FPC’s Adopt-A-Park is Turner Park

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First Presbyterian Church is proud to be involved with the Keep Omaha Beautiful  Adopt-A-Park program.  The church has adopted Turner Park, our neighbor east of us at 3oth and Farnam Streets.  Volunteers from the church will monthly work at the park to keep it sparkling clean.  Our next cleaning day will be announced soon. If you are interested in participating in this activity, contact the church at 402 345-5383.  Come one,  come all, to help keep our midtown greenspace in tip top shape!

Posted March 31, 2011, 3:36 pm | Comments Off 

Youth Sunday Is April 3

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Join the congregation of First Presbyterian Church on Sunday, April 3, as the youth will lead the worship service.  The time is 10:30 a.m.  This is an honor for the youth to do, and all are looking forward to this very important Sunday.  Come and celebrate this special day with them and also see the depth of their knowledge of the Bible.  Our youth receive a very complete education which begins in pre-school.  See you April 3!

Posted March 27, 2011, 4:31 pm | Comments Off 

Lenten Season is Here!

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The Lenten season is here, so First Presbyterian Church invites you to join us for weekly Wednesday Night Downtown dinner and services. Dinner begins at 5:45 p.m. and the worship service and communion follows at 6:30 p.m.  It is not necessary to join us for dinner, but what a wonderful time to meet people and have fellowship!  Our pastors, Pastors Jon and David have wonderful services planned for this very special time of year.  The following is the list for our Lenten services:

Reminder:  Dinner at 5:45 p.m. precedes each Wednesday worship service

March 16 –  6:30 p.m.  - Worship with Communion – Gospel of Mark

March 23 – 6:30 p.m. –  Worship with Communion – Gospel of Matthew

March 30 – 6:30 p.m  - Worship with Communion – Gospel of Luke

April 6 – 6:30 p.m.  -  Worship with Communion – Gospel of John

April 13 – 6:30 p.m. –  Worship with Communion – Apostle Paul

The following are activities and services that are planned for the week-end and for Holy Week.  Again, everyone is invited to worship with us.

April 16 – 10:00 a.m. Community Easter Egg Hunt – Midtown Crossing at Turner Park

April 17 – PALM SUNDAY – 10:30 Worship with Palm Processional

April 21 – MAUNDY THURSDAY – 6:30 p.m. Worship – “Living” Last Supper

April 22 – GOOD FRIDAY – 6:30 – Candlelight Worship – “The Last Seven Words of Christ”

April 24 – EASTER SUNDAY – 10:30 a.m. – Triumphant Resurrection Worship

If you have questions about any of these services, please contact the church (402) 345-5383.  Everyone is invited to help us celebrate this time of Jesus Christ’s life.  You will be warmly welcomed.   There are no strangers in our church – only new friends so you are encouraged to join us.  See YOU soon!

Posted March 12, 2011, 11:53 am | Comments Off 

Communion of Saints

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Posted March 1, 2011, 3:11 pm | Comments Off 

March Pastor’s Manna

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40 Days of Lent

         On Ash Wednesday, March 9th, we begin the 2011 Lenten Season. Lent, the 40 days (excluding Sundays) between Ash Wednesday and Easter, is traditionally viewed as a time when Christians focus on their Spiritual Disciplines. Similar to how Jesus spent 40 days in the desert preparing for his ministry, we are called to spend these 40 days each year, renewing and strengthening our Spiritual practices.
          When we look at Spiritual Growth, it sometimes may feel difficult to wrap our minds around, but Spiritual Growth is really simple to define: Spiritual Growth is anything that draws you nearer to God. Prayer, Fasting, Worship, Scriptural Study alone or in a group, Sunday School Class, writing or reading a daily devotion, personal reflection on God, Singing to the Lord, as well as many other things, all can lead us to a closer walk with God.
          The joy of being a Christian is that we are promised we will never be alone. Hebrew 5: 5-6 tells us:
“I will never leave you or forsake you.” 6So we can say with confidence,
“The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?”
          The purpose of our work on Spiritual Disciplines during this time of Lent, is to help us recognize the presence of God in our lives through Jesus Christ and to identify the presence of the Holy Spirit as we seek to go about our lives as the Hands and Feet of Christ in the world.
          Knowing that we are promised that we will not be left or forsaken by Christ once we receive him, we are assured of a love that will not let us go, a love that suffered and died for us at the end of this Lenten Journey. We also know of the joy that comes after his death, for his love was so strong that even Death could not defeat it.
           Join me this lent in seeking to know more about this love for us, shown in the person of Jesus Christ.
                                                       In Him, Pastor Jon

Posted March 1, 2011, 12:01 am | Comments Off