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The Chimes Newsletter of First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta
SUNDAY Schedule
June 5 & 12, 2011 Christ at the Center
Sunday, June 5 Seminary Sunday • Prayer breakfast for Homeless persons - 6:30 am, Fifield Hall • Communion Service 8:30 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, June 12 Pentecost Communion Sunday • Prayer breakfast for Homeless persons - 6:30 am, Fifield Hall • Communion Service 8:30 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
June 5, Seminary Sunday
June 12, Pentecost Sunday
On June 5, we celebrate Seminary Sunday and welcome the Reverend Paul Timothy Roberts Sr., as June 5 - Dr. Paul Roberts to preach o u r p r e a c h e r. Reverend Roberts graduated from Princeton University in 1985. He then received the Master of Divinity degree from Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, GA, and is an Academic Fellow of the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey in Celigny, Switzerland. Paul has served as Pastor of Church of the Master Presbyterian in Atlanta for 13 years. He is also is a member of the Macedonian Ministry Project of Presbytery of Greater Atlanta and through this project visited Israel in 2010. Paul was recently inaugurated as tenth President-Dean of Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary in Atlanta, GA. I look forward to seeing you in worship, and pray that the Lord will continue to bless our ministry and mission during this summer season – thanks be to God!
The Book of Acts, chapter 2 tells the Pentecost story in all of its’ mystery a n d m a j e s t y, including these June 12 - Dr. George Wirth i n t r o d u c t o r y to preach verses: “When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them ability.” All these years later, we call Pentecost “the birthday of the church,” and on that first day of celebration, “the church caught on fire”! So please come join us in worship as we explore this profound and provocative theme - who knows what birthday surprises are in store for us! I look forward to seeing you in the sanctuary at 10:15, and please invite and encourage your family and friends to come on along. Faithfully Yours,
George B. Wirth
p.s.: As we leave for vacation at Chautauqua Lake on June 13, I will be working on the sermons for the coming church year. If you have any suggestions re: themes, topics and passages from the Bible, please let me know by e-mailing gwirth@firstpresatl.org or sending me a note through Martha Olson in the Pastor’s Office – I look forward to hearing from you!