Centsability Update
The loose change you bring to church on Cents-Ability Sundays really adds up: The children have collected $1,188.21 in 2025! Bring your change this Sunday for our last collection of the year. Every penny goes to feed God’s children who are hungry right here in our presbytery.
Joy Gift
Thank you to our Sunday Night Live kids, our Youth, and the leaders for a meaningful Joy Gift message! What a blessing you are to all of us.
Click the video above to view the 12-14 -25 Joy Gift worship service on YouTube.
Our SNL kids wrapped up 2025 with a Christmas party that included caroling, wrapping pottery ornaments they had made as gifts, and spreading Christmas cheer!
Our First Pres Preschool staff enjoyed a lovely Christmas dinner this week, prepared with love by the FPP board, PW Circles, and Pastor Paul. All are welcome to FPP’s Christmas program December 18th at 5:30 pm in the sanctuary.
Here are a few important dates to mark on your calendar:
January 11: MGM kick-off luncheon
February 16: Mardi Gras Madness
Our hearts are full, seeing how many of our members raised their hands on their Time and Talent cards to volunteer to help with MGM! Our First Pres Freezer chair (Andrea McCann) and our What’s Cookin’ chair (Melissa Cadenhead) will be reaching out next month—let’s all get to cooking and baking to bring clean water to communities in need.
Sacred Space
FPP volunteers have been serving delicious meals throughout the year to our brothers and sisters at Sacred Space. Would you like to help serve? Reach out to Sherry Spragins or Dana Warrington.
Here’s a list of requested items you can drop off at Sacred Space (in the old Salvation Army building, 502 N. Broadway):
Sandwich meat, bread, hotdogs, buns, mustard
Milk, eggs
Nab snack crackers, (cheese, peanut butter), crackers, granola bars
Vienna sausage, Ramen noodles (in the cup)
Foam carry out trays, paper towels, plastic forks and spoons
Bottled water
A new TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY will begin in January. We will be studying Elijah by Melissa Spoelstra. Please make sure to contact E’Lou Mitchell @ 662-820-2942 to reserve a study book if you plan to attend.
IN OUR PRAYERS THIS WEEK
FPC FAMILY:
the family of Ruth Ann Brent
Coco Buehler
Libbi Cox
Bill Gamble
the family of Wendell Hoyle
Trude Powers & family
Sissy Schuster
the family of Sarah Porter Smith
John Turner
MEMBERS IN ASSISTED LIVING
Jacquie Turner
Bill Gamble
Pat Chambers
Kay Frost
NEW PARENTS:
Mary Grace & Walker Brewer. Hayes William Brewer, 10-29-25
EXPECTANT PARENTS:
Olivia (Turner) & Michael Fancher
THOSE AWAY:
Courtney Bacon
Judy Jones
Bright Hays
Trude Powers
FPC FRIENDS:
Linda Fratesi
Terri Schilling
Rubye Warrington
John Cox
Myra Kogutt (Terri Lane’s mother)
Margaret Dent (Mollie Stock’s niece)
Marshall Roberson (friend of Lisa Willis)
Caroleen Eifling (former FPP Director)
Nathan Fratesi
Carol Rogers (Donna Beckham’s sister)
Lila Hood
Mel Covington
Ann Skelton
Taylor Bacon (Courtney Bacon’s grandson)
Nancy & Jimmy Bradley (cousins of Betty Lynn Cameron)
Evie Ellis (Kathleen Montgomery’s grandchild)
Vicki Lucas
Bob Hoagland
the family of Peggy Keady (former member)
Calendar, Week December 21-27, 2025
Sunday
Sunday School 9 a.m.
Chancel Choir Rehearsal 8:45 a.m.
Worship 10 a.m.
Centsability Collections
Monday
Men’s Coffee Group meets 10 a.m.
Wednesday
Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion 5 p.m
Wednesday- Friday (church office closed)
Those Assisting in Special Ways This Week & Next
Children’s Sermon
12-21 Larkin Mitchell, 12-28 Kendall Cox & Wade Chambers
Flowers
12-14-28 poinsettias
Livestream Camera
12-21 Rob Koestler, 12-28 William Lane
Liturgist
12-21 Ted Lamar, 12-28 Larkin Mitchell
MOW Delivery
12-27 no delivery
MOW Tray Assembly
12-26 no prep
December Ushers
Bobby Warrington, Head Usher, Shel Alverson, Dave Clarke, David Clarke
January Ushers
Jim Bell, Head Usher, Bruce Baskett, Tommy Hart, Tim McCann
Communion Servers for December:
Jon Alverson, Will Weathers, Sarah Mitchell, Angela Phillips, Eric Schuster, Jr., Bobby Warrington
FPC December/January Closure Schedule:
12-24 Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Service 5 p.m.
12-24th-26th office closed
1-1-26 office closed
FPP December Schedule:
12-18 Christmas Program
12-24th-26th closed
Thank you from the Boys & Girls Club
The children of the Boys & Girls Club are feeling loved and cared for by FPC. They now have a van that picks kids up from ten schools across the community and, thanks to members of our church, they’ll have some special gifts waiting for them under the tree Christmas morning!