Entries by marburch@mygpc.org

Yellow Bag Sundays: September

Each month on the first Sunday you’re encouraged to take home a re-usable yellow grocery bag, put some non-perishable items in it, and bring it back the next week, or soon thereafter. In September our contributions go to the Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church food pantry.  All non-perishable food items are welcome.    

Sunday Morning Schedule – September 2018

9 am        Worship in the Great Room 10 am      Education and Fellowship 11 am      Worship in the Sanctuary Worship at 9 am is in the Great Room and is led musically by our band.  The style is less formal than the 11 am service.  The 11 am service is in the Sanctuary […]

Sunday Morning Preaching Schedule for September 2018

September 2     On this first Sunday of the month we celebrate the Lord’s Supper.  Catherine Neelly Burton preaches from Mark 7:1-8. September 9      We welcome our Chancel Choir back to 11:00 worship this Sunday, and at 4:30 pm we gather for Messy Church.  Catherine Neelly Burton preaches for both morning services. September 16    Catherine […]

Refugee Backpack Party: The Children Thank You

Approximately three hundred children came to First Presbyterian on Saturday, August 11, and left with new backpacks filled with needed supplies, full tummies and perhaps some new friends. Scores of volunteers coordinated to provide the volumes of paper, pens, and more, and to serve lunch,  transport clients, and shepherd them through the maze. Grace was […]

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Messy Church: September 9

Messy Church returns in September! Messy Church is our once a month interactive worship experience that always ends with free dinner.  This year Messy Church happens on the second Sunday of the month at 4:30 pm.  Messy Church is designed with children 8 and under in mind, BUT people of all ages are welcome.  It’s […]