Feature by FPC member Susan DeVaney When James Keith arrived at FPC ten years ago, it was as the part-time music director for the non-traditional Rejoice service. With the beloved Dolly Jacobs as the primary face of Rejoice! and Sid Batts as the live streamed...
Many of our children and youth are right now starting a new, strange, school year. Young adults are headed to college. Teachers, parents, administrators, staff and students are navigating transitions that in other seasons felt much less fraught with anxiety than this...
Relying on youth for insight into the current trends, slang, and funny places on the internet is a privilege. How many teenagers are open to sharing the intimate details of their lives, sometimes even those that their parents are not quite fully in tune with or aware...
Editor’s note: Donna Chase was with our youth at the Montreat Youth Conference when they heard about the passing of Rev. Dolly Jacobs. Dolly had been with the group earlier that week. Our 10 am service this Sunday, August 15, will be a Service of Witness to the...
It happened again last night. I woke up at 2, came downstairs, poured myself a little something to drink, and sat in the dark and thought about Dolly. It is my Presbyterian and very solitary form of the Jewish practice of sitting Shiva, a seven-day period to mourn...
Beloved Church family, We continue to grieve deeply Dolly’s untimely passing. We are grateful for the outpouring of care and support for Dolly’s family and for us, the staff. We, like all of you, yearn to gather and give thanks for Dolly’s life and hold each...
The longest standing track and field record for the continent of Oceania is from 1968. Oceania is sometimes referred to as the Pacific Island continent. It is made up of 14 countries, 42 million people, and a diversity of cultures and religions. With all the...
Someone left in my office a digital countdown clock to the day of my retirement. As I am writing this essay, I have 110 days, 4 hours, 19 minutes, and 52 seconds left. So I must not squander my precious time. I have only so many more opportunities to preach,...
Who doesn’t love getting messy with paints, playing fun games and hearing a good story?! Join us this summer for a few hours at the Greensboro History Museum as we connect as FPC families and learn about art and activism. The morning together is inspired by the...
Kate Tallmadge died on Sunday, July 11, at age 104. Last year member Tamara Slaughter talked with Kate about her life and her Presbyterian heritage. Service information will be shared as available. If you’re lucky enough to engage Kate Tallmadge in...
