First Presbyterian Church, Cartersville

Fun at Montreat!

An incredible day at Montreat Youth! And we brought down from the mountain the same number of people we took up the mountain!

A couple of great days at Montreat for our youth!

Don't forget to plan to attend our congregational meeting tomorrow immediately following worship!

See you in a few hours for Thursday Evening Bible Study!

Friendly reminder that our Coffee Shop Theology resumes this morning at 11am at Noble & Main! We can't wait to see you in a few hours!

Our Coffee Shop Theology group resumes at Noble & Main on Wednesdays at 11am this week! We are also holding out Thursday Evening Bible study in the Cornerstone room at 7pm on - you guessed it - Thursday evenings! Lots of fellowship and discipleship to get involved with this summer. We hope you will join us!

Interested in joining First Presbyterian? If you've been visiting and are feeling the call to learn more about this congregation and our witness to Christ or to grow in relationship with Him, join us for our Inquirers group starting this Sunday. We will meet in the Cornerstone room immediately following worship.
Childcare is available upon request.

We hope you will join us for Pentecost this Sunday! We will worship at 11AM in the Sanctuary as usual. Take a moment to read this wonderful poem below from A Sanctified Art:

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A Blessing for the Seekers
Blessed are you who turn your face up to the sky,
who open your arms to feel the wind,
who notice all the things that we should notice.
Blessed are you who are fluent in wonder
and familiar with awe.
Blessed are you who, even now, dream dreams,
who have not lost hope,
who swear the glass is still half-full.
Blessed are you who plant trees
and sing the harmony,
who tell the children how this world can be magic.
Blessed are you who
walk and seek
and turn over every stone,
pointing out all the corners and colors
that God lives in.
Blessed are you.
Amen.
- Rev. Sarah (Are) Speed

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In addition to our Parents Night Out this coming Saturday (see last week's post for sign-ups!), here's a friendly reminder that we'll have a Ladies Night Out tomorrow night, May 16th, at Neena's Pizza at 6pm. We hope to see you there! Bring friends!

A week from tomorrow (Saturday, May 18th) we will host a Parents Night Out from 5-7:30pm. This ministry is targeted to church families and foster families in our community to give parents an evening off. You can register here:
https://forms.gle/iwcrCf2ALXHep6Xi7

Also, we could always use additional volunteers, so if you find yourself with a free Saturday night and would like to give back through service, contact Andrea at [email protected].

Friendly reminder about the Blood Drive tomorrow! If you haven't registered yet, you can still visit www.redcrossblood.org and enter the code firstprescartersville to make an appointment.

Men, we hope you will join us for our Men's Breakfast this coming Sunday, May 5th, at 9am in the Fellowship Hall. All men of the church are invited and most welcome!

The May 2024 Loveletter is now live on our website! Stay up to date with the goings-on of our church.

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If you haven't already heard:
A week from tomorrow (Thursday, May 9th) at 7pm, First Baptist Church will be hosting a women's night to learn more about a new clinic that's been established in Liberia.
If you'd like to hear more about this new ministry, we hope you'll attend, and bring your friends! The link to RSVP is www.live2540.org/better-together, or you can scan the QR code using another device.
Childcare will be provided.

Happy first day of May! One week from today, May 8th, we will be hosting the Red Cross Blood Drive in our Fellowship Hall. The hours are from 2pm-7pm. To schedule an appointment, visit www.redcrossblood.org and enter the following code: firstprescartersville.

Home Page Blood donors report feeling a sense of great satisfaction after making their blood donation. Why? Because helping others in need just feels good. Donate blood today to help those in need.

We hope you will join us for the Thursday Morning Bible Study this week at 10:30am in the Cornerstone Room, our final meeting for this study. We're studying Acts 9:36-43 in addition to Lesson 9 in our "Sacred Encounters" book. We'll hope to see you Thursday!

Join us for Vacation Bible School July 8-12th!
Our church will temporarily transform into Camp Firelight from 9am to Noon that Monday through Friday. This year, VBS will be in partnership with The Episcopal Church of the Ascension. Our children will be spending time with Psalm 56:3:
"When I'm afraid, I put my trust in you."

Head over to our (newly refurbished) website, cartersvillepres.org, to sign up! The link is on the homepage at the bottom.

Don't forget to come a little early this Sunday to join us in our study of Tom Berlin's "The Third Day: Living the Resurrection" in the Adult Sunday School Class. This course examines how the Resurrection transforms the lives of Peter, Mary Magdalene, Thomas, and others in the earliest days of the church. Each session will have a video followed by a discussion.

The class meets in the Cornerstone Room at 10am Sunday Mornings. If you're a regular, we can't wait to be with you again. If you've never come before, this would be a wonderful first experience! All are welcome.

Join us this week for Book Club! This month we're reading Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (recently adapted on AppleTV). Join us this time Thursday (10:30am) in the Cornerstone Room.

Fun and so much accomplished at yard work day and a great start for our garden!

We hope you'll join us this coming Saturday for our Spring Yard Work Day. Many hands will make light work and that fellowship will make light hearts. If you could use some help with your yard this spring, don't hesitate to contact the church office.