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First Presbyterian Church of Potsdam, New York

Sundays and Weekly Events

Sunday School with classes for children and adults.  Bible Study for Adults meet at  9:00-9:45am in the headstart rooms area.  (Childcare is provided for the youngest children so that parents can attend the adult class).  Classes for children are held in the Church Center.  Following the Children's Message, the children leave the worship service for class.  (More...)

• Worship at 10:00am Visitors Expected!  (Beginning July 5 - Summer Worship Service Hours: 9:30am.)   (Nursery provided)  Worship Service is held in the Sanctuary during spring, summer and fall; after the Christmas season (i.e. during the cold of winter), Worship Service is held in the Church Center (returning to the Sanctuary at Easter time). Coffee Hour (in the Church Center) follows the worship service.

The newly-made (by the Ladies' Guild)
Pentecost quilt - hung in the sanctuary for
Sunday Worship Service - May  31, 2009

"Worship joyfully the One who awaits your praise!"

This Week

Sunday June 28  (13th Sunday Ordinary Time)

• Worship Service  - 10:00am (Worship Bulletin) 
• Preacher: Rev. Dr. D. Richard Will
• Reader: Tom Longshore
• Organist: Mary Madeja
• Prelude: "Andante" - A. Hesse
• Special Music: "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion" - G. F. Handel (Kate Waters, soprano)
• Offertory: "Preamble" - G. Frescobaldi
• Postlude: "Hymnus" - W. Held
• Greeters: Suzanne Waters and Kathryn, Elizabeth and Jonathan
• Coffee Hosts: Don & Sue Osterberg / Seth & Marlene Chichester
• Counters: Marcia Reutershan / Terry de la Vega
• Youth Group - 1:00-3:00pm, Church Center

Tuesday June 30

• American Guild of Organists Dinner Meeting - 5:30pm, Church Center (bring a dish to pass) presentation on Albert Schweizer (More...)
• Knitting Group - 6:30pm, Couch Corner, Church Center

Wednesday, July 1

• Personnel Committee Meeting - Room 3, Church Center

Friday, July 3

• OFFICE CLOSED - Observance of Independence Day

Coming Up

Sunday July 5  (14th Sunday Ordinary Time) 9:30am SUMMER WORSHIP HOURS BEGIN

• Worship Service  - 9:30am (summer worship hours begin) (Worship Bulletin) 
• Preacher: Rev. Dr. D. Richard Will
• Reader: 
• Organist: Mary Madeja
• Prelude: "
• Special Music: "
• Offertory: "
• Postlude: "
• Greeters: 
• Coffee Hosts: Ranota Hewitson
• Counters: 
• Youth Group - 1:00-3:00pm, Church Center

Tuesday July 8

•  Knitting Group - 6:30pm, Couch Corner, Church Center

Home Page Features

IN 2011 WE CELEBRATE OUR 200th YEAR! A BICENTENNIAL HISTORY OF POTSDAM FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (Excerpts from documents and photos in our archive) Chapter One: Establishing Our Church, 1811-1820 Cookbook being planned send in your recipes by June 30 (last day)! (More...)(Recipe Form) VISIT THE BICENTENNIAL WEB PAGE

an anthem book found in our archives (copyright 1885)

Campaign Goal $200,000 by 2012 (More...) (View print brochure)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

June Parish Paper  is now online NOTE: The July Parish Paper items are due: Friday, June 26 by 5:00pm. Congratulations go out to Meghan & Peter Lavetsky on the birth of their son, Graham Wallace. Graham was born at 2 p.m. on June 15th weighing 8 lbs. 7 oz. Graham is the grandson of Jerry & Brenda Gravander  Lawn Mowing Volunteers.  We need volunteers who would be willing to mow the lawn on the church grounds and in the playground area. If you have your own lawnmower and are willing to do this, please sign up on the bulletin board outside the church offices. Thanks. Helping Hands Furniture and Houseswares Alliance - help needed!  (More...) MINC Emergency Fund.  Please send donations to: Marilyn Johnson, Emergency Fund Treasurer, 46 May Road, Potsdam,NY 13676. Thanks for your support. Coffee Hour Hosts Needed from now through summer.  Sign up on the bulletin board outside the church offices or call Terry de la Vega at 265-5732 Greeters Needed:  Contact Shirley Baylash 268-9557 Readers Needed:  Contact Julie Miller 265-4141

Pentecost Sunday brought bright red balloons to the sanctuary - Children's Sermon 05/31/09

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

June 21 - High School Students Graduation Recognition (More...) July 5 - Change in the Worship Service time to 9:30am (August 30th it changes back to 10am). August 10-14 - Vacation Bible School takes place 9:00-Noon each day. For the currciulum we will be using "Crocodile Dock" by Group Publishing.