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CONTENTS JUNE 2020 Session’s Scripts ................ 7 Diaconate Details................ 7 Birthdays..................... 5 & 11 Calendar ........................... 12 Debt Free by 2023 .............. 8 During Quarantine ............ 12 Growing Place .................... 6 Membership ........................ 2 Missions ............................. 8 On the Frontline ............... 3-4 On-line Worship ................ 12 Point of View....................... 5 PW Activities................. 5 & 9 Realm ................................. 6 Summer Sermon Series...... 2 147 N. Main Street / Cleveland, GA 30528 / 706-865-6499 Email: [email protected] / www.fpccleveland.org / Facebook: First Presbyterian Church Cleveland GA We VIEW Life through the Cross First Presbyterian Church Rev. Burnetta Armour Pastor The VIEW Rev. Burnetta Armour Pastor’s Pondering What’s Next? At our March 15 th meeting, the Session of First Presbyterian Church made the difficult decision to close the church building for two weeks in order to live out the Gospel call to care for the most vulnerable members of our family. Now after a little over two months, the church building remains closed, but the ministry of our church has continued through online worship, devo- tions, Bible study, and prayer meeting; phone calls; and the power of prayer. As the economy slowly reopens here in Georgia, the church, too, is beginning its process of thinking about how we can best reopen in a way that protects those most susceptible to the virus. Our Session met on May 17 and came up with the following plan: The church building will remain closed until June 30 th at which point Session will reexamine the situation and determine a course of action. There will be a survey sent to you (email and paper) asking you some questions about reopening. This information will be used to help in our planning process. I, Pastor Burnetta, will be forming a Reopening Team to create a phased reopening plan to be submitted and approved by Session. When this plan is approved it will be sent to all the members of the congregation and to the groups who use the church, so we are on the same page concerning reopening. The Worship Team will meet to determine when we can begin Facebook Live filming from the sanctuary. If you have any questions, concerns, or ideas concerning our reopening, please do not hesitate to let me, or a member of Session know. In just a few months, our world has changed, and normal, as we knew it before COVID-19, will not return. We must begin thinking about our “new normal”—how life will be post-COVID-19. Though there is so much we do not know about the virus, its effects, and immediate steps, we do know one thing: God is with us. God is present in our homes, in our community, and in our world working all of this to the good of his creation. What a wonderful thing to know!

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CONTENTS JUNE 2020

Session’s Scripts ................ 7

Diaconate Details ................ 7

Birthdays..................... 5 & 11

Calendar ........................... 12

Debt Free by 2023 .............. 8

During Quarantine ............ 12

Growing Place .................... 6

Membership ........................ 2

Missions ............................. 8

On the Frontline ............... 3-4

On-line Worship ................ 12

Point of View ....................... 5

PW Activities ................. 5 & 9

Realm ................................. 6

Summer Sermon Series ...... 2

147 N. Main Street / Cleveland, GA 30528 / 706-865-6499 Email: [email protected] / www.fpccleveland.org / Facebook: First Presbyterian Church Cleveland GA

We VIEW Life through the Cross

First Presbyterian Church

Rev. Burnetta Armour Pastor

The VIEW

Rev. Burnetta Armour

Pastor’s Pondering

What’s Next?

At our March 15th meeting, the Session of

First Presbyterian Church made the difficult decision to close the

church building for two weeks in order to live out the Gospel call to

care for the most vulnerable members of our family. Now after a

little over two months, the church building remains closed, but the

ministry of our church has continued through online worship, devo-

tions, Bible study, and prayer meeting; phone calls; and the power

of prayer.

As the economy slowly reopens here in Georgia, the church,

too, is beginning its process of thinking about how we can best

reopen in a way that protects those most susceptible to the virus.

Our Session met on May 17 and came up with the following plan:

The church building will remain closed until June 30th at which

point Session will reexamine the situation and determine a

course of action.

There will be a survey sent to you (email and paper) asking you

some questions about reopening. This information will be used

to help in our planning process.

I, Pastor Burnetta, will be forming a Reopening Team to create

a phased reopening plan to be submitted and approved by

Session. When this plan is approved it will be sent to all the

members of the congregation and to the groups who use the

church, so we are on the same page concerning reopening.

The Worship Team will meet to determine when we can begin

Facebook Live filming from the sanctuary.

