Join us live on our YouTube channel on Sunday, December 20 at 11:00 AM as we read scripture and sing carols and anthems in a service modeled after the Service of Lessons and Carols from King’s College, Cambridge, England.  This year’s service will feature video clips of FPC’s chancel choir singing carols from past Lessons and Carols services, as well as special music by Jacquelyn Bartlett (harp), Kent Foss (trumpet), and Lesley Curtis (soprano). We also invite you to give to the PCUSA Joy Gift offering.

In addition to picking up your Advent resources and updating your directory photo, you are asked to drop off donations for Durham Congregations in Action’s hygiene supplies drive. They are asking for the following items: 

     CDC-approved disinfectant wipes or sprays

     hand sanitizer           empty spray bottles                  paper towels

     toilet paper               feminine hygiene products      hand and body soap

Donations will be given to local food pantries for Durham families in need.  This drive is a continuation of DCIA’s hygiene drive which was launched this summer.  Thanks for your support.

LED BY: Mitzi Lesher-Thomas and Susan Dunlap 

TIME:  Sundays in December, 4-5pm.  (Dec. 6, 13, 20)

ZOOM LINK:  https://zoom.us/j/99260154711

The holidays can be a difficult time for people who have experienced the loss of a loved one or the loss of anything else close to the heart.  These three zoom gatherings offer a time of prayer and reflection to mourn, remember, and honor our losses.  Each gathering is different, and you are invited to all three or to just one or two.  Whether you have lost someone recently or decades ago, we’ll make room to come together in both sorrow and hope during this season of light shining in the darkness. 

Each household is invited to assemble their own elements (bread and wine) before worship begins. The celebrant will direct you as to when to eat the bread and drink the cup. Even though we will be socially distant, we can still celebrate the first Sunday in the year of our Lord, 2021. Click here to view the worship guide.

We will observe All Saints’ Day this Sunday, November 1, and remember family and friends who have joined that great cloud of witnesses since our last All Saints’ Day. We will also celebrate communion. Each household is invited to assemble your own elements (bread and wine) before worship begins. The celebrant will direct you as to when to eat the bread and drink the cup. Even though we will be socially distant, we can still remember our loved ones in our hearts and commune together with our siblings in Christ. Click here to view the worship guide.

Join us on Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m. Click here for information on how to join this virtual class.

This Sunday, October 18, during our morning worship, we will join a multi-faith effort to celebrate National Children’s Sabbath, recognizing the gifts that children everywhere bring to our life together.

We currently have more than 100 infants, children, and youth on our rolls at First Presbyterian, which is both a great joy and an awesome responsibility.  During worship this Sunday, we will celebrate the Sacrament of Baptism, and dedicate new Bibles to our 3^rd graders.  New members will also be welcomed.  Please join us for our online worship at 11:00 a.m.  Click here. 

The Associate Pastor Nominating Committee is pleased to announce that Mitzi Lesher-Thomas has been called to serve as an Associate Pastor at FPC, Durham. Learn more about Mitzi here! She will begin serving on October 19, 2020.

FPC members have kindly submitted recipes that have seen them through this pandemic and social isolation. Try your hand at these simple recipes and enjoy! Click here to view/download.