Often it’s hard to figure out what to do when news of a new illness, or a bad flu season are making the rounds. You can read what Presbyterian Disaster Assistance is doing to help congregations here – https://www.presbyterianmission.org/story/presbyterian-disaster-assistance-releases-pandemic-preparedness-guide/ – or download the guide here – https://pda.pcusa.org/site_media/media/uploads/pda/pdfs/preparedness_for_pandemics.pdf .
Each year the churches of the Marion Ministerial Alliance gather for dinner and worship on Tuesday evenings throughout the season of Lent. They also gather for worship on Good Friday. Offerings collected go to support the ministry of the Marion Ministerial Alliance. A soup supper is served at 5:30 pm, followed by worship at 6:30…
Lent is a season of the church year that lasts 40 days. It begins on Ash Wednesday, and concludes on Easter. The Sundays in Lent are not counted, as they are all little Easters – celebrations of the resurrection of Christ. This season is considered to be penitential, contemplative, and preparatory. Often people will fast,…
Join us in worship as we begin our annual journey to Jerusalem with Christ. Remember we are dust and to dust we shall return. Remember we are marked with the cross in baptism. Remember we are called to take up our crosses and follow. Wednesday, February 26, from 4 to 7 pm. Drop in and…
Join us on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 3 pm for the SI Smart Energy Workshop. Are you interested in saving money on energy bills & reducing your environmental impact? Join us to learn more about your Smart Energy options. We’ll help clear the confusion around peak time rebates, hourly pricing, smart meters, electrical grid…
We’ve spent the past month working on our strengths, listing them, thinking about them, and sharing them. This next bit, we’re going to think about what needs work, what we don’t do so well, or maybe what we don’t do at all. Hear what you think our strengths are, as you think about what we can do better.
LEAF shared what they do in worship with us today. LEAF, Little Egypt Alliance of Farmers, was founded in 2016 by seven Southern Illinois farmers, to support small sustainable farms. Our goals are two fold: to make ordering local food easier for busy customers;and to support small farmers by providing an online marketplace to sell their goods. Our…
Pastor Wade was called to First Presbyterian Church 10 years ago. Today we marked that time and celebrated it.
Friends, listen to Wils and Liam enlist your aid in making fleece blankets to distribute at local hospitals.
Join us as we gather food resources for our community. We’ll receive food on February 2nd, 2020, to donate to the Marion Ministerial Alliance. Souper Bowl of Caring is dedicated to tackling all of the issues that exist in your communities, including poverty, hunger and homelessness. Did you know? 48 million Americans live in poverty? [1]…