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Dear Congregation of 1^st Presbyterian Church,

Just a reminder that our worship services are posted on Sundays at 9 a.m. on Facebook, and are usually up and running on our YouTube channel by Monday morning. This week we take a break from our Matthew teachings on the Parables and find that the Lectionary takes us to Genesis 37 on the Old Testament track.

Joseph, the one with the coat of Many Colors (some might call it a Technicolor Dream Coat) finds himself in deep trouble when his brothers get tired of hearing all of his dreams and visions about them bowing down to him. Read up on Genesis 37.18-28 to get prepared.

Special office hours will continue for the next two weeks: Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to noon. Your Session (Board of Ruling Elders) will meet August 20^th to decide when the church will reopen to attendance according to Social Distancing. We will be presenting worship exclusively online until at least August 23^rd.

The Organ Fund is up and running, and Richard expects that sometime in September we should be blessed by the pipes once again! If you wish to help with the expenses of the Organ Refurbishment, there is a line to indicate so on our Church Giving Page (go to ‘Click here to get started” under our Online Giving tab on the Church Home Page). Or you can mail your check to the church office made out to 1^st Presbyterian with “Organ Fund” in the memo line.

Groups meeting this summer include Women’s Bible Study’s “The Bible in 90 Days,” via Zoom on Wednesday mornings.

Men’s Fellowship meets – socially distanced – in Room 17 on Thursday mornings at 8 a.m. and via Zoom.

Walking Group, Monday and Thursday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Family Life Center. Don’t forget your mask!

For any information on these groups, contact the church office at 520-836-5981.

Pastor Paul is going to be hosting an online (live and in person when possible!) 40 Days of Prayer beginning in September. People who have undergone something like this say that they have had their lives change not only in the 40 days the prayer is going on, but also for the rest of their lives. If you are interested in more information, email Pastor Paul at pastorcgf@gmail.com or contact the Church Office. At a time like this, we can still be drawn together by the power of prayer and our Lord Jesus Christ!

Don’t forget that you can email or phone in your prayer requests to the church office or to Pastor Bill at: directcareminbill@gmail.com

God bless you!