The First Presbyterian Church In The City of New York

Join us for our Yard Sale! May 15th 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.,(rain date May 22nd) Outside on both lawns, please join us!Masks and distancing will be required. What is something you hope to pick up at the Yard Sale? ... #fpcnyc #yardsale #churchyard

We can't wait to see you! To read our full reopening plan go to this link: https://fpcnyc.org/first-church-is-open-for-worship-may-23rd #fpcnyc #church #reopening #worship #church #churchfamily

It is with deep sadness that we grieve the passing of Myra Leigh Tobin. A long-time member of First Church, Myra served as a Trustee and had many enduring friendships among the congregation. Her leadership skills and generosity were among her greatest traits. You can read more about Myra’s life at: https://www.trentdowell.com/obituary/Myra-Tobin The Celebration Service of Myra's life will be at 1:30 p.m. EST on May 5, 2021 at Harned United Methodist Church in Harned, KY. The ...Celebration of Life Service will be available life online by clicking this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Kc2l-O3jt8 Plans are pending for a memorial service here in NYC. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial gifts to honor and celebrate Myra's life be made to one of the following favorite organizations she loved: The University of Kentucky and directed to the Myra Tobin Scholarship Fund in the UK Alumni Association, UK Philanthropy P. O. Box 23552 Lexington, KY 40523 The National Chorale of New York 1650 Broadway New York, NY 10019 The Harned United Methodist Church 97 South Highway 259 Harned, KY 40144

Welcome to worship! You can find the bulletin for this service here: https://fpcnyc.org/wp-cont/uploads//04/5.2-Bulletin-v2.pdf Hymns for today: https://fpcnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/21.5.2.pdf... For more information on The First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York, check out our website https://www.fpcnyc.org/ or email us at [email protected]! To join our mailing list First Matters and receive information on all of our Zoom meetings follow the link here: tinyurl.com/47bgcuvr Or email Audrey Webber to be added! [email protected] There are many ways to give! https://www.fpcnyc.org/ways-to-give/ https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/fpcnyc or send a check to the church at 12 West 12th St! Thank you for worshiping with us!

The Church Is Open for Worship on May 23rd! The Psalmist said, I was glad when they said to me, let us go to the house of the Lord (Psalm 122:1). I have never felt that verse more deeply than this past Wednesday when Session unanimously approved a reopening plan for First Church. Our first live worship service will be on May 23rd at 11:00 a.m. Together we will celebrate Pentecost Sunday and worship together for the first time in over a year.... There is much work to be done still and many safety procedures we still need to finalize, plus plans are well underway. In the next few weeks you will receive details on what to expect on that first Sunday back together. Our online streaming worship will of course continue indefinitely. More to come. In the meantime, mark your calendars for Sunday, May 23rd. God is definitely doing a new thing, and we are beyond grateful! Rev. Dr. Greg Stovell Pastor/Head of Staff #fpcnyc #worship #welcome #church #sanctuary #churchfamily

Join us today at 12 p.m. for our Fourth Monday Music Meditation live online on YouTube, Facebook, or Boxcast. A Bach Reformation Excerpts from Johann Sebastian Bach’s inspired Clavier-Übung III, a monumental collection of works based on elements of the German Lutheran mass and catechism. We look forward to enjoying this special music meditation together! #fpcnyc #music #meditation#organmusic

Welcome to worship! You can find the bulletin for this service here: https://bit.ly/2ToCYF2 Hymns for today: https://bit.ly/2Tp2kmu... Schedule your virtual gathering with Dr. Stovell here: https://bit.ly/2SXROCx Information on our Coat Drive: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0849aea729a64-coat For more information on The First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York, check out our website https://www.fpcnyc.org/ or email us at [email protected]! There are many ways to give! https://www.fpcnyc.org/ways-to-give/T... https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/fpcnyc or send a check to the church at 12 West 12th St! Thank you for worshiping with us! Credits: Coat Video by Alexy Almond from Pexels

Join us for worship at 11 a.m. on Facebook, YouTube, or BoxCast as we celebrate Reformation Sunday together! Links for all three can be found on our website fpcnyc.org. As we prepare our hearts for worship, here is our Scripturereading for this morning from 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8: "You yourselves know, brothers and sisters, that our coming to you was not in vain, but though we had already suffered and been shamefully mistreated at Philippi, as you know, we had courage in ou...r God to declare to you the gospelof God in spite of great opposition. For our appeal does not spring from deceitor impure motives or trickery, but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the message of the gospel, even so we speak, not to pleasemortals, but to please God who tests our hearts. As you know and as God is ourwitness, we never came with words of flattery or with a pretext for greed; nordid we seek praise from mortals, whether from you or from others, though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we weregentle among you, like a nurse tenderly caring for her own children. So deeply do we care for you that we are determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you have become very dear to us." #fpcnyc #churchfamily #churchcommunity #virtualfpcnyc #church #worship #reformation #reformationsunday