If you have any questions, concerns, or ideas concerning

our reopening, please do not hesitate to let me, or a member of

Session know.

In just a few months, our world has changed, and normal, as we

knew it before COVID-19, will not return. We must begin

thinking about our “new normal”—how life will be post-COVID-19.

Though there is so much we do not know about the virus, its

effects, and immediate steps, we do know one thing: God is with

us. God is present in our homes, in our community, and in our

world working all of this to the good of his creation. What a

wonderful thing to know!

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Page 2 THE VIEW JUNE 2020

Summer Sermon Series:

Genesis

The Beginning of It All This Summer, beginning on June 7, Trinity

Sunday, we will be delving into the book of

Genesis. Using the lectionary readings, we

will meet and/or reacquaint ourselves with

some of the great (and dysfunctional) families

of the Old Testament: Abraham and Sarah;

Hagar and Ishmael; Abraham and Isaac; Isaac

and Rebekah; Jacob and Esau; Jacob and the

sister wives, Rachel and Leah; and Joseph and

his brothers. We will hear stories of God’s

promises to his people; stories of sibling rivalry;

stories of visions; and stories of the hand of

God positioning leaders for ministry. The

scripture passages will challenge how we

think about the great men and women of the

Bible and in turn how we think about ourselves

and our actions toward others.

Below are the Scripture passages for each

Sunday. I encourage you to read not just the

Scriptures for Sunday, but the Scriptures and

stories that fall between the passages in the

lectionary.

June 7: Genesis 1:1-2:4a

June 14: Genesis 18:1-5 (21:1-7)

June 21: Genesis 21:8-21

June 28: Genesis 22:1-14

July 5: Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67

July 12: Genesis 25:19-34

July 19: Genesis 28:10-19a

July 26: Genesis 29:15-28 (29-35)

August 2: Genesis 32:22-31

August 9: Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28

August 16: Genesis 45:1-15

Membership Lindalee Walters

We are pleased to welcome “new”

members to our church family . . . Doug and

Valerie Richardson! They have rejoined as

members, and while they are known to many,

we offer this information to help them be known

to all.

They were both born northerners but

moved as children to Florida, met, married, and

moved to Georgia in 1977. Doug had several

careers until in was hired as V.P. of Operations

for Thomas Lumber in Cumming where he has

worked for the past 40 years.

Valerie also had varied careers including

teacher, office manager, poll manager, Area

Manager and Lead Trainer for Hall County

elections, Girl Scout volunteer, and Mom to

two boys.

They live in

Forsyth County

and commute 35

miles one way to

church. Valerie is

an ordained Elder, loves to read, watch old

movies on TV, travel, and spending time with

granddaughters and family.

Doug loves golf, football, baseball, and

working in his yard.

Valerie says, “We have tried being away

from this Body of Christ, but we have missed

you all so much we had to come back home.

We love you!”

Welcome home, Richardsons!

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JUNE 2020 THE VIEW Page 3

On the Frontline EDITORIAL NOTE: A special thanks to our

FPC Frontline. During the pandemic, with the

church building closed and activities at a stand-

still, Judy Parsons (Judyp) and Linda Watkins

have been our Church's frontline. They have

provided support for Pastor Burnetta, Session,

Deacons and our Congregation. Thanks to both

of them for their unwavering service. Here, in

their own words, is what it's been like.

JUDY PARSONS

Things changed very quickly here at the

church office once the Shelter at Home began.

The change in noise level was dramatic. My

first day in the office after the building was

closed, I heard a banging noise down the hall

by the stairway. I had noticed the lights were

on in the sanctuary foyer, so thought perhaps

Dr. Bill was doing some renovations. I called

out “hello” and received no response. I quickly

telephoned the sheriff’s department to let them

know I thought there was an intruder. Waiting

in the parking lot, I called Judy Winski to let her

know what was up. Her reply “it’s probably the

ground hogs”. After a thorough search by two

of White County’s finest, that was the con-

clusion. Sitting next to

the preschool, I had

never before noticed

the amount of noise

those critters could

make! I’ve posted their

activity on Facebook a few times since then.

As time has passed, I’ve come to think of them

as company instead of a nuisance. Pastor

Burnetta has recommended we capture them,

baptize them and make them members. Then

maybe they’ll only come for Christmas and

Easter!

