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The weather for Sunday, March 7, is shaping up to

The weather for Sunday, March 7, is shaping up to be sunny! After online worship at 10 AM, have some lunch at home and join us on the trails at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley at 2 pm! We will meet in the parking lot before we "Walk and Wonder in the Word"--we will reflect upon the Psalm of the day, pray, and of course, walk the trails! Dress warmly, and we hope to see you Sunday afternoon.

This week's eNotice is here! - Weather permitting,

This week's eNotice is here! - Weather permitting, come wander in the word on a walk on Sundays at the MSV... & CCAP Needs Help for Easter Boxes! 🌷 Click link in bio, click FPC News, then the most recent eNotice link.

Image description: CCAP logo shaped like a dove in

Update: You may have already seen online that CCAP

Update: You may have already seen online that CCAP also needs EMPTY, UNFILLED Easter Baskets for families to fill with goodies. We've added that request to our graphic. For Easter this year, CCAP will be giving out filled food boxes for an Easter meal as well as candy for Easter baskets, egg dye, and a dozen eggs. FPC—CCAP needs your help! Food items needed: pancake mix, syrup, and candied yams. For families to celebrate with their children we will need egg dye, bags of candy, wrapped chocolate, jelly beans, marshmallow peeps, etc. You can drop off donations at the church, no later than Thursday, March 18th. Call ahead for building access (reminder—church office is staffed most Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays). You can also drop it directly off at CCAP (M-F, 9am-1pm). 350 boxes need to be made, so we thank you for your generosity. To volunteer with the Easter boxes giveaway (March 27), call CCAP 540.662.4318. #winchesterva #easter #lent #pcusa

Porch Visits: Would you like a visit? We've had a

Porch Visits: Would you like a visit? We've had a lot to process over the past year and if you find yourself desiring some extra conversation and prayers, we are here to help. If you'd like a porch or drive way visit with Pastor Amanda, please feel free to email her amanda@fpcwinc.org or call the church office and leave her a message.

Worship at home with us this morning! Click the li

Worship at home with us this morning! Click the link in bio to access our online worship platforms. Worship is online LIVE at 10 am.

eNotice - Weather permitting, come wander in the w

eNotice - Weather permitting, come wander in the word on a walk on Sundays at the MSV... & Guardian Angels need cooks, or how about 🚘 drive for CCAP or donate items for their Easter Food Boxes giveaway? Click the link in bio, then click FPC News to see this week's eNotice! #winchesterva #lent #easter #pcusa

For Easter this year, CCAP will be giving out fill

For Easter this year, CCAP will be giving out filled food boxes for an Easter meal as well as candy for Easter baskets, egg dye, and a dozen eggs. FPC—CCAP needs your help! Food items needed: pancake mix, syrup, and candied yams. For families to celebrate with their children we will need egg dye, bags of candy, wrapped chocolate, jelly beans, marshmallow peeps, etc. You can drop off donations at the church, no later than Thursday, March 18th. Call ahead for building access (reminder—church office is staffed most Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays). You can also drop it directly off at CCAP (M-F, 9am-1pm). 350 boxes need to be made, so we thank you for your generosity. To volunteer with the Easter boxes giveaway (March 27), call CCAP 540.662.4318. #winchesterva #easter #lent #pcusa

Lenten Journey--Walk and Wonder in the Word: All a

Lenten Journey--Walk and Wonder in the Word: All are welcome to join us every Sunday (unless raining) during Lent for Walk and Wonder in the Word. We will meet in the parking lot of the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley Sundays at 2PM to reflect on the Psalm for the day, walk the trails, and pray together. Hope to see you Sunday on the trails! #winchesterva #lent

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Worship at home with us this morning (click link in bio) and active FPC members, please participate in the Annual Meeting after worship. If you are only able to vote online, that will still help us make quorum. Click the link in the bio. Zoom meeting is at 11 AM, and online voting period is from 11 AM through NOON only.

In this week's eNotice . . . Active members, your

In this week's eNotice . . . Active members, your participation is needed this Sunday, and COOKS! Join the Guardian Angels! If you can't cook, how about 🚘 drive for CCAP? Click the link in bio, then click the FPC News button to see this week's eNotice edition.

Today, Ash Wednesday, February 17 (click in link i

Today, Ash Wednesday, February 17
(click in link in bio, then click FPC News for this linked message. Access our online worship from our YouTube channel, Facebook page, and website)

We invite you to join us in the celebration of Ash Wednesday and to begin the Season of Lent as it has begun for many centuries… You may participate in any of these ways, and we welcome you with open hearts and arms!

