First Friday Out will be November 1, 6 pm, in the fellowship hall–a game night with pizza.

Let us celebrate World Communion Sunday with Christians around the world this week. Jonathan Kimball will be preaching, “One Body,” using Hebrews 1: 1-4, 2: 5-12.

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Live stream link: https://youtube.com/live/R5uxSiRpx9I?feature=share

We have several announcements:

• The Presbyterian Preschool and Greentree Learning Center will be working together to celebrate a Fall Festival for our families. We will be hosting the event at our church on Thursday, October 24. Please consider donating boxes of snack cakes (which are individually wrapped) for the snack-cake walk. If you prefer, monetary donations are welcome and we will purchase them. Please bring any donations to church or the church office by Tuesday, October 22. Volunteers are welcome to attend and help greet families, set up activities, or serve food.
• During A Season of Peace, which ends this Sunday on World Communion Day, we will be collecting the Peace and Global Witness offering. These funds are used for peace education, helping families in need, assistance for teens and young adults, and community care and engagement. 25% of the offering will stay in our community and go to Russell House, 25% will go to mid-councils to unite congregations to support peacemaking in their regions, and 50% will support the work for peace and reconciliation being done by Presbyterians across the globe. There are special envelopes for this offering on the table near the entrance doors.
• During the month of October, we will be collecting items for the Presbyterian Disaster Relief Blue Buckets. We have a sign-up sheet on the easel near the entrance of the church. As in the past, there are specific sizes and amounts listed. Please use those guidelines. They are used to make sure everything will fit in the bucket. If you have difficulty shopping and would like for us to do that for you, we will accept monetary donations as well.
• Christ Episcopal Church is looking for volunteers to help with their Sunday community lunches. They need help with cooking, serving and clean up. You would be working with an established team. The teams rotate every eight weeks. If you feel this is something you would like to help with, there is a sign-up sheet on the table by the church entrance. If you have questions, you can talk to Maudanne Pursley.

Let us worship together this Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost. Susan Murray will be preaching on Mark 9:38-50.

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Live stream link: https://youtube.com/live/69vbU53Ysxw?feature=share

Our fall Bible study, A is for Alabaster, continues Wednesdays at 6 pm in the sanctuary. This week, we will study the C lessons. Be prepared to discuss both the Old Testament and New Testament lessons.

There will be a picnic on Sunday at 11:30 am at Veterans Memorial Park. Please bring your own lunch. We will have water and desserts to share.

During A Season of Peace, September 8 to October 6, World Communion Day, we will be collecting the Peace and Global Witness offering. These funds are used for peace education, helping families in need, assistance for teens and young adults, and community care and engagement. 25% of the offering will stay in our community and go to Russell House, 25% will go to mid-councils to unite congregations to support peacemaking in their regions, and 50% will support the work for peace and reconciliation being done by Presbyterians across the globe. There are special envelopes for this offering on the table near the entrance doors.

Jonathan Kimball will be preaching “A Vision of Who We Could Be,” based on Mark 9:30-37, this Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost.

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Live stream link: https://youtube.com/live/ERwr4E0_EeY?feature=share

Next Sunday, September 29, we will have a picnic at Veterans Memorial Park at 11:30 am. Please bring your own lunch. We will have water and some desserts to share.

During A Season of Peace, September 8 to October 6, World Communion Day, we will be collecting the Peace and Global Witness offering. These funds are used for peace education, helping families in need, assistance for teens and young adults, and community care and engagement. 25% of the offering will stay in our community and go to Russell House, 25% will go to mid-councils to unite congregations to support peacemaking in their regions, and 50% will support the work for peace and reconciliation being done by Presbyterians across the globe. There are special envelopes for this offering on the table near the entrance doors.