One of the first orders of business was

setting up a plan of care with the Deacons. It

was amazing to see the generous and immedi-

ate response of the Elders in offering financial

and logistical support to

make sure no one’s needs

went unserved. It took

numerous emails and

phone calls, but a plan was

developed in short order.

The next few weeks of

reduced activity allowed me

to spend a great deal of

time training on Realm, our new connectivity

app. Once I learned to focus in the silence, I

was able to complete every training course in

their system. I also compiled all the Session

notes from 2019 into a binder, and sorted the

top shelf of the supply case in the office.

For me, the biggest challenge of this para-

digm shift is the fact that there are three things

that energize me: large crowds, my grandkids,

and thrift store shopping (the thrill of the hunt).

All of this taken from me. I knew how lucky I

was, that I still had a job and could continue

with my bookkeeping business, also. So, on

top of the fact that I was feeling deflated emo-

tionally, I found myself feeling guilty for feeling

sad. Luckily I had my deacon and a very sym-

pathetic daughter-in-law who offered encour-

agement and let me see that my loss was still

a loss, even if it was not as dramatic as what

others have faced.

On some days, it was even hard to come to

work, I was simply bereft. I remember one day

in particular, where I was so down I couldn’t

even drive to work, but had my husband drop

me off. But God heard the cry of my heart, and

on that day 5 people happened to stop by the

office! My cup overflowed on that day.

There have been visitors on and off. Kim

Ciriello and I had a nice visit from opposite side

of the table stuffing envelopes with the Palm

crosses. Lindalee stopped by just last week so

we could work through some issues on the

Realm system. James Armour is always good

for a chat when he stops by to grab something

for Burnetta.

(continued on page 4)

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Not too long ago, Jim

Crawford came to check out an

unfortunate odor coming from

the hallway. We concluded it was the demise

of a ground hog, and decided the increase in

ground hog activity that day was most likely a

wake for the departed.

When people do stop by, I generally stay

behind my plexiglass shield. We were ahead

of the curve on that one! On the occasions

when I come out of my shelter, you’ll see me in

my homemade mask. Can you tell I’m smiling?

I’ve been making masks at home to donate to

medical professionals. Creating something

also helps pull me out of my blues.

More and more, though, people have

stopped coming by to drop off their donations

and calling with questions. The silence is still

hard, and I have come down with what I call

coronabrain. Tasks that were simple and

routine can be very challenging. Sometimes it’s

like my brain is inside a cotton ball, things can

seem just beyond reach. Burnetta and I were

discussing how the stress of the situation just

takes a toll after a while. That’s hard to swallow

when some of my errors have been so public!

I appreciate so much the grace that FPC has

granted in my faux pas.

A few weeks ago, I was packing my lunch

when I wondered why it seemed like so much

work. Then I realized one more loss I have

suffered – free lunch! On Tuesdays I would get

leftovers from the Rotary caterers, and lately

had wonderful soup and sandwich each

Wednesday from the Bible Study class. How I

miss those meals, and the fellowship of so

many people coming in and out, some with a

nod, others who would stop and chat.

I miss all of you so. Being here with nobody

is I think harder than being stuck at home,

because here I was used to seeing people,

numerous people, every day. But I know that

On the Frontline (continued from page 3)

God is still God, the Church is still the Church,

and the people of FPC are here for me, what-

ever I need.

Blessings!

For Linda Watkins, who only works on Fridays,

it has not really been all that much different

being in the church office by herself.

LINDA WATKINS

At first I was very

paranoid and the first day

back after returning from

our trip I brought in sani-

tizer cleaner and wiped

everything. Door handles,

telephone, keyboard, keys,

desk, everything that could

be wiped. Since then

Judyp has been wiping down everything and

leaving me a note that it was done and then I

wipe down everything before I leave. We have

hand sanitizer in the office and I know I use it

very often.

The first week I wore gloves to handle the

money but after that decided just to wash my

hands or use hand sanitizer after handling any

money or mail. Speaking of money, I have

continued to go to the bank and with the Lobby

being closed, usually have to wait in line (drive-

in) for a while; one Friday the wait was 25

minutes long.

