PHOTO ALBUM

Tenebrae literally means "darkness".  The service commemorates the suffering and death of Christ, progressing from light to darkness.  Ushers come forward to take their light from the Christ Candle.  Then light the candle of the worshipper nearest the center aisle.

 As the Users bring the cross past each pew during the reading of the scriptures, everyone in the pew extinguishes their candle.  Extinguishing the candles symbolizes the fading of loyalty of the disciples and friends of Jesus and also fading of the world as Christ was departing from it.  The extinguishing of the central candle signifies the death  of Jesus.  The service ends after the tolling of the bell with the sanctuary in darkness.

First Presbyterian Church held Community Lenten Services on Tuesdays, beginning on March 15th through April 19th with lunch afterwards

Jill Dale (Sue's daughter) organized this luncheon for Sue

Clerk of Session Sue Langfitt and Pastor Mike Lamm conduct the ordination and installation of new Session members.  Karen Rubish is returning to Session for a second term, while Pam and Twig are ordained as new Elders.

A small group of Presbytery Women get together and make dresses out of pillowcases. These pillowcases have either been donated or purchased at local thrift shops. The dresses are then shipped to Africa for girls of all ages. A group of local missionaries distributed more than 200 pillowcase dresses in Guinea Bissau in December.

28 days in which we prepare for the celebration of the birth of Jesus.

The sermon for this year's Homecoming was "Where is Home?"