The Session has called a Special Meeting of the Congregation for Sunday, January 3, 2021, for the purpose of electing a Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC) to conduct the search for a new Lead Pastor for First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor. The Congregational Nominating Committee (CNC) will present a slate of up to nine nominees, as directed by the Session and in accordance with our polity. View information on the nominees here.
Join us on October 25 for an outdoor worship service at 4:00 p.m. Join us for a socially distanced, brief service of worship offered on our front lawn. Please note that attendance is limited and there is only limited access to the building. Cancellations due to weather will be emailed out to registered attendees at least two hours before the service.
Registration letters have been sent to all families who have children, infant through fifth grade. Included in the mailing is a Fall 2020 Welcome Letter, Fall 2020 Children & Family Ministry calendar and a paper copy of the Fall 2020 Sunday School Registration Form. Some families will also receive specific Fall 2020 Milestone Ministry information for upcoming Milestones. If you prefer to fill out the paper registration form, please return it to the church office as soon as possible.
October 11 Drive-in Event: Blessing of the Animals Service 4:00 p.m. Two options — attend the 4:00 p.m. Outdoor Blessing of the Animals worship (you must register!) with your pet – limited to 50 people. OR… stay safely in your car as you drive through the church campus at your convenience between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. for a blessing of your animal. These blessings – at worship or by drive-thru— are simultaneous.
First Pres is forming a Social Justice Initiative for those devoted to climate change issues. Those interested are invited to gather on Sunday, August 16, at 12:15 p.m., via Zoom. Are you passionate about recycling or fossil fuel usage and global impact? Are you interested in creating a water garden on our First Pres campus or in pondering the use of solar energy in our facility? We’ll watch a short film and begin imagining how to make an impact in our First Pres community and in our city and county. If you are interested, contact Rev.
You're invited to a Congregational Life & Mature Ministries Interactive Lecture and Discussion - "The Unvarnished Truth: Reframing America’s Racial Narrative in Times of Crisis" is Thursday, August 13, 12:00 Noon with guest speaker, William S. Pretzer, Senior Curator of History, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
This virtual, live, interactive presentation is open to First Pres members and friends of all ages.
With Halloween and Thanksgiving up ahead, many of us are enjoying and thinking about children in our neighborhoods and children in our families. The children at Alpha House, a shelter for families experiencing homelessness, share few of the experiences and opportunities that children in our families and neighborhoods can take for granted. While we cannot effect immediate change in the lives of the children and their families at Alpha House, we can help brighten their days with a delicious meal or an hour of playtime.
Join our Resident Minister Rev. Andrew Frazier and our Campus Minister Rev. Evans McGowan each Sunday in August at 12:15 p.m. via Zoom for a dynamic discussion on "how to be good" using clips from the TV show, The Good Place. Each week, we will look at a different character in the show, exploring how they try to be good and how we might learn (and laugh) from their (mis)adventures. Note: The first 3 seasons of The Good Place are available on Netflix; watching the first season is not necessary but recommended.
Gather ‘Round the 2020 Summer Writers Table — An Invitation to Good Reading and Conversation from First Pres and Kirk in the Hills. Sit down for lunch and conversation via Zoom with award-winning, best-sellingwriter Marilyn McEntyre. Bring your lunch at 12:15 p.m. and eat, learn, and grow — at the table of this amazing writer. Click on the Zoom link on our website to join the conversation.
August 9
Guest Writer: Marilyn McEntyre
Topic: Spirituality, Literature and Medicine
Visit our newest Virtual Art Exhibit by Rudolph (Rudy) Bostic. Rudolph Valentino Bostic was born in Savannah, Georgia. As a young boy, Rudy had few toys and resorted to making his own. At the age of 17, he was asked to draw some religious paintings to be displayed in the church. To save on expense, he used cardboard and house paint. Today, he is a prolific artist who still prefers the use of cardboard because of its smooth surface. Bostic is deeply religious and his favorite subjects are scenes from the bible.
