| Join other families for singing, a Bible story, and fellowship with each other via Zoom on Sundays from 10:30-10:45am. Our theme this spring is A New Church. Come and learn with others how we as a church welcome, share, and serve others as the body of Christ. Contact Danna Larson for the Zoom link. |
Book Study – On God’s Side by Jim Wallis
| This spring, our Tuesday night Zoom Book Group will be reading and discussing On God’s Side: What Religion Forgets and Politics Hasn’t Learned about Serving the Common Good by Jim Wallis. If you would like to join us on Tuesday nights from 7-8pm, please contact the church office for the Zoom invitation. |
Earth Day Celebration – April 25
You are invited to join us for our Earth Day Celebration this Sunday, April 25, from 1-2pm. We will have a variety of opportunities and activities available. Come and learn ways to advocate for our world as we work together to follow God’s calling to be careful, humble stewards of this earth, and to protect and restore it.
Activities
- Participate in a trash treasure hunt around the church property (bring gloves)
- Learn about ways to connect with others who garden at FPC and Anchor Gardens
- Find out how you can get involved with FPC’s Community Garden at I St and 3rd Ave
- Learn about FPC’s Earth Care Team
- Learn how to compost
- Make a bag out of a T-shirt (bring a T-shirt)
- Sign up to be a part of FPC’s Citywide Clean Up Team (bags will be available)
- Write a prayer for our creation and hang it on our prayer tree
Gardening
- If you bring a 5 gal bucket you can take home a bucket of goat manure from the I St Garden
- If you have gardening supplies (seeds, containers, tools, hoses, etc.) that you are no longer using, please bring them and we can share with each other
Recycling
- Bring any plastics you can’t recycle in Anchorage and we will take them to Valley Community Recycling in Palmer.
- Bring glass jars (preferably with lids) and we will donate them to Blue Market AK
- Bring batteries and light bulbs and we will recycle them
Donations
- Habitat for Humanity Restore will be here and you can bring donations to support their work (furniture, plumbing, lumber, tools, lighting, hardware, etc.)
- Bring pasta for F.I.S.H. (Fellowship in Serving Humanity)
- Bring clothes, bedding and shoes for the guests at Sullivan Arena Shelter
Please wear a mask. COVID protocol will be in place.
Interactive Holy Week
Similar to the Interactive Lent Garden we’ve been using this year, here you will find activities for this Holy Week. You are invited to click on the items in the picture and explore the resources.
The first slide covers Palm Sunday to Wednesday, and the second slide covers Maundy Thursday through Easter Sunday.
Holy Week Outdoor Event
You are invited to the church on Saturday, March 27, from 1-2pm.
- Visit outdoor prayer stations
- Participate in a Holy Week Treasure Hunt
- Say “hello” to others from the church
- Bring your One Great Hour of Sharing banks
- Take home Holy Week resources
Bring a shovel! We will work together to shovel the perimeter sidewalks of our FPC property to make it easier for those who walk in the neighborhood.
You can also drop off donations for the Sullivan Arena during this time. They need warm clothing, boots, shoes/boots, blankets and toiletries.
We are also collecting nonperishable food donations for the Alaska Food Bank.
We invite you also to bring an Easter card for a person in prison and we will give them to the chaplain who will share with those in prison.
Please wear a mask. COVID protocol will be in place.
Lent Resources 2021
Praying in Color: Want to develop a discipline for prayer? Try this Lent resource from Praying in Color.
Lenten Micro-Practices Instead of engaging in the same spiritual practice throughout Lent, the idea of this micro-practice program is to give a sample across many different styles of practices. Some are active, some are reflective. They will make you think, take action, connect with God and others, and live into your Christian life. A booklet is available that provides a new practice to guide you each day of your Lenten journey. Contact Danna for this resource.
Lent 2021 – A Prayer a Day: Journey through Lent with a prayer a day. Contact Danna for a calendar that provides prompts to help you.
One Great Hour of Sharing Calendar Download and use this calendar to help you and your family learn more about how the One Great Hour of Sharing offering is used, understand how much we have, and to give to this offering. We will be taking the offering on Sunday, March 28 at First Presbyterian Church.
For youth and adults, check out d365.org, where short online devotions provide an opportunity for you to pause, listen, think, pray and go. The theme for Lent this year is Journey to the Cross.
See Also:
Praying with Legos
Family Fellowship Lent Study
Tuesday Night Lenten Study
Interactive Lent Gardens