COVID-19 Update:
We are Resuming Face to Face Worship:
August 16, 2020
First Presbyterian Church will be resuming face to face worship on August 16, 2020. Your safety is our priority! So, if you do not feel like you are ready to return, please do not feel obligated to do so. We will continue to broadcast worship on Facebook Live and send out manuscripts for those who would like to receive them by mail. Please know that we will be taking extra precautions with cleaning and social distancing, and attendance is limited to 50% capacity. You will be required to wear a mask in the church building; if you do not have a mask, one will be provided to you. We appreciate your willingness to take these extra steps to make it possible for us to safely be together again.
Congregants can help maintain the safety of First Presbyterian Church by:
~Staying home if they or a household member have symptoms of COVID-19. Symptoms can include fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, headache, muscle pain, sore throat, or loss of taste or smell. Other less common symptoms include gastrointestinal symptoms like nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.
~Staying home if they are in a high-risk category for COVID-19.
~Completing the Guest Health Screening Form upon arrival at First Presbyterian Church.
~Regularly washing and/or sanitizing hands.
Wearing face masks in public spaces and with non-household groups.
Refraining from singing.
~Maintaining a distance of at least 6 feet from people not in the same household at all times.
~Reducing group size to state or CDC guidelines (currently 50% of total occupancy).
ONLINE GIVING
Weekly Calendar of
Events
Week of August 2 - August 9
2
August
2020
10:00 a.m.
Facebook Live Worship
with Virtual Communion
Last week's Facebook Live link will be located on our Archived Page.
4
August
2020
7:00am:
Men's Bible Study
via Zoom
5
August
2020
7:00am:
Women's Bible Study via Zoom
7:00am:
Mid- Day Prayer on Facebook
9
August
2020
10:00 a.m.:
Facebook Live Worship
The Facebook Live link will be located below after worship is finished.
To find the Services, Bulletins and Sermons
from the previous weeks,
as well as the most current Newsletter,
go to the "Archived Publications" Page.
Virtual Communion
Christ is made present to us in the breaking of the bread and the sharing of the cup by the power of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is not confined to a particular building, place, or time. Because we believe that sharing Communion is an act of faith, and because we need the nourishment that comes from sharing Christ’s feast, we will be celebrating Communion virtually for the month of April. What does that mean?
Pastor Scott and Pastor Leanne will lead us through the traditional and familiar words and actions of communion. They will break bread, pour the cup, and speak the words of institution, inviting Christ to be present with us wherever we are.
You will supply your own bread and cup. There are no strict rules about this. The bread represents the common food of common people. It can be any variety of bread, crackers, rice cakes, or tortillas – whatever you have available to you. The cup, likewise, was the common beverage of the day. Traditionally, that would have been wine. In our worship service we use grape juice. You may use either of these, or whatever juice or beverage you have available. Remember, the bread and cup are symbols, the presence of Christ is made real in them by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Please let us know that you shared in this wider offering of God’s gracious feast by commenting on the Facebook worship video feed or sending a message (text or email) to the pastors.
First Presbyterian Church strives to be: "...the Church with HEART in the HEART of Willmar." HEART spells out the Core Values we try to live in our personal lives and in our life together. These are our Core Values:
Hospitality:
Creating a welcoming and accessible environment
where members and visitors alike can come together
for study, fellowship, conversation, inspiration and service.
Encouragement:
Offering compassion and care to our neighbors near and far
through ministries and missions that encourage people in body, mind and spirit.
Acceptance:
Creating a culture of grace and understanding
where each person can feel a sense of belonging and purpose
in Christ’s body, the church.
Reconciliation:
Becoming active participants in repairing the brokenness of this world
by practicing peacemaking in our personal and corporate lives,
forgiving one another, as Christ forgives us.
Transformation:
Growing in faith and becoming more Christ-like
in our individual and community lives
as we allow ourselves to be shaped by God’s Word.
Regular Sunday Morning Schedule
September – May
9:00 am- Sunday Morning Education:
~Sunday School
(Birth – 5th Grade)
~ Jr High Youth Group
(6th – 8th Grade)
~Explorer’s Class
(Young Adults)
~Adult Education
(Adults)
10:00 am- Worship:
~Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of every month. We practice “Open Communion” which means all are invited to participate, including children with a parent’s permission.
~ Childcare is available during worship for children ages birth – 1st grade.
11:00 am- Fellowship:
~Enjoy a cup of coffee and a treat, served by volunteers, while you get better acquainted with each other.
June - August
10:00 am- Worship:
~Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of every month. We practice “Open Communion” which means all are invited to participate, including children with a parent’s permission.
~ Childcare is available during worship for children ages birth – 1st grade.
11:00 am- Fellowship:
~Enjoy a cup of coffee and a treat, served by volunteers, while you get better acquainted with each other.
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Monday - Friday09:00am - 12:00 pm
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SaturdayClosed
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Sunday09:00am - 12:00 pm