During this down time we've been working

on the Realm system and did get online giving

set up. We have a number of people using it at

this time. Like anything new, it has been a

learning process! The church also applied for

and received a PPP grant. I'm keeping detailed

records on that as the rules keep changing!

I have kept the peace lily flowers watered.

Not sure who had been doing that but they were

very thirsty so I have been checking them each

week. Really miss seeing everyone and look

forward to seeing everyone again soon.

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JUNE Birthdays

JUNE 3 - Linda Leslie

JUNE 6 - Dave Royds

JUNE 9 - Jan Williams

JUNE 10 - Viveca Cooper

JUNE 10 - Elin Francis

JUNE 13 - Jean Kelly

JUNE 15 - Ron Winski

JUNE 20 - Mil Clyburn

JUNE 20 - Christie Wall

JUNE 23 - Beth Everling

JUNE 30 - Phil Baughman

JUNE 30 - Maria Robin

Lindalee Walters

Our regularly scheduled CT Meeting, will be

Wednesday, June 3, 11 a.m. via Zoom.

The monthly PW Bible Study, will be on

Thursday, June 11, 10 a.m., also by Zoom.

Everyone invited to attend, and we will study

Lesson Nine, “Words of Love: Thou Shalt Not

Covet” (Don’t Fixate on What you Don’t Have).

We are encouraging our members to

contribute to the White County Food Pantry

by monetary donations to help those in need

during this health crisis. Also, personal hygiene

items are being collected (basket in the upper

Narthex) for Circle of Hope. This is the

women’s sanctuary for victims of domestic

violence and abuse, and they have had an

increase in number of clients since the stay-at-

home order has been in place.

Weekly Prayer Meeting by Zoom will

continue as long as we are under a stay-at-

home order and the church building is closed.

This meeting is every Thursday at 10 a.m.

Everyone (men and women) is invited to join us

and to participate.

Point of View Jean Kelly

The Importance of Projects

When I was furloughed from work more

than seven weeks ago, I vowed to do a project

a day, every day, until I was back to my regular

schedule. Tackle things that I didn’t have time

to do or feel like doing when I was working 9 to

5, Monday thru Friday. No more excuses.

I bought a shredder. I’ve worked through a

list and right now am in the garage tackling

boxes that have been unopened since I moved

to GA more than 7 years ago. I’ve organized

my closet, cleaned the refrigerator, worked

daily on shredding old paperwork, played ball

with my dog, etc. I’m contemplating buying a

weed eater. The projects never end!

In addition to daily projects, our church

family has played a huge role in getting me

through days and weeks of the pandemic.

I’ve participated in Zoom Prayer Meetings,

online worship and Session meetings and

received numerous phone calls. I miss the

human contact and the joy of singing in the

choir.

I’m still furloughed and following the

latest guidelines. Keeping busy has helped

me stay mentally and physically acute.

Despite all this, I confess that some morn-

ings I wake up and wonder what day it is, which

really scares me. I couldn’t help thinking as I

stood in line at Walmart recently, that if I can go

to Walmart, I can go to church! Do I trust

Walmart more than I trust God and the leaders

of our church? No way.

Knowing that a church reopening plan is in

the works is great news. I’m excited. I’m ready.

Ready to not be afraid, ready to start living

normally again, ready to go back to church!

That’s my point of view.

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Realm is a new

software program that

our church is using to maintain an up-to-date

membership list, attendance records, financial

giving, etc. During this pandemic our Office

Staff, as well as some committee chairs, have

been learning the ins and outs of the program.

You have probably already been asked to set

up your information which is crucial to the

current information needed on each member.

Below may answer some of your questions

regarding Realm.

Q. Why should we get into realm?

Realm has so many ways to help FPC

members:

With Realm, you will have access to a

church directory that is always up to date.

With Realm, you can register for an event,

even list what you are bringing, without

having to sign up physically at the church.

No more calling the office to see if you have

signed up, or to have your name added to

this list. You can do this any time of night or

day from your phone or computer.

With Realm, you can send a message to an

entire group of people with ease, AND that

group can be easily updated to add and/or

remove members.

With Realm, you can easily review all the

messages within a group, without having to

scroll through all your emails.

With Realm, you can check your giving

history.

These are just a few of the advantages

Realm will offer.

