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OCTOBER 12, 2025

Worship Service

Humbly Following Jesus Christ

8:15 A.M. WORSHIP OCTOBER 12, 2025

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Prelude

Alvin Blount

Welcome and Announcements

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9:00 A.M. WORSHIP OCTOBER 12, 2025

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11:00 A.M. WORSHIP OCTOBER 12, 2025

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Prelude

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CHILDCARE AND NURSERY „A¶ 4B@B GB†‡A†¶CB@B EIGHT WEEKS ! TWELVE MONTHS | Room 186 ONE & TWO YEAR OLDS | Room 187 TWO & THREE YEAR OLDS | Room 180 PRE!K | Room 178 KINDERGARTEN | Room 178

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YOUTH MINISTRY For more information on youth programs or to register for all trips, check out our website at www.firstpresatl.org/youth-ministry or email Ben or Lauren at youth@firstpresatl.org.

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