5:00pm-6:15pm in the Cameron St parking lot of First Presbyterian Church drive-through distribution of crosses, cards, verses and ashes

6:15pm in the Cameron St parking lot of First Presbyterian Church . . .
short Communion Service, masked and socially distanced

7:00pm Online Lenten Service

For the online worship, if we encounter technological issues or if you are unable to connect online with the worship stream, upon video processing completion it will be posted online (to view at any time on our usual platforms: YouTube channel, Facebook page, and our Virtual Church webpage).

Worship at home with us this morning!

Worship at home with us this morning!

eNotice - Don't forget our Annual Congregational M

eNotice - Don't forget our Annual Congregational Meeting over ZOOM is this Sunday, & safe, Ash Wednesday worship opportunities 2/17. Click the link in bio to read the latest FPC news.

5th Edition of Epiphany Newsletter- The following

5th Edition of Epiphany Newsletter- The following is a clip from the newsletter. Links to articles, videos, and sounds linked in the original newsletter. Click link in bio, then FPC News button.

When Dan spoke to our Epiphany team about Fannie Lou Hamer, (1917-1977) I realized I knew nothing about her. I learned that she was a woman of tremendous courage and faith, and her trust in God was undaunted. If ever there were a person who believed that God is with us, it was Mrs. Hamer. She endured countless humiliations, appalling violence to her person while unjustly imprisoned, and years of poverty and grueling labor.

Despite these hardships, Fannie Lou Hamer found the courage to become a champion of voting rights for all Black people. She and Dr. Martin Luther King formed the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party when Black voters trying to register to vote were thwarted at every turn. Fannie Lou Hamer worked to help establish the Head Start program in 1965. She founded the Freedom Farm Cooperative in 1969 with a goal of creating self sufficiency for rural Black sharecroppers and farmers.

Along with Dr. King, and several members of SNCC, Student Nonviolent Coord. Comm, Mrs. Hamer spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, N.J. in 1964. She was a powerful speaker who would not be deterred by unfair voter registration tests, nor threats from white supremacist groups. How The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party started (includes Fannie Lou Hamer's famous speech)

President Johnson, trying to deflect attention from her speech, called an impromptu press conference, but news stations later aired Mrs. Hamer’s speech on the evening news. The Voting Rights Act was signed by Pres. Johnson in 1965.

Ms. Hamilton has given life to Fannie Lou Hamer’s spirit and convictions, and through her interviews we gain insight into how much Mrs. Hamer influenced civil rights activists, theologians, and politicians.

As seen in interviews in Robin Hamilton’s documentary, Fannie Lou Hamer was a uniting and uplifting voice to small and large gatherings alike. With her powerful voice she brought inspiration to those striving for equality singing her favorite hymns.

Worship at home with us this morning! We will begi

Worship at home with us this morning! We will begin online worship at 10 am on our YouTube channel, website, and Facebook page. Click link in bio to worship online with us on your preferred platform.

Happy Friday! Today's eNotice is here! Click link

Happy Friday! Today's eNotice is here! Click link in bio, then click FPC News button. Congrats to Christen, our WDS director . . . Annual report (revised) and meeting on 2/14 ... thank you for donating to take care of our health workers...submit your family's or your individual video to Mr. Todd to premiere during Sunday 2/14 worship...Ash Wednesday worship details, and more!

4th Edition of Epiphany Newsletter (corrected). Th

4th Edition of Epiphany Newsletter (corrected). This is a revised edition from the email posted this morning. - Clip from today's edition: Jim Wallis and Sojourners . . .Jim Wallis, founder and editor of Sojourner Magazine, has long been an advocate for social justice and peace. In his years as evangelical theologian and political activist, Wallis has argued for the Church’s need to reach out and show God’s love to victims of poverty, racism, and other forms of discrimination. He advises that “it is imperative that faith communities come together to protect the vulnerable and afraid, speak the truth to power, act in prayer and discernment, and stand up in solidarity and support for those who are most in danger. As a youth, Wallis found his questions about race inequality led to no answers from his white community. Not to be denied, he set out to build bridges to the blacks in the Detroit area. “Of course, there were many moments that became great eye openers for me, what in the faith community are sometimes called ‘epiphanies’.” “I always tell young people to trust and follow their questions until they get to places where they will find the answers to them.” Now nearing 50 Sojourners, founded in the early 1970’s by Trinity Evangelical Divinity School students, is a “committed group of Christians who work together to live a gospel life that integrates spiritual renewal and social justice.” . . .
Click link in bio, then click the FPC News button for the most recent link for the full newsletter edition.

Worship at home with us this morning!

Worship at home with us this morning!

eNotice - Link in bio! Click the link, then click

eNotice - Link in bio! Click the link, then click the FPC news button to read the latest eNotice edition. We have announced the date of our Annual Congregational Meeting over Zoom...

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First Presbyterian Church of Winchester | 116 South Loudoun Street | Winchester, Virginia, USA, 22601

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