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The Chimes Newsletter of First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta
SUNDAY Schedule Sunday, August 5 • Prayer breakfast for Homeless persons - 6:30 am, Fifield Hall • Communion Service 8:15 am, Winship Chapel
• The Mustard Seed Bookstore - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm • Sunday School for all ages - 9:00 am • Worship Service - 10:15 am, Sanctuary • Fellowship Hour - 11:15 pm, Fifield Hall
Sunday, August 12 • Prayer breakfast for Homeless persons - 6:30 am, Fifield Hall • Communion Service 8:15 am, Winship Chapel
• Sunday School for all ages - 9:00 am • Worship Service - 10:15 am, Sanctuary • Fellowship Hour - 11:15 pm, Fifield Hall
Summer Preaching Schedule May 27th - Rev. Craig Goodrich June 3rd - Dr. Ronald Peters June 10th - Dr. George Wirth June 17th - Rev. Craig Goodrich June 24th - Rev. Lindsay Armstrong July 1st - Rev. Charles Black July 8th - Rev. Craig Goodrich July 15th - Ms. Rebekah LeMon July 22nd - Mr. Joel Moore July 29th - Dr. George Wirth August 5th - Rev. Craig Goodrich August 12th - Dr. George Wirth August 19th - Mrs. Allison Per-Lee August 26th - Rev. Kevin Knab September 2nd - Rev. Chris Moore-Keish
August 5 & 12, 2012 Christ at the Center
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o you ever wonder how it is that two people can see the same event and yet interpret it so differently? How is this possible? Each of us brings August 5 - Craig Goodrich to preach to life, every day, a history of living, of seeing and interpreting. We humans are meaning makers and how we see in great part determines who we are and how we view ourselves and others. And yet, unless we take a step back, we may not even be aware of the lenses through which we see, or to put it another way, of our particular point of view. So what does determine how we see and what does faith have to do with it? And could it be that faith itself is actually a way of seeing? In his 2nd letter to the church in Corinth, in speaking of the love of Christ, Paul says this, “From now on, therefore we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view. So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see everything has become new!” (2nd Corinthians 5:16-17). This is the text that we will explore this Sunday. The sermon is entitled “Seeing and Believing.”
See you Sunday, Craig
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ccording to their tradition, the Roman Ca t h o l i c C h u r c h celebrates seven sacraments: Baptism, Holy Eucharist (Communion or The Lord’s Supper), August 12 - George Wirth to preach C o n f i r m a t i o n , Pennance, Extreme Unction, Holy Orders and Marriage. The Eastern Orthodox Church is similar in their observation of the sacraments, while the Episcopal and Lutheran Churches have varied over the centuries between seven and two. Most Protestant denominations now recognize two sacraments – Baptism and Communion -which has been our Presbyterian tradition for more than 450 years. This coming Sunday, August 12, we will celebrate Communion in the Chapel at 8:15 and in the Sanctuary at 10:15am and I invite you to join us at the Lord’s Table, together with your family members and friends. But did you know that there was and is a “Forgotten Sacrament” that none of the churches still celebrate today? That is the focus of our sermon on August 12, and for a hint that leads to the “answer”, let me suggest you read our text for that day from John 13-1-20. I look forward to seeing you in worship and to celebrating The Lord’s Supper together! Faithfully Yours, George B. Wirth