Q. I can’t log in, what now?

If your login attempt doesn’t work, first go to

onrealm.org again and re-try. If you stay on the

page where it says Invalid Email or Password,

nothing you enter will work. If that still doesn’t

work, simply click on the Forgot Password link

to reset your password.

Q. My husband and I share an email. How

does that affect realm?

Each login must be a unique email address,

so you need to choose which profile you will

control. You can still both be listed in the sys-

tem and receive emails from your respective

groups, but you can only view and edit one of

your profiles. If you decide to go with only one

login, please call the church so the privacy

setting for both spouses can be set to your

specifications.

If one of you has a seldom-used email that

you want to use for login purposes only, you

can still have notifications sent to your joint

email for both of you.

We understand new technology can present

a challenge, but as we grow more familiar with

the system, you’ll eventually wonder what you

ever did without it!

Elaine Wiegert

As we look forward to opening our church

and returning to our “normal” schedule, Clair

and Christy will be busy in June preparing for a

new school year at The Growing Place. Thanks

to the PPP Loan that the church received, Clair

and Christy will be working to prepare for the

upcoming school year during June. Clair will be

preparing a policy manual and Christy will be

working to prepare the classroom and taking

inventory of supplies. Check next month’s

newsletter for a list of ways we can help The

Growing Place Ministry.

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orship Committee Becky Clark

W

Session Scripts Bruce Morgan

At the May meeting your session:

Happily received Doug and Valerie

Richardson back into membership,

Read a thoughtful note of appreciation from

the Everling family,

Approved the April financial report and

heard about receipt of funds from the

Payroll Protection Program,

Anticipated an application for a Presbytery

grant for equipment for streaming,

Decided to continue to close the building

until the end of June,

Diaconate Details Kim Ciriello

It certainly has been an interesting journey

through the past few months. I must say that I

miss our old normal and I am looking forward to

returning to some sort of new normal.

I want to thank the Deacons and my church

family for checking on and praying for each

other. Now more than ever, I am so thankful for

the technology that has made it possible to

keep in contact with each other.

The church is now utilizing Realm for record

keeping, contact information .and communica-

tions. If you have not already accepted the

invitation, please look into it. We are beginning

the transition process that is taking us out of

the shelter-in-place stage and until we can be

together again in person in some fashion,

please continue to pray for and reach out to one

another. This has been a difficult time for so

many, and a simple phone call, text message,

or card can make a huge difference in

someone’s day.

New Worship Plans As we ease our way back into “normal”

worship as we remember, a modified worship

team met Thursday to discuss the upcoming

weeks. Beginning May 31, we will begin live

streaming from the sanctuary at 11:00. With

this Sunday being Pentecost, it is a good time

to let the Holy Spirit continue to lead us into the

future.

In addition to Pastor Burnetta leading the

service, we will include a liturgist along with

David and James providing the music. All will

observe social distancing but don’t look for

Pastor Burnetta or the liturgist to speak through

masks.

Tentatively Communion will begin on June 7

with more instructions to follow in preparing

yourselves at home for the elements. Hope-

fully by the end of June we will be well on our

way to attending worship on Presbyterian Hill

with certain modifications.

Approved the formation of a "Reopening

Team" to present a plan to phase in onsite

activities,

Approved the use of a survey to gauge the

desire of the congregation on reopening,

Encouraged the use of the Realm program

for "members only" information and

communication,

Prayed for several members and Roe

Calloway,

Scheduled the next meeting for June 21st.

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Wow, how things have changed in the

past two months. Many people have been af-

fected by the Covid-19 pandemic, with cut back

in business which means cutbacks in employ-

ment, which means challenging times for folks

trying to just make ends meet. The White

County Food Pantry is seeing an increase in

people needing help to feed their families, and

their stockpiles are being depleted more then

ever.

So, for our Mission of the Month for June we

are once again supporting the WC Food Pantry

Nanette Baughman

to help people in our community.

Monetary donations can be

made to the church, just note

Food Panty on the donation.

Also we will be holding a Drive-In

Pantry Party at our church at the

end of the month. We hope to garner

community support for this event as well as

support from our Church Family. This will be a

fun, festive event for a great cause so stay

tuned for an exact date and details!

Stay safe . . . and wash your hands!

2023

Debt Free

By Judy Winski

Last month we were thrilled to announce

that we broke the $100,000 mortgage mark.

We are excited to share with you that our

mortgage balance is now $91,185.54, which

is down $7,922.14, from last month!!! Another

celebration is in order so give yourselves a big

round of applause!

Please keep those contributions coming as

no amount is too small (or too large).

We’re continuing on

the way!!

We WILL do it!!

Debt Free

BEFORE 2023

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You all know about the various

items the Presbyterian

Women make to raise

funds for local, state,

National, and global

mission work. During this

confinement, we realized

more than ever how wonderful

it is to receive personal,

handwritten notes from

family and friends. As a

result we decided to

create note cards.

Thanks to the sub-

missions of personal

photos, we have created

multiple series of note

cards to be sold in sets of

12 cards with 12 envelopes for

$6.00 per set. These would be

ideal to use as gifts, or to use to keep in

contact using snail mail.

There are sets showing various views

of our church, local flowers, scenic views,

sunsets, old buildings, etc. The pictures

shown here are just a sampling of pictures in

each set.

We will not be able to have these printed

and ready for sale until sometime this summer.

However, if interested, please let me know what

Lindalee Walters

set(s) you would like. Check out the website

next month to see exactly what photos are in

each set.

FLAG DAY

JUNE 14

Fly your flag often and proudly!

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Father's Day Facts & Trivia Come along on a sentimental journey

explaining why we honor father's across the

land this Father's Day.

The origins of Father's Day

It was while listening to a Mother's Day

sermon in 1909 that the idea of Father's Day

suddenly struck Spokane, Washington,

resident Sonora Dodd. She wanted to honor

her own father, William Smart, who was well-

deserving of a special day as a widowed farmer

left alone to raise his six kids single-handedly.

A short year later, residents embraced the

ideas so warmly that by June 19, 1910, the first

Father's Day celebration was proclaimed in

Spokane because it was the month of Dodd's

father's birth.

Decades later, the first presidential

proclamation honoring fathers was issued in

1966 when President Lyndon Johnson

designated the third Sunday in June as Father's

Day. Father's Day in America has been officially

celebrated annually since 1972 when President

Richard Nixon signed the public law that made

it permanent. Due to her efforts, Sonora Dodd

is now known as "the mother of Father's Day".

Did You Know? • Today, some of the most popular Internet

searches connected to the day include "father's

day recipes", "Father's day poems", and

"father's day crafts."

• Roses are the official flower for Father's Day.

A red rose is worn in the lapel if your father is

living, a white rose if he is deceased.

• Father's Day is celebrated most places on the

third Sunday in June, but not everywhere. In

Spain and Portugal, for instance, fathers are

honored on St. Joseph's Day on March 19. In

Australia, it's the first Sunday in September.

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Page 12 THE VIEW JUNE 2020

The View Editor & Chair ................... Jean Kelly Publisher ................... Penny Murdoch

COMMITTEE Kim Ciriello Bruce Morgan Bonnie Frost Adele Page Dick Frost Judy Parsons

Elaine Wiegert

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THE SESSION Clerk ............................ Bruce Morgan Moderator ....... Rev. Burnetta Armour Clerk Emeritus .................... Jim Hiers

CLASS OF 2020 Missions .............. Nanette Baughman Worship .......................... Becky Clark Congregational Care .... DeWayne Nix

CLASS OF 2021 Communications................ Jean Kelly Membership ............. Lindalee Walters

CLASS OF 2022 Buildings & Grounds ... Jim Crawford Education .................... Elaine Wiegert Administration & Finance ....................... Judy Winski

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THE DIACONATE Moderator ...................... Kim Ciriello Session Liaison ............DeWayne Nix

CLASS OF 2020 Walter Bogart Kim Ciriello Tony Clark

CLASS OF 2021 Linda Leslie

Rachel Romfo

CLASS OF 2022 Judy Massingale

Adele Page

First Presbyterian Church 147 N. Main Street Cleveland, GA 30528

On-line Worship Service As we continue to

worship together via

Facebook, you will

receive the Worship

Bulletin via an email

from church so you may

participate in the Call to

Worship, prayers, etc.

When you receive the

email, print out the

Service so you may

have it with you when

you view the Sunday

Service.

You can find the

Scripture Readings for

the month of JUNE in

“Pastor’s Ponderings.”