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The Chimes Newsletter of First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta
SUNDAY Schedule
September 30, 2012 Christ at the Center
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Sunday, September 30 • Prayer breakfast for Homeless persons - 6:30 am, Fifield Hall • Communion Service 8:15 am, Winship Chapel
• The Mustard Seed Bookstore - 9:00 am - 1:00 pm • Worship Service - 9:00 am, Sanctuary • Cherub Choir - 9:30 am, Rm 222 • Youth Choir - 9:30 am, Rm 223 • Sunday School for all ages - 10:05 am • Worship Service - 11:15 am, Sanctuary • Fellowship Hour - 12:15 pm, Reception room
Sen. Sam Nunn speaking at our Business and Professional Luncheon Forum on Wednesday, October 24 at
September 30 George Wirth to preach
s we come to worship God in our sanctuary at 9 and 11:15 am on Sunday, September 30, we will be celebrating Rev. C h a r l e s Bl a c k’ s retirement after 25 years as Associate
Pastor of Community Ministries here at First Presbyterian Church. Charles and Ann and their family joined our church family following Rev. Black’s call at the congregational meeting on December 6, 1987, and as they say, “the rest is history”! In fact, having checked with our Archives and History Committee leaders Bill Lyons and Susan Daugherty, we have discovered that Charles Black is the longest serving minister of our church since the congregation was founded in 1848. There will be a gala dinner in Fifield Hall on Friday evening, September 28 at which time a number of church and city leaders will recognize Charles’ remarkable and inspiring ministry among us, and our choir will also be present to help us rejoice on that special
night. There are still a few seats left if you’d like to come, so please call the church office to make your reservation. Then, after the worship services on Sunday morning, we will all gather again in Fifield Hall for a church wide reception to honor Charles and Ann and the members of their family, including a number of them who are coming from out of town. At that time, we will share some parting gifts with Rev. Black and ask him to share some final remarks before closing the gathering in prayer. And that’s why our sermon that morning is entitled “Let The People Say Amen!”, for Rev. Black has been our prayer leader in so many ways for a quarter of a century, lifting our ministry and mission to the Lord, seeking God’s blessing, forgiveness and grace, and inspiring our hearts and minds to draw closer to our Heavenly Father…”O kind and loving God” – just as Charles has prayed all these years. So “let the people say amen!” as we look forward with great anticipation to the Charles Black Retirement Celebration over the weekend of September 28-30. Thank you Charles, and may the Lord bless you and keep you and all those whom you love! Faithfully Yours,
12 noon on the theme “Civility and the Common Good – Peace On Earth”
George B. Wirth