FPCNYC stands with#JustReentry,a diverse coalition of faith leaders and organizations who believe it is a moral imperative that our neighbors who are released from New York City’s jails are treatedjustly.Follow @justreentry and join us in the fight for justice.justreentry.org #fpcnyc #justreentry #justice

Reparations Series Continues With Dr. William Yoo! This Sunday, October 25th at 12:30 p.m. Dr. Yoo will share about how his historical understanding of white Presbyterian participation in anti-Black racism and slavery informs his engagement on the matter of reparations within and beyond the PC(USA). The session will include a Q&A.... Dr. Yoo is the Associate Professor of American Religious and Cultural History and Director of the Master of Divinity Program at Columbia Theological Seminary. You can watchon our YouTube channel or participate in the live webinar with Q&A via Zoom. You can find Zoom information in our First Matters Newsletter. #fpcnyc #reparations #churchfamily #churchcommunity #virtualfpcnyc #church

Join us for the premiere of our Fourth Monday Music Meditations series. This Monday, October 26, director of music Michael Shake shares A Bach Reformation, with excerpts from Johann Sebastian Bach’s inspired Clavier-Übung III, a monumental collection of works based on elements of the German Lutheran mass and catechism. Watch on YouTube, Facebook, or BoxCast beginning at Noon. Links can be found on our website homepage. #fpcnycmusic #fpcnycathome #fpcnyc #virtualfpcnyc #organ #music #churchmusic #bach

Get out the vote! We would like to say a big thank you to Bradley McCormick and all of our writers for writing 2,060 letters to under-represented voters in Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Arizona! Here are just a few of the many letters sent all around the country.

We are so grateful to Dr. Brooks for joining us today to begin our series on reparations. If you missed his discussion, you can still watch it anytime on our YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRCfctTWl9s Also, if you missed Advocacy Day yesterday in which we learned more about what it means to be a Matthew 25 Church, you can watch the presentations and discussion by going to the NYC Presbytery's YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbhKzsZgQi8&t=203...s And as always, if you missed worship today, you can rewatch it on our YouTube channel. We are so delighted to worship with you! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZmrQ9g11ro&t=2399s Peace be with you friends!

Welcome to worship! You can find the bulletin for this service here: https://bit.ly/3dyB7Hg Hymns for today: https://bit.ly/2IAQu6v... Schedule your virtual gathering with Dr. Stovell here: https://bit.ly/2SXROCx Information on our Coat Drive: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0849aea729a64-coat For more information on The First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York, check out our website https://www.fpcnyc.org/ or email us at [email protected]! There are many ways to give! https://www.fpcnyc.org/ways-to-give/T... https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/fpcnyc or send a check to the church at 12 West 12th St! Thank you for worshiping with us! Credits: Coat Video by Alexy Almond from Pexels

A busy Saturday at First Church! In the morning we had Advocacy Day as we learned more about being a Matthew 25 Church and in the afternoon a socially distanced young adults picnic! Pictured: Rev. Adrienne Thorne from First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn and our group of young adults in Central Park. #fpcnyc #matthew25 #churchfamily #churchcommunity #virtualfpcnyc #church #centralpark

Reparations Series Begins with Dr. Roy Brooks! Join us this Sunday, October 18th at 12:30 p.m. as we begin our series on Reparations with a discussion with Professor Roy L. Brooks. Professor Brooks will provide an overview of reparations and why they are important. He will also speak about different models of reparations, precedent and current examples, and more. The discussion will end with a brief Q&A. All are welcome to join us for this important conversation. Dr. Brooks i...s the Warren Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law. A graduate of Yale Law School Class of 1975, Professor Brooks teaches and writes in the areas of civil procedure, civil rights, jurisprudence, international human rights, and critical theory. He is the author of more than 110 articles and over 20 books, includingAtonement and Forgiveness: A New Model for Black Reparations. You can watch liveon our YouTube channelor join the webinar with Q&A (webinar info in our newsletter). #fpcnyc #reparations #virtualfpcnyc #churchfamily #churchcommunity #church

All are welcome to Advocacy Day this Saturday, October 17th 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.! The event is a collaboration between the Presbytery of New York City’s Justice Ministries Committee and First Church and focuses around themes from the PC(USA) Matthew 25 vision. The Rev. Adriene Thorne, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn, will be the preacher. Please join us by registering at the link below! Register at this link:http://bit.ly/PNYCAdvocacy2020... #fpcnyc #matthew25 #matthew25church #pcusa #advocacyday

How do we cope when life seems to be unraveling? How do we live in a world that feels like it's falling apart? Our Grief Support Group will be meeting this Thursday, October 15th at 5 p.m. to explore these topics and anchor ourselves in the question: What Happens When We Live? This time is designed as a guided discussion group. All are welcome. Reach out to Hannah Faye for details [email protected].... #fpcnyc #grief #churchfamily #churchcommunity #church #griefgroup